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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1938
Page
5
A large turnout has visited sixteen gardens during the Real Garden Tour raising funds for the John Blair rose garden at Blair Park. Local tours run 10 am to 5 pm with guides from the Girl Scouts. state events extend to April 23 in High Point, visiting listed homes and landmarks.
Four High Point college teams meet in the 12th annual spring inter-society debate at 8 p.m. The Artemesian and Nikanthan societies contest the Mary E. Young cup with the resolution on national labor arbitration. Judges include local attorney Walser superintendent Carroll Jr. and Cloverdale principal Patrick.
Greensboro on April 12 Miss Dorothy Clement piano instructor at Woman's College of UNC will perform in Aycock Auditorium on Wednesday evening April 13 at 8 30. Her training includes Matthay Piano School in London and studies with Guy Maier Henry Deering at Michigan and at New York Teachers College. She is a WC graduate who has taught at Bowling Green State University and the State School for the Blind Raleigh. The program features Bach dances French Suite No 6 Chopin three pieces including the Scherzo Op 20 Lista and a Debussy Scriabin Ravel de Falla group. Mr and Mrs D V Jones announce the birth of a son D V Jr on April 6 at 913 Randolph Street.
Tuesday 6 30 p m Altrusa dinner meeting at Sheraton hotel private dining room with April business meeting after. Wednesday events include Burbank Garden club guest speaker Mrs D E Cauble Sunset drive Piedmont Women's Golf association call meeting at Sedgefield Inn and Wednesday Book club luncheon at 1011 North Main. Thursday Tealand Topics home meeting and Y W C A board of directors monthly meeting at the hut.
Thirty eight of forty two members attended a successful Circle Six gathering at Mrs Broadus Leonard home with associate hostess Mrs Belvin Moore. A cottage prayer service led by Treasie Caudle and Myrtle Cates preceded the meeting. A J Koonce spoke each evening and new officers were installed with Mrs J H Walker Jr retiring president.
The Beulah Winfrey class of Green Street Baptist Church will not meet tonight at 7 30. The class now reschedules for next Tuesday night. Stephens Bible study plans its regular meeting tomorrow at 3 00 at Mrs J W Simersons Maple street home led by Mrs Nora L Andrews to study Ezekiel chapter thirty.
The Emerywood country club cancelled the Saturday bridge party due to the Easter season. The next club event is a dinner dance on Saturday April 23 with John Peddicord and his orchestra. Reservations must be made with club secretary John Abels by Friday noon April 22.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at 310 North Main Street and elected officers for the upcoming year. Officers include President Ruby Snyder Senior Vice President Viola Willis Junior Vice President Mae Mikle Secretary Effie Workman Treasurer ae Suttenfield Chaplain stele Lackey Conductress Grace Jeffries Guard Eva Weant Anna Ingram Curtis Potts Trustees Ora McMahon Historian Devie Myers Patriotic Instructor.
Mrs John Jennings will entertain the members of the Girls Pentagon club at its regular weekly meeting this evening. The meeting will be held at Mrs Jennings home 317 Louise avenue at 7 30 oclock.
Mrs J P Rawley of this city receives appointment to the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Women's Participation for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The national plan sets one hundred top women leaders per state to advise on state interests and cooperation with the Fair Administration. National Chairman is Mrs Vincent Astor and Miss Beatrice Cobb heads North Carolina.
The YWCA Industrial Committee held a luncheon meeting at the hut to review a survey of questionnaires on Industrial Work in High Point and comparable cities. Questions from Greensboro Winston-Salem Charlotte Durham and Lynchburg Roanoke Va were analyzed against High Point practices.
The Duplicate Bridge club met in the Sheraton Blue room last evening with six pairs. Mrs. Jack Holbrook and Mrs. C. T. Ingram, Sr. won with 29 1 2 match points, while Mr. and Mrs. Phil Warner finished second with 28 1 2 points.
The Swing club held its bi weekly meeting at the Gibson clubroom with Miss Lillian Weisner as hostess. Mrs. M. Hall spoke on The Correct Use of Cosmetics for Young Girls using Miss Bea Overcash as a model. An open forum followed and the next meeting was set for April 25 with Miss Doris Bowers hosting and a lecture on Correct Books for Young Girls.
