Society and Personal
Mrs. R. Sutton Has \
Bridge Club Meet
Mrs. Ralph Sutton was hostess
lor the regular meeting of her
bridge club at her home in Cullo
whee on Tuesday evening. A des
sert course was served before the
tables were made up for play. ??'
Mrs. W. L. Jones was presented
a prize for making high score and
Mrs. W. T. Wise received the one
for second high. Others playing
were Mrs. Dan Moore, Mrs, T. N.
Massie, Mrs. D. M. Hall, Mrs.
Keith Hinds, and Mrs. Philip Sto
vall.
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Legion Auxiliary Meets
With Mrs. Moore
On Friday evening Mrs. Britton
Moore was hostess for the October
meeting of the American Legion
Auxiliary with 13 members pres
ent. The vice-president, Mrs. Dan
Tompkins, presided.
Plans were completed for the
Armistice Day celebration in
which the auxiliary will cooperate
with the American Legion in an
all day celebration and a dinner
FAMOUS AMONG THE >YOHLD*S
BEST BALANCED WATCHES ,
LILLUS
JEWELRY COMPANY
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In Rltx Theatre Bldg.
PHONE 229 SYLVA, N. C.
to be held at the club house that
evening at 7 o'clock.
Christmas activities of the or
ganization were discussed. Each
member had brought a gift to be
sent to Oteen for the Gift Shop
maintained there by the state
auxiliaries. Other members are
asked to leave their gifts with Mrs.
G. K. Bess at the Sylva Pharmacy.
Mrs. Raymond Sutton reported
on the area meeting held in Le
noir last Wednesday. The presi
dent, Mrs. Jessie Cordell, and Mrs.
Sutton had attended this meeting.:
as representatives of the local
unit.
Mrs. Moore served a salad course.
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Mrs. Wilkes, Mrs. Ellis
Hostesses for Waynesville
Music Club Meeting
On Friday evening Mrs. Grover
Wilkes and Mrs. Paul Ellis enter
tained the members of the Way
nesville Music Club at the home
of Mrs. J. Philip Stovall. Dr. Mary
Michal, president, conducted a
short business session.
The first numbers of the pro
gram were given by the choral
group made up of singers from
Sylva and Cullowhee, who are
Miss Alice Weaver, Mrs. Mark
Osborne, Mrs. Paul Ellis, Mrs. Ro
bert Allison, Miss Ruth Hooper.
Nickels Beacham, Charles Reed,
Tommy Davis, John Echols and
Rev. Mark Osborne. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Grover Wil
kes. Their first number was "Pray
er" from Cavalleria Rustic ana with
the violin obligato played by Miss
Ruth Hooper. They then present
ed "O, for the Wings of a Dove"
by Mendelssohn with Miss Alice
Weaver as soprano soloist.
Mr. Sol Cohen of the Springdale
College faculty, played a violin
composition by his teacher, Hubay.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Nix
or of Waynesville. He also rend
, ered a group of unaccompanied
Hungarian folk songs 'and the
Fifth Hungarian Dance by Brahms.
The chorus sang in closing a
group including "Sweethearts" by
Victor Herbert; "Serenade" by
Romberg; and "O, Italia, Belov
ed" by Donizetti.
The hostesses, assisted by Mrs.
Stovall, served a salad course.
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Junior Woman's Club
Has Monthly Meeting
The Junior Woman's club held
its October meeting last Wednes
day evening with Mrs. Charles Po
80 Attend Tea For
New Faculty At WCTC
A tea for the new faculty wom
en of Western Carolina Teachers
college was given in the parlors of
Moore dormitory Sunday after
noon from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock.
About 80 faculty members, staff
members and outside friends at
tended.
Faculty women honored at the
tea were Dr. Agnes Stotrt^Mrs. W.
B. Harrill, Mrs. Rosser H. Taylor,
Mrs. Clarence N. Gilbert, Mrs.
Glenn Ruff, Mrs. E. R. McCorx
nell, Mrs. W. T. Brown, Mrs. H. L.
Leftwich and Mrs. Gerald Eller.
Hostesses were Mrs. Edith Hall,
>Iiss Anne Hammond, Miss Leo
nora Smith and Miss Edythe Walk
er. Mrs. W. E. Bird and Miss Anne
Albright poured coffee.
Piano, violin and vocal music was
furnished by Mrs. Inez Wooten
Gulley, Florian Lindberg, Jack
Barnett and Forest Lindsay.
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Mrs. George Montieth
Honored At Shower
On Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. John G. Farley,
Mrs. George Montieth, the former
Miss Virginia Brown, was honor
ed at a shower. About twenty
five friends gathered at the home
of Mrs. Farley for the affair.
Games were played. Then the
bride and bridegroom led the way
to the diningroom which was de
corated with yellow flowers. In
the center of the table was a
large cake surrounded with drinks.
