ADDITIONAL
SOCIAL NEWS
MOUNT TABOR AID
SOCIETY MEETING
The Mount Tabor Ladies' Aid So
ciety held its December meeting with
Mrs. D. H. Furlough, the president
calling the meeting to order. There
were 10 members and one visitor
present and the collection totaled
$1.30. Reports were received of var
ious activities since the preceding
meeting.
This being the final meeting of the
current year, officers for 1940 were
elected as follows: President. Mrs.
Hence Phelps: vice president. Mrs.
C. J. Phelps: secretary. Mrs. S. D.
Phelps; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Alton Furlough: treasurer, L. A. Am
brose; publicity and literature chair
man. Mrs. Sarah Holmes; education.
Mrs. T. F. Davenport: missions. Mrs.
I. W. Furlough: orphanage director,
Mrs. D. H. Furlough: stewardship,
Mrs. J. E. Furlough; superannuation.
Mrs. C. J. Haire: field worker. Mrs.
B. H. Phelps.
The annual report submitted by the
secretary showed the following:
Members on roll, 15; number sick
visits made, 117: flowers taken to
sick, 11: trays taken to sick. 57;
quarts milk given to sick, 84: chap
ter reported read in Bible. 1.298;
money raised by dues. $17.63; birth
day dues. $2.89; money raised in oth
er ways. $27.48.
The society will hold its January
meeting with Mrs. J. E. Furlough.
The hostess served a salad plate and
a hot beverage.
AID SOCIETY MEETS
AT PLEASANT GROVE
Pleasant Grove.—Mrs. J. C. Tar
kenton was hostess to the Pleasant
Grove Ladles' Aid Society Wednesday
afternoon.
The living room was beautifully
decorated to emphasize the approach
ing Christmas season.
Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton presided, with
the Rev. Mr. Gardner leading the de
votional, and reports were made by
the several committees. It was voted
to donate $5 to the parsonage iri
Roper.
Mrs. W. B. Chesson gave a reading
and Mrs. William Phelps read a
poem. Mrs. W. A. Swain also read
a poem.
During the social hour, presents
were drawn from a lovely appointed
table with a miniature Christmas
tree furnishing the illumination. The,
hostess served a delicious course of
syllabub and fruit cake, and favors
were presented the guests, attractive
little sacks of candy with Santa Claus
attached bringing th egood wishes for
Christmas.
Afterwards the pastor, Rev Mr.
Gardner, and Mrs. Gardner were pre
sented a huge basket and a Santa
Claus sack of groceries and fruits.
The January meeting will be held
with Mrs. W. W. White.
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The district meeting: of the
American Legion Auxiliary will
be held here in the community
building Thursday, December 14.
Mrs. Weaver Mann, of Newton,
the state president, will make the
principal address, and Miss Au
relia Adams, her secretary, will
also be present.
The meeting is scheduled to
begin at 2:30 p. m.
MRS. LEGGETT IS
HOSTESS TO CLUB
Mrs. Raymond Leggett was hostess
to her bridge club Friday evening.
Mrs. Roy L. Swain was a guest and
was given a prize. Mrs. W. L. Whit
ley won the high score award, a tiny
crystal basket inlaid with silver. The
bingo prize won was by Mrs. Walter
Clark.
The hostess served a sweet course.
PLEASANT GROVE
Mrs. W. B. Chesson and Miss Jewel
Prances Chesson accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. White to Washing
ton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Spruill and Mr.
and Mrs. Don Davis spent the week
end in Columbia with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Chesson and
children, of Robersonville, spent sev
eral days last week with Mrs. L. D.
Collins.
Mrs. Russell Knowles, of Green
ville. and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Knowles visited Miss Jewel Prances
Chesson Sunday.
J. C. Tarkenton, W. A. Swain and
Harold Swain were in Terra Ceia and
Belhaven Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Tarkenton, of Colum
bia, visited in the community Sun
day.
Newman Allen, of Plymouth, spent
the week-end with Mrs. Arthur
Spruill as guest of her sons.
Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Gardner, of
Roper, were dinner guests of Mrs. W.
B. Chesson Sunday.
Mrs. H. G. Spruill, Miss Agnes
Spruill, Mrs. Clara Snell and Mrs.
Howard Davenport were in William
ston and Washington Friday.
