The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-27
IN HONOR OF YOUNG OFFICERS

IN HONOR OF 1OONO UT TlOEhO
Rock Tournament GIVEN by National
Aid at Lorraine in Honor of New
ly Commissioned Officers Was al
Delightful Occasion-Door Receipts
1925 and Mr.. L. HI. CaldwelPs Gift
Was a Bolt of Sheetlng
The rock tournament given at the
Lorraine hotel Thursday evening by
the local National Aid society in hon
or of Lumberton's newly-commission-
ed army officers was most pleasant
occasion and decided success in ev-
cry way. The dining room, attrac-
lively and profusely decorated with
United States flags and potted ferns,
was filled with guests from $3.50 to
IL. Door receipts-25 cents from
each one except the honor guests
amounted to $19.25, and the prize for
the winner in progressive rock was
huge bundle of sheeting, donated
by Mr.. L. H. Caldwell, and will be
used by the society for making
bandages for soldiers and sailors.
Miss Maria Nash and Elizabeth
Whitfield received the offerings at
the door, where Mr.. 'and Mrs. J. A.
Sharpe greeted the guests, Mrs. E.
K. Proctor introducing to the receiv-
ing line, composed of Mr.. F. A. Crab
tree, proprietor of the hotel, and
Mrs. Crabtree and the following
young ladies with the officers in
whose honor the affair was given:
Miss Margaret Buie of Red Springs
and First Lieut.. C. B. Skipper; Miss
Marie Russell and Second Lieut.. E.
Knox Proctor; Miss Berta Mcneil
of Rowland and Second Lieut.. D. H.
Fuller; Miss Sadie Rae Pope and
Second Lieut.. J. Preston Cashwell;
Miss Cammie Mcneil and Second
Lieut. j. M. Russell; Miss Ruth Nor
ment and Second Lieut.. F. Eli Wish
art. From the receiving line Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Crichton conducted guests
to the punch bowls, presided over by
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Skipper and Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. L. Williamson. Miss
Agnes Mclean, recently home from
a special course in music at Column
bia university, New York, and Miss
Carrie Mae Hedgpeth enlived the
evening with music at the piano.
Progressive rock was played at
fourteen tables. At the conclusion
of the games it was found that no.
body had been able to bulge Miss
Maria Nash and Mr. R. H. Crichtor
from the table where they began, as
they had won every game, and thu
honor of presenting Mr.. CALDWELL
gift to the National Aid fell to Mis-
Nash. This was announced by MI
c. v. Brown and Miss Nash handle,
the bundle over to Mayor Jas. Z
Proctor, who most gratefully an
happily performed the task whic
fell to Miss Nash as winner.
Mayor Proctor paid a tribute t
the generosity and patriotism Of NJ
L. H. Caldwell, who had made sue
a generous gift-a bolt of sheetin,
IA yards,with thread to sew with. TIL;
was a gift in keeping with Mr.. Cal
wells well-knoWn generosity on 9
occasions. 1t is characteristic of IL
people to be patriotic, the may
said. No more patriotic and 10y
citizens can be found anywhere. T
recently had attempted to count -,
the number of young men who ha
off cred their services to their cou
try from Lumberton, and the res,
was surprising. No better showi
could be made, he said, by any toy
anywhere near the same size. Co
merding the noble work of the n
tional Aid, the mayor said he h
only one suggestion to make in
gard to that society, and that v
that it's membership should be lin
ed only by the number of ladies
Lumberton.
In concluding his appropriate
marks Mayor Proctor said that
course he did not want anybody v
goes to the front from Lumber
hurt, but in his minds eye he pict
ed some Lumberton soldier who
been wounded only slightly-jus
teeny' bit-bandaged with some