THURSDAY, MARCH 36, 1926. W. C. T. U. Organizes With A Charter Membership of Eighteen. In the Parish House, March 20, at 2:30 p. m? was held an observance of another "Red Letter Day" in the program of activities of the National W. C. T. U. namely: "Union Signal Day'' Meeting opend with prayer by Rev. P. E. Parker, followed by Bible verse "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths" by Cahirman, Mrs. Wm. Phin Mackay. A selection entitled "The Kign-j teenth Amendment Still* Stands" by Dr. Ella A. Boole was read enthusiastically by Mrj. Lydia Strong. Mrs. C. \\. Kittrell read with an earnest, emphatic touch an article on "2.75 per cent Beer" Rev. J. F. Black with his characteristic attitude of placing "Facts" before the p.ople, then made the address of the day "Union Signal Day" a'luding to the reliance we could place on the literature of the Temperance papers, such as the "Union Signal" the organ forever fifty years of the W. C. T. U.; "The American Issue" of the Anti-Saloon League; "The Voice" of the Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Pnblic Morals of the Methodist Church and others. "A ikdlar's Day" an autobiographi- J Oal sketch, was charmingly read by Mrs; Louis A. Avant. the climax reached being the passing of the do'-: larap a subscription for the Union I Signal. I Tpj organization of the Tryon ! Union followed resulting in an election of the following officers. President. Mrs. Win. Phiu Mackay; vicepresident. Mrs. Lois A. Avant; secre- j tanf R. and C. Mrs. J. r. Miacu, nw uref, Mrs. C. W. Kittrell. Cjharter members: Mrs. I-ouIs A. ] Avant, Mrs. J. F. Black, Mrs. A. O. ; Buckins. Mrs. A L. Butler, Mrs. E. ! B. Cawthrey, Mrs. \V. W. Creasmau, Mri. Walter Jones, Mrs. C. W. Kit- I trell, Mrs. Wm. Phin Mackay, Mrs. O. S. Missildine, Mrs. C. W. Morgan, j Mrs. P. G. Morris, Mrs. L. M. Norman, j ' Dr- Mary W. Perry, Mrs. Lois W. Preston, Mrs. Lydia Strong, Mrs. E. j Vollmer, Mrs. D. B. Williams. OBSERVER SPELLING ! BEE March 22, 1926. Dear Editor: As your county is now definitely in The Observer state-wide spelling [ bee, we feel that the following item is a piece of news that you will want to carry: Polk county jis entered in The Observer state-wide spelling bee heart j , and soul. Acceptance of the newspaper's in-; vitation to join has been sent the ? i? r?> l.it? i spelling Bee rxnior, iu tuariuue auu rules and regulations tor conducting the bee have been forwarded here. Soon every school in the county, j from the fourth grade up to the high i t schools, will be spelling in prepara- j tion for the big county wide finals, to be held at the county seat at a stated time. The exact date of the' county finals will be set by the county J and city school superintendents. Every school pupil in the county. regardless of age, is eligible to the bee, which is going to be an old 1 fashioned revival of interest in edu-' j cational matters. "' | Every school, both city and county, graded, independent, parochial and j consolidated is entered and all will select their school champions. : I All school champions in the county ] will meet at the county seat and speel! , until the champion of the county is ! found. County champions will go to i Charlotte to compete for one of the big prizes, offered by The Observer, at the'all-territory finals, in May. The first of these prizes will be $100; j second $50 and third $25. The big prize for the county chain-! niona of ooiirco ie thp trin to P.h?r- 1 * ' ? ? - -r lotte, where they will be royallyi en-1 tertained at the best hotels in the i city. The Observer will arrange a theatre party and automobile rides j over the city. But evey school speller [ is to have an award, a handsomely printed certificate, countersigned by the school superintendent. In addition the champion speller of North Carolina'will be sent to Washington, D. C., in June by The observer to take part in the Second National Spelling Bee. All expenses of this trip, including a chaperon, will be paid by The Obesrver. In Washington more than twenty champions will compete > for $2,000 ingold. A_ five-day sight- | seeing tour and other entertainment is in tsore for the North Carolina champion. Parents too are taking intense interest in the forthcoming spelling bee. Parent-Teacher associations are invited to attend the bee? at the schoool to hold bees of their own, and luncheon and business men's * ohJbs have been asked to boost spell tng Dy ruining some or their weekly meetings into spelling bees. How Clothes Got Name la studying the history of wearing apparel It has been ascertained that the word cap came front a hooded r cape; coat from the I.atin "cottls,'' ] meaning tunic; Jacket from "jacquet" or coat of mall and skirt from "skyrta." meaning short. The w>rd ! costume Itself comes front the word cuatom. and pajamas front the Hindo word "pasjHma" meaning leg cloth. \ v . VlJ I ' ' " ! |\ ii> irfr Jka. nw?- "is ' il/P^*?9S MEDIVAL CA i One Logical Solution of tne Clothes Problem American Women By MRS. JOHN B. HENDERSON, Washington-Social Leader. There is one logical solution of the clothes problem. We can't < our styles from Paris because tliev are too vulgar, nor from America cause we are not estheticallv developed. Very well, we piust turn to don. ThelEnglish fashions combine an old-world artistic sense with refinement that is a necessary part of our good taste. There is a definite reason why the English fashions are so restrai The royal family are the English style arbiters, and since they are conservathe the English styles are correspondingly quiet. The Princess Mary is the model of most English gjntlewomen. is regal in appearance, her clothes are elegant, but they never violate fundamental standards. She illustrates the truth thai it is possild >e well groomed without being vulgar. The ladies of the foreign embassies here in Washington follow fame high standards. When we go to their homes we R$& vuyr ftoi-iiwuESS SOUTH AUEA SA SOOU, I WILL. GriVE MY * ? pedigreed aredale dog -to the boy who jmfi WRITES Me THE BEST LETTER., TTELUUCG WHY^ jweuV ME WOULD UK2 A POG Y*JCHT WW. If ' AUO IP HE WOOUVMAKE ^ ^MC uxppeuS TO A GtOOO, W-IUO MASTER- TO L \ ^ v?' NIU WM?u OUR ^ (jOCf. AOOR 2SS BEUJ L. \ irmS6,W-J* . GOODKIWD,47lit JACKSOM f O 'SET 1 BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IU-J fyv " V^ga\// , AftAIMI"' ^ XL?^*V^ / 1^ -, I. | THE POLK -COUNTY NEWS j_ L -j JmST *1 4 * jflMf fa ?cJK * V'<4iW#f ^ ,4^, jMp. ^ gWfc fl \/ 41 SbbOB^d%?P BS^iBfld^'^L^^N * yf yj Hl I *^^tC BpMy%jpBWBBl^a!IH|^^roSB|Hp3|j^^^^W- *: .-JBH >\t k^Oi^^i 4 *?i^J^^B * STLE, TRYON, N. C. " i of Sudden Weather Changes Do Strange Things to the [Illinois Hard Roads By R. R_ BENEDICT, Assistant State Highway Engineer. 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