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Newspaper

The Sunday Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1916

Page

5

Christmas social events fill Yuletide week

Delta Kappa Club plans annual matinee dance at the Waldo ballroom with Keinber’s orchestra from 2 to 5. Mrs John Biddle hosts a 1 PM luncheon. Mothers' Club meets Tuesday at the First Presbyterian. Invitations go out for receptions honoring visiting guests from Charleston and New Haven. Assembly Club hosts a Christmas week dance with Parker’s orchestra at the Maxonic temple. Mothers and club members organize carol singing at the community tree and promote holiday cheer.

Delta Kappa Club Waldo Keinber Delta Kappa Assembly Club Maxonic Temple Parker's Colores Orchestra Columbus Yother Brothers” Club Dp. m McClelland Bible Clays First Presbyterian Church Main Second Streets Emulis Strat Coston Ais Lonel Flowers Mary Gawett Garrett

Bartleson Post Wedding in Sharpsville Mounts Joy

Bartleson Post of Clarksburg and Frederick H. Bartleson of Sharpsville Pa married December 21 in New Castle with Rev C G Farr officiating. The ceremony united Martha Louis Post and Frederick H Bartleson. attendees included L M Bartleson and Miss Mary Bartleson. The bride, daughter of J P Post, taught school previously. groom is Sharpsville Adver­tiser editor and former postmaster. They plan a wedding trip and will reside on Church Street in Sharpsville.

Yuletide Tea at Mrs William Gauliday’s Home

A formal Yuletide tea hosted by Mrs William Gauliday on Despard Avenue drew about 160 guests from 3 to 5 pm. Decorations featured scarlet and green with poinsettias and ferns. a coursed menu was served in the dining room while music filled the upper floors. Notable hosts included Aly Brank Dennison and Arnold B Jarsia with guests assisted by Lafayette C Crile and others.

William’ Harry Taylor Gauliday Despard Avenue Aly Brank Dennison Arnold B. Jarsia Thomas Blair Willison Lafayette’ C. Crile Mya. Charlea Strattom Smiley Charles Butcher Johnson John HH Williams

Banquet Postponed for Broadus College Alumni

The Broadus College alumni banquet scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Waldo Hotel has been postponed to January 26 due to the illness of college president Dr Elkanah Hulley. The event will still be held at the Waldo as originally planned.

Broadus College Waldo Elkanah Hulley The of College

Christmas Program At Pierpont School Reported

The Fifth through Eighth grades presented a Christmas program Friday afternoon featuring readings such as The Christmas Story by Ruth White Glass and A Christmas Dream by Welle Broadwater, plus songs and recitations by students including Edith Smith Lena Ashton and Helen West with violin by Carl McDermott and Julius Lewis.

Pierpont Ruth White Glass Ginia Ice Wiess Sunaay Seline Edith

Switchmen Win Eight Hour Day Award Across 13 Railroads

The Federal Board of Arbitration granted an eight hour day with a five cent raise and pro rata overtime to switchmen employed by thirteen eastern and midwestern railroads. The award raises base pay to forty five cents hourly, or about $2.60 for a day’s work, and $4.50 for ten hours. Six of the five arbitrators signed, with separate minority reports by union leaders and railroad officials. Public hearings occurred November 13 to December 8, with 1,490 pages of testimony.

New, York Federal Board of Arbitration Raitrand Wailes EB. Howery Mowery Jeremiah W. Jenks Ils Itv Mits Tt Isinec Tames B! Connors Chicago Assis Unionvand Itis Cleveland Union Uhel Athorits Uime Enkeypottersj Minneapolis Neapolis St. Paul Sault St.marie T. W. Evans New York Uis xenJo

Former Show Place of Milwaukee Now Junk

Fragmentary OCR recalls a once famed Milwaukee show place on upper Grand Avenue near Stil Wantkea. The ell made landmark, with a pond and tall site, is described as wrecked. a wrecking firm now holds the property as county committee discussion lingers over the fate and valuation of the junked site.

Milwaukee Amuilwaures Wisk Knasland Homme Pincea Grana Avenue Stilwantkea Ain Palaula Ronca

Kneslad Nome’s Old Turf Costs Spotlight Court House Site

Fragmentary notes discuss the iKneeland prop in a new court house area. Reference to past days when Kneslad Nome was seen as mannion and remarks on annual lawn maintenance costs around 3725 dollars. The fragment preserves suggestive local history without complete context.

Women seer work in Berlin for 1916 employment

Berlin reports show 206,98? men and 157,524 women seeking work through the Central Employment Agency in 1916. The era’s job seekers include 12,?466 men and about 26,000 women applying for positions, reflecting uneven labor demand and gender disparities in unemployment figures.

Berlin ate _symenti Wuring Lin Joba Mn Eygase Aboul

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