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Name changed from VISITOR Nov. 19. 1918.
Vol. 3. No. 29
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1919
Independent
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WOODMEN OF DISTRICT TO
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES
in -
Forty-seven Camps Expected to Have
Delegates in Hendersonville Next
Sunday for Event. .
The Western Carolina Log Rolling
Association in convention in Old Fort
recently : decided to hold memorial
services in Hendersonville. on June
1 in honor of Woodmen of the World
who gave their lives in the World
War, also those who have returned
from service.
The services will be open to the
public at 3 o'clock at the city" hall,
where a service flag will be unveiled.
Lieut. Hubert M. Smith is the only
one to lose his life from White Pine
Camp No. 213. There are 47 camps
in the district and each is asked to
send delegates, soldiers coming in
uniform. Addresses from prominent
speakers are promised.
Elsewhere in THE NEWS the
Woodmen and officers are making an
urgent appeal to the large member
ship of about 5p0 in Henderson
county to attend this service and
make a good showing to the visitors.
Woodmen will be interested to
learn that at the convention to be
held in July at Chicago the question
of establishing a Root memorial park
in Hendersonville will be revived.
Balfour Commencement
The Balfour. school commencement
exercises will be held next Monday
night at 8:30.. -The Hendersonville
band will furnish music.
Trip to -Autoists
Frank Page, of the state highway
commission, informs Sheriff Case that
he will be in Hendersonville soon to
check up autos that do not carry num
bers on the front and rear of cars.
REVIVAL SERVICES TO BEGIN
WITH EAST BAPTISTS JUNE 15
D. J. Fant, the noted railway engi
neer evangelist, whose services are in
great demand by reason of his strong
and earnest messages, has been en
gaged to assist Rev. C. S. Blackburn
of the East Hendersonville Baptist
church with evangelistic . services
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First American Flag to Enter Germany With Our Army of Occupation.
THROW DOWN YOUR HOE; TURN LOOSE YOUR PLOW;
VACATE YOUR OFFICE CHAIR; LEAVE YOUR COUNTER;
TAKE A WELL-FILLED BASKET AND LET'S HONOR OUR
RETURNING HEROES FRIDAY, MAY 30 MEMORIAL DAY
EVANGELIST D. J. FANT
which begin on June 15 and last
through ten days at least. Services
will be held at night as far as present
plans contemplate.
Evangelist Fant once preached to
a large congregation during a revival
at the First Baptist church. HLi mes
sages are strong, interesting and help-fuL
Preparations are in the making
for welcoming .the men back from
the service of their country on Fri
day of this week a national holiday
(Memorial or Decoration) and a
county holiday for Henderson county.
The people are asked to take the
day off and bring along a well-filled
basket. Stores will be closed from
10 to 4 o'clock.
All soldiers, sailors and marines,
those who went from Henderson
county as well as those now living
or visiting here, are requested to be
in uniform and meet at the armory
near the court house at 10 o clock.
Capt. T. V. Lyda especially requests
all the home guards to be there at
10. The original Sixth company will
form into a section, the home guard
into another section, all soldiers in
another and all sailors and marines
in another. The colored soldiers will
meet o nthe court house square and
will be in charge of a colored officer.
Soldiers having seen overseas service
are requested to wear overseas uni
form. A line of march will be formed
and the men will march to the Caro
lina Terrace back to the city hall.
Transportation will here be provided
for the men of service and Confed
erate veterans without cost and they
will be transported to Laurel Park,
where there will be speaking and a
picnic dinner for all with free re
freshments to' the service men. Ar
rangements will be made for the
colored soldiers and their friends and
they will be provided with refresh
ments.
' Music will be made by the Hender
sonville brass band and Dunn's
orchestra of Asheville,
Arrangements will probably be
made for something of the nature of
a memorial to those who made the
supreme sacrifice from Henderson
county.
After returning to the city the Hen
dersonville band will make music on
the court house lawn from 4 to
o'clock and the Asheville orchestra
will render selections at the same
period at the band stand near the
city hall.
An effort will be made to have
court adjourn for this occasion.
Thus Henderson county will cele
brate the return of her boys who
gave a splendid account of themselves
and who were fortunate in bearing
such a small casualty list.
BIG PREPARATIONS FOR
THE WOMAN'S FEDERATION
Many Homes Thrown Open for Their
Entertainment; Constructive Pro
gram of Addresses and Work.
