The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-03
NORTH CAROLINIANS
IN THE METROPOLIS
lBY r. S. CarraWay.l
CaTTaWay.)

New York, May 3e.-Clarence H..
aackay's Army Aviation Cup was
packed up one day this week and
ehlpped to Washington. where it will |
~ presented to the War Department
through h Aero lab of America.
Military airmen of the United States |
army will compete for the cup in .
series Of flights. ar. Mackay, who
recently returned from his estate in
North Carolina, examined the cup be-
fore il was sent to the capital, and
Was much pleased with it. The cup
) Of solid silver. thirty inches n
,assion walnut. The width is also
,nirty inches. On the rim at the ton
.f the cup are the figures of four wo-
men holding in their outstretched
arms four small aeroplanes Of the BIZ
plane type. representing hight. The
.ntire silver piece is finished off in a
French grain finish. On the walnut
oase are twenty silver shields on
which the name of the winner Of the
trophy for each succeeding year will
oe engraved. The cup and base to-
rether weigh forty pounds. Inscrib-
I'd on the cup is The Mackay Army
Aviation Cup. presented by Clarence
~. Mackay, 1913"
The executive committee Of st.
Georges Club. OF Hampstead, through
IT, secretary, Arthur l.. Nichols. has
forwarded a copy of a resolution
adopted by the ommittee at a recent
meeting TO Walter H.. Page, the Tar
Heel who has gone to England as the
ambassador to hat country from the
United States. Mr.. Page q been a
member Of the board Of governors Of
ihe club for some time and has taken
a keen interest in the work of the
club. The resolutions adopted record
the appreciation OF the services per-
formed by the ambassador and the
relief that the new appointee will b.
y worthy successor to the line of il
Iustrious men who have served in
that capacity. In addition to acting
as a member of the board of COVER
nors of the club Mr.. Page has been
loosely in touch with the work Of St
Georges, which numbers on it's rolls
d membership of $50 men.
Miss Lily Watt Penn, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samue
LABEL Penn. Of Reidsville. ". c.
whose engagement to Theodore Her
mann kruttschnitt, son of Juliu!
Kruttschnitt. of this city, was an
nounced recently, has chosen June l.
as her wedding day. The ceremOn!
will take place at the home of tn,
brides parents in Reidsville, and viii
be largely attended by society foil
from all Of the Eastern cities, as wei
as many Western friends Of tn
couple. The brides chief attendan
will be Mrs. Woodhouse, of Ney
Windsor, VT. sister of the bride
Eroon. Miss Foiin, Of Winston
Salem. will also attend her. NJ
kruittschnitts brother will be hi
best man.
Alanrltnn 70 n oh1a FROM Tnn1n
this week, James b. Duke, the ARC
lima tobacco king, whose lease {
Mrs. James Henry Smiths house j
'irosvenor Square, London, expires j
the autumn, intends to make his pei
manent home in England and is ne
cotiating with several realty firm
who cater to SOciety'S needs, for
town house and a country estate. M
Duke has been motoring about frO1
one place to another for a Wee
seeking suitable quarters for his I,
ture residence. One deal is on, SO II
cable states. involving a huge amour
Tor one of the most famous cOuntl
places in England, but it will pro
ably not be decided for several week
Mrs. George Howe, who makes b
home for the greater part of Il
year in New York, n whose hu
band is one of President Wilson
- Civ
Latin in the University Of North Ca
Dina, has moved from Gramer
Park and Is now occupying an apal
fnent in No. 1872 East Nineteen
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott D~aingerfie
who are travelling in the West. e
pect to return in a few days to t
Gainsborough Studios. in W.
Flfty-ninth street, where they W
remain a short time before going
North Carolina for the summer.
Ninety-two new officers will be q
ded to Uncle Sans army on Ju
y by their graduation of the nr
lass of the corps Of cadets at I
United Military Academy at w
Point
The cadets who will be gradua'
come from thirty-six states OF
Union. Illinois leads with six; X,
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