YWCA Conference Report Highlights World Needs
Mrs. C Homer Miller reports on the Southern Regional Interracial Conference of the YWCA held in New Orleans before the Florence Nightingale industrial club at the Y. W. C. A. program feature. She emphasizes talks by National President Grace Loucks Elliott and editor Rhoda McCulloch on faith, brotherhood, and applying Christian principles to life beyond color lines. About twenty five attended the trip, with additional Adams Club activities and a party for five prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
C. Homer Miller
Florence Nightingale Industrial Club
Woc. A
Miller
Grace Loucks Elliott
Rhoda McCulloch
Woman's Press
W.C. A
Christ
Brotherhood of Man
Adams Club
Carolyn Gregory
Virginia Lane
Ida Marshall
Louise Surrett
Annie Mae Evans
Surrett
Elm Street Pupils Study U S Wars Program Notes
Fifth grade pupils under Mrs. J C Bostian at Elim Street School presented a 9 15 morning auditorium program on wars in U S history. Students discussed seven wars, drew era costumes, sang patriotic songs, and pledged allegiance. Names included Dorothy Black Mary Lou Plummer Loma Garner Betty Fave Hedgecock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bostian
Elim Street
Bostian
Grammer
Shipman
Doerothy Black
Mary Lou Plummer
Loma Garner
Betty Fave Hedgecock
T'ville Woman Named Dean At Wake Forest
Wake Forest College trustees elected Lois Johnson of Fayetteville, formerly Meredith College faculty and principal of Thomasville High School, as dean of women after the college became co-educational. The 108th academic year closed with 142 diplomas awarded. John A. Oates was reelected president of the trustees and Dr. Carl Tyner named president of the alumni association. Dr. Julian A. Miller urged unity of Western democracy and Western Christianity, condemning an attack on civilization’s institutions and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Lois Johnson
Fayetteville
Meredith College
Thomasville High School
John A. Oates
Carl Tyner
Leaksville I
Julian A. Miller
The
Charlotte Observer
Paracuates
West
Miss Dickson Weds Pvt. Anderson In Home Ceremony
Miss Robeson Dickson became the bride of Pvt. Andrew Bartholo Anderson of Baltimore in a simple home ceremony at 5 p.m. yesterday. The couple, attended by intimate family and friends, will make Fort Monroe their home after a short honeymoon. the bride is a graduate of Woman’s College of UNC Greensboro and works at Langley Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Dickson
Lindsay
Aret Robeson Dickson
Andrew Bartholo- Anderson
Baltimore
Monroe
Williamson
Iterian
Garhers
Amelia Blough
MacDowell
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Bride
Mar
Org
Swansonia
Civilian Service Department
Langley Field
Hampton
Anderson
Mary Anderson
Andrew Oscar Anderson
The
Coast Artillery
U.S. Army
Fort Monroe
Alumnae Chapter Hosts Alpha Theta Psi Gathering
The Umnae Chapter of Alpha Theta Psi held a meeting at Mrs. John Jennings Jr’s suburban Cedrow Avenue home with eight members present. Mrs. Jennings presided as yard bridge and business session occurred. Mrs. C. R. Hinshaw won a powder prize and Mrs. R. Aird a hand made picture merit award. a salad course followed. Attendees included Mesdames Hinshaw, Young, Deans, Bouldin, Koonts and Misses Browne, McAdams, Nash, plus guests Mrs. Jay Willard, Mrs. R. M. Willard and Mrs. Grover Garland. next meeting to be hosted by Mrs. Hannah Miller and Mrs. Honor Wardell in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnngs, Jr
Cedrow Avenue
Sion
Alpha Theta Psi Ity
High Point College
Jen
Hinshaw
Dennis Young
Cameron Deans
Thomas Bouldin
Archie Koonts
Lucille Browne
Ina McAdams
Unity Nash
Jay Willard
R. M. Willard
Grover Garland
Hannah Miller
Honor Wardell
Chakales Baby Christened Into Orthodox Church
Eight month old Charlotte Anne Chakales daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Suc Chakales was christened into the Greek Orthodox Church in a ceremony conducted by Father Nicholas Paviou. About 150 relatives and friends attended the rite which lasted nearly an hour and the child was named by her godfather Gus Benares. Guests received small gold crosses and papier mache shoes with almonds as mementos while guests dined and danced afterward.
