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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1936

Page

6

D A R Program At Thomasville Highlights City History

About forty five ladies and visitors gathered at Congressman Lambeth home in Thomasville for the October D A R chapter meeting. Mrs B W Dixon led the hostesses and Mrs C C Haworth presided. The group voted to donate to the North Carolina room in Washington, adopted a Crossnore school boy, and heard Mrs F S Lambeth recount Thomasville’s history from its 1852 founding to its status as a major chair manufacturing center with 11300 residents. New members Mrs John R Myers and Mrs O C Williamson were welcomed. Two songs were performed and yearbooks distributed before refreshments in a lace clothed dining room with pink dahlias. Visitors included Mrs Heilig and Mrs W F Ellis.

Thomasville Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution B. W. Dixon Lambeth America C. C. Haworth North Carolina Memorial Continental Hall Washington Crossnore School Haworth Greensboro John R. Myers O. C. Williamson High Point F. 8. Lambeth George D. Finch James E. Lambeth Minnetonka Lieurance D. EB. Harlee Attractractive Heilig Norwood John Myers W. F. Ellis Salisbury

Music Pupils Perform At Home Of Mrs Bain

The first fall meeting of the B and W music club was held at Mrs. Robert Bain's home with Violet Glenn as hostess. Contest prizes were awarded to Dwanda Bissette and Mary Alice Shipton. Mrs. Bilmer Hedrick elected club mother. A varied program featured marches, duets, solo numbers, hymns, and light pieces performed by club members and guests.

B. and W. Music Club Robert Bain Violet Glenn Dwanda Bisette Mary Alice Shipton Bilmer Hedrick Dwanda Bissette Frances Hedrick Williams J. Powell Jones Ruby Zimmerman Frances Young Tschaisky N. L. Garner, Jr Haydn Dorothy Rockwell Rolfe Helen Bissette Mildred Ridge Johnson Joyce Thomas Mendelssohn Iris Blanche White John Sebastian March Doris Long Bach Martha Ann Harrison Freeman Wagner Norma Thomas Heins Wachs Mrs. Bain Cooke Miss Glenn Jolly Little Breeze Molly Ann Frye Doris Rae McNeil Elen Stirewall Hilda Rose Mitchell Lloyd Frye

Social Calendar Highlights Club Meetings This Week

The Entre Nous club meets bi weekly at Mrs. B. Cummings’ Hamilton Street home at 8 p.m. The YWCA Industrial committee hosts a 12:30 p.m. luncheon at the Hut with co chairmen Mrs. R. S. Lafferty and Mrs. J. A. Eshelman. Emerywood Country Club bridge at 8 p.m. reservations required. Canterbury club gathers at 8:30 p.m. at Mrs. C. W. Perry’s 1207 Sherbrook Court.

Entre Nous Club B. 8. Cummings Hamilton Street Frid Industrial Committee R. S. Lafferty J. A. Eshelman Emerywood Country Club Canterbury Club C. W. Perry Sherbrook Court

Mrs Geo McLarty Wins Club Prize At Tuesday Bridge

Mrs George McLarty won high score prize at Emerywood Country club Tuesday morning. Three tables played due to conflicts such as the Community Chest drive. Hostesses were Mesdames A G Douglas and F J Sizemore with players including McLarty Phillip Davis Harold Bennett Farrell Gray J W Thompson Paul Casey Philip Warner Jesse Washburn Rodney Snow and J C Abels.

George McLarty Emerywood Country Club Mesdames A. G. Douglas F. J. Sizemore Mesdames McLarty Phillip Davis Harold Bennett Farrell Gray J W. Thompson Paul Casey Phillip Warner Jesse Washburn Rodney Snow J. C. Abels

Interesting Speaker Delights H P Garden Club Meeting

Members of the High Point Garden Club met at Miss Jennie Ragsdale's Guilford College home with Dr. Dee B. Carrick as guest speaker. He offered an informal yet comprehensive talk on Narcissus, clarifying jonquil mislabeling and sharing cultivation tips. Twenty-one members attended.

