Wednesday Mar. 10, IMG
[SOCIETY I
Feathery
Very new is the use of feather triim
ming as applied to Jibe circular cuff
, of this glove. Natural pheasant and
f peacock feathers are used, with a
twice fabric clove.
Dinner For G. W. Baker.
On Sunday, March 7tli, at her home
in City View, Mrs. Gertrude Baker
entertained at .dinner the following
family connections: Three children,
Mrs. Gertrude Baker, Mrs. Joyce Yost
and Mrs. G. D. Baker; thirteen grand
children, two great grand-children and
several friends.
This dinner was given in honor qf
her aged father. G. W. Baker, who
celebrated his 84th birthday on March
6th.
After the blessing was invoked by
Mr. Castor, grandpa Baker invited all
the guests to help him eat the Bounti
ful dinner.
The table was beautiful with the
large birthday cake occupying the
center bearing the fuscription 1842-
1020.
After several hours of soe'able
talk the guests departed, wishing the
honoree many more happy bifthdays.
ONE PRESENT.
Mrs. Cannon to Entertain.
. Mrs. Joseph F. Cannon will en
tertain on Friday evening at her home
on North Union street in honor of
tjhe ; old and new officers of the Grier
Bible class of the First Presbyterian.
Church.
Mrs. Cannon has been teacher of
the class for several years, having
been t a recent meeting of
the members. However, several new
members 'were chosen at the meeting
and the party has been arranged for
them and the new ones ehosen to
succeed them.
All members of the class and all
who have ever been members of the
f class, are invited to attend the purty
xXixtoatfanuu by Jin. Canon. »
Fapgert-Goodnight.
James G. Goodnight aud Miss Kula
Mae Faggaret were united In marriage
on Sunday evening. March 7th, at
Organ Lutheran parsonage. The cer
emony was performed by' the pastor,
the Kcv. Paul L. Miller- Only a few
friends and relatives witnessed the
wedding.
The bride -was attired in a beauti
ful dress of blue satin bark crepe
with accessories to match. She is a
pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C,
C. Faggert of China Grove, and her
charming personality has enabled her
to command a wide circle of friends.
The groom is a promising son of
Mr. aud Mrs. H. H. Goodnight of
v Kannapolis. lie is a young man of
sterling olmract.er.
■After the ceremony the bpdul party
together witli Rev. and Mrs. Paul '
. Miller, left immediately for the home
of the bride where a delicious supper
was served in courses.
The couple, after, their honeymoon,
make their home in Kannapolis.
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Parents of Son.
Boru to Mr. and Mrs. Lacy F. Pen
dleton. March Otb, a son.
Child OonserV'tion League.
The Concord Circle of Child Con
servation League will meet with Mrs.
F. C. Niblock at her home on White
street Thursday afternoon at 3:30.
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PERSONAL.
Mrs. R. C. Corinne is confined to her
home on North Union street with in
fluenza.
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The condition of Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Byrd, who have been confined to
their home with influenza, is reported
today as greatly improved. Mr. Byrd i
is able to be out again and Mrs. Byrd
is able to sit up.
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Hugh Broome, of Mt. Airy, Karl
Broome, of Hickory, and Marlin
Brumley, of Newton, are spending the
[day here on business.
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B. D. Sherrill and R. K. Black
were business visitors in Albemarle
Tuesday afternoon.
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Dr. Paul Means, of Trenton, N.
J., will arrive Thursdoy morning to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. i
George W. Means.
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Friemfs of J. F. Harris, Sr., will
regret to hear that he is confined lo
his home on North Spring street with
a sprained back. Reports from }lr.
Harris state that he is suffering much
pain.
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Mrs. J. A. Sims, who has been vis
iting her daughters, Mrs. Williams
and Sloan in Charlotte, will re
turn to Concord today.
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Mrs. R. A_ Brewer is spending to
day fa Charlotte.
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R. H. Downs, of Baltimore, Md.,
is spending several days in Concord
ak tile guest of Bev. and Mrs. Harris
3. Thomas.
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Mrs. W. It. Odell. Mrs. C. J. Harris.
Mrs. D. L. Host and Miss Mary Phi
fer Pemberton attended the fashion
show in Charlotte Tuesday night.
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Mrs. M. H. Caldwell is suffering
with influenza at her home on Loan
street.
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Miss Sara Elizabeth Harris is con
fined to her home on Spring street
with influenza.
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Mrs. Percy Sloan, of Cumberland,
Md.', is the guest of relatives in Con
cord.
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Mrs. A. G. Odell and Mrs. G. B.
Lewis are spending today in Char
lotte. ‘ . ••
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Mrs. PMHp Laugenhour, of
Statesville, was the guest Tuesday
of Mrs. H. S. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. C.. P. Cline left this
morning for Moorssville, where they
were called by the illness of
Cline’s sister, Mrs. Cline’s sister, Mrs.
John Brantley.
Mrs. Cameron Mcßae and children
who have been ill with influenza are
obswing some- Improvement.
Series of Bridge Tournaments Planned.
