THE GASTON1A GAZETTE
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VOL. XXXIV.
GASTOXIA. N. C.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON", NOVEMBER 18, 4913.
NO. 02.
PROGRESS OF MISSIONS
GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
THE RED MOSS SEALS
MORE THAN A MILLION FOR THIS STATE
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
CHARTER APPLIED FOR
IN SOCIAJJIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
FOR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ' ASSEMBLY HAS FEAST IN STORE EOR IT
PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
Two Million and a Quarter of Con
verts from Heathenism Up to 1910
Interesting Missionary News
from Many Sections of the World.
By Ida Clyde Clark.
"One of the old stock arguments
that people have against giving to
missions is, 'There are heathen e
nough at home." There is no deny
ing this statement, but what rela
tion has this fact to the obligation
laid by Christ himself upon all his
followers to make his gospel known
to all men? There are barefooted
children enough in Massachusetts,
and yet the shoe nianutaiturers or
that state send their products into
every great city in the world. There
are too many unclad poor in New
York, and yet New York sends its
clothing to the ends of the earth.
There are too many unfed house
holds in all of our great ciUes, and
yet American wheat is sold In the
world's markets.
"If the disciples had decided that
they would concentrate tneir entire
efforts upon Jerusalem until ail of
its people became true followers of
Jesus Christ before preaching any
where else, their successors would
today be preaching to the unconvert
ed in that old city, if Indeed, tne
spirit of evangelism could have been
maintained for a single century un
der such a principle."
"Foreign missions is not onry tne
greatest enterprise In the world to
day, but it is also one of the most
successful. The gospel is making
rapid progress throughout the world
and at a rapidly increasing rate,"
writes R. B. Eleazer. "Up to tne
year 1910 there were 2,223,000 con
verts out of heathenism, which is no
bad testimonial in itself to tne suc
cess of missions. But the really
startling thing about this gain Is in
its rate. For the first half of the
nineteenth century the averago gain
was 2,800 per year. During the next
:!0 years the average annual gain
was 2.",(il)0 per year, and during the
last ten years K.",.jOO per year. If
this rapidly increasing rate can De
maintained (and there seems to be
no .reason why it should not), it ."ore
shadows a most wonderful ingather
ing in the years just ahead and
brings within the range of possibili
ty evangelization of the world with
in the lifetime of some of us.
"It is unquestionably true that
never wer the opportunities so
great for propagating the Christian
faith, nor the response of the world
so cordial. A few years ago we
prayed that God would open the
doors of heathen lands that the mis
sionaries might go in. Nowadays np
body offers that prayer, for the rea
son that we are today passing by a
hundred times as many open doors
as we are enteriug. And yet. In
spite of the inadequacy of our mis
sionary force and equipment, marve
lous results are being attained, much
greater than can be shown in any
numerical exhibit. The whole Na
tion of China for example, has been
transformed politically by the spirit
of missions and is rapidly being re
generated socially and morally. Opi
um smoking but yesterday the vice
of a hundred million Chinamen, lias
within 10 years been almost elimina
ted. Woman has been set free .Voni
the social slavery of 4,000 years.
The education system has undergone
a complete revolution. In all tnese
resists the ground Is being made
ready for a great harvest of indi
vidual Christian life.
"On the whole, there is every rea
son why the Christian world should
regard Its missionary enterprise as a
splendid success, and the outlook as
encouraging In the highest degree.
The one dark shadow lir a picture
otherwise bright with marvelous pos
sibilities is the pitiful -response of
the churches of Christendom to the
cry of the world's need. So long, for
example, as the average per capita
gifts to foreign missions of some of
our great southern churches Is less
than a penny a week, we cannot es
cape the charge of unfaithfulness to
our Lord and Indifference to our per
ishing fellow men. When our peo
ple know the facts they will no lon
ger le content to have their loyalty
and love measured by any such
.standard."
NEW CHINESE ALPHABET.
