Engagement of Miss Dixie Thomas to Edgar Snider
Announcement made at a luncheon at South Main Street home by Mrs. Sechrest. Dixie Thomas and Edgar H. Snider, both High Point College students, to wed in June. Attendants include Betty Sechrest as maid of honor and Ann Baxter as ring bearer. Snider to be best man Allen Austin Sr. Details note prewar local ties and club memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Thomas
Edgar Howard Snider
Robert H. Sechrest
Miss Thomas
Betty Sechrest
Dunbar and Daniel
Raleigh
Miss Dixie Thomas
Edgar Snider
Edgar H. Snider
South Main Street
Hi-Po
High Point College
Robert H. Sechrést
High Point Col
Dune
Thomas
Ann Baxter
Charlotte
Snider
Allen Austin, Sr
Tuomey Hospital
Sumter
S. C
Duke Hospital
Durham
O. D. Baxter
Simga Alpha Phi
High Point
Zenith
Grace
Epsilon Eta Phi
Kiwanis
Wesley Memorial Church
Mary Tice
Greensboro
Dorothy Hoskins
Mildred Marsh
Katherine Kearns
Jane Austin
Jeane Rankin
Dorothy Cummings
Helen Crowder
Lucille Ingram
Becky Coble
Jacqueline Kinney
Betsy Dean Wagger
Helen Waller
Esther Miran
Frances Muse
Verel Ward
Banks Apple
Martha
Sarah Jarrett
Betty Gwyn
Church Social Plans Mother's Day Program At First Methodist
The Junior department of the First Methodist Protestant Church will stage a Mother s Day program during Sunday school hour inviting Baracas Philatheas and mothers of junior members. The event takes place in the downstairs auditorium and starts promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P
First Methodist Protestant Church
Plant Exchange at Friendly Garden Club Meeting
Mrs Ed Holton hosts the Friendly Garden Club on Wednesday at four o'clock at her Hayworth Springs road home. A plant exchange will be featured and members are urged to attend with surplus plants to share. Also announced is the birth of a son Oscar Lee to Mr and Mrs Oscar Lee Smith at Burrus Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Holton
Friendly Garden Club
Hayworth Springs Road
Oscar Lee Smith
Willowbrook Street
Oscar Lee, I
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Bob Wagger
Wateree Neisler
Poem to Mother by Gurtrude Page
A brief rhymed poem in which the speaker praises a mother. The child aims to craft a bright coverlet of colors and flowers to express love and gratitude. The lines reference pansies for thoughts and roses for care as symbols of affection.
Tea Honoring Miss Mary Elizabeth Robbins Bride Elect
Misses Welch and McAdams hosted a musical tea at the Welch home on the Winston-Salem road for about 35 guests from Cloverdale faculty and local acquaintances. The event celebrated Miss Robbins, whose July 1 wedding to Burt Johnson of Raleigh and Port Jervis was announced, with a receiving line featuring the honoree and her mother and friends. Ices, flowers, and music by Haskins, Hall and Andrews complemented the formal yet intimate gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Welch
Ina McAdams
Winston-Salem Road
Mary Elizabeth Robbins
Burt Johnson
Raleigh
Port Jervis
N. Y
Cloverdale School
Miss Robbins
Miss Welch
Iris
Eleanor Welch
B. H. Atkins
Dorothy Hoskins
Janet Hall
Alma Andrews
YWCA Membership Drive Extends Through Wednesday
Gratifying response to the annual YWCA membership drive continues through Wednesday. Mrs. Fred E Whitescarver reports a roll over 300 with many new members and asks others to join or re join. President Mrs Carter Dalton and the committee plan a Membership Tea for the new members as honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
Fred E. Whitescarver
Carter Dalton
Whitescarver
R. L. Brinson
W. B. Hall
Howard
Hartzell
J. W. Hedrick
W. C. Idol
Charles Risch
Willis Slane
Grady Stroupe
W. L. Tabb
A. E. Taplin
Jesse Washburn
Joseph T. Weaver
David T. Yow
Virginia Clinard
Gilbert Muse
Rosalie Shields
Parties This Week To Fete Bride-elect
Miss Mildred Wessinger bride elect of Richard Edwin Chappell will have two parties this week end. A bridge party on Friday at Otterway drive home hosted by Mrs. G G Chappell with six tables. An afternoon tea on Saturday at 212 Lindsay street hosted by Mrs. F H Morris Mrs Virginia Calhoun and Mrs C R Hinshaw from four to six. Invitations go out early in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Wessinger
Richard Edwin Chappell
G. G. Chappell
Miss Wessinger
Otterway Drive
F. H. Morris
Virginia Calhoun
C. R. Hinshaw
Morris
Lindsay Street
Miss Mildred Allen Weds Alvah Coppedge in Jamestown
Mrs. James D. Allen announces the marriage of their daughter Mildred Janet to Alvah Bayard Coppedge on April 16 1939. The vows were given by Reverend G W Fink at the Jamestown M E Church with the couple residing at 601 Jones Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Allen
Mildred Janet
Alvah Bayard Coppedge
G. A. N. Coppedge
G. W. Fink
Jamestown
Philomathean Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Rufus King
Mrs. Rufus King hosts the Philomathean Club at her home 402 Hillcrest Drive for the regular Friday afternoon meeting at 3 30 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomathean Club
Mrs. Rufus King
Rufus King
Hillcrest Drive
Local society notes reflect visits and health updates
A jumble of social items lists Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Michael visiting in Miami and Tampa, Miss Elsie Plant staying with Miss Iris Welch, and Mrs. Joshua B. Warner returning home from Chattanooga. Other entries note surgeries, recoveries, and travels of Roby Yarborough and family, Dr. and Mrs. George T. Wood at Paradise Point, and several local residents visiting or moving. The piece closes with school suspensions due to infantile paralysis.
