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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
5
A lyric window tribute in the Indianapolis News presents the flag as a symbol of sacrifice and perseverance. It voices a mother’s tears and a soldier’s return hope, honoring spouses and kin awaiting victory.
Mrs J B McCraney has left the High Point hospital after years as superintendent to rest. Miss Gilbert Muse becomes acting superintendent. Mrs J T Burrus returns from Alexandria La to assist in financial matters, while Major Burrus moves from Newport News Va to command the Virginia hospital, a promotion for him.
Mrs H A Millis regent hosted the Alexander Martin chapter of the D A R on a Wednesday afternoon at her South Main Street home. Guests helped assemble quilt squares for soldiers at Camp Sevier before a tea hour featuring cranberry salad served in molded dishes and brown bread sandwiches. The gathering included many members and visitors from nearby towns, with social and business mentions interwoven through the report.
The Tar Heel chapter will gather at Miss Helen Brockett’s Johnson street home Friday afternoon at 1 30. Members should bring a pair of scissors to prepare items for the local Red Cross chapter.
The Woman's Club social service department met yesterday at An hiks' home on West Broad street. After a brief business period Mrs I A White delivered an insightful paper titled The Present States of Prison Reform in North Carolina.
Mrs. Dash of Chicago arrives as a house guest of Mrs. A. S. Parker on Hamilton street. The noted reader is expected to give several readings during her stay in the city.
Miss Nina Martin, who recently underwent an operation at High Point hospital, has recovered sufficiently to be discharged to her home on Mangum Avenue. Her friends will be glad to learn of her improved condition.
Trinity Feb 21 1 News item notes postmaster L Phillips returning from Laurinburg to visit his brothers. Local residents including C W Phillips Aysheboro Mrs T D Phillips Laurinburg, Frank Paul New art News VA visit family. George Paul and son guests. Corporal Homer Ritchie Oklahoma spent days with aunt Mrs D C Johnson. J D Brame couple returned from Winston-Salem. Trinity Book club meets this afternoon. Gertrude Coltrane confined with appendicitis.
Mrs. T. H. Wood, who spent the winter in High Point with relatives, has returned to her home.
Camp Sevier, Greenville S C Feb 21 Special The 30th division will not lack home cooked chow on arrival in France The division quartermaster says rolling kitchens will be ordered and shipped abroad when requisitioned and field ranges now in use will be taken overseas.
A compact reflection on friendship noting that a strong bond endures only if it withstands the first major challenge, implying that many ties fail at the initial sharp shock.
Landry shows care after an injury while Miss Hopkins and Mrs. Hyde depart. Warren deals and comments as Margaret, Janet Hedler, and Sybil share quiet days at home. The group bonds over needlework, embroidery, and evening bridge, evoking old times and subtle tensions.
An advertisement advocates daily use of a Salts mixture to flush kidneys and prevent bladder irritation. It claims the product, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, cleanses the kidneys, improves urinary function, and suggests drinking plenty of water plus one tablespoonful in water each morning.
Mr and Mrs Harry Smith travel to Columbus Tennessee to reside as he assumes management of a new McLellan store. He is succeeded by a replacement at the former location.
Small guard houses for military police details are being erected at principal entrances to Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina. They will serve as information bureaus and for incidental police duty from opening until late night.
Notice to property owners states the time limit for payment of the first batch of street assessments expires February 22. City Manager T J Murphy urges payment to support the city's paying program.
The narrator recalls a convivial evening where Margaret and Landry praise Sybil's pie and tease about honor among friends. Laughter and light banter lift the mood as plans form to visit shops the next day. Janet Hechler is invited to join for a luncheon.
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