Old missionaries in China say that
they have now to acquire what prac
tically amounts to a new language if
they would be up-to-date. The Edu
cational Conference for the Unifica
tion of the Chinese language which
met recently In Peking decided on a
new alphabet to express Chinese
sounds. It may be called Chinese
Roman alphabet as the method of
.combination is quite similar to the
Roman. This may work some hard
ship temporarily on some ot the
missionaries, but it will undoubtedly
simplify the learning of Chinese. The
rid system required the student to
memorize 8,000 ideograms as a pre
liminary to. the present wlrtten lan
guage. Meanwhile, a new vocabulary Is
being formed, composed of new
terms, coined to meet the enlarge
ment of knowledge that has taken
place during the last few years in
China, in connection with the Im
pact of foreign learning on the Chi
nese mind.
The language is being enriched by
such words as Independence, organ
ization, electives, representative gov
ernment, home training, etc. The
rise of the newspaper and the ad
vent of, political parties has evolved
both a style and a vocabularly suit
ed to the changed circumstances.
This Year Promises to Be a Banner
Year in North Carolina in Sale or
Red Cross Seal Great Interest
lining Manifested in Fight Aainsc
Tuberculosis Allotments for the
Various Towns of the State,
The sanitary committee of the
Woman's Betterment Association re
quests The Gazette to announce that
the ten thousand Red Cross Chris
tinas seals allotted to Gastonla have
arrived and are now on sale at
Torrehee-Morris Company's jewelry
store and by members of the com
mittee. The committee consists oi
Mrs. D. H. LaFar, chairman, Miss
Carrie Glenn, .Mrs. B. F. Orniand,
.Mrs. H. M. Eddleman, .Mrs. J. -M.
Sloan and .Mrs. W. F. WhiteslCes.
Prof. Joe S. Wray is an honorary
member of the committee, naving
given them much help in carry:ng
out their work.
The year promises to bp a banner
year in the sale of lied Cros? Christ
mas Seals in North Carolina. This
means that ieopIe all over rho State
are taking great interest in the litrht
against. tuberculosis, as tlin foals are
sold wholly to help on una wori.
l.et H. .Myers, the Secretary of the
State Red Cross Seal Committee,
stated today that 63 cities havo or
dered thus far more than 1, 00. 000
seals and many more orders are ex
pected to come in in the next tew
weeks. The Secretary has just com
pleted a trip through cities in the
eastern part of the State, and re
ports great Interest every where :n
the anti-tuberculosis work. One in
teresting feature of the campaign is
the interest shown by church organ
izations and several hundred pastors
of the State will preach sermons
this year on the humantarian aide of
tuberculosis work.
The following cities have already
had seals sent to them:
Albemarle 2,500; Ashboro 4,000;
Ashevllle 80,000; Belmont 2,.r00;
Canton 3,000; Chapel Hill 10.000;
Charlotte 150.000; Carthage 2.000:
Ansonville 1.000; Brookford l,50o;
Concord 15,000; Atlantic 1,000;
Clinton 3,000; Dunn 5,000; Edenton
6.OO0: Fayettevllle 20,000; Elkln 3,
000;Franklinton 2,000; Farmvilie
3.000; Durham 100,000; Elizabetn
City 30,000: Gastonla 10,000: High
Point 25,000; Goldsboro 15,000;
Greensboro 20,000; Halifax 1.000;
Gibsonville 3.000: Henderson 15,000,
Iaurinburg 5.000; Lenoir 8,000;
Lexington 10,000: Kings Mountain
5,000; Liberty 1,600; Maxton 5,000;
Monroe 15,000: Morehead 6,000;
Newbern 20,000; N. Wilkesboro 5,
000; Marshall 3,000; Norwood 3,
Marlon 5,000; Mooresvillo 10,000;
Mo-ganton 1 0,000; Murfresboro 1.
