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VOL. XXXVUL NO. 102.
GASTON
SOCIAL CIRCLES
UfEST EVENTS IN WOEJLVS WORLD
STATE U.D.O.
CONVENTION.
: Mrs. W. J. Clifford, Mrs. T. W.
Wilson and Mrs. E. C. Wilson will
leare this afternoon for Kington to
.attend the annual State convention
of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy, which convenes there Tues
day night and remains in session un
til Friday. Mrs. Clifford goes as
president of the Gastonia Chapter,
and Mesdames Wilson are delegates
from the local chapter. Mrs. T. I.
Craig, who is entitled to go aj lead
er of the J. D. Moore Children's
Chapter, and Mrs. J. F. Thomson,
who is vice-president of the "State
chapter, are unable to attend this
session. A special honor has been
paid to the local chapter in that Mrs.
T. W. Wilson is to read a paper be
fore the State meeting on "Bits or
History- of Our Old Southern Songs".
The representatives of the Gastonia
Chapter go up to the State meeting
"this year with an unusually splendid
report, as the chapter has been quite
active along all lines during the past
year.
At the close of the convention
Mrs. Clifford will go to Dunn on a
viBit to the family of Mr. Clifford's
brother, Mr. J. C. Clifford, and from
there to Raleigh to visit Miss Annie
Clifford, who is a student in Mere
dith College. She will return to
Gastonia about the last of October.
WILKINSON-ROBINSON WED.
DING.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LOWELL, Oct. 5. On Thursday
at high noon at the beautiful home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Robinson. Mr. Lawrence Ham
lett Wilkinson, of Charlotte, and
Miss Kate Evelyn Robinson, of Low
ell, were united in holy matrimony,
Rev. William S. Golden, of San
ford, officiating.
The wedding, though necessarily
marked by utmost quietude and sim
plicity by reason of recent bereave
ment in the family, was one of beau
ty and elegance. The ceremony was
solemnized in the drawing room be
fore the improvised altar of ferns,
smllax and lilies. As the notes or
Mendelssohn's wedding march were
beautifully rendered by Miss Moena
Hand, cousin of the bride; the maid
of honor, Miss Edith Robinson, tne
bride's sister, entered, beautifully
gowned In white georgette with pic
ture hat and carrying a shower bou
quet of Richmond roses. Next fol
lowed the groom with his best man.
Dr. D. Heath Nesbit, of Charlotte.
Then, leaning on the arm of her
father, the bride, never more strik
ingly beautiful though lovely at all
times, In her georgous gown en
train of Duchess satin, elaborately
trimmed with pears and real lace, en
tered: During the ceremony, "O
Perfect Love" was softly and sweetly
played.
Immediately after a two-course
luncheon the bride and groom left
by auto for a two-weeks tour of the
mountains of Western North Caro
lina. Conspicuous among the hundreds
of handsome and costly gifts includ
ing numerous pieces of Bilver, cut
glass and-china, were a lovely chest
of silver and a mahogany dining
room suit. The gift of the groom
was a baby grand Knabe piano.
Besides the immediate members of
the family the following were pres
ent: Mrs. R.'A. Miller, of Rock
Hill, S. C; Miss Margaret Hudson, or
Waxhaw; Mr. James McEarchern, of
Brainridge, Ala.; Rev. William S.
Golden, of Sanford, and Dr. D. Heath
Nesbit, of Charlotte.
Miss Robinson is ttie charming and
accomplished daughter of Mr. and
ADMISSION TO
The Bis Gaston
October 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,1917
Adults: Day 35c, Night 25c
Children: Day and Night 15c.
Gaston County School Children Free October 10.
No Extra Charge For Autos and Buggies.
15c Round Trip
Square to Fair Ground or Fair Ground 'to Square
Buy Your Ticket and Avoid Rush. Up
town Ticket -i Office, 'Corner Marietta
and Mainly. - .::''
I M HOI.! AMD 'litii'i
GOWITY
HOME GUARDS TO
BE ORGAN
A meeting of the Gaston County
Branch of the National Council or
Defense will be held at 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoon in the Citizens Na
tional Bank building for the purpose
of consummating plans for the or
ganization of a company of home
guards as recently directed by tne
State. Chairman C. B. Armstrong
will preside. The other members of
the council are A. G. Myers, R. L.
