Social and Personal News of Interest to Brevard Women
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
IN REGULAR MEETING
Regular meeting of the Women’s
Missionary society of the Methodist
church was held Thursday afternoon
in the ladies parlor.
Routine business and the giving
of reports by committee chairmen
was tollowed by devotionals led by
Mrs. L. B. Haynes, assisted by Mrs.
Banks Nicholson and Mrs. J. C. Hen->
drix. An interesting program on the
"Social Movement in Japan” was in
charge of M^3- J -E. Loftis and Mrs.
Cordia King. A quartet, ‘‘More Love
To Thee" was sung by Mrs. King,
Mrs. Loftis, Mrs. Banks Nicholson
and Mrs. J. B. Piokelsinier.
It was decided to conduct the mis-;
sion study class Tuesday and Friday
afternoons this week, beginning at j
3 o’clock at the church. Mrs. L. B.|
Haynes is the leader.
At conclusion of the regular meet-:
ing, the pastor, Rev. J. H. West,!
presented a /matter ol interest to t
the church, followed by a g n.ral
discussion.
REGULAR MEETING !
OF V. D. C.
Local chapter of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy held its
regular meeting Saturday afternoon
at the library. Nine members were
present, and the president, Mrs. O.
L. Erwin had charge of the meeting
The usual program was dispensed
with, the time being occupied with'
transaction of routine business and,
other matters of interest to the;,
chapter. *
CIVIC CLUB MEETS
MONLAY AFTERNOON
November meeting of the Women’s
Civic club was held Monday after
noon at the library, with 14 mem-;
hers present.
Report was made by Miss Kath
erine Griffin, chairman of a com
mittee to investigate the matter of
an alleged "fake” doctor who has
been in Brevard and Transylvania
county for some time carrying on so-:
called malpractise among many peo-l
pie of the community, to the effect,
that investigation had been made
with tic local doctors. Not being able
to arrive at a definite decision in
the matter, it was voted to authorize
this committee to appeal to the,
State Board of Health for further j
information. j
According to usual custom of the t
club, it was decided to send Thanks-j
giving baskets again this year to in-!
mates of the county home. Mrs.'
Ralnh Zachary was re-appointed;
chairman i f the committee to ur.i
range for this being done on Thanks-j
giving day. Others named to assist |
her were Mrs. W. II. Duckworth and
Mis-- Katherine Griffin.
There was no program for the af
ternoon. The meeting was held on
the pi-rcli of the library, the mem
bers taking advantage of the warm
sunshine of the day. j
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ARRIVAL OF SON ■
OF INTEREST HERE ;
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Scruggs an-;
nounc the arrival of a son, Charles |
William Scruggs, at Cooper hospital,]
Camden. N. J., on October 19th.
AXNOL'SCEMENT IS MADE
OF MARRIAGE OF IXTEREST !
Friends here, are in receipt ol'the I
announcement of the approaching;
marriage of Miss Dorothy Gertrude1
Robson, of Lockport. N'. Y., and Mr.
James S. Waters, son of Mr. and,
Mrs. J. K. Waters, of Brevard. 1
Following is the announcement: •
Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand 0. Robson j
request the honour of your presence j
at the marriage of their daughter ,
Dorothy Gertrude
to ' J
Mr. James S. Waters
en Wednesday evening, Nov. fifteenth
at seven-thirty o’clock
at the First Baptist Church
Lockport, New York I
I MISS WHITMIRE HOSTESS
Ur DELIGHTFUL FUNCTION
The home of Miss Ruby Whitmire
was transformed into a real Hal
lowe’en scene on Tuesday night.
Pumpkin face jack-o-lanterns were
artistically arranged along the drive
way, guiding the thirty-five guests
into the weird reception room.
A series of games and contests
' were enjoyed throughout the party
I hours, after which refreshments of
| punch and cake were served.
STUDY CLASS AND
CIRCLE MEETINGS
Second in the series of mission study
classes of the local Presbyterian
church was held Thursday afternoon
at the Hut, with the pastor, Rev.
R. L. Alexander, as leader of the
I class.
! Following the study class, the four
I women’s circles of the church met|
separately for their monthly circle j
i meetings.
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BOOK TEA IS HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL EVENT j
A large number of books and mag
azines was added to the shelves'
and tables of the Brevard high school
library as result of the “Book Tea’’1
held in the home economics room,
Friday afternoon. The event was;
sponsored by the ParentfTeacher;
association and was generally pro-1
nounccd highly successful.
The many patrons and friends of I
the school who attended during chej
reception hour of 3:30 to 4:30 were |
escorted to the home economics room,
first where tea, sandwiches and;
cor kies, made by girls of the depart
aunt, were served by the girls. Mrs.
