SOCIETY NEWS Telephone Item* lor Telephone 256 MKV MAY&IK KOBfc.H I S THOMPSON (Temporary Editor» Sm ial \od I' rsonal Column* I» Mr*. I liompM>n Oliver School I ntcrtainment The Dover school will give Christmas entertainment Tuesday evening .it 7.30 o'clock Irv llouwr To Entertain Mrs. Dwight Housei is giving ;• morning coffee Wednesday, Decent i>er 23 at the Cleveland Count . Hub from 10 30 to 12 o'clock C ladle Koll Party. The cradle roll and beginners de partment of the First Baptist church will give a Christmas party tor the children and their mothers Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in their departments of th»' church Tuesday afternoon Bridge The Tuesday aooretfnn udci I The Tuesday afternoon brldg" club will be entertained by Miss Charline Stamey Tuesday after noon at 2 30 o'clock al her horn" »i Fallston. Win. Lackey Entertained 7lh (trade Mrs. J. L Lackey delightfully eti t-rtained the seventh grade and utacher. Mrs. Harry Hudson, of Groham school Friday evening at her home on W Warren street, which was beautifully arranged with Christmas decorations. Mrs. Lackey is the grade mother, and her son, Evans Lackey is president 9 of this class. Eight card tables were scattered about the room which were thrown ensulte and progressive St. Nick Was played, the guests finding their places with pretty Christmas tallies. Mrs. J, Y. Irvin assisted Mrs. Lackey in en tertaining and serving ambrosia, fruit cake, home made candies punch Rnd mints ’ Mrsdames Morgan And Stephenson Hostesses MSsdames F R. Morgan and B. O Stephenson charmingly enter tained the members of the Twen tieth Century and Contemporary book clubs Jointly Friday afternoon «t their handsome home on Cleve | litnd Spring* mad The spacious lowei floor was artistically decorat ed with Christmas colors, light* and evergreens. The hostesse- tied invited talented out-of-town artist* to assist til Um following program. Mr; Henry Moore of' Gaffney, s. C. beautifully sung two number; with Mrs. Lout* Wood playing the piano. Hon. Henry Edward*, legis lator. made a very interesting and instructive tali: on "legislation. County. State and Nation " Miss Mary Helen I.atHmore concluded the program by skillfully playin'* "Autumn." by Chaimimde The hostese* were assisted in en tertaining and serving a tempting salad course followed by fruit cake and coffee by Mesdames Gerald Morgan and Oh as Williams Out-of town guests were: Mesdames E. A and B B. Morgan, Henry Moore ami Louis Wood, ail gt Gaffney, s c Surprise Birthday Dinner On Sunday. DecernUi ;J0. Mrs, E. P. Roberts' seventy-fifth birth day anniversary was celebrated by a surprise dinner given by the chil dren at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hughes in South Shelby Din ner was served on the lawn after which she was presented with many' useful and attractive gifts There were twenty-eight relatives and friends that enjoyed the day with her: Mr. and Mrs. F N. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Baber. Mrs. D Ii Ralnos. Ben and Mary Sue Bal er, Kathleen Baber. Edith Robin son. Bill and Floyd Ferris all of Gastonia, Mr and Mrs. Ralph Featherston and small daughter of Lowell. Fuel Francis of Earl. Res' and Mrs. L. L. Jessup, Mr. R. B Francis, Miss Azelm Roberts. Miss Annie Hughes and Mi and Mis. Carl Hughes and family. all of Shelby, Miss Bettis Weds Solicitor Ding. Miss Virginia Louise Bettis, at tractive daughter of Mr. Hugh Bettis of Shelby, was quietly mar ried Sunday* afternoon in Char lotte to Solicitor Merl M. Long of Mecklenburg county The ceremony was performed by Rev J O. Garth, j Presbyterian minister hi the Garth i home As the wedding party emerged Iron) the home. an Airplane occu i pied by Johnny Crowell and Grady Cole and an autogyro occupied uv Capt. Louis A Yancey flew low over the group making aerial photographs of the party and drop ping a veritable snowstorm of pop j corn on the couple and then I friend The bride possesses a whining j personality and lias many friends m Shelby and Charlotte, where she formerly attended Queens-Chlcora college. Solicitor Long is the son of Mr, and Mrs. W R Long of the Sugaw Creek section of the county. He is a prominent young lawyer of Charlotte and at. the last election was chosen county solicitor Mr and Mrs Long are on a brief wedding trfp at present. Upon their return they will live at the home winch has just been completed 10 the Sugaw Creek section. Pageant At Washington School. The Washington school will pre sent a pageant ‘O Holy Night" i Tuesday morning of 8:45 o’clock in their auditorium The public is cor Idially invited 1 Carols And Pageant | At M. E. Church. The junior choir of the. Central Methodist church will give a Christmas! carol service Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the church which will be followed by a pag eant presented by the voting peo ple. f Birthday Party For Miss McDowell. Mrs. J. L. McDowell delightfully honored her daughter. Miss Har irlet. on Thursday afternoon at her home on S. DeKalb street with a birthday party in celebration of her tenth anniversary. Twenty-five of her young friends were invited and numerous indoor games and con tests were enjoyed. Miss Martha Carroll Funning winning the prize for pinning the hat on the doll The large white birthday caJte with yellow trimmings holding ten tiny lighted candles was cut and served with Dixie cups. Red Christmas stockings filled with candies were given as favors. Mrs. McDowell was assisted In entertaining and serving by Misses I .avon and Juanita Put nam and Mrs. Paul Hawkins Mrs. Smith Honors Dr. And Mrs. McEarty. Mrs. J. C. Smith charmingly hon ored Dr. and Mrs. E. K. MeLartv with a lovely dinner party Satur day evening at 6:30 o’clock at her home on S. Washington street. The Private Life Of Col. Cleveland; Visits Kentucky Hr loved to Hunt and Kish. Live Near Wilkes boro. Wife Has Mary Graves. i Another of a series of Historical articles written tor The Star bv