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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS MARCH 8 1911 8 'tration Sale 11 ir ated ard f a ts ocial q) 'pepsonat, (By Addie W uUams Caldwell.) Aspiration. I pnvy not tho sun Hi?! lavish liRlit: But O t(i he tlie one [’ale orb of niglit. In si]>nce and alone I'onimuning witli mine own! I envy not the rain I'liat t'ros;h(Mis all riio parching hill and plain; Uni O the small Xieht-dewdrop now to be. My noonday flower, for thee! —Father 'I’abb. ■ n: 111 It 3 I 'it LITERATURE DEPARTMENT OF WOMAN’S CLUB. As u prelude to Dr. .lohnson’s ad- drosf! at th(‘ Pies^ljyteriau College last niuht the Literature Depart ment of the Woman’s (’lul) met yes- 101 day afternoon at Mrs. l'"rank Mc- Xinoh's and observed i lie lay as Xonli Carolina r*ay. " Dr. .lohusou's subject was “Sou;hern Ideals, Their l''lace in the Kducaiion of Southern Women. ' 'I'liis idea of •'ideals" was tl\> keyu(»le of tiie afiernoon. as well as evetiiuij. the lirsi suf;,t;estion cH' it i beinj; the meetini; of the Department I in an idral home. Mis. MoXiuch’s pret- t,\ cottaiie on llawt horne avenue. Ideal- ■jirtistii' in its design and interior I lU'cor.H ions, tlie patriotir enibeliish- iiiu'iit for •‘Xorih Carolina l^av" was |"iiii'al.' I r.etween the iiviutr room and din- ■ ’"n.u room a large stale tta.'i' was , hung as a portiere, the iia.c: being tlie : pruprrty of Mrs. Dmlle.v Hiir'uheimer. Ion*' of the elub members. On the I cL.iirman's table was a big tirass jjaidin*,M'e of long 'eaf pine, which, j lai. r in the afiernoon was the in- ; spira!i>)ii, quickly thouglit of l)y Mrs. 'Rogers, ihe chairman, for tlie women utiiting in the Xorth ('ardiaa 'i'oast, wliich was said with gusto. ?^fr!^. Uitcrrs called the mtenng to orner and presided throughout the nftei- noon with her characHM'ist ic readi ness and tact. A round of ('urrenr facts was given, then followed the papers of the afternoon. the poem composed by Rev. Plato Durham for “X’orth Carolina Day.” to niiisio and it was sung by Mesdames C, Hook, Paul Lucas, A. B. Justice, C.. O. Doggett, o. .1. Theis. Rush Wray. F. McXinch. Miss Patterson was the accomjianist and Mrs. Henr.v Anderson the violinist. A })iano solo and a vocal solo hv Miss I’atterson with violin oldigalo by Mrs. Anderson, made up the musical least of tlie afiernoon. Mrs. McXinch, could not. after writ ing ('apt. Jacks Ride,’’ serve “tea" ■Vt an old-tashioned coffee-urn, at an ’•ideal" table, Mrs. O. J. Theis presi ded. Ices and cakes, made from re cipes m the Woman's Clul) Cook Book, were .served. In the centre of the table was a large plateau sur rounded l)y long leaf pine—and the burrs. Silk strips of the North Carolina .'olorsf were thrown across the table and liigh over all. hung from a haJid- some electrolier, was tlie hornets’ nest Ihe latnous insignia of ihis country. I lie whole affair was ‘ ideaHy’’ plann ed and executed. Mrs. .1. E. Keilley. president of the State Federaticin. was the guest of hon or at .vesterday's meeting. A pleading benediction site left will! the (ie))artment was: --i am just as proud of you as 1 can be.” Ihe I’.ext meeting of the de})artment will be April 4ih, at the Manufacturers’ Club. ECHOES FROM RECIPROCITY DAY. I A gifted writer in the Geensboro ludusiiial Xews, writing of ‘'Echoes ! iron; Ut ciprocit '. Day." pays .gracious j c.impliiiH'ui to Ciiarlotte hoste.- ] thus; ■ i'Jchoes C(Miiiniie to come from the jmcmiters ol the Woman's cdub of this ;cit.\’, which, together v\i!li the sister jclub at High Point, was a guest of .Mrs, Hurkheimer's subject was the j tlie Charlotte club on March 2» Xorth Carolina flag. She gave many; j.:very member of the Qiteen Citv intc--re.