Miss Madeline Hoover Highlighted In Society News
Society and club notes feature Miss Madeline Hoover with mention of her affiliations and social engagements. The column lists her activities, upcoming events, and social circles within the community.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1936
Page
6
Society and club notes feature Miss Madeline Hoover with mention of her affiliations and social engagements. The column lists her activities, upcoming events, and social circles within the community.
A High Point social event hosted by Mrs. W. S. Hunt announced the engagement of her daughter Virginia Hunt to W. S. McKinney of Salisbury. Guests enjoyed bridge and monopoly, with prizes for high scores, as celebratory pink themed hints and gift plates revealed the couple’s May 30 date.
The General Women's Missionary Union of the Methodist Protestant church holds an afternoon session at High Point College in Greensboro week. Rev F La Gibbs and Dr W Stevenson address educators. Dr G I Humphreys and Mrs Henry W Mater present a Christian Education Demonstration. A tea at Roberts Halls follows before visiting the M P Children's Home.
Mrs. Harry Alexander, new bride, and Mrs. R A McPheeters were honored at an informal tea hosted by Mrs. Idol and Mrs. Reese at Hillcrest Drive. Guests included close friends and were greeted by the hostesses and other relatives. Floral arrangements featured peonies, iris, columbine and roses.
The Junior Service to Oak will honor provisional members recently elected at a garden tea hosted by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Covington on Rockford road. On Saturday, Mrs. M. W. Nash and Miss Unity Nash host a tea at Emerywood Country Club to honor bride-elect Miss Lucile Haworth.
An ornate tea table centerpiece features pink roses and blue cornflowers arranged in a crystal bowl. The bouquet is framed by lace matting and sits on a reflector, positioned as a focal point at the center of the table.
The Junior Music Study club will meet at Meredith Clark Slane’s home in West Emerywood Saturday at 3 30 p m. This regular meeting urges all members to attend. Announcement released by Mia Sidmey Gayle, sub counsellor.
The Allen Jay Parent Teacher Association executive committee met at the school Tuesday and elected chairmen for next year. Elected: program Mrs. C. P. Cannady. membership Miss Martha Lane. publicity Miss Aileen McEndricks. hospitality Mrs. G. H. Weant. finance Mrs. Co. 8 Keller. publication Mrs. Ernest Hil. study group Miss Ruth Sikes.
Reverend N. Royal of Green Street Baptist recovers at home after tonsil surgery at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Polly Meador undergoes a tonsil operation and improves at home. David and Henry Blair recover from membranous croup. Guilford Episcopal women join Leaksville spring meeting at Church of the Epiphany with St. Mary’s representatives in attendance.
About 23 members and their mothers attended the Live Y'ers club Mother-Daughter Banquet at the YWCA Hut. Doris Caldwell presided while Ellen Jensen led the program. Elizabeth Ellis played violin with Field Kearns on piano, and Mrs. H W McCain spoke on mothers and daughters.
The YWCA board, meeting at Mrs. H. A. Millis home on Greensboro road, outlines Membership Emphasis Month to recruit women, with dues funding Hut indebtedness and a new building fund. Delegates to the Duke Institute in June were approved. resignations accepted. June meeting to be held at the Winston-Salem camp.
Miss Alma McCain of High Point chosen as vice-president of the Cornelian Society at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina for the 1936 37 academic year following elections. Susan Hamlin of Garden City N Y elected president. other officers include Elizabeth Snyder Fannie Daniel Anne Watkins Mary Elizabeth Sanders Lillian Jordan Carolyn Prout and Virginia Tatum and Betty Calder as marshals.
The Spanish War Veterans' Auxiliary in High Point will sell carnations on Saturday May 16 on city streets. Proceeds support hospitalization and Child Welfare funds for Spanish War veterans. Mayor Grayson approved the sale and A B Frost urged residents to wear a carnation.