Stowe, C. E. Hutchison, A. Q. Kale,
A. T. Lindsay and Dr. W. H. Houser.
The Gaston county company has
been designated the Fifteenth Com
pany North Carolina Reserve Militia
and will consist of 60 men who are to
be selected by the council. After
the men have been appointed a meet
ing will be called and they will elect,
their officers. Men between the ages
of 31 and. 45 are designated. Men
of draft age may be enlisted but are
still subject to draft. This company
is to be organized primarily for ser
vice in this county should occasion
arise but are subject to call any
where in the State should their
services be needed at any time. The
State furnishes uniforms, guns and
other required equipment.,
OFFICERS GET
ESCAPED CONVICT
After successfully dodging the lo
cal and county officers for seven
months, during practically all of
which time he has been in and
around Gastonia. Will Weaver,
white, an escaped convict, was ar
rested Saturday night and is again
behind the bars. Weaver was ar
rested by Policemen Terrell and
Hord and Deputy Sheriffs Kendrick
and Cole. He was taken at his home
in Gastonia, where he was in hiding
In a garret. He -made no effort to
resist arrest and was promptly lock
ed up and later turned over to the
county authorities to be returned to
the county chain sang to serve out an
unexpired term of six monthB for
selling whiskey.
Weaver is designated by the local
officers as a bad character. Indict
ments are now banging over him for
assault with a deadly weapon, sell
ing liquor and for other offenses. He
has been in trouble on numerous
former occasions.
At the recent term of Superior
Court Judge J. L. Webb signed an
order making Weaver an outlaw but
the notices required had not been
posted, hence the order had not be
come operative.
Get a Rand-MdNally War Map at
The Gazette office; 15 cents.
Mrs. S. M. Robinson, of Lowell, the
former being one of the leading raifl
men of the State. She was educated
at Queens College, Charlotte, and
Anderson College, South Carolina,
being a gifted musician in voice and
piano.
Mr. Wilkinson is the oldest son or
Mr. and Mrs. W. CiWilkinson, or
Charlotte, the former being vice
president and cashier of the Mer
chants & Farmers National Bank of
that city. Mr. Wilkinson, who Is a
graduate of Davidson College, is a
man of sterling qualities and one or
the leading young business men or
Charlotte. ' He is at present assistant
treasurer of the Elizabeth Mills.
Charlotte.
County
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PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE v DJTE8DAY AND FRIDAY.
OASTONIA. N MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8,1917.
FAIR BEGINS TOMORROW AT 6 P. M:
ROUNTREE WAS PLEASED
WITH THE EASTERN HIGHWAY ROUTE
Secretary of Bankhead National
Highway Association Reached Bir
minghara After TnvYersing Pro-
DOMri Rontff IW.WAMI Waohinirton
' and That City, Distance of 1.400
MllesWOl Make Report at Once
Plans Forming for Trip by Pnr
ty of Pathfinders Which la to
Leave Washington October 30th.
Special to The Gazette.
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.. Mr. J. A.
Rountree, secretary oft&e Bankhead
National Highway Association, ar
rired at headquarters Monday morn
ing after a two-week's tour in an au
tomobile escorted by committees
from various towns between Atlan
ta and Washington inspecting the
two proposed routes of the Bankhead
highway between those cities.
Secretary Rountree has traveled
over 1400 miles, visited 60-odd towns
and cities, delivered addresses in?48
towns, consulted with mayors, com
mittees of Chambers of Commerce,
automobile and good road clubs in
regard to the Bankhead hlg&way and
arranged details with them in regard
to the official pathfinding party that
will start from Washington on Oc
tober 30th to officially designate the
Bankhead highway.
Secretary Rountree is quite pleas
ed over his preliminary inspection or
the Bankhead highway and speaks
in the most glowing terms of the enthusiasm-and
interest manifested by
the people along the route. Ho was
shown many courtesies, being es
corted by special committees from
ciyt to city. Six banquests were giv
en in his honor, besides being enter
tained by mayors and leading citi
zens of different towns. Secretary
Rountree will proceed to prepare a
report of his Inspection and forward
to Washington and he will also
commence to arrange details of the
Pathfinding party which will official
ly designate the Bankhead highway.
