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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1936
Page
11
The board of directors of the Women’s Christian Association will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening. The session is scheduled for 7:30 PM at the YY. W. hut.
Mrs Grady hosts the Burbank Garden Club at her home 118 Oak Court Wednesday morning. Mrs R T Amos presents a program describing the Virginia gardens she visited in the spring.
Mrs. J C Whitesell graciously hosted a Priscilla club gathering at her Rotary Drive home Friday afternoon. Guests included club members and several visitors. The setting featured jonquils and daffodils with needlecraft activities throughout the afternoon. A frozen salad and sweet course followed. Visitors named include Mesdames BE, E Mendenhall, John Pickett, O C Chidester, B A Holleman, Paul Kennett, W W Walker. members listed as Mesdames Hoke Bullard, Harry Eggs, C Clark, F F Dickson, J F Hayden, V W Idol, Fred Ingram, A E Taplin, C C Robbins, R S Lafferty.
In College Station Raleigh April 4 the tenth annual Grand Brawl closing the Engineers' Fair drew about 800 attendees. Saint and Princess Pat presided as J. R. West and Miss Maxine Smith knighted 58 students in the Order of Saint Patrick. Awards for best exhibits followed the knighting in a green and white decorated Frank Thompson gym. Faculty couples served as chaperones for the informal dance.
Mrs. H. A. Kanoy hosted the Parella club at her White Oak Street home. Guests dined, then a business session led by Mrs. Carl Hatley. The group voted a donation to Greensboro storm relief, heard songs by Miss Nancy Laura Stamey, and held an Easter egg hunt won by Mrs. Hatley and Mrs. Luman Minor.
Mrs. Jack Taylor will host the Lotus club at its bi weekly meeting Friday at 3 PM. The gathering will be at 1205 Johnson Street, her residence, in the afternoon.
At a local DeMolay meeting James Mattocks received the Harriss H. Jarrell award for outstanding service. Over two and a half years he held many offices and contributed to nearly all aspects of the chapter. The Jarrell trophy is now in its third year of honoring top DeMolay work following previous recipients Lloyd Hughes and Thomas Taylor.
The Greensboro College Ouman Players present Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion next Monday night April 6 at 8 30 in Odell auditorium. Miss Augusta Sample and Frank Hatle headline with a cast including Paul K Gyles E P Cameron Annette Burnett Catherine Thompson Deppe Barker Watkine Newlin Leone Martin Jo Marie Thompson Cornelia Edene Emily Worth Robert Merritt and others. Rehearsals directed by Miss Ellea Henniger show strong handling of the roles.
Announcement here yesterday reported the marriage of Miss Gladys E. Shanklin and Thomas M. Morton both residents of this city. The ceremony occurred March 28 1936 in this city. The bride is the daughter of Mrs J R Shanklin and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs J F Morton of High Point. A daughter Shirley Ann was born to Mr and Mrs J H Glover of Jamestown on March 30 at their home.
Officials of the Community Concert Association unveil plans for a larger 1936 37 season including five concerts by major artists led by the Russian Imperial Singers. They aim to boost membership to at least 1 000 and urge renewals before Thursday’s concert while inviting non members to join and enjoy guest privileges for the final current series program. Membership is three dollars.
Miss Mary Simmons departs tonight for New York to board the 8. &. President Taft on a round the world cruise to California. She will be joined in New York by Miss Evelyn Edmondson and Miss Margot Massey of Jacksonville Florida. They plan to sail to San Francisco where Simmons will disembark, travel by rail to visit in San Antonio, then return home.
The Pentagon club hosts an Easter ball on Friday night April 10 at Sedgefield Manor. The seven year old group has sponsored many dances and social functions. Jimmy Green and his Dixie Serenaders return after prior large crowds. Garland Hayworth, club president, serves as dance chairman.
The Vagabond club held a Friday evening gathering at Miss Doris Friddie’s home, 2330 English Street, with Miss Rachel Harbin as associate hostess. A brief business session approved amendments to the constitution and initiated new members. Music, refreshments, and notices to several members followed, as the group shuffled into social time. Central Friends Aun to Meet Monday The Woman's auxiliary of Central Friends church will convene Monday afternoon at 3:90 o'clock in the annex.
Thomasville Phi Beta club members were hosted by Mrs J A Morris at Brentley circle High Point for an April afternoon meeting with daffodils apple blossoms and narcissus on display. President Mrs Meade Hite led a Rivers of the World study on the Columbia River followed by a two course repast.
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