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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1942

Page

6

Ladies Bridge Luncheon at Country Club Draws Crowd

The Emerywood Country Club ladies held a well attended bridge and luncheon yesterday at the clubhouse. Top North-South scorers were Mesdames E. J. Folbrook and P. Y. Adams. East-West leaders were Mesdames Charles Matton and Milton Cash of Winston-Salem. Runner ups included Mesdames Hal Davis and J. T. Ryan, and Mesdames Harold Bennett and C. S. Beaver. Mrs. W. A. Tomlinson led in contract play.Mrs. O. C. Durland hosted Winston-Salem guests for bridge and a luncheon in the private dining room, with jonquil arrangements and a six-seated table centerpiece. The guest list featured Mesdames Carl Harris, A. S. Kennickell, Milton Cash, Charles Matton, and hostesses Mrs. Durland and her guests among others.

Emerywood Country Club Otter-Town Mesdames E. J. Folbrock P. Y. Adams Charles Matton Milton Cash Winston-Satem Mesdames Carl Harris S. Kennickell Winston-Salem Capus Wayrick Mrs. Durland Mesdames J. S. Welborn W. P. Hazelwood F. T. Withite R. D. Tilson C. S. Beaver Harold Bennett Logan Porter, Jr Herman Lynn H. Ayers Carter Dalton E. T. Howard Hal Davis J. T. Ryan Jack Holbrook John Walker, Jr George Machen H. 0. Williams C. B. Faircloth Hugh Smart W. A. ‘Tomlinson J. P. Armstrong Philip Davis W. E. Mitchell

Eleventh District Meeting Here on April 1 Planned by Legion Auxiliary

The American Legion Auxiliary unit plans the Eleventh District gathering for April 1 at the local junior high school starting at 4 pm with a Dutch supper in the cafeteria. Department president Mrs. Walter Craven of Charlotte will attend. about 100 people expected. Judge D. C. MacRae will chair the ora torio. contestants from multiple districts will join. High Point's Byran Grandjean is among the contestants. An Americanism program followed, featuring Mrs. I. T. Mann and singer Annie Hicks of Charlotte. A shamrock ice course closed the event.

American Legion Auxiliary Walter Craven Charlotte D. C. MacRae Byran Grandjean High Point I. T. Mann Annie Hicks M. T. Hicks America Mesdames Carriker Oscar L. Smith G. D. Bostian Paul Gibson Charles Hayes E. H. Krieinbaum Thomas Nicholson George Parker John Bauer Ben Swartzberg Virginia Calhoun

Seventeen Girls Debut at Jewish Women’s Ball in High Point

Seventeen debutantes from Durham, Goldsboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Salisbury will be presented at the High Point Council of Jewish Women Debutante Ball. The event at the Sheraton features Dick Dinther and his Orchestra, a progressive supper at local homes, and a grand march cotillion with Harold Wagger presiding.

High Point Council of Jewish Women Sheraton Bhajigym Dick Dinther Srchestra Delulantes Anna Lou Doctor Irene Tanner Mimi Wagger Jewish Council of Women

Betsy Ford Speaks at Greensboro YWCA Luncheon

Miss Betsy Ford, Girl Reserve secretary from Greensboro, addressed the YWCA membership luncheon at Adams Memorial Building, discussing the possible effects of the war effort on high school students. The program featured Girl Reserve members and highlighted community guidance for youth amid wartime changes.

Adams Memorial W.C. A Betsy Ford Greensboro Miss Ford Dina Taylor Kenneth Redman Girl Reserve Edgar Hartley Mesdames Edgar Hartley William Phillips C. E. Haworth YW. C. A Shirley Williams Mus Collier Ellis, Jr Guilford County Welfare Department Julian Lindsey Wesley Memorial Church First Methodist Church Mabel H. Hargett City of High Point Greensboro ¥. W. C. A Taylor M. Simpson Girl Scouts

Junior Red Cross sponsor teachers and committee meet Thursday

Mrs. John Maye announces a meeting of the Junior Red Cross Teacher Sponsors and Junior Red Cross Committee to be held at 4 o clock Thursday March 19 in Room 4 at 106 College Street Red Cross Headquarters.

John Maye Junior Red Cross

Social calendar with club meetings and dinners

Wednesday at 7 30 p m the High Point Business Ind professional Women s Club meets at the Elwood Motel. Thursday September 1 Mrs J F Hayden hosts Entre Neus at 400 East Washington Street. 6 30 to 8 p m Thursday Night Family Dinner at Emerswood country club reservations by Thursday noon. Friday 3 p m Priscilla Club meets Mrs Owen Reese 1002 North Main Street. 8 p m Evening bridge at Emerswood with Mr and Mrs C G Mackintosh hosting.

