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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1937

Page

14

Joint Meeting Of W O T And Philomathean Cliques

The W O T and Philomathean clubs held a joint gathering at Mrs. H. & Millis home on North Main street Friday afternoon. Mrs. Mike and Mrs. Carter Dalton hosted with fall flowers decorating the rooms. Mrs. R. K. Stewart spoke on the coronation of King George and Queen Elizabeth with remarks on the ceremony and procession from her England visit. Mrs. Stewart received a pottery gift from the clubs. Tea followed at a decorated table. Miss Mary Alexander presided. Guests included Mesdames Williamson McCain Long Jones Pyle Terry Harris Idol Parriss and others from Atlanta and New York.

Philomathean Clubs H. & Millis North Main Street Mike Carter Dalton Occa R. K. Stewart King George Queen Elizabeth England Harry Raymond C. F. Long Wilber Jones L. H. Pyle R. B. Terry Valette J. Harris Caroline Dalton V. A. Idol Atlanta Ga Co J. Parriss New York

Miss Hall and Mrs Jennings Honor Mrs William M Given

Miss Hall and Mrs John Jennings hosted a bridge and miscellaneous shower for Mrs William M Given formerly Miss Frances Kester at Miss Hall's home. Three bridge tables played with Charles Covington winning high and Nancy Smith taking consolation. A fall themed pastry course followed a treasure hunt ending in gifts.

Patricia Jane Hall John Jennings Bridge William M. Given Frances Kester Charles Covington Nancy Smith Margaret Dunn Midred Furgurson Edith Crowder Katherine Lowdermilk Mildred Crowder Leora Hampp Mesdames Charles Covington Kelman Gomo

Brigadier Club Hosts First Dance at Sedgefield Manor

Brigadier Club's inaugural dance at Sedgefield Manor featured Jack Wardlaw and his orchestra. Sponsors included Misses Helen Crowder Dot Smith Mildred Ferguson Elizabeth Bishop Mary Letty Mebane and a group of gracious Greensboro and High Point youths. Chaperones listed include multiple local couples and individuals.

Jack Wardlaw Sedgefield Manor High Point Greensboro Helen Crowder Dot Smith Mildred Ferguson Mises Elizabeth Bishop Mary Letty Mebane C. C. Hampp M.S. Hall M. L. Patrick

Book Club Metting Announcement by Junior Service League

The Junior Service League's Book club will meet at Mrs L G's Rockford road home Tuesday at 2 20 oclock according to a notice given last night. Associate hostess is Mrs Robichaux.

League L. G Rockford Road Robichaux

Priscilla Club Event Hosted at Sherbrook Court Home

Members of the Priscilla club will be entertained by Mrs. J. Paul Ingle at her Sher brook court home Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The announcement came yesterday from Mrs. R.S. Lafferty, the new club secretary.

Priscilla Club J. Paul Ingle Sherbrook Court R.S. Lafferty I. Paul Ingle Emerywood Country Club

Women’s clubs and meetings dominate weekly social calendar

A town social calendar lists events from Tuesday to Friday including WCTU at Mrs R M Andrews home 9809 as college drive early afternoon, Emerywood Country Club bridge with hostesses, Junior Service League Book Club at Rockford Road, and multiple study clubs. Thursday features Graduate Nurses dinner at Sheraton Hotel with Jack Wardlaw orchestra. Friday highlights Priscilla Club gathering and Emerywood dinner dance with reservation by Thursday noon.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union R. M. Andrews College Drive Bridge Carter Emerywood Country Club Mesdames Henry Fosece Jesse Washburn Junior Service League Book Club L. G. Robichaux Rockford Road Johnson Street Twentieth Century Study Club Co. E. Lehmann Parkway Woman's Club C. C. Hampp

Leonard Collins Vows Of October 9 Revealed In City

Announcement by Mrs. C R Yates details the marriage of Margaret Ann Leonard to Leon Page Collins on Saturday October 9 in Danville Virginia. The bride and groom both wore gray velvet with navy accessories, were educated locally, and plan to reside at 1102 Campbell Street. They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Ray Ross.

C. R. Yates Margaret Ann Leonard Leon Page Collins Danville M. T. Sorrell Orrnciniee Cere W. G. Leonard Leonard Fayetteville Collins W L. Collins Mr. Collins W. L. Collins Campbell Street Virginia Ray Ross

Miscellaneous Shower Honors Recent Bride in Collins Home

Mrs. Leon Page Collins received a miscellaneous shower at her Willow Brook Street home Friday evening. Organized games and contests were led by Mrs. A. W. Garner with prizes to Miss Dorothy Carrick and Mrs. C. R. Yates. Refreshments followed as guests including Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Garner, Mrs. Lanier, Miss Carrick, Una Lee Carrick, and Iris Lanier were served.

Leon Page Collins Margaret Leonard Helen Owens Willowbrook Street A. W. Garner Dorothy Carrick C. R. Yates Miss Owens BE. BE. Owens Yates Mesdames Collins M. R. Lanier Una Lee Carrick Iris Lanier

Saunders Speaks at Allen Jay Child Study Group Meeting

Dr. S. S. Saunders spoke at the Allen Jay Child Study group weekly meeting held at the school on Thursday. The next meeting will be Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs T. Bennison, with fathers invited. District PTAs in Greensboro were represented by Mesdames Johnson Hendricks Payne Weant and Sheppard.

