Thrift stamps and community notices fill wartime page
Poems celebrate War Savings stamps and thrift driving pledges to support the war effort. Community notices include Circle No.1 meeting at 516 Nun Street, North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames assembly, a patriotic rally at Oak Hill school, YWCA vesper service, Ladies Foreign Mission meeting, an oyster supper at Middle Sound, and Hazel Black moving to Washington for a rail department post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames of America
Oak Hill School House
Local Social News and Society Notes
Miss Ruby Patterson of New Bern visits in the city with Miss Pauline Williams. Mr and Mrs John Russell Pope of New York visit Pembroke Jones family at Airlin-on-the-Sound. Mrs B A Hoft and Miss Bessie Hardwick of Fayetteville stay with Mrs L A Hardwick at 119 Orange Street. National Special Aid Society headquarters move to Woolvin Hall. Bon Marche staffer Mrs Harry Crowe returns from Northern markets. Circle No 2 Ladies Auxiliary hosts a bunny hunt March 12 from 4 to 6 p m at Isaac Bear Memorial School yard with small admission and candy on sale. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell Pope
New York
Mrs. Thpe
Mrs
Pembroke Jones
Airlin-on-the-Sound
B. A. Hoft
Bessie Hardwick
Fayetteville
L. A. Hardwick
Orange Street
Ladies Auxilie
Church of the Coenveni
Isaac Bear
Four-Minute Tax Talks Scheduled At Local Theatres
A week of four minute speakers will address audiences at the Bijou and Royal theatres to explain the income tax law. The schedule lists speakers from George Peschau to Woodus Kellum with nights at Bijou and Royal venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peschau
B. G. Empie
Royal
J. A. McNorton
Bijou
George Galvin
C. D. Weeks
L. J. Poisson
Esq
Grand
W. F. Jones
J. B. Huntington
W. B. Campbell
R. D. Dickman
H. E. Rogers
E. K. Bryan
Charles B. Newcomb
Appointments of Railway Mail Clerks Made in Washington
One Wilmingtonian and another North Carolinian were named railway mail clerks in Washington on Saturday along with dozens of others from towns and cities statewide according to H E C Washington correspondence in the Charlotte Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. G. Thompson
B. F. Williams
Lumberton
Charlotte Observer
Bon Marche Opens Spring Display With New Styles
Wilmington shoppers witness a full Bon Marche spring opening with large displays of ready to wear millinery and children’s dresses. Lipinsky and Mrs Clowe note the store offers North Carolina’s largest department space with navy dominated ensembles and tailored coat suits.
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Thomases
Wilmington
Bon Marche
Lipinsky
Clowe
North Carolina
Millinery
Vogue
Bel‘nor
Foulard
Georgette
Hutaff Named Director of Red Cross Military Relief
Mr George Hutaff has been appointed director of military relief for the Red Cross Society and will oversee this feature of the work. Miss May Phelps of Southport will assist him. The appointment was made by Z Bennett Phelps director of the bureau of military relief for the southern division with headquarters in Atlanta. Hutaff has long given time and means to this cause and his selection is a fitting recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Hutaff
Red Cross Society
Miss May Phelps
Southport
Hutaff
Z. Bennett Phelps
Bureau of Military Relief
Red Cross
Atlanta
My Soldier Girl at Academy of Music March 14
Theatre notice for the musical spectacle My Soldier Girl opening Thursday matinee and night March 14 at the Academy of Music. Act one features costume and scenery rivaling Follies and Passing Show. Act two is set near Colonel Stones Miami home with aviation instructors Tom Lawson and Teddy Carter. The finale shows a battlefield tableau and Statue of Liberty vision ending with an American flag and national airs. Tickets listed with Matinee and night prices. Seats go on sale Wednesday at Elvington's Drug Store.
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Academy of Music
Colonel Stone
Miami
Fla
Tom Lawson
Teddy Carter
Miami Post
Roof Garden Company
France
Elvington’s
Mae Marsh Stars in Fields of Honor at Golden Picture
Mae Marsh appears in Fields of Honor a Golden Picture adaptation of Irvin S. Cobb story. The drama conveys the impact of European war rumblings on individuals here, highlighting Marsh’s wide emotional range beyond The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance and her Cinderella Man portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Marsh
Fields of Honor
Saturday Evening Post
Irvin S. Cobb
Goldwyn
Famous Former Outlaw Emmett Dalton to Speak at Bijou
Emmett Dalton, last survivor of the Coffeyville raid, will headline a Bijou appearance with a thrilling lecture and a bank robbery photograph. He recounts the 1892 Coffeyville robbery, his capture, and 14 years in prison. Also featured are Dreano the eccentric comedian, Miss Goodwin who sets a fast speech record, Ferrier and Drew, John Moore, and White and Goodwin in a varied act lineup.
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Emmett Dalton
Coffeyville
Kansas
Emmett
Kansas Penitentiary
Hoch
Dalton
U.S
Emmet
United States
Dalton Brothers
Will
Dreano
Miss Goodwin
Ferrier
Drew
John Moore
White
Goodwin
Creane and Whit headline Royal show of the week
Vaudeville stars Creane and Whit head the College Belles company at the Royal for the week. They are among the best known acts on the Keith and Orpheum circuits with tours across the East and West. The act promises the biggest show of the season.
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Creane and
Whit
Keith and Orpheum
College Belles Company
the Royal
Royal Patronage Promises Big Week for Patrons
Recommendation notes a highly enjoyable show this season that will surely delight Royal patrons with a strong lineup and engaging performances extending into a busy week.
Advocates Austrian Reforms in Amsterdam Report
Amsterdam March 11 The upper house of the Austrian Reichsrat discusses proposed reforms as advocates push for changes in governance and policy in Vienna. Local observers note debates center on constitutional adjustments and parliamentary procedures.
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Amsterdam
Reischrath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mother Goose
Germany
Nance
U. S
Mary
Simon
Simp
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
W. E. Yopp
Nun Street
Elizabeth McClure
Ladies Foreign Mission Society
The
First Presbyterian Church
G. T. Shepherd
Middle Sound
Advent Christian Church
Hazel Black
Atlantic Coast Line
Washington, D. C
Ruby Patterson
New Bern
Pauline Williams
National Special Aid Society
Colonial Inn
Woolvin Hall
Harry Crowe
A. D. Brown
MR. Hutaff
Caswell
Nadine
Kenny’s
GC. D. Kenny Co
Nobby
Milan
W. S.S
le Chapeau Classique
Belk-Williams Co
Goldwyn Presents
Dalton Gang
Coffeyville Bank
Nate
Vienna
Seydler
Keith and Orpream
College Belles
Dreano and
Farrier
Grees
Josh Dreanq
Man Wao
Lecomte
Flesher
Smart, Swift and Saucy Brigade of Girls
Elving Drug
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