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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. G, FRIDAY AFTERNOQIf, APRIL 8, 1921- I i i i :':! I ' 1 i "I 1 4 I'.M .- 3 : t 'i I if 1 1 V, 4 -I I i t 'i t ! i i ; f i s f 'I 1. SOCIETY NEWS MISS ADELAIDE PEARSON CALDWELL, Social Editor. Phono 277 Mr. Simmons Honors Mrs. Mellwaine. Mrs. Floyd M. Simmons entertained delightfully at bridge at her home in Myers Park Friday afternoon, in hon or of her house-guest, Mrs. W. G. Me llwaine, of Kinston. Spring flowers were used in decora tion with: charming effect, and after the game,: a salad course with accesso ries were served. Mrs. Simmons' guests were Mrs. C. B. Bryant, Mrs. Frank Purcell, Mrs. E. C. Marshall Mrs. W. J. Brown, Mrs. J. P. Caldwell, Mrs. Eben Nye Hut chison, Mrs. Margaret Kelly Abernethy, Mrs. Thomas Mackey, of New York; Mrs. Hamilton C. Jones, Jr., Mrs. Louis Brown McKoy. Mrs. C. L. Alexander, 4 Mrs. Brodie C. Nalle, Mrs. Hugh Mont gomery, Mrs. Benjamin Willis Brown, Mrs. Paul Chatham. Mrs. W. H. Dula Mrs. George M. Miller, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Mellon. Mrs. Ralph VanLandingham, Mrs. Robert M. Miller, Mrs. Henry Fowler, Mrs. H. M. Wade. Mrs. W. Frank Dowd. Mrs. Ernest Ellison, Mrs. T. T. Cansler, Mrs. John VanNess, Mrs Robert Dunn. Mrs. Woodward Hub bard, Mrs. Esley O. Anderson. Mrs. Mellwaine is one of the season's most popular visitors. On Monday Mrs. C. B. Bryant will give a luncheon at the Charlotte Country Club for her, and Mrs. Esley O. Anderson will be luncheon hostess in her honor on Tues day at the club. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Purcell will give a dinner at their home on East Boulevard, Dilworth, for her, and a number of other charming cour tesies are being planned in her honor. Miss Kathleen Long and Raymond Caldwell Ved. A marriage of much interest through out North and South Carolina was that of Miss Kathleen Long and Ray mond Caldwell, which took place Wed nesday evening at 7:45 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reece Long, in the county. To the strains of the Mendelssohn march, played by Mrs. H. B. Hannon of Charlotte, the couple entered, un attended, the veranda of ,the home, which was decollated with dogwood, roses and masses of ferns. In the presence of a number of rela tives and friends, the marriage vows were spoken, Rev. Roswell , C. Long, brother of the bride, performing the ceremony. The bride wore a navy blue travel ing suit with hat of blue and gray and a corsage of bride's roses and orchids. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reece Long. ' She was educated at Asheville Normal and Ers kine College, and possesses many friends. , .. Mr. Caldwell is a graduate of Ers kine College, and holds a responsible position with the 'Atlanta Leather Com pany. After a bridal trip of two weeks, dur ing which they will visit , points south. Mr. Caldwell and his bride will be at home at Prosperity, S. C. Among the out-of-town guests for the wedding were Mrs. Bruce Benton of Rockingham, Misses Scott, Lon and Cathey of Belmont, Rev. and Mrs.. Roswell C. Long of Gastonia, Mes datnes Henderson, Hargett and Donald Henderson of Mint Hill, : Messrs. Flynn and Chalmers Long of Davidson Col lege. . BIGGS COLONIAL FURNITURE Repairing, Upholstering Upholstering Material We make Slip Covers. NESMITH CO., Inc. 19 East Fifth St. Woman's Auxiliary Meeting. The Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion met Thursday after noon at the Carnegie Library. Miss Ella McAden is chairman of the membership committee, , and a drive for new members will be begun short ly. The auxiliary has 70 members at present, and hopes to increase its mem bership to 200. The benevolent committee, which will care for eight boys at the Pres byterian hospital, and the North Caro lina soldiers at Camp- Sevier, Oteon and Biltmore, has as its chairman Mrs. John Donnelly. Mrs. Latta C, Johnston is chairman of the memorial committee; Mrs.. Adam Fisher is chairman of the entertain ment committee; . Mrs. Thomas L,. Alexander is chairman of the automo bile committee. The auxiliary has at tended the funerals of three boys whose bodies' were brought from France. They decorated the graves of the Camp Greene boys buried in Elm wood cemetery Easter. Plans are being made for a subscrip tion card party to be given at the Sel wyn hotel under , the auspices of the auxiliary in the near future. The meeting Thursday afternoon was a' most interesting and important one. Routine business was transacted, and