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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
3
The missive from June 1918 includes editor notes, tax officer warnings, and personal letters from Arthur Collins describing front line action near Paris, bombardments, and life with troops in France. It reflects wartime civic notices and personal updates within Swarthmore News.
A terse World War I dispatch notes a soldier named Brooks fully recovering from wounds in France. The message expresses gratitude and hints at enduring hardship on the front.
Swarthmore women gathered for war effort work with Mrs Tucker of the Visiting Nurses Association outlining plans to save babies in Pennsylvania and war guest houses for furloughed soldiers. Mrs Leverett described the Furlough Houses project backed by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to raise two million dollars and deploy American volunteers to France. Catharine Tucker urged more visiting nurse volunteers and Mrs Howland discussed housing for tuberculosis patients in Delaware County.
Dr Howard Furness Taylor received a call to report for army service in Washington. Newspaper notes his significant medical work and how his absence would hurt the community as Taylor Hospital handles many accident cases and a busy dispensary.
The Swarthmore News advertises job printing services and invites customers to request an estimate before placing orders elsewhere. It promotes available pricing and encourages inquiries.
The Protective Officer for Girls in Chester was sworn in by Mayor Mc Dowell and will begin duties immediately. She is the first such officer in the city, installed under the Committee for the Protection of Girls, part of Committee Four of the Women in Industry division of the Council of National Defense, chaired by Mrs. Henry Clay Cochrane.
German female aliens aged 14 and older within the United States must register at the post office. Registration runs from 6 A M to 6 P M daily from June 17 to June 26, 1918, except Sunday June 23, with an 8 P M close on final day.
Mary Lyon School held its commencement Friday evening in the school assembly hall. Graduates in white carried bouquets and processed to Ancient of Days with Scripture reading and prayer followed by Thou Visitest the Earth. Dr. Lincoln Hulley delivered a strong address on Education stressing education as the development of power and calling for reforms to meet wartime needs.
The Mary Lyon School commencement ends with Dr. Tulley’s remarks and diploma ceremonies. Dr. John Ellery Tuttle delivers the benediction as the class exits to God of our Fathers and Alma Mater. Graduates in the College Preparatory Course include Eleanor Brinsmade, Nancy Crockett, Marian Wilkin, Edna Cahoon, Hortense Dreyfuss, Grace Hart, Isabelle Haviland, Alice Jenks, Marie Perkins, Josephine Serril, Rosamond Smith, and Mary White.
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