Girls Staters
Speak To ALA
Girls State Representatives
Ann Strickland and Bebe
King were guest speakers at a
dinner meeting ot the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary Friday
evening
Mrs. Hugh W. Perry and
daughter, Mrs. Phillip Pea ret
or Pleasant Garden were hos
tesses to the dinner held at
The Murphy House.
The Girls Staters related
their experiences at the Girls
State Session held in Greens
boro in June where they were
representatives or the local
auxiliary. They also expressed
appreciation ror the oppor
tunity to attend such a gov
ernmental program which in
volved so many girls from all
over North Carolina who
were rising high school senior
leaders.
Mrs. Maurice Wynne, presi
dent, presided. Devotions
were led by Mrs. John Stov
all, chaplain, and the Pledge
or Allegiance was said in
unison led by Mrs. Nobe
Medlin, sergeant-at-arms.
Special guests at the meet
ing were the Girls Staters'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crowell
Strickland and Mr. and Mrs.
John W. King.
Louisbu'rg
Woman's Club
Board Meets
The Executive Board of
the Louisburg Woman's Club
met Tuesday night, Sept. 9,
at the home of Mrs. Barbara
Alston. Those present were
Mesdames Dot Clay, Shirley
Carter, Patricia Tharrington,
Margaret HiU, Jean Lloyd,
Barbara Alston and Betty
Burnette.
The 1969 1970 yearbook
was distributed and ex
amined. The first meeting of
the club will be held at the
Village Fish Camp Wednesday
night, Sept. 17, at 6:45 p.m.
Speaker for the evening will
be Mrs. Pat Palmer.
Plans were made for the
fall dance to be held at the
Louisburg Armory Saturday
night, November 8, 1969.
The dub' plans to have
ctHhlrttts dristfle sobn (6
make money for new projects
for the coming year. Tliey
should add to the spectator
enjoyment of the ball games
considerably.
President Barbara Alston
will attend a special District
meeting Friday, Sept. 12, at
Henderson. She expects to
receive much information on
ways the club can improve
and continue its service to the
community.
Engagement Announced
JO ANNE CARDEN
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carden of Route 4, Louisburg,
'announce the engagement of their daughter. Jo Anne, to Mr.
Kennith Lee Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Baker of
Carolina Beach. The wedding has been planned for October
26.
Well Wisher's Club
Has Summer Picnic
(Frk. B.W.) The Well Wish
er's Club had its summer
picnic ind cook-out Monday
at Pine View Country Club in
Wake Forest, which is owned
by Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Tab
ron.
Many of their friends and
relatives enjoyed barbecue
chicken, hamburgers, hot
dogs, cole slaw, potato salad,
potato chips, pickles, lemon
ade, tea and soft drinks. Hon
ored guests were as follow*:
Mr. and Mrs Mack" Carn.-r
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Wil
der and daughter. Miss Wil
helmina Jackson, and Mr.
Warren Wilder of Newark,
New Jersey; Mrs. Zelma Lip
sey, Mr. Henry L. Person, Jr.
of Washington, D. C.; Mr.
Leon Perry and Miss Blanche
Bailey of Bronx, New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Lewis
and Brenda, Miss Carrie
McKnight of Louisburg, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Fuller of
Creed moor and Mr. Lawrence
Wilder of Raleigh.
TritnJs from Frankliriton
were Mrs. Carrie S. Hawkins,
Mrs. A. W. King, Mrs. G. A.
Albritton, Mrs. Callie Wilder,
Mr. Plummer Dunston, Mr.
John S. Wilder and Milton
Wilder, Mr. Ira Winston, Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Wilder, Mr.
Joe B. Mann, Miss Evie Perry,
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Perry,
Mr. Ira Thomas Jr. and child
ren, Irish and Tony, Annette
and Willie Ray, Barney Per
ton. Ronald and Michael Wil
liams and Larry Smith.
Members of the club are:
Mrs. Mable P. Wilder, presi
dent; Mrs. Emma L. Tabron,
vice president; Mrs. Edna A.
Williams, secretary; Mrs.
Ruby M. Thomas, assistant
secretary; and Mrs. Lizzie Ed
gerton, treasurer; Mesdames
| Marthanna Winston, Mary
Hawkins. Bessie Kearney,
| Lucille Webb, Bessie W. Ray
I and Janice Perry.
