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MlliS OiSON WITH
as Dinner
Durham
Mam Cards
li poiflble for ihankiad to “llvl
'without bookB” at Ohrt«tma« tlm«,
^ut no oii« hu ever had a good
ChrlitdUii “without cooka."
Thole who have homea look lor-
irsrd to the chrlatmaa dinner ; with
»plcurttaD relieh.
But dot alone in the home dlnlns
room afe there royal featta at Christ
mas time. In the hotels, cafes and
restaurants, where the stranger is ott
» fuest. th« 'Christmas • menus are
■umptuous spreads.
AS evidence of this*afe the-citds
given below. Mine host Perkins, of
the Central Hotel, will serve tor his
big household tomorrow the follow
ing Christmas dinner.
Dinner.
Oyster cocktalh ‘ Boudin Blanc
Pure© a la Paulett
- Consomme Calcutta
bread sticks ^
Michigan celery Salted almonds
Queen olives ‘ Pin modey picqies
Lettuce
Broiled Pompano Montpelier, Butter
Pommes Parisienne
Sugar cured ham, Champagne Sauce
Beef Mlngnons aux Trutfles ;
Ftesh Lobster a ,1a Newburg-
Blfnets aux Confltures
Roast prime ribs of wiestem beef dnp
gravy '
Roast young turkey stuffed * With
• * Chestnuts*
Cranberry Sauce
Suckling pig, apple-sauce .
Mashed potatoes . .. Stewed rlQe
New Grurden ^eas .
New asparagus on toast
Candled yams
Roast venison bread sauce
'Opossum with sweet potatoes •
B?nglish plum puddla*, brandy.sauee
Hot mince pie Pumpkin pJe
Bisque ice cream
Pound cake Fruit cake silver cake
Maccaroons * '
Roquefort cheese American cneese
Bents blsqqit v
Mixed nuts Layer raisins
Oranges Banannas Applas
Tea Coftee Milk
After dinner mints. -
The menu card is particularly, pret
ty.
Qem Dining Roonn. :.
The Oem Dining Room, one of the
best patronlied restaurants the city
has ever had, bas an elaborate menu
for Christmas day.
Mr. J.- N/ JOBee^ caterer and atewr
ard, will serve things in season and
out of season, and in the best of
style. The card follows;
Menu—Oem Dining Room Dinner 12
to 3.
Fruits
Soups
Asparagus soup I^ee of vegetable
Chicken gumbo
Queen olives Mixed Pickles
California celery
Florida head lettuce
Stuffed Mangoes
Baked Salmon trout with cream gravy
Fresh Shrimps Hollandalae sauce
Prime rib roast of western beef
Browned gravy
Roast* Young-’tnrkey wttii oyster -
dreesThg cranberry sauce
Roast saddle of lamb. Russian fastiion
iHirry of Tennessee milk fed. chicken
Smothered caille on toa^Tt
Chicken salad
Hot com bread buttermilk
Mashed potatoes Saratoga chips
Steamed rice
French peas ' Mammoth * asparagus
eimdied yacns v •
Cream-cqitn,. Stewedton\^tpes.
Fresh opple j)ie ,al a‘ mode
■'TUlBce pie
Orange ' Wir _• c4ke
PTOoapple’Sherl5^rt •'
I American ^fese • • Saltines
S'chwitter cheese
French drip “cottee' ‘
South Carolina grown tea MMk
SelWyn.
The famous criislirie al the Selwyn
Hotel will measure up'tomorrow to its
usual hi|b' rftand'ard. * InstMd of the
regular K Ik Cane’menu. theire'Will be
two table 'd’hote dinned, ona at ‘ 12
a. m.. the Other* at 9 p. nl.. The con-
leses will be n¥iany anff of 'the choicest
brands.
‘tionewatl Ncftel. •
Special ctre has been expended 4)y
caterer Wright upon the Christmas
dinner. It is a la carte, and everything
that an epleure ooul} -wish will be
on the card.
