SOCIAL AND PERSONAL HAPPENINGS
of INTEREST to WOMEN
MRS. P. D. HERNDON. Editor PHONE 167
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A Hygenic Production
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NURSES AT ALL SHOWS !
Dr. And Mrs. Mauney
Give Dinner Bridge
One of the large parties of the
Valentin*; season was given Monday
night when Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Mau>
ney entertained at nineteen tables
of bridge. The ?iub lcurjre and din
ing room were beautiluMy decorated
for the afair, Red azakas, r hearts
and nurfterous ireti candles were used
in decorations.
Guests were greeted at the door
by Dr. &nd Mrs. W. L. Mauney. Mr.
and Mrs. Hal Plonk received in the
hall. Mr. arfd Mrs. Jesse Kiser gave
out tallies at the dining room door.
Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Mauney greeted
guests as they entered the dining
room. The tables .vere attractive
with the arangements of red cand
les, heart& and baskets of candy
hearts.
The Valentine motif was carried
out in detail when a delicious des
sert course of red heart shaped ice
cream. Individual cakes and coffee
was served.
After five progressions Mrs. Gor
don Riley and Charles Carpenter
were recipients of high score awards.
Miss Wylie Knox of 'Newton and Ho
ward Jackson received low score and
the floating awards went to Mrs.
Hugh Ormand ?">nd Jiminie Simpson."
Junior Choir Enjoy
Party At Mrs. Gamble's
Monday evening members of the
Junior choir of the ARP church en
Joyed a social hour at the home of
Mrs. John Gamble.
Numerous games and other enter
tainments were enjoyed.
Mrs. Lindsay McMackin, choir mo
ther, and Mrs. Gamble, served dain
ty refreshments.
Drive-In Theatxe !
Kings Mtn.-Gastonia Highway
Box oflice opens 6:30 p. m.
Fri. & Sot., Feb. 18 & 19
Double Feature
LAW OF THE LASH
Lash LaRue
A1 Fuzzy St. John
LOST HONEYMOON
Fpahchot Tone-Ann Richards
Cartoon
Fri. & So u. 7* b. 25 & 26
Dnub> Feature
TUMBLE WE"D TRAIL'
Eddie Det-n
"BURY THE DEA1T
Mark Daniels
Thursday, Feb 24
"SONG OF THE THIN
MAN"
William Powell
Myrno Loy
News and Cartoon
Sunday. Feb. 20
"BAD SISTER ?
Margaiet Lockwood
Dennis Price
News and_Comedy
MON., TUES.. & WED.,
Feb. 21, 22 and 23
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Valentine Tea Honors
Miss Griffin
Miss Je'Anne Griffin, ? bride-elect,
was charmingly honored ai a Valen
I tine tea given by Mrs. F. M. Fryer
1 and Mrs. C, T. Carpenter, Jr., at their
home on Monday afternoon from
j four until six. Bowls of daffodils and
[ sprays of Japoinica were used to cre
ate a beautiful decorative effect in
the rooms used for entertaining.
Greetings were said at the front:
door by Mrs* O. P. Lewis, while Mrs.
C. T. Carpenter and Mrs. F. M. Fry
er received and presented the guests
to the receiving line which included
the guest of honor, Miss Je'Anne ,
Grjffin, Mrs 'E. W. Griffin, mother of j
the bride-elect, Miss Lenora Plonk,
also a bride-elect; Mrs. E. L. Carl
ton, recent bride, Mrs. Marion Hern-'',
don of Charlotte, Mrs. George Hern- <
don of Asheville, and Mrs. Sam Stal- i
lings.
Mrs. Charles. A'arlick invited call
ers into the dining room. The lea ta
I bies were beautifully decorated anil
appointed. The central decoration
I was a large fancy Valentine made a
} round, a picture of Miss Griffin and
i placed in a floral arrangement of)
red and white carnations, snap dra
gons and lacy fern, and placed on a
stand between ;he tea tables. One
table held assorted sandwiches, in
dividual cakes iced in white, center
ed with a red heart, a hand painted
nut bowl full of nuts. This table was j
presided over by Mrs. L. E. Abbott. |
On one end was a silver candelabra
holding lighted red tapers. On the |
other table was a large hand paint
ed punch bowl from while punch
was served hy Mrs. George Houser |
and Mrs. H. C. Mayes, Others serv
ing in the dining room were Mrs. J.
