I t j 't 7he Staiesviile - newspapers.digitalnc.orgnewspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068257/1911-02-19/ed-1/seq-13.pdfTHE OHABLOTTE NEWS. FEBRUARY 19.1911 13 si TAR HEEL SOCIAL CIRCLES

THE OHABLOTTE NEWS. FEBRUARY 19.1911 13

si TAR HEEL SOCIAL CIRCLES♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

eensboroJiN ( Pcb. 18.— Mra.

* p lob ra tcd h e r 73rd in a ninsi pU*apant r i 'unitm was held,I - in i; ro i) re sen ted

. : - r.f'Mn i to F> o’clock,

' i (n.K' to b r r f r ien ds !• < ;t'K d tf» ex te n d ? i-< :tio had b een

. <' iiT th e orcapion. ii< !• ^viis t iu ‘ h o s te ss ^ l i t ’ DO piii’ty g iven : o r iM Miss Louise

V a . th e house ‘t ' I'-lako, w ho h as

ir tKh a d in i ra ion ! M’ past two

''e »'f he < 'veringfo n tc s i .

rr I ' lcn inv ited into M ' f i!if' decorat ive

<»i” o of spr in" , > iisod in ere-

Gaffney t Statesville \♦ 4 I Gastonia X

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l'!’id;ro p a n y for i '\ l.iA' w as

ii- . '.ftcrnoon, > i I'r.v! i.'s ^ii\ en

ro w ere two f. prize was

i‘ ' ilver p o rtra i t Mrs ,i..hn N.

I ‘ Fr t 'nch ctch- Li, ' 'i'if' Pnlm er.

' '- fri '-.nients S'' i . cak ', oan- . li randy w<.re

r .affney, S. C.. Feb. 18.— b e a n t i - ; Special to T h e News, ful ho m e w edd ing w as so lem nized at . , ..cth e h om e of th e b ride in th*s c i tv o n ' /^ f ’hf'ville. l^eb. IS. T h e w e e k s so- T h n rsd a y m orn in g when Miss 'hoi'^ in te re s t c en te red la rge ly in num- P p e a rs and Mrs. Dudley Vonng w ere \ a l e n t i n e part ies . T h e Charit.vun ited in th e holy bonds of m a tr im o n y . , P ^ r ^ o ^ ^ n c e of “ U h o s

F>romp(ly at 8:45 the bridal party ton ig h t a t th e C oun trye n te re d to th e sw ee t s t r a in s of th e 'w edd ing m a rch and th e b r ide a n d j i A m ong tho se ta k in g p a r t« room took th e i r p laces b e n e a th v Miss E llen B ark e r ,hu ge w hite w edd ing bell rr .d th e cere- imony w as p e rfo rm ed in a m os t impres- 1 p a T j ^s ive m a n n e r by Dr. .1. S. Dill, of t h e i ^ ^ roup of ^Fir^t B a p t i s t ch u rch f® H am ilton . A m ong

Miss S p e a rs is th e only d a u g h te r of I ta b leau x rep resen t-Mr. H. L. S p ea rs an d is one of th e j !most popu la r an d acco m plished .voung L . ^ Layman,

M r s P . H a \ ' p n p l M r s T l i n m f i s Plad ies of th e city. Mr. Young is a !prosrossive yo.n.K business man o nthis city, belns enw ped in .he insur-i " r " ' ' k'anoe bnslness. D ire c iy after the cere- 1

w""r'e “ nT ‘* / " ' ■ a‘^ Robert H arris.wl'.cre they will spend a fe ' w eeks af- •Miss Helen and T h e re se C hapm an , Mirfs Lilian A dam s, Miss D rake, Mis» K til el Reeves, Mrs. Carl V. R eynolds sang the s ex te t from “H a v a n a .” T he

t ‘*r whii h they will bo at imine to th e i r f t ien d s in th is city.

T h e w edd ing p a r ty wat> comiiosed of the following:I le o ow ing . .T <■ I ' affair was one of th e m os t e la b o ra te

.^llsses l .om se .l.>iu^son ^ Iy r l , , Little,Myrtle .it t lejol ' i l . -Mberla l l a i n s , . p , , A rb o sa s t e n tw ta in e t i-Miss Ruth A rbo gas t en te r ta in e d

, T h u rsd a y ev en in g with a V alen t ine I ('ai'd party . T he guests- inc luded m any

n in e . you ng er set. The

• vi.i . 'P M rs. I .re ijrii! f . 'rii!'. ; ir i ho »“ity.

;h.' s ttin.vs for ‘ it 'll rh*' aftcr-

I'-: 1\ o r ' t 'n i n n in g .1'. lov> ly jtrizes of- \ ' r r o pii’irofl At

■ l.at Mrs Sam ue l u- t"-!t s f o re

t (1 wiih the first! H'lv rack , inlaid

!, ; I ' d prizo. a.11 i s r n i to

• :'V I .e .: I ■ Yr s w e e tb re a d. tf ' i a:-d b ea te n hls-

(I■ ‘ I ' rnj '>yable Valen-

!- uiven by Mrs. .r iii'r I nine mi c 'nston

: ni ('n'. 'i'ti in hono r\ y M. Daimht-

d n 'n ty two-course■ .-tl.' i t ' . h 'n and F'annie

af ' -•me at th e CutchUi .1 \'.’r l'iii;.,i:'n s t r e e t o n ;• t ! (Uilte a n u m b e r of |

1 'V! , n:' N orf i i lk . .he '■ i:. Stcrnbc rger, j

, , lo r a f le l iuh'fu lV I -u i" Sadie Roys-

.!>’ I ' ;:^r fiarents,? H ' .'-:- r, ' 'b u reh i

i - • ! .h‘ . I• -nii, r' f r e sh m c n ts I■ I. ■ i - ' iiu; !ii l i ' * ’e ice!

d wifh V. l ipped s 'a j ) rr ies , a s so r ted

; i and mints.’ . ,1 >!o- id ta li t ies of ii hi ri-e p;u’iy g iven ' I'.lk? Club rotims on

. li, ! - r liich Mrs. M i. For t! 'o even t

■ > rs t.'ii, Mbrarv and ■ I vore used and the

, , Tri :df« the ;>cen;' of -’n one of si)len-

. ...i^-e lui eheon w as>. 1 ■!. i! 'e ?.raine.

