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News Items Phoned to Miss Roberts Will Be Appreciated
Beginners Department
Give Christmas Exercises.
The begignners department of tlu
cent, ral Methodist church will give
1 their Christmas exercises. Sunday
| morning at 10 o'clock at, the church
• Bridge
Club.
The South Wu-hinston ‘Bridge
j club will meet with Mrs. O. Max
! Gardner, Saturday afternoon at
f 3:30 o'clock at her home on South
! Washington street. Each club
member is requested to bring or
l send her book for excha nge.
Dinner
Party.
i Mr. and Mrs, M. A. Spangler and
Mr. J. L. Suttle will be joint hosts
j this evening, with dinner at the
j Selwyn hotel in Charlotte, to the
| members of the First Baptist church
j choir and a few invited guests, aft
er which the choir, directed by Mr.
! Horace Easom. will broadcast "The
! Christmas Cantanta” from station
WBT, at 10:30 o’clock.
Music And Art
Club Entertained.
The Music and Art Department
of the Woman's club was delight
! fully entertained Wednesday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock, by Mesdames
O. M. Suttle and Cleveland Gard
ner at the club room, which was
: beautifully arranged with Christ
j mas decorations. A most entertain
| ing Christmas program was given,
j Miss Millicent Blanton gave a
Christmas reading.
Mesdames Shem Blackley and
Tom Fetzer read interesting papers
on, “American Landscape and Fig
ure Painters.’’ Miss Mary Helen
Lattimore played an instrumental
selection. "Christmas Melodies.”
Mrs. Henry Edwards gave a reading
i "The Balcony Scene," from Romeo
and Juliet by Shakespeare. Mr.
Horace Easom sang two selections,
‘‘Jesus of Nazereth” and “O Holy
Night.” Miss Bertha Bostic play
ing his piano accompaniments. The
program was closed with two
Christmas choruses sung by the
club. “It Came Upon the Midnight
I Clear,” and “Silent Night." Deli
| cious block cream, cake, coffee and
stuffed dates were served.
The invited ruests included: Miss
es Mary and Lula Moore Suttle,
Montrose Mull, Caroline Blanton,
Nancy and Betty Suttle, Mesdames
Oren and Earl Hamrick, H. D Wil
; son, Clarence Gardner, Miss Rer
i tha Bostic and Mr. Easom.
Afternoon
Division No. I Meets.
The afternoon division No. 1 of i
the Woman's club met at the club
room yesterday afternoon at 3:30
; o’clock in their regular meeting.
I Mrs. L. H. Ledford, the leader
| announced the following Christ
mas program: Mrs. Grady Lovelace
sang “O, Holy Night ; " Mrs. Led-j
lord read a Christmas story, “A j
Candle in the Night;” Mesdames j
Lovelace and B. M. J arret t sang a
duet “O King Eternal,” by R. M
Stulls. Miss Virginia Hamrick con- :
; eluded the program with a read- 1
I ing "The Other Wise Mali.”
I The club room was arranged
| with bowls and baskets of poinset
j tias, holly and mistletoe. ,
The hostesses Mesdames H. T.
! Hudson. Colin Hull. B. D. Hiilick,
; J. A. Liles and W. H. Jennings
served congealed, salad, sandwiches
and Russian tea, *
WILL ASK $50,000 FOR
SMOKY PARK SURVEY
| Washington, Dec. 19.—Mark T,
Squires, of Lenoir, chairman ofthe
Smoky Mountain Park board for
the state, was here today, to request
an additional suin of money for the
topographical survey of the park
area. He wants $50 000 and the pro
gram is to add St to the Interior bill
ill the senate. {Senator Overman
has been confined to his room for
a fewr days but will have the park
matter attended to.
Mr. Squires is also asking for
a slight change in the boundary
line.
Santa Claus
Letters
Doll Furniture
Dear Santa:—Please Santa bring
me a doll dresser and carriage for
Christmas. Also lots of nuts, candy,
oranges and apples.
Lots of love.
Pearl Lutz, Lawndale R-2.
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Mesh Hag.
Dear Santa Claus;- I want yon i
to bring me a mesh bag, baby doll j
j and a basketball, and some candy, |
| fruit and nuts.
My name is Helen Wilson,
Shelby.
Doll and Bed.
Dear Santa:—I want you please j
to bring me some candy, apples. '
oranges, nuts, raisins and I espec
ially want a doll and a little doll ,
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Inaugural Chief
Lieutenant Colonel U. S.
Grant, 3d, of the Corps of En
gineers, will act as chairman
of committee perfecting ar
rangements for the inaugura
tion next March of President
elect Herbert Hoover,
(IaUrnitlonal N«wtr»»l)
bed, and Santa please remember
| the little girts and boys who have
j no papas nor mamas. If you will
bring me these things I certainly
will than-: yon.