Repojrt
ojDr.Yatsen*s
Election Prmature
Ban mnclaoo, Dec. 23.-—The Chin
ese national association here receiv
ed R cablegraci today stating that the
report announcing the election orf JPr.
Bun Yatsen.a*) president of the revo
lutionary assembly at Nanking was
premature. The-^ message, which was
In response to a ■ query sent from
here, said a test*.vote was xaken In-
rormalljr among the delegates showing
that Dr.- Sun w«s strongly favored
above tb^. other,candidates. This In
formal vote was also extended to the
question of ministers.
PRin y. WEDplNlfil AT LBN^IR.
Lenoir, 23.^t the home of the
bride’s parents, .Me, and Mrs. T. C.
Wakefield, on North M^n street, their
oldest daughter, P^ru waa united in
marriage to' Mr. J. H. Beard, the cere
mony being perfsrmed by the Rev. C^
M. Plckehi, pastor of the Methodist
church. Oily a very few Intimate
friends wer# present to wttneta the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Beard left
on the morning train to spend their
honeymoon #lth relRtlves of the gix>om
In Rowan and Iredell counties, after
which they will return to Lenoir to
make their future* Ifomei Th» brldfl
iiiES-iiirco.
Tbe Liles-Nlx Compamy h^ve made
a ^eOHp d'etat in securing as head of
their mllUnery department Mias Mary
Dawsdn. . '
Mlse Dawson has been known to
the -mniinery trade rf Charlotte and
vicinity for six years. She not only
has the milliner’s touch, but has exeo
uttve ability, and the art of pleasing.
She haa a large' following and will
bring to this new firm which Mst
year added to Charlotte's mercantile
life, the help which in a clever, Ul-
ented, popular bualnesa woman alone
can ^ve.
Miss Dawson goes with the Ules-
Nix Company January 1.
BRlBf='S.
—Prof. Wyche, principal of the
South Qnuied School, Is up again af
ter having been indisposed. •
—Miss Anna Murry, stenographer of
the Good lU^ds Machinery Company,
has gone to Burlington to spend Xmas,
—Thcf world at^d his wife were In the
shops yeaterday. It was a great day
with the jnerchaots.
—Mr. Henry Belk, of Belk Mros.,
will spend Xmas with hla mother in
Monroe. '
—Mr. Rowland Pruett arrived in
the city yesterday from Wake Forest
to spend the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Pruett. , Y*
-7-Mr, S. 0. Alexander, representing
the* Fraternal Order of Eagles, was
out yesterday afternoon distributing
gifts to the poor and needy of the
city.
—The ladles of the Westminster
Presbyterian church made $3S yester
day by the sale. Th^y could have
doubled the amount nad not the sup
ply bMn cxhattttad.
—Mr. John Parks of Atlanta, former
ly of this city, la spending the Christ
mas holidaya in this city with friends.
Mr. Parks was connected with the
Tryon Street Drug Co., but is now
traveling for tbe National Biscuit
Company.
—Mr. Theodore Lucas arrived in
the city from Trinity Friday. He will
spend the Christmas holidays with
his mother, Mrs. Montie Lucas, at
her home on North College street.
—Mr. ^j. L. Jones ii home from
Trinity to spend the Christmas holi
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Jones, at their home on South
•Tryon street.
—During the week the matrimo
nial knot was tied 50 times in Mecky
lenburg county. That was the number
of licenses issued by Register of
Deeds Moore.
—One of the brightest young men to
enter the buslnes world during the
holiday season is Master John Mel
lon, son of Mrs. Ed. Mellon. He be
gins his mercantile career as elevator
boy. That isn’t a« high as being
boss,” but if ha runs the elevator —
aa he doea—he may some day run the
store.
, —Mr. EUi McNinch is home for the
hoUdl^a from.Vv P. I. to spend the
holidays ^h hto'ijarents, Mr. and Mrs
S- S. McI^Qeh at their home on North
Churdi ^r^t.
