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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1916

Page

6

Society Notes From Freeman To Carolina Court

Society items list visitors and guests including Miss Minnie Hardy of Freeman at Miss Annie L Hargrove's home and Miss Willie Hughes of Florence at Mrs G H Stone's. Mr and Mrs T F Clemmons reside at 309 North Seventh. Oldenbuttels return from North honeymoon to 1723 Orange street. Westinghouse demonstrators host an oyster roast with Tidewater Power Company. Campaign finishes with housewives targeted in Greensboro trip. hundreds of electrical devices sold.

Minnie Hardy Freeman Annie L. Hargrove Grace Street Willie Hughes Florence Ss. C G. H. Stone North Fifth Street T. F. Clemmons Southport City North Seventh Street Neil Victor Oldenbuttel North Orange Street Carolina Court Mrs. Oldenbuttel Cleone Pigford N. V. Oldenbuttel Bride Westinghouse Electric Company Tidewater Power Company Lumina R. E. Kelley I. E. Stout William P. Hardison R. H. Armstrong J C. Sparks R. A. Cooper C. W. Bireley E. M. Taylor Stanly Yerkes B. C. Suits Greensboro Kelley R. C. Beaman Committee On Temperance Congress Washington Supreme Court Anti-Saloon League Epworth Raleigh Joe Person State Board of Health General Assembly R. L. Davis Mr. Davis C. R. Canpe F. E Dixon H. B. Hill E. R. Hill A. S. Parker R. F. Munns William Lowe J. A. Russell L. B. Pattishall W. J. Covington M. B. Cox H. I. Glass F. A C. O. Armstrong Free Will Baptist Church Tucker Brazil American Bible Society F. N. Parker Biblical Department Trinity College Bennett Atlanta Mr. Bennett Paris Lincolnton Whiteside Edenton Street Methodist Church Ida Hawkins Wilmington Korea Weaver Wm. Pegram Charles A. Wallace Methodist Fire Insurance Company Kilgo

Reforming City Charters in North Carolina Conference

Wilmington officials attended a Raleigh conference on municipal charters and financing. The North Carolina Municipal Association will draft bills for charter formats and bond financing with hearings to begin December 11, ahead of the January legislative session.

News and Observer Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Raleigh North Carolina Municipal Association John H. Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Rooms John Hinsdale, Jr Robert Ruark J. D. McNeill Fayetteville Heriot Clarkson Charlotte C. C. Taylor Greensboro General Assembly North Carolina T. J. Murphy James I. Johnson Ralegh P. Q. Moore Sikinner Durham J. R. Sliggins Goldsboro J. E. Moore Burlington J. D. NeNeil Feyetteville T. J

Sabbath Observance Debate Amid Conference Proceedings

The North Carolina Methodist Conference debated Sabbath observance and funding for The Raleigh Advocate. Resolutions proposed $400 annual support from church boards, facing opposition over financial accountability and editorial control. Bishop Kilgo urged selfless service and warned against worldly ambition while plans for future sessions and temperance action were outlined.

C. C. Carson Presbyterian Church North Carolina Methodist Conference Greenville Raleigh Christian Advocate M. T. Plyler Boards of Education Advocate Kilgo W. P. Few J. M. Daniels M. Bradshaw L.S. Massey John F. Bruton Jos. G. Brown J. H. Hall J. C. Wooten D. H. Tuttle Massey Mr. Massey Hbecause Stake Peort

Mississippi to Celebrate Centennial Exposition at Gulfport

Jackson Miss December 9 Tomorrow the state marks its centennial since joining the Union December 1 1917 Plans for an elaborate year long celebration include the Mississippi Centennial Exposition at Gulfport with levee exhibition buildings under construction and a broad program aimed at attracting many visitors from across the country.

Jackson Miss State of Mississippi Guilfport South Gulfport

War News Briefs From 1915 Front

Chancellor Lethmann-Hollweg in Reichstag said peace proposals must come from Germany. English army in Serbia driven back toward Greece by Bulgarian forces. Sir John French announced a successful British raid on the German line south of Arras. Austro German forces claimed further successes in Montenegro.

Tererm Oe Chancelor Lethmann-Hollweg Reichstag Alies Serbia Greece John French Arras Montenegro

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A. F. Ray Hattie Ray J. T. Burke Mrs. MecConnel J. L. Foster North Tenth Street Lena Tudor James Walker Memorial Hospital Wilmin Jarvis Memorial Church smen_ dare Zrace Ence Europe America Trinity Olor Wilson John C. Kilgo A. W. Wilson J. Y. Olds Elizabeth G. T. Adams Phylo Austria-Hungary Francis Joseph Boys’ Brigade A .D. Brown New York Georgetown S. C S. S Clyde George Fowwn Am&hip Bacema Wilmington, N. C Belk-Williams Company
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