High Point Business Ind Elwood J. F. Hayden Washington Street Emerswood Country Club Pribay Priscilla Club Owen Reese North Main Street C. G. Mackintosh

Spring Meeting of Daughters of 1812 in Asheville

The North Carolina Society United Daughters of 1812 will hold its spring meeting in Asheville on March 25 at 4 pm at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. Presiding will be Mrs. Charles H. Stephenson Sr. The program includes officer reports from state and local leaders, followed by a joint banquet at 7 pm with the Daughters of the American Colonies and the Daughters of the Colonial Wars. Honor guests include state regents from the DAR and PA’s PR associations.

North Carolina Society United Daughters of 1812 Asheville George Vanderbilt Hotel Charles H. Stephenson Rrleigh Charles Platt Charlotte Abs. R. N. Barber Waynesville Charles L. Blackburn Wilson C. Wayne Spencer Daughters of the Daughters of American Colonies Eugene Wnorfleet Norfolk Benjamin Wyche Abs. F. A. Silversteen North Carolina J. A. Forney Pennsylvania

Miss Billie Setzer Hosts Informal Dance Party

Miss Billie Setzer entertained a youthful group with an informal party at her Day ton Street home on Friday March 13. Games music and dancing charmed the thirty four guests as her mother Mrs Louise Setzer assisted with refreshments.

Billie Sefaer Dayton Street Louise Setzer

Miss Elliott Named Honorary Chair for Cancer Control Board

Mount Airy March 15 Miss Elliott Womans College UNC—named honorary chairman of the North Carolina Division Women’s Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer. Notable roster includes Dr. R. L. Flowers Duke University Dr Frank P. Graham UNC President Mrs. H. G. Etheridge Asheville Mrs. J. S. Silverstein Brevard Dr Henry B. Ivey Goldsboro chairman state executive committee with other officers and members across Raleigh Winston-Salem Greensboro and nearby towns.

Duke University Durham Frank P. Graham University of North Carolina Chapel Hill H. G. Etheridge Asheville J. S. Silversteen Brevard P. R. Rankin Mount Gilead Sidney Smith Raleigh J. S. Blair Elizabethtown R. 0. Everett J. Henry Highsmith D. S. Coltrang W. T. Bost Gorden Gray Winston - Salem Charles Platt Charlotte Charles Tillett Lindsay Patterson Winston-Salem B. \. Hedrick Salisbury Saville J. Martin Winston- Salem E. L. McKee Sylva Porter Paisley Sedalia May Thompson Evans Washington Marie B. Noell R.N Etha Williams Greensboro Henry B. Ivey Goldsboro C. C. Carpenter Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest College Leslie Lee Kinston Commander Marshall

Birth of Daughter Lynda Ruth to Mr and Mrs Floyd Lance

Mr and Mrs Floyd Lance announce the birth of a daughter Lynda Ruth at their home 107 Springfield Avenue on Friday March 15.

Floyd Lance Lynda Ruth Springfield Avenue

YWCA Forum to Align Youth Needs for War Effort

Fourteen representatives from community groups and agencies met at the YWCA following a membership luncheon to discuss youth needs during the emergency. Miss Betsy Ford spoke, urging that youth needs be integrated into postwar planning and Civil Defense. A subcommittee was formed to draft a plan for wider community recreation for review by the Council of Social Agencies, with aims to guide youths in wartime and prepare them for a postwar world.

Welfare Department Kenneth Redman Y. W. Cas YWLC Betsy Ford Girl Reserve Greensboro Karl Shepherd Taylor Simpson Susannah Thomas Council of Social Agencies Civian Defense

Thomasville clubs hold talks and installations at meetings

Thomasville community groups gather for a busy Tuesday with Dr. Emma Victoria Carlsson speaking on Keeping Fit for Defense at the Thomasville Business and Professional Women’s Club dinner. Garden Club installs new officers led by Mrs. H C Nicholson and prior speaker Mrs. J A Neilson discusses Wild Flowers. Easter observances noted as groups meet.

Thomasville Dr. Carlsson Garden Club Thomasville Business and Professional Womens Club Emma Victoria Carlsson Woman's College Greensboro Methodist Hut B. and P R. E. White Carlsson G. E. Crowell Deffense Salle McCracken Priory Nell Gules G. Marshall Hoover East Main Street D. A. Troutman C. W. Gillham J. Moyer Mendenhall

Mothers' Prayer Band to Meet Tomorrow

The Mothers' Prayer Band will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs L B Winslow at 317 Green Street. Mrs H A Knight will lead the program. The Lottie Holden Bible class will meet with Mrs T W Albertson at Oakwood Court Thursday at 3 o'clock.

