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March 20. A 1,193)1 THE TWIG Throe ALUMNAE COLUMN orricERs I'retident—^MR9. BbnjaMIK W. Pas- MAM, '14, Oxford. Viet-Prealdent—Mrs. Banboli’H Bot- i.liR, 'XS, llocky Mount. Reenrding Seeretary—liBS. W. L. Wyatt, ’OO. Roleigli. C^mmeneement Speaker~^KS. 0. E. Tayi.or. ’28, Orcen’rille. Aiternate Spenkfr—Mart HebriHO, ’27, ITuquny Springs. Alvmntie Secrelorji—hlks Gbikuik, '14, Mcrcilith Collcgo, Haluii;h. Gastonia LuNcireoN The alumnae from all over the state who met in Gastonia last week to attend the annual W. M. (J. Convention had a delightful time at tlio Meredith luncheon, which was held Tluirsday at the Woman’.? Chib. The luncheon table was inviting with its attrac tive arrangement of yellow flow ers and paper na])kins bearing Easter motifs. Mrs. W. T. Tucker, of Gas tonia, presided, and graciously welcomed the visitors. After the invocation a night letter from Miss Blae Grimmer, alumnae secretary, ^^'as read and re sponded to in a telegram worded, “Your message fine. Poor sub stitute for you. The thirty-five alumnae send love and greetings. Pledge our whole-hearted co operation.” Also a motion was made to send Miss Grimmer a message in flowers. The alumnae were glad to have Mrs. W. N. Jones, president of the State W, M. U. and trustee of Meredith College, as their .special guest and speaker. She talked directly to the alumnae, •statiiig that she was counting strongly on their generosity and interest in helping raise the $50,- 000 for the Fannie Hock Memorial, whicli tins year is pledged to tlie Convention debt. Siie, also, pleased her hearers with the statement tliat Meredith would continue its |)olicy of hold ing u]> its high scliolastic standard which niakcs it an out standing liberal arts college in N^orth Caroliiia and known as >iuc!i in tlie Sontli ajid througliout the United States. Mrs. J. S. Farmer and Mrs. J. W. liinm, both from the home base, were called on to give close- up news of the college. And every person present was asked to participate in the “Who’s Who,” by giving a siiort account of herself. The singing of the Alma Mater brought the lunch eon to a hap]jy conclusion. Many thanks are duo the local alumnae with Mcsdames B. Capps and Andrew McCartcr, chairmen of the general arrangements and program committees respective ly, for their efforts in making not «)nly possible but successful this get-together. The alumnae present were: Mrs. W. L. Wyatt (Lulie Mar shall), Mrs. J. S. Farmer (Foy E. Johnson), Miss Alva Law rence, and Ml'S. J. W. Bunn (Maude Davis), all of Raleigh; Mrs. R. G. Parker (Sallie Cal vert), of Jackson; Miss Mar garet Duncan, of Draper; Mrs. C. L. Tliomas (Marguerite Free man), of Raeford; Miss Effie Saltei', of Morehead City; Mrs. M. P. Blair (Mary E. Banett), of Marshvillc; Miss Louise Led ford, of Slielby; Mrs. J. B. Futrell (Hattie Davis), of Win ston-Salem; Miss Mabel King Beeker, of Leaksville; Miss Catherine Tatum, of Salisbury; M]*s. W. E. Clark (Buna LaM'- rence), of Asheville; Mrs. T. M. Stanback (Ada Middletoji), of Sjicncer; Miss Vera Ruth, of Burlington; Mrs. Fulton 0, Floyd (Lois Miller), of Fair mont; Mr.s. P.'E. White (Mattip Macon Norman), of Leaksville; xVfrs. H. T. Stevens (Mary War ren) ^ of High Point; Miss Hattie ]'2(hvards, of Thonuisvllle; Mrs. C. B. Falls, Jr. (Madeline Moore), Mrs. E. A. McCai-ter (JaicIIc Irvin), ]\Irs. B. Capp.s (Mattie Moore), and Mrs. W. T. Tucker (Annie Clifford), all of Gastonia. Othci's jiresent were: Mrs. W. N. Jones, of Raleigh; Mrs. (ieorge Pennell, of Asheville; Mrs. Chas. E. Maddry, of Raleigh; Mrs. Paul P. Davis and Mrs. Egbert Davis, of Winston- Salem ; Mrs. D. T. Andrews, Mrs. J. Clyde Turner, of Greens- b)ro; and Miss Sallie Mc Cracken, trustee of Meredith Col- !cro, nf Thomasville. CLASS REUNIONS COMME NCEME NT 1931 ’06 (25-year) ’14 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’21 (10-year) ’29 B. S. U. NOTES •^I.ovixo IIi MANrrr” Is Gnoiri* Sr:n.7i=:cT On la.st ]'’riday night the Home Service Band’s subject and meeting theme was “Loving Mumanity.” Dr. B. W. Spihnan was the speaker for this meeting. He spoke jjil'ormally and in a most personal manner. The I’’oreign Service Band had a joint meeting with this group in order to hear tliis inspiring message from such a noted Baptist lay man. B. S. U. Council Heaus Da. Spii.man Another most helpful talk given by Dr. Spilman was one at the weekly B. S. U. Council meeting which met at its usual time on Tuesday night. A most striking application of sci-iptui*c reading oji the Crucifixion was nmde by Dr. Spilman. Y. W. A. CniciJis Meet Sixty members of the 5 Y. W. A. circles on the campus met in their respective circles last Sunday night. Missionary topics were used in the plans for the program. A special feature of the Mary Warren Circle was the presenta tion before the group of mem bers of a