000; Randleman 5,000: Rocmng
hani 10,000: Oxford 10, G00: RocKy
Mount 20,000: RaleUu 100,000;
Statesville 1 5,000; Tarboo 1 0,000;
Troy 4,000; Tryon ?,0M0; Snow
Hill 10 000: Spencer 2,iMift; Salis
burv 20,000; Sanford 4.000; Scot
land Neck 4,000; Wadesboro 4,000;
Wavnesville 4,000; Wilmington
1 .0(1.1 'iii ; Wilson 20,000: Winston
c'alem "0.000: Wallace 2 000 Wax
haw 2.0d0: Washington 20,000.
The committee of learned gentlemen
stutdied all known alphabets ana
combined them to form one
which shall represent every sound in
the Chinese tongue.
WOMEN'S WORK IN" JAPAN.
Japan has the largest percentage
of wage-earning women of any coun
try In the world. In the Ihiited
States the proportion is 18 men to
14 women wage-earners; In Great
Britain the proportion is 75 men to
2 5 women; in Germany the propoi
tion is 80 men to 20 women. In Ja
pan there are nearly twice as many
women as men on the pay rolls of
the government.
All large employers assert that
women are the industrial backbone
of the country. The cheap labor of
women and children is said to be the
secret of competitive power of the
Japanese in the textile and other
handicraft industries.
MARVELOUS PROGRESS.
In 1843, 35 years after the mis
sionaries started to work In China,
there were but six communicant
members in the Protestant church in
China. Some of the workers on the
field at that time are reported to
have expressed the conviction that
if the work could be carried forward
faithfully there would be a 1,000
converts at the end of the century.
History has recorded the fact that
there were 100,000 onverts In China
in 1900 and at present there are,
according to recent statistics, 278,
628 communicant members and a
Christian constituency of 750,000.
UNDER THE CZAR.
Russia is larger man all the rest
of Europe put together. Less than
10,000.000 of Russia's 163.000,000
population have ever heard a gospel
sermon.
The empire comprises more than
25 languages and nationalities wttn
In its confines. One Christian de
nomination has sermons preached in
six languages. In St. PetersDurB
there is a Sunday school of 300
which meets in a room 20 by 60 feet.
There are 17,000,000 Mohamme
dans in Russia. There is being built
at St. Petersburg a Mohammedan
mosque which is to cost about $3,
000,000. During the last 10 years
10,000 converts are said to have
been won to Islam. -
CHINESE WOMEN STUDENTS
HERE.
The first Chinese women to come
Personal Items About Gaston Folks
and Their Friends Short Items
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Gazette Headers.
Esquire J. R. Gaston, of Bel
mont, was a Gastonla vistor yester
day. Mr. Henry Groves and Mr. E. E.
Witherspoon spent Saturday in Ral
eigh. .Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick, of York
ville, was in tow n between trains this
morning.
Mr. Chas Ford went to Char
lotte last night to see Ben liui at
the Academy of Music.
Miss Laura Jane Kluttz left last
Friday for Chester on a visit to ner
brother, Mr. John Kluttz and family.
Miss Clara Patrick and .Miss
Sparke lorrence were the guests sev
eral days last week of .Mrs. L. N.
Glenn.
Mrs. T. B. Black, one of tne
teachers in the Stanley graded
Schools, was a Gastonla visitor Sat
urday. Misses Eliza Lindsay and Lillian
Atkins si nt Sunday in Spartan
burg, S. C, as the guests of Mrs. L.
L). 1'rofflt.
Mrs. Jane M. Brown, of Cataw
ba, arrived in the city last week oq
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. James
H. Walters, of South Oakland street.
Mrs. J. T. Sincer and Miss Ma
mie Spencer returned last week
from Arkansas, where they spent
several months visiting relatives.
'Mrs. E. N. Hahn left Saturday
for Morganton to be at the bedside
of her brother, Mr. Kinnie Kincaid,
who is desperately ill.
Mrs. G. W. Ragan had as her
guest Saturday Mrs. Harry Shuler,
of Batesburg, S. C, and .Mrs. Linden
Smith, of Clover, S. C.
Mrs. L. D. Proffit, of Spartan
burg, S. C, arrived In the city today
on a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John D. Lindsay.
