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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1936
Page
13
The Household Arts club met at C F Ellington's West Bay Street home with a fall decor theme. Members enjoyed wings and knitting after a luncheon and coffee, served by hostesses Gladys Ellington and Mrs Minnie Hinkle.
Mrs. T. B. Frazier of Route entertained with a child party for her daughter Jane's second birthday. Larston Tuttle and Mrs. Kinley assisted. Ruby Warren won a prize in the pin the tail game. Cakes and pink and white decorations adorned the table. Ten guests attended the celebration with treat baskets for each child.
Mrs W A Lambeth and Miss Frances Walker visited Thom Friday evening to attend the Wedding Gown Pageant at the high school. The event featured a gown modelled by a local entrant, described in modest terms.
Miss Dorothy Jones of James Town, a Greensboro College student and pupil of Miss Mildred Town, performed the first movement of Beethoven Sonata Opus 21 in a college student recital held on Wednesday November 11.
Local society notes recounts people missing Gilbert Muse Hazel Johnson Jessie Lassiter and Mrs R C Tate returning to High Point from a ten day visit in New York City with a Washington stopover. It also mentions patients recovering from operations at Burrus Memorial hospital and visits by friends and relatives.
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Fowler married Dewitt H. Patton in a October 3 ring ceremony at the First Baptist church in Danville Virginia. The Pattons reside on Ennis Street in High Point where Mr. Patton works for Adams-Millis corporation.
The High Point chapter of the Order of DeMolay will observe Obligatory Day with a 2:30 PM service at the Masonic Temple. All DeMolay parents in the city and friends are invited. New officers will be installed during the ceremony.
The Music-Literature department of the Woman's club meets Wednesday at 3:30 PM with Mrs. W. H. Slane hosting at her West Emerywood residence. Associate hostesses include Mesdames R. A. Sheloff Edgar Whitener C. C. Hampp and T. A. Tilden, with Cora Cox Lucas of Greensboro presenting a program onNorth Carolina Music featuring her own compositions.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday at 3 PM hosted by Mrs. J. C. Barker at 308 Otteray Drive. Associate hostess Mrs. E. F. Kearns will assist.
Sedgefield Hunt members will hold a Paper Chase this afternoon led by Dr. A. T. Smith. The event starts at 8 o clock from the Sedgefield stables and replaces the postponed Saturday hunt due to many members attending the Carolina-Duke football game in Chapel Hill.
Announcement from Dr and Mrs Frederick R Taylor says Martha Rebecca Taylor will marry William Henry Turner of Winston Salem. The couple plans a late December wedding after Martha's Guilford College studies and Macy's New York music work. Turner is son of Mr and Mrs J O Turner and works for Imperial Tobacco in Winston Salem.
Miss Hazel Lanier's music pupils performed at a regular meeting hosted by Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hutchens on Lexington Avenue. Sarah Hutchens hosted. Arlene Gray won a prize for best performance with a program including Narcissus, Country Gardens, On the Lake, Sleigh Ride, Indian Dance, La Donna e Mobile, The Lost Chord, April Showers, and Charge of the Uhlans among pieces performed by the group.
The Laura Wesson chapter of the U D C met Friday afternoon at Mrs. William Kester’s Woodrow Avenue home. Miss Margaret Thompson assisted as hostess and Mrs. Grover Kester, new president, presided. They agreed to donate five dollars to the divisional educational fund.
Miss Gertrude Bernard bride elect of December was honored at a bridge and linen shower hosted by Mrs. Sara Wagger and Mrs. Robert Wagner on Woodrow Ave. Ten tables of bridge, white chrysantheums, wahlias, carnations, and ivory tapers created a festive setting. Guests included one visitor. the bride received a dinner cloth, napkins, and linen pieces. a Thanksgiving gift of candy went to the Old Ladies Home in Fayetteville. Plans were made for a December wedding and a Christmas party.
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