= ring facts in rp.eard to the ilac, j ciiii, ij;),, ,esolved. in the words )f and state history connected therewith. } 11,^ i)o.‘t, to “Let oar 'eciprocal vows The hostess, Mrs. McX’iiich, followed | 1),j remembered." Comely womanho«.>d with a poem-i)iece on Captain .Tnck, ■ i'^.>ver shone more brilliantly, which was too .good not to be heard \ njore perfectly planned and exe- 1)\ the T), U. Cliapters of the ; i-tited da;>' of jiltasure could nof have ci V. S'l The writer secured it and been. "He cannot have suffici('nt hpn- h^’re ii is; .or done unio him. but the uttermost Jack—1775. | can do, we must,'.’ seemed to l)e the constant watchwjrd. Xothing in the woild was c'lniited to make tlie enter- Low Heels For Young Ladies’ and Big Misses Who Want a Nice Comfortable Stylish Shoe $2.00 to $3.00 These Come in Suede, Patent Colt and Gun Metal—Pumps and Instep Straps. THOMPSOIVS Foot-Fltters. t-> The Ride of Captain Cfime hear the ride of Captain ,Tack To PhiiaHelphia and back. ,I(din Ciilpin never rode as he; ,\ot Paul Revere, as you shall see, [ Xor Tam O'Shanter’s modest mile I 'lour ear shall from my tale beguile. Ii(>\vn I •'['^va.-; iii the year o' sevenry-five When liiierty began to thrive; The 'Hornel's .\est’ was not yet nam ed, .Vor 'csr f‘ quam videri' famed; Tiu fashion was a coat of red. ' (bx’ ^ave the Kin.z forev r said j .\tid l>e be wrong or i>e he i•igh^ Hod t\in,i .sa\ e till iiiglr. i^ut m u ill Mecklenburg there were \\ iio dared Kin.u Ceorge's wrongs a\c : He;e ill a house of loirs, they ])roke Their '^ceptered king's unlawful yoke. H: a\e pioneer, with con.->cious po\A er I ’!'!ie\- fashioned in that golden hour— E'er yet a sister state uprose— nation's cradle of repose. Outside an eager crowd drev,- near I'o give the patriots praise and cheer You T •.If ON , 'I'heu (’ai»iain .lack agreed to be i 'ri:e messenger to Congress. See I His hat they britiu, his spurs, j .-word. j He moujits his horse, a farewell word, I The message safe in liand, at last. •The iiaied street of Tryon passed ! I l'h- stream that .skirts the hill is crossed. t They see him gain the wood ! He's lost To view and then they cheer again .\nl echo calls a faint refrain— What ear could follow fast enough Thar beat on. beat of thudding hoof? Whar e.'e could mark them flashing by The woods, the streams*, the changing ■sky ? .\11 (ia\, all day, all day once more .\or half that daring ride is o'er. ' .\'o courier of i)rose or song ! lO'er yet did ride so fast and long. I For thirteen hundred miles he went, I And half a hundred horses spent Before the Quaker town he spied. ! Or rested from his fearsome ride. At once our delegate be .sought .And showed the do-ument he brought. The president of Congress deemed The act loo i)remature. But it seemed That .Jefferson with wiser eyes Knew how lo use the “spurious” prize, And in the immortal iiage he wrote It's substance he, methinks, did quote And thus, though lost to history, The tidings served their end, you see. ion Man Man CH? f iitess ? 1 iir window, and from 4 to ■ u day night ’8 Whatever fate the paper met It's bearer we cannot forget. James .Jack is dead long, long ago. His fame, indeed, shall ne'er be so; l-'or we will ever tell how he Uode far and well for liberty. — ■Mary Groome McXinch. Mrs. W. L. Nicholson—who always has something bright and surprising, no matter when or where she is called upon—had been assigned the subject of “An ideal Home.” “As we never at tained unto ‘an ideal home’ in its broader and more figurative sense,'' said .Mrs. Nicholson. “1 have taken the liberty of paraphrasing the subject