The tentative plan is for the party
to leave the capitol steps at Wash
ington on Tuesday morning, October
30th, at 9 o'clock. Before depart
ing, it is expected that President Wil
son, Secretary of War Baker and Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston, -will
all make short talks and extend mes
sages of good wishes for the success
of the pathfinding party which con
sists of two government engineers,
two distinguished citizens living
east of Washington, a representative
of the American Automobile Associa
tion, ex-Congressman T. W. Plow
man, President and J. A. Rountree,
secretary of the Bankhead National
Highway Association. As guests of
the association accompanying the
party will be Senators Bankhead, of
Alabama; Martin, of Virginia; Over
man, of North Carolina; Smith of
South Carolina; Hoke Smith, of
Georgia; and congressmen whose
districts are traversed by the Bank
head highway. There will also be In
the party a number of road experts
and newspaper correspondents rep
resenting some of the leading metro
politan dallies and magazines. It
will probably be the most distin
guished party of pathfinders that
ever traversed a proposed National
highway.
The pathfinders will inspect the
Eastern route from Washington to
Atlanta, passing through Fredericks
burg, Richmond, Petersburg and
Clarkesville, Va.; Oxford, Hillsboro,
Durham, Raleigh, Henderson, High
Point, Greensboro, Lexington, Con
cord, Spencer, Salisbury, Charlotte,
Gastonia, N. C; Spartanburg. Gatr
ney, Greenville, Anderson, S. C;
Hartwell, Royster, Athens, Winder,
Lawrencevllle, on to Atlanta. The
pathfinding' party will stop at all
these cities en route, make short
speeches and be entertained at many
of these places with banquets and
luncheons.
After the party reaches Atlanta
they will return to Greensboro, N. C,
starting on an inspection trip of the
Western route, which passes througn
Reldsvllle, N. C; Danville, Monte
Vista, Lynchburg, Oak Ridge, Char
lottesville, Orange, Culpepper, Man
assas, Alexandria, Va., on to Wash
ington. SEENA OWEN STARS IX
"ADAMK BO-PEEP."
"Madam Bo-Peep," the new Tri
angle play, featuring Seena Owen
and adapted tfronvO. Henry's well
known story, ''Madame Bo-Peep of
the ranchen." will be exhibited at
the Ideal Theater tomorrow.
It la. a thrilling play In which the
east and the west meet, the greater
part of the action taking place in the
west. - Miss Owen appears first aa a
society debutante and finally as the
proprietor of a sheen ranch in tne
wild and woolly west Being a splen
did horsewoman M'ss Owen felt very
much at home in the role.'
An the ranch boss the is annoyed
by the attentions of a designing fore
n. ,whO;tbinks be can te ad
vantage of her girlish unsophistlca
ton. Pinallv ahe Is f vpA : to
from him and seek protection. Her
escape on horseback Is one of the
exciting features of the play. -
TO-DAY'S COTTON MARKET.
; iBt International Nw Service.)
NEW YORK. Oct: 8. The cot
ton market opened with January
contracts selling at 25.65, July 25.-
HAIJY NEWMEMBERS
THE 6ETTERKENT ASSOCUTON IS ROSY
Numerous Items of Business Trans
acted at Friday's Session Com
mittee to Confer With Merchants
as to Remedying Certain Abuses
in Retail Business Liberal Dona
tions for the Library Other Mat
ters. (Reported for The Gazette.)
The regular monthly meeting of
the Gastonia Woman's Betterment
Association was held in the Central
school auditorium Friday afternoon.
This was the educational meeting
and the program was In the hands of
the educational committee.
The usual business of the associ
ation was first attended to, the pres
ident, Mrs. R. C. Warren, being In
the chair. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Prof. W. P. Grier.
The minutes were read and reports
were heard from the various com
mittees. The membership commit
tee reported a large number of new
names for membership and these
were cordially received.
The chairman of the library com
mittee reported a number of dona
tions of cash with which to buy
books for the library. Among these
donations were $50 from Mr. LL.
Jenkins, $50 from the Loray Mill.
$25 from Mr. J. O. White for the
Modena Mill. Promise of a number
of other substantial gifts were re
ported. A letter was read from the Music
Club, asking the co-operation of the
betterment for a community Christ
mas tree. Also an invitation from
the directors of the State Fair Asso
ciation extended to all the women's
clubs of the city to attend the State
Fair in Raleigh.
A very lneresting announcement
was made of an honor coming to one
of the members of the betterment,
Mrs. T. M. Brockman. Some time
ago the Josephine Burr Inglewood
Club of New Jersey offered a prize
of $100 for the best poem written by
a member of any federated club in
the United States. Mrs. Brockman
submitted a poem in this contest,
and a letter was read from the judg
es who officiated in this contest, stat
ing that honorable mention was ex
tended to the work of Mrs. Brock
man, a notable honor, which is shar
ed by the association of which this
gifted writer is a member.
