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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1917

Page

12

Christmas death and community notices from Marietta and nearby towns

Christmas brought sadness as Mr L H H price died and was buried. 14 year old Donald Williamson also buried after illness. Measles epidemic reported and roads suffer from rains. In Warsaw and New Bern, multiple social events and weddings highlighted the week with gatherings at hotels, churches, and homes, including a Kane family dinner and several marriages.

Marieta Marietta L. HH. Price Donald Williamson

Visiting and local social notes from Hendersonville and Durham

Hendersonville reports many visits including George Harris from Wilson and Annie Lee Beck returning home after visiting Richmond. Other locals host callers from Augusta and Hamlet as well as attendance at a North Carolina newspaper meeting. In Durham the Rotary Ladies Night at the high school builds a social highlight while the Up-to-Date Literary Club and DAR chapter host papers and luncheons with regional guests.

Durham Rotary Club Durham High School E. C. Murray Morehead Avenue L. L. Sasser Latin America J. C. Michie Minnie Winston Smith Charlotte

New Year’s Dances and Socials Dot Charlotte Week

Charlotte social notes recount Miss Mildred Allison hosting a New Year party with family and friends on West Fifth Street. Punch and Florida oranges from Mr. Allison’s grove mark the event. Other gatherings include Mrs. Samuel R. Moore hosting the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club and prize driving gatherings led by Mrs. Henry B. Powler and Mrs. J. E. Kavanaugh.

Charlotte Mildred Allison J. A. Allison West Fifth Street Miss Allison Minnie Bush B.J. Underwood

Freeman News Briefs From Freeman Local Notes

Freeman dates report teachers Clara Newton and Ethel hth returning after holidays to Freeman-Byrd High School. Florence resident Dawson Grimsley visited brother B J Grimsley. Miss Nonna Moth and Ethel Grimsley hosted guests from Wilmington and D C. Various locals including J W Brinkley and James G Carney seen visiting. multiple family visits noted around Pee Dee S C and Wilmington trips.

Freeman Clara Newton Ethel 'Hth Freeman-Byrd‘il Dawson Grimsley Florence B.J. Grimsley Nonna Moth Wilmington Willie Creech Bei ¢ Taggie Leila Butler Loris D. C Ethel Grimsley Joseph Carney James G. Carney J. W. Brinkley J. E. Thompson Hallsboro Jesse J. Vance Bolton Walter F. Creech R. d. Walker Alva SL Pee Dee S. C Ted Sykes R. E. Carney

Do-as-You-Please Club Meets in Hickory with Miss Geitner

Hickory reports the Do-as-You-Please Club meeting with Miss Francis Geitner last Wednesday at 4 o clock. Rev J Garth returns from Salisbury after attending Concord Presbytery. Misses Rose and Frank Martin depart for Raleigh to resume studies at Meredith College. Mrs E L Flowers and children return from Asheville. Mr Ralph Ballew leaves for Chapel Hill to continue at the University. Miss Mary Moose, daughter of Rev J R Moose of Korea, spoke at the Methodist church and is a student at Greensboro Womens College.

New Bern Sara Catherine Bryan Cove City Cicero Bryan Griffin Rose Hill N. C J. N. Somerell Presbyterian Church Clara Bryan Julia Stevens A. H. Stevens Oriental Carl Riggs Pamlico County Panama H. B. Hill Riverside Methodist Church Cuba H. P. Garner Newport Norfolk R. Ulrich Meredith College Ila Arthur Raleigh Onslow County W. F. Aberly T. L. Sutton Pollocksville H. D. Wood Goldsboro Valeria Hill Havelock Joseph Gaskill Beaufort Kinston E. H. Claypoole Woman’s Study Club A. H. Slocomb, Jr Haymount E. J. Hale, Jr Claude W. Rankin Albert Stewart F. B. Souders Harvey Oliver Hector McKethan Lydia Holland Isabel Williams Mary Lilly Rankin Mary Gorham Annie Pemberton Thomas Rankin Paul Stewart T. M. West Norwood Tillinghast Ed. Currie Robert Vanstory E. R. MacKethan Edwin and Crawford Oxford Fayeatteville John A. Gilmer Greensboro Gilmer City John A. McLean, Jr Richmond Union Theological Seminary N. H. McGeachy Lewis Maggie McArthur Allan Nichols Wilmington Gene Orrell M. L. Williams New York R. W. Bidgood Hickory Francis Geitner J. G. Garth Salisbury Concord Presbytery Rose Frank Martin E. L. Flowers Asheville Ralph Ballew Chapel Hill Mary Moose J. R. Moose Korea Methodist Church Greensboro ‘Women’s College