Rev Long and Mrs Hinton McLeod
poured tea. Girls of the sewing de
paifment demonstrated their work
by wearing the dresses and acces
sories they had made in the class
room, and other work in sewing and
canning was on exhibition.
Other exhibics of the home eco
nomies girls included crochet dis
play, newest book* and methods of)
s.wing, new trimmings, latest cook)
backs and books on family relation-'
ships. The girls modeling their;
dresses were Elizabeth McCoy, Fran-j
res Coleman, Dorothy Allison, Helen,
Henderson ami Velma Sharp. Other|
dresses and coats made by members j
ef th: class were on display. All re-1
fleeted much credit on the pupils of
thi-' department, and on their teach-i
er Miss Virginia Wilcox.
The home economics rooms wer-s
prettily decorated for the occasion,
with daintly arranged baskets and
howls of .bronze and yellow chrysan
themums in the windows and on the
tables. ...
The guests were then inv’ted to ■
inspect the library and commercial,
ro< ms. presided over by the instruc
tors, Miss Juanita Pruett and Mis*.
Jani ■ Strickland, respectively. Muchj
interest was shown in these twvt de
p-. t tments of the school work.
Any duplicate magazines and books
donated on this occasion were given
to the boys of the CCC camps in
this vicinity. . I
Mrs. J. B. Pickelsimcr, president;
of the Parent-Teacher association,
wishes in behalf of the organization,
to thank Miss Martha Boswell and
her committee, Miss Virginia Wil
cox and the home economies girls,
Pref. J. B. Jones and patrons andi
parents and any others who con- j
tributed in any way to make the
event a success.
n. A. R. TO MEET
WEDNESDAY, NOV 15th.
Announcement is made that the
regular meeting of the local chapter
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion will be held on Wednesday af
ternoon, November 15th, at the horn*
rf Mrs. E. W. Blythe, instead cf
the usual meeting day on the second
Monday.
Observance of the President -Gen
ial's birthday will be celebrated at,
this time combined with the regular|
monthly meeting. i
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Is Sold By
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FEED & SEED COMPANY
Brevard, N. C.
Here ire the Prizes:
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or a 22-piece collection of Sil
verware in the beautiful “Wil
shire” patttern. FOUR OTHER
PRIZES: Winners of 2nd, 3rd,
4th and 5th prizes have theii
choice of the following pieces
in genuine “Buckeye” Alumi
num Ware: Drip-Drop Coffee
maker, Cake Pan, Strainer Ket
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Address All Replies To
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Asheville, N. C.
NANCY JANE
chT“ds FLOUR
FORMER BREVARD GIRL
IS WED IN ALABAMA
The marriage of Miss Katherine
Lowe to Mr. George Hugh Sewell
was solemnized at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Cladius Earle
Lowe, at Auburn, Ala., on the morn
ing of Friday, October 27th, at 8:30,
w^h the Reverend Samuel B. Hay
pastor of the Auburn Presbyterian
church officiating.
The lovely bride made a charming
j appearance attired in an ensemble
| of brown, with accessories to match,
I wearing a corsage of talisman rose*
\ and valley lillies, attended by her
maid of honor, her sister, Miss Nell
Lowe.
; The groom, dressed in a suit of
[ biown and wearing for a boutonnier
a white rose bud, was attended by
his best man, Mr. C. Guy Lowe,
brother of the bride.
Mrs. Sewell is the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Cladius Earle Lowe and the
late C. E. Lowe, of Brevard and
' Concord, North Carolina. For the
' past three years she has been en
idled in the School of Science and
Literature of the Alabama Polytech
nic Institute, where she attained the
honor of distinction each semester
rf her attendance. The bride is one
of Auburn’s most popular students,
and is a pledge of Chi Omega, na
tional social sorority.
Mr. Sewell is the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. N H. Sewell, of Montgom
ery, Ala., and was formerly cf Mi
ami, Fla., New London, Conn., and
Atlanta, Ga. He is at present a
promising senior in the school of
Architecture, being a member of the
senior class, and will graduate in
May, 1934 with the degree of Bache
lor'of Science in Architectural En.
ginecring. He is secretary of Scarab,
national honorary architectural fra
ternity, and past secretary and pres
ident of Lambda Chi Alpha, natiorat
social fraternity. Mr. Sewell was,
awarded a second lieutenant’s com
mission in the 0. R. C. of the U. S t
Aim" in May, 1933. ,
Immediately following the mar
riage ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Sewell,
left on their honeymoon for New
Orleans, La., and upon their return
will he at home in their apartment \
at. Auburn .
MESDLETOX MASKS HAS
BIRTHDAY MARTY i
Pendleton Banks was young host
at a party Tuesday evening October.
