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GO if TAIN S IEVS OF ONtY HENDERSON COUNTY
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THE NEWSPAPER THATS DIFFERENT
flENpfiJRSONVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919
Independent
SHRiNtRS FILLED CITY
TO OVERFLOWING POINT
Hendersonville Entertained Possibly
: the Largest - Crowd in Its Long
History of Extensive Entertaining.
The Shriners of North Carolina as
well as adjoining states took posses
sion of Hendersonville on last Thurs
day and Friday and just about taxed
the city's entertaining capacity to
the extreme. - , r ,
Shriners in various other states
had been invited to participate in the
picnic ceremonial and they were here
in large numbers. As to size of crowd.
it was about the biggest Henderson
ville ever harbored. People were
really begging for sleeping quarters
Thursday , night, when most of the
people had arrived. On Thursday
night dances were given at the Car
olina Terrace and at Park Hill. On
Friday the big show was on. There
were nearly 300 candidates and every
one of these had to perform. some of
the most ludicrous stunts ever pulled
oft in childhood and right in front
of the gaze of thousands of people.
Main street had been thoroughly
cleaned - and it was roped off from
Third to Sixth avenues and none but
Shriners occupied this large area and
they did everything unreasonable of
which the imaginative brain of man
could conceive. This was kept up
for nearly two hours and the broad
side walks oh both sides of the main
highway were used to splendid advan
tage. Then came the big parade.
The brass band of the , Charlotte
Shriners was playing thrilling mUsic
as they led the march back and forth
on Main street followed by Shriners,
boys from Blue Ridge School, Laurel
Park Camp, Georgia Military Aca
demy Summer Camp, , and numerous
caeres filled with candidates who were
given the humilitv and hardship test As a result of the Shriners' cere
some of them even being confined monial here last week the number of
in the steel prison cage of the county local Shriners was practically doubled
convict camp. . by the class of 26 candidates, the
Dinner was served to the Shriners names of whom follow:
bh the lawn of the Carolina Terrace R- H. Statoh, S. H. Hudgms, B.
then followed the business session in Jackson, Claude Keith, Alton Keith,
the garage of the Hendersonville Au- Hugh Hall, Z. A. Mobley, Abe Kan
tomobile Company. At night the big trowitz, Abe Lewis, Albert Patterson,
street dance was on and it was for Nathan Brenner, P. S. Ramsey, M.
Hendersonville an unusual spectacle S. Leverett, W. H. Whitesides, U. M.
by reason of the large number who Orr, Wiltshire Griffith, J. T. Beason,
engaged in the dance as well as the Dr. F. V. Hunter, G. M. Glazener, E.
thousands who looked UDon the manv J. Rhodes, J. C. Morrow, Jr., Dr.
who moved to the rhythm of excellent Geo. Wright, C. N. Allison, G. - B.
THE WRONG TIME .? '
LOCAL SHRINERS NEARLY
s DOUBLE IN MEMBERSHIP
AUTO RUNS ON LADY
AND BREAKS THREE RIBS
NEW FACULTY OF LOCAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL NAMED
Secretary Bland Announces Public
School Faculty; New Department
- and Additional Teachers.
The board of trustees of the Hen
dersonville public school has practic
ally completed the faculty, which
Secretary C. F. Bland announces to
THE NEWS as follows:
Miss Lucile Morris, 4th grade.
Miss Katie Price, 5th grade.
Miss Alma Freeman, 6th grade.
Mhs Gussie Dotson, 4th grade.
Mis3 Annie Crowder, 1st grade.
Miss Bessie Jordan, high school.
Mrs. Ethel Patterson, 2nd grade.
Miss Rosa Edwards, 7th grade.
Mis3 Lois Edwards, 1st grade.
T. W. Valentine, high school.
Mr Mc Adams, principal.
A. W. Huneycutt, superintendent.
The foregoing have signed con
tracts The following have been
elected but they have not returned
contracts:
Miss Mattie Stansel, 3rd grade.
Miss Jessine Brooks, 2nd grade.
Miss Elsie Ficker, expression and
writing.
-The department to be tausht bv
Miss Ficker is a new one.
In addition to these there will be
one other teacher, practically decided
on by the board.
The compulsory school law neces
sitates a larger teaching force than
Heretofore.
music from the Shriner's band.
The meeting of the Shriners was
pronounced a most successful one.
They evidently enjoyed their stay in
Hendersonville.
Hill, A. Covington.
MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS
Ward-Waldrop
Miss Thelma Willena Ward, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ward of
Hendersonville, and Paul Edwards
Waldrop, son of Mrs. J. G. Waldrop.
were married at the bride's home on
The Masons on Monday nieht of July 2, by Rev. A. W. Farnum in the
last week installed the following I presence of members of the families
officers for the ensuine year. Past and close personal friends. The home
Master O. V. F. Blythe acting as in- was beautifully decorated for the oc-
stalling officer: casion. The bride wore a dark blue
J. E. Shipman, Master. coat suit with hat to match. Mrs.
'J. Mack Rhodes, Senior Warden. Izlar, sister of the groom, played the
John T. Wilkms, Junior Warden. I wedding march. Albert Edwards was
best man. tllen Farnum was 'ring
oearer. ine bride and groom are
popular in Hendersonville. They lef
for Norfolk, where they will make
their home and where Mr. Waldrop
of chief
A. F. P. King Resigns
A. F. P. King, for eight years a
member of the board of trustees of
he Hendersonville schools, has ten
dered his resignation and he has been
succeeded on the board bv W. A.
