Hostess Mrs Lindsay entertains Sorosis Club at home
Mrs John A Lindsay Sr hosted the Sorosis Club at her North Main Street home yesterday afternoon at 3 30. The library hall and parlor were decorated with red roses and evergreens. Members and a visitor attended a business meeting followed by a social hour with rock and a chicken salad course.
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John A. Lindsay
Sorosis Club
North Main Street
A Barbee
J. Elwood Cox
S. J. Davis
FE. T. Harmon
L. J. Ingram
BE. Kearns
J. Kirkman
Local Durham Families Plan Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Eri H Lawrence with Rosa Lawrence and Mrs Charles Knott plus Miss Lessie Rogers and Charlie Franklin will motor from Durham to spend the weekend with Mrs Edgar Whitner and Miss Thelma Walters on Johnson Street.
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Eri. H. Lawrence
Rosa Lawrence
Charles Knott
Lessie Rogers
Charlie Franklin
Durham
Edgar Whitener
Thelma Walters
John
Entre Nous Club Meets Mrs Lindsay for Afternoon Meeting
The Entre Nous club gathered with Mrs. John A. Lindsay Jr. Thursday at 3 30 in the afternoon. After the business session members were entertained with rock and a fruit salad course was served.
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Entre Nous Club
John A. Lindsay, Jr
Rock
Woman's Union Prayer Meeting Report
The Woman's Union Pray meeting was held at the First Reformed church Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Rev Leinbach as reader. After prayers Rev Linebach addressed the group. The Woman's Missionary society of the First Baptist church will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday at 4 pm in the ladies parlor with the Fannie Hicks Circle in charge. full attendance requested.
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Woman’s Union
Woman's Union
First Reformed Church
E. Leinbach
Linebach
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Fannie Hicks
Welcome Young Men Baraca Class at First Reform
A brief notice opens a program aimed at guiding youth in the Baraca class at the First Reform church. The article outlines a presentation and community outreach effort inviting young men to participate and grow in faith and service.
City Young Men Invited to Sunday School Class
A local church extends an invitation to all city young men who do not attend Sunday school to join them in the lass room tomorrow morning at 45 a.m. Entrance on East Russell Street.
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Ed Church
East Russell Street
Salem Alumnae meet with Mrs Idol for afternoon address
The High Point branch of the Salem Alumnae association will meet this afternoon at 3 o clock with Mrs V A J Idol. Professor Shirley dean of the music department will be present and deliver an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Salem Alumnae Association
V. A. J. Idol
Shirley
Birth Announcement: Daughter Martha Vorginia Barton
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Water Barton on May 11. Martha Vorginia Barton is the newborn.
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Mrs. Water Barton
Martha Vorginia
Reverend Osobine to Lead St. Marys Pulpit Tomorow
Raleigh clergyman Rev Francis M Osobine will occupy St Marys Episcopal church pulpit in both morning and evening services. Dr A A York of Southmont spent a few hours in the city yesterday. Beulah Robbins will spend Sunday in Greensboro with cousins Mrs J C Penny. Mrs E B Wilkerson has returned home to Randlem after an operation at High Point hospital. W Bryan Booe studying at Buies Creek will visit the city weekend with sister Effie Booe en route to Mocksville. Mr and Mrs J R Young depart tomorrow for a trip eastward. Mr Young will attend the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in Wilmington.
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Francis M. Osobine
Raleigh
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
EB. Wilkerson
High Point Hospital
Randleman
W. Bryan Booe
Buie’s Creek
Effie
K K. Booe
Mocksville
J. R. Young
Mr. Young
Erand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Wilmington
George R. Brown
Liberty
Randolph County
First Methodist Protestant
Tate to Attend Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
B. B. Tate will depart Monday for Wilmington to attend the grand lodge of Odd Fellows, representing his lodge and participating in the statewide assembly.
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B. B. Tate
Wilmington
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Ellison Family Attends Virginia Funeral
Mr and Mrs Arthur Ellison travel to Harrisonburg Virginia to attend the funeral of Mrs C L Rogers who died suddenly.
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Arthur’ Ellison
Harrsonburg, Va
Reidsville Visitor Charlie Tesh Stopped in City
Charlie Tesh of Reidsville was a business visitor to the city last evening.
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Charlie Tesh
Reidsville
Clergy return and social visits prompt local circuits
Dr George R Brown returns from Liberty to lead services at First Methodist Protestant tomorrow. Rev Thomas L Trott comes back from Salisbury after the North Carolina diocesan convention. Mrs J H Shaw resumes city life after sanatorium treatment, while Mrs Harry Adams Wakefield and daughter visit Miss Elsie May Dillon. Several residents plan Pinehurst trips and Greensboro rehearsals for a Monday concert at the Normal College.