Whitlock-Spencer Entertainment
Misses Arlene Whitlock and Helen
Spencer entertained with a social at
the home of the former last Thurs
day evening. The rooms were pret
tily decorated in red and green. A
number of different games were
played after which refreshments con
sisting of cake, and cream were
served to the following guests:
Misses Hazel Grant, Nanna Shepherd,
Myrtice Brooks, Edna Bi-ers, 'Grace
McCall, Nellie Taylor and Sarepta
Bowen; Messrs. Alonzo Gilreath. Ira
and Nolan Faulkner, Ralph Russ, Roy
Wiihams, Alva -1 inklea, I red Byers
and Russell Whitlock.
Teachers Take Examination
About 20 teachers took examina
tion Saturday as a result of a study
in a reading course for teachers
given by Prof. G. W. Bradshaw.
PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT IN JUNE
Local Public School to Close on June
6; First Exercise on May 30; Out
line of Program:
The public school of Hendersonville
will close on June 6.
Following is the program in out
line:
Friday evening, May 30, exercises
by the seventh grade; address by
Supt. W. II. Hipps, of Buncombe
county schooU.
Sunday morning, June 1, 11:00
o'clock, commencement sermon by
Rev. Dr. O. J. Chandler of Asheville.
Thursday evening, June 5, gradua
tion exercises.
Friday evening. June 6, high school
play, "the Butterflies."
Preparations are steadily going on
by the Woman's Club of Henderson
ville for the seventeenth annual con
vention of 'the North Carolina Fed
eration of Women's Clubs to be held
here on June 2-5, inclusive.
Mrs.. R. P. Freeze, chairman of the
hospitality committee, reports that
accommodations have been offered
for a number of delegates approach
ing 171, but that other homes could
be used to advantage and obviate the
necessity of having to pay for the
entertainment of the jyuests. The re
sponse to her appeal for homes has
been quite generous.
THE NEWS is printing a book of
the four-day program of the federa
tion, which shows , that considerable
thought has been given to it and that
helpful and constructive topics will
be discussed. -
The meetings will be held in the"
First Baptist' church building. The
address of welcome will be delivered
by. Mrs. L. M. Colt on behalf of the
local club and that from the Board
of Trade will be by E. W. Ewbank.
Some of the other interesting
features of, the convention will be a
reception at Park Hill as compliment
of the Daughters of the A
Revolution ; luncheon at the residence
ot Mrs. K. P. Freeze; automobile
drive to Stony Mountain as guests of
Stonv Mountain Comnanv? lnnonn
at Kentucky Home; afternoon tea at
T ft - a
t assiiern as compliment " of Miss
Shipp. The Droeram calls? for nnite
a number of noted sneakers nf this
and other states ranking high in
civic and health work.
The committees of the local rlnh
having in hand the details incident
to this meeting are: '
Program, Mrs. R. P. Freeze; lunch
eon, Mrs. A. E. McMillan; social,
Mrs. R. M. Oates: recention. Mrs.
Michael Schenck; decoration, Mrs. J.
L. Egerton; automobile, Mrs. F. A.
Ewbank; pages, Mrs. J. F. Brooks;
music, Mrs. F. A. Ewbank; finance,
Mrs. E. W. Ewbank; hospitality, Mrs.
R. P. Freeze; badges, Mrs. W. R.
Kirk; credential, Mrs. J. H. Brodie,
Mrs. B. H. Griffin, Mrs. J. B.'Goode,
Mrs. W. R. Kirk.
COURT IN SESSION
Superior court for the trial of
civil cases convened Monday for a
term of two weeks with Judge
Thoma3 B. Finiey presiding.
Names of jurors follow:
First Week
F. II. Kincaid, J. W. Crawford, O.
O. Blvthe. M .P. Justus. E. J. Rhndp?.
J. P. Garren, W. S. Trammel, W. A.
Keith, J. s. Whitaker, II. O. Lively,
F. M. Gibbs, R. L. Hill, II. A. Case,
W. E. Love. V. L. Hill. Jl L Green.
F. D. Moore, T. W. Guice, E. M.
Hudgins. T. T. Garrett, W. M. Hill,
W. E. Hiclds, V. F. Cathey, W. M.
Dalton.
Second Week
A. Q. CaDDS. J. T. L. Pace. J. W.
Case, R. M. Oate3. G. L. Norman. I..
A. Brown. L. E. Gilliam. W. T
Capps, S. D. Staton, W. N. Corn, C.
L. Whitaker, A. II. Revis, J. M. Har
rison. W. S. Shitle. A. I.. D.ivennnrt.
J. D. Nelson, Henry Gillespie, J. A.
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