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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1917
Page
9
A long list of residents from Wrightsboro Maco Castle Haynes and other towns spend time in the city visiting relatives and friends. Many depart for Charleston Philadelphia and Washington after short stays.
In a small gathering at the bride’s home Miss Isabel Venison Yopp and Mr C F Westberry were married by Rev W H Milton. The couple will reside in Savannah after a reception at the Yopp residence. Westberry, formerly with the Atlantic Coast Line, will relocate with his wife to Georgia.
A parade of residents and guests appears with brief mentions of travel and visits. M M Sell spends the weekend in Maysville with friends. H H Edwards from Armour visits Wilmington. John Amentt of Artisia and J J Allen of Wallace are in town on business yesterday. J W Spicer of Folkston is a Wilmington visitor. T R Heath of Acme returns home after a city stay. G L Brown of Hampstead attends to business here. Rev Edward Wooten leaves for Lake Waccamaw to deliver a sermon. Col C A Bennett of Fort Caswell spends hours in the city. Leslie R Hummell returns from Greensboro on business. T B Moffitt of the Greensboro Y M C A is in town on business. Sgt H F Gouverneur of Company A Engineers, Lum berton, spends the weekend here. J L Wilkins, formerly of here now in Norfolk, Va., visits yesterday. Rev A D Carter of Garland visits his son Robert Carter, patient at James Walker Memorial Hospital. Rev T J Baker of Turkey passes through en route to Edgecomb to preach to W A Thompson of Hallsboro, a Trinity College student. J A Croom leaves Coast Line job for Seaboard Air Line in Portsmouth, Va. Duke correspondent notes Dr Frank R Ruff called to Wilmington to assist in examining applicants for the army corps. will visit Fort Caswell for a week beginning June 5.
A mass meeting of colored citizens is planned at Shiloh Baptist Church tonight at 8 o clock. Speakers include Prof J J Blair superintendent of public schools and Miss Jennie Wood National Aid Society member discussing wise conservation of the Nation s food products. All are invited to attend.
Dr. W. C. Galloway and his wife depart for Washington and New York with their niece Miss Louise King who has just returned from St. Mary's School. He attends as a delegate from George Davis Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans while they serve as Maids of Honor. The voyage continues to New York for hospital visits and specialty brush up.
Remains of Mrs. Mary G Deans were interred in Oakdale cemetery after funeral services from St Mary's Pro Cathedral conducted by Rev Father C Dennen. She died Thursday morning at her mother's home 119 South Fourth Street. Pallbearers were W J Bergen Ed Bailey Joseph Price J J Allen E C Hines J H Sweeney with honorary pallbearers H C McQueen E K Bryan D O Connor W J Craig M W Divine.
Russian War Minister Alexander Kerensky arrived in Kiev after touring the front. He dismissed reports of widespread desertion as exaggerated and urged continued land cultivation to avert early elections for a constituent assembly before November. The city welcomed him with an enthusiastic reception despite a protest by soldiers against harsh deserter penalties.
Cape rear Council No 374 United Commercial Travelers holds a banquet at Odd Fellows Building on Saturday night. Report on the Columbia South Carolina convention will be presented by Mesere WC Smith L H Burnett J S Funehos and John W Blomme. Blomme and W B Applewhite head the arrangements committee. new members will be initiated.
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