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Thursday. November 2. 1939
t®SOCT ETY.
Mission Circle To Meet This
Evening (
Circle number four of the Wo
man's Missionary Society of the
Methodist church will meet this
evening (Thursday) at 7:45, at
the home of Mrs. Ralph Reich,
on Vine street, with Mrs. Harvey
Stockton associate hostess.
All members are invited to at
tend.
I Presbyterian Circle to Meet With
Miss Eldridge
The circle of the Woman's Aux
. illaiV of the Presbyterian church
will meet Monday evening at 7:30
with Miss Florence Eldridge at her
home on West Main Street. The
study will be on the Evengelistic
Crusade of the PresbyterHan
church.
All members are cordially invited
,to attend.
Mission Circles To Meet
The circles of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church will meet Monday
afternqon at 3:30 in the following
homes:
Circle number one with Mrs.
F. W. Graham, on West Main
/ street; number two with Mrs. C.
mp. Ashby, on Bridge street, with
Htfrs. D. G. Smith associate host
ess, and number three with Mrs.
J. L. Lillard, on Gwyn Avenue.
Friday afternoon of next week
at 3:30, a special service will be
held at the church in observation
of Week of Prayer.
Errol Hayes, Jr., Celebrates
Birthday Anniversary
Errol Hayes, Jr., was honored
on his twelfth birthday anniver
sary Tuesday when his mother,
Mrs. Errol Hayes entertained
from four until six o'clock at their
i home on Church Street. The
[ guests were in Hallowe'en costume
and the home was decorated
throughout with Hallowe'en sym
bols. A number of games and
contests were enjoyed. Costume
prizes were awarded Barbara Ann
r Benson, A. L. Brown, Jr., and
Dicky Mayberry.
Cake and ices were served the
thirty guests. Favors were masks.
T. C. U. Club Entertains at
Hallowe'en Party
Members of the T. C. U. Club
entertained their wives and dates
and a number of additional
friends at a Hallowe'en party at
the club house Monday evening.
The club house was gaily decorat
ed with black and gold streamers,
JJack o'Lantems and vari-colored
ballons.
Entertainment consisting of
apple bobbing and comic games
and contests was enjoyed during
the evening. Name bingo and
stunts were under the direction of
C. J. Hyslup, club director.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the evening to the seventy
five guests attending.
Hallowe'en Party is Given
L / Thursday Evening
Misses Jean Chappell, Betty
Chatham, Mary Gale Price and
a Beulah Yates entertained at. a de
" lightful Hallowe'en party Thurs
day evening at the home of the
former. The guest list included
twenty-seven friends of the hos
tesses. A number of games and
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contests were enjoyed during the
evening. Costume prizes were a
warded Mary Vance McAdams
and Graham Johnson. , Favors
were fancy hats and pumpkin
baskets filled with nuts.
The home was decorated
throughout with Hallowe'en sym
bols and fruits.
Doughnuts, hot chocolate, candy
and nuts were served during the
evening. ♦ .
Mrs. Chatham Is Club Hostess
Thursday
Mrs. Rich Chatham was host-)
ess to members of the Two-Four
Bri'dge club at a luncheon Thurs- i
day at her home on East Main!
street. Luncheon was served at
one o'clock. The table was cen
tered with a lovely arrangement
of chrysanthemums in autumn
colors.
During the afternoon bridge
was played at two tables. t
Members enjoying the hospi
tality of Mrs. Chatham were:
Mesdames H. C. Graham, E. C.
Grier, J. R. Poindexter, Paul
Gwyn and Miss Maude Green-,
wood. Additional guests were
Mrs. R. C. Freeman and Miss Ned
Ball.
Willing Workers Class Meets |
With Mrs. Guyer
The Willing Workers Class of,
the Sunday school of the First
Baptist church met at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Guyer Tuesday even
ing, with eleven members present.
Mrs. R. L. Poindexter, class pres
ident, presided over the meeting
and conducted the devotionals.
Mrs. Poindexter also spoke briefly
on the duties of officers.
Routine reports were heard dur
ing the business session. A total
of ten books will be distributed
by the class to shut-ins of the
community, as a personal service
work.
During the evening the hostess
served a salad course, followed by
a sweet course.
Baptist Circles to Meet
The circles of the Woman's Mis
sionary Society of the First Bap
tist church will meet Monday. j
Monday afternoon at 3:30 the
Emma Leechman circle will meet,
with Mrs. George Chatham, Sr., i
on Bridge street, and the Naomi 1
Shell circle with Mrs. W. S. Bed- I
dingfield on West Main Street.
Monday evening at 7:3)3 the
Pearl Johnson circle will meet
with Beatrice Myers Phillips at
her home on Bridge Street, and
the Rosalee Appleby circle- with
Mrs. Ralph Jumey on Bridge
Street.
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock the j
.Edith Adair circle will meet with
Miss Agness Gray on FrankliD
Street.
All members are cordially in
vited to attend.
Miss Benson Is Hostess Monday
Evening
Miss Barbara Ann Benson was
hostess at a delightful Hallowe'en
party Monday evening at the|
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. L. Benson, on Hospital
Road.
