Calendar of events at Hotel Sheraton and High Point venues
Calendar listings describe a Victory Dinner at the Hotel Sheraton with Mrs. John L. Whitehurst of Baltimore as speaker and Civilian Defense guests, a morning forum for War Service committee, a business session at Wesley Memorial Church with officer elections, an installation ceremony, Family Dinner Night at Emerywood Club, a High Point University Women’s meeting at High Point College led by Mrs. N P Yarborough, Priscilla Club dressings at the YWCA, and a Greensboro College Alumnae meeting at Mrs T A Tilden’s home with Dr C Exelle Rozzelle speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Sheraton
John L. Whitehurst
Baltimore
General Federation of Women's Clubs
War Service Committee
Sheraton
Wesley Memorial Church
Emerywood Club
High Point
American Association of University Women
High Point College
Students’ Center
N. P. Yarborough
Mesdames
Alda Berry
Henry White
Jo Chapman
Ernestine Fields
Louise Adams
Priscilla Club
Greensboro College
Dorothy Hoskins
City Schools
Oregan
Mae Kirkman
Marvin L. Slate
High Point Club
Drst
Staing Committee
John L. Whiturst
Easter Supper Party Honors Future Brides at Hillcrest Drive
Miss Mary Ruth Woollen and Miss Mary Frances Hallenbeck celebrated with a supper hosted by Mrs. Randall Mann and Mrs. John Hughes at 600 Hillcrest Drive. About twenty four guests enjoyed narcissi lilies and tulip arrangements in Easter colors, including family and friends such as Nancy Woollen, Betty Newton, June Parker, and several Woollen and Hallenbeck relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Woollen
Archie M Newton
Mary Frances Hallenbeck
Randall Mann
John Hughes
Miss Woollen
Nancy Woollen
Mary Sue Briggs
Betty Newton
June Parker
Frances Johnson
Eleanor Griffith
Eleanor Amos
Doris Stroupe
Clara Cole Sherrod
Anna Tomlinson
Sarah Sears
Nelson Mann
Mesdames J. W. Woollen
Fred Hallenbeck
Ed Woollen
Richard Maisky
Tom Pitts
Henry Flynn, Jr
Allen Jay PTA Elects Officers for New Year
The Allen Jay School Parent Teacher Association held a meeting in the school auditorium with President R. L. Murray presiding. Officers elected for the coming year include Mrs. J. E. Hall as president, Mrs. W. D. Cornelison as vice president, Mrs. Dossie Morgan as treasurer, and Mrs. Dewey English as treasurer, followed by a music recital by Allen Jay pupils under Miss Beulah Moton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay School
Allen Jay
Beulah Moton
Women’s Club Hosts Reception For State Convention Guests
High Point Woman’s Club welcomed about 150 guests at a reception in the Sheraton Hotel ballroom honoring state federation officers during the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs convention. Decorations featured blue iris, white spirea, and red tulips. Mrs. Jesse F. Hayden led the receiving line with distinguished guests including state president Mrs. Pressley Robinson Rankin and other federation officers. Dinners and sessions followed at hotels and churches with district presidents, past presidents, Juniors board, pages, and delegates attending events across the evening and morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Federation of Women's Clubs
High Point Woman's Club
Sheraton Hotel
Jesse F. Hayden
Hostess Club
Pressley Robinson Rankin
Mount Gilead
R. H. Latham
Asheville
General Federation
Lyman Cotten
Chapel Hill
Horace Ritchie
Athens Ga
John D. Robinson
Wallace
Federation
Palmer Jerman
Raleigh
J. M. Hobgood
Farmville
E. L. McKee
Sylva
Howard Etheridge
George Marshall
Mount Airy
High Point Club
Pages
Wesley Memorial Hotel
Sheraton Grill
Wesley Memorial Church
Sheraton
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Rankin
J. Henry Highamith
C. E. Rozzelle
O. A. Kirkman
J. F. Hayden
Grady E