B. Simpson, Mrs. Bruce McDaniel,
Mrs. Maynard Snow, and Mrs. J. C.
Smathers of Charlotte.
Mrs. M. L. Harmon, Jr., and Mrs.
G. E. Bridges, Jr., direcied the guests
into the den. There everyone was
presented a small red Valentine.
Mrs. Claude- Hambright and Miss
j Fanny Carpenter said good-bye to
j the three hundred guests who called
j during the afternoon.
!
Recordings were played through -
I out the afternoon by Mrs. W. T. Weir, j
! Out-of-town guests were from
I Charlotte, Gaffriey, Blacksburg, Gas
| tonia and Asheville.
G. L. McDaniel Notes
63rd. Birthday
I Mr. G. L. McDaniel celebrated his
i 63rd birthday anniversary Monday.
A sumptuous birthday dinner was
served to Mr. McDaniel, his six chil
dren, and grandchildren. A9 they
were seated at the table three of his
grandchildren, Jean Hicks, Mildred
McDaniel and Elizabeth Crawford
stood by Mr. McDaniel and sang,
"Happy Birthday."
Those enjoying the hospitality of
Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel were, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Crawford and five
children, Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Mc
Daniel and son, Mr. and Mrs. Gale
McDaniel and three children, Mr.
and Mrs Howard Hicks and daugh
ter, G. L. McDaniel, jr., of State Col
lege,- Raleigh, Miss Inez Ledford and
Mrs. C. L. Fulton, who was 70 years
old on Tuesday.
Average time for milking a cow j
by hand is 8.7 minutes per cow. But
the average <time for milking a cow
by machine is only 5.3 minutes.
Dixie
RETURNED BY
POPULAR DEMAND
Friday Only
"MOM AND DAD"
Women at 2 & 7 p. m.
Men Only at S p m.
Admission 50 cents
SATURDAY
Double Feature Program
"Kiss The Blood Of! My
Hand"
Joan Fontaine
Burt Lancaster
also
"Quick On The Trigger"
ChailM Starrett *
Smiley Burnett*
Cartoon
MONDAY & TUESDAY
"Adventures of Don Juan"
in color
Enroll Flynn-Vhreca Lindfors
News
I-ate Show Monday 10:30
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
"That Lady in Ermine"
in color
Betty Gaable
Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.
10:30
1
Eddie Ross Celebrates
Birthday
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Ross was the scene of a lovely party
Saturday afternoon when they en
tertained in honor of the fifth birth
day anniversary of their Son, Eddie.
After several interesting games
the children were invited into the
dining roohn. The table was covered
with a lace cloth, in the center was
a large white birthday cake holding
five pink -candles. .
Pictures were made of the chiWren
while they were grouped around the
table.
On each plate Was ice cream, and
individual cakes; a Valentine, -a bas-'
ket of candy Valentine hearts, and
a drink. Mrs. Ross was assisted in
serving by her daughters, Eva, Nell
and Darene, Mrs. Clarence Smith
and Mrs. J. I. Coble.
Those enjoying the party were Pa
tricia Ann and Butch McCiuney, Car
olyn Jonas, Josephine, Brertda Ann,
Buddy, and 'Freddie Smith, Linda
Wilson, Joyce, Glenda Mae, Arnold
Rodney Smith, Barbara Lou and Bet
ty Sue Cable, Becky Bowers and Ri
chie Ellison.
Dr. And Mrs. Mauney
Hosts At Bridge
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Mauney were
gracious hosts to members of the
Ace of Clubs, their husbands and a
number of invited guests at the
Country Club, Saturday night at
a fried chicken dinner. Guests found
their places at the eleven tables ar
ranged for dinner. In the center of
each table' was a red lighted candle
I in a frilly white lace mat. The Val
entine theme was emphasized in the
tallies, napkins, and dessert which
was heart shaped ice cream topped
with cupids.
When covers were removed the
guests enjoyed five progressions of
bridge, with Mrs. Carl Mauney car
rying off top honors for the ladies, L.
E. Abbott top score for m?n. Low
score gifts were presented Mrs. W.
L. Ramseur and Aubrey Mauney.
Red japonicas and white narcissus
and red candles were effectively
used throughout the lower floor of
the club.
