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THE SALEMITE
Oct. 6. 1944.
Pierrettes Will Meet;
Plan Tea for Students
Alumnae Club Gives Tea
At Salem Tavern
M.ysterious Stories Lie Hidden
InWalls of Historic Tavern
by Marguerite Mulliii
Remember the Littlo Red Man?
It was not the Brother’s House alone
that he haunted; there seems to be
conclusive proof that he once visit
ed a nearby tavern, too.
This tavern, ealled Schlafmutz
Tavern of Salem Tavern, was and
still is loi'ated on South Main Street,
a block below Salem College. It is
fully described by John Henry Boner
in the familiary book, Old Salem, at
being:
. built of bricks of immense size;
its walls were thick as a feudal
castle’s, and its steep saddle-roof,
interspersed with dormed windows,
wiis surmouiito'd by a coupola and
bell. The lower windows were pro
tected by green shutters of sound
wood, with heavy iron hasps. Tlie
porch . . . was double, and extend
ed the li'ngth of the structure. The
chimneys were gigantic. The kitchen,
the floor of which was flagged with
flint rock, had in it a fire-place
capacious enough to receive half a
cord of wooil at a time. In this
fireplact?, w^hich was furnished with
many cranes, all the savory cooking
was (lone. The dining-room floor,
which was of oak, was kept whitely
sanded.
In providing this place of rest
and refreslniiont for the weary
traveler thi’^c good folk had mani
fested thetir guileless freedom from
the prejudices of many pious sects
liy attaching to the officc-room a
com)>artment well stockcril with the
best home-made and foreign liquors.
This compartment was entered (by
no one save the land-lord or his as
sistant) through a door leading from
the main hall . . . and communicat
ed with the offici' by a sliding win
dow. The entire revenue derived
from the establishment, including
the sale of spirits, was conscientious
ly converted to church uses, among
which were municipal improvements
and the sending of missionaries to
heathen lands.”
It is odd that no one knows what
appeared iy>on the sign outside the
Salem Tavern. Some natives have
said that there was a picture of
George Washington (who visited
there in 1791); others contend that
a royal crown appeared there, while
one old man oncc* declared that the
picture on the sign was of a big
])udding, for he had painted it
there himself!
But one night, when the Tavern
was at its zenith, the host, his wife,
and several jovial gu'sts were gath
ered around the fire in the Tavern.
The approaching stagecoach sig
nalled the arrival of travelers, and
when it dnrw up before the Tavern,
three young men alighted, and went
into the Tavern. At this time a
ilwarf, a tiny wizened man with a
red jacket, descended, carefully
clutching a box. Wh(*n the negro ser
vant tried to unburden the little man
of the box, the man became angry,
fearing, we suppose, that the box
was to be taken from him; he threat-
em^d the negro, and chased him in
to the Tavern. When the frightened
servant could be induced by the host
to open the door, the little man in
the red coat (Wtered, and stood gaz
ing. The landlord, the guests, all
the unbelievers, the ones who con-
lidered the tale of the man just a
myth, saw the Little Bed Man!
But the little man muttered some
thing, turned and fled from the
Tavern, not to be seen again.
Had he been real? Thcfre were
those who were fairly willing to
swear that he was! Or had the
Tavern folk been drinking a little
to excess that night? And had he
disappeared forever, or does he still
lurk beneath “eye-brow” arches or
peer through dormer windows on
misty moonlit night* t
Mrs. Russell Wilson, new dra
matic head of the Pierreftte Players,
will lecture at seven o’clock Monday
night in the Old Chapel on the topic
“Having Fun in Dramatics.” Mrs.
Wilson is a director with a wide
knowledge of dramatics based on
years of expCTience with Little
Theater groups. Her lecture promises
to be entertaining as well as infor
mative, and all Salem girls interested
in dramatics arc? invited to attend.
Helen Robbins, president of the
Pierrettes, has also announced that
the Players will give a tea for
all dramatic-minded freshmen from
four-thirty to five-thirty Sunday
aftrtnoon in the Day Students’ cen
ter. The tea is being given in order
that the Pierrettes and their pro
tegees, the future memb?rs of the
Freshman Dramatic Club, may be
come better acquainted.
