i " The Burke Countv News , r . aJ ; . r An ir . , j
parer Published in Burke County
ThS aSonHSd t Consolidated November 29, 1901
Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in' Advance
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MORGANTON, -NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 21, 1921.
xxxvi.
NO. 43
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;CH00LS CELEBRATE
II liHtMtnrltLU
..Mst Saturday; Several
horfs Join With Chester
M in Celebrating the -v
? pay "n Fitting Style.
. successful than the prc
N r'roun county commencements
lin? '.eon held was that at Ches
tu ht Friday, in which the fol
hools participated: Ches
f"nr , " snnr. Hartley, Amherst,
fill1"'
I MORGANTON CLASS GETS
PICTURE IN QUARTERLY
1 Krwin's napei
(Cut, of Wesley Bible Class, of
lueinoaist unurcn, Appears
in Current Quarterly.
j A splendid cut of the Wesley Bible
class of the Morganton Methodist
ciiuiua appears in xne current num
ber of the Adult Student, the quar
terly used by practically all adult
classes in the Southern Methodist
church, the issue of which numbers
many thousand.
This class is composed of fifty or
more young men and is considered
one of the most dependable organiza
tions in tne local Methodist church,
FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING
v the
crow
i-asson
,d was present to en- Miss Sallie Hogan is teacher of the
and the exercises ' class.
l . UJl T I 1 111 11 1,1 VVItw - ,
ETaul the pupils taking part, j MRS. J. T. McGHINNIS
iU'ul'a
boun
tarm
women of Burke
DIED LAST SUNDAY
'Wv to nrenare. was:-,. , ... , , . z
'Z nA ; uooa woman ana Loyal Member
ln l" .i. . r'Uefnrfiphl srhool. was
oi me viivonw.. - -
.1 uuun
the prize,
.off
l'UL" 1 , ,1 -f onfjiinn and
M'ltV nuai u v - , . .
Hood, of the same scnooi,
lC coui
of the Baptist Church Passed
Away Sunday Afternoon
everything possible was
wl .r ii Trt PrnrlahQW AtTI- . VOX-
KUrAnUTisline ! f3r the comfort and relief of the
c!"sl : , ou.. T3o.TQn ; invalid, but almost from the time she
2 ; the declamation prize, a $1.50
others taking part in the contests
. .
O
r;
it
n . mnfiM. avuu v j
Snel Kovd Baker, Amherst; Carl j xvas realized that she had little chance
baiem. : , I of recovery.
Mrs. McGhinnis was about seventy
two years of age. She was before
her marriage to Mr. McGhinnis, who
died three years ago, Miss Mary
Bean, a native of Caldwell county.
She and Mr. McGhinnis moved to Mor
ganton from Hartland about twenty
years ago. Only one of their chil
dren, nine of whom died in infancy,
Mrs. Mary B. McGhinnis, widow of
the late J. T. McGhinnis, died Sunday
afternoon at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. F. T. Piercy,' after a serious t
illness nf several weelrs, Tlnrino'
jL, imcKwoiui, niHiw"., tnat time
j James sraun, uiiestcuiciu.
contest song between Chester
id and Salem was an enjoyable f ea
,re of the morning's exercises.
'Certificates and prizes were award-
,i as follows:
Seventh grade ceruneates were
lt,3l"t'- .1. TT J
lmv Thornburpr, uin xiuuu, iyuc
I.exie UUCKJVOrm, nuwuiu
larris,
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er nnie -Mae uonneuy, rumwen
Hood EJison Hood; James Smith,
liaries Hensley, Ine Rader, Harsh-
'Smith, Stella Rader, of the Ches
erfield school;. James McCall, Panlee
3each, Nora McCall Claude Corpen
w of the Bethel school; Erastus
Burns, of Erwin's Chapel , school;
Olen Smith, of Antioch school; Ru
Rpach. Fannie Eller. Glennie
Rata Thornburg, Maye Ra- survive Mrs. F. T. Piercy, with
whom Mrs. McGhinnis had made her
home since Mr. McGhinnis' death.
A loving mother and grandmother
and a faithful and consistent member
of the Baptist church she will be
greatly missed in her home and
church. Truly a good woman has
gone to her reward.
