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fuesHay, Dec. 22, 1925 SO Cl E TV |£X scalloped brim— twp of them it »ct give this chapeau the authority ® crow about originality The stick- £ *' the side is a secondary claim, fs|*colojed felt is the material. . < MISS SAHA HUDGINS ‘L HONORED AT MARION. Many Delightful Attentions Are Be ing Paid Young Lady Who Is to Wed This Month. Marion, Dee. 19.—Miss Sara Hud- 1 gins, announcement of whose engage ment to Judge John M. Oglesby, was made recently, is having many delight ful attentions accorded her duringthe days prior to the wedding w'.iieh takes place on December 31st. Mrs. Ralph Alexander and Mrs. Will Pless. Jr., entertained at bridge at (he Marion Lake Club Tuesday in honor of Miss Hudgins. The large living room and staircase were most attractively decorated in evergreens and poinsettias appropriate to the Christmas season, numbers of red candles glowing amid the green of laurel and pine boughs. Late in the afternoon when cards had been put aside, a. tempting salad course was served at, the card tables. Each table was adorned with a red candle surrounded by a wreath of green, and with the lighting of the candles, the rooms took on ah even more beauti ful holiday aspect. The color scheme further observed, in the individual favors of red rose ‘Clips filled with green candies. Each iof the hostesses presented the honor guest with a dainty piece of lingeries, and Sirs. Albert Blanton, who made top score, received an at tractive bridge score Ret. On Friday aftoYnoon Mrs. Albert Blanton was hostess at a bridge party at her home, honoring Miss Hud gins. The house was lovely with quantities, of pink roses and chrysan themums. Dainty bridal score cards were passed and after a number of interesting panics it was found that Mrs. W. X. Blanton .was high scorer and was presented a pair of—hose. Miss Hudgins received a beautiful pair of black velvet mules. Two de licious courses were served. to a recent estimate, no fewer than 7.000 different beauty preparations, for the skin, lips and hair, are now on snle in America. ASTHMA JIM There is no “cure,” tyut * " the wheezy breathihg that prevents sleep may oftentimes be relieved by inhaling the soothing medicated vapors of— VJS.S* O mtrmUonJan iw r-wb ' jI I A #oldß ' % Day Phone MS •> Ml** r*NM MS-ISSL PERSONAL. Miss Pearl a student of Queens College, is spending the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Abernathy. * r • G. E. Frick, of Chattanooga, Tenn., arrived in Concord Monday night to spend a few- days with friends and relatives in Concord and Kannapolis. « * • Frank Litaker, a student at Georgia Tech, is home to spend the holidays with his mother at their residence at Cooks Crossing. • • * Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cheatwood, at Richmond, Va., are expected to ar rive in Concord today to spend the holidays at the home of Mrs. Cheat wood's mother, Mrs. J. F. Speight, on South Union street. « • * Lewis Smart, who is employed in Durham, is spending the Christmas vacation in the city at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Smart. • • • Miss Juanita Smith, a student at Duke University, has arrived in the city to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith. • • m Bruce Conrad and Curry Lopp, of Lexington, N. C., Lake Allen, of Roa noke, Va„ and Glenn Roljek, of Shen ■andoah. Valley, spent the week-end in Concord with friends. t • • Miss Elizabeth Smart, student' at Queens College, is spending the va cation at the home of her parents on North Union street. » » » Miss Mary Simpson, who has been making her home in Concord with her sister, Mrs. W. G. Brown, left this morning for Buckingham, Va., where she will spend several weeks. ' • • • Miss Margaret Smart, who is ing school at Greensboro, is sßonding the Christmas vacation at the home of her parents, Sir. and Mrs. C. S. Smart, .on North Union street. •• a ' Franklin Cannon, Charles Ritchie, Dan Ritchie, Tom Coitrane, John Cook, William Flowe and Charles Parks, students at Davidson College, have arrived in the city to spend the holidays with their parents here, a a a E<Jwin Morris, who is in school at Washington and I>e University, is spending the holidays in the city with his parents, Mr. and Sirs. W. L. Morris. v ‘ . » • a Earl Henderson Brown, who is at tending school this year at Pennsyl vania University, where he is a jun ior in medicine, is visiting in the city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bnrnhardt. Jr., before going to his home in Dillon, S. C. a a a Ed Morrison, Clarence Ridenhour, Halbert Webb. Otto Chaney. George Howard, Carl D. P. Price and Thomas Moose, all