The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02

that for one night at least they should |
come together and have a little paa>y |
where business might be forgotten for |
the time being.
Vaudeville is to be enriched by
dramatization of O. Henrys short
stories. Joseph Hart has secured the
vaudeville rights to all of them, and
believes that the tales will adapt them,
selves particularly Well to the variety
stage. Only one Of Q. Henry's stories
has so far been dramatized success
fully andthat Is "A Retrieved Refor-
nation" which was converted by
Paul Armstrong and Wilson Miner
into Alias Jimmy Valentine" the play
| which created such 3 furore all over
| the country.
| To the strains o. Dixie" more than
| eleven hundred members of the New
| ork Southern Society sat down to the
| annual Dixie dinner and Colonial bali
| III the grand ball room of the AstOr
| Tuesday evening. The rooms were at
| tractively decorated with palms.
| spring flowers and IN places bales OF
/. cotton. AT supper, which was served
at midnight at small tables, there were
plantation singers to entertain the
guests, while two large orchestras pro
V1ded music for dancing throughout
! the evening. There was no speecnmak-
| ing as the guests devoted ali of their
| time to dancing. The Tar Heel State
was well represented i'll the gathering,
many former residents who are mem
berS OF the society, attending with
thelr guests. The affair proved to be
one OF the most successful ever given
by the society, which, by the way, is
| the second largest social organizatio on
! in the metropolis.
: Mr.. Paul Wallace of the firm OF
| Ashley Horne & Sons, Of Clayton. was
: in New York all of this week purchas-
: ing stock, and bearing the Informal
tion that his firm was buying heavily
? locality this year. Other Tar IIee
y buyers in this city this week included
4 r. H. Black, of Concord; c. w. Pol
4 lvOgt, of Wilmington: f. F.. Swartz
g berg, Of Asheville; W. H. Stone ant
a Mrs. Z. P. Pate, of Greensboro ant
c Mrs. W. L. Heath and Miss W. l.. Nc
;. Donald, of Charlotte.
= Mrs. D. r. Dixon and Mrs L. b
: Tilery, Of Rocky Mount, arrived il
& week, and are at the st. Denis for
q few days stay.
; Miss NJ. l.. Abbott AND Miss Mar
+ ! Carson, Of Greensboro Mare passin
u several days as guests at the Churchill
= Miss n, Q. Virgins, Of Murfrees
boro, was a North Carolina visitor i
the metropolis for several days.
II Miss L. A Lloyd, of Ashevillt
I reached the city during the week 10
/ a stay at the Grand.
Ii Miss L. G. Curtis, of Greensboro,
! spending several days in New YOrl
- staying at the Grand.
- Mrs e. G.. Mellon and Miss Sara
- | Mellon, Of Charlotte, were In the Cit
y on a pleasure jaunt stopping at tt
- McAlpin.
~ Miss c.. Burnette and Miss c. Girt
~ ~ wood, OF Rocky Mount, were anon
!. the Tar Heel visitors in New Yor
20 during the week.
- Mrs. A. Andrews and Miss e. Levi
y; OF Greensboro, are at the st. Den
-, ~ for a few days stay.
- Miss S. A. Perry Of Elizabeth Cit
~ has arrived in the metropolis, for
-. visit at the McAlpin.
n, North Carolinians registering at Il
es various Broadway hotelries duriI
ia the present week included the folloy
NJ ing:
Navarre-R Rem, Henderson.
, Grand-L. Z. Hindman, Greenvill
"a Mrs. c. Irwin, Reidsville: M: A: 81
rs clair, Fayetteville, and Miss D. Tre1
rs; Leaksville.
Id Wanick-C Wilson, Durham. :
n Marlborough. A. Lloyd. Ash
Il Vile.
r. Park Avenue-L. c. Britton, Cha
lotte.
Biltmore-J w Fraser Charlotte
@ Hermitage-P. l.. Roberts, Iillin
Ile ton.
ge York-D. G. Fussell, Tarboro.
ell Strand-F. ". Wilson, Greenvillt
ty, McAlpin-J. E. Spainhour, Nor
At Wilk esboro; +. /. StutsoD, Washin
oW ton, and Mrs. 4. Daye, Winsto
We Salem.
i'll Herald Souare-E2. g Ia1nbe
Its TnomaSville.
Or Breshn-Dr. J. a. Hart, Wad'
ed boro.
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