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FIVE. OH. SLOCUM ELECTED MASS MEETING STARTS OUESHOHIRE IS COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO AS HEALTH OFFICER Are You a RED GROSS CAMPAIGN Will be Held This Afternoon at First Baptist Church TO FIRST 135 GRANT APPROPRIATION Approve) However, of Having Rep Of The yfiit Continue Private Practice of Surgery, However. Local Board Will Mail 135 Each Day This Week resentative at Washington THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 491 7. Member MAILED Red Cross? l rpen Solicitation of Colleagues on Btard of Health, He Accepts Mipervision of Department For the Present. V e urgent solicitation of his ;ui leagues on the board of health, of vrhU-h he has been a member for sev en,I years, Dr. R. B. Slocum, one , of Wilmington's best known and most Hsluv esteemed surgeons, yesterday undented to accept the position of wealth officer for New Hanover with ui lerstanding that he is to serve -s n "part time" man and is not to . . . . nri vh tp irrirlr as a tiiir- geoii. jn urging Dr. Slocum to become county health officer, members of the board explained the scarcity of skilled fnysicians at this time on account of the great demands because of the war and requested him to accept the office as a local patriotic measure. Because 0f his familiarity with the details of ilie department, the board felt that pr. . Slocum was the logical man for the place. In accepting the office. Dr. Slocum did so with the express understanding that he did so simply from a sense of duty and at a personal sacrifice and save the board the privilege of put Ting in a new man whenever it is pos sible to find one. - He will assume his new duties the first of the New Year, .and Dr. Arnold gtovall. now serving as temporary county health officer,- will continue in charge until that time, after which 'ne will return to his duties as coun tv physician. The salaries of the two officers will be fixed at the next meet ing of the board of health. Dr. Sto vall notified the board at its last meet ing that he preferred to return to his former position. Dr. Slocum came to Wilmington about ten years ego as superinten dent of the James Walker Memorial hospital in which capacity he served very acceptably for several years, re signing this position to engage in the private practice of surgery, which is his specialty. However, his interest :n the hospital has been continuous md for the last severay .years he has server! as business manager of the in stitution, rendering most valuable service and practically all of it with out charge. He has been interested in public health work throughout his entire ca reer and has rendered splendid ser vice on the board of health and was also one of those directly responsible tor establishing the Red Cross tuber culosis sanitarium. As a man and as a citizen he is highly esteemed and his ability as an executive is recog nized as being of the best. That he will conduct the affairs of the health department in an able : manner goes without saying and the members of the board of health feel that they are fortunate in securing his services at this time when it is exceedingly dif ficult to secure well qualified men for such positions. Request of Board. After a conference yesterday, Dr. Mocum's colleagues on the board of health addressed the following com munication to him: i"Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 15, 1917. "Dr. R. B. Slocum, City. "Dear -Sir As a member -of the board of health, you are thoroughly familiar with the department, its needs and requirements. Likewise you are acquainted-with the difficul ties the board has experienced in se curing the services of an efficient su perintendent of health, who has the ability to fully comprehend the needs of the department, and who will exert r.is best efforts to carry the work for ward in a fearless and satisfactory manner. "We deem it unnecessary to gointo cetails at 'this time, in view of your j'ersonal knowledge of the situation. After careful consideration, it is the unanimous sense of the board that you are the logical person for the position of superintendent of health, and it Pves the board pleasure to hereby tender you the office, coupled with the urgent request that you accept same. This offer is supplemented by our appeal to you to accept because of toe realization of the board of the urgent need at this time of a high de ?ree of efficiency and the opportunity for you to render a lcal patriotic service, in view of the depletion in jae ranks of men skilled in modern r.ealth work. - can say that your acceptance k this offer need not interfere with "atiafactory arrangements being made by which you can continue your surgical work. ""e feel confident that your Knowledge of affairs and the "need will mduce you to accept, even .though it 1,0 at a personal sacrifice. 