Openhouse at Slane Residence Highlights Young Set
A holiday open house at the Slane residence in Emerywood drew about 125 guests from local college and social circles. Willis Slane and Miss Marcelle Clark hosted with Mrs. Slane, Miss Margaret Hayworth, and other hosts guiding visitors through rooms decorated in silver blue and festive lighting for a 4 to 6 pm visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slane
Emerywood
Willis Slane
Marcelle Lark
W. H. Slane
Missargaret Hayworth
Billy Clark
Eleanor Powl
Anna Tomlinson
Arid Huff
Betty Hunt Murray
Les Gayle
Emmy Lou Te
Hollins College
Betty Ant Murray
Frank Dalton
George W. Clark
Conway
Ark
Meredith Clarke Slane
Peggy Jane Bryant
Marguerite Murray
Bobbie Lindsay
Nancy Bennett
Sarah Coe Hunsucker
Eleanor Amos
Willard Leathers
Local People Return from Burkeville Va
Local residents returned late last night from Burkeville Virginia after attending the marriage of Dr. McLean B. Leath and Miss Lillian Agnew. The ceremony was at Presbyterian Church with James F Foscue as usher and a party including Mr and Mrs L W Holliday and Dr and Mrs Glenn Perry among others. Dockerey of Rockingham fell ill before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkeville
McLean B. Leath
Lillian Agnew
Presbyterian Church
James F Oscue
L. W. Holliday
W. B. Flaharty
Henry F Oscue
Glenn Perry
Farewell Party Honors Mrs. Rush Before Rocky Mount Move
Mrs C G Rush was honored with a farewell party at the Adams Memorial YWCA hosted by Miss Catherine Howard. Guests played Bingo Chinese checkers and daily and prizes went to Opal Conrad and Grace Hill. Jerry Anderson presented a handkerchief autograph book with greetings from attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Rush
Rocky Mount
Catherine Howard
Adams Memorial Y.W.C.A
Ollie Brown
Opal Conrad
Grace Hill
Jerry Anderson
Leslie Andrews
Cleo Crawford
Rebecca Jenkins
R. G. Ridge
Clemmie Handy
Miss Virginia Kent Hosts New Year Party at Home
Miss Virginia Ann Kent entertained Tuesday night at her 604 West Broad Street home with a festive New Year gathering. The living room displayed vibrant Christmas flowers, featuring a Minuet Dance by Mr and Mrs Willis Kerr and The Parade of the Milk Bottle Caps by Mr and Mrs Julian McDowell. About 20 guests danced and played games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Kent
Virginia Ann Kent
West Broad Street
Willis Kerr
Julian McDowell
Virginia Foster
Montreat College
Charles Whisnant
N. C. State College
Priscilla Club Luncheon and Moose Benefit Dance
The Priscilla Club hosts a luncheon at Mrs. F. F. Dickson’s Lindsay Street home with Mrs. J. F. Hayden as associate hostess. The Loyal Order of Moose holds a holiday benefit dance at the National Guard Armory with Clarence Leonard and his Collegians providing music. The Junior Musical Art Club meets at Mrs. Sidney Gayle’s 1012 Club Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
F. F. Dickson
Lindsay Street
J. F. Hayden
Sidney Gayle
Club Drive
Local residents attend funerals and holiday visits across towns
Mrs. Ethel Rochelle and family returned from Bristol after funeral services for J J Alley. Monica Brown Anne Berry Emma Soler toured homeward after visiting Miss Margaret Tull. Dorothy Highfill spent holidays with Miss Louise Gilbert in Martinsville. Paul L Wireless improves at Burrus Memorial Hospital after ptomaine poisoning. William C Crawford left for Petersburg to work with Virginia Carolina Power. Frances Ozment recuperates from an appendectomy at St Leon’s Hospital. Lieut John D Atkins Jr returned to Philadelphia after holidays with his parents. Virginia Foster and Charles Whisnant were guests of Miss Virginia Kent in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Brown
Mount Airy
Anne Berry
Greensboro
Emma Soler
Ponce
Porto Rico
Margaret Tull
Thurston Street
Dorothy Highfill
Martinsville
Louise Gilbert
Alexander Twins
John D. Atkins, Jr
United States Marines
Philadelphia
Y W C A Book Club Visits Boone's Cave Saturday