packet of letters .sent by Japanese Y. W. A. members. Some of these letters expressed thanks for the Christmas greet ings sent by the Mary Warren Cii'cle, and othei’s told of their now experiences as Cliristians in a heatiien land. The letters were written in Chinese, and a trans lation of each of the letters into ICnglish was sent by Mrs. Dozier, missionary to Japan and mother of Helen Dozier. Miss Elliot Awav Miss Elliott, Student Secre tary and adviser of the B. S. U. Covnicil, was away the first part of this week making several speeches in .high schools in the eastern part of the state. G. A. Housk Party at MjiRICDITII The G. A. House Party wliich was an event on the canipus last year will be held again this week end for Girl’s Auxiliary members from all over the state. Exten sive plans for this iiouse paiiy arc being made. The B. S. U. is planning an informal party for these girls. They will live in the college dormitories during their stay. Miss Alva Lawrence i.s the able director of the whole house ]jarty. LIFE OF J. C. HARRIS RELATED BY DR. SPILMAN (Continued frovi page one) forced to flee from Savannah on account of an cpidemic of yellow fever. They went to Atlanta where Harris i-cgistered at the Kimball House as “J. C. Holland, Savannah, Ga., one wife, two bowlegged children, and one bilion.s nurse.” That register sheet is still in tiic posse.ssion of the Kimballs. Hai'ris was very fortunate in ()btaining a new position easily. Again his old friend Harrison of fered him a job—this time on the .-itlimtu Consiituiion. Soon, due to the resignation of one of the i‘ei)ortei's, Harri.s began to rc])ro- duce Negro dialect stories. This was the begimiing of the witlelv lure Dr. Sj)ilman told .stories of “Brer Rabbit and Brer Dog,” “Brer Benjamin Ram,” and “Brer Ba’j-.’’ Throughout his life he was handicapped by his lack of educa tion and his overwhelming tiniidit}'. Although ho was of fered goodly sums for reading his dialect stories or for lectures, he absolutely refused to do either be cause of his timidity. He seldom went to social functions for the same reason. Harris was intimate with few people. However, between him self and James Whitcomb'Riley, tlie great Hoosier poet, there sprang up a strong and enduring friendship. One week out of eacli year Riley always spent in At lanta with his friend. The works of Joel Chandler Harris comprise four hundred volumes of 50,000 words each. Tiicrc arc twenty eight books of Uncle Remus stories alone which are known wlierever the Englisli language is spoken. There arc two tyj>es of Uncle Remus stories: the type which explains all sorts of natural phenomena and the type which is based on the Negro’s fear of strange and un usual noises. In writing his Uncle Renms stories Harris ef faced himself and made Uncle Remus, a poor unlearned Negro gai'dener, stand out as a figure which all the world to know and love. BRIDE-ELECT HONORED WITH LOVELY TEA (Continued from page one) tions, and the rooms were attrac tively decorated in s])ring flowers. Misses Carolyn Mercer and IMarj’ Yarborough received the guests at the front door, and in turn presented them to Miss Alice Keith. Miss Mae Grimmer ii\- troduccd the guests to the receiv ing line, wliich was composed of jVIisses Martha Galt, Nell Pas chal, Mary and Doris Tillery, Mary Ruth Greaves, Emily Cheek, and Mrs. Paul Tillery. Receiving elsewhere were Misses Annie Cooper and Annie White. The tea table was very charmingly presided over by Mi.sses Ida Poteat and Mary A SPECIALTY Watch and Jewelry Repair By Expert Workmen PIAMOMO C»pem4 J.VA A A J VJIM EXPERT REPAIR DEPARTMENT! Crawford. Russian tea, fancy cakes, dainty sandwiches, nuts, and mints were served by Miss Ridjy Johnson, Dorothy Taylor, Mary Bess Van LajuHngham, Anna Rogers, Ruth Britt, Eleanor Lamm, Pauline Barnes, and Charlotte Palmer. Miss Helen Price and Mrs. Isaac L. Battin stood at the door and bade the many guests good- ’ive. A strange combination on a honograi)h recoVd: Are You Lonesome Tonight? Ain’t That a Grand and Glori- (nis Feelinsr? They said Adam was the first radio bug, for he made a loud ■peaker out of s])are parts. S-T-A-T-E ' MON.—TUBS.—WEDS. “50 MILLION FRENCHMEN” with OI.SEK AND JOnNSON A Gay Camody in which aa American Gin turns Paris Topsy-Tutvry Also COLOR REVUE PIOTOKIAL and KEW3 THURS-—FRI.—SAT. ANH HARDING la EAST LYNNE” With Conrad Nagel - Clive Brook Also OABl'OON AND NEWS P-A-L-A-C-E MON.—TUES.—WED.—THURS. “BIRTH OF A NATION” (WITH SOUND) THE SUPREME TBIOMPII OF ALL TIMES Also SOUND NEWS PRIDAY AND SATURDAY RICHARD ARLEN In “Conquering Horde” Wltll TAT WRAT Alao SIDNET - MUBRAT COMEDY SOUND NEWS J. C. BRANTLEY, Druggist AGENT for ELIZABETH ARDEN’S TOILET PREPARATIONS MEIiT YOUR FRIENDS AT OUR FOUNTAIN —* i OVER 1000 New Dresses for Easter at $10.00 - $15.00 and up Taylor's
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