West School P. T. A.
Met Wednesday
West school Parent - Teacher as
sociation held the February meeting
Wednesday afternoon in the school
auditorium! The program was o
pened by the devotional, given by
Mrs. Ben Beam. "Founders Day" was
observed by the group under the di
rection of Mrs. Fred Plonk. Special
tribute was paid to the founders of
the PTA movement. The group also
paid tribute to both present and past
presidents. Each spoke of the most
outstanding achievement aecom
[ pllshed during their regime. Past i
[president were Mrs. Hubert David
son, Mrs. M. H. Bjser,, Mrs. Halbert
I Webb. Mrs. E. C. McClain, Mrs. Gra
dy Patterson, Mrs. Troy Carpenter,
Mrs. N. F. McGill, Mrs. Bright Rat.
terree, Mrs. Pride Ratterree and Mis.
E. W. Griffin.
Mrs. Phillip Baker presided over
the business meeting. Mrs. Fred
Plonk, finance chairman, reported
play ground equipment purchased
for the play ground, one of the proj
ects sponsored by the PTA.
Mrs. W. R. Craig program chair
man announced that the March
meeting would be under the leader
ship of Mrs. Jimmie Simpson and
her Brownie Scout troop. The associa
tion was honored by the presence of
Rev. and Mrs. \J. H. Brendall of Cen
tral Methodist church.
At the conclusion of the meeting
members and guests enjoyed a so
cial half hour wjth refreshments.
Miss Fannie Carpenter and grade
mothers were hostesses.
IMFEBIA I
? theatre *-i
FRIDAY, Feb. 18
"Cornered"
Dick Powell
cIkc
"Painted Trails"
Tom Keene
SATURDAY, Feb. 19
"Indian A gens"
Tim Holt
also
"Tarzan'i New York
Adventure"
Johnny Weismueller
Cartoon
New Serial
"SUPERMAN"
MOlf. & TOES., Fab. 21 & 22
Walt Dinar's
"SO DEAR TO MY
heart
IB Technicolor
Combination Itva action . and
cartoon feature
n l imTV
WED. & THUR., Feb. 23 & 24
"You Were Meant For Me"
Jaannia Crate
ale?
"Outlawed Guns"
Back Jonaa V
Social Calendar
Friday
7:00? Monthly meeting of the Sen
ior Woman's Club at the club
house. This is the annual cov
ered dish dinner meeting with
husbands as - special guests.
Mrs. W. T. Weir has arranged
a very interesting program.
Monday
T:45- ? Stag Night at the Country
Club, dinner will be served.
8:00 ? prances Hamilton Circle of
the ARP church meets with
M ts. John Cheshire. Miss Mae
Sue Goforth will have charge
the program. Mrs. N. M. Farr,
leader urges all members to
be present.
Tuesday
3:00? Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
Club will meet with Mrs. Hugh
Grraand at the Country Club.
8:00? The Couples Bridge Club
meets with Mr. and Mrs. S R.
Sufcwr
TThursday
2:30 ? Ace of Clubs will meet with
Mrs. H. R. Hunnicutt.
Friday
3:00 ? Fortnighters club will meet
with Mrs. L. A. Kiser.
Pauline Club Met
Tuesday Night
The regular meeting of the Pau
line Community Club was held in
the club house Tuesday night.
The meeting was opened by sing
ing, "Bless Be The Tie That Binds";
Mrs. Joe Ducker gave the scripture
lesson after which the Lord's prayer
was repeated in unison.
Mrs. Eafl Ledford, president, con
ducted the rou{ine business. During
the social houf several games per
taining to the Valentine season were
enjoyed. .
Jello salad, pimento cheese sand
wiches, potato chips, cakes and cof*
fee was served by the hostesses.
Mesdames Henry Carroll, Ludie
Green and Miss Exie Bolin.
The meeting was dismissed with
prayer by Mrs, (Earl Ledford.
Sub-District Meeting
For MYF Seniors
Seniors of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship will attend their month
ly Sub-District meeting Thursday,
Feb. 24., which meets this month at
West End church, Gastonia, at 7:30
p. m. Cars will leave Central Meho
dist- church at 7 p. m.
