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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1917
Page
13
Poem lines by Alice Williams Brotherton reflect a doom prophecy as Christmas notices mix with social updates. The page lists weddings, travels, Red Cross work, and local society visitors in Wilmington with mentions of Emily, Georgia Wheeler, Mrs. Nansley, and Miss Ball with Hudler wedding details near Raleigh.
Philadelphia soprano Augustine Haughton will be the soloist under Anna Graham Harris at a Treble Clef Club concert in Hemenway School auditorium on Wednesday evening January 2 for Red Cross. She will perform three groups of folk songs from Music of the Allies and describe the pieces in a personable, informal manner. Press notices praise her versatile repertoire and clear voice, with favorable remarks from Philadelphia Public Ledger Albany Knickerbocker Press and Princeton Press.
Funeral services for Mr Jasper nan, who died at his East Wilmington home Friday, will be held at 3 PM from the late residence. Rev H W Koeling of Pear sall Memorial Presbyterian church will lead, with interment in Oakdale. Two sisters residing in New York are expected to arrive today.
Judge G W Bornemann presided at two city weddings on the same day. George H Thompson wed Mabel Harper in the afternoon, followed by the marriage of Mgr. Hi can Hewett to Emma Wedcock. After each ceremony the judge gave a concert, delighting the couples and guests.
Southport North Carolina December 22 quarantine established to prevent measles has been lifted for married soldiers whose wives stay in town. A strict quarantine remained and then on Thursday Wilmington and Caswell imposed controls. About 200 soldiers left for home with 10 officers accompanying them to ensure safe passage back.
Local residents are noted leaving for visits and holidays. H. M. Turner travels to Lake City South Carolina to see his father A. L. Turner. H. B. Shaw departs Winter Park for White Oak to visit relatives. J. P. Middleton heads to Richmond Virginia for the holidays. Murphy Moore journeys to Atkinson North Carolina to spend Christmas with his parents. J. N. Swain of Southport was in the city en route home. W. C. Waters goes to Maysville North Carolina for the weekend with family. M. K. Williams and W. E. Nelson of Leland were in town on business. Nixon Ottoway of Town Creek visits Wilmington. J. P. Henderson of Richmond passes through Wilmington toward Maysville to see his parents. N. G. Malpass and daughter of Roy Alabama were in town yesterday.
A compact listing of assorted items includes clothing accessories and toys such as collars gloves mittens and a teddy bear. Also mentioned are children’s books and a color themed toilet set and water color materials.
A Wilmington observer writes on how training camps for draft men provide robust religious and social services through the Y M C A and Episcopal chaplains. He notes widespread care, entertainment, and home contact, urging families to cheer and reassure their sons to avoid unnecessary worry.
The chief of the Philadelphia fire department sees the employment of women as active members in large city fire departments as a near future possibility.
The funeral for Private R. Best, a soldier of the North Carolina Regiment who died at Camp Sevier Greenville, will be held at 10 o clock at the cemetery conducted by H. McRacken pastor of the Methodist church. The remains arrived on a late train with a military escort from his company and will rest with military honors this morning.
Fragmentary text contrasts Cuban money matters with Jess Willard and mentions Alfred De Qo and Havannas. It reads as a garbled social commentary about pensions and a countryman returning to collect funds. No clear event or date is discernible.
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