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Saturday, May 15, 1926 CSUCIETVI Huge Flowers A tendency towait! huge dower* worn at the side ovtr the hip ha* ♦wb noticed this season at Part* openings- Thu on* is of rose sun jdgedjwiti (el^ Surprise Party. ■Mrs. J. L. Hartsell was the honoree at a delightful surprise party Friday afternoon, given by her daughter, Mrs. I, I. Davis. The party was in celebration of the birthday anniver sary of Mrs, Hartsell, and a number of friends assembled in the flower filled rooms to greet her when she st rived. Mjisa Minnie Hill Davis, the talent-' ed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, rendered -several beautiful selections on the violin. Mary Louise Meahs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Means, attired in a dainty ballet dress, won the guests - hearts with her dancing, both classical and modern. These young artists are grand-daugh ters of the honoree. The hostess segyed tempting refresh- to the following guests: Mcs dames Harwell, W) L. Bell, M. H. Caldwell, J. E. Smoot, J. A. Kim mons, J. K.Patterson, J. B. Sherrill, J. F. Goodson, K. A. Brown, R. E. Ridenhoitr, I Sr., , \V. D. Temberton, W. S. Bingham, V. A. Maras, and Miss Jdsie Hill. ■ r Laura Harris Circle Meets Monday. The Laura Harris Circle of Central Methodist Church will meet Monday evening nt 7:30, with Mrs. R. E. Jobes and Miss Jenn Winslow Col trane, at their home on North Union street. The members are urged to be present. Mother Goose Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pumpkin Eater request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jill to Mr. Jack Sprat*, Jr. on Thursday, the twentieth of May at eight o’clock in the evening, Forest Hill Methodist Church Admission 13c and 25c. Benefit Primary Department. liaplist Ladies' Aid Society. The Lades’ Aid Society of the First Baptist Church meet Monday afterhoon at 3:30 with Mrs. E. F. Shepherd on West Corbin street. Missionary Circlets to Meet at Cen tral Methodist Church. All the Missionary Circles of Cen tral Methodist Church win meet at the Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 for devotional exercises and mission study. Women’s Auxiliary to Meet. The Woman's Auxiliary of McKin non Presbyterian Church will conduct its regular monthly meeting in the Church Thursday evening at 7:30. Legion Auxiliary to Meet. A regular meeting of the Ameri can I-egion Auxiliary will be held Monday evening nt H o'clock* with Misses Julia and Irene McConnell at their home on Franklin Avenue. Two assistants of the Secretary of Labor do nothing but sign his name to routine documents. ihi 11 - - DURNS II or scalds of small area, cover first with wet bale ;• r .tag soda. When dry, take this ofE, Dress with Vicks, gently. Ob not rub in. Bandaga lightly. WICKS VVaroßub 'fwrrmsjimiwiwh £j.. . . ■ i . .. ntMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO . 1 1 4 I explains whyfi 1 K m some youngß ■ men pay such® I high prices fori Ltbe >ngagi iijent, sparkler. We'j O (have exquisite, brilliant, blue B I ■i-hite diamonds in latest style c I JBk white gold settings at from C I $35.00 to SIOO.OO Let * f us shew you. I S. W. Preslar § ' SP I PERSONALS. Jimtfiy Lee Harris, DePree Harris and James McCorkle, of Mooresville, were business visitors here Friday. • • • Osborne Miller, student at Duke I niversity, is spending the week-end here with home folks. • • 9 Miss Sarah Noe, teacher in the nigh school, is spending the week-end in Statesville with home folks. • * • ®’ M * ller and daughters, Mildred and Martha Elirabeth are speending the day in Norwood with the former’s mother, Mrs. E. C. Upchurch. * • » Frank McLeod, of Charlotte, is spending she week-end here at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Hinton Me- L-eod. • • • MterPfcrenct Fisher SfcClary left last night for Nett YVk, where she wifi spend several weeks with Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Fesperman. • • * i , ® e, T. T ’ ’ (Higgins has returned : f 1 ' 01 " Chapel Hill and Dnrtiam, where week Pnt SeVerßl dByS duPing the • •\* F. M. Youngblood spent Friday in Pmehurat attending the Shrine Spring . Ceremonial of Oasis Temple K * t * " r - “ d *"• H M. Rich