I rene W heat . Lola and Amy ('raffney,C ler tnule and Rosa Bellenger, ]\Iaraie S ta n e e l l ; Messrs. .1.l-lyseK Syra.-uso Cl.arllo Crow. a t t ra c t lv e h - ‘d e c o ra te d ind e r ot (on ,< i, , l . ,v C.; Mr. a'H -'I" ;-! V a len ih .e colors. Miss L il ian F le tc h e r L. \ . t .au i icy . Mr atid >\ ■ " ; ' „ o n the tirst prize for ladies , a s i lvernaffn ey . >.r.< .I K, Wood. Mr. and

m e n 's prize, a s i lver key ring. Aliss rs. i . C . I e t i . x r^a\e a dehgh tu * F ran ce s Dufour rece ived th e conso la

cep tion ai h e r hom e on \ ; e i o i r j a \ e - prize, a h e a r t shap ed box of bonnue on S a tu rd ay « veiiiMg lu hono r ot ,____^ ____Mrs. I luw ard Kr<;li, o h. 'ise w as cliartiiin.i’■; th e 0 ( as ion and ;hi every re- p 'c t a mos '

i la it in iore . T he !i‘ ; or;ited for

< V(Mii’ v>as in do ’iulni'ul cue

fo r all tliesf. jircscnt. Durin.s.’: ih e \ev e - niiig a d» li.L'lit t'ul ( oui .-e of ilainty le- f resh iue i i ts wa.s ehara i i i ig ly se rv ed b\' ihe hiisiess.

T h e r n i t e d D .iughters of tlu* C onfed­e ra c y w ere e n fo r ta in e d in ro.^al fasli- lon by Mrs. K. S. Lips-eomb, a hom e on l- rc 'le r i t k sr re t i on W e d n e s ­day a l ie rn o o n . i he uv 'e tu ig was a most en jo yab ie one in every \/ay.

.Misses Lola 1 tie L ittle

a del igh tfu l k i tch en sho w er on T ues day even i i '^ at th e i r hom e on G ra n a rd s t ree t for Mis+s Lois Spears . T h e af-

bons. T he g u e s ts n u m b e red 20 coup ­les'.

Miss Dorothy ReeA e n te r ta in e d W e d ­n esd ay a f te n in o n in honor of Miss E lizab th Gamon, of Knoxville, who is th e guesi. of Miss M a rg a re t Ja c k s o n on CiHjiberland circle . T h e re w ere about a dozen young i)eople p resen t.

T he W o m en 's c lubs a re m a k in g ex ­ten s ive p re p a ra t io n s for th e en te r ta in - m en t of th e s t a te fed e ra t io n of wo- w e n 's clubs, which m e e ts he re May 2-r>. Mr.s. J . I.. A lex and er h a s k indly g i \ e n the B a t te ry P a rk ho te l a s th e

fed e ra t io n and in th e ball

room. Mrs. W ill iam J. Cocke will give a luncheon for th e m T uesday . May 2. followed by a recep t ion a t th e B attery

‘ ' g n en the B a t te ry P a rk h!e one in \>a>. h e a d q u a r te r s of th e fedea anil Amy u a f fn e j m ee tin gs will be heldand C ' .ristine •.■takei g a \ e , w i i i ia m .1. Coc

GIRLS W H O S T U D Y IN PARIS.

s t ree t for Ml^s Lois S p e a i s ie a - pg,.|. even ing . Mrs. Ph il lipla ir was (lui'.o a deli;-^htful one an , Moore, of St. Louis, p re s id e n t of m any useful a r t ie le s com pose i {,|jg n a t io n a l fede ra t ion an d Mrs. Reil- sh o w er lo r th e bride. <•' ly. of Rale igh , th e s t a te p res iden t , will

O ne ot th;> most bri l l ian t a f ta irs o i)p ^j^^ong th e d is t in g u ish ed guests. The th e week was a \ a len t in e bal w L u i G reet p la y e rs h av e been s igned forwas held in th e d an c in g ha l l in ® p e r fo rm an ce s to be g iven d u r in gN ationa l Bank bu ild ing on i th e l a t te r j)art of th week, p robablyev en ing bv th e m em bero ol th e ( a iu - g ro un ds of A lbem arle park ,inj’ school. i Bragg, of Roanoke, who

„ (.^ s tay in g for th e w in te r a t Mrs. R. J. ______________________________________ „ : T i g h e ' s gave a c h a rm in g p a r ty Wed-

1 ■ nesday evening.Mrs-. W. R. C la rke e n te r ta in e d today

wi th a b r idge p a r ty in h o n o r of Miss______ _________ _ X o ia Deveiiish, who le aves sho r t ly for■ Xe\v \ ork. T he g u e s ts inc luded Miss

■ \ von n - fiM'l should be po&sef!sed L'.-veir.^h's in t im a te fr iends.. , , , , \ i n a M ered ith and Will H. Ers-

ot h e a t h , a g.">Of * ( uc . . i- ^ | :,|g w ere quietl} m a rr ied W ednes- r u r a l sen^^e and an a s s u re d incom e a f je ,n o o n a t Ihe hom e of th eI she 'Vislies to s tudy in P aris ." j bi id e ’s p a ren ts , in S w a n n an o a , Rev. R.

