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SOCIETY MRS. KKW OKI M. Kditor Telephone 'Hie Si31 No. 4-J Hach Morning 8 lo 12 O'clock Mrs. Dram can be reached at her honio. Phone 713, afternoon Hint nights NEWS Anv Spring. "Roughwinds do shake I he darting buds of May So Shakespeare.s garden «hs hk< mine that day. He saw wet lilac plume- strewn on his walks. And tulips broken '• n their sea green stalks. And maple tassels somersaulting by. And little elm leaves clutching nt the skv. ‘•Rough winds do shake the dai ting buds of Mi'1 O warm and wild o billowing blue day. So will the'- always every spring there'll be »io.ssoin" shaken from an apple tree. And birds and pollen blowing through the air And people walking then Dorothy Aldis. in Pot t r> Brovin-1» loser Announcement. Mr. and Mr Jnu. !•' tilovci an nounce the marriage of their daughter. Pear Ur Mae. to Mr. I'v ncot Wilbert Brown nt Oaffne; « C Wednesday afternoon. Dec '24, Apr,O'. The young couple will mu': • their home for the present with the groom's pc rent s at Grover. Star. Dinner Friday Krening. Mr. Jack D'urr «;:i lig.-i on Fri day evcninr a' a dinner party at his home. t'litortiuninR n small group of his friends. An attract ive centerpiece ol poin.cttar and ever greens occupied the center of the table, and a delicious three-course, dinner was served Covers were laid -tor;. Mr. Dover. Mr. Earl Hamrick. Mr. Aaron quinn. Mr. .J R. Dover. Mr D. W Royster,- Mr. Willis MeMurry, ten TJeWttt Quinn and Dr Ren Gold O. A. It. To Meet On Tuesday. A regular meeting of cla* Daugh ters of the American Revolution will be held at the club room on Tuesday afternoon at ,1:30 with Mesdames Prank Hoev. T W Ebel toft, J. H. Quinn and G P R un rick acting as hostes.es A full attendance ot members it urged as officers for the nevt year are io be elected, and delegates will be elected to both the state eon vntion and the naliojtal convention In Washington Club Meeting* Cor Thursday. The evening division of the Wom an's club will mee on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock .at. the club room with Mis Mm me Cabaniss and Miss Rli/abeth Robert. as ties' esses. The second ai;.'.! ;-00:1 division of the Woman's club will hold its reg ular tnrciih" on Thursdat after noon at 3:30 a the club room will Mesdames A D Brabble. Wilbur r.aber and Jap 3m; le as joint horn earns-. Mrs. PrmuMjer i Jives Pa indy Dinner. Mrs. M, C. Pennmue! mm » din nu for'all of her children mi grandchildren on Sunday. December T8. at the home of Mrs. Julian Thompson. All of U.e children were present they being Mr. a^d Mrs P. H Penningcr and little daughter. Elaine, of Marion. Mr. and Mrs. g F. Penmngev, of Gastonia. Mr and Mrs. Jas. D. Penniuger and little rod. David, of Orangeburg S C. Mists Mary Faye Pennitiger and Mr. end Mrs. Julian Thompson and lit tie daughter, Betty. Dinner And Theatre Parly. Mbs Ann** Sue Tilluuui «.u hostess at a dinner puny on Frida;.' evening at her home at Lawndale when she graciously entertained a few of her friends. A delicious five course dinner was served. Covers were laid lor Misses Kathleen Boggs. Madeline Porter, Dorothy, Irene and Rosemary Peeler, and Martha Falls., After dinner the party was join ed by Messrs. Luther Houser. Broad us and Can oil Beam, Clyde Brown. Russell Sain, R F TiUman and J. D. A. Autry, ana the entire group enjoyed a theatre partv din ing the rest of the evening. Mr. And Mrs. How Bridge Club Hosts. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huey were hosts to the members of the Fort night bridge club on Friday even ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoev. Four tables were arrang ed for bridge and at the close of the evening when scores were add ed Mrs. W. L. McCord had scored high for ladies and received a small hand vacuu msweeper. Mr. Joe Nash was the lucky winner of a pretty tie given as gentlemen's high score prise. During ihe evening the cards were laid aside and a salad course with Russian tea and fruit cake was served. Meeting ■ Tin* Uoicas >S S class of the Sec ond Baptist church will meet with Mrs I L. Jessup Tuesday evening: at 7:lf> o’clock. Guests I roni Lincolnian. Mr, and Mrs l,.i wiener l,at,key were hosts at an informal dinner, on Friday evening at their home on W Warren street, m honor of their visitors from l.ineolnton. A delicious lour course dinner was served Those present were members of Hie iamily, Mrs John Irvin, anti out of niv.n guest; who were Mrs 8 It Wiulfek, Mrs David Warliek and Misses Mabel and I.inda Warliek, all of Lincolnton. Club Meeting On Tliursda.' On Thursday aftmioon nt the club room Me dames L). R Yates. Fields Young and Guy Roberts were hostesses to the members of the lust afternoon division of the Wom ans club in an interesting meeting. The subject lor the afternoon was "Our Natural Resources." the roll /■ail was answered by "Wild Flow '•■i ■- oi North Carolina." and Mrs. Earle Hamrick was leader for the e-uecnoon.. Mrs. C. S. Young read a nanei on “The Land Resources of North Carolina," Mrs. C. M. Stroup * nitributed another paper on "The ’>10011111111 Regions of the State," nnd Mr. Boyce Wakefield sang two sel ections "Trees" and "The Barefoot Trail." He Was accompanied by Mrs. H 8. Plaster. Mrs. B. A. I.cfler con cluded the program with an ' inter "■ting paper on "Flora and Fauna Resources of North Carolina," At the close of the program the hostesses served sandwiches, i.>r,..• land sweets. Host; To [Bridge Party. Mr. and Mrs li K Uumwtr were gracious hosts on Now years eve at a large bridge party in com ipliment to their three daughters, Mrs. Frank Reavis, Mrs. "Carlat Origg. and Mrs John Honeycutt, Decorations suggestive of the holi day season were used: twelve tables were arranged for bridge and In stead of numbering the tables eae.lt table was given the name of n month of the year and the guests Lprogrt red from one month to the next At the dose of the evening | when scores were added Mrs, Yates MeSwaln was given a bottle ol Evening in Palis" perfume as ladies high score and Mrs. John l.ovelaee received a silhouette as second high award .for ladies. The men's high score, an attractive cigarette cose, j went to Mi Robert Agnevv, and Mr. [Sam firnilt won a ret of silver ash | trays iis second high .score prize for I men When (lu» cards were laid a.ode [ Mr Honeycutt was assisted by Mrs [John Honeycutt, Mrs. Carlos Origg, 1 Miss Margaret Crowder. Mrs. Ray i Allen and Mrs. R. M Laughridge ; in. .serving, pretty plater, with sand wiches. cherry tarts. Coffee and po tato chip? ! C hristmas Party For House Cues tv Mrs. C, M Moore, of Blacksburg, was hostess at a pretty party re cently when she. entertained her bridge club in honor of the sev eral attractive visitors in town, they being Mrs. Julian Albergotti. of Charlotte, and Mrs W. M Alber gotti. of Greer. guests of Mrs Sam C l.attimore: Mrs. Clarence New berry. of Fayetteville, guest, of Miss Mary Whtsonaul; and Miss Ethel Morgan, of Greer. S C guest of Miss Genevieve Scoti Ihe rooms where ihe table; were i arranged for play were decorated with Christinas evergreens red ; geraniums and cyclamens Tall lighted red tapers were used among the decorations and small red can dles encircled with mistletoe, form ed a centerpiece for each table At the close of the afternoon when scores were added Mrs. Julian Al bergotti was the fortunate winner of the high score award, while the consolation fell to Miss Catherine Caldwell. Each of the honorees re ceived u pretty gift ' 'Hie hostess was assisted by Mrs. Sam C Lattimorc. Miss Lurlirie Portei' and Miss Kathleen Hardin in serving a delicious salad eourse i with 'punch. This Cigar Box A Valuable One Causing .Mich. Jan 1. When Fred w. Green retired Thursday as Governor of Michigan, a cigar box on the gubernatorial desk was re lieved of its treasure, the State will be $20,000 poorer, and the daughter, the only child