. —Mr. Nortoan jQhnson, of Lynch-
bu^. arrived yesterday to join his
famU/ and. MaJ. J. O.. S^ird. Mrs.
Johnson , is mating with great success
in his Wdrk in .Lynchburg.
—Mr.' Manlius. Orr arrived home yes
terday to sj^d the holidays with his
fkfhes. Mr. John F. On% Mr. Orr is
connected/with the state laboratory at
iRa'lelgh.
Statesville
is a poptliar young woman has
host of' fnends who wish them’^^T.
The groom is machine loom foraman
at the Cdnwell Furniture JFtetory and
has many Irlends i^o. wish t^e happy'
young omU a long and happy life to
gether. On their return thes^^wlll
board Ipr twhile wlth.Mra..J. W. Tol
bert, ti ptt/tl^ home Which wiM-
formeHy lcnoini aa the Wilson A«a4
amy. ^
PtnetnaMr Oe^.Ugly :
Last niflit about t o’clock Annie
'Wiiiiaias, oblored, aasnmed the role
}t peaoema]i«r: iaid^«at U In tba nmk.
ro negroiT
and t^
StatesvHle, DecI 23.—Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. M. Phifer hava issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter.
Miss Bessie Mae Phifer and Neal Sum*
ter Sharpe. The ceremony will take
place Wedneaday evening, 27th, at the
home of the bride on West Front
street.
Miss Janie Leonard entertained a
■party of friends at her home on Stock
ton street last Friday evening. The
playing of games fui'nished amuse
ment for the young people. RefTesh-
metits were served.
Out-of-town members of Statesville
Female College have gone to, their
homes for the holiday vacation as fol
lows: Miss Boardman to Qreensborb,
Ala.; Mias Bishop to Fredericksburg,
Va., and Miss Williams to Richmond.
The college suspended Thursday and
practically all of the out-of-town stu
dents left that day for their homea.
' Mrs. J. H. Hoffman haa returned
from an extended visit to points in
Pennsylvania, New York and Vir
ginia.
Miss Lola Lore is at home from Lex
ington to apend the holidays. Shd is
accompanied by Mlsa Price, « Vir
ginia, who is-a teacher in the Lexing
ton schools.
Mrs. W. w. Hanks and child, of
Charlotte, are visiting Mrs. Hank’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Jenkins.
Miss Nell Armfleld wll spend Christ
mas with friends at Morganton.
Mra. Julia Jackson and Miss Hattie
Sloan are visiting Mrs. Blythe at Hun-
tersvilleu*
Mrs. H. M. EUbanks haa. gone td
'Monroe to spend the holiday season
with relatives. Mr. Bubanks will join
hat i^.ext w.eek.,
Mr*. E. R. Rankin and little son, Ed
gar, ^ who spend some time here with
Mrs. Rankin’a parenta, Mr. tad Mrs.
X C. Steele, have gone to Aaheville
to -join-Mr.'Rankin and apettd some
time wttb hia pjarenta there before go
ing to their bOflM at^Tryon.
' Mr. -and Mra. !• P. He&fel and Miss
Christine HetiMl, of Lieiioir, Mr. and
Mra. Henry Rhyne, of Mt. Hdlly, and
Mr. a^ Mra. J. A. 0. Wadairorth, Of
ChariDtta. art fuiita or Ht. aad Mra.
c. y. Henkel tot thO holMaya.
Miaa Im Mcjj^ugald today for
umn% to a»ond awkila with Mlaa
»or»a Wl.
. Mlaa Rm ia at home
W to 1m holiday
Mlsaaa jfeaalo Blnkl^,
Myrtle QrUj^th* of Winaton* and Ma^
kch.
LtQ
iBda
me from 8hel-
garet M Albamarla, win ftrrl?«
di Stctiaavllii Totadav to be gnaata of
Mlsa Itfai^ 'Austin ll^r.
l^f. tmi itra. H;'V, ^raytn are at
thraa- Aa&ebon^, jto^.