The Y W C A Book Club will meet Saturday afternoon with an outing to Boone's Cave near Churchland instead of the Adams Memorial building session. Members depart at 2 30 p m if weather allows to view the historic site being developed by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W.C.A. Book @ub
Adams Memorial Building
Boone's Cave
Churchland
Magdalene Rebekahs Schedule Regular Session Tomorrow Night
The Magdalene Rebekah Lodge will hold a regular business meeting tomorrow at 7 30 pm at the lodge hall to plan the new year's work. Attendance is urged for all members. Also noted is the birth of a son, Thomas Benbow, to Mr and Mrs Clay R Miller of Pope, born December 29 at Sternber hospital in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalene Rebekah Lodge
Greensboro
Clay R. Miller
Pope al
Thomas Benbow
Sternbe —Ital
An Miller
Quena Gallimore Hosts 12th Birthday Party
Quena Gallimore daughter of Mr and Mrs Wade Gallimore entertained a group of friends on Monday night December 30 at their Chestnut street home for her twelfth birthday. Christmas decorations set the gala scene with games and prizes won by Vanetta Black Martha Phillips and Patsy Dickens. Favors were miniature Santa Claus novelties and refreshments followed in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quena Gallimore
Wade Gallimore
Chestnut Street
Vanetta Black
Martha Phillips
Patsy Dickens
Santa Claus
Quenn
Martha Kindley
Mary Long
Vannetta Black
Pauline Walker
Wanda Rachael
Molly Lambeth
Nancy and Jean Ward
Peggy Freedle
Betty Carolynn McSwain
Barbara Carol Westmoreland
Betty Jean Stroud
Norman Ruth Shoemaker
Ramona Boaz
Elizabeth Fry Group Two Meets Friday Evening
Central Friends church group two will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Luther Barker 503 Steele Street with Mrs Sallie King as associate hostess Names of Heart Sisters will be revealed Archdale Circle Two Will Meet Tonight at 7 30 at Mrs J W Coltrane home with Mrs C T Lambeth as associate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Fry
Central Friends Church
Luther Barker
Steele Street
Sallie King
Heart Sisters
Archdale
Women's Society For Christian Service
Archdale Methodist Church
J. W. Coltrane
C. T. Lambeth
Miss LaBarr speaks on shaping legislation for BPWC
Miss Myrtle Ellen LaBarr of Greensboro national publicity chairman for the Business and Professional Women's Clubs spoke last evening before the local BPWC at the Elwood Hotel. The topic was legislation and the club's role in helping govern worthwhile bills. Initiation rites were held for new members since the June convention with Lucile Ingram as sole visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Ellen LaBarr
Greensboro
Business
B.P.W
Elwood
LaBarr
Oriana B. James
Emily Gentry
Jennie Satterfield
Ruth Lee
Mary Harrelson
Marina Henry
Lucile Ingram
Miss LaBarr
Miss Lucile Craven Hosts New Year Party For Church Group
Miss Lucile Craven entertained the Christian Endeavor Society of Spring Hill Church at her home for a New Year’s Eve gathering. The group enjoyed games and refreshments then sang Auld Lang Syne to welcome the new year. Attendees included Doris Holmes Byrdlee Nicholas Ruby Marion Lois Swaim Janie Craven Gwendolyn Moore Ruth Fields Ina Mae Hicks Norma Marion Ruth Moore Harold Craven and Carroll Craven D W Smith Carlos Sink Ralph Craven Floyd Glascoe Colin Craven Wayne Johnson Stanton Craven Howard Swaim Elwood Smith and Fuller Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Craven
Christian Endeavor Society
Spring Hill
Miss Craven
High Point College
Doris Holmes
Byrdlee Nicholas
Ruby Marion
Lois Swaim
Janie Craven
Gwendolyn Moore
Ruth Fields
Ina Mae Hicks
Norma Marion
Ruth Moore
Harold
Carroll Craven
D. W. Smith
Carlos Sink
Ralph Craven
Floyd Glascoe
Colin Craven
Wayne Johnson
Stanton Craven
Howard Swaim
Elwood Smith
Fuller Moore
Lessons in English Phrases and Word Usage Tips
Provides guidance on proper phrasing for comparisons and common mispronunciations and misspellings. Highlights how to say today not nearly so cold as yesterday, notes accent on escort as noun and verb, compares immanent and inherent and related terms, and points out spelling of malleable with ll and ea.