The funeral was held at the home
on Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock,
DR. POWELL CALLED TO
NASHVILLE PASTORATE
3radshaw, Ophelia Benfield, Knowlan
3enfield, Fannie Bean, Beatrice Set
er, of Amherst school.
Perfect attendance:
lone Warlick. Ora Warlick, Finley
3arns, Antioch; Pat Smith, Margaret ;
taith, Ruth Smith", unaries nensiey,
Billie Smith, Chesterfield; Louis Ross,
Ivde Hawkins. Erwin's Chapel I Vera
3radshaw, Ersel Bradshaw, Glennie
3radshav. Rupert Beach, Amnerst.
Chesterfield won. the prize picture,
,'iven by ivirs. w. j. juesne, iur mgii.-
st average attendance. ,
Just after dinner the children of
Jl the schools represented formed in
rarade and marched to music fttrnish
'4 by the Morganton Concert Band.
The crowd reassembling was treat
ed to a banjo solo by Jeree Smith of,
Chesterfield, a negro dialogue, "Un
!e Tom's Plantation," and a patriotic
Irill by sixteen girls f the Salem
chool.
The athletic, and other contests
hich followed resulted with the fol
owing as winners:
100 yard dash, silk socks, given by
tie Busy Store, to Robert Smith, of
Chesterfield.
100 yard dash, small boys, ball bat,
o Cecil Williams, Salem.
rotato race: small girls; dress,. giv-
n by C. C. Hensley of Chesterfield,
o Clyde Hawkins, Chesterfield.
suit case race; large girls; picture,
o Mary Rader, Chesterfield.
Iracker-eatintr contest; boys; base
iall, to Oscar Stamey. "
Sack race; boys; a knife, given by
Mr. S. A. Kincaid of Chesterfield, to
Charles Ilenslev.
Greasy pole; "boys; an Ingersol
'atch; A -orv Puett.
1st prize for North Carolina rnap,
cash, criven bv Morcranton
Hardware Co. to Boyd Baker, Am-
(Lontinucd on seventh page)
MISS !ALMER TO BE
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
conducted by Rev. F. A. Bower, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, and
interment made in the family plot at
the cemetery.
Relatives from out of town here
for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Owen Bush, Mrs. Philip Bush, Miss
Connie Bush, Miss Irene Presnell,
Mrs. Harriet McGhinnis, Mrs. Lon
McGhinnis, and Mrs. J. C. Anderson,
of Lenoir; Mrs. John Chester, Miss
Ona Lee Chester, Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Harris and Miss Coyette Harris ,of
Hudson.
TEXAS OIL COMPANY
TO OPEN STATION llERE
Gas and Oil Tank Being Erected
Near the Station; Mr; R.
A. Costner in Charge
; The Texas Oil Company" is prepar
ing to open here a supply station for
gas and oil. The large tank to ac
commodate the products arrived last
week and is being erected near the
depot. S
Mr. R. A. Costner, of Lincolnton,
will have charge of the business local
ly. Trucks will be installed and an
up-to-date v gas and oil service is
promised. Mr. Costner has been
here several weeks attending to the
arrangements prparatory for the
opening of the station
McLENDON IS VERY EXTRA
ORDINARY CHARACTER
BRIEF HEWS ITEMS
FROM OVER BURKE
Items
o f Interest Gathered
From Different Sections of
the County By News- "
Herald Correspondents
Former Morganton Minister In
vited to One of the Oldest
Churches in the South
LOCAL BRIEFS IN
AND AROUND TOWN
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
JS II PROBABILITY
Committees at Work on Plans
For the Organization and
Building of An Industrial
School in Mountains.
The movement that started several
weeks ago looking toward the estab
lishment of an industrial school in
the South mountain of Burke coun
ty is gradually gaining momentum
and givespromise now of materializ
ing. Two meetings of interested cit
izens, representatives of the church
es and fraternal orders, have been
held recently, and committees Jre
now at work on ways .and means and
various phases of the proposition that
have developed frbm a discussion of
the project.
Mr. A. C. Avery, who is deeply in
terested in the proposed school, has
presided at both meetings.' Miss Be
atrice Cobb acted as secretary
Rev. Dr. W. F. Powell, rastor of
the - First Baptist church of Ashe
ville, has received a call from the
First Baptist church of Nashville,
Tenn., and has notified the committee
calling upon him that he will care
fully consider the matter.