students at State College, have returned to t)on <eord to spend the holidays. a a a Zeb Morris,. Hubert Slorris, and William Caldwell, students at the Uni versity of Noy|th Carolina, have re turned to Concord to spend the holiv days with their pareuts in the city, a a a Fre ( ) Isenhour, who is teaching school at Elizabeth City, has returned to his home here to spend the Christ mas holidays. a a a Dr. and Mrs. M. K. Morrison, of Houston, Texas, "'ill arrive Wednes day to spend several weeks in the county with Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Mor rison and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mor fi"- In some quarters the suggestion is made that the National Hockey Lea gue might do well to follow the ex ample of other hockey organizations by eliminating! much of the body checkng. A bodycheck was originated to stop a play or an advance, bnt is now misre often used for personal purposes and it is argued that the roughness culminating out of such disturbances is likely to prove a detriment to the good of the sport. GOOD THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS V' Big lot fresh sweet “Lakeland" Flor ida qranges. We sell box or at re tail. Th£y are all sound. Good an<| sweet. The very highest grade fruit, at reasonable price. Our apples are the celebrated “Val ley Cruises" Watauga county apples. The different' sizes in boxes. New York State Nq. 1 Baldwin apples in barrels. Our apples have the flavor. They are cheap. Brazil nuts, Cajifornia Walnuts, cocoa nuts, layer raisins, package rais ins, dates, figs. Big assortment of candy. In fact everything good to eat. See ns or phone before you buy. We deliver quick everywhere. Cline & Moose / FRESH CANDY j Elmer’s and Johnston’s j 1 to if Pound Boxes 1 Make Her Happy With a ] Box of the Best ~ CHOCOLATES j dim’* Pharmacy Phone 388 W MISS MARGARET BELK WEDS WILLIAM R. CRANE Popular Charlotte Couple 'Married In El Paso, Texas.—Bride. Was V tett er Concord. A wedding of much interest to a wide circle of friends, throughout the state was that of Miss Margaret Belk, of Charlotte, and Waxhaw, and Mr. Wm. R. Crane, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, formerly of Charlotte, which was solemnized Friday evening at the home of Rev. Floyd Poe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, at HU Paso, Texas. \ The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends. The bsTdr wore a handsome cos tume of dark hjiie chermeen and brown accessories and small hat of silver cloth. She wore a corsage bou quet of bride roses and valley lilies. Mr. .Crane and bride will leave to day for Albuquerque' to make their future home. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Belk, of Waxhaw. She has spent the past eight years in Charlotte, and is beloved by a .wide circle of friends. For some time past Miss Belk held a position in the / lacal office of the Piedmont and Northern Railway and was held in highest es teem by the officials and clerks. She was educated at Queen’s College and specialized in music. She is bright and attractive and hag a winning per sonality. Prior to leaving for Texas a week ago she was accorded a num ber of lovely parties by friends in Charlotte and Concord. Mr. Crane is a native df Mecklen burg county. He formerly held a po sition with- the. Virginia Life Insur ance Company in Charlotte. He was in the world war and saw service-Ov erseas. After- the armistice he decid ed to locate in Texas and later went to Albuquerque, where he lias charge of a large tourist camp. Mr. Crane has many friends in ('liAplotte and Mecklenburg county who will be in terested in the news of his marriage. Miss Belk has visited Mrs_ E. C. Tucker on a rnmiber of occasions anil has many friendsMn the city who will be interested in learning of her mar riage. i UNUSUAL SERVICE AT ST. JAMES ON SUNDAY s. ' Congregation to Have a Song Serv ice In Afternoon in Which Christ mas Carols Will Be Used. A service of rather an unusual na ture is being arranged for 'in St. James Lutheran Church for Sunday afternoon, December 27tb. Relieving that there are many people both df the older and younger class who enjby singing the Christmas carols, an hour will be given for just ffiis kind of a service. The whole time will be usefl in singing. It is the purpose to chant both the scripture lesson and the prayer. The idea is to give the whole service over entirely to the con gregation. Not more than one or two special numbers will be rendered by the choir. A short introduction will be given to some o{ the carols before they are sung, thus adding in terest and force to their rendition. The people of the tywn are