The spacious game room, where
the guests were entertained, was
elaborately decorated with the
traditional witches, black cats
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and Jack o' Lanterns. The guests
were in costume. A huge pump
kin in the center of the game
table contained a number of gifts
which were drawn by the guests.
Favors were candies, balloons and
noisemakers. In the games prizes
were awarded Sally Haywood,
Tommy Chatham, Gene Click
and Mary Vance McAdams. Cos
tume prizes went to Patty Rue
Young and Charles Haywood, in.
The guest list included thirty
school friends of the young host
ess.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson were as
sisted in entertaining by Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dortch Entertain
Friday Evening
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. John
Reich of Statesville, Mr. and Mrs.
Gavin Dortch entertained at a
bridge-dinner Friday evening at
their home on West Main street.
Covers were placed for twenty at
small tables arranged in the liv
ing room and dining room.
Chrysanthemums were used thru
out the home.
Dinner was served upon the
arrival of the guests and during
the evening bridge was enjoyed.
Scoring honors went to Mrs. Hugh
Parks and Barrett Lankford at
the conclusion of the play. Mrs.
Reich was given a lovely remem
brance.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Slane of
Statesville, were out-of-town
guests in addition to the honor
guests.
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Departmental Meetings of Club
To Be Held Tuesday
The first departmental meet
ings of the Woman's Club for the
current year will be held Tues
day afternoon, November 7, in
the following homes:
The Department of Education
will meet with Mrs. Fred Neaves
on Gwyn Avenue. Mrs. E. E. Hayes
will direct the program on "The
American Home."
Mrs. L. G. Meed, Sr., will enter
tain the Garden Department at
her home on West Main street.
Mrs. J. Walter Darnell will be in
charge of the program, which will
feature a talk by Lieut. Owen
Huff of Camp Hancock.
The Junior Department will
meet with Mrs. Earl M. Hodel in
Westover Heights, and the pro
gram will be in charge of Mrs.
Lee Phillips.
All members are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Meed Entertain
Thursday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Meed en
tertained members of their bridge
club at an enjoyable meeting
Thursday evening at their home
on Bridge street. Hallowe'en
symbols and chrysanthemums
were used in the living room,
where three tables were placed
for the games.
At the conclusion of the pro
gressions scoring honors went to
Mrs. Clyde Cothren and Jimmy
Campbell. Mrs. Cothren also
won the honor prize.
A salad course was served dur
ing the evening.
Club members enjoying the hos
pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Meed
were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Camp
bell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Evans, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jones. Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Cothren were
special guests.
Mrs. Hall Is Hostess To Garden
Club Thursday
Mrs. J. L. Hall entertained
members of the Yadkin Valley
Garden Club at an enjoyable
meeting at her home on West
Main street Thursday afternoon.
Following a short business ses
sion an interesting program was
presented by Mrs. H. P. Graham.
The flower for study was the
chrysanthemum and Mrs. Gra
ham gave some helpful informa
tion on the cultivation and care
of these flowers. She also pre
sented a display of the flowers
for the approval of the group.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram the guests were invited into
the dining room, where a tempt
ing collation was served buffet
style. The table wfcs arranged
with a centerpiece of aUtumn
fruits and leaves, with red the
predominating color.
Members attending the meeting
were Mesdames W. W. Whitakpr,
J. S. Atkinson, J. P. Hendren, W.
R. Wellborn, J. H. Beeson, M. A.
Biggs, E. G. Click, H. P. Graham,
E. C. James, Mason Lillard and
George Royall.
Parent-Teachers Hear Talk by
Mrs. Bess M. Rosa
One of the most widely attend
ed meetings of the Parent-Teach
er Association for several years
was held Tuesday afternoon at
the elementary school. The meet
ing opened with the devotional
period by Mrs. H. C. Salmons,
followed by a group of songs by
students of the sixth grade.
The guest speaker for the
meeting, Mrs. Bess M. Rosa, of
the faculty of the Woman's Col
lege, Greensboro, was introduced
by Mrs. J. Mark McAdams, pres
ident of the association. Mrs.
Rosa, who has for many years
doue outstanding work in the
field of Parent Education used
this as her subject for a most in
teresting and informative talk.
Mrs. Rosa is this year state pro
gram chairman for the North
Carolina Congress of Parent-
Teachers.
A report of the district con
vention at Mooresville was given
by Miss Emma Cooke/
Attendance prizes were award
ed Miss Josephine Paul's seventh
grade in the elementary school,
and Miss Elizabeth Anderson's
tenth grade in the high school.
All members were requested by
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At the close of the program an
informal tea was held in 'the
lower hall of the building honor
ing Mrs. Rosa and members of
the faculty. Pumpkin tarts, tea
and wafers were served. The
table was beautifully arranged
with fruits of the season as a
centerpiece..
The tea was under the direc
tion of Mrs. E. F. McNeer, assist-
Ed by Mesdames T. A. Lee per,
Rich Chatham and E. G. Click.
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