Social calendar and engagements in Greensboro area
Miss Fannie Witt of Greensboro stays with friends. Miss Hadie Muller from Brooklyn visits sister Miss Meta Muller. Mrs. C. L. Porter of Rocky Mount visits family. Mr. Charles Victor Motte weds Miss Katherine Elizabeth Cross in Asheville. Red Cross unit meets at 1802 Perry Ave. Sympathy extended for Miss R. G. Rush over sister J. A. Yorke’s death in Asheboro. Lawn parties, meetings, and a Mill Creek School House benefit play announced with various dates and venues.
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Hadie Muller
Brooklyn
Meta Muller
Market Street
C. L. Porter
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth Smallbones
Charles Victor Motte
Katherine Elizabeth Cross
Asheville
Red Cross
Carolina Place
J. F. Mann
Perry Avenue
R. G. Rush
J. A Yorke
Ashboro
Appreciation Letter Highlights Fund Drive for French Orphans
Dr. J. E. May executive secretary of the Southeastern Branch of the American Society for the Relief of French War Orphans writes a note praising the courteous reception by locals and beach residents to the fundraising effort for French war orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. May
Southeastern
American Society For the Relief of
France
LeEaclre Meeting Planned for Tomorrow
The National Collegiate Per it Fe League schedules a 11 o'clock Wednesday meeting at the Sorosis building. The league has a small current membership but seeks more young women to join and provide reading material for soldiers. Members should send magazines and books to the Public Library or contact Miss Mary Giles Bellamy at 1430.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeEaclre
Sorosis
Mary “Giles Bellamy
Farewell services for parishioners heading to service
Special services at the Church of the Good Shepherd Wilmington honor young men leaving to serve. Holy Communion at 7 AM and evening prayer at 7 PM conducted by Rev. W. R. Noe. An informal reception in the parish hall follows with remarks by Bishop Durst Archdeacon Noe and Rev. Gribbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Good Shepherd
Ninth
Queen Streets
Wilmington
W. R. Noe
T. €. Durst
Thomas P. Noe
R. B. Gribbin
E. J. Irving
Oglethorpe
H. W. Hewlett
Frank Meier
Richard Hewlett
Troop C
Cavalry
Wright brothers released after arrest for alleged assault
Robert, Kenneth and Herbert Wright, three Black men, were arrested early today on charges of attempted criminal assault against an eight year old white girl. They were released later in the morning after police concluded they could not have committed the crime. No other arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Kenneth
Herbert Wright
Marning
Norway Shipping Conspiracy Sinks with German Bombs
Investigators say seven Finns and two Germans involved in a conspiracy to sink Norwegian ships with German bombs. They transported explosives from Germany to Norway and stored them at three Christiania sites, paid by the German espionage HQ in Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Christiania
Norway
Tidenstegn
Germany
Stockholm
Norwegian ship plot linked to mining fears and explosives
Christiania reports the ringleader calling himself Baron von Reutenfels may be a impostor. Explosives seized include several infernal machines. Parcel cases resembled coal and were to be placed in coal bunkers on Norwegian ships. The plot likely explains ship losses thought to be mines or torpedoes.
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Christiania
Baron von Reutenfels
Tne
Hoover opens Chicago offices for food controller staff
Herbert C. Hoover leases quarters in a Chicago office building and will head a 20 man staff to begin early next week. They will survey the food situation, count stocks in storehouses, and plan distribution methods in the new assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Herbert C. Hoover
Southern Methodists Open Fourth Annual Missionary Conference
The fourth annual missionary conference of the Southern Methodist Assembly opened at Lake Junaluska, Asheville, Aug. 14, with daily sessions for six days. Dr. J. C. C. Newton of Kobe, Japan, reviewed his missionary work, and Dr. John F. Goucher of Baltimore spoke on the world war and the coming kingdom, predicting religious awakening in America.
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Asheville
WN. C
Southern Methodist Assembly
Lake Junaluska
J. C. C. Newton
Kobe
Japan
John F. Goucher
Baltimore
World-War and Evidences of the Coming Kingdom.” Dr. Goucher
America
Dr. Goueer
Wrightsville Breezes and Lumina Beach Night Highlights
Miss Marie Bonitz returns from Hendersonville and western North Carolina. Oceanic arrivals include R. King and others from Atlanta New York Columbia and Chicago. Lumina tonight features Destiny's Boomerang and When Adam Had Em with Orval Humphrey plus a Beauty comedy. A souvenir dance at Lumina drew four hundred children with parents watching. torpedo boats and flags were given as keepsakes.