of the Governor is $20,000 richer. The governor, who luo never cash ed a pay check during his four years as state executive revealed that he will turn the checks over to Mrs. Jgorvall Tyroll, the daughter. The Checks have been kept in a cigar box on the governor's desk. At The Theaters Carolina. today apt) Tuesday The Princess and (he Plumber, with Charles Farrell and Maureen P'SuHtvan. Unusual and pleadt);’ i lie of romance, but fitting for i Charlie Farrell Also comedies, Webb today and Tuesday Gu 1; of the Golden West, with Ann Harding; from David Kelasco's sen sational stage play A love story that shines through the muck of pay dirt days, revealing mighty adven tures ol the glamorous days ol '40. ] hyiic. today, Tuesday Wddtie: - i dm “Free Love, with Conrad j Nagel and Genevieve Tobin, ZnSu Pitts and Slim Summerville; from ,the stage play, "Half Gods,' by Sidney Howard. A piny stuffed with |exciting situations and brilliant wh : Recent Bride MRS. ROLAND E. DAVIS ' Mri. Roland E. Davis w hose mar riage was recently anounccd. Mrs. Davis before marriage was Miss lMertie Abernelhv, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G. P. Abernethy of Shcl !by. She is now living in Washing ton. I». where her husband holds | a position with I he People's Drug i store. Fallston News | Of Current Week j Students Are Trekking Back To School After The Holidays Personal'. «Bpei.; i to The St ar ' T'siU.stoii, Jan 5—The follow in; J girls rind boys have returned to col j lege after spending Christmas holi l days with their parents: Misses (Nathalie Lackey and Gladys Morrh to High Point and Messrs Wife Royster and Paris Wilson to the University of North Carolina: Lloyd [Wilson, Charles Kendrick arid Hoyle j Lutz, jr... to Duke University arid | Watson Fails to Davidson Misses Pearl and Peg Cornwell ot Inear Lawndale spent Thursday ntyhl with Muss Nell Stamey, Mr. and Mrs. Gettys Parker were supper guests of Mr. arid Mrs Robert Cline Tuesday night Muses Minnie and Martha hue j Royster spent Friday night with Mrs. Ida Alien near Shelby ' Mr. and Mrs. Getvs Parker anc! Mr and Mrs. Robert Cline were sup per guests Of Mr and Mrs Hail Tt!! . uiari Wednesday night Misses Charjlne and Janie Stamey (were Charlotte visitors Tuesday. Mbs. Nolle Stanley spent TJuirsdey with Miss Elcico Rpystci Miss Minnie and Martha Sue Roy ster spent the week end with Mr and Mrs. Chssiey Hendrick and fam - ily Dr Banks Baker who spent tit.' Christmas holidays with his hire its I returned to New Jersey Tuesday. Mrs. W A. Gantt visited Mr. and j Mrs lee Baker at l.uicolntou K. t ! day..' Couple* Dance In And Out Of Jail ■ ijtncvcpon. La Jan. 1 Sev-n (couples here danced into jail and out again, into court and out ngnn. the old year out and the new year in and plan to dance before the judge once more next Wednesday but whether they will trip away or hide away is up to his honor. They started a marathon on [Christmas day at the state fair [grounds, but residents of that vtcir. j ity, said it was a menace to morals. | health and sleep for several blocks I around, which in legal language be came “maintaining a .public nuis i since'’ by C. M. Harrison the pro moter. So Harrison and the couples were taken to .(ail Tuesday night, [but the dance went on. They were taken to court yesterday, arid even there wriggled enough not to lose step. Then the case was postponed r a week, and the marathoners murc thoned on WEBB THEATRE COMING NEXT WEEK “WHOOPEE” Death Of Editor In. Sing Sing Recalls How He Fired Reporters And Created Colorful News Items VV.i > “Simon 1,egret'' ’ To Newspaper Worker- Killed His Wilr Out Of Sympathy. New York. When tin' Views. < iim that, Charles F.. Chapin, vyhose ca reer ns city editor of the New York Evening World ended in 1019 when he'was sentenced to Sing Sing fur the murder of Ins wife, had died in prison on December hi it recalled to newspaper men hcrii innumer able 'anecdotes ot the man who gave to