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Gus Benares
Blackstone
Benefit Tea Dance At Junior High For Red Cross
Junior High School gym hosted a 3:30 to 4:30 tea dance that drew about 325 attendees and raised 27.15 for the Red Cross. Coy Moose and his band provided music amid patriotic decorations and American flag festooning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Coy Moose
Miss Ildert on Made Class Secretary at Washington College
At Trinity College Freshman Class meeting Miss Gloria Hderton daughter of Mrs Horace Hderton was elected secretary. Other officers include president Miss J For syth of Searsdale New York vice president Miss M Moelehn brook of Great Neck New York treasurer Miss Mary Helen Mahoney of Gloversdale New York and drill leader Miss E Finn of Leicester Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity College
Gloria Hderton
Mar
Horace Hderton
Atlaxs
Joan Forsyth
Searsdale
Marnlyan Moeehlenbrook
Great Neck
Treasier
Mary Helen Mahoney
Glaversdale
N. Yipsang
Eileen Finn
Leicester
Social Calendar Highlights High Point events week
A packed social calendar lists events across Tuesday to Saturday in High Point. Meetings include Order of the Eastern Star at Masonic Temple and Altrusa Club picnic. dinners, teas, luncheons, and club gatherings at homes and local venues such as Emerywood Country Club and Elwood Hotel. Notable names include Miss Helen Marie Sheloff Mrs John Lumpkin Jessie May Young Mrs Marie Handien Eliiou S Wood Mrs H T Hudson and Mrs W L Jackson among others.
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High Point
Order of the Astern Star
Masonic Temple
Helen Marie Sheloff
John Lumpkin
North Main Street
Altrusa Club
Marie Forrest
Jessie May Young
Marie Handien
Piedmont Women's Gaif Association
Emerywood Country Club
Eliiou S. Wood
H. T. Hudson
Parkway
Tom Pitts
George Fish
Santa Barbara
Cab
Utopian Study Club
John S. Pickett Onorth
High Point Business and Professional Women’s Club
Elwood Hotel
Local notes on departures and visits around town
Nancy Meredith of 226 Willowbrook Street leaves for Washington DC to join the British Purchasing Commission. Mrs. William McNeely travels to Toccoa, Georgia after visiting her sister Margaret Dickson’s wedding in town. Lillian and Mozelle Marlowe visit San Antonio for a few days. D J Wren improves from pneumonia at Elwood Hotel. Mrs. R C Loman sails to Asheville for a D A meeting May 27 28 at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. Rebecca Carter, daughter of E E Carter, is in Guilford General Hospital after a serious operation, still in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Meredith
Willowbrook Street
Washington, D. C
British Purchasing Commission
William MecNeely
Toccoa
Frank F. Dickson
Lindsay Street
Margaret Dickson
Andrew B.anderson
Baltimore, Md
R. C. Loman
The
Daughters of America
Asheville
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Rebecca Carter
E. E. Carter
English Street
Guilford General Hospital
Andrews Visit for High Point College Commencement
Mr and Mrs Robert A Andrews spent a short stay in town for the High Point College commencement where Mr Andrews earned a BA in business administration They will return to Baltimore Md where he will resume work with Glenn L Martin Aircraft Company before active navy duty. Also announced is a daughter Linda Gayle born May 22 at Guilford General Hospital to Mr and Mrs J Roy Davis of 303 Howell Street Mrs Davis is formerly Helen Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert AI. Andrews
High Point College
Andrews
Julian Lindsay
Baltimore
Glenn O T. Martin Aircraft Company
U.S. Navy
J. Roy Davis
Howell Street
Linda Gayle
Guilford General Hospital
Davis
Helen Baird
Histories Of Three Southern Universities Studied
The High Point Chapter of the United Daughters of Confederacy held a meeting at Mrs. D. E. Richardson's home to study histories of the University of Maryland St Johns College Annapolis and the University of Mississippi. W A Bivins presented the histories with notes on Maryland's charter 1807 its 1820 merger into Maryland Agriculture College and 1869 reopening. St Johns College notable graduates and its wartime hospital use. and the Mississippi university founded about 1840 with postwar reconstruction led by Governor Alcorn. Ten essays were submitted in the LU D C essay contest with winner to be announced at commencement. June meeting planned as a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Daughters of Confederacy
D. E. Richardson
C. B. Mattocks
W. A. Bivins
J. D. Grant
WG. Kirkman
A. T. Wishart
University of Maryland
St. Johns College
Annapolis
University of Mississippi
Grant
Maryland Agriculture College
College Park
Baltimore
Franklin Buchanan
Kirkman
Samuel Chase
John Carrollton
Francis Scott Key
Matthew Fontaine Maury
H. P. Morrison
J. E. Kirkman
Vommit Tees
LU. D. C
Miss Coe Receives Cadia Welborn Scholarship at Local College
Announcement at the May meeting of the High Point Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy says Miss Mary Ann Coe will be a sophomore at High Point College next year. The Cadia Barbee Welborn scholarship honors her meritorious academic record and her Civil War veteran maternal grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Cadia Barbee Welborn
Mary Ann Coe
C. L. Whitaker
Miss Coe
S. S. Cov
Hillcrest
J. S. Welborn
Mollie Phipps Philothea Class Meets at Calvary Church
