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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1939

Page

6

City Folk Festival by Girl Reserve Clubs Friday

The City Folk Festival brings eight clubs from Junior and Senior High to perform ten minute programs representing nations Dutch French Spanish Russian Scotch Indian Swiss Mexican. A prologue precedes the acts and all groups join in the Girl Reserve hymn Follow the Gleam in the finale. Proceeds aid Girl Reserve programs and a CCC summer camp.

Irl Young Women’s Kristian Association Cityideirl Reserve Sophmore Club Ednesday Juny High Blair Cloverdale Civilian Conservation Corps

YWCA Membership Drive Under Way In City

The annual YWCA membership drive begins with committee chair Mrs. Red Whitescarver leading efforts to renew memberships and recruit new ones. President Mrs. Carter Dalton and officials Ms Betsy Dupuy oversee activities at the hut as volunteers and board members solicit support from residents.

Young Women's Ristian Association Memship Red Whitescarver Eir Carter Dalton Jah R. Houstins Betsy Dupuy Girl Roe Whitescarver Themmittee David T. Yow Vir E Clinard Gilbert Muse the Shields

Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Club Gatherings

Tuesday events include Wayside Garden Club at Mrs J F Hayden on Washington Street with program leader topic Outdoor Inies Rooms and Junior Service League at Emerywood country club. Also bridge party at Emerywood with hostesses Hubbard and Groome. Other meetings at Mrs Levi Hayworth 608 North Main Street and DAR at Mrs R L Brinson with new road note. Evening sessions cover Business and Professional Girls Club dinner program, Altrusa dinner meeting at Sheraton Hotel, and Eastern Star at Masonic Hall. Wednesday includes Good Will Garden Club flower judging and UDC Confederate Memorial Day at Oakwood Memorial Park. Friday offers Priscilla Club at 1104 Forest Hill Drive and Girl Reserve Folk Festival at City auditorium plus Burrus Memorial hospital nursing graduation at Lutheran church with speaker C A Kirkman.

Wayside Garden Club J. F. Hayden Washington Street Royster Tucker Junior Service League Emerywood Country Club Mesdames R. L. Hubbard, Jr J. I. Groome Levi Hayworth North Main Street Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution R. L. Brinson Brinwood English Street J. W. Harriss P. W. Flagee A. 8. Caldwell J. C. Moore C. C. Hayworth Business and Professional Girls Club Dorothy Hoskins Alma Andrews Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel High Point Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Good Will Garden Club H. D. Sears Pickett Farm Laura Wesson United Daughters of the Confederacy Oakwood Memorial Park Priscilla Club Hoke Bullard Forest Hill Drive Burrus Memorial Hospital Lutheran Church C. A. Kirkman

Elm Street Pre-School Clinic Set For Thursday Morning

Elm Street School hosts its annual pre-school clinic in the school auditorium Thursday from nine to twelve. Dr. R A Herring and Mrs. Herbert Hodgin lead the event with principal Allene Schroder and PTA president Mrs. Edgar Hartley urging parents to bring future first graders for exam to ensure minimal remedial defects for next year.

Elm Street R. A. Herring Herbert Hodgin Parent-Teacher Association Allene M. Schroder Edgar Hartley

Wayside Garden Club Meeting Led by Mrs Hayden

The Wayside Garden Club meets Tuesday at 10 at Mrs J F Hayden’s East Washington Street home. The program, Outdoor Living Rooms, will be led by Royster Tucker, host daughter. Hayden’s garden features a rural outdoor living room with cooking equipment for inspection. Also announced is the birth of a son, Marvin Howard, to Mr and Mrs Cleo Emerson on April 28 at Burr Memorial Hospital.

Wayside Garden Club J. F. Hayden East Washington Street Royster Tucker Cleo Emerson Marvin Howard Burru Memorial Hospital

Senior Prom Leaders Named for North Carolina Event

The Senior Prom at the University of North Carolina on May 12 and 13 features Vincent Lopez and his Casa Loma Orchestra. Listed couples include Miss Harrison with Bud Hudson, Miss Isaacs with Felix Markham, Miss Rose with Horace Palmer, Miss MecCachren with Bill McCachren, Miss Galloway with Bill Hendrix, Miss Brown with Charles Wales, Miss Montgomery with Sam Davis, Miss Starr with Charles Kline, Miss Winslow with John Moore, Miss Shell with George Nethercutt, Miss Caldwell with Wait Gilmore, and Miss Richardson with Paul Thompson.