The Nashville church is one of the
oldest. Baptist churches in the South
and numbers in its long list of pas
tors some of the eminent Baptist
preachers of the faith. Last fall the
church celebrated its hundredth an
niversary. - lb-has the largest Sunday
school enrollment in Nashville. -
For some -time a committee of. 45
laymen have been surveying the field
for a new pastor to take up the ex
cellent work of Rev. Dr. Allen Fort,
who died in February. Recommenda
tion of Dr. Powell was made bv Dr.
E. C. Dargan, of the Southern Theo
logical Seminary at Louisville, Ky.
Rev. Dr. Powell studied under Dr.
Dargan.
Dr. Powell was pastor of the Mor
ganton Baptist church for several
years and has many warm friends
and admirershere. He married Miss
Winnie Patton, daughter of the late
fRev. R. L. Patton and Mrs. Patton,
of Morganton.
While, as stated above. Dr. Powell
Wilmington Interviewers Were
Greatly Surprised by Conver
sation With Evangelist.
Rev. B. F. McLendon who is con
ducting an evangelistic campaign in
wumington, is letting tne Wilming
ton people gues-at his unique per
sonality, just as he did Morganton
folks last summer.' The following is
a clipping from yesterday's Wilming
ton Dispatch:
McLendon is never out of his room
unless it is absolutely necessary from
mozning to nieht he is working and
dictating and working sermons over. I en to tne Connelly
Short Items of Local and Per
sonal Jnterest Gathered
During tfe Week.
Mr. Pink Queen continues ill athis
home near the depot.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Avery announce
the birth of a son on Monday, April
18th.
A cement sidewalk has just "been
completed on the East side of Water
street.
Mrs. Jennie Williams, who has been
quite ill" at her home on Green street,
is some better.
We are- glad to know that Mrs.
Mary Collett, who has been sick, is
able to be out again.
Probably the first ripe strawberries
for the market were picked on Mon
day, the 18th, by Mrs. Joseph Fry.
Mr. Robert Patton recently bought
one of the John Sparks , houses on
Morehead avenue and has moved his
family from Amherst back to Mor
ganton. Rev. D. M Litaker, the presiding
elder of the Marion district of the
Methodist church, will preach in the
Methodist church in Morganton next
Sunday morning.
Rev. F. K. Roof attended on Anril
18 a banquet at Huffry Hotel, Hick
ory, given to commemorate the four
hundredth anniversary of Luther's
stand at Diet of Worms.
. Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Bower return
ed Sunday to Old-Fort, where Mr.
Bower is conducting a meeting, Mr
Sunday morning he rushed down into
the lobby of the hotel and spoke to
the clerk about something, and was
standing waiting for the elevator to
come down, nervous and restless, and
several traveling men who had heard
his sermons, said: "Let us go over
there and see if we can pull a conver
sation out of old Mack." In a mo
ment's time that intense 'nervous ex
pression left him and he had warmed
ud to them like he had known them
all his life, and they talked every
thing from the science of coon hunt
ing, prize fighting, inequality be
tween the rich and poor, municipal
ownership, trust monopolies, peace
treaties and leagues of nations, and
on down through criminalology, and
then up to the philosophy of preach
ing, and when he turned away, as ab
rupt as a thunder , clap, without say
ing goodbye or fare you well, every
one of the fellows had some remark
to make. One said, "He is a prince
f a fellow." Another said, "Well,
sir hasn't he got a bundle of infor
mation?" Another said. "Did vou
everhear such a flow of language?"
Another said, "Boys, what about his
adjectives?" And another said,
"Well, he is a different man from
what, I thought, he was!. ... and all
agreed that he was an extraordinary
character, and no matter whether he
was preaching for money or souls," he
was a howling success.
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE
Lowdermilk's prophesy about the
weather is being beautifully fulfilled
at this place. Who knows but that
Morganton will devlop a real weath
er prophet? '
In the baseball game here" last
Monday' our team lost to the Granite
Falls team 2 to 0, and last Friday
won over the Ranlo high school 5 to
1. This week they go to he moun
tains, to play Asheville high school,
Weaver college, Mars Hill, Candler
and Asheville schools. In the Friday
game here one of our stary 'players,
A. C. Moore, had an ankle badly
sprained.