Social Notes From High Point On Mrs Hoskins and Local Visitors

High Point readers learn of a reception at Melrose hosted by Mr and Mrs I C Sinclair from 8 30 to 11 00 Tuesday. Ida Sheage visits Miss Ida Harris on North Main street. George Lowe and Charles Kephart traveled to Winston-Salem for a dance. Charles Redding leaves for Trinity College Durham after holidays with relatives. Mrs Bascom Hoskins shows slight improvement but remains in bed.

High Point Melrose Iiss Ida Sheage Ida Harris North Main Street

Social Roundup in Greensboro Holiday Week

Greensboro记 January 5 report details a closing holiday event at the Country Club hosted by Miss Ximena Simpson with rock music and refreshments. Social activities include Mrs. Stanley Davis hosting at Mrs. Carrie G. Yates home and Miss Alice Witherspoon hosting a bridge party for guests from Durham Reidsville Raleigh Morganton and others.

Greensboro Country Club Ximena Simpson Stanley Davis Carrie G. Yates Alice Witherspoon Bridge Mildred Stallings Durham Mildred Bethell Reidsville Gena Adams Julia Gold Lula Martin Meclver Edna Millikan Margaret Crater Lillian Brandt Marie Brandt Gray Bradshaw Mary Adele Glenn Miss Jordan Raleigh Mary Wilson Cameron Pearson Morganton Eleanor Erwin Madeline Stafford Estelle Petree Annie McDuffie Merie Weaver Margaret Gold Mary Reese Kirk Richmond, Va Ida Whitney Albemarle Esther L. Bain West Market Street

Broadway Theaters Feature Prosperous Musical Season

The current New York season sees musical shows thriving beyond previous years with many productions selling out. Highlights include Follow Me at the Cassino The Century Girl at the Century Theatre The Show of Wonders at the Winter Garden Her Soldier Boy at the Astor So Long Letty at the Shubert Theatre The Big Show at the Hippodrome and Miss Springtime at the New Amsterdam. William Gillette plans a rare stage turn in a play by his niece Clare Kummer with Arthur Hopkins and Frohman. Jane Cowl may write and act in her own work. other bets include Holbrook Blinn staging Eugene Walter’s The Assassin and Cyril Maude in Belasco’s plans. Geraldine Farrar stars in Joan the Woman a ten reel Joan of Arc film with Wallace Reid Hobart Bosworth Theodore Roberts Tully Marshall and others. Questions arise about why nonextremely beautiful actresses rise in film while many beauty avatars fail to become stars as the industry grows.

New York Anna Held the Cassino Century Theatre Winter Garden Clifton Crawford Astor Letty Shubert Theatre Hippodrome Miss Springtime New Amsterdam William Gillette Clare Kummer Annabelle Arthur Hopkins Eugene Walter Messrs. Shubert Cyril Maude Mr. Belasco Joan of Arc Jules Verne Geraldine Farrar Joan the Woman Miss Farrar Wallace Reid Hobart Bosworth Theodore Roberts Tully Marshall Venus Diana

Belief in Immunity From Deception Questioned

A quotation from the Albany Journal notes that many are fooled frequently and those who think they cannot be fooled are most prone to deceit. The remark underscores skepticism toward certainty in everyday judgment.

