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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1917

Page

5

WEDDING PLANS AND BRIDAL PARTY ENTERTAINMENT

Miss Thelma Wineskie and Miss Mary Sherrod hosted a Monday reception for the Mann Peacock bridesmaids at Wesley Memorial Methodist church base. The event featured a theater party and a saloon at the Elwood hotel with a salad course and refreshments. Attendees included Miss Eleanor Horton of Wadesboro Miss Grace Wallace of Merehead City Miss Verna Canfield of Morehead City Miss Bessie Woodson of Newport News Va Miss Marguerite Kirkman Miss Odelle Peacock Mrs J O Neal Craig and Miss Maric Stevens.

Thelma Wineskie Mary Sherrod Mann-Peacock Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Elwood Hotel Eleanor Horton Wadesboro Grace Wallace Merehead City Verna Canfield Morehead City Bessie Woodson Newport News Marguerite Kirkman Odelle Peacock J. O'Neal Craig Maric Stevens

Entertains W. O. T. Club at Hamilton Street Home

Mrs CLF Pomlinson delightfully entertained the W. O. T. club at her Hamilton street home yesterday afternoon. Spring flowers decorated the rooms and after several games of rock a frozen salad course was served by the hostess assisted by Mesdames Tomlinson Idol and Clark to a long list of club members and guests including Mrs Gold Millis Caldwell Farrius Cox Eshelman Cummings Idol Hill Kearns Morrow Kirkman Ingram and other attendees from Monroe and local families.

P. Ward Behelman Willie Mclaughlin Charlotte Fred Eshelman Herreant Sears John Alfred Eshelman J. Marsh P. Ward Eshelman Lucy Eshelman Bh. White Greensboro Mra F. Eshelman Frances Mann Gilbert T. Rowe Lamar Géney H. A. Millis R. L. Warnick James Kearns H. W. McCain H. M. S. Salisbury Tiley DeBell Francis Elizabeth Eshelman Mary Fragees Kearns W. O. T. Club Clf. Pomlinson Hamilton Street T. H. Tomlinson W. C. Idol G. W. Clark T. J. Gold A. Mill

Misses Lambert Host a Tuesday Evening for Miss Chase

Misses Bessie and Emily Lambert hosted a social gathering Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Elizabeth Chase of Columbia. Guests arrived greeted at the door then joined for social chatter before a session of progressive rook. Pink and white decor featured through refreshments served by Miss Corinna and Esther Lambert.

Bessie Emily Lambert Elizabeth Chase Columbia S, CC Bessie Lambert Honer Missea Corinna Esther Lambert

Quiet Albemarle Wedding Joins Belle Kirk and J R Jones

A city wedding was solemnized Monday at 4 30 PM in Albemarle as Belle Kirk daughter of Mr and Mrs Kirk wed J R Jones from Sylvia. The ceremony at the bride’s home was small due to the ill grandmother with only close relatives and friends present. The bride, known in the area, will reside in Sylvia with her husband.

Albemarle Belle Kirk City Sertion Mrs. Jones Sylvia

Delta Tan Club Meeting Set for Friday Afternoon

The Delta Tan club will meet Friday at 3 30 o clock with Mrs C F Tomlinson at her Hamilton street home.

Delta Tan Club

Personal notes on local residents

J. E Perryman rests easily after surgery at the local hospital. Edward King returns to Columbia, DC, after visiting his parents. Glenn Rawley heads to Missouri territory for Reynolds Tobacco assignments. Miss Dudley Melthenny of Greensboro guests Miss Bessie Lambert in Greensboro at her Church Street home.

Edward King Columbia, D. C City Mrs Rufus King Glenn Rawley Lotus Missouri R. Oj. Reynolds Tobacco Company Dudley Melthenny Greensboro Bessie Lambert Church Street

Greensboro Visit Highlights Lambert Family Socials

Mrs J G Lambert, Miss Elizabeth Chase and G L Lambert are spending the day in Greensboro. Fred Lambert of Greensboro spent the evening in the city yesterday as a guest of his parents Mr and Mrs J G Lambert. Miss Isla Causey, one of the brides-

Mrs. J G Lambert Elizabeth Chase G. L. Lambert Greensboro Fred Lambert Mrs J. G. Lambert Isla Causey

Local social and business notes from Greensboro and nearby cities

Maids at the Mann Peacock wedding yesterday at noon have returned to Greensboro. J. W. Harris spends the day in Charlotte on business. Miss Cola Allen travels to Greenville North Carolina to visit her brother John Allen. George White returns from Greensboro after a short business visit. J. Bart Holder and Thomas J. Moser were business visitors to Greensboro yesterday afternoon.

