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5REAT BRITAIN DAY ROTARYGLUB HOST STATUS OMARINE CANADIAN SOLDIER MOBILIZING FORCES CELEBRATION HELD AT TURKEY DINNER District Governor Rondthaler and Others Guests. HOSPITAL UNCERTAIN V SPEAKS WEDNESDAY FOR BANKHEAD BILL! 'r SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES Wilmington fays rriDiue America s Great Ally. to tinpnihed Representatives X Three Leading Nations. , jjeraUing tne permanent union or ben tliey sna11 e inked toSther-as , ,n" spirits in a league t .nations for f tVi-roit rHsHnciHRhftH TftTiTA- ,fnuuives of these mighty!inaionsi at Royal theatre yesterday afternoon . - 1 -r- X l- : tribute to urem cnimn, vvus u .,;r,n hierhly auspicious ana very. 5jgniftcant of that sentiment of the erican people toward the mother muntrv and her; great, ally, which ' in co '...,ot-q will hiTiri ' ArrierlpjL. -fJrea.t Britain "and France to getherithvbp'nd's Lnt on paper could effect-,,;. " ". When ire uwio v avwj a, uicaito Tere opened yesterday afternoon a Lreat throng: or vv nmingtonians quicK- r filled the auditorium until xnere was o longer standing room and the door Lepers had to send away many who rrived -ate. The theatre was decor- -itn nags oi me mneti iitLLiuus, with ferns and evergreen plants form hjcr a portion of the foreground of the -isce where the distinguished speak - ish navy. and Lieut. Gaston Schiff, of Xf French army, sat together with resentative citizens. Fev. 1'r. w. n. mmon, rector oi ou James Cliurcn, picssiucu auu iuuuuuvcu as the first speaker Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler. president of Salem college, ell known educator and orator "of note. who delivered in t fitting terms America s tribute to Great Britain. Re inindins his hearers of the vast burden tome by the tsritisn nation during tne four years of bitter fighting, Dr. Rond- thaler stated tnat an army numoenng Vf mllilOII men wao laiscu - J uicat . i . i i ii. ji Britain to neip ciieuts. lu auvaute t. the Huns and drive tnem deck across the Rhine. Of this numoer, ne aaciea, although the British nation had no ,rmy when war was declared, 100,000 was mustered into service as volun teers during the first week of the war. Within a month one million volunteers had responded to Kitchener's call for men. Not only did the men of Great Britain flock to the support of their but the women and boys, too, aid their part. When the war ended, near ly five million British 1 women ,' were working in munition plants, manufac turing shell and powder to destroy the Huns: and during the war approximate ly jii.ouO boys too young for military service across tne cnannei mooiiizeu is guard patrols and served at home in other ways, thereby releasing no less than 20,000 able-bodied men for service in the army. The war has cost great Britain $29,- 00,000.000, Dr. Rondthaler declared, and in addition to this she has loaned to her allies $17,000,000,000 and donated Ji?,i)00.000,000 as a gift to. needy peo ples of foreign countries. Her "far fkreg"' battle line extended into every theatre of the war. It is not because of any one of these overwhelming facts or because of Great Britain's accom plishment as a whole that America honors the mother-country, Dr. Rond thaler stated, but because she entered imothe war, endured its four years of torture, and when victory was won cane out of it with a conscience devoid f offense in the sight of man or God. "And as England came out of the war ith a clear conscience," Dr. Rond thaler concluded, "so I believe that with a clear conscience she will deal with her allies at the peace conference, co-operating with therri to secure jus tice for all nations concerned. But if the conference secures a permanent peace, it must be done on the terms an nounced two thousand years ago when &e angels hovering over Judea sang Pfaee onearth, good will toward men. The second speaker on the program, I Lieut. Gaston Schiff, of the . French urny, who spoke for France in behalf Great Britain, declared that to beak for Great Britain was to speak r France, and to speak for France Tas to speak for America. The three ations that fought and suffered side )r side, he said, will continue as com tfes through the years to come. Lieu tenant Schiff paid a warm compliment "the British navy when he stated that " "10 German submarines sunk dur- S the war, 160 were accredited to Seat Britain. England - had a great Bvy, he affirmed, but no army worth Mentioning. When the German army san.its advance across, Belgium, awever. England cried to France to Hold on, we are coming!" and she ame with one million volunteers with- aone month and a later force approx imating fivemillions. "The British are hry modest about their aecomnlish- pnts." Lieutenant Schiff declared, "so Vs lor the French to tell the facts as were and give credit where it if'orgs. We take our hats off to the tish nation and salute the -Union ack for the splendid aid rendered us 1" Tommy Atkins." ihird and last, but bv no means least. aPt. J. C. Cnrran nf tViA Rrltinh rrnvv. introduced. Touching upon the jf'ticism of the administration because resident Wilson delayed a year and a -i in entering the war, Captain Cur ? declared that Great Britain and fance wmilrl Vioirs in o smiv 1,1- - ..u T Irf WWlt AAA UV.. 