Ruth Davis, Ellenboro. R-3.
noil Trunk.
Dear Santa Claus: —1 want you
t o bring me a little trunk to keep
my doll dress in and anything else
you have for me. Bring Nell and
little sister something nice.
With love,
Ruth Wright.
Wrist Watch.
Dear Santa Claus:I want a wrist
watch and a doll that will open
an<1 shut her eyes. I am not ask
ing for much. Don't forget the lit
tle children that have no mothers
and fathers. And don't forget the
sick.
Your little friend.
Kathleen Harrill, Shelby.
Suit and Overcoat
Dear Santo: Hope my letter
reaches you: in time for you to get
me coaster wagon, a blue suit and
an overcoat, also some caiidy and,
fruit.
Lots of love.
C. T. Hord, II. (
Takes The Star. Automobile.
Dear Santa Claus:—I am a little
bey; fay age is six and one-lvalf ,
years, I live near Hollis. T am very
proitef my papa is taking The Star.
Your paper said for the little folks
or children to write Santa. Well,
dear Santa I want a little car. One
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“JUST A WHISJ-ER OFF i HE SQUARE”
I i; .1 , r. . lid don’t have to
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remember. all the little children and
esp«cta’iy all the lrttle children
that arc very poor ‘like me” and
; don’t get ranch and don’t forget
the veal old folks, 1 try to be a
good .little boy all the time. My
papa and mama and grandpa and
grandma and ray Sunday school-i
teacher ai! says •I’m a good little
boy. Mv Sturdy school teacher’s
name is Miss Susan t-attimore. (
go to school at Hollis. My teacher’:
name is Miss Moore. T like to go to
school, mv mama says. I am learn
ing. Well Santa I wish you »
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year. I hope you v. .11 live forever.
Y.chir little friend.
Colder- Haynes. Hollis. R-l
P, S. Santa I like a dump truck
steam Shovel.
Dear Santa- I’m sick in bed.
with flu but I il be vv.-H for Ciitist
nia.s and 1 want -ou to bring me h
seootc". Meant .shovel and lots ot
good things to cat.
Your little friend
Billy Herd. Cliff.udc.
Flashlight.
Dear Sapta Claus I vent you
to. please bring me a flashlight,
candy, oranges, apples and nuts
and please Santa don’t forget the
other hti-’e boys and girls, from
Sa n Brooks, Latfimoee, R-l
“Toot" Train.
My dear Santa: I am a little
1 boy three years old and I want you
to bring me a little "toot" train
that runs around on a track. I
also want a pretty little basketball
| and a nice little pair of bed room
| slippers with a rabbits head on
j them. And dear Santa p.case don't
j forget my treat grandmother
j White who is 9-1 years old.
With low and best wishes,
Harold Spangler. Shelby.
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Wagc.n And Bns.
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
e bov four and one-half years old.
Please bring me a litle wagon, bu.
and other little toys. Don't forget
little sister, she wants a large
baby doll and other things like
mine. With love to old Santa.
Your little friend
Rufus Gerald Sparks. Shelby.
Doll Carriage.
| Dear SantaPlease bring me a
j doll and carriage, apples, oranges.
and candy, and don't forget daddy
j and mother. Bring daddy a hand
saw and hammer and mother a
handkerchief. From
Margaret McSwain, Shelby,
Route 3. ■ •
Sewing Machine.
Dear Santa:-l am a little girl
7 years old. Please bring me a doll
carriage and a piano and a sewing
machine loo.: Bring me lots of
candy, nuts and bananas. Don't
forget the poor children.
Yovrr friend.
Dorothy Jenkin-. Shelby.
\ Wagon.
Dear Santa:—I want you to brine
me some candy, apples, oranges,
and anything else that you want to
bring, but please bring me a little
wagon. I am going to expect you to
bring me these things.
With love.
Radenn Da Is Hlenboro R-3
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Cadies’ Hand Bags—
Toi’et Sets—
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I* tat iorer>—
Fitted Hat Boxes—
Fitted Week-End Ca ts—
Fruit Cakes—
Fountain Fens—
Comparts—
Toilet Water—
Dusting Powders—
Bath Salts—
Fruit Bowls—
Electric Waffle Irons—
Electric Irons—
Electric Curlers—
Desk Sets—
Special Sit) Toilet Set for <11 US.
Fountain Pens $1.00 to $10.00—
Pencils—
Desk Sets $5.00 to $40.00—
si.00 Gem Razor and $1.50
Rrttsh for 09c.
I'iTI Fob's—
Men's Fitted ('uses-—
( igar Lighters—
Cigarette Cases—
Military Sets—
Smokin'’, Stands—
I ipes—
V* atehe-—
Scarfs,—
Fash Lights—
Knives—
Smoking Tobacco in Christmas
Wrappers—
All Cigarettes in Christmas
Packages-—
Full Line of Fine Cigars—25 in
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