WOMEN'S INTER ES TS
Social Happening*
Informal Dance
Miss Ellen Melick entertained a*,
an informal dance Wednesday even
ing at her home on Matthews street.
porch to the Jolly music. Thos*
present were: Misses Evelyn Hooper.
Katherine Hathaway. Maxine Fear
ing, Helen Little. Laura Cruder of
Klttrell, Margaret ? Davis. Dorothy.
Gard, Martha Bragaw of- Wash
ington, D. C., Margaret Hollowell,
_ MwHri William Daily. Tom Rlddlck.
?r? i- U-Ii.l,r rnn--j
stant Fearing, James Fearing. George
Bcott. Carlton Woodley, James Car-|
ney. Major Morrisette, Ernest Jones. '
Francis Nixon. Edward Old. Elkanah
White, Larry Skinner, Marvin Mann
and Frank Benton.
Dclijdilful Hayriile
Another deJightful entertainment!
occurred Wednesday evening when aj
number of the younger set enjoyed a
ride to Davis Bay where they went;
in bathing and enjoyed the picuicj
lunch served on the ground. ThosHj
enjoying the occasion were: Misses !
Mary Corbett, Rosalie Wood Phoebe
White, Ethel Perkins, Grace Jen-'
kins, Mamie Snowden. Mildred
Prltchard. Annie Smith of Belvldere, J
Billie Saunders and Elizabeth Satin-1
ders; Messrs Wyatt Aydiett. Ver-i
non Davis. Norman Shannonhftuse. I
Elton Avdlett, Brownie Brown.'
Lloyd Shannonhouse. Merger Bailey.1
St. Clair Pulley, and Ernest Corbett.!
party.
Charming House Party
Miss Adelaide Dunstan is enter-,
taining a charming house, party at
her father's cottage at Nags Head I
Mrs. Edson Carr is chaperoning thej
party.
Mothers Club Meets
An interesting meeting of the
Mother's Club was held Wednesday
evening at the Community Uuiiding
on Fleetwood street. Twentv-one
i babies were weighed and twenty-live
mothers aud two visitors were pres- )
ent. each one enJo.WHH the uiatltein
of interest that were discussed. The
Girl's Club presented them with
(5.00 as a donation on the Com
munity House. The members are i
planning a picnic which will b?
later in the summer.
At Southern Thursday
Those who registered at the
[Southern Hotel Thursday were: F.
-G. Tuler of Greensboro^ S. S. Funk
of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Saunders. City. P. L. Early of Nor
folk. W. T. Jones of Norfolk. C. H. j
-natr.ro r of NprfnHcr Ht-Pt Carlton of
Norfolk. E. W. Barkes of Norlollc. K. j
B. Parker of Norfolk. M. B. Fergu
son of Suffolk. C. B. Mayo of Rich-!
mond, R. N. ? Wall of Richmond, I
John A. Shields of Baltimore.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fiquett. who
wore teachers at Shiloh High School
for the last term, left this week for
their home in South Carolina.
Mrs. Raymond Midgett of Phila
delphia has returned home after
visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Midgett.
214 West Feariwg street.
Miss Maud Leigh nnd Miss Julia
M/nshall Little of Morven returned
Wednesday from Nags Head where
they were the guests of Miss Ade
laide .Dunstan's house party.
Mr.- and Mrs. F. M. Grice Sr. and
family have opened up their cottage,
"The Virginia Dare," at Nags Head
I)r. Zenas Fearing accompanied
.Miks Margaret Harris to St. Vincent
Hospital at Norfolk Wednesday for
an operation.
Tom Ricks has returned to his
home at Greenville after visiting
friends in the city.
Miffsx Julia Marshall Little has re
turned to her home at Morven after]
being the guest of Miss Maud Leigh,
600 Cherry street.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Thorpe and
daughter. Miss Helen Thorpe. left
Thursday on a several weeks auto
bile trip through Western North Car
olina.
Miss Emeth Tuttle Tells
How Mother's Aid Works
Interesting Facts arc Broiljtlu On! in Dull! Cetteerninj* First
100 ('aaes Helped Through This Department of
Public Welfare W ork in North Carolina
Raleigh, July 11. ? According to a
summary of the first 100 cases of
Mothers Aid In North Carolina made
mi bi u ~hy Tllg~StgTg'-Board-_of- Ch
ties and Public WclfareT the aYoTTTE^
recipient of Mothers' Aid In this J
state Is a widow and a church mem-,
her, 35 years old, who has lived all i
her life in the country or in a small!
town in North Carolina, and who
has three or 'four young children.'
She receives $19.39 per month from!
the state and county to help her rear i
her children in her own home.