T ha t is the p ro n ou ncem en t , s a y s ' P. S m ith of.iciating.„ a ' T h e b oard of managers- of tlie Y.

.the N en \ o i k . i k , ^ have chosen th e followingw o m an who th o ' . i l ! knov/, Mrs. Ada ^fiicers for the en su in g y e a r : Mrs. F.Leigh Lewis, fou nd er and for m ore , a . Hull, p re s id en t ; Mrs. E. P. Childr.,th a n th i r tv vea rs d i r e c to r of a cha in U irst v ice -p res iden t: Miss M ary T. ,len-of hom es for ].:nglish an<l A m erican j v ice -p res iden t; M i ^ Eu-

. . . J g e n i a .Tohnston, th i rd v ice-p res iden t:! w o rk ing g ir ls in P a i is . Mrs. | Miss E le a n o r M orrison, reco rd in g sec-in . \m eri<a to ob ta in a lund foi th e j S teven s , corres-

; reb u i ld in g an d e n la rg e m e n t of tw o ot ; se c re ta ry , an d Mrs. T. E.' hor In tlic phil&nthropic ^ o i k , trG3&ur0r. sh e has cotne in c o n ta c t ' " i tb t h o u s - • G eorg ia W’il l iam s e n t e r t a in e d! an d s ol young A m er ica n g ir ls M onday ev en in g w ith a V a len t ine! l .our in to th e F re n c h cap i ta l ev e ry j h o n o r of Miss M arie Loftis

y ear , and 1 a sk ed th e plump, bro\A n - ; B revard . T h e re w ere ab o u t 20 e y e d , m o t h e r l y l i t t le English w om an to ; p re sen t . Miss M ildred Court-te ll w ha t lile th e re req u ired of th e e n t e r t a in e d h e r y oung f r ien ds ongirls , bes ides a love of a r t .

"N o gir l should com e to P a r i s to s tud y w itho u t a derinitc trnancial in- coi^ e on which s-he can abso lu te ly de

I ney e n t e r t a in e d h e r y oung f r ien ds on i T u e sd ay a f te rn o o n w ith a V a len t in e

party .I A m ong th e sm a l le r e n t e r t a in m e n t s

S pecia l to T h e S u n d a y News.S ta tesv i l le , Feb. 18.— Mrs. A. P.

S tee le and M isses M arie Long, R ose j S tep ha ny , and C arr ie H offm ann, m e m ­b e rs of th e B ridge Club, w e re h os ­te s s e s a t a b r i l l ia n t V a le n t in e p a r ty , g iven a t th e hom e of .Judge and M r s . ; B. F. Ixjng, M onday n igh t .

T h e favors fo r th e lad ies w'ere h ea r t -sh a p ed boxes filled w ith m in ts , | w hile th e g en t le m en rece iv ed l i t t le cupids as favors.

Tw en ty -four ho u rs a f t e r th e b r idg e club affair a n o th e r en joy ab le func ­t ion of th e sam e n a t t i re took place a t th e F u rc h e s hom e on W a ln u t s t re e t , w hen Miss A ltie C orpen ing e n te r ta in e d a la rg e n u m b e r of h e r f r iend s in honor of h e r gues ts , M isses N o na and *Iett B raw ley and M a r th a McNeely. of Mooresville , an d Miss M arg a re t Bost, of H ickory . T h e val­e n t in e em b lem — red h e a r t s — w'as used profusely in th e decora t ions .

Mrs. C. B. W eb b w as a t ho m e to abo u t 20 f r ien d s W e d n e sd a y even ing in honor of h e r dau g h te r , Mrs. L. C. A shcraf t , of W ins ton . T h e p lay ing of b ridge w as a source of a m u se ­m ent. It w as an in fo rm al affair, b u t a very p le a sa n t one, n ev er th e le s s .

T h e m e m b e rs of th e S an s Souci C lub—a nev.' em b ro ide ry c lub— and a n u m b e r of v is itors , \vere e n t e r ­ta in ed M onday a f te rn o o n by Miss S a ra h Cowles a t h e r hom e on e a s t Frctnt s t re e t .

IMrs. L. W. M acK esson w as h o s te ss to th e bridge club T h u rsd a y a f te rn o o n a t h e r h om e on C e n te r s t re e t . In th e g am e Mrs. A. P. S tee le won th e e lub prize, a ca rd case and card , an d Miss M ary A ustin G lover w as w inn er of th e v is i to r ’s prize, a bunch of c a rn a t io ns .

T h e m e m b ers of Mrs. J. F. Bowdes S u nd ay school c lass of th e F i r s t B ap tis t ch u rch and a n u m b e r of o th e r g ir ls w e re p le a san t ly e n te r ta in e d by Mrs. Bowles S a tu rd a y af ternoon .

Miss Altie C orpering w en t to Mooresvil le la s t ev en in g to v is it the M isses B raw ley, who w e re h e r guests th e first of th^ week.

Mrs. .T. .J. M oroney and child have gone to Columbia, S. C., to spend som e t im e w ith Mrs. M oroney 's s is ­te r , Mrs. .T. L. Davis.

Mr. and Mrs. W m . H aynes , of Bai- ! t im ore , w ere gu es ts a t Mr. .T. H. Mc- ' E lw ee 's th is week, i Mrs. -A.. L. P a t te rs o n , who sp en t som e t im e h e re as the g u es t of Re-v and Mrs. .T. H. P ress ly , r e tu rn e d th is w eek to h e r h om e a t Abbeville,) S. C. • '

J l rs . F re d T..ong and child, of Ca­ta w ba , w ho v is ited Mrs. L ong 's p a r ­en ts , Mr. and Mrs. .Jas. M. Davis, h ere , h a s gone to M arshvil le to v is i t Mrs. Long 's s is te r , Mrs. B. C. Grif­fin.

