French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-17

by Governor Beckett from the stare
Red Cross Commission in which she
has been much Interested AID for
which she has done very effective work
in this section. Mrs Whitaker is IS
pecially enthusiastic over the ~sociol0g-
zeal session of the conference at ClG-
cinnati and states that the discussions
on nursing, administrative town and
county problems, local health centers,
the social unit and medical eA~nina-
ton of school Children, etc.. were I'M
usually interesting, n shew would ike
to see and aid in his work in Henoef-
sonVilIe whereby a lite ~unselfsh work
and a small amountkof dues could do
| so much for humanity and the govern
ment as well just at this time when
observation is IL Wutchword in etcry
line.
%
Food conservation and food produc-
ton are interesting the local club wo-
men just at this time. AT the meet
ing Wednesday afternoon the ladies
decided to join hands with the graded
| school faculty in planning and carry
ing to success a food production work
among the boys of the town. E.. S.
Milsaps, of Statesville, district agri-
cultural agent. gave the suggestion and
| County Demonstration Fleming prom1s-
!. ed to supervise the work of preparing
! the soil and the planting. And the
plan as presented to the club on We'd
nesday afternoon by Miss Edwards. OF
| the school faculty, is to enlist as many
boys as possible, secure q leader. dt-
vide the boys into squads vita q cap
! tain at the head of each squad, OBJ
tain every available lot in the city and
plant food stuffs that will keep over
the winter. The club was pleased to
hear Miss Edwards plan and further
was pleased to take a part in this work
and the president appointed a commit
tee to meet with those in charge from
the school and help engineer this
movement. The committee named
was, Mrs. r. T. Wheelright, Mrs. +. A,
| Ewbank. Mrs w. P. Whitmire and Mrs.
NJ. A. Brown.
The club chose "Latin-America" fer
next years study and the program
committee will arrange the programs
and year books very soon. Mrs. R.. +,
Freeze is chairman of this committee
and Mrs. F. A. Ewbank and Mrs. J. 5
| Brown a@e her assistants.
Progressive rock entertained at a
party given by Miss Belle Corriher al
her beautiful surban home, Oakland
Height" on Tuesday evening. The at
fair was given in honor of her house
guests, Misses Mary and Lillian Miller
of Salisbury. Miss Corriher used yell
low aZaleas in profusion in her decora-
tions and the room in which the four
tables were placed presented an at
tractive setting for the young players
! Miss Lillian Miller won the prize offer
/ ed the ladies for MAKING highest score
; and H. G. Rainey. Jr., won Il gentle
mans prize for highest score. The
prizes were a crepe paper luncheon
set to Miss Miller and a ciG3r cutter
to Mr.. Rainey. At the conclusion OF
the games an ice course was served.
| Besides the honoree the following
were the guests. Misses Bessie Hedge
| Sallie Patton, Annie Patton. Emily Ew-
bank. Mrs. Margaret Cutter. Messrs.
: C.. Few, Marion Walker Coepes EtamI7
| ter, ]. M. Stewart. DR.. B. F. CEH. DR..
! McPheeters. Prof. Alexander. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Rainey, Jr.
The base ball team of the Blue RIDGE
| school closed the home schedule Satur-
| day by defeatine the Fleet nine by the
score of 10 to A.. This is the escond
game these two teams have PLAYED
| Blue Ridge being victorious in the first
first game also, IA to Z.
Swink. pitcher for the locals, was
wild at first, and tho first inning
with one down walked two men and hit
another but managed to get by with
| only one run chalked against him that
| inning. His team mates. piled rp q
sum the first three innings, so through
out the game he was in any seri-
GUS danger of defeat, 'Gignilliat. on the
mound for Fleet. pitched splendid ball
after the first three innings, holding
the Blue Ridgians s~coreless the last
FIVE innings.
Rhodes was the leader at the bat.