The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-12
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Ms Eleanor Quincy Is guest al
a house party in Charlotte.
Ms. W. \. Love and daughter
Mrs y. G. Price OF Unionville. ar,
visiting relatives in Portsmouth. Va
Ms Viola ROYAL OF Saleribur- i.
/ visltin- Miss Gladys Price OF Union.
VILE
Mis- Maude Boyts left gssterda,
win a party Of friends from King.
soiouhiain for an extended TIN 10 Nj.
agara Falls, New York and Other
northern points.
Mayor Oscar Skies of Albemarls
has returned home after spending a
lew days here with relatives.
! Mrs, J. T Burroughs left Wednes-
day Tor her home in Rockingham az
ter spending a few DAYS with her 49,
ter. Mrs. V. c Davis.
i Mrs Frank Harrison Of Spartan
burg. who is the guest OF Mrs. G c.
Pratt. was honOree az charming
cflSse party given at the home of
the latter Thursday ate noon. The
nome was decorated with baskets and
vases OF late summer flowers. Punch
was served the guests on arrival BIZ
Mesdames G. VI Smith and Code Nor
gan, and bridge was PLAYED at three
tables. Mrs. B. c. Ashcraft making
the highest score The hostess. as
sisted by Mesdames Smith. M0rsan
! and \. VI. Secrest, served an attract
I've salad course. consisting of frozen
FRUIT salad. sandwiches. erystilized
ginger, iced tea and after dinner
minis. Mrs Pruitt's guests were:
! Mesdames Neil Redfern. John Fair
ley. May Meactam. V D. Skies. +. s.
Green. Victor Hamilton. Craven Cor
don. John Beasley. Henry Crow, Gil
liam Craig. V, II Wood. ]. ]. Par
ker. Sam Lee, B. C. Ashcraft and
r. L. Payne.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Wick HOWE and
young son. Francis. of Abbeville. are
VISITING relatives here
Mrs. Ellen HOWE of Abbeville is
spending the summer with her sister.
, Mrs. " l.. HOWE.
Mr.. aud Mrs. | NJ. Galloway oil
Atlanta, Ga, and Mr., Gull Austin OIL
Charlotte are the guests OF their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs +. II, Austin
Misses Alice Mcclellan and Eliza
beth Benton Of Benton Heights enter
tanned number of their friends all
Lee Park Wednesday afternoon from
3 10 6. After enjoying themselves in
the pond they We're invited TO the spa
cious lawn which was spread with
delicious watermelon. Those enjoy
Ing the hospitality of Misses Benton
and Mcclellan were Misses Francis
Honeycutt, Millicent Camp. Lottia
Belle Myers, Mary Niece, Velma
Haieler. Nell Mitchell. Anne Rose. /
Francis Austin, Speight Camp. Bill
lie Austin, Homer Haigler, Dick
Honeycutt. Ben Gulledge. Ralph and
Joel, Jr.. Myers. Rev and Mrs. b.
Shankle and guest. Miss Taylor. Mrs.
+. W. Mitchell, Mrs o. V. Niece,
Mrs. II. II. Mcclellan and Mrs. G. G,
Benton.
Thinking that the members oil
the Nomans Auxiliary and others.
perhaps, are interested in the men OF |
Ward \ | at kenilworth. which ward |
has been adopted by the Melvin
Deese post of the American Legion,
Miss Annie Lee, the post adiutant |
writes The Journal, Il shall tell you |
OF my visit to them. The men have re- |
Gently been moved down into the
large sun parlor of the hospital and |
the number Of patients in the ward |
increased from about thirty TO fifty. |
All OF these, as formerly, are surgi-
cal eases, with perhaps third of
them in plaster casts for tubercular
spines or other trouble. When | Wis /
tied the ward found a few of them
in rolling chairs, some others on
crutehes and yet others able TO walk |
about the ward, while the majority |
We're in bed all the time. Only about
a hall dozen were able TO leave the |
ward. Having been preceded a few
days by box of cakes and candy.
sent by the people OF Monroe through
the auxiliary, and a package OF rec
ords for the yictrola. was given a
royal welcome. The boxes of cake are
usually sent TO several boys who have
q birthday near the time of sending
the boxes and so the double result of
personal attention for individuals and
yet cakes for the whole ward is ac-
complished One foreign boy, whose
fell on the day the last box
arrived was greatly distressed be-
cause there was only card of birth
day greeting, but no name of the don
or in the package. He asked me to
thank the ladies for him and suggest
ed that the names of the ladies who
give the cakes and candy be included
so that the boys may write them per-
sonally Almost all of the men in the
ward spoke of the box of goods or the
records and from the sounds | judged
that they did indeed enjoy the vic
Irola Three boys, who are getting no
had recently asked for
especial victrola records. | took
these up With me and they at once
had the victrola beside their beds.
playing the records. Anyone seeing
how appreciatiye they are can only
EEL that they want to do everything
possible for their pleasure and COM
'ort. The spirit of the boys. as has
been true since the days of the war.
S fine Many of them were knitting {
icarfs. weaving trays, lamps. baskets. q
tic, others were making beautiful
,aryed picture frames or boxes and
almost universally they seemed /.
fright and happy. One jolly fat boy