The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-16
IN SOCIAL REALMS.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Caldwell
Entertain in Honor of Miss Ma
ry WATSON, of Riverton-A
Delightful Event

Mr.. and Mrs. K. d. Caldwell
entertained MISREPRESENTATION
800 to 11:30 O clock, at their home
on Elm street, in honor of their
guest Miss Mary Watson, of Riv-
erton, who formerly taught in
the graded schools of Lumberton
and has numerous friends here
The grounds and porches were
lighted with Japanese lanterns
presenting an exceedingly pref
ty and attractive appearance
which was but an earnest of the
warm hospitality and delightful
entertainment awaiting within,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell and
Miss Watson received the numer-
Gus invited guests. First on the
programme for the evening was
the pairing of couples by means
of an auction sale. Mr.. w. K.
Bethune was the auctioneer. The
ladies' were placed behind a cur
tain in which had been cut two
small holes, and all that the gen
tlemen had to judge by in bid
ding were two bright eyes. Fort
innate, though, We're the bidders
above all the tribe who fall to the
auctioneer's seductive pleadings:
for they We're secure in the
knowledge that no matter how
high the bid it would not cover
even a fraction of the value of
the prize. At that, some We're
slow in bidding, for they hesitat-
ed to offer less than the world
for what was beyond price; but
all were duly sold at last and the
gentlemen were we'll content.
Followed a contest which test
ed ones familiarity with the
names of the counties in the
State. Each couple was given a
list of questions and the answer
to each was the name of d county.
Query: Who was Solomon? An
sWer: Davidson. Query: What
did the boatman say to his wife?
Answer: Rowan. And others
of like nature, only different;
very different; and for the nonce
it was a puzzled crowd.
Time up and cards collected,
the dining room, where Misses
Annie Ruth Caldwell, jamie Car
lyle, Jean Jones and Gertrude
McConnaughey served a salad
course and cream and cake and
mints, became the center of at
traction for a while. This room
was beautifully decorated in pink
and green. expressed in long
leaf pine and pink streamers
about the walls and pink stream
ers from the chandelier to the
table beneath, on which was the
cutest little pine tree imaginable,
brave with life-siZe burrs and all.
AS the guests reassembled in the
library, where the decorations
were red and green, expressed
in roses and ferns, and parlor,
exquisite in light blue draperies,
and the hall between, the result
of the county contest was an
nounced. Misses Leila May Gill,
Pennie Rowland, Flora Mcneil
and Minnie Lennon were the on
ly ones who had answered every
question correctly and in the cut
for the prize, an exquisite hand
painted copy of the well-knoWn
toast to the Old North State, Miss
Gill won. Miss Gill presented
the prize to the guest of honor,
Miss Watson, and IN rendering
and receiving the gift Misses
Gill and Watson made little
speeches so neat and apropos
that the crowd was surprised in
to entirely unattended applause.
Mr.. CaldWell's speech in present
ing the prize to Miss Gill was al
so entirely happy.
Tiny gilded burrs tied with red
ribbon were given as souvenirs
of the occasion. Music piano,
violin, voice rendered by Miss
J Marion Moring= of Asheboro. mus.
ic teacher at the graded school.
and Messrs. Rudolph Carlyle, Pope
Stephens, W.Lennon and Simeon
Caldwell, added to the pleasures
. Of altogether delightful hours.