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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1937

Page

5

Noted Peace Lecturer Speaks At Elm Street School Meeting

Miss Jeannette Rankin of Montana addressed Elm Street School at morning assembly urging children to act as personal ambassadors for peace. She argued killing is unlawful for individuals and nations, citing profits of war and the need for human welfare values.

Elm Street Jeannette Rankin Montana United States Elms Street Bay Street Miss Rankin Wayne Davis Bay Street Council Elm Street Glee Club Allene M. Schrader Lord Is Shepherd Beethoven

Child Study Chairmen Hear Dr Bess Rosa Discuss Home as Center

Dr Bess N Rosa field worker for Home Making and Parent Education at UNC spoke at Elm Street echoes city wide Parent-Teacher Child Study meeting. She urged home should remain center for family loyalty and child guidance amid modern shifts and parental employment.

Bess N. Rosa Woman's College University of North Carolina Elm Street Dr. Rosa Rosa H. I. Coffield High Point Parent-Teacher Council W. L. Edwards Council Stirewall Edgar Hartley Elm Street Glee Club

Memorial Portrait Unveiled at High Point College Library

The memorial portrait of the late M. J. Wrenn was unveiled at the Wrenn Memorial Library in High Point College. Dr. G L Humphreys cited Louise Wrenn donor Eccles D Everhart and Thomas E Dodamead for their roles in the library project. Guests toured the building and attended a reception with punch on the lower floor.

M. J. Wrenn Louise Wrenn Wrenn High Point College High Point G. L Humphreys Eccles D. Everhart Thomas E. Dodamead C. R. Hinshaw D. M. Harrison Alice Paige White

Rankin Speaks At October YWCA Event

Miss Jette Rankin, the first American woman elected to Congress and noted pacifist, spoke at the October membership event of the YWCA. She argued the war system as the root of war, dismissed shore defense and cited the navy’s role in convoying troops and destroying foreign commerce. An open forum followed with questions as Russian tea and sandwiches were served.

Jette Rankin Congress Rankin United States Miss Rankin America

Seventh District Eastern Star Meet Chooses Asheboro Next Year

The Seventh District Eastern Star selected Asheboro as the next meeting site for the North Carolina order. About 275 attendees including 18 chapters and district and state officers were present at the Asheboro event.

Venth Eastern Stars Asheboro North Carolina Eastern Star Oro

Parliamentary Course at Woman's College Due

Louise Alexander of the science department at Women's College in BenSboro announces a three week training course in parliamentary procedure for student leaders. The course runs three Mondays in the evenings and invites all class presidents organization officers and student government members to attend.

Bobby Ray Brown Honored On Seventh Birthday

Mrs. Ray Brown hosted a Saturday party at her Thomasville road home for her son Bobby Ray Brown's seventh birthday. Twenty six children attended with games contests a tap dance performance by Dorothy and Jacqueline Parks ice cream cake and Halloween favors.

Ray Brown Bobby Ray Thomasville Road Dorothy Jacqueline Parks Iris Lanier Clyde Kennedy

Social calendar for the week in Greensboro and High Point

The schedule lists meetings and events from Friday to Saturday including Tea and Topics at Mrs R M Andrews 909 West College Drive, Laura Wesson chapter UD of C at Mrs Joe Snider West Point Avenue, Canter bury club at Mrs W F Ellis Jr West Lexington extension, Club of Twelve at A G Douglas 516 Park Way, DeMolay Hallowe en ball at Emerywood Country club with Guilfordians music, Old Plank Road Royal Arcanum private dance at Arcade club room, Idyllwild club Hallowe en ball at Sedgefield Manor with Hal Moore band and costume prizes.

Tea and R. M. Andrews West College Drive Greensboro Laura Wesson United Daughters of the Confederacy Joe Snider West Point Avenue Canterbury Club W. F. Ellis, Jr West Lexington Extension Club of A. G. Douglas Parkway Hallowe'en High Point Order of DeMolay Emerywood Country Club Guilfordians Old Plank Road Council Royal Arcanum Arcade

Mrs Stewart Talks Coronation For Business Girls Club

Mrs R K Stewart spoke to the Business and Professional Girls club at the Y hut about her England and Scotland trip this year. She described the Coronation pageant with vivid detail on apparel and ritual and the king and queen’s recognition. Unity Nash presided in Miss Andrews absence. next meeting is Tuesday at 6 30.

Y Hut R. K. Stewart

Altrusa Club Holds Evening Business Meeting

Altrusa members met last evening at seven for a ticket sale update for the Collins Entertainment Festival next month. President Mrs. Mary Ballard led twelve attendees as Lois Welborn urged captains to boost ticket sales and a report on the Second District convention was given. Afterward the group walked to High Point college’s Wrong Memorial library for a college reception.

