Hazel Welborn Young elected head of High Point College Alumni group
The war chapter of the High Point College Alumni Association elected officers for the next six months at the YWCA social rooms. Hazel Welborn Young was chosen as president with Edgar Snider as vice president, Annabelle Thompson secretary, and Buck Davis treasurer. Frances Muse chaired the new program committee and Lucille Brown the social committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College Alumni Association
Dams Memorial Y. W. C. A
Hazel Welborn Young
Edgar Snider
Annabelle Thompson
John Rector (Buck) Davis
Young
Frances Muse
Business Girls Club Installs slate at candle light ceremony
In candlelit events the Business and Professional Girls Club of the Y W C A installed officers for the new term. Unity Nash became president, with Lillian Marlowe as vice president and Mabel Griffith as secretary. Julia Liles and Maud Reynolds held key posts. Mrs Char lene Carter and others were noted, birthdays observed for Mrs Jewell Deams and Julia Liles, and the group approved continuing its monthly contribution to the Negro Baby Clinic. Approximately forty members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Girls Club
Unity Nash
Lillian Marlowe
Mabel Griffith
Frances Muse
Maud Reynolds
Juanita Hayworth
Charlene Carter
Madeline McCain
Julia Liles
Jewell Deams
Ray Street P T A Executive Board Opens January Session
The Ray Street P T A executive board met Tuesday morning at the school with Vice President Mrs. W F Freeman presiding. Routine business was completed and Freeman announced the January general meeting would feature a program on Visual Education with two films shown to the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Street P. T. A
W. F. Freeman
Social calendar highlights club meetings this week
The Entre Nous Club meets at Mrs J W Harriss on Rockford Road at 1 PM Thursday. Social Arts Club gathers at Montlieu Avenue home of Mrs A B Elam at 3 PM. Canterbury Club hosts at Mrs W B Hall on Johnson Street Friday 3:30 PM. Philomathean Club meets at Mrs D R Parker 401 Woodbrook Court Friday 3:30 PM. Emerywood Country Club hosts January evening bridge Saturday 8 PM with Mr and Mrs W C Idol as hosts. advance reservations required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre Nous Club
J. W. Harriss
Rockford Road
A. B. Elam
Montlieu Avenue
Canterbury Club
W. B. Hall
Johnson Street
Philomathean Club
D. R. Parker
Woodbrook Court
Emerywood Country Clubs
W. C. Idol
Mrs Willis Slane Hosts Luncheon At Winston Fashion Show
Mrs Willis Slane of High Point entertained about twenty five local women for a luncheon on the Roof Garden of the Robert E Lee Hotel in Winston Salem to honor her mother Mrs George Co Clarke of Conway Arkansas. The event supported the Winston Salem Junior League treasury for its Child Guidance Clinic and showcased new gowns for Florida and other Southern destinations as well as spring attire.
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Robert E. Lee
Winston-Salem
Junior League
Willis Slane
George Co. Clarke
Conway
Arkansas
Slane
Emerywood
League
Debutante Sponsors Prepare For Raleigh Inaugural Ball
Local girls named as sponsors for the Raleigh Inaugural Ball ahead of J. Melville Broughton’s governorship join about two hundred debutantes from across North Carolina. Mrs. Roland Mumford chairs. Miss Alice Broughton leads the debutante figure with Mrs. Broughton. Freddie Johnson and his Chapel Hill orchestra will play after the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Broughton
Alice Broughton
Freddie Johnson
Chapel Hill
Roland Mumford
Mumford
Pauline Douglas
Charles Diffendale
Pearl Thompson
David Parker
Doris Stroupe
Penrhyn Wilson, Jr
Clara Cole Sherrod
Henry Baker
Mary Wilson Wall
George Matthews
Fayetteville
Jacqueline Kennedy
John Edward Preston
Emerywood Club Plans Saturday Evening Bridge Event
The Emerywood country club announces a Saturday evening bridge party at the club house starting at eight. Reservations for tables should be made at the club promptly. The event is a social highlight for January with Mr. and Mrs. as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
W. C. Idol
Mrs Dan Curran Heads Girl Pentagon Club New Session
Election of officers for the Girls Pentagon Club held at the home of Mrs Alson Gray 410 Lindsay Street. Mrs Dan Curran chosen president succeeding Miss Helen Crowder with Miss Jeanne Rankin as vice president and other successors including Mrs Gilbert Bernard treasurer and Miss Alice Chandler secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon Club