American journalism i,he tradition.of the "Simon T.rgrce type, of city editor Although Chapin worked on other newspapers, most of there tales dealt with his erratic conduct on the city desk of the Evening World, his. ingenious plans for firing reporters, his displays of temperament and his Irascibility with club . Hevwood Broiui./uiil vimie;of Lh'se stories in his column in the New York’ Telegram and other Scrtpps Howard newspapers, Among them was one he considered the most fa mous of all, ope Which created a phrase now used whenever the op portunity is prefer.!rd; '■Itvln Cobb," Broun recalled, "Was Informed that ins city editor. Chapin, Was ill. ‘Nothing trivial, I hope.' was his comment." Couldn't “intimidate HJUtn." Another of the more famous Chapin anecdotes recalled by Broun (which the'comment that it prob ably was invented) was the one concerning the reporter who tele phoned the desk to say he had tried to get a statement from a certain man but had been picked up by the ‘.cruff of the neck and thrown down hairs with the threat that, if he ever came back he'd have his jaw broken. To which Chapin is supposed to have replied, ' You go back and -tell the big bum lie can t intimidate me.” Then there wa. the story of Shop Friedman who showed up late for work one day. He knew it was no use to plead delay on the subway Such flimsy excuses never got by Chapin And so, summoning his in ventive powers, Friedman concocted a story'about the funeral of a poor neighbor for which the undertaker could not find enough pallbearers. Friedman consented to become lie told his city editor thinking that, under the circumstances, it would not matter if he were late, Chapin said ft was all right. Then half an hour later he called Fried man to his desk and said that the story of the involuntary pallbearer would make a good human interest feature. He ordered him to write it Friedman was in a hole. He had no facts to base his story on, but he had to write it anyway. He turn ed out a yarn along the lines of the one he had offered as an excuse and then asked the make-up man to hold it out Chapin meanwhile had given an identical order. He had no intention of printing such an outright invention of a reporter’s imagination, but after every edition he would storm around the city room and shout, "What’s become of that story of the involuntary pall bearers? I want that for page one. When the day was done lie dropped his hazing of Friedman. Broun also told the story of the reporter who went to work one day before the regular pay week began. On pay day he told Chapin his check was only foi six days instead of seven "Thnt’ll be all right." Chapin re plied. 'Til keep it in mind. When i fire you. I’ll fire you one day early, A Good Phrase Gone Wrong. The New York Herald Tribune, too. contributed to the Chapin anec dotes Chapin was reading a story [one day, the Herald Tribune relat ed. when he cried out A good | phrase,- a good phrase." The city staff, eventually found out the phrase was "the melalieholv Wat >'fs. me "melancholy waters" of the Fast river had given up a body. I From that time on the waters of !every river that gave up a body or received the body of a suicide or u j murder victim were melancholy. ■ Chapin finally became tired of his l>rt phrase and announced that the next man who used it would be tired. One unfortunate reportei was ! absent when the announcement was made and. in a misguided moment, used the phrase in a suicide story. Chapin roared at him "This is terrible. You're fired! How could the waters of the Hudson river be melancholy ?' j "Perhaps. Mr. Chapm," the re porter replied, ".it may be because, they flow past Yonkers,” Chapin lived m Yonkers „t .the time. Chapm was famous tor the In genious ways in which he fired re porters He spent a vast amount of time thinking up new. methods, of informing men they were through The Herald Tribune told the follow ing story in this connection: A reporter was late in telephon ing a story. The City editor was in dignant. "Your name is Smith, is it > he inquired angrily. "You say you work for the Evening World, do you? You're a liar! Smith stopped work ing for the Evening World an hour ago." Another reporter, who was not at : I ail convinced ot the safety of hi.s 1< >b. m ■ ! h -ud lie 11 • 1.:' i Tribute tail'd hint Simpson. W 11. Simpson calk’d up Chapin the next . day and .