'ght if America had entered the war k,. l"" Lusitania was sunk in May, -ItJ. If, . - r fl.n. 4.5 At , uiai nine mere wmo u nued on Page Ten). 5, fc, To Subscribers , 'pti01is exPir'e during .the ' 'nth of December are requested to lot at tliG office on or before the that nd renew the same in order at thore may be no interruption in ne service to them. Under the rul-: the ,the War Industries Board and e policy of the circulation depart-, sew" the PaPer in future, all sub-, . "PtlOns are nnvahie atrLxtlir In ari- e an J no deviation from the ;anc 'u'e win v . i , , i , . ca, - '"Hue wnere it is p u y b i -dav tt'ossible to discontinue on the It ha , subscription becomes due.r man'v impossible to notify in th fexc,ipt by liberal advertising ma - ! parJer. which the subscriber. J 1 - cx v nor no oaon I -r vaii t Mt?r fail, , : " T ' r iu jume ana you are un for crea Plan is to cnplnaa romltto Tina renewal and you will be ' given 11 for fun amount XVllmincrtom Rotariana Sear Rotaiiaa - . Chief v Review Rotary and Its Par poe Elaborate and Pleasant ' ; AfCalr. " The luncheon; given in the T. M. C A. ..building at X o'clock yesterday ;at ternooninhonpr. of.Dr. Howard E. Rondthalfe,r. (district governor for Ro tary ihi North and South Carolina and Virginia and president of the Salem colleg'e, hston-SaUmiJi-wrasa most elaborateaff air and.Vas Jully attended by members of the1 Rotary club, as well as manyguests. -; rVf' The meeting was arranged particu larly in honor of Dr. - Rondthaler. who was one- of the speakers at the Britain day celebration.the invitation to speak here haying been extended upon the suggestion of members of the club. It vas ai :i;eat pleasure; Ihbwever, for the club to be host, to the -other prdm rnent Visitors, some being local and others men of prominence from other parts of the country and two from another continent. The meeting opened with a sumptu ous turkey dinner and closed with three cheers for Great Britain and an urgent request that everyone attend the celebration at the Royal theatre later in the afternoon. Following the luncheon two musical numbers were very pleasingly rendered by Mrs. Mat tie Longfellow and one, a Scotch song, by Mr. Knox, Canadian soldier, who is making Wilmington his home for the present and who was one of the guests at the luncheon. Both Mrs. Longfel low's efforts and that of Mr. .Knox, were fully appreciated by everyone. Following this, . Secretary Louis T. Mooro called the jiames of the visitors, each one rising to his feet as his name was called,, receiving rousing applause, especially - when the four Canadians were introduced. Captain J. P. Curran, of the British navy was the first speaker., and in an interesting way he told of the strain ed relations that existed between the governments of the United States and Canada , for 20-odd years and of its being wiped out almost overnight when the United States declared war on Germany. The war has brought the United States and Great Britain much closer together and , by the co operation of the two governments in the future the English speaking peo ples will be in position to shape the policies of the world, and with the combined sea force of these two great nations there will be a fleet sufficient in size and quantity to police . the world. Captain Curran has been "loaned" to the United States government by Great Britain and has been assigned to the United States shipping board. He is now engaged in touring the shipping centers of the nation stimu lating ship construction, and in this connection he said that the ship buildr ing industry in the United States is still in its infancy. With a shortage of 20,000,000 tons of the shipping pro gram originally set for the country and with, the production far from what is desired, he sees a great f u .ture for the shipbuilding industry in this country. Captain Curran visited the Liberty yard Friday, speaking to the workmen there and inspecting the yard, and to Carolina yesterday morning, and he was highly pleased with both yards, they being two of, the most substan tially and best constructed yards he has visited, he said. Dr. . Rondthaler made the principal address at the luncheon, and after "getting back" at President J. C. Wil liams, who introduced him as "a lit tle man from a