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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1916
Page
5
A reflective poem frames death as a test across life and pursuits. Trade, Politics, Ambition, Art, and Love ask Who's Dead and seize the chance death reveals in democracy, competition, and desire, with the composer noting mortality assigns value to worldly aims.
Handsomely engraved invitations announce the marriage of Bessie Marguerite Pitts to Dr Ira Thurman Mann on Tuesday September 26 at Wesley Memorial Church in High Point North Carolina. The event includes a bridal party reception at the bride’s home. Mary Alice Tate hosts Beta Pi club elections with new officers and members. The Glenn Erwin engagement is announced, with November wedding planned in Winston-Salem. Prof Dan W Smith led offertory at Wesley Memorial Church.
Mrs W F Ellis and W F Jr with Mrs Willis and children visited Mrs T C Fisher in Salisbury. Fisher returned with them and left on the noon train. Mr and Mrs Varnes and Mr and Mrs Thomas of Pleasant Hill visited Mrs Marvin Andrews. D M Ballance stayed with his brother H E Ballance in Greensboro. J D Braeme and family visited Winston yesterday.
S H Tomlinson and Charles Long returned from Ocean View Virginia reporting good sport in fishing. Mr and Mrs T S Fleshman of Kernersville were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Long. F J Connor and family from Danville visited H M Lewallen on Canady. Miss Louise M Bond of Morganton, ill, bedridden for days with indisposition. Community Baraca Philathea convention at Pleasant Garden drew attendees including B W Gentry W H Long and L C Ferguson from First Reform. Hal Ingram set to enter Chapel Hill. Miss Boren of Milwaukee visited the Creelman home on North Main. J E Kirkman and daughter Marguerite with Lucile Horton and Sallie Boling visited Kernersville and returned via Greensboro. W H Slane Frank Wineskie and Col Wecsett Roberson left for Asheville. Nellie Muse bound for Bernau College in Gainesville Florida. E E Bain of Greensboro visited. Virginia Clinard returned from Pleasant Garden Baraca Philathea convention described as very successful. Dr W F Clayton visited Burlington. A T Wishart left on extended southern trip. T J Gold family and R A Wheeler visited Thomasville Asheboro High Rock. Bruce Carraway arrived from Washington to join wife and baby on North Main Street. Frank Sherrod operated on throat at city hospital and recovering well. Dr Dred Peacock departed for Philadelphia on business. C E Wagner returned from Lexington visit. Mrs C C Deal returned from Charlotte. Faye Huntley of Winston-Salem visiting Dr and Mrs W L Jackson on Hamilton Street. Mrs J W Caffey visiting Dr and Mrs A O Spoon in Greensboro. Frank Caffey left for Chapel Hill to enter university. Miss Kate Anderson of Greensboro guest of the Misses Smith on Steele Street for the weekend.
The article notes daily arrivals of new fall hats in ready-to-wear styles on display at popular prices from $1.00 to $1.98. It highlights the launch of the latest hat ideas and sets expectations for quick showcases to shoppers.
Dr W A Brown of the International Sunday School Association addressed a large High Point audience praising stronger Bible teaching and leadership training in Guilford county. The talk urged daily living of Sunday school ideals and outlined plans for a county wide training school reorganization at Wesley Memorial church next Sunday afternoon with Greensboro leaders expected to attend.
F. E. Carruth secretary of the North Carolina section of the American Chemical Society sent to the Industrial department of the Commercial club a booklet with statistics and a list of chemists. Manufacturers may view the list and statistics by visiting the department office.
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