A' committee of the business men
of the city was heard, asking the co
operation of the members of the bet
terment in reforming certain prac
tises in connection with the retail
business in Gastonia, such as the un
restricted sending out of articles, on
approval and other measures that
would help to make it possible for
the merchants not to raise prices
further. A committee will be ap
pointed to take this matter up with
the merchants.
The meeting was then turned over
to the educational committee and
the chairman, Mrs. T. C. Qulckel,
took the chair. The following in
teresting and informing program
was rendered: General topic. "The
Needs of the Schools". Mrs. John R.
Rankin read a splendid paper on
the kindergarten. This was follow
ed by the thoughtful paper of Mrs.
A. F. Whitesldes on limiting the
number of students assigned to eacn
teacher. Prof. J. 8. Wray made a
short but forcible address on the ne
cessity of a high school building for
GaRtonla schools
There was much regret by reason
of the absence of Dr. D. E. McCon
nell who was to have spoken on
manual training, and Col. C. B. Arm
strong, who was to have addressed
the meeting on the need of a bigh
school building, but was compelled
to be out of the city.
Altogether this was an important
meeting and the admirable program
was much enjoyed.
YOUNG BOY
BADLY INJURED
Mrs. Jane Norment received the
very distressing news Saturday ev
ening that her young son, Richard
Norment, aged 9 years, who Is in
school at Balfour, two miles out from
Hendersonvllle, had been seriously
injured in an accident. Particulars
regarding the accident are meager.
Beyond the fact that the boy lost bis
right arm near the shoulder and his
right foot Just above the ankle in a
railroad accident at or near Balfour
nothing Is known. His mother Is at
home here and nnable to go to him
at this time.
Saturday morning Mr. H. B. Moore,
an 'uncle of the boy, left for Ashe
ville going by way of Spartanburg, to
spend the week-end with Mrs. Woo re,
who Is visiting In Asheville. It was
their intention, to return home today
but the accident is detaining them at
Hendersonvllle ' where tbe Injured
boy Is In a hospital. As he passed
through Balfour Saturday morning
about 10 o'clock Mr. Moore saw his
nephew at ths train, the boy having
come to the station to see him and.
get a package from home. It was
abont four hours after this that the
accident occurred. Mr. Norment
passed .through -Gastonia today -en
route , to Hendersonvllle to be with
Richard. ., . . - - -
BANKHEAD ASSN.
ORGANIZED
Following a brief but rigorous and
enthusiastic discussion of the pro
posed coast-to-coast highway known
as the Bankhead National Highway,
a permanent organization to be
known aa the Gaston County Bank
bead Highway Association was or
ganized at the court house Friday
night. The meeting had been called
by a comanlttee which had been ap
pointed for the purpose a few days
previous by the Chamber of Com
merce. Despite the rain the attend
ance was good. The officers of the
association are R. K. Davenport, of
Mount Holly, president; T. I Craig,
of Gastonia, vice-president; Fred H.
Allen, of Gastonia, secretary, and A.
O. Myers, of Gastonia, treasurer.
Mr. W. T. Rankin called the meet
ing to order and asked Mr. R. K.
Davenport, chairman of the board of
commissioners of the county, to act
as temporary chairman. Mr. Daven
port called on Secretary F. M. Allen
of the Gastonia Chamber of Com
merce to tell something about tbe
proposed highway and the object of
the meeting. This Mr. Allen did in
a very brief and plain way. After
some discussion it was the unani
mous opinion that the organization
should be a county-wide one with
local committees working in each
township. The power to appoint
these committees was delegated to
the officers. They have been ap
pointed and are as follows:
Kings Mountain. F. Dilllng, O. G.
Falls, C. E. Neisler.
Bessemer City, C. J. Huss, A. T.
Lindsay, R. C. Kennedy.
Dallas, Dr. S. A. Wiikins, R. S.
Lewis, John W. Puett, A. P. Rudi
sill. Belmont, R. L. 8towe, F. P. Hall,
D. P. Stowe.
McAdenvllle, R. R. Ray, I. F. Ma
bry, George Wright.
Lowell, 8. M. Robinson, Dave
Mitchem, T. P. Rankin.
May worth, H. L. Moore, C. D.
Welch, 8. W. Cramer.
Mt. Holly, C. E. Hutchison, J. M.
