I lgst 6. 1931.
BY MRS. C. E. ALCOCK -
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-ily Reun, ° n *
, ir .. s C. L. Guy and child-1
Mrs. J. T. Guy, Missj
Gi:y . Mr. and Mrs. "Buck"
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P ll . (lf i) U nn and Rev. and Mrs.
Gu y. of Lynchburg, Va.,
Gay, of Campbell Col
'!' Q . l ived Monday to spend
with their sister, Mrs.
fVomble and Mr. Womble. They
-e a picnic dinner Tuesday in
:!1 " a ' r at which many mem
hVlVir;.hP Guv family will be pres
et ot lflt
it- « * *
liss P ad ? ett
lonored.
A up. ".—Miss Bernar
■ .j.' Johnson ent-vtained eight tab-j
bridge at her home on Merri
e?; \venue. Wednesday afternoon J
S0! rl * v 0 f Mrs. Wm. Cralke Sayre, |
nonoi i a
ue former Miss Frances Thomas and
Miriam Padgett, of Forest City, j
J house guest of the hostess.
A color «cheme of pink, lavender
] was carried out in the
decorations and refreshments. At
tbe conclusion of the games an ice
con rse was served,
were awarded for high
score, second high and low score.
Padgett was presented a guest
prize while the bride. Mrs. Sayre
ins riven a linen shower which in
cluded many handsome and unusual
pic«.
ji;« Johnson was assisted m en
ertsim her guests by her mother,
[rs. P. G. Johnson and her aunt,
Irs. T. B Moss, formerly of For
est City.
Th? guest list included: Misses
Dorothy Kimberlv, Mary Went worth
Margaret Went worth. Martha Brown
Emily Dykes, of Bristol. Gertrude
stein, of Mobile, Ala., Susan Jack
inn. Mavv Hodges, Virginia Wright,
[Catherine Wrisrht, Wilma Grantham,
foyce Sayre. Mary Lawrence Baker,
me* Fair, Charlotte Palmer and]
ruest Afary Beth Van Landinghain, I
»f Scotland Neck. Gladys McNabb,
Louise McNabb. Aline Michael. Fran
ces Michael. Elizabeth Creighton, Du-
Cecil. Starr Adams. Mary Em
saLeamon. Lorraine McKenzie, Ruth
rhunn. Mildred Gilliam. Jean Galli
rher and Myrtle Allport. !
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lippy Birthday Surprise.
One of the happiest days of her.
life (ouoting Mrs. W. C. Blanton),]
ws Sunday, August 2, when ?he|
fas the honor guest at a birthday
picnic dinner which had been plan
ned by several of her relatives in
celebration of her birthday and which
:ame as a complete surprise to her.
Hie dinner was spread on tables out
in the yard at the Mrs. J. C. Scruggs
place, where Mrs. Blanton's son, Mr.
Goy Blanton, and family make their
home. The tables were arranged un-
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FOREST CITY, N. C.
der the beautiful shade trees in the
yard, surrounded by lovely blooming
flowers. A most delectable dinner,
consisting of fried chicken, old ham,
sandwiches, cakes, pies and all that;
goes to make up a picnic dinner was !
served. As they gathered at the tab
les the invocation was given by Dr.
W. A. Ayers.
The out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Barrett, Mrs. W. H.
Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell
Harrill, of Chester, S. C., Mr. and
Mrs. L. V. Padgett, Miss Ruby Pad
gett, Anita, Edward and Calvin Pad
gett, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Digh and
son, James, of Lincolnton, Mrs. E.
J. Barnette, Mrs. John Keck and
son, Geo. Edward Keck, of Green
ville, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Sim
mons, of Chester, S. C., Mrs. Frank
Jones, Mrs. Chas. Ford, Miss Mag
gie Kanipe, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Met
calf, Mrs. Minnie F. Blanton, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Vernon, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Blanton, Messrs Hugh, Fred
and Thomas Blanton, Miss Gladys
Jones and Rev. W. A. Ayers, of For
est City.
