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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
5
Mrs. C. C. Evinger of Terre Haute Indiana praises Vicks VapoRub as a safe external remedy for her two boys aged nineteen months and three and a half years. She notes it eases coughing, helps them sleep, and can be used freely on young children. Three sizes 25, 50 cents or one dollar.
A Sunday gathering at Mrs. R. K. Marshall’s on Russell street formed a Young People’s Branch auxiliary of the W. C. T. U. with Mrs. Marshall as presiding officer and Miss Nessie Smith named president. Officers include P. A. Jones as leader and Lottie Barber as recording secretary. Next meetings set for Miss Barber’s home and the Elks club, with a milk test by Miss Mary Petty and a call for active member participation.
The household economics department of the Woman's club will entertain the general meeting which is to be held.
The Child Conservation League of High Point holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 3 30 in the city high school auditorium. The event is described as important and all members are urged to attend.
Miss Carrie Hodgin of Greensboro attended the funeral yesterday for Mrs. W. L. Underwood, with family and friends gathering to pay respects.
A. T. Wishart travels to Norfolk on business. Vander Liles from Greensboro spends yesterday afternoon in the city with his grandfather Blackmon Williams of Mecklenburg County who is visiting with his son L. B. Williams.
Miss Montise Clodfelter of Lexington spent yesterday in the city and Jeff Underwood of Richmond Virginia is visiting relatives after traveling here due to the death of his sister Mrs W L Underwood.
Lee Ralls of Greensboro was in the city yesterday spending time with friends, according to local witnesses and onlookers.
W. 8. Diffee arrived in Greensboro today following a weekend trip.
The city hosted visitors including Mrs. L. J. Diffee’s guest and Miss Nora Leonard from Thomasville at Mrs. W. L. Underwood’s funeral. Charlotte Perry returned after a Greensboro visit with Pauline and Florence Phillips. H. W. Wharton and Roderick Stamey of Greensboro spent the day in the city on business. J. H. Anderson, Guilford county farm demonstration agent, also visited this afternoon.
Frederick Perry, a leading man of The Family Stain at the Rose today, is highlighted as a distinguished screen actor. The piece notes his Broadway success, debut with William Fox, and past hits such as Under Cover and Dr. Rameau.
West Raleigh March 26 NC State College baseball shows strong early form under athletic director Harry Hartsell. Freshman Baker from High Point draws praise. Weathers' arm injury raises concern. Johnson shines at first base as state schedule lists 23 games including Yale, Navy, Georgia, Wake Forest, and VPI with 15 home contests.
Miss Marie Wayne portrays Bertha Bonm in Pathe's Pearl of the Army at Broadway theatre. She credits a kitten named Cleopatra with teaching her the silky, alluring walk of a stage vampire, noting the velvet glide and satin ripple reflectively.
Chief of Police Gray returned from Pittsburgh with James York the suspect in Fred Turner’s murder at Wallace Crossroads last summer. York met a hostile Washington police captain on the trip, but the journey was otherwise uneventful. York is to be arraigned in the coming days.
Masonic notice for N. F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A F and A M announcing a called communication Monday evening March 26 1917 with work in Master’s degree signed 5 F Wall Master
April 30 W L at Lexington Virginia May 1 V P I at Blacksburg Virginia May 2 U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland May 3 Georgetown University at Washington District of Columbia.
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