by the insertion of one word—club—mak ing my subject “An Ideal Club Home. ’ (Ai)plause.) Then and there followed one of the cleverest bits of humor in *a running story emanating from Mrs. Nicholson’s fertile brain, that it has ever been the department’s pleasure— and profit—to hear. Each member of the club had part and parcel in the paper but more must not be told, for The News is going to let you read it for yourself on Sunday s Social l-*age. Ihe special musical progiam ar ranged my Mrs. McNinch for “North Carolina l^ay ’ followed. Miss Patter- ^ )ii. of Coficord, a talented musician, and gifled comi)Oser, had set taiiimenr a complete succe.^s. "'I'he Ciieensboro club," said one wo man. “.'^pent a never-io-l)e-forp,otten d:i.» with the Charlotte club on March 2. Trul.\ it wa.- a reii (and wliiie) let ter da.^. Fioji! the moment of arrival j We were Meated like invalids so far I as walkin.” was ‘oncerned, but when lit came lo iirovidin.ij, fn; tlie inner ; mail, we should liavt' hail the capac ity i of a healthy, voraciou.-' epicure. The I Charlotte women are royal hostesse.s, I indeed. They t rented us lo one de- J iiuiitful surprise afier anoihei. v.'ith a f.om morn tillj i,,.. jjj doing that can come only ! from feelings of gentiine bospitality." .\mong dozens of expression one w(,ni:’n cmpliasized jiaI'ticulaiiy he mo- to; drive over the citv, the favorable iuij)ression she derived from it as to tile well idanned, well kept streets, the lieautifiil homes, and in her words. •■m> hostess was tlie nuist nueen'y I ever knew. The luncheon was ]!er- ft'Ctly araiiged and served." Anotiier [ sairl that l)C;-ide t!ie j)rofusion of beau- jtifiil eoitn-.vic^B of her hostess, one of {the things tiiat in;i>i’-?^sed her most \va.' lh(' beauty anl cleanliness of the jstee''^. Even tiie business streets are his i kept in sttch biioatiful oi'der that they I looked like resideniial steels. She was told that the civic league had been workiu.g on liu-m for smie time. When the club women were settled back in tlu-ir seats of the lumiev.’ard bound coach they sighed with rei:ret that I hi* hai)py day was over, but not so, for as the train juilled slowly along the i)latforni there was a beautiful line of hostesses giving the chatauqua sa lute. nor was this the end, for the' extreme thoughtfulness followed after! Charlotte wrs left for behind—a| thoughtfulness, that betook the form; of supper arranged in dainty boxes I and including the most toothsome col lation. Beneath the cover of the box was a card upon which was a pine cone, and the familiar toast, on the reverse side, were the compliments of the house- hol economics dejiartment. the dain tiest preparation of two kinds of sand wiches, delicious chocolate creams and beautiful white cake. Summarized the w^hole day was a round of pleasure, the underlying beauty of it all is that the exchange of views over the teacups, and in various other ways, the hostess and her-guests were made to feel a personal interest in each other, that tbe Woman's club at large is one of the greatest organi zations of the age, that its scope of work is broad and dependant on co operation, and that, although its arms are outstretching in its willingness to meet the demands of the calls which are multitudinous, it must be a united organization to accomplish the end at stake. bunch of yellow jonquils on. After having driven over the town with one of her good friends, we bad the honor to see our beloved slate president in her home, a most fitting setting foi- so fair and lovely a jewel, this privi lege and pleasure will linger in our memory. 