Nobles to Introduce Speaker at Wilmington School Exposition
Wilmington closes primary and grammar school year with exhibitions of student work and public visitiation. Dr. Marvin H. Stacy, UNC dean, to deliver high school commencement address. M C S Nobles to introduce him. Multiple schools schedule concerts, plays, operettas, and diplomas from May 8 to June 1 with visitation days and awards.
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Wilmington
Bourd of
Qin
Marvin H. Stacy
School of Liberal Iris
University of North Carolina
Py. Stacy
M. C. S. Nobles
Academy of Music
William Hooper School
Sunset Park School
Cornelius ‘Harnett School
Isaac Bear
Litje Eouiren
Father Time
Union School
Hemenway School
Pythian Benefit Show Delayed at Victoria Theatre
The feature film The Eagle's Wings did not arrive for the May 26 benefit at Victoria Theatre. Manager Carl Rehder announces a new Victoria showing on Saturday May with tickets honored. The Knights of Pythias charity event is described as a fine program, delayed by a misrouted shipment from Morganton to Charlotte before reaching Wilmington.
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Victoria
Victoria Theatre
Carl Rehder
Playhouse
Yes
Thay
Knights of Pythias
Banks Pledge Aid for County Canning Drive
Wilmington banks unite with the Food Conservation Commission to support local canning efforts. Presidents of American Bank and Trust, Murchison National, Wilmington Savings and Trust, and People's Savings pledge funds for cans and jars, while committees organize demonstrations and allocations. The executive committee also plans a home canning agent and district canning outfits.
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Wilmington
Food Conservation Commission
New Hanover County
Canning Clubs
W. A. McGirt
McGirt
Thomas E. Cooper
American Bank and Trust Company
H. C. McQueen
Murchison National Bank
C. E. Taylor
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
Taylor
F. W. Dick
People’s Savings Bank
Messrs
Hugh MacRae
Z. W. Whitehead
Milton Calder
J. P. Herring
Board of Education
Kate R. Styron
J.P. Herring
Department
Odis B. Hinnant
J. M. Hall
W. C. Capps
Roy C. Fergus
W. J. Swails
J. H. Curtis
W. N. Harriss
J. M. Solky
W. D. MacMillan, Jr
J. R. Morris
Health Budget Heads to City Council for Review
A report notes the Board of Health adopted a near identical health budget for the coming year with minor salary changes. A committee of Drs. Nesbitt Wessgell and Slocum will explain the budget to the City Council. Key changes include cuts and small raises for several positions and a slight overall increase in the contingent fund.
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Board of Health
Charles T. Nesbitt
John C. Wessgell
R. B. Slocum
W. A. McGirt
Gle” Gant
Funeral Services for Patrolman Frank George
Funeral services for Patrolman Frank George of the Wilmington Police Department were held at his home at 802 South Eighth Street. Interment followed at Bellevue Cemetery. Members of George Washington Council and Junior Order United American Mechanics attended. Pallbearers were B. W. Jacobs J. R. Minshew J. O. Bullard A. E. Munn and W. H. Riv enbark.
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Bellevue Cemetery
Frank George
South Eighth Street
George Washington Council
United American Mechanics
George
Wilmington Police Department
B. W. Jacobs
J. R. Minshew
J. O. Bullard
A. E. Munn
W. H. Rivenbark
Naval Militia to Muster Sailors for Service
Lieut. H. B. Peschau announces that rapid physical examinations have begun for enrolled sailors. Surgeon Feagan will conduct exams at Woolvin Hall headquarters all day today, and every member is urged to present themselves.
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H. B. Peschau
Feagan
Woolvin Hall
Plainclothesman Captures Alleged Store Thief
Plainclothesman D W Coleman arrests Dave Jenkins a colored man awaiting trial before Recorder Harriss on larceny charges for stealing two coats and four pairs of trousers from H Kelly's pressing club at No 619 Dixon Street. Police traced pawned items and located the pawn ticket holder. Jenkins did not deny the theft and showed where the remaining clothing was hidden.
