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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
3
Poem lines urging national purification from greed and conflict. The speaker pleads for divine guidance to stave off impending catastrophe, invoking sacrifice and collective action. Attributed to Mrs M P Boynton via The Asheville Times.
The Alexander Martin Chapter DAR hosted a rare visit by state regent Mrs. Theodore S. Morrison of Asheville with Mrs. William Reynolds and Miss Louise Barber of Winston-Salem. The visit, first for a state regent, energized members and followed Morrison’s remarks on the national congress and plans for the year.
The First Reformed church consistory and wives plan a farewell reception for Rev L A Peeler and his wife at Mr and Mrs J W Hed rick home on North Main Street tomorrow evening. About 300 invitations issued. Peeler leaves May 1 after nine years of service and strong local ties.
Members of the High Pointers express regret as their trusted leader departs, reflecting on past achievements and the void his absence leaves in the group.
The State Normal and Industrial College Greensboro delegation will present the missionary pageant Christ in America at the North Main Street church this evening at 8. They arrive late afternoon and will be luncheon guests of the church’s missionary society women. The party includes Edith Haight Grace Riddle Alice M Nowler Mary Robertson Dora May Robinson Jane Summerell Fay Davenport Ethel Harris Eleanore Elliott Laura Luddorf Clara Byrd Vivian Hill Cora McLellan Mary Tennant Mary Sharpe Alma Lawrence. They travel by automobile with college faculty members.
High pointers head to Lexington for the wedding of Miss Mary Hutchison to John A. Lindsay. The ceremony will be at the bride’s mother's home, Mrs. James Harvey Hutchison, and friends were surprised by the couple’s kept engagement and date.
Attendees include Miss Lillie Sharpe Mrs W W Hartsell Dr Harris Glascock Mrs J M Stone Mrs J M Millikan and Mrs J McCulloch at the North Carolina Branch of the Woman's Foreign and Home Missionary societies in session at the North Main Street Methodist Protestant church. Mrs McCulloch leads as president and Mrs Millikan serves as recording secretary.
A farewell social was held last night at the Mitchell residence on Centennial avenue in honor of Rev. and Mrs. L A Peeler. Ice cream and cake were served. Attending were the Peeler and Mitchell couples, Mr. McAdams, and Misses Ruth Welch Lot tie Foust Lelia Richard Estella Wood Edith Anthony Genevia Fogieman Ef tie Sechrest Lily Sexton Rosa Stanley Belle Hubbard and Roda Smith.
Dr and Mrs 8 Coe left this afternoon for Greensboro to attend the wedding of Dr Coe's sister this evening.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ridge. The family welcomes the new arrival with joy and wishes them health and happiness.
Mr and Mrs Frank Ford of near High Point spent last evening in the city to see a high school performance. Mr and Mrs J W Landreth of Greensboro were in for several hours yesterday afternoon. B W Terrell of Greensboro visited the city yesterday. Mrs J Van Leak and son J Van Jr of Charlotte are guests of Mr and Mrs D S Leak on Hamilton Street. H S Wimbish passed through en route to Greensboro from Randleman on business. T Joseph Weaver of the Elwood hotel spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro with friends. Parker R Anderson of Washington noted among visitors.
Bruce Carraway arrives from Wake Forest to attend John Lindsay and bride in Lexington. R. D. Gledding of Wilson, K. C. Barrows and F. E. R. Gentry of Greensboro, and Frank R. Brown of Salisbury visit the city for business today.
Pierce Wyche of Charlotte was a business visitor in High Point for a brief stop today.
The annual Washington conference of the Women’s National Farm and Garden Association opens with delegates from many states. Mrs. David Houston chairs, with Mrs. Lansing and Mrs. Baker presiding. Talks cover farm output, government aid, marketing, and school gardens as war needs push home gardening advances.
In Monroe on April 25 a special term court found Bunk Maske guilty of first degree murder in the Wingate case. Judge W H Whedbee presided. Maske was sentenced to death for the March 17 killing of Policeman Edgar Williams after a failed arrest attempt and shootout with a pursuing posse. The jury deliberated 14 minutes.
An advertisement touts Q Ban Hair Color Restorer as a simple, healthful solution to gray or faded hair. It claims gradual, natural-looking color without dye, with a money back guarantee and availability at J A Hart Drug Co and other drugstores in Memphis Tennessee.
The annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society opened at 2 30 PM at North Main Street Methodist Protestant church with President Mrs J F McCulloch presiding. The afternoon featured a consecration service, welcome by Mrs S S Coe, and a sermon by Rev L W Gerringer.
Copenhagen April 25 The Danish social democratic party received from the Bulgarian social labor party a congratulatory message to the Russian working classes on the revolution. The dispatch notes hope for peace and hints at sending peace missionaries to Russia and Germany.
Mrs Ann Penn widow of Fronditions Penn died Monday night after a hospital stay of several days She was 69 and survived by two sons Charles A Penn of New York and Penn Buffalo and four daughters Mrs Staples Mrs Wit and Miss Tucy Penn all of Reidsville and Mrs Paul Scheilkopf of Niagara Falls The burial will be in Reidsville Wednesday morning.
British forces end a year in the Sinai desert and reach Palestine. Troops overlook Rafa and Gaza vistas, with fields of barley and pasture replacing endless sand. The sight of green, flowers, and springtime contrasts their desert campaign and boosts morale.
There is more catarrh in this region than other diseases and it was once thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy taken internally and acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. send for circulars and testimonials. Led by druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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