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Concert
Holiday music fills the air at Hoke High 's MacDonald Gym as the
High School Chorus and Chorale presented their annual Christmas
Concert last Thursday. The concert, which lasted just over an hour.
was rated as one of the best by those in attendance. This year's theme
was " For Unto Us A Chiid Is Born. *'
Lumber Bridge News
By Lib Sumner
Baptist Church
Attendance was very good for
Sunday School and worship service
Sunday.
The Sermon, "God's Plan for
our Future", was ably delivered
in Rev. H L. Foster.
Sunday evening the children's
hoir and the chancel choir
presented a Christmas Cantata,
'Promise of Peace."
Following the program
* -feshnvnts were served in the
lowslnp hall. I nis program was
? .>11 attci.dt with visitors from St.
lJ ills, l.umherton and the Lumber
' utge Presbyterian Church,
-ireman's Christmas Banquet
The Hi eman's Annual
iristmas Banquet was held Satur
iv night at the Town Hall.
The table's were decorated with
w hite cloths, red candles and holly,
he serving table was filled with
? i.rkey and all the trimmings, fried
im, beans, candied yams. Pies
? d cakes.
Friends from Parkton, Lumber
in, Favetteville and St. Pauls at
'ended.
Mr. I incaster from Fayetteville,
'cured l ire Marshall, gave a most
t ?_*resii?.;j talk on the meaning of
'iristrn;. and how times have
?anged
Approximately 85 members and
i est attended. The program was
? ?pened and dosed with prayer by
...e Rev. Henrv L. Foster.
liirthd'j) Partv
On Sunday, Dec. 8, Mrs. Fritz
k Weber held open house and a
surprise birthday party in honor of
Col. Weber's 80th birthday.
The home was beautifully
decorated for Christmas with
candles and flowers-.
The reireshment table was
^I'vered vith a linen cloth with
linger foods and coffee.
The thice tier birthday cake was
served b\ Col. Weber and coffee
vvas pouicd by Mrs. Marian
Sumnet .
Many triends called between 4
. nd 6 p.m.
t hristmas Showing
Mrs. Donna Grey, represen
tative for Home Interior and Gifts,
neld open house Sunday evening at
ier home in Fayetteville. A large
.election of decorations and gifts
?vcre shown. The hostess served
punch, pound cake, cheese biscuit
and finger foods.
Attending from this area were,
Miene Bullock and Helen Caddell
r-'m Radford, Marian Sumner,
i\unela L.wis, Lois Sumner, Hope
inner, Selina Sumner and Lib
Sumner.
t irele II
On Friday, December 6th the
members of Circle II, Women of
the Lumber Bridge Presbyterian
Church met for their annual
Christmas Party at the home of
Mrs. J.E Clifton, Jr.
After a brief business meeting
and a special Christmas reading by
C hairlady, Mrs. Effie Forbis, a
luncheon was served buffet-style.
A Santa Claus face centerpiece
enhanced the buffet setting which
was created by arranging carrot
slices for the basic face, with
cauliflower clusters for the beard
and hat band, shredded cabbage
for the mustache, olives cut in helf
formed the eyes, while marichino
cherries made a red nose and a
radish formed the mouth.
The red cap was made by ar
ranging rows of cherry tomatoes
" above the face and tipping the etas
sle with a cluster of cauliflower.
Owning the face were scattered
clusters of cucumber rings to
hoBy leaves, entered
a quartered radish as a
poinsetta.
