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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
5
The Enterprise announces contact lines for news and society items with the North State phone 355 for news and editorial matter. The society editor is reachable at the same number, while the business office uses 12, with both North State and Southern Bell exchanges.
Monday activities include Red Cross work room at the post office, Daisy Dames Missionary society meeting with Mrs. J. K. Mills on North Main Street. Tuesday sees Daughters of Confederacy with Mrs. Otis Mendenhall on Gatewood Avenue and a General Women's Club meeting at the Elks home, plus Civic department and executive board gatherings. Thursday features Entre Nous club, meeting with Mrs. Stephen Clark on Parkaway.
A Christmas New Year party for Confederate veterans hosted by Miss J Irvin Paylor in Ellis featured gifts and a two hour luncheon. Attendees included veterans wives, city ministers, reporters, and service members with Cushions of tobacco, pipes, almanacs, and socks given from local donors and businesses.
Women produced and donated cakes and milk for a fundraiser at Belt Manufacturing in Durham. Local merchants offered large discounts on goods, while People’s House supplied decorations and Kress loaned wares. Volunteers and servers included numerous named women and girls from the area.
Mr and Mrs J J Idol announce the marriage of their daughter Etta Myra Idol to Lester B Moorefield on January 6 1918 in High Point North Carolina At home after January 16 1918 Walnut Cove N C The couple wed yesterday morning at Elwood hotel Walnut Cove with few friends present They plan to visit Florida and return to Walnut Cove around February 1 1918 The bride from Abbott's Creek and the groom son of Mr and Mrs J W Moorefield of Walnut Cove run an electric power plant business together
The Philathea class of the First Baptist church will gather tomorrow evening at 7 50 with Miss Virginia Clinard at her home 206 Richardson Street. All members urged to attend for important business.
Friends of Miss Venetia Smith announce she is improving after several weeks at home on Steele street with a severe lagrippe illness and expects to be out in a few days.
On business trip, Ost T. F. Wrenn will depart tomorrow for Marion. While away he will attend meetings of the boards of directors of a bank and a furniture manufacturing establishment in which he is a principal.
Mrs. J. W. Kearns underwent a very serious operation at the loreal hospital this morning and is reported to be doing nicely.
Mrs. Tom Elliott and baby returned to Goldsboro after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs R B White. George Lowe visited Charlotte and Monroe for the weekend. R A Sills of Greensboro was in the city yesterday. City Manager T J Murphy spent yesterday in Greensboro. Robert E Lee of Monroe spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs William Lee en route to Woodbury Forest to resume studies. Mrs J J Hardee left for Madison Florida after holidays with her mother Mrs R C Charles. Mr and Mrs C C Prince spent Saturday in Greensboro at the O'Brien minstrel. Reverend J E Thompson visits his daughter Mrs J W Swearns who is in the hospital. C Freemont Wilson broke an arm in a fall this morning. Massey is confined at home with lagrippe. Mrs Annie Massey of Charlotte visits her son H C Massey on Ray street. Mrs J D Suttenfield improves after five weeks with lagrippe.
Landry returns to the hospital as Louisa fragile and drinking confesses love for Landry and plots with Sybil while the narrator contemplates her own marriage. The scene shifts to a county jail health report noting improving scores but most jails still below passing standards.
Petrograd January 5 Foreign Minister Trotzky ordered banks to refuse payments from deposits held by foreign embassies. He said the old Russian government left these deposits abroad for the council of national commissioners while embassies cannot draw funds. The American embassy is affected. National City Bank was allowed to reopen for limited business today.
The French war office reports moderate artillery activity in the Corbeny region and upper Aleace with stronger fire along the Meuse. Belgian communications note moderate activity at Ramscapelle Dixmude and Merckem, while the east front records enemy fire near Monastir. French aviators bombed cantonments and convoys north of Lake Presba.
Jackson Mississippi January 7 leaders of 90th state house anticipate the regular biennial session opening next Tuesday will devote little time to broad public matters because of the enactment of numerous urgent war measures at the recent special session.
Mrs Bertie Bell Gibson wife of FE P Gibson of this city died at home on Howell street yesterday after many months illness. The remains were taken to McColl South Carolina, the old home, for interment in the family burying ground.
Fragments mention Woristing William Nora Ramsey Drum pus and colored singers at Oral College. Other unclear items include Ample plc and safe until noon, plus a drug company reference. The text is garbled and names are uncertain.
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