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D. W. Coleman
Dave Jenkins
Harriss
H. Kelly
Dixon Street
Jenkins
Meeting of Committees Holds Chairmanship Duty Assignments
The article lists J Haughton James Giles W Westbrook and B A Merritt as chairs and notes they must inform the executive committee of acceptance while obtaining assent from committee members. Present were W A McGirt the president Prof Washington Catlett Milton Calder J A McNorton Esa J O Brown J P Herring and J R Eddy.
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J. Haughton James
Giles W. Westbrook
B. A. Merritt
Executive Committee
A. McGirt
Washington Catlett
Milton Calder
J. A. McNorton
Esa
J. O. Brown
J. P. Herring
J. R. Eddy
Girls Outnumber Boys as 1917 Graduation Plans Preview
The Hemenway and Union Schools will graduate 162 students this month as they enter the 1917-18 term. Of the total 102 girls and 60 boys, 96 Union and 64 Hemenway students will advance, with more girls than boys passing examinations. Names of graduates from Union, Hemenway, and each gender group follow.
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Union
Hemenway
Hemenway and Union
Board of Education
Union Girls
Annie Meares Baltzer
Caroline Demelman Bear
Parra Lee Bessellieu
Gertrude Aileen Browne
Mary Lilly Burns
Nancy Battle
Bessie Isabel Daniels
Margaret Blow Elliott
Nettie Eunice Gaylord
Blanche Chadbourn Bolles
Martha Alberta Gaylord
Anna Katherine Haar
Mary Benthall Hardin
Evelyn Grainger Harriss
Lucile Wallace Hardwicke
Aileen Kares
Phoebe Lutes
Evelyn Douglas Mann
Louise Munson
Nellie Morel McDonald
Marian Thelma Orrell
Carrie Mae Saint Amand
Marjorie West Willard
Mary Emma Copeland
Addie Claribel Branch
Dorothy Estelle Berry
Vivian Dowdy
Viola Dixon
Rose Blossom James
Pearl Hill
Eloise Hall
Mary Elizabeth Jacobs
Sarah Francis Love
Leila May Palmegren
Fannie Russ
Clara Russ
Nellie Lucile Tolbert
Madeline Elizabeth Styles
Evelyn Zellers
Elizabeth Clifton Simmons
Lottie May Vann
Irene Maybell Anderson
Annie Rae McGowan
Lisette Andrews
Ruth Brown
Leona Colwell
Pearl Davis
Nellie Davis
Maybell Carroll
Pearl Henry
Annie Herbst
Mary Herbst
Elizabeth Kelly
Casandra Lord
Bernice Mason
Pauline Neuirth
Mildred Pennington
Nellie Scherer
Katie Swann
Ethel May Sugg
Eula Rowell
Ellen Grant
Louise Williams
Mildred Fearington
Price Benton
Henry Mathias Bremer
LeRoy Arglus Brothers
Marvin Joseph Davis
Mary Riley Davis
John William Fleet
Carl Fuchs
Andrew Jennings Harriss
William Cantwell Huggins
Andrew John Mahler
Thomas Wright Northrop
William Alexander Nurnberger
George Milton Poley
Lawrence Swinson
Edgar Warren
Elmer Dennis Blake
Dellmar Bern- Thomas Wagner
George Wise Durst
William Berry
Howard Buck
Frank Blitchington
Edward Eyre
Edward Hatch
John Jewett
David Jordan
Richard King
George Price
Jesse Williams
James Elmer Bordeaux
Frederick Augustaus Hall
Dorothy Louise Banck
Dorothy O’neill
Margaret Moore Brinkley
Vilda Lucile Brinson
Mamie Lois Capps
Francis Everitte Cheek
Margaret Hill Everett
Sarah Gladys Fore
Ethel Evelyn Georges
Elizabeth McLean Graham
Marie du Brutz Graham
Armende Hines
Mary Elizabeth Hinnant
Ida Newsom Hinnant
Fannie O'Neil Johnson
Thelma Lillian Johnson
Arlene Katherine Kuck
Marguerite Pender McAllister
Mary Glenn Williamson
Christiana Foy Wood
Carlyle Whitney Blomme
Roy Baden
Frederick Hatcher Capps
George Brittain Canady, Jr
Henry Theodor Duls, Jr
Joseph Daniel Edwards, Jr
Junius S. Grimes, Jr
William Grant, Jr
Henry John Geischen
Leonard Hugh Hardison, Jr
Frederick Marcus Hull
Edwin Clark Huggins
