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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1939

Page

6

Rotary Anns Pace 189th District Conference Activities

Rotary Anns kick off the 189th District Conference with golf, bridge, and Chinese checkers at Emerywood and the Sheraton Hotel luncheon. Prizes go to Mrs. Bledsoe, Mrs. Satterfield, and local winners, as tours, teas, banquets, and a Governors Ball celebrate the event.

Rotary Anns Rotary International Amos R. Kearns Emerywood Country Club W. C. Idol Joseph D. Cox Mesdames R. K. Stewart Charles R Barrer W. Gratton Foy A. C. Jones W. B. McEwen T. V. Rochelle T. ¥. Bledsoe Greensboro Sheraton Ballroom Jack Wardlaw

Annual Mother-Daughter Banquet Highlights Live Yers Club

The Live Yers Club of the ck W. C. A. held its annual Mother-Daughter banquet at the hut with forty attendees. Corsages marked seats while red and white decor brightened the room. Mrs. Zillah R. Hopkins gave the invocation. Miss Claryce Osborne welcomed guests. Mrs. Anne Swaim replied. Music by Hulda Whitely accompanied Elizabeth Ellis singing Mother Macree and Ellen Jensen reading If For Girls. Guest speaker Mrs. Hunter Dalton urged adjusting oneself to work, home, and society, ending with a farewell song to mothers. Hosts were Lucille Crawford, Sarah Frances Hart, and Claryce Osborne.

Ck W. C. A Zillah R. Hopkins Claryce Osborne Hulda Whitely Elizabeth Ellis Mother Macree Ellen Jensen Hunter Dalton Lucille Crawford Sarah Frances Hart

Mrs Logan Porter Elected President Of Tea And Topics Club

Mrs Logan Porter was chosen president for the next season at the Tea and Topics Club meeting held yesterday at the home of Mrs J Vassie Wilson on Hardover Street. The program covered The Almanac presented by Miss E Vera Idol tracing almanac history in Britain and America.

Logan Porter Tea and J. Vassie Wilson Hardover Street Porter R. H. Sechrest Horace Haworth J. T. Weaver Charles Sheloff E. Vera Idol Miss Idol Mmss Mary Jane Wilson Betsy Yow Frances Holton J. E. Marsh W. W. Idol W. F. Clayton S. 8. Coe R. H Sechrest B. W. Kirkman J. W. Wilson, Jr Hal Stout Mesdames Knox Wilson Homer Coltrane H. R. Jones Harville

Mrs Leland Nelson Hosts Social Arts Club Meeting

Mrs Leland B Nelson entertained members of the Social Arts club at her Louise Avenue home yesterday afternoon. Roses and pink peonies adorned the room and two antique pansy vases drew attention. Guests enjoyed punch and cake with each plate bearing a pansy. Hostess gift included a china sandwich plate and a black vase of Talisman roses. Present were Mesdames J W Rose KE Harville J N McCrary T R Zimmerman N P Holmes E Z Jones and A B Elam. The next meeting will be at Mrs A B Elams on May 25.

Leland B. Nelson The Social Arts Club Louise Avenue T. R. Zimmerman J. N. McCrary N. P. Holmes E. Z. Jones A. B. Elam

Miss Boles Improves After School Wreck At Burrus Memorial

Miss Annie Boles a local high school student at 227 Montheu avenue is resting at Burrus Memorial hospital with a fractured skull from a car crash at the high school. Miss Bonnie Lewis also suffered severe bruises in the same accident while Miss Boles cannot receive visitors for several days. Her sister Mrs. Ella C Baker of Washington DC is nursing her at the hospital.

Annie Boles Montheu Avenue Burrus Memorial Hospital Bonnie Lewis Miss Boles Ella C. Baker Washington, D.C

City-wide Folk Festival and hospital nurses graduation

Social calendar lists a 7 30 p m folk festival at the junior high auditorium with proceeds to Girl Reserve activities. At 8 30 p m the Burrus Memorial hospital nurses graduating class holds commencement at the Lutheran church with O A Kirkman as principal speaker.

Burrus Memorial Hospital Lutheran Church O. A. Kirkman

Informal Party To Honor Burrus Memorial Graduates Tonight

Informal reception to honor Burrus Memorial Hospital nurses class graduates follows the 8:30 graduation exercises at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Mayor elect O Arthur Kirkman gives the principal address. Dr H L Brockmann awards certificates. Miss Gilbert Muse presents pins. Graduates include Naomi B Berrier Esther Blevins Josephine Curry Ruby Motsinger Frances Page Margaret Warren Ethel Wood.

Burrus Memorial Hospital Emmanuel Lutheran Church Burrus Memorial Nurses Home O. Arthur Kirkman H. L. Brockmann Gilbert Muse Naomi B. Berrier Esther Blevins Josephine Curry Ruby Motsinger Frances Page Margaret Warren Ethel Wood

YWCA Directors Plan Tea For New Members

At the May YWCA board meeting held at the hut last evening the directors heard an encouraging progress report on the annual membership drive. A membership tea was planned for the latter part of the month to honor new members. President Mrs. Carter Dalton presided and committee chairmen reported on Girl Reserve plans and the upcoming Folk Festival and camp at Co. C. C. camp in June.