Mothers’ Prayer Band L. B. Winslow Green Street H. A. Knight Lottie Holden T. W. Albertson Oak- Wood Court

Parkersburg Visitors Stay With Diffendals at Edge Dale Drive

Dr and Mrs T Corbitt are house guests of Mr and Mrs C J Diffendal at 408 Edge dale Drive Parkersburg arriving yesterday and to stay several days Mrs BE A Smith and daughter Mary Alderman left today for St Pauls to attend the funeral of Mr Smiths father Marcus Smith who died yesterday in a Lumberton hospital Smith was a frequent visitor here Mrs Margaret Fowler Taylor and her brother Roy Fowler Jr returned home after visiting Walter Ray Fawley at Fort Benjamin Indiana where he attends the Army Finance School

T. 7. Corbitt Parkersburg West Virginia C. J. Diffendal Edgedale Drive BE. A. Smith Mary Alderman St. Pauls Mr. Smith Marcus Smith Lumberton A. Smith Margaret Fowler Taylor Roy Fowler, Jr Walter Ray Fawley Army Finance School Fort Benjamin Indiana J. H. Harris Henry Swaim Lecy Allen Curtiss Pauline Hinshaw Swert Baltimore Ho Hamilton Chalybeate Springs Mr. Hamilton Miss Platt Dunn Proft James William Pickard Wytheville Mary Louise Tall

Lazy Moon Minstrels at Allen Jay School Thursday

The Lazy Moon Minstrels, a complete minstrel show by the PT A at Allen Jay School, will be held Thursday night March 19. The cast includes teachers and community members with Mammy Washington played by Mrs. D. M. Morgan and Pappy Washington by Joe Bennett. A saxophone duet by Benne Waters and Tom Matney features music instructors.

Allen Jay School PT. A Syawanna River Mammy Washington D. M. Morgan Pappy” Washington Joe Bennett Benne Waters Tom Matney

Emma Blair PTA hears varied patriotic program at meeting

The Emma Blair Parent-Teacher Association met Tuesday evening with president E L Pierce presiding. Mrs Daniels third grade led devotionals and the school orchestra performed selections including Eventide and Blue Danube Waltz. Officers were elected and the attendance banner awarded to Mrs Daniels' third grade.

Emma Blair E. L. Pierce Virginia Rogers Eartha Daniels Daniels

Women's Styles Are About To Be Frozen By WPB

Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports that the War Production Board plans to curb radical changes in women’s fashion. The present silhouette remains official for the season, with limits on garment lengths and ensembles. Silk, nylon shortages persist, and bare legs are expected to appear this summer while protections for winter wardrobes are explored.

Bob Thompson Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotels Raleigh Vaard WPB

RANDLEMAN CHURCH GROUPS MEET AND BANQUET ATTENDED

Special to The Enterprise reports Loyal Workers class of St Paul Church hosted by Misses Jennie Vera and Bart Wise on Worthville Road with devotions by Mrs J W Glenn and secretary Jessie Kirkman. Meetings discussed church yard improvements and stewardship book studies. Rev Poole led youth group to High Point banquet. local residents traveled to Baltimore and Dunn events.

Randleman Marci Y. D.poole Alt. Lebanon Church First Methodist Church High Point

Also Mentioned on This Page

Country Club Legion Auxiliary Greensboro Ywca Gracie Allen Swan Spring Meeting of Daughters of 1812 Billie Sefzer David Kendall Fisher L. J. Fisher Woodbrook Court David Kendall Burrits Memorial Hospital Miss Elliott New Cancer Control YWCA Igh Meetia Karl Sheppard Faye Edwards Family Service Bureau Mays Mabel Hargett Cameron C. Deans Russ Myrtle Davis S.S. Saunders Y. W. C. A. Business Girls Department W. C. Idol Homer Miller H.W. McCain Y. WW. Oc. A. Mes Collier Ellis Guildford County Welfare Department Ladies Aid The First Baptist Church J. R. Blair E. W. Cates Vann Stringfielt Charles Lambeth Bessie Gillespie W. K. McGee Stephen S. Wise Presbyterian Church P. M. Sherrill F. C. Howerd D. A. Long Pasion Clyde DuBose Jay P.T. A Ream Tempe Rure Clyde Alexander Billie Glenda Gale Ligh Point Hervous Lydia E. Pinkham Main & Washington Sis Minsic Audrey Tucker Rogers Opal Kifer Virgie Gengai Irandleman A. B. Beasley J. E. Davis Vicks VapoRub VICKS Radio City Broadway Roown Bath Radio City Music Hall tAte Aliguprise Trove Bach
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