North Carolina Newspapers

' PORTRAIT Your eyes and Ups, the color of your hair Have vanished' down the years be ’ yond recall, And I-jremember this, that you were fair— And that is all. let sometimes sudden sunlight in tne rain, " . _ . A burst of bird song down a forest aisle, . . . . . And starshine on still water bring , again Tour faint quick smile. _C. t. Davis, Arkansas Gazette. The condition of Mr. J. C. Pretlow is steadily improving, his many friends trill be glad to learn. f~-~* • • r Miss Julia May "Southerland of Golds boro, is spending the week-end as th guest of Misses Marie Bonltz and Mary Wooten, j , * • Marsden do Rosset Is spending the week-end in Fayetteville, visiting friends. __ ^ . ■; Robert de Rosset left Thursday for -Duke, to accept a responsible position there. i Mr H.' S. Meredith is out again after being confined to the James Walker ^Memorial hospital for the past several '“weeks. ^ Mr. Pembroke Jones and friend Mr. ■ Charles Shawe, left last night for N York after a delightful stay at the ’ Dodge on Summer Rest. Mllss Margaret Mathews has return to her home in Raleigh after attending the funeral of her grandmother. MrB. W. D. MjcMillan, Sr. m* Misses IiOls Best ana eaii.e i; Best, of Warsaw, left Saturday after .a : brief visit to Miss Mamie James Fen nell. Mrs. Blnford Sloan of Wallace, and ' Mrs. J, B. Ruark of Southport, are house guests of Mrs. Robert Ruark at • —her home In Carolina Heights. ' ' Miss Mabel West, daughter of Mr. $ Ana Mrs. W. H. West, has been elected ' president of the senior class of Mere dlth college. Miss Marian Davis, of Clinton, te the week-end guest of Miss Florence Jef , fress. ^ • • • Miss Maude Wallace, who has teen spending the past week here In the Interest of the milk for health cam paign, has returned to Raleigh. Mrs. P. G. Laughrldge and children will return this afternoon from Ply mouth, where they have been visiting Mrs. F. L. Smijth. The Rev. A. B. Ormond, pastor of Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, reauests all members of the church to attend services Sunday, elth'er the 11:00 o’clock or 8:00 o’clock service—or both, if possible. The members of the Helping Hand Sunday school class of the First Bap tist church were delightfully enter tained Friday evening by Mrs. D. H. Gower and Mrs. Thos. K| Woody at, the : latter’s home in Wlnoca Terrace. Mr. and Mrs.' J. L. Branner, of New port News, Va„ and little daughter, Nellie May. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J F. Branner on Masonboro sound. * • • Mrs. Robert Ruark returned Wedftes day from Raleigh, where she visited relatives and. friends. While there. Sam uel Ruark came over from Trinity col lege to be with his mother for a brtfef 'stay. • • • Mss. "Walker Taylor, Miss Katherine ■ Taylor and Mrs. E. K. Bryant left last night for New York to be away for a week. _ - Mr*. F. P. Hicks and small son, Ber tram, of Savannah, are guests of Mrs. Hicks’ sister, Mrs. M. E. Applewhite, 814 Bed Cross street Saturday's Raleigh News and Ob server: “Mr. and Mrs. J. Graham Evans have moved into their apartment at 824 "W". Morgan street. Mrs. Evans was before her marriage, Miss' Mar garet Holloway of Wilmington." : Saturday's Charlotte Observer: “Miss j Lillian Floyd wil lleave Monday for Wilmington, where she will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hinton for .'two weeks.” • * • SOROSIS DEPARTMENT 8TH There will be a meeting of the litera ture department of the Sorosls Thurs day, March 8, at 4 o’clock In the club l rooms. The meeting will be in charge of Mrs. M. G. Saunders and the book under discussion will be “Beyond Life" by J. B. Cabell. Circle No. * of Fifth Avenue Meth odist churoh will meet at the home of -Mrs. W. H. Howell, 1i23 South Fifth avenue, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, and all members are expected to at tend. . ' Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Davis announce \the engagement of their daughter, Ed na Catherine, to Reece Price Harry, of Greensboro, the wedding to take place in this city April 11. . . / Miss Davis has many friends in Wil mington who will be greatly interest ed in her approaching wedding. Mr. • Harry is a preeminent young business man of Greensboro, is well known in Wilmington and has scores of friends throughout the state. MISS WiyGHT ENTERTAINS Little Miss Bertha Dalton Wright de lightfully-entertained a number of her friends Friday afternoon, the, occasion being in honor of her seventh birth day. Games were enjoved out on the lawn, at the conclusion of which the j little folks were served a delicious ice course. Those present were: Misses Catherine Alexius, Leila Williams, Leila James, Martha Moore, Carol Slo cum Jean Hale, Julia Rowena Sid bury; Masters , Mitchell Allen, John Bruton Stanbury, Tommy Dewitt, Jane Snyder, Joe Yates. ^ ^ BURTON-ALSTON Friends in this city will be surprised Th ’ * ” • to hear of "the marriage, of Mr. Bennie D Burton of this city, and Miss Fan nie Kingsland Alston, of Littleton. The wedding was solemnized, Thursday at the home of the bride’s grandfather, Mr. W. D, DanteM, Mt. Williams Al ston, brother"W?