Altrusa Club Mary Ballard Lois Welborn Ways and Means Altrusa Sedgefield Inn Oven High Point Greensboro Altrunans High Point College

Piedmont Music Clubs Gather for Reidsville District Meet

Piedmont District of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs meets in Reidsville on Saturday October 30. Mrs J S Correll of Raleigh president speaks on federation objectives. Notables from Greensboro High Point and Guilford College among expected attendees.

Piedmont District Reidsville Herbert W. Coble Piedmont North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs J.S. Correll Raleigh State Federation Mark Hoffman Greensboro College Hugh Altwater Music Woman's College of the University Stuart Pratt Eton College W. E. Cook Mebane Christine Young Graham H. E. Armstrong

Mrs. Crutchfield Hosts Thomasville Bridge Club

Mrs. Douglas Crutchfield entertained the Tuesday Afternoon club with three tables of contract bridge on Mock Street for the club’s name day. prizes went to Mrs. C. F. Gibson and visitor Bertram Heathcote. hostess gifted Mrs. Austin Harrison guest towels.

Douglas Crutchfield Thomasville Bridge Thomasville Mock Street C. F. Gibson Bertram Heathcote Austin Harrison Roy Proctor Claiborne Pennington Z. P. Long Jesse Finch P. M. Sherrill Evelyn Baker Evelyn Webb Lela Maud Isabel Boyles

Miss Fanny Glenn Elder Hosts Thursday Night Bridge Party

Miss Fanny Glenn Elder entertained members of the Thursday Night Bridge club at her home with two tables of bridge amid Halloween themed decorations. The top score prize, a boudoir lamp, went to Miss Lucille Holden and the second award, a desk.

Fanny Glenn Elder Lucille Holden

District Chapters Daughters America Entertained Here

The Daughters of America Fourth District met with local councils as hostess groups in the North Main street hall. State councillor Mrs. Berta Loman welcomed visitors while national councillor Mrs. Anna B. Harison of St. Louis gave an address on the order. Other speakers included Mrs. Willie Abernathy Edgar Weaver H O Hayworth and Mrs. Lena M. Shipwash. Refreshments followed and music by the McKenzie Peters orchestra accompanied the event.

Daughters of America of the Fourth District North Main Street Berta Loman Anna B. Harison St. Louis Willie Abernathy Asheville Edgar Weaver Greensboro H. O. Hayworth Lena M. Shipwash McKenzie-Peters Orchestra

Local Personal News From Washington to Winston-Salem

Mrs R F J Johnson Jr of Washington DC visits her parents on Parkway arriving Monday for several days. Miss Dorothy Kennedy returns from weekend with parents on the Thomasville road. Manley Craven is a Burrus Memorial Hospital postoperative patient recovering well. Winfred Kennedy and Leaton Foster go fishing in Tampa Florida this week. Mrs A Lee Gibson attends Dr Charles J Alexander funeral in Winston Salem. J B Clodfelter’s health cited as serious at his home. J Frank Parker and W H Gibson spend the day in Winston Salem. Vernon Dennis a City Memorial Hospital patient in Thomasville recovering nicely. Pauline Coltrane ill after surgery last Sunday at Guilford General Hospital.

E. J. Pee George Shutt John Brown High Point N. D. Bodie Jane Pratt Washington, D. C Betty Jennings Duke University R. G. Jennings Elliott Drive C. N. Brown Harriss Street Elizabeth Pratt Whiteville Lena Pratt Salem Street Misa Theresa Hoover Stratford College Danville C. M. Hoover R. F. J. Johnson, Jr W. L. Tabb Parkway Manley Craven Burrus Memorial Hospital Winfred Kennedy Randleman Route One Leaton Foster Tampa Fla Florida A. Lee Gibson Winston-Salem Charles J. Alexander Vernon Dennis City Memorial Hospital Thomasville Pauline Coltrane Guilford General Hospital

Frank Dailey and His Band at Sedgefield Tuesday

Frank Dailey and his orchestra, based at Meadowbrook on the Turnpike in Cedargrove New Jersey, perform at Sedgefield Manor Tuesday evening as part of the Trumpeteers swing class series. The group, praised as a challenger to Benny Goodman, heads to UNC for a Fall German event before stopping in High Point.

Frank Dailey Trumpeteer Club Sedgefield Manor Johnny Johnson the Manor

Garden Club Hosts Fungi Talk at Wayside Meeting

Mrs Edith Moore Sherrod spoke on Fungi and Mushrooms at the Wayside Garden club meeting held at 606 Hillcrest Drive with 14 members present. Reports on the Winston-Salem Garden school were given by Mrs JF Hayden and Mrs E S Wall as club representatives.

