Society Notes Highlight Local Club Events This Week
Mrs. George E. Waynick travels to High Point due to her mother Mrs. J. A. Fitzgerald's illness. St Marys Episcopal choir rehearses at 7 30 with organist R F J Johnson in charge. Wesley Memorials Young Wreopies meets Monday at 4 with Miss Annie Carter Marsh. Peacock-Philathea class holds regular business social Monday 7 30 with Miss Bessie Pope and assistants. Community sing Monday 7 30 at Highland school with Genevieve Moore and Mrs R T Chapelle. Friday Night Bridge at the Golds 8 to 11 with prizes to Mr and Mrs Walker. Ladies Aid silver tea Tuesday 8 to 10 30 at A E Taes Broad street. Woman's Guild hosts Monday 3 to 5 at Elwood Hotel with Negro topic and reports from Winston-Salem convention. Highland Boys and Girls enjoy a Fortnightly fun night at Highland Community lodge. O D C club hosts Friday 8 to 11 at Council home Thurston street with dancing and salad. Friday Bridge at Darrell Pitts residence 3 15 to 5 30 with tea and dessert. Philomathean club afternoon at Alberta hosts study of American music with papers by Mrs Ed Parker. Club meetings pause until May 20 due to Chautauqua start May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock-Philathea
Wesley Memorial Church
Bessie Pope
H. H. Schuler
Highland School
Genevieve Moore
R. T. Chapelle
Highland
Schuller
Thomas J. Gold
Oakwood Court
Robert Walker
Walker
Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church
A. E. Tate
Broad Street
O. D.C
Council
Thurston Street
Elizabeth Council
Laura Drimm
Katherine Raymond
Frances Welch
Irma Harrison
Rachel Wall
Ruth Smitherson
Winston-Salem
Ruth
Tom Powell
Darrell Pitts
Lindsay Street
Powell
Mary Alice Tate
Garnet Pollock
T. V. Rochelle
Louise Ingram
Nellie Muse
Thelma Wineskie
Ben Moore
Local society notes highlight visits and travels in High Point
Miss Ruth Smitherson of Winston Salem visits Miss Rachel Wall on Lindsay street. Louise Withers returns from Charlotte with uncle L B Williams. Robert Hubbard ill with measles at home, son of Mr and Mrs R C Hubbard. Martha Taylor improves from whooping cough. Rev Thomas Lee Trott returns from Greensboro Good Roads meetings. Frank Wineskie and Alberta visit Statesville. Willis Slane family back from Charlotte. Madeline Hughes of Lynchburg stays with Virginia Ryan. Rev James A Clark to Ramseur for high school baccalaureate. Mrs Patrick Derrick of Tampa visits North Main Street. Derrick family plan extended stay. Thomas Turner at UNC for weekend to attend Carolina Virginia game. Joseph Fletcher and son Joseph Jr visit High Point. Emily Lambert attends Carolina Virginia game in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick M. Derrick
Tampa
Florida
High Point
J. G. Lambert
North Main Street
Derrick
Joseph Fletcher
Winston-Salem
J. G. Lamberts
Joseph, Jr
Mrs Kennedy Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs. H. H. Kennedy died yesterday after three weeks as a patient in a local hospital. The body was taken to Ashboro for burial at Mount Vernon church this afternoon with interment in the church cemetery. She was 45, daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvin Peace of Randolph county, and is survived by her husband and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Kennedy
Ashboro
Mount Vernon Church
Mrs. Perdue Dies At Ripe Old Age
Mrs. Phoebe Perdue aged 84 died after an extended illness at her home in the city. Funeral services will be held at 11 o clock tomorrow at the residence, followed by interment at Clark's burying ground in Davidson county. She is survived by two sons, R. L. Perdue and Clayton Perdue, and a daughter Mrs. Julia Meredith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Perdue
Clark's Burying Ground
Davidson County
Harold Ayres Violinist Promises Chautauqua Spotlight
Harold Ayres, a young violinist with the Mercer Company at the Red Path Chautauqua, has drawn enthusiastic receptions in Chicago and New York. Critics praised his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for its mature musicianship and refined tone. He ranks among today’s leading younger violinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ayres