The Brigadier club will hold its weekly meeting this evening at eight o'clock at the home of Elwood Jones on Lindsay street. All members are asked to attend. The club celebrated its first anniversary last week at Ver non Idol's home on North Main Street with a sweet course served afterward. On Thursday evening the club and their ladies went to Winston-Salem to attend the Kay Kyser dance.
Elm Street school P T A will hold a meeting tonight at 7 30 in the school auditorium. President Mrs H P Morrison will preside and Miss Margaret Chatfield's fifth grade will present a program titled Living Pictures. Open house will follow in the rooms with teachers and room representatives available.
Mount Lassen, considered the last active volcano in the United States, is not expected to erupt again. Scientists note its last eruption occurred in 1914 and current data show no imminent activity.
North Carolina hosts the Garden Club Fortnight and Tour from April 9 to 23 with 150 gardens and historic sites open in 17 communities including Wilmington Eden ton Chapel Hill New Bern Greensboro High Point Lexington Concord Winston Salem Goldsboro Wilson Elizabeth City Roanoke Rapids Warrenton Enfield Henderson and more. Admission fees fund local clubs and conservation education. Opening dates vary by site to peak during peak season as gardens move westward and northward.
Miss Lillian Latimer Lambert of Tulsa and John Glenn Pennington of Thomasville wed at First Congregational church in Toledo Ohio. The bride wore a deep cream satin gown with seed pearls and a long veil, and was escorted by her uncle. The service included Easter lilies palms and a floral bouquet of freesias and valley lilies.
Dr. George T. Wood and Dr. L. W. Holliday left this afternoon for Richmond Virginia where they will spend a few days attending clinics and return on Friday.
Mrs. N. K. Bradley hosted a Saturday afternoon children's party at 314 Coltrane street to celebrate her daughter Shirley Ann's second birthday. Guests played games and contests and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Easter baskets of candy were given as favors.
The Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association meets at 7:30 PM at the school. The program features the final spelling contest among three grade representatives Katherine Shusky James Noble and Harold Hutchinson Each is from fourth fifth and sixth grade respectively.
The Domino club will meet this evening at 7 45 at Mrs A G Eliingtons Barbee street home. Miss Barbara Phillips will host the gathering and all members are urged to attend.
The report outlines hunting seasons with Alaska opening September 1. Canada spans two months, while the United States divides into three zones with the northern zone opening October 10 and the southern zone closing in December.
Friends report Mrs W W Rankin of Durham has been elected regent of the General Davie chapter D A R in Durham at the group's latest meeting. Rankin has long been active in DAR work since moving to Durham.
Mrs P R Rankin and Miss Lillie Walker of Mt Gilead were guests of Mr and Mrs J E Lambeth here Saturday. James Lambeth Jr returned Sunday night to Harvard University to resume studies after spending a week here with his ee Mr and Mrs J E Lambeth.
The Piedmont German Club completes plans for its annual Easter dance at Emerywood Country Club on Monday evening April 18. Dancing starts earlier at nine o clock with Charlie Boulanger and his orchestra and Shela Lane as vocalist. Members and guests are urged to arrive early and food will be served in the ladies lounge during intermission. Invitations have been issued to friends in High Point and nearby towns. Admission by card only.
In a bridge hand West faced a difficult defensive decision against a game contract. After considering a sensational discard of the diamond queen, West read the message and chose a diamond four. South won the endgame with established hearts, and a final misstep by East could have wrecked the defense. West’s precise play preserved the contract by preventing East’s potential counters in minor suits.
West abandons his own strong spade trick to save his partner from a squeeze, sacrificing a good card to force defense changes. He starts with optimism, holds the ace to see future heart play, then cashes the jack of spades as East signals a shift, shaping the defense and leading to the contract’s defeat.
Leicester Chapman chief underwriter of the Federal Housing Administration will address the High Point Real Estate Board luncheon at the Sheraton hotel tomorrow at 12 15 oclock. Chapman is expected to discuss FHA policy and housing trends.
The fragment describes a bridge deal with suits and vulnerabilities. It mentions KQ10 cards and a sequence around an opener with a K and ll. The source is incomplete and lacks full player names or final contract details.
The annual conference of Boy Scout leaders of region six covering the Carolinas and Georgia opened in Spartanburg South Carolina. Local and regional Scouting officials convened to discuss training and program goals for eight region six.
Henry V. Koonts president of the board will preside over the meeting addressing amendments to the federal housing bill. A large attendance of real estate men is expected.
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