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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1931
Page
5
May is building her house with apple blooms for roof and walls of leaves. The poem frames May creating a living nature home from old year to new, while a local note reports visiting relatives in Cocoa Florida and hospital patients Mrs Coy Elliott and Mrs Gaston Johnson receiving care.
Good Will Garden club meets at 10:00 a m with Mrs W T Saunders on Jones street. Sigma Theta club gathers at 8:00 p m with Mrs Dillard Ragan in Homery.
The Mid Week Garden club meets with Mrs. Frank Hunsucker at her Emery wood home at 10:00 a.m. The Wednesday Contract club hosts a luncheon at the Country club at 1:00 p.m. with Mrs. L. G. Rebichaux and Miss Mary Simmons as co hosts.
At 8:00 p m the Lotus club meets Mrs Walter Hargett on Johnson street. At 2:00 p m King of Clubs meets Mrs Herman Smith at her Emerywood home. At 3:30 p m Priscilla club meets Mrs J Vasele Wilson at her Emerywood home.
A series of social and club activities are noted including the Willing Workers meeting at South Main Street Methodist church hosted by Mrs. Roy Boone, the Aurora Delphian Society's poetry session led by Miss Mary Wall, and the Stevens Bible Class gathering at Mrs. W. T. Link’s home. The Nikanthan Literary Society at High Point College staged an English May Festival with queen Elizabeth and Raleigh figures, music by student performers, and ceremonies with Miss Elizabeth Crowell and Miss Lucille Brown in lead roles.
Mrs. T. M. Stanton and Mrs. W. L. Jackson with Bettie Lou are visiting New York City this week while Miss Rose Lory remains ill with la grippe at her home.
At the Kiwanis International 15th annual convention in Miami Florida Guy Guernsey urged all Kiwanis clubs to promote public affairs training civic virtue traffic safety jury duty and international goodwill. North Carolina committee members F H Coffey Lenoir Dennis G Brummitt Raleigh R W Merring Fayetteville and D E Jose Scotland Neck coordinated efforts with Tom P Pruitt of Hickory as toastmaster for a banquet and Raymond M Crossman of Omaha visiting with International president.
The French forces on the Aisne front north of the Chemin des Dames claim a brilliant success with over 4300 prisoners taken. General Haig noted British gains of 19 500 prisoners including 400 officers and 257 guns along a 20 mile front, advancing the line by up to five miles and covering about 69 square miles.
Governor Gardner faces multiple key appointments including the state health board and agriculture board. Senator Burrus of High Point is favored for the health post, while Dr. John T. Wright is unlikely to be reappointed. New board members named by the State Medical Society include Dr. Parrott, Reynolds, Evans, and Craig.
Enterprise Bureau reports 63 pellagra deaths in March in North Carolina, up from 52 in March 1930. Dr. G. M. Cooper warns against false cures sold for pellagra, urges health officials to inform the public and emphasize proper diet including milk eggs vegetables and lean meats.
Tulsa May 6 A. C. Davidson filed for divorce from his wife saying she caused meals to be eaten away from home. The couple married in 1962 and live in Tulsa County records show.
Actress Billie Burke at 39 emphasizes keeping skin fresh and smooth for stage and film careers. She praises Lux Toilet Soap, noting many stars use it to guard complexion beauty and maintain youthfulness in Hollywood.
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