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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1940
Page
13
A Greensboro party honored Mrs Frances Benton Nelson and her husband Mr Francis ton Nelson with a joint hosting by Mr and Mrs Ruffin Holden of Greensboro at the Jeffer Club Rooms. The occasion featured a formal reception with mixed flowers and piano performances by Mrs Nelson and guest musicians.
Members from the Alexander Mar chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Point chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy host a Garden Tea Tuesday at 4 PM at Mrs J F Hayden home for North Carolina Department of American Legion Auxiliary delegates and visitors. Events include dinners at Emerg ed Country Club and a full day of meetings at the ton Hotel Sheraton and Elwood Hotel. National Auxiliary President Mrs Corwith arrives Monday 9 AM and departs 11 PM.
Mr and Mrs A G Linthicum announce the marriage of their daughter Louise to Ray Lawson set for Sunday June 16 with Rev A Lincoln Falk officiating in a ring ceremony. The bride wore navy blue with white accessories and a sweetheart rose corsage.
Announcement of the marriage between Kathleen Fields of this city and Darree Thurston Dean of Asheville was made here. The ceremony occurred Sunday evening June 16 in Greenville South Carolina. The bride wore a white sharkskin dress with red rose corsage. She is the daughter of Clyde and Mary Fields. She has nursing work history at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro and private duty nursing recently in this city. The groom is Grover Dean's son of Atlanta Georgia. He attended the Georgia Military Academy and the Georgia School of Technology and serves in the officer reserve corps and works with Remington Rand.
Mrs A B Freeman hosted her bridge club at Naomi Street in Randleman on Thursday night. Attendees included Mesdames Allred Kistler Talley Bunting Newlin Leonard Ward and visitors Miss Elizabeth Swaim and Mrs Leonard. Prizes went to Mrs Talley high score and Mrs Leonard visitor prize. Ice cream cake and refreshments served.
The High Point chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold its final summer meeting Monday at the country home of Mrs. H Albion Millis on the Greensboro Road. A picnic meal will follow the noon gathering. Mrs H P Morrison will chair as members discuss Jefferson Davis and answer the roll call.
Lawson who studied at local schools and now works with the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company is married to the late Mrs. Lillie Lawson. The couple make their home at 1201 Filbert Street.
Miss Isabel Boyles of Thomasville and Bernard Roy Harris of High Point and Raleigh wed in a garden ceremony at 107 West Main Street. The event featured a formal bridal party, organ music, and a reception hosted by the Boyles at their home with out of town guests from Galax, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Concord and New Bern.
About 150 guests attended a spring piano recital at the home of Mrs. T. R. Short as Miss Hazel Lanier showcased her pupils. Performers included Effie Irene Moose Rachel Conrad Rebekah Conrad and many others with a Schumann life story playlet by Howard Garman and others. Light refreshments followed.
Thelma Inez Martin married James Fletcher Reid Jr in a June 15 at home ceremony performed by Rev S J Tesch. The couple celebrated in the Martin residence with bridal party including Mrs Ralph Martin and Miss Faith Reid. The groom is Wade Reid’s brother, both natives of Winston-Salem area. A son, Larry Joe Vaughn, was born to Mr and Mrs Walter L Vaughn on June 21 at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
Miss Mary Nell Bradshaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lester Bradshaw, married Fred Horace Clinard at Old Prospect Presbyterian Church Mooresville. Rev. C D Denham officiated with Wagner and Mendelssohn music. The couple now reside at 515 Pine Street after a trip.
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