'There we were served with tea. sandwiciies and crystalized fruits. Go ing now to our several homes for luncheon, we entered a one time home, now a bower of spring flowers. Every- wheve was the purple and yellow and behold our hostess appears in lavender silk with a cloth of gold overdress, and were all so ju'oud and coiuoliinented. j A guest book was passed wherein ea‘h of us WK^te a toast and our name, then a similar book, but this (jne told us of ourselves, .\fter insctibin.g our names we lifted the flap. Then 1 found I have •an abominabl;- temijer.’ A friend is 'an incorrigible flirt,' another had "social aspirations.' You can judge how fortunate we consider ourselves to 'see ourselves as ('ihe;s see us.’ ••Having imbibed so much knowl edge we then entered tlie dining-room. Here ibe tal)le presented the a])pear- ance of a garden filled with fruits and ilov.ers, but we also were made to feel lo.\al. each chair having a picture of our state flag and seal, above wliich was written •Caro!in;i.' etv‘. Helow which our loast. •He'i-e's to the land of the long-Uaf june.’ etc. Our i)laces were des’igtKited in verse. At one end of the tabl was a huiige bin.icli of Jon quils. tide with a bow of viob t rib- i bon to tlic handle of a srysial i)asl;et. the stem touching tlie water in the basket. At the other end was a basket of violet^ with a Jiu.ue rosette of ribbon, and in the cealer were pur ple hyacinths and jonquils in abund ance. 'i'he fruit, the cieani. the can dies, all. were lutrple and yellow'. The crackeis. cheese, straws, etc.. not be ing this cjior. did us honor by having t)ur colors arotiiul them. i “Our hostess. i)eiug cljainiian of lit erature. feasted (rar minds as well as our bodies. Mrs. Reiily. our state pres ident. giving us a loast. ’The State F^'deration.' 'I'iu li each, guest in lurn toasted ‘Reciprociiy,’ making an cros- tic the last guesr using the whole word. .\ow High i’oini was beautiful ly toasted, and its motto ' admired. 'I'hen came a .oasr to (Jreensboro. tlatteiing. lieii' a most brillian origi nal mast t(> both of our homes was given i)y one o'" the gifted, lovely Ciiar- lotie women. Mrs. L. Wray, who in a hapjiy way told us she uoved our col ors, the yellow for constancy, the pur- ]ile (bluet, modesty, and tii-pi wliite. purit.v. suited so well for the woman's clubs, and that theii-'s was for w^irinih. cheer and brightness, a lifting expres sion for the Chaiiotte club's fteling for her children, liigli Point, Greens boro. "Aftei- expressions from many we left till other, wl'.ere the ]>r GET IT AT HAWLEY’S.” The Drink Question The drink problem is a big one. and the one best answer to the drink (luestion is a glass of soda at our fountain. It's cold, s])arklin,g. luscious v.ith rich creamy cream—and tastes just righi. We mix it as you want it. Hawley’s Pharmacy TRYON AND FIFTH STS. ’Phones 13 and 260. Academy Advance Sale. ^itlle-Long Co^ ADVANCE OVATION SENATOR BOYDEN. It is always iileasing to Char!(':tie lo hear nUe things about Senator Hoyden, of Rowan, lender the caiUion of •‘Ovalion to Senator Boyden," the ellowi Salisbury Ff)st lias the following; "When the appropriation liills were before the senate Saturday nigiit. Senator Boyden made an appeal for a larger anpropriai ion for the Sol diers’ Home for the care of the old Confederate veterans, the lobbies and tile galleries (crowded with la dies and their escorts) rang with applnv.se time and again during his si)eech~-stub an incident has nor marked the iiroceedings in either branch before during* the session. It was a spontaneous tribute to the manl.x and i>atriotic utterances of the Senator from Rowan which was indeed a high compliment, partictilar- ly when ihe subject, of his speech is considered. A veteran himself of the war Iie’ween the stales, bis lieait was tbep rom])rer of bis eloqaenr words and the ovation was as natural as deserved." — WEDDING OF INTEREST All Salisbury w’as interested in the matriage c:j' Air.'