Y W C A May Meetings Highlight Week of Activities
The May schedule at the Adams Memorial building includes board and committee meetings led by Mrs. Carter Dalton and chairmen Mrs. Thornton Glover and Miss Lucile Johnston. Activities span a luncheon, open house planning, club meetings, a 4 game party, a weiner roast at the city lake, and preparations for a May carnival to fund the Business Girls' Clubroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Memorial
Thornton Glover
Lucile Johnston
Carter Dalton
City Lake
Florence Nightingale Club
Adams Club
Highland
Martha Petty
Evelyn Sharp
Martha Thomas
Pickett
Mary Schwartz
Blue Triangle Club
Pickett Library
Betsy Yow
Cloverdale Club
Blair Club
Cloverdale
Sophomore Girl Reserve Tea Delights Mothers at Y W C A
Highlighting spring events the Sophomore Girl Reserve Club at Senior High staged a tea for mothers at the Adams Memorial Y W C A. Guests were welcomed by officers. Marguerite Murray directed the decor and Mrs Stroud poured punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
Helen Stroud
Tommie Stanton
Susannah Thomas
Florence Joyner
Marguerite Murray
Iris
Narcissi
M. W. Stroud
Juanita Love
Faydean Page
Mary Louise Jarrett
Juanita Lee
Nell Ragan
Julia Dell Sears
Peggy Jane Bryant
Mary Elizabeth Simmons
Nancy Woollen
Elizabeth Reid
Ethel Beck
Betty Ellison
Betty Welch
Meredith Slane
U D C Memorial Service Planned at Oakwood Cemetery
Members of the High Point and Laura Wesson chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy announce their Memorial Day observance for deceased veterans of the War Between the States. The service will be Friday May 10 at 4 30 p m at Oakwood cemetery. Mayor O Arthur Kirkman will be principal speaker. Taps will be sounded before laying flowers on graves. Members and friends are asked to bring flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Laura Wesson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Oakwood Cemetery
H. P. Morrison
O. Arthur Kirkman
Miss Nell Bulla to Wed Fred Ridge Next Month
Formal announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Nell Bulla and Fred Ridge, a popular local couple, was shared at a Thursday bridge party hosted by Mrs. J. R. Adams and Miss Helen Bulla on Arlington Drive. The wedding is set for early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Bulla
Fred Ridge
J. R. Adams
Helen Bulla
Arlington Drive
Nell
Fred
Louisiana
Zelma Shelton
C. L. Hart
Hose
Georgia Ridge
W. ©. Koontz
Social Calendar Packed With Garden Clubs And YWCA Meetings
A week of events lists dozens of social gatherings led by the Y. W. C. A. and garden clubs in High Point. Activities include luncheons at the Adams Memorial Building, a Duke Gardens pilgrimage, nurse and graduate club meetings, and a Confederate memorial service at Oakwood Cemetery with Mayor O. A. Kirkman as speaker.
Graduate Nurses To Hear State Official
The High Point Graduate Nurses Club will hear Edna Heinzerling of Raleigh, executive secretary of the North Carolina State Nurses Association, at the regular meeting on Wednesday evening May 8. The Adams Memorial Y W C A on North Main Street hosts the event with vocal selections by Mrs. A B Huff, piano accompaniment by Mrs. Charles W McAnally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Graduate Nurses Club
Edna Heinzerling
Raleigh
North Carolina State Nurses Association
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
North Main Street
A. B. Huff
Charles W. McAnally
Mrs Mabel Burnett to Enter National Training Camp
Local Girl Scout director Mrs Mabel Burnett will depart Thursday for Cloudland Georgia to join the Juliette Low National Training Camp for executives. The two week course runs May 10 to May 24 and Burnett will be on leave of absence for this period. She is joined by Miss Mary Lou Kimrey Mrs Lee Somers and Miss Ruth McConnell from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Burnett
Cloudland
Juliette Low
Burnett
Mary Lou. Kimrey
Lee Somers
Reidsville
Ruth McConnell
Leaksville
Garden Club Council To Elect New Officers
The High Point Council of Garden Clubs will hold its May meeting Tuesday at the YWCA. The election of new officers will be the feature of the session, which begins at ten o clock with Mrs. C. B. Mattocks presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club Council
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
C. B. Mattocks
Sedgefield Hunt Plans Social Events For Annual Horse Show
The entertainment committee for the Sedgefield Hunt outlines social events for the three day Sedgefield Horse Show May 16 17 and 18. Events include a cocktail party for exhibitors and out of town visitors on Thursday on the Sedgefield Inn terrace and an exhibitors only party Friday. A Saturday after show picnic supper will be served on the Inn terrace for exhibitors Hunt members and out of town guests. A dance may be added. Committee members listed include Earl N Phillips Wilber Jones Nathan Ayers A T Smith Anne Cole and Robert Nutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Highland
Fairfield Road
Winston-Salem Y. W. C. A
Book Club
Jolly Y Club
Business Girls
Sedgefield
Sedgefield Hunt
Earl N. Phillips
Wilber Jones
High Point
Nathan Ayers
