Wrightsville Beach Red Cross Unit reports remarkable two month effort
The Wrightsville Beach Red Cross unit started in July with no setup and raised over 320 dollars plus numerous donated items through three hotel card parties and other drives. Volunteers produced 7 171 finished articles including gauze wipes bandages and pads, supporting sailors at Camp London and local relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville ‘Beach
Red Cross
Seashore
Beach Chapel
M Caroline /Bear
Des Bear
Wilmington
Camp London
Uncle Sam
Hve
Elizabeth Haile
Lucy Murchison
Wrightsville Beach
The
Flags Low Over Summer Home Here Inspire Patriot Verse
A poem by Clark A. Willcox Jr. from Columbia State opens this notice. The column then lists visitors and residents in Wilmington, including Miss Marya of Burgaw, Mrs. Bland, Miss Leola Brothers, Miss Matilda Yaskall, and many others traveling or visiting the city. Several residents plan moves, trips to Norfolk, Rocky Mount, Chester, and New York, with notes on arrivals, departures, and social calls. A church meeting at St Pauls Lutheran is announced and local editor George F. Cochrane plans his move to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewen
J. B. Hudson
Smithfield
N. C
Mamie Porter
Rocky Mount
Ww. E. Cromwell
C. W. Leighton
Blanche Elliott
New York
Leighton
Charles Smith
Liberty
Wrightsville Beach
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
B. F. Collie
Wallace
Charleston
S. C
J. M. Wood
George F. Cochrane
Wilmington
Newton
North /third street
Wilmington Dispatch
North Carolina
Oour
United States Food Administration
Chicago
Iorth Carolina
Evers
Henry A .Page
Gine S
Colegiate League Sends Reading Material to Soldiers
The Colegiate Periodical League ships magazines and novels to soldiers at Greenville Fort Caswell Camp London and Harbor Island. Readers are urged to send September magazines to public libraries so the troops can keep up with the times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colegiate Periodical League
Greenville
Fort Caswell
Camp London
Times
Harbor Island
Camp Sevier
Musical Comedy Vaudeville Ad Highlights Royal Week
A happy combination and a big company headline a Royal This Week advertisement for musical comedy vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Magee Moves to Third Base for White Sox
Fielder Jones shifts Magee to third base for the White Sox. Early reports show Magee hitting with power at the new position and his fielding at the hot corner meets high standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magee
Jones
Secret Navy renames German ships and tugs
Secretary Daniels announced 91 name changes for German vessels in U S ports. Ships like Vaterland becoming Leviathan and Kaiser Wilhelm II changing to Acameny America were renamed to protect sailors and avoid German ties. The effort extended to several other ships and to tugs, with the George Washington and Lincoln also considered for renaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United L'Re
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Vaterland
Levithian
Kroniggessen Cecilie
Mount Vet
Kaiser Wilhelm 11
Acameny Amerika
America
Jamburg Powhatan
Grosser Krufursi
Lus
Koenig Tio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross Unit
Clark A. Willcox, Jr
Columbia State
Marya
Burgaw
A. F. Bland
Leola Brothers
Matilda Yaskall
St. Helena
C. M. Maloy
Albemarle
Hotel Wilmington
J. D. Robinson
Watha
Annie Smith
Norfolk
W. E. Cromwell
J. J. Porter
R. E. Chadwick
Dunn
Katie Joyner
Chester
Atlantic City
N.J
Catherine Kenly
Fayetteville
Helen Butler
Tabor
City
Fremont
Martha Rackley
Willard
J. F. Jarman
Frank
Saluda
T. B. Smith
Florence
Clinton
Topsail Sound
H. McLean
Master Dan
Mary Elizabeth McLean
Daisy King
Hendersonville
Onéda Jones
Newport News, Va
A. A. Morgan
L. J. Payne
N. Stancanpino
Norfolk, Va
Mrs. L. W. Folsom
Sumter
Mr. Folsom
Mrs. L. P. Fowler
North Fifth Street
Sophie Newkirk
Annie May McGowan
J. D. Gates
Faison
Scott's Hill
Will Cowan
Birmingham, Ala
J. C. Cowan
Grace Street
L. F. Gore
Leonard, Jr
Lula Willace
Luther Murry
North Third’ Street
Q. B. Bornemann
Middle West
Pri
Canada
Legion
College
Womer’s Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Aga
J. W. Roseborough
North Fourth Street
New York State
Margaret Dixon
Norlina
E. M. Sanders
Chilren
Annie Taylor
Elizabeth
Dick Sanders
Hamstead
Winter Park
Lucille Pate
Hopewell
W. O. Pate
Audubon
Thos. H. Wright
Fifteenth
Chestnut Streets
Winoca Terrace
Trip
J. A. Sullivan
Tex
Brenlin
D. Brown
Wrightsville
Lumina
Honolulu
My Gal
Broadway
Svar Spangied Banner
Wike Wales
Poe
Fox Trot Beever Escoes Strutters
Ha Waii
Vail Ak
Johnny
O&t
Wasp St
Havanda
Kneisel
Sale
Rella and
Gabardine
Belk-Williams Company
J. B. Lampe
E. Nevin
John ‘Strauss
Rachmaninoff
Romberg
Lee O. Smith
Paris Chambers
Mendelssohn
Vesign
Dannenbaum
Market Street
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