The gifts were placed on a large
table and opened by the honoree
following the serving of the cake,
drinks and apples.
teet. Miss Virginia Madison, presi-.
dent, presided. Since there was a
large amount of business to be
transacted the usual program was
omitted.
The members decided to spon
sor a benefit bridge party Wednes
day evening, November 12, to be
held in the W. O. W. hall. The
treasurer was instructed to send
a check to cover their quota of
$1.00 per member for the new
headquarters building to be con
structed in Raleigh; also a check
for $25.00 to the home economics
department of Webster high
school to help buy needed equip
ment. ~
Miss Dorothy Sue Tallent, Miss
Alice Weaver and Miss Agnes Wil
son were named to serve on the
hospitality committee.
Mrs. Poteet served a salad course.
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Ruby Daniel Circle
Met With Mrs. Potts
The October meeting of the Ruby
AN INVITATION
This is your invitation to attend the
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Formal Opening on Saturday, November 1,
of
Jane and Dot's Flower Shop
We have just completed our display and storage house and our
all-glass green house. We are equipped to supply you at all seasons
of the year with either cut flowers, funeral arrangements or grow
ing plants, assuring you of the best at all times. We invite you to
visit and enjoy our flowers with us.
Dorothy Williams and Jane Coward, owners and managers of
JANE AND DOT'S FLOWER SHOP V
Phone 7 ? Sylva, N. C.
MIDLAND, N. C.?Special J|
The Bethel Methodist Church
was the scene of a beautiful wed
ding for the vows of Miss Helen
Elizabeth Sossamon to Mr. Elmer
Yates Neill on Friday evening,
October 24 at 6 o'clock.
Rev. E. S. Elliott, pastor of the
Cherryville Baptist Church offici
ated. The chancel was grouped
with palms, ferns, white pom pom
chrysanthemums', and seven
branched candelabra holding ca
thedral tapers.
Before the wedding, Mrs. H. H.
Allen, Sr., pianist, played "Liebe
straum" by Liszt, "Ave Maria" by
Schubert,* and "At Dawning" by
Cadman. Mrs. H. H. Allen, Jr.,
vocalist, sang "Because" by D'
Hardelot, and "Until" by Sander
son. The wedding march from Lo
hengrin by Wagner was used as
the processional and Mendelssohn's
Wedding March as the recessional.
During the ceremony "O Perfect
Love" was played and Mrs. H^H.
Allen, Jr. sang "The Lord's Pray
er" by Malotte after the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, James O. Sossamon.
Her wedding gown of white ham
mered suede satin was fashioned
along princess lines with simple
high neck, leg o'mutton sleeve
ending in calla lilly points over
the hand, tight bodice, and cir
cular skirt ending in a full length
court train. She wore a three quar
ter length veil of French illusion
attached to a coronet of orange
blossoms. Her jewelry was a sin
gle strand of cultured pearls with
matching earrings, a gift of the
bridegroom. She carried a white
prayer book topped by a single
ruby-throated orchid showered
with tuberoses.
Mrs. Spencer Albert Hammill
was her sister's matron of honor.
She wore a short sleeved gown of
fuchsia velvet faskioned along lines
matching those of the bridal gown.
Matching ostrich tips were used as
a headdress. She carried a nose
gay of small button chrysanthe
| mums.
The bridegroom had as his best
man, his brother, Dave S. Neill, of
High point.
The brides-maids were Mrs.
Odell Dellinger, sister of the
groom; Miss VUda Urey of Kan
napolis; Miss Ruby Dancy of North
Wilkesboro; and Miss Betty Ellis
of Boone. They wore velvet gowns
in shell pink and powder blue,
which were identical to that worn
by the matron of honor, as were
their headdresses and nosegays.
Ushers were John Neill, brother
the groom, Cherryville; Boyd
Sossamon, brother of the bride,
Sylva; Odell Dellinger, Cherry
ville and Carl Rudisill, Cherry
ville.
Master Joel Dellinger, nephew
of the groom acted as ring bearer,
little Misses Carol Sue Sossamon
and Shirley Hammill, nieces of the
bride were flower girls and wore
floor length taffeta dresses in pink
and blue and matching ostrich
tips in their hair. Masters Jon and
James Sossamon, nephews of the
bride, were train bearers.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hammill in
Concord. Greeting guests at the
door were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
Sossamon of Bryson City. In the
receiving line were the parents of
the bride, parents of the bride
groom, the bric% and groom, and
the remainder of the wedding par
ty.
The bride's mother wore a floor
length dress of black crepe with
sequin trim and an orchid shoul
der bouquet. The bridegroom's
mother wore a floor length xlress
of black crepe with lace yoke and
an orchid shoulder bouquet.