little town," Dr. Rond thaler explained some of the purposes of Rotary. First he went into the his tory of Rotary, telling how it origi nated and then following its expan sion, Jn a span of a few brief years, until the present day when it is the only international organization along commercial lines in the world. A few years ago a Chicago business man, who . was rapidly becoming so engrossed in his business as to lose connection with the outside world, and especially things of a lighter nature, formed the habit of asking a .friend to join him at lunch at intervals. Be fore very long he had formed the hab it of . inviting several friends and the number continued to Increase and the results became so apparent that what is now an international organization came into existence and has been ex panding ever since. He then went into the purpose of the organization to bring business men together where they can discuss affairs of public interest in an informal way. He pointed out that while Ro tary does things, its prime object is t get the business man's mind off his every day affairs-and enjoy a few brief hours; intimately mingling with his fel low man and engaging in pastime that makes one revert to the pleasant days of boyhood.' His explanation of Ro tary was made in such a manner as to be highly appreciated by both the members and the guests. At the conclusion of Dr. Rondthaler's address the Rev. Jolin Jeter Hurt, D.D., pastor of the First Baptist church, speakin,g in ,behalf of all guests, told how much he had enjoyed being the guest of the Wilmington Rotary club, and suggested that all the visitors rise to their feet and give a cheer for the,ir hosts, which they did. The list of visitors included: Mrs. Mattie . Longfellow, Dr. Rondthaler. Captain Curra'n and Lieutenant Tay lor, of the British army who is tour ing the country with hinu four Canad ian soldiers, Messrs. Stuart, Knox, Willetts and Baker; Mayor P. Q. Moore, Lieutenant George r. Elliott, com mandant of the local naval reserves; Rev. Dr. A. T. McClure,. Rev. Dr. John J Hurt, Rev. Dr. W. H. Milton, Rev. Frank D. Dean, Peter J. Van Geyt, J. H. Cowan, R.. W. Besley; E. H. Munson, George A'. Boyd; of Charlotte; J. A, Pullen, East Orange, N. J.; R. C. Mer rlt, E. P. . Willard, John J. Blair, and L. E. Bond, Harrisburg, Pa., who has recently - become ' associated with, the y. m. a A. ' ipi.. m.nn! Af; the luncheon wasi Turkey, cranberry sauce, rice,' gravy! mashed potatoes, garden- peas, pick lesi celery, hot coffee, "block cream, cake and cigars. J There was a beauti ful - rosebud at each of the places, and vases of beautiful carnations on "the table. ' , ' . r. The 'decoration' was 'the work of Messrs. Polvogt and'Rehder. t - Dr. Stiles Believes It Will Con tinue a; Laboratory. Ha No Information From Washing-ton Relative Making it A Beelama. -, tlon Institution for Wounded -Soldiers. V i- LOTS OF. GOOD BARGAINS.' :v at our Ten Day "Shoe Saie. .Wilming Ir. Charles W. m -Stiles, United ; States 'public,, health expert who has been placed, in, charge of the' marine hospital in, this Jcity and - who has' converted : it into ' a large laboratory for experimen tal work; stated last nght . that "he had received 'no Information' from "Wash ington ; relative to the' article appear ing in yesterday's Star arid which was based 'on a Washington dispatch, and which had to do with . the expenditure of a sum of money in fitting the build ing up - for a hospital-for the treat ment of wounded soldiers' returned f rom.; the.,. battle zones.'J.-.. - '. . To the contrary, however,-Drl Stiles, while making,, no prediction, seem in clined to the belief that there is some mistake relative to, the use . of the building as a hospital for wounded sol diers, this stand being taken on the ground that expenditures for .institu tions to be used for this purpose should come through the war department, whereas the dispatch stated that- the proposed expansion of the .hospital .fa cilities would come through aetion of Surgeon General Rupert Blue, who is at' the head of the public "health de partment. Dr. Stiles stated ' that the public health service makes an estimate about May of each year of the funds needed for a year's work. However, this year it was found necessary to ask for an additional sum for marine hospitals, this request being made prior to the decision to convert the local hospital into a laboratory, and he "believes that the hospital in Wil mington was incorporated .in the .pro ject in this manner. He sees no reason, after going to. the expense of changing the hospital into a laboratory, for. an other change in 'plans and converting it back to a "hospital. But regardless of which:-way-the tide turns there 'is1 going to be a pret ty large expenditure of money at the hospital