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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
6
The editor announces public office hours from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. today, inviting citizens to visit for guidance, submissions, or questions. Local staff will be available at the newsroom to assist with inquiries and document requests.
Mrs F Logan Porter outlines O Henry life and works at Woman's Club Music-Literature Dept meeting at Emery wood Country Club. Speaker notes Porter born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro and wrote 250 stories before his 1910 death. Read funeral poem The Crucible. prelude piano selections by J H White.
The Ada Blair School Parent-Teacher Association held its regular meeting chaired by Mrs. J G Howerton. A Founders Day program featured a candle ceremony with Mesdames Coltrane Scarce Jessup Bishop Slauser Church Spracley and Kearns, plus student musical acts and attendance honors. An electric clock was presented to Principal Johnson as a surprise tribute.
A Founders Day program opened Ray Street Parent-Teacher Association meeting with a six piece high school band concert under Mr. Kimball. Mrs Geddie Strickland outlined the National P T Congress as a birthday cake lit for the forty first anniversary.
The Oak View Parent-Teacher Association will hold its February meeting at the school this evening at 7 30 with a Founders Day program observing the 41st anniversary. The program will feature a play and members are urged to attend.
Mesdames Robert Wagger and Sara Wagger hosted the High Point Council of Jewish Women at the Wagger home on Parkway. Mrs Sam Tobias chaired a business session with reports on articles from the National Council of Jewish Women on war causes and cures. A March 8 study group will feature city attorney Grover H Jones at Mrs Ben Hermans home. A note thanked Emma Blair school faculty for donations. Sandra Elaine DeLappe born Feb 15 at Burrus Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs Fred DeLappe. she was formerly Eloise Wright.
Social calendar notes Adele Oust of Visalia California, fourth Grand Regent, visiting the Women of the Moose at their hall. At 8 p.m. Miss Mary Doane Rankin hosts bridge at her South Hamilton Street home for bride elect Mildred Furgurson and E C Rankin Jr. Mrs Rankin assists. Emerywood Country Club hosts February dinner dance at 7:30 p.m. with Jack Yancey and his orchestra.
Doris Lee Wright is confined to her home at 134 East State Street with influenza. Mrs. J. M. Bigger of Richmond Virginia visits her sister Mrs. M. J. Crowder on Steelesbury. Mrs. A. E. Sain of 1614 Ward Street is confined to bed with influenza.
The Willing Workers held their regular monthly meeting at Oakdale Methodist Church with 18 members present. Miss Louise Modlin presided, a devotional by Gladys Hodgin, prayer by Mary McClure, and a social hour with Valentine refreshments. prizes went to Virginia Wagoner and Shirley Hodgin.
The High Point Chapter 961 Women of the Moose arranged a banquet Friday at 7 PM at the Sheraton to honor Grand Regent Adele Oust of Visalia California. An exemplification of the ritual will follow, with charity dance plans set for March 10 at the Woman's Club in Thomasville.
The Beta Rho chapter of Pi Rho Zeta at Jones Business College held a rushees party last night at Belvin Miller’s Lexington home. Dancing and games engaged attendees, with college women from Lexington joining later for refreshments. Attendees included Katherine Zimmerman Katherine Frye Ruth Anderson Faith Berrier Christine Lambeth Belvin Miller Marvin Grant Robert Stanley Woodrow Foster Clyde McDowell Bill Austin Staley Woodell Joe Miller.
Tomorrow evening the Magdalene Rebekah lodge will hold a regular meeting at seven o clock in their hall on West Commerce street. Degree work will be featured and Greensboro Lodge members will join the local group for the session.
The Bumble Bee Prince by Junior Programs Inc returns for its third and final production at the senior high school on Thursday February 23 at 3 30 pm sponsored by the Junior Service League led by president Mrs E T Harrison. Sue Hastings and her Marionettes bring this New York based nonprofit child theater to youths in the Eastern US and Canada. Rimsky Korsakoff's opera production is among the first American presentations premiering for children in musical circles.
The first February afternoon bridge for ladies of the Emerywood Country Club membership was held Tuesday at the clubhouse. Mrs. Arthur Kirkman awarded the customary double deck of cards as prize. Light refreshments in the tentine motif were served. The next ladies bridge will be held on February 28.
Mrs. J. A. Morris gave a comprehensive Belgium study highlighting history people government and industries as part of a European countries series at High Point College. Mrs. J. W. Chandler chaired in place of the president with European current events preceding the program a salad course was served to four visitors and club members.
The High Point public library will hold a regular story hour tomorrow afternoon at 3 15 as announced by city librarian Mrs Nancy K Poston.
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