Emma Blair P T A Set for Fall Meeting

The Emma Blair school Parent Teacher Association will hold its initial fall meeting on Tuesday evening October 19 at the school auditorium. Dr Saunders will speak.

Parent-Teacher Association of Emma Blair School 8. 3. Saunders

Second District Altrusa Clubs To Hear International Officers

The Second District Altrusa convention at Sedgefield Inn features Nancy Sampson Hatch and Bertha Nienburg as principal speakers. The High Point and Greensboro clubs co host and about 150 attendees are expected. Activities include dinners, business sessions, round tables, a luncheon, tours of High Point and Greensboro, and a Sunday breakfast to conclude.

Nancy Sampson Hatch Green Bay Wisconsin Bertha M. Neinburg Washington, D Alutrusa Altrusa Sedgefield Inn High Point Greensboro Altrusa Clubs Wis International Association of Altrusa Clubs Bertha M. Nienburg Washington, D. C Harriette Quisenberry el Paso Texas Chase Going Woodhouse Miss Nienburg Woman's Bureau U. S. Department of Labor Manor Mary Ballard High Point Club Elizabeth Berry Neinburg Marie Caddell Caddell

Week's Calendar At Country Club Two Events This Week

Emerywood Country club schedules two events in October. A ladies bridge party hosted by Mesdames Henry Foscue and Jesse Washburn is Tuesday at 3 pm in the ladies lounge for members and out-of-town guests. A dinner dance follows Friday at 7:30 pm with dancing to midnight. reservations with John C. Abels are due by Thursday noon October 21. The month ends with a clubwide evening bridge party Monday October 25 at 8:15 pm with prizes.

Emerywood Country Club Henry Foscue Jesse Washburn John C. Abels

Canterbury Club Program Tells of Crusaders and Saints

Mrs. V. D. Sale Jr presents a Canterbury club program on The Modern Woman with focus on Crusaders and Saints. She cites Jane Addams Florence Nightingale Martha Berry and Belinda Jellisse as examples and notes a North Carolina self made woman who became a New York psychiatrist spouse. Ceremony included business and a salad plate afterward.

Owen Reese Canterbury Club Lindsay Street V. D. Sale, Jr Saints Jane Addams Florence Nightingale Martha Berry Possum Gap Belinda Jellisse North Carolina New York Hoke Bullard

Twentieth Century Club to Hold Study Meeting

Mrs. C. E. Lehmann will host the Twentieth Century Study club meeting at her Parkway home. The gathering is set for Wednesday at 3 30 PM.

C. E. Lehmann Twentieth Century Study Club Parkway

Community Meeting At Mrs Hamp Home

A gathering is planned for Wednesday afternoon at 3:80 at the residence of Mrs C C Hamp located at 10038 Club. The event details are limited in the fragment.

C. C. Hamp Club Drive

Music-Literature Dept Meets Wednesday Speaker on Negro Status

Clarence F B Yakley of William Penn high school faculty will speak at the Music-Literature Department meeting of the Woman's club this week. He will discuss The Economic and Social Status of the Modern Negro.

Clarence FB. Yakley William Penn High School Woman's Club

Entre Nous Club To Meet Thursday Afternoon

The Entre Nous club will hold a meeting on Thursday at 3 PM at Mrs. W. C. Beavans home on North Main street. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Zett announce the birth of a daughter Mae Van at Burrus Memorial hospital. Before her marriage she was Beatrice Cagle of Carthage.

W. C. Beavans Entre Neus Club North Main Street Graduate Nurses Club Sheratonotel Jack Wardlaw Entre Nous Club

Miss Hillis Opens College Lecture Series Monday

Marjorie Hillis, Vogue editor and author of Live Alone and Like It and Orchids On Your Budget, will start the High Point college lecture series Monday at 8 30 pm in Roberts Hall. Vera Idol will introduce the speaker who will address On Being a Brand New Author. Maurice Hindus and Carl Sandburg are other speakers in the series with Hindus visiting February 18 and Sandburg in April.

Marjorie Hillis High Point College Roberts Hall Miss Hillis Vogue Vera Idol Maurice Hindus Russia Carl Sandburg Hindus Mr. Sandburg

Bridal Party Fetes McCain Linville Wedding Guests

After the rehearsal at Wesley Memorial M E church the McCain family hosted the bridal party on Rotary Drive. Autumn flowers surrounded the setting and a three tier cake topped by a bridal couple served as the centerpiece. White dahlias highlighted the motif as about forty guests attended and enjoyed cake and decorative ices shaped as bells and slippers.

McCain-Linville Wesley Memorial M. E. Church C. N. McCain Rotary Drive

Junior Red Cross Meeting Showcases Columbus Day Program

The Elm Street School Junior Red Cross held its Friday morning meeting featuring a Columbus Day program by Miss Margaret Chatfield's fifth grade. Students portrayed Columbus and historical figures in a four scene dramatization, followed by readings and a business session led by Gilbert Gray.