Episcopalians
Entertain
Students
And Faculty
The Episcopal students
and faculty of Louisburg Col
lege were honored Sunday
evening at a covered dish sup
per held in the parish house
of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
The Episcopal church
women of St. Paul's were
hostesses.
The church membejs and
guests partook of a boun
teous supper spread buffet
style. Rev. Frank E. Pulley
gave the blessing, after which
he welcomed everyone and
issued the invitation to the
tables.
Over a hundred attended
the supper and enjoyed the
new friendships formed and
the renewal of former friend
ships.
Marriage
Announced
'
Dr. and Mrs. Spurgeon
Eakes of Franklinton an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Cheryl, to Mr.
Roger Stanford Buck, son of
Judge and Mrs. James Doug
las Buck of Tuscaloosa, Ala
bama.
Thanks
l wish to thank my rela
lives and friends for their
visits, cards, flowers, and gifts
while I was a patient at Wake
Forest Hospital.
Bertha Garrison
Franklinton
Shirlene Gates of Charlotte
has returned home after visit
ing her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Cates.
Mrs. T. V. Pruitt, Sr. Is
visiting Miss Mabel Edwards
in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Gowan Caldwell of
Winston Salem was a guest of
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Whit
field Sunday.
Miss France* Wort ham has
returned home after spending
last week in Wilson with her
sister, Mrs. G. C. Wainwright.
Mrs. Clarence Garrison has
returned home after being a
patient at Wake Forest Hos
pital.
Mrs. Mary Puckett remains
a patient at Duke Hospital in
Durham.
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Wester, Murray Speak Vows
Miss Phyllis Marie Murray
and Mr. William Thomas Wes
ter spoke their wedding vows
on Sunday, September 7,
1969 at three o'clock in the
Maple Springs Baptist
Church. The Reverend Mel
vyn Salter, pastor of the
bride, officiated at the
double-ring ceremony. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer David Mur
ray of Route 4, Louisburg,
and the bridegroom is the sot\
of Mrs Ned Wester and the
late Mr. Wester of Spring
Hope.
The church sanctuary and
choir loft were decorated
with fifteen-branch candela
bra filled with pink burning
tapers and Mt. Palms inter
spersed with standards of
gladioli, mums, snapdragons,
carnations, and pink mums.
Pews were marked with pink
burning tapers and cascade
bouquets of pink and white >
flowers.
A program or nuptial j
music was rendered by Mrs.
Mary Hughes, organist, of
Louisburg, and Mr. William
Gilbert, brother-in-law of the
bride, soloist. Mr. Gilbert
who is from Charleston,
South Carolina sang "O Per
fect Love", and 'The Wed
ding Prayer."
The bride, given in mar
riage by her father, wore a
gown of white peau <Je soie.
It was fashioned with an em
pire bodice with a jewel neck
line finished in a band and
seed pearls. The elbow length
sleeves which were bell
shaped were trimmed with a
Chant illy lace border. The
skirt was slim with a chapel
train attached in the back of
the dress. A scalloped lace
panel dusted with seed pearls
was appliqued to the front of
the caress and three small lace
applique* were on the train.
Her mantilla of chapel length
was trimmed with a scalloped
Chantllly lace border and at
tached to a hat of lace and
pearls. She carried a bouquet
of white orchids and minia
ture pink and white carna
tions.
Mrs. Barry Morgan of
Route 4, Louisburg, was ma
tron of honor. She wore a full
length gown of radiant pink
The empire bodice had elbow
length bell sleeves and a jewel
neckline finished in a match
ing band. The skirt was
straight with an inverted pleat
of cranberry in the center
back. A cranberry bow at the
empire waist completed the
gown. Her headpiece was a
satin cranberry rose to which
a shoulder length veil was
attached. She carried a nose
gay of pink and white carna
tions, and better time rosea.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Wil
liam Andrews, Jr. of Mem
phis, Tennessee, sister of the
bride; Mrs. Sidney Coppedge
of Raleigh, sister of the
groom; Miss Carol McDonald
of Route 4, Louisburg and
Miss Angela Thorne of Cas
talta Miss Kim Murray of
Raleigh, niece of the bride,
was a junior bridesmaid. They
wore dresaes and headpieces
identical in color and style to
the honor attendant. Their
bouquets were also similar.
