badin bulletin
of Montgomery with a pack of hounds,
hunting birds.
Mr. R. B. Clark and family expect to
spend the Christmas holidays in Albe
marle with relatives.
Mr. C. E. Shriner will spend the
Christmas holidays with home folks in
Baltimore.
Mr. Wake spent a few days in South
Carolina on business early this month.
Mr. G. S. Arthur is in Southmont on
business.
Club House Notes
Pool Tournament
Wednesday evening, December 1, is
the date set for the first “chalk up and
break” of the Club House pool tourna
ment. Advocates for preparedness would
do well to note the methods- of the
various contestants and the committee.
The pool tables have been renovated,
repaired, and rejuvenated. New green
cloth, very soft, smooth, and untorn has
been placed upon the smooth slate base.
New, shiny, stiff leather pockets are a
noteworthy addition. The cushions, once
soft and flabby, and about ready to fal
off, are now firm and solid, and, if the
“cue artist” has the ability, bank shots
are now a possibility. The balls are
shiny (someone must have washe
them), and a book of rules has been
placed in the pool room—expecting some
argument, committee? Additional evi
dence of the committee’s preparedness
is the announcement issued about a
month ago, to the effect ,(that there
would be a tournament in the near fu
ture. Someone started the propaganda
that the nominee of our tournament
would get a trip to Maryville, to play
the best player at the Alcoa Club.
official confirmation has ever been o
tained, but interest is running high, an
we are all anxious to find out who t e
best pool shooter at the club is going
to be.
Preparedness on the part of the con
testants is evidenced by sandpapering o
cues, putting on just the right kind o
a tip, ascertaining the weight of cue bes
suited to one’s particular stroke, an
several practice conflicts. There seems
to be one or two fellows who feel pretty
sure that they will win the Tournament.
While we don’t lay any claims at accu
rate prophecying, we will say that there
are good chances of these over-confident
losing out. We call back to mind some
JUST BEFORE THE FROST
for
pool,
all
of the entries of the tennis tournament,
who felt that their name just as
be inscribed on the cup before the
tournament started, and these chaps
went out in the first or second round.
The tournament is ^Sraight
all Thirty-four entries. Straight
fifty ball, with each entry playmg
’the others; hence each contestant
paying thirty-three games. The tourna
ment winner will be the one who has
the largest number of games. In
Tse of a tie, the players tieing will meet
case oL winner. The tourna-
rounee„ wee..
By that time the Tennis Challenge Board
Will be captivating our attention ag i
The i.r-»e tor the winner is a handsome
jointed cue.
Thanksgiving Eve Dance
The residents at the Club House enter
tained about one hundred invited guests
from Badin and nearby localities at a
very enjoyable dance held m the Club
House on Wednesday evening, Novem-
tjer 24. Festivities started a little before
""'The decoration committee seemed not
to heed the “Forest Conservation Law,
for long branches with gorgeous scarlet
coLed leaves had been placed in every
corner of the living-room, over the wm
dows, over the fireplace, and on the
stair landing. A' stack of corn wi
three or four pumpkins at its base added
to the general Thanksgiving-like appear-
ance of the room, as did a glowing fire
in the fireplace. The library and dining
room were also prettily decorated—the
entire decorating scheme showing artis
tic taste and much latent talent in in
terior decorating. The Club House
really seemed homelike, despite the ab
sence of curtains at the windows.
About eleven, a buffet luncheon was
served, composed of chicken salad, sand
wiches, coffee, and mints. That seemed
to put pep in the crowd, and immediately
after refreshments had been served the
amusement committee brought forth sev
eral million pieces of confetti, several
thousand yards of various hued stream
ers, small horns and balloons, and the
party waxed lively. It was about this
time that some of Badin’s most staunch
and dignified citizens began getting
their mouths full of confetti, spitting
same out, and attempting to inflict a
similar condition on other S. and D. citi
zens. The music could be heard occa
sionally, when the blowers of the horns
stopped for breath, and enthusiasm
seemed to be running high. Someone
conceived an Hawaiian costume of
leaves so a short ukelele dance ensued.
Everyone appeared to be enjoying them
selves—even the orchestra remaining
another hour. At one-thirty it was all
over but cleaning up the confetti!
The Holiday Week-End
Many of our fair, several of our fairer,
and a few of our fairest Club members
spent the holiday week-end out of town.
The Club House was rather deserted
and, consequently, rather quiet. The
teachers and office girls were truly con-