Mr. Amos Russell and Miss
Dovie Reavis were married Sunday,
the 9th, by Rev. J. J. Beach at tne
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
L. J. Williams, at the Ozark.
At the parsonage of Easl Bap
tist church Sunday Mr. Ephraim
Holland and Miss Grace Lindbay,
both of BeBsenier City, were mar
ried by Rev. J. J. Beach. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. Mitchell Lind
say. Mr. J. M. K'Lapp, the uphol
sterer, has been quite sick at his
rooms in .the Davis block for several
days. Mrs. K'Lapp is still at Mon
roe at the bedside of Mr. K'Lapp's
daughter, who continues quite III.
Dr. W. H. Hoffman, who nas
been at Jacksonville, Fla., for the
past two or three weeks, is now at
Miami, Fla., where he will spend the
winter months. He Is a guest at the
Hlnson House.
Mrs. L. C. Eury, Who has been
spending Borne time here with l:er
children, Mr. James Eury and Jrrs.
W. G. Torrence, left yesterday for
Charlotte on a visit to Mrs. C. H.
Robinson.
Mrs. Mary C. Gulllck has quali
fied as administratrix of the estate
of the late George M. Gulllck, her
husband, and gives legal notice
thereof in the advertising columns of
The Gazette. f
Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor or
the First Baptist church, returned
Saturday from Raleigh where he at
tended a meeting of the State execu
tive committee of the B. Y. P. U. of
which he is a member.
to America as students under the
boxer inremnity fund arrived early
this year, together with 26 young
Chinese men, also coming under tne
same provision of the Chinese gov
ernment. Some of the parties re
mained in universities of the west,
but six students went on to New
York to pursue their studies in that
city. The 28 successful candidates
for western education were selected
out of 300 competitors in Canton
last July. The two young women
and eight of the men were students
at Canton Christian College.
MISSIONS IN HAITI.
In Haiti, second in size of the
West Indies and lying between Cuba
and Porto Rico, Protestant mission
aries began work in 1816. Work
has increased slowly, on account,
perhaps, of the very frequent rebel
lions and civil wars. There are only
3,000 Protestants altogether on the
island. One denomination has 20
missionaries located at Important
points. The number of church
members of this denomination Is less
than 500 in the Sunday schools. All
other societies at work in Haiti have
only a total of 17 missionaries and
139 native workers. Haiti has al
most 2,000,000 inhabitants, of whom
more than three-fourts are negroes
or mulattos.
POPULATION OP JAMAICA.
According to the registrar general
of the Island of Jamaica the island
contains 715.673 inhabitants. Of
this number about One-third belong
to the Church of England; 24,000
are Roman Catholics: the number of
Baptists is given as 195,053: that of
Wesleyan Methodists as 83.228; that
of Presbyterians as 56,635; Moravi
ans, who have bad a flourishing mis
sionary .work there for many years,
36,208. There are 9.211 Hindus. Of
Jews who have settled In the Island
there are only 1,487.
Articles of Incorporation of Gastonla
Chamber of Commerce Set Forth
Object and Powers of That Body
Meeting to be Called for Early
Date When Committee Will be
Named and Other Business Trans
acted. The committee appointed to draft
the articles of Incorporation for the
Llastonla Chamber of Commerce has
completed the document and it has
been forwarded to the Secretary of
State with an application for a char
ter. President Craig will call anoth
er meeting of the organization at an
early date at which the several
standing committees will be announc
ed and other business transacted.
Following are the articles of in
coi poration:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF THE GASTONIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
We, Thos. L. Craig, J. L. Robin
son, C. B. Armstrong, J. H. SeparK,
Jno. L. Beal, J. M. Holland, G. H.
Marvin, Fred L. Smyre, S. J. Dur
ham, for the purpose of associating
ourselves into a corporation, and in
consideration of the mutual cove
nants and agreements, contract,
certify and agree:
I.
That the name of the corporation
shall be THE GASTONIA CHA.MBElt
OF COMMERCE (Incorporated).
II.
That the location of the principal
office of the corporation snail be in
the town of Gastonla, County of
Gaston, State of North Carolina.