M esdanies J. S. L e o n a rd an'd H. B. W o o dw ard sp e n t Friday in Sa l isb u ry a s th e gu es ts of Mrs. H. L. Lazen- by. Mr. and Mrs. Lazenby, who a re S ta te sv i l le iieople, a re a r r a n g in g to m ove to W inston , Mr. Lazenby, \ \h o is a builder, hav in g secu re d a po­si t ion th e r e w ith th e C aro l ina Con­s t ru c t io n Co.

Miss A nne F e rg u s o n Is v is i t ing in C h a r lo t te a nd Concord.

Miss M a rg a re t Armfield will go to .lacksonville , F la ., n e x t w eek to spend som e t im e w ith re la t iv es .

! Mrs. M. L. D errick , w ho w as h e re w ith h e r d au g h te r . Mrs. AV. B. Brow^n le f t T h u rsd a y for R ichm ond, w h ere sh e will v is i t h e r son.

Mrs. .1. R. Hill a nd ch i ld ren a re guest:; of Mrs. L. C. L a w re n c e in C harlo tte .

Mrs. W‘. E. A nd e rso n re tu rn e d to ­d ay f rom a v is i t to r e la t iv e s a t Ca­ta w b a S p r in g s and Linco ln ton .

M iss C har ley F ry e is th e g u e s t of M iss B e r th a In g ra m a t Taylorsv il le .

Miss C la ra B owles r e tu rn e d y e s t e r ­d ay to h e r hom e a t H ick o ry a f t e r a b r ie f v is it to re la t iv es an d f r iend s in S ta tesv i l le .

Special to T h e S unday News.

't 7he Staiesviile \Rutherfordton t j News Depm tmeni

11g i n snouiu se t a s iue tii ivcir-L “ ev en in g ; a V a len t in e buffet lun ch eon m on th for the do m a nd s of h e r t r a i n - , ;\irs. .T. A. P e r ry , on Wa-Ing; she c&nuot ge t on wi t h j ta u g u a s t r e e t and a b ridge p a r ty by

•.‘N or can she possibly live for less ; D evenish , on C h a r lo t teth a n $20 a m onth , a week. Inh e m e s s h e c a n m a n ag e for abou t t h a t i in v i ta t io n s h a v e b ee n is su ed bysum. W e c h a rg e five f rancs , o r 3-j A nnie T e n n e t to th e w edd in g ofw'eek, for lodging and b re a k fa s t , and , j d au g h te r , Miss E lean o r V e rg e reauif th e g ir is ta k e th e i r o th e r m e a ls w i th , c l a r e n c e D uncan D ickinson. Satur-us, th e cos t is f ro m GO to c en ts a F e b ru a r y 25th, a t 1 o ’clock, a tday ex tra . T hen there^ is lau nd ry , p i r s t P re s b y te r i a n ch urch . T h ew hich is d e a re r th a n in N ew \o r lc . w ed d ing wdll be one of th e b ig social

“T h e n $10 a m on th is none too l i t - ) l a t t e r p a r t of th e m onth ,tie to reckon for c lo thes , though I j ^ W^addell e n te r ta in e d Wed-th in k p e rh a p s g ir ls i^iay d re s s m o re ; ^ b r idg e luncheon . T h e requie tly an d ine xp ens iv e in f’a r is th a n , tab les . Mrs. Jo se p h E.here . T he s t r e e t c lo th es a re inv a r iab ly | ^ j^ ^ re s e n t e r t a in e d T h u rsd a y w ithQuiet and sev e re ov e r the re , b u t ta k in g in fo rm al b r idge lunch eon in h o n o re v e ry th in g to ge th r , no gi^l, le t h e r b e H u gh es , of Charles-as econom ica l a s she likes, s-houic + ond re am of s tu d y in g in P a r i s u n le ss sbe h a s a fixed incom e of at leas t $50 a m o n th .”

PUTH 8T. DF.fJK-%

Denis, the dancer, who ie • 1 and the merriest, most

i ‘ it.'solvent human being who r.’ ♦hrough the embarraaeing ings In New 'Yori< In many

declared to Referee Hen- Reinhardt that ahe really

rd only $250, all invested In /^earing apparel.

•nils is Cyrus a Bates, the »an 'who advertises Mother's Joy And G oose Grease Linimcat, two of the greatest thincs kjxown to %umaait7«

NetKer’a

ton.1 Mrs. \V. M. R edw ood h a s r e tu rn e d

from an ex ten ded v is i t to h e r p a re n ts , i Col. and Mrs. Boykin, of B a lt im ore .

Miss J u l ia I^ow a n d M iss K a th leen Jo n e s e n te r ta in e d T u e sd a y n ig h t w ith

. . . V a len t in e c a rd p a r ty a t th e h o m e of Mrs. C he a th am , on C h a r lo t te s t re e t , V a len t in e t r in k l e ts w ere consp icuous in th e d ecora t ions , w hile h e a r t - sh ap ed r e f r e s h m e n ts w ere served .

Miss N ell W rig h tso n e n te r ta in e d on T h u rsd a y a f te rn o o n w ith a b r id ge par-

S f f l T E E N NE-

T H E T H E A T R E CAP.

M A D E E S C U P E

For sale by R. H. Jordan ft Ca

Jacksonv il le , Fla., Feb . 18.— A ccord ­in g to adv ices rece ived today, sev en ­t e e n neg ro p r isoners , th r e e of w hom w e re s e rv in g life ser i tencs fo r m u r ­

der , e scap ed from th e D uval coun ty ja i l j u s t b e fo re m id n ig h t l a s t n igh t . One re tu rn e d an d in fo rm ed th e ja ilors . O ne w as c a p tu re d to da y by a posse. T h e Steel ce i l ing in th e ja i l w as cu t a n d th e m e n cl im bed dow n a b la n k e t to the ground.

