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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
5
The article urges swift wartime aid with US engineers sailors and artisans bound for France. It lists Red Cross volunteer chairmen and daily shifts for women at High Point headquarters, aiming to produce garments and complete two outfits per session.
The Red Cross purchasing committee led by Mrs J Elwood Cox reports a Spray North Carolina mill fabric for hospital bed jackets approved by the U S government. The mill offers gratis cutting and 23 cents per pound for leftovers to the High Point chapter, with tape at 2 15 per 1000 yards and about 125 dozens of bed jackets expected at headquarters in two days.
Miss Lucille Holton held a Monday evening dance at the Commercial club in honor of guests Miss Nancy Ritch of Covington Virginia and Miss Katherine Soutler of Washington. Chaperone Mrs. Holton led a cordial gathering including Mr and Mrs C Irince Mr and Mrs LT J Gold and many couples from Roanoke and surrounding areas.
Miss Maud Owen and Mr Fisher of Chicano Miss Cole of South Carolina Miss Helen Brockett and Mr Morrison Miss Clara Steele and Wade Marsh Misses Mary Alice and Jessie Tate with Mr Simmons Dorothy Snow and Dave Stanton Alia Pickett and Mr Finch Thelma Wineskie and Hiram Armentrout Marguerite Kirkman and Mr Grantham Palmer Storms of Washington DC Mr Marks and Mr McGowan of Winston Salem Punch was served during dancing.
Miss Callie May Vuncannon wed R. C. Boyd last evening at the First Christian church in a quiet ceremony performed by Rev. H. S. Smith. The couple left for Atlanta and Chattanooga to attend the Southern Christian Endeavor convention and will return to reside here. Mrs. Boyd is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Vuncannon of West Green street. Mr. Boyd is a leading Sunday school worker and president of the State Christian Endeavor Union.
The Friday Night Auction Bridge club hosts a Free Will bridge event Monday evening at the Elks home on West Broad street under the Red Cross. Merchants donated prizes for a citywide audience of bridge players. Thomas J. Gold, local Red Cross chapter chairman, will give a five minute patriotic talk after games. Proceeds aid the chapter’s fundraising efforts.
Miss Annie Fred Foushee of Greens boro is guest of Miss Louise Ingram. Miss Bessie and Miss Kate Hawthorne of Wellville Va visit Mrs Crowder on Steele street. Miss Jardy White returns home from Mariom after visiting Mrs H C Kearns Jr. R L Caviness of Greensboro on business. Mr and Mrs Andrew Joyner of Greensboro attend Kirkman reception at Kirkholme. Miss Lallah and Miss Irene Sapp of Greensboro visit. Mrs J G Wilson of Winston Salem arrives for several days. W G Matton’s Norfolk visit. W C Boren Guilford county official visits.
In the Rose Theatre program, Katie Kraus’s motherly housekeeping role and Marie Kraus as his daughter frame the domestic side of Lew Wields and Doris Kenyon in the World feature The Man Who Stood Still.
Russian actress Mime Petrova headlines The Undying Flame at Broadway’s theatre under the Jesse L. Lasky company for Paramount. Lasky first introduced Petrova to America after discovering her in London’s Tivoli where her singing made a sensation. She then gained fame in vaudeville and serious drama through Lasky’s management.
Washington July 11 Special announces a campaign to plant a fall food acre involving the Southern railway system, the U S Agricultural Department, seed dealers, and local bankers to supply farmers with assortments of standard food and feed crop seeds for July to September planting. Packages sold at cost through bankers, with distribution aided by county agents, and seed supply may be exhausted quickly.
General Botha issues a grave warning to the South African party amid moves toward independence. He says the proposal is impractical and dangerous, aimed at votes, risking bitterness and civil war, and criticized by the English population as treasonable. He appeals to pioneers to follow a path of honor for a stable future.
A state board of health bulletin based on Engineering News-Record details sanitary plans for sixteen army cantonments. Wooden barracks replace tents with screens on all openings, continuous windows, and roof vents. baths, running water, 59 gallons per capita daily, and strict fire, waste, and gas storage rules. Telegraph facilities and winter heating via staves are noted.
Sunday afternoon at 5 o clock Miss Viola Brandriff of New Jersey and Robert M Sappenfield of Concord were married at the bride’s home near Poplar Tent. The ceremony was conducted by L Owen with few friends present. The groom is an assistant in the local fire department and the couple will reside in Concord.
Miss Estelle Dick, a Concord lady, wed Ben Teeter on a Saturday evening at 8 at the bride’s parents home on North Union Street. The ceremony joined the couple, with all standard wedding traditions observed.
Rev. J. M. Grier officiated the ring ceremony with only relatives as witnesses. Miss Dick, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Dick, is praised by many friends. Mr. Teeter, a prosperous Mecklenburg farmer, and others plan an ice course after the ceremony. The group lists Atlantic City to Norfolk as locations. Plans call for intensive training in navigation and vessel management for experienced seamen to produce officers for the mercantile fleet.
Washington report: training programs for merchant fleet officers will open with six auditions. Chief officers schools for the American mercantile marine will also be conducted. A lost cameo brooch between Allen Bros and 313 Mangum avenue is sought, with a reward offered for its return.
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