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R. King
Atlanta
C. R. Bowers
New York
T. Stone
Christine Davis
Columbia
R. J. Simpson
J W. Hughes
Chicago
J. W. Pundaafi
A. R. McQueen
Dany
Lumina
Adam
Orval Humphrey
Eleanor Cantwell
Hotel Guests Arrive From Across Regions
Recent Seashore Hotel arrivals include Todd Meisenheimer Charlotte T L McDovald and wife Selma Ala Dr O J Houser Charlotte June Smith R F P Grady Jr Mrs B T Grady Miss Annie Grady Goldsboro H Holt Jr New York.
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Seashore Hotel
Todd Meisenheimer
Charlotte
T. L. McDovald
Selma
Ala
O. J. Houser
June Smith
R. F P. Grady, Jr
B. T. Grady
Annie Grady
Goldsboro
H. Holt, Jr
New York
Carnival Night at Lumina Promises Merriment and Revelry
The pavilion hosts Carnival Night this Friday with a terpsichorean event dubbed Carnival Night. Officials promise high revelry and joyous entertainment all evening with many big features for all attendees.
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Lumina
Patrol boat Nemes burned after gasoline explosion
The Navy reports patrol boat Nemes, a small gasoline yacht at Key West, was burned to the water’s edge last night due to a gasoline explosion. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Naval Station
Key West
Nemes
Georgia New Cotton Brings High Price at Auction
The first three bales of Georgia’s new cotton crop arrived in New York and sold for 700 dollars, nearly 50 cents a pound, with proceeds donated to the Red Cross war fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Georgia
Cotton Exchange
Red Cross War Fund
Major Generals Nominated by Wilson for War Army
President Wilson sent to the Senate nominations for more than 200 officers to command in the new war army. The list includes all National Guard general offices and brigadier generals from Alabama Georgia Virginia Tennessee and Florida among others led by officers Robert E. Steiner Walter A. Harris Cecil C. Vaughan J. Lawrence O. Tyson and Arthur H. Blanding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Wilson
National Guard
Robert E. Steiner
Alabama
Walter A. Harris
Georgia
Cecil C. Vaughan J
Virginia
Lawrence O. Tyson
Tennessee
Arthur H. Blanding
Florida
National Guard Forms Division for French Front
The National Guard plans a division to serve in France with about 20 000 auxiliary troops. Two infantry brigades of two regiments each imply larger regimental sizes and a European battalion structure. Governor backing from most states aims to solidify Guard support for national effort. Brigadier General A Mann of Hawaii is named commanding officer.
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Colorado
Oregon
District of Columbia
France
Pershing
Eeeion
A. Mann
Nuxated Iron Promises New Age of Strength and Beauty
Physicians tout Nuxated Iron as a miracle booster for vitality in men and women. They claim it rapidly increases strength and endurance, removes nervous weakness, and restores rosy cheeks, with several doctors endorsing its use and urging public adoption.
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Rt Pene
New York
N. Y
Ferdinand King
Wm. R. Kerr
City of
Chicago
E. Sauer
Boston
Schuyler C
Jacques
Elizabeth’s Hospital
New York City
James Louis ‘Beyea
New York Homeopathic Medical College
Big Shipment of Trunks Bags and Suitcases Arrives
Announcement of a large shipment of trunks bags and suitcases showcasing style workmanship and price. The notice highlights value and new stock for shoppers seeking durable touring and luggage options.
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Fannie Witt
Greensboro
S. B. Russell
W. C. Glover
Miss Alice
Knoxville
T. L. Freeman
Epworth League of Trinity Methodist Church
Ladies Concordia Society
Ben Solomon
Wrightsville Beach
Lydia Yates
Grace Methodist Church
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Mill Creek
Edison
Greystone Inn
Carolina Beach
National Special Aid Society
A. W. Pate
Ferris
Church of Good Shepherd
Hoover
Southern Methodists
ST. John’s Lodge No. 1
A. F
A. M
Holden
Sec
Wrightsville
Marie Bonitz
Hendersonville
Carolina
Lawrenceville
C. H.stewart
Horace Stewart
Brook Stewart
Carolina Griffin
Carrington
Greenwood
Nick Chotal
Tom Catel
Millie Beall
Pearl W. Smith
Birmingham
Allice Crouch
Jennie Crouch
Cartersville
David H. Kirkland
Creger Westbrook
Albany
Co. A. Crawford
W. M. Crawford
Wadesboro
R. M. Galloway
Hamlet
W. M. Sanders
Sarah Sanders
Mildred Sanders
Smithfield
T. S. Despess
G. Bleifrey
George Conklee
W. Perlie Tyler
Georgie Tyler
G. L. Brinson
Marion
L. B. Grantham
L. Madry
J. 8. Gardner
Ayden
Franklin
Able
Schuyler C. Jaques
St.Elizabeth’s Hospital
Br. Howard James
Manhattan State Hospital
Brookon State Hospital
Belk-Williams
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