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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1939

Page

15

Mrs. S H Tomlinson Reviews Autobiography at Philomathean Club

Mrs. S H Tomlinson delivered a review of Hortense Odlums A Woman s Place at the Philomathean Club meeting held at Mrs O P Moffitt s home on Lindsay Street. She traced Odlums life from Utah to Bonwit Teller where her husband led the receiver ship and she rose to company president.

Hortense Odlum S. H. Tomlinson Philomathean Club O. P. Moffitt Lindsay Street Utah Hortense McQuarrie Mrs. Odlum Bonwit-Teller New York de Luxe Moffit T. Wingate Andrews Salisbury Alvin S. Parker O. E Gurney H. Kearns Mary Alexander W. C. Idol W. C. Jones Charles Ragan Ralph Parker A. G. Douglas Howard Hartzell Frank Hunsucker H. Albion Millis

Casey Hosts Buffet Dinner For Visiting Couples

Mr and Mrs Paul W Casey held an informal buffet at their Woone brook Court home to entertain two visiting couples from out of state Mr and Mrs Herbert Gray of Tampa Florida and Mr and Mrs Hudgon Huffard Bluefield Virginia The Grays arrived midweek and Huffards joined Friday for a Carolina Duke football game outing amid chrysanthemums and guests including Emery Lascoe and Mrs Valette Harris.

Paul W. Casey Woonebrook Court Herbert Gray Tampa Fla Hudgon Huffard Bluefield Grays Huffards Caseys Carolina Mary Elizabeth Long Emery Lascoe Valette J. Harris Wilbur Jones Harold Bennett Kenneth Geddie Phil Warner Jack Holbrook Laurance Ingram J. I. Groome Everett Marsh

Luncheon-Bridge Social for Insurance Agents Held

Mrs. Murray White and Miss Alice Dash hosted a luncheon bridge for the fifth annual convention of the North Carolina Association of Mutual Insurance Agents at the Sheraton Hotel. Guests received nosegays and powder comets, Clifton Westbrook spoke in welcome, high score went to Mrs. Harry Latimer with Mrs. James C. Green second, and attendees toured Williamsboro Galleries before tea with Tomlinson of High Point.

Murray White Alice Dash North Carolina Association of Mutual Insurance Agents Sheraton Hotel Association John Atterree

Piedmont German Club Plans Thanksgiving Ball

The Piedmont German Club opens its holiday dance program with the Thanksgiving Ball on Saturday December 2 at Emerywood Country Club. Auburn Cavaliers provide the music, and officers expect the attendance to exceed prior events. The two remaining dances in the series will feature Eddy Wits tin and his orchestra on Christmas Night and December 30 New Year’s tea dance.

Piedmont German Club Emerywood Country Club Auburn Cavaliers Eddy Wittstin Bermuda

Bridal Shower Honors Mrs. Banks Davis on Greensboro Road

Mrs. Banks Davis formerly Miss Juanita Garrett was honored by her aunt Mrs. Franklin Briggs and Mrs. W G Kirkman at a Friday night shower hosted at Mrs. Carl C Garrett home on the Greensboro road fall flowers decorated the rooms bingo games and contests with prizes to Mrs. W H Davis Mrs Wilbur Hairr and Miss Lucille Davis. The guest list included Mrs. Wilbur Hairr Mrs L D Ridge Paul Kirkman C H Gordon F D Burchfield William Tucker Coy Burchfield F B Plummer E P Jacob Jr B B Hodgin Phil Pugh C C Hassell W H Davis Carl Garrett Lucille Davis and Helen Garrett.

Banks Davis Franklin Briggs W. G. Kirkman Carl C. Garrett Greensboro Davis Juanita Garrett W. H. Davis Wilbur Hairr Lucille Davis L. D. Ridge Paul Kirkman C. H. Gordon F. D. Burchfield William Tucker Coy Burchfield F. B. Plummer E. P. Jacob, Jr B. B. Hodgin Phil Pugh C. C. Hassell Carl Garrett Helen Garrett

Miss Marie Snider Weds Hal Hicks In Archdale Ceremony

Miss Marie Snider daughter of Mrs C D Snider of this city married Hal Hicks of Baldwin in a simple Archdale ceremony at the home of R D Allman Justice of the Peace. The bride wore royal blue and black accessories. Both work at Crown Hosiery Mill and will reside at 416 White Oak Street.

Marie Snider Hal Hicks Archdale C. D. Snider Balfour R. D. Allman Farmer High School Mr. Hicks C. L. Hicks Asheboro Crown Hosiery Mill White Oak Street

Gaieties of 1883 Promises Rare Entertainment by League

The Junior Service League stages Gaieties of 1883 at the National Guard Armory on Friday evening December 8. A melodrama titled Only a Farmer's Daughter or Adrift on the Ocean of Life anchors the program with comedy acts, songs, a French Can Can, a bird cage game, a wheel, and a candid cameraman to raise funds for the League’s Baby Clinic providing milk and medical care to needy infants.

