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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1916
Page
16
New Bern reports Miss Edna Watley of Pollocksville spent time this week visiting friends. Mrs. and Mrs. A. T. Gerrans also spent several days last week in Nor.
Misses Sina and Path enia C of Hayboro spent a day in Nexns this week visiting local shops and meeting residents. Reports describe a brief sightseeing excursion with shared meals and light weather during a short stay.
Miss Margaret Wallace has relocated to Kinston to join the teaching staff and will serve in the local schools.
Miss Clara Everett of Oriental spent a day in Baltimore during a visit and traveled on toward her home after the stop in Maryland.
Mrs. J. M. Lumley of Goldsboro is visiting relatives and friends in New Bern. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tibgle of Alliance paused in New Bern en route to Durham to visit relatives. Lieut and Mrs. Donald Patterson of Washington DC are guests here. Mrs. Carrie Haas of Columbia South Carolina, after visiting New Bern, is now visiting Greenville Mississippi.
Mr and Mrs Julia Warren and children of Trenton who were visiting in Sdrenton are now visiting relatives here.
Misses Liza Branch Lucy and Ellen Guion and Mr T B Whitehurst spent adsayv in Washington this week.
Asheville details show Mr and Mrs James Bear of Roanoke visiting then returning home. Mr and Mrs William B Taylor visiting Richmond. Mrs G A Folin of Jacksonville Florida visiting Asheville. Mrs S L Latimer and Mrs S W Foulkes of Wilmington staying at Hotel Zinzendorf Winston-Salem. Mr and Mrs Francis Hollingsworth of St Augustine Florida visiting Northern cities now in Asheville.
Mrs Mattie Maston entertained the Ladies Aid Society of the First Methodist Protestant church Tuesday afternoon on Liberty Street. Twenty members attended and after the business session the hostess served a delicious refreshment course.
The city is surprised by the marriage announcement of Nettie Marshall Thomas to Lonnie Hammond on October fifth, nineteen hundred sixteen. The couple is linked to Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Chandler, who reported the nuptials from Norfolk Virginia.
Mrs J N Parker and her children have returned to Fair Bluff after visiting in Florence Washington D C Louise Powell of Conway spent last Sunday in Fair Bluff visiting relatives
Miss Sallie Anderson of Whiteville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Anderson this past Sunday Mrs Z M Barden entertains her mother and sister from Fort Pierce Fla this week Mrs J B Jones spent Friday in Whiteville as guest of Mrs R W Davis Miss Ora Rogers is visiting Chaneston South Carolina for a time
Hickory reports a wedding at Mr. Joe Cline home as Monroe Bruner and Bertha Cline wed with T Perry Mouser officiating. The couple will reside in Highland. Other items mention Barclay family visiting Lynchburg and relatives returning from High Point and Thomasville, plus social visits and Entre Nous Club gathering hosted by Constance Best with Ronda Buchanan next.
Whiteville dated Oct 14 notes Miss Lizzie Spivey visiting Abbottsburg friends. Mr John Carter of Wilmington visited here. Mr and Mrs A E Powell spent Monday in Wilmington. Mrs L M Bass returned from Abbottsburg. Mrs J S Williamson back in Whiteville after travel. Mrs C R Spencer went to Camden SC for Frances Boykin’s wedding. Mrs D W Hughes returned from Wilmington. Mr and Mrs C R Carson back from the North Carolina mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Thompson and children spent last Sunday in Chadbourn visiting relatives. Miss Margaret Andrews of Wannanish and Miss Ethel Hood of Lake Waccamaw, here attending school, also spent the day at their home.
Prof B C Siske led the Christian Endeavor session on consecration of schools with Prof M H Wooten backing the cause for consecrated teachers and rural district committeemen. Readings and a vocal duet by Mrs D E Bsst and Miss Anna iPerce were enjoyed. Aid societies met at Warsaw Inn to arrange shipping a car load of old papers and rags for charitable use.