invited to this service and it is the plan Lo make this really a community sing for all those who like congregational singing and to sing those old Christmas hymns. Dr. Stirewalt wHI play, and as his ability as an in terpreter of music and a hymnologist is well known, there is the assurance of a most helpful service. » North Carolina Cotton Crop Already Exceeds Largest Previous Crop. Prophets of a 1925 cotton crop for North Carolina of less a million bales were put to rout yesterday when publication of ginning figures to December 13 showed that 1,085,- 534 bales had been ginned on that date. It is expected that the total fig ures for the 1925 crop will be in the neighborhood of 1.206.000 bales, but the figures as of December 13 shows the greatest crop in the his tory of the State. The previous high record was made in 1911 when 1.075,000 bales were ginned- ext to 1911 comes tile crop of 1924 with 1.020,000 bales, these beiug the only million bale years-prior to thjs year. Last year the crop was only 705,000 bales. GRAN STRATTON PORTER’S “KEEPER OF THE BEES.” Auditorium CHARLOTTE Slat. Night Xmas-Seats Now , Prices: *2, SI.BO, sl, 80c Valentine COMICOPHUCa Balfes Immortal Opera m tfNM'u Land Opera IN Point of Beauty, Musical Worth and Entertaining Qualities— nrcff is iyo thin it unto HAMILTON COLEMAN CONCORD COTTON MARKET TVKSP4V, DECEMBER *J, 192.7 Cqttou 18 Cotton seed ........ p.. 49 1-2 » THE CONCORft DAILY TRIBUNE -= An Occasional Coliirtw By MILES WOLFF It is unfortunate that Mr. Sherrill stopped the publication of the Santa Clans letters so soon. Here it is, three days from Christmas and ever so many of the little ones are clamor ing for their dear Old Santa to bring them this and that. All want the old fellow to see their names it) The Tribune and when they learn that it is impossible to print any more of their letters, you should see how they cry. It really is terrible. As I said before, it is positively unfor tunate. So moved was I by the sighs and tears of the dear little things that I decided to throw open the very valu able space of my Occasional Column and let them print their tender and touching attempts to inform Snntit es their needs. Os course, I really could not put them all in the paiper. so numerous were they. However, I am giving you a few of the best ones. Take instance the case of a little boy named Harold Grange. This youth, though not a resident of Con cord, wrote here and asked that we tell Santa nbopt him. For, said he. I haven’t made but a half million of dollars in the lass month and if something isn’t done, I will not be able to keep the wolf from the door during the next year. / Y’ou see, he continued, I am not asking for any frivolous gifts, life so many of the young boys I know. You don’t see me begging for loud ties or extra-wide Oxford trousers. All I want is for you to bring me the rest of the million dollars and then I pan support my father, my brother, the owner of the Wheaton, ice plant and the other residents of Illinois. I might even do koine charity like Show ing the boys in Wheaton how to side step. And dear Santa, he added in a postscript, send pie a few mote movie contracts like th% last one. There was another letter, whiph could not be printed in this issue Os i The Tribune because it has only eight pages and the letter would take much) more than that. This letter was from a young boy who was governor of a certain state a short time ago. He petitions Santa Clans to send him a nice, big, juicy state deficit and also a plug of Brown Mule chewing tobac co. Both "'ill be appreciated ever Stf~ much, was his original way of thanking his friend St. Nicholas. Although this little Boy di<J not say so in his letter, it was easy to read between the lines anfl discover that lie would like to be govprnor of that same state again another year. Maybe he will ask Santa for that next time. Here is one from a local flapper which I am giving you in full: Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girls 23 years old and have to work hard for a living so please don't forget me this year. Won’t yon tell my parents that I ani going to be awfully reasonable in my wants for Xmas. I am asking fat only one fur coat. Os course, if they don’t think that is enough. I could use a new evening dress and some of those adorable pink under things. I need some silk stockings also and a few other little things. Also tell my boy friends that I am not going to expect much. Just a few bottles of perfume (the find that costs around sls an ounce) and a couple of five-pound boxes of candy. Thank you so much. B. B. DUMB. The next letter comes from a High School girl who lias evidently