Altrusans Plan Progressive Dinner After Busy Session
Altrusa club members held a lengthy April business meeting with two visitors and fifteen in attendance at the Sheraton. President Mrs Mabel Burnett chaired as letters from Dr Nina Fay Calhoun and Miss Nell Craig were read, plans for a Chicago convention noted, and a May progressive dinner outlined with host homes and committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa
Sheraton
Mabel Burnett
Nina Fay Calhoun
International Association of Altrusa Clubs
Chicago
Nell Craig
Miss Craig
Mary Ballard
Mary Lou Rothrock
Burnett
High Point College
Charlotte Guy
Ann McNeill Gibson
Parkway
Woodrow Avenue
Mises May Hall
Alma Young
John Harper
Snow Hill
State Women's Clubs
Kirby
Jessie May Young
Anne Gibson McNeill
State Federation Art Exhibit winners named at Wesley Church
Winners in the annual State Federation of Womens Clubs art exhibit were named for top cups and prizes. Mary Linch won the S. Clay Williams Cup and Ethel Parker Cup, with Caroline McEwen taking the Margaret Newell Graham Silver Cup. Glada Walker earned the James Wesley White Cup, and Mable Pugh won the Lena Allen Meckinsee for graphic art. Judges included Mary Leath Stewart, Howard Thomas, and Mary Soasholtz. The exhibit, open to North Carolina artists, continues at Wesley Memorial Church with a public viewing invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Womens Clubs
Wesley Memorial Church
North Carolina
S. Clay Williams
Ethel Parker Cup
Mary Linch
Caroline McEwen
Margaret Newell Graham
James Wesley White Cup
Glada Walker
Lena Allen Meckinsee
Mable Pugh
Mary Leath Stewart
Howard Thomas
Women's College University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Mary Soasholtz
Greensburo College
Women's College
G. D. Pettibone
W. B. McEwen
Luncheon Feature Mrs Barnett Discusses Youth Delinquency
The April YWCA membership luncheon at Adams Memorial Building featured Mrs Ma bel Barnett as speaker on juvenile delinquency. About 180 memberships were reported. The event included music by the Senior High Octet and remarks from Mrs Cottam and Mrs Sheroff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W.C.A
Adams Memorial
Mabel Barnett
Burnett
Jack Burris
Bob Ingram
Wayne Davis
Robert Williard
Gilbert Gray
Bob Cook
Bill Bates
Henry Baker
C. E. Sheroff
Cottam
Bur
War Garden Vic Promotes Tomatoes In Wartime Diets
War Garden Vic says throwing tomatoes into diets helps wartime nutrition. Included is note that Rumford Baking Powder provides the daily phosphorus and calcium requirements. Free Rumford Lunch Box folder available by writing to Rumford Baking Powder, Box 4, Rumford, Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Garden Vic
Rumford
Rumford Baking Powder
Rhode Island
Seventieth Birthday Tribute To J M G Reece Held
Relatives in Wallburg gathered Sunday for the 78th birthday celebration of J M G Reece. Attendees included Mrs EF Bragg and family, A L Berrier and children, J A Reece and family, R H Smith, Hobart Reece and families. The Bethel Quartet of Thomasville offered several musical selections with Jo Ann Slate as soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. G. Reece
Wallburg
EF. E. Bragg
A. L. Berrier
J. A. Reece
R. H. Smith
Hobart Reece
Bethel Quartet
Thomasville
Jo Ann Slate
Eastern Star Holds Meeting At Masonic Hall
High Point Chapter 106 Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple with ten petitions for membership. A special meeting on May 18 will feature initiatory rites. Mrs Edwin Bennison presided as reports from committees were given. Grand Chapter session planned in Rocky Mount June 7 to 9. Forty seven members attended with visitors Ina Clough and Ina McGirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Edwin Bennison
Rocky Mount
Mary K. Fleets
Paul Renniger
Ina Clough
