The farmer and mechanic., 1915-01-05

Robins A Iau. prcsident-g-neral.
gave lis usual Christmas dance We'd
nesday evening IT the Hotel BRETON
Hall for the benefit Of the educational
fund with which the chapter MAIN
tainS a school in the North Carolina
mountains for children II poor
mnuntalneerS. The patronesses in
cluded several weil-knovn former
North Carolina women arnnn. whom
We're Mrs Simon Baruch. Mrs. Hart
Well +. Gruhhs, Mrs. George Owens.
Mrs. Don Richardson. and The Misses
Helen and Ruth Steele.
Mr.. ]. .. Mcneil Mayor IF Fayettv-
vile and a prominent warehouse mer-
chant, is spending Il few days in New
ork. attending To business and enjoy
ing the sights in his spare hours. His
| young grandson Is with him. Mayor
Mcneil Is third third degree or-
! tlmlst IN regard To conditions in North
J Carolina and predicts that the new
year Will be hountiTul one
Professors t. ). Graves and \. =.
| Moore of Trinity College. Durham
passed the present week III Gotham.
| coming on particularly TO attend the
| annual meeting OF the Modern Lam
| guoGe Association 1T Columbia Uni
| Verslty. but also managing to de< ote
part OF the time iii enjoying the sights
of the metropolis Professor Graves
| said that Trinity College is in an ex-
cellent condition and that it is expert
| enclnS a highly successful year.
The Rev. and Mrs. George GreuVillu
| Merrill, OF St Pauls rectory, stock
| bridge, Mass have as their guests
over the holidays Mrs. George W.
Vanderbilt and Miss Cornelia Wander
hilt. Mrs Vanderbilt and her daugh-
ter Will pass some time in New Nork
before returning to Biltmore House
Mr.. f.. +. childs of Asheville presi-
dent OF the Mountain School Tor Boys
which was totally destroyed by fire
last week, is in New York conferrine
with members of the Home Mission
Board Of ths Presbyterian church un-
: der whose auspices the institution was
conducted. as to whether the schoo
: would be rebuilt. Mr.. Childs stated
l today that no decision had yet beer
Preached.
: Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Allen, Jr., O
, | Wake Forest, have been passing the
- last few days in the metropolis. stay
= | ing at the Navarro.
i Miss NJ. L. Oldham, CT Carlonton
n was q guest during the present weel
e at the Martha Washington Hotel.
S Mr. and Mrs. j. Walter Jones. 0
f Charlotte, have been spending tn
past few days in New York on
q pleasure visit
mi Mr.. and Mrs. r. {. Bell, Of Durham
( are among the North Carolinians Wis
Q iting in the metropolis, stopping a
+ the McAlpil.
IS Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Allen. of Louis
q burg, reached New York during tn
a Miss Julia Raines, OF Greersbor,
Il has been passing several days at -
q McAluln Hotel
New Years week brought quite
\ few Tar Heels to New ork on var
Gus errands Among those registere
| at the principal hostelries We're
II Aberdeen.-W. ID. Wetherbee. Char
lotte; F. s. Wombull. Ashevilie. an
f. L. Faulconer, Greensboro.
Wallick DR.. }. w TaukerSly, an
,f f. +. Harlee Greensboro.
ar Grand-D. Rights, Winston Salem
r. NJ Is Neyalt, Goldsboro, and j. V
I'd Walton, Statesville.
N Strand r. Z. Owens, Raleigh
to Arlingt on.-F d. Eurns, Thoma
IN ton.
e, Latham.-E w. Jordan. Charlotte
to McAlpin.-H. A. Wilde, Ashcvill
r. ]. l.. Hartsell, Concord, and J w. tr
le ser, Charlotte.
lis Flanders-J. P. Brawely, Raleigh
I'd lmperial-J. A. Mills Raleigh.
in Park Avenue.-G. S Weston, w
I'd son
of Marlborough-H Goodowitz, Rocl
m Mount.