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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
2
A long verse passage reflects on the year’s work and love, with imagery of pigeons, blossoms, sunlight and a beloved’s smile. The piece contrasts sentiment with hopes for peaceful years full of song and warmth.
The Doreas Society of St. Pauls Lutheran church will meet Thursday afternoon. Miss Nancy Anderson visits end as Mrs D H Anderson returns home from Charlott e. The Centwell Dancing school holds New Year dance at Hibernian Hall tonight at 9 30. The Oak Hill school runs a parcel post sale and oyster supper tonight for the piano fund. The hospital circle of the Kings Daughters meets Thursday morning at 11 at 126 South Third street. Luther League of St Matthew s Lutherans holds watch night services tonight at 9. Dorothy Einstein, Cincinnati Art School student, visits family then goes to Atlanta before returning to Cincinnati. Y W C A gym classes start next Thursday due to fuel shortage. Grace Methodist church Christmas Cantata postponed because of weather. Mr Jas F Post improving after serious illness at his North Seventh street home.
Francis B. Markey will take over as manager of the local Postal Telegraph Company office tomorrow, replacing W H Stansell who will move to Richmond Virginia to manage operations there. Markey has seven years with the company and has served as assistant manager, bringing deep knowledge of all business details.
The war office reports artillery actions last night northwest of Rheims with patrol encounters north of the Chemine Des Aisne and near Bezonvaux on the Verdun front. Elsewhere the night remained calm.
Special to the Dispatch from Atlanta and Raleigh reports show the Southeastern Military Department raised over 1.8 million dollars, with Tennessee leading among states. The Army Y M C A notes expanding overseas and domestic needs, while a Raleigh food administration summary details large cuts in wheat flour beef pork sugar fats at colleges and boarding schools, aiding European relief of about 2,500 people.
Raleigh December 29 The Food Administration led by Henry A Page vows action against profiteers and violators while promising better consumer protection. Officials will publish price lists showing average costs and acceptable dealer buy prices to aid shoppers statewide.
Pasadena California prepares a grand New Year’s rose carnival in a long established tradition. Preparations for the street pageant include floats and vehicles lavishly decorated with roses for the celebrated Pasadena event.
The Boys League held a New Year meeting with election of officers for 1918 led by Neverland Brand as president and William P. Cowell as vice president. Odis B. Hinnant will begin a lecture series with topics A Challenge to Preparation Purpose and Power. Laura Howe and Miss Fick provided musical numbers.
A New York report describes pyorigy as a treatment for Riggs disease. It claims rapid arrest of the disease and restoration of healthy pink gums within days. The ointment is sold in original packages for one dollar at major drugstores.
Grand theatre screens The Tone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance with Herbert Brenon directing. Hazel Dawn Bert Lytel lead a starry cast as a master criminal aided by a secret service twist, including a taxi chase in Paris and a flight over the English Channel. The program also features Voltaire Sturgis Earl Meyers The Dancing Worrells and the Royal season chorus with a full orchestra. Jimmy Dale opens Monday and Tuesday.
The Royal opens the year with its biggest musical comedy troupe in months. Cliff Watson's Rag time Revue returns, enlarged to 14 performers with six vaudeville specialty acts. The Kentucky Trio with harmony singing and Stella Stamper, "The Girl From Kentucky," also reprise appearances.
The Smarter Set develops a new musical comedy My People set for tomorrow at the Academy of Music with a full talent lineup gathered for the performance. The show features a lively blend of music and comic sketches designed to entertain both matinee and evening audiences.
A colorful group of 35 performers led by Salem Tutt Whitney and J Homer Tutt delivers a vibrant night of song and dance. The company promises a spoof filled entertainment with light humor and cheeky cork-themed jokes. Tickets at Elvington's sell for 60 to 75 cents matinee and 51 cents to $1 evening.
A historical note describes the owl's ability to turn its head in a full circle while remaining still, highlighting its unique neck flexibility and fixed body posture.
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