Rev. Sulon Ferree, of Creswell, as
sisted Rev. M. R. Gardner in the
church service at Pleasant Grove
Sunday evening.
William Ross Chesson and Charlie
Bagley were in Edenton Thursday on
business.
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Nights Until Christmas
Open
Junior Woman's Club Members Have
Christmas Party Here Monday Night
The Junior Woman's Club held its
Christmas party on Monday evening
with Miss Elizabeth Campbell. Miss
Emily Brinkley, Mrs. Joe Smith and
Mrs. Leroy Bateman hostesses.
Mrs. W. M. Darden and Mrs. W.
H. Joyner were in charge of the pro
gram. Mrs. Woodrow Collins played
several piano selections. The club
joined in singing Christmas carols.
Several contests were directed by
Mrs. Darden and Mrs. Joyner. In
one contest all lights were turned out
and each person was told to draw a
turkey on a piece of paper and to
write "Merry Christmas" underneath
it. Mrs. O. L. Hardwick, the club's
new member, was winner of the prize.
Much merriment was occasioned by
the drawing of white elephant gifts.
Christinas presents were exchanged
by the members of the club.
Hand-made yearbooks were distrib
uted and the business session was
dispersed with.
Hand-painted favors were used for
place cards at the refreshment ta
ble, which was beautifully decorated
with burning red candles grouped
around a Christmas centerpiece made
of glistening pine burrs and holly.
Refreshments carrying out the
Christmas motif w'ere served.
STEWARDS OF ROPER
CHARGE IN MEET
Pleasant Grove.—A stewards' meet
ing for the Roper Methodist charge
was held at Pleasant Grove Sunday
afternoon, with nine of the stewards
present, as follows: Messrs. Ernest
Lewis, Prank Wilson. Henry Williams
and Leon McAllister, of Roper; Ellis
Davenport, Paul Belanga, H. R. Dav
enport and Mrs. H. R. Davenport, of
Creswell: Mrs. W. B. Chesson and
Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton. of Pleasant
Grove. Mackeys did not have a rep
resentative.
Rev. M. R. Gardner, pastor of the
charge, gave an interesting talk and
outlined plans for the year’s work.
Mr. Gardner also stated that prior
to each quarterly conference, there
would be a stewards meeting for the
charge, with the next meeting to be
held at Creswell.
HOPEH
Miss Clara Johnston spent the week
end in Shawboro with relatives.
Walter Chesson, of Norfolk. Va..
and Mrs. Moore, of' Emporia, Va.. vis
ited relatives and friends here Sun
day.
Mr. Ross, of Raleigh, visited his
sister, Mrs. M. R. Gardner, here Sun
day.
Edmund Norman, of Norfolk, visit
ed J. J. Hassell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bray attended
the Christmas cantata at the Cres
well Baptist church Sunday.
Miss Alice Ambrose, who has been
working in Newport News. Va.. re
turned home last week.
Bill Bell has returned home after
spending a few days in Chicago. 111.
and Omaha, Neb. _■
SKINNEKSVILLE
C. L. Everett accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Starr Everett and Miss
Doris Lewis, of Roper, to Norfolk
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White were
in Washington Friday.
Bill Everett, of Norfolk, spent Sat
urday with his mother. Mrs. Lillie
Everett.
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Tarkington
and three children. Denver, jr.. Nor
ma Virginia, and Barbara Ann. of
Suffolk, were week-end guests of Mrs.
Tarkington’s parents. Mr. and Mrs.
John Halsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Spruill and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spruill, of
Windsor, were here Sunday to visit,
Mrs Jimmie Spruill, who is very ill
with double pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Twiford and j
son. Russell, of Elizabeth City, were i
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom ;
White.
Rev. Suion Ferree, of Creswell. held |
services at Rehoboth church Sunday
morning and was the dinner guest oi
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White. He at
tended services at the Pleasant Grove
church Sunday night with Mr. and
Mrs. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Tarkington
and children called at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. White and Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Everett Sunday after
noon.
The Rev. Suion Ferree, of Creswell.
sailed to see Mrs. Sallie Davenport
and Mrs. Lillie Everett on Saturday I
afternoon.
Misses Alice and Eva White were
the guests of Mrs. Johnnie Gray Sun
lay afternoon._
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