Wilmington society notices and upcoming Red Cross events
A page of society news lists visits and travels of local residents to Raleigh, Atlanta, Meridian, and Charleston while noting church, Red Cross, and Sorosis meetings. It highlights a mass meeting at the Academy of Music, garden bulletins distribution, trips around the world program, and Grace Methodist Sunday School Night activities with devotional and class meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Grace Methodist Church
M. T. Plyler
Quiet Wilmington Wedding Sets News Tone
Mrs. Robert H. Northrop of Wilmington visits in Charlotte until a sister’s four year old dies in New York. Andrew J. Stokes and Helen M. Scull wed quietly at Fifth Avenue church parsonage. U D C central committee meets on hospital bed funds. fireless cookers feature and Corn Branch War Savings meeting draw local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Robert H. Northrop
Wilmington
James P. Harris
New York
Carrie Wright VanBuren
VanBuren
Andrew J. Stokes
Helen M. Scull
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
J. H. McCracken
Stokes
Veneering Mill
John Stokes
South Front Street
Central War Committee On Ways and Means
Cape Fear
War Savings Drive By New Hanover Women Groups
Mrs. Annie P Pretlow urged New Hanover County women to join war savings societies and demonstration clubs. A rural goal of 10000 was set to fund war savings stamps, while city women will save from spring and summer allowances. New clubs formed with J A Kerr president and J Morris secretary, plus a war savings society led by Rivenbark and Westbrook. Men organized Acorn Branch War Savings Society with J A Carr president and Rivenbark secretary. J P Herring spoke on duty to government and women’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie P. Pretlow
New Hanover County
J. A. Kerr
Woman’s Demonstration Club
John Morris
Rivenbark
Joe Westbrook
Visitors of note in Wilmington include Waddells and Red Cross officials
Dr. M A Waddell and Mr J P Waddell of Fair Bluff were in the city on business. Danville VA resident T J Abbott passed through en route to Fair Bluff. Lieut Frederick C Shepard of the 317th Field Artillery from Columbia SC spent days with his parents before going to Ft Sill. Red Cross leaders Willis Milner and Guy Snaveley visited for conferences and a speaking event at the Academy of Music. Col Fred A Olds director of the State hall of history spent days here, researching at the courthouse and visiting schools with Supt Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Waddell
J. P. Waddell, Jr
Fair Bluff
T. J. Abbott
Danville
Frederick C. Shepard
317Th Field Artillery
Columbia
S. C
Ft. Sill
Oxfa
Academy of Music
J. W. Liles
Chicamaugua Park
Georgia
Jerry E. Deal
J. H. Herbert
Rocky Mount Telegram
Quinn
Telegram
Herbert
Carolina Beach
Fred A. Olds
State Hall of History
Wilmington
Court House
Blair
Col. Olds
Chandler says give every boy two sheep headline
A shotgun for dogs will also be necessary Chatta nooga News reports on local remarks about resource measures and safety concerns affecting the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Chattanooga News
Delinquent Registrants To Be Labeled Deserters
The county selective draft board compiled a list of delinquent registrants and will forward it to the Adjutant General. Those listed failed to receive or return questionnaires or to appear for examination, and will be posted as deserters upon apprehension. The list includes Louis A. Bryant George Jones John Enwright Jos Williams Alfred Brown James Green John Abbott Wm A Sharpless John Miller Kibia Hayes J E McQuillan Peter J Moseley Willie Walker Wm Garden John R Bennett Theo Emanuel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Selective Draft Board
Adjutant-General
Louis A. Bryant
George Jones
John Enwright
John E. Wright
Jos. Williams
Alfred Brown
James Green
John Abbott
Wm. A. Sharpless
John Miller
Kibia Hayes
J. E. McQuillan
Peter J. Moseley
Willie Walker
Wm. Garden
John R. Bennett
Theo. Emanuel
Bank directors meet in Maxton on postponed session
The Lumberton baby banking institution reports a good year as directors in Maxton North Carolina schedule a postponed meeting. Directors from the area expected to review year end results and discuss future plans for the bank's operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton’s
Maxton
N. C
Sixty-Niner Praises Black-Draught Liver Remedy
Cameron Oklahoma resident T L Bostier reports using Black-Draught for about 30 years and credits it with keeping him healthy. He stresses its liver and stomach benefits, urges regular use for liver issues and malaria regions, and touts Thedford’s Black-Draught as a reliable vegetable liver medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
Bank of Robeson elects new officers and directors
Bank of Robeson held yesterday elections for the ensuing year. All current directors were reelected except S B McLan who resigned. new members F W Carter L L McNair and R S Bond joined. R L McLeod was reelected president F W Carter vice president and C B Thompson cashier. The paper notes the bank as the youngest in the area and prosperous. The Houston Post commentary compares Germany Russia to postwar terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Robeson
S. B. McLan
Messrs
F. W. Carter
L. L. McNair
R. S. Bond
R.L. McLeod
C. B. Thompson
Germany
Russia
Houston -Post
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Forrest R, Long
Ralph H. Shaw
Boston Transcript
J. F. Coleman
Hawthorne
Gat
G. I. Winn
Lula Padrick
South Carolina
Tives
Sidney Orne
Key West
Fla
Orne
S. D. W. Stevens
Phoenix
H. Gerens
HH Jr
W. W. Haralson
Miss Maude
Springfield
City
Claude Hayal
Fort Caswell
R. R. Myers
Rodney
Portsmouth
Clarkton
Hugh Hines
Atlanta, Ga
Ces Bailey
George Kid
Ws. R. F. Smith
Clio
Ethel and
Phila Maultsby
Seville
Wilmington el
Atean Aura
Mattie Peden
Whington
Emred
Rance
X. L. Dunaway
R. M. Brown
Spartanburg
Carolina Sorosis
NS Tooms
Mary C. Bennett
Aear
W. J. Crocker
Suffolk
Causey,s. C
J. H. McCrackn
Sarah
Richmond, Va
Thomas McCracken
North Carlina Sorosis
Winter Park
Cluis
Winter Park Baptist Church
Red Cross
St. John’s Mission
Mission House
Atlanta
Murchison Building
Whitehair
South Wilmington
Andrew J. Gray
J. C. Springer
Orton Hotel
Colonel Gray
Gray
Springer
Mary Hewlett
Brown’s Store News
A.D) Brown CO
Underwood & Underwood
Acorn
J. O. Brown
Farmers
J.A. McNorton
McNorton
Emnes
Belk- Williams Co
W. S. S. and
Cameron
Okla
T. L. Bostier
Paris
J. H. Rehder & CO
Alma Brown
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
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