-. ..i Have ye., i man wovkina for yon | named Simp-on’’ What’s that? You | say. you have You're a liar! Simp j son quit working for the. Evenin'" World an hour ago i Another reporter missed ih • Stat joil Island ferry one morning on lit', [way to vvdrk at the Criminal Court.; ! building in Manhattan. He photvd ’Chapin from the ferry hot! e and I reported himself on duty. | “Cover M e flo-al.'’ ordered Chapin. “What -flood.V asked the reporter. Tift:re must be a:terrible flood in ft he Criminal Courts build tnc,” Hh? icity editor .said, ‘T cap hear, tli? ; boats whistling I. Chapin Once IcV a man work- for a ; e'S: ale r e-.ir.oe i;i one (ii.ty Hi 'minutes late. The man’s excuse was j:;i badly :t aided foot, bu; no one : could understand why . lie wasn’t fired . immediately ;n ccedrcianec with the city editor's vindictive at titude toward tardiness The blow finally fell, however, and: Chapin explained to the reporter:' ' 1 would have fired you a week ! ago. but I wanted to see how long ] ! vou could keep oh faking that limp." Vrtor and Newspaper Man. ' Chapin Was bpi o lit Watertown. I ;fi; Y . October 19. 1B&8 His first |,:job was that of telegraph messenger, j boy. Later lie became a reporter on j the World. When he was twenty he i had a breakdown in health and I-went on. a barnstorming tour with a! ! theatrical company as a Change ! : from newspaper work. During this tour he met Nellie Beebe, an actress.! and a grand niece of Mrs. Ru- sell Sage. They were married in 1879. and Chapin returned to newspaper work on the Chicago Herald as city | [editor. He held this position from.: j 1887 to 1889 and then returned to I the World. In 1894 he went, to the : j St. Louis Post.-Dispatch as. city - ' arid in 1898 returned 10 New to become city editor pi the Keening World. Hi mafniige ended In Hid lite.y tamwi, tragedy when the editor.' ‘oroddiiiB over financial troubles, •onre.ved aplan lor killing hi* wife attd himself. Mlt■ Chapin had in herited $50,000 from her grand aunt; Mfrs. stwte, and this had been gradually dissipated. Chapin hart also fpent- $7,000 left in trust-with' him lor a ward. He finally carried’ out. one-half of his plan by shoot ing his wjTc with n revolver pre sented to „hiri» by Police Commis sioner Waldo at -she lay asleep in their suite in the Hole! Cumberland ; : . i t i a • ■ : life j he l-’d pl.il rod. he left the hr '! end .eiwni fto’ day wandering about the city. He read accounts Of hi deed in. the papers. and while sit ing In Prospect pari:. Brooklyn ma de an at tempt. to shoot him-elf. As h * ro;.-.od the revolver to hi. temple, however. he saw a polir" man approaching and Quickly hit • lib weapon. After that, he raid he did not have the nerve lor suicide Finally, on the verge of madness, he • gave himself up td- the police. He was allowed to plead guilty to sec ond degree murder and was sentenc ed to,dO years,-1 Pditrd Prison Paper. Tn the prison Chapin was con idoied a model prisoner by Warden I/iwes. He became editor of the pri son paper, the Star of Hope, later the Bulletin. Under his direction the paper became lively and aggres sive, so much .so that it was stls-' pended by the authorities. Bereft of | lvis editorship Chapin was placed in charge of the prison garden. He de veloped a deep interest in horticul lure and cultivated the prison flow-1 ers with great success until Ills illness His exemplary conduct would have made him eligible for parole ip three more years, Among' the stories, lie wrote for the Bulletin was one describing