Miss Nollie Mcllwain
Enterained At Rook
Three tables of Hook were in play
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
Annie Mae Howie and Miss Oilie
Hartsell when they entertained in
honor of Mrs. 'NolJife Mcllwain.
The home was decorated through -
out with red gladioli and bowls of
red japonicas. The Valentine theme
was carried out in the decorations
and refreshments.
A salad and sweet course with cof
fee was served before the progres
sions started.
When score# were tallied prizes
were given Mrs. A. H. Patterson,
high, Mrs. Baxter Paysour, low. [
Study Club Meets
With Mrs. W. K. Crook
j. Members of the Study Club were
entertained at a regular meeting
Tuesday night by Mrs. W. K. Crook,
whose home was made lovely for
the occasion with many bowls of yel
low jonquils and white spirea.
With the help of Mrs. Grady Pat
terson, Mrs. Carl Davidson, she serv
ed a frozen fruit salad course with
hot ham rolls, pickles, crackers, nut
bars and coffee.
Mrs. H. E. Lynch who had charge
of the program, introduced Mr. Har
old Hunnicutt who showed colored
slides of the trip he made to the In
ternational Kiwanis convention held
in Los Angeles. For an hour he dis
cussed the scenes he was showing.
It was a most interesting and in
structive program.
Mrs. B. N. Barnes, president had
charge of a short business meeting
She read a note from Mrs. Jesse Ki
ser offering her designation as a
member, as she has moved to Char
lotte.
Mrs. P. D. Herndon, Mrs. B. S. Peel
er, and Mrs. J. B. Keeter were ap
pointed on the telephone committee
to serve the next three months
In the absence of the secretary,
Mrs. J. B. Keeter, Mrs. P. D. Hern
don called the roll and read the min
utes of the previous meeting.'
etnexth Km m eets odLh 4
Circle No. 5 Meets
With Mrs. C. E. Neisler
Circle No. 5 of the Presbyterian
church held its regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. C. ?. Neisler Mon
day afternoon. V
iMrs. H. U. Moss, leSfl^r, presented
a very interesting program on Bro
therhood.
Delightful refreshments were ser
ved during the social hour.
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Payne announ
ce the birth of a daughter, Patsy
Yvonne, on Wednesday; February 9,
in the Shelby hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sprouse an
nounce the birth of a son, Saturday
February 12, in Shelby hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J, R. Meek announ
ce the birth of a son on Saturday,.
February 12, at Gaston Memorial
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John Maberry an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Ve
ronica Leverne, oh Monday, Feb. 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Walker announ
ce the birth of a son on Monday,
February 14!
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges of Oak street
announce the birth of a son on Fri
day, February 11.
Mrs. M. ?. Stanton
Bridge Hostess
The Woman's club iWise.was the'
scene of a lovely partyVaturday af
ternoon when Mrs. M. E. Stanton
was gracious hostess to six tables of"
, bridge. The Valentine motif was ac
centuated by the use of red andf
white carnations and gladioli.
The tables were appointed for re*
freshments when -the guests arriv
ed, the tables were very festive witj*
the red Valentines and white carn
ations. Opened faced shrimp sand
| wiches, Valentine cakes, olives, pic
! kles, mints and coffee was served.
Interesting progressions of bridge
j ensued. When scores were counted,
Mrs. Bill Hammond held high and
was presented a lovely gift. Mrs. Dam
Finger was winner of the floating;
prize.
Out of town guests were Mrs. BilK
Hammond, Mrs. Joe Jackson, iMrs
!joe McCall, Mrs. Bid Mellon, Miss.
Louise Buford of Clover, and Miss
Odessa Moss of G rover.
Mrs. Saunders Honored
At Bridge Luncheon
A very lovely luncheon was giver*
by Mrs. H. S. Blackmer In- the pri
vate dining room of the Country
Club Saturday honoring Mrs. W. P.
Saunders, house guest of Mrs. Hugh
Ormand. .
Red hearts, mixed red blossoms
and red tape res were employed to
carry out the CValentine motif in
room decorations.
A very tasty three course luncheon
was served after which bridge was
enjoyed at two tables. The hostess
j presented the honor guest a gift
High score prize went to Mrs. P. M.
Neisler, ahd the consolation award
1 to Mrs. Ladd.Hamrick. * X-;'
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