University of North Carolina Vincent Lopez Casa Loma Miss Harrison Asheville Bud Hudson Miss Isaacs Durham Felix Markham Miss Rose Henderson Horace Palmer Littleton Miss Galloway Greensboro Bill Hendrix Miss Brown Andalusia Ala Charles Wales Edenton Miss Montgomery Baskerville, Va Sam Davis Clarksville Miss Starr Mooresville Charles Kline Carthage Miss Winslow Rocky Mount John Moore Miss Shell Roanoke Rapids George Nethercutt Mise Caldwell Chapel Hill Wait Gilmore Winston-Salem Miss Richardson Troy Paul Thompson Wadesboro

Flowers Show Schedule Set by Good Will Garden Club

The Good Will Garden Club announces Wednesday afternoon flower show details hosted by Mrs. H. D. Sears at Picket Farm. Dor othy Biddle, Garden Digest editor, presets six judging categories including tiny backgrounds still life and a lead or wood container arrangement. Exhibitors bring flowers for specimen judging to Sears home by 3:30 for scoring and a top prize.

Good Will Garden Club H. D. Sears Dorothy Biddle Famous Garden Authority Garden Digest Sears

Martha Lee Finch Wins In Popularity Contest

Martha Lee Finch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Finch, won the first prize in the Popular Baby Contest in Thomasville. The event, organized by the Thomasville News with local merchants, awarded $200 and a silver loving cup to the winner. Lillie Deaton took second with $75 and a loving cup, and Gilliam Crump earned third with $50.

Thomasville Martha Lee Finch Alfred Finch Thomasville News Thomasville Merchants Martha Lee Lillie Deaton Gilliam Crump

Social Arts Club Meeting Scheduled for Thursday

The Social Arts Club will hold a regular meeting Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock with Mrs. Leland B. Nelson of 306 Louise Avenue. Not all star constellations were named by the ancients and many bear modern names such as Antlia the air pump and Sextans the sextant. Scientists suspected Neptune existed before discovery due to Uranus’s peculiar actions suggesting an unknown body.

Social Arts Club Leland B. Nelson Louise Avenue Neptune Uranus

Miss Ruth Allred Hosts Bridge Club in Randleman

Mrs Ruth Allred entertained the Contract Bridge Club at her Randleman home with three tables of bridge amid spring floral decorations. Mrs C D Kistler won high score and Mrs N J Carpenter received a visitors prize. After the game a salad course and punch were served to the group as James Pickard and several local residents visited. Hubert Burrow was at Duke Hospital for an eye injury. Providence commencement drew other locals.

Randleman Ruth Allred Contract A. B. Freeman C. D. Kistler Frank Talley Lewis Luther Leonard Ward Cletus Brookshire Frank Armfield Jack Newlin Larry Hammond Weaver Lineberry N. H. Carpenter James Pickard Chapel Hill James O. Pickard Edd Clapp Durham Lula Yount Nita Garrett Hickory Slyva Hubert Burrow Duke Hospital Cletus Hardin John Daniels Marie Lucille Belle Smith Providence

Class day exercises marry Miss Senior and Mr Life of Service

A local class day program included a wedding ceremony with Alice Ferree as the bride and Richard Farlow as the groom. The event featured a mock wedding between Miss Senior and Mr Life of Service as part of the day’s activities.

Mr. Life of Alice Ferree Richard Farlow

Church Social Daughters of Wesley Class Meets Tonight

The Daughters of Wesley Class of Calvary Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 this evening at the church. Circle No 4 of the First M P Church chaired by Mrs Worth Ivey will meet at 6 45 tonight at Mrs W H Englishs home with several associates. The format will be a weiner roast. The Women s Wesley Bible class of Wesley Memorial Church will hold a business social meeting Tuesday at 7 30 in the church classroom Group number five chaired by Mrs C L Lewis will oversee the gathering.

Daughters OF Wesley Calvary Methodist Church M. P. Church Worth Ivey W. H. English Weaetwood Drive J. L. Shaw Tressie Caudle Myrtle Cates Woman's Wesley Bible Wesley Memorial Church C. L. Lewis

Fidelis Class to Meet in Monthly Church Session

The Fidelis class of the First Baptist Church will hold a 7:30 Tuesday evening meeting at the church. This gathering serves as the monthly business and social session announced this morning.

First Baptist Church

Boy Answers Bite Incident With Whimsical Claim

Peoria park board secretary Pat Moore heard his dog Betty whine and found his young son biting the tail. The boy offered a curious explanation, saying Betty bite me so I bite Betty.

Peoria, Ill Pat Moore Park Board Betty

Morill Visitation and Local Health Updates

Mr and Mrs Fred Morrill of Monroe stay two weeks with Mr and Mrs Mark Stump on Lindsay Street while their daughter Anne visits. Mr Morrill is recovering from an appendectomy. Mrs Archie M Allred of 302 Lindsay Street moved to Burrus Memorial Hospital for treatment after two weeks of illness.