Mercer Company
Redpath Chautauqua
Chicago
New York
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Ayres
Mrs Barr Draws Large Crowd at Friends Church Lecture
Mrs Barr preached on The Double Standard to a packed women and girls audience at the Friends church. She urged extending seating and noted a Sunday men only session on The Ideal Man from a Woman's Viewpoint. She warned neglect is the era’s greatest danger and urged daily 15 minute soul reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Church
Mrs. Barr
High Point
Barr
Ware Forest Man Wins In Contest
Five contestants spoke in the annual Intercollegiate Peace Oratorical contest at the high school auditorium last night. After ten minutes of deliberation the judges gave first place to A. R. Whitehurst of Waxe Forest for The Nemesis of History, a strong appeal for world peace. Second place went to Phillip Hettleman of the University of North Carolina for The Struggle for Supremacy. Whitehurst won $75. Hettleman $50. Other contestants were George Harmon of Trinity College H. G. Self of Elon and William A. Wolff of Guilford. Harmon's topic was National Pride vs International Peace Self spoke on International Court of Justice and Wolff on The Rejected Method. A delay in starting disadvantaged the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Whitehurst
Waxe Forest
Phillip Hettleman
University of North Carolina
Whitehurst
George Harmon
Trinity College
H. G. Self
Elon
William A. Wolff
Guilford
Harmon
Mr. Self
International Court of Justice
Mr. Wolff
Negro Sentenced To Hang in June in Virginia
Richmond April 23 William Turner Negro convicted last summer in U S district court here of murdering T Morgan Moore government torpedo expert in Alexandria county was sentenced to be hanged Friday June 24 After sentence counsel for the condemned man announced they would appeal to President Harding to have the sentence commuted to life imprisonment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William Turner
United States District Court
T. Morgan Moore
Alexandria County
Waddill
Harding
Contest Delayed By Preceding Film On Stage
A late start followed a picture show before the contest on stage. small audience but the competitors deserved a packed hall. Prof. S. F. Blair of Guilford college organized it. judges were Mrs. W. C. Jones Mrs. J. J. Farriss Rev. James A. Clarke and Rev. Roy K. E. Leinbach. Paper a Luxury in Russia. WARSAW April 23. Paper scarcity drives thousands of women to seek usable sheets from archives and record offices for government needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Blair
Guilford College
W. C. Jones
J. J. Farriss
James A. Clarke
Roy KE. Leinbach
Russia
Warsaw
Moscow
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Lite
Fitzgerald
George E. Waynick
Charleston
W. Va
J. A. Fitzgerald
West Green Street
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
R. F. J. Johnson
Miss Marsh
Young Wreopies Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial
Annie Carter Marsh
South Main Street
W. He .McCain
Woman's Guild
Homer Wheeler
Elwood Hotel
Woman's Guild of
St. Mary’s Church
Beverly Thurman
Mission Survey
Woman's Auxiliary Convention
George W. Saddler
Lewis Tabb
Richard Johnson
St. Mary's Church
Highland Hill
Highland Community Lodge
K. T. Chappelle
Moffitt Furnishing
Louise Withers
Charlotte
Miss Withers
L. B. Williams
Robert Hubbard
Johnson Jose
R. Clark Hubbard
Martha Taylor
F. R. Taylor
Johnson Place
Thomas Lee Trott
Greensboro
Frank Wineskie
Statesville
Fred Slane
Alberta
Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Slane
Madeline Hughes
Lynchburg, Va
Virginia Ryan
English Street
James A. Clark
First Baptist Church
Ramseur
Rameseur High School
Thomas Turner
Henry Turner
Parkway
University At
Chapel Hill
Hill
Cone Park
Emily Lambert
Chautauqua
Eel Lewis
Paris
Joseph
Jos Arh
Ware Forest
Warner’s
Warner
Anteed
Beavan's
the Ladies’ Store
Allen
Main St
Margery Daw
Jenny
Carolina Baking Co
Grveenshore
Women of America
Quality Shoe Store
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