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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, DECEMRER 21, 1961_
Women's Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
MARY EVELYN de NISSOFF, Editor TELEPHONE OX 2-6512
Local Garden Club
Meets at Clarendon
Gardens in Pinehurst
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Howe
were hosts at their Clarendon
parden home in Pinehurst Mon
day to the Southern Pines Gar
den Club.
Club members who had pre
viously been invited to meet
Monday and tour the Gardens
with Mr. Howe, because of rainy
weather, were shown instead col
ored slides of the place by their
host.
Mr. Howe also showed beauti
ful color photographs of individu
al cuttings, representing about 75
species of the over 200 varieties of
holly raised in the Clarendon
Nurseries.
In a test given the members to
determine the species in 15 dif
ferent types of holly shown, Mrs.
B. F. Kraffert was the winner.
Club President Mrs. Clarence
Von Tacky told members that the
Southern Pines Library had again
this season been beautifully dec
orated for Christmas by the Gar
den Club.
Mrs. Howe served a decorative
and delicious Christmas tea to the
members attending.
HOME CANDLELIGHT SERVICE UNITES
MISS WOODELL AND MR. RUCKERT
Miss Sandra June Woodell and
William Earl Ruckert were mar
ried Saturday in a candlelight
service at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. Isaac A. Woodell.
The Rev. Carl Wallace, pastor
of the United Church of Christ,
was the officiating minister.
The bridegroom’s parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Burg of Mt.
Clemmons, Mich.
A reception at the bride’s home
followed the ceremony. Her cou-
sip. Miss Sylvia Boyte, of Aber
deen, presided at the punch , table
and Miss Patsy Simmons served
the wedding cake.
The couple will make their
home here until next summer,
when they plan to go to Michi
gan to live.
Out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Ruckert’s sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr^ and Mrs. Keith
Oates and sons, Mrs. Frank Boyte
and the Misses Sylvia and Diren-
don Boyte, Miss Patsy Simmons
and the bridegroom’s brother,
Jerry Ruckert.
Legion Auxiliary
Donates $70 to VA
Gift Shops in State
Meeting last Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Veta E. Gorman,
members of the American Legion
Auxiliary voted to send Christ
mas remembrances to shut-ins
and Gold Star members.
Miss Gussie Cameron, unit presi
president, presided. Treasurer
Mrs. W. E. Cox, Jr , reported that
checks totaling $70 had been sent
to the four veteran’s hospitals in
the state for the gift shops.
As membership chairman, Mrs^.
Cox also reported 39 paid-up
memberships for 1962; she stated
that cookbooks, distributed by
Department headquarters in Ra
leigh, had arrived.
Music Chairman Mrs. L. L
Woolley read the article from the
Auxiliary magazine on the hymn-
of the month, “Cantique de Noel,”
by Adolphe Adam, and an article
on “Christmas Customs and Sym
bols.”
The hostess served delicious and
festive-looking refreshments.
BROWNSON MEMORIAL CHURCH WOMEN
SEE FILM STRIP AT MONDAY MEETING
Mrs. Bruce Warlick was in
charge of the Joy Gift Christmas
program of the Women of Brown-
son Memorial Presbyterian
Church Monday evening in the
church sanctuary.
Mrs. C. C. McLean, president of
the Church Women, called the
meeting to order and the mem
bers joined in singing the hymn,
“Joy to the World.”
Mrs. Warren Smith led the de
votional.
Alter the business session and
circle reports, Mrs. Warlick show
ed a color film strip, with record
ed narration and music, entitled
“Let’s Look After Our Own.”
After the Joy Gift offering was
taken, the Youth- Choir, under
and Mrs. Ralph Chandler, with
Miss Rosie Chandler as piano ac
companist, sang “Winds Through
the Olive Trees,” “The Babe in
the Manger,” “In David’s Royal
City,” with solo by John Wads
worth, “Hosanna,” and “There’s
a Song in the Air,” with Pat
Cameron, soloist.
