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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
6
A lengthy society column lists guests and travelers visiting Wilmington from Rose Hill Fay etteville Rocky Point and Savannah. It names Misses Lottie Piggott Licy Sutherland Lottie Cottle and others visiting relatives or spending time with friends in town. Several families return from trips to Robeson Laurinburg Calgary Miami and Chattanooga while church groups enjoy a picnic at Carolina Beach.
A stream of visitors from Georgia, North and South Carolina check into Oceanic Seashore and Seashore hotels at Wrightsville Beach. Notables including Mrs. Wardell, Mr. and Mrs. Link, and Miss Millhiser are listed among Oceanic and Seashore guests while Dr. and Mrs. Harris have returned home after a Wrightsville visit.
Waynesville July 11 Special to The Dispatch The Glorious Fourth closed with a Patriotic Ball at the Hotel Gordon on July 4. The ballroom was decorated with red white and blue bunting and flags. Over seventy five couples attended as the orchestra played favorite numbers. The event featured several dinner parties and many gowns among the young ladies. Guests registered at the Hotel Gordon over the past week including families from Florida North Carolina Alabama Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Ohio Virginia Louisiana and more fading into a crowded social notice.
Messrs Pw Wells BCH Stephens and D M Bain left yesterday to attend the National Motion Picture Exhibitors League convention in Chicago Illinois. Rev J S Crowley will preach at New Hope Church Brunswick County Sunday at 11 am and 8 pm.
War Department announces upcoming selective draft draws with about 625 to be enlisted in the first interval. A larger pool, potentially 1,200 or more, may be drawn, prompting emphasis on choosing service and joining with friends at Recruiting Office No. 111 Princess.
A county Food Conservation Commission letter urges local merchants and farmers to employ unhired labor to boost food production and stabilize postwar prosperity. Chairman W A Mer t notes workers leave Wilmington for higher wages elsewhere and calls for mobilizing labor through the Red Cross street headquarters to strengthen supply, jobs, and regional industry.
Mr and Mrs Henry Berger and two children of Rockville Center New York visit Mr and Mrs Roseman at their cottage. The couple are son in law and daughter of the Rosemans.
Friends of Willie Radseman report his condition has improved enough for his transfer from James Walker Memorial Hospital to his parents beach cottage. C J Kelloway hosted a Tuesday card afternoon at the beach cottage for house guests Mrs Doughlas and Mrs Banck of Brooklyn, with readings by Dorothy Banck. New arrivals at the Oceanic Hotel include Paul Garrison Goldsboro Charles Millhiser Richmond J E Holleran Boston J W Bell Spartanburg T B E Spencer Charlotte W L Wilhoite Memphis Fred L Powell Durham J W Boyd South Carolina G Gray Richmondoon B Perry Washington J W Harper H M Rankin Gastonia. W D Thornburg becomes night clerk at the Oceanic Hotel replacing W J Blow, who returns to The Orton. Thornburg has been with the Oceanic since opening for the season, from Atlanta.
London stories reveal an American woman fined two pounds ten shillings under the Defense of the Realm Act for feeding birds and squirrels. She, 73, said she fed creatures for seventy years and lost two sons in war. the judge imposed the maximum fine for a first offense and cautioned against repetition.
Johnny Evers, former Boston NL captain, closes deal to join the Philadelphia Nationals. He will take second base starting next Monday, displacing Bert Niehoff in the lineup.
An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing darkens gray hair overnight by reviving color glands. It markets a large bottle for $1.00, promises guaranteed results or money back, and lists Jarman & Futrelle in Memphis, Tenn, or prepaid delivery by Van Vleet Drug Company.
Marguerite Clayton stars in a tense two reel Essanay drama Deser tion and Non-Support supported by Edward Arnold and Lillian Drew. Jack Pickford headlines Strange Adventure a Selig comedy drama with strong support from Bessie Byron.
The Sea Shore Hotel today hosts a register of numerous visitors including J. L. Shepherd F. L. Dazelle from New York Lee Eugen of Wadesboro W. K. Whitman of Richmond M Ball of Chicago J. W. Boyd of Camden S C John McNair of Laurinburg A J McKinnon of Maxton B Tonkel of New Bern N B Hudson of Newnan Ga Joe Laurence of Augusta L W Brady of Atlanta G M Roberts J M of Monroe Marion Ala D E Washington of Chicago F A Hickey of Louisville G B Applewhite of New Orleans and W U H Brooks Jr of Columbia.
The funeral for Mrs. J. T. Cumber who died last night will be held tomorrow morning at five from her Meares Street home. The deceased was 74 and survived by her husband and one son.
No new cases were presented for trial in the Recorder's court this morning. All cases that had been continued for trial today were postponed until tomorrow.
Officials revise policy to open recruiting stations to men not taller than a foot inch and weighing 110 pounds, asserting small men can be as good soldiers as larger ones. Weary of conventional size bias, the department promotes inclusivity in basic training standards.
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