III.
The object for which tne corpora
tion is formed and its lowers shall
be all the rights and powers con
ferred by laws upon corporations
generally, as far as they may apply
to the specific purpose herein stateo;
to investigate market conditions; to
publish the result of its investiga
tions to its members and others; io
investigate local business conditions
ana keep its ni -bcrs and others
informed as to the same; to Investi
gate possible and potential enter
prises, of all characters, that may
be established in the town of GaE
tonia, County of Gaston, and to
keep its members and others acviserl
of the same; to establish ar. 1 mam
tain such funds, for the prosecution
of all its business, as may bt, dec-iJ-ed
upon by Its competent ftOvernlng
authorities; to extend such induce
ment and help to established anu
projected enterprises as may be de
cided upon by its competent govern
ing authorities; to own, control anu
vote stock in other corporations, as
sociations or partnerships; to pro
ject, maintain and operate education
al, charitable and business enter
prises; to maintain a Bureau ot in
formation upon any and all civic
and social 'interests; to acquire,
hold, mortgage and convey real and
personal property, and lease and
rent the same, both as Incidental to
the excution of its other powers and
as a substantive and component
power of the corporation; to receive
and hold gifts, donations, bequests
and devises absolute or in trust;
and to do any and all acts that are
competent and lawful for a Cham
ber of Commerce to do by law and
custom; and the performance, or
non-performance, of any part of Its
powers shall not abridge or affect
its right to perform any and all
other such powers.
IV.
That the corporation shall not
have any capital stock, but the con
ditions of membership In said cor
poration shall be such as are provid
ed, from time to time. In its Consti
tution and By-Laws, or either or
them.
VI.
The period limited or the duration
of the company shall be sixty (60)
years.
VII.
The officers of the corporation
shall consist of such, and shall be
elected in such manner, as may De
provlvded for, from time to time, In
the Constitution and By-Laws, or
either of them; provided the Secre
tary shall be elected by the Directors,
or governing board of the corpora
tion in a manner to be provided in
the Constitution and By-Laws.
State of Ohio, city of Toledo,
88.
Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he Is senior partner of the firm of P.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HALL'S CATARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib
ed In my presence, this 6th day of
December, A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. 3 LEA SON,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation. Adv.
Oastonia Cotton.
Good Middling .,
Cottonr Seed . . . .
.13 l-4c
Secretary Sams Sends Out to Teach
ers of State Program for Thirtieth
A n n mi I SOfioii of Assembly to Be
11-11 in IU..'nKh the 341th to 29th
.Not '0 Ki'ucators to Speak
What the Attractions Are.
Gaston county teachers received
today the program of the thlrtie.ii
annual session of the North Carolina
Teachers' Assembly, to be held in
Raleigh, November 26-29, which was
sent out to the teachers of the State
by Secretary E. E. Sams, it snows
that great things in the way of In
spiration, enlightenment and Infor
mation are in store for all who may
be able to attend.
A perusal of the mere list of names
of the sieakers on the program
shows that these meetings alone
would more than repay for his trip
to Raleigh the teacher from seaboard
Currituck or from farthest Chero
kee. The lirst session will be ad
dressed by Governor iocke Craig,
State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner,
Joslah William Bailey and President
J. I). Eggleston, of the Virginia Poly
technic Institute, former State Su
perintendent of Virginia, and one of
the greatest authorities on rural ed
ucation In the country.
On Thursday evening, November
27'h, the president's annual address
will be delivered by A. C. Reynolds,
of the Cullowhee Normal and Indus
trial School, who Is this year presi
dent of the Assembly, and it will be
a plea for a professional body or
teachers for North Carolina and sug
gestions as to how to secure this
professionallzatlon. This evening
will be further featured by an ad
dress on the Montessorl Vrethod, by
Dr. William Heard Kllpatrlck, pro
fessor in the Teachers' College, Co
lumbia University.