Complete information in regards'
to each recipient has been secured |
by Miss Emeth Tuttle, Director of
Mothers' Aid for the State Board]
of Charities and Public Welfare. Da
ta regarding the first 100 cased
granted this aid was recently sum
marized for the board by George IC. |
Lawrence, who has charge of Moth*]
era' Aid work in Orange and Chat-j
ham counties. Mr. Lawrense will j
summarize the data on the second I
100 cases as soon aB they're com
pleted. I
Other factors brought out in the!
first 100 cases are as follows:
Fifty-four per cent of the mother* I
live in the country; 36 per cent live!
in towns under 20,000 population;!
and 10 per cent live In cities. Eight
two per cent have lived in North]
Carolina all their lives; 11 per cent
have lived in this state from ten to1
36 years and 7 per cent have lived j
In this state from 7 to 10 years.
Fifty-one per cent of the members
who receive aid are members of the
Baptist Church; 20 per cent are
Methodists; seven per cent are Free
Will Baptists; six per cent are Pres
byterians; 15 per cent are members
of nine other Protestant denomina
tions; and one per cent do not be
long to any church.
Eighty-five per cent of the hus
bands of these 100 women are dead.
Of the 15 living six have deserted
their wives; four are disabled; three
are Imprisoned; and two are in
sane. Forty-eight per cent of the
husbands were farmers while the
other 52 per cent were divided among
28 different occupations. The av
erage length of time that a husband
had been dead before the woman re
celved Mothers' Aid was two and on*
half years.
The total number of children un
dfr 14 years old in these 100 faml
llee-was given as 391. The number
in each family rame between one and
eight. In 43 of these families there
are 75 children who are 14 years
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY
Send Your Mother
Hotter*
RYAN FLORAL CO. Inc.
o'.il or over.
Eighteen children were recorded |
as being born after the death or dis
of their . XuUuer. None oC
tmr*Trwere-ttsted-w illegitimate, Oa
ly 68 canes were recorded for this in
formrtiun. of wliiuh 5S were dead I
and ten disabled.
Ou'y ID women in the entire 100 <
own ih *ir hcniP*. The average num- 1
her i 1 r6 ,ms per house in 3.0 and |
FOR
GROCERY
SERVICE
DEPEND ON
EXPERIENCED GROCERS.
M. P. GALLOP CO.
Phones 3 and 57
the average of beds per house 3.6.
Among the occupations of the
trto?hera wfoi farmer-.*. I'-wing, cot
ton mill workers, boarding house
keepers, clerks, caretakers and book
keepers and a fcerrv crate maker.
AH of the Mother*' Aid families
except 9 had received help from oth
er sources before becoming benefi
-ciaries of this- state- aid: ? The aKen-~
cies that had assisted them w'er?r
churches, relatives, charitable and
civic organizations.
No juvenile court rt cords were1
listed for any of those 100 families, i
In 35 ^aseB physical examinations
had been made. In 13 of the 100
-cases -the. mother could -not *ign her
H m)\ ? 1 |--i)v ii f ihn m "tlif t
go no higher than the sixth grade
for an education, but they were de-i
scribed as being Interested in the
education of their children.
These mothers receive a total ofi
of $1,930 per month from the State'
and county to help rear their child
ren in their own homes. The aver
age for each woman is $19.39. Nine
teen womea receive from $10 to
$14; 23 from $15 to $19; 3a rr^~
ceive $20; 8 receive *$25; 1ft receive
$30; 3 receive $35; and 2 receive
$40.
I* asliion News XoR's
(Copyrl?hl. 1924. By Ttia Advance)
Paris. July. II.* ? The slim, tube-:'
like gown today is perm It tod a ruf [
fie flare around the hem. Other-,
wise, the wearer could not walk. It
a quite tube-like in other respect*,*
I
The Woman's IV'ear Store
Clearance
Tnjow On
Our entire stock of sum
mer merchandise greatly
reduced.
Pricen? One-Hal /,
One-Third and
One-Fourth Off
M. Leigh Sheep Co.
JTonian'g Wear
; even to the long sleeves.
London. July 11. ? Ttir liirR** Kiir
, u'en hat for the large (tardea party
is finally here. It is a drooping af
! fair with a wide brim, yet it mana
ges to avoid the mushroom shape.
London .July 11 ? With the bright
Ted gown- prevalent" today one does
"not wear bright red shoes and stock
ings. In order to avoid too dazzling
an effect, one wears shoes and ho
siery in some neutral shade.
New York. July 11. ? Bright yel
low costumes seem to toe more and
more in favor as the season progress
es. A bathing suit in brilliant prlm
rose lafleta- shown here today U
trimmed with rubberized silk in or
ange and crimson.
Paris, July 11. ? Leopard fur now
is b*ing cleverly um?d on summer [
coats and even ou (rocks. It is set ?
off best by black, and often for.iM
the collar and cuffs on a black lop
coat or the vest of a black frocK
J meant for cool days.
London. July 11. ? The medievj'll
pageantry connected with the In/
ltiitish ('.iposit ion hits already had
its effect on clothes. Old haliai:
buckle*, brooches, and other orna
ments are appearing here and then
on new gowns.
