Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-12-15
SOCIAL
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On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. ]. K
McLendon was hostess for her Book
Club. The club game "42" was the diver |
sion of the afternoon, after which the
books were exchanged and the hostess
served salad course.
Miss Elizabeth Cole has as her hodee-
visiter, Miss Douglas Sweeney, Of Paris,
Tenn. = %Ft rni0E,y
Miss Nancy Farley who has been
guest of Miss Ida Morrison atthe dfxacu-
tive Mansion in Raleigh, is expected to
return this week. Js,s emp
At Ramp Kill Kare, Saturday evening
several of the young men of'Rockingham
gave a thoroughly delightful affair, in
the nature of of Bird Supper" COM
pimentlng Miss Douglas Sweeney, guest
of Miss Elizabeth Cole When the folks
arrived the found cherry fire burning
in the reception hall and supper was
ready, and sumptuous one it was, FOO.
quail on toast, rabbit, rice and gravy,
biscuits, pickle, tomato on lettuce, coffee,
were: Misses Douglas Sweeney, Eliza
beth Cole, Horneday Groves, Williams,
Stacy. Laura Page Steele, Berta West,
Bertha Hicks, Messrs. Leo Warburtun,
Bill Ormond, Robert Stansill. Tebs Steele.
Walter Covington, William Harry and
George Entwistle.
Mrs. Henry L. Guthrie was hostess for
the Married Ladies' Book Club on Friday
afternoon at her home on Randolph St.
Wednesday afternoon from to o.
clock, at her home on Washington street,
Mrs. William Little, Steele entertained
four tables of "42" in honor of the birth.
day of her mother, Mrs. w. H. Moore.
Tables were arranged in the spacious
hall and parlor, where the game was en-
tered into with much interest and enthu-
siasm. The house was beautiful with
decorations of long leaf pine and potted
plants. After several progressions, the
hostess served delicious chicken salad on
lettuce, olive sandwiches, cheese straws,
saltines, hot coffee with whipped cream,
followed by tutti frutti muosse and ma
biscos. The honoree was the recipient of
several very attractive birthday remem-
brances, although it was not generally
known by those invited that it was to be
a birthday party. Expressions of best
wishes for many more just such happy
anniversaries for Mrs. Moore from those
present: Mesdames Geo. Entwistle, ].
w. Leak, Watson, Scales, T. A. Coving-
ton, Mamie Steele, George S. Steele, Ben
Palmer, Willie Stansill Fannie Lyon, A.
B. Brewer, A. c. Everett, Whitlock. S. w.
Steele, A. L. Mcdonald Lowdermilk, Lee
Everett, Jesse H. Page, of Henderson, H.
c. Dockery, w. M. Covington, and Miss
Bessie Everett.
Mrs. Ben Dunlap will arrive Thurs
day to be the guest of Mrs. S. w. Steele
for several days. Miss Annie Page, oi
Augusta, will arrive Saturday to be the
guest also of Mrs. S. W. Steele for several
days.
Mrs. Bette F. Long has returned from
Randolph county, where she has been the
guest of relatives and friends.
MRS. Mial Leak was the charming hos.
tess to the members of the rock clnb on
last Friday afternoon. Six tables were
attractively arranged in the living room
At the conclusion of the game. At the
conclusion of the game, delicious refresh.
ments were served, consisting of chicken
salad, sandwiches, hot rolls and coffee
with whipped cream.
Friday night at the home of Miss Rosa
Steele, the tenth grade of the high schoo
and teacher, Miss Arrowood, gave one Of
the most unique parties ever given ir
Rockingham, in honor of Ellis Arenson
of the tenth grade, who is leaving witt
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Arenson, tc
make their home in Baltimore. Wher
all had arrived slips of paper were giver
out for a contest, about your kin PEG
pie" which was very clever, followed by
a musical contest, the Charades wers en-
joyed. Sandwiches, hot chocolate with
whipped cream and little cakes wert
served. Frank Ellerbe, President of the
y Class, 1923. in most appropriate word
briefly told of how loathe the class were
to give mp their class-mate, Ellis. How
the class would expect to hear of grea
things from him, that their good wishes
would go with him through his work il
another school, and when this, tn,
Tenth" graduates they all will expect t,
have him come to be with them Eli
then spoke very feelingly and in word
of appreciation. He gave sketch o
his school days in Rockingham, how OF
his first day he carried his pet cat in
box to school with him. How his hear
and mind would be with the tenth grad
on the graduation of the Class of 1872;
and of his intention to return to be wit
them at that time. Invited besides tn
high school teachers we're Mrs Arenso
and Simon Arenson, mother and brothe
of the nonoree.