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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
6
Mrs Edward Mc Cutchen Jones is identified as the former Miss Martha Powell Spiers daughter of Mrs James Waddell Spiers and the late Mr Spiers. The text notes her lineage and prior name.
Miss Martha Powell Spiers becomes Mrs Edward McCutchen Jones in a Tarboro drawing room wedding at Coolmore, with Rev R L Hendricks officiating. The bride, niece of James Waddell Spiers, wore a white organdy gown and throbbing heirloom adornments. The couple plans to reside in Charlotte.
Rep Fulton of Pennsylvania urges a permanent memorial in Washington to Christopher Columbus as a symbol of his genius and energy. The proposal frames the monument as a tribute to exploration and achievement.
The Pioneer Council Sons and Daughters of Liberty will meet at 8 o'clock on Commerce Street. The main item on the agenda is the election of officers, followed by a social hour after the business session.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 announces a meeting to discuss upcoming events and community service efforts. Members are invited to participate and share ideas at the session.
The schedule lists multiple events hosted by local women this week in Greensboro and surrounding areas. Highlights include several bridal showers, luncheons, linen showers, dessert bridges, and hospitality evenings honoring Miss Evelyn Nance and Miss Virginia Cochran, with gatherings at homes, the Sheraton Hotel, Masonic Temple, and local venues.
Mr and Mrs Glover Bedford returned to their home at 1021 Ferndale Dr Sunday after attending the wedding of their son Glover Jr to Miss Louise Madison in Webster. The Saturday breakfast at Pinnacle View Inn in Sylva featured white floral centerpieces and a suite of wedding music. The reception and rehearsal party at Boxwood Acres followed, with Lt Bedford recently returning from the Far East.
Miss Sarah Patrick Peacock, soon to wed Oscar Whitescarver, was honored with a Come And Sit Tea at the Oakes home on Mont LieU Avenue. Guests wore corsages of pink and enjoyed pink floral arrangements and a tea table centerpiece of pink asters and dahlias.
The Ward St Methodist Women meet at 7 30 with new officers to be installed Others attend the Dorcas Class at E Green St Baptist for a fish fry at 6 30 Tuesday The Main St Methodist Character Builders meet at 7 30 at Mrs Maxie Masons Old Winston Rd Co hosts Patterson and Miss Lou i TV The United Dry Forces meet at 8 at Ward St Methodist Church A tape sermon by Rev Walter J Miller will be featured on the topic High Point Does Not Need A B C of Plans to convey the yao made at that tne
Ninety nine paintings by Flemish master van Dyck are shown in Genoa until mid July. Eleven come from the United States and the most valuable is the Cardinal Domenico Ricarola portrait loaned by the Des Moines Iowa museum.
Mr and Mrs Edward Frye Jr announce the birth of a son named Edward on June 24 at High Point Mal Hospital. The mother is Shirley Jones of Lexington Ave.
Nancy Jean Monroe became the bride of Ronald Clark Kelly at Green Street Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. The ceremony featured organist Mrs. Harry Monroe and soloist Argie Wood with a white satin train, cathedral veil, and bouquets of white calla lilies. The couple will reside at 2300 Elizabeth Ave. in Winston-Salem after a wedding trip with guests from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Craddock Va., and other towns.
Mrs H A Williams Jr has returned home after a week at High Point Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Ensign Robert R Fountain Jr and his bride Elizabeth Bean arrived to visit Mr and Mrs Robert R Fountain on Westwood. The couple will soon depart for San Diego for Ensign Fountain's duty aboard the USS Uihman. Mrs Valette J Harris leaves for New York for post graduate flower show judging at the Metropolitan Museum. Flora Clark and daughter Margie return home after a week at Beach, S C.
A schedule of YWCA activities including junior and adult swim programs, summer classes, a women’s fitness series, and a Business and Professional Club dinner. The note also mentions a called board meeting and a quoted remark about Albert Einstein, who died in April 1955, as the "Copernicus of the 20th century."
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