Washington, D. C
Ina McGirk
Double M Club Hears Talks On Current Problems
Miss Louise Surratt and Miss Windy Wygal spoke to the Double M Club at the YWCA on juvenile delinquency and psychological escape. Surratt urged cooperative work with coeds and recreational centers with trained supervisors. Wygal discussed relief from tension and the value of humor, citing Gandhi and the danger of rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Surratt
Windy Wygal
New York City
Surratt
Gandhi
Miss Wygal
Country Club Bridge Winners Are Announced
Winners at yesterday's Emerywood Country Club ladies bridge luncheon were announced this morning. Top North South scores were shared by Mesdames Harold Bennett and J T. Ryan and Mesdames J Hauschild and Hal Davis, while East West honors went to Mesdames Laurance Ingram and Robert Hubbard. Contract honors went to Mrs M Z Perkinson. Runners up North South were Mesdames R D Tillson and Farrell Gray and in East West Mesdames F T Wilhite and C S Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Harold Bennett
J. T. Ryan
Mesdames J. ©. Hauschild
Hal Davis
Laurance Ingram
Robert Hubbard
M. Z. Perkinson
Mesdames R. D. Tillson
Farrell Gray
F. T. Wilhite
J. O. Hauschild
Logan Porter
C. G. Mackintosh
Frank Wood
Robert Davis
Ed Mendenhall
W. E. Mitchell
James Armstrong
Hamlin Briggs
E. L. Chitwood
Joe Smith
Informal Party Honoring Mrs. Perry Bride at Home
Mrs L Hutchins entertained informally Monday evening at Arbordale House for Mrs Warren Perry recent bride. Guests included Mrs Exum Mendenhall mother and Marjorie Mendenhall sister from Winston-Salem and Clara Whitehead formerly with the Senior High School science department.
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L. ©. Hutchins
Warren Perry
Mrs. Perry
Arbordale
Perry
Frances Louise Mendenhall
Domestic Science Department
Winston-Salem
Exum Mendenhall
Marjorie Mendenhall
Clara Whitehead
Science Department
Urgent Call for Volunteers to Make Red Cross Surgical Dressings
Mrs. A L Stevens head of the Red Cross surgical dressing unit urged all possible workers to contribute time to make dressings as High Point falls behind its quota. The government needs the finished dressings, she stated, as she appealed to High Point women to help. A separate note reports Marjorie Stone turning one year old today in Seattle with a birthday permanent wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Stevens
Red Cross
High Point
Seattle
Wash
Marjorie Stone
Convention Speaker Praises Mrs Cotten at Sallie Cotton Loan Event
Mrs T Palmer Jerman of Raleigh spoke at Wesley Memorial Church opening of the convention honoring the late Mrs Robert Cotten of Farmville. Jerman, 30th anniversary of the Sallie Southall Cotton Loan Fund was observed and she serves on its board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Palmer Jerman
Raleigh
N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs
Wesley Memorial Church
Robert Cotten
Farmville
Sallie Southall
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Sallie Southall Cotten
State Federation
Easter Weather, Travel, and Local Notables Gatherings
A roundup of local movements and visits. Prof Charles E McCandless returns home for vacation after spring term and is re elected for next year. J C Spencer family and Elizabeth Hardie visit friends in Henderson and El Paso en route to see Eleanor Amos. Mrs Clyde Matthews leaves for Camp Campbell. Fr H H Culler leaves Barber Boat Works after Easter with family. H M Ridge Sr and family visit in Washington DC. son Brooks Ridge at Camp Edwards MA. Mrs Homer H Leonard ill at Guilford General. A R Anderson family holiday in Kannapolis. Roy Culler Jr returns to Georgia Military Academy. Greenway Drive resident remains at Guilford General Hospital and accepts no visitors.
