The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-24
IN LIVINGSTON soCIETY.

MISS Addle NO'menP enter
tanned DELI fully. THURSDAY
evening al the ,residence-of Mr.
and Mrs. II. B: Jennings on the
corner Of Seyenth.and. Chestnut
streets, L. a Wilmington.
birthday party. The Invitations
we're neatly written on piece o
paper in the shape of Ratchet
and Che. de e; "a were alfred
white a9d blue. The'guestsDr
their arrival we're recfysd sbJ
Miss Nermentand. ushered< into
the parIor, where tfef gemaiRes
until about nine o'eldntksyxwheri
they werAasked out in Thy nall
to the punch bowl which was pre-
sided overSby Misses Agn5s No
Lean and. Aunlc n l. FL r,
After the punch everyday went
back to the rarlor. tlfen pencil
and paper we're gwen 10 each in.
diViduat. The papeta had the
name of George, Washington
%Eit er across thetop, of it and
che contest was to see who could
write the mast wordssusing, only
letters in the name George
Washington. After fifteen
minutes the papers were gather.
ed upand handedover to the iudg
es, who were Misses Cam mie
Mcneil and Addie Norment
Messrs Frank Mcleod aud W,
K. Bethune. The judges, after
comparing the specimens Of
much energy, reached the conclu
sion that the first priz4 belonged
to Miss Virginia Whitfield and the
BOBBY to Mr.. Jesse Stansel.. Mr.
W K. Bethune then with a few
remarks presented the bTixAs
the first one being large Ped
white and blue pencil, and the
BOBBY "a pair of BABY slippers,
which as it were, represented
defeat. The. contest being over
flags with a piece Of paper pin
ned on them we're passed AROUND
to all the. girls, hhd@oa >:tha piac(
OF papefr vas: written. 1i14rts OF .
sentence The boys then ,rece:v
Ell their n4g$, which had ON them
he cords ! Completing the sen
hences started on the flags il tht
possession of tbs gmis,l "A F:ShSa
the boys had TO do then was II
find The girl Jap ossessien of th'
absent paftsuf his Sentence. s.
CONG, eaIt WEre r.; adv TOT ne din
ing r"om. where Misses Ag@e.
M5L~ah AMI A1ipis- Nenr >FdIlel
,s4rYe4 whipped cream Will
cc1G&rfiFs 'a.nu1 cake. On ret6rn
ing from tre;dfpia x, room panci
Was. a gain served. - = E
Miss lizzie. Whitfield contri5dt
ed very mach 50 the: pleas ure %
the evening by singing a mum
Der Of songs. Miss Ruth, MhaleJ
accom- panying her on tie piano
TIE oceasi9p from. start to tinlsI
was a mOsHADjyable one.
Saturday evening at 9 o'clocl
a large crowd of invited. guest
tssem2led at, the home Of Mis-
Viz .rtia@yhitfeld, % Main street
she aSceasi'n being a Nashineto
birthday parry. The decorations
in colors OF red, white and blue
presented a very attractive al
pearance, A string of little hazel
It's, cut from paper, hung 3cros
N arch in the pariOr,. which wer
.rery appropriate and addedAnnc
. the atLractiveness- OF the .Goct
! ratiors.. .:....,.-~ 49,. IT,.
! Shortly sfter the guests arli,
ID paper and pChri!s were passe
sreund, and every body Was ash
ID 70 write q com position o
GeQrEeIt Washington. Fiftee
minutes having expired, tn
quickly composed composition
we're gathered up, then redistrit
uted so that no one held his c
ner composition. Then one b
one the guests were called upo
| TO read the com position In ban(
The compositions. being read, Ii
tie cards were passed arount
The gentlemen then each wr II
ON his card tue name of SOME Il
dy whom he thought deserved tt
prize, The. ladies' each wrote c
her card the name of some gel
tleman when she thought derer
ed the prize, After all had yots
tine. cards were gathered. UP 4ar
countea,; which proved the,.prizs
to belong to Miss Polly g owd'
and Mr., G H. Morrow n
Woodie Lennon presented >
Miss Crowder a hat brush f
her faithful and efficient work