Red Cross Elm Street Margaret Chatfield Sarah Lewis America Kenneth Ellington Columbus James Ammons Diego Sherman Fortner Joseph Coffield Ferdinand Billie Gae Mercer Isabella Joe Raber Robert Sinodis Heralds Betty Forrest Edna

Visiting Daughters At Brenau College Football Trip

Dr and Mrs W L Jackson and Mr and Mrs J W Thompson left for Gainesville Georgia to visit their daughters Betty Lou Jackson and Pearl Thompson at Brenau College. The group will travel to Atlanta for the Duke Georgia Tech football game Saturday afternoon.

W. L. Jackson J. W. Thompson Gainesville Betty Lou Jackson Pearl Thompson Brenay College Atlanta Duke Georgia Tech

W. C. T. U. Meeting Set For Tuesday

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Mrs. R M Andrews hosts at 909 West College Drive.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union R. M. Andrews West College Drive

Carroll To Speak At Cloverdale PTA Meeting

Charles F. Carroll Jr will present his first speech to the Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association Tuesday at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Music selections will be given by Virginia Frank Dorothy Hoskins Carl G N Cronstedt and Elroy Alexander of the city schools music faculty.

Charles F. Carroll, Jr Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association Virginia Frank Dorothy Hoskins Carl G. N. Cronstedt Elroy Alexander

Friendly Garden Club to Meet Wednesday Afternoon

The Friendly Garden club will meet at Mrs. M L Holton's home on East Green Street extension on Wednesday at 2 30 PM. All members are expected to attend.

Friendly Garden Club M. L. Holton East Green Street

Needlework Guild Displays Collections in November

Mrs. G. I. Humphreys elected president of the new city branch of the Needlework Guild of America under the High Point Woman's club sponsorship. Plans for collecting and displaying clothing are set for November 11, with each section handling its own consignments. The guild began in Dorsetshire in 1882 and spread to America in 1885 to aid the clothing of the needy with new articles.

G. I. Humphreys New City Needlework Guild of America High Point Woman's Club Guild High Point Woman's Club Dorsetshire England Lady Wolverton America Philadelphia Hartpence Humphreys W. C. Idol P. Morrison R. Sechrest Man's Club Gui

Gymkhana And Drag Hunt Set For Weekend Events

Weekend fixtures for Sedgefield Hunt include a drag hunt beginning at Sedgefield Inn at 2 30 Saturday afternoon. A gymkhana at 3 at the Sedgefield Show Ring features organizers Mrs L H Cherry Jr and Francis Brooks. Next week plans include a moonlight ride barbecue at Dr A T Smiths Sedgefield home and a ride with informal tea at Starmount Farm.

Sedgefield Sedgefield Inn Severday Hunt Misses Chamblee Georgia Armstrong Perry Lovelace High Point Bill Ragsdale Jamestown Jimmy Foscue Leroy Briggs Foles Leaksville Alfred Bryson Earl Phillips T. V. Rochelle Truman Welling Jack Hardin Sergeant Bryson A. T. Smith Sedgefield Show Ring L. H. Cherry, Jr Francis Brooks Starmount Farm

Peggy Ann Davis Celebrates Third Birthday At Party

Mrs. James G. Davis entertained a group of children at her Walnut street home for Nancy Ann Davis third birthday. Guests arrived, played on the back lawn, then joined in the dining room for ice cream and cake. Favors included Halloween baskets of mints and whistles for the listed youngsters.

James G. Davis Walnut Street Nancy Ann Quentin Spell Davis Mesdames Dewey Hammer Kearney Loftin Hubert Smith Mary Jane Peggy McCain Rebecca Jane Jack Dewey Hammer Anna Joyce Loftin Gloria Jean Hayworth Joan Smith Patricia Ann Holbrook Helen Allman Neil Griffin Peggy Lou Wray Morris Louretta Virginia Snider Jean Williams Edward Marsh

Miss Helen Sheloff Spends Weekend in Atlanta Visits Kineston Group

Miss Helen Marie Sheloff traveled to Atlanta Georgia for a weekend visit hosted by former Gunston Hall schoolmate Miss Ida Akers. She was joined by her brother Blille Sheloff and Miss Sarah Copeland of Kinston. The party attended the Saturday event and the debutante dance that evening.

Helen Marie Sheloff Atlanta Ida Akers Gunston Hall Washington, D.C Blille Sheloff Sarah Copeland Kinston Duke Georgia Tech Sheloff

Also Mentioned on This Page

W.O.T. and Philomathean Miss Hall Jennings Brigadier Club J. B. Richardson Rees Lee Te Ese Ae Bank Bautiding Cos Mrs. I. Paul Ingle Thompson Ladies Natural Bridge North Main Leonard Collins S. S. Saunders Allen Jay Group Emma Blair P.T. A Twentieth Century Club Music-Literature Junior Red Cross Carroll Needlework Guild Peggy Ann Davis Georgia Jorper Lizzie Gooch Biltmore Hotel J. K. Snider, Mer
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