The Mollie Phipps Philothea Class of Calvary Methodist Church holds its monthly meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in the church. Mrs Nora L Andrews leads the program with Mrs WL Smith assisting. The Stevens Bible Class is set to meet this afternoon at the same location. Metropolitan Chicago reports about 2.6 thousand churches and over 3 million adherents. Mustard gas causes incapacitation through acute inflammation of skin eyes and throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Phipps
Mollie Phipps Philothea
Calvary Methodist Church
Watiers
Stevens Bible Chiss
Larecack
WL Od. Smith
Nora L. Andrews
C Steve
AAUW Board Names Group For Scholarship
The High Point Branch of the American Association of University Women convened an executive board meeting at the Adams Memorial YWCA to form a committee for a new scholarship to High Point College. Mrs. R A Herring will chair, with Miss E Vera Idol, Miss Nat Stallings, and Mrs. Fred R Taylor among others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Association of University Women
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
High Point College
R.A. Herring
E. Vera Idol
Nat Stallings
Fred R. Taylor
Herring
Invitations For Moser Cobb Vows Here
Invitations to the marriage of Miss Rachel Moser and the Reverend John W. Cobb of Rocky Mount were received here. The ceremony is set for Tuesday, June 16 at half after five at First Lutheran Church in Greensboro. Rachel Moser, a Guilford County Sanatorium dietitian and former president of the High Point Business and Professional Women's Club, is the couple’s bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Moser
John W. Cobb
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
Jerry Martin Moser
Rachel Caralyn
John William Cabb
Lastheran
Greenshoro
North Carolina
Tome
Tarhara Street
Rocky Mourt
Altrusa Picnic Set for Tonight at Forrest Home
The Altrusa Club hosts its annual Spring picnic this evening at Mrs. Marie Forrest’s home on Route One High Point. Members and guests should arrive by 6 30 with each bringing sugar for coffee or tea due to sugar rationing. Mr and Mrs Forrest host the supper in their new Norwood Court Apartments residence.
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Altrusa Club
Marie Forrest
High Point
Route One
Menbers
Mrs. Forrest
Norwood Court Apartments
Grover Jones Addresses Johnson Street PTA on School Tax
Grover Jones city attorney spoke at the Johnson Street Parent Teacher Association meeting urging support for the June 2 special tax election. He stressed parental turnout at the polls, reviewed school history since the 1933 depression and 1936 election, and said the ten cent increase would enrich vocational health and teacher salaries. New PTA officers were installed and music featured by the third grade rhythm band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Jones
Johnson Street
Parent-Teacher Association
Jones
Parentteacher Association
E. K. Hightower
Paul Frye
L. A. Caudle
Hulda Hester
Ann Atwater
Lilla Bell
Dorothy Hoskins
Jack Petty
Raymond Campbell
Sue Speed
Civilian Defense Classes Meet Tonight
Three Civilian Defense classes convene tonight at 7 30. First Aid class No 4 taught by Mrs Gateswood Shipman meets at Lincoln High School gymnasium. Drill class No 1 led by Capt Bill Morehead gathers at the Armory. Drill class No 2 with Capt Kenner Amos assembles at the High School athletic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateswood Shipman
Shanior High School
Change In Visiting Hours Arranged By Burrus Hospital
Burrus Memorial Hospital announces visiting hour changes due to staff shortages. Visitors may see patients 10 to 11:36 in the morning, 2:10 to 4 in the afternoon, and 7 to 8:30 in the evening. Exceptions require doctor administrator or nurse superintendent permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrus Hospital
Burrus Memorial Hospital
J. P. Richardsons
Richardson
Fred B Shackelford Receives Army Promotion
CAMP CLAIBORNE La May 26 Promotion of Fred B Shackelford High Point NC from Private to Private First Class announced by Major General O N Bradley commanding general of the 82nd Infantry Division. The 82nd Division training at Camp Claiborne distinguished itself in the Argonne and St Mihiel campaigns of World War I. Its most famous soldier was Sergeant Alvin C York the Tennessee hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Claiborne
Fred B. Shackelford
High Point
N.C
O. N. Bradley
82Nd
Camp Claiborne
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Alvin C. York
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Elm Street
T'ville
Dean
Iss Dickson
Umnae
Alpha Theta Psi
John Jennings, Jr
Moffitt's
North Main ST
Chakales
Jerry Marin
Eloise Cecil
Hillcrest Drive
Early American Arts Club
W. L. Jackson
Forest Hill Drive
B. J. Miller
Thurston Street
Wild Flower Garden Club
John C. Teague
Priscilla Club
Fred Ingram
Rotary
American Legion Auxiliary
Bonnie Lewis
Montlieu Avenue
Lillian Marlowe
222 Boulevard
Mozelle Marlowe
Draper
San Antonio
Texas
D. J. Wren
Mrs. Andrews
U. D.C
Chicago
Aauw Board Names Group
Moser-Cobb
Altrusa
Johnson Street PT. A
XEW Aviation Cadet
Numa Edward Snider, Jr
Aviation Cadet Examining Board
Winston-Salem
United States Army Air Corps
Seta
Guilford Furniture CO
Mata St
Klek
U.S
Colgate
Rayan
Nylon
Bere
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