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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1940

Page

14

Merywood Country Club to Host Gone With the Wind Costume Dance

Merywood Country Club plans a Gone With the Wind themed costume dance on Saturday March 30 at 9 30 p m. Prizes will be awarded for Scar Jo Hara Rhett Butler and other character costumes with judging during the Grand March. John Peddicord and his orchestra provide the music. A bi weekly ladies bridge event precedes the dance on March 26 at 3 p m with reservations required and Mrs John A Russell and Mrs John H Davis named associate hostesses.

Emeryood Country Club Margaret Mitchell Scartt O'Hara Rhett Butler John Peddicord John A. Russell John H Davis

Girl Scouts Kick Off Annual Cookie Sale to Support Little House

The Girl Scout council announces the annual cookie sale from March 26 to April 4 to fund a central clubhouse named Little House. Proceeds fund headquarters, with delivery on April 12 and prizes for top sellers, including an Over 25 club.

Club Bic

Bride’s Sister Wed In Danville Virginia

Mrs J H Cagle announces the marriage of her sister Miss Rosa A Perdue to William J Koton of Kerneraville Danville Virginia The wedding occurred on Monday in Danville Mr and Mrs Stockton are living with Mrs Cagle.

J. H. Cagle Rosa A. Perdue William J. Kton Kerneravile Danvile Mrs. Stockton Ts. Cagle

OES State To Be Installed Tuesday

Public installation of the new ly elected officers will feature the semi monthly meeting of High Point chapter 106 Order of the Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening at 6 30 oclock. The new slate is headed by Mrs Beadie Mabry worthy matron and her father C B Harbinson worthy patron. They will be installed by Mrs Augusta Ingle of Maiden Grand Esther of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina. Officers are asked to arrive by seven for instructions as the meeting starts at 7 39.

High Point Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Beadie Mabry C. B. Harbinson Augusta Ingle Maiden Grand Esther Grand Chapter North Carolina Masonic Hall

Wayside Club Hosts Mrs. E. S. Wall Guest Meeting

The Wayside Garden club plans a guest meeting at 10 o clock Tuesday at Mrs. E. S. Wall s Hillcrest drive home. Members may bring visitors. The program topic is Songs of Spring. Committee in charge includes Mesdames J. F. Hayden Charles H. Risch and Henry V. Koonts.

Wayside Garden Club E. S. Wall Hillcrest Drive Mesdames J. F. Hayden Charles H. Risch Henry V. Koonts

Mrs C N Royal to Address Union Hill Study Group

Mrs C N Royal will be guest speaker at the Child Study Group meeting of the Union Hill Parent-Teacher Association at the school on Tuesday afternoon March 26 at 2 30 o clock.

C. N. Royal Union Hill Parent-Teacher Association

Thomasville Club Hosts Tom A Sykes On Literature Talk

Thomasville March 23 Special Mrs R H Holliday hosted the Literary club meeting at her Winston street home. Tom Alderman Sykes Thom asville Chair Company personnel director spoke on literature and the influence of Gone With the Wind and Grapes of Wrath. Hosts and guests enjoyed refreshments and a books exchange afterwards.

Thomasville R. H. Holliday Literary Club Winston Street Co. H. Newby Tom Alderman Sykes Thomasville Chair Company Margaret Mitchell John Steinbeck Mesdames CC H. Newby D. A. Long Sam Wiley Paul Green Z. V. Crutchfield Robert Rapp John Crowell John R. Myers Larry Poole Lee F. Tuttle Miss Clarisse Rose

Easter travel and holiday visits among local families

Mrs R G Jennings travels to Louisville Kentucky to spend Easter with daughter Miss Betty Jennings at W M A Training School. Mr and Mrs M C Elledge visit North Wilkesboro as guests of Mrs Joe Elledge. Ray Hoover family stay in Newton with mother in law Mrs W F Rader. J A Zeigler and wife move to North Wilkesboro for new job. Ruth May and Joe May of High Point college holiday with parents Mr and Mrs W B May.

R. G. Jennings Louisville Betty Jennings W. M. A. Training School M. C. Elledge North Wilkesboro Joe Elledge Mr. Elledge Ray Hoover Newton Hoover W. F. Ra

Historic Garden Pilgrimage Opens Private Homes in South

North Carolina hosts the third annual Garden Pilgrimage from March 27 to April 25 with twenty six communities opening colonial and pre revolutionary homes to garden club members and the public. New Bern Bath Red Springs Tarboro Halifax Warrenton feature notable houses including the Smallwood Ward Jones Hand Jenkins Duffy John Wright Stanly and sites tied to Swiss founder de Graffenried and George Washington.

