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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1953 THE NEWS-JOURNAL PAGE FIVE iocia Is-P ersonal items GIVE TWO PARTIES FOR MISS GRAHAM LOCAL GIRLS SPONSORS FOR INAUGURAL BALL Miss Marian Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Lewis, and Miss Alice Sutton Mathcson, dim- Miss Anne Graham, popular bride-elect of this month was shown two attractive bridal cour tesies at the home of Mrs. Herbert McKeithan on Thursday of last week. Arrangements of coral glads made the living room attractive I tions to servo as" sponsors fin and in the dining room red and white roses were used. In the afternoon at three o'clo: Mrs. McKeithan and her daugh ter, Miss Lydia McKeithan, en tertained at a coffee hour. At thi-i time friends and contemporaries DINNER PARTY HONORS CULERETHS FRIDAY Mr. and Mrs. Dick Neelcy en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cul- brcth, who arc moving to Atlanta BhtT of Dr. and Mrs. R. A. M;th- soon, with a dinner party at their eson, are among the 301) youri;; j lvmie n irth of Harford on Friday girls from all parts of North Car-1 evening at seven o'clock, olina who have accepted invita-1 Covers for twelve were laid at lie the dining room table which was Inaugural Ball, which will be centered with an attractive green held on Thursday evening to honor Governor-elect William B. Um- stead and Mrs. Umstcad. The ball is being given by the Raleigh Post No. 1 of the American Legion ant! the Junior League of Raleigh. oi me nonoree were nivneu ana jointly, and will be opened at nin enjoyed an hour of lively conver- o'clock in he evening by the Spon sation. Miss Graham and Mrs D. ' sor's Figure. B. Herring of Aberdeen, who be fore her marriage in the Metho- The Sponsors will wear white dresses and will carry flowers of Carolina Slate Colors. 0- ENJOY BUFFET SUPPER dist Church here Saturday even- red, white and blue, the North ing was Miss Betty Davis, were both presented c&rsages of white carnations on arrival, and later they were presented attractive gifts. Mrs. John Scott Poole of Southern Pines, recent bride, was also remembered with a gift. At 4:30 the same afternoon Miss Graham was honored when the members of the coca-cola bridge club, of which Mrs. McKeithaa and the honoree's mother, Mrs. Arch Graham, are members, gath ered at the McKeithan home. The climax of this gathering was reached when the bride-elect was presented many lovely and use ful gifts from those present. On both occasions guests wore invited into the dining room f,r refreshments. Mrs. Graham who was seated at one end of the at tractively appointed table, poured coffee. A variety of party sand wiches, candies, nuts and cakts were served with the coffee. 0 and whi'e arrangement. Those en joying the Nccloy's hospitality were: Mr. and Mrs. Neill McFad yen, Mr. and Mrs. John McPhaul, Mr. and Mrs. Dean White and the Kev. and Mrs. W. B. Heyward. The Culbreths were remember ed with a lovely gift. SISTERS SPEAK VOWS IN PINE BLUFF CHURCH FINE ARTS DEPT. MEETS TUESDAY The Fine Arts Department of the Woman's Club met Tuesday evening, January 6, at the home of Mrs. Sam Hiser, with Mrs. Chandler Roberts and Mrs. Don ald Stubbs serving as joint hos tesses. Two new members welcomed ,Jnto the club were Miss Dorothy 'Collins and Mrs. R. P. Dewitt. Mrs. Furman Clark and Isobel McFadyen were leaders and they presented an interesting program on poetry of the 19th century. Guests of the club were Mrs. W. E. Willis, Mrs. Ray Criffin, Miss Katherine Blue and Al fred Cole, Jr. were hosts at a buf fet supper at the home of Miss Blue's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blue, last Thursday evening. The occasion honored two of Raeford's newlywed couples and two couples whose weddings will 'he double ring ceremony for both The Methodist Church of Pine bluff was the scene of a beautiful candlelight wedding on Sunday afternoon, December 21, when Miss Sylvia Collins became the bride of James Leroy Smith and Miss Shirley Jean Collins became the bride of Johnny Fletcher Tucker. Tiie Rev. Charles A. Lcdford, pastor of the church, conducted be events of this month. They were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mc Keithan, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Scott Poole, Miss Betty Davis and Lt. D. B. Herring, and Miss Anne Graham and William Poole. Each couple was presented an attrac tive gift. Glads and potted plants in vari colored shades decorated the en tertaining rooms. An arrange ment of all white with greenery centered the dining table, from which the delectable supper was served. Around 30 of the town's young people, including those home frj"i college for the holidays, were pre sent to enjoy the hospitality of Miss Blue and Mr. Cole. 0 MESDAMES COLE, BLUE ENTERTAIN FRIDAY Friends of Mrs. Alfred