?VUes,s seated their own
salad by using the Santa ingre
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A red delicious apple with a red
stem a Cr3dled in the hon?l-out
as w Ln a was !lven to each ?u?t,
J acandy and Peanut favor
holder designed like the face of a
mad h 8 ? ThC d?8'S face was
made by using small tan fuffs as
cheeks and a black one for a nose
with a red felt tongue extending
hfa* r and the two 'onS
black felt ears and moveable
Sfe likeeyCS made U '00k almost
*i?nh eMhlngC of Secret Sister
gifts highlighted the affair as each
member opened their gift and
discovered the name of the secret
gift donor of all the year's special
Eastcr/clc. b'r,tlday' ar|niversary!
on
smanaKta Placed a table fu" of
small, but useful Christmasy wrap
ped gifts with a sticker on each
sPt?ckear8fromCh ?"C P'Cked 3 similar
sticker from a cup and matched it
|?.ho?c ?f .he gifts ,? daim i, as
,a?^ftly ?layed ,aped Christmas
carols and other secular holiday
, keP* !he spirit of the season
uppermost in everyone's mind
Cha.rlady. Effie Forbis
presented each circle member with
a jovely handmade cross
bookmaker and a colorful duck
Pencil sharpener and greeting card
were !0Sial,endi"8 'his gals affair
were. Georgia Beck, Sandy Clif
?on. Effie Forbis. Marlyen Forbis
Mamie Spears, Rebecca Marley'
W^h E,,*n Maxwell. Katharine
Weber and Ollie Ann Williford
January's monthly Circle II
meeting will be hosted by Mrs
Red^Sn3 y at her home in
Red Springs on Friday. January 10
al J p.m.
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the?wMMwa y eV5nLng mcmbers of
tne W.M.W. and Sunday School
Homf?VISI,Cdc,he Ever8reen Rest
Home, near St. Pauls.
Ice cream, cookies and punch
was served to fifty-three residence
and the staff of 15.
This treat was lots of fun for
everyone, and the W. M. W. and
Sunday School group enjoySd
Christmas two weeks early.
Serving refreshments: Pearl
Mcr'o ?lyn,McGougan' Verna
McGougan, Kate Weher. Lois
McGougan, Betty
Lou McGougan, Flata Schell, Lib
Sumner and Mavis Foster
^ 24,h Christmas
tve Worship service is at 7:30 p m
Presbyterian Church
The Lumber Bridge Community
Choir presented a musical, "Our
Glorious Message In Song" Sun
day at 5 p.m.
This is the 10th year of the Com
rTrl/Lr ' arnd ,hc musica' was
collection of songs from the
musicals performed in the past
nine years.
of KuJ^?',r '* Under ,h? d'r?tion
of M*?n Lynne Maxwell.
attenctedCaUtifUl pr0gram was *e"
& Y?0^.er Mrs!
Mr.. Alia, Mh,
sisters-in-law of Mrs. Shook.
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Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Gibson from
Stedman and Mr. and Mrs. Merritt
S. Gison of Fayetteville visited
their sister, Mrs. S.E. Sumner, Mr.
and Mrs. Ricky Lewis, Sidney and
Richard on Sunday afternoon.
Facts about ancestors
topic at UDC meeting
Members presented interesting
facts about their Confederate
ancestors when the Raeford United
Daughters of the Confederacy met
on December 13. The meeting,
held in the Hoke County Public
Library, was led by Miss Elizabeth
McFadyen, President.
Planning for Christmas remem
brances for shut-ins and Real
Daughters was done. Items were
brought to the meeting for
distribution to veterans in the VA
Hospital in Fayetteville.
An Auction Sale was held for
the benefit of the Treasury.
Mrs. Pauline Pittman and Mrs.
Ruby Penney served refreshments
during a social hour which follow
ed the business meeting.
New members installed
at Junior Woman's Club
New members were installed
when the Raeford Junior
Woman's Club met on Monday
evening. Mrs. Suzanne Balfour,
Mrs. Kristi Posey, Mrs. Sandra
Kelly, and Mrs. Mollie Williams
were inducted into the club by
Mrs. Kay Thomas, President-Elect
of District Nine Of the North
Carolina Federation of Women's
Clubs.
The business of the meeting in
cluded discussion of the recent
profitable Home Tour, plans for
helping two households for
Christmas, and an Arts outing to a
dinner theater production.
The meeting was held in the
home of Club President Sonya
Falls. The Christmas decorations
and candles created a festive set
ting for the meeting. Club
members exchanged gifts, and
Mrs. Thomas was remembered
with a decoration for her tree.
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