<ft»'*ride, giving her marriage. Only mfmberS \ of the it. — CLUB CALENDAR Monday, 2:30—Rainbow club at T. W. C. A. rooms. Wednesday, 3:30—Cabinet meet ing of the W. H. S. c»ub at the T. ^Thursday, 3:30—Sunshine club at T. W. C. A. - \ Friday, 3:80—Bluebird club. Friday, 4:16—Trvple E club, at which a talk will be made by Miss Anita Waldlrorst, county welfare officer. family and Intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. Mrs. Burton is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert D. Alston, of .Littleton, and pos sesses a charming personality and is an accomplished musician. Mr. Burton is the son of ilr. and Mrs. A. E. Bur ton of th'is city, and is associated with his father in business here. SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRA M AT GRACE CHURCH TODAY Music at Grace church today and this evening wil linclude the follow ing: At the morning service, “If With All Tour Heart," Mendelssohn, bv tho quartet, which also will sing, “Our Confession,” toy Shelly; at the evening service, Mrs. H. T. Griffin and Jere Newbold will sing, “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say,” Raphbun. The quartet and chorus will sing, ,(TheBe Are They,” Patty Stair. A few moments be fore the evening service Miss Agnes' Chasten, organist, will play the fol lowing numbers, “Gavotte and Mu sette”, Thome; 'Deep River”, Fisher; and “Allegro Pomposo,” Gailbralth. John Patrick Weldon John Patrick Weldon, who has been undergoing treatment at James Walker Memorial hospital since Christmas eve, was able to leave the institution Fri day. and has resumed the occupancy of the ‘‘vacant chair” In the police sta tion. The chair was made "vacant” when John was sent to the hospital for treatment, following an injury In an automobile acicdent December 24. "The yshure trpated me foin,” de clared the aged Irishman, In talking about the treatment he received at the hospital. "They could not have been better to me, if I had been paying them $10 a minute,” he asserted. * * * NEW CABINET INDUCTED BY THE GIRD RESERVES The W. H- S. club of Girl Reserves held their installation service for new officers Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 in the Y. W. C. A. club rooms. The Hi-Y club was the guest of the Girl Reserves fit this meeting and was re ceived by Miss Blanche Miller. The service began when the advisers took their places at the table on which there were three lighted candles in the form of a triangle. Miss Elizabeth Ellis played "Hymn of Lights” as the members of the two cabinets dressed in the Girl Reserve uniform and carrying unlighted candles entered the room singing. The old and new cabinets took their places facing each other, while Miss Edith Creasy, president of the old cab inet, lighted the candles of the outgo ing officers. After the Scripture read ing and prayer by Miss Mary Parker, the roll was called by Miss Dorothy Oldham. Miss Roberts made a short talk on the meaning of the Girl Reserve club, and the program was continued as each member of the old cabinet in her turn outlined the- duties of her office as she lighted the candle of her suc cessor. The new president, Miss Jesse Lee Thomas, receivedIBffte challenge of her office and. charged her cabinet to' hold high the standat-d that had been set for them by the officers just going out, and to ever keep in mind the pur pose of the club, which they all re peated. Then while singing "Follow the Gleam,” they slowly marched from the room followed by their club ad visers, Misses Smith, Styron, Faust and Lister. After the program the two clubs ad journed to the living room, where punch was served. The following are the new officers of the Reserves: President, Jesse Lee Thomas; vice president, Mary Catherine Bisslnger; secretary, Mary Edith Schulken; treas urer, Mary Lena McNair; chairman of program committee, Wilmer Kuck; chairman of social committee, Jesse Rehder; chairman of service commit tee, Merle Edwards. Newest Color This Season Is Mountain Haze “Mountain Haze” is the name of the ofae and only spring shade—eo fashion authorities say. Neither orchid,- wisteria nor helio trope, it’s similar to all and each of these colors—touched up a bit with couleur de rose. Of the gowns sketched, one Is of mountain haze flat crepe, combined with black; the other is of mountain haze chiffon an® silver tissue. V, 1- V : 'J t i . Look At This Cunning Suit For Boy 4 