T h e b ew itch in g th e a t r e cap h a s p roved one of th e m os t a r t i s t ic an d rea l ly p rac t ic a l nove l t ie s of th e w in te r season , w ri te s “M ar jo r ie .”

T h e fo r tu n a te w o m an w ho w h ir l s to h e r ev en in g g ay e t ie s in h e r m o to r n ee d n o t co ve r h e r coiffure u n le ss she d es i res , b u t a s th e v a s t k in d of w o m a n ­k in d go i f o o t w h en t h e d is ta n c e is sho r t , o r u se t ro lley c a r s in go ing to d in n e rs , d a n c e s an d th e play, th e ad op t io n of a becom ing a n d p ra c t ic a l h e a d cov er in g h a s r e m a in e d a m o o t ­e d qu es t io n u n ti l th e p re s e n t t im e.

So exq u is i te ly fanc ifu l h a s th e th e a ­t r e cap b ecom e th a t P a r i s ie n n e s h a v e cleverly n ic k n am ed i t t h e “ Bon B o n n ” cap. A l i t t le collec t ion h a i l in g f ro m a fam o us d e s ig n e r in P a r i s is fa s h ion ed of d iam on d-shap ed m e d a l ­lions of ta rn is h e d s i lv e r lace jo ined to­g e th e r , one p a t t e rn in qu ite fine, th e o th e r heav ie r . At th e s ides in th e c h a ra c te r i s t i c D u tch s ty le s a re p laced tw o s i lver p o in s e t ta s w i th c e n t re s of j e t r im m ed in b r i l l ian ts .

A t a fa sh ion ab le d an ce a c h a rm in g d e b u ta n te w ore a g race fu l l i t t le C h a r ­lo t te C orday b o n n e t of a n t iq u e co lo red lace, th e g ra d u a te d fr il l b e in g qu ite s h o r t in fron t. A b a n dof b ro w n fu r sw u n g a ro u n d th e cap and a t th e side a c lu s te r of gold an d s i lv e r c h e r r ie s w ith p e n d a n t ends, dan g led coquett ish-

l y . ______________________

ASpedkei FromCortland, New York

“Busy Men vs. B usiness M en,” is th e su b jec t of an a d d ress to be deliv th e s u b j e c t of an a d d re s s to be de l iver ­ed th is a f te rno on a t 5 o ’clock a t th e by th e Rev. H e n ry E. G urney, la te of Cortland . N. Y., w h ere h e w as th e p a s to r o f t h e C ongrega t iona l church.

Rev. Mr. G urney now m a k e s C har ­lo t te h is h o m e a l though re ta in in g a le c tu re sh ip a t th e Bible t ra in in g school a t B in gh am to n . N. Y. H e m a k es th e long t r ip occasionally th ro u g h th e w in te r to de l iver h is lec-t.VH*0S«

Mr. G urney will be h e a rd w ith p le a su re th is a f te rn oo n a s h e de livers h is a d d re s s especia lly to men. All m e n a r e inv i ted an d th e com m it tee w ishes it d is t inc t ly un de rs to od t h a t th e m e e t in g is n o t only for Y. M. C. A., bu t for all.

Gastonia , Feb . 18.— T h e fifth annua l recep t ion p f th e G aston ia Com m ercial club, g iven in th e club room s Tuesday n ig h t from 8; ?.0 to 11:30, w as as usual a social e v e n t of la rge i n t e r e s t . . Dili­gen t p re p a ra t io n s had been m ade for th e e v e n t by S e c re ta ry and T re a su re r J. K. Dixon, Jr., and th e e n te r ta in ­m e n t co m m it tee s of th e club, and th e ir elTorts w ere m a rk ed by a com plete success.

As th e g ues ts en te re d th e recep t ion room they w’ere p resen ted to the r e ­ceiv ing line, w hich w as const i tu td as follow'S:

Mr. and Mrs S. A. Robinson, Hon. and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey. of Shelby;Mr. J. K. Dixon, Jr., and Miss A de­la ide T iw in , cf M organ ton ; Dr. and Mrs. T. A. W ilkins , Mr. E. N. P e g ra m and Miss M ary H ilde rb ran , Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Craig, of S ta tesv i l le ; Mr. and xMrs. F re d L. Smyre, Mayor and Mrs. D. J. Craig, of S ta tesv i l le ; Mr. and Mrs F red L. Smyre. Mr. J. C. P e g ra m an d Miss M attie Caldwell , of Clover, S. C.

T he gues ts th e n passed in to the m a in club room w here r e f re sh m e n ts w ere se rved and w h ere music was rendered by Miss Lillian A tk in s ’ o r ­ches t ra . In one corner , un de r a canopy of h e a r t s an d o th e r V alen t ine devic ­es, w as th e punch bowi, presided over by Mrs. M innie H olland Curry and Mrs. D. M. Jones , ass is ted by Misses Lois T o rrence , Lillian "Watson and M yrtle Gray .The salad ta b le was pres ided over by M esdam es C. K. Marshall , D. E. McConnell, an d T. W'. Wilson. A t the ice c ream and cake tab le w'ere M esdam es •S. X. Boyce. P.R. Falls , J. D. Moore and J. Lee Rob­inson, while R u th Boyce and Marie H ard in , a ss is ted by Misses L avin ia H u n te r an d Nellie Rose S losn, dis- l-ensed coffee.

In deco ra t in g th e club room s the V alen t ine idea p revailed in a lm ost ev ­ery detail , h e a r t s being used in pro iu s ion eve ry w here . Palm s, fe rn s and o th e r po tted p la n ts len t beau ty and a t t r a c t iv e n e s s to the decora tive schem e. T h e re w ere p resen t a la rge n u m b e r of G as ton ians and quite a .good m a ny out-of-town guests . T he e ven t w as a m o s t delightfu l -one in every re spec t and all who w ere priv ­ileged to (>e preserxt a re indeb ted to the club for an evening of g re a t pleas ure.