Young Women’s Christian Association Hut Fred Whitescarver Carter Dalton Henry Foscue Girl Reserve Committee Co. C. C Kenneth Redman Wagner-Rogers

Koo Koo Klub Feted By Edna Earle Ferree

The Koo Koo Klub was entertained at its weekly gathering yesterday afternoon with Edna Earle Ferree as hostess at her West Wellington Street home. Plans for a future party were discussed and games and contests provided entertainment. Refreshments were served to eight members. The next meeting will be hosted by Bernita Merchant on Sunset Drive.

The Koo Koo Klub Edna Earle Ferree West Wellington Street Bernita Merchant Sunset Drive

Informal Garden Tea at Teague Residence Draws Local Gardeners

Mrs. John C. Teague hosted a small group of about fifty yesterday afternoon at 208 Hillcrest Drive for an informal garden tea. The event drew members from three local garden clubs and a Kernersville group, who toured the garden's wild flowers rock garden pool and color borders before enjoying tea at a rosebud centered outdoor table.

John C. Teague Hillcrest Drive Kernersville

Girl Reserve Folk Festival Moves to Senior High Tonight

Miss Betsy Dupuy announces the Girl Reserve International Folk Festival will be held at the senior high school instead of the junior high due to National Music Week. The program starts at 7 30 with a prologue and eight groups in country costumes followed by a grand finale singing Follow The Gleam. Proceeds support local Girl Reserve activities with a small admission fee.

Betsy Dupuy

Metcalfe and Warner Win Blind Bogey Tourney

Mrs. F. M. Metcalfe Jr. and Miss Betty Warner tied at net 93 to win the Ladies Blind Bogey event at Emerywood Country Club yesterday. Nineteen players competed in the first in a series of ladies golf contests. six golf balls per winner were awarded.

F. M. Metcalfe, Jr Betty Warner Emerywood Country Club C. T. Ingram, Jr John C. Abels D. T. Hunnewell L. Porter E. C. Bryant H. S. Dunkelberger Lewis Holladay Glenn Perry A. M. Rankin, Jr J. B. Cooper S. S. Saunders Setorn Perry Betty Gwyn Weaver Pat Abels Posey Redman J. S. Welborn

Kenneth Leon Oliver Born At Guilford General Hospital

Mr and Mrs P M Oliver Jr announce the birth of a son Kenneth Leon on Tuesday May 9 at Guilford General Hospital The mother and baby are doing well and visitors may be received.

P. M. Oliver, Jr Kenneth Leon Guilford General Hospital

Mind Your Manners Quiz On Social Etiquette

Answers cover polite replies after dances and tea table etiquette. Include how many samples to take, serving order, lettuce on salads, and using forks and spoons to transfer food. The best dessert fork choice favors the small fork in most cases.

Glendale visitor and local family notes brief

Mrs. Fred G. Schneider of Glendale Long Island arrives for a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Fenn H Clark at their Greensboro road home. Mrs Annie Valentine Lanier of Chestnut Street is a Guilford General Hospital patient. Shirley Rey Gallimore daughter of Mr and Mrs J Ray Gallimore is ill at grandparents home with measles. Mr and Mrs R M Peatross arrive from Bowling Green Va to spend a few days with Mrs Peatross parents on Lexington Avenue.

Fred G. Schneider Glendale Long Island, N. Y Fenn H. Clark Greensboro Road Schneider Elda Clark Annie Valentine Lanier Chestnut Street Guilford General Hospital Little Shirley Rey Gallimore J. Ray Gallimore T. C. Potts Richardson Street R. M. Peatross Bowling Green

Les Filles Club Plans Weekend At Myrtle Beach

Les Filles, a newly organized young women’s social club, met last evening to discuss a weekend gathering at Myrtle Beach. Members outlined activities and travel plans for the event.

Les Filles Club Myrtle Beach Les Filles

Myrtle Beach Trip Topic At Elm Street Meeting

Miss Ruth Russell hosted the Elm Street event with Miss Nola Idol presiding. The business session focused on a weekend trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina planned for the last week of July. A salad course followed the session and attendees afterward left with their escorts.

Ruth Russell Elm Street Myrtle Beach S. C Nola Idol

Dancing to the Big Dipper in Thomasville

A fragment notes a social evening in Thomasville centered on dancing at the Big Dipper venue. Details on participants or exact date are unclear in the readable text.

Big Dipper Thomasville

Community Prayer Service Tonight at Mrs Metcalfe Home

A community prayer service is scheduled for this evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs W G Metcalfe 302 Church Street according to an morning announcement.

W. G. Metcalfe Church Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Madeline Hoover Moffitt's North Main Street Leland Nelson Boles Nurses Home YWCA Teague Kenneth Leon Oliver Liptons Ann Lipton QMART I Ae Guilford's High Point's Lions Club Lipton’s Amerca Ceylon Gardens Lipton’s Tea Good Mousekeeping Bureau Woodbury Scotty Dogs Animal Families Department Store Conlon Ie Peet Aly Goddess Bret Derviante Doak and Dean Montgomer Jeweler South Main Street
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