Fred Morrill Monroe Mark Stump Lindsay Street Anne Mr. Morrisl Archie M. Allred Burrus Memorial Hospital

Instructions For DAR Meeting At Brinwood Farm

The Alexander Martin chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Brinwood the home of Mrs R L Brinson southwest of the city Access is via the Thomasville highway toward the Guilford Davidson line turning left at Brinwood Filling Station The Thomasville group will turn right at the filling station Associate hostesses are Mesdames J W Harriss P W Flagge A S Caldwell Jr J C Moore and C C Haworth

Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution Brinwood R. L. Brinson Thomasville Guilford- Davidson County Old Road

Butter trade sustains New Zealand livelihoods

England imports and consumes enough butter from New Zealand to provide livelihoods for 70,000 families in that dominion.

England New Zealand Dominion

Farmers turn to electric barbed wire for quick grazing

Farmers adopt portable electric barbed wire fences to create temporary pastures. The system offers rapid deployment on rough land, enabling controlled grazing while reducing long term fencing work.

Thousands Of Women Gather For Federation Meet In San Francisco

Thousands of club women from across the United States will attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs council meeting in San Francisco May 8 to 13. Noted speakers include Homer Folks, Dr. Henry F. Grady, Dr. Monroe Deutsch, Dorothy Thompson, Kathleen Norris, and Dr. Joseph Mountin. The program covers democracy, welfare, health, child welfare, consumer education, culture, and public publicity with panels, radio broadcasts, and notable officials, editors, and educators participating.

Washington San Francisco General Federation of Women’s Clubs America Saidie Orr Dunbar Portland Oregon John L. Whitehurst Maryland LaFell Dickinson New Hampshire Horace Bonar Ritchie Georgia J. L. Blair Buck Virginia Ray Lyman Wilbur Stanford University Homer Folks State Charities Aid Association of New York Henry F. Grady United States Tariff Commission Monroe E. Deutsch University of California At Berkeley Dorothy Thompson Kathleen Norris David S. Long Missouri Department of Public Welfare Edwin Bevens Arkansas Joseph W. Mountin United States Public Health Service Mary Irene Atkinson Children’s Bureau United States Department of Labor Charles A. Dukes California Medical Association Department of International Relations Frederic Beggs New Jersey Arthur J. Hepburn Twelfth Naval District Chester H. Rowell Pacific Coast Josephine L. Peirce Ohio John M. Cassels Institute For Consumer Education Stephens College Lilah M. Vaughan Boston University Steele Richardson Crowell Publishing Company Carl L. Schrader Massachusetts Department of Fine Arts Grace L. McCann Morley San Francisco Museum of Art Gilmor Brown Pasadena Community Playhouse Marshall N. Dana Oregon Journal Dana Department of Press and Publicity Fred R. Lufkin Illneis Grace Allen Bangs Bureau For Club Women New York Herald Tribune Herald Tribune Frank W. Thomas Fresno Teachers’ College California Agnes Samuelson Iowa Thomas General Federation Department of Legislation Gustav Ketterer Philadelphia D. C Congress Theresa Merkel Municipal Court of Alonzo Baker Pacific Press Publishing Company Eric A. Johnston United States Chamber of Commerce American Citizenship Department Frederick H. Clausen Wisconsin Paul F. Cadman University of California At Berkley George E. Griffith United States Forest Service National Broadcasting Company Anna Steele Richardson Gladys M. Graham University of California At Los Angeles Madeline Carroll

Delegates From State Federation To Attend National Meet

North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will send President Mrs. John D. Robinson of Wallace Treasurer Mrs. P. R. Rankin of Mount Gilead Juniors chairwoman Mrs. Earl Bishopric of Spray and former president Mrs. R. H. Latham of Asheville to the San Francisco federation meeting May 8 14. They will participate in Juniors and calendar reform discussions and the year book project will be edited by Mrs. T. E. Browne of Raleigh with district plans finalized in Greensboro.

Raleigh North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs General Federation San Francisco John D. Robinson Wallace P. R. Rankin Mount Gilead Earl Bishoprice Spray R. H. Latham Asheville State Federation North Carolina Robinson Bishopric Latham T. E. Browne Browne

Also Mentioned on This Page

Madeline Hoover Officehou WCA F. W NTELL Elby The Zillah R. Hopkins Y. W Hopkins Moffitt North Main MR. and Mis. Emerson U.N. C Mary Ellen Harrison Mary Hunter Isaacs Alice Rose Betty M*cachren Maron Galloway Eloise Brown Ruth Montgomery Mary Wood Winslow Frances Caldwell Sarah Stark Tony Richardson Thomasville Babies Harvey Adams Arnold Caudle Audrey Pierce Flemming Bell Mary Talley Evelyn Yow Hazel Owens Viola Wright Veda Short Gladys Trozdon Ray Kirkman Quintine Farlow Wilson Gray Garland Newby Vernon McCollum Lucille Freeman Betty Lou Pope Jack Sawyer Carmen Moser R. E. Dawkins Ophelia Davis Weiner Woman's Wesley Bible Class First Baptist Fidelis Brinwood Farm Department of American Home C. K. Proctor Oxford Geddie Strickland J. W., Bunn Tare American Institute of Laundering
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