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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1917

Page

13

Social notes and Red Cross drive fill Wilmington pages

A stream of visitors and locals travel to Wilmington from St Augustine Hallsboro Atkinson Salisbury Jersey City and Asheville. Red Cross drives in Washington and Wilmington rally members and funds with Wayside Tea Room and new units in St Johns Mission and colored women groups.

J. A. Randleman Salisbury J. F. Rulfs Susie Davis Richmond Louise Tillery Asheville C. H. Clark C. T Darden Columbia R. N. Hunt New Hanover County King’s Daughters of Wilmington RED Cross American Red Cross Washington S. Mendelsohn Orange Street Murchison Bank St. John’s Mission Sheppard H. L. Fentress Anna Bentley Cuthbert Martin W. L. Parsley D. C. Haven Parris St. Mark’s Church Rebecca D. L. Crowley Hugh MacRae Clark Lynch Lumber Company Tabernacle Committee Murchison National Bank Tidewater Power Company

Baby Week in Wilmington to feature big parade and theater benefit

Baby Week Wilmington runs April 23 to 29 under the Milk Station Committee of North Carolina Sorosis to raise funds for the Baby Milk Station. A large parade opens the week and a Victoria theater benefit on Milk Station Day features Ethel Barrymore in The White Raven with ten cent admission.

Wilmington Milk Station Committee of North Carolina Sorosis Howard-Wells Amusement Company Victoria Ethel Barrymore Sorosts Court House Third Street Chestnut M. H. Shepherd South Elighth Street

Spin sters Convention to aid Winter Park school fund

Winter Park talent presents The Spinsters Convention at Winter Park school on Friday April 20 for the school improvement fund. The cast includes Josephine Jane Greezx and many named roles. comedy revolves around unclaimed blessings and Professor Makeover. Also Kate Douglas Wiggin play The Old Peabody Pew to be staged Tuesday at 8 30 pm at St Andrews memorial hall under Christian Endeavor Union auspices with tickets at door.

Bessie Florence Burkheimer Academy of Music Ejlvington Front Street Germania Club Woolvin Hall Ford Automobile Company Boy Scouts Winter Park Winter Park School School Improvement Fund Professor Makeover Josephine Jane Greezx H. S. Meredith Priscilla Abrigail Hodge G. B. Smith Betsey Bobber L. D. Latta Charity Longface J. A. Bowden Cleopatra Belle Brown E. P. Dudley Polly Jane Pratt Ed Alexander Violet Ann Ruggles G. H. Coyle Belinda Bluegrass Wells Frances Touch-Me- Not Miss Rhodes Hannah Biggerstaff Jenkins Old Peabody Pew Kate Douglas Wiggins Peabody Pew Memorial Hall St. Andrews’ Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor Union Christian Endeavorers Nancy Wentworth Louise G. Worth Justin Peabody Leslie Hummell Baxter Nancy Bunicy Andrews Maria Sharp W. M. Bak

Public program details for rural school rally day

A distorted continuing report covers a rural school rally day program and a courtroom exchange about a witness named Woodcock. Questions probe his silence and reasons for carrying arms, with his reply focusing on sworn status as a special officer to protect city interests.

Mr. Pesechau Mr. Woodcock Mr. Yeschau Mr. Peschau Stch Woodcock Walton J. F. Harris Richard D. Clowe Clowe Wilmington Neal Waiton

Minstrels Shine Bright Despite Small Wilmington Audience

A sparse crowd enjoyed Neil O'Brien and the Great American Minstrels at the Academy of Music. The show featured a strong cast with standout bits by Eddie Ross and Major C Nowak, while Livingstone Dusenbury and others delivered lively mimicry and song. The performance was praised for music and vocal quality, with the night highlighted by the “fit tey Joy Bus” act and the overall high level of entertainment.

Neil O’brien Academy of Music Knights of the Burnt Cork Fitte Shriners Don T. Kennedy W. P. Fletcher Fletcher Kennedy Wilmington

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