Following the benediction by
Dr. E. C. Scott, interim minister,
the group adjourned to the fellow
ship hall lor a Christmas party.
Pioneers Present Play
The Pioneer Fellowship pre
sented a one-act play, “The
Christmas Cat,” on 'Tuesday
evening in the fellowship hall.
The performance was followed by
a party for parents and guests and
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IN AND OUTS
R. P. Beasley and his sister.
Miss Mary Beasley have moved
into their BSay Street home from
their former country home be
tween here and Lakeview.
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Lam-
phier, of Wake Forest College,
will visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul R. Staples and their
son, Frank, over the Christmas
weekend. Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Hale,
who are residents at the Holly
wood Hotel, will join the family
for Christmas day.
Miss Lockie Parker leaves here
Sunday to join her sister. Miss
Beryl Parker in Richmond, Va.
and the two will join friends in
Williamsburg, Va. where they
will join in the various festivities
planned there for the Christmas
season.
Bill Warner of Detroit, Mich,
is arriving for the holiday season
with his mother, Mrs. Ruth
Swisher.
Mm^ ChuAtniCtA
Frances Becker
All the best is our
holiday wish for our
friends and patrons.
Frandel Beauty Shop
Mildred Henry
Sarah Garcia
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MRS. JOHN LORNE MACDOUGALL, JR.
RYE WEDDING UNITES ANN DAVIDOW
AND JOHN LORNE MACDOUGALL, JR.
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direction of Mrs. Norris Hodgkins members of the cast.
Hilbert Johnsons
Entertain Friday
At Hollywood Hotel
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Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Johnson,
former residents who have moved
to Hickory, entertained their
friends here at a cocktail party
Friday at the Hollywood Hotel.
Guests at Hollywood
Mrs. Alan Cowperthwaite has
arrived at the Hollywood Hotel
to spend the winter. There for the
holidays are Mr. and Mrs. Albert
M. Moss and family of New York,
and Mrs. T. C. Ringgold of
Raleigh.
Other guests include Mr. and
Mrs. George Catuna of Northport,
N. Y. and Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Van Cleff of Watch Hill, R. I.
Rainbow Girls Plan
Christmas Ball
On December 27
Dave Blume and his Quintet
will play for the Christmas Ball,’
Wednesday, December 27, at the
Southern Pines Country Club.
The dance is sponsored by
Sandhills Assembly 40, Order for
Rainbow Girls, and will be a
semi-formal affair.
All members have tickets for
sale, or anyone wishing to buy
tickets may call Dawn M. Le-
land at OX 2-3134.
Silver Foils Club
Tourney in Pinehurst
Has Turnout of 24
Mrs. Maurice F. Creem turned
in a score of 19-22-41 to win Class
A in the best selected twelve
holes contest, played Tuesday by
24 members of the Silver Foils
Club at Pinehurst.
Tied at 44 for runner-up posi
tion were: Mrs. David R. Riach,
21-23; and Mrs. John E. Barry,
23-21
Class B winner, with 20-21-41,
was Mrs. Elbridge S. Sidway,
who had a one-stroke lead over
the runner-up, Mrs. John W
Lindsay with 22-20-42.
Quartet Presents
Musical Program at
Rotary Club Dinner
Arch Coleman, former resident
here who now lives in Virginia
Beach, spoke on “The Spirit of
Christmas” at the Rotary Club’s
annual Christmas dinner party
for members and wives, held last
Thursday evening at the South
ern Pines Country Club.
Guests were entertained with
a program of Christmas music
presented by Cathy Sandstrom,
Faye Reid, Mary Elizabeth Chap
pell and Dickey Hoskins.
Mrs. Robert Leland was given
a bouquet of American Beauty
roses by the club in appreciation
of her work for them over th^
years.
General chairman of arrange
ments for the party was Dr. Wal
ter Sergeant who was assisted by
the Rev. Carl Wallace and E. J.
Austin.
Members of the committee on
decorations were Mrs. James
Lindsley, Mrs. L. D. McDonald
and Mrs. Sargeant.