Albany Journal

Sail On With Christian Pride Poem and Local News

A poem titled To Cousin L. T. encourages faith and hope in Jesus as an anchor and navigator. Local notes report visits from Mrs. Charlie Duffy of New Bern, Mr. C. W. Howard of Goldsboro, Mr. H. R. Styron returning to New Bern, Mr. C. G. Hutchinson’s business trip to Goldsboro, Mr. Clay Brewer returning to Wake Forest, Mr. George Skinner on business to Pittsburgh and Chicago, and the Mother’s Club meeting last Thursday at 4 o’clock.

Kinston Charlie Duffy New Bern C. W. Howard Goldsboro H. R. Styron C. G. Hutchinson Clay Brewer Wake Forest George Skinner Pittsburgh Chicago Mother's Club

Laurinburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Laurinburg residents report visiting relatives and hosting guests from Wadesboro Bennettsville Springfield and Fayetteville. Miss Minnie McKinnon a Gibaon teacher spent the holidays in town and others like Miss Kate McPherson returned home after visiting a sister.

Minnie McKinnon Gibaon W. C. Carlisle Bennettsville Ss. C H. McLytch Florence Rutner Springfield Mass N. Bergman Kate McPherson Fayetteville Clarence Lytch

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J. S. Oliver Lite Coke Harrington Ed. Floyd Warsaw Hotel Bowden Kenansville J. J. Bowden Mildred Beasley Fanny Gray Hester Marrior Lula Hinson H. L. Cantwell Smithville Tenn Charles Gulley Clayton Theo. Wooten Clarence Brown Mattie Hines Gulley Miss Wooten Brown Miss Hines Anna Lee Best Sheriff G. G. Best Margaret McMillan Misses McMillan Teachey Estelle Fussel Geddie Jerome Paul Fussell J. C. Russ Fannie Monroe Bladen County Nick Hussey Susie Elizabeth Charlie Cox Clinton J. B. Cox Bettie Sarah Hunter Mary Clemmons May Pickett Magnolia Margaret Barden Reba Meador Ruth Moore Burgaw Estelle Berta Cox E. B. Cox Bettie Cox J. T. Gresham J. H. Land Chadbourn Herbert Smith L. A. Beasley John Johnson Dudley Hill John H. Carter John Carter John, Jr Malcolm Rogers Walter Carter Lillian Fonveille F. T. Tucker J. H. Fonveille Annie Rose Southerland Mount Olive Marshall Williams Virginius Williams Faison R. D. Johnson LaFayette Club Jan W. R. Odom Calypso P. S. Carr Atkinson John A. Oates Misses Oates Eunice Parker Sadie Hubbard Mittie Beaman Greenville T. G. Jones Irene Malpass G. W. Murphy Wallace R. W. Holliday W. E. Bell Rocky Mount Eileen Craughton D. H. Clifton T. A. Lawther Hendersonville F. R. Harris George Harris Wilson E. L. DeLaney Annie Lee Beck Grace Thomas F. M. Quinn South Carolina Spartanburg Greenvale Annie Page Augusta T. S. Harris H. M. Carter Elizabeth Hamlet Dolloe Alsop Sallie Gertrude Harris Francis Sanford Goode Cheatham and Son Brevard Dr. Cheatham Rebecca Watkins Williams Street Messrs Alex Irvin Watkins Washington and Lee University W. W. Weaver The Durham Sun North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers General Davis Daughters of the American Revolution W. P. Few Mesdames J. F. Wily E. K. Powe George W. Woodward T. E. Cheek T. M. Gorman W.H. Wannamaker W. K. Boyd J. W. Pierce L. L. Morehead George H. Beall Ben Hawks A. Cheatham L. J. Jones W. J. Griswold N. M. King E. I. Bugg John Sprunt Hill J. H. Erwin I. N. Carr J. K. Mason J. S. Burch Misses Hallie Jean Holman Lillian Jones Mattie Barrington Samuel R. Moore Myers Park Henry B. Powler J. E. Kavanaugh Elizabeth Preston Allan St. Peter's Episcopal Church Hugh Montgomery East Boulevard Dilworth William H. Lambeth Nashville George Lowe Charles Kephart Winston-Salem Charles Redding Trinity College Bascom Hoskins Gotham L. T Jesus Temptation Christ S. L. Galloway Laurinburg Rice & Hutchins
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