Personal Notes from Polk County News, Oct. 30, 1924

Admiral Berry, U.S.N. retired, and Mrs. Berry left this week for their Detroit home where they will remain some time before returning to Tryon for the winter. Admiral Berry is well known as an Arctic explorer, having been connected with the Gennett expedition.

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Bishop Tourett of Boise City, Idaho, has taken Godshaw house for the winter season, after spending the warm weather at his Cape Cod summer home.

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Ward Averal, who is attending school at Mt. Berry, Ga., is loud in his praise of his school, and writes to Tryon friends that while homesick at first, he is now satisfied. Mr. Averill stated that he took courage from looking at a postage stamp and concluded the only thing to do was to “stick” to the end. [Last name was spelled Averal on first reference and Averill on second.]

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Miss Helen Stearns, president of the Lanier Club, with Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. Rion, Mrs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Searles, attended the annual meeting of the District Federation of Women’s Clubs in Hendersonville on Tuesday. The district federation comprises about 30 clubs of Western North Carolina. Mrs. E.G. Holden went up for the afternoon session and enjoyed the wonderfully strong and forceful address to the women of the State president, Mrs. Jerman.

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Misses Wilma Livingston and Louise Mills entertained in a most charming manner at Miss Livingston’s home last Saturday night. Nineteen guests enjoyed the hospitality extended them, the out-of-town guests being Misses Grace Wiggins and Leila Wreson of Spartanburg. Dancing, music and games were enjoyed until a late hour and delicious refreshments of fruit punch and cake were served. This was one of the initial parties of the fall and winter season amongst Tryon’s young social set.

From the front page of the Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., Oct. 30, 1924

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