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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
6
A catalog of clearance prices on women’s wear including white and pastel cotton sweaters skirts frocks and gowns. Items feature various Rollins gowns pajamas slips and lingerie along with accessories like bags umbrellas and gloves offered at deep discounts across several item numbers.
Emerywood Country Club members and out of town guests attended the weekly ladies bridge and luncheon at the clubhouse yesterday. Top score winners in duplicate were Mesdames Laurance Ingram and Robert Hubbard, North-South, and Mesdames P. C. Durland and Capus M. Waynick, East-West. Sixteen tables played contract bridge with prizes of War Savings Stamps. Tomorrow is Family Dinner Night. reservations for dinner are due by Thursday noon.
Altrusa club executive board held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. Mabel Hargett’s home on John son Street. Newly elected president Mrs. Mabel Burnett led the session and new committees were approved. Mrs. Mary Lou Rothrock outlined six months of programs. Mrs. Hargett and her mother served iced drinks and cookies. Attending were Burnett, Hargett, Miss Annie Gibson, Miss Lillian Massey, and Mrs. Edna Blake. Mrs. Marie Handlen was absent.
Plans are completed for a Baptist Young People's meeting at Green Street Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 30 pm. The event includes Sunbeams, Junior and Intermediate Girls Auxiliaries, Royal Ambassador chapters, and the Young Women's Auxiliaries. Highlights include a playlet Beyond The Stew in Stewardship, a talk by Nettie Hatcher Loge of Greensboro, and a closing address by C A Leonard. A picnic supper follows and attendees are urged to bring lunches.
The Y Business and Professional Club held a candlelight installation of officers at the Adams building after a weekly supper. New officers include Ina McAdams president and Adel Hicks vice president. they plan to devote Tuesday evenings after supper to surgical dressings through July and August.
Complimentary to Mrs John Henry Connor of Sophia route 1 former Miss Frances Bame. Mesdames Carl Howard Colbert Beeson hosted an miscellaneous shower at Beeson home Saturday afternoon. Guests enjoyed conversation and refreshments. Gifts were presented to the honoree by hosts and guests. Attending included Mesdames W A Hill Stanley Farlow B J Whitehead Elmer Beeson Henry Crofts L 3 Davis Wilfred Davis T M Millikan W B Ridge El A Brown Ogbuin Loflin J C Loflin John Bamne Efoval Beeson Fay Frances Loflin Ira Swaim Ruby Lee Hill.
The V F W Auxiliary held a regular meeting with twelve members. Plans were made for an all day council meeting of state officers of veterans and auxiliary at the Elwood Hotel Sunday starting at ten. A picnic supper is planned for Friday afternoon July 17 at city lake park, with Mrs. Ruby Burney presiding.
Frank Wineskie leads the mid week service at First Presbyterian Church tonight at 7 30 showing moving pictures on the Brentwood Church development on East Green Street and travel scenes from Mexico. Public invited. A son, Raymond Lindsey, born June 28 at Burris Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Raymond DeLapp of 412 Tate Street. former Miss Vina Sexton.
The Monarch Auxiliary met at Mrs. F. J. Mickeys 922 Forest Avenue with President Mrs. Glenn Brown presiding. Mrs. Homer Barrett was named to take the Red Cross Supervisor's course and the group voted a $5 contribution to the U S O campaign fund. A social hour followed and no August meeting was scheduled.
The Lottie Holden Bible Class will hold its weekly meeting with Mrs. L. B. McPherson at her Johnson Street home Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. The Mothers Prayer Band will hold its weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 at the home of Mrs. A G Carson 315 Greer Street.
J M DeVane of Fayetteville visits sister Frances Dickson on Gatewood avenue. J Eugene Edmonds and son Jimmy return to Arlington Virginia after a short stay, due to Mrs Sally B Ed monds’ death. Airs D W Blalock and Haith Blalock return from Hickory to English Street. BR Alen and Alle gra Blalock conclude trip to Richmond Hopewell and Wenbridge with Mrs Arthur Devers of Greensboro. Doris Petty and Ellen Blackwelder depart for Washington DC where they will work after visiting parents T R Petty and Josie Blackwelder. Paul Hayworth, promoted to corporal, returns to U S Army post at Wilmington after time with Roy Hayworth of Kernersville route 1. Harold Setzer returns to Chanute Field Illinois for LSAAC training after short stay with S H Setzer at 1405 Bradshaw Street.
In Asheboro on July 8 social happenings featured a tea honoring Miss Jesse Thomas Pugh Jr., with hostesses Mrs. N McLaurin Crawford and Mrs. Jesse Thomas Pugh Sr. The event drew about 125 guests and included a bride’s book, bridal-themed confections, and a formal receiving line. Other social items noted a bridge club gathering, a semi formal young people’s dance, a watermelon slicing for visitors, and multiple birthday celebrations with family and friends.
J Alson Gray departed for Camp Dutton Monroe to enter training for the Ordnance Division of the U S Army after being commissioned second lieutenant. Mrs Gray accompanied him, driving to Greensboro to stay with her parents Dr and Mrs W A Hornaday. The Grays have been residing at 410 Lindsay Street while he enters service.
Hortense Mae Boutell a 29 year old supervisor of 16 women in an armis plant was sworn in as the first woman Army officer candidate in the country. She expressed readiness for jeep duty cooking meals and front line service if needed while noting salary will drop from a0 a week to 50 dollars a month and romance may take a back seat.
ASHEBORO July 8 Mr and Mrs H C Allred of Randleman announce the marriage of their daughter June to Sergeant Thomas C Williams of the U S Army stationed at McDill Field Florida. The couple wed June 5 at Sulphur Springs Methodist parsonage with Rev J H McMullin officiating. Betty Smith Marsh of Asheboro wed Larren DeWitt Kinney in Bennettsville on June 13. Erma Lee Clark announces engagement to Joe Hoover with wedding set for July 25.
Rev. Irby B. Johnson, new pastor of North Main Baptist Church, arrived last week and is staying at 200 Parkway with Mrs. John H. Tate. A. Lincoln Falk’s successor, Johnson, a Middleburg native and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate, preached his first sermon last Sunday.
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