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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
6
The Marian Martin sun-frock offers versatile fashion for sports spectating and vacations with a tailored jacket, simple button front, and sleeveless chic. Includes Diagrammed Lew Chart pattern 9284 for misses and women sizes and a pattern book offer.
World Convention of Woman's Christian Temperance Unions in Washington June 8 will host guests from England India and Austria Hungary. Mrs Bessie Shilston Watkins leads motion pictures work in Liverpool and helped organize temperance groups since 1892. Mrs Myrtle Shukla and husband are Methodist leaders. she plans to edit the Indian Temperance News after the conference. Frau Paula Sporri has presided over Austria's WCTU since 1924. High Point WCTU plans to send a representative to Washington. Mr and Mrs Charles McManus announce birth of daughter Sherry Gail on May 16 at their Calvin Road home.
The YWCA education committee co chaired by Mrs. A G Douglas and Franklin Welch invites all YWCA members to a three to four afternoon Membership Event. Dr E H Blackard of Wesley Memorial Church will speak after a musical program by Mrs A B Huff and Mrs H D Sears. The hour long event allows attendees to join other meetings later.
Mr and Mrs F M Jarvis were honored on their sixty second birthdays with a large family gathering at their Archdale home. About 45 relatives including children grandchildren and friends attended a noon birthday dinner to mark the occasion.
Mr and Mrs T B Dodamead returned last night to Gatewood avenue after attending the North Carolina Photographers Association meeting. Dodamead gave an illustrated lecture on Art Applied To Photography. Others on the program included N Brock of Asheville Ben Matthews of Winston Salem and Mr Barbee of Hendersonville. Members were later entertained by Mr and Mrs Culbertson of the Cullotreson Studio of Asheville.
Miss Alma Myrick and Austin Phillips Davis of High Point married on Saturday May 22 at 6 oclock in the groom’s grandparents home in Asheboro. Only relatives and close friends attended the ceremony officiated by the former. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Myrick. groom is son of Mr and Mrs Walter B Davis of High Point route three and employed by Swift and Company. The couple will reside on the Davis farm near High Point.
Mr and Mrs John Hill and Miss Edith Cooper of Trinity and Mrs Cora Lee Norman Gardner of High Falls are en route to Cleveland Ohio for the Cleveland Bible Institute finals where Mrs Gardner studied. A T Smith of 816 West Green Street shows improvements after seven weeks in Guilford General hospital. Mrs John Gallant from Chattanooga left after visiting the McConkeys at 314 Mangu m Avenue. Mr and Mrs C F Allen host Mr and Mrs Willard Moore of Kokomo Indiana for Guilford College Centennial. Mrs Wallace Barksdale Greensboro interior decorator spoke on Old Chintz at Randolph Book Club on Worth Street with a display including Tree Of Life and Gone With the Wind pattern. Dr and Mrs Cothran GQ Smith depart for New York then Le Havre for Rotary convention in Paris and Egypt through Palestine. Miss Annie Charles and Miss Sue Cothran Smith stay with grandparents at High Point Road. George Ricks to supply pastor duties during Smiths absence.
The list of events includes the Woman's Wesley silver tea at Mrs. P. V. Kirkman's home on West Broad and a High Point Garden club call meeting at Mrs. Carter Dalton's Johnson home. Other items cover YWCA membership event, brides fundraisers for a municipal rose garden, Brigadier club gathering at 630 North Main, Emerywood Country Club bridge party hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Saunders and Dr. Geddie, and more social teas, luncheons, and dances throughout the week across Emerywood, Sedgefield Inn, and West Broad Street venues.
Annual Community Memorial Service planned for Sunday at Jamestown M E B church at 3 PM. Dr E B Bilackard of Wesley Memorial High Point to deliver the sermon with special music by a Greensboro male quartet. All friends invited to attend.
The text explains that honey digestion happens within the bee’s body, not when consumed by humans. It notes the human digestive system does not process honey for digestion in this context. The focus is on bee physiology rather than human digestion.
A fast lens camera uses a large aperture to improve performance in low light. Fixed focus means the lens is set for the best average distance, here 26 feet, to avoid focusing adjustments.
Initiation night for the Randolph chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star is set for Monday at 7 30 in the Masonic Hall. Members and several out of town visitors are expected to attend.
Mrs I C Moser acted as hostess for her duplicate bridge club on Friday night at her Main street home. Members played at two tables in the living room after which cards were put aside and scores tallied. novelty prizes were awarded.
Mrs. C. E. Diffendal and Mrs. M. A. Lackey host a tea at 405 Edgedale Drive from 4 to 6 PM tomorrow, a highlight of the week's social calendar. Cards list the at home for Tuesday May 25, four to six o'clock.
The local Altrusa club will not hold its regular dinner meeting Tuesday as the annual spring banquet at Sedgefield Friday evening replaces it. About 70 members and guests are expected. bridge and other games will follow the banquet.
The Gay Debs club will meet with Miss Willa Veigh Garner at her home, 1694 English Street, on Tuesday evening, May 25. All members are urged to attend per today’s announcement.
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church met Tuesday evening at Mrs J C Fox on Main street. President Mrs J L Stokes led devotion and spoke on Korea, with a short talk by Mrs F Pope. Betty Lou Pope and Mary Louise Talley sang a duet In the Garden. A large attendance attended.
Mr and Mrs Claud New and family of Burlington with Miss Patty Newlin from Point spent the week end visiting Mrs N N Newlin. Mrs Dora Jennings of ae bor o visited Mrs Allan Haw last week. Mr and Mrs J M Haw and Mrs J G Brown shared Sunday in Danville Virginia. Mr and Mrs J Elgin Edward son Billy of New London Connecticut visit Mr and Mrs Brookshire. Mr and Mrs Edwards plan to move to Sparta North Carolina. Miamonds described as the hardest minerals.
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