matters of interest discussed. Miss Violet Alexander, president of the unit, presided. On Monday evening at 8 o'clock, the American Legion will entertain the unit in their new headquarters in the Mint building. This is the first meet ing of the legion and its auxiliary, and it is earnestly requested that . all mem bers attend. Miss Caldwell Entertains. Miss Adelaide Caldwell gave a lunch eon at the Charlotte Country Club Fri day, in honor of Mrs. Merfyman R. Davis, a bride of last Saturday, who prior to her marriage was Miss Har riet Barber of Raleigh, and Miss Julia Bryan of Memphis, Tenn., who is the lovely guest of her aunt, Miss Matt Dowd at the Selwyn hotel. A basket of purple iris and spirva formed the centerpiece of the tabic. The place-cards were little r ladies. A three-course, luncheon was served. . Miss Caldwell received her guests in a frock of black taffeta Combined with gray georgette and small gray hat. Mrs. .Davis wore, black .taffeta with black hat, and Miss .Bryan gray taffeta with black hat. Covers were laid . for Miss. Caldwell, Mrs. Davfcr, Miss Bryan, Miss Rogers Gibbon, Miss Virginia Staten, Miss Terry Bland, Miss ; Ellen Victor, Miss Deana Quintard of Washington, guedt of Mrs. E., A.; Quintard, Mrs. William Holt Oates" and "guest, 'Miss Etta- Jen kins of Montgomery, Ala., Miss " Al wilda Van Ness, Mrs. Blackburn Moore, Miss Lillian Floyd, Miss Mildred Cuth-bertson. Wesley Heights Parent- - - ; . Teachers Have Splendid Meeting. . The- Parent:Teachers . of the Wes;ey Heights school held;' a most Interest ing meeting at the school Wednesday afternoon. The attendance was excel lent,;. Miss .Mary" Alexander's room . of the third grade, .' receiving the prize, a pictur.e, for having the best attend ance. 'C'.J . ' r" - A, feature of the meeting was the talk of Hugh A. Murrill, Jr., play ground ' director of Charlotte, on the educational value of playgrounds. Following- al half, hour's business ses sion, the meeting adjourned to the music-room, where punch,-cakes anl candy were served. ' The . Wesley Heights Parent-Teachers have for their, very, efficient presi dent, Mrs. George R Wadsworth. Third Ward Parent-Teachers Observe Fathers'. Night. The Third Ward Parent-Teacher as sociation met Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the school, especially 'that the fathers might attend. The room was filled to overflowing. . W. M. Bell presided the children's part of the program consisted of songs by Miss Viola Fra zier's fourth grade, with a special reci tation by William Arthur, Mrs. W. E. Taylor's fifth grade gave a demonstra tion of a meeting of its literary so ciety, the Benjamin Franklin.. Mr. George Dunn made an impres sive talk on home discipline.. . Mrs. H. G. Hardin gave a delightful reading, "Mammy's Pickaninny." E. L. Mason of the .Parks and Play grounds commission, presented the playground situation in Charlotte. May 5th is the date set for election on play grounds. Supt. H.-p. Harding gave a resume of the year's work, stating thatvthis was the best year since his connection with the city schools as superintendent. Miss Mary Irie, in behalf of the Parent-Teachers, thanked the fathers for the electric lights placed in the build ing by them since t.he last Fathers' Night. 1 - Mrs. W. M. Bell presided over the business meeting. A garden party will be held on May 6th. Cakes and can dies will be sold on the grounds. Mrs. E. W. Ebener reported for ""the nomi nating committee, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: - Mrs. W. M. Bell, , president; Mrs. F. C. Bradshaw, vice president; Mrs. L. A. Sifford, secretary; Mrs. Ed ward Heller, treasurer. Miss Florence Jamison's seventh grade won for the third time the pic ture for having the most mothers pres ent. Mrs. Bell expressed appreciation for the work of the teachers of the school, whose interest and attendance" at Parent-Teacher meetings has been practi cally 100 per cent. An exhibition of drawing .work done in the school proved very interesting. The work was shown in the hall, and was classified by grades. ... . . ii I... S. A. B. T. E's in Session Here. The delegates to the quarterly con ference of the executive board of the Southern Association of. Bell Telephone Employes have extended their . meetings through Friday. The delegates and officials of the com pany from Atlanta were given an au tomobile ride over the city yesterday at noon and later a dinner at the Coun try club. Last night at 7:45 an interesting pro gram was rendered at . the auditorium for the entertainment of the