Mrs. Cravm'a
with
pMpie.
Wtntama fa ilaitinc.te
Durham, Deo. 28.—Chriatmas of aic-
clptional gayety is promised as the
day approachea and n^xt week will be
literally crowded with events of large
akd small fmportance.
For tha social side of the church
^rt of It the Brwln Sunday school
Cmrlstmas tree, the Blks offering to
t^e poor, the stereopticon lecture to
the deaf and dumb In their tongue, the
aahool exercises In church, all theae
a^ to figure. A remarkable event is
t|e Brwin Christmas tree, the entire
_ ft of the genius of the Brwin Cot-
tOn Mllla and it attracts more atten
tion than any secular event that can
ba named.
Outside the social realm of the
church, there are numberless parties,
Itinoheons and kindred things for next
week. One of the noti^)le parties will
be that of Mrs. George H. Nash to Mrs.
W. T. Bost, who leaves the first of the
yaar for Raleigh. Mrs. Bost also haa
har literary club, the jHalcyona with
har and entertains tl»e Tuesday After
noon Bridge Club of which she Is a
niember. A Joint event to Mrs. W. L.
Wall and to Mrs. Bost is to be given,
Mrs. Wall having determined to move
to Hillsboro, her old home, the first
of the year also.
These are but a few of the parties
already announced. The two dances
for the holidays, tha meeting of the
clubs in their regular session, the en-
tartaidment of the new brides, Mrs.
Clalborn^M. Carx^nd Mrs. W. T. Minor
are among the scheduled ehrents.
Mrs. P. W. Vaughan has returned
from New York city where she recent
ly went to attend the wedding of her
cousin, Miss Helen Vaughan. Mrs.
Vaughan spent two weeks in the big
city and reached Durham Wednesday
of this week.
Misses Ellse Lloyd, Janet Mason and
Lillian Fuller, Durham roses at Sweet
Bflar College, Virginia, are at home
fof tha holidays. They will return to
thalr booka Jan. 8.
One of the pleasing events of the
waek closed was the entertainment of
a few college friends by Miss Lucile
Hundley at ber home on Cleveland
street Wednesday evening.
The guests were largely of Trinity-s
classes, the pretty co-eds making up
the girl contingent. , A delightful
el^ht-course luncheon was served and
mhslc was rendered by members of
the party.
Pendergrass-Matthews.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.’ H.
Miitthews, parents ot^the bride, last
night, Miss Bessie Anna Matthews and
mF. D. p. Pendergrass were married,
R^v. Dr. E. R. Leyburn officiating.
The ceremony began promptly at >>
o’olock with Miss Anna Nowell play
ing Mendelssohn’s march. The couple
were attended by Miss Mattie Matth
ew#, sister of the bride, who wore yel
low marquisette over satin. She car
ried a shower bouquet of -carnations
and ferns and served her sister aa
maid Of honor. Mr. Wallace Tuck was
beatt man. The other attendants were^
Mils Hattie Howard and Mr. Fred Lea,
Mlsa Hattie Cole and Mr. Henry Pen
dergrass, Miss Beulah Andrews and
Mr, Lonnie Matthews.
The bri^ wore wlUte jnesi^pOlnet sind
carried bilde's roses and carMftildhs.
The ODuple will live here.)
Miss Sharpe ,Qoes to Renton.
Miss Lottie Sharpe, whose engage
ment to Mr. Kemp P. Lewis was an*
nounced last week, left today for her
hoine in Edenton where she will re
main until the marriage in April.
Miss Sharp has been several years
stanographer in the Southern office
and is one of the ^ost popular girls
who ever lived in Durham. She comes
^very near the point of absolute a.dora-
tioh, being blessed with the rarest
popularity In all quarters of tha city.
Mr. Lewis is a son of Dr. Rictiitrd H.