and chil -1 are the " i-ek-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Young • blood. b Nn C * * Georgo- R. Edwards, of Rockv - Mou “ t ’ 1 ® 1Ti ved Friday evening to spend the week-end with Mrs Ed ivards and son, Hyland, who are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Odell. MM. Youngblood Gives Bridge Party. Mrs. F. M. Youngblood delightfully entertained a number of her friends at bridge Friday afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs. Ralph T. Holmes, of Charlotte, and Mrs. J. A. Goodman a recent bride. . ’ Quantities of rases, peonies and sweet peas were beautifully arrang ed throughout the living room and dm ng room, where four tables were arranged for duplicate bridge. Mrs. Holmes was presented with a vanity and Mrs. Goodman a wall vnse. Mrs. E. F. White, Jr„ won top sooro prizd; a vase, while Mrs. P. G. Sherbondy won she consolation gift an ash tray. _ Mrs. N. K. Reid assisted Mrs. Youngblood in serving a delicious sal ad course. Those playing were: Mesdamcs E ■ F hit . e ’ Jr > Neal Pharr, G. B. Lew is, T. N. Spencer, J. A. Goodman, N. T. Deaton, Jr., Ralph T. Holmes, A. B. Pounds, R. E. Rtdenhonr, Jr., Stowe Green, L. A. Fisher, Jones Pharr, Greenlee Caldwell, W. B. Ward, U,4J.i (Jherbondy and Miss Ju lia Harry. Darner Party. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Odell enter tained nt an informal dinner party Friday evening nt their home on Grove street. An exquisite arrangement of roses, pinks, and iris formed the decorations in the dining room, where a beauti fully appointed dinner was served. The following were the guests: Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Geoerge R. Edwards, of Rocky Mount, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Patterson and Judge and Mrs. John M. Oglesby. \ —>. C. D. C. Meeting I-Yiday. The Dodson-Ramseur Chapter U. D. G/'held its May meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. D. G. Caldwell with Mrs. R. B. Ran kin and Mrs. AY. D. Pemberton as joint hostesses with Mrs. 'Caldwell. Nineteen members were present. The Registrar's report showed four new members added since the last meeting. The report from the District meeting In Salisbury May 7th were given by Mrs. W. D. Pemberton and Miss Eu genia Lare and were heard with much Interest. After all business was transacted the meeting wa* turned over to the hostesses who served delicious ten and ■sandwiches, after which the chapter adjourned. Handsome New Stage Curtain For No. 2 School. The operetta "A Rose Dream," giv en Friday night by the grammar grade pupils of No. 2 school under the di rection of Mrs. Lee and Miss Bernice Jones, assistant musical director, was one of the loveliest lime plays to be seen anywhere and was ■witness >d by a large and enthusiastic nddl"-’ enee. t%e faity Queen's court, composed of fairies, giants, elves, flower chil dren «hd lost children, acted their parts well and their costumes were Unusually pretty. The whole scene was enhanced by the handsome new stage curtain, presented to the school by the parent-teachert association of No. 2 school and used for the first time Friday night. A committee, composed, of Misses . Sue Otfdwdl, Irene AcOOimed and Mary Pemberton, appointed by the association to select the curtain, were very fortunate in securing Mr. Brown, - interior decorator of Charlotte, and > he has made of the auditorium stage I of No. 2 School a thing of beauty, i The curtain of Monks cloth is ar- I ranged at the back of Okbstage in cir- I cular fbrm ut>d hangs from the ceiling I in Sweeping ..graceful foils reflecting j' befrtrfHhny arty desired color of ltghts ( used. Blue lights were used in the I moonlight scene Friday night and I tbst for the hjgt m. , I Before being -received into the tribe' I :•» ;V,ytWtbmust place his J arms in hollow bamboos ■ containing a ( oolmiy of large tucandeira ante, whose | stands the path fcithortt cojfiplaiiit Be 1 is adjudged a man. 5 Wholesale thievery of tombstones J is pualiug police at Manila, Philippine p Islands. >r j REPRESENTS CABARRUS AT SPELLING CONTEST Miss Alice Armfleld to Compete in Observer Spelling Bee in Charlotte Tonight. Miss Alice Acmfield will repre sent. Cabarrus- county in the Char lotte