Cole and Mrs. J. H. Blue were compliment ed when Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Blue entertained at the home of the latter on Friday afternoon of last week. Five tables were arranged for bridge in the living room and don, which had been made attrac- couples. Miss Ruth Troutman of Greensboro College, organist, pre sented the wedding music. Mrs. Lewis Brown, soloist, sang, "I Love Thee" and "O, Promise Me," and at thet close of the ceremony, "The Lord's Prayer." Miss Sylvia Collins was given in marriage by her uncle, L. B. Seals of Raeford and Miss Shir ley Jean Collins was given in mar riage by her uncle, Floyd Seals of Siler City. The brides wore identical gowns of wihite net over satin and fingertip veils beaded with lilies of the valley and car ried bouquets of white carnations, snapdragons and sweet peas. Miss Mary Lou Moss of Hoff man was maid of honor for Miss Slyvia Collins and her brides maids were Mrs. Roy E. Brock of Raeford and Miss Fay Deen Mallard of Hoffman. Miss Catherine Currie of Max ton was maid of honor for Miss Shirley Jean Collins and her bridesmaids were Miss Carol Wy lie and Miss Pauline Lampley of Pinebluff. Bill Carter of State College was best man for Mr. Smith and Mar shall Donathan was best man for Mr. Tucker. The ushers were tive for the occasion with arrange-ijj Seas and EvereM Bowen Mrs. Joe Dombkowski, Mrs. R. L.' ments of glads and pretty potted I Shuford and Mrs. Thomas Riley. After the program the hostesses served a delicious dessert course with coffee. 0 BRISTOW - WALTERS Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hasty of Raeford announce the engagement of Mrs. Hasty's sister, Catherine Bristow, to Wilfred Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Walters of Raeford. The wedding will take place the fifteenth of February at the Methodist Parsonage in Raeford. 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McLeod and sons, Benny and Joe, returned Saturday after spending two weeks in Coral Gables and Mia mi, Fla. They attended the North-South Football game on Christmas night and the Orange Bowl Game on New Year's Day. nlnnts At the enri of several in-f tcresting progressions the high score prize was awarded to Mrs. A. K. Currie, and the tables were cleared for the delicious supper the hostesses served. J. J. Murray, Jr., Rhodes Scho lar, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Mur ray of Lexington, Va. was a guest of Dr. anil Mrs. R. L. Murray and Bob Thursday night. Jim is on vacation from school at Oxford, England after 18 months of spec ial study of herpetalogy. He sail ed on the Queen Mary from New York Tuesday for Oxford Univer sity where he plans to conclude his three years of work in his chosen field. ; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Long and son, Bobby, spent last Thursday with Mrs. W. B. Gulledge and family. Mrs. Gulledge returned to I Charlotte with them. of Raeford, Ralph Gorden of Ab erdeen and Don Gustafron of State College. The mother of the brides wore a suit of navy with white acces sories and a corsage of white car nations. The bridegrooms mothers wore navy suits with pink accessories and corsages of pink carnations. The couples greeted guests in the vestibule of the church after the ceremony and later left for their wedding trips. n Mrs. Bill Maurer and children of Winston-Salem visited her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John McKeith an,over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Coppedge and daughter, Grace Bemberton, and Miss Pat Monroe of Rocking ham and Mrs. Irene Housely of Mt. Gilead spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monroe. It's the And MARCH OF DIMES Every Nickel We Get FOR COFFEE FRIDAY Will be Contributed Come In And Have A Cup ELK RESTAURANT HERRING - DAVIS VOWS SPOKEN Anthony G. Drake, Manager On Saturday afternoon, January the third, in a candlelight service, I Miss Elizabeth Robinson Davis, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Speed Davis and the late Mr. Davis of Raeford, became the bride of Lt. Darius B. Herring, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Herring of Aberdeen. The ceremony was performed in the Raeford Methodist Church at 5 o'clock with the Rev. John T. Maides, cousin of the bride, of ficiating. Prior In the ceremony, a pro gram of wedding music was pre sented by Miss Mary Jo Davis of West End, cousin of the bride, or ganist, and Miss Katherine Blue of Raeford, soloist. The Lord's Prayer was sung' at the conclu sion of the ceremony. The bride, given in marriage by her uncle, John E. Davis, of Dunedin, Florida, wore a gown of candlelight satin with fitted bo dice and full skirt with court train. Her fingertip veil of illu sion fell from satin cap embroider ed in seed pearls and bugle beads. She carried a Bible belonging to her