The U.D.C. Chapter of Yanceyville Meets: Mrs. George Oldham Hostess at Interesting Meeting

The U.D.C. Chapter of Yanceyville Meets: Mrs. George Oldham Hostess at Interesting Meeting 

(Special to Daily News) Yanceyville, Feb, 26 [1919] -- Mrs. George W. Oldham was hostess to the U.D.C.'s Friday afternoon at her home on West Main Street. The president, Mrs. George A. Anderson, presided. The chaplain being absent, Mrs. Oldham opened the chapter with prayer. Much business was discussed, dues were paid in for the coming year. etc. Mrs. B. S. Graves read an attractive poem, "My Boy," written by Mrs. W. O. Spencer, of Winston-Salem, who has a son in service overseas. Mrs Spencer was born and reared in Yanceyville, and her clever writings are especially enjoyed in the town of her birth. The chapter adjourned to meet with Mrs. Anderson on March 21. The hostess served a salad course, coffee and mints. Attractive favors, in the form of miniature hatchets, were given the guests in honor of George Washington's birthday. The evening was concluded with a number of selections on the Victrola. The guests were: Mesdames George A. Anderson, B. S. Graves, T. J. Henderson, W. F. Fitch, E. F. Upchurch, J. W. Wiggins, H. S. Turner and T. J. Florance.

Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 27 Feb 1919.

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Mrs. Geeorge W. Oldham: Not identified, but lived on West Main Street in Yanceyville, NC. Possibilities:

1. Eula Kirkpatric Oldham (died 1941), wife of Reverend George Willis Oldham (1879-1964).

2. Mary Doherty Oldham, wife of George Washington Oldham.

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Mrs. George A. Anderson: Mary Elizabeth Slade Anderson (1873-1939), wife of George Andrew Andersson (1869-1945)

Mrs. B. S. Graves: Malvina F. Graves Graves (1870-1955), wife of Barzillai Shuford Graves (1854-1942).

Mrs. W. O. Spencer: Mary Graves Miles Kerr Spencer (1875-1965), wife od Dr. William Oliver Spencer, M.D. (1863-1938). The son in service referenced most likely is William Oliver Spencer, Jr. (1895-1975).

Mrs. T. J. Henderson: Alice Cleveland Slade Henderson (1884-1928), wife of Thomas Johnston Henderson (1883-1959).

Mrs. W. F. Fitch: Fannie Rebecca Moore Fitch (1881-1920), wife of William Franklin Fitch (1877-1956).

Mrs. E. F. Upchurch: Mary Constance Stroupe Upchurch (1882-1968), wife of Ernest Frederick Upchurch (1877-1960).

Mrs. J. W. Wiggins: Sallie Henry Womack Wiggins (1864-1929), wife of John William Wiggins, Jr. (1849-1923).

Mrs. H. S. Turner: Mollie A. Hatchett Turner (1869-1946), wife of Henry Stephen Turner (1868-1951).

Mrs. T. J. Florance: Nancy Kerr Lea Florance (1869-1939), wife of Thomas Jefferson Florance (1858-1926).