Keith. Mr. King was chairman of the
m Trtv Ttiono t Aaii;t!n I board for four years. He has moved
is in the Patton Memorial hospital 1110 "cw uuu,c'" tne cuy ana
mi .i . . ... - ... i rnn.rp?inpnco wnnin iiisniioiiftr him
wim mree DroKen ribs and Mrs.
K. Zindel of Asheville has several
scratches and bruises, and a child- has
an injured foot as the result of what
is said to have been the loss of con
trol of a car beloneiner to R. B.
non-residence would disqualify him as
a member.
PLEASANT HILL REUNION
The Pleasant Hill reunion will meet
Haynes of Union, S. C, and driven lUu HlH 1cemet.ery f . ts
by Emory Martin eighteenth annual session on Satur-
The injured were sitting near the day. August 16. The devotional
road in Laurel Park when the car 5fe W1" ?e ?PePe? .by. KeI- P-
ran upon them. iorn Pjompuy anu o'ciock. Decora
Mrs. Bianagan, wife of the tailor J10,? of e faves 1 immediately
connected with the establishment of i?llow' theri services will be
M. V. Moore & Company, is report transferred to the church where Rev.
ed as getting along nicely. Mrs. t' : Rn 1Tf Wl11 m,ak? a talk:
ZinHoi onri ua t, ollowing this dinner will be served
the hospital, but recovered sufficiently n wTIi the a,fternon
to be taken home. ?ev W A- M and others will
uenver interesting and appropriate
talks. Everybody is cordially invited.
k. u UKAKL, Chairman.
CHAS. CAMPFIELD, Sec.
H. A. Stepp, Treasurer.
T. W. Valentine, Secretary.
N. Brenner, Senior Deacon.
A. C. Tebeau, Junior Deacon.
A. Kantrowitz. Tiler.
J. C. Morrow. Jr.. and H. C. Hall, holds the naval position
stewards. i yeoman.
EDNEYVILLE NEWS
Pay Off Church Debt
O J. . . , ... , , , I UC UOUHSk 111UI LU Il&S
cuiiuay scnooi day will oe ODserved I x - ..
at Edneyville M. E. church Sunday, enierea on campaign to pay off its
July 20, with all-day exercises. Some indebtedness of 4,000 incurred
prominent speakers are expected. when repairs were made on the build
Born," to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ing about eight years ago. . The ladies
Justus, July 7th a son. have also launched a campaign to in-
Mrs. M. V. Grigg was called home stall a pipe organ. The men pro
to her mother, who Is very 111 at pose to pay off the debt without the
SbibyN P , aid tii women and the Utter are
The hotels here have several visj- undertaking the purchase of an
tors and are expecting a large crowd, organ. They raised a nice sum as a
A party from New Orleans is stop- result of their tales on the 3rd and
ping at the Flack hoteL 1 4th.
Miss Katherine Caldwell Dead
Miss Katharine Caldwell, aged 14
years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Caldwell, died at her home on Fifth NEWS SUBSCRIBERS ARE
avenue Saturday morning at 1:30 REQUESTED TO PAY DUES
o'clock. Interment was made at I
Oakdale cemetery Monday afternoon The vellow lahol
following services at the home by on THE NEWS tells an interesting.
Kev. J. F. Ligon. An impressive storv. The nrintpH 1a1wi ho if.
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iiwe ui me loaowmg six nower giris, tne subscriber each week of the date
who were her friends and school- to which hi uhrinfo ; t
mates: Misses Nell Morris. Mariorie the datp fnllrtwincr u
r f w i r ; r I .. ue Ui BUU-
vxbuh, jmmn iiorrisf wauie liiacK-1 scriber reads "June 20" it means
burn, Anniebell Godwin and Roberta that the subscription is paid until the
ivauiciuic nau nub eniuvea me nnmnon ix m ';n oi
best of health for some time. Her years and the month is given in each
last critical illness covered a period instance. iiWrintirt u;. :j "
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The deceased is survived by the There i a nn;hn;tv
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piani was not exactly uniform ttM.
fore if arrearage ahowi nnfimnM.
The newspaper publisher of So nth in any case the auhsmhr i ron,,rj
Carolina met in Greenville hut week I to adjust same as soon a rnnrn;nn
and for a pleasure outing ran up in because the list is being placed on a
wi.iuiics it cuneiuav ana iook ku u uvance Dasis.
dinner at the Kentucky Home, about
1UU Sirong. lioard of TraJe TonlrLl
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