grandfather, the late Rev. B. P. Robinson, which was given to him by her great-grandfather, t? late Rev. John Oliver Tew. The Bible, covered in white satin, was topped with three white laelia alba orchids with baby white calanthe orchids attached to white satin ribbon streamers. Attending the bride as matron of honor was her cousin, Mrs. John T. Maides, of Stantonsburg, who wore a gown of American Beauty Rose net over taffeta fash ioned with a fitted velvet bodice and attached matching stole. She carried a bouquet of pink carna tions mingled with ice blue net and wore a bandeau of feathered carnations in her hair. The bridesmaids, Miss Nellie Allen of Fayetteville, cousin of the bride, and Miss Jane Herring of Aberdeen, sister of the groom, wore delft blue gowns fashioned identical to the matron of honor's. They carried pink carnations tied with pink ribbons and wore in their hair bandeaux of feathered carnations, similar to those of the matron of honor. The honorary bridesmaids were Miss Lydia McKeithan, Miss Gwen Gore, Miss Anne Graham, Miss Bonnie Kate Blue, Miss Sue Gul ledge, Miss Libby Suddreth, Miss Carlene Freeman and Mrs. Luke McNeill of Raeford, Miss Eleanor Leach of Raeford and Richmond, Va., Mrs. Vernon Brown of Winston-Salem and Miss Louise Wade of Dunn. The bridegroom was attended by his father, Darius B. Herring, as best man. The ushers were Bob Allen of Fayetteville, Alfred Cole of Raeford, Frank McNeill of Aberdeen, and Jack Garty of Southern Pines. The mother of the bride wore a gown of pink taffeta and her corsage was a deep lavender or chid. The bridegroom's mother wore a gown of ice blue lace and her corsage was a pink orchid. After the ceremony, a buffet supper was served to members of the family and out-of-town guests, at the home of the bride's mother. The couple left shortly after the wedding for Florida where they will spent! their honeymoon. For traveling, the bride wore a suit of dusky pink wool, with black ac cessories. Mrs. Herring received her edu cation at Hoke County High School and Greensboro College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laudc. While at Greensboro Col lege, she was president of the Student Body and was elected to "Who's Who in American Col leges and Universities." She is a member of the Dunn High School faculty. Lt. Herring received his educa tion at Aberdeen High School and the University of North Carolina, where he was pledged to the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He receiv ed his commission from Officer's Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla., and is now stationed at Fort Bragg. Out-Of-Town Guests Out-of-town guests attending the wedding were: Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Hin shaw of Greens!xro; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Davis and Jack Davis of Dunedin, Fla.; Mrs. W. J. Davis, Miss Bessie M. Davis of Warren ton; Mrs. M. J. Davis of West End; Mrs. Austin Rogers. Miss Pansy Rogers of Cary; Tommy Johnson of Martinsville, Virginia; Mrs. Marvin Tew of Charleston, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, Mrs. E. H. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Schreiner, Charles Schreiner, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Robinson, Gail Robinson of Fayetteville; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gillis of St. Pauls; Mrs. Al Gardner Stanley of Whitcville; Miss Edwina Hollo man of Aberdeen; and Mrs. Brawnie Pearsall of Dunn. (J MISS DAVIS HONORED ON MANY OCCASIONS Luncheon Given Saturday A bridal luncheon was given Miss Betty Davis on Saturday, Januarv 3, at twelve o'clock by Miss Jane Herring and Mrs. D. B. Herring, Sr. of Aberdeen at the Tarheelian in Southern Pines. The table was lovely with its I centerpiece of white flowers and sprays of green fern. White light ed candles were placed at each side of the center arrangement. After the main course of the lun cheon was served, a two tiered bride's cake was placed before Miss Davis to cut and serve. The hostesses presented the bride a piece of silver in her pattern. At this time Miss Davis remembered each of her attend ants with a gift. Those attending the luncheon other than the bride and hostesses were Mrs. J. S. Davis, mother of the bride, Mrs. John T. Maides of Stantonsburg, Miss Nellie Al len of Fayetteville, Miss Kathe rine Blue and Miss Lydia Mc Keithan of Raeford, Miss Mary Jo Davis of West End and Mrs John E. Davis of Dunedin, Fla. Cake Cutting After the wedding rehearsal of Miss Betty Davis and Lt. D. B. Herring, Jr. of Aberdeen, the wedding party, including the hon orary bridesmaids, out-of-town guests and a few close friends were invited to the home of Mrs. D. R. Allen, aunt of the bride, of Fayetteville, for the cake cutting. The Allen home was beautiful ly decorated with arrangements of white glads