31st at the home of his grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pendleton,
in celebration of his tenth birthday |
anniversary and of the Hallowe’en
cccasion. 1
Ghosts, spooks, weird forms an.J
other suggestions of Hallowe’en
reigned supreme in the basement of
the home, which was most attractive
with autumn leaves covering the floor
ami tastily arranged elsewhere, ap
;il s hanging frem the rafters, ior
tune telling booth, pumpkin lanterns
and other decorations appropriate to
the event. The varied costumes woni
by the children, most of whom were
masked, added much to the merri
ment of the evening. I
Among the enjoyable entertainment
features were peanut races, a treas
ure hunt, moving picture reeis
shown at the nearby Austin home
and many other forms of amusement
to make of the evening a delightful
one for the 25 or more children pres
ent.
Refreshments of cider, doughnuts
and candy were served j
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/VTERESTING PROGRAM
AT RAPT 1ST IP. ,1/. 5. '
An interesting and helpful pro
gram was presented at the regular
meeting of the Women's Missionary
society held Tuesday afternoon at
the church, with Mrs. Ralph Ramsey
the president, in charge of the meet
ing. i
The program on the topic, “Stew
ards of the Wcrd.” was conducted by
Mrs. Jchn Ashworth. She was assist-1
ed bv Mrs. Avery Case, discussing
he topic, “Tithers Around the
World." and by Mrs. R. N. Poole on,
‘The Word of the Hour,” and Mrs.
\I G. Cunningham presenting the
:cpic, “Thinking on Tithing.”
The following nominating commit-!
tee was appointed: Mrs. Roy Long
Mrs. Jchn Ashworth and Mrs. Thom
as Dodsworth.
Plans were discussed for observ-,
ance of the Week of Prayer to be
held during the week of December 4,
to 8. 9 9| J
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DISTRICT OFFICIALS AT
EASTERN STAR MEETING.
I District Deputy Mrs. June Os
, borne, of Asheville, and quite a num
i ber of other officials and visitors of
the district attended the meeting of
| the local chapter Eastern Star held
! in the Masonic hall Tuesday night.
, In addition to transaction of rou
I tine business and exemplifying the
work, talks were heard from several
of the visitors. ,
Refreshments were served follow
ing the meeting. About 15 visiting
members from Asheville .accompan
Mrs. Osborne to Brevard on this oc
casion.
, EPISCOPAL LADIES TO
OBSERVE DAY OF PRAYER
1 Plans were laid at the meeting of
the Auxiliary of St. Philips Episeo
, pal church, held Thursday afternoon
| at the heme of Mrs. W. J. Wallis, for
: observance of the World Day of
I Prayer on Friday, November 11th.
i According to completed arrange
I ments, the church will remain open
all day, Armistice Day from eight
I o'clock in the morning until six
I o’clock in the afternoon for members
to enter at any time for silent pray
er and meditation. A different mem
ber of the Auxiliary will be at the
i church each hour during the day.
i At 10:30 in the morning communion
1 services, will be held.
Mrs. G. B. Lynch, chairman of
the Purto Rico missionary box, read
a letter describing the work at this
mission station, to tvhich ho Auxili
erv has donated a box of clothing .o
be' sent as their Christmas offering.
Mrs. David Ward read a letter i
from the national president, of the
Women’s Auxiliary New York city,
concerning observance of the Worm
Day of Prayer. . . I
At the meeting of the Guild fol
lowing the Auxiliary it was decided
to present “Heaven Bound, the
negro spiritual play presented by the
,Sylva singers. The play will be a ,
i event of Friday, November 17, given
for benefit of St. Philips church.
Mrs. David Ward presided ovei
both meetings, after which refresh
ments were Served by the hostess.
Mr and Mrs. Arthur Harrell, "f
Columbus. Ga., visited friends in Bre
vard the, past week. Mr. arm Mrs.
Harrell were both well known here
ja« former teachers of Brevard In
stitute-.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osborns have
moved to the East View I arm
Dairies from North Brevard, whcio
they formerly lived in the Yongue
cottage.
Mrs. J. M. Allison and daughter,
Elizabeth, left Tuesday for Chicago,'
where they will spend ten days in
the city and attending the Century
of Fr< gross %Exposition. They will
meet Mrs. Allison’s brother of Mil
waukee, who will take in the sights
cf the metropolis with Mrs Allison
and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Waters and
daughter, Willie Kate, left Tuesday
by motor for Lockport, N. Y., where
they will attend the wedding of their
son, James, and Miss Dorothy Rob
son, of that city, <n November 15.
Mis,- Jean English and three]
friends (f North Carolina College
for Women .at Greensboro, spent the]
week-end hers with Miss English's
parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. S. English.]