Years To make this cunning little suit For a sturdy boy of 4, Of colored linep take one yard; Of white, three-quarters more. As trimming, an embroidered band Appears on blouse and breeches— Embroidery to be done by hand, With fins and careful stitches. Two buttons each, at back and front, Hold shirt and “pants” together. With nift^- hat to top him off. The boy Is In high feather. Household Suggestions GOOD FOR BT RN8 A soothing remedy In case of a burn or Scald Is white of egg. It r / / jtimiim ' M\\m 1^ --^3 eases pain and causes the injury to heal quickly. PLANTS LIKE TEA When you have tea left from a meal-do not throu^ it away, but feed It to the plants. Nearly all plants thrive on this beverage. IMPROVES THE FLAVOR Before frying sausages, roll them in flour. This prevents their breaking and improves the flavor. WAXED PAPER HELPS No one cares much for the job of cleaning up the skillet or baking dish after fish has been cooked in it. How * H ever, a great deal of the disagreeable part will be eliminated if you line the pan with waxed paper before putting in the fish. KILLS THE ODOIL Wipe the knife with which you have cut onions with a damp cloth and then ! rub briskly with coarse salt. The un pleasant odor will not linger on the metal to annoy you. Cleans the Glass If you want your windows to Bhine ' i jsjtfL^—3! rub them briskly with a cloth dipped In vinegar. ' WON’T HURT PAINT You can stop the annoying creak* Ing of a door hinge by rubbing It with a piece of soap. This will not injure the paint. __ MAKES FUR LAST -Sometimes when fur' is wearing out it can be strengthened by applying ad hesive tape to the underside of the skins. Those does not Injure the fur and often lengthens its lease on life.' If you are going to pack your sil ver away for any length of time pack it in dry flour and it will remain un tarnished and glistening. BAST WILMINGTON PARENTS AND TEACHERS MEETING The Parent-Teacher association of feast Wilmington held its weekly meet ing March 2. Miss Walace, assistant state home agent, discussed the value of milk, urging mothers to see to it that not only the children but the en tire family consume plenty of it.- Mrs. Harry. McGlrt then read the minutes of the last meeting, after'which Professor Catlett made an enjoyable talk to the teachers. Mrsfl Brown reported what she had been able to achieve as chair man of the schoo lyard pommlttee. Grans already has been planted in the front yard and will be green in two more weeks. She also stated that by the next meeting several skings, sea saws and other playground facilities would be available for the smaller chil dren at the roar of the building, while a bgsebal ldiamond and basketball court fcllr the older children have al ready been prepared. The meeting was advised that the following third and fourth grade children have 100 per cent records in spelling class: Thifd grade-*-Rosle Burton, AulanO Grime#) Annie Catherine Cooper, Ariine Yopp, Harold Brown and . William Godwin. Fourth grade—Margaret Lucas, Kath leen Capps and Goldie Mae Yopp-1 <' ; l - SSBSSSis&es MRS. COLINS TO SING AND HRS. O’KEEFE WILL PLAT The recital- at Trinity church thU afternoon will be l>y Mrs. H. E O’Keefe, organist, and Mrs. E. S. -CSllins, so*, prano, both of ttie Trinity church choir. The standard already set by these Sunday afternoon recital* will be fully maintained by these two artists, Judging from the selections which they have made for this service. It is of particular interest to note that Handel’s Messiah, which stands afternoon wll lbe jy Mrs. H. E. O’Keefe, sented when Mrs. Collins will sing the soprano solo, “Come Unto Him.” from that great oratorio. Mrs. Collins’ sec ond number will be “Eye Hath Not Seen,” by Gaul. Mrs. Collins’ voice Is especially adapted to the singing ot these parts. Her training with Har lowe F. Dean at Hillsdale college in her home state of Michigan placed her at the forefront of her associates. At that time Mrs '.Collins was solo ist of the college church choir com posed of 50 voices and toured southern Michigan in the. same capacity with the colle’ge glee club. Later she was prom inent' as a church soloist ih Oakland, California. While Mrs. Collins has not been in Wnmington very long, her singing at Trinity church has attract ed much favorable attention. ' Mrs. O’Keefe has played in most of the- larger 'churches and her many friends are looking forward with pleasure to hearing her again this aft ernoon. This recital Is the fourth of the series and wil lbe at 4 o’clock. As previously stated, no collection is tak en at these services. The full program follows: Psalm 135. . Gloria. The Lord’s Prayer. Grand Chorus—W. R. Spence. Favorite Melody, Traumerei—Schu mann. ‘ ; Toccata—DuBois. * Eye Hath Not Seen (Holy City), Gaul —Mrs. E. S. Collins. Pastorale in F—Bach. ' Silent Night—Harker. Pilgrims Chorus (Tannhauser)— Wagner. Come Unto Him (Messiah), Handel— Mrs. Collins. Triumphal March (Naaman)—Costa. Hymn 556, two stanzas, by the con gregation. Benediction. Mrs. O. Keefe uses an autograph copy of "Silent Night" which wa* sent her last Christmas by the composer, F. Flaxington Harker. It will be re membered that Mr. Harker gave a re cital on Trinity organ last fall. • • • AN APPEAL IS MADE FOR OTEEN EASTERN FLOWER FUND An appeal to members of the North Carolina Baraca Associatlon-Philathea 'union for contributions to the Easter "Flower Fund” for Oteen hospital has been made by Mrs. N. Buckner of Ashe ville, general secretary of the state or ganization. Following Is a copy of her letter: “Our Easter message to you, the same that the angel gave to Mary about two thousand years ago when she visited the tomb of Jesus that first Easter morning is: ‘Go Quickly1 and tell the story of the risen Lord and His love. If you cannot go and take' the message, send the message. “In the great United States veterans’ hospital at Oteen there are about 900 patients, our boys and girls, with, bro ken health as the result of the most cruel and unnecessary war the world has ever known! They are making the same heroic fight against the grim monster, but are at far greater odds, as they did on the battlefields of France, t Many of them win the fight and return to home, loved ones and ac tive life; others succumb. “Flowers are God's messengers of his great love, their fragrance and beauty embodying the highest and most per fect love. “A potted plant' In flower, and bunches of flowers, God’s messengers of love, will be placed at the bedside and In the hands of every one. at this hospital and In the Red Cross by the Baraca Phllathea union of North Car olina for Easter, and at frequent inter vals throughout the year. This has been done by the Baracas and Ph'ila theas since the establishment of the hospitals, and will <be continued. “May we feel It a sacred privilege to A VARIED COLLECTION OF PICTURESQUE HATS Here yoti will always find new ideas in popular priced Trimmed Hats. 10 per cent reduction on all Millinery during Cromartie’s Anniversary Sale this week. MATRONS’ HATS A SPECIALTY . Fishblate 108 >/2 N. FRONT STREET . (Cromartie’s) v.C";;. $ ■: - %' Millinery Opening FIRST GRAND SHOWING OF SPRING STYLES, TUES-, DAY, MARCH 6 :: :: :: Futchs’ Department Store “The Store of Service and Courtesy” • v know that each of us—all—everybody —have had an opportunity to send flowers to these boys and girls, our heroes and heroines, who have sacri ficed health, home, family and life Itself ! for freedom, for you, and for me. i Funds In any amount are solicited for | the ‘Flower Fund’ for the Datlents at Oteen. Acknowledgement Will be made of each amount received and used for this purpose, and each person or organ ization given proper credit for this gift of love. “Send check, money order or draft to the undersigned, and oblige.” • • • McCKaran-Biilloch CHADBOURN, March S.—Friends and relatives will be interested In the mar | rlage of Miss Frankie Bullock, of I Ohadbourn, and Mr. Ollle MoClearen, ' of Rocky Mount, which took place on I Thursday afternoon, 1 March 1, at 4 o’clock. The marriage was a very quiet affair, solemnized at the home of Mr. F. T. 1 Wooten, officiating minister, with only . a few friends and relatives present. I The bride wore a becoming dress of I navy silver crepe with spring coat, hat, | gloves and shoes to match. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. Van Bul lock. Mr. MeClaren has been engaged In meohanlcal work at Rocky Mount. The I couple will reside at his parents’ home near Boardman for a while. POACHED EGGS ASPARAGUS A LENTEN DISH By BERTHA E. SHAPLEIGH Of Columbia University. For poached eggs, with asparagus :ips and sauce, a good luncheon or sup per dish, take: Six eggs, an equal number of slices jf toast from which crusts have been SHAPLEIOH removed, a can oi asparagus tips, a cup and a half of milk, three table spoons each of butter and flour, half a teaspoon each of salt and and grated cheese and an eighth tea spoon of pepper. First make the sauce, melting the butter and adding fl o ti r seasonings and milk. Cook until smooth and thick, then add 3he$.s6, ana keep hot ov^r wate?. Poach the eggs in the usual way and head the asparagus tips, j place the toast on a platter or In dividual plates, covet with part of the sauce and on It place the eggs. Pour the remaining sauce over the eggs and serve asparagus tips between the eggs. Sprinkle with paprika. PURE DRUGS In our entire stock of Drugs you jrill find only the highest grade and purest Drugs possible to secure. 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