Alexander Biggs Holden
Edward Everett
Rob Hankins Appears in Recorder Court on Three Charges
Robert Hankins, colored, faced three charges in Recorder Harriss court yesterday. He was fined 10 dollars and costs for assaulting a female after a prior two month road sentence. For assault and battery he paid costs and for assault with a deadly weapon the prayer for judgment was continued. Other cases against Gilbert Whitefield and Richard Green were continued.
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Robert Hankins
Recorder’s Court
Recorder's Court
Hankins
Harriss
Gilbert Whitefield
Richard Green
The Canning Factory Project Update
A committee will go out Monday morning to solicit subscriptions for stock in the Canning Factory. Subscribers must name their stock amounts promptly to expedite the process. A letter from a can manufacturer warns the situation is alarming. oversubscription may lead to reduced holdings.
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the Dispatch
R. W. Hicks
Will Award Prizes At North Carolina Elks Convention
Wilmington Elks head to Raleigh for a three day State Convention with large expected attendance. Raleigh Lodge 735 prepares elaborate entertainments and decorations. A parade Wednesday will award prizes for the ugliest and prettiest Elk, wrist watch to winners.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Raleigh
Williston Industrial School Formal Closing and Prizes
The Williston Industrial School holds a Thursday afternoon closing at 3 o clock on school grounds. Public inspection of classrooms and demonstrations in cooking and sewing. industrial department work shown. Prizes awarded for best play performance and best classroom and department records. Visitation 9 am to noon.
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Williston Industrial School
Academy
Peabody School
Williston School
Academy of Music
Washington Player Poised to Rise in Team Standings
The Washington team has faced tough opposition recently. Once he finds his rhythm, he is expected to move up several spots in the team standings.
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Washington
Light Infantry to Celebrate 64th Anniversary at Wrightsville Beach
Members of the Wilmington Light Infantry plan a large 64th anniversary event at Wrightsville Beach next Saturday. The program includes a 200 yard competitive target shoot, a drill led by Captain Lynch, a military ball at Lumina, and dancing with Grainger's Orchestra. Tidewater Power Co. will run extra schedules for afternoon and evening events.
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Wilmington Light Infantry
Wrightsville Beach
Lumina
The
Light Infantry
Coast Artillerymen
Sam
Wilmington
Wilmington Light Infantry Reserve Corps
Lynch
Grainger
Tidewater Power Company
W. IL. I
W. H. Kelly
W. N. Fisher
J. H. Hayden
A. H. Harriss, Jr
Shriners Plan Grand Spring Ceremonial in Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount prepares for the Sudan Temple ceremonial with events May 23 and 24. A Wednesday baseball game and dance lead to a Thursday morning street parade and barbecue, followed by a 3 PM ceremonial session and 7:30 PM Shrine banquet for about 800. A late-evening dance at Fenner's warehouse closes the festivities. Nipons arrive on Pullmans, with Wilming ton and New Bern Nobles.
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Rocky Mount
Sudan Temple
New Bern
Mystic Shrine
Methodist Church
Fenner's Warehouse
Wilmington
Raleigh Shrine Club
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