The newspaper announcement of the hat shop opening stated: "To my many friends in Mocksville and Davie County, it is with pleasure that I announce my millinery opening which is to take place on March 24, 1916. It is needless to say that I will show everything that could be procured in the most up to date styles in millinery and trimmings and I have supplemented my line very largely this season with some beautiful dress fabrics, as well as, new silk novelties."