The rooms were thrown en suite
and were arranged with fall flow
ers. The table in the dining room
was covered with an Italian Cut
work cloth and centered with an
all white arrangement of chrysan
themums, carnations and roses;
and was flanked with low silver
candlesticks holding lighted tapers.
Also on the bride's table was a
five-tiered wedding cake. Mrs.
I Daniel circle of the Baptist church
met last Thursday evening with
Mrs. Felix Potts with 12 members
present. The president, Mrs.
Porter Scroggs, had charge of the
business session.
Mrs. Potts gave the devotional
and Mrs. Lee Walker was in charge
of the program, having for the
subject, Mexico. She was assisted
by some of the other members.
The members voted to give a
donation of $25.00 to the organ
fund of the church. They also
agreed for each member to bring
an article of clothing to the next
meeting to be given to a needy
girl.
The hoitess served ' a sweet
course.
Baine Sossamon of Statesville pre
sided at the punch bowl. Assisting
in serving were Mrs. Ora Dough
erty, Bryson City; Miss Frances
Hammili, Gold Hill; Miss Cecelia
Hoover, Cherryville; and Miss
Nancy Allison, Sylva. Mrs. Math
Eury of Concord was in charge of
the gift room and Mrs. Harry Has
hings of Sylva, kept the bride's
register.
After the reception the couple
left by motor for a short wedding
trip through the Valley of Virginia.
For traveling the bride wore a
dress suit of black faille with ,
tight-fitting bodice and three quar- |
ter length peplum, an off-the-face
hat of Black velour, matching
suede accessories, and an orchid
shoulder bouquet.
On their return Mr. and Mrs.
Neill will reside in Weaverville,
N. C.
Mrs. Neill is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Oscar
Sossamon of Midland. She grad
uated from Appalachian State
Teachers College where she re
ceived her B. S. degree of Home
Economics. She was a member of
the Girls' Chorus and an officer
of the Home Economics Club. For
the past eighteen months she has
been in Sylva where she served
as Home Demonstration Agent for
Jackson county.
Mr. Neill is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Neill of Cherry
ville. He served in the United
States Navy for four years in the
Atlantic Theater. He received his
B. S. degree from Western Caro
lina Teachers' College, where he
was a member of the Student
Council and was listed in "Who's
Who in American Colleges and
Universities". At present he is
employed as Athletic Coach at
Weaverville High School.
A number of out-of-town guests
attended the wedding.
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Nancy Carolyn Bryson
Observes Birthday
| Mrs. Claude Bryson entertained
at her home at Addie Monday,
October 20, honoring her daugh
ter, Nancy Carolyn, on her seventh
birthday anniversary.
After several games had been
played the children were invited
into the dining room. As they
marched in they sang "Happy
Birthday to Nancy Carolyn". The
small guests and their mothers
were served birthday cake, lemon
ade" and candy. Then the young
honoree opened her gifts.
The guests were Charlotte Ann
SOSSAMON-NEILL JVEDDING VOWS
TAKEN IN LOVELY. SETTING
Terrell, Joe McClure, Doyle Bry
son, Larry McDuffey. Billy and
Peggy Jones, Jolene, Maxene and
Clara Bell Green, Brenda Henson,
Rebecca and Martha Lou Blanton,
Susan Mull, Tony Shuler, Ginger
Springer, Reta McClure, Judy
Murmillo, Sonnie McClure, Glenda
Lou and Patsy Nation, Ronnie
Shuler, Lydia BeLl Bryson, Shirlie
and Glenn Mathis, Sarah Bell and
Lawrence Fisher, Joyce and Jim
mie Crawford, Joel and Mary
Paige Newton and Carl Jones.
DIRT MOVING?We are equipped
with a bulldozer for moving
dirt and rock. See us for informa
tion. Lon Harris or Edison Crowe,
Tuckaseigee and Cullowhee.
22, 23, 24*
ANTIQUES -- ANTIQUES
The demand for Antique Furniture and
other Antique Items has become so great
that" our truck now makes regular trips
into sections where these items can be
secured . . . We now have for your choice
* the following . . .
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Marble Top Tables from . . .
$16.50 to $25.00
Marble Top Dressers
$29.50
Large selection . . .
CLOCKS, CHINA, GLASS AND
SILVERWARE . . . Many other items
?Also?
SEWING MACHINES
Harrison Furniture Co.
Phone 209 Cullowhee Road
PLENTY OF PARKING SPACE
SOMETHING VERY - - -
SPECIAL
lOO Per-cent
VIRGIN WOOLEN GOODS AT HALF PRICE
We have just received a supply of lovely 58 inch, 100
per cent wool dress materials in tan, light and dark
brown, navy blue, beige, green, grey, and luggage tan.
Original Price $3.95
Special Price $1.98
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We also have some lovely plaids'which wc arc also of''
fcring at this special price.
BELK'S DEPT. STORE
"The Home Of Better Values"
Phone 287 Sylva, N. C.