A. T. Smith
Anne Cole
Robert Nutt
Greensboro
Allen Watkins
H. A. Gaffney
T. V. Rochelle
Welch Harriss
Seborn Perry
E. N. Phillips
Amos Kearns
Charles L. Kearns
Mrs R. K. Stewart Describes English Shrines at Canterbury Club
Mrs. R. K. Stewart presented a program on English shrines and historic sites in southern England at the Canterbury Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Capus M. Waynick. She highlighted Canterbury Cathedral with Saint Augustine, York and its Five Sister windows, Saint Augustine's, Kensington, Hampton Court, Hastings, War of the Roses scenes, and the British Parliament viewed from the Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Stewart
England
Canterbury Club
Canterbury
Capus M. Waynick
Fieldstone Farm
Roy Spearman
Saint Augustine
Cathedral of
Stewart
Thomas A Becket
York
Ust’s
Kensington
Queen Victoria
Hampton Court
Cardinal Wolseley
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Hastings
Parliament
Thames
H. L. Brockmann
Craven Page
and E. R. Lyon
Birth of Daughter Judith Gayle Winslow at Burrus Memorial
Mr and Mrs Ray Winslow of High Point route two announce the birth of a daughter Judith Gayle on Sunday April 28 at Burrus Memorial Hospital Mrs Winslow is the former Evelyn Blair of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Winslow
High Point
Brenda Kay Rich Born at Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Russell Rich announce the birth of a daughter Brenda Kay at Burrus Memorial Hospital on Wednesday May 5. Mrs Rich was born Edith Dickens in this city.
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Russell Rich
Brenda Kay
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Rich
Edith Dickens
Open House At New Scout House By Girl and Boy Scouts
Local Girl Scout troops joined Boy Scouts for an open house at the new Scout house with about two hundred visitors during a four to seven o'clock period. Sixty seven scouts served guests and a games period followed. Activities last week included four outdoor cooking classes led by Mrs Mabel Burnett assisted by troop leaders. Troops three Wesley Memorial, ten First Methodist, seven Ward Street and twelve Brentwood Presbyterian conducted sessions. Troop fourteen wound yarns for the Red Cross and troop six First Presbyterian went on a hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Wek
Mabel Burnett
Wesley Memorial
First Methodist Church
Ward Street
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Junior Legion Aux To Honor Mothers Tea at YWCA
The newly organized Junior chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary will host a tea at the YWCA on Saturday afternoon to honor mothers for Mothers Day. The event starts at four with members receiving guests and marks their first social function since organizing a week ago. A candy sale at Cecil's Drug Store raised funds for entertaining the mothers.
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The
American Legion Auvillary
Auxiliary
Cecil’s Drug Store
Wednesday Book Club To Meet With Mrs Garrett
Mrs Garrett hosts the Wednesday Book Club luncheon at her Rockford Road home at 12 30. The meeting invites members to gather for a midday literary event hosted by Mrs C C Garrett.
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Garrett
C. C. Garrett
Rockford Road
Greensboros Old Glass Club Meeting At Bennett Home
Mr and Mrs Lewis E Bennett hosted Greensboros Old Glass Club at 208 Guilford Avenue on Friday evening The event featured officer elections and a talk by Miss Edna Forney on Fakes and Reproductions in antique glass Charles Alderman was elected president with a slate including A J Anderson vice president Lewis E Bennett treasurer and Roland M Taylor recording secretary Other officers include Mrs Bennett and Mrs A C Davis historian Guests from Greensboro attended along with the hosts and included Charles Alderman Roland M Taylor Jack Anderson L A Riser J E Latham A C Davis and Edna Forney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Bennett
Greensboro
Old Glass Club
Guilford Avenue
Charles Alderman
A. J. Anderson
Roland M. Taylor
Woman’s College
Jack Andereson
L. A. Riser
J. E. Latham
A. C. Davis
Edna Forney
Miss Mary Alexander Hosts W. O. T. Club Event
Miss Mary Alexander will entertain the W. O. T. Club Tuesday at 3 30 p m at her Eng lish Street home. A program of current events will be featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alexander
W. O. T. Club
English Street
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Y W.C.A
Moffitt's
U D.C
Mary Juanita Lamb
Donald Mayer
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
W. A. Lamb
Mary Juanita
William Donald Mayer
Miami
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Mayer
Fred Mayer
P. M. Perfect
Industrial Committee
Emerywood Country Club
E. G. Watkins
Lloyd Flythe
H. D. Sears
Pickett Farm
F. M. Pickett
W. W. Lentz
R. R. Blackburn
Business and
North Carolina State Nurses’ Association
R. M. Andrews
Priscilla Club
J. F. Hayden
East Washington Street
Oakwood
O. A. Kirkman
American Legion Auxiliary
Brenda Kay Rich
New Scout House
Junior Legion Aux
Sheers
Mrs Lewis E. Bennett
Iggest Washer
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