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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
6
Fragmented notes mix a wartime poem about red robes with local social updates and recipes. The poem mourns a lineage’s costly, scarlet tribute while brief city items list visits, church events, and community reminders alongside potato based supper ideas.
William Anderson Peschau of the 105th Engineers and Miss Julia Hyde von Eberstein were married April 10 at Elwood Farm Chocowinity North Carolina. The ceremony was by Rev. Fathers Woods and Hannigan with floral and ribbon decor. The couple will honeymoon at Camp Sevier where Lieut. Peschau is stationed. Out of town attendees included relatives from Wilmington and Richmond.
Rev. J. H. Frizzelle, pastor, was in the city yesterday on business. Rev. J. H. Shore travels to Richlands for the quarterly conference and Sunday preaching. Charles C. Ivey passes through on route to Mt. Olive to visit relatives. J. L. Norriss departs for Charleston after Naval Reserves duty here. Rev. M. T. Plyler returns from Wilson with Bible Class Federation notes. F. A. Scroggs of Fort Caswell travels to Morgantown to visit parents.
A poem honoring a mother awaiting her son from conflict. It recalls courage, prayer, and the joy of his safe homecoming. The verses celebrate Company H, 119th Infantry, and gratitude that he returned alive.
Pittsburgh Leader reports the premier of The Girl of My Heart at the Duquesne Theatre. Edna Ann Luke leads as Mabel Splendid with tuneful numbers and encores. Lois Arnold and Charles Myers drive the chase of a bronze box containing secrets across settings from New York to Yokohama, while Florence Beresford and Mary Fredericks shine in soprano turns.
The Endell Street Hospital in London is described as the world’s only military hospital manned exclusively by women. Dr Flora Murray commands with colonel status, Dr Louisa Garrett Anderson is chief surgeon with major rank, and fifteen surgeons plus other specialists staff the facility. They have performed over four thousand operations, work long hours, and are supported by 35 trained nurses and a largely female administrative staff. The hospital operates under the War Office with equal pay and status for its officers, though officers do not wear army uniforms or hold commissions.
Special correspondent notes Staten Island and Jersey City ferries as busy social stages with promenades, music, dancing, and amorous couples. Crowded boats reveal multilingual passengers, wandering performers, and the ever present tired baby amid lively but unruly public life.
Harlem man Mathias Michitch fell for a so called Russian kiss from a stranger and woke to find his wallet with $400 missing. The incident warns young men in Gotham to beware whiskered smugglers and similar con games.
A group of about a dozen women plus a woman director plans to work a summer farm in Redding Connecticut. The project aims to gain practical experience in agriculture and community service.
Posters depict British Tommies urging Americans to enlist, a wave that follows news of a giant offensive. Fathers recount urging sons to join Britain’s fight, while wounded veterans express desire to serve or support the Red Cross. Public demonstrations welcome recruits as society and business leaders back the effort.
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