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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1917
Page
6
Local column honors the Engineers Company A and parade participants with thanks and greetings. Readers include soldiers’ homecomings, visits by relatives from Burgaw, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Philadelphia, and New York, plus church and club notices and preparations for a Preparedness Parade.
Several locals depart for Washington on business or naval reserve duties. University of Virginia speaker visits Charlottesville guest of Mrs. H Mel Green. Colonial Dames plan participation in Preparedness parade at Fifth and Market. Y M C A vesper service led by gym department with music by girls choir. First Aid class for young women starts Monday at 7 30 in Wilmington High School auditorium.
Easter exercises at First Baptist Sunday school begin at 9 45 in the morning with decorations and a program by the Junior and Primary departments led by Dr H M Wharton. a large crowd is expected. Also notes on rehearsals for The Affinities at Germania club, guest speakers from the Y W C A, and multiple church services across Wilmington Burgaw and Delgado with details on venues times and speakers.
The Red Cross invites all to assemble at the Light Infantry Armory tonight at 7 30 for the preparedness parade. Participants are urged to come in costume and any others assisting with Red Cross work are requested to meet. The event promises to be a major feature of the pageant.
At 209 Market street the Queen City Cycle Company shows an attractive window display of Vic trolas models arranged by assistant manager F W Gerken. In sports the Tigers beat the Black Sox 4 to 2 at Robert Strange playgrounds thanks to Gieschen King and DeRossell. Examinations for Civil Service positions will be held June 2 with openings in this city and vicinity.
John S Armstrong Jr of Wilmington has been promoted in the consular service from class 9 to class 8 with pay rising from 2000 to 2500 dollars. John S Calvert of Raleigh is appointed consul in class 9 at 2000 dollars. Calvert, born 1886, a UNC alumnus and lawyer, previously served at Buenos Aires.
St Pauls at Market and Sixth offers Holy Communion at 11 Preparatory 10 30 with sermon Our Easter Symphony Evening service at 8 Knowing the Resurrected Christ Sunday School at 3 30 New members reception Monday 8 pm Visitors welcome St Matthew's at Fourth and Harnett Easter Sunday Holy Communion 11 Sermon 8 Special Sunday school 8 Music provided Luther son nd Wednesday 8 pm Seven Words From the Cross Cordial invitation to all services
A church service at Fifth Avenue led by Rev J H McCrack is scheduled for 11 o'clock in the morning. The notice indicates a special reservation or gathering with the pastor listed as speaker.
Special Easter services announced with 11 a.m. sermon led by the pastor and 4 a.m. session conducted by Missionary Society members. Children’s Easter prayer at the evening service and Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:15 p.m. Public invited to all events.
Calvary Baptist led by Pastor J A Sullivan invites worshipers to morning and evening services with sermons "Don't Be eloud the Issue" and "War" and Sunday School at 9 45 led by J W Hollis. Junior B Y P U meets 7 15 pm. Prayer meetings Wednesday night. First Baptist led by Rev John Jeter Hurt with evangelistic meetings by Dr H M Wharton of Baltimore preaching "The Soldier of the Cross" and "Men Wanted" and "Which Side Are You On" at 3 30 and 8 each day next week.
Episcopal St James announces Rev Wm H Milton D D rector and Rev Geo F Hill assistant minister. Choral service on the church tower at sunrise. Holy communion at 7 30 a m. Morning prayer sermon and holy communion. Children's Easter festival at 5 p m. No night service. Public invited to all services.
An advertisement touts Freezone a ether compound from Cincinnati that removes corns and calluses. It claims instant relief with drops on tender areas and promises easy lifting of shriveled corns without pain, sold in small bottles at drug stores.
The text notes a surge of film demand in China with both foreign and Chinese made movies shown under Chinese titles. It highlights strong public interest across producing companies and shows two Chinese citizens being taught about how a moving picture camera works.
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