The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-05-27
PEANUT N.
NORTH
IN THE
(By R. S. Carraway.)

New York, May 24.-The North
Carolina Society Of New York gave its
annual dinner and reception at the
knackerbocker Hotel Tuesday evening.
The speakers were John Purroy
Mitchell, president OF the Board Of
pointed collector of the port: George
McAneny, president OF the Borough
OF Manhattan: Acknowledgement T..
w. Pickett, of Raleigh, and Judge
Charles F. Moore, formerly OF Vir-
GINA, and now Of his city.
Among the more prominent New
Workers. all former residents of the
Old North State, who attended the
dinner, were: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gordon Battle. MI. and Mrs. Charles
baskerville, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c..
Cowies, IT,, Mr.. and Mrs. George M.
| Gales, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus T.. Patter-
| son, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.. Pritch-
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Russell, MI.
and Mrs. John S. Primrose. Mr.. and
Mrs. homa Staples Fuller, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles S. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. ". Fuller, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph III.
Strange. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas e.
Yuiile, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin X.
Duke, Mr.. and Mrs. James II, Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Osborne. Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Van Wyck, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth NJ. Murchison. MI.
and Mrs A.. B. Gwathmey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Junius Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Marvin Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph II.
Graves, Mr.. and. Mrs. Frank c.. Me
hane n Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H.. Har-
riss.
An engagement of much interest to
New Workers is that of Miss Lily Watt
Penn, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Caheil Penn, of Reidsville, n. c.,
to Theodore Hermann Krlttschnitt, OF
Tucson. Ariz. III marriage is to be
in lpxno Mise a n. fhA n1aaO4 n q ?, 0h
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Penn. is ef a mos
aristocra1ic type Of beauty. endowed
with the expisite grace and persona
charm which is her heritage from Z
long line Of disting uished ancestry
the Penns and Watt being among
most fanous Of the splendid Old fam
? lilies Of Virginia and the Caro1iuas
) long distinguished for the great beau
. ty and charm OF heir daughters.
Mr. kruttschnitt has charge Of tn
western ines. Of the Southern Pacif,
! Railroad, and is located. in Arizona
5 his father, Julius kruittSchnitt, of thi
: city. president Official for The Southern
= Pacific, being widely known as a ma
Of extensive business affairs and abil
. ity.
= The annual luncheon of the Dixi
Club, the econ largest Woman's clu
: in New York, and composed OF south
ern women residing in Gotham, TOO
~ place oatuIOAS 4)c1IIiOIlINO :, vii
3 Mrs. Henry H. Sewer, the newiy-elect
= ed president. presiding. Piartal,o
melodies were sung by negro minis
trels. and many OF the husbands Q
= the ladies were among the Two hun
!. Gred guests.
James Il. Duke, president of tn
S British-American Tobacco Compan
and formerly president OF the Amer
can Tobacco Company, has bought
= large interest in the Liggett Dru
4 Company. In connection with tn
- purchase runlorS AVE been circulate
that he win use the Liggett concern 9
\ an opening wedge for competitio
= with the American Tobacco CcmpAn
!. and other tobacco concerns in tn
: country. The Jiggett Company
= closely allied with the United Dru
llCompany. A large part Of the stor
:. OF the latter is the property OF son
$500 druggists scattered througho1
the United States This fact has pee
= used as. = basis Of a report hat n
AZ Duke hopes tou Sc the. Liggett Con
~ pany's connection as a e Of ult
- mate1y featuring the output Of Il
British American Tobacco CompaI
- by a retail campaign. However, NJ
- Duke. according to inside interests
- the American Tobacco Company h
not sold his stock in that cencern,r