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ASHEVILLE CITIZEN- -TIMES, ASHEVILLE, N. SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1940 Section C- -Page FIVE SOCIAL NEWS OMEN'S ACTIVITIES 'Authors' Homes Discussed By Mrs. Bledsoe 'Homes of American Authors" subject of a talk given Friday afternoon by Mrs. J. T.

Bledsoe at a meeting of the Fortnightly club at Mrs. W. Johnson's home in Chunn's Cove. Mrs. Bledsoe described the old manse at Concord, home of Nathaniel Hawthorne; Ralph Waldo Emersons home at Concord and Walt Whitson's home at Camden.

N. J. She also spoke of "Sunnyside-on-the-Hudson," home of Vashington Irving, and of "FordIm" in New York, Edgar Allen be's residence. Mrs. Bledsoe showed pictures in connection with her talk.

Twenty guests attended the meeting. Miss Margaret Ronzer a guest. Mrs. John Topping presided during the business session and heard reports from Miss Rena Nichols, art chairman; Mrs. Dan Stewart, motion picture chairman; Mrs.

H. H. Bown, public welfare chairman, and Mrs. C. M.

inter-club council representative. Mrs. Thomas J. Harkins closed the meeting by reading an original poem, "Dogwood in the Spring." Mrs. Topping and Miss Ronzer assisted at the tea table and Mrs.

Johnson's mother, Mrs Mary Forassisted her in serving and entertaining guests. Pink dogwood and pink tapers in crystal holders decorated the tea table. Dogwood blossoms were used throughout the house. MISSIONARY ADDRESSES CLUB AT BURNSVILLE BURNSVILLE, April 27. (Special) Mrs.

A. R. Craig, a missionary who has returned from China, was presented Thursday to members of the Woman's club. The speaker told her life in China and illusrated her talk with examples of Chinese objects and garments. She said that today the Chinese are eagerly accepting teaching and civilization from the West.

Mrs. B. W. Groves of Asheville spoke briefly on "Americanization." Mrs. R.

O. Jones and Miss Ella Horton were hostesses for the meeting, held at the home of Mrs. Clarence Briggs. A social hour was held and the hostess served a salad course. Miss Frances Smathers, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Bat Smathers, left yesterday for Philadelphia where she will visit her cousin, Miss Peggy Gadsden, a former Asheville resident. Miss Gadsden will be married June 12 to Harry Miley, who will be graduated from West Point on that day. After the wedding the couple will sail for Bermuda.

Miss Smathers will be present for the wedding and attendant parties. Mrs. N. D. Short of Oteen and Mrs.

S. P. Fox of Asheville left yesterday for De Land, where they will remain until the latter part of next week. They will attend the wedding of Miss Betty Stover and Clay Short on Wednesday. NEW FRUITY LAXATIVE Works Like a Charm This tasty new laxative corrects constipation without synthetic laxative drugs or chemicals.

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Wells of Greensboro, before her marriage April 20 at College Place Methodist church, Greensboro. Mr. New is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L.

T. New of this city. The couple will reside at 26 Gracelyn road. Mr. New is as- Mrs.

M. A. James President Of Asheville A. A. U.

W. Group Mrs. M. A. James was elected president, of Western Association Carolina of University American, at a meeting held Wednesday at George Vanderbilt hotel.

Mrs. James, who has been secretary, succeeds Miss Pauline Smathers, who has been branch president for two years. Mrs. Richard McArdle was elected secretary. Mrs.

James, with Miss Smathers and Miss Virginia Bryan, state secretary, represented Asheville annual state A. A. U. W. meeting held at Raleigh Friday and Saturday.

An invitation was extended accepted for the 1941 state meeting to be held in Asheville the last week in April next year. Mrs. W. C. Handy, branch vicepresident at the election meeting here.

Mrs. Piercy Carter reported for the nominating committee and Mrs. Carl Plonk for the fellowship committee which raised its 1940 contribution to the national fellowship fund by the sponsorship of "Fresh Fields" by the Plonk School of Creative Arts last week. Mr. Yeomans Speaks Edward Yeomans, was speaker at the meeting.

He discussed some representative projects dealing with mountain problems, among them three types of schools for mountain boys and girls. He discussed the work of Pine Mountain school in Kentucky, which trains boys and girls of high school age to make a living when they leave their mountain district for urban communities. He described the community extension work of students who assist in teaching in the one-teacher mountain schools, manage a pack-horse library which takes books on horseback to isolated mountain people, and study the civic needs and possibilities of their community. The Brasstown Folk school was cited as an example of what is being done for North Carolina mountain people, training them to be better farmers in their own agricultural districts. Bras stown school, founded by Mr.

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M. Mixon of Yemassee, S. will deliver his graduating recital Friday at 8:30 p. m. at the Plonk School of Creative Arts.

Mr. Nixon will read Edmond Rostand's, in "Cyrano De Bergerac," aran English version by Brian Hooker. Mr. Nixon will be assisted by Miss Sarah Orr, SOprano, with Mrs. Leontine Roberts Plonk as accompanist.

The reader will do, five acts, namely, one scene laid in the hall of the Hotel de Bourgoyne, France; one in the shop of Ragueneau; a third in a little square in the old Marais and the fourth and fifth in the Park of the Convent. The music will include "Le Beau Danube Bleu" by Strauss, Schubert's "Ave Maria" and "Ah, Moon of my Delight" from the "Song Cycle" and "In a Persian Garden" by Liza Lehmann. Sherrill School To Give Program At May Day Fete Misses Kathryn and LaBruce Sherrill will present the students of the Sherrill School of Dancing in a May Day program Thursday at 4:15 p. m. on the lawn of the Canton Y.