The bride and her atten
dints' gowns were designed
ind fashioned by Mrs. Russell
Murray of Raleigh, sister-in
law of the bride.
Mrs. Catherine Cupton,
sister of the groom, presided
at the register.
Derwood Lamn of Spring
Hope, Mend of the groom,
aerved aa best man. Ushers
were Tim Wester, brother of
the groom, Sidney Coppedge
and 0. B. Gupton, brothers
in-law of the groom and
Russell Murray, brother of
the bride. Kenneth Murray,
nephew of the bride, was
junior usher. Ringbearers
were Masters BUly Andrews
and John Murray, nephews of
the bride
For her daughter's wed
.ding, Mrs. Murray wore a
dress and hat of olive green
knit and uaed black acces
sories A yellow orchid com
pleted her ensemble. Mrs.
Wester chose blue crepe for
her dress and hat and alao
uaed black accessories She,
too, wore a yellow orchid.
Mrs. Russell Murray direct
ed the wedding
Following the ceremony,
guests were received by the
bride and groom, their par
ents, and the wedding party.
For their wedding trip, the
bride changed into a dress of
mint green knit. She also
wore the white orchid which
was lifted from her bouquet.
Following their trip to the
mountains of North Carolina,
the couple will reside in
Loutaburg. The bride Is a
graduate of Edward Best High
I
MRS WILLIAM THOMAS WESTER
School and Trout man College
of Hair Styling. She is pre
sently employed at Vogue
Hairstyling. Louisburg. Mr.
Wester is a graduate of Spring
Hope High School and Hold
ing Technical Institute. He is
employed at D & J Pontiac -
Olds Inc., Louisburg.
CAKE CUTTING
Following the rehearsal on
Saturday night, the wedding
party, relatives, and friends of
the bridal couple attended
the cake cutting which was
held in the reception room of
the church. Mrs. Tim Wester
presided at the Register.
After the bride and groom
cut the cake, guests were ser
ved wedding cake, mints,
nuts, and punch. Mrs. Murray
cut the cake while Mrs. Wes
ter served the punch.
The table was decorated
with a beautiful bouquet of
pink and white flowers and
pink burning tapers.
Guests attending were
from Louisburg, Spring Hope,
Rocky Mount, Castalia, Ral
eigh. Nashville, Charleston,
South Carolina and Memphis,
Tennessee.
Mrs. R.B. Gordon To Head
Franklinton Woman's Club
(Frk. B.W.) The Franklln
ton Woman's Club met at the
home of the president, Mrs.
Woodrow H ask ins, Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Julia Carr, chaplain,
conducted the devotionais
after which the Club Collect
was repeated.
Mrs. W. C. James. Jr. read
the minutes of the two execu
tive board meetings held dur
ing the summer. The treas
urer's report was given by
Mrs. Raymond Harris.
The following officers
were elected to assume office
the first of January: presi
dent, Mrs. R. B. Gordon; 1st
vice president, Mrs. W. J. Slg
mon; 2nd vice president, Mrs.
Julia Carr; recording secre
tary, Mrs. W. C. James, Jr.;
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
J. E. Whitfield; treasurer, Mrs.
John Henry House; chaplain,
Mrs. Virginia Patterson; his
torian, Mrs. R. W. Moore.
The president appointed
the following committee:
Mrs. W. J. Sigmon, chairman;
Mrs. R. B. Gordon and Mrs.
Julia Carr to review the con
stitution and by laws and to
recommend needed changes
for the club's approval.
Mrs. Hasklns announced
and displayed the award
which the local club received
for its work at Murdock. This
was a second place award
presented by the State Fede
ration. Hie 14th District
meeting was announced for
October 24, 1969 at the
Franklinton Methodist
Church with the Ruth Mercer
Qrcle serving the lunch.
Mrs. Hasklns appointed an
overall committee to plan for
the meeting on September 15
along with Mrs. Roy Barham,
district president. The com
mittee is composed of Mrs. R.
W. Moore, Mrs. T. J. McGhee
and Mrs. Lamar Greene. A
coffee hour committee and a
decorations committee were
also named.
