The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-27
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IAN OLD FASHIONED PARTY
Delightful Entertainment Given by X
S.V. II. at Miss Caro- Gray's-

One of the most enjoyable OF the
social events of Christmas Week waS
enioyed by the members of the X. >.
" p. Club and their friends at the
home of Miss Caro- Gray, on North
Blount street, last evening.
The r. S. V. p, which is composed
of a number of the young-bnt not
very Youngest of the c1ty'S SOCIAL
life gives each season an annual en-
tertainment to their young men friends.
This seasons meeting was what the
club denominated an ''Old fashioned
Christmas party" The event passed
away without any frills except the
Ioyeliness of the young hostesses ana
the merriment of their male guests.
While the games were OF the simple
and fun-rousing sort of the long ago,
there was nothing out of date IN the
way i'm which the members of the
club had arranged their entertalll-
ment. The hall and rooms in which
the party was held had been elaborate
iy decorated with holly, Christmas
bells-and mistletOe which was per-
mitted only as an ornament The lights
had been shaded in red to soften the
facial defects OF the guests and the
scene OF the party was most at
tractive one.
In the parIor large Christmas tree
had been erected and it was laden
with gifts for each guest-appropriate-
ly selected to fit the personality OF
the various recipients Hustling young
men addicted to ''horn-blowng' of a
personal character received gaily coll
ored paper instruments done up in
bright colorS to assist them in making
a noise in the world: cultivators of
red-eyed bulldogs got white and black
spotted CANNES to add to their KEN
nell and the dead game sports received
n II nnlyD CT
was decorated with the taste which
can be displayed only by the fingers
Of artistic young women and was re-
Splendent with the color and lights
of Yule-tide.
In the distribution of the gifts, Mr.
CASTOR Rogers was elected as Santa
Claus by unanimous consent by rea-
son of a ready wit and a wide knowl-
edeg of the foibles of his friends and
fellow guests whom he did not spare
in making his remarks; Mr.. Rogers
Sallies We're met with shouts OF APP
proval, but he found in his own gift
his own sermon.
During the evening the delicious re-
freshments, all prepared and served by
the club members. were served as was
a dainty and refreshing fruit and
Appollinaris punch" which came
from bowl decorated in the style of
Bacchus and appropriately wreathed
with grapes.
The hostesses of the evening were
Misses Lucy Andrews, Alice Aycock,
Eliza Brown, Pattie Carroll, Lucy
Haywood, Eliza Know, Emily Higgs,
Bessie Trapier, Villa Norris, Caro-
Gray, Mary Hull McKimmon, Rosa
Skinner, Lily Terrell, Loula McDon-
aid. Lily Skinner, Linda Tillinghast,
Ellen Mordecai, Cecil Hudson, Lora
Ferrall, of Winston, Bessie Scott, of
n 11ea1 + nf m
and Julia Moment.
rhe guests were Messrs. Lewis
West, CASTOR Rogers, James Sanborn,
W. F. kirkpatrick, William Boylan,
Billy Boylan, Benz. Sasser. j. B. Gill
mer. VIM. Harris, VIM. Crow, John
Mcdonald. James Thomas, Lonnie
Vreeland. b. r. Lacy, Jr., r. c.
Hubert Haywood. G. L. Jones, Cor
don Harris, L. T. Winston, Frank
Thompson. Will Morson. Joseph e.
Pogue, Jr., ID. L. Fort, Paul Pittenger,
Gordon Smith, Charlie Mcdonald. A.
d. st. Armant, Richard Gary, of Hen
derson j. G.. Ashe, James McAden,
Herbert Carroll, James Higgs Hubert
Hill. Thomas M Pitttman, Jr.. of Hen
derson Walter Clark. Jr., Mailer
Kramer, of Durham, John Holman,
of Durham. Thos. O'Berry, of Colds
boro, George Mordecai, Wright Dixon.
The new stunt" of the "old fash
toned rarty" was such a success that
the r. $. V. p. will have to stand
pressure to give the same character
of entertainment at their next years
meeting.
III He'd be Good to Her.
High Point, ". c., Dec. 26.-Eight
marriages We're celebrated here yes
rkE H.. rx,..f.,
rather amusing thing occurred. The
preacher had Intercepted the groom
who answered firmly YES" but when
the brides time came to answer yes,
instead of saying this simple and
usual word she replied, ~ will if he