Observer State spelling bee finals in the city auditortium tonight at 7 :30. She was accompanied to Char lotte by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armfield and Prof, and Mrs. A. S. Webb. Prior to the contest the audience will have an opportunity to hear the Charlotte Community band, under the direction of Leopold Steinert. Among other features arp dancing, Central high school Glee Club, and a fashion show, under the direction of the Home Economics department of the Alexander Graham school, both of Charlotte. Frank H. Kennedy will pronounce and Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick will offi ciate. The North Carolina state winner will not only receive a week's trip to Washington City, with chaperon, to attend the National finals, but a new SIOO bill. The second winner will be presented with a SBO bfll, and the third best speHer will receive $25 In gold. Miss Armfield was winner in the contests between city and county 1 school students in this county and city. No contestant will represent : the county schools since Miss Arm field was adjudged the best speller in i this county. She is a student in the t high school and in addition to her splendid--work as a speller she has been moat efficient in all her work. - PERSONAL I Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brawn and son, • Phill, of Dillon, S. C., arrived this morning to bo, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bamhnrdt, Jr. Mrs. Homer D. Long and little 1 daughter, Helen DeWitt, left this morning for their home in Knoxville, Tenn., after spending a week with Prof, and > Mrs. J. W. B. Lung, on Sooth Union street. WILL REPAIR STREET AT SQUARE IN NEAR FUTURE Nothing Can Be Done Until Work on New Hotel Has Been Completed. The holes in the street at the square are to be permanently filled in the near future. This fact was disclosed this morning by Capt. Q E. Smith, city engineer, who said nothing could be done until the ho tel is completed. The city plans to take up. all of the street car track on the curve ftt the square, Captain Smith sAid, and with the material being used in the hotel already taking up part of the street, the repair work will have to be postponed until the new structure is completed. "The street at the square is to be tom up,” Captain Smith said, "but we chn’t take tip any more of the street for our equipment. For that reason we are waiting until the ma terial for the hotel is removed and the street cleaned. All of the street car track on the curve is to be re moved and that section of the street repaired.” ./ Captain Smith expressed the be lief that the repairs would make the 1 street as good as any in town. Sunday Gang Camp to Open Early \ in June. , ' The summer camp for members of ; “Our Sunday Gang” will be opened ' early in June, according to present , plans. There arc about 150 members of ‘ the gang eligible to attend and it is planned to start the camp ns early as , possible The older boys in the gang will go first, so they can return home j in time to secure work for the sum iner. J. W. Denny, physical director of the Y, Hurry Lee Johnston, boy work secretary, and Liylngston Eas ley, assistant, will be in charge of the camp. In addition mere will be other leaders. The camp is located in the Roar ing Gap section, and is said to be ideally situated. Huts have been ' built for parents who wish to visit I the camp while the boys are there, j and many other conveniences have been provided. Widenhouse Not Pleased at Turn of Luck. Dan.F. Widenhouse, local prohibi tion officer, was not all smiles this morning and he bad a right to be cross. ' For two night he sat along a high way in the county,, waiting for the ■ return of a bootlegger from South. ’ Carolina. The rain poured and the - temperature dropped, but still the of ' ficer kept his post, confident that when , the 'logger came he would he rewurd . ed with’ a fine cargo of contraband. And after the second night rumor came to Mm that the rum ruuuer, his car and hig liquor had been rtieized in South Carolina. So the officer there, and not here, gets the credit. Eastern Tour to Leave June 11th or lath. The eastern tour being sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. will