At . the present rate the college au
ditorium will soon be painted.
.A Dodge touring car owned and
run by a party at Valdese ran against
a tree near the margin of the State
highway just west of Connelly
Springs Sunday afternoon about 5:30
and was badly wrecked. Four ladies
who were in the back seat were also
injured. Two of them werer named
Benfield and one a Childers; the other
name 1 did not get. They were tak-
Spnngs Hotel
DOLLAR DAV HERE
HEXT MONTH MAY IB
Local Merchants Planning to
Make This Annual Trade
Event the Biggest and
Best Yet Held.
has not given .the Nashville church a i Bower having returned to preach at
uie rirsi) rapust cnurcn.
definite answer it is understood that
he will in all probability accept the
call. In that event he would take:
chargethe Nashville church June 1.
MUSIC RECITALS
The graduating recitalsbf the mu
sic class of 1921 of Rutherford Col
lege have theiivfirst recital on Thursday-evening,
April 21, at 8:15 o'clock.
The other-jrecitals follow on April 29
and May 4th. These recitals are un
der the direction' of Miss Little, the
sifted music teacher of Hutherford
In mentioning last week the names
of teachers in the graded school re
cently elected or re-elected, the name
; of Mrs. A. J. Wacaster was uninten-
Di
rcclor of Library Tommission
iii inaugurate Library
Campaign in Morganton
College, and they promise to be very
There are several sites already in j delightful entertainments.
BR. MURPHY IN CHARGE
OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Tuesday, May 10th, will be Dollar
Day here. This event has become an
annual affair ifPMorganton, held each
May, and comes this year on the an
niversary of last year's Dollar Day.
Already local merchants are begin
ning to plan special offerings and at
tractions, which will make the day
tionally omitted as being re-elected. Jthe biggest sales event that has ever
' Mary B. Palmer, secretary and
'"if-clfir , C. Lihrarv commission.
(Vi'i :',H res:- the citizens of Morsran-
tfn or, Tuesday evening, April 26th,
a- !'.!'( t oVlnflf . Tin ndrlrPSS will
Pj'o.nt the possibilities and the ad-l'antam.-
of a librarv to our Deonle
'J' th- yerv honrl nf tho Staff Lihrarv
tommi-sion. On WpHnPsrl.iv the in-
tonpivo campaign for a library
follow. This is the work of the
iiomry department of the Woman's
'-'Ub ii.nl lllPV nro nclrinrr trip pnrnpst.
an generous co-operation of all the
citizenri of Morganton. There will be
"? contributions solicited on Tuesday
Ulrrhf TU m
Aim program ior xuesuay
r,18'ht is as folowc ,
Band selection. '
Readings.
yiolin quartette.
Address Miss Mary B. Palmer,
strict N. C. Library commission.
Opn Forum Discussion of li
ary by audience and questions an
gered. . (
Violin quartette.
Band selection. ' '
mind, as was mentioned in last week's
paper. To consider these sites and
report to another general meeting to
be held later the following commit
tee was appointed: Messrs. W. C.
Ervin, H. L. Millner, F. A, Bower,
Russell Smith and Mesdamesv A. .C.
Avery, A. C. Chaffee.
Messrs. J. A. Dickson, John H. , . . , f T.TllvT,T,,r
Pearson and J. F. Spainhour form a ! Morganton fnends, of the Muiphy
committee appointed to take the mat- J amiy .Willi . be much mtercktej m the
ter up with the county and Staleng clipping irom a recent issue
boards of education to' see upon wrnt t,he w YorK Times .
terms aid for such a school might be;. Mrs. Horation N S jter of 1 Lex
obtained. - mgton avenue ,has given her estate
His Mother-in-Law, Mrs. Slater,
Gives Estate to Govern
ment For Hospital
The third quarterly, conference for
the Morganton Methodist church will
be held in tlie ladies' parlor of the
church next Friday night at eight
o'clock. AH the members are urged
to be present.
Mrs. H.' M. Webb, of Collettsville,
has been in Morganton for some time
on account of the illness of Dow Es-
tes, who has had pneumonia. We are
glad to know he is getting along nice
ly at this time.
