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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
3
The Wild Flower Garden Club will meet at Mrs. W. H. English's home in Westwood at 3 30 p m and the Tea and Topics Club will meet at Mrs. M T Lambeth's home in Thomasville at 3 30 p m on Thursday.
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary and post host their annual Christmas party on December 23 at 7 30 p m. Members will exchange gifts with names drawn by both groups and a Christmas program is planned featuring Edgar Hartley YWCA executive secretary as guest speaker. Gifts will cost about one dollar per person.
Mrs Stanley Drew Beard announces the marriage of Ruth Blakeman to Henry Marvin Taylor Jr lieutenant Army Air Corps on Saturday November 28 1942 in Columbus Mississippi. Cards reading as above have been issued here and drawn wide interest.
Mrs. Henry D. Perry spoke on simple, original Christmas decor using home materials at the Good Will Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs. A. R. Harrison on Wiltshire Boulevard. The program featured greenery, red tapers, a snow scene mantel, stockings and miniature scenery. Mrs. Harrison was elected club president, succeeding Mrs. A. C. Lovelace, with about sixteen members present and several visitors.
The Delta Alpha Epsilon fraternity at High Point College held its fifteenth annual banquet and dance at Pennybyrn Supper Club with John Peddicord and his orchestra. The event featured blue and gold decor, 9 pm dance, and chaperones Mr and Mrs J H Allred Miss Mabel Warlick and Miss Jo Chapman. Alumni Sam Taylor Bill Gorman and Jimmy McCall attended.
The High Point Woman's Club staged an impressive Christmas luncheon at St Marys Parish House with about sixty five members and guests. Music by Mrs Lawrence Matton and Mrs Robert Cameron opened with Silent Night followed by Lullay and The Three Kings. A report on the New York Herald Tribune Forum was given by Mrs J F Hayden, club president, highlighting talks by Wendell Willkie and Henry Kaiser and a concluding Roosevelt remarks. Decorations featured red tones with bells and Nativity scenes.
Mrs Hiram Armentrout’s Edgedale Drive home hosted a WOT Club Christmas gathering Tuesday with a current events program and social hour. Presiding was Mrs Joseph D Cox. guests included Mrs J S Lynch and Mrs Carter Dalton among others, with table linen pine cone decor and a Nativity display.
The Brentwood P T A held its final informal tea of the season yesterday from 2:30 to 4:00 at the school. Mrs Thelma Parker hosted. a large number of parents attended, enjoying sandwiches and Russian tea. Proceeds added fifteen dollars to the PTA treasury as thanks were extended to parents and teachers for their cooperation.
A brief called meeting of the Magdalene Rebekah Lodge will be held tomorrow evening at 7 30 for selecting names of orphan children to send Christmas packages to, announced this morning.
The LLL Class of Green Street Baptist Church met at Asia Restaurant Tuesday with Rev. Julian S. Hopkins as guest speaker on How We Can Improve Our Sunday School. Mrs. Wayne Kearns was re elected president, with a new slate including Shambley as VP and Ruth Caves as social chairman.
Emma Blair Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 7 30 p m The event will feature a Christmas pageant and a large attendance is expected local officials stated Christians and families are invited to attend at Emma Blair School auditorium.
Mrs D W Myers of Burlington visits daughter Mrs A R Harrison on Wiltshire Boulevard. Rush S Young of Washington DC leaves for Florida for health reasons after several days with sister Mrs E N Osborne at 503 Sunset Dr. Miss Elizabeth Parrish from Trinity had an appendectomy at Guilford General Hospital and is in satisfactory condition. Mrs Earle Fritts entertains guests including mother Mrs John A Reid and sister Mrs Randolph Hagan. Lieut H M Taylor Jr to receive his wings in the Army Air Corps Friday Dec 11 after graduating from State College four years ago. Mrs Richard A Parker Jr joins husband in Seattle where he serves in the Naval Reserve. Mrs E W Hancock leaves for Newport News VA to join husband working in defense. Mr Hancock in defense work at Newport News. Mrs A W Hedrick of 1126 Adams St is a patient at Guilford General Hospital, allowed visitors. Miss Mary Elizabeth Tolbert, niece of Mr and Mrs Dallas, staying in New York City at the Vanderbilt hotel.
About thirty five representatives of women’s civic clubs attended at the Elwood Hotel private dining room to view the film The Past Present and Future of the Rubber Situation. The High Point Business and Professional Women’s Club sponsored the showing with remarks by G. S. Ball of Standard Oil. Afterward the December meeting was chaired by Mrs. Margaret Farley with the addition of new member Mrs. D W Russell.
Mr and Mrs Howard Spencer announce the birth of a daughter Judith Ann on December 9 at Guilford General Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Willis report a son born December 9 at Guilford General Hospital. Mr and Mrs John T Bruton announce a daughter Judith Clarendon born December 9 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs J D Campbell announce a daughter Wanda Marie born December 2 at their Thomasville Route One home. Mr and Mrs Julian G Olive announce a son Michael Grayson born December 9 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs Olive was formerly Margaret Keever.
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