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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON N G SUNDAY, JUNE. 16, 1918. six - - - ' - - PUIIIIIIIIB W. S. S. CAMPAIGN Wrightsville Beach if '; :1 , 5 I ) ;1 !! Of IN . : 1 1 li .1) TT Ti Tb C1 T rX A T 1 : ON THE PLAIXS OF PICARDY In PIcardy. in Picardy, Where History and Romance . And Song; and Rhyme, from ancient : time, . Birthed Fame and gloried France In Picardy, in Picardy, Stands brave, ray boy, today, To fight my flg-ht, for God and Right,, And I well, I can pray. In Picardy, in Picardy, Where smiled a joyous sun . r , On grain-spread . field and vineyard yield. And maids were wooed and won In Picardy, In Picardy, The fields are desolate; 'The sad sun frowns on ruined towns, And maidens moan their fate. In Picardy, in Picardy, See rising from the plain A flag that thunders to the Hun: "Ye shall not! Out foul stain I" In Picardy, in Picardy, Our hundred million souls ' Oppose with our brave boys yon power, It shall not gain its goal! ! Albert Stephens Crocket, in New York Times. Mrs. H., M. Shannon and two sons, of Augusta, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shannon at Audubon. Miss Orpah Koonce will sing a. solo, "Let Us Have Peace" by Gaff, at the morning service today at Cavalry Bap tist church. V Dr. and Mrs. Fred U. Lake and their attractive daughter,- Miss Elizabeth Lake, of Florence, S. C, are visiting Miss Lillian Fonvellle. . Greensboro News: "W. P. Mangum Turner, of Wilmington returned yes terday to his home after a visit to relatives here. He was accompanied by his sister. Miss Annie Turner, who will spend several weeks in Wilming ton." Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Beery announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Hedrick, to Frank Quinby Wingfleld, of Richmond, Va. The marriage will take place at the home of Miss Beery's parents, 410 Market street, Wednesday, June 26, at 6 p. m. A musical entertainment featured by numbers rendered by local talent in cluding whistling, violin solos, piano and vocal duets, will be given in the Memorial hall of St. Andrews' Pres byterian church Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. A varied and pleasing pro gram is promised those who attend. There will be no admission charge but a silver offering will be taken for the benefit of the Christian Endeavor so ciety of St. Andrew's. Miss Julia Chevelle and J. J. Ma honey were married last evening at 6 o'clock In St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, -the ceremony being performed In the presence of a few friends by Rev. Father C. Dennen. The bride was dressed in a blue traveling suit with hat and gloves to match and carried a bouquet of bride roses. Mrs. W. O. Styron, sister of the bride, " was dame of honor and Mr. Styron acted best man. They left on the evening train for a visit to northern cities and upon their return will be at home here. The bride has many friends in the city and was the recipient of several showers including those given by Miss Pearl Mclntee and Mrs. J. W. "West. The groom is employed by the Atlan tic Coast Line. SPECIAL MUSIC AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE TODAY. The special music at the First Bap tist' church will be one of the enjoy able and inspiring features of both services. At the morning hour Harry McGowan will play a violin solo his selection being the "Meditation" from Thais, by Massanet and Mrs. B. W. Page will sing "O Divine Redeemer" by Gounod. Mrs. L. J. Meredith will, sing "Hear Te O Israel"from "Elijah" at the even. :Jng service and the .choir' will sing "Jerusalem" by Parker. The choir has been augmented by several new voices during the summer and is now com posed of Misses Guernay Sales O'Berry, Virginia Fountain and Estelle Thomas, eopranos; Misses Pauline Williams, Jessie Mercer, Alma Davis and Thel- ma Reynolds, altos; Warren Sanders .ana -Kooert James, tenors; J. E. Rob errs ana v. u. courier basses. Miss uannie cnasten is the organist. PUN SHOT WOUND SAID TO HAVE CAUSED BOY'S DEATH Marshall LeRoy Sellars Passed Anay Friday At Home Of