Mr. S. J. Lawrence, local represen
tative of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, was here this week. Mr.
Lawrence has headquarters in Hick
ory but expects to spend several days
each week here. :
It is with much regret that we
learn of the illness of Mrs. Edward
Erwin, of Davidson College. Mrs.
Erwin has a host of friends here who
extend great sympathy to her in her
illness and wish for her a very speedy
recovery. N
One among the largest audiences
that has assembled lately at Mt. He
been known here
It will pay the people in all the
surrounding tradinsr territory to
watch announcements ' in The News
Herald for the next two weeks, par
ticularly . the special advertisements
that will appear in the issue of May
5th, and make their plans to come to
town that day to take advantage of
the many bargains that will be of-1
fered
BODY OF EX-EMPRESS
ENROUTE TO POTSDAM
Sharp Contract Between Form
er Glory of Hohenzollerns
and Present State.
T?noeTTi11a Mats r trip TTnit.pd
A larger committee, composed of CI otae n 'i-otlt w fiftv vearsr a&
twelve members, was chsen to con-. a home for permanently disabled sol
sider ways and means, legal questions i fi;pr5 ' ,
in connection with control of propos- j Th iinn sp whi"h will accommodate i administration of the Holy Commun
ed school and any other questions j inn cjrmtprl in k nark of six- ion. Five persons were connected to
that may come up in connection with j . acres. There are fifty large! the congregation.
the establishment and maintenance ! ,c :n Vup v,m,;p a snlpndid librarv ! Mrs. J. F. Woodward accompanied
of the school. On this committee are nfi irrp louneino- rooms with fire-!hy her-daughter, Miss' Emily Wood-
Mrs. C. F. Kirksey is visitng rela
tes in Marion.
the following: Messrs. W. C. Lrvm,
H. L. Millner. T. H. Walker, Roy C.
Huff man,, J. L. Nelson, E. M. Hair
field, John Walker, F. A. Bower, John
H. Pearson, Dr. E. L. Edwards, Mrs.
J. S. Rogers and Rev. C. M. Pickens.
The finance committee iskcomDosed
of the following: Messrs. A. M. In-
gold, J. F. McGimsey, B. E. Cox, H.
L. Riddle and Mrs.'J. B. Riddle.
A meeting of all those who are in
terested, not only those who attend
ed the first general meeting., but any
who wish th school success, 4ias been
called for Friday night of this week
at Fraternity hall and it is hoped that
there will be. a large attendance
places. Dr. J. B. Murphy, ot JNew
fork city, is to be m charge.
The new soldiers' home will be call
pd the Morris Hunt Memorial Park
! in memory of Mrs. Slater's father.
There will be one room dedicated t j
the memory of Major Raoul Lurbery
and kept for the use of aviators who
enlisted in the Foreign Legion in 1914
with .William Thaw and afterward
joined the Lafayette Escadrtlle.'- Ma
jor Lufbery fell in flames April 18,
1918, in combat with three German
planes near Esquonnoy, northeast of
Beauvais. The expenses for this room
will be paid by the Raoul Lufbery
Memorial fund of New York city.
Never was contrast between form
er glory and present state of humilia
tion more accentuated than when
Wjlhelm, the former German emper
or, followed the body of his wife, Au
gusta . Victoria, to the station at
Maarari, when he entrusted the faith
where their wounds were dressed by
Dr. T. O. Ford after which they were -removed
to their homes in Valdese.
A Mr. Lowery has bought and" mov
ed to the Oscar Cassell farm just a
short distance' north of . town. Mr.
Lowery comes from upper Burke to
get advantage of our most excellent
school. .
Mr. Oscar Cassell ' and father 'are
making considerable improvement in
the property they have bought in the
heart of the town.
Mr. C. W. Reeves has sold his
property on North Main street to
Mr. J. R. Satterfield and has rented a
fartoi near Hickory and will move tc
it at once. Mr. Satterfield expects to
make considerable improvements in
this property in the near future.
Mrs. R. Z. Goode, of Baltimore.
who has been visiting for about three
weeKs at mrs. i.-v. uooae s, nas re
turned to her home.
