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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
6
The Greenway Drive group met Wednesday morning for a brief business session followed by a program on Serge Rachmaninoff presented by Mrs Lamar McCallum. Mrs Charles W McAnally performed two pieces including Prelude in C Minor.
A car left running in front of Burrus Memorial hospital was stolen by an unknown thief who grabbed eight special delivery letters. Postal Inspector C. H. Ner and local officials investigated the incident as federal agents joined the search for the vehicle and letters.
Robert Pyle of West Grove Pa, a leading rose authority and past American Rose Society president, lectured on Roses and Rose Gardens at Home and Abroad at the Sheraton banquet hall. He used slides to illustrate gardens from around the world and discussed the 1000 acre National Arboretum project in Washington DC.
Dr. P B Lindley lectured at the Omega chapter of Kappa Gamma sorority in the Sheraton hotel committee room. He outlined five ideas to influence the individual including private thoughts the instinct of feeling reasoning and un reasoning informative ideas and suggestive ideas. A brief business session followed with plans for a silver tea on March 6 at Sedgefield Manor. Letters from Greensboro and Winston-Salem chapters proposed a joint lecture soon.
Mrs. B. B. Wall hosted a luncheon at the Sheraton for Robert Pyle of West Grove Pennsylvania director of the American Rose Society and a leading rose authority. He spoke on roses suited to North Carolina, toured local sites including the city lake park and Burrus Memorial Hospital, and gave an illustrated lecture at the Sheraton.
Mrs. H. W. McCain and Miss Alma Virginia McCain will attend the cake cutting for the wedding of Miss Ann Wiley and K. White in Greensboro at the White home this evening. The ceremony is set for nine o'clock tomorrow morning at the bride's home near Jamestown, with Mrs. McCain and her daughter as guests.
Mrs C H Rhodes spoke to the Oak View school child study group on friendship. She argued friendliness starts at home with teachers and pupils and shared illustrations of friendship and loneliness.
The Industrial committee of the YA hosts a luncheon at the W Hut at 12:30. The Priscilla club meets Mrs A Ring Sr at her North Main apartment. Piedmont German club dances at Emery wood Country club with Lew Gogerty's Greensboro orchestra. Moose Lodge 693 presents a Charity Ball at Ledger's Manor with John Peddicord's orchestra.
Miles Gayle and C. L. Gray Jr of this city are named members of the Duke University men's glee club to perform in New York City on Monday evening. The event is sponsored by the Duke Alumni association of New York. The concert will be in the Ambassador hotel garden, followed by a reception with dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Terry return to their Roland Park home after a two week visit to Miami Beach Florida. Mrs. J H Lewis in influenza from 1503 Tryon Street shows slight improvement. Friends of Mrs. Will Cecil learn she improves at Burrus Memorial Hospital and can receive visitors. Dr and Mrs W A Porter of Hillsville Virginia visit Caddell home on Winston-Salem Road. Mr Porter joins for the week.
The High Point Union of Methodist Episcopal Young People held their monthly meeting at Archdale M E church and voted to hold an Easter Sunrise Service at City Lake. Calvary won attendance and banners and will host the next meeting. other groups also competed for singing banners. The program featured talks on Negro life and culture, spirituals performed by the Calvary quartet, and a closing social hour. The Highland M E church Woman's Missionary Society met to discuss the spiritual life and the written gospel with hostesses serving seventeen members and three visitors. The Indianapolis Speedway site for annual auto races is noted as built in 1909.
Members of the Bridge Fight club were entertained by Mrs. Boyd E. Stout at her home on Montliew avenue Thursday evening. The room featured St. Patrick s day motifs and early spring flowers. High score prize went to Mrs. James J. Ellington, who also won the traveling prize, a white linen handkerchief. A sweet course followed the game. Guests included Mesdames E C Glasgow J J Ellington Charlie E Spencer J G Doggett T G Richardson and Misses Rosalene Ruscoe and Mildred Weosinger.
The Piedmont German club hosts its third dance at 9 o'clock tonight at Emerywood Country Club. Lew Gogerty and his Greensboro orchestra, long featured at local dances, will perform. W. E. Price oversees invitations for the event.
Local girls depart for North Carolina State College weekend mid winter dances presented by the Inter Fraternity Council. Misses Helen Crowder Edith Crowder Lois Chidester Ruth Pollock Nell Robinson and Mrs Kelman Gomo travel at noon today returning Sunday. Joe Haymes and his orchestra provide music for a formal dance tea dance and a second formal dance across the weekend.
Miss Esther Hambley of Salisbury arrived last evening to spend the weekend at the home of Miss Marian Elliott of 401 Parkway. Miss Elliott and Miss Mildred Furgureen will host at Mildred Furgureen's home on Montlieu Avenue tomorrow evening for Miss Hambley.
Fire Chief B K Ingram approves permits for two western city homes totaling about 9500 with a porch add on of 1000. H B Leonard to build a six room brick veneer home on Arbordale drive cost 4600 plus garage and quarters 250. L J Hill to raise a seven room warm air stucco home on Rockford road cost 4700. Gratton Foy to add porch on Rockford road cost 1000. R E Shelton, local contractor, awarded all contracts.
A quirky note contrasts Mrs Spencer and Miss Rueree with Longfellow and Mrs Beeson. It then states that a misdemeanor in one state may be an indictable felony in another, reflecting differing state laws.
Mrs Harry Russell entertained a small group at a contract bridge party at her English Street home. Decorations featured Forsythia and ferns in yellow and green. Prizes included a perfume and powder set won by Miss Groove Ford. a tea course was served later in the evening with guests listed.
The fourth and fifth grades at Emma Blair school held a joint morning program starting with a Junior Red Cross council meeting. Each class presented sketches on famous men born in February including Col. Charles A Lindbergh Thomas A Edison Abraham Lincoln and St Valentine.
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