High Point Garden Club Jennie Ragsdale Guilford College Dee B. Carrick Carter Dalton R. K. Stewart Cartick

Archdale School Festival Friday Evening

The Archdale school festival funded by grade representatives and teachers will be at the school auditorium Friday at 7 30 p m. It features a baby contest for children under six with prizes from local merchants, a scientific program by Professor Thomas Baldwin, a wonder room fishing for novelties refreshments and fortune telling.

Archdale Thomas Baldwin High Point High School

Mrs F R Taylor And Daughter To Entertain For Mrs Elwood Cox II

Mrs F R Taylor and her daughter Miss Martha Taylor host a tea at their home 1113 Johnson Street in honor of Mrs Elwood Cox II the former Louise Lee of Asheville. Callers welcome from four to six oclock with invitations reading At Home Thursday the fifteenth of October.

F. R. Taylor Martha Taylor Johnson Street Elwood Cox Louise Lee Asheville Frederick R. Taylor

North Carolina YWCA conference attendees meet in Greensboro

Mesdames H A White H A Millis R S Lafferty and Miss Nelle Ansley attended the second annual North Carolina YWCA conference at the Greensboro YWCA on Monday and Tuesday. Next year the gathering rotates to Durham with plans for general secretaries presidents and chairmen of industrial committees.

Mesdames H. A. White H. A. Millis R. S. Lafferty

O. E. S. Chapter Holds Bi-Weekly Meeting

The High Point Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple last evening with twenty four members present. Miss Elizabeth Wall, worthy matron, presided and routine business was transacted. Mrs Harriet Godwin reported on the district meeting held in Reidsville last Saturday.

High Point Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Elizabeth Wall Harriet Godwin Reidsville

District Altrusa Convention Plans Set At Durham Meeting

A Sheraton hotel call meeting led by Miss Lois Welborn outlined plans for the district Altrusa convention to be hosted by Chapel Hill in Durham October 23 to 25. Delegates will decide issues. Addie Moore, Miss Welborn, and Mrs. Marie Caddle will attend. Registration begins Friday 6 to 8 p m with sessions, luncheon at Carolina Inn, tea concert, banquet, and Sunday breakfast at the Washington Duke hotel.

Sheraton Altru Club Lois Welborn Altrusa Durham Chapel Hill Club Miss Welborn Addie Moore High Point Club Hope Valley Country Club Washington Duke Hotel

Local P T A Groups Set for Northwestern District Meeting

Local parent teacher groups plan to attend the Northwestern district meeting of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers in North Wilkesboro. The theme is Home and School Cooperation with state president Mrs J Buren Sidbury and national field worker Mrs C E Roe speaking before lunch. Attendees include Mrs H S Coffield and other regional officers plus Cloverdale musicians.

P.T. A North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers North Wilkesboro J. Buren Sidbury C. E. Roe

Trees And Shrubs Discussed At Wayside Garden Club

The Wayside Garden club met at Mrs. P. Y. Adams’s home on Colonial Drive with fifteen members. President Mrs. J. Allen Austin led as Mrs. C. C. Haworth spoke on Native Shrubs and Small Trees for gardens, outlining four groups: usefulness foliage bloom and berries, naming persimmon as a key small tree and dogwood red bud service berry for bloom, holly wahoo and thornapple for berrying shrubs. The setting featured dahlias.

Wayside Garden Club P. Y. Adams Colonial Drive J. Allen Austin C. C. Haworth

Henry Grady Owens Keynotes Elm Street P T A Meeting

Professor Henry Grady Owens told Elm Street School P T A members that education aims to prepare all ages for a changing life and that rapid transport and instant communication drive curriculums to change. He urged health, safety, social living, religious training and wise leisure use as school duties. Mrs. Coffield urged parent education and community cooperation, while Miss Susan Sharpe played flute with Miss Sharpe accompanied. The attendance prize went to Lois Grier’s fourth grade.

Henry Grady Owens Elm Street P.T. A Owens America H. S. Coffield High Point Parent-Teacher Council Coffied Susan Sharpe Fred Ingram Elizabeth van Cannon Strickland

Workers' Council Supper Tonight at First Baptist Church

The Workers' Council of the First Baptist church will hold its regular supper in the church dining room this evening at six fifteen. All members are asked to attend. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF CON OCTOBER 14 Mr and Mrs N H Parrish announce the birth of a son Norman Howard Jr today at their home 404 Barker street. Mrs Parrish was formerly Miss Minnie Freeman.

