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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1950
Page
24
The August meeting of the American Legion auxiliary will be held Thursday at 6 30 P M. It will be a picnic supper at the home of Mrs G M Haley 400 Howell Street. Include bits of leftover ham and drippings with cooked green snap beans for added flavor.
Miss Dorothy Adelaide Fowler of Greensboro married Robert Edward Lee of Summerfield on August 5 at Summerfield Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony. Rev John A Lowder officiated with music by Mrs Paul Knight and Mrs Morris Moorefield. The couple will reside at Guilford College after a wedding trip.
Four High Point girls competed in the Blowing Rock Horse Show with Martha Mendenhall earning fourth place in the North Carolina camp class 12 years and under. Betsy Davis Carole Snyder and Judy Risch also entered local hack and children’s horsemanship classes as Camp Yonahlessee children dominated the event with 50 girls across 19 mounts. The show marks the 17th season of Yonahlessee participation in the 27th edition of the Blowing Rock event with exhibitors from seven states.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. McLeod of Rockingham attended the Younts Harris wedding in Archdale while staying with Mr. and Mrs. John Payne. The column lists relatives visiting, travel plans, illness, and social events including a trip to Palo Alto lectures, a car accident injury, and multiple family gatherings with names such as A. D. Currie Jr., Camilla McInnis, Sam J. McInnis Jr., and the Proffitts. Also notes church societies meet and kitchen tips on brown sugar.
The Sullivan family reunion will be held Sunday August 20 1950 at the Sullivan homeplace six miles from Thomasville near Holly Grove church road. Descendants of Daniel Sullivan and Jonathan Sullivan plus friends neighbors and the public are invited. Program begins after morning service with a 1:00 PM picnic lunch followed by talks and a brief business session. Officers include Carl Black president Paul Stout vice president Nina Sullivan secretary treasurer.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service circles at First Methodist church schedule eight meetings across the day from 12:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with chairmen and co-hostesses named for each group. The Wesleyan Service Guild also meets at 8:00 p.m. with Miss Gladis Kivett presiding and Miss Annabel Thompson speaking on the Lake Junaluska conference.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy sponsor a program at Fort Raleigh on August 18 with Mrs. Chas A Cannon leading as NC Society for Antiquities chair and Lost Colony president. A tea will be held four to five at the Fort Raleigh hotel with Sir Evelyn Wrench and Lady Wrench among expected guests.
In cooperation with the City Recreation department the Odd Fellows lodge will sponsor a square dance on Thursday evening August 17 at the city lake park amphitheater. The event runs from eight to eleven with no admission charge and is free to all. J R Young leads arrangements. The dances draw square dancers and recreation enthusiasts.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Sanders announce the birth of a daughter Edith Ann on August 9 at the Boulev ard unit of High Point Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs D G Ward announce the birth of a daughter Sandra Diane on August 8 at the Washington Street Unit of High Point Memorial Hospital. Mrs Ward is the former Frances Blanchard of Minneapolis Minnesota.
Miss Barbara Ann Lain, soon to wed Thomas J. Liven, will receive several parties. Miss Wilma Ann Kearns will host a kitchen shower at 601 Denny Street on Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Rehearsal of the wedding is set for Friday evening.
Three aunts of the bride elect Mrs J C Lain Mrs W E Lain and Mrs G F Lain will host a rehearsal party at the home of Mrs G F Lain on the Greensboro road following the ceremony plans reflect local wedding customs and family involvement.
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