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ENTERED AS SEOOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST zO, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3,1579 \t ®ruan JBmlg JBulbtm (The Smallest Daily Newspaper In The World) Vol. 9, Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN. 8, 1937 Lady Astor Gives To Lanier Club Dr. Edsall, Chief S'pvaker A packed house turned out Thursday afternoon at the Lanier Library to hear Dr. David L. Edsall, former dean of the Har vard Medical college address the members of the Lanier club and visitors on “The Transformation of Medicine.” Dr. Edsall gave an interesting account of the progress of medicine the past 50 years and related some personal experiences showing the vast improvement during this period, and predicted even greater improvement in the next 25 years. Prior to Dr. Edsall’s lecture, the president, Mrs. Harkness Smith, announced that a gift of S3OO had been received from Lady Nancy Astor of London, England, sister of Mrs. M. B. Flynn of The money is to be used the discretion of the Lanier i«ub. Lady Astor was very much pleased with Tryon when she visited the community recently and she made many new friends who were charmed by her personality. Following the program tea was served in the Holden Reading Room with Mrs. E. E. Missildine and Mrs. F. W. Crandall pouring tea Mrs. Eric Lubeck and Mrs. M. O. Kelly were hostesses for the af ternoon. Thirteen new members joined as follows: Mrs. John A. Pincknev, Mrs. Harrv S. Ford, Mrs. Carroll Hilton. Mrs. Edward Bradley, Mrs. Harry B. Allen. Miss Edith Continued on Back Page London Letter, No. 19 5, Montagu Square. W. 1. Dear Mr Vining, Manv thanks for your cable of Christmas Greetings, which were most acceptable. Since last I wrote we have passed through a severe Constitu tional crisis, and with the usual intolerable smugness of the Eng lish. we think we have passed through it very well indeed. Cer tainly the painful proceedings were conducted with extraordinary dig nity, and nobody was even faintly rude to anybody else, although in most of our breasts conflicting emotions fought like the rudest tigers. Large verbal bouquets wore handed around indiscrimin ately—to the departing King, the new King, the Government, the Opposition, and ourselves. It is a great relief to get this thing off our minds. It has simmered for so long, and so entirely in the realms of speculation, and it i? a joy to talk of something else for a change. But what a storv it is! I heard the Decree of Abdication read in the House of Lords, ahd really, I couldn’t be lieve it! However, I am told it is true, and there is not a shadow of doubt that “everything is for the best”. The Archbishops have had one or two nice cracks at the D’ike of Windsor, which is a pity I think, but I dare stay they have been bottling it up for ages! I hope you all had a happy Christmas. I remained in Lon don and spent a busy two days working my way through several Continued on Baclc Page
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