Local Happenings and Club Meetings In Wilmingt on
Public demonstrations by the Y M C A gym classes are set for Friday the 16th. Intersections Club dance at the Country Club on Valentine's night February 14. Harmony Circle meets for Concordia Society. Grace Street Methodist Missionary Society convenes tomorrow at 3 30 p m. Trinity Methodist Missionary Society to meet at 2 30 p m with Miss Hawkins visiting. Cape Fear Country Club bridge tournament notes for Saturday afternoon. Mrs Storm and Miss Kidder seek table requests for event.
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Doris Gray
Laurinburg
J. C. Douglass
Monroe
Wilming
Charles R. Westbrook
Wallace
Robert Ruark
Carolina Heights
Ladies’ Concordia Society
Harmony Circle
Missionary Society of
Grace Street Methodist Church
Walter Storm
Elsie Kidder
Cape Fear Country Club
A. Dallam O’brien
Missionary Society of Trinity Methodist Church
Ida Hawkins
Ministers Honored At Social Service Reception
Under the Social Service Association a reception was held at the Boys' Brigade armory to honor Rev. J. H. McCracken new pastor of Fifth Avenue Methodist church and Rev. J. H. Shore recently named district presiding elder. The program featured remarks by A. H. Elmer and performances by J. F. Harris Jr Carrie Bowen and Mrs. H. B. Branch with Mr. Yopp accompanying. Shore and McCracken spoke briefly and refreshments followed.
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Social Service Association
Boys' Brigade Armory
J. H. McCracken
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
J. H. Shore
A. H. Elmer
J. F. Harris, Jr
Carrie Bowen
A. H. Yopp
H. B. Branch
Shore
Inauguration Plans Shift for Wilson and Marshall
Washington observers report dramatic changes to the 1913 inauguration. The first democratic president to succeed himself since Andrew Jackson will have a privately sworn oath at the White House, a public oath at the Capitol, and a two-part parade with military and civic divisions. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson, Vice President Marshall and Mrs Marshall ride in carriages escorted by cavalry and naval escorts.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Washington Square
White House
Andrew Jackson
Wilson
White
Marshall
Senate
Cavalry
Fort Myer
Infantry
Artillery
Siqnal Corps
Marine Corps
West Point
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
House
Washington
Sayin
Cardus credited with ending 14 years of suffering
Wise Virginia woman Mrs. J M Elam reports 14 years of chronic female troubles with back pain nervousness and loss of appetite improved after taking Cardus. She says within weeks her health improved and she could work again. She urges others with similar symptoms to try Sardus.
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Wise
J. M. Elam
Lieutenant Cotchett's Son Passes Army Exam
Wireless from Honolulu reports Amory C. Cotchett has passed the examination for commission in the regular army as second lieutenant. The Wilmington native is stationed with the U S army and will receive the commission at an early date.
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George P. Cotchett
Honolulu
Amory C. Cotchett
United States Army
Soldiers Get Money for NC Guard Unit
Members of the Wilmington Light Infantry Second Company Coast Artillery Corps National Guard of North Carolina will receive checks Tuesday night for 2.50 or 3.00 dollars based on drills completed for the six months ending January 1 1917. The unit also awaits the federal payroll expected soon, which will bring about 25 dollars per man for service to Uncle Sam.
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North Carolina
Wilmington Light Infantry
Coast Artillery Corps
National Guard of
Uncle Sam
Mrs Walker Taylor Goes to New York to Be With Ill Brother
Mrs. Walker Taylor departed last evening to visit her brother, Preston Cummings, who is seriously ill in New York.
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Mrs. Walker Taylor
New York
Preston Cummings
Inauguration Holiday Plans and Hotel Pricing Concerns
The inaugural committee pledges reasonable prices but has no power to guarantee them. Inauguration crowds boost Washington hotels and boarding houses with potential overcharges. Congress aids by promoting exhibitions and authorizing educational entertainment funds while railroads offer discounted excursion tickets nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Argentine President Irigoyen Forestalls Revolt
Buenos Aires reports President Irigoyen used hidden reshuffles to neutralize conspirators in the army. He moved opponents from command to clerical posts and promoted loyalists to top posts, aiming to keep the military aligned during his six year term.
