Local Items
One of the most elaborate dances of the season was given
last evening by the young men of Hickory in the Chero-Cola building. An
excellent orchestra from Asheville furnished music, and punch was served
throughout the evening. Dancing began at 9 o’clock and continued until a late
hour. Quite a large number of out of town guests were present to enjoy this
delightful affair.
Miss Minnie Berry is in receipt of two letters from her
brother, Benjamin B. Berry of the 81st Division. The young soldier
asks to be remembered to his friends back home and said to tell them that he
was having a great time playing baseball in France.
Corp. Bailey Patrick of the 2nd trench mortar
battalion landed Sunday at Hoboken, N.J., and was sent direct to Camp Upton,
where he will be mustered out.
Mr. L.L. Moss has begun the work of repairing the residence
of Mr. W.L. Poovey, recently purchased from Mr. Frank McComb. Three upstairs
rooms will be remodeled, hardwood floors will be laid downstairs and the house
replastered.
The Woman’s Classical Missionary Society of the Reformed
Church of North Carolina meets in annual session in Lexington Wednesday and
Thursday. Mrs. C.C. Bost and Mrs. J.L. Murphy will represent the local society
and Mrs. Geo. W. Sigmon will represent the society at Brookfield.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hunter, an eight-pound boy, A.C.
Jr.
Mrs. J.T. Regan has returned from Statesville where she
spent the past several weeks in a hospital.
Mrs. W.L. Frazier and Miss Blannie Frazier carried Miss Flow
Frazier to Salisbury this morning to undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Wednesday afternoon the Hickory Book Club will meet at Mrs.
G.H. Geitner’s home with Miss M.E. Geitner as assistant hostess.
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock Mrs. C.M. Shuford and Mrs. E.
Chadwick will entertain the Travelers’ Club at Mrs. Shuford’s home.
At the call of Mr. A.A. Shuford, member of the board of
trustees of the University of North Carolina and director of the campaign in
Hickory to raise funds for the Graham memorial building, a number of alumni of
that institution met at the chamber of Commerce last night and started action
towards helping in this worthy cause. The sum of $150,000 will be raised by
alumni and friends throughout the state for a students’ activities building,
which Dr. Graham had desired to erect in his life-time, and it was suggested
that all citizens who appreciate what this young educator had done for the
University and state during his short career be allowed to help.
Mrs. J.A. Martin and daughter, Miss Frank, have returned
from Raleigh where Miss Martin has been ill. She will return to Meredith
College in a week.
The home guards will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the armory
and it is expected that every toter of a gun will be present.
Mr. W.S. Pollard of local fame as a gardener, presented Rev.
S.B. Stroup with a basket of strawberries in honor of his guest, Rev. C.C.
Edmunds. It is very early for such luscious berries as he has.
Rev. Sanford L. Rotter, pastor of the Episcopal Church in
Monroe, has been elected president of the baseball association of his town, a
fact that is calling forth a good deal of comment. Brother Rotter is a fine
fellow, a true sport and incidentally an old side kick of the Record scribe, who feels like journeying
to Monroe to hear the old boy root for the home town team.
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