A series of bridge tournaments, to
be given jointly by the Cabarrus
Country Club and the Merchants and
Manufacturers Club, have been ar
ranged, the first probably to be held
next week.
Play will be at the Merchants ami
Manufacturers (Sub and the tourna
ments will be arranged by the follow
ing committees, the first representing
the country club and the latter the
M. and M. Club:
M«s. R. 8. Young, Mrs. Edward I
Hauvain, Miss Margaret Virginia Er
vin. and Mrs. W. H. Wadsworth;
and Mrs. C. J. Harris, Mrs. W. M.
Sherrill, Mrs. Victor A. Means and
Mrs. a W. Byrd.
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Art and Literature Department.
The Art and Literature Department
of the Woman’s Club will meet on
Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Mer
chants and Manufacturers Club rooms.
An interesting evening is planned.
Miss Della Herpsberger. well known
expression artist, will give a reading,
after which this department will pre
sent a short and amusing pliy, “How
the Story Utew.”
The entire Womans Club nnd its
friends arw especially invited to meet
with the art and literature department
and enjoy the program with them. ,
Mrs. Allen Entertains Bridge Club. !
Mrs. George Allen entertained the
Bridge Club Tuesday afternoon at her
home in Kannapolis, at a most delight
ful meeting.
The home f presented a lovely pic
ture, with jts deep rations of spring
flowers, jonquils were used iu profus
ion.
At the end of the game, Mrs. Sam
Querv, holder of top suor?, was pre
septed a prize, while Mrs, Henv.v Smith
won the high score guest prize. Mrs.
L. E. Wrenn held low score aud was
given a prize.
A delicious salad course was t*erv\
ed the elub members, and a few gucstsA
Miss Gtbfon Improving. 1
Miss Elisabeth Gibson, who hits
been undergoing treatment in n Rich
mond hospital, is much improver, her
frlefids will be glad to learn. She
left the hospital on Saturday for Nor
folk, where she will be the guest of
Mr*. R L. lobie for some time.
Mrs. Brown 111.
Mrs. A. M. Brown is confined to
her homo on North Union street by
illness, She became ill while at
tending the War Mothers meeting
Tuesday. Her condition today is re
ported as improved.
; Fire at Dr. Pwtuff’s.
A fire which started from some Un
f known cause in the pastor’s study of
} the McGill .Street Baptist prfrsonage
I Monday owning »VbMt >eoven o’clock
did considerable damage' to the room
| nnd between fl(K> and S3OO damage
i to the jiastor’s hooks and manuscripts,
[ and records. There was no insurance
! on the books wnd other valuables in
the room. The fire department
1 quickly extinguished tho flame.
PROGRAM FOR RETAIL
MERCHANTS’ INSTITUTE
Institute Will Bogin Here March
15th anal Continue Through the
17th.
Officials of the Concord Merchants’
Association, which .js sponsoring the
Retail Merchants’ Institute to beheld
here nezt week, announce the com
pletion of the program and all pre
liminary plane. a
The institute will be conducted by
J. W. Griest, general manager of the
Retail Merchants Institute, of Chi
cago, and sessions will be held twice
dally.
While the institute is planned pri
marily as an aid to the merchant, sub
jects to be discussed by Mr. Griest
will prove of interest to the profes
sional man as well as the merchant.
The real purpose of the institute, it is
explained, is to build up a bigger and
better community.
Whije the company which is head
ed by -Mr, -Griest required only eighty
guarantors for the institute, officials
of the local association report the
signing of twenty-five guarantors.
Monday, March 15th—Day Session
j Distribution and the Part It Plays
lin the Development of Cities and
Communities. '
Questionaire.
Night Session
Afternoon Conference by Appoint
ment.
The Winning Salesman.
Questionaire.
Tuesday, March 16th—Day Session
Helpful Hints on Advertising..
Questionaire.
Night Session.
Afternoon Conference by Appoint
ment. '
You and Your Salary.
Questionaire.
Wednesday. March 17—Day Session
Co-operation for Trade Expansion.
Questionaire.
Night Session
Afternoon Conference by Appoint
ment.
The Spirit of the Hive.
Questionaire.
It is explained by officials of the
association that the sessions probably
will be held each day at noon and at
Bp. m. The hours nnd places of
meeting will be announced later.
In addition to addressing the insti
tutes Mr. Griest probably will be
heard by civic organizations in the
city. He probably will be the speak
er at the meeting of the Rotary Club
next week.
Death of Mrs. Susan Swanger. ,
Mrs, Susan Swanger, aged 70, died
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
her home at the HartseH Mill. Shg
had been ill fqr a week with a compli
cation of diseases brought on by her
advanced age.
Funeral services will be held tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home, conducted by Rev. Mr. Morris,
nnd interment will be made in Union
cemetery.
Mrs. Swanger was horn In Vir
ginia on October 10th, 1855. She was
the wife of Tom Swanger nnd had
made her home in Concord for a num
ber of years.
Surviving arc her husband and two
children, James Luther Swanger, of
Concord, and Mrs. Seinanthy Carter,
of Belmont.
George W. Means Confined at Home.