leave Con chtfl on .Tutfe flth or 12th instead of the 10th as originally planned, H. W. Blanks staes. Changes in the. schedule have been made for the convenience of members of the party, he said, as better ar rangements can be made on the later dates. Practically all reservations for the trip have been taken, Mr. Blanks said. Two CWtcord Items From the Radio Journal. MfS. S M. Butler and little girls. Uorofhy and Jane Alien, afe visiting Mrs. Butler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Troutman, at Concord. Mr. Troutman, who ha* been visiting bis | daughter, accompanied them home. William TrOutmun, who attended school here the past session, is speijp ing his vacation wlth ;his purhnls.'Jtjf. and Mrs. John Troutman, at Concord. It is hoped that William will return next year for he is one of the ffibst | popular boys in school. Boiled Cocoa, corn and red peppers constituted a favorite drink of the Ax jtecs. THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE - ... 1' J -I’l COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL Annual Sermon Will Be Delivery Next Sunday, May 23rd. —Literal} Address on May 27tfa. Plans for commencement exercises in the public schools of Concord are rapidly being perfected as the stu dents begin the final weeks of the scholastic year. Prof. A. S. Webb, superintendent of the schools, made public today the following announce ment concerning commencement plans: “The annual sermon will be preach ed in the High School auditorium on Sunday morning, Slay 23rd, at 11 o'clock. The sermon this year will be preached by Rev. M. R. Gibson, of the Concord A. R. P. Church. All the pastors and congregations of the city are hereby most cordially invited to worship with us. ‘"Rie annual literary address will be delivered by Dr. Howard E. Rornl thaler, president of Salem College. | Winston-Salem. “The address and graduating exer cises will take place Thursday eve ning. May 27th, in the High School' auditorium. “The Central Grammar School grad uating exercises will be held in the High School auditorium and the ad dress will be delivered by Rev R. M Courtney, of Central Methodist Church, on Friday evening, May 28. j “The graduating exercises *>f No., 2 Grammar School will be held in its l ■ auditorium bn Thursday evening, i May 27th. The certificates will be ■ delivered by L. T. Hartsell, Jr., and the address will be delivered by Rev. I C. Herman Trnhblood, pastor of the First Baptist Church. The publ:c will note a change in the order of the High -School exer cises and the Central Grammar School, exercises. This was made necessary 1 because Dr. Rondthaler could not be I here on Friday evening. The public is most cordially in vited to all the exercises. “A. S. WEBB.” SUDDEN DEATH HERE OF NATHAN SIMPSON Aged and Well Known Man Died Friday Afternoon.—Funeral Ser vices Sunday. Nathan Simpson, well known citi zen of the city, died Friday after noon at 5 o'clock at his home on I Simpson street, death coming sud denly. Mr. Simpson was 78 years of age. having been born in Stanly county, a son of the late Isaac Simpson, on November 31, 1847. He moved to this county a nuinber of yiarJ ag4 : Snd during most of his life was a farmer. He was a staunch Demo crat and a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are the following chil dren: R. F„ J. M. and C. F. Simp son, Mrs. G. A. W. Crowell, Mrs. D. H. Hethcock and Mrs. H. T. Maulden, all of Concord. Funeral services will be held at the »home tomorrow afternoon, con ducted by Rev. T. F. Higgins, pastor of the Forest Hill Methodist Church. Interment will be in Oakwood ceme tery. Mecklenburg to Have Imposing Courthouse. Charlotte, May 14.—A magnifi cent pile of granite and limestone, occupying half the length of a city block, with an imposing facade of large Corinthian column and other features of classic architecture, will be the new courthouse, according to plans submitted Friday by Louis H. Asbury, architect. The courthouse will be five stories high, 2(H) feet long,and 08.5 feet high.and will have marble wa ins coat ing. A British expert says that women will never become perfect air pilots because they are too fearless. A cer tain sense of fear of danger makes for carefulness, while fearlessness often makes for carelessness. ; ::: i :::::::: t it : .’