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Elizabeth Hardie
el Paso
Texas
Eleanor Amos
Randolph Macon College
Washington, D. C
Amos
Hardie
High Point
Miss Amos
H. M. Ridge, Sr
Willowbrook Street
Lucy
Georgia
Pvt
Brooks Ridge
Camp Edwards
Mass
Homer H. Leonard
Greenway Drive
Guilford General Hospital
Thomasville Methodist Church to hear Bishop Hughes May 2
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Washington D C will preach at two services in the Main Street Methodist Church on Sunday May 2 at 11 a m and at the vesper service in the afternoon Rev Lee F Tuttle pastor says Hughes proved popular during a prior visit Clare Purcelle will attend the vesper service and assist in receiving a group into Lee of the church The public is invited to both services.
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Thomasville
Edwin Holt Hughes
Washington
D. C
United States
Main Street Methodist
Lee F. Tuttle
Bishop Hughes
Tuttle
Clare Purcelle
Lee
Outfit the Outfit Rally and equipment display in NC
The North Carolina State Federation of Women's Clubs plans an April drive to outfit a regiment by selling War Savings Bonds. A 4:30 rally at Wesley Memorial Church will present bond totals to Commissioner Robertson and ex Governor Hoel. A display at the Sheraton Hotel shows military gear costing up to 15.50 for an overcoat and 154.95 to fully outfit a soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Women’s Division
War Savings Staff
Wesley Memorial Church
Charles H. Robertson
Internal Revenue
War Savings
U. S. Army
Army Air Force
High Point College
Bishopric
Federation of Women's Club
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Sheraton Hotel
Birth of James Monroe McDonald in Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs D M McDonald Route One announce the birth of a son James Monroe on April 24 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Rare Aztec jewels unearthed in Coixtlahuaca Mexico by government archaeologists. An ice breaker used for first time this winter in Leningrad harbor. Cuba increases food shipments to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coixtlahuaca
Mexico
Leningrad
Cuba
The
United States
Election slate chosen by North Carolina Federation of Women's Club
Junior Day session at First Baptist Church featured Mrs. Micou Brown of Raleigh elected department president succeeding Mrs. Leon McCollum Vick of Durham. Brown named Mrs. Glenn Anderson Raleigh secretary and a slate of officers and chairmen across districts was unanimously elected. Prizes for community service and citizenship acknowledged as convention opened with evening program and greetings from officials and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Federation of Women's Club
First Baptist Church
Micou Brown
Raleigh
Leon McCollum Vick
Durham
T. R. Barnes
Read
Charles E. Brady
Salisbury
Earl A. Smith
New Bern
Graham Culbreth
Hamlet
Bradley Wootten
Wilmington
Walter J. Brown, Jr
Murfreesboro
Don Josephson
Asheville
Reginald Bell
Charlotte
J. A. King
Greensboro
Farmville Club
Hocutt
Ahoskie Club
Jacqueline Jones
Sallie Southall Cotton Loan Fund
Taylorsville
R. E. Pulliam
Cornelia Petty Jerman
Nancy Marshall Miller
Oxford
Mamie Brown Latham
Henderson
Tuersday
Civilian Guard Meets Tonight at Armory 7:30
The Civilian Guard will meet at the Armory tonight at 7 30 to plan providing military training for High Point residents. Maj C E Lehmann says attendees may participate with no military obligations. All current members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
C. E. Lehmann
Lehmann
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Madeline Hoover
Allen Jay Pet. A
Dize Awning & Tent CO
North Main
Women’s Club
Altrusans
YWCA
Mrs. Barnett
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Double M Club
Country Club
Charles E. McCandless
Jonesville
J. C. Spencer
Janis
Johnny
Bill Ellington
Clyde Matthews
Camp Campbell
H. H. Culler
Barber Boat Works
Newburn
Hamilton Street
A. R. Anderson
Grace Street
Kannapolis
E. W. Best
Roy Culler, Jr
Georgia Military Academy
R. B. Culler
Sunset Drive
Berchtesgaden
Berghof
Toh
Edwards
London
A&p
America
A&p Food
South Main Street
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