The club approved ways
and means projects. Report
blanks were given to the de
partment chairmen.
The program for the even
ing was presented by the club
president who gave an Infor
mative talk about General
and State Federation pro
jects.
Some of the projects
named were Care - an inter
national food project to feed
starving millions around the
world; Sarmacand -a juvenile
correction school for girls
who receive birthday gifts
from clubwomen; Helping
Hand-a rehabilitation pro
gram for girls released from
Sarmacand; Hallmark Con
test* high school senior art
talent contest; Ten Penny Art
Fund- ten cents per member
used to finance various art
and music competition,
awards and scholarships; Sal
lie Southall Cotton Scholar
ship Fund; ESO Reading Pro
gram, set up by the Univer
sity of North Carolina; Com
munity Improvement Pro
gram; Youth Art Contest;
Crusade for Light Contest, an
aid to crime and accident
prevention; Sewing Contest;
Creative Play Writing; Opera
tion Santa Claus-sharing
Christmas with a patient in
the state mental hospitals and
centers and the Consumer
Council of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Federa
tion of Women's Clubs was
instrumental in its organiza
tion.
Assisted by Mrs. Raymond
Harris and Mrs. Lamar
Greene, the hostess served
lime ice and ginger ale, nuts
and cookies during the social
hour.
Mrs. Lynn Brewer was wel
comed as a new member.
Garden Club
Holds Sept. |
Meeting
The Town and Country
Garden Club's Septemb*
meeting was held Wednssda]
night. September 10, at tin
home of Mrs. Charles M j
Davis on Edward Lane witl
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. N. F {
Freeman. Jr. serving as hoa>;
tesses.
On the antique hat rack hi;
the foyer was a large arrange
ment of orange marigolds In I
milk glass compote. In tin
living room where the meet J
ing was held were two othef.
lovely fall flower arranfsl
merits. On a large table wen
two large candles in antiqui;,
gun holders banked witl J
scuba foliage and dwarf ye*
low marigolds. On a smaBe
round table was an amy o
pink chrysanthemums and i
pink dahlia in a brass contain
er.
During the business seashu
several committee c ha farm* -
gave reports including yea
book by Mrs. Felix H. Alter
III; Conservation and Brtdg
Tournament by Mrs. Conr? !
B. Sturges. Jr.; Fashion Sho*.
by Mrs. Robert B. Fie mini ;
Awsrds and Fair Booth b jf
Mrs. James R. Grady; Calen
dars and Notes by Mrs. T.
Allen Gardner.
Mrs. Charles M. Davis and
Mrs. James R. Grady, co
chairmen of the Fair Booth,
named Mrs. Conrad B. Stur
ges, Mrs. Robert B. Fleming,
Mrs. Walter B. Jones, Mrs. N.
F. Freeman, Jr., Mrs. D. R.
Saunders. Mrs. Jack T. Ays
cue and Mrs. Felix H. Allen,
III to the Fair Booth Com
mittee.
The members enjoyed an
original program by Mrs.
Thomas A. Riggan on "Gar
den Therapy for New Clubs"
which was very impressive
and informative.
Following a group discus
sion of Garden Therapy Ml
by Mrs. Riggan, the hostesses
served a delicious fruit dessert
and coffee to Meadames Felix
H. Allen, III, Jack T. Ayscue,
J. David Allen, Robert B,
Fleming, James R. Grady, T.
AJlen Gardner, W. B. Jones,
Thomas A. Riggan, D. R.
Saunders and Conrad B. Stur
ges, Jr.
Masonic Notici
A regular communkatioa
of Franklinton Lodge No.
123 A.F.&A.M. will be haM
In the lodge hall on Maaon St.
Tueaday, September 16 at
8:00 P.M. AU Master Maaona
are cordially Invited to af>
tend.
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Thanks
I wish to thank the nuraaa
on the second floor of Frank
lin Memorial Hospital and t>.
Medders for everything that
they did for me while a pa
tient at the hospital. To my
relatives and friends I am
grateful for the flowera,
cards, visits and prayers.
Esther Mendenhall
The proper method of re
forming the world is by in
forming yourself, not your
neighbors.
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down to the imillftl detail. When
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ding needs, let our service* guide you.
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