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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
5
A lyrical meditation on divine oversight in daily life. The poet rich in imagery invokes the plough spear city streets shepherds and lovers praising virtuous labor and joy as heaven’s unseen league sustains human striving and communal cheer.
The Seragis club held its first meeting of the season at Mrs. J. H. Petty’s Main street home. Officers elected were Mrs. $8. L. Davis president, Mrs. J. H. Petty vice president, Mrs. R. T. Pickens secretary, and Mrs. I. M. Pickett treasurer. Visitors included Mrs. C. S. Farriss of Deland Florida and Miss Ruby Holladay of Marion South Carolina. A salad course followed several games of rock, served by the hostess with help from her daughter and others.
Elizabeth Ruth Lambert of High Point and Patrick M. Derrick, also of High Point, announced their engagement at a rock party hosted by relatives. The wedding is set for November 19 1919. Derrick is circulation manager of the High Point Enterprise and a Georgia native who recently returned from overseas service.
The captains and helpers of the woman’s missionary society and the Y W A will gather in the Sunday school room at First Baptist Church tonight at eight o’clock. The meeting aims to brief members on the forthcoming enlistment campaign scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
A large group from the High Point Woman's Club traveled to Greensboro this afternoon to attend a lecture by Professor L H Hanford of the University of North Carolina. The Hanford talk starts a monthly series hosted by the reviewer and women's clubs at the O Henry.
The U. D. C. group will meet Monday afternoon at Oakwood Court. Hostesses for the event are Mrs. T. J Gold Mrs. G. A. Matton and Mrs. A. Millis.
The Tescup Philathea society of Wesley Memorial church will hold its regular monthly business meeting Monday evening at 7 36 with Miss Lillian Massey, 300 South Main Street.
The P H Dalton missionary society of the First Presbyterian Church will meet Monday at 3 PM at Mrs C P Coble's home. Other notes list local visits and weekend travels of Greensboro residents including Miss Mary Liles and Lyman Redding plus several business trips and hospital updates.
Mrs. Joseph Fletcher and her son Joseph Jr. visit Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lambert. Venetia Smith spends weekend in Greensboro with sister Mrs. W. A. Roberts. Mrs. C. B. Farris of Deland Florida visits the city. Mrs. I. D. Baxter of Raleigh visits her mother Mrs. J. H. Petty on Main Street.
Alma Virginia McCain yesterday afternoon hosted a party at her Johnson Street home for her third birthday. About forty friends attended and played familiar children’s games. Cream, cake and candy were served, with pink and white decor and a cake featuring three small pink candles.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. H. A Proctor, a son, Oct 24 1919. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Everhart, a daughter Kathryn, Oct 23 1919. Born to Dr. and Mrs. W. L Jackson today, twins, girls. one survives. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Strader, a son, yesterday.
China is increasingly competing with the United States and Canada in the English egg market, reports from the U S Department of Agriculture indicate. Chinese producers inland from Shanghai ship eggs by slow river routes, with Canadian inspectors grading many arriving eggs as seconds. Distance and other factors favor North American exports, but Chinese eggs are noted as a strong competitor in England.
C F Lambetha of Plumesville attended the meeting here yesterday of the chair manufacturers. William Lee Smith Jr of this city entered a local hospital today. He is an operative patient.
The gown combines midnight blue satin and Georgette with Pekin green and Mandarin yellow embroidery. Its defining overskirt features Georgette on top and satin below, and a twelve inch black satin sash sits at the left of the center back. Suitable for afternoon, informal dinner, or theater wear.
Mrs. H A White thrift chairman reports a letter from the war loan organization urging women to cut waste and reduce demand to lower costs. The notice cites Palmer's appeal for economy, promotes reusing garments, and highlights new thrift leadership in North Carolina women's clubs along with several local chairmen.
In Concordia Kansas on October 25 a mouse invasion grows as traps and cats are scarce. The town seeks cats guaranteed to catch mice with offerings around 1 dollar each amid a failed campaign.
The New York cotton market opened nervous and irregular with declines of 2 to 19 points and active months down 35 to 65 points before trading firmed on trade buying. Cotton closed easier with December 35.20, January 34.70, March 33.98, May 33.50, and July 33.00.
Sergeant Robert S. Williamson of the Marine Corps Recruiting Service in Tulsa received a Croix de Guerre with bronze star and a French citation for bravery under fire June 1 1918. He was aboard a battleship at the time and did not reach the front until later, so the medal was returned.
A playful exchange between a nagging wife and a tired husband centers on fabric choices. She wants a new silk dress while he jokes she needs muslin, highlighting domestic humor in a lighthearted quarrel. The exchange reads as a witty domestic vignette.
Charles P. Leslie arrives in Greensboro after a rough ride from Kernersville to Dunlap Springs and High Point. An oiling of the clutch leads to repeated failures as mud and faulty washes delay progress before a gasoline bath restored operation en route to the chautauqua circuit.
In Wichita, Desk Sergeant Rogers set a twenty five dollar bond for Horsley twenty three after arrest by special officers at the Wheat Show Palais de Janse for dancing the shimmy. The bond was posted for appearance in court as officers avoided distinguishing grand from petit shimmying.
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