not been too successful with her exami nations since the resumption of the present school term. She says: Dear Santa Claus: lam a girl 17 years old. lam not asking anything for myself this year. All I want is for you to send my teachers a few little gifts. Some nice little sticks of dynamite (lighted) for their stockings would be cute. Also for flavoring, a couple of grams of parugorie in their coffee Would be good. And for\ the teacher I love best of all. please send a niee big bull dog with a bad case of hydro phobia. Thanking you in advance, I am Your little friend, FRIVOLOUS FLOSSIE. A member of the Y. M. C .A. bas ketball team sends a request to San ta, care The Tsjbune. He evidently does not think that his team is hav ing a very successful season, judging from his remarks. As a matter of fact, I was under the impression that the boys had been more than custo marily fortunate this year. Sev eral of their opponents have only beaten them a hundred points and on one memorable occasion, the lo cals came within a hear of beating a game. However, I will give you this letter: Dear Santa: I am a little boy who plays basket ball-for the Y. M. C.,A. iu Concord and I have been huving such a hard time this year that I thought I would write to you and see if yqu could not help me. The teams we have been playing have been awfully rude and just wouldn't let us have the bull at all. Will you send our other op ponents a book on etiquette so that they will learn that turn about is fair play and that after they make two points, they should let us have the ball for a shot? Thank you so mudi. A BASKETEEU. Own Your Own Home, a Mucfad deu publication, fop January gives sgiiie splendid ideas to those wanting to own their own homes in “Why a Home is the Best Investment of All” giving a new viewpoint to the man who i« thinking of buying a bette’r hoi*e. How Insulation Makes a Good home. “How Insulation Good pyercosts .jf<tr) liousys.l. iti atMUR -them, ffrarm iu [he'winter uud’.ctwl jn'the autnnicr, written by the tn»n .who wrote ‘Build » Rouse' and Save a Third’. ’Tlanuing a laving Room That is Livable” how you can* have siiol) a l'ving room if yoq plan along thq lines luii] out by Laura Kent Mason. > CHRISTMAS PLAY IS PRESENTED BY HI-Y “Why the Chimes Rang” One of the Beet Home Talent Plays In Years— iGa«t Wet; Trained. A play ot unusual beauty end fin frfh, with'a Christmas legend as its background, was presented at the Y. M. C.. A. Monday night by the mem- Wrs of the Hi-Y Clubs under the di rection of Miss I)e!ma Hereperger. A small audience was present to applaud the rendition of "Why the Chimes Hang.’’ For a home talent production, the thing was unusually good. The char acters *were well trained anji did not have to be prompted, the scenery was adequate, although placed in the Y gymnasium, as it was it left much to the imagination, and the audience did not laugh at the wrong time. The whole performance was very effective. First honors must go to Francis Pickard, as Holger, the boy hero of the play, who did his part with an ease and freedom of affectation wor thy of many an older amateur actor. Mary Grady Parks, as an old woman, also played a, stellar role, depicting a character which must have been diffi cult in its portrayal. These two characters were outstanding. John Hugh Williams and John Me Innis performed their parts with cred it. The remainder of the cast had nothing to say, with the single excep tion of as an angel, who brought (he play to a close with the quoting of several Biblical verses. The theme of the play was taken from the old legend of the medieval city where the Cathedral Chimes rank on .Christmas when the perfect gift was brought for the Christchild. On the night of the play, Holger is de tained at bis home when an old woman conies for alms. He feeds her and Books! Books! Don’t forget the Children’s enjoy books more than anything else long after Christmas has gone. Below we list just a few of the many wonderful Chil dren’s books. Buy Books, Buy them at home, buy from KIDD-FRIX: The Bobsie Twins Series 50 c per copy Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Series 50c per copy The Tow Swift Series t 50c per eqpy The Dick and Dolly Series 50c per copy The Motor Boys Series 75c p,er copy Elsie Dinsmore Series „ 75c per copy The Alcott Books SI.OO per copy The Burgess Sleepy-time Stories 60c per copy The Famous Books of Oz SI.OO per copy Tile Pepper Bodts SI.OO per copy The Volland Books- 65c and $1.25 each The Just Right Series GOc per copy and many others, including Uncle Wiggley, Billy Whis kers, Fairy . Story Books, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travers; in