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OCI ETY. Presbyterian Circle to Meet Monday Circle number one of the Pres byterian church will meet Mon day evening, May 6, at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bill Davis on Elk Spur street. The program will be in charge of Mrs. Charles Poplin. All members are urged to attend. Grassy Creek Epwortb League Enjoys Party A party for members of the Ep worth League of the Grassy Creek Methodist church was given Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. A. H. Davis, north of Elkin. Games and music furnished en tertainment for the guests. Re freshnrt its were served during the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Entertain at Dinner for Club Mr. and Mrs. Marion Allen en tertained the Fortnightly Bridge club at a bridge-dinner at Hotel Elkin Friday evening with a full membership attendance. Tulips were used in the ap pointments of the tables, where covers were placed for twelve. Following the dinner bridge was played at three tables. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gwyn won the high score award at the close of a series of interesting progressions. Figurtt 'Ran Togttbtr' I For This Bookknpar IB 50... quite sensibly I ... he asked us to ID examine his eyes. IB The glasses we fur- I N nished corrected his I B vision...... and now ID he is among those I who visit us once I each year for eye- I I sight service. 11 Elkin's Leading Jeweler Phone 56 Elkin, N. C. Mission Circle To Meet This Evening Circle number four of the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser vice of the Methodist church will meet this evening (Thursday) at 7:45 at the home of Miss Mable Sale, with Mesdames Dick Evans and Jones Holcomb associate hostesses. All members are cordially in vited to attend. Fidelis Class Meets Tuesday Tuesday The Fidelis Class of the Sunday school of the First Baptist church met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. C. B. Alexander on Surry Avenue, with 13 members and 3 visitors present. Mrs. R. O. Pop lin conducted the devotionals and during the. business meeting rou tine reports were heard. Games and contests, under the direction of Mrs. Carl Chappell and Mrs. I. C. Yates, were enjoy ed during a pleasant social hour. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Browning Honors Husband on Birthday Anniversary Honoring her husband on his birthday anniversary, Mrs. Alan Browning, Jr., entertained at a small dinner party Thursday evening at their home on West Main street. The table, where covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown and son, Gor don, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Laffoon, Mr. and Mrs. Browning and son and daughter, Alan m, and Sterl ing, was centered with a bouquet of narcissi and dogwood. A three course dinner was served. Miss Finney Is Hostess at In formal Tea Saturday Miss Helen Finney, a student at Greensboro College, Greens boro, who was here for the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Finney, entertained at an informal tea Saturday after noon at her home to honor her visitor and classmate, Miss Ra chel Hobbs Alexander, of Clinton. The lovely home was arranged throughout with bowls of tulips in brilliant colors. Tea and sandwiches were served buffet style during the afternoon. The guest list included twelve friends of the hostess. Dr. and Mrs. Harrell Honor Faculty at Dinner Honoring members of the fac ulty of the city schools, Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Harrell entertained at THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA a lovely buffet dinner Monday evening at their home on West Main street. The lower floor of the home was artistically' arrang ed with white lilacs, purple Iris and red tulips. Dinner was served buffet style and covers were placed for 22 at small tables arranged in the living room, din ing room and sun room. During the evening a number of games and contests were ar ranged for the entertainment of the guests. Prizes were awarded Miss Mary Virginia Barker, Miss Alice Dixon, Miss Emma Cooke and J. S. Bumgarner. Engagement of Miss Neaves and Mr. Lord is Made Announcement was made Sun day by Mr. and Mrs. William Avery Neaves of this city, of the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Ema lene Bryant, to Hartley Lord of Kennebunk, Maine, and Boston, son of Mrs. Hartley Little Lord of Kennebunk, and the late Mr. Lord. The marriage will be sol emnized in a formal ceremony on Saturday, June 8, at high noon at the Elkin Methodist church. The