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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
5
The social editor requests information on anyone visiting in High Point or High Point residents visiting elsewhere. Call telephone No. 12 with any details. Cooperation from High Point residents is greatly appreciated.
A fragmented moral verse urges the reader to embody happiness through modesty honesty kindness and diligence. It emphasizes being true faithful brave watchful prudent temperate thankful joyful and reverent toward others and self while urging cautious discernment of sin and betrayal.
Final rehearsal of the play Mrs Chares s Baby by Christian Endeavorers at Frieneés church tonight at 7 o clock. 7 replaced 7 30 to allow attendance at the auditorium lecture. Primary teachers of First Vayuist church plan a bonbon and servants cap sale at R L Loflin’s North Main street Friday Feb 11 with tea and sandwiches. Ladies Aid Society of First Baptist church met yesterday afternoon.
Hart DrugCo posts a contest notice listing entrants by number and title. Names include Violet Foust Miss, B H Bradner Mir, John W Walker Miss Marylily Fisher and many others with varying prefixes and suffixes. The document reads like a typed roster of participants with associated titles such as Miss, Mr., Mrs., or Mir.
With Mrs Bascom Hoskins and Mrs A E Fate presiding the meeting was well attended and work for the new year was planned.
The ward meetings of Wesley Memorial church were held yesterday afternoon at the residences of Airs D A Stanton on Green Street Mrs G T Rowe on Washington Street Missie Patty Newlin on South Main Street and Miss Hose Sutherland up to late afternoon with a lot of important business transacted
At yesterday afternoon’s gathering in the school auditorium Mrs. Boles district leader of the Greensboro division spoke to about 50 children. Miss Helen Ciueth gave an enjoyable program of music while Howard Flick presided at the piano.
The event will be held at Mrs. J. B. Marsh’s home on South Man Street under the Wesley Memorial Church ladies. Invitations exclude anyone under 14 years. only adults may attend.
The Ladies of the First Baptist Church will hold a Washington tea on February 22 with hours and venue to be announced later.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Charles Tomlinson will host the Delta Tau club at 30 Cloes, inviting members to gather at her home on Milton Street.
The civic department of the Woman's club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 50 in the Manufacturers' club rooms.
J Anderson of Grand Rapids an expert furniture designer visits High Point. Edgar Hohn, injured falling on a saw, sat up for the first time and improves. Mrs. Robert Walker returns from Reidsville with facial neuralgia. Miss I h el Armentrout visits Greensboro. A Beneini improves from bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. R D Fulton ill with grippe but improving. Mr. and Mrs. A C Staley visit Liberty to see his father W S Staley. Edward W McKnight and wife reside at 205 Green Street after moving from High Point and Greensboro. Mrs Hall Houston arrives from Burlington to visit Mrs Dalton. Little Mary Drew Dalton improving. Dr and Mrs H W McCain return from Charlotte and Waxhaw with Mrs McCain’s sister Miss Faye Cunningham. Mrs J H Petty ill with grip at North Main Street. J Allen Austin in Albemarle on business. Rev J C Rowe travels from Salisbury for Greensboro meeting of elders and laymen. Mesdames Gilliam and Millis in Greensboro with husbands. High Point delegation to Greensboro highway meeting listed with several names.
W Blanchard Moore, famed traveler and lecturer, presents a vivid lecture on Siberia, the exile system, and Count Tolstoi at the school auditorium this evening at 8. He recounts personal imprisonment in Siberia, displays 4,000 feet of moving pictures, and argues for better treatment of Russian exiles.
Washington February reports rising support in Congress for reducing local delivery letters to one cent. Since the holiday recess many new bills have been introduced, totaling 52 in the two houses. Representatives Britt and Stedman back one cent postage as business groups press for action this session.
The city’s new two ton Chase motor truck is ready for use. Built by the Chase firm with a body crafted at the Southern car steps, the vehicle replaces sold mules and is praised by locals and mechanical experts as one of the finest in its class.
Valeska Suratt, famed American actress, appears Wednesday at the Broadway in Jesse L. Lasky’s The Immigrant. The play was written for Miss Suratt by Marion Fairfax, renowned dramatist behind Mrs. Bolting’s Daughter in New York revelry.
T A Morris, local Southern Bell manager, departs for Hamlet to oversee exchanges in Hamlet Lanrinburg and Gibson. Mrs Morris will join soon. HK lam succeeds Mrs Morris from Greensboro and brings experience as a switchboard expert.
At the regular monthly directors meeting of the Commercial National Bank J W Harriss was elected first vice president and John P Hayworth director to succeed the late Dr W G Bradshaw Harriss has long served as bank director and is also vice president of the High Point Savings and Trust company Both men are noted for their interest in the bank s welfare and growth
Joe Tyson was arrested Sunday for the larceny of a pistol and liquor from Henry Peace. Tyson said he bought the whisky from Peace, and the case was continued to Thursday due to busy dockets. Peace faces trial for retail theft later in the week.
Lumberton reports that A W McLean, stricken with pneumonia, was described by physicians as somewhat improved at 9 oclock last night. He enjoyed a more restful day with a lower temperature and signs that the infection is beginning to dissolve. General condition is more hopeful.
Valeska Suratt appears in the Jesse L. Lasky photodramatic drama The Immigrant at Broadway. The Paramount picture follows Masha a Russian girl who moves to New York with two men vying for her, a dam project explodes, and the civil engineer Harding and Masha find lasting justice and love.
A list of common meats and seafood offered daily including liver county style sausage sliced ham Kinghan bacon boiled ham dressed fish fancy dressed chickens spare ribs oysters dressed turkeys and eggs for sale.
A board appointed committee for the Manufacturers' Club has not yet reached a definite decision on a new location. Members have been asked to vacate current quarters by March 1, and the directors will be called to a meeting once the report is ready.
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