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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1917
Page
6
Miss Esther Hart returns from Goldsboro while Wayside Tea Room in Winter Park reopens this afternoon. Residents and visitors attend gatherings, rehearsals, and weddings including The Affinities at the Academy of Music and a forthcoming marriage at St John’s Episcopal Church.
Invitations issued in Wilmington announce the marriage of Carolyn Wright Holmes to Robert Lamar Henley on Tuesday afternoon April seventeenth at five o'clock at St. John's Church. Also noted is a betrothal among prominent city families with other ceremonies planned.
Narrows, Ky. Mrs. C. F. Askins writes she suffered a run-down state with back pain and weight loss before using Cardus. She reports steady improvement, gaining from 104 to 195 pounds, with Cardus and doctor recommended medicines. Cardus is described as widely used and prescribed.
Today’s noon official count keeps Mary Houston in first place with 11,222 votes as the Red Cross Queen contest continues during Shriners’ Gala Week. Runner-up is Miss Chett, with Miss Furlong in third, and Gladys McEachern holding fourth. other standings show Dorothy Meier and Elizabeth Westbrook with lower totals.
Mr Alfred H Hall left Saturday for Durham to visit Trinity College. Mr Clarkson T Hunt, Lehigh student, stays with brother Raymond Hunt of Tidewater Power. Mr Harry T Cooley travels to Wheeling to attend his father's funeral and will return midweek. Mr M T Chisholm, now in Hamlet, visits the city. Mr Oscar Kellar, Y M C A director, returns from Washington. Mr J E Lee departs for New York to join the U S Navy on the battleship Pennsylvania. Mr B L Middleton, Baptist Sunday Schools secretary, arrives for a brief visit.
Rotarians will hold a regular session tomorrow at 1 p m at the M C A with full attendance urged. The luncheon will be served as part of the meeting. Secretary emphasizes the Cent-a-Minute concept and the English businessman's slogan Business As Usual.
Adjutant James Yates returns to the city after placing Miss Lillian Smith and Miss Daisy Smith in a rescue home. The pair were taken up following the arrest of Lula Black for conducting a disorderly house. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Salvation Army aided in care, with the girls now orphans surviving their mother’s death and their father’s desertion.
In Norfolk Recorder Harriss court, John Carney and Dick McKeithan faced charges of attempting to incite a riot by urging the President and cabinet be assassinated. Bail posted. decision reserved for tomorrow as defense and Solicitor Burton prepare arguments.
The colored citizens of Wilmington will hold a large patriotic mass meeting tonight at St Stephen's church. A number of stirring speakers will address the gathering with Dr John Hawkins of Washington DC as the principal orator.
A call to join the Red Cross effort on Thursday morning on the second floor of the Murchison National Bank Building to aid hospital supplies. The notice urges action over words, promoting patriotism through deed and service.
Deeds filed for record include W D Orr to B C Green for Lot on Market Street road, George B Applewhite to Anna Williamson for a Gwynn Street lot, Clarence Edward to Ellen Howard for Lot on Wright Street, Hanover Building and Loan Association to Mary Kington for a Twelfth Street lot, and Mary Washington to Rebecca Washington for a Twelfth Street lot.
Students return to classes after the holiday season, with teachers noting a smooth start and renewed energy. The break, observed by families and staff, marked a brief pause before the new term.
Col John Van B Metts commander of the Second North Carolina Infantry arrives for a brief visit. He says most of the regiment guards railroad bridges east of the Yadkin river while Company H camps at Camp Metts. Recruiting for National Guard units continues briskly as officers and troops prepare for possible mobilization.
The Shriners Gala Week opening is delayed to tomorrow evening due to extreme cold and muddy fair grounds at Thirteenth and Dock. The parade moves to 7 pm tomorrow with Sudan drum corps Wilmington drum and bugle corps and Don T Kennedy show band. Kennedy shows warehouse work and 32 car train unload showcased downtown activity.
Public notice urges payment of sewerage charges by tomorrow with a discount offered for early payment. The adv references Treedax and notes last day for the concession.
The article notes a group of former Bore members forming a new company to recruit at an evening meeting. It mentions Siler ar tas, Front and Princes, and the Second Regiment, with assurances that the unit will be organized and receive funding as soon as the group is understood and enlisted.
A British tribute profiles General Maude, praised for his calm, thoughtful leadership in Mesopotamia and the Dardanelles. The piece notes his long service since 1884, his DSO award, and fame growing in England as public anticipation builds for his return and honors.
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