announcement, which is of widespread interest through North Carolina and Virginia, is received with cordial interest here, where the bride is one of the most pop ular members of the younger society set. Many social courtesies are planned for Miss Neaves. Baptst Circle Meetings Are Announced The following circle meetings for the W. M. U. of the First Baptist church are announced: The Neal Young circle will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. Walter Hanks, with Mrs. W. D. Evans associate host ess. Monday evening at 7:30 the Rosalee Appleby circle will meet with Mrs. Garland Johnson, on Church street. The Edith Adair circle will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 with Miss Louise Transou on West Main street, and the Paul ine Moore circle will meet Tues day morning at 10:30 at the Lucy Hanes Chatham club house, with Miss Etta Mathis hostess. All members are invited to at tend. Miss Neaves, Bride-elect, is Honored at Tea Honoring thgir daughter and sister, Miss Emalene Neaves, whose engagement to Hartley Lord of Kennebunk, Maine, and Bos ton, has just been announced, Mrs. W. A. Neaves and Mrs. Franklin Folger entertained at an informal tea Tuesday afternoon from three until five o'clock at the Neaves' home on Bridge Street. The hall, living room and library of the lovely home were arranged with bowls of tulips in brilliant colors. In the dining room bridal green and white were used. The tea table was covered with a cloth of snowy linen and centered with a silver bowl of white carnations. On either end of the table silver candelabra, holding white tapers, were used. The guests greeted by Mrs. W. C. Cox and Mrs. J. R. Poindexter presented them to the receiving line, which was com posed of the hostesses and the bride-elect. Miss Neaves wore a street length dress of brown panorama mesh, with collars and cuffs of eyelet embroidery, and a shoulder bouquet of Braircliff roses. Mrs. H. P. Graham was in the library, and directed the guests to the dining room where Mrs. Sam Neaves and Mrs. E. F. Mc- Neer presided. Sandwiches, tea, salted nuts and mints were Served. Approximately one hundred and twenty-five guests called during the receiving hours. Goodbyes were said to Mrs. W. C. Cox and Mrs. J. R. Poindexter. Miss Cox and Mr. Harris Are Married in Church Ceremony The marriage of Miss Lucile Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cone Cox, and William Bernard Harris, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bernard Har ris, Sr., was solemnized in a beautiful ceremony Saturday ev ening at 8 o'clock in the Meth odist church, with the pastor. Rev. Herman F. Duncan, assist ed by Rev. L. B. Abernethy, offi ciating, using the ring ritual of the church. The altar of the church was banked with hemlock and white pine against which were tall candelabra holding lighted cathe dral candles. In front of each of the candelabra were bouquets of white tulips. Along the altar rail and in the choir loft were sprays of hemlock and white lilacs interspersed with candles and the same decorations were repeated in the windows of the church. Mrs. Franklin Folger, organist, E. F. Metz, violinist, of Green ville, N. C., and Mrs. Herbert Graham, soloist, rendered a beau tiful program of nuptial music. Mrs. Folger Mr. Metz played "Traumerei," (Schuman) and "Souvenir" (Drlda) and Mrs. Graham, accompanied by Mrs. Folger, sang Schubert's "Sere nade." During the ceremony Mrs. Folger and Mr. Metz played "To a Wild Rose" by McDowell. Wagner's "Wedding March" was used as a processional and Men dellsohn's "Bridal Chorus" was used as a recessional. Robert Harris, of Elkin, was his brother's best man. Ushers were Sam Neaves, Herbert Gra ham, Jr., Jack Carter and Rich ard G. Chatham. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a dress of duchess satin. The puffed sleeves were shirred at the cuff and had an inset of hand run alencon lace. The tight fit ting bodice had a sweetheart neckline with fullness caught at either side by a pearl clip and tiny satin covered buttons from the center to the waist, which was cut to a point. The full skirt was shirred at the waistline and set off from the bodice with self piping falling into a long, graceful train in the back. Her finger tip length veil was of illu sion, cascaded from a tiara of orange blossoms. She wore satin mitts cut to a point over the hand and carried a showered bouquet of lily-of-the-valley and white orchids. Her only orna ment was her wedding present from the bridegroom, an heir loom necklace of exquisite beau ty. A single diamond was sur rounded by