Miss Dumaine Plans
Christmas Party Jn
Stable at Weymouth
Miss Betty Dumaine is enter
taining friends and neighbdrs at
an eggnog party on Christmas
Eve in Mrs. James Boyd’s barn
at Weymouth, where Miss Du-
maine’s horses are stabled.
There will be a Christmas tree,
wreaths and greenery will deco
rate the stalls, and the horses’
manes will be braided with mis
tletoe.
Episcopal Day School
Students Present
Program, Enjoy Party
Forty students of the Episcopal
Day School Tuesday presented
their annual Christmas program,
under direction of their teachdrs,
Mrs. W. O. Spence, Mrs. James
Lindsley and Mrs. W. R. Bonsai,
III.
Children, and their parents,
were served cookies and punch.
Mrs. Leland to
Entertain Sunday
School Classes
Mrs. Robert Leland is enter
taining members of her seventh
and eighth Sunday School Classes
of the United Church of Christ
at her home Saturday afternoon.
22 Dogwood Grove
Members Enjoy
Christmas Party
The annual Christmas party of
Dogwood Grove was held Mon
day evening in the Woodmen hall.
The hall was gaily decorated in
the holiday colors with a silver
tree with red ornaments centering
the rooms. .
The little Misses Candy O’Quinn
and Ruthie Allred entertained the
group with a song and dance
number of their own composition,
also tap dancing, after which the
grown-ups entered into games
contests and carol singing.
The drawing for the turkey was
held and Mrs. Bill Poley of West
End was the winner. The proceeds
will be used to spread cheer
during the holidays.
After the gift exchange, refresh
ments of cookies, punch, candies
and nuts were served to the 22
members present.
Past presidents of Dogwood
Grove were hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lome Mac-
Dougall, Jr. will live in New
York City.
Miss Ann Davidow, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Davidow of
Rye, N. Y., and the son of Mr. and
Mrs. MacDougall of Southern
Pines, formerly of Morristown,
N. J., were married Saturday in
Rye.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Wendell Phillips of
hrist’s Episcopal Church.
The bride, escorted by her fath
er, wore a gown of white satin
trimmed with a lily-of-the- valley
motif of Swiss organdy and ba
tiste, and an illusion veil attached
to a matching lily-of-the-valley
of stephanotis and ivy around a
cluster of pink sweetheart roses.
Her attendants, attired in for
est green velvet, were Mrs. Paul
M. Harbolick, the matron of hon
or, Mrs.. Paul J. O’Neill, Miss
Jane MacDougall, the bride
groom’s sister, and Miss Jean Ro-
mig.
Barry D. Coletti was best man.
,The bride is a graduate of Dana
Hall School, Wellesley, Mass, and
Mount Holyoke College, class of
1959.
Mr. MacDougall is a graduate of
the Hill School and a 1956 grad
uate of Harvard College, where he
was a member of the Iroquois and
Racket Clubs.
He is associated with Montgom-
headpiece. She carried a bouquet ery Ward in New York.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Nursing Staff Host to
Policemen, Firemen
The Southern Pines and Pine
hurst Police and Fire Departments
were entertained at dinner Wed
nesday night at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital.
The dinner is given annually
by the Sisters of St. Francis, who
form the nursing staff of St. Jo
seph’s, in appreciation of the help
and cooperation given the hospi
tal by the Police and Fire Depart
ments of the two communities.
1 Mrs. Kennedy Welcomes
Friends to New Home
With a Housewarming
Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy was
hostess at a housewarming party
Saturday afternoon at the home
on Young’s Road which she pur
chased last summer from Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Collins.
Mrs. Kennedy just moved into
her newly acquired place this fall
on her return from her summer
home in Brookline, Mass.
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WBACTY - BUItO.BS
Hubert Moss Robert Chamberlain
Mary Morgan
Local Police Dept.
Has Christmas Dinner
Party at Wedge Inn
Twenty-one members of the
Southern Pines Police Depart
ment, and their wives, got to
gether for a Christmas dinner
Tuesday evening at the Wedge
Inn.
