t Philathea Claw to Meet Friday
Tbe Sunshine Philathea Class of
the Elkin Valley Baptist church will
meet Friday evening at the home of
Miss Mary Belle Davis. All mem
bers are requested to attend.
Schoolmasters to Meet
The Schoolmasters Club of Surry
County will be entertained at the
Club House in Dobson on next Wed
nesday evening by the Dobson Wom
an's Club.
Methodist W. M. U.' In Group
Meeting
The group meeting of the Wom
an's Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church was held Friday after
noon with twenty members present.
The devotionals were in charge of
Mrs. J. A. Carpenter and Mrs. Ma
son Lillard presided over the meet
ing. Final reports of the year's
work were given by different com
mittees.
Mrs. Worth Graham gave a paper
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on the "Parent-Teacher Association
at Holston Institute", which con
cluded the program.
Baptist Inspirational Meeting
Monday Afternoon
The regular monthly inspirational
meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Society of the First Baptist church
was held in the church Monday af
ternoon. Mrs. T. G. Harris, presi
dent of the organization, presided
over the business meeting.
The program for the afternoon
was in charge of the Lottie Moon
circle, and featured an address by
Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt, who talked in
an interesting manner of conditions
in the Orient. The devotionals were
in charge of Mrs. R. L. Poindexter
and the closing prayer was by Mrs.
F. A. Brendle.
Peyton Smith Honored on Birthday
Anniversary
Honoring her little son, Peyton,
on his fourth birthday anniversary,
Mrs. R. G. Smith entertained at a
delightful party at her home on
Gwyn Avenue Thursday afternoon,
having as guests ten children of a
similar age. Following several
games the little guests were invited
into the dining room where a huge
birthday cake, surrounded by ever
greens and topped with a miniature
Santa Claus, centered the lovely ta
ble. Small Christmas trees and can
dles further accentuated the Christ
mas motif.
Micky Mouse cups and individual
cakes were served the little guests
and they were given favors of gum
THE ELIHN TRIBUNE. BLKYN, NORTH CAROLINA
Thursday Book Club Meets With
Mrs. Worth Graham
The Thursday Afternoon Book
Club met at the home of Mrs. Worth
Graham on Bridge street Thursday
afternoon in the regular monthly
meeting. During the business meet
ing the new club books were dis
tributed.
Rook and dominoes were played
during the afternoon. Mrs. Mason
Lillard won the high score award in
dominoes and Mrs. T. A. Leeper in
Rook.
A tempting refreshment course
was served to the following mem
bers: Mesdames Mason Lillard, W.
W. Whitaker, George Royall, W. R.
Wellborn, Fred Colhard, Edworth
Harris and H. C. Salmons. Mes
dames T. A. Leeper and Errol Hayes
were special guests.
Miss Pan! Is Hostess to Members of
O. B. H. Club
Miss Ophelia Paul was hostess to
the members of the O. B. H. Club
at her home on Terrace Avenue
Thursday evening. Holly and crim
son candles were used in the living
room and Christmas place cards
marked the places of the guests at
the four tables placed for dominoes.
Miss Clara Bell won the high score
award, a lovely handmade handker
chief, and the consolation prize, a
box of Christmas candles, fell to
Miss Bettie Allen.
A salad course with sandwiches
and coffee was served late in the
evening to the following guests:
Misses Bettie Allen, Clara Bell, Em
ma Cooke, Grace Cockerham, Ruth
Eads, Blanche Dixon, Sadie Frank
lin, Maude Greenwood, Betty Harris)
Mary Hendren, Ned Ball, Elizabeth
Turner and Marion Stafford. *
Fortnightly Club Members Dinner
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Schaff
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Schaff en
tertained at a delightful dinner at
their home on West Main street
Thursday evening, having as their
guests the members of the Fort
nightly Bridge Club. The table was
effectively decorated with holly and
crimson candles, suggestive of the
Yuletide season. A beautifully ap
pointed dinner was served.
During the evening bridge was
played at three tables. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. H. Brewer received the club
award at the conclusion of the play
for scoring the highest number of
points.
Those making up the tables were:
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Allen, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. H. Brewer, Dr. and Mrs.
Harry L. Johnson, Mrs. C. G. Arm
field, Mrs. Lyndon Allen, Dr. and
Mrs. R. B. Harrell and Mr. and Mrs.
Schaff.
Mason Lillard Bible Class Meets
With Mesdames Graham and Cox
The Mason Lillard Bible Class of
the Methodist church met at the
home of Mrs. H. P. Graham on Gwyn
Avenue Monday evening, with Mrs.
W. C. Cox, associate hostess, witn
fifteen members present.
During the business meeting Mrs.
Jones Holcomb was elected presi
dent; Mrs. Joe Bivins, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Alden Hunt, secretary
and Mrs. W. C. Cox, treasurer. Plans
were made for the annual Christ
mas rememberances to needy fami
lies of the community.