matched pearls. The setting and chain were in natural gold. Attending the bride was Miss Emalene Neaves, maid of honor, and Misses Lesbia Graham, Sara Kelley Lillard, Louise Grier and Dorothy Halsey, bridesmaids. The bridesmaids' dresses were of pink starched marquisette with fitted bodices and full skirts, finished with small shirred ruffles at the neck and on the tiny pockets placed on the skirt. Their hats were a profusion of blossoms of matching shade, caught by short shoulder-length veils. They car ried arm bouquets of pink tulips and blue delphinium tied with blue satin ribbons. The maid of honor wore an aqua dress of the same design as the bridesmaids with a hat of aqua. She carried yellow tulips tied with yellow sat in ribbons. Each of them wore a pearl locket, a gift of the bride. Following the wedding the bridal party, the immediate fam ilies and a few close friends were entertained at a wedding recep tion at the home of the bride's parents on Gwyn avenue. The bride and bridegroom left during the evening for a wedding trip to New York. For travel Mrs. Har ris wore a dress of navy silk un der" her navy Juliard twill coat, which was fashioned on princess lines and trimmed with eyelet pique collars and cuffs. Heir small hat was of white silk pique trimmed with navy and other ac cessories were of navy. Her cor sage was of white orchids, which was lifted from her wedding bou quet. Mrs. Harris attended the Wo man's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and since the completion of her education has been In the office of Chatham Manufacturing com pany. Mr. Harris, who is also in the office of the Chatham Man ufacturing company, is a native of Winston-Salem, and was edu cated there. He has made his home here for a number of years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harris are members of prominent families and are widely known. Upon their return from their wedding trip they will be at home temporarily at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mills on Cir cle Court, until the completion of their apartment. Out-of-town wedding guests were: Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris, parents of the bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Poor, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harris and daughters, Nancy, Martha and Elizabeth Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Shamel, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Poor, of Engle wood, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. E. P. C. Metz, of Greenville, N. C.; Mrs. Johnson Lewis, of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunt er Smith, of Dillon, S. C.; Major and Mrs. F. M. Sizer, of Staun ton, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Shotwell and Mrs. Allen Crabill, of Lynchburg, Va.: Mrs. S. L. Lusk, of Paris, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reddick, Jr., of Statesville; Mrs. J. A. Phipps, Mrs. J. W. Parsons, Miss Zelle Phipps, Mike Crabill, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Kyle McMillan and Mrs. Poy Higgins, Galax, Va.; Charles E. Cox, Mrs. Virgil Cox, Gid Cox, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Hal sey, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Os borne and Mr. and Mrs. Cam Fields, Mouth of Wilson, Va.; Mrs. Rosa Reeves, of North Wilkesboro, and Mrs. R. B. Knox, of Newton. EAGLE IS FEATURING NEW FLORENCE RANGE The Eagle Furniture Company is featuring the new Florence table top oil range, with a num ber of the newest models now on display at their store on West Main street here. Hie new ranges have a number of outstanding features that makes them an excellent buy when one considers performance economy, convenience and beauty. An advertisement in this issue of The Tribune pictures and de scribes the new Florence, giving complete details and prices. Pass Through Fair Traveler—Why do you punch that hole in my ticket? Station Official—So you can pass through. Better Half Small Son—Dad, what does a "better-half" mean? Dad—Just what she says, son. FOR GRADUATION GIFTS Nothing better than a Bible, and we have a splendid line suitable for the occasion. We also have many other items that will meet the require ments for both boys and girls. So see us for your graduation gifts. WALKER'S 5c & 10c Store EARTH Wants ATTENTION Pamper your garden, and It will produce flowers and vege tables worthy of your pride! Our garden tools encourage Nature! Visit us for your every need in garden tools WjttfijlJ/t and supplies. 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