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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
5
A long list of residents and guests visit relatives in Mount Airy and nearby towns. People from Winston Salem Greensboro Danbury and Raleigh attend weekends trips and short visits while local residents host friends and family at homes cabins and vacations in the region.
Dr and Mrs Edward Ashby and Mr and Mrs J Graham Harrison joined Mr and Mrs Dan Waugh as hosts with a buffet supper in Galax Virginia Sunday evening. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Gordon Felts Mr and Mrs B C Vaughn Mr and Mrs Taylor Waughn and Mr Swift Waugh of Galax and Dr and Mrs Dick Waugh of Pulaski Virginia.
Mrs M V Hines, an aged Barry resident of Route 6, is seriously ill at her home. The 81 year old has required a trained nurse’s attention for much of the last three weeks and has been in declining health for an extended period.
Evangelistic services will be held at Rockford Street Tabernacle starting Sunday at 3 p m with daily services at 7 45 p m Rev PF Lee Ritchie will preach and a singing leader will conduct the services.
Mr. A V West will speak at the Woodville Baptist Church next Sunday June 30 at the 11 o clock preaching hour. The announcement comes from pastor Rev J H Hall and the public is invited to attend.
The public declamation contest sponsored by the local WWTCU unit will take place Wednesday evening July 3 at 8 o clock in the First Baptist Church. The class directed by Mrs A B Macon and Mrs George W Sparger Jr includes Mildred Cook Ruby Moody Katherine Gibbs Mary Frances Webb Vera Childress and Vivian Holloway. A silver medal will be awarded to the winner.
Miss Marguerite Smith entertained Saturday afternoon at her Church Street home honoring Mrs. Wilson Barber bride. Mixed summer flowers decorated the rooms for three bridge tables. Mrs. Joe Jackson won high score, Miss Julia Barber the traveling prize, and the hostess gave silver in her wedding pattern as a gift to the honoree. A frozen fruit salad course and punch were served.
Misses Mary Louise and Sarah Merritt served as hostesses on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Merritt home with two gatherings for their school friend. Games were played on the lawn and iced cocoa and cakes were served.
A general meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of Central Methodist Church will be held in the Sparger room Monday at 8 o'clock P. M. The night circle will meet in the home of Mrs. John T. Moore Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Woman's Missionary Society circles of the First Baptist Church plan gatherings Monday July 1 at 3 P M in listed homes. Olive with Mrs Tom Smith and Mrs J E Tilley. Haymore with Mrs J G Harrison. Fannie Heck with Mrs W H Spain and Mrs Ed Allred. Herring with Mrs F D Holcomb and Mrs Floyd Lowe. Brower with Mrs C C Carroll. No 1 with Mrs John Foy at 8 PM.
Mrs Howard Monro hosted a miscellaneous shower and bridge in her Rockford Street home for bride to be Louise Short Curtiss. Guests helped celebrate the April marriage with candies and an ice course as gifts were opened for all to view.
Walter Julius Hege 62 is remembered at a Home Moravian Church funeral in Winston-Salem. Attending were Walter Sides and sister Mrs E Cc Kapp and niece Rachel Sides and Dr H R Hege. He was a public spirited Twin-City resident and for forty years chief usher for the Moravian Easter celebration. He also served as custodian for the Wachovia Historical Museum and knew Old Salem well.
A family reunion at Mr. J. B. Easter’s Route 5 home brought together eight siblings and about seventy five relatives including Mrs. C. B. Smith of Monrobia California and her son C. B. Smith Jr. The dinner featured a cooperative spread by the women. Mrs. Margaret Morris and her daughter Miss Sarah Morris of the city attended.
A group of Greensboro women led by Mrs. Don Polk visited Penland Institute in Ashe on Wednesday to observe weaving and other hand crafts. On their return they stopped at Blowing Rock.
Friday afternoon celebration honored seven year old Lunelie with a surprise party at the Friends Church. Guests from the Children’s Day program attended and after rehearsal played games on the church lawn with assistance from Mrs Louie C. Patterson Mrs W L Dunmean Miss Evelyn Pearson and Miss Elizabeth Pardue. Lunelie received many gifts as thirty six children were present.
The Dobson Township Sunday School Convention will meet at New Hope Baptist Church on the first Sunday in July. An all day program has been arranged.
Mrs. George O. Graves honored Mrs. Wilson Barber, the recent bride, with a Thursday bridge party at Pine Street. Out of town guests included Mrs. Calvin Graves Jr. and Mrs. Milton Cash of Winston-Salem. High and low scores received prizes. a china gift in the wedding pattern was presented. Refreshments followed the games.
Sunday morning services at Friends Church featured a Children’s Day program directed by Mrs. W. L. Dunman and Mrs. Louie C. Patterson. Miss Evelyn Pearson served as pianist. The program drew a large congregation and was well received.
Two days after the CCC Camp near Dobson opened, Lt. Johnson arranged for Prudential Dairy to supply pasteurized milk for 220 men stationed at the camp. The dairy is delivering milk to current members and rushing a pasteurizing plant to completion. Health standards govern the supply and processing.
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