The Friday evening address will
be delivered by E. C. Branson, of the
Georgia State Normal School, who
created such enthusiasm at the State
University some time ago, organiz
ing "Know Your Home County
Clubs." He will give the teachers at
the Assembly this same doctrine or
the scientific surveying of the edu
cational, economic, and sociological
conditions of communities for fun
damental Information on which to
base uplift work. Following his ad
dress will be the ceremony of the
presentation to the State by the As
sembly of a marble bust of Calvin
H. Wiley, the address of presenta
tion to be made by Acting President
E. K. Graham, of the State Univer
sity, and the acceptance to be made
by the Secretary of State, J. Bryan
Grimes.
Thursday, at noon, a Thanksgiv
ing service will be held In the Ral
eigh auditorium, the Bermon preach
ed by the Rev. Neal L. Anderson,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Winston-Salem.
On Friday afternoon, as a feature
of the North Carolina Conference on
Mental Hygiene, held in connection
with the Assembly, Dr. Adolph My
ers, of the Henry Phlppes Institute
of Psychiatry, John Hopkins Hospit
al, will speak on the subject, "Some
Common Misunderstandings About
State Hospitals, and the Way to
Make Them Unnecessary." For Fri
day evening, following the general
session, a special musical program
has been prepared for the entertain
ment of the memler8 of the Assem
bly by the Raleigh Merchants' As
sociation. Beside the universal interest a
mong the teachers which attaches to
these general meetings, there are to
br held deparmental sessions for ev
ery different phase of work of the
teaching profession, offering techni
cal programs which will appeal to
every class of teacher.
The Assembly is made up of eight
allied organizations: The Associa
tion of Kindergarten Teachers, As
sociation of Primary Teachers, Asso
ciation of Grammar Grade Teachers,
Association of County Superintend
ents, Association of City Superintend
ents, Association of Academies and
Colleges, Association of Music Teach
ers, and Association of High School
Teachers and Principals. Each or
these associations has prepared a
splendid program, dealing technical
ly with the specific problems of Its
members, which will be of the great
est practical value to those who at
tend. Experts have been secured In the
several lines of work to address
these departmental sessions and to
assist in the discussions. E. C.
Branson and J. D. Eggleston will
both meet with the County Suoerln
tendents. and Mr. Branson will also
meet with the High School Teachers
and Principals. Dr. Kllpatrlck will
address both the Association of
Grammar Grade Teachers and thai
of City Superintendents. Miss Ella
V. Dobbs, of the Department or Man
ual Training of the University of
Missouri, will meet with the Prima
ry and Kindergarten departments,
and Mr. Richard. T. Wyche, editor of
the National Story-tellers' Magazine,
will address the Kindergarten sec
tion on story-telling. Besides these,
many of the most prominent educa
tors of this State will address the
various associations.
On the whole, the program will of
fer such a wealth of profit. Inspira
tional, informational and profession
al, as no teacher In the State can af
ford to miss who can possibly go to
Raleigh. Special rates on all rail
roads will allow the round trip to be
made for one and one-half the reg
ular fare one way, plus 50 cents. On
ly those who are paid members of
the Assembly will get the benefit of
the redaction.
GAVE FRIENDS
POSSUM DINNER.
At his home on East Airline ave
nue last Thursday Mr. V. E. Long en
tertained a number of his friends at
n nn fn nAAtitr n k. A
a I'unn u m uiuuci. iu auuiuuu bu lug
juicy meat of the possum there were
the "sweet 'taters" and other appur
tenances of a genuine possum din- "
ner. Mr. Long's guests were Messrs.
J. B. Beal, L. H. Long. J. O. White,
G. R. Spencer, R. E. Long, S. B.
Barnwell, Rufus Rankin, Hoyle
Armstrong, E. J. Rankin, J. L. Beal
and J. II. Workman.
HACK FROM
XI V ORLEANS.
AUs. Thomas L. Craig returned -last
night from New Orleans where
cho represented the local chapter of
the U. D. C. at the National U. D. C.