'Yours very truly, "VY. A. McGIRT, ; "Chairman. MXO. C. WESSELL, 'WASHINGTON CATLETT, "P- Q. MOORE.' Br. Slocum Accepts. Replying to this letter, Dr. Slocum -f.cswer.-d as follows: 'Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 15, 1917. . -Mr. w. A. McGirt, chairman, and manners of the Board of Health, City.: --'ntlemen Answering your letter - Jl Mis date, I am willing, as a war ,.me Pleasure, to try to assume the '" its f,f ilt.aith officer. This is with .'., .'',Mr understanding that I am iimViR?? :,a a 'Part-time' man and will -Of course. I have done no general c'k 'e fr,r som years so the two not conflict seriously. ' HUUC1SI.UUU uiaL you nave U1J ,1 l-f . ahlc (n svno of ontr iiir,. in fact, it is my request that iI! rid n O o T .1!na- thill li'r.'.iw !rom a sense of duty and at a -sacrifice.' Sincerely, ROBERT B. SLOCUM." HKKT BALI, LAST NIGHT. Ar'Hlrr.v piay Aviators and Cavalry Tw, 'j.-wi!st Machine Gun Teams. t '-resting irames bv-teams of ii g men's basket ball leagus .'' ol at the Y. M. C. A. gymna- tv "iffht- The flrst game, be- t'-rs' '! -Artillery team and the Avia (jc v ?'", won by the former by a score fi'.r" ;'- Ki"& and Turrentine starred vt 'e u' lnners- The second game, be-tea-r'1 a-valry and the Machine Gun a tSr Was .a-P'tured, by the 'Cavalry by Wr to 11; with Gore starring Uu-,- owners and Ek for the Machine Division leaders Have Their Teams Lined Up For Beginning; Big: Drive For Members This Week. Headquarters at Postoffiee. Featured by an address by Mr. Wal ter Kirkland Greene, a speaker and lecturer of wide reputation, a big mass meeting will be held at the First Baptist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock which will formally inaugu rate the Red Cross Christmas cam paign for 3,000 additional members for this organization. The diviison leaders have practical ly completed the. organization of their workers and will be ready bright and early Monday morning to begin the big drive. Tents will be pitched in front of the postoffiee Monday morn ing at 8:30 o'clock and at 9 o'colck the .workers can secure their sup plies. Mrs. M. Li. Stover will be in charge of ihe headquarters through out the weelK Reports will be receiv ed at noon Si at 5 o'clock in the afternoon end lasted conspicuously." Special features 'including solos by Miss Anna Graham Harris will be given at certain periods during the day. Mas Meeting- Today. The mass meeting this afternoon is in the nature of a big patriotic dem onstration and it is hoped that an im mense audience will be on hand to hear the chief speaker, who comes highly recommended as an orator. He is an educator of considerable note, who has been heard frequently on the platform. The-singing of patri otic songs will be an additional fea ture. Lady members of the Red Cross are requested to assemble at the W. L. I. armory at 3:45 o'clock. They are expected to wear their uniforms and will march in a body to the church. Other organizations are asked to as semble if possible and occupy reserv ed places in the large church audi torium. Every friend of labor is earnestly requested to attend the mass meet ing. The labor organizations are ask ed to meet at 3:45 in the Odd Fellows' hall and to march in a body to the church. Program of Exercises. Following is the program of the. ex ercises as announced lats night: Invocation Rev. John Peter Hurt, D. D. Song, "Am I a Soldier of the Cross?" By audience. Campaign announcements Arch deacon Thos.' P. Noe, campaign man ager. Introductory address. "Red Cross Spirit." by Rev. J. A. Sullivan. Ai-ess by Mr. Walter Kirkland Greene. Song, "America," by the audience. Benediction by Rev. J. H. McCrack an. Colored People Meet. A mass meeting for the colored peo ple of the city will be held this even ing at 7:30 o'clock at St. Stephen's A. M. .E. church, of which Rev. J. E. Jackson is pastor. Mr. Greene will be the principal speaker at this, occas ion. There will be a