Parents. ; Marshall LeRoy Sellars, young son Of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Sellars. passed away 'Friday afternoon at the home of his parents, 912 North Fifth avenue. His death was preceded by a lingering Illness of six. montlfs, .which, it' lsrstat , ed, was brought about by. a. gun shot . wound, which . ha . suffered . on the : premises of the .Hilton Compress and Warehouse company last December. vTh funeral services will be held from r the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Sullivan and Rev. E. C. Sell. : As set forth in a complaint recently - tiled in superior court by E- K. Bry . an,. Esq., attorney for Mr., and Mrs. .Sellars, the young fellow, was shot December 16, by J. Fred Bailey, a 16 year old youth,, employed as night watchman at the warehouses.. It is declaredMn the complaint which was filed in a suit asking for alleged dam ages to the , amount of' $50,000, that ! Bailey was given aWUft handed Wheeler .pistol of 38-calibre for use in projecting persons not wanted on -said premises" and that the watchman did actually shoot the plaintiff's son through the spine. . . . . , They Have Arrived Ovearaea. ' ;' Two more Wilmington men were re ported safely .overseas yesterday. Mrs. i J. E. Shannon, of ' AuuLbon,, received a message stating- that her. son, . &er- ; geant JackShannoh',' of th headquar- . ters company, . 105th engineers, , had arrived oversea, 'and "Mrs. Mary Halrt i received a message stating that her brother, - John 'E. Burrlss, -ar member .of the sanitary unit of the IJJth ar tillery, had likewise" , arrived. Both these Wilmington, men; hava : many friends who win be interested in learning that, they rare - "over - there." Both these units are composed princi pally of Wilmington inen and much local interest Is attached-to their ar rival. ,. ' ' . Hi w . . THE DAILY FASHION HINT. ft A theatre hat of black Milan straw. The wide brim ia faced, with black Georgette and at the side of the crowns are placed ostrich plumes in black and white. FT. CASWELL SOLDIERS HERE Three Hundred Men In Khaki Spend. Ing the Week-End In Wilming ton Return This Afternoon. Three hundred soldiers from Fort Caswell arrived in the city yesterday aboard the steamer Wilmington and were not long in making themselves thoroughly at home. Wilmington peo ple were glad to greet the men in kha ki again after an absence of several months. Scores of them boarded cars for Wrightsville Beach during the af ternoon and practically the entire con tingent was down last night enjoying the ocean breezes, the music by the 12 pieec orchestra, and the dancing, while the moving pictures were another en joyable feature. The soldiers will return to the for tification this afternoon, many o fthem going1 on the steamer Wilmington, which will leave her wharf at 3 o' clock, making two trips today, while others will go on the train, leaving at 4:30 o'clock. During the afternoon 75 or more of the visitors called at the Y. M. C. A., where they were entertained .royally by the ladies of the Y. W. C. A., headed by Mrs. C. C. Covington, president "of the association. They were served ice cream and cake, after, which they gathered around the piano and sang songs. Miss Katie Foard was the ac companist for the selections. Mrs. Geo. S. Boylan sang several selections and Kenneth Otten played violin selec tions, both features being very much enjoyed by the visitors. Mrs. Covington was assisted in en tertaining the soldiers by Mesdames George Honnet, Z. K. Bell. Waddell Waiters, C. G. Howell and H. L. Vol lers and Misses Ruth Pleasants, Mary Hall, Jennie Jackson and Maud Will- son. Many o fthe soldiers were entertain ed during the week-end in private homes while others found beds pro vided for them at the Y. M. C. A. Many of them spent the night at the beach, Everywhere they found a cordial greeting. NAB ALLEGED LABOR AGENT Thomas Walton Was Attempting To Entice Laborer For Roanoke Rapid Mill, It Is Claimed. Thomas Walton, a white man, who It is claimed has been in Wilmington and vicinity for the last week in an effort to secure-laborers, for the Pat terson cotton