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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
9
Mrs. Hauschild led a Burbank Garden Club session on birds with Mrs. J O aever presenting and using colored slides. She described local species their habits and clues for identification. An open discussion followed with member questions as plans emerged for a garden class and a Community Workshop. Seventeen members attended.
Plant and Pluck Garden Club met Tuesday morning at the McLeon home on Arbordale with twelve members present. President Mrs. Charles McGahey conducted the session and appointed H. M. Ridge Jr, Mrs. Earl Womble and Mrs. Jimmie Roberts as Garden Center chairman while Mrs. Vernon McLeon and Mrs. Claude Potts assisted as hostesses. The rooms were decorated in red and white for a Valentine motif and refreshments were served.
Red Cross solicits volunteers to sew clothing and supplies for veterans. Mrs. Dover urges donations and time, with meetings at the chapter house on Thurston Street as the sewing group continues its work for local hospitals.
The Canterbury Book club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 with Mrs. Everett Marsh at Johnson Street.
Plans for a Musical Arts Club meeting Monday at eight o clock with Mrs M L Slate as hostess at 110 Brentley Circle. The event sets the club's next gathering in the local social calendar.
A sequence of social teas and entertaining events honors Miss Patricia Hackney. Mrs. C. R. Hinshaw hosts Faculty Wives luncheon. Rebecca Autry and Betty Ann Kepley host gatherings at Cedrow and Lexington avenues. the High Point Pharmaceutical auxiliary meets at Mrs. Ring’s Wellington Street home. additional receptions occur on Sherbrook Drive and at the Dillon residence with Misses Dillon Summers and Summers coordinating hospitality.
A Park way home of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Bernard undergoes expansion and redecorating. The project adds a left wing breakfast room and carport at the back while preserving a colonial tone. The interior features a spacious formal room with rose and green tones and a modern playroom in the new wing.
The Bernard home on Parkway received a major facelift to better suit family life with a two year old. The project added a left wing, expanded living spaces, and a front porch in a colonial style. Interior upgrades include a new heat system, updated bath tile, a master closet, and fresh paint.
The Junior Musical Arts club invites all seventh and eighth grade music students to a Saturday 2:00 PM meeting with Mrs. Ben Witherington Jr. at 316 A Boulevard. All interested students are welcome to attend.
The Alpha Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi launches a fund drive for a pediatric unit at High Point Memorial Hospital with a benefit bridge and canasta party at the Sheraton hotel ballroom. The event, chaired by Kate Helms, begins at eight, aiming for fifty tables to raise funds for the new children's unit now being established in the maternity ward.
Fortnighters enjoyed a program of poetry by Mrs Williard a New England tour introduction to oral poems from a large collection the speaker read with remarks on circumstances prompting each piece the group circulated a copy of The Prophet a social hour followed with red heart favors in an alentine motif
American Association of University Women met at Mrs. Robert Conner’s home to discuss the structure of the United Nations. Mrs. Wright led, outlining the Atlantic Charter, Dumbarton Oaks, and Yalta as background to the UN commissions, with a chart for clarity. eight members attended.
Mr and Mrs Jack W Keever entertained the children of the North Main nursery school on Valentines Day to honor their daughter Amelia Ann on her third birthday Teachers Mrs FE R Holder and Mrs Harold Moore provided a Valentine box with Valentines for the children Group pictures were taken and lunch was served with birthday cake and cream dessert Candy balloons were presented to the little guests and the honoree received many gifts.
The Philathea class of Temple Mission will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs W W Allman 4 Calvary Union The W C T U Calvary Union will meet tonight at Calvary Methodist church at 7 30 for their regular meeting The BTU of Hilliard Memorial Baptist church Young department held a farewell party for Wayne Rhodes who leaves for the army at 217 Boyer street 19 members attended Rhodes received an engraved identification bracelet The W M S of Hilliard Memorial Baptist church honored the Young Womans Auxiliary with a banquet at the church basement Mrs J B Ellis presided and Mrs Floyd Grubb led the program
Mrs N C Johnson Jr departed Tuesday for Watertown Eva where she was summoned by her father J W ill ness Ingram of High Point memory hospital is preparing for surgery Monday Mrs be v Ingram of High Point recuperating and receiving visitors Cynthia Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs George Davis Guilford College road has returned home from High Point Memorial hospital after an appendectomy Mrs Harry Brooks of New York City visits sister Mrs Elizabeth Brown 1314 Eaton Place
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