the spiritual peace he had found'while. in prison, and when a group of friends were working for a portion' for him. he told them, he would i rather stay in Sing Sing and wouldf not. accept a pardon. Chapin maintained his interest in writing throughout his prison term end completed his autobiography m! Slag Sing. T2>- lutcme. .interest In newspaper work was shown during his. trad when rip. launched hat cril ictems against reporter j covering ;* for errors fn, facts and for mivhn? dramatic possibility.':. ]'«> Weil H«*i.r to tlio DuPont Millions Ruth Foster, popular debutante. ; whose engagement to Lam mot Du- j Pont, Jr,, son of the president; of the liuPoixe Powder Company, was announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Byrarn Foster, of; Westover Hills. Wilmington, Del.1 The wedding will take place some time late next Fall. i 35,000 People See Otto Wood A Corpse Salisbury. Jan. 3.--A. beautiful floral design arrived at the under taking establishment here where Otto Wood's body has been lying. The wreath, expensive in design, was signed "from a .mother to a mother.” Throngs continued to pass ani view the body, total estimates plac ing the number around STOCK) yes terday. Mrs. Wood is expected' to ar rive from West Virginia today to claim the body. \ ~ j: Junior Football Champs Meet President Members of the Charlottesville School for Boys*’ football train, Sctureil with President Herbert I Hoover upon whom they called Mew Year's Eve. The boys won. the grid championship for 100 * pounders. T,eft to right in een i ter are: Roe Jarman. ident Hoover and John Raitjo. Jr. ] i^nes Bright For * Youthful Writers it It land, ho and ra, - . end ':: the. biiddinp; gen.us ■■ tuc pen: li L. Mencken. edi.‘o> ci-Ui- sometimes lambasted bad bo> f ;altitnor\ thinks times Were ncv.fr better lor the voting Ame.rimr t vsthr. t3«d Mr .Mencken. If a new W?' Whitman • houlc write! a new Leave of tvra.s.h tomorrow he’d .certain! not .have to print it a' his.'own ex • ;:onV- l knov a least a dorm [liign-toned and .cry voiveni p. hrhjr.. who would leap at it. "AJoreotet. the magazine rigM — ••vouil bring, a pretty penny: Tlr; the jew Wiit1 would not have to : <■ • •ort : ,o mendicancy; he would fir ..<• an ilieome at Ira•; equal <o that y ' a y4iiug' lawyer, doctor of pet. - - gogiif. The editor of the ".niener;: Mercury and cr'ch bachelor i < -f counity—.until hr mariec: ia; • A ;> gust --was gratified. .. that •vine;: • I-.ewi.'l won tiic -Nobel puce for l::. ature! blit he hope' Mr. .hewi ’ u. making speed e. and return:'. 1 > writhtg hovels Mr.' -nvis mhpiaccd t Iglassf* when he addressed ' .>e ?••• iitli atj'dem.v end avov,«i .art v . ,-a h-ard Airuggfc til Americ: Menri-cn caumer::; "It is peri.The.. to gel a hearing lor any sort o' r. no njbtter how. unusual. ■ and -t most of them there is veiy d pay.’ 1 , ‘True* enough. 1’ < onVinued ' . Mencke;1'. "young .writers of genu . originalirt are always, violent:', < c nounced vy a c ertain group of <> - * sters. This was the case with Po u 1 was the case with Whitmunv.it-wt? the case with.'’Whitman.-ii v, ay. t » the case with Wreisei . and r.ili is Ihe case with Sinclair Lewis .. LYRIC “The Little Theatre With 11i'j Productions.” TODAY - TUES, WEDNESDAY A subject Every body’s talking about... “FREE LOVE” * with Genevieve Tobin and Conrad Nagel - A startling expoae of young lovers— seething with ex citing situations & brilliant wit. — 10c and 25c — , WE HAVE REDUCED PRESCRP TION PRICES We're for anything that’s good for the community. We are contributing our part to the l»ack-lo-normalr> movement and have made substantial reductions on all prescriptions. Vs usual. A crx prescription will lx filled according to the doctor's orders. V ou -can, therefore, rest assured that quality and quantity are always correct in every prescription we fill, for 'on. Cleveland Drug Co. - PHONE 65 - WE DELIVER
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