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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1943
Page
6
The Emerywood Duplicate Club schedules its weekly play for 2 p m at the clubhouse this Saturday. The event invites members to participate in the ongoing bridge games and socialize after play.
Members of the Altrusa Club executive board met for the February session at noon at the Asia Restaurant. Hosts were Miss Marie Handlen, club secretary, with board members Mrs. Mabel Burnett president and Mrs. Mabel Hargett vice president, plus Miss Lillian Massey and Miss Anne Gibson McNeill as officers.
The February meeting of the Girl Scout Council at the YWCA was chaired by Mrs. Taylor Simpson. Reports covered finance recreation program laws and the Juliett Lowe committee. Sam Tobias was appointed cookie sale chairman and Burnett summarized past month activities.
The Alexander Martin Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at the home of Mrs. H. Kearns at 308 Hill Crest Goive. Associate hostesses with Mrs. Kearns include Mesdames Diffendal Lackey Farley Boul Lin Pettibone and Miss Lois Welborn. Mrs. Charles W. Tillett Jr of Charlotte will be guest speaker.
Mesdames Stewart and Clinard hosted a dessert bridge at 304 Lindsay Street to honor bride-elect Miss Pearl Thompson. Guests included Miss Mildred Marsh and Miss Mary Ruth Woollen. top scorer was Miss Woollen who received guest soap.
The Woman's War Savings Staff and Educational Committee of the YWCA plan a February luncheon program next Tuesday the ninth at one o'clock in the YWCA. The event features a patriotic film first shown in High Point, a skit by industrial girls directed by Miss Louise Surratt, and War Bond applications. Valen tine and War Stamp corsages will be sold, and bonds may be purchased and dedicated to a service member.
Miss Olie L Wood of Washington DC and High Point becomes bride of Pvt Charles Harvey of Lynchburg VA and Camp Gordon in a simple dignified ceremony at First Presbyterian Church. Officiating pastor Dr O C Williamson the service featured gladioli decor and music.
Mrs Mary K Fleet worthy grand matron of North Carolina Order of the Eastern Star will visit High Point Chapter 106 Saturday Feb 6 at 7 30 pm called meeting to transact special business by invitation of the worthy matron It is hoped a full attendance of members will be present.
Mrs Ed Mendenhall entertained her bridge club and guests at a dessert bridge at Emeraldwood Country Club this afternoon with two tables in play. Prizes for high scores were awarded to both club members and visiting players including Mrs W E Mitchell Mrs Paul Casey Mrs Gilbert Clinard Mrs Robert Davis and club members Mrs Arthur Kirkman Mrs Scott Parier Mrs Jimmy Lovelace and Miss Alice Caldwell.
Special to The Enterprise reports multiple Thomasville groups hosting events. The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club held a name day meeting with top score for Mrs. R L McDonald and a visitors award to Mrs. John Crowell. Garden and auxiliary groups shared programs and refreshments.
More than one hundred members attended the Thursday Family Dinner at the Emerywood club with reservations listed for couples and individuals including Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Millis, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Kearns, and many others. Some members were turned away due to limited seating.
Representatives from the United States Employment Service local office in North Carolina will attend a district meeting tomorrow at 10 30 in Concord. The event features a business session and panel on mobilizing manpower with a banquet in the evening led by Ernest C McCracken and joined by Miss Jamie Satterfield Miss Gertrude K Clintor Robert M Du Bruyne and other staff from Raleigh Reidsville Charlotte and Winston Salem offices.
Five students from the junior class at High Point College were chosen marshals at a faculty meeting this week. Due to seniors via accelerated program, four junior marshals were also selected at the start of the year. Names include Garnett Hinshaw, Dorothy Usher, Charles Edwards, Glenn Payne, and Clyde Collins with Talmadge Cole now chief.
The Early American Arts Club met at the YWCA to vote disbandment for the duration to devote members to war time service. Mrs. William F Bailey spoke on coin silver noting early American origins and Paul Revere as a famed silversmith. Mrs. Chester E Hayworth presided with sixteen members present.
Johnson Street School Parent-Teacher Association held Founders Day with Mrs. Raymond Campbell presiding. Debut shows and a stamp bond report noted $2,964.70 raised. an original play illustrated student war effort. An art exhibit and attendance banner highlighted the event while a sewing guide and advice on loafers appeared in the pages.
Advice column urges brides to adapt to nomadic life with knock down furniture. Ruth Millett suggests practical tips on housing, making friends, and creating stable home life while constantly moving for spouses and jobs.
Several women from Jamestown and area are ordered to report for active duty with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Ruth A. Robertson of Jamestown Route One and Meda P. Pegram of East Green Street report February 8 at Daytona Beach Florida. Virginia I White of Amos Street reports February 16 at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia for training in the WAAC. Minnie L. Davis Phylis M Crater and others are assigned to Daytona Beach training centers February 8.
The Faithful Workers Class will hold its regular monthly meeting Sunday at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. Paul Charping Louise Avenue with Mesdames Raymond Campbell and F A Carroll as hostesses The time change was announced. The Ward Street Methodist Young Adult Class meets tonight at 8 at the Church Hut with Mrs Tess Henderson and Mrs Paul Hinkle as hostesses.
Mr and Mrs T J Gold Jr announce the birth of son Thomas Jack son III on February 4 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs W F Elliott announce the birth of daughter Susan Lynne on January 19 at Burrus Memorial Hospital, now at 1012 Montlieu Avenue.
Mrs. P H Dalton of 505 Colonial Drive recovers satisfactorily at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after an operation two weeks ago and plans to return home soon. Mrs. William W Samuels of 510 West Broad Street will visit her husband Pvt First Class with the Medical Air Force at Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta. Henry M Ling is recuperating after an operation at Burrus Memorial Hospital and expects to return to Asheboro Road home shortly. W L Wheeles of Centennial Extension is improving at Guilford General Hospital. Mrs. John F E Haworth of High Point Route Three is a patient at Guilford General Hospital. Mrs J E Castle left for Bristol Tennessee to visit two weeks then Petersburg Virginia to be with husband Pvt Jack Pane at Camp
Tested in a high school lab with home economics students this Share-the-Meat recipe yields four servings. Cheese mashed potato balls are fried in fat and served with vegetables. the method details mixing, shaping, dipping, and frying. The piece notes the program by Citizens Service Corps with Mrs. Lidie P. Horton as chairman.
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