Mrs. Blanton was the recipient of
many lovely gifts and also received
congratulations and best wishes for
many more happy birthdays.
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Mrs. Ivy Cowan Honored
Cherryville, July 30. —Mrs. Dazel
McDowell Williams entertained with
ten tables of bridge Wednesday af
ternoon, complimenting Mrs. Ivy
Cowan, of Spindale. recent bride. j
The living rooms and dining
room were thrown ensuite and taste-j
fully decorated with vari-colored
gladioli and mixed garden flowers.
Mrs. Williams was assisted in en
tertaining by Miss Mildred Williams.
Mrs. Victor Stroup, Mrs. M. A.;
Stroup and Mrs. Fred Hall.
Mrs. Williams and the two honor
oes greeted the guests at the doo?;
and invited them to find their places
at the tables which were designated .
by miniature bridal cards.
Other visitors in the city who |
shared honors with Mrs. Cowan were
Mrs. J. O. Williams and Miss Mil
dred Williams, mother and sister of i
the bride, and Mrs. G. A. Williams,'
of ,SpirJdale, Mrs. W. C. j
Tiostiess' mother, M}rs. B. I#. Ash- j
worth, Mrs. J. M. Carson and Miss
Joyce Decker, of Marion, Miss Anne j
Simms, of Raleigh, and Mrs. W. D. i
Tharin and Mrs. K. M. Yonge, of,
Asheville.
Other guests were Mesdames
Printiss George, D. P. McClurd. W.
B. Rhyne, C. A. Rudisill, R. H. Car
roll, Fred Shuford, E. L. Patterson,
Craig Harrelson, Tom Abernathy,
L. L. Sloop, Dewey Beam, Joe R.
Nixon, Misses Clara Adele Self and
guests, Minnie Coleman, of Augus
ta, Ga., Hazel Bustle, of Gastonia,
Alma Kendrick and guest, Bessie
THE FOREST CITY (N. C.) COURIER
I Smith, Clarkton, N. C., Linnie Ken- [
I drick, Ruth Heam, of Cherryville, j
j Mesdames Homer Hampe, of Spin
| dale, M. T. Justice, Byron Carson
j Stover Dunnagun, Misses Pat Mc
, Lain, Viola Cowan, Martha Twitty, 
I of Rutherfordton.
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) Following the game a miniature
| bride was placed on each table and
! the hostess served an attractive sal
| ad course, a color note of white and
i green predominating.
j
Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Joe R. Nix- •
, on, who will leave soon to make her
home in Lincolnton, were presented
j honor gifts. !
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Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Ayers and fam
j ily are leaving on a vacation Aug. 6.,
j They will spend the time near
; Ridgecrest where they will have an
opportunity of attending special lec-!
tures, as well as taking a much
, needed rest.
S Miss Myrtle Doggett and Mrs. Er-'
; nest , Roberson and Misses Pearl
i Taylor and Eleanor Eppley, of Ruth
erfordton are spending this week at
Myrtle Beach, S. C. \
j Miss Mayme Martin has returned
! from spending a few days in Lake
Lure.
Mrs Pantha Young, of Shelby, is
visiting her nephew, Mr. W. L. Mc-
Brayer and Mrs. Young.
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Miss Sadie Blackwell of Green Creek
;is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Fagan and Mr. Fagan.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henson, of
; Harris, spent the v*eek end bere
with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mcßrayer.
, Mr. Jack Michalove who has been
ill for three weeks of yellow jaun-
I dice, left Tuesday to spend a few
i days in the mountains near Aseville.
! Mr. and Mrs. L. Michalove and
Mr. Bill Michalove, of Asheville,!
spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Michalove. i
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Crawford of
, Greenville, S, C., arrived Tuesday to
: visit Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Tate. (
, Mrs. G. D. Dalton and daughter,
are spending two weeks' in Boone.
Misses Rebecca Perrin and Louise
Graham, of Bishopville, S. C., spent
i last week end here with Mrs. C. A.
McDaniel.
