Chatham
WINSrON
Blanketeer
Vol. 3
JUNE 9, 1936
No. 18
CLUB SPONSORS
FINE BANQUET
Lucy Hanes Chatham Club Stages
Annual Employer-Employee
Banquet; Is Enjoyed
The Lucy Hanes Chatham Club
of Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, sponsored a delightful ban
quet Friday evening at 7:30
o’clock at the Reynolds Cafeteria,
this being the annual employer-
employee banquet, celebrating the
fifth anniversary of the club,
which was organized March 28,
1930, by Miss Lorena Kelley, of
Centenary Church, assisted by
Miss Claudia Austin.
Colorful balloons adorned the
private dining room, these at
tached to the ceiling, billowed in
festive manner above the long ta
bles. The table for the speakers
and officials of the club had for
its central decoration a large bowl
holding beautiful pink roses, gyp-
sophilia and lavender stock. This
was flanked by four pink candles
on each side. At the place of each
guest was an attractive club book
let with the name of the guest,
used as place cards.
This booklet is dedicated to
Mrs. Lucy Hanes Chatham, as
follows; “To Mrs. Lucy Hanes
Chatham, as an expression of our
love and gratitude to one who, for
six years has been an inspiring
example to the girls of Chatham
Manufacturing Company, who
has shown interest in their every
undertaking, who always extend
ed a hrrid of help and co-opera-
tion and who has stimulated ani
mate desires to make real the
ideals of life.”
The two long tables forming an
open square effect were adorned
with long graceful sprays of as
paragus vine down the length of
the tables, in the center of each
was a deep crystal bowl holding
pink roses, gypsopliilia and lav
ender stock. Prom this central
adornment were vari-colored can
dles extending down the length
of the tables. A four-course din-
J^er was served.
An interesting program was
Pi’esented as follows, with Mrs.
Madie Austin Early, as toastmis-
tress; Invocation, Dr. G. Ray
Jordan; selection of Scotch airs,
Ralph Harris Orchestra; opening
remarks by the president of the
club, Mrs. Maude Austin Early;
Piano solo. Aline Sharriel; wel
come, Levanda Hanks; response
^^d toasts by members; solo, song
^^d dance, Barbara Ann Benson;
®ading^ Jack Smith; miscellan
ys bits of interest; piano solo.
The Old Shepherd and Jane
‘^Continued on Page Two)
Pictured above are The Old Shepherd and Jane, who six times
weekly are heard over station WBT on the Chatham Manufacturing
company program. According to “The Old Shepherd,” in real life
Clair H. Shadwell, he found Jane while exploring a flower show.
“Looking down into the soft velvety petals of a red rose, her beaming
face gleamed forth—and she’s been a thorn in my side ever since,” he
says. Jane found him when he was trying to unwind the silvery
thread of the Yadkin river.
L. H. C. BANQUET
IS STAGED 28TH
Event Is Sponsored By Elkin Club
In Banquet Room of Hotel
Elkin; 81 Present
Thursday night. May 28th in
the banquet room of the Hotel
Elkin, the Lucy Hanes Chatham
Clubs' sponsored one of the best
and most attractive Employer-
Employee Banquets ever given in
the history of the clubs. Eighty-
one guests enjoyed this occasion.
The banquet hall was attrac
tively decorated with a color mo-
of blue and white. The decora
tions and program was centered
around the idea of a ship. The
overhead decorations were of blue
and white streamers depicting
that of a dining room of a beau
tiful ship. Oni the wall back of
the speaker’s table was a life sav
er and anchor, with the words, S.
S. Chatham printed on it. The
tables had been arranged in U
shape, with the blue streamers at
tractively arranged on the white
cloth. Beautiful roses, snapdrag
ons, sweetpeas, larkspur and
ragged robins arranged in lovely
cutglass bowls, resting on lovely
mirror plaques, white tapers tied
with blue ribbons were placed at
intervals on the tables. Place
cards and programs were dainty
handmade ships, with S. S. Chat
ham written on the side of the
ships.
Mrs. Kathryn Brannon, presi
dent of L. H. C. No. 1, acted as
toastmistress. Rev. J. L. Powers
gave the invocation. The welcome
address was made by Mrs. Vena
Darnell, president of the L. H. C.
Club No. 2. Mr. Thurmond Chat
ham, president of the company,
responded. Telling in an interest
ing manner about a sea-going
trip that he made one time. Miss
TEAM RECEIVES
APPLICATION
May Get Bid to National Baseball
Tourna.ment To Be Held In
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 14 to 16
(Continued on Page Two)
Hoyt Hambright, manager of
the Chatham Blanketeers receiv
ed an application from the Na
tional Baseball Tournament to be
held in Wichita, Kansas, August
14th to 26th.
Only 32 of the outstanding
semi-pro Clubs of the United
States are to be represented and
the Blanketeers are practically
sure to receive a bid to represent
the Carolinas in this year’s event.
The winner of the Tournament
will receive a huge trophy, $5,000
in cash, 18 gold wrist watches
and transportation mileage.
Second place team receives a
trophy, 5 per cent of gross gate
receipts and mileage transporta
tion.
Last year’s second place team
received $2,800. Third place re
ceives 3 per cent gross gate and
mileage. Last year’s third place
received $1,500.
Individual awards are 1—Most
valuable player. 2—Leading hit
ter. 3—^Best dressed club. 4—
ream sportsmanship. 5—Most
spectacular play. 6 — Leading
pitcher. These winners will re
ceive handsome individual tro
phies.
The letter also stated that due
to the winning of the Carolina
Championship last year, and the
remarkable record thus far this
season that the Blanketeers
would more than likely receive
the bid, but would not be publish
ed until July 15th, at which time
all 32 clubs will receive their bids.
Blanketeers Have
Made Fine Record
The Chatham Blanketeers,
1935-semi-pro champions of the
Carolinas ran their string of vic
tories to 30 yesterday by defeat
ing Lexington of the Carolina
League 17-9. The Blanketeers
have lost 5 games thus far.
The Blanketeers have one of
the best semi-pro clubs in the
Carolinas and in the games on
the road are played before over
flow crowds. While the games on
the home diamond have not been
supported as they should have
been.
Next week’s schedule includes
games with Lexington here Tues
day, Unique of Winston, Wed
nesday and Coen-Cubs of Rock
ingham here Saturday. All games
during the week are played at 4
P. m. and on Saturdays at 3:30
P- m.