Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-27
Closs's Column

A YOUNG COUPLE we know
went into a Chinese restaurant for
lunch, and somehow Roosevelt got
mixed up with the Chow Mein. They
knew the owner, so they called him
in as referee.
Ling, what do you think Of Roose-
velt?" they asked.
There was long, long pause.
He Is an excellent speaker"
There was another long, long pause.
He is a good politician"
There was 4 still longer, longer
pause.
And he behaves very we'll at the
dinner table"
And Ling no long fingered.
MENTIONED BY THE METHO-
DISTS was the dilemma OF certain
service club whose rules forbade their
inviting more than one member of
each profession to join them.
The problem arose over how to
invite a popular young Meth1dist
minister and an equally popular
Methodist presiding elder. The rules
were clearly stated but there
seemed to be no good way of choos-
ing between the two men. A bright
member solved the problem by an
Interpretation that enabled them 10
ask both men: The rules said no two
men Of the same profession were al
loved l. Join, but it also said there
might be both wholesaler and :,
retailer. This had been previously
interpreted to mean "of groceries,
but it was plain that the two desired
members were respectively "whole-
saler and retailer of religion"
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DURING THE SUMMER she ha:
often mentioned an intention of put
ting out some roses one of these
days" but her work takes hel
away from home most of the time
Come here and pinch me-" she
called to her cook the other day
Il know l am asleep. Why every time
l look out of this window l see rose,
bushes growing against the fence
and | know perfectly well Their,
weren't any there last night Wher
went to bed. You'd better wake
me up"
But Miss Margaret see them too
There are rosebushes out there, anc
they weren't there when l left thi:
here house last night"
The mystery was solved severa
hours later . . a neighbor hac
known it was to be her birthday anc
had sent a man with the rosebushe!
early that morning had hac
them planted as soon as it was day
light an appropriate birthday
gift to a flower lover.
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A SMALL BOY IN GEORGIA
started to school to French school
mistress recently. Upon his return
home his mother asked him Wha
his teachers name was.
"Miss M'Niclile" was his answer.
miss What?"
"M'Nickle no, it's not M
Nickle, it's M'Dime :"
Investigation showed it really was
"M'Dime. .. ~ or rather that's a:
close as the little boy could come t
pronouncing MADAM.
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A BRIDE IN HER SEVENTIES ar
rived at Henderson hotel last week
to meet her husband Days past bu
no husband arrived. Eventually the
police were consulted =. there wa:
a groom all right, but mistake il
directions had caused him to bt
worriedly waitingng in Henderson,
vile instead of Henderson.
Which story reminded someone o.
the two dear old ladies who came tc
Henderson way back in the days Of
the old MaSsenburg hotel &. they
confident that they had never beer
here before but had heard so much
of the beautiful drives and lovely
mountains and nice people that they
felt they had to come.
Mr.. Massenburg might have beer
deaf or maybe business was slack, OF
perhaps he took d liking to them 3.
or was just plain ciVic-minded. H.
got out the Surry and drove the Ole