Donna Trogdon Henry was born on this day in 1893, in Winston-Salem, to Captain and Mrs. R. P. Henry.
Donna graduated from Winston High School, also known as Cherry Street High School, in 1911. Her class numbered 38 students.
In high school, Donna was nicknamed “Chub,” and these words accompanied her senior photo, “her heart’s as true as steel.”
Donna participated in the Charles McIver Literary Society as Chairman of the Programme Committee. She was also a member of the Dramatic Club.
Donna played Phyllis Lane, a football enthusiast, in the school play, “At the End of the Rainbow.”
The class of 1911 is credited with starting two literary societies, Charles McIver and Calvin W. Wiley, and for organizing an athletic society. They also began the Black and Gold magazine, which ultimately became the name of the school’s yearbook. The Black and Gold magazine was published four times a year, and cost 25-cents for a one-year subscription.
Donna was a member of Centenary Methodist Church.
She became ill and passed away in 1912.
Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