Commencement at East Carolina Teachers College Greenville runs May 29 to June 1 1936. Events include a music recital alumnae meeting luncheon a May 31 sermon by Dr B W man of Kinston vesper services an address by Ambassador Josephus Daniels and graduation exercises at 11:30 AM.
Mrs. Rodney C. Miller, chair of the Greensboro YWCA Industrial committee, addressed a local meeting at the YWCA this morning at 10:30. Co-chairs Mrs. R. S. Lafferty and Mrs. J. A. Bahelman led eight committee members.
Miss Hester Barlow of Cairo Egypt is crowned campus Queen of the May at UNC Chapel Hill becoming the first May Queen in the university’s history. Maid of honor Mary Pride Cruikshank of Raleigh and festival chairman Frances Caffey of Lyon Mass lead a student and local committee planning the event with publicity by Kay Quigley and finances by Margaret Jordan.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church hosts a tea this evening in the ladies parlor to honor the new pastor Dr. Orin Conway Williamson and his wife Mrs. Williamson. About 400 invitations were issued to church members and the Minister's Association and their families for eight to ten o clock.
The Sedgefield Horse Show runs tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the Sedgefield ring with horsemanship events and many entries expected from the surrounding area. A social hosted by Sedgefield Hunt and a barbeque across from the stables follow the event. all Front members and exhibitors are invited.
Fire of undetermined origin damaged Poteat's grocery at 308 Taylor Street with an estimated loss between 1200 and 1500 dollars. Firemen from companies three and six and the aerial arrived to find the interior in flames. exact contents loss could not be determined.
Capt FE Patterson of Guilford county announces mentors for Citizens Military Training Camps this summer. Dr Fe J McAnally and Capt Norman Fox plus Capt William Patman volunteer to aid 17 to 24 year olds at no cost. Camps run Aug 5 to Sept 30 with athletics games entertainments, aimed as vacation value. Inquiries to Lieut Chas W McAnally of the National Guard in High Point.
Frank Johnson of Asheboro C M Kimball of Charlotte and BE Whiting of Boston spoke at the North Carolina industrial safety conference in Charlotte. P M Camak presided as about 1000 delegates split into sections led by leaders in public safety furniture tobacco truck and bus electric utilities and personal injury. Morgan B Speir Jr and Ben Douglas were among local officials noted.
The pupils of Miss Elizabeth Willis presented a piano recital at Main Street school auditorium before a large audience. Participants included Betty Brown McMillan, Sally Rush Williams, Lois Russell, Frances Williams, Mary Elizabeth May, Arabella Evans, Mary Brown Crawford, Doris Loflin, Daisy Hall, Wilma Wall, Ruth May, Joe Bales, Eloise Bodenheimer, Margaret Palmer.
In Asheboro on Cranford Street Mrs. Dick Stone hosted a bridge evening honoring Mrs. George Hendrickson with a shower gifting many items. Miss Mabel Robertson won high score and an ice course was served afterward.
The Cloverdale Parent Teacher Association met on May 12 and installed new officers for the coming year: Mrs. W. Edwards as president, Mrs. Paul Wrenn as vice president, Mrs. Parras Harrison as secretary, and Miss Sarah Edwards as treasurer. Mrs. Wrenn reported on the PTA conference in Charlotte. Mrs. Saunders led the devotional. Causey’s fourth grade won attendance honors.
The Allen Jay senior class stages the spring play The Nincompoop tonight at eight in the school auditorium. Miss Nell Ellington directs. The cast includes Bryan Grimes Paul Younts Mac Blakley Rosie Ginsberg Ruth Bently Sol Ginsberg Richard Hendricks Honolulu Briles Hagel Voncannon Mrs Livingston Laacille Myers Rui Robertson Robert Bradley Lloyd Taylor Josephine Weant Helem Dobbins Hubbard Ridge Everette Kearns Reubens Herman Shackleford Gordon Manville Millard Bodenheimer Peter Arnold William Oakley Hilda Burchfield
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