Alson Gray
Lindsay Street
Dan Curran
Helen Crowder
Jeanne Rankin
Helen Davis
Gilbert Bernard
Curran
Alice Chandler
Bernard
Claryce Furgurson
Ruth Pollock
Ed Rankin
Bill Forster
Miss Crowder
Katherine Lowdermilk
Mesdames
James Furr
Greensboro
Richardson Mitchell Marriage Solemnized in Gaffney
Mr and Mrs F C Richardson of Seagrove announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Louise to Herbert Lee Mitchell Jr of High Point on December 29 1941 in Gaffney South Carolina The bride wore a black costume with silver fox trim The couple just returned from a wedding trip to Washington DC and other points north and are at home in Rowella Apartments number three
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Richardson
Seagrove
Betty Louise
Herbert Lee Mitchell, Jr
High Point
Gaffney
S. C
Mr. Mitchell
H. L. Mitchell
Dixie Container Company
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Rowella Apartments
Live Y'ers Postpone Meeting Till Friday
The Live Y'ers club of the Y W C A postpones its Thursday meeting to Friday evening at the Y building. The change honors Mrs. Ralph Norman formerly Miss Claryce Osborne and follows her unavailability to attend tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W.C.A
Ralph Norman
Claryce Osborne
Miss Mildred Henderson 16th Birthday Party Held
Miss Mildred Henderson celebrated her sixteenth birthday with an at home party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Henderson on Gilbert Street. Ten guests attended with games and contests. prizes went to Mary Katherine Armentrout and Victor Byrd. Refreshments were served by the hostess’s mother and Mrs. W. H. Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Henderson
A. E. Henderson
Gilbert Street
Mary Katherine Armentrout
Victor Byrd
W. H. Henderson
Altrusa Board Meeting At Miss Young Home
The executive board of the Altrusa Club will meet at the home of president Miss Jessie May Young on Barbeereet this evening. Session begins at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa
Miss Young
Altrusa Club
Jessie May Young
Barbeereet
Noted Caterers Dealt With On Program For American Book Club
The American Book club met yesterday at Mrs. A. J. Setzer’s Brookside home for three reviews on Caterers Deluxe. Mrs. Lewis reviewed Portrait Of A Chef about Alexis Soyer and his famine relief work. Mrs. Earnhardt covered Caesar Ritz Host To World. Mrs. Cook discussed Tales Of A Wayward Inn Algonquin and its artist clients. Members voted to consider wool or knitting for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Book Club
A. J. Setzer
Brookside
George Lewis
L. P. Earnhardt
Ashly Cook
Lewis
Helen Morris
Alexis Soyer
Great Britain
Ireland
Florence Nightingale
Earnhardt
Caesar Ritz
Ritz Hotel
Caesar
Marie Louise Ritz
Algonquin
Frank Case
Times Square
New York City
Ace-Hi Club Feted At Ingram Home With Bridge
Ace-Hi bridge club met at Mrs. I. S. Ingram on Circle drive with two tables in play. Mrs. Silas Casey won top score dusting powder, Mrs. J. G. Goldston took low score novelty pitcher, and Mrs. R. L. Ingram received a visitors' prize handkerchief after the game. A salad course followed for club members and guests Mesdames Joe Walser Jr E A Wright Lloyd Sheetz J G Goldston M Z Perkinson Silas Casey and visitors Mesdames R L Ingram and Paul Younts with Mrs M Z Perkinson 1014 Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S
Ingram
Circle Drive
Ace-High Bridge Club
Silas Casey
J. G. Goldston
R. L. Ingram
Joe Walser
A. Wright
Lloyd Sheetz
M. Z. Perkinson
Mesdames R. L. Ingram
Paul Younts
Arlington
F. W. Auxiliary Elects Officers At Meeting
At the Ladies' Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in the new hall on West Washington street, two officers were elected. Mrs. Curtie Potts became treasurer and Mrs. Bernice Sexton was chosen trustee, with Mrs. Ruby Snyder presiding. Social events were planned but postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Hall
West Washington Street
Curtie Potts
Bernice Sexton
Ruby Snyder
Maginificent Four Women Bridge Team Leader Neu wirth
Mrs. Adélaide Neu wirth of New York joins a national four woman champions team. Her bidding appears meek and easy while her play shows strategic finesse in the feminine game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adélaide Neuwirth
New York
Duplica West Pass Sparks Road Victory
In a tense contest Duplica West used a late surge to propel their team to a hard fought road win. Key figures and teams remained unnamed in the readable text, but the result shifts standings for the visiting squad.
