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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1917
Page
6
A garbled poem and scattered local notices mix a November scene on Cochran's Shore with a tale of a failing Ford and a quiet Wilmington area social schedule. The page lists a YWCA Thanksgiving service, a NC Teachers Assembly note, a marriage at White Lake, a Sorosis food class, and a public tea room invite.
Southport residents enjoyed a meritorious program at the church with an encore planned for tomorrow at 7 30 o clock. The selection featured choruses, quartets, solos, hymns, scripture reading and a sermon, with Miss Ellan Winsor and Mrs I B Bussells on piano.
A trolley wire broke at Sixth and Orange streets last night around 1 am causing about 30 minutes of traffic delay before service resumed on its normal schedule.
Miss Esther Cleveland, daughter of former President Grover Cleveland, works in France teaching blind soldiers to read, aiding wounded veterans.
The ship will leave Saturday at 7 30 a m for Southport and Fort Caswell and again at 5 p m for other points. Officers and personnel are advised to take notice of the movements and schedule.
Immanuel Church on Queen Street led by Rev T P Allen holds 11 am and 7 30 pm services with additional Sunday events. St Andrew's on Camber Street pastor Rev A D McC B D conducts morning worship. Sabbath school at 3 30 pm. prayer meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Pearsall Memorial and Hernett Street Mission announce Sunday school, preaching and Christian Endeavor times. First Church at South Third and Orange with Dr Weiss preaching on Our Orphans at 11 am. Sunday school 9 45 am. Endeavor groups in afternoon and evening. Thanksgiving service noted. Public welcome to all services.
Bladen Street church at Fifth and Bladen with Rev E C Sell preaches 11 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday school at 3 30 p m all members urged to attend visitors invited Also Fifth Avenue church with Rev J H McCracken preaches 11 a m on religion in the home 7 39 p m Sunday school 9 45 a m W Hypworth League meets Tuesday p m quarterly conference Wednesday 8 p m Visitors invited to all services.
Sunday morning communion service at First Church on Dock Street. Preaching by Pastor J E Reynolds at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Evening sermon titled Whatever You Do Do With Your Might. Sunday school at 945 am Christian Endeavor at 645 pm Junior Endeavor at 220 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. Public invited to attend all services.
Sunday next before Advent schedule lists Holy Communion at St John s 11 a m Sunday school 4 p m evening prayer 5 should note corporate communion by women and Brotherhood of St Andrew Visitors welcome St Paul s Sixteenth and Market Sundays worship times 7 30 a m women s corporate communion 9 40 a m Sunday school 11 a m morning service 5 p m evening service intercession Friday 5 p m All seats free Strangers welcome St James has morning prayer and sermon at 12 a m on God An Argument From History no night service instead union service at Grace Methodist Me Protestant Reformation at p m
A church notices page lists schedules for Southsite Baptist at Fifth and Wooster with morning and evening services and the preacher, plus Sunday worship at Galvary with J. A. Sullivan. Also details for Pur record ally, Winter Park, Seagate and others including Sunday school times, youth programs, and dedication service. The first woman to enlist is Abby Putnam Morrison, shown with service insignia on her sleeve.
The Advent Christian church at Fourth and Church streets led by Rev J T Johnson invites all to morning services at ten with a sermon titled A Little Further On and a 7 p m evening sermon The Present War the World s Crisis and Nations Cannot Readjust Themselves.
St Pauls at Maxinot and Sixth street led by Rev F By Clausén observes Reform ation quadricentennial with 11 am sermon Jesus Glorified and 3 30 pm Sunday school The two churches join united service at Grace Methodist Grates Street Then St Matthew s on Fourth and Harnett offers Unimproved Opportunities with 11 am service and 2 30 pm Sunday school Luther League meets Wednesday 7 45 pm Thanksgiving morning 10 30 am women s Missionary Society to meet after service Cordial invitation to all to attend
Paris dispatch reports that during the night the enemy launched several raids in the Courcy region and in the Argonne. The German forces gained no success and suffered losses according to the official communication.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Premier Von Seyler told the Austrian House of Deputies that no Russian peace offer has been received on the eastern front. He said any offer would be examined in a benevolent spirit and accepted only under Russia's unusual conditions, noting that Russia may not permit a clear judgment on the peace party's aims.
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