“Brief Music,” a sentimental
comedy, will be the first play to
be produced by the pierette Players,
according to Mrs. Wilson. The all-fe-
director of dramatics. The all-fe-
male cast will present a plot cen-
tc* ring around a college through
three \'ears of hilarity, drama, and
pathos.
The play, written by Emmett
Lavery, was met iby a favorable
audience when first produced re
cently by the Pasedena Playhouse in
California, and it is “destined to
become famous.”
This afternoon all seniors and
new students were invited to a tea
at The Old Salem Tavern by the
Winston-Salem members of the
Saletn Alumnae Association.
They were assisted in serving by
Mary Lucy Baynes, Jane Frazier,
Mildred Garrison, Frances Jones,
Betty Jean Jones, Lucille Newman,
Molly Boseman, JosoTDhine McL'ang-
hlin, Mary Coons, Nell Denning,
Helen Phillips, and Hazel Watts.
The tea was between three-thirty
and five-thirty, and the Wachovia
Museum was also open to Salcfmites
during this time.
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... The members of the class of 1944
are really scattered about every
part of the United States, but thanks
to Miss Lt'lia Graham Marsh we
have been able to follow their act
ivities.
Frances Neal, answering our coun
try’s call for women’s help, is Salem’s
latest contribution to the WAVES.
And there are those who are doing
their patriotic duty by looking after
one of Uncle Sam’s boys. Among
these is Ann Neil, who was married
June 8th to Duncan M. Potter, Petty
Officer first class, and a welfare
specialist in the Navy. They are
living in Oxnard, California. Dot
Leonard was also married, but so
far that is all we know to tell you
about that.
Treva Miller is teaching home ec
onomics and managing the lunch
room at Hanes High School.
Dear old Park Hall is also well
represented by Barbara W^eir, who
is enjoying her work in commercial
NOTICE...
Miss Roush will give a demonstra
tion with Tone Make-up as adver
tised by Davis’ on Friday.
chemistry in Wilmington, Delaware,
and the two Dots — Farrell and
Langdon, are working in Phila
delphia.
Marriage seems to be the high
light of the class of 1944. On July
14, 1944 Irene Cooper was married
to Dr. W. J. Edwards, Lieutenant
Commander in the United States
Navy of Clearwater, Florida. Then
there was Annie Hyman Bunn’s wed
ding on the 12th of September, 1944.
Her husband is Dr. Thomas Mc
Gregor Hunter of Henderson, N. C.
Mr. Bair sang and Miss Cash played
the wedding music. Catherine Bunn,
’4.5, was the only attendant. Jane
Garrou was married on September
27, 1944 to Dr. Edgar Winslow Lane,
Jr. of Bloomsbury, New Jersey. Jane
is now living in Philadelphia where
Dr. Lane is interning. Mary Louise
Rosseau was married last Saturday
to Cadcft Robert Northington of
Los Angeles, California.
Margaret Leinbach is continuing
her musical studies in New York.
Coco McKenzie Murphy has joined
the Salemites in Atlanta, as Dr
Lynch Murphy is now with the
Grady Hospital. Ceil Nuchols Shull
and Dr. Billy are in Philadelphia.
The alumnae seem to have done
fairly well with the doctors; so
maybe there’s still a chance for us,
girls. We’ll never give up hope at
any rate.
WELFARE’S DRUG STORE
SERVING SALEM GIRLS
TIHRTY-TWO YEARS
Mrs. John Cunningham
Visits Campus, Speaks
Mrs. John R. Cunningham, Presi
dent of the Salem Alumnae Associa
tion, was a campus guest Thursday
and Friday, coming from Davidson
to preside at a meeting of the Execu
tive Board and to be the chief
speaker at the meeting of the Win-
ston-Salem Alumnae Club on October
5th.
Before she became the wife of the
president of Davidson College, Mrs.
Cunningham was Rubie Kay of
Martel, Florida, influential YW
president who graduated from Salem
in 1916. She was the Freshman Class
president, and was class historian
her junior year. She was very inter
ested in athletics, especially bas
ketball, and in 1913-14 was Business
Manager of the Athletic Association.
She was the first Vice-President of
the Student Government Associa
tion in 1915-16.
‘ ‘ The same kind-hearted and sym
pathetic girl through all the years
has- rooted herself deep into the
heart of her Alma Mater.” This was
quoted in the 1916 annual about her,
and today she continues her active
interest.
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