Raleigm South North Carolina Garden Club Bath New Bern Red Springs Tarboro Halifax Warrenton Saron Christopher de Graffenried Smallwood-Ward Jones-Hand General Foster Jenkins-Duffy John Wright Stanly George Washington

Priscilla Club to Meet Friday at Mrs Thomas Home

The regular Priscilla Club meeting will be held at Mrs. Fred Thomas's home on Forest Hill Drive this Friday at 3 o'clock.

Priscilla Club Fred Thomas Forest Hill Drive

Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club Meetings

A weekly lineup lists meetings across multiple groups from Monday to Saturday. Events include AAUW at 307 Lindsay Street with Dr. Clyde A. Milner speaking, Wayside Garden Club guest meeting, Emerywood Country Club bridge party, BPW at the YWCA, Altrusa dinner at the Sheraton with Dr. R A Herring, Century Study Club luncheon, Golden Jubilee tea at the YWCA, Social Arts Club at Montlieu Avenue, Tea and Topics on Mexico, Priscilla Club at Forest Hill Drive, a Dinner with Marjorie Ficke at the Elwood Hotel, and a Gone With the Wind themed Emerywood dance with John Peddicord Orchestra.

Amercan Association of University Women H. A. White Lindsay Street Vera Idol Clyde A. Milner Guilford College Wayside Garden Club Emerywood Country Club John A. Russell John H. Davis Business and Professional Women’s Club Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel R. A. Herring Mabel Burnett Mabel Hargett Twentieth Century Study Club J. W. Thomas Otteray Drive Woman’s Club General Federation A. B. Elam Montlieu Avenue Horace Haworth Edgedale Drive Mexico Fred Thomas Priscilla Club Forest Hill Drive Marjorie Ficke National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Elwood Hotel John Peddicord

Birthday Party for Alice Marie Wagner at Home

Alice Marie Wagner hosted a birthday gathering at her residence yesterday afternoon. Guests competed in games with prizes to Charlotte Zimmerman and Roy Watson, then an amateur program with Betty Lou Armentrout winning first prize. Refreshments were served by Mrs. L. A. Wagner.

Hollis Russell Charles Welborn Reuben Bovender Mesdames M. A. McMahon C. B. Tysinger Emory Perryman Tom Cheavis Wess Cameron Hines Hall Alice Marie Wagner Charlotte Zimmerman Roy Watson Betty Lou Armentrout L. A. Wagner Betty Sue Short Jane Rhodes Betty Ann Johnson Tommy Kellam Mabel Wagner Susan Young

Christian Endeavor Banquet at Lebanon Church Friday Night

The city wide Christian Endeavor banquet will be held at Lebanon Methodist Church next Friday at 6 30 in nautical decor with A J Koonce toastmaster Rev J Elwood Carroll of Greensboro principal speaker Miss Beas Munroe to speak on Japan and Miss Myrtle Davis and Florence White organize a world cruise program

Christian Endeavor Lebanon Church Lebanon Methodist Church Myrtle Davis Florence White A. J. Koonce J. Elwood Carroll Greensboro Beas Munroe Japan

YWCA Club Activities Resume After Easter Holiday

YWCA clubs will restart Tuesday after Easter Monday. Lend-a-Hand meets at the YWCA. Y's Girls hold a social. Live Y'ers host a 7:30 banquet to install officers. Friday plans include a Lend-a-Hand meeting and a joint supper with the Tuesday group.

Leslie Johnson Y's Hazel Wright

Special Week Observances Attract North Carolina Clubwomen

The North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs prepares for its May 13 convention as district chairmen gather reports and plan celebrations. Garden Week April 6-12 and Arbor Day activities highlight ongoing club efforts in conservation, gardens, and community beautification across the state.

North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs Gaffney S. C R. H. Latham Asheville North Carolina Federation South Carolina John H. Robinson North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs National Federation Creasy K. Proctor Oxford

Brewer Leonard Vows Solemnized at Jamestown Parsonage

Miss Polly Elouise Brewer and Harley W. Leonard of Jamestown were married Saturday March 23 in a simple ceremony at the Jamestown Methodist parsonage with Rev. G W Fink officiating. Leonard is son of C A Leonard of Jamestown and works for Oakdale Manufacturing. Brewer is daughter of Mrs Bettie Brewer. After a brief honeymoon the couple will reside in Jamestown.

