Epworth League events and local notices in Wilmington
Epworth League of Grace Church hosts a 2 o'clock meeting and street church events share plans for Christmas activities. The community page highlights engagements, weddings, illnesses, and social notices from Wilmington and surrounding towns with details on guests, travel, and charitable drives.
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France
Epworth League of
Bladen
Street Methodist Church
Epworth Levt
Grace Church
Soong
Soldiers' Comfort Club Stages The Maker of Magic
Hemenway School hosts a Soldier's Comfort Club playlet The Maker of Magic under National Special Aid and Boy Scout support The performance features Hemenway students with no adult involvement and a crowd of witnessers The cast includes Emily Hale Dorothy McNair Margaret Hale Audrey Williams Mary Bellamy Bage Eunice Williams Idalea Crocker Meltie Longfellow
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Specifl Aid
Soldiers’ Comfort Club
Hemenway School
Hemenway
National Special Aid
Boy Scout
Hians Christian Anderson
Emily Hale
Mrs. Helstrum
Dorothy McNair
Karen— Margaret Hale
Thumbelina
Audrey Williams
The
Little Mermaid
Dorothy Oldham
Mary Bellamy Bage
Eunice Williams
Little Christiana
Idalea Crocker
Kay—Meltie Longfellow
Red Cross Christmas Drive Calls for One Dollar Membership
The article urges readers to join the Red Cross in a wartime Christmas drive. It lists needs in the American Army Zone and French hospitals, including dispensaries, surgical supplies, canteens, an artificial limb factory, refugee support, and daily supply arrivals to Paris. It emphasizes personal duty and the one dollar poll tax for humanity.
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America
Red Cross
Paris
Red Cross Society of America
The
Red Cross Campaign Gathers Members Amid War Effort
Volunteers press the Red Cross drive aiming for 5 000 Wilmington members as 5159 new members join yesterday boosting total to 3097 5. The Greek worker Peter Patelos secures 25 new members among his countrymen. St John Episcopal vestry meeting considers Rev Gribbin's indefinite leave of absence for wartime chaplain duties with War Commission plans for 20 clerics in U S camps.
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Red Cross
J. W. Grainger
Canvays
Yester-Dar
W. N. Harriss
Peter Patelos
St.John's Episcopal Church
R. E. Gribbin
Mr. Gribbin
War Commission
Epseconal Church
Wilmington
Atlanta
Episcopal Church
United States
Dr. Manning
Trinity Church
New York City
Episcopal
Card of Thanks for Lyda Skipper's Death
The family of J D Ja nes expresses heartfelt thanks for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of their eldest daughter Lyda Skipper. They note appreciation for beautiful floral gifts from friends and relatives.
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Lyda Skipper
J. D
Funeral of Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newkirk
Funeral services were held at the Newkirk home at 10 30 this morning for their infant daughter who died yesterday morning. Interment followed at Oakdale cemetery.
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A. W. Newkirk
Dock Street
Oakdale Cemetery
Mr Willson Dies While Visiting Son in Tennessee
W A Willson aged 63 died at the home of W A Willson Jr in Chattanooga Tennessee while visiting his son. He came from this city earlier and was survived by his wife Sarah J Beery and four children. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of the remains and will be announced later.
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Mwe
Southport
Jolin
N. C
A. M. DD
Simmons
Whiteville
New
Goldsboro
R. R. R. Dempse
Coast Line
Wilington
Contentnea
Warsaw
Smithfield
J. W. Kerr
Castle Haynes
J. FE. Tfurham
Rocky Point
T. J. Iercer
Bolivia
Vin. A. Arn
Delim
Rocky
W. QO. Lea
Hampstead
Wilmington
Nathen O'Berry
Leacine
Will Rehder
Washington, D. C
Visi
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. A. Willson
W. A. Willson, Jr
Choresne Tenn
Jams
Willson
Mr. Willson
Sarah J. Beery
My. W. A. Willson, Jr
R. E. Ward
Hendersonville
H. L. DeVaney
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Eunice Lee
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James Walker Memorial Hospital
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Flora McDonald
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Funday School
Winter Park
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War Savings
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