and carnations, mingled with greenery. The table was covered with a lovely cro cheted cloth that had been used at the Golden Wedding celebra tion of i Miss Davis' grandparents, the late Rev. and Mrs. B. P. Rob inson. An arrangement of white flowers and candles trimmed in fern and ivy made an effective setting for the white four tiered wedding cake. After the bride cut the first slice she handed the server to Mrs. D. B. Herring, Sr., mother of the groom, who served the guests. Punch was poured by Mrs. J. S. Davis, mother of the bride and Mrs. John E. Davis, aunt of the bride. Supprr For Bride Misses Eli.abeth Suddrclh and Gwen Gore cr.tci taincd with a waffle supper on Wednesday ev ening at the home of Miss Gore, honoring Mis.s Betty Davis and her bridesmaids. A color scheme of urecn anf! white was can ied out in tiic dc (orations. After sup per the hostesses- and guests sur piised ?.Iiss Davis with a kitchen shower. ERIDE-ELECT HONORED AT LUNCHEON MONDAY On Monday at one o'clock Miss Anne Graham, attractive bride elect of next Sunday, was hono rec at a luncheon given by Mrs. Frank Tapp and Mrs. Chandler Roberts at the home of the form er. The dining table was centered with a miniature wedding scene. Covers were laid for twelve at tables, which were centered with dainty arrangements of baby's breath, ivy and candles. The honoree's place was marked with a white corsage, and she was pre sented dinner pli.tes in her china pattern. Guests other than Miss Graham were: Mrs. William Holt and Mrs. William Arnold, cousins of the bride from Sanford, Mrs. Arch Graham, Miss Lona Graham, Miss Ha Graham, Mrs. W. L. Poole, Mrs. Jimmy Warner, Mrs. C. W. Worley, Mrs. Walter Baker, Mrs. Luke McNeill, Mrs. Neill Mc Fadyen and Mrs. A. K. Currie. 0 Mrs. B. L. Miller returned to her home in Laurel, Md., on Sat urday after spending the Christ mas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lytle. Mrs. M. D. Gentry and Miss Patsy Gentry of Roxboro spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Niven. Mr. and Mrs. Neill Campbell and sons left for their home in Madison, Tcnn. after visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Davis over the week end. GAYNOR McKENZIE Miss Heln McKenzie, daughter of Mrs. John W. McKenzie of Kerf Springs, and Edward Franklin Gaynor, son of Mrs. James B. Gaynor of Lancaster, S. C. were united in marriage at 4 o'clock, Thursday, December 25. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. Gower Crosswell, pastor of the bride, in the Antioch Presbyter ian Church. The vows were spok en before the altar banked with fern, basket arrangements of gladioli and chrysanthemums and candelabra holding white tapers. Mrs Gower Crosswell, Organist, presented a program of music us ing the traditional wedding mar ches. "The Wedding Hymn" was played softly during the ceremony. The ushers were Ronald Gaynor and Warren Garland, both of Lancaster. The bride and bridegroom en tered the church unattended. The bride wore a navy blue suit with navy accessories and a shoulder corsage of whi'e orchids. A'ter the ceremony, the couple received in the vestibule of the church. Lat er they left for a Drief wcddinR trip. Mrs. Gaynor wes graduated from the Hoke High school and from Eakcr Sanatorium Schoo! of Nursing at Lumbcrton. She ii now employed in the office of Dr. R. L. Crawford of Lancaster. Th bridegroom graduated from the Lancaster High school and from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. degree in pharmacy. He served three years in the navy during World War II and is now a junior at the Medical college of South Carolina at Charleston. O Mrs. Lilly Maxwell visited her daughter and family, Mr. ant Mrs. J. W. Worhble in Burlington lats week. Miss Shirley Mann spent the holidays in Baltimore, Md. with friends. Neil Senter left Friday for Springfield, Ky., where he will bo located until the tobacco market closes ,in about two weeks. Little Danny Pritchett, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Pritchell, was a patient at Highsmith hospital for several days last week. PARENTS: Have you considered the advantages your children get by attending a scientifically operated Kindergarten during the important, impressionable pre-school age? Do you know how much the real personal attention re ceived can mean to a little one in the big jump from Mother's lap to a big public school? Or how a child with planned Kindergarten training can quickly adapt to school work and produce his best right from the beginning? Did you know that the Raeford Kindergarten has spec ially trained and experienced personnel who love and enow child renj And that you can send your child for only $3.00 per week? Raeford Kindergarten Operated By The Raeford Presbyterian Church At The Church MRS. JOHN SCULL, Director
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