Junior Service League National Guard Armory Madame Snufflepuss Coloratura Extraordinaire Lizzie Trapsaddle League

Mrs Paul Williams Hosts Daughter Mary Frances Birthday Party

Mrs Paul Williams entertained many children at 2345 English Street Saturday afternoon for her daughter Mary Frances ninth birthday. Pink and white decor centered on a large birthday cake as games and contests preceded refreshments for the guests including Ruth Pepper Carolyn Hiatt Coleen Stroud Janie Carrol Wood Harlan Wood Patsy Pendergrass Virginia Pepper Evelyn Solomon Betty Solomon Edith Williams Bobby Williams Avern Stroud Le Roy Land Ira Land Mildred Pendergrass Helen Williams and Andy Wood with Miss Carrie Cul ler and Mrs Pepper assisting.

Paul Williams English Street Mary Frances Ruth Pepper Carolyn Hiatt Coleen Stroud Janie Carrol Wood Harlan Wood Patsy Pendergrass Virginia Pepper Evelyn Solomon Betty Solomon Edith Williams Bobby Williams Avern Stroud le Roy Land Ira Land Mildred Pendergrass Helen Williams Andy Wood Williams Carrie Culler Peper

Allen Jay Seniors Will Present Plays at Friday Evening

The Allen Jay School senior class will stage two one act plays on Friday November 24 at 8 PM Our Aunt From California a farce about false impersonation and Enter Dora Exit Dad a comedy about a daughter outwitting her dad in politics Cast includes Frances Ingram Helen Deaton Henrietta Barrington Hazel Pierce Maribelle Summers Judy Primm Elizabeth Morgan George Care Willie Meyers W H Grady and Vernon Alman Barbara Jean Gregory born November 15 to Leland C Gregory and Treva Swaim at Burrus Memorial Hospital.

Allen Jay School California Madeline Demarest Dora Samuel French Frances Ingram Helen Deaton Henrietta Barrington Hazel Pierce Maribelle Summers Judy Primm Elizabeth Morgan George Care Willie Meyers W. H. Grady Vernon Alman

Pie Supper Held at Brentwood School Friday

The Brentwood School Parent-Teacher Association sponsored a pie supper Friday evening with music and magic before the pie auction. Young pianist Charles Medlin performed classical pieces, and Milton Crowson presented a magic act. After the sale, attendees moved to the cafeteria for coffee, cold drinks, ice cream and candy while The Globe Parlor Ramblers provided string music.

Parent-Teacher Association of Brentwood School Charles Medlin Milton Crowson The Globe Parlor Ramblers

W. C. T. U. to hear Rev Cecil Haworth Tuesday

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union holds its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 at Wesley Memorial Church Rev Cecil Haworth pastor of Central Friends Church will speak on the topic Peace.

Cecil Haworth Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Wesley Memorial Church Central Friends Church

Business Girls Club To Hear City Schools Music Program

The city schools music faculty will supply the program for the Y W C A Business and Professional Girls Club supper meeting Tuesday at 6 15. Participants include Dorothy Hoskins Alma Andrews Evelyn Sharp Carl Cronstedt and Fred Kimball.

Business Girls Club City Schools’ Group Business and Professional Girls Club Dorothy Hoskins Alma Andrews Evelyn Sharp Carl Cronstedt Fred Kimball

Social Calendar Highlights Ember Days Week Events

Monday events include High Point Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at Elwood Hotel and Musical Art Club at Emerywood Country Club with restricted attendance. Tuesday schedules feature the Christian Temperance Union at Wesley Memorial Church, bridge at Emerywood, W O T Club at Mrs. Tomlinson's home, DAR chapter meeting in Thomasville, and American Legion Auxiliary gathering. Wednesday morning hunt and luncheon follow, then Thursday arts club program on Fakes and Reproductions, tea and topics, and Priscilla Club. Weekends cover Sedgefield hunt and annual dinner dance at Sedgefield Inn.

High Point Business and Professional Women’s Club Elwood Musical Art Club Emerywood Country Club Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Wesley Memorial Church Cecil Haworth Central Friends Church F. H. Hallenbeck W. O. T. Club Charles F. Tomlinson Parkway Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution Thomasville James E. Lambeth Randolph Street J. Walter Lambeth American Legion Auxiliary Harry Pleming Sunset Drive

Ladies Bridge Party At Emerywood Club Gala Dance

The Emerywood Country Club hosts a Ladies Bridge event Tuesday afternoon at 3 with Mrs. F. H. Hallenbeck as hostess. Reservations should be made in advance with club secretary John C. Abels. A Carolina Duke football dance for alumnae and friends followed, featuring John Peddicord and his orchestra and a mix of dress styles.

Emerywood Country Club F. H. Hallenbeck John C. Abels Carolina-Duke John Peddicord

Fakes and Reproductions Topic at Early American Arts Club

The Early American Arts Club will meet Thursday at 10 AM at Mrs. Chester C. Haworth’s home to discuss fakes and reproductions in antique glassware. Host Mrs. Haworth will lead the program and the usual meeting custom will be observed. Also announced is a Trinity High School performance of Mamy's Lil Wild Rose by Lillian Mortimer, Friday at 8 PM.