Mrs. Edith Ream who has been'
visiting her brother D .G. Ward, and
Mrs. Ward, left Tuesday for her
home in New York city.
Mitchell Shipman, of Raleigh, was
the week-end guest of relatives here.,
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Patton Jr. and
daughter. Rebecca, and Mrs. J.. M.
Allison were Asheville' visitors
Satuiday. I
Mr. and Mrs. II. V. bmedberg
are spending two weeks with Mrs. |
Smedberg’s sister, Miss Forenee
Kern, at her home cAnDepot street,!
before their departure for New Or
leans, where they will spend the re
mainder of the winter.
1 Miss Dolly Masters and mother,
Mrs. P. T. Masters, of East Fork, i
were visitors in Brevard Saturday, j
Mrs. J. S. Silversteen left Monday!
for New York city. j
Miss Rachel Williams, of Western
Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee, I
spent the past week-end here with J
hr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus)
Williams
! Mrs G. H. Lyday returned last
[week from her former home in Fay
etteville, where she was called on ac
count of the accidental death of her
[brother, Julian Yarborough.
Mrs. E. 3. English and Mrs. W.
H. Duckworth were visitors in Asha-;
ville Monday. —
Miss Carolyn Kilpatrick is report
ed to be quite ill at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Grady. Kil
patrick.
Miss Elizabeth Davis has returnee
to her home in Greenville, 3. C,
after spending .some time here with
her aunt, Miss Maggie Owenby,
Mrs. Cari Whitmire and daughter,
Mrs. Barnes, of Asheville, spent sev
eral days last week visiting Mrs,
■Whitmire’s mother, Mrs. Gaston
Neill, at The flryant .
Mrs. Anr.ie Mae Waters and nieca,
Miss Mary Frances King, of Colum
bus. Ga„ have been guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Plato Scruggs.
Mrs, Wood Paxton is visiting Mrs,'
j Cos Paxton in Greenville this week.)
Miss Mattie Lewis has returned'
i from a trip iast week, visiting sev j
j era! places, including Burnsville,j
! Spruce Pine, Elk Park, Sherwood,!
Wilkesboro, Lenoir and Marion,
i Paul Smathers is said to be very I
ill at his home on Park avenue. j
I Mrs. C. A. Mu'l has returned tul
her home after undergoing an opera.)
tion at Lyday Memorial hospital. j
Mrs. Guthrie Kilpatrick returned
home last week after a visit with
friends ard relatives ir. Spartanburg
and Anderson.
Mr and Mrs. M. A. Moltz and
family have moved from East Main
street to the house formerly occupied
by Hir.tcn McLeod and family on
Park avenue,
1 Mrs. A. 0. Kitchen and Mrs. John
Bishop attended the “Gold Diggers"
at the Carolina theatre in Henderson
ville Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Rush Whitmire
sp.nt the week-end here with Mr.
n"d Mrs. T. W. Whitmire, leaving
Monday for Charlotte, where Mr.
Whitmire has employment.
Mrs Carl McCrary Mrs. A. II
i' tig and Miss Jackie Clayton were
i..’ltd to Asheville Saturday on ac-|
i nt of the illness of their cousin,)
l)r. Willis, of Candler, who is quite
ill in Aston Park hospital.
Mrs. B. W. Trantham, who has
1- ?n spending several weeks with
1 r daughter, Mrs. Preston Taylor,
a-. Mt. Holly, will return home Fri
da.' . Phe will b? accompanied By
M> -. Taylor and little son Preston
Jr., who will visit here, before join
ir.g Mr. Taylor in Baltimore.
Mrs. eGorgo Levy and small son
George Jr. of Monroe are visiting
Mrs. Levy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M G. Cunningham. j j
-“they
certainly
kept
their
promise”
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we mean
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DIXIE CLEANERS
Geo. Nicholson, Prop.
Mrs. E. H. McCall, of Lyman, 8.
C., is visihng her parent-, Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Cunningham,
chldren, of Lyman
Mr. and Mrs. Car! McCall ana
children, of Lyman, S. C.. spent the
week-end with Mr. McCall’s mother.
Mrs. C. C. Kilpatrick.
Field meetings to explain the ear
ly Irish potato situation will be held
in eastern North Carolina begin
ning November 13 and lasting 'until
November 18th
Twenty herds of Guernsey catttle
were represented in the third annual
Burke County Show held at Morgan
ton recently.
McDowell County farmers ate
planning to cooperate in planting an
acreage to red raspberries this fall
as a new cash crop for ihe county.
Special
Real Croquignole Waves
End Curls __$1.50
Oil of Tulip Wood
Croquignole
$7.00
End Curls .55.00
Plain Shampoo and
g Finger Wave
aWi
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and Shampoo
Harper Method
BEAUTY SHOP
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