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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
5
The narrative depicts a moonlit city overshadowed by horror as a sudden mass death and murder strike the populace. It names Theodosia Garrison, Parker, Waynick, Chas, Robbins, and Frank Kearns as individuals tied to the city’s fate and turmoil.
Miss Alice Elizabeth Freeze and Mr W Freeze Jr celebrated a Saturday birthday at their Lindsay Street home from 3 30 to 5 30 pm entertaining many young friends. Autumn leaves ivy yellow candles and chrysanthemums adorned the dining room while a six and nine candle cake stood center. Victrola music and games accompanied cream cake and mints as guests named include Lillian Smith Betsy Durland Mary Elizabeth Perry Elizabeth Welborn and several others.
On Saturday afternoon from three to five Margaret Vestal hosted a party for her sixth birthday. Friends brought gifts, games and songs filled the event as guests including John Clinard Joe Gray Fielding Barns Alice Mattie Fuse Evelyn Penny Mary Freeland Laura Freeland Leslie Johnson William Meal Gray O Neal Alice Byerly Francis Pickett Julia Marsh Helen Reich Emma Fritz attended the cheerful celebration and shared cake and treats.
The Young Peoples' branch of the W. C. I U met Sunday afternoon at 3 50 with Rev. W A Barber presiding. Readings by Leslie Smith and Vida Hix, a duet by Hix and Harvell, and a talk on Sabbath observance by R. K. Marshall framed the program. Members elected group leaders Nellie Dodameade Vida Hix Nettie Lee Womble and Claud Wheeler for six months. New members May Brown Ethel Scott joined. Hallowe en party at Rev Barber's home added Jack Nance Kent Nance Bryce Bennett Inla Manly Blanche Murphy Gladys Kivett and Claud Wheeler. Next meeting with Miss Womble on November 1.
Mrs. Caldwell charmingly entertained the Gamma Zeta club Saturday afternoon in compliment to Mrs. Gee with Walton Jr. and Miss Baldwin as house guests. The home featured chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. Four bridge tables were set. After the games the hostess assisted by Mrs. Geo. Matton Sr. and others served refreshments.
Fragmentary notice states the Tea Cups Club will meet that afternoon for a gathering described with unclear details. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the event centers on a tea cups club meeting.
Local society items note the Ladies Aid of a Presbytery meeting with Avis, a W. O. T club gathering hosted by Mrs. Carter Dalton on Johnson Street, and various visits. Residents Robert E. Clarke and families visit from Charlotte and Thomasville guests, with neighbors including Miss Baldwin and Miss Connie Bristow visiting Greensboro.
In Greensboro weekend guests visited Miss Elsie Mae Dillon a faculty member at the local graded schools Mr and Mrs R B Terry drove to Greensboro yesterday afternoon Mrs J L Fungruson and daughter Mildred Theresa returned from Danville Virginia Charles Sisson of Greensboro spent the morning on city business David MeJester of Greensboro visited relatives in the city Alexander Rankin John Farlow Wilbur Jones and David Croker spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro with friends
C. C. Deal B. Holman and W. Brown spent a short while yesterday afternoon in Greensboro, according to local dispatches.
Allen's Department Store teams with the Broadway Theater for a women only matinee featuring a silent drama that shows front facing corsets on living models. The film contrasts corseted and uncorested figures, with a story titled The Social Way and multiple models depicted. Women attendees will fill the theater while men are excluded due to capacity and the subject matter.
A Washington woman writes to her Michigan sister about cooperating with the Food Administration during shortages. She recalls teaching her family to avoid waste by not leaving food on plates and by serving smaller portions. Her daughter Margaret suggests the plan and the family commits to stricter portions and asking for more if needed.
Frances writes fondly of a mobilization program for American women seen as intelligent planning. She predicts long term benefit for Jack and calls the plan a wonderful initiative, sending love to the recipient.
Manager MelIntyre of the Rose Theatre announces the Vitagraph serial The Secret Kingdom with Charles Richmond will move from Saturday to Monday due to conflicting dates. Other serials are booked for Saturday and a new one starts this week, affecting the eighth episode now showing today.
The Million Dollar Doll will play at the Municipal theater Greensboro next Saturday with afternoon and evening shows. A highlight is an illuminated runaway over the audience as the chorus makes frequent journeys.
Manager Huff at the Broadway theater in High Point announces a full program of Artcraft Paramount titles, Goldwyn features, Mutual productions and current newsreels. The bill includes Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks George M. Cohan Marguerite Clark Bille Burke Pauline Frederick William S. Hart and more with Kitty Gordon in The Beloved Adventuress as the feature.
W. F. Hassell writes and presents a prison tale drawn from three years inside the system. The production, staged with real convicts, exposes contract graft and bar to barbed reform as Hassell lectures each scene and aims to improve conditions behind prison walls.
Insurance Commissioner Young recalls a fire ignited by a terra cotta flue and a novel extinguishing method. A train crew on a branch line spotted the blaze atop a country schoolhouse, halted the train, backed up, and drowned the flames with water from the tender. The terra cotta or brick-on-edge flue proved a hazard when no train crew is available.
Dr George A. Gordon visits a patient who states he is coming along fine and eating well and sleeping well. He says his mind is off but he does not miss it. The exchange reflects cautious optimism during recovery.
A warning urges homeowners to secure chimneys and stove pipes with proper collars and distance from woodwork to prevent fires and property loss. It emphasizes risks from unprotected passages and closely set stoves endangering lives.
Daily service between High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro effective March 28 1917. Elwood to High Point departures at 4 00 pm and 7 30 pm with connections to Winston Salem trains at 9 00 pm for Wilkesboro Mt Airy and other western points. Greensboro line trains schedule 7 30 am 7 30 pm from Elwood Hotel.
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