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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1928
Page
6
Mrs John A Lindsay will entertain the Sorosis club next Friday afternoon at 3 o clock at the Country club. The Order of Eastern Star will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock with a social hour after the business session.
Mrs Wilson hosts luncheon for Mrs Woodson Carter at her home with six guests. The Elizabeth Fry Philothea class meets tomorrow at the annex. Mrs Horrox ill with appendicitis at Guilford General Hospital. Several church and club events planned including D A R meeting at the Country Club and Philathea class at Calvary M E church to plan an upcoming supper.
Miss Chandos Kimrey acted as hostess at her Guilford College area home for the U Never Misit bridge club last Thursday evening. Two tables were arranged for an evening of bridge with interesting play and later refreshments were served.
A High Point gathering honored Gratton Foy Jr. with games and a Jack Horner pie at the High Point Country Club. The event drew numerous local guests including Mesdames Bernhardt and Sechriest, plus families from Reidsville. Earlier, a large morning and evening worship service featured hymns, anthems, sermons, and postludes led by Rev. George T. Stephens with E Powell Lee soloist and guest families in attendance.
Mrs. W H Gibson visits Boone ville with her mother Mrs M J Woodhouse. Mrs David Macfester and child return from Raeford. Mrs James Lyon and child visit Durham relatives. Mrs E G Jarvis recovers at home from Guilford General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Paul Ten Hoopen visit Emerywood. Misses Gibson Woodschlager Lena Clodfelter guests of Evelyn Gibson and Myrtle Boyles.
Governor Angus W. McLean asserts North Carolina’s 7700 miles of old roads did not cost taxpayers a cent despite about 140 million dollars spent on building them. The May Wachovia article outlines his reasoned explanation. It also notes Col. F. H. Fries portrait presentation to Wachovia Bank and Trust.
In Kansas City the Methodist Episcopal church court tries Bishop Anton Bast of Copenhagen on imprudent conduct unbecoming a minister. The Danish bishop is the first foreigner and first bishop to face ecclesiastical trial, with verdict due after the quadrennial general conference. He seeks a clean bill to retire and devote time to a Copenhagen charity he founded in 1910.
In Lexington on May 5 the G W Pugh home hosted two spring bridge and rock parties. Guests included Aileen Owens and Charles Young, with prizes of chiffon hose and a rock deck awarded for high and low scores. Mrs. Ira Brinkley assisted with elaborate refreshments across both gatherings.
Kansas City grain mills process between 80 and 90 million bushels of Kansas wheat each year, reflecting steady output for regional milling operations.
Mrs. Charles Wilson of Tryon arrived last night for a visit to Mrs. H. N. Bowne at her home on Hillcrest Drive on Sunset Drive.
A special called communication of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A F and A M is set for Monday night at 7 30. Master Mason degree work will be performed and all Master Masons are invited. By order H C Massey W M W E Herndon Sec.
Miss Christine McCrary entertained her bridge club and guests at her North Main street home Tuesday evening. Decorations featured pink dogwood and seasonal flowers as Mrs E A Timberlake won high score and a string of seed pearls. Other prizes included handkerchiefs for Mrs John A McCrary and cigarettes for Glenn Pennington. Guests included several out of town visitors and local families. Mrs Hubert E Olive, Lexington society figure, was recently honored at a Goldsboro social event during a visit to the eastern town.
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