fact the best had for the child’s library. We also have 500 popular Copyright Novels by such authors as Zane Grey, Curwood,- Margaret Pedler, Grace Hill, Burroughs, Kyne, McCutcheon, Ruby Ayres, All at 75c each. All New and Fresh Stock. Os the new novels, we list fifteen of the best sellers, and have many others for your selection. The Vanishing American By Zane Grey $2.00 The Son of His Father By Harold Bell Wright . $2.00 The Keeper of the Bees By Gene Stratton-Porter 2.00 The Ancient Highway By James Oliver Curwood 2.00 .Glorious Apollo By E. Barrington 2.50 The High Forfeit By Basil King 2.00 Tlie Crystal tup By Gertrude Atherton 2.00 Romeo in Moon Village By George Barr McCutcheon 2.00 Tlie PoweV and the Glory By Gilbert Parker 2.00 Little Ships By Kathleen Norris 2.00 The Red Lamp By Mary Roberts Rinehart 2.00 The Perennial Bachelor By Anne Parish 2.00 Women By Booth Tarkington 2.00 One Increasing Purpose Bq Hutchinson 2.00 any one of which will make a wonderful gift for Christmas We also carry many special gift books such as the poems of Robert Service, Edgar Guest, James Whitcomb Riley. Peloubet’s and Tarbell’s Notes for 1926 for Sunday School Teachers. Bible Story Books and hundreds of oth ers which we have no space to list. Don’t forget that we carry a fine selection of Oxford and Scofield Bibles. KIDD-FRIX - MUSIC & STATIONERY CO., Inc. Phone 76. 58 S. Union St. Concord, N. C. NOW - TODAY IS THE DAY We Cut Price* on Ready-to-Wear “To The Heart” ( ONE-THIRD DESS THAIS)' THE REGULAR PRICE is now available on every Dress and Coat. ■i Robinson’s Prices are always reas / onable and Consistent —This Reduc tion makes them a Sacrifice. then telle her of hie disappointment at not being able to attend the services' at the Cathedral. While they are praying, they ate suddenly transport ed to the Cathedral where Holger is told by the old woman to tuke his gift up to the altar. When be gives : the priest the few pennies he has,the chimes suddenly burst Into song and an angel appears. Effective, music was rendered off stage during the time when thejpifts were being presented. The cast was: Holger—Francis Pickard. Steen—John Hugh Williams. Beterl—John Mclnnis. An Old Woman —Mary Grady. Parks. Priest—Jack White. Gentleman" —Frank Armfield. Courtier—Baxter Watts. Woman— Millicent Ward," Scholar—Mac. Hokard A Young Girl—Julia Rowan. lying-—David Crowell Angel—Mary Cannon. Fighting Romances, a Mncfadden publication for January has some virile stories of men and their doings. “The Poisoned Glass” is a tale of a fugitive crook in Central America, there is the second installment of "Aatec Gold,” tlie adventures of an ex-soldier on the Arizona Desert. "The Set-Up” is a stirring and dramatic story of a fighter’s final fight while “The Masked Rider” de picts the startling exploits of a gal lant Australian Highwaymen. Mother: “Every one says my daugh ter got her beauty from me. What do you say V Friend: “It was very unkind of her to take it from you.” GEAN STRATTON PORTER’S “KEEPER OF THE BEES.” ]ti it ig We’re Late Too! " v ||f| Men’s New Gifts H being opened for lasts f Even today we are open- V ' n^ r new P ac ka.ges of gifts vj | Being a last minute shop- P er at Brown’s means * *■ you are £°‘ n f> t°fsee last ' ,v . minute merchandise. - ’ ' j | Here is, down, the new men’s gifti you .can find here today— t s r~ New Ties, New Socks, New Shirts New JL?is New Suits, New Overcoats New Shirts^ New Handkerchiefs, New Hath Robes |||| New Luggage Browns-Cannon Co. Where You Get Your Money’s Worth CANNON BIJILDING - IParks-Belk Beauty Shoppe] COIFFURE ■Hi The modern woman no long- Jpt 1 -rffi&ipSlßl 1 er puts up Her hair in un- sß3||§gßr sightly “curlers.” The per manent wave has become NiMH 5 universal. We employ the F j best method and our prices /T\ r 2 J 1 7‘TRMArtEtlf! “Our Methods Please” -HAIR WAVfcl j® Phone 892 IParks-Belk Beauty Shoppe] CON€@RD TWO DAYS COMMENCING THURSDAY DEC. 24th Matinee Christmas Day “SOME BABY” Presenting ,4 MARY FARRELL AND COMPANY of Thirty,, .fj A complete scenic comedy drama with a cast of real art ists direct from a season at Miami, Fla. §1 Matinee Friday at 3P. M. Nights Thursday-Friday 8:30 PRICES: Matinee 25c-50c-Tsc; Nigjits 25c-50c-15c-SI.OO Pictures Will Be Shown Thursday From 1 P. M. to 8 P. M. Friday from 11 A. M. to 2:30 P. M., and 5:30 to 8:00 P. M. Christmas Gifts We are showing a fine selection of gifts suitable for men and women: . Men’s Hand Bags Ladies’ Fitted Cases t Ladies’ Hat Boxes Men’s and Women’s Silk Hosiery for Christmas Gifts. A Wonderful line of Neckwear. . Visit Our Store before making your selection. RICHMOND-FLOWE CO. w f’ , ' 1 1 -T ' ™ PAGE FIVE