special program for the occasion. Organization Completed. The organization of the campaign has been practically completed. The executive committee is composed of the following: Archdeacon Thos. P. Noe, chairman: Maj. Jos. W. Little, Col. Walker Taylor, Mr. W, A. Mc Girt, Mrs. tfathbert Martin, with Mr. J. B. Huntington .as secretary. The committee on the booklet, which will be compiled as a souvenir of the campaign, is composed of the following: Dr. James Sprunt, Mrs. A. M. Waddell. Miss Jennie Wood, Mrs. Cuthbert Martin and Mrs. M. L. Sto ver. Other committees are as follows: Publicity Rev. Dr. Wm. H. Milton, Mr. J. Allan Taylor, Mrs. Andrew J. Howell and Mrs. M. L.. Stover. Division leaders Capt. E. A. Metts, Mr. W. J. McCaig, Mr. J. A. McNorton, Mr. H. E. Bonitz, Dr. C. P. Bolles, Mr. F. W. Dick, Mr. Thos. E. Cooper, Maj. W. N. Harris, Mr. Jos. H. Curtis. Mrs. J. "V. Grainger, Mrs. Andrew Harriss and Miss Kelly. - Decoration Mrs. L. A. Blue. Four Minute Men Judge George Rountree and Mr. L. J. Pojsson. Red Cross artist Mr. Menry Haar. FOR HALIFAX SUFFERERS. Several Contributions Received By Treasurer Yesterday For Relief Fund. Several liberal donations were re ported yesterday to Mr. J. Holmes Da vis, cashier of the Peoples' Savings bank, who is acting as treasurer of the fund being raised for the relief of the Halifax sufferers, bringing the to tal for Wilmington up to .$838. This amount has been forwarded direct to Halifax. Following are the contri butions Previously acknowledged $' James Walker Hospital J. A. Springer Geo. B. Elliott H. McKinnon, Clinton, N. C Mrs. J. W. Murchison 8 10 10 $788 In addition to the above, the treas urer acknowledges a contribution from Messrs. Alex Sprunt & Son for the Halifax Sufferers contributed through the National Special Aid so ciety, Miss Jane D. Wood, vice-chairman,' making a total of subscriptions to date of ?838. This amount has been forwarded to the Bank of Nova Scotia at Halifax and the chairman of the relief com mittee at Halifax notified to this ef fect. - DOTS : Like many other lines of business the Christmas tree trade this season is handicapped by conditions, and one dealer, Mr. C. B. Bellois, will not han dle trees, as he has in past holiday seasons- It should have been stated in yes terday's Star in coinnection with the story of the finding of a seal on the coast, that Mr. C. D. Gilbert, a coftimis sion merchant, is now engaged in busi ness under his own name and has no partner. : Chas. B. Newcomb; Esq., left last night for a trip on professional busi ness' to Washington, D. C. ' Schedule of Appointments for Helpers of Colored Registrants Lawyers at YSrand Jury Room for White Men. The local selective .draft board yes terday mailed out its first batch of questionnaire blanks to 135 registrants, sending them to registrants whose order numbers run from No. 1 to No. 158. The apparent discrepancy is due to the fact that some of these order numbers are held by men already in training, while others are being prose cuted for desertion and still others are in process of being sent to camp, but 135 blanks were mailed. Every person who has not been call ed, up to and including 158, will know irom tms, that he has been sent a i questionnaire. No excuses are valid with the board if the blank should go astray, and every man must have a blank properly filled out within seven days. Should any man whose number falls within the list from No. 1 to 15S fail to get his blank, he should call on the board at No. 15. Masonic Temple. The board will continue sending out 135 questionnaires daily until the more than 2,600 registrants in Wilmington have all been supplied. In each and every case, the blank must be returned within seven days, under severe pen alty. As further aid to registrants in filling out the blanks, the board yesterday is sued the following: Information for Registrants. "1. I call upon all citizens, therefore, to -assist local and district boards b proffering such service and such ma terial conveniences as they can offer and by appearing before the boards, either upon summons or upon their own initiative, to give such information as will be used in classifying registrants." (From the President's summons.) 