Mr and Mrs Frederick L Hermon celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last Saturday at their country home. Their golden jubilee was attended by many children grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Numerous friends sent beautiful presents to the couple and a sumptuous dinner was served in the large dining room of the country mansion, which was attractively decorated for the occasion.
Waynesville social items list visits by Mrs. Lydia Allen in Asheville and Mrs. Ruth Walker in Crabtree. Guests Include Miss Helen Hopkins in Asheville and her trip to Richmond before Washington, D. C. return. Also noted are travels of Miss Morgan Clyde and Miss Willie Willis to Asheville, with Mrs. J P. Know returning from Asheville to Waynesville.
Mrs. H L Stevens returns from Charleston after placing son at Citadel Military Academy. Mrs. H Formy Duval of Whiteville visits daughter Mrs. M K Moore. Mrs. J R Bissett of Savannah guests sister Mrs. C A Womack. Mrs. C J Brown shopped in Wilmington. Mrs. John Best leaves for Baltimore with infant Eve lyn for treatment. Annie Garner visited brother J O Garner in Rocky Mount. George M Long of Burgaw spent Sunday with Hazelett and Beall families. Beall buys stake in Carter's warehouse and plans to stay this winter. Attendees at Goldsboro Fair noted.
Mrs. J. T. Gresham and others from Newport visit Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Garner. The gathering includes several named ladies and grand-daughters Lida Kate and Maggie May Mann.
Mrs. Will Williams Jr and daughter of Madison visit relatives in Reidsville. Mrs Lucy Trotter returns home from Winston-Salem. Mrs Bruce Wright of Raleigh visits Mrs Cora Johnston. Mrs J S Hutcherson returns from Winston-Salem. Mrs S C Penn and Miss Helen Penn visit Richmond. Misses Gertrude and Ruby Gaggee of Leakesville visit town. Miss Nellie Morrison goes to Mount Hermon for school.
Mrs Price Furpless hosted the school bazaar committee at her home on Tuesday night with a baby booth to be run in November. The gathering included all committee members followed by a moving picture party at the Amazo. Miss Alice Adkins leaves for Le noir county to teach this winter and is praised as a talented young educator.
Mrs. D. O. Daniels reports back from Rose Hill where she represented the Missionary Society of the local Methodist church. Mrs. C. L. Stevens assumes leadership of New Hope school in Brunswick County, deemed a strong district choice. The district approved a local tax and expects a successful year with strong attendance.
Mrs Minnie Weber of New York is spending time here visiting Mrs Henry Weber.
Miss Mary Evans of this city has been chosen as superintendent of the Gaffney City Hospital in Gaffney South Carolina. She is currently staying in Charlotte.
Miss Mary Mc Dowell spends time in Ab beyville S C Mrs Joe Snell returns from Allenton Pa Mrs J H McGregor visits Star NC guests of Mrs W C Boney and family Mrs J C Blair returns from Raleigh Miss Lalah Blair visits Hamlet from High Point Mrs McDowell and Miss Lilah McDowell visit Hamlet from Chester Rose Duer visits sister Mrs W D James in Hamlet Louis Archie and daughter Mary Lill relocate to Hamlet Lucile Powers birthday party with friends and refreshments.
Miss Mary Johnson and Miss Isabelle Cromartie visited friends in Lumberton and Wallace respectively for events this week. Local residents Mrs. R B Cromartie Miss Agnes Cromartie of Berwick and Mrs H G Singletary of Riverside dropped by. Mr and Mrs H L Helms hosted friends on the lawn with games and a sweet course. The Baldwin couple returned from St Petersburg Florida and other locals were seen visiting relatives and friends.
The Woman's Betterment Association held a meeting last Friday and will again meet biweekly. The upcoming program promises a delightful surprise and an effort to include a speaker from a distance.
The Woman's Betterment Association appoints Mrs Hewitt and Miss Newton to solicit out-of-town donations for a town bazaar benefiting local schools. Civic Club flowers outside Court House square please attendees. Miss Lollie Russell to organize supper. bazaar seen as most successful yet.
