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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
3
The community celebrates a grand church addition with gallery and dome seating a thousand. Dedication cost five thousand paid by deacons and ten thousand total with the Ladies Aid promising the balance. An organ with over a thousand pipes enhances the sacred space as cushioned pews invite distant bliss.
A brief praise of aid societies in churches nationwide notes the remarkable deeds of local ladies groups. The poem's author is unidentified, leaving the ode to communal charity without a named voice.
A poem laments women bearing the exhausting fundraising burden on church projects while men avoid toil and the Ladies’ Aid covers costs. It questions whether the church rests on women's worn backs rather than shared effort.
KLUB KALENDAR THURSDAY lists Entre Nous club postponing until further notice. Green Seta Pi club meets with Miss Valette Jones on Morris Street at 8:50. Gamma Seta club to meet with Mrs. Robert Ames on Gatewood Avenue. Bridge club to meet with hostess to be announced. Philomathean and Priscilla clubs also scheduled with details to follow.
Spencer couple Mr and Mrs Howard Swaim announce a daughter Marjorie Adele born Saturday April 1 Mrs Swaim formerly Miss Marjorie Kirkman of big city The Philathea group of Pyrat reformed church hosts a Friday 7 36 meeting at Mattie and Geneva Fogleman home on Thistle St Archdale play The Masonic Ring presented tonight 8 at Archdale schoolhouse Archdale Sunday school girls and boys classes sponsor under Archdale Lutheran church events include meetings at 208 Campbell St and a brief session of the ladies aid society May 9 Carolina Playmakers visit High Point with Dr Koeh giving Shakespeare readings and a public lecture The East End Methodist church discusses the talents system and charity work A large charity dinner hosted by local clubwomen at Tilden tea garden Jamestown honors ten city school women A new Woman's Club leadership team is chosen at YWCA Hut with Mrs Owen Smith president and new officers listed Mrs CC Korner from Charlotte visits High Point others include Mr and Mrs John Teague and Mrs W J Bennett and son in town for the week Various residents including Thomas Smith and Matt Wall move to or visit High Point with local host families and friends
The club updates include officers secretary Fred Wheeler and others, endorsement of the state federation endowment fund, and a busy civic month with home planting week and a clean-up week in April. Charitable drives support East Relief, education efforts urge college access, and a Greensboro federation convention is set for May 25. Initiation for new members, a successful Presbyterian auto fund festival, and a concert on American Opera conclude the meeting.
Washington April 6 The president's conference on unemployment reports a modest upward trend with more jobs locally and fewer applicants. Churches are praised for securing work for the jobless and aiding relief, as mayors note improvements and list cities such as Atlanta Auburn Beloit Colorado Springs Lincoln Los Angeles Nashville Pueblo Roanoke Seattle Sheboygan Tucson Wheeling among those reporting progress.
In Rome on April 5 Pope Pius X sent a telegram to former Empress Zita of Austria Hungary at Funchal expressing condolences on the death of the former emperor who died there Saturday.
Fashion notes a shift from high curved French heels to flat or near flat styles. Many misses and mistresses favor athletic heels around half an inch to an inch tall. The present trend blends lower curves with modest lift, suited for shopping, sport, and household tasks.
Special to the Enterprise. Western North Carolina residents condemn woods burning as wasteful and harmful to timber, soil, and range. The state assembly funded forest management via the geological and economic survey, naming wardens in mountain counties to curb illegal burning, with broad stock-law extensions to protect remaining free ranges and secure cattlemen cooperation.
Three youths robbed a street car in broad daylight in St Louis forcing 20 passengers to surrender. Harold Kraemmerer a 17 year old bank messenger lost 5600 dollars in cash and 1600 in negotiable paper before the bandits fled in a waiting automobile.
The tallest chimney in Anaconda Montana stands three feet taller than the Washington Monument, claiming the title in height.
Warsaw announces April 29 to be All American Day in all Polish schools with illustrated lectures on America and memorial services in churches honoring Americans who aided Poland. Prime Minister Ponikowski, also education minister, says American data will be supplied to US schools. The Polish American population is listed as 4,000,000.
An inscription notes their basi sess and the empiroyur 4 :.6k worn by Japanese workmen on their lips and backs.
Beagle enthusiasts in St Louis formed a two club group to encourage and improve beagle breeding and to participate in field trials and bench shows. The organization aims to promote the sport and beagle lineages within the community.
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