Convention. During the week she
spent in New Orleans Mrs. Craig was
the recipient of much social atten
tion. Mrs. Joseph Lee Rhodes and
Mrs. C. W. Hopkins, both formerly
of Gastonla, entertained in her Hon
or, the former at dinner and luncn- -eon
on several occasions and the lat
ter at a box party at the French op
era. She was a guest of honof at
numerous social functions. North
Carolina fared exceedingly well at
this convention. Mrs. F. M. Wil
liams, of Newton, was elected re
cording secretary general and A.rs.
I. XV. Falson, of Charlotte, tnird vice
president general of tae National As
sociation. TO WITNESS PRESENTA
TION OF BEN HUH.
Gastonla is well represented at
Charlotte during the presentation at
the Academy of Music of "Ben Hur."
A large number witnessed the per
formance laBt night, many more are
attending the matinee performance
today and utlll others will see the
play tonight. Following is a partial
list of those who have either al
ready seen the performance or will
witness it tonight: Miss Louise G1U,
Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Glenn, Mr. Rob- ,
ert L. Adams, Mrs. C. E. Adams, Mrs.
E. W. Gilliam. Mrs. C. K. Marshal.
l : A A tlt III.. n ur D.. '
.tllB. A. A. muueau, ilk i b. vi . ,t . J.v-
gan, Mrs. P. W. Garland, Mrs. J. V.
Thomson, Misj Birdie Duff, Miss -
Bessie Pegram, Mr. Chas Fordr Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Wray, Mrs. New,
Miss Jeter, Miss Carrie Ruddock,
Mr. W. H. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. E.
O. Jennings, Miss Howell, Mrs. E. D. ' '
Atkins, Mrs. J. W. Atkins, Mrs. O. C
n v T" a. I a . a
Andrews, Mrs. xv. u. uauiugiuu, anr
and Mrs. C. C. Cornwell.
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MRS. M'PHAIL ENTERTAINS
FOR VISITORS AND BKIDE.
The following from last week's
Hamlet Messenger will be of inter- '
est to many of our readers:
Exquisite In all its details was the
reception given Friday afternoon
from 4 to 5:30 o'clock by Mrs. I. Mc
Phail complimentary to her bouse
guests, Mrs. J. L. Robinson, ot Low
ell, N. C; Mrs. V. B. Higgins, of
Spartanburg, S. C, and Miss Rober
ta Lee Morrow, a Hamlet bride ot
this week and Miss Ellen Wilson, ot
Greenville, "S. C, who Is the guest of
Mrs. L. D. McPhall, of Rockingham.
The attractive new home was tne
scene of especial loveliness with its
profuse decorations of potted plants,
gorgeous yellow chrysanthemums
and softly shaded lights. ,
Mrs. O. T. God wine received the
guests at the front door, and Mrs.
Gertrude Rice ushered them Into the
living room where the receiving line
stood. Receiving with Mrs. McPhall
were Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Higgins,
Miss Wilson, Miss Morrow, Mrs. Pel
ham Morrow, Mrs. Earl Morrow,
Mrs. A. R. McPhall and Mrs. U D.
McPhall, of Rockingham, and Mrs.
Fannie Morrow, of Gastonta.
From the living room the guests
were ushered into the dining room
by Mrs. H. E. Gibbons. Here a de
lightful salad course with mints was
served by Misses Blanche Stacy ana
Pansy Fetner. In the rear hall Mrs.
O. L. Cloud, assisted by Misses (Mil
dred and Bertha Bauersfleld, served
delfcloim coffee and cheese straws.
Quite a number of ladles called to
meet Mrs. McPhaU's charming guests
and to enjoy her hospitality. The
occasion proved to be one of the
most beautiful and delightful of the
season.
The ads in T H E
GAZETTE each
Tuesday and Friday
are the guide boards
directing you to e
conomy. Guide
boards always di
rect you right, and
GAZETTE gu i d e
boards of advertis
ing are no excep
tion. That THE GAZETTE is
the most popular news
paper published in Gastonia
is proven by the fact that
it is regularly delivered
into more homes than are
reached by any other Gas-, v
ton County newspaper.-
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