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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1917
Page
5
A fragmentary poem laments yesterday's loss and a lover's call for return. The speaker recalls sweet joys, winged songs, and parting words to be remembered, ending with a plea for reunion and the darkest memory.
The Alexander Martin chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a Thursday morning meeting at Worth Main Street home of Mrs Virgil Idol. Seven members attended Mesdames Idol Marsh Millis Terry Eshelman Pickens and T and Kearns. Officers and committees reported with three new member applications on file. Delegates were elected for the forthcoming continental congress in Washington D C from April 16 to 22 Mrs H A Mil Ba and Mrs R B Terry named as delegates. The regent Mrs H A Mil Ba read a sketch of Fort Dobbs. Next meeting set for March 1 with Mrs R B Terry.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gilliam entertained many friends last night with four bridge tables. The rubber games were brisk and exciting. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Millis, Mr. and Mrs. B B Terry, Mr. and Mrs. D M Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. H A Millis, Mr. and Mrs. B S Cummings, Mrs. H A Hart, Mr. and Mrs. O T Mendenhall, and Mr. and Mrs. W Clark.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church will meet with Mrs. A H Sisson at Rowland Park Monday afternoon at 3 o clock. Pledge cards are urged to be turned in at this time. A special executive meeting is called.
The Mission Study class of the First Baptist church will gather Monday at 3 PM for its regular monthly meeting. Mrs. Henry A. White will speak on The Problem of the City Churches, and full attendance of members is requested.
The YW A of the First Baptist Church will meet with Mrs H D Sears Monday afternoon at 3 o clock. All members are urged to attend as matters of importance are to be discussed.
The Young Woman's Missionary Society of Wesley Memorial Church meets Monday at 3 30 p m with Mrs D R Robertson on Thurston street. Attendance of all members is desired.
Mrs. Charles R. Gheen of Jersey Shore Pa visits the city staying at the Elwood hotel. She is a former High Point resident and travels with her sister Miss Lena Hartsell of Raleigh.
Mrs A E Tate and her daughter Miss Isabel Tate have left for Florida to spend February and March and expect to return home no later than April first.
Change of Residence reports M. Salisbury and family have relocated from South Main Street to 413 South Main Street, updating their residential address in city records.
J B Tomlinson remains critically ill at home on Willowbrook street. George T Penny visited Greensboro on business yesterday afternoon. L C Furgurson left for Danville Virginia to spend the weekend with Mrs Furgurson and daughter Mildred visiting relatives there. Col J A Barringer of Greensboro was a business visitor yesterday afternoon. J Neal Thompson spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro with friends. O A Smith of Reidsville spent several hours in the city yesterday afternoon on business. Mr and Mrs Thomas J Gold returned to the city last evening after a short visit to Raleigh.
Mrs A M Rankin departs today for a visit to Charlotte to spend time with relatives and friends and return by a specific date not announced in the notice.
Glove importers face unsettling times due to mail interference and potential transatlantic shipping shortages. Fashion trades anticipate steady activity in ribbons nets laces and trimmings with New York buyers driving millinery and corset demand rebounding toward pre storm levels after two cautious seasons.
Silks especially crepe de Chine and sports fabrics grow scarce in desirable colors. Speculative prices for raw silks in Yokohama fell after the United States severed relations with Germany. The silk futures market in Yokohama was closed with no reopening news. Importers say the diplomatic break will not affect prices.
Governor Goodrich signed a state wide prohibition bill making Indiana dry on and after April 2 1918. The measure ends alcohol sales across the state and marks a milestone in Indiana politics.
Dr J A Morehead Roanoke College president spoke at Lincoln Memorial university anniversary in Cumberland Gap Tenn urging continued effort to raise southern educational efficiency. He praised gains in primary high school and higher education while noting uneven progress for mountain districts and isolated communities.
Gulford College reports its Quakers ready after a week without a game for the evening clash with Lenoir College quint here. The visiting team is described as strong, promising a tough battle on the home court.
In Monroe a line of 16 loaded freight cars rolled down a grade in Seaboard Air Line yards and crashed into a freight train. Conductor A M Horton was killed instantly. Flagman A A Ellwanger was seriously injured and pinned under wreckage before rescue. A black brakeman suffered minor injuries.
The eastern shore of Maryland sits cut off from Baltimore today as ice on Chesapeake Bay runs 10 to 18 inches thick in the upper bay. No bay steamers have arrived or sailed from Baltimore and merchants complain of delays in rail service across the peninsula due to the freezing congestion.
The eighteenth annual indoor championships began at the Seventh Regiment Armory with many top players in men's singles and doubles. The event is to run several days next week followed by a consolation tournament. Also note romance listings as Romeo and Juliet at The Rose on February 14 and a reminder to pay city taxes.
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