Mann-Peacock Greensboro Miss Cola Allen Greenville N. C John Allen George White J. Bart Holder Thomas J. Moser

Piper of Hamelin Play Nears Final Rehearsals in High Point

The High Point Junior Chautauqua Winter Club nears season end with rehearsals for the play The Piper. Cast includes Charles Farriss Gilbert Ragan Ruth Clinard Virginia Young and others. The performance for the school library is Friday at 2 20 PM in the high school auditorium with a key rehearsal Thursday at 3 30 PM.

High Point Gilbert Ragan Ruth Clinard Virginia Young William Jagan James Farriss Nancy Kirkman Max Parrish Jack Amos Kearns Elizabeth Strickland Elizabeth Green Elizabeth Young Lucille Munga George Hoover Helen Cahal Eliza B. Green Cripple Tom Billy Mungan

Catawba Farmers In West Profit From Wheat Crop

Newton May 2 J A Long of Catawba reports clipping from Washington state showing high wheat prices benefiting Catawba growers. One farmer received a $228,844.40 check for his crop and another earned an extra $40,000 by delaying sale, with potential larger gains if held longer.

Newton J. A. Long Catawba Washington State

Berlin Rumors Hint at Crisis in High Government

Amsterdam via London May 2 Weser Zeitung Bremer reports Berlin filled with rumors of a grave crisis in top government quarters. Demands grow for a strong leader to be placed at the helm of state.

Amsterdam London Weser Zeitung Bremer Berlin

Miss Edith Moore Seeks Linen For Battlefront Bandages

Miss Edith Moore of Philadelphia plans to sail for France with a Red Cross unit from the Pennsylvania Hospital. She asks friends to donate muslin and linen rags to be used as bandages and will carry as many as possible as personal belongings before leaving the city early tomorrow.

Edith Moore Benjamin Moore France Red Cross Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia Miss Moore

Needed Marines Secured Early for World War Effort

Two brothers Robert Z and Thomas B Necesary were enlisted on April 13, two weeks before the Marines announced reaching the authorized strength of 17,400. Maj. Gen. George Barnett said recruiting for 12,600 more was already under way as Americans answered the call for volunteers.

Washington United States Marine Corps Robert Z Thomas B Necesary Sallie Necessary Red Rock Tex George Barnett Marine Corps

Old King Coal and His Royal Prices

A playful verse from a Brooklyn Eagle column imagines Old King Coal an expensive old soul who has left for a spell. The poem portrays his return and the rising price as his brother Old Wing Tee looms in the nearby future.

The Brooklyn Eagle King Coal Nick Old Wing Tee

Value of Home Teaching from the Ladies' Home Journal

A mother asks her daughter Ethel if she has been at the preserves again prompting a playful exchange. Ethel recalls her grandmother taught her not to be inquisitive as she tidies a doll’s hair.

Ladies’ Home Journal Ethel

Help Us Pass It On A Street Boy's Definition of a Friend

Grace Dodge in New York shares a street boy's definition of friendship. A friend is someone who knows all about you yet loves you the same.

The Christian Herald Grace Dodge New York City

Recital at Littleton by Four Young Ladies Cites Talent

A delightful recital was given in the college auditorium Monday evening by four young ladies Miss Regina Egerton Ruby Johnson Isabel Broom and Julia Merritt. Rev R H Willis and wife and son of Oxford are visiting My and Mrs J M Rhodes of Littleton this week. Mr and Mrs T B Rose and family have moved to Oxford.

Littleton College Regina Egerton Ruby Johnson Isabel Broom Julia Merritt R. H. Willis Oxford J. M. Rhodes T. B. Rose

Governors to Discuss Prohibition Support at Washington Conference

Support for national prohibition during the war will be asked of a conference here tomorrow between the council of national defense and state defense council representatives by ten governors who represent their state councils.

Washington Council of National Defense

Stomach Ailments Promoted as Nation’s Curse Remedy

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is marketed as a cure for stomach trouble including gall stones ulcers and indigestion. The ad claims it cleanses bile soothes inflammation and saves lives with a free booklet and refund policy through Hart Drug Co.

Mayr Geo H. Mayr Mfg Chicago Hart Drug Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kirk-Jones J. E Perryman J. W. Harris Junior Chautauqua Liberty High Point Motor Co OLD King Coal Abigail Gage Mer Venetia Smith Tonlach J. H., Dobbs E. H. P Jas J. Griffith Chase Cincinnati Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toleca Ohio Vr. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Th. Hall F. M. Jones Palmer, Okla Irs Jones Jersey Copenhagen Heatherbloom United Confederate Veterans Washington, D.C Southern Railway System S. E. Burgess Charlotte, N. C Max Kones Sisson Motor Supply Co
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