No improvement is reported in the
condition of George \V. Means, who
has been ill for some time, at his
home on South Union street. Mr.
Means is able to see his friends, how
ever.
Carpets of paper yarn are being
introduced in this country.
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THE CONCORD DAILY TRIDUNE v
TOM nan
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Get out the Christmas gifts and
polish them up. You’ll need them
for wedding presents soon.
Just happened to sec the lawn
mower in the basement the other day
*nd it made.our back*start aching.
You can build a house quickly, but
•homos grow slowly like trees.
Food will keep longer if you put
a look on the ice box.
Most of us like to go to bed and
hate to get up. Wouldn’t, it be fun
if this was reversed ?
Reading maketh a full man. And
it also maketh a lazy man.
(Copyright, 1926. NBA Service, Inc.)
■ Charleston Contest at the Concord
Theatre. '
The Charleston contest, under the
auspices of the management pf the
Cohcord Theatre, was a roaring suc
cess. Last night was the final op
portunity for the contestants to “strut
their stuff,” which they did in pro
fessions). fashion.
Each night saw the introduction
of a spicy little act by each contestant
.as lie performed before capacity
i houses.
The management was well- pleased
at the manner in which the city re
sponded to the announcement of a lo
cal contest. On both Monday ami
Tuesday nights the arcade leading to
the box office Was filled from 6:30
to 8:30 with an almost endless line
of patrons, N
Almost one thousand persons wit
nessed the show each night, and it
was announced that another contest
will be’held tonight.
Last night’s prize winners were:
Buck Howard, first priae, sls.
Eugene Hoover, second prize, $lO.
John Brown, Hal Jarratt add
Archie Cannon, season passes.
Concord Charleston enthusiasts
were given a rare treat in the form
of exhibition dancing by Miss Helen
Powell, Hill Porter nnd Bill Powell.
Miss Powell was the- feature step
per of the contest. Each night she
received half a dozen curtain calls,
and responded valiantly to her en
cores. She wgs accompanied in the
double dancing by her brother, Bill
Powell. Bill - Porter closed the con
test with a novelty singing and danc
ing act. The exhibition dancers
were the prize winners of the contest
recently held at the Broadway The
atre in Charlotte. Miss Powell will
be a leading contender for state laur
els at Asheville and Wilmington in
the near future, and her Concord au
diences wish her luck.
The contest tonight will see an en
tirely different set of dancers. There
will be a complete change of program
with Corrine Griffith in “Declasse.”
Speaks Before North Carolina Ire
Makers. |
A. B. Pounds, local ice and coal
dealer, and one of the best known
men of his vocation in the state, spoke
at the meeting of the North Carolina
Ice Exchange in Salisbury Tuesday.
Mr. Pounds responded to tile address
of welcome delivered by Hon. Walter
Murphy.
Quite a number of ice manufac
turers from all parts of the state were
in Salisbury for the meeting, Mr.
Pounds reports.
Synthetic beefsteaks made from
cottonseed are forecast.
BOYS' CLUB ORGANIZED
AT MEETING TUESDAY
'Rocky River Boys Choose Officers and
Plan to Start Active Work Soon.
Meeting at the school bouse Tues
day afternoon, boys of the Rocky Riv
er school decided definitely to organ
ize a Boys’ Club, elected officers and
TODAY ONLY °HEATRE
ANOTHER CHARLESTON CONTEST TONIGHT
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY
LON CHANEY
IN HIS NEWEST PICTURE
“THE BLACK BIRD”
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voted to begin active work in the near
future.
Miss Frances Akerstrom, teaeder
in the high school department of the
school, laid-preliminary plans for the
club and invited R. D. Goodman,
county agent, to be present Tuesday
at the formal organization. Mr. Good
man was accompanied to the meet-
Keep
One Month
Ahead
As a safeguard against sick
ness, unemployment or other
emergencies, you should have
a reserve fund equal to one
month’s income.
If you .deposit 3% of the
amount you earn every week,
your balance will equal one
month’s income in less than
five months.
j Citizens Bank
and Trust Company
concord, n. c.
ing by O. H. Phillips, farm agent for
Stanly county.
Officers elected at the meeting were:
Vernon Parish, President.
Henry Abcruethy, Vive President.
Clegg MeOachren, Secretary.
L. M. MeCachren, Local Reader.
Members decided to meet next on
Tuesday, March 28rd, and at -that
meeting each boy will designate the I
kind of club work he wants to take J
up. In the meantime they were ad- |
vised to confer with their fathers and
ask them to eo-operate with them in
dhoosing the particular work .they
want to undertake in the eluh. The
work will be under the supervision of I
Mr. Goodman.
PAGE FIVE
Telephone Fifty Years Old Today.
Telephone people throughout the
United States and Canada are cele
brating today the fiftieth birthday of
the telephone.
. The first sentence was spoken /Over
the telephone on March 10, 1876, by-
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, its in
ventor.
| Today therp are 17,000,000 tele-
I phones connected with the Bell sys
| tern and an army of more than half
a million people engaged in building,
maintaining, operating and managing
the telephone systems throughout out
country.
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