2. The questionnaires and all affida vits must be sworn to. Where a regis trant cannot write the person adminis tering the oath must read the questions over to him and make his cross-mark for him and witness all papers so ex ecuted. State and federal officers au thorized to administer oaths will ren der this service to registrants without cost. 3. None of the printed matter either in the questionnaire or affidavits which are integral parts of the questionnaire, must be erased or struck out, except that the word "affirm" shall be struck out by those who swear to the affi davits, and the word "swear" shall be struck out by those who affirm. 4. All affidavits other than those pro vided in the printed matter, must be written on one side of a white sheet of the approximate length, but no longer, than a page of the questionnaire. 5. Workers to assist colored regis trants will hold daily meetings at from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m., and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m., at Boisseauxs Red Cross, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and R. S. Jer vay's, No. 412 South Seventh street, between Nun and Church streets. 6. The legal advisory board will sit two hours each day, from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., at the directors' rooifci of the Peoples bank to examine "question naires of colored registrants who are in doubt as to the correctness of their papers.- 7. All registrants are enjoined to ex amine their questionnaires most care fully before returning them to the local board, and to avail themselves of the proffered services of others to as sist them- in properly preparing an swers. 8. All registrants will be sent ques tionnaires. Those who have enlisted in the military or naval service of the country will be placed in Class 5 upon the return of their questionnaire duly executed. 9. The mailing of questionnaires be gan on the 15th, and committees of helpers will hold their flrst meetings on Monday the 17th. It will require at least twenty days to complete the mailing of questionnaires, and the sus tained interest of all citizens is earn estly invoked. J. A. TAYLOR. C. C. CHADBOURN. DR. R. B., SLOCUM, . Local Board for Wilmington. Lawyers at Court House. To assist white registrants, the mem bers of the Wilmington bar will be at the grandjury room in the county court house daily from 9:30 to 1:30 and from 2'gSO to 6:30, a number being detailed for eacri period every day until the questionnaire work is finished. Any man dsiring help in making out his questionnaire may secure it without cost by applying at the grandjury room during the hours named. The schedule for tomorrow will be-as. follows: Monday, December 17, 1917, from 9:30 a., m. to 1:30 p. m. Geo. Rountree, Geo. B. Elliott, J. B. Hatchell, Edmund H. Rodgers, W. L. Smith, R. D. Dickson and Marsden Bellamy, and C. E. Saint Amand. Monday, December 17, 1917, from 2:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m. Iredell Meares, C. D. Weeks, Chas. B. Newcombe, W. F. Jones, J. C. King, L. J. Poisson ani Carl H. Davis. Schedule for Colored Helpers. The. schedule for the colored helpers will be as follows: Monday, Group 1, Booth at R. O. Bois seaux's, on Red Cross, between Fifth and Sixth streets. Morning, Rev. J. E. Jackson, Rev. B. D. Mdodona, R. O. Boisseaux, T, H. Snead. Afternoon -Rev. J. A. Bonner, Eliza A. Nixon, Hannah E. Kelly, Dorothy W. Hill: . Monday, Group 2, Booth at R. S. Jar vay's, at 412 South Seventh street. Morning Rev. M. L. Dawson, Rev. A. F. Elmes. J. H. Shaw, , J. A- Murray.; Afternoon Nada R. McDonald, Ellen -Story. Matilda B. Story, B. Leonard, Carrie J. Moore. .' Tuesday, Group 3, Booth ' at R. pjnisaeaux's. Morning Rev. W. Moore, J. E. Taylor, Dr. Foster Burnett, E. G. Story. Afternoon Mabel B. Jackson. E. Lil lian Shober, Carrie E. Taylor, F. Mabel Sadgwar, Z. I. Chesnutt. Tuesday, Group 4, Booth at R. S. Jer vay's. Morning R. S. Jervay, Geo. F. King, Rev. A. L. Price, R. D. Diew. Afternoon L. E. Greene, Pearl C. Thurber, Carrie G. Hargrave, Cornelia D. Harris, C. Fannie Blount. Wednesday, Group 5, Booth at R. O. Boisseaux's. Morning Rev. A. J. Wil son, W. Henry Capeheart. Bessie B. Burnett, Jane L. Crawley. W. H. Blount. Af ternoon-.-A.