Quiet card play shapes bridge match outcome
Mrs Neuwirth’s calm, steady defense and precise card management shaped the result. At one table the same contract and lead unfolded with a heart sequence that tested the defense, while at the other table her foresight in covering the partner’s jack of hearts ensured she could force a spade through the ace.
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Ular
South
East
West
Declarer
Mrs H M Taylor Hosts Monarch Club Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs H M Taylor entertained the Monarch Auxiliary at her home 411 Centennial Avenue for the January meeting. New standing committees were named with Mrs F E Younts presiding as chair of the meeting and Mrs N L Garner named finance chair with Mrs FE Z Jones and Frank J Mickey as members. Social chair Mrs A H Holton appointed with Mrs Homer Barrett and Mrs R B Culler serving. Visiting the sick chair Mrs L Harene led by Mrs H M Taylor and Mrs Baren Andrews. program chair Mrs Glenn Brown with Mrs E Z Jones and Mrs R A Wilson. Refreshments were served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Brown
Miss Brown
Elva Grissom Davis
Louise Adams
Young
Lucille Browne
Paul Owens
Frances Muse
Helen Waller
H. M. Taylor
Monarch
Centennial Avenue
F. E. Younts
N. L. Garner
FE. Z. Jones
Frank J. Mickey
A. H. Holton
Homer Barrett
Billy Clower Opens Dance Studio in High Point
Billy Clower returns to High Point to open a new dance studio in Moose Hall on North Main Street. He plans instruction in all dance forms and brings experience from Major Bowes groups, serving as vice president of the Dancing Masters of North Carolina, after studying in New York with Ernesto Carlos in Spanish dance ballet and taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Clower
High Point
Moose Hall
North Main Street
Mr. Clower
Major Bowes
Dancing Masters of
North Carolina
New York
Ernést Carlos
Post Holiday Events At Thomasville Vivid Dinner Party
A Thomasville social evening at the Harris home on Salem Street featured a twelve seat dinner party with a four course meal. Guests included the Bouldins Finnches and Harris family, plus relatives. Dr. P. M. Sherrill and family planned trips to Philadelphia and Tamaqua for medical duties and visits. A rock party at Mrs. Boyles home raised prizes for top scorer Mrs. Jennings and runner up Mrs. Blair as guests joined in multiple games and refreshments.
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Thomasville
C. L. Harris
Salem Street
William Bouldin
Tom Bouldin
Sylvia Bouldin
C. F. Finch
Harry Brown Finch
J. W. Boyles
W. S. Long
Woman's Society Meets at Main Street Church
The Woman's Society for Christian Service of Main Street Methodist Church met Monday afternoon at the church hut on Randolph Street. Mrs. O. C. Wall presided over the meeting. Mrs. W. B. May led devotionals and the program with a topic on Stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society For Christian Service of
Main Street Methodist Church
Randolph Street
O. C. Wall
W. B. May
Anthony Myers wed in Lexington in quiet ceremony
Miss Margaret Anthony and Donald Ray Myers were married January 1 in Lexington with Rev. John Hoyle Jr. officiating using a ring ceremony. The couple reside with the bride’s parents at their Lexington home and the groom’s mother at 119 Council Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anthony
Donald Ray Myers
Lexington
John Hoyle, Jr
First Methodist Church
D. E. Anthony
Mr. Myers
Walter Myers
Council Street
Wesleyan Service Guild Holds Meeting at Randolph Street Hut
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Main Street Church met Monday evening at the Randolph Street Methodist hut with Mrs. Hobart Hall chairing. Mrs. Ernest Freedle led, Mrs. R. C. Wilson gave Thoughts for Meditation, and Nell and Virginia Jarrett performed a duet. Mrs. C. C. Wall reported on the Winston-Salem district meeting. Rev. Lee F. Tuttle spoke on Loyalty as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Main Street Church
Randolph Street
Hobart Hall
Ernest Freedle
R. C. Wilson
Nell
Virginia Jarrett
C. C. Wall
Winston-Salem
Lee F. Tuttle
Main Street
Presbyterian Circles One And Two Hold Joint Session
First Presbyterian circles one and two met Monday afternoon at Carmall Street home of Mrs J O Cook. Mrs R Hodgin led the program on foreign missions with assistance from Mrs J O Good Mrs C H Newby Mrs R D Bevan and Mrs D A Troutman. A short business session preceded refreshments.