W. E White, county historian.) Tradition tells us that Benjamin Cleveland took an active part in the French and Indian war. but the particulars in regard to his partici pation in that conflict have been lost to history. However, it may be surmised that his initiation into mil itary life during that strugglge w^s a preparatory school for his valu able services in the American Revo lution later on But young Cleveland was equally as successful in love affairs as he was in hunting and fighting. He married Miss Mary Graves, a lady of excellent family, whose father was in very comfortable circum stances. Naturally, we would expect stern realities of life after his mar riage, but such was not the case. He still had a fondness for gaming, horse-racing, and the wild frolick ing that was characteristic of the frontier As an illustration of his idle and reckless habits, it is said that he and Joseph Martin, after wards General Martin, put in a field of wheat about the year 1767, but they were too indolent to fence it properly. When harvest time came, however, they had something of a crop and according to the eus tom of those times. they invited their neighbors and friends to help them gather it. A fiddler and plen • home was beautifully arranged throughout with Christmas decora, tions of red geraniums, roses and holly. The dining table was centered with a large mound of red geran iums and red rose buds with minia ture Christmas trees and a tinv Santa Claus at each plate whirii bore a Christmas message and w.\s read at the close of the dinner Mrs. Smith, the hostess, gave it pretty toast to Dr. MeLarty, which he responded to in a most gracious manner. Ari elaborate four cours turkey dinner was served and cov ers were laid for the following: Dr and Mrs, McLarty, Mrs, Vena Lit tle Goode, of Hickory, Mr. and Mrs L. L. Sloop, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kr>! ter. Miss Mary Hardy, Mrs .1 T Beeson and Mrs. Smith. »=_JL~" - 1 ty of liquor were procured for the ! hilarious oceaston, which ended in a debauch, and the wheat went to I waste. In order to break a.vay from such I habits and associations Cleveland moved with his father-in-law and family to North Carolina about the year 1768. When he first Caine to this state he settled on the waters of Roaring Creek in what is now Wilkes county. Here Cleveland, aid i d by Mr. Grove's servants, opened j a farm, raised stock, and devoted much of his time to his favorite sport of hunting. Later on he re moved to a tract of land on the) northern bank of the Yadkin river, j Some fifteen miles below the pres-1 ent town of Wilkesboro. This place | was known as the Round About, de- i riving its name from the horse-slioe i shape of the land almost surround- ] ed by the river. Something like thre; years attet Cleveland came to this state he de cided to go to Kentucky. From Dan iel Boone he learned of this coun- ' try, of wild charms, rieh lands, and i teeming game. Truly it seemed to j be a hunters paradise, and Clew-, land could not resist the tempta tion to go to it So in company • with four companions he set out■ on a trip of hunting and explora- • tion in quest of the beautiful land of Kentucky But the venturesome little party was doomed to misfor-1 tune. Alter passing safely through j Cumberland Gap and reaching the borders of the hunting grounds they so much coveted they were unexpectedly met and plundered by a party of Cherokee Indians, The red men*took everything they pos sefsed, including their guns, horses, pelts and even their hats and shoes. After robbing them as they did, the Cherokees gave them an old shot gun with two charges of powder and shot and told them in a threat ening manner to leave the Indian hunting grounds. The white men had no alternative. On their way home they killed a small deer with one load of ammunition, but the other was fired without effect. In the meantime they had the good foi tune to capture a broken winged wild goose, and by killing their faithful hunting dog for food they managed to reach their homes be fore they starved to death Vesper Services For Winter Months Vesper services will be held each Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock a' the Presbyterian church hi lieu f the Sunday evening services, it was voted at a congressional meeting Sunday morning “The Toy Shop" At Auditorium Tuesday Final Rehearsal Tonight. The Toys Take On Life And Become Characters. rile Toy Shop," which is to tr presented by the Marion school at the high school auditorium Tues day mght has its final rehearsal tonight The new set has been painted a pale blue with enough natural color to take various col ored lighting effects. Tina, a little waif, works as a slave for Mrs. Grumby in the Toy Shop. Stic has never known father or mother, and only remembers the Gypsy woman who beat her and from whom she ran away: and the ■scolding Mrs. Grumby. She is not permitted to handle the toys .and her only playmate is the Oldest Doll, who has been in the shop ever since its real owner left it in charge of the Grumbys. It is near Christmas time, and Tina confides to the Oldest Doll her desire for a tree, presents and a home While she is out of the shop the owner, an old Toymaker. comes in Just returned from a ten' years’ search for his lost daughter. 1. ■ asks the Grumbys to allow him to spend Christmas Eve in the she:) as he used to do. The night the toys awake and the second and third acts show the situations which follow prove very interesting and finally the little girl gains a father and a home. MARION SCHOOL lVesent< “THE TOY SHOP” ■ / - • ■ ■ By Gladys Rich TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1931 HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 8 !\ M. A MUSICAL I’LAY IN THREE ACTS. ADMISSION lo-25c “Am 1 Intruding?” Is Comedy Play At Lattimore Tuesday | Thorough-Going Modern Comedy To Be Given By Juniors At Lattimofr Tuesday. 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