-Lepnora Williams, E. P. Wesson; Heonie-3. ;Story, Sarah A. Sql livatt? Carrie H. Lane. ; - ' Wednesday. Group C, Booth at R. S. (Continued on I?age Six). Proposition -Made By Business Men Thoroug-hljr Considered At Con ference o election of City Hngfneer Agreed Upon. While fully approving of the prop osition to have a representative of the commercial and industrial inter ests of Wilmington at Washington city council will not grant the appro priation of ?1,000, asked for by busi ness men to aid. in paying his ex penses, because of a lack of money and the necessity of the most rigid economy. The proposition to keep a man . at Washington next year was advanced by President M. W. Jacobi, of the Chamber of Commerce, and a delega tion of business men, at the regular weekly meeting of council on Wed nesday. Twenty business men hat'C agreed to contribute $100 each for the fund, making a total of $2,000, which with an appropriation from the city ot $i,uuu, would make a total fund of $3,000. The business men have ar ranged to secure the services of a man at a salary of $150 a month with $100 a month for expeness. Mr. Jas.'H. Cowan, a local newspa per man, has been in Washington for the last four months, having been sent there by private interests, and has accomplished splendid work in cringing to the attention of the gov ernment arid others the advantages of Wilmington in a commercial and industrial .way. It is hoped that ar rangements can be made by which he can be retained for another year. ' The report of the conference ' of council yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, which was attended by all the members except Ceuncilmen Merritt and Hall, was embodied in a memo randum as follows: "The council, sitting as a commit tee of the whole, has carefully con sidered the request of the Chamber of Commerce for an appropriation of $1, 000 for the employment of a special agent to represent the interests of this community in Washington and else where, the sum named being one third of the total cost of such repre sentation for one year, the balance to be paid by private citizens. "While fully approving of the prop osition to have such a representative, and appreciating the potential value of the same, the committee regrets that a careful inspection of the bud get fixed for the year does not indi cate how it would be possible for the city to reduce any item or group of items in the same to enable such ap propriation. "The present budget was based on an income' realized for the previous fiscal year, and already the commit tee is led to believe that the income for the present year will fall short of the calculations. It may be men tioned as an instance of probable loss that there will be a decrease, owing to conditions fully patent, of at least $1,500 in our poll tax collections. "Council will be compelled to exer cise the most rigid economy to keep within the appropriations already made, as required by law, and feels that the finances of the city will not permit of its concurrence in the re quest made." The election of a city engineer was discussed but no action wras taken. At the present time there is little en gineering work for the city to be done and this is being taken care of by Mr. A. L. Howard, who has served as assistant In the engineering de partment for several years. Council has the names of several men under consideration and will doubtless take some action at an early date. THE BIG GIFT STORE r i TVT !Hl 11 K. ' ! L .. .. . . ' THE BIG GIFT lClTf STORE JO)lCdll THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK CORNER FRONT AND PRINCESS STREETS I i THE WOMAMS ACCOUNT . " . , is highly valued by this company. " As a rule, a woman regards her bank with the utmost confidence and friendship, and she is frequently instrumental in bringing to it business even more important than her own. She speaks well of her bank to her friends and neighbor?, and this repays many-fold the courtesy and attention extended to her. " ' , This Company maintains a special Ladies' Department, including writing and rest room with free telephone 'service. - - . - : - . ' Personal accounts, accounts for funds awaiting investment, accounts of Society Treasur ers, subscription organizations and other accounts for special purposes are welcomed here. ... , The Wilmington Savings & Trust Co 1887 40-YEAR RECORD SMASHED Wilmington Still In Grip of Worst De cember Cold Wave Since 376 Wita Xo Prospects of Relief. Apropos the sustained cold weather for an entire week and the fuel short age, the "Oldest Inhabitant" has col laborated with Observer Geo. W. Fel ger, of the weather bureau and brought forth statistics to the effect that the flrst 15 days in December this year have broken all records for con tinued severe cold since December! 