guests. The local operating force of the Tele phone Company gave the "Old Spin sters' Convention." , Other numbers on the program were songs by Master John Vernon Ward, and a male quar tette, Messrs. Elliott Allison, Boovy and Stillwell. - The auditorium was beautifully dec orated, for the occasion with blue and white, the Bell colors, quantities of dog wood, palms, ferns and other greens. Following' the program the floor was cleared and ; dancing continued until 12 o'clock Music was furnished by La Joie's orchestra, Chaperones of. the dance , were the local officials of the company and their wives. Mi?? Ago No. 9953 Girl's and Child's Wrap. This little miss believes in being right up to date, for she wear 3 a new spring wrap which follows the popu lar dolman line. The sleeves are ki mono style, so that the making, is quite simple. The girl's and child's, dress, No. 9953, is cut in sizes 4 to 14 years Size S requires 2 1-4 yards 44-inch material- Price 15 cents. Every woman who wants to dress stylishly and economically should or der at once the latest issue of our new FASJIION QUARTERLY, which is three times as large as the fashion monthly we formerly issued and con tains over 300 styles, dress-making les sons, etc. Price 10c. Postage prepaid and safe delivery guaranteed. Send 25c for a pattern and FASHION QUARTERLY. Mrs. Brown Wallace is expected to arrive in the city Friday from Tampa, Fla., for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac C. Lowe, on Granville road, Myers Park. Mrs. Wallace was fpriv Miss Edna Lowe, of Charlotte, a niece of Mr. Lowe. Mrs. Faison ". Indisposed. . Mrs. I. W. Faison has been Indis posed at her home, on North Tryon. street for the past week. She is abie to be up now, and hopes to be out soon. . Mr. and Mrs. ."Byron Carlisle Scott will arrive ' home Saturday morning from a ten-days' . bridal trip to New York. They were married on March 31. Prior to ,her marriage,' Mrs. Scott was Miss Bessie Durham, one of C!hr- lotte's most prominent society girls and third daughter pf Mr., and Mrs. John A. Durham. . . Queens. Artists ' Give a Recital,- Talent was displayed at Queens Col lege Thursday night when a well pack ed auditorium was entertained by a pupils' musical - recital from -8:30 to 10 o'clock. The vocal solos and 'duets were sung by voices gifted with rich melody, and received tremendous, applause. The piano recitals showed the result of nat ural talent and successful study, every one of the girls displayed extraordin ary lability. Miss Flora D. Brasihgton was the ac companist for the vocal selections. Miss Ruth Houston, of Monroe; will spend the week-ena in the city as the guest of . Miss Cornelia Wearn on Eliza beth avenue- .- We Sell Office Supplies OF ALL KINDS 210 SOUTH TRYON STREET A Bookstore of Rare Excellence, Office Suppliers and Furnishers Woman's Glub Elects Officers for Year. The annual business meeting and election of officers of, the Charlotte Wo man's club was held Thursday after noon at 3:30 at the club. Officers were: elected for. the coming year as follows: Mrs. James Eugene Reilley, re-elected president; Mrs. Ralph VanLandingham, first vice president; Mrs. J. Renwick Wilkes, second vice president; Mrs; C. N. Peeler, recording secretary; Mrs, J- McEwen, cores ponding secretary; Mrs. Edward Clark, treasurer. - ' '. '.. Personals HUSBAND CLAIMS HER AFFECTIONS ARE WORTH $80,000 l,r ,, I K V v All 1 1H4 Woodrow McKay, of Lexington, is a visitor in Charlotte Friday. Major and Mrs. E. H. Bertram and infant daughter, Katherine Lauer Ber tram of Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C, have been visiting Mrs. Bertram's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wil liams at their home on South Tryon street. They will go from here to At lanta, Major Bertram having been trans fered to Fort McPherson. Mrs. Heath Nisbet left Friday mor ning for Marlboro, Mass, and will spend several months there with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton B. Russell. Mrs. M. W. Hunter and two sons, Mel moth, Jr., and Gerard, left for their home in Ohio today after visiting Mrs. Hunter's mother, Mrs. L. A." Nixon. They were accompanied to Washington by Mrs. M. F. Lenoir, who will spend a while in-that city Mrs. Henry McAden will leave Fri day night for a short trip to Baltimore. ' Mr. and Mrs! Joseph Harvey White and children, of Graham, will spend the week-end here as gueses of Mr. and Mrs. James Pomeroy. Mrs. White is a sister of Mr. Pomeroy. . David S. Yates has left for Montrose, S. C, where he will