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Harry Adams Wakefield
Mary Elizabeth
Charlotte
Elsie May Dillon
Local Social Notes Highlight Mrs Hammet Cecil
Mrs Hammet Cecil visits with her parents in Thomasville. Kady Leonard from Camp Sevier visits in the city to spend a few days with friends and relatives.
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Kady Leonard
Camp Sevier
Surrender of 3,000 German troops in East Africa linked to accidental air bomb drop
London reports that a German force of about 3,000 men surrendered after a British airman accidentally dropped a cargo of bombs while on reconnaissance near the Rovuma River. The blast misled General Tafeld and Von Lettow into believing a larger enemy force was present, causing their forces to halt and surrender.
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London
Associated Press
East Africa
Capetown
Flying Corps
Rovuma
Beng
Tafel
von Lettow
Elwood Camp 72 Meets for Monument Unveiling
All members of Elwood camp No 72 are asked to attend Monday night May 20 to arrange the unveiling of a monument. Visiting team will attend to confer all degrees. J SuttENFIELD C C J Messer Cl.
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Moe
Elwood Camp No. 72
Terribly Swollen Husband Saved by Thedford's Black-Draught
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia recalls her husband an engineer who injured himself lifting and endured severe swelling and torment. After three doctors failed to relieve constipation a big dose of Thedford's Black-Draught brought relief and recovery, she says. The ad claims the product kept him fit for work. NC-131
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Rossville
Kate Lee Able
Thedford
Major Charles M. Stedman Remains Washington Institution
Friends in High Point praise Major Charles M. Stedman as a Washington institution and one of the last Confederate veterans in Congress. A veteran voice on foreign affairs, he defended the nation during World War I era debates while earning favorable notices from national papers for his eloquence and steadfast war stance.
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Charles M. Stedman
Washington
High Point Friends
Chares M. Stedman
Congress
North Carolina
D.strat
North
East
Germany
United States
Major Stedman
Stedman
McLenmore
Eermany
Pittsboro
Philadelphia Inquirer
Charles Crisp
Japanese Premier Warns of Economic Strain From War
Tokyo reports Count Terauchi warns adverse conditions may arise due to war. bankers tasked with averting disaster as Japan pursues industrial independence. Finance minister Shoda notes defense focus in fiscal estimates and outlines naval buildup totaling about 292 million over six years.
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Tokio
Japan
Count Trauchi
Diet
Shoda
Count Terauchi
Americans abroad back third liberty loan buys large sums
Estimates show foreign born or extraction Americans purchased 550 million dollars of the third liberty loan with over 5 million bond buyers. Shanghai subscriptions reached over 600 thousand, Mexico City over 384 thousand, more than double its quota. The Shah of Persia purchased a 100 thousand dollar liberty bond.
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Shanghai
China
Mexico City
Persia
New Savers in Country Boost Liberty Bond Sales
Winston Salem reports more than a million new savers could not invest six months ago. About 12 900 000 additional subscribers joined the third liberty loan campaign, lifting total participation by 36 percent in six months and signaling strong prospects for war savings efforts nationwide.
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Winston-Salem
World War Loan Totals and New Detroit Pitcher
The record lists major belligerent loans with total subscriptions including the British victory loan of 1917 and the U S Liberty loan, plus German French Austrian Italian Hungarian and Canadian notes. It also notes the Detroit club adding nine pitchers, led by left hander Doty Blades from Sherman.
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Hungary
Detroits
Doty Blades
Sherman
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Entertains Club
A. A. York
Southmont
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Beulah Robbins
Greensboro
J. C. Penny
Uzianne
Coffee
the Reily-Taylor ‘Porters & Roasters
Lew Oncaans USA
Edna Sechrest
Gladys Kirkman
Nina White
Tom Tate
Pinehurst
P. V. Kirkman
M. Brown
Dave Falson
Thomas L. Trott
Salisbury
Diocese of
North Caro
Lina
J. H. Shaw
Battle Creek, Mich
T. J. Moore
Wakefield, Va
His Brother
Benjamin E. Moore
Genevieve Moore
Gurney Brays
Normal College
HMS
W. C. W. Notice
J. S Suttenfield, C. C
J. Messer
New York Morning Telegraph
United States Second Liberty Loan
Beavans
Dbdeavans
the Ladies’ Store
Moffitt
Furnishing Co
Allen
Allen’s
Allen's
Buster Brown
Tanenhaus Boa
R. L. Loflin & Son
N. Main St
Mae Murray
Bluebird
Car Barn
Gas House
Rose
the Eagle Eye
Douglas Fairbanks
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