Luncheon Honors Two Brides in Greensboro
Mrs. James W. Poole hosted a luncheon at Mrs. Herbert Cartland’s home in Greensboro to honor brides Mrs. Earl Norfleet Phillips and Mrs. William G. Ragsdale Jr. Guests enjoyed a three course meal with bridal motifs, central arrangements, and gifts including Madiera pillow cases and handkerchiefs for a Chattanooga guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Poole
Greensboro
Herbert Cartland
Earl Norfleet Phillips
William G. Ragsdale, Jr
Ragsdale
Poole
China
Phillips
Joshua B. Warner
Chattanooga
Tenn
Joe Temple, Jr
Pre School Clinic At Brentwood School Tuesday Morning
The pre school clinic will be held at Brentwood School on Tuesday morning from nine to twelve o'clock with Dr. R A Herring city health officer in charge. Parents of children entering first grade next fall are asked to bring them for examination to keep next year's primary grade free from remedial diseases per Mrs Verta I Coe principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood School
R. A. Herring
Brentwood
Verta I. Coe
Legion Auxiliary Meeting at Mrs Mann Home
American Legion Auxiliary Andrew Jackson Post 87 holds its May meeting at Mrs I T Mann on Johnson Street Tuesday at 7 45 pm with Mesdames Gantt and Carraway as hostesses. President Arden urges full attendance as Poppy Day plans are discussed for Saturday May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Andrew Jackson Post
I. T. Mann
Johnson Street
Mesdames
R. B. Gantt
Bruce Carraway
Mann
Dan Arden
Utopian Study Club to Meet at Mrs Walker’s Home
Mrs. John H. Walker Jr will host the Utopian Study Club for its bi weekly meeting Wednesday afternoon at her Colonial Drive residence. The gathering will begin at 3 30 o clock per yesterday’s announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Walker, Jr
Utopian Study Club
Colonial Drive
Mrs. H. N. Phillips Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. H. N. Phillips has returned to 605 Parkway after several weeks at Burrus Memorial Hospital. She is recovering satisfactorily from a recent operation and is able to receive visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Phillips
Parkway
Burrus Memorial Hospital
May Dance At Emerywood Club Becomes Kiddie Party
Emerywood Country Club hosts a May dance on Saturday evening at the clubhouse. Attendees dress as children for a Kiddie Party with dancing starting at 9:30 PM to John Peddicord and his orchestra, hors d oeuvre service available from 9:00 AM, advance reservations required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
John Peddicord
Precilla Club Hosts Charming Meeting at Mrs Bullard Home
Mrs Hoke Bullard entertained the Priscilla Club and guests at her Forest Hill Drive home. The bower of pink and white flowers, sewing, and Bingo framed a delightful afternoon followed by luncheon with yellow rosebud decorations. Guests included Mrs R T Amos Mrs H T Hudson and Greensboro guest J L Brockmann among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
Hoke Bullard
Forest Hill Drive
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The
Savana Carter
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Thistle Street
Green Street
Woman's Missionary Society of
Martha Holton
Lottie Moon
West End Baptist Church
Ruben Preslar
Phillips Street
Engine
Marinello
Gurtrude
YWCA
Miss Allen
Mr. Coppedge
Elsie Plant
Rock Hill
8. C
Iris Welch
Chattanooga, Tenn
J. B. Temple
Jdr
Silene Kimsey
George T. Wood
Paradise Point
Wood Cottage
George Wood
Dr. Wood
Margaret Giles
Archdale
Jesse Francis Giles
North Wilkesboro
Holt McPherson
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mrs. McPherson
J. G. Greene
Roby G. Yarborough
Pilot Life Insurance Company
City
Yarborough
J. O. Wagger
Lexington
Emma Carr Bivins
Mrs. W. A. Bivins
Worth Drive
C. E. Lindeman
Spartanburg
D. C
Francis Dickson
Lindeman
Learn
FE. W. Griffin
King’s Mountain
Helen Dickson
Griffin
State Federation of Women's Clubs
E. T. Harrison
West Farriss Avenue
Ferndale Drive
Larry
Jack Armfield
Louise Koontz Armfield
Fourth Street
Clara Walters
Guilford General Hospital
Charles Hamilton
Montreat
A. M. Briggs
South Hamilton Street
Mary Lewis Millis
Margaret Hayworth
Ashley Hall
Charleston
Albert Gilliam Burger
Florence
Mesdames Phillips and
Mom
Mater
North State Telephone Co
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