I T he S tudy club m e t T uesday a f te r ­noon a t th e hom e of Mrs. D. A. G ar ­rison. B esides m e m b ers of th e club, Mrs. S te l la Schofield, of Los A nge’es, Cal., an d Miss E lva W ray , of Shelby, w ere p r e t e n t as invited guests . The sub jec t for th e m ee t in g w as “The P ilg r im s,” an d early N ew E ng land h is to ry , an d th e following pap e rs and read in gs w ere given; “T.ie Sp ir it of T h e P u r i ta n s ,” by Mrs. W\ H. R ed ­d ish : “ Selections from th e C ourtsh ip of Miles S ta n d ish .” by ’Mrs. J. M. S loan : two- ch a ra c te r ske tches ,“R oger W il l ia m s’’ and “C otton M ath ­er ,” by Mrs. F ra n k L. W ilson ; re a d ­ing ,” T h e L a nd ing of the P ilg r im s,” by Mrs. T. W. W'ilson. L ig h t r e f re sh ­m e n ts wore served a t small tab les , the cen te rp iece on each tab le being a beau t ifu l bowl of violets . T h e place- ca rd s w ere h and-pa in ted v io le ts on one side, w ith ap p ro p r ia te q uo ta t ions on th e other. Comic V a len t ines w ere passed, each g ues t being allow ed to choose h e r own.

T h e Jun ion A uxiliary of St. M ark 's Episcopal church gave a V alen t ine ])arty Monday even in g a t th e rectory , w'hich proved to be a m o s t de l igh tfa l affair. T he rec to ry w-as a scene of be a u ty with its shaded lights , wiiich in tensified th e a t t r a c t iv e n e s s of the decora t ions , w^hich cons is ted of po tted p la n ts an d bow ers of w h ite lilies. In th e liv ing room the m a n te l w as ban k ­ed w ith th e se s ta te ly flov;ers. im pies- s ing upon th e gues ts th e n e a r a p ­p roach of spring.

T he g ues ts w^ere m e t a t th e door by Miss Blossom Fayssoux . w ho p re ­sen ted th e m to th e rece iv ing line, which cons is ted of th e following young ladies in a p p ro p r ia te cos tu m es : Miss Louie F ry , a s Queen of H e a r t s ; Miss M ary Gordon F ry , as Psyche , followed by li t t le Miss E l izab e th M arshall , d a u g h te r of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. M ar­shall, a s Cupid; Miss Pau lin e Fay- soux, a s V en us; Miss Je n n ie Belli Brown, as th e G oddess of L iberty , and M iss E llen B la ir H arv le , a s Night. Miss M arie H a rd in u sh e red th e g ues ts in to th e punch room w'as se rved by M isses B ank s and H am pto n .

T h e d in ing room w as aglow w ith th e sof t l igh t of m a n y candles , show ­ing fo r th th e decora tions , w hich w ere fes toons of h e a r t s from th e ch ande l ie r to each co rn e r of th e room. Delicious re f re sh m e n ts , con s is t in g of ice cream , ca k e and heart -shaped m in ts , w'ere se rved by M esdam es S tovall and M arion H am pto n . A dain ti ly decora ted ta b le hold ing th e s i lver offering was in ch a rg e , of l i t t le Miss E l izabe th Love, d au g h te r of Mr. and Mrs. R obert A. Love.

Special to T he Sunday News. iR u th e r fo rd to n , Feb. 18.—T he social

ev en t of th e season w as th e inform al V a len t ine d an ce given by Dr. and Mrs. H e n ry N orr is com plim entary ' to th e young people of R u the r fo rd ton in th e h a nd so m e new R u th e r fo rd hospi­ta l T uesday n ight. T h e d ance took place in two of th e new' w ards ju s t com ple ted and abotit one hun d red ! ladies an d gen t lem en from th e tow n and coun try part ic ipa ted . Splendid music w as fu rn ished by th e colored s t r in g band of Shelby\ Delicious re ­f re sh m en ts , consis t ing of a salad course, ice c ream and cake w ere served.

J a m e s F a lk n e r , of S p a r ta n b u rg j .county, S. C., w as recen t ly a r r e s te d < on a w a r r a n t sw orn ou t by W. L. Conner, of Sou th Carolina, charg ing F a lk n e r w ith bigamy. It is a lleged th a t F a lk n e r m a rr ie d a wc/Hian in Greenville . S. C.. in 1900, and th a t severa l ch i ld ren w ere born to the m | and it is fu r th e r a l leged th a t th e l a t t e r p a r t of 1009 F a lk n e r m arr ied wife No. 2, a Miss Conner, s i s te r of W. L. Conner, who had F a lk n e r a r ­res ted . In th e p re l im ina ry held here F a lk n e r w as rem and ed to jail pending : f u r th e r Inves tigation . I t developed th a t F a lk n e r refused to r e tu rn to Sou th Carolina to a n sw er to th e c h a rg e w ithou t requis i t ion papers . To th is end W. J. W hite , sheriff of S p a r ta n b u rg county, has m ade appli­ca t ion to th e governor of South Car­o lina th ro ug h Hon. J. C. Ems, solic­itor, of Columbia, for th e p roper c re d e n t ia l s . ’ In th e m e an t im e Gov. W. W. K itch in , hav ing been apprised of th e facts , w ired Ju s t ice of the P eace W. N. C lark to hold th e pr is ­o n e r pend ing the a r r iv a l of the re ­quisition.

E. N. W a sh b u rn & Co., of Sunshine, had th e m is fo r tune to lose th e ir s to re house and s tock of genera l m e rc h a n ­dise by fire. T he stock of goods val­ued a t $5,000 belonged to E. N. W a sh ­burn . w ith $1,000 insurance .