mils at Roanoke Rap ids, was arrested yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff J. J. Rackley on a charge of soliciting labor without li cense. Walton was unable to give the 11,000 bond which was required and was still at the county jail last night Walton did not admit that he had been working for the Roanoke Rapids mm or that he had solicited employes. He etated that he came to Wilming ton a week ago and one inferred that he came here on his own business However, the countyr officers declar ed that they had undisputed evidence to the effect that he had offered men better wages to go to. Roanoke Rap ids and that he had also told them that they could get free house rent for a certain length of time. The city recently passed, an ordi nance Imposing a license fee of J2, 600, which was intended to be nrohi Diuve; wmie the state tax Is $200 a year and the county a .similar amount wanon is cnargea witn failure to haj paid any of the required taxes. Governor BIckett has addressed letter to the mayors, city and town councils, sheriffs, recorders and other county officials, declaring that the "professional labor agents who are continually- enticing laborers to move from "place" to " .place inside and out side or the state have become a men ace and disturbance" "and are crippling industrial ana agricultural enterprises, Ane governor declares that , this must be suppressed and states that every such agent or his employer should be instantly arrested on his appearance unless he has the proper license. i ne governor in the same 7 letter cans upon these officials to rlsridlv enforce the vagrancy laws and "declares that "loafing and voluntary Idleness is not to be tolerated:' He urges them to create a public sentiment? to ahla effect and to JUt it start at the top and go through all. classes." . Wl.. . ...J 8 ROBERT R. BELLAMY . The Seashore hotel had 75 or more guests last night with the prospect of large registration for today. The Oceanic also had a large,, number of I guests while many of the cottages were entertaining many visitors. Elam's orchestra will give.-a popular concert at Lumina this afternoon and again tonight. With warmer weath er in ;the city, the attendance will probably be much larger than on last Sunday. Claude Elam has arranged an excellent program for , both'- occasions. There is no charge made for admission on Sunday at the pavilion.-. The week-end dance at Lumina last evening was a most enjoyable event, especially ior tne nunared or more soldiers from Fort ' Caswell, who took part in the dancing. Elam's orchestra furnished delightful music for the dancing. There were several hundred people in attendance from Wilmington while many, of the visitors at the beach spent the evening at the pavilion. The next convention at the beach will meet'Tuesday evening at the Sea shore hotel, this being tha. North Car-: olina Merchants' association, which will be in session through Thursday.1 The Southern Textile association will hold its annual convention at the Sea shore the last three days of this week and the North Carolina Cotton Manu facturers' association will also hold its convention this week. Recent arrivals at the Seashore ho tel include the following: W. W. Hoi man, Norfolk, Va.; F.-G. Spier, Ander son, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Char lotte; W. H. Singleton, Atlanta, Ga. R. W. Richmond, Providence, R. I.; G. S. Hasklns, Baltimore, Md.; L. L. Bras- well,-Miss Eula Lee Braswell and Wm. E. Blount, Florence: S, C.; Misses Lucy and Tiny Fussell, Rose Hill; W. F. Mullins, S. C.;-Mr. and -Mrs. Herbert Rountree, Oxford; Mr. . -and Mrs. Mc Donald, New York. Yesterday's Oceanic arrivals Include: Dr. Paul Crumpler, Clinton; C. L. Lite- ker, Albemarle; S. JL. Pooman, Atlan ta; A. Anglelinoff, -New York; R. M. Sheppard, City; Mr. .and Mrs. T. W. Wells. Columbia; Mrs. Charles Blinn and - Miss Margaret Blinn, Jackson ville; P. E. iJcCurdy, New York; W. J. Heflln. city; Murray Emanuel, Bal timore; J. T. mith, Chattanooga; R. M. Richmond, Rhode Island; W. H. Fingburn, Atlanta; Mr., and Mrs. E. Minshue, Florence, S. C.;.H. L. Jones, Richmond; . Messrs. Frank