Music Study Club Keeps N C Symphony Drive Open
At a morning meeting on Club drive Mrs Sydney Gayle and Mrs Arnold Huff led the group to vote to keep the North Carolina Symphony drive open to raise funds for a matinee for Negro children. The program featured modern piano works and duo piano selections with Mrs Gayle Mrs Henry Foscue and Miss Meredith Clark Slane performing pieces by Hill Powell and Gershwin. The meeting adjourned to Emerywood Country Club for luncheon. Two new members Mrs Burt Ishee and Miss Meredith Clark Slane were welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Symphony Drive
Sydney Gayle
Arnold Huff
Gayle
Club Drive
North Carolina Symphony
Tom Pitts
Henry Foscue
Hill
Powell
Meredith Clark Slane
Gershwin
Emerywood Country Club
Burt Ishee
High Pointer Shown Honor by Morganton School of Nursing
Miss Dorothy Tuttle of High Point named Miss Grace Hospital School of Nursing for 1949 by Morganton Grace Hospital. She led as senior class president, and will compete in district finals in Asheville before March 1 then state finals in Raleigh March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
Dorothy Tuttle
High Point
Grace Hospital School of Nursing
Augusta A. Laxton
Tuttle
Asheville
Raleigh
U. S. Navy
Hunter College
New York
Norfolk
Naval Hospital
Camp LeJeune
Glee Club
College Gala Valentine Party Draws Hundreds
About four hundred students and faculty attended a gala Valentine party at High Point College. Under Sue Brown’s supervision, the event featured dancing and games from eight to eleven o’clock with red and white decor and refreshments. Committees handled refreshments decorations and publicity. Faculty members included Mrs. George Perry and Dr. and Mrs. Ben Hill among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Sue Brown
Doris Bickler
Barbara Lawrence
Bernard Frink
J. W. Ray
Katherine Hunter
Bog
Garrison
George Perry
Ben Hill
John Farlowe
Maude Barnett
Elaine DeBerry and Thomas B Leonard Wed in Thomasville
Miss Elaine DeBerry married Thomas B Leonard at Memorial Methodist Church Thom asville on January 29 in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Wilson Weldon. The couple plans a short wedding trip then will reside at 11 Gray Street with Navy veteran groom now a firefighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine DeBerry
Thomas B. Leonard
Thomasville
Memorial Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon
Richard van Sciver
David Burkhart
Daisy Greene
Dalton Bowers
Alton DeBerry
Elwood Leonard
Leonard
A. H. DeBerry
Gray Street
Thomasville High School
Maurice Mills
S. E. Leonard
Haywood Street
United States Marine Corps
Fire Department
McKissick to Play for Cotillion Dance at Emerywood
Maynard McKissick, an orchestra leader with a trunk full of original tunes, will play for the Piedmont Cotillion dance at Emerywood Country Club. The dinner dance starts at 8 p.m. with dancing from 9 to 1. McKissick directs the band, sings, plays trumpet, and composes, touting a show driven act with special material enjoyed across the East and South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard McKissick
Emerywood Country Club
McKissick
Concert Pianist William Masselos to Perform February 24
William Masselos, acclaimed pianist, will play here on February 24 as the third concert in the High Point Community Concert association series. He has drawn praise from Toledo and Montreal and has appeared at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall, renowned for Brahms Chopin and Bach renditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Masselos
High Point
Montreal
Brahms
Chopin
Bach
Toledo Blade
Masselos
Mrs. Allred to Be Burbank Hostess
The Burbank garden club will meet at 701 Sunset Drive with Mrs J H Allred hosting Wednesday at ten in the morning as announced yesterday.
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Mrs. Allred
Burbank
Out-Our-Way Club Meets at Mrs Lewis Home
The Out-Our-Way garden club will be entertained by Mrs Fleet Lewis at 607 Hillcrest Drive this week. The meeting time is Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Hunts Have Son Arthur Douglas Born in City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Russell Hunt Route 1 announce the birth of a son Arthur Douglas on February 7 at the Washington street unit of the local hospital. Mr and Mrs J S Macon Arch idale announce the birth of a son Harold Randell on February 4 at Boulevard Unit of High Point Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Hunt
Route 1
Arthur Douglas
Washington Street
Bridge Play Results at Emerywood Country Club
Results of the Saturday afternoon duplicate bridge at Emerywood Country Club list top pairs across two directions. North and south winners were Mrs. W. H. Ellis and partner, while east and west winners were Mrs. C. S. Beaver and Mrs. R. D. Tillson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
E. W. Cummins
W. H. Ellis
Winston-Salem
F. H. Gray
O. C. Durland
C. S. Beaver
R. D. Tillson
Lawrence Ingram
E. T. Howard
Curling Describes Ice Based Curling Game
Curling, played on natural or artificial ice, resembles lawn bowling and deck shuffleboard. The description notes target stones and sweeping action as key elements of the sport.
Miss Mary Edith Ferree Honored At Linen Shower
Mrs. Howard Stutts hosted a dessert bridge for bride elect Miss Mary Edith Ferree on Route 6. Gifts of linen and a white carnation corsage were given, with rummy bingo and prizes. Read-your-wedding wishes were collected, and a green white motif featured in dessert. guests included Mesdames Ferree Ivey Williamson and Foust plus Misses Eddie Gloria Foust Cam Summers and Lillian Lander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edith Ferree
Mrs. Stutts
Howard Stutts
Route 6
Mesdames C. Ferree
Mother of the Bride
Mesdames
Ray Stutts
Ivey, Jr
Gray Williamson
Case
Alex Ferree
Nick Bam M. H. Mellas
J. R. Summers
A. Neely
C. M. Ivey
D. Foust
Misses Eddie
Gloria Foust
Hannah Cam Betty Jean Summers
Lillian Lander
Mary EU Neely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teeter’s Beauty Shop
Arcade
Pauline Fowler
Ella Teeter
GBURN
Valentine
Whitman
Norris
Pangburn
Nunnally
Morganton School of Nursing
Cotillion Dance
Out-Our-Way
Mrs. Lewis
HUNTS
Macon
Sd F
Watchmakers
Lesters
Lester's Repair Dept
North Main Street
Tobias
North Main
Roany
Finest Ladies
Rosalia
Cate
Vallace
the Saturday Evening Post
Finest Ladies Store
N. Main
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