I Miss Annie Bridges returned Mon
! day from a visit to relatives in Old
Fort. i
! Rev. and Mrs. B. C. Reavis and
children, of Morganton, were guests ;
i Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. Worth 1
Morgan, Rev. Reavis is pastor of the
'First Methodist church in Morgaa
ton. 1
Miss Delia Collins spent the week j
! end with her sister, Rubye, who is
! in training at the Presbyterian hos-.
i pital, Charlotte.
I Mr. and Mrs. R. C. King and son j
i Ralph, of Orangeburg, S. C., will
i arrive Thursday to visit relatives
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here. j
| Mr. and Mrs.lVtack Coxe and sons,
1 of Belmont spent a short time here j
. Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Claude |
| McDaniel.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J*. Goforth went
to Gastonia Monday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Goforth's sister, Mrs.
Alice Hass.
Miss Mary Ethel Owens, of York,
S. C , is the guest of Miss Mary
„ Jones. ,
Mr. and ! Mrs. Fret* G. Carlisle,
Mrs. P. D. Harrill. Sr., and Missj
Cathrine Tfarrill spent Wednesday
in Little Switzerland.
Mrs. Thos G. Stone, of Thermal
City, spent Tuesday here with Mrs.
A W. Falvey. Friends will be glad
to know that Mr. Stone who was
operated on a week ago for appendi
citis at the Rutherford hospital is
improving nicely.
Misses Mildred and Delia Collins
and Margaret Jones were visitors in
Charlotte Wednesday.
Messrs Surasky and Cohen, cf
Morganton, and Mr. Goodman, of
Marion, Mr. Surasky, of Aiken, S.
C., spent Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Michalove.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Huntley re
turned Saturday from a visit to rel
atives in Pomaria, S. C.
Misses Lucile and Margie Davis,
of Knoxville, Tenn., are visiting their
uncle, Mr. F. T. Davis and Mrs. Da
vis.
Mrs. Floyd Honneycutt and son,
James, of Gastonia, spent Tuesday,
night in the home of Dr. and Mrs.
G. >P. Reid.
Miss Mildred Moores, who for a
week has been the house guest of
Mis? Ruth Reid, left Monday for
Chestnut Hills.
Mrs. Eugene Irwine, of Glendale,
Calif., and Mrs. J. M. Boyd of Ruth
erfordton, were visitors Monday
evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
G. P. Reid. !
Mrs. Elzie Myers of Charlotte, has
been visiting her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. G. P. Reid.
Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Reid, Miss Ruth'
Reid, and Rev. and Mrs. Elzie Myers l
attended the home-coming at Siloam
church in McDowell county on Wed
nesday.
Miss Helen Thomas entertained :n
honor of her house guest, Miss Mary
Alva Taylor, who left Friday for her
home in Pleasureville, Kv., with a!
"spend the night party." Those at
tending this party were Misses Mary
Alva Taylor, Pleasureville. Ky.,
Helen Thomas, "Bud" and Evelyne
Thompson, Rose Suber and "Dot"
Green.
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Misses "Lib" and "Bud" Thomp
son are attending a house party 'n
Gaffney this week. ;
Mr. Carter Thomas is visiting his
schoolmate, Mr. Tom Benton, in;
South Carolina this week.
Mr. Albert Thompson and Miss
Margaret Cruse, of Charlotte, spent,
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomp- \
son. - - •♦J*- - t
Miss Helen Thomas and house;
guest, Miss May Alva Taylor, spent
last week at Chimney Rock girls'
camp on Lake Lure.
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Mrs. J. H. Thomas and children'
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left Tuesday for Wrightsville Beach, j
where they will spend a few days, j
Mr. Worth Harris, of Charlotte,:
spent Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. P. A. McGregor and son Mr..
John McGregor returned Thursday,
from a delightful visit to relatives:
and friends in Lilesville. Miss Theresa j
McGregor who also visited in Liles-!
ville joined a party of twenty gir'isj
and boys who will spend this week
at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Master Hugh Verner who has
been in camp for sometime at Camp;
Pinnacle, near Hendersonville return- j
ed home Sunday.
