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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
5
Poem recalling a wedding, the bride's dress and memories. The speaker looks back with irony and regrets, noting the loss and distance from heaven since the wife’s death. The verses juxtapose fond reminiscence with harsher reflections on married life and memory.
The bride, a charming woman with rare accomplishments and a wide local circle of friends, will reside in Badin after the wedding. The groom, Mr. Stewart, is a respected Badin businessman with many friends and admired by the community.
The ceremony took place at the Johnson home in Jamestown with a small gathering of relatives. Miss Evelyn Johnson wore white satin and carried roses while Miss Linda Barnes played and Rev. J. M Arnette officiated. After a brief reception, the couple left for Asheville and other state trips.
Confederal veterans camp changes meeting to Saturday afternoon at 29 30 oclock in High Point. Captain Dowd adjutant urges large turnout for important matters to be discussed.
Henry Watterson is listed as 80, Thomas A. Edison as 73, while Elihu Root is noted with a different age. The brief remarks appear terse and may reflect a contemporaneous social note or survey.
Guilford county officials announce Saturday Welfare Day in Greensboro located at the new court house. EK. 8. Wills will preside as program covers public welfare plans, county work review, and improvements with speakers including Miss Clara Cox Professor W. M. Marr and Rev. W. A. Lambeth.
A Page for governor club was organized in Thomasville with 105 members. Col. F S Lambeth was elected president and officers include C F Finch as vice president E F Pep per as vice president G T Cochrane as secretary treasurer. County vice presidents named Marvin Rothrock J W Bowers Yancey Cecil John W Kennedy J R Stone Geo W Saintsing and T W S Crimes. Members aim for 200 by April 1.
Miss Ida Brooks and Miss Jessie Brooks entertained a party honoring their guest Miss Nell Meador of Danville Virginia. Guests enjoyed three tables of rock and other games before dancing in the salon followed by refreshments served by the hostesses to a list of attendees.
A Johnson street club met at 8:30 pm tomorrow at Mrs. F R Taylor's home on Johnson street. This marks the first gathering since the influenza epidemic and organizers hope for a full attendance at the initial session.
In Topeka Kansas on March 10 street cars paused for one minute to honor Tran Kinn a veteran conductor of over thirty years known as Dad by riders. The Topeka Street Railway Company and city riders remembered his service and friendship on his route.
Miss Pansy Adair who was summoned to York Pennsylvania after her grandfather’s death is due back tonight to resume duties at the Venetia Smith millinery establishment. In the north she planned to study spring and summer models and latest styles for upcoming seasons. Lewis Kramer of New York has joined the Globe store in this city and will reside with Mr and Mrs Harry Fine on Johnson Street. The Fine family enjoys a large circle of High Point friends who will miss their departure.
Harry Fine returned from an extended trip to New York and northern markets. M. F. McSherry of Atlanta was a business visitor to the furniture city Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Lena Thornton has completely recovered from influenza after several days illness and resumed duties at Wood Bros this morning.
Misses Clara and Evelyn Boyd return from a several day visit in Gastonia where they stayed with relatives and friends.
L. Sa. Oliver, once a local resident and now living in Greensboro, was a business visitor in the city last evening.
J. P. Rawley has returned to the city following a short trip to Philadelphia New York and other northern points.
Willis Gordon and Edgar Gordon of Kannapolis are spending the day in High Point with their brother, enjoying a brief family outing in the city.
R D Penny spends the afternoon in Salisbury on business. CC W Loftlin of Chattanooga visits the furniture city today. W Feagie of Lake City S C and J W Fletcher of Salisbury were in High Point yesterday on business. Misses Helen Gueth and Mae Snyder return tonight from Hickory. J J Fallon and wife of Lynchburg stay at Kiwood. S W Davis of Greensboro calls briefly on business. A S Cooper of Raleigh and W C Oswalt of Charlotte visit High Point for several days. Harry F Hall of Raleigh spends Wednesday here on business. C and F Thomas of Winston Salem represent Cadillac and are here today.
Mrs. E A Willis, once a patient at the local sanatorium after several weeks of treatment, returned to her home yesterday.
High Point will be represented at the South Atlantic conference arranged by the South Atlantic Export company. Delegates named by the city commercial organizations will meet at 11 o clock tomorrow morning at the Henry hotel in Greensboro. The gathering aims to discuss through freight rates and is expected to draw several hundred leading North Carolina business figures.
Mr and Mrs James P Gibbs departed High Point yesterday afternoon for New York City where they plan to reside. They have lived in this city for several years, and were lo-
In Savannah on March 11 Miss Merle Ashcraft of Indianapolis and Stephen W. Snowden of Savannah wed after meeting through an agency. They arrived that morning and were married within an hour, having never met before.
The former ruler Charles of Austria now has an annual income under five hundred dollars to support himself his wife and six children.
A Wo man’s club Literature department gathered at 38:30 o clock at Mrs W G Shipman’s home for a combined February and March meeting health restrictions delayed February events Readers Mrs Coffield and Mrs Shipman led programs on Negro Music including life sketches of Coleridge Taylor Henry Burleigh and Dan W Smith selections Suwanee River Deep River and Didn t It Rain were performed Miss Helen Brockett read about Paul Laurence Dunbar and Angelina and Tec Louise were read By the Waters of Minnetonka and Indian Occu pational and Ceremonial Songs highlighted the March program led by Miss Brockett and Mrs Shipman An instrumental solo and a closing Indian Songs concluded the afternoon
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