Mrs. J. M. Lowder, after a.five .
weeks' visit to her son and other kin
dred near Norwood, returned to her
home here last week. Her sister. ,
Miss Tommy Shankle, who has been
an invalid for years, died April 111
Mr. Lowder went down to wsit and at
tend some business and, returned at
the same time. -
The district conference of the Ep
worth league of the -Shelbv district
was held here Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. W. E. Abernethy is spending
a few days inour town.
Mr. H. E. Simnsqji is moving his
family to McDowell county this week.
STATE HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Williams, of
Granite Falls, visited his mother.
Mrs. Jennie Williams, at the tiome of,
hpr fiaiichtPTv Mrs T? 7 llovonao .
tne past week.
Mr. Elam Whisenant and Miss Lil-
lie 'Whisenant spent Thursday even-
Meadows. .
Mr. Hardy Clontz and Mr. McKin
ley Watts and Miss Stella McLean
and Miss Johnsie Baker spent Fri
day evening at Chesterfield.
Miss Bessie' Johnson has resigned
her 'position as nurse here and left
for her home at Glen Alpine Monday.
'Miss Wecie Duckworth has also re-'
signed ana leu weanesaay.
Rev. James C. DeLancey was the
Saturday night guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Dale, near the Hospital. All
enjoyed new strawberries and straw
berry jam from theic. garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant C. Williams
has as their guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Z. V. Kincaid and Mr. J. H. Fox
The oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bracher Clark is now very ill.
' Mr. Frank Thompson, of Worry,
spenk Wednesday with his sister and
family, Mrs.-Sterling Clark. Mrs.
W. T. Berry and Mrs. N. A. ThbmpT
son, of Morganton, werp also Friday,
guests of Mrs. Clark. '
Rev. J. A. Fry began a series of
night meetings at Oak Forest church
Sunday night. Right many from
the Hospital are attending. Mr. Fry
is being assisted by Rev. Horn-
DucKie. mere is also being neia a
meeting at East . Morganton Baptist
church by Rev. G. P. Abernethy.
The chapel services at the Hospital
on" Sunday afternoon were conducted
by Rev. J. A. McLean, of the Pres-
1 Tit T i -r-wt i
Dron LUtneran cnurcn, iiiiaepran, was I f ui companion of his grandeur and Uuy xv-ev A "l uie
present, tnere bunaay to observe tn-his sorrow to his sons and friends tnTO" enures, iviorganwn.
take back to the fatherland.
ward, went to Statesville Tuesday for
Heatment at Dr. Longs hospital.
Mrs. Woodward has been sick for
several months and it is mueh hoped
that the change will be beneficial.
Many, perhaps most, of the church
people in Morganton have made con
tributions to the starving neople in
China, yet there are six million un
provided for. Next Sunday has" been
set apart by the churches' as China
day. In a few days after you make
your offering to this fund it will be
saving lives in China. Prepare for it
and take your contribution to church
next SundayIf you cannot, or do
not, attend church, send youroffering.
theix
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kincaid, .who
.The emperor that was and the for-lcated by Mrs, Marcus " Duckworth,
mer crown prince and others sons have moved into the cottage recently
present were-au aiureu in iun um- vacated bv M- t it Kihca d.
JVIr. Leroy Brittain has accepted a
position at Winston-Salem.
The Hospital executive board was
in session Wednesday of last week.
Mr. Calvin Rhoney is attending
Federal court in Salisbury this week.
Miss Pansy Lane, of central office,
accompanied Miss Sadie Cranford to
her home at Marion and spent Satur
day there. v '
Mr. J. B. Wacaster, who has been
suffering from a bone, felon, is better.
Miss Viola Brittain spent the
week-end at Valdese visiting friends.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Fry and Miss
es Mary Eula Fry, Estelle and Viola
form of the Prussian guards,
helmets crepe-covered.
,The funeral procession arrived at
the little station of Maarn in dark
ness, broken only by the light from, a
few lamps on the railway embank
ment. First came a huge car cov
ered with " flowers, followed by the
servants, who loaded the wreaths
into the railway carriage. About 10
minutes later the hearse arrived,
flashing powerful searchlights.' It
was draped with black cloth with
white cross and border.
Mrs. R. A. Meyer, of Charlotte, is
the guest of -Mrs. B. S. Gaither.
. (Continued on second page)