The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-09


son, of Wakefield; DR.. McCoy's wife
and children and many other guests
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SOCIAL EVENTS AT FUQUA1.
IN Eve With tue Epworth League
The .'Japanslenm.'
Instead of the dull season that every
one expected to follow the burning OF
the Cottage Hotel at Fuquay Springs,
hat popular resort has been ebulliant
With gaiety this summer Visitors
nave been numerous; several cottages
have been taken; house parties are
the order of the day; picnics, fishing
parties and entertainments of various
kinds have kept the young people rap
Lurously busy. Altogether. the warm
period has been signalized by as much
Enjoyment as minds bent on winging
he hours with jollity could we'll crowd
nto them.
spent an evening of rare pleasure AT
the hospitable home of Mrs. B. A.
Jones. There is no lack of talent
among the members of the league, and
those present were entertained by a
program of varied charm. Its salient
features weer an instrumental solo by
Miss Ruth ltiggan, Who has a touch OF
exquisite briliiancy: an especially
charming recitation by Miss Lena.
Ragsdale; an instrumental solo by
Miss Clyde Morris; a recitation by
Mrs B. A. Jones, whose talents as ala
elocutionist are admittedly high vo>
cal solo by Miss Mary Beasly; an
Uncle Remus' recitation by Mr.. J. D.
Riggan, ana an instrumental solo by
Mrs. Lawrence.
At the close of this feast of reason
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were served, and games of a varieo
| character closed an eevning whose
pleasure was alloyed by but one re-
gret-that those happy hours should
ever know ending.
Yet had they not none would have
had the happiness of attending the
er-shall l call it "Japogleam" enter,
tainment, sIpyllime in it's character,
held in the Spring Park Saturday
night. In the rainbow-hued light of
| many lanterns the foliage seemed
athrob with Japanese fire-flies. Unde,
this witching play of light and shadow
a large number of people gather to
indulge in a variety of diversions.
Among them may be noted a game ~
planting the garden with four colored
roses, a scramble through life by
twenty-six boys and an equal number
Of girls, and suggestions Of the way to
backs of hand-painted butterflies.
Hon. B. r. Lacy was present and
briefly addressed the gathering in his
own genial and sunny style, explaining
the object of the entertainment. Hon
Dan Hugh Mclean read the inscrip-
tions on tho butterflies with running
| comments and happy hits that filed
the grove with ripping mirth The
occasion was the result of earnest eff
hn ri nf Me- Il a }
lentine, B. A. Jones, P. B. Farmer, I
b. RenOldS and others to secure d
number of new volumes for the library
which is to be presented to the public
school at Fuquay this fall. hand
some sum was realized by the-er-
"Japog,eam, and it may well be re-
membered rs one of the social event.
| of the season at Fuquay.
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Reception at LaGrangc.
LAGRANGE, N. c., Aug. s.-Friday ev-
| ening a delightful reception was given
| by DR.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Mcdonald, in
honor of Misses Phebe and Sallie
Shaw. of kinston, this State.
/ Promptly at $50 o'clock the guests
! arrived and were cordially welcomed
| in the spacious halls, and parlors by
| Or. and Mrs. H. NJ, Mcdonald. Mrs
q. L. Capeli. Miss Pheoe Shaw and DIR.
! J. G. Greene, Miss Sallic Shaw and
Alex Mcdonald.
/ Very soon they were ushered into
! the supper room, the color scheme o.
which was pink, green and white. The
dainty refreshments were served by
Maria Smith. Jebbie Whitfield. Eunica
Bizzell and Vivian Wooten. In an adj
joining hall the frappe bowl was
gracefully presided over by Mrs. John
r. Wooten.
During the evening Misses Mabei
| Kennedy and Attic Fields sang and
Miss Kirkpatrick gave many beauti-
full piano selections.
I he guess were as follows: Misses
carrie, Charlotte AMI Louise Wooton
Mamie Richardson. of Selma: Rosa
Creech, Mabel, Belle and Kathleen
! Murchison, Leila AMI Attic Fields, lie.
more Fields, Lille Kirkpatrick, Mabel
and Bessie Kennedy, Daisy Peele, Mary
and Helen Wooten, Della Smith
Messrs. Edwin Wooten. Floyd Bar
wick, Milton Waters. Fred Isler. John
Moye, James and Dallas Stanton, Leon.
ard Wooten. Adolph Gray, Paul Kin.
sey, Flase Allen, John Pulley, John
Sutton.
SaSSer-WCOdalI.
Richmond Va Aug. 8.-A marriage