between how and July, 1, next. If it is decided to r care for wounded soldiers there it. will, of course, .be necessary for equipment to be install ed and new buildings will probably be constructed, if. Dr. Stiles carries put his program of experimental work he will spend something like $20,000 (Continued on Page Ten). Meeting Be Held; For Christmas " V-Roll Call. -..: C. S. MasonvWlll Deliver, an Addresa -"at the' Academy of Music Under Ans- pices of Red Cross Roll Call . Starts Tomorrow. Week. -According;' to announcement made: last night by , the Red 'Cross chapter; C. S. Mason, formerly, a member of the' 52nd battalion, Canadian' forces, will' be in Wilmington' : , next Wednesday,; December 11, and will deliver an1 ad dress that evening in , behalf , of the Red i Cross roll' call, ..which is ) schea-' uled. to commence the following Mon-; day, December 16,.and continue to De cember 24.. The ' meeting,' which will' be arranged under the auspices of, the" Wilmington chapter of. the American Red Cross, will fee held at! the Acad emy of Music at 8 -o'clock. 4 : .. Mr. Mason needs little introductloni to Wilrningtonians, having delivered an address in this city during the Red; Cross membership campaign of . last year. He will be remembered as a' sneaker of 'force and eloquence, aiidj the announcement that - he has been secured for a return - engagement here will without doubt -be learned -with much pleasure by residents of the ; city who heard him speakV on his previous visit to Wilmington. : v . .f. Mr. Mason fought with Canadian for ces overseas, durihg the early part, of the war, rendering gallant service .on the British front. .He was "wounded in the battle' of Vimy Ridge,? sustaining injuries so severe that he was later released from active service: He Is well versed in many matters of in terest pertaining to thie great war and the invaluable service rendered on all fronts .by the Red Cross, and is able to speak with authority on the ' ne cessity for" continuing the humanitar ian work -undertaken by the "greatest mother of .all the world." ; Mr. Mason comes - to Wilmington from Atlanta. He is sent out , under the direction of the, speaker's bureau of the southeastern division of , the American Red Cross, with headquar ters in Atlanta. A telegram stating that he would reach Wilmington next Wednesday to speak in the interest of Christmas roll call was received last I njght. Arrangements for the meeting will.. De comiiieiau uuiiug . canjr part of the week and a detailed pro gram announced. Preparations for Red Cross roll call week are progressing rapidly. - The Organization for the membership cam continued on Page Ten.) Wilmington and Charlotte to Be Represented. Delegations Will Appear Before Con ' 'streaslohal 1 Committee Friday Resolutions Have ' Been For warded by Local Body. , Wilmington and Charlotte are mo bilizing , their forces with the Idea in view of launching a massed offensive in Washington Friday when the Bank head military highway bill is taken up for discussion by a congressional committee-. ' The reason for this offensive is that should 'the' bill get favorably reported ! the;, chances of the proposed Wilmington-Charlotte military highway that the chambers of commerce of the two ' cities most vitally affected have been turning heaven and earth to have es tablished, will be most favorable, but the other hand should the bill be killed, ' then the project which means so much to the Queen city and to j Norfh, Carolina's seaport city, will i naturally die with , It. . The Wilmington chamber of com-! merce has already drafted resolutions and forwarded them to the proper au- ' thorities and in addition plans are un der way , to have a strong delegation present to support the measure in per son. The Charlotte chamber has al ready announced definitely that it will have a strong representation at the hearing. The resolutions of the local body were drafted at ah executive commit tee meeting last week. There are two resolutions, one of which puts the chamber on record as. favoring the passage of the Bankhead bill and the other urges that in case the bill gets favorable action in both branches of congress that the .Wilmington-Charlotte highway be given preference over any other' project. It will be remem bered that delegations from Wilming ton and Charlotte presented the matter before the secretary of warat a con ference a few weeks ago. If .the bill passes it will make avail able $100,000,000 for highway construc tion throughout the country, and in view of the fact that the bill is a war measure it will be left with the sec retary, of war as to where the money will be spent. The -oads will be lo cated where they will be of the great est military value," and having this in mind the local promoters, as