1876a little matter of only 41 years. No one who has experienced the wea ther in semi-tropical Wilmington will be disposed at all to doubt the fig ures.. Yesterday morning the mercury was flirting with the bottom of the ther mometer down at the 21 degree range and unless all signs fail about the same temperature will be registered Only One Week in Which to Shop Before the Holidays Are You Ready, or Are You Waiting For The Last Day? Numbers of the most popular gift articles are already sold out, and hun dreds of others will go during the next few days. . Please be advised, and get through your Christmas buying as soon as you possibly-can; it will be to your advantage, and we shall appreciate your doing it.. We have about a quarter of a hundred of extra salespeople added to our force, and we are giving you the very best service possible. At the same time, your co-operation in shopping early will help matters mightily. Special Junior Coats f orchis Week Just received last Saturday, ln'the very lat-' es styles, and of popular ials In value they run from but they go on sale Mojnda'y at only. ......... ...... i . Sizes 15; 17, and 19. PLEASE READ THIS ABOUT DELIVERIES The delivery problem is a big one, but you can help us a great deal. We have our cars running right along, and we are doing big things in the delivery line, but if everyone waits until the last minute, we shall be swamped, and you may be disappointed. Nor will we be entirely to blame if such should be the case. Carry your small bundles if you can. Uncle Sam, himself, has request ed this. Now this is important: If you have; had us lay. aside something for you, advise us to deliver it in the very beginning of the week, as we cannot guarantee delivery for the "last minute" days. Please note this and act imme diately. We shall render you our best service, assuredly, but your help will be material. mm. ILJlI . v - - . , President Wilson wants every American Citizen to be a AmembeF of the American Red Cross Society. The campaign for members is now 011. Place your name on the Roll of Honor to day. You can join at this Bank. Oldest and Largest North Carolina Savings Bank WAR STAMPS AND CERTIFICATES FOR S ALE HERE. this morning, the seventh day of the continued cold. However, the first half of December, 1876, had the pres ent flrst lap of the month beaten by a few degrees, but the cold was scat tered over! a little longer period. For instance, the flrst five days in the month this year showed mmimums only along in the forties and fifties but way back in the '76 period the lower temperatures continued all dur ing the first two weeks of the month. The mean for the flrst 15 days in December 1876 !was 39.2 while the first 15 days in December. 1917, the! mean temperature' was 40.9. 1 ester-t6 help in saving these lives by giving day morning was the coldest except a part 6l the money ordinarily given last Tuesday morning since the pres-j for candy to -provide food for the Ar ent cold "3pell" came on. Tuesday ; menian children. the lowest was 19 degrees; yesterday ! morning the reading was 21 degrees. But Wilmington, even with little coal and wood, fared much better than other points in the state, Raleigh hav inc rpfi-lKtereri a. minimum of 12 de- degrees. Even Jacksonville, Fla., was but two degrees above freezing yes terday morning. And the weather man says there is for the present no reliet in sight! Valuable plain colored mater- $15.00 to $20.00, .$12.50 and 914.95 Robes AMS 1917 ASKED TO HELiP STARVING. Sunday Schools Asked to Take' Collee Tions for Children in Armenia. Thirty million dollars are needed to care for starvihn; children in Armenia, Syria and other Biblo lands, and it is deaired oy the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief, 1 Madi son avenue. New York city, that at least a million- dollars shall be raised by American Sunday schools. Seventeen cents will sustain a life for one day and $5 for a month. America's boys and erirls are asked Suggestions, for "Gifting1 New Quaranteed Kid Glovee, In tan and Brown, at $2.50 Leather Hand Bags for Ladies-and Gentle men, at from .VOO to $15.00 Bed Room Slippers for Men, Women and Children .63c to $2.00 Ladies' and Gentlemen's Bath -. . .. .$3.08 to $7.50 BUY IT NOW N CO mm I ! si - E 1 14. .- 11 M
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