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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1937
Page
11
Earl N. Phillips entertained at the Ledgefield Inn on Friday night for visitors from Richmond Virginia and local guests. The dinner featured a chrysanthemums themed table and an elaborate menu with numerous attendees listed by name and relation.
Miss Bessie Frazier wed toward York in a simple ceremony at 8 30 pm on Tuesday November 23 at her mother's home 1505 Frank street. Rev O L Ruth officiated in front of a few friends. The bride wore a navy blue suit with gold accessories and a corsage of talisman roses. The couple will live with the groom’s parents after the ceremony.
Monday features joint U D C meeting hosted by Mrs Hayden with ex president general Mrs Woodbury present. Florence Nightingale club supper at Y W C A hut then meeting with guest speaker Hackney. Alpha Theta Psi alumnae meet in Trinity with Welborn as host. Emerywood ladies bridge party at club house reservations needed. Business and Professional Girls club dinner and music program at Y W C A. Wednesday includes Woman's Club luncheon at Wesley Memorial with Mrs Simpson and tickets through Stainaker. Twentieth Century Study Club meets at Gluyas home with hour change. Mid Week Study Club hosted by Mrs McCain at 1008 Johnson Street. Live Y'ers supper at Y W C A with special program. Thursday Entre Neus club at Hartzell home 204 Guilford Avenue. Tea and Topics club hosted by Mrs Wall on Hillcrest Drive.
The Emerywood Country club hosts a bi weekly ladies bridge party at the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon to finish the month’s social events. Three such gatherings have been held in November by club management. No hostesses announced yet and will be named on Monday. The December calendar will be issued soon with the usual gala holiday functions.
Reports from the recent United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Richmond Va will be presented at a joint meeting of the High Point and Laura Wesson chapters Monday afternoon at Mrs J F Hayden’s East Washington street home. Ex president general Mrs John L Woodbury of Louisville Ky will attend and speak while Mrs Grover Keater has arranged a vocal program by Mrs J H Allred. Associate hostess will be Mrs W W Walker with Mrs Hayden.
The alumnae chapter of Alpha Theta Psi sorority at High Point College will meet Monday at 7 30 pm at Miss Ora Mae Welborns Trinity home with Miss Jewel Welch as associate hostess. The South Main Street M E church young people group meets tonight at six with Rev N C Williams addressing the program.
The Piedmont German club announces its annual Christmas dance will be a tea dance on Christmas afternoon at four o clock at Emerywood Country club. A New Year’s dance and regular January and February dances will occur, making four dances this quarter.
Young Women's Christian Association meetings begin tomorrow evening with Florence Nightingale club supper at six, followed by a seven o'clock regular meeting where Bunn W Hackney Scout exec discusses the recent World Jamboree in Holland. Tuesday features Business and Professional Girls' club at 6 30 with a musical program by city schools music dept director Carl G N Cronstedt. Live Y'ers club holds a Wednesday six o'clock supper meeting with a special program.
Miss Frances Jones hosted a Thanksgiving weekend gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snider on Green Street in Winston-Salem to honor Miss Evangeline Butner. The evening featured dancing an old-time candy-pull and refreshments for a large group of local guests and houseguests.
B. W. Hackney, former Boy Scout executive, will address the Florence Nightingale club at the YWCA. The meeting is set for Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
Miss Winifred Wall hosted a Friday luncheon at her Hillcrest drive home to honor Miss Eleanor Rankin of Durham. Autumnal decorations reflected Thanksgiving leeway. Guests included four Camp Deerwoode attendees from Brevard: Tommie Stanton, Bobbie Lindsay, Marguerite Murray, and Peggy Jane Bryant. Rankin stayed with her grandmother Mrs. Frank S. Lambeth in Thomasville.
At the YWCA hut the Live Yers hold a Wednesday meeting at 6 pm instead of Thursday. The program titled Christmas Round the World features members describing Christmas celebrations in various countries. Afterward they visit Miss Ellen Jensen at 216 Steele Street as her mother recounts a trip to Denmark and Danish Christmas customs.
Mr and Mrs Gay Hensley of 412 Gatewood avenue announce the birth of a son Jan Gay on Saturday November 27 at Baptist hospital in Winston Salem.
Mr and Mrs R W Pierce entertained with a surprise birthday dinner at their Park Street home to honor their son William Clarence Pierce on his 26th birthday. Guests included his wife Geraldine, Eloise Pierce, Stamey and Grier Pierce, Andrew Campbell, William Rumple from Statesville, and the host and hostess. He received many attractive gifts.
Miss Rena Elizabeth Crutchfield of Carthage married Geo Everett Patterson of High Point in a Wednesday ceremony at four o'clock in the Green Street Baptist parsonage. The couple left for a wedding trip to Asheville and will reside at 523 North Hamilton after returning.
The Woman's club December meeting will be a one o'clock luncheon in the Wesley Memorial church basement. Mrs. Guy Simpson, District Seven president, will speak and Mrs. E. R. Gary will sing. Music Literature chairwoman Mrs. Alice Page White will host, with tickets from Mrs. W. A. Stalnaker at the Sheraton or from committee members including Mrs. C. H. Rhodes.
The regular bi-weekly gathering of the Mid-week Study club is set for Wednesday at 3 30 P M. Hostess Mrs H W Mc Cain welcomes members at 1008 Johnson Street for the afternoon meeting.
Mrs Charles E Hodgin hosted a Saturday luncheon bridge at her Route Three suburb home to honor Mrs Robert Bennett Stamey former Blanche Barbour of the city. Guests dined on a three course meal with slippers and bells shaped ices and played four tables of bridge with prizes awarded to Mrs Lloyd Sheetz and Mrs Jack Hayes.
Mrs H T Frazier announces the marriage of her daughter Ruby to Melvin Thompson on Friday November 19 1937 in High Point North Carolina The groom is son of Mrs Lucy Thompson of Norwood and the late Mr Thompson and is with the Wilson company The couple will reside at 1104 East Green Street in the city
Members of the Tea and Topic club will meet at Mrs. E. L. Wall’s Hillcrest drive home Thursday afternoon at 3 30 for their regular meeting. ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF SON Mr and Mrs E L Couzens Trinity announce the birth of a son Larry Edward on Sunday November 21 Mrs Couzens was one Miss Clara Cain of Trinity.
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