remain for some time. COLLEGE CARNIVAL PUT OFF FOR WEEK DeLane's 36 East Trade St. Beautiful brown Satin Slip- per. It has broad instep, strap, French heel. $Q OH Very serviceable... ej)0s "V '. .i . - ' '' ' DeLane Shoe 36 East Trade St. . Compa ny Phone 1233 mi '?t2W f4 . " J: i &: t i: ?w M 1 I A I 11 - 9 A&Si, SS: m: 1 The Queens College carnival, which was to have been given Saturday night, has been postponed until April 16. The reason given is that the carnival is planned on such a large scale that it is impossible to prepare it in time for Saturday night. The girls are delv ing into ancient books for knowledge in the art of fortune telling, and the palm of the human hand will be an open book to the beautiful Gypsies'' when the Oriental lamps are lit in their tents a week from Saturday night. But the fortune teller: will not be the' only celebrated personage in evidence on that night, for shows of every de scription "hot weenie" stands and every; thing that goes with a. carnival will be on hand. The college will.be arrayed in the gayest of colors. Thre carjiival will be the annual Queens College carnival, but is said to excel any of previous years in preparation. MISSION WORKER TO SPEAK AT "Y" SUNDAY Rev. J. Wallace Moore, who has been a missionary in Japan for many years and who is home on furlough, will be the speaker at the meeting for men at the Young Men's Christian Association Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. : The subject of his address will be "The Influence of the Gospel on the Social Life of Japan." Mr. Moore spoke for the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation several months ago. Y. M. C. A- Sunday 4 P. M' Speaker Rev. J. Wallace Moore, of Japan. Hear hiim 8-3t Dilworth Lots are Ideal. Mrs. Eva Hatch A juryjn circuit court In Janes ville, Wist, will be asked early in April to set an appraisal on the love ot Mrs. Eva Hatch, noted southern Wisconsin beauty, for the alleged loss of whose affection her husband. Arthur S. Hatch, demands $80,000 of John H. Johnston, JrM son of a wealthy Darien land ovuer. The trial promises to be replete with, sensations. Mrs. Hatch js said to be working in Chi cago as an artist's model. , tan. MIDAS Mineral Water FAMOUS FOR HALF A CENTURY In its composition . it bears a resemblance to the natural waters of Gastein and Wildbad and may be regarded as a di luted Vichy or Fachigon water. YOU'LL LIKE IT. Purity Certified. Telephone 1213 J Buy a Lot in Dilworth. 32IAELOTTE'S SHOPPING CENTER? . . . . ' A BON &ARCHB STOBIf Saturday ' Continuing 0ur Mis You'll have to see them to appreciate, them. ls at $24.50, $39. SO, $45.00, $55.00 and $69.50 That range in value from 37.50 to $125.00. The range of assortment in this sale is matchless. It is as important in economies as it is in variety as well as the quality and beauty of style. oats a and $59oS That range in value from $25.00 to $100.00. Among thesejiew coats are many of conservative regulation styles. ' . ;, " " There are also coats that verge on the ;cape or dolman style. These fashionable wraps are right for wear iight now. Ev ery garment is specially priced and they; are truly remarkable values. : ONCE AGAIN WE OFFER Jersey cj'uits AT So many enthusiastic patrons have welcomed this great economy opportu nity that another order for 50 was placed and. is now in. The price is far below the usual for Suits of equal quality. Included are Tuxedo, Tailored and Sport models. Smart shades of Heather Oxford, Grays, Greens and Tans. J he Jight etweed Suits FOR WOMEN ARE IN HIGH FAVOR Trim, smart looking suits of Spring Tweeds, in very cool grays and tans, browns and heather mixtures. The coats -are in various models some pleatedsome half fitted. The tailoring is admirable. The price mm f Saint u at Bc We bought these pretty collar sets and vestees way below their real worth. Clever lace styles, net or crisp organdie. .HERE ARE THE loves FASHION DEMANDS Silk Gloves2, 12 and 16-button lengths, white, black and colors $1.00 to $2.50 Chamoisette Gloves, 2 button Gauntlet and 16-button, white, brown and gray ,etc. $L00 to$200 Kid Gloves, 2 to 16 button, white, black and colors Pv . . . .$2.50 to $8.50 THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF Silk Stockings IN AN IMPORTANT SALE A full fashioned Silk Stocking r $1.50 that is an unusual value. White, black or gray. V Beautiful striped ribbed lace front and lace clock Silk Stockings, grays, blacks and white, $2.50, $3.00, $3.a $4.50 and $5.00. m
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