Chester C. Haworth Mamy Lil’ Wild Rose Lillian Mortimer Trinity High School Marjorie English Etoyal Beeson Helen Meredith Betty McDowell Mary Alice Shipton Marguerite Byerly Aileen Tatum Eugene Marsh Gray Craft David Walker Joseph Bouldin O'Neill Hall

Rachmaninoff And Paderewski Discussed Before Canterbury Club

The Canterbury Club meet at Mrs Brockmanns home on Fairway Drive featured a program on Sergei Rachmaninoff and Ignace Paderewski. Mrs Craven Page and daughter Norma read a paper on Rachmaninoffs life and music while Mrs Brockmann highlighted Paderewski, with a piano encore and refreshments for club members.

Craven Page Norman Everett Marsh Harry Brockmann Sergei Rachmaninoff Ignace Paderewski Brockmann Canterbury Club Fairway Drive Marsh Page Rachmaninoff Saint Petersburg Sergei Sverev Anton Rubinstein Peter Llyitch Tschaikowsky Tschaikowsky Natalie Satin America Norma Page Craven Pages Selim Palmeren Charles Perry Ed Lyon EB. T. Harrison Louis Voorhees J. W. Lindsay Roy Spearman W. B. Hall Hoke Bullard W. C. Burns W. F. Ellis

DAR To Hear J W Lambeth At November Meeting

Hon J Walter Lambeth former Congressman from the eighth district and Thomasville businessman will be guest speaker at the Alexander Martin chapter DAR November meeting in Thomasville Tuesday at 3 30 PM at Mrs James E Lambeth Sr home. Associate hostesses include local chapter members Mesdames Blair Finch Hoover Myers Finch Lambeth Stringfield and Miss Berta Gray. A musical program is planned and Mrs J F Hayden chapter regent will preside.

J. Walter Lambeth Ehighth Thomasville Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution James E. Lambeth

Informal Ride for Sedgefield Hunt Today and November Events

The Sedgefield Hunt schedules an informal ride at 3 p.m. from the stables today after dispensing with yesterday's regular hunt due to the Carolina Duke football game. An annual dinner dance at Sedgefield Inn follows on November 25 at 7:30 p.m., with main dining and dancing later. The Thanksgiving hunt departs November 30 at 8 a.m., breakfast at 10 a.m., plus midweek hunt at 7 a.m. Wednesday and weekend hunt at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Sedgefield Hunt Carolina-Duke Sedgefield Inn

Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set For Tuesday Night

Members of the local American Legion Auxiliary are asked to attend the regular meeting Tuesday at 7 45 PM at Mrs. Harry Pleming’s home 510 Sunset Drive. Unit president Mrs Dan D Arden urges attendance for important matters to be transacted with associate hostesses Mrs W F Pleming Mrs W H Price and Mrs C G Layton assisting.

The American Legion Auxiliary Harry Pleming 510 Sunset Drive Dan D. Arden Mra. Pleming W. F. Pleming W. H. Price C. CG. Layton

BPWC Meets In Elwood Hotel For November Business Session

The High Point Business and Professional Women's Club will hold its November meeting in the Elwood Hotel private dining room Monday at 7 30 PM. The hour changes from 7 15 to 7 30 and the gathering is for business only, not a dinner meeting.

High Point Business and Professional Women's Club Elwood Hotel

Musical Art Club Meeting At Emerywood

The Musial Art Club will hold its November meeting at Emerywood Country Club tomorrow at eight o'clock. Only members are eligible for the event. The program features local artists and will be announced fully in Sunday Enterprise. Carl G. N. Cronstedt, president, will preside over a brief business session before the program.

the Musial Art Club Emerywood Country Club Carl G. N. Cronstedt

Foster-Griffith Vows Solemnized in Danville Va

Miss Fayble Lee Foster and Robert Lloyd Griffith of High Point wed Saturday in Danville Virginia. Rev M T Sorrell officiated at the residence ceremony with modest dress plum velvet and black accessories. The couple’s families from High Point accompanied them and both spouses are graduates of local High Point schools.

Fayble Lee Foster J. T. Foster Mr. Foster Robert Lloyd Griffith High Point Danville M. T. Sorrell Mr. Griffith E. C. Griffith Dan Ingram

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paul Casey Wirmrey Spode Wicker Lane Spode and Wedgwood South Main Street Mrs. Banks Davis Thomasville Bride Joseph Briles Johnson Elizabeth Hawthorne Joseph W. Hawthorne That City Allen Jay Barbara Jean Gregory Leland C. Gregory Barbara Jean Burrus Memorial Hospital Gregory Treva Swaim Brentwood R. H. Sechrest Priscilla Club Fred L. Ingram Jones Street Melvina Martin Route Two Olivia Ray C. F. Williams, Jr Dodamead Early American Arts Club Trinity School Paderewski Dar J W. Lambeth Legion Auxiliary BPWC Elwood Homorrow Foster-Griffith Gertrude Page Greensboro Road
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