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First Presbyterian Circles
J. O. Cook
Carmall Street
R. Hodgin
R. D. Bevan
Hodgin
J. O. Good
C. H. Newby
D. A. Troutman
Dinner guests at the Myers home include local sisters
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Myers hosted Monday dinner with Frances and Lena Myers, sisters of the couple, along with Mrs. A. J. Heilig and Mrs. D. N. Tyson of Norwood as house guests. Mrs. B. H. Williamson and her son were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Myers
Frances
Lena Myers
A. J. Heilig
D. N. Tyson
Norwood
Myers
Heilig
Tyson
B. H. Williamson
Archdale church women set Thursday meeting
Archdale Methodist Church Woman's Society For Christian Service will meet Thursday at 7 30 in the church adult classroom for the annual pledge service led by program chair Mrs C T Lambeth. The Mary Conrad Class of First Baptist met at the YWCA Monday at 7 30 with hosts Mrs Mary Maust and Mrs Stella Shoaf. vice president Mrs Fenton Rogers was absent. The group opened with prayer led by Mrs Isabel Bryant. Loflin reported as Enlargement Vice President and new Love Mates named. Cecile Armentrout led a New Year program with assistants Esther Guy Aline Wrenn and Leslie Miller. Refreshments followed for attendees. The Lottie Holden Bible Class will meet at 3 o clock Thursday at Mrs A L Cecil's Oakwood Court home.
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Archdale
Woman’s’ Society For Christian Service
Archdale Methodist Church
C. T. Lambeth
Mary Conrad
First Baptist Church
Y.W.C.A
Mary Maust
Stella Shoaf
Fenton Rogers
Thelma Loflin
Isabel Bryant
Cecile Armentrout
Esther Guy
Aline Wrenn
Leslie Miller
Stainback Buyer Heads New York Shopping Week
Mrs. C. B. Stainback spends the week in New York buying merchandise for the Stainback Apparel Shop. Miss Frances Ozment, recently discharged from St. Leo’s Hospital after an appendectomy, has returned home in satisfactory condition. Parker Waynick, an attorney, is recovering from a serious operation at Duke Hospital. his mother Mrs. Waynick has returned home from Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Stainback
New York
Stainback
Frances Ozment
Fourth Street
St. Leo's Hospital
Parker Waynick
Duke Hospital
R. L. Waynick
Mr. Waynick
Durham
Snell Family Visitors Share Weekend With Relatives
Ben visited with Mrs. Mollie Snell and Miss Maie Snell, relatives of Mrs. Williams’ husband. Miss Mary Lois Jester returned from Wagram after a week with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Covington.
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Ben
Mollie Snell
Maie Snell
Williamson
Mary Lois Jester
Wagram
W. C. Covington
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Adeline Hoover
Ars
High Point College
Business Girls’ Club
Ray Street
P.T. A
Winston
Emerywood Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cupid
Desert
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Helen Warner Vanderbilt
Cornelius. Vanderbilt, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Richardson-Mitchell
I. S. Ingram
McKenney
Neuwirth
T. Th Duplica
Mrs. H. M. Taylor
Monarch Club
Dan Tucker
Chaune
C.ildren
David Chains Dance and Art Studios
North Main St
Biarid
Anthony Myers
P. M. Sherrill
Jean
Philadelphia
Lottie Holden
A. L. Cecil
Oakwood Court
Mrs
Harry Doctor
Miami
Fla
Billy
Arcade Amusement Company
Arcade
Union Hall
Rock OF Ages
Augustus Montagu
Toplady
J. W. Sechrest & Sok
Ise
High Point, N
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