Rev. R. A. Miller, p a s to r of the Lowell P re sb y te r ia n church, will p reach in the P re sb y te r ia n church successfu l bus iness man, w as the

Mr. T h o m a s W. Dixon, one of C har lo t te 's p rom in en t c i tizens and successful b us iness men, w as th e g ues t of his fr iend, Mr. M. O. Dick­erson, c lerk of the super io r court , severa l days th is week.

S tatesville , Feb. 18.—T ha t Mr. George H. Boyd. of S ta te s ­ville, will con tinue as in te rna l revenue collector for th is d is tr ic t is an assu red fac t and th e Wasbin.gton 'press re p o r te rs m ay as well quit w rit ing about th e s ta tu s of the col- lec torsh ip and re fe r r in g to charges a g a in s t Mr. B rown and the batter’s ansvi'ers.

D eputy Collector J. M. Davis who was in A lexander county this week looking a f te r th e m oon sh ine rs of the Littlo B rushy Mountains, b rought hom e w ith him one of th e m os t unique brandy dis ti l le ry ev e r seen by him, and h e has seen th em in all shapes and forms.

To Have Gas Company.T h a t S ta tesv ille will have a m odern

gas p lant w ith in th e v e r y nea r fu ture is a lm ost a certa in ty . L earn ing th a t th e D elaw are Gas Company, af Ph il ­adelphia , is ins ta l ling p lan ts in m any tow ns m.embers of th e Comm ercial Club of S ta tesv i l le got In co rrespond ­ence w ith the com pany and as a re ­su l t Mr. Sydney Henny, of Ph i la ­delphia, a m e m ber of the company, a r r iv ed h e re T uesd ay a f te ruonu to investiga te .

Rev. Israel Holler Dead.Rev. Is rae l Holler, a venerab le

B ap t is t m in is te r of the no rthend s e c ­t ion of th e county, died Tuesday and w as buried with Masonic honors in the family bury ing ground in W ilkes county. Mr. Holler was 88 years old and h as an in te re s t in g record as a m in is ter .

OFF TO SCHOOL.

T hey go off to school w ith laugh te r .And it r ings th rough th e house all

day,The echo the y left in th e m orn ing

W hen they t r ipp ing ly w en t the ir way.

T hey com e w ith th e sam e sw ee t la u g h ­t e r

W h e n th e boks have been pu t aside,A nd We w a it for th e m a t th e porta l

W ith th e doors of ou r h e a r t s th row n wide.

T hey go off to school full of d re a m ­ing.

A nd We join in -the hopes th a t they feel:

T hey a re c l im bing the far-flung 'a d ­der,

And th e fight th a t th e y fight is real.

T h e y come a f te r while from th e b a t ­tle,

Vv’hen th e t r u m p e ts have sounded good-night,

And we w a it for th em th e re in the shadow s,

A nd w'e w elcom e th e m un to th e light.

♦ ♦♦ BER N H A R D T. ^♦ ♦

i The one question which seem s to be of m o m e n t ' t o m ost women is not the gen ius of S a rah B e rn h a rd t so much as h e r pow er of keep ing Tim e at a rm 's length , says th e Balt im ore Sun. On all s ides one h ea rs “How does she look?” “H as she grown o l d . " “Xo, th e sam e Divine S a rah .” is the ans ­wer. T hen th e i nev i tab le (luestion, “ How does she do it? I t ’s ex t rao r ­d ina ry .”

M adam e B e rn h a rd t h as th e m os t in te re s t in g coun teuance ev e r studied. Every fleeting ac tion is dep ic ted w ith m a rve lous fidelity. She has very un-

j upsual eyes for a Paris ienne . They i a re of th e almond-shaped, O rien ta l ! type. H er brow is low and broad and

th e au b u rn h a i r comes lawlessly to ­w ard h e r eyes. H e r m outh is young,

. sens it ive and b reak s delightfu lly ! over h e r even, white te e th w hen she

sm ile s h e r delightfu l B e rn h a rd t smile.

I H e r m em ory n e v e r fails. Y ears m ay go by and yet some tr iv ia l encou n te r

■ will reca l l an inc iden t and she will be able to re fe r to th e exact conversa ­tion, time, p lace and e v e ry th in g —tlia w onder of th is woman, indefatiguable ,

; ev e r w orking, ev e r c tea t ing , m oving on and on, defyiti.g all, eveu F a th e r Time, v.’ho, seem ingly, c a n n o t leave his m a rk upon her. And w h a t is the secret of h e r youth Avhich she guard.s so sedulously? E n th us ia sm , love of life, love of v.-ork, and, to use h e r own words, “Only to those who a re en ­th us ia s t ic can come ecstacy of living. Only to the en th u s ia s t ic does the hori­zon of th e fu tu re show a lw ays red and gold, a lw ays th e future . Keei> *yoar eyes tu rn ed th a t way. Live every m o­m e n t to th e fullest, bu t do no t forget th a t th e nex t one will bring you red ­der, r i c h e r wine. W ork—the re is no th in g in th e world so delighifu l as w'ork.'’

W e a re liv ing our own lives over In th e la u g h te r the y ta k e to

school;In th e s tudy, th e hope and th e d re a m ­

ing.In th e lesson of book and nile.

W e a re f ighting our own old b a t t le s W h e n the y go to th e w a rfa re the re .

And we go th rou gh i t over an d over, T h e toiling and troub le and care .

T hey go off to school w ith singing.A nd the y leave us w ith si lence

a roundE x cep t th a t th e echoes a re r ing ing

Deep dow n in o u r h e a r t s and pro­found.

T h e y com e h o m e f ro m s tud y w ith t ru s t in g .

T h e ir l i t t le l ives full of i t all.I ts lu re and i ts l igh t and its leading.

I t s joy a n d i t s t r iu m p h an d call.

