The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-30
From Chase City.
The Mecklenburg and Its
Guests Matters Social and
Personal About This Popu-
lar Health and Pleasure Re-
sort.
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THE NECK LENRURG.

THE MECKLENBURG,
Chase City, Va, July %, 1908.
The week has been very gay at this
popular resort. The Bal puodre Satur
day evening was a thoroughly enjoyable
and beautiful affair. the women looking
especially attractive in rich costumes,
and the men very handsome with pow
dered hair, which was very becoming.
Among those enjoying the evening were
Misses Catherine Pace, Elizabeth Wjngo,
Irma Jeffries: jamie Garrett, Constance
Boudar, Mary Burwell, Alice Elan,
Paxton: Mesdames Westfall, Fry, Whita-
ker, Law. Heublin, Cooke. Boswell,
Wingo; Messrs. Turnhull, Rodwell,
Agnew, Norvell, Cooley Daniels, Turner,
Brooks. DR.. Uzzell Major McCaleb.
North Carolina has been we'll repre-
sented during the past week by the fol-
lowing well known people: Mr.; and I Mrs.
X. E. Royal, Wake Forest; Mr.. L. E.
Whitaker, Miss Anna Clarke Miss S. NJ.
Williams, Mrs H. J. Jordan, Weldon;
| Miss r. Reed, Mr.. William Williams,
! Wake; Mr. f. s. Parker, Jr., Graham;
Miss Tucker, Roxboro; Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ Bretch, Miss K. Duboy, Raleigh;
Messrs. E. J. Thoms and J r. Penn.
A bundle Progressive Hearts party
proved one of the merriest affairs OF the
week Each participant was asked to
contribute parcel, the contents OF
which were kept secret, and the result
was an almost endless variety of dainty
articles which were picked up haphazard
by the players, each one receiving a
prize in this manner No end of amusing
complications resulted. The players, Sc
date and dignifed. taking modest look
ing parcels, only to find that they con-
tanned something ridiculous; men receiv-
ing pearl necklaces, work baskets, ETC.,
while the women got something only
useful to husbands and sweethearts. A
large box of candy was given for the
highest score; this was cut for by Mr.. Z.
E. Norvell and Mr.. g. f. Eckenrode and
won by the latter. The players were:
Misses Wingo. Paxton, Pace, Jeffress,
Jost. Clarke, Hardin, Burwell, Royal,
Elan, Boudar; Mesdames Westfall,
Wingo, Law, Heublin. Tredwell. Whita-
ker. Fry, Cooke, Hostetter, Briggs,
Hardy and Robertson; Messrs. Rodwell,
Eckenrode, Turnbull, Cooley, Nusbaum,
Yokely, Norvell, Agney, DR.. Uzzell and
Maj. McCaleb The score was kept by
Miss Sarah Starke and Mrs. A. l.. j. BOs-
we'll
A bevy of bright and attractive girls,
who add to the social life of the place,
are Misses Elizabeth Wingo, Mary L..
Selden. Constance BOudar, and Gather
inc Pace
Many affairs are being planned for
August, when the pleasure season is at
it's height Card parties are to be the
order of the day and the evening. Among
those expected in the next few days are:
Miss Ida Flora Misses Aydlett, Eliza
beth City, n. c.; Mrs. R. T. Hubbard,
Dilwyn, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II.
Graham. Philadelphia. Others already
here are: Miss L. f. Davidson, W. F.
Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cridlin, Misses
Sue Starke, Sarah Starke. Helen Starke,
Messrs E. B. Hubbard, W. NJ. Boase, A.
p. Cone, A. S. Pope, F. S. Woodson, E.
F. Robertson, ]. S. Wingo, G. B. Clarke,
Miss Alene Hardin, Richmond; Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs, Winston-Salem, N. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. Nusbaum, cambridge, Ca;
Mrs. S. G. Morton. South Boston, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs A. Tredw well, Norfolk; Miss
Roy, Washington, D. c.; Mrs. S. Epes,
Petersburg. Va; Mrs. A. R. Foushee,
Roxboro; n. CD. P. Graft, Roanoke, Va;
H. E. Priest. f. Jones, Atlanta, Ca; Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. Lansberry, Norfolk, Va;
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. McNair, Miss Ina
McNair, Laurinburg, N. c.; Miss M. L.
Walker, Ohio; Miss Maria Webb, Hills
boro, n c.; Mr. Fl. P. Collins, Hillsboro
n. G.; G. H. Morton, Baltimore, Md; W
A. Maths. Chattanooga, Tenn; W. C.
Denney, Staunton, Va.