Guilford County Polly Elouise Brewer Harley W. Leonard Jamestown G. W. Fink Jamestown Methodist Church Leonard C. A. Leonard Oakdale Manufacturing Company Bettie Brewer

Miss Mabel Rimmer Weds Dumas J Eury In High Point

Mrs Macy Frances Rimmer announces the marriage of her daughter Mabel Helena to Dumas J Eury on March twenty third nineteen hundred and forty at the home of Rev C N Royal Montlieu Avenue High Point North Carolina. The ceremony used the double ring format with immediate family present. After the ceremony the couple left for a honeymoon in Miami Florida and will reside at 905 Lindsay Street after March 31. Mrs Eury is the daughter of Mrs Macy Frances Rimmer and the late Robert Samuel Rimmer. The bride attended St Marys School at Raleigh after leaving Hurdle s Mills. Mr Eury is the son of Mr and Mrs R F Bury and works for Adams Millis Corporation.

Macy Frances Rimmer Mabel Helena Dusmas J. Eury High Point North Carolina C. N. Royal Montlieu Avenue Royal Bury Miami Fla Lindsay Street Eury City Robert Samuel Rimmer Hurdle’s Mills St. Mary’s School Raeleigh R. F. Bury Albemaine High School Adams-Millis Corporation

Domino Club Hosts Party for Carl and Barbara Gibson

The Domino Club honored Mr and Mrs Carl Gibson with a Friday Hob Nob gathering. Guests included Edythe Crooks and Nick Bambalis, Anna Elizabeth Kearns and Jimmy Sloope, Martha Jarrett and Thurman Wall, Billie Bundy and Lawrence Wagger, Evelyn Sharp and Howard Turner, plus several couples.

Domino Club Carl Gibson Gib Barbara Phillips Gibson Edythe Crooks Nick Bambalis Anna Elisabeth Kearns Jimmy Sloope Martha Jarrett Thurman Wall Billie Bundy Lawrence Wagger Evelyn Sharp Howard Turner Talmadge Ellington Bob Guavino Claude Smith, Jr A. G. Ellington, Jr Margaret Taylor Bob Hoskins

Miss Geneva Hyatt to Wed Mr Killarin

Hayesville North Carolina announces the engagement of Geneva Hyatt daughter of Mr. and Mrs A K Hyatt to Karl Colbert Killarin son of the late Mr and Mrs George W Killarin of Wakefield Massachusetts Geneva formerly taught in High Point schools and is with the Seldon L Brown School of Wellesley Mass She graduated from East Carolina Teachers College and Columbia University Killarin attended Andover Academy and Huntington preparatory school and works in real estate No wedding date has been announced.

A. K. Hyatt Hayesville N. C Geneva Karl Colbert Killarin George W. Killsarin Wakefield Mass Miss Hyatt High Point Seldon L. Brown School Wellesley East Carolina Teachers College Columbia University New York Killarin Andover Academy Huntington Preparatory School Boston

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Merywood Sturday E Cookie Sale Committee Royster M. Tucker E Scout Council John Pickett Cookie Sale National Organization Chicago Fes Km Bride Vn Price Salx UN Meadows OES Wayside Club Crosly Radio Corp Caller Appliance CO East Washington Street Ceph Hepler Mary Ruth Wilbur Arthur Jarrett EB. J. Jarrett Thomasville Literary Club Tom A. Sykes C. F. Gibson Danville T. E. Jennings James E. Lambeth, Jr Carolina Apartments Paul Hassler Holleen Wright Kinneywood W. T. Harris Willa Mae Everhart Bill Crews Horace Lawing Robert Hill Carl Harris Thomas Peacock Willa Mae Everhart Woman's Missionary Society of Highland Methodist Church Grady Dowd J. Q. Cheves Molly Phipps Molly Phipps Philothea Calvary Methodist Church Mesdames J. G. Harrell George Kearns Lelia Williams Lance Heart Sisters Springfield Bride OF YWCA Henry A. White High Point College Pietro di Donato Book Club Lucky Y Club Blair Club Sedgefield Geraldine Spencer Blue Triangle By Susan Iden Proctor Federation P. R. Rankin Mount Gilead Sorosis Wilmington Andrew Howell Howell Rufus Hicks Brewer-Leonard Jamestown Parsonage Mabel Rimmer Dumas J. Eury Carl Gibsons Miss Geneva Hyatt Mr. Killarin Richardsons Ac
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