I "The Best Little Town
In North Carolina**
VOL. No. XXVI, No. 44
®SOCi ETY.
Sunday School Classes Enjoy
Picnic
The Sunshine Philathea and the
Friendly Baraca classes of the
Elkin Valley Baptist Sunday
school motored to White Sulphur
Springs, near Mount Airy, Sunday
where a delightful picnic dinner
was enjoyed. Approximately thirty
members of the classes, chaperon
ed by their leader, Mrs. Hugh
Couch, enjoyed the outing.
Mrs. Ipock is Clnb Hostess
limiting her guests to mem
bers of the Friday Evening Book
Club, Mrs. J, P. Ipock entertain
ed at her home on Bridge street
Friday evening. Three tables
were placed for rummy against a
pretty background of autumn
flowers. Prizes in the games were
awarded Mrs. H. F. Laffoon for
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A lovely collation was served
late in the evening.
Mrs. Dobbins is Hostess to Sun
day School Class
The Young Matrons Class of
the Sunday school of the First
Baptist church met at the home
of Mrs. Seeman Dobbins on West
Main street Tuesday evening, with
twenty-three members present.
Mrs. T. L. Parnell conducted the
devotionals.
Mrs. L. M. Stewart, class presi
dent, presided over the business
session, which featured routine
reports.
An ice course, with cake and
salted nuts, was served during a
delightful social hour.
ELKIN. N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1937
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Entertain at
Dinner to Honor Guests
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Palmer and Misses Ruth and Mil
dred Palmer and Mr. and Mrs.
William Bersey, all of Arlington,
N. J., guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
L. Hayes, of Boonville, Mr. and
Mrs. Errol Hayes entertained at
a delightful dinner party at their
home on Church street Tuesday
evening.
Quests in addition to the above
were: Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hayes,
Misses Gfrace and Ellen Hayes
and Wade Williams, all of Boon
ville, and Dan Williams of Annap
olis, Maryland.
Mrs. Carrick and Mrs. Holcomb
Honor Bride
Mrs. Lucille Dorsett Carrick
and Miss Velda Holcomb honored
Mrs. Herbert Dockery, a bride of
the week, at a kitchen shower at
the home of Mrs. Dockery's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Young,
on West Main street Monday
evening. An attractive and useful
array of gifts were presented the
honoree from the thirty guests
who attended.
Late in the evening a beauti
fully appointed refreshment
course, in which the bridal colors
of green and white were carried
out in detail, was served the
guests.
Mrs. Fred Neaves Is Study Club
Hostess
Mrs. Fred Neaves entertained
members of the Wednesday After
noon Study Club at her home on
Gwyn Avenue Wednesday. Con
tinuing the study of world affairs,
Mrs. Hugh Royall and Mrs. Errol
Hayes presented the program,
using as their subject the Japa
nese people. Mrs. Hayes gave the
past history of Japan and Mrs.
Royal told of the present Japa
nese-Chinese conflict. Mrs. Royall,
who is president of the club, pre
sided over the business session,
which featured routine reports.
A tempting collation in two
courses was served late in the af
ternoon to the following mem
bers: Mesdames Hugh Royall,
Fletcher Harris, J. H. Beeson, Er
rol Hayes, Marion Allen, A. B.
Somers, R. B. Harrell and C. H.
Brewer.
Young-Dockery Wedding Saturday
Of interest to a host of friends
here and elsewhere is the wedding
of Miss Mae Young and Herbert
Dockery, both of this city, which
was solemnized Saturday after
noon at four o'clock in Independ
ence, Virginia, with Rev. Mr.
Funk officiating, using the ring
ceremony.
For her wedding the bride wore
a becoming dress of gray wool,
with black suede accessories. Her
shoulder bouquet was of radiance
roses.
Mrs. Dockery is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Young of
this city. She was graduated from
Jonesville high school with the
class of '37 and since her gradu
ation has been employed at Som
ers and Company.
The bridegroom, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Dockery of Elkin,
R. F. D., was graduated from Dob
son high school with the class of
1931. For three years he has
been associated with his father
in business.
Following a brief honeymoon to
places of interest in Virginia, Mr.
and Mrs. Dockery are at home in
West Elkin.
Legion Auxiliary Resumes Meet
ings After Vacation
Following a vacation period of
several weeks, members of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the George
Gray Post of the American Le
gion met at the home of Mrs. H.
B. Holcomb on West Main street
Monday evening, with Mrs. Fred
McNeely associate hostess, with
seventeen members and one vis
itor present. •
Mrs. George Royall, president
of the auxiliary, presided over the
business session at which time
clans were made for the auxiliary
to sponsor a high school Glee
Club this year, the club to be di
rected by Mrs. J. H. Beeson, mu
sic instructor, other routine mat
ters were dispatched.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. Joe Bivins and featured a
talk by Mrs. George Royall on the
state convention in Durham in
July. Mrs. Royall gave a splendid
report of the meeting and also
displayed the naval plaque pre
sented the local unit for out
standing work during the, year.
A tempting refreshment course
was served during a pleasant so
cial hour at the conclusion of the
program.
Mrs. Hal C. Bell is Honoree at
Shower
Mrs. Chas. W. Cough and Miss
Caroline Bell were Joint hostesses
at a shower at the home of the
former in Hamptonville Tuesday
evening, to honor Mrs. H. C. Bell,
a recent bride. The home was
tastefully dJecorated with lovely
autumn flowers. Mrs. Lula B.
Moore, sister of the hostesses,
greeted the guests and directed
them to the tables, which were
placed for bingo and other games.
Many beautiful gifts were pre
sented the honoree.
A tempting and beautifully ap
pointed collation was served the
following guests, Mrs. Bell, the
honoree. Misses Laura and Flos
sie Joyner, Tabltha Burgess, Beu
lah and Esther Fleming. Sallie
Thomasson. Maude and Mary
Melton, Mesdames Fred Money." B.
F. Gough, Q. C. Wallace, L G.
Crow, T. F. Mlllef, J. R. Allred,
G. G. Angell, H. J. Weaver and
W. N. Ireland, Jr., Hamptonville;
Mesdames Homer Wagoner, Jones
Todd and Miss Elva Shermer,
Yadkinvllle; Mrs. Albert Cooper
and Miss Lucy Parks, Union
Grove and Mrs. Alden Hunt, El
kin.
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WINDSORS TO HOLD
9TH ANNUAL REUNION
The ninth annual reunion of
the Windsor family be held Sun
day, September 19, at Windsor's
Cross Roads. S. O. Maguire of this
city will be the principal speaker
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All friends and relatives of the
~Meet~Miss
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