C. H. Risch Wayside Garden Club Hillcrest Drive Edith Moore Sherrod Winston-Salem J. F. Hayden E. 8. Wall Co. H. Risch

Women of the Moose Board Meeting This Evening

The executive board of the local Women of the Moose chapter will meet at 7 30 PM at Moose Hall. All board members are asked to attend.

Women of Moose Women of the Moose Moose Hall

Welch Pleads Guilty in Tahquette Oosowal Death

Ed Welch pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Tahquette Oosowal. Superior Judge Hoyle Sink sentenced him to 16 to 20 years in state prison.

Bryson City Ed Welch Tahquette Oosowal Hoyle Sink

Royal Arcanum To Meet This Evening

The Old Plank Road council of the Royal Arcanum will hold a meeting at 7 30 this evening at the council hall in the Arcade Building on North Main street. P J Neal arranged the program and plans will be completed for the Hallowe en hall to be held Friday evening.

Old Plank Road Council of the Royal Arcanum Council Hall North Main Street P. J. Neal Hallowe'en

Kappa Gamma Meeting Set For Thursday at Seven

Mrs Ethel Prynt president of Omega chapter of Kappa Gamma urges full attendance at the Thursday night meeting at the Sheraton hotel. Business discussion starts promptly at seven before a lecture led by Dr P E Lindley the educational director.

Mra Ethel Prynt Omega Chapter Kappa Gamma Sheraton Hotel P. EB. Lindley

Will Entertain Club of Twelve at 6516 Parkway

Mr and Mrs A G Douglas host the Club of Twelve at their home 6516 Parkway Friday at 8 o clock for the regular bi weekly meeting of the club.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. G. Douglas Parkway

Advice to a man on stepfamily and grandmother in the home

A man seeks guidance about his late wife’s mother living with him and his planned marriage to a new wife. The letter asks how to handle the grandmother’s role with his two children and to propose a respectful plan that shifts parenting to the fiancé while preserving goodwill and options for the grandmother.

Change in Step Mother Affairs Raises Child Adjustment Risks

After four years of devotion to grandchildren an active woman may seek change. The text urges insisting on a new arrangement to avoid difficulties in children’s adjustment to a stepmother and possible pests in the household.

Unclear societal claim on spousal opportunity at home

The sentence argues a wife faces real disadvantage without full opportunity to establish herself at home free from unfriendly competition. It presents a prescriptive view about domestic roles and gender dynamics without specific events or entities.

UNC professor Dr. Hudson to speak in Greensboro Friday

Dr A P Hudson English professor at the University of North Carolina will read a discussion on books and reading in the Women's College library Friday afternoon October 29. The program includes informal book discussions and teas to promote interest in books. Hudson authored Polk Songs of Mississippi and Their Background and Humor of the Old Deep South.

Greensboro A. P. Hudson University of North Carolina Woman’s College Library

Camels Endure Nine Days Without Water

A note on camel physiology states that camels can survive about nine days without drinking. The claim highlights their drought endurance and water conservation adaptations.

Commercial Club Prepares for Hallowe'en Ball at Bryce College

Bryce Commercial College club finalized plans for a Hallowe'en ball to be held Friday night in the club rooms. The program committee has secured the Imperial Salome orchestra and other entertainment. Students will wear costumes and invitations go to former students and special guests.

Bryce Commercial College Club Hallowe'en Imperial Salome

Auto Wreck Fatal Near Here Claims Farmville Man

E F Thomas of Williamston was in critical condition after an auto accident when his car overturned near here yesterday. J H Howerton of Farmville was killed instantly after giving Thomas a ride.

Wilson E. F. Thomas Williamston J. H. Howerton Farmville Thomas

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Bess Rosa New College Library Ss Rankin F. H. Hallenbeck Maryon Baker Williams Pauline Gray Ied Ilford Eensboro Alkepper Elizabeth City Ralph J George R. Bennett Ruth Meachan Lexington Ethel Levett Randolph Seventh Culpepper Ralph J. Sykes North Main St Bobby Ray Brown Mack Witcher David Robert East Commerce Street Moffitt’s North Main Gloy Social Alendar Hal Moore Mrs. Stewart Caldwell Dorothy Hoskins and Mises Susan Sharpe Dorothy Miller Burlington BE. H. P. Wies Guilford College Coble C. W. Key Orpheus Orpheus Juvenile Club P. D. Rudd Federation Agnes Herndon Ruth Martin Lucy Hazelwood Annie Mae Atwater Ruth Thomason John Crowell District Daughters America Dorothy Kennedy Louisburg College Mrs Fred Kennedy J. B. Clodfelter Seriouy Thissell Street J. Frank Parker W. H. Gibson Sedgefield High Poin Marjorie Mansfield Marjorie Mansfield Miss Mansfield Dr. Hudson Hallowe'en Ball D' Scholls Prospect Church Frida Brening D. B. Carrick Carrick N. Main Montlieu Rend
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