Mesdames Hugh Royall and Ed
worth Harris directed the program,
which opened with Christmas Carols.
Mrs. H. P. Graham gave a reading,
"The Yule Log—Symbol of Christ
mas", and Mrs. Joe Bivins followed
with a paper "His Christmas Rose."
Mrs. Harry L. Johnson read "The
True Christmas Spirit" and Miss
Blanche Dixon gave a Christmas
poem by Grace Crowell. The con
cluding number was the hymn,
"Little Town of Bethlehem", sung
in unison by the members.
During the social hour individual
plum puddings were served.
Parent-Teachers Elect Officers at
Meeting Tuesday
The Parent-Teacher Association
met in the school auditorium Tues
day afternoon, with the president,
Mrs. Herbert Graham, presiding. The
meeting opened with the hymn "Joy
to the World", followed by a de
votional period in charge of Miss
Elizabeth Anderson.
The program for the afternoon
was presented by a group of child
ren from the fourth and fifth grades
and consisted of a descriptive
sketch of Christmas throughout the
world and the singing of carols.
The attendance prize of SI.OO was
awarded the fifth grade, Miss Betty
Harris, teacher.
The nominating committee re
ported the following selection of
officers for the coming year, most
of them to succeed themselves;
President, Mrs. Herbert Graham;
first vice-president, Mrs. George
Royall; second vice-president, Miss
Elizabeth Anderson; secretary, Mrs.
Harry L. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs.
H. F. Laffoon and corresponding
secretary, Miss Blanche Dixon.
Wednesday Study Club Elects
Officers for Coming Year
The Wednesday Study Club met
at the home of Mrs. Fletcher Harris
on West Main street Wednesday af
ternoon in the final meeting of the
year. During the business meeting
Mrs. Fletcher Harris was named
president of the organization for the
year, Mrs. Chas. H. Brewer, vice-
secretary-treasurer.
During the year the club has been
making a study of North Carolina.
The final. program consisted of a
paper on "Indian Reservations'* by
Mrs. Errol Hayes; "Jugtown", by
Mrs. Chas. H. Brewer; "Typical
Mountaineers". Mrs. Harry L. John
son and "Eastern Shore Folk" by
Mrs. C. G. Armfield. A piano solo,
"To An Indian Lodge" (McDowell)
by Mrs. J. H. Beeson, concluded the
program, which was under the di
rection of Mrs. Harry L. Johnson.
A beautifully appointed refresh
ment course in which the Christmas
motif was accentuated, was served
the following members: Mesdames
Marion Allen, Chas. H. Brewer, Er
rol Hayes, J. H. Beeson, R. C. Free
man, C. G. Armfield, R. B. Harrell
and Harry L. Johnson.
Dobson Woman's Club Meets
The Dobson Woman's Club met in
their Club House on last Thursday
evening with the president, Miss
Emma Comer, presiding.
Meeting opened with the club
song, followed by the Litany. Min
utes of the November meeting were
read and approved. After a brief
business session, in which report?
were given from the various depart
ments and committees, plans for
filling empty stockings and singing
Christmas Carols during the ap
proaching Christmas season, were
discussed.
The Christmas program for the
evening was conducted by Mrs. R. A.
Freeman and given as follows:
Luke's Biblical account of the Na
tivity, was read by Mrs. R. A. Free
man; prayer by Mrs. Hampton. The
Christmas Carols "Joy to the World"
and "Silent Night" were sung by the
entire club. Mrs. R. A. Freeman
gave a very fitting introduction of
the speaker of the evening, Attorney
W. L. Reece, who gave to the club
his high ideals of how to spend
Christmas in service to others.
Piano Solo, "Angels Serenade"
was very effectively rendered by
Mrs. Grady Cooper. Miss Mathilda
Geiger was at her best in a beauti
ful solo, "Gesu Bambino" (The In
fant Jesus) by Pietro, accompanied
at the piano by Miss Edith Reece.
At the close of the program a
Christmas salad with coffee and co
ooanut tarts was served by the fol
lowing entertainment committee:
Mrs. R. A. Freeman, Mrs. F. F.
Riggs, Miss Elizabeth Norman, Mrs.
Grady Cooper, Miss Eva Hancock
and Mrs. Callie Hassler.
Modern intelligence and the spirit
of enterprise constitute the main
forces that cieate town progress.
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As another Christmas with its joys, and
happiness rolls around, we pause to ex
press our heartfelt appreciation to our
many, many customers and friends who
throughout the year now so rapidly draw
ing to a close have been so generous of
their patronage to us. It is with this
thought in mind that we extend the hand
of good fellowship and say to one and
aII—"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
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Thirty measures, representing a
cumulative effort to stamp out rack
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generally, will be presented to Con
gress when it meets, President
Roosevelt was informed Saturday
by Senator Royal S. Copeland, New
York Democrat.
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