Mr. A. G. Foard, Jr., and Miss j
Christine Sutton of Lenoir, spent j
Sunday here. Miss Sutton was the j
attractive guest of Miss Frances
Tinsley and Mr. Hugh Hardin. Miss
Tinsley accompanied her home for
a few days. • * . -*•
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Carpenter
and children, of Gastonia, are visit-!
ing the latter's parents, Mr. andj
Mrs. F. T. Davis. Mr. Carpenter re- j
turned to Gastonia while Mrs. Car- j
penter and children will continue j
their visit here for a few days.
Miss Mildred Moores, of Winston-i
Salem, spent last week here with
Miss Ruth Reid..
Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Moores and
Miss Martha Moores, of Winston-
Salem are guests of Mrs. J. F. Alex
ander.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Frye, Misses
Commie and Mary Frye have re
turned from a week's stay at Buck
roe Beach, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keen, of Goldc
boro, ard visiting the latters' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McDaniel.
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!
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THE DAVIS SHOPPE j
(DAVIS SISTERS)
Just Around the Corner j
Forest City, N. C. ,
Mr. Emmett Petty, of the Gra-,
ham Cash Store, left Monday to'
spend his vacation at his home in.'
Pacolet, S. C. '
i
Mrs. Mary Webb has returned 
from a visit to her daughter Mrs. I
John Daniel and Mr. Daniel in Lin-!
colnton.
Miss Laura King-, of Horn's Cashi
Store left Tuesday on her vacation, j
She will visit Miss Ida Abrams in '
Shelby.
Mrs. Paul Moore and daughter,
of Kershaw, S. C., are visiting Mr!
and Mrs. P. D. Harrill, Jr.
Mrs. Gary Hiott and children, ofj
Pickens. S. C., spent the week-end i
here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.;
R. E. Biggerstaff.- j
Mr. and Mrs. Jess L. Wood, of,
Spartanburg were the we®k-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kiser. |
Mesdames F. B. Harrill, W. H. •
Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Kiser
spent Monday afternoon in Spartar-'
burg. Mrs. Woods who has been visit
ing here returned with them to her
home.
Miss Lois Long is visiting Mrs.
Bessie Payne in Marion.
Mr. J. E. Hawkins and son Charles
of Gastonia spent Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Long, Master
Charles remained here for a visit to
his cousinS, Robert and Leona v d
Long.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Singer. of
Georgetown, Ky., are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Broadus Moore.
ROMINA ~ I
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FOREST CITY
WEDNESDAY 10c DAY
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It took four men to teach her what 1 every woman
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Forest City, N. C.
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| Misses Lois and Elizabeth Long
. "who have been visiting their cou--
! sin Miss Lydia Adair Hollifield in
■ Blackburg } S. C., returned home
. Thursday.
Miss Lila Gordon King had as her
j house guests at Chestnut Hill the
■ past week-end Misses Catherine and
j Elizabeth Groverman of Georgetown,
J S. C., and Mi.ss Reba 1 Quattlebaun;,
of Newberry, S. C., who were Miss
King's classmates at Coker college.
Friday evening Miss King entertained
at an informal party honoring- her
guests. Saturday they were enter
(tained in Asheville with supper fo>-
j lowed by a movie. Misses Groverman
and Quattlebaum returned to their
j homes Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C .L. Sniger, of
: Georgetown, Ky., are the guests of
| Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Moore.
| Mrs. R. W. Minish and daughter,
Alice Louise, of Crestwood. Ky., are
. expected this week to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Broadus Moore. Their many
, friends here will be delighted to wel
j come them to Forest City,
i Rev. J. W. Williams and family
j spent last week in Myrtle Beach. S.
• C., with friends. They are spending
this week at Grimesland, N. C.. with
1 Mrs. Williams' sister.
I
i Mr. Thomas B. .Rowland and bride
j (nee Miss Marguerite Davis) of
j Washington, D. C., are spending
j this week with Mr. and S. J. As
j bury, Jr., at Chestnut Hills. Mr.
t Rowland is a brother of Mrs. As
! bury. #