Bradden- .burn, Charles Braddenburn, M. J. Johnston P. T. Parker, E. B. Phil- lips. F.. B. Jones, J. B. Glenn, A. Mc Dowell, F. F. Paterson, and P. R. Jones of Fort Caswell. Dr. McClure Newton, a dentist from Spartanburg, S. C, who is spending some time at the beach, had the mis fortune late yesterday afternoon to have the little finger of his left hand and' was taken to the James Walker Memorial hospital In Wilmington for . treatment. Dr. New ton went out with aparty in a boat. which was in charge of Fred Gillette Tho gas engine stopped and refused to operate. Gillette after rowing the boat five miles anchored it half mile off shore and swam ashore near Lu mina and secured another boat. The sea was rough and in transferring the pasengers. Dr. Newton had his hand caught as the two boats came togeth er. Dr. A. Bascom Croom. Jr., was summoned to give the needed surgl cal attention and the injured man was taken to the hospital. He was re ported last ( night to be getting along niceiy. CAPTAIN MHAE WILL Bl'ILD NEW STYLE OF RESIDENCE. Wllniinaton Capitalist Secures New York Architect to Plaa Them. The United Realty Company announ ces the sale of three lots on Tyler street In Sunset Park to Capt. Donald MacRae, who Is planning to erect on them , four dwellings .known technical ly . as semi-detached houses as distin guished from' the apartment house plan or separate; dwellings. This is in line with Captain MacRae's promise several weeks ago at a mass meeting when he declared that he was ready to do his part In - building houses to take care of shipbuilding employes. He went to the trouble to secure the services of Oswatd C. Herring, of New York, an. architect of high standing, especially recommended by Henry Ba con, one of the leading architects of the country,, who Is well known here. Mr. Herring visited the city and drew the plans for the , building. He has had rwide experience during the last four years in planning deevlopments o flndustrlal housing settlements, both in England and America, and has ".tr",6 -"r arranging comfortable, attractive and artistic features. Captain MacRae has set a worthy example for. other' business men and If a sufficient number.:' together with: the Victory Home company, get busy on the housing proposition, the govern ment will have no difficulty in carry ing through Its suipbuildlng program here. Other recent sales by the United company in Sunset Park, most, of whom contemplate building, are: B. N. Figgatt. J. T. King, R. C. Fergus. W. P. Hooker, Porter Hufham, I. Mil ler, W. H. Rivenbark, W. J. Watkins, H. S. Meredith. Payne Drug company, Mrs. J. A. McDougall, H. Land, B. L. Daniel, E. L. Hines. J. H .Hinton, L. M. LeGwln. E. T. Taylor, Klnsey Hobbs. H. H. Hodges, W. L. Carter. Dlugln Bros., O. T. Wallace. Messrs. Wallace and Hobbs are each building a rooming house and store combined near the entrance to the plant, which will be completed within ten days. Orton J. R. Price, Albemarle ', . Mr. and Mrs. D. Tindall, Winston-Salem F. Barnes, Clayton; W. R. Phillips, Charlotte: Miss Fay Hester, Raleigh; J. C.t Deb velU- Raleigh :iIL E. McCrary, Acme; J. W. . Flynn, tAtklnson; B, F. Leland. ; Southnort: Q.- I Thompson, Atkinson: Mrs. N. D. Fraley, Greens boro r.r C. a Woln&tter, , East Bend ; W. C. Current. Statesville; C. H. Bry an." Ad ex: J. H. Nicholson, Statesville; w w. r woods:: Rutherfordton ; D. B. Thomnaon. Bolivia: A. Doscher, South- port; E. D. Guthrie,- Southport.. -..Included amon the other guests 'Were 60 soldiers from Fort Caswexi. r; " j Wilmington Frank " Acton, Laur In- hnre? Mr. and "Mrs. W.' E. Vest, Char- nttm Ai McR. Crouch.' Raleigh: L." D. TtiihanA. Hamlet: Mr. and 1 Mrs. E. L Hall and Miss Maude E. Hall, Fay- ttvHle: 3. T Jones, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stephenson, Rocking. ham: C S. Sloan. -Wallace. Twenty soldiers from Fort Caswell were also registered..;... In The Local Hotels Complete Censna Is Belnsr 'Made of Wilmington Meeting of War Savings Workers Held. A general meeting of W. S. S -work ers was held In the campaign head quarters in the federal