well as those of Charlotte, conferred with Secretary Baker to .acquaint him with the. importance attached to the local We have recently installed in our vault 50 addi tional Safe Deposit Boxes to rent at $ 150 "e year. If you own bonds, stocks or other valuable pa- f pers, you owe it to yourself to have them in a safe place you need a Safe Deposit Box. We invite you to call and inspect our. equipment. : THE PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK Corner Front and-Princess Sts. ft-11 mm The first Ques tion is it a...... Safe Bank? That is the first pne thing you want to krfow when deposit ing money in the bank. . ' THIRTY-ONE years of successful experience, conservative management, capital' and , surplus of over $400,000.00 these . features assure unquestioned security for funds deposited in this bank. We pay 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly. .THE .WILMINGTON. -HO PRINCESS STREET . Oldest arid Largest North Carolina Savings Bank ma mm project and to lay first claim to. one 6f the government's roads. The argument in favor of Wilming ton was the importance of Wilming ton as a port city, where . men, provis ions ami war supplies could be as sembled for exportation to' foreign countries, and where cargoes of raw material could be received from, other countries and transported to inland towns. It would connect with Char lotte; a cantonment city. This argu ment will not be so Important now that hostilities have ceased, but it is point ed out that it will be of equal imppr tance in assembling foodstuffs, which is needed in such largo quantities in foreign countries, could be assembled here and loaded on steamers for over seas shipments.; Wilmington and : Charlotte and the intermediate" territory that is more or less affected, will continue the fight as long as there is a ray of hope tOj securing the highway. , ; ; ; Verdict For the Defendant, ; After deliberating for about- seven hours the jury in the case of Mrs. H, . t't A. DeCover against Mrs. Nan Carlisle, nerior court, last nieht at five minutes ; -''W? I of 10 o'clock rendered a verdict in . favor of the defendant. Mrs. DeCover '' was suing for damages,- alleging thaV )t' tne aeienaani maae misrepreBeniauoiu ' in the mlA of a numher V onws. ' ' -X A-. :M LOTS OF GOOD BARGAIN'S. at our Ten Day Shoe Sale. Wilm,ing ton Shoe Co. Tour membership in the Red WhaIt 'HanAmhAr 1ft f 21 nrlv JUL iiLcu, L Go m Be MOT Ap propmte tor WMl ' Than Suits, Overcoats, Bath Robes, Smoking Jackets, etc. They are always appreciated and then, too, they are useful gifts in keeping with our patriotic policy. Just now our stocks are ample; so that the selection will be easy and any garment purchased for gift purposes can beexchanged any time within a week after Christmas if it should not fit correctly. Smart Suits, priced $18.50 to $40.00 Warm Coats, priced ............. $14.95 to $35.00 Bath Robes, priced .$ 4.95 to $12.50 - Suggestions for Ladies5 Furs and Marabous, Crepe de Chine, Georgette and Satin Blouses, Sweaters, Camisoles, Philippine hancUembroidered Gowns, Silk Petticoats, Crepe de Chine and Wash Satin Underwear, Bath- Robes, Kimo nas and Boudoir Caps, Scarfs, - Luncheon Sets. 5 , Ladies' French Kid and Walking Gloves, from . .... . . $2.50 to $3.00 Ladies all silk Umbrellas, plain and fancy handle, assorted icolors ,. $3.75 to $10.00 Combination Toilet Sets, splendid line to se lect from . . . . ... . . . . . . . $3.50 to $8.50 Ladies Holiday Handkerchiefs- in holly boxes, perbox froml . , . . 25c toj$li50 Our Prices Are Lowest, Too. Suggestions for Children Very attractive Handkerchief s in boxes, from 10c to 25c. . Kid Gloves $1.75 in tan and gray. Children's Pocketbooks, in silk and leather, 50c. v. Ivoroid Toys for Children. . ; ' Hair Ribbons in all shades, hand-embroidered dresses, all wool sweaters, rain coats with hats, fur sets, cap and scarf 4 1 George Washington Once Threw a Dollar Across the Potomac But it's hard to make a dollar go so far todiay. That's why Dubbelbilt Suits for boys were built. Double knees, seats and, elbows, fabrics that laugh at wear, stitches that scoff at strains. Every weaiv seam reinforced. "Crava nette" finished to resist water. And in the pocket is a promise t6 repair , any rip, hole or tear that dares to show itself within Six Months V $1175 antl $16.75 For Boys '6 to 18' Years. t ' Dubbelbilt is a true thrift invest ment, whether you pay $12.75 or even four dollars more. Ready and awaiting your inspec- jtion. ;, ' 1 ' ' ' .( The Department Store mm 210-212 North Front Street S3 .fx, mm n Klfl H : It ! l.i'i 1 , f'i ; mmwm Hi!.'-.;!1? :.. :.v .rut 4..Mf' 3 ! " ! .'Si''.! mmw m:m mm mm mi it e " VTv 'At. ;.''. .h ton Bhoe.Co.h'?: i .- tuy ,T M
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