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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1916

Page

3

Epworth League Plans Meeting Tonight at Grace Church

Grace Methodist Epworth League will hold its regular monthly meeting in the church lecture rooms tonight at 8 o clock. Mrs C F Norwood and daughter Dorothy left for Chester Pa to join Mrs Norwood s son Allen Norwood. Mr Martin Willard and his bride from Virginia return from a bridal tour including Cuba and the Panama Canal. The St Matthew s Lutheran Church congregation sent a box of Christmas gifts to the Salem Va orphanage. Miss Thelma Brooks visits from Beachwood School Pa for the holidays. Cards and booklets are for sale at W M Otersen s store by St Matthew s Missionary Society. Luther League groups meet this evening at 8 with invitations to members and friends. J B Huntington and Rose Grant travel to Charlotte for Christmas with Mrs Huntington s sister. I W Medlin NC Conference Epworth League field secretary lectures tonight at Acorn Branch Methodist Church on The League s Work in Africa.

Epworth League of the Grace Methodist Church Salem St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church W. M. Otersen Fourth and Campbell Streets Missionary Society of St. Matthew’s Luthern Church Luther League of I. W. Medlin New Bern Epworth League North Carolina Acorn Branch Methodist Church lLeague Africa

Engagement of Miss Louise Ise to Lawrence Lewis

Announcement from Mrs J K Wise here reports the engagement of Louise Ise heiress to Flagler missions to Lawrence Lewis son of J and Mrs Thornton Lewis of Cincinnati Ohio. Lewis is in coal mining and his father sits on the board of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The wedding is planned for next May.

Louise Ise Flagler Misons Lawrence Lewis Thornton Lewis Cin- Annati Ohio J. K Wise Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Wilmington

Bill to end liquor mail advertising advances in House

Washington officials report the House Post Office committee favorably advanced a measure prohibiting mail transmission of liquor advertising to anyone but licensed dealers or agents. The bill targets mail order liquor in dry areas and aims to curb this practice.

Washington, D. C House Post Office Committee

Naval laboratory site chosen for five million dollar lab

Washington December 15 Secretary of the Navy Daniels will soon formally approve the selection at Annapolis of the site for a five million dollar naval laboratory as recommended by the civilian advisory board sub committee.

Washington, D. C Annapolis Naval Laboratory Civilian Advisory Board Secretary of Navy Daniels

W N Pyke Southport leader dies at 67

W N Pyke longtime Southport citizen merchant and real estate man dies at 11 45 AM from acute indigestion after a morning illness. He moved from Fort Wayne to Southport in 1888 and served as alderman and city tax collector. He promoted major realty deals and local enterprise. No immediate relatives in the area. A brother in law in New Jersey is being contacted.

Southport N. C W. N. Pyke Pyke Fort Wayne Indiana Brunswick County J. A. Pulliam Easte Orange N. J

Treasure Hunt for YMCA Membership Tickets Returns

The second annual treasure hunt for YMCA boys division membership tickets will be at 1 pm tomorrow. Cards issued in schools and among business youths prompt signups. search covers curbs, trees, rocks and other spots for two tickets granting a year’s membership. In years past Clarence Wilson and Otto Jordan found the tickets.

Young Men’s Christian Association Clarence Wilson Otto Jordan

Emergent Lodge Meeting for Orient Lodge No 395

An emergent communication of Orient Lodge No 395 A F and A M will be held Friday at 8:00 PM for Fellow Craft work. All visiting members invited. full attendance requested. By order of W M Cc Brown Sec’y.

W. M. Cc. C. Brown Sec’y

Cardinal Mercier Protest on Belgian Deportations to Germany

The text relays Cardinal Mercier's protest against the deportation of Belgian workers to Germany for forced labor. It cites specific regions, decrees, and authorities, detailing how men are seized, transported in freight cars, and used to support the German war effort, with families torn apart and solemn appeals to international figures.

New York Cardinal Merciér Germany Associated Press Malines Belgium Holy See Spain United States Holland Brussels Tournay Ghent Alest Mons Quievrain Saint Guislain Jemappes Nivelles Kreischer Saint Paul Meldeamt Belgiush Arrondissement of Antwerp Baron von Huene Liege Namur Charleroi von Huene Baron van der Goltz van Huene

The Night Owls at Grand Theatre

Tomorrow the Grand presents a Charlie Chaplin film titled The Night Owls. The reel shows Chaplin as a night owl in a spree of ridiculous comic snafus with a kaleidoscope of humorous situations and steady laughter.

Grand Charlie Chaplin The Night Owls Charlie

The Tiger's Claw era tale of a gun trap

Police reporter Tom Grant shadowed Big Moe Myers after a raid on his illegal stuss game. Myers hid a revolver in a dinner pail and used Benny the Rat and Nell Brady to lure Benny into a trap. Grant captured Myers on a rooftop as gunfire rang out. Benny saved, Myers charged with murder.

Mansfield The Chronicle Tommy Grant Big Moe Myers Benny the Rat Big Moe Grant Myers Benny Jack Moe Mr. Myers Law and Order Tommy New York Cadogan Mike Bane Grant Moe Myers the Chronicle Moe.Moyers Granit Nell Brady Shoe

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C. F. Norwood Dorothy Chester, Pa Martin Willard Miss Martin Vira Cuba Panama Canal Thelma Brooks J. W. Brooks Carolina Place Miss Brooks Beachwood School Pennsylvania Miss Wise Orient Lodge A. F A. M Wooltex A. D. Brown Rdinal Mercier Keystone Ambrose Walush Fatty Mabel Mack Sennett Great White Way the Grand Victoria Castle Barnstormers Bill Lassen Ciara Company O “Schultz Bill Bisley Mike McCarthy Lottie McCree Robert Welles Ritchie Story By Redfield Ingalls Kalem Company Colonial Ivory Belk-Williams Co Chaplin Walrus Castie Ers Billy Morrell
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