., (^aiherine H. Oliver, I'f Hall'is. 'i'exas. and .Mr. George .lef- freys Williamson, of .Xsheville. wiiich took place at the beautiful home of hospita!»le home to enter an-|-^l''^- ^jdwin 0\etman, Satuida.v aitei- w I'.ere the i>r^ sitlen! of the iMr. W . B. \\ ilham&on. oi .\-he- Charlotte club so beauiifitlly entertain ed us. ,\ most clever as well as a warm gi'eeting in (uigina! opetry came to us ihrough .Mrs. T. S. Eranklin from ‘Sorosis.’ :ind .then we were gratified with a splendid program. Here we en joyed our stale ])r('sidenL and Wo man's club (Of Charlotte) president. Here, too, was punch, candies and (dkes served, and do you l;r!Ow when leaving each guest received a souve nir':' Cpon opening—on my honor— (women are curious! ) we found a most delicious luncii Avilh a toast from the ville, was best man. Mrs. Overman al- tend-C'd the bride. ♦ MISS JEFFRIES’ GUESTS. At her new and pretty home on Elizabeth Heiglits. Miss Flora .Jeffries will entertain the Wednesday Em broidery Club this afternoon. The clitb guests will consist of Miss es Beatrice Blake .Maujer .Mosele.'’. Elizabeth S;)rings. ;Mary McCausland. Ruth Lilliard Hazel McNiciiols, Hazel housenold economics dei)artment. This (’herrynian, Polly Shannoiiliouse, .lu- day w ill ever linger as one of our i lia McXincb, and Mrs. McKcan Mat- most iileasatK experiences. Long live ! litt. A special .cuest tomorrow will ♦ ycHir sy rup jug away, and ^ ' be Miss Evelyn Weeks. The following is an account of one of the pretty luncheons of “Reciprocity Day” in Charlotte Thursday, and is contributed by a guest at the festive board; “Hostesses are born, and queen of hostesses, of whom Charlotte has many, stands mine. Acrostic-Rogers. “Robed in lavender and gold Ou hostess, behold! Glad to be here are we. Each of us on this agre. Reciprocity Day is really great— Success surely is her mate^ “Meeting and warmly greeting us, she came, robed in purple with a Open All Day. Open AH Night. BOWEN’S DRUG STORE Carborundrum Strops Make Shaving a Delight—50c to $1.50. Have You Seen Them.^ BOWEN’S DRUG STORE Ms the Place.” Central Hotel Cor. ’Phones 203-459. A Home For You ■ys'e will build you a beautiful new, modern and artistic HOME on a large shaded lot in Charlotte's charming suburb WOOD LAWN We will plan it to YOUR taste, only restricting it to certain lines of beauty which will not increase it’s cost and make a REAL HOME for yoti. We will accept a reasonable cash payment and make convenient terms for the remainder. Let us show you what 'we have built and make you a proposition. The McClung Realty Go. 23 S. Tryor. St. 'Phone 1254. **Best Little Cathartic I ever used,” wi lies one lady regardinfr Hood’s Pills. “They are so mild, do their work without griping and always bring your habit.s regular. We use no other carUiartic.” The favorite in thousaiHis i.f fainilieri. Sold by all Urugsislti. cents. 200 Pair Women’s Velvet Pumps $2.50 i This is the second shipment of these shoes this season. You see how they io. De LaneShoe Company March 9 and 10 Semi-Dress and Street Many adaptations from Paris models, exclusive New York creations and lovely designs from our own work room. Our showing embraces the newest ideas from Knox Gage Phipps Randa and other celebrated makers. You are cordially invited to attend and inspect the display. Kittle-Long Co^
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