court 'room yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Those present 1 included the various committee chairmen' and vice chair men, numbering In all about 60. The meeting wag. called by -Chairman J. W. Little to lav hfnre- the workers the plans for the preliminary work for this week, and to hear reports of work of the census taking. Mr. Mason and Mr. Struthers . both reported progress in the taking of the census and the completionof their or ganizations. '. It was decided to make every efforts possible to complete the census by Monday niht as it will re quire the remainder of " the week to prepare the cards and complete the necessary clerical work preliminary to the campaign. Block captains are requested to return the cards not later than Monday night! The co-operation of the public is asked irt the taking of this census and give all the aid pos sible to the-workers.' The taking of the census has been worked out in a systematic method by the campaign secretary, Miss Margaret GMbson, and when completed will be a valuable piece of work. During the present week It was de cided to hold war savings rallies in the city- and surrounding townships to inform the people of the coming cam paign and of what is expected of them. The chairmen in the different precincts have the arrangements of these rallies i t - . ' m iL. in cnarge ana already some ox in dates and places have been decided upon. Meetings will be held at South Wil mington school Tuesday night, Win ter Park Thursday night, and Corne lius Harnett school Tuesday night. Mrs. J. M. Solky, chairman of the speakers' committee, has charge of procuring speakers for these rallies which are to be held. in every precinct in the county, during the next week. ChairmanvXiittle emphasized the ne cessity of the early completion of the census so that the work of the cam paign can be carried on efficiently. The organization of the city has been completed and is as follows: District No. 1 P, H. Mason, chair man. Precinct No. 1, chairman Rev. J. A. Sullivan; vice chairman. Rev. G. W. McClanahan, Mrs. J. Wallace West, Miss Francis Sullivan, T. S. Maultsby, W. H. Shepard, L. L. Shepard, Mrs. L. S. Avant, Mrs. C. S. Britt, ,H. W. Koe- nlg, B. S. Rich. Precinct. No. 2, chair man, J. F. Roache; vice chairmen. CoL Walker Taylor; C. Van Leuven, Mor ris Lipinsky, Miss Elizabeth Halle, Mrs E. E. David, Mrs, A. Einstein. Pre cinct No. 3, chairman, C. L. Dickinson; vice chairmen. H. Bluetheithal, J. H Davis, C. W. Woodward, T. L. Hub bard, Jr., S. Goodman and W. D. Mc Caig. District No. 2 William fitruthers, Jr., Precinct No. 4, chairman, J. F. Sears; vice chairmen, L. Bluethenthal, O. W. Messlck, W. B. Thorpe. F. B. Duls. S. A. Haines, H. McClintoek, R. D. Christman. Precinct No. 5, chair man, J. H. Curtis: vice chairmen. Rev. F. D. Deans, S. A. Matthews, Jordan Branch, Hardy Lanier. Precinct No. 6, How To Prevent It Prom Growing Gray. There is no occasion for you to look unattractive or prematurely old be cause of gray, streaked with gray, white or faded hair. 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Adv. r BEAUTY HINTS ; : FOR YOUR HAIR ELECTRIC FREEZES Having in mind the Com fort of our customers, we have installed several Electric Fans. ' This is one of the coolest spots in town. Plenty ice water and individual drinking cups. Gonie this is your store you are always welcome bring your knitting, and spend the day. A::BROWN; "For Better Service" Viwiio .- .ii-.:ZTli. A M A M VU AVJ1 III EXCLUSIVE LADIES1 SHOP 20 MARKET STREET ( . We are offering remarkable values in White Wash Saim $5 at "We are also showing a regular $15.00 value in White Satin Skirta at ........... $10.98 r Tub Skirts made of Gabardine and other stylish ma terials, in plaids, stripes or plain white, 98c to $4.98 Voile Dresses and Blouses at Very Low Prices COATS AND SUITS chairman, T. R. Vines; vice chairman, L. Shrier, W. J. Hutaff, Meares Har rlss, Mrs. W. M- Bellamy, Mrs. E. E. Hunter, Mrs. D. H. Wilcox. Mrs. A. L. Freeman, Mrs. Norwood Orrell, Mrs. J. L. Solomon. W .P. McGlaughon. 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