Workers’ Council Workers’ Council of the First Baptist Church Con N. H. Parrish Norman Howard, Jr Barker Street B'Nat Israel Ladies Aid Society of B'Nat Israel Synagogue Milton Silver Brentley Circle

Hobnob Club Social At Chase Home

The Hobnob club held its social meeting last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chase Jr with members and guests present. Games followed by supper were served to Miss Essie Stanley Winona Campbell Margaret Peace Walter Gross Haywood Lassiter and Tommy Bouldin.

Hobnob Club A. E. Chase, Jr Mrs. Chase Essie Stanley Winona Campbell Margaret Peace Walter Gross Haywood Lassiter Tommy Bouldin

Daughters Colonial Wars Holds Luncheon Meeting in Durham

The National Society of Daughters of Colonial Wars of North Carolina held a fall luncheon in Durham at the Washington Duke Hotel. Mrs. Robert H. Whitehead of Burlington presided as state president. reports and routine business filled the session with Charlotte chosen for a subsequent action.

Durham National Society of Daughters of Colonial Wars of North Carolina Washington Duke Hotel Robert H. Whitehead Burlington Charlotte

Wesley Memorial Social Plans Outdoor Campfire Supper

The Young People’s Department of Wesley Memorial church schedules a campfire supper at Jackson farm on Thursday afternoon October 15 with 5 pm church departure. Parents with cars urged to help. A Big Brothers and Big Sisters welcome event for new Little Brothers and Sisters ends with a storytellers’ convention if weather allows.

Young People’s Department Wesley Memorial Church Jackson Farm Big Brothers and Big Sisters Little Brothers Little Sisters

Local Notes On Residents Travel And Recovery

Ralph Wells departed Monday for Augusta Georgia after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Johnny Wardell and Drucilla Majeskie returned from Dover New Jersey and New York City. Mrs E M Coltrane recovers after a serious operation at Burrus Memorial Hospital and can receive visitors. she was formerly Miss Bessie Auman of the city.

Ralph Wells Augusta Johnny Wardell Drucilla Majeskie Dover N. J New York City E. M. Coltrane Burrus Memorial Hospital Coltrane Bessie Auman

Pentagon Club Initiates Seven New Members Tonight

Seven newly elected members will be initiated into the Pentagon club at 7 30 this evening with Garland Hayworth, club president, in charge. A banquet will follow at a local cafe honoring Richard Meisky Herman Newell C F Williams Jr Jeter Cooke Fred Sappenfield Joe Welborn and Wallace Ellington.

Pentagon Club Garland Hayworth Richard Meisky Herman Newell C. F. Williams, Jr Jeter Cooke Fred Sappenfield Joe Welborn Wallace Ellington

North Carolina Society Enrolls Twenty-Two Charter Members

The North Carolina Society, first southern unit of a national organization, reports twenty-two charter members. The unit held its first meeting last March and lists officers including Mrs. Eugene Davis as president and a roster of local chapter leaders across Statesville Concord Greensboro High Point Wilmington Oxford Charlotte and Burling.

North Carolina Society South Eugene Davis Statesville Maggie Earnhardt Concord Betty van Ward Burlington Z. V. Conyers Greensboro John S. Welborn High Point Mary L. Boykin Wilmington Jeanette E. Biggs Oxford Dorian Blair Ralph Vana Charlotte

Dear Miss Mansfield on Teenage Dates and Parental Rules

A 16 year old writes about being barred from dances and dating. The adviser argues girls should host friends at home, that private dances can be acceptable with well behaved guests, and that secrecy fuels romantic myths and risky marriages.

Parental guidance shapes youths toward balanced values

The article argues that overly strict parenting harms youths by fostering fantasies of lasting romance. It urges parents of 16 year olds to offer friendly cooperation and sympathetic understanding. Good home conduct and fair treatment reduce youths seeking escape from unhappy homes.

Miss Marjorie Mansfield Receives Prompt Enterprise Response

All inquiries addressed to Miss Marjorie Mansfield, in care of The Enterprise, will be answered promptly. The notice directs readers to contact the named recipient through the newspaper office for timely replies.

Marjorie Mansfield

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