Raleigh residents and visitors are noted with movements among Miss Mary Thompson of Falls of Neuse and Mrs. W H Pemberton of Little Rock who visits Concord. Other locals include Mrs James Erwin Diehl returning to Macon, Miss Lillian Reese from Durham, Miss Janie Gordon from Fredericksburg and Mrs M A Hardie visiting Crews Va.
Miss Mary West of Wadsaw visits Calypso October 14 and is hosted by Miss Lenda Sellars with Mrs. Hettie Powell and Miss Louise Powell. Powell exhibits several home products at the Goldsboro fair after a Monday visit.
Mrs Bettie Byrd Miss Nellie Byrd and Mrs Jasper Byrd spent a day in Goldsboro. Os Mr and Mrs G P Britt visited Falling Creek. Nancy Cox vice president of the Woman's Missionary Society stayed as guest of Mrs Claudia Shine. Lenore Purcell resigned as music teacher to join Chicora College Columbia S C. R L Cox to lead the music class for remainder of term. Mrs Addison Purcell visiting her parents Mr and Mrs S A Bowden.
Smithfield residents share weekend visits with friends in Goldsboro Laurinburg Princeton Kinston Rocky Mount and Oxford. several guests and hosted gatherings noted including Mrs Nora Narron Mrs Ellen Eason Miss Sallie Hadley Miss Martha Parker and families.
Mrs. R. T. Davis of Winston-Salem visited Greensboro as did Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Jones of Walnut Cove. Miss Mary Boyd travels from Reidsville toward Washington while Mrs. Edward Horstman returns to Newton. Nell Durham arrives from Wilmington to visit Mrs. Hiram Bell. Mrs. George R. Kennette heads to Mount Airy for several days with relatives. Mrs. John Tull of Waynesville arrives for a Greensboro stay. Irvine Guy returns home to Bedford City after visiting relatives here. Mrs. W. S. Clary recovers from a trip to Salisbury. Mrs. E. C. Duncan and daughter Elizabeth travel through Raleigh and Winston-Salem before returning to Greensboro. Mrs. J. S. Betts visits Atlanta for a spell.
Bladenboro headlines list residents and visitors with ties to Clarkton Bennettsville Lumberton Wilmington and Fayetteville Miss Gladys Brown of Clarkton visits Miss Clara Buie Miss Lillian Singletary visits Miss Jettye Bridger Miss Daisy Thompson travels to Lumberton to visit friends Ada Edwards departs for White Lake to teach Mrs J F Hester visits Lumberton and friends Mrs B M Edwards of Bennettsville visits here Miss T A Todd and Miss Jeasie Todd spend time in Allenton Jettye Bridger visits Wilmington Eliza Singletary and Mayme Smith visit Lumberton Willette Hugher stays with Mrs J W Wilson Mrs H O Sedberry of Fayetteville is guest of her son Dr H B Sedberry and the Mercer party return home from Wilmington
Miss Lillian Reese from Raleigh spent last weekend in Durham. Mrs. Jones Fuller returning from Richmond, Selma Scales from Greensboro, Luna Satterfield to Burlington to teach, Evelyn Moss from Georgia back home, Bessie Cauble from Black Mountain in town, Irma Stephens from Roxboro en route to Raleigh, Annie Louise Allen visiting Goldsboro, Mrs. Mary Baker visiting Norfolk, Va, Allen Bryan guest in Gastonia, Pinkie Hux visiting Greensboro, Mary Sharp weekend in Hillsboro, Carrie Bell Hayward visiting Mocksville, Mattie Pullman from Leasburg in town, Pullman also visiting Littlington, Rev. H. I. Glass brother of Mrs. B. C. Glass back home, W. T. Bost from Raleigh visiting, J. W. Walters returning from Florida.
The Erie dispatch notes Billy Sunday will locate his tabernacle on One Hundred and sixty-eighth Street in New York City as the metropolis shifts its amusement center steadily up town.
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