Springs, J. A. Costner.
Lucia, A. U. Stroup, J. H. Under
wood, W. T. Connell.
Stanley, J. M. Archer, James Reln
hardt, J. Graham Rutledge.
Tuckaseege, W. W. Glenn.
Union, J. R. Henderson, W. C.
Wilson, G. A. Sparrow.
New Hope, J. D. O. McLean, T. L.
Allison, E. 8. Forbes.
The Gastonia committees are be
ing made up by a committee compos
ed or 8. A. Robinson, W. L, Balthis,
and W. T. Rankin and will be an
nounced Wednesday.
Attending this meeting were many
of the leading business men of the
town and county, all of whom be
lieved that the proposed highway
would be a splendid thing for this
section and that it behooved Gaston
county to get in behind the proposi
tion and push it for all it is worth.
It was explained that the annual
dues to the National Bankhead High
way Asociation was $1. This Is all
the fee that the members are called
on to pay. It all goes to the central
organization for expenses. Practi
cally every man present enrolled as a
member of the Gaston County Asso
ciation and it is expected that with
in tbe next week or two the-membership
will be 5,000 in this county.
Use our free rent room at tbe Fair
Grounds. The latch string hangs on
the outfticks you are welcome. Ga
tonia Furniture Co.
GO to th big fair and use our free
ret room. Gaatonia Furniture Co.
Buy Your Tickets Avoid Rush
UPTOWN TICKET OFFICE
Comer Marietta and Main
15c Round Trip
Square to Fair Ground or Fair Ground to Square
5 Big Days
Recreation Fun Amusement
The Big Gaston County Fair ;
: October 9, 1011, 12, 13, 1917
X IX HOLLAND,
2.00 A TEAR Df ADVANCO.
CAMPS IN NORTH
FOR NEGROES
(By International News Service.) '
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 Negroes
drafted Into the National Army from
the Northern 8tates will be train
at aphank, Wrightstown, Annapolla
Junction, Chilllcothe, Rockford, Des-;
Moines and Fort Riley, the War De
partment decided today. Captain
and lieutenants will be negroes, bat' ;
all officers above the rank of captain
will be white men.
POPULAR ELECTIONS
IN RUSSIA
(By International News Service.) r
PETROGRAD, Oct, - 8. Election
of members of tbe National Con
gress will be held without delay.
Regulations for tbe balloting will be
published on October 16th. All dis
orders throughout the country bave
been put down. - ,
MOMENTOUS WEEK
IN GERMANY
(By International News Service.) .
THE HAGUE, Oct 8. This pronv '
ises to be a momentous week la Ger
many. Dispatches ' received here '
from Berlin state that Germany's
war aims and peace terms will & ,
Included in the public debate which
begins in the Reichstag this after
noon. Tbe Von TlrplU party i ' t
frantically trying to prevent any,
peace talk, but the indications arc "
that these efforts will fall complete- "
iy. , . '
WANTED Fifty thousand people
to visit our free rest room at the
Fair Grounds. Gastonia FunOtaro
Eph Houser Arrested. . " ! f
Local officers Saturday arrested
Eph Houser, a white man of Cherry- .
ville, on the charge of selling liquor .
He is to be given a preliminary hear
ing before Magistrate 8. 6. Morns
today. ' J
Buy York MilL
A number of Gastonia business - ,
men have purchased a controlling la- .:.
terest In the "Lockmore Cotton Mill '
at York, 8. C. Among those later-
ested are Messrs. Elil Kendrick, C. .
B. Armstrong, A. O. Myers, W. H.
Adams, C. C. Armstrong and D. M. i
Jones. Mr. Ell Kendrick has been
elected President and manager of the !
company, and left today for York to ;
take charge of the mill, which Is a
6,000 spindle mill and has been in
operation since 1909. Major, W. B.;
Moore, who resigns as president and ;
manager to be succeeded by Mr. Ken- ,
drick, retains a financial Interest ana
will continue as a member of the
board of directors. -. " i
Contained 03 Per Cent Alcohol.
In Municipal Court this morning,
before Municipal Judge A. C. Jones,
8. W. Grayson was found guilty of
selling Jamaica Ginger containing.
93 per cent alcohol. Sentence ' will
be passed at tomorrow morning's ses
sion of court. Grayson, it is stated,,
runs a store in West Gastonia. .
FREE rest room at Fair Grounds
all week, furnished by Gastonia
Furniture Co.
Executive Secretary