The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-22

In SOCIAL REALMS.

IN SOCIAL REALMS.
A Reception Given in Honor of
Visiting Teachers by the In
dustrial and Commercial Club.
A very delightful social event
Was the reception given Thurs
day evening by theIndustrial and
Commercial Club in the reading
room Of the club on the second
floor Of the Lumberton Cotton
Mills office building to the teach
ers attending the teachers insti-
tute. More than a hundred guests
were present, the great majority
Of them out-of-town teachers,
and from 8.45 to II O'Clock the
club room was filled with young
people on pleasure bent. In the
receiving line were County Supt. !
OF Public Instruction j. R. Poole
and wife; Supt. w. H. Swift, Of
theGreensboro graded school. one
Of the conductors of the institute;
Miss M. |. Tillman of Salisbury,
an expert in primary work who
is assisting in the institute :Supt.
R. E. Sentelle, of the Lumberton
graded school, also one of the
conductors Of the institute. Mrs.
sentelle, and Mr.. J. A. Sharpe,
editor of The Robesonian, and
wife. Mr.. R. D. Caldwell, pres
! ident Of the club, and Mrs. Cald-
we'll welcomed the guests at the
: door.
! In gathering composed of
! such large number Of educators
itwasto be expected that talent a.
; long the line of Entertaining would
be displayed if called for; and
y that is what happened. Prof.
: Roy Mcmillan, of Riverton. prin.
: cipal of the Philadelphus high
J school, was first called upon and
Il he responded with most de.
9 lightful reading How huber
: Played" Josh Billings would
, have been gladder than ever tha
he wrote that stuff if he ha<
II heard how Prof. Mcmillan got i
off. 1t was tip-top and the au
II dience, realizing that Prof
s. Mcmillan had the real goods
N called for more; and as a.
re- encore Prof. Mcmillan said
little piece about pigs-it wa
Of an imitation of man calm
i'd pigs and the pigs answering.
!. certainly was scandalous an
y you'd a thought there was
= = whole room full of pigs there
~ you had not had the sensibl
W W and true avouch Of your ow
ho a. eyes,. Following this Miss Ma
Al n, garetWard sang You, Just You
81 Mr. Ed Rancke playing piano al
compartment, and another son
We after insistent applause, and the
ng there was a reading by Mrs. J. T
ne Poole-''That Oh Sweetheart
'g. Nine. 1t was done with Il
raj spirit and the understanding
at Mrs. Poole's rendering was sir
ye, ply exquisite, every shade beir
to traced with such nicely that dee
er sweetness was revealed in tn
.on always sweet gem. Mrs. Poole
If encore was most delightful. Ne
Miss Lily Barker sang, Miss A
die Tyner Of Lowe gave res
ing When Jack Comes Lat
and the encore, and aftel
ur- short intermission by special !
on, quest Prof. Mcmillan delight
the the crowd with another select
to Dennis Adventure With t
NC Owl"-which was all right; a
thy for his encore Prof. McMill
'ver gave an imitation of hen tt
ton was great the imitation, not
ade hen. Whatever he may not
eld: able to initiate all who heard /
'sed the other evening are prepa
ont, to swear that Prof. McMilla,
ters postmaster at initiating 2
lot, and hens-he could give the ps
nee, word to any sort Of pig or
oetn meeting and fool the pigs
DR.. hens to beat the band.
oc- One naturally knows that t
e lot large a crowd of teachers put
and gether in one room would fir
e on plenty to afford amusement a
age where, aside from the entert
bal ment mentioned above, and tn
who did their parlor tricks
the delectation of the crowd
Con- ed to the pleasures Of an en'
ly pleasant evening. Ice or