Mooresville, May 7—Miss Annie Whither of Catawba was the guest of Miss Helen Wilson Monday.
Mrs. M.J. Sloop and Miss Fannie Efird of China Grove were the guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Sloop.
Mrs. W.D. Gilmore, formerly of this city, is spending a few days here, having arrived from Mt. Gilead several days ago.
Misses Mary Howard Turlington and Mary Agness McNeely of Salem Female College at Winston-Salem and Mr. Harding Rogers of Davidson were visitors here during commencement week.
Mr. W.C. Ariel, former superintendent of the Mooresville graded schools, was the applauded visitor at the last night of the commencement. The children all showed their joy at his return visit.
Mr. Shelley Frontis, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frontis, is at home from a 17-day furlough from his ship, the U.S.S. California. Mr. Frontis is a petty officer in the wireless department and has just returned from a cruise to Panama and surrounding waters.
Dr. W.D. McLelland, who has been in the United States army for the last four years and for the past few months in the army of the Rhine at Coblenz, has reached Hoboken, N.J., and after the arrangements and necessary formalities have been gone through he will return to Mooresville. He is accompanied by his wife and John Rockwell, his little son.
Miss Pauline Edmiston was given a handsome traveling bag last night at the graduation exercise by Mr. H.D. Mills representing the Second Presbyterian church, where Miss Edmiston has been the organist for several years.
Miss Lois Richardson, who was visiting her sister, Mrs. P.A. Underwood, returned to her home in Pendleton, S.C., and was accompanied by Mrs. Underwood.
Thomas F. McMahon of New York, vice-president of the United Textile Union, will be here Saturday and make a talk to the union and non-union men and also citizens.
Mr. J. Ping Mills, who has been associated with his father in the Mills department store here, will leave soon and move to Charlotte, where he will resume his old position with Ivey’s.
“Confederate Memorial Day” will be observed here next Tuesday, when the Battle of Bentonfield Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, assisted by the Children’s Chapter, will decorate the graves of the dead veterans of the Confederate war, and serve a dinner to the old soldiers. The soldiers will assemble at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Norman at the corner of McLelland avenue, and Academy street at 11 o’clock. The following program has been issued: Music by the Mooresville band; address of welcome by Rev. H.M. Pressley of the First Presbyterian church; song, “Carolina Sunshine” by the Children’s Chapter; recitation, Miss Virginia Boyd; music by the band; “Let The Rest of the World Go By,” by the Children’s Chapter; recitation, Miss Margaret Kelly; song, by trio, Miss Nita Sloop and her brothers, Hugh and Ralph Sloop; flag and drill song, “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by the Children’s Chapter; song by the entire assemblage.
The Mooresville graded schools have had quite a successful year and the largest class in the history of the school graduates this year. There were 28 members in the class, 21 of whom were awarded diplomas, two receiving certificates. On last Friday night the children of the seventh grade gave an entertainment, each participant doing his or her part to perfection. Sunday night at 8 o’clock, Rev. H.M. Pressley preached the annual sermon to a packed house in the graded school auditorium to the graduating class. On Monday night class day exercises were held, when the class historian, valdictorian, salutatorian, kicker and boosteret spoke. The class motto: “Our Aim, Success; Our Hope, to Win.” The program was as follows: March, Miss Eugene Johnston; salutatory, Miss Ora Brantley; chorus, class of 1921; class poem, Miss Nevada Freeze; class booster, Miss Bernise Willeford; class giftorian, Miss Lorena Brown; class prophecy, Miss Lancy Low; male octette, Messrs. Frank Moore Doyt and Harry Cornelius, Carroll Beatty, William Harris, Moore Kelly; class history, Miss Margaret White. Presentation of the Key of Knowledge, acceptance of the Key of Knowledge, Miss Viva Rogers, president of the class of ’22; class duet, Misses Catherine Rogers and Cora Freeze; class flower and colors, Mr. Wade Todd; last will and testament, Miss Catherine Rogers; valdictory, Miss Cora Freeze; class song, “Farewell Mooresville High,” class of ’21. The class play, “A College Town,” was a marked success. Each player was at his best and the staging and direction was under the competent guidance of Mrs. H.C. Newsome. The hero was Mr. Doyt Cornelius and the heroine, Miss Sarah Brawley. The play was typical of a college town and was full the tricks and frivolities met with at such a place. The part of the negro servant, Leviticus, was very aptly given by Mr. LeRoy Kenette.
Wednesday night the graduating exercises took place. The literary address was delivered by Dr. Hanford of the University of North Carolina. The exercises were as follows:
March, Mrs. Eugene Johnston; invocation, Rev. L.B. Abernethy; chorus class of ’21; introduction of the speaker, Superintendent J.O. Falkner; address to graduates by Dr. Hanford; presentation of class for graduation, Principal J.O. Rogers; presentation of diplomas, Mr. J.P. Mills; class song by the graduating class. Wednesday night the graduating exercises took place. The literary address was delivered by Dr. Hanford of the University of North Carolina. The exercises were as follows:
March, Mrs. Eugene Johnston; invocation, Rev. L.B. Abernethy; chorus class of ’21; introduction of the speaker, Superintendent J.O. Falkner; address to graduates by Dr. Hanford; presentation of class for graduation, Principal J.O. Rogers; presentation of diplomas, Mr. J.P. Mills; class song by the graduating class. From The Charlotte News, Sunday morning, May 8, 1921
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