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United Press
Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Argentina
Remarkable 95th Birthday of Richard J. Jones in Wilmington
Richard J. Jones born February 6, 1822 in Wilmington, celebrated his ninety fifth birthday and remains active in business. He serves as treasurer of Tidewater Power Company and Grand Secretary of North Carolina Odd Fellows, plus secretary and treasurer of Oakdale Cemetery Company. Neighbors visited his Odd Fellows building office to wish him well. The North Carolina Odd Fellow notes he joined Cape Fear Lodge No. 2 on July 8, 1845 and remains a steadfast member for over 71 years, one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the country.
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Richard J. Jones
Jones
Tidewater Power Company
Grand Lodge of North Carolina
Odd Fellows
Oakale Cemetery Company
The
North Carolina Odd Fellow
Grand Lodge I. O. O. F
North Carolina
Oakdale Cemetery Company
Wilmington
Brother Jones
Cape Fear Lodge
No. 2
Order
Mr G Dannebaum Returns from New York Trip
Mr. G Dannebaum has returned from a business trip to New York City where he made large purchases of spring merchandise now arriving for the business.
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Mr. G. Dannebaum
New York City
John C. Redd, Horse Dealer, Dies at 37
John C. Redd, 37, well known horse dealer, died at his home 1406 Castle Street Tuesday morning at 2:30 after years of ill health. He leaves wife, a son John C. Redd Jr., a brother C C Redd, sister Mrs O B Fullford, and mother Mrs K M Redd of this city. Funeral at 3:30 Wednesday from the residence with Rev A D McClure, interment Bellevue Cemetery.
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John C. Redd
Castle Street
Redd
John C. Redd, Jr
C. C. Redd
O. B. Fullford
K. M. Redd
A. D. McClure
D. D
Bellevue Cemetery
Everstone Sunk After Harbor Visit Recalled in Local Notes
The British steamer Everstone, sunk by a German submarine Monday, carried its captain and four crew members including an American. It had visited the harbor last summer, arriving July 15 from Pomaron with sulphur ore for a local fertilizer factory, consigned to Alex Sprunt & Son, and cleared July 21 for Sapelo. The last maritime record shows it sailing from Newport News on December 25 toward Liverpool.
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Everstone
Pomaron
Alex Sprunt & Son
Sapelo
Newport News
Liverpool
Major Waldron Opposes Tar River Improvement Above Washington
Maj A E Waldron in charge of the Wilmington Engineering District issues an unfavorable report on Tar river improvement above Washington NC. He notes sandy river bottom and local impact near Greenville and Tarboro and invites appeals to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors with instructions for filings and possible oral hearings.
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A. E. Waldron
Wilmington
Washington, N. C
Washington, D. C
Congress
Greenville
Tarboro
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Southern Building
Board of Engineers
Chief of Engineers
Robert B Lewis Accepts Bookkeeper Post in Raleigh Bank
Robert B Lewis leaving Murchison National Bank after five years to join Merchants National Bank in Raleigh as bookkeeper. He will oversee a newly installed bookkeeping system at the capital city's large bank.
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R. B. Lewis
Merchants National Bank
Robert B. Lewis
Murchison National Bank
Raleigh
Lewis
St Jacobs Oil advertised for rheumatic pain relief
An old time advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment. It claims fast relief from pain stiffness and soreness in joints muscles and bones without internal treatment or skin burning. A small trial bottle from any drug store will allegedly free the user from pains and aches.
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St. Jacobs
Business Men's League Volleyball Opens in YMCA Gym
The first in a series of city business men volleyball games is set for tonight at the YMCA gym. A strong Messrs. Alex Sprunt & Son sextet will face a skilled squad from the business men's 65:15 class. Games start promptly at 8 oclock with public invited.
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Messrs
Alex Sprunt & Son
Women fill the office of State Superintendent in four states
Women assume the role of State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington Colorado Idaho and Wyoming, marking a shift in educational leadership across Pacific Northwest and Mountain states.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Governors Endorse National Food Conservation Drive
The American women's movement to conserve the food supply and bring prices down to normal has received official indorsement from the governors of seven states.
River craft capsizes near Kings Bluff in Cape Fear region
Reported incident involves a raft or craft going over a barrier at Cape Fear near Kings Bluff. An individual says he swam ashore, and a later account notes a six foot descent and possible wreckage. No clear identification of victims or parties is provided.
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Kings Bluff
Ionith Upper
Cape Fear
Walavon
Waition
Mit
Miss Angy Maning Taylor Delivers First Lecture
Large audience heard Miss Angy Maning Taylor at the Moncey Art venue as she opened a series on the Old Testament. The lecture attracted many wearied attendees and set the stage for further talks this week.
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Angy Maning Taylor
Taylor
Evenine Taylor
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