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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
6
A reflective verse on healthy robust children contrasts with slum malnutrition while the page lists social notes from Mrs Hudgens in Florence to Mrs Davis in Southport and wartime updates. Local visits, weddings, travel, and community events fill the column with names like Muse Gardner Taylor Benton and Dosher noted among others.
The Ladies Auxiliary of St An drew's church hosts a Friday March 8 trip around the world. Aut mobiles depart from Second and Market carrying riders to country stops with country appropriate refreshments and a small round trip fee. Public invited. A birthday party for Eugenia Piner marked her sixth.
The Seagate school talent night featured Miss Annie Herring and other teachers with students performing an array of acts. A war savings society was organized by J P Herring and attendees purchased refreshments, raising funds for school equipment. A separate Trinity Methodist church event raised funds for Liberty bonds.
The writer credits Mr Taft with coining a phrase the "whispering traitors" to describe unseen insiders. He warns against overemphasizing noisy dissent while neglecting the most harmful form of disloyalty, aligning with editorial tone from the New York World.
Messrs Dave Davis Charles E ley Edward Davis Stacy Ward Eugene Guthrie and Thomas Carr went Thursday night to see Princess Pat and return to Southport Friday. Walter Gessford of Philadelphia visits Wilmington en route to Charleston Savannah and other Southern cities. Dr James Sprunt at 400 South Front hosts Rev Dr Alexander Sprunt pastor of Charleston First Presbyterian Church. Rev Dr Sprunt will preach the dedicatory sermon tomorrow at the Church of the Covenant.
The turnip needs rich soil and can be grown as an early or late crop. For early crops sow in drills 12 to 18 inches apart in spring. 0.5 ounce seeds covers 100 feet, thin to 3 inches. Late turnips are broadcast after an early crop is removed and store well for winter in cool banks or pits. They resist frost and can be interplanted between late corn or beans.
North Carolina bakers, after a Food Administration ruling, switch to a 12 ounce loaf to save flour. They will be limited to 70 percent of normal flour usage, a policy echoed by jobbers and retailers, making consumer supply similarly restricted.
Washington March 2 A meeting has been called to improve understanding of oil industry needs. Federal Fuel Administration Oil Director Recua will host talks with leading oil well supply industry representatives from the country on Monday.
The fifteenth annual Religious Education Association convention will be held in Atlantic City New Jersey March 2 for three days. The meeting will focus on the theme Community Organization with prominent divines and leaders of religious education arriving to participate.
Instructional crochet guide detailing stitches from chain to double treble and Vandyke points. Includes steps for creating loops, picots, and scallops, plus recommended mercerized cotton sizes Nos 20 50 90 and hook sizes for different threads.
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