Present for the fun and fellow
ship were Police Chief and Mrs.
Earl Seawell, Sgt. and Mrs. G. L.
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wil
son, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Frye, Mr. and
Mrs. Allan Benner, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert R. Samuels, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde G. Council, Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
L. Rogers and Mrs. Thomas Vann.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Patients, Staff, to
Hear Music Program
Patients and hospital staff at
St. Josephs’ Hospital will hear a
music trio—Organist Irving W.
Barry, Violinist Vincent Bragale
and Vocalist Bob Matthews—Fri
day afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Anyone interested in the per
formance is invited to attend the
concert.
New Heir-Rival
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JACQUELINE McNEILL
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. McNeil'
are the parents of their fourth
daughter, Jacqueline Elizabeth
weighing seven pounds, 10 1-2
ounces, born December 17 at
Moore Memorial Hospital. The
baby’s sisters are Sandra Gail,
11; Judy Ann, nine; and Trudy
Dell, six. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McNeill
of Lumberton and the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Buttry of Durham.
Hollywood Bridge
Club Lists Winners
Hollywood Bridge Club table
winners, following their weekly
session Tuesday afternoon, were
Mrs. E. V. Walker, Mrs. S. R.
Jellison, Mrs. H. W. Allen and
Mrs. P. P Pelton
Mrs. Clinton Areson was the
bolivia winner.
Looking Ahead
For Christinas
Books Make The Perfect Gift
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Juvenile — Teens — Adults
Studio Bookshop
105 E. PENNSYLVANIA AVE. SOUTHERN PINES
SEE OUR "SPECIAL VALUE" TABLE
At Theodota’s and The Pine Shop, you’ll find many
lovely gift items at $1.00, $1.25, and up.
-also-
Cards — Linens — Silver — Crystal
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THEODOTA
Southern Pines
OPEN NIGHTS ’TIL 8
Thurs. — Fri. — Sat.
Make it a
JEWELERS
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Memorable
Trio Entertains
CP&L Personnel at
Annual Dinner Dance
Fifty couples Saturday attend
ed the Carolina Power & Light
Company’s holiday dinner-dance,
held as usual in past years, at
the Southland Hotel. ,
A trio, comprising Irving W
Barry, organist, Vincent Bragale,
violinist, and Bob Matthews, vo
calist, played and sang and the
guests enjoyed dancing after din
ner in the dining room where a
tree and other appropriate deco
rations carried out the Christmas
theme.
Ferguson Youngsters
Celebrate Birthdays
Vicky Lynne, five, and Kim
berly Frances Ferguson, one, cel
ebrated their joint birthdays with
a Christmas party Friday at the
home of their mother, Mrs. Dottie
Ferguson, on Saunders Boulevard.
Guests, Margaret Nanopoulos,
Jane Hannah, Tricia Thomas,
Pam Council, Trudy McNeil and
Bobby and Phillip MacCrimmon,
enjoyed ice cream, cake and
candy. Prizes were given for
games played and each guest re
ceived a book as a favor.
MEETING RESCHEDULED
The meeting of the Woman’s
Fellowship of the United Church
of Christ, set for December 28,
has been set forward to January
4 when a luncheon is planned.
INS AND OUTS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cush
man have their entire family
with them for the Christmas hol
idays at their home on Valley
Road. Here visiting are their sons,
Robert, Jr., his wife and their
two sons, of Rockingham; Everett
and his wife, of Greenville, S. C.;
and two daughters, Mrs. T. D
Nickerson, her husband and two
sons, of New Castle, Pa., and Miss
Sally Cushman, who attends Wal
nut Hill School in Natick, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grinnell left
last weekend for Orange, Texas to
spend the holidays with their sdn,
Pete and his family. During their
absence, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Birch of Myrtle Beach are occupy
ing the Grinnell home on Coun
try Club Drive.
Arriving Christmas Day for a
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Maxwell Grey, are Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Smith and children,
Walter and Judy, of Wilmington,
N. C.
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PUNCH
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