T/ie WashingtonReception Tuesday

Tnnity CollegeCampus Notes

Special to T h e News.

T r in i ty College, D urham , N. C., Feb. 18.— Dr. W. T, L aprade , of th e d e p a r t ­m e n t of h is to ry of T r in i ty College, h a s about com ple ted th e m a n u sc r ip t for a new book w hich he will soon publish. I t dea ls w ith th e n eg ro prob­lem in th e d is t r ic t of Columbia, and is en t i t led , “ S ta tu s of th e H opk ins U n ive rs i ty P ress .

Dr. L a p ra d e a lso published la s t y e a r a book on th e F re n c h R evolu ­t io n a ry period of th e e ig h teen cen tury .

T h e facu lty publica tion co m m it tee h a s b een a t w ork for som e t im e on th e new ca ta logue for th e com ing year. All copies of th e ca ta logue th a t w ere on h a n d w ere des troyed in th e fire of th e old D uke building.

T h e old co rne r s tone of th e D uke build ing h a s been ta k e n from th e fall­en w alls of th e burne.d s t ru c tu re , and p laced in th e m u se u m a t th e library , w h e re It will be in safe keeping.

1 ------------------------1 — Y este rd ay w as a record S a tu rd a y in th e m e rc an t i le w orld of th ic city. All m e rc h a n ts rep o r ted big sales.

T hey go off to l i fe’s school, th e y leave us,

And th e day w ears aw ay to th e dusk, A nd only w ee shadow s troop ing

T hro ug h th e mist, as a rose th ro ug h th e m usk.

But, w ith only th e i r shadow s to wel­come.

And w ith only an echo to ring.Of th e i r golden an d beau t ifu l lau gh ­

te r ,W ide open th e po rta ls w e fling.

Yea, open, w ide open to welcom e T he d ream and th e joy and th e song

Of the li t t le lives out in th e s t rugg le W h e re th e th ro n g t r e a d s th e h e a r t

of th e th rong .Til l th e s tu d ie s a re over forever, T ill th e la s t school i s ou t fo r all

t ime,Oh, sw ing off an d sw ing h o m e li t t le

ch ild ren .W hile o u r h e a r t s b e a t in tu n e to

your chime!

A rra n g e m e n ts a re n ear ing comple- ' tion for the big W ash in tgon recep t ion

a t th e Y o u n g 'M e n ’s C hris t ian Asso-

I elation T uesd ay night. All com m ittees I a re re p o r t in g th a t th e i r ass ig nm e n ts I a re well in hand.\ T he p ro g ram prom ises to be one ' o f th e b es t th a t h as ev e r been put I on a t th e Young M en’s C hris t ian As- ' soclation.j In v i ta t ions will not be issued as

th e public is invited. T hose rem em- ! ber ing th e successful F o unders ' Day

recep tion will no t fail to a t te n d th is function a t th e Y. M. C. A., as the sam e com m it tee has all a r r a n g e m e n ts in c h a rg e .

T h e I .ad ies’ Auxiliary to th e Young M en’s C hr is t ian Association m e t yes-

I te rd a v a f te rnoon a t th e Y. M. C. A. j build ing and perfec ted plans for the ir I p a r t in th e celebration.

My Aeroplarr

. (Continuet^. F rom Eleven.)

Real Estate Deals

Mr. F ra n k F. Jo n e s y e s te rd a y p u r ­ch ased from- th e Mutual T ru s t Com­pany a h an dsom e lot on P a rk drive, E l i z a b e t h section, th e con sid e ra t io n being $1,500.

T h e p rop er ty is t h e m o s t d es irab le su bu rban re s iden t ia l rea l e s t a te con ­tiguous to th e Q ueen City a n d th e price paid is cons idered sm all

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M essrs. 0 . J. T h ies and F r a n k F. J o n e s y e s te rd a y p u rch ased of Mr. Joh n M. H a r ry h is v e ry va luab le lot on E lizab e th avenu e opposite Mr. W ill W e a r n ’s p roper ty . T he lot is 66 fe e t f ro n t by 193 fe e t deep, and is considered one of th e m o s t va lu ­able lo ts e n t i r e E l izabe th avenue.

cam e th e d ism aying an no un cem en t th a t a t e s t of m y barograph ' a rougii read ing of w hich had showed ajiproxi- m a te ly 9.970 feet) gave m e only a li t t le m o re th a n 9,400 feet. But tlui officials of th e Aero Club of P en nsy lva ­nia, un d e r w hose ausp ices the flight had been m ade, w ere su re th a t a m is ­ta k e had been m a de som ew here and so tu rn e d th e in s t ru m e n t over to G eorge S. Bliss, head of th e U nited S ta te s W e a th e r B ureau in Ph iladel­phia . T o th e indefa tigab le and gen ­e ro u s efforts of th is official we owe th e fac t th a t th e final official reading of 9,897 fee t w as given a f te r te s ts to w hich no b a rog rap h had ever been sub ­jected before. T h a t w as th e w orld ’s record for only a sh o r t t ime, for a day o r tw o la te r cam e L egagneaux’s w onderfu l fea t w hen he ascended 10,-

J 499 fee t a.id m ade it impossible for ; m e to realize my fond hope, of be ing ! t h e f i rs t m a n to pass th e 10,000 mark, i B u t th e fasc ination of a l t i tude work I is s t r o n g e r with m e th a n ever in sp ite of i ts awful s t ra in and co ns tan tly in­c reas ing danger, and n e x t spr ing I

I hope to re tu rn to P h iladelph ia and b e a t any record th a t may th e n be in existence.

T it le of next Sunday’s article: "My Most Thrilling Adventure in the Air.”

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(Copyright, 1911, by H en ry M. Xoely. i Copyrigh t in G rea t B ri ta in and 1 C anada. All r ig h ts rese rved .) ^