Have You Heard by Fay Happy New Year To All
The column recaps New Year merriment across High Point with parties at the Emerywood Club the Sheraton and Willis Slanes open houses. Randall Terry’s sixth birthday magic shows amuse families while Phil Junior heads to overseas duty and Jack Jackson begins pageship in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Santa Claus
Cecil
Sheraton
Randall Terry
Randall
Amo Kearns
Amo
Emerywood Club
Eleanor Powell
Tom Pitts
Clarence Leonard
Collegians
Eleanor
Anna Tomlinson
Annie Mae
Winston
High Point
Theo Redman
Doris Stroupe
G. C. Allery
Virginia Perry
Springfield
Ohio
George Clarke
Conway
Ark
Meredith Slane
Elizabeth Covington
Dorothy Terry
Thelma Cooper
Helen Millis
Willis Slanes
Marcelle Clarke
the Slanes
Willis, Jr
Phil Grandjeans
Phil, Jr
Windsor
Canada
Phil
May
Peter
Byron
Thelma Moyler
Mays
Mexico City
Jack Jackson
Washington
United States Senate
New Year's Party At Hamilton Residence
Miss Bernice and Miss Frances Hamilton hosted a New Year's Eve party at their home with high school and young college guests. The festivity featured green and red decorations, games, dancing, and noisemakers as the year turned. Out of town guests included Ruth Wrenn, Jessie Shoffner, Elizabeth Edwards, Emma Peeler, and Helen Pond. Local guests listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
Frances Hamilton
Ruth Wrenn
Jessie Shoffner
Greensboro
Elizabeth Edwards
Guilford College
Emma Peeler
Alexander's
Union Mills
Helen Pond
Richmond
Frances Martin
Amy Lou Holmes
Frances Chappell
Joyce Suggs
Grace Sampson
Margaret Burgess
Carolyn Brown
Ruby Hutchins
Loraine McDowell
Herbert McClure
Howard Henderson
Larry Hodgin
Paul Stout
Charles Tuttle
Edward Hutchins
J. W. Henderson
Paul Hamilton, Jr
Browder Peatross
Adult Education Sewing Class Resumes at YWCA Tonight
The Adams Memorial YWCA will host the Adult Education sewing class this evening at 7 30. The session resumes after a holiday respite and welcomes anyone interested in enrolling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Adams Memorial Y.W.C.A
Dinner Parties And Dances In Thomasville Holidays
Thomasville social life centers on New Year events at Mrs. Charles F. Finch home with a buffet dinner for Susanna Matthews and Jane Simmons, plus guests from Princeton and UNC. The town’s high school seniors held a fifteenth reunion at the Woman's Club, led by Charles Moore, featuring songs by George Gibbardt and sleight of hand by Tom Steed, with a 29-person banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Charles F. Finch
Susanna Matthews
Jane Simmons
Pilot Mountain
Philip Green
Princeton University
Roger Matthews
University of North Carolina
Betty Cuthrell
Lexington
Herbert Gibson
Laurinburg
Woman's Club
Charles Moore
Washington, D. C
George Gibbardt
High Point
Dorothy Hedrick
Tom Steed
George L. Handley
White House
Forrest Grimes
George Gloff
Knoxville
Tenn
Bill Stone
Canton
Lewis Crawford
Vonnie Bodie
Boston
Mass
Impromptu Club Holiday Dance At Women’s Club
The annual holiday dance of the Impromptu club at Elliott Drive hosted visiting dancers. Clarence Leonard and his Winston-Salem orchestra provided music as club members and escorts posed for photos beside festive greenery and streamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Elliott Drive
Clarence Leonard
Winston-Salem
Virginia Boyles
Paul Hoover, Jr
Raleigh
Evelyn Lyles
R. F. van Landingham
Boston
Mass
Mildred Carr
Tommy Kearns
Washington, D. C
Theresa Hoover
Alex Ross
Poplar Branch
Elizabeth Blair
I. G. Greer, Jr
Mary Faison Covington
Bill Hayes
High Point
Jennie Reid Newby
Lee Bryan
Bessie Newby
Buck Setzer
Nancy Kyser
Clyde Teasley
Peggy Hite
Sam Harris
Josephine Pepper
Amos Ragan
Daisy Hall
Edwin Peace
Wil
Christmas Dinner Attended by Boyles Family Guests
Mr and Mrs Alvah Boyles hosted a family Christmas dinner at Forsyth Street home with red candles narcissi and a four course menu. Guests included J W Boyles Virginia Boyles W E Tomlinson Williams Julius Tomlinson Ben Harris R L Harville Al Boyles Bobby Boyles Guy Dudley and families Winston-Salem V A Crutchfield Waynesboro VA Ted Smith Belinda Smith Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah Boyles
Forsyth Street
Ben Harris
R. L. Harville
Bobby Boyles
Guy Dudley
Rucker
Joe Dudley
Jane
Winston-Salem
Douglas Crutchfield
Guy Crutchfield
Waynesboro
Ted Smith
Belinda Smith
Greensboro
Murdock Baby Born First of New Year
Mr and Mrs J M Murdock of 215 Fisher street announce the birth of a daughter on January 1 at 2 o clock. The child is the first baby born in the town for the new year as far as could be learned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Ronald Greenwood
Bill Greenwood
Fairmont Park
High Point
Smith
J. M. Murdock
Fisher Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ses
Adeline
Hoover
Slane Residence
Burkeville, Va
Kappa
Perkinson
Holloware
Cristobel
Perkinsons Jack A ' Jewelers
North Main Street
Ethel Rochelle
Jack Rochelle
Z. P. Long
Bristol
Paul L. Wireless
Burrus Memorial Hospital
William C. Crawford
Trinity
Petersburg
Virginia-Carolina Power Company
Frances Ozment
Fourth Street
St. Leo's Hospital
Y.W.C.A. Book Club
Magdalene Rebekahs
Arki
American Institute of Laundering
Andrea Dean Cecil
BPWC
W. L. Gordon
By Fay
Hamilton
Ma Wall
Paul Rains
Priscilla Lambeth
Hoke Shore
Frances Griffin
Lester Myers
Ida Lambeth Jennings
Frank Leach
Mark Stone
West Main Street
W. B. Stone
Swannanoa
Mr. Stone
Bill Guthrie
Mary Anne
Dave Jester
Moore Street
Anne
Roaring River
T. J. McNeill
Betty Jennings
Louisville
Mission School
R. G. Jennings
Nash LeGrande
Hamlet
W. S. Long
LeGrande
Murdock
Vicks VA
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