I«wis. of Raleigh, treasurer of St. Plill-
llp’s Bpiscopal chnrch and private sac-
retary to Mr. W. A. Erwin of the Brwin
Cotton Mills. Their announcement
last week haa (been the social item of
several months.
0ance Postponed by Death.
The dance, which was to have been
giVen to the young ladies of the city
and to their guests, has been postpon
ed until tha middle of next week. The
cause of Its being called off was the
death of Mr. W. F. Patton, a son-in-
lafr of Oen. and Mrs. Julian S. Oarr,
whose funeral takes place today.
Weddlnfi ^vent of Much Interest.
A wedding event, not announced by
interest, is to be
that of Miss Jessie "Booker Lloyd, of
Danville, and Mrs. C. Foard Fowler, of
Rowan county, Dec. 27, at Danville.
Mr. Fowler is not ki^wn generally
in Durham, but was formerly auper-
intendent of one of the^j^boro cot-
tod mills and Waa known ^oughout
Pefson county. He is. prominently con
nected over the state, is a brother of
Mft H. B. Fowler, one of Charlotte’s
belt known young buslnes men, a
brdther of Mr. Jr c. Fowler, promi*
noAt In f Statesville business, and a
brdther of Mra. Whitney L' Bridgefs,
of JTarboro. He Is a graat friend of all
thO Rowan contingent in Durham.
Miss Lloyd comes of Virginia’s finest
yotng womanhood, has lived in Boyd-
tori, Clarksyllle iind Danville and has
he# home in the latter place. She
wlU be married at her home and tl^s
brijlal trip .will be succeeded by a*
gr^t reception at South River, the
home of Mr. Fowltr, where he is liv-
inf In lordly atylo upon the farm of
hit, boyhood days.
Mtt. Caiherah MofHaon •pedal 43uea«.
The deterred meeting of the Up^
D«U lilterary Olttb took place yeater^
daf. afternoon with Mrs. G. W. Watts,
holfess. 4n. the absence of A. G.
Cair, president, Mrs. L. L. -Morehead,
vi^-president. preaided. The study, of
tht Greek drama was continued with
Mm. 3i M. Maning and Mrs. 8. W.
V^lkable preaentlaig papers on the two
Oo|npanion plays of Eluripides. Mrs.
read an eaaay on “Iphlgania. in
la" and' Mra. Mnrray 'Iphlgenia In
rts.'-*
lota tha lltOrary profMuoil; Mrs.
;ta aarvad a ai»«ottraa itnolMon.
.playad tta portion in the
'al aohaina. |n thO oantra Of the
was plaood t iarga vmae of i»in-
tha ■aaiottal iower artth red
ahadaa making fc wettjr aooaa-
4 yta«a ^rda gt ta# indliddaal
During t|ia aftentecm. Mra.
_ and Mrs.. 8. W. Venabla iava r
pfog!^ fnd the
bagaa lUtr tli# noaahiaiitt of
iundiaon v^oh waa appoint^ tor
|0 in tha
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Charlotte’s Authority
on Women’s Wear
17 and 19 West Trade Street
Phqnes 776-777
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Cidssificd
in Today’s NEWS
Hand-Painted Chiii^
Adda to .t^a be-'ty of any Dining Room. Pickard’-* »
most art&le line On the market; We have just or>pn/r»
Mtonn^ntof the ^west shapes and designs which we are
piiiyl^gLln 'ni ^!*es. Will glad to show anyone interested
Garebaldi, Bruns & Dixon
JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS
Wagons
Also Automobiles
and Irish^ Mails
We have thdm to se'l and we will
sell them. SEE US before
buying.