M. C. A. Miss Libby Peden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Peden of Canton, will be crowned queen of Mar. Miss Doris Campbell will be her maid of honor and Miss Barbara Ann Cabe will be junior maid of honor. Shirley Mason will carry the queen's crown. Misses Mary Anne Dudley and Marion Cabe will act as court jesters. Misses Carolyn McElrath, Peggy Ann Keener, Mary Frances Howell, Betty Anne Snyder, Joyce Carter, Dorothy Jean Rollins and Eleanor Anne Wigginton will attend the queen.

Flower girls who will dance for the queen will be Misses Carolyn Cabe, Betty Jean Lovins, Joan Roe and Suzanne McGinn. Dan Turner will crown the queen. Miss Virginia Cline will be queen's train bearer. Before the coronation, a costumed group will entertain the audience with a Hawaiian dance. Miss Theresa Alley will present a Russian dance and Miss Evelyn Craig will do an acrobatic waltz.

Miss Gerry Hunt of Greenville, S. C. will present a difficult pedestal acrobatic dance. In case of rain or cold weather, the program will be postponed until the following Thursday. Frank Jackson of Asheville will be piano accompanist.

BERTHA CLARKE WED TO CLIFFORD McNABB MURPHY, April 27. (Special) Miss Bertha Clarke, daughter of Mrs. A. N. Clarke of East La Porte, and Clifford McNabb, son of Mrs.

J. M. McNabb of Suit, were married on August 30, 1939 at Blue Ridge, it has been announced. Mrs. McNabb is a graduate of the Cullowhee high school.

She has been employed in Murphy for the past two years. Mr. McNabb is connected with the Tennessee Copper company at Copperhill. The young couple is residing in Murphy. a WILL SPONSOR SPORTS DANCE- -Pictured above are the four sponsors for the sports dance to be held under auspices of the Lee Edwards Parent-Teacher association Friday night at Asheville Club for Women.

Left to right: Misses Jane Connelly, Mary Jane Coleman, Virginia Bryant, and lower, Doris Clark. Club To Give Tulip Show give a tulip show meeting The Asheville Garden, club will Wednesday at 3 p. m. at George Vanderbilt hotel. The show will be under the direction of Mrs.

Clyde Hawkins, assisted by the program committee. All members have been asked to bring specimens of tullps, named if possible. HAZEL LOUISE HAHN WED TO ALLEN STOKES LENOIR, April 27. (Special)- Miss Hazel Louise Hahn of Hudson and Lenoir, and Allen Stokes were married in a ceremony at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. R.

L. Isbell, Tuesday afternoon. April 23. Only a few intimate friends witnessed ceremony. Mrs.

Stokes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Hahn of Hudand for some time she has been connected with the county farm agent's office in Lenoir.

Mr. Stokes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stokes of Lenoir. He is chief clerk in the county agricultural office.

After a wedding trip, the couple will make their home in Lenoir. Mrs. A. L. Anderson of Decatur, and Mrs.

A. L. Anderson, of San Antonio, are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. E. C.

Chambers of Edwin place. Lane Woodcock and Miss Lena Stevenson of the University of South Carolina are week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. Lake Childers of Flint street.

Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle C. Ring of New Britain, will arrive this week- end to visit Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Buell. Mr. Ring is superintendent of schools at New Britain. Dr. Eva A.

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T. A. Will Sponsor Sports Dance The Parent-Teacher association of Lee Edwards high school will sponsor a sports dance Friday night at Asheville Club for Women from 9 until 12 o'clock. Bill Stringfellow's orchestra will furnish music. Sponsors will be Miss Jane Connelly, daughter of Mrs.

H. F. Connelly, Miss Doris Clark, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Clark: Miss Mary Jane Coleman, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Coleman, and Miss Virginia Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Bryant. The dance will be open to students and the general public. Mrs.

C. E. Hudson heads the committee on arrangements, assisted by Mrs. William Krickhan, Mrs. C.

L. Grigsby and Mrs. Fred Hampton. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Matthew have returned to Asheville from Roanoke. where they attended the retail jewelers convention for North Carolina and Virginia. We Telegraph Telephone or Deliver Anywhere flowers for 7135 PHONE all occasions FLAT IRON BUILDING WHITEHEAD'S FLOWERS Lester Warren, is on leave ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. the U.

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Seriously in Norway, gives a complete agricultural training to boys and home economics education to girls, with woodcarving and marketing of products to the older people of the district. The school organized and carries on a cooperative creamery, and provides social recreation and adult education. Raven School In Georgia, the Raven school near Harlem, was described for its success in operating "rotating homesteads," a group of small farms owned by the school and operated by students who are given half the proceeds of what they raise, the remainder going to the school for its upkeep. At this school children from elementary grades through junior college are educated it was said. Mr.

Yeomans urged interest of the public in these and similar mountain, educational economic projects, and as social a problems of the mountain people. Mrs. W. C. Burton was chairman of hostesses for the social hour which closed the meeting.

The new officers will be installed at a meeting May 22 at George Vanderbilt hotel. The A. A. U. W.

season will close with a picnic May 29 in charge of Mrs. M. A. James. Mrs.

Harold Johnston of Grove Park has returned to her home after a visit to Atlanta during Opera week there. Mrs. Johnston was the guest of her niece. Mrs. Clay Evans Joseph, and Mr.

Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. David Saltman and two children of Bridgeport, arrived Sunday several days with Mrs. Esther Cohn and the Friedman family at Edwin place.

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