New York, July 11. ? It seems Im
possible to eliminate the gold anu .
silver ornamentation where sho?s(
art concerned. Even some of the
new platn iraeir satin pumps have a I
narrow gold or silver line around th?
top. |
Have You S??*?n
Selig'g 81.00- Window?
HEAL VALl'KH
LOUIS SEL1G
JKWKLKH.
SOME PEOPLE
That using gas is expensive.
They are usually those who nev
er have used it.
BELIEVE You should hear what is said
liv oTlioii who, tmro enjoying
the use of it, have moved to a
place where they can't get it.
Such people invariably remark, "1 think I miss my
gas range and my gas water heater more than anything
else."
Southern Gas Improvement Go.
J. T. ST A LUNGS, MSr.
"If it's done with heat, you ca t do it better with Go.s"
I*. S. ? Mix half a i?ound of grated c her so, one-fourth cup of
cream, one or two l>i>atrii e^us ami noasoninu. Cook slowly
until thick ami use for sandwich. s.
ALKRAMA Today
Elaine Hammerstein
"Broadway Gold"
WILLIAM DUNCAN in "FAST EXPRESS"
TRUNKS AND PAGS
FOR YOUK VACATION
And for the B?vs and Girls Coin); Away In College
in Early Fall. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY.
Quinn Furniture Co.
ONE CENT HOSIERY SALE
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FOR THE LADIES.
With every pair of Ladies' Slippers sold for $7.85 and up we will sell a
pair of our regular $2.25 Thread Silk Hose for "ONE CENT."
These hose are in White, Black, Gray, Peach, Brown, Tan, Sun Burn,
Cinnamon, Camel, and Champagne.
IOIt TIIE MEN.
With every pair of Men's Oxfords or Shoes sold for $7.50 and up we will
sell six (6) pairs of our regular 35c socks or three (3) pairs of our rcg
u!!ir 75c socks for "ONE CENT."
These socks arc in White, Black, Cray, Brown, Blue and Cordovan.
THIS SALE IS FOH LASII ONLY
OWENS SHOE COMPANY
CHILDREN'S
WHITE SOCKS
Children's AU Whit** Sport
Socks- fin-- ni? rc? i izi ?l lislo
with fancy ril>. sinus ?i to J*1;..
I ho pair r?Oc
Children's White Sport
Socks, fancy rib with fancy
colored lops, sizes ij to Ji-i,
the pair ..... . _30c
and Fibre Sport Socks, size ??
to 9 1 ?_? , the pair .... 73c
Infants' all White Lisle
Socks, size 4 to 9 !-j ,
the pair _ iWe
Infants' All Whitt Silk
Socks, size 4 to 9 l. *j .
the pair 50c
In addition to the above
number* in white which are in
liroat demand ,we have a !ar&o
assort nient of color* .1 Socks,
either plain or fancy t >ps.
Rucker&Sheely Co.
KIlmlM'lll < 'if \ 's iU'sl S|n|t?
l'HOIVE 111
Standard Pharmacy
TIIEY WILL SEND IT.
MEET Yorrt FRIENDS
at orn
Clean Soda Fountain
at
TIIE APOTHECARY SHOP
Take
for the liver
Beware of imitation*. Demand
the genuine in 10c and 35c pack
ages bearing above trade mark.
from all other laxative* and reliefs
lor
Defective Elimination
Constipation
Biliousness
The action of Nature's Remedy (M
Tablets) ia more natural and thor
out h. The effects will be a revels
tion? you will ImI to mood.
\ Make the lc?L You will
1 _ ?ppr ?dale this dlflermc*.
Pi O?t
Thirty Ymmrm
Chips off th# Old Mock
HI JUNIORS Uttl? NN
Th? HIM HI ? In on*- third d??M.
candy -floated. For children and adulta.
SOU) IT YOUR Wlllir
AMIKMARliK PHARMACY
It Started Something
"Your medicine la the talk of the
town since pulling me from the grav??.
I have told dozens about it and I
know of at least ton who arc mw
taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy,
all with good results. 1 never saw
anything like It. Ono man who had
h#?r>n operated on for gall stones and
had th*?m come hack, took It and says
his symptoms are all gone now and
he swears he 'Is cured." It Is a sim
ple harmless preparation that re
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
Intestinal ttact and allays the in
flammation which causes practically
till Momach. IIvmi* and Intestinal ail
ments. Including appendicitis. Onn
I dose will convince or money refund
led at all drufflate. adv.
1 Ms nai baek wlthoat hmIIm
1 If HUNTt OUAKA NT BSD
l| SUM DISS AM RlMltMn
) (Hunt** Salve an! Bnn,fcnil
f Ik* IfHtllMfll of Ittk, WMMi
I RiHwof*.Tin?r m iSirtlili
i*c Mi mnm, Try 1Mb
I r??t meat tt out ilflu
THE AI'OTHHTARY ftffOP
Elizabeth City, N. C.