WEDDINGTON
HARDWARE COMPANY
T w e n t y-N i o e E a s t Trade Street
65—PHONES—75
Carr, Mrs. Watt’s house guest, was W. T. Bost, who leave iSurham in a
one of the honored* i^eaterday. The feW days to beconcie residents of Ral
club members present were: Met* «l^h. Two automobiles bore tha party
dames J. M. Manning^' J. C. Michie, L. 'out in a blinding rain and back in a
L. Morehad, E. C. Murray, Harper Er- skiedlng iaiud. The three hours In the
win; J. M. Sasser, Qilbert White, W. L. cabin were spent in music, furnished
Wall, S. W. Venable, Mrs. Morrison by members of .the party and by a
and Mias Carr. ^ Victrola which the OlendiUe preserves
Oiilet Marriage constant operation. A five
Af Trtnltj- u4thodUit church ‘““kwo ‘"kw
sonaee last ni^ RPv R_ n Craven centre from whlch all the accesdi^
M?tomed th?^?e4i^^^^ radiated, was produced from the
with Isaac. Judal.Uc of nam*.
Miss Beulah Barbee and Mr.
Marahallr both of this city.
bat Afticanus of complexion, catering
th
Bankjand Dr. H. k Satterfleld. -Whll* J?.
Mr Craven wrh reneatintf the VOWS
»lth "ri. Pl*y*d
“Hearts and Flowers.** uii wav thrn«i»h
In A# Mi> Mm Party plOUghOd itt WaX thrOUgh
At rSTttrtJIiv R shlbboleth of the gaaoltna go-cart,
r midnight. Thoae who
'»^«ra lnlt were; Mr. and Mra. W. T.
S Mlaue^P Annie Louise and Llde
Vnuglian, Mesat^. Sidney W. Mi-
dlM8?l,Jty7t?i?hourth.«oodcoJ.
try folks of the ho$t’B' old home are ^ »v«wi.
saying their evening prayers prepargt!
tory to retiring. —County offloars and oity officials
The party waa given to Mr. and Mra. "all Imook off tomorrow.
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HOLIDAY BARGAINS
We have a large assortment of Drummers’ Samples Solid Gold and
Filled goods; as Broaches, Bracelets, Lockets^ Lavelelrs, stick Pins. Cuff
LlnkS^ mostly studded with diamonds, Cfih 1^ bought for less than factory
price. We have a fine line of out of pawn Diamonds, Rings, fxom $o.7S
to$fi50,00.
TIRADE WITH US AND SAVE DOLLARS.
R. Malever j& C9.. Prop.
Charlotte Pawn and Loan Co.
9 E. Trade Street
Our Qooda Is aa We Tell You or Money Back.
J^ORRIS Xmas Packages RegXr
Line FINE CANDIES now on Display at
Reese & Alexander's Drug Store
Special Sale
COMPLIMENT^ OF THE $iA90N
Wa alntf^rely thaitk eur frtanda far
fthair moat liberal patronage durin(j| the
holldaira, and tha year that la 4fawlrif
to ita eloae, and join In wfahlng ana
and all a "Mairy ChrMmaa.**
W. T. MaCOY A 60.
$1.50 Sillc Half Hose 75c 1
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Blacks and oolara In Wilson Bros, best 11.50 pure thread Silk, with }
lisle tiaal, toa and sole.
ONB-f|rOURTH OFF AU. 8WEATEHS THIS WEEK
Man’s, Wom^% and Children^ the nv^est styles for Fail 19H- ^
•MART SHOWING FELT SUPPERS
Ladi^* and MisaiR* $1.26 and |1.50. Men’s House Slippers,
Indian , and fiiith Room SU^para '11.50 to $2.50.
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, Ctothei W MUltiir Ooat»a|i»«ri la SeU. Collar w
and Wns, Sox ud T>m to match to leattier ca»e, i
Bmji tfult OMei; »5 0« to lfSO Samp e *
eholee WelUjt SUc.MnMer atd Initial Hao^R'I, J
chtellh Ink OttUtM in HoUday Bo»>. «
W0Yn 0Ri, Sdl^^^nyx”'Silk HtoSO, 50c to |2.00j Auto D
-Qleraa II to. Id; fettp for Boya
Um iHlfe $150 to, $TJR); ,
Oratitella and Mxtnotm for Mw; Shoes for all, $6.00 ana ? > ^
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