.*.*'.*.* .* .* .* .* c.* .* •' •' .* .' ." ■* ." .* ■’ ’ G A Standard For The People j j The International Bible „„„ „„ |1 QtiiflAVlfc A fifiAriS f ion heard” is the concensus of opinion ox- | Jiuucnid nodutiauuu pressed by the large audiences that |jj » everywhere greet this noted Lectur- ii er and Bible Scholar. s " respectfully urges you to attend their special public If u ,iabl< ‘_ to attend, mail ten cents j ,, « J r - 3 to J r . 1 in stamps for 64 page decorative pa- 4 - per cover book "The Standard for 3 |j * I CpT"I ID p the People” giving Bible proofs for his ji *■* v A \J *V Ajf startliug statements. ] I International Bible Students Asso- llj ’ IJ All Seats Free No Collection ciation Brooklyn x Y ij 'I i*J " 4 I Has it not many times occurred to you that there T d' j “f must he so reasonable explanation of the cause of -ji world-wide unrest! distress and perplexities? W here is the rational human living who has not often wished j - that things were different—who docs not long for Hf ii peace, happiness, freedom from pain and sorrow? ijj The divine plan for man’s release from all causes v W of unhappiness is not only reasonable but genuinely I heai^-cheering. I The lecturer’s subject is A Standard for the People - ■ ,|k- I C. C. BARNHARDT II COfjCORD THEATRE. SEABOARD TO PUT ON i , NEW TRAIN, REPORT 1 Will Be Colled “The Southerner” f and Have no Scheduled Stops in North Carolina. j Henderson, May 15.—A new fast , through train between New York ! and Florida points, with no regular , ly scheduled stops in North Carolina for passenger business, unless per ! haps at the Prnehurst resort sta ! tions, is to be inaugurated by the . Seaboard Air Line about ten days hence, according to reports here. This train, it is said, will run on 1 virtually the same schedule observ ed by the Orange Blossom special, generally considered to have been the finest train the Senboard ever oper ated, and which was run daily through the entire winter tourist season It was discontinued a few weeks ago, at the close of the best tourist season the Seaboaord ever had. | Fenner and Beane’s Cotton Letter. New- York, May 14.—Cold rains over north Texas and Oklahoma and ' prospects of cotton unsettled weath !er over Sunday stimulated the buy ing of cotton and caused a fair sized advance. Consumption for April showed shrinkage of 69,000 from I Iset months and spinners taking were small. Neither had any effect lowing to the unseasonably cold j weather that prevails over a large 1 part of the belt and fear of another rainy spell behind the cold. A layge ! number of wires were received dur ing she dny, telling of rains in north and northwest Texas- ami some places in the north central portiion of that state had cold rains. Some IHiints in the north claimed the rains had turned to snow. Such reports, however, were received without | skepticism. The market is sensitive jto unfavorable weather developments and may work higher tomorrow if map indicates wet weather over Sunday. FENNER AND BEANE. : Officials Are Watching Klan Row With Interest. Raleigh, May 13.—State, county and city officials watch the Ku Klux Klan row over Grand Gragon Henry A Orally with great interest. Judge Grady probably wuld have left the klan long ago but for the fight made on him He remains in the or ganization and goes up against the ! accusers who are hidden, even its j himself, in the invisible empire. | Raleigh wonders what will happen [since the klan’s doings are secret and Judge Grady will need to eleir himseif in the open. ; Raleigh .newspaper men recalled that two or three years ago schisma tics in the klan began to threaten Judge Grady. Whether some of these have started war on him is not known. But the judge, who fought the newspaper men who attacked him in the opening is having a dif ferent kind' of trouble in an organi zation which wears night shirts and walk in the darkness. Three Great Parks For South Ap proved In Senate Bill. Washington, May 13.—Establish ment of three great National parks in the South was approved today by the Senate without a record vote. 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