men’s Activities
MISS JEAN MARIE TORRENCE, SOCIAL EDITOR
4-MOUNT HOtXY NEWS, Frld>T. Fab. IS, IMO
Miss Greene Honored
With Buffet Supper
Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Wilson
entertained at a buffet supper at
their home on Hovis Circle,
Charlotte, N. C., Saturday eve
ning at 8:00 p. m., in honor of
Miss Ruth Greene and Mr. Rupert
Ballard of Belmont, whose wed
ding will take place at the First
Baptist Church, Sunday, Feb.
12th at 5:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson were assisted in entertain
ing by Miss Willie Mae Wilson.
Mixed flowers were used in the
living and dining rooms. The
dining table was covered with
a cutwork linen cloth. The table
was centered with a crystal bowl
filled with red carnations flank
ed on either side by candelabra
holding red tapers. The food was
served from the dining room table
and card tables were set up in
the living room for the . guests.
'Valentine place cards were used
and the bride’s place was marked
by a corsage of red and white car
nations, carrying out the Valen
tine motif. The dessert course also
was symbolic of Valentine’s Day.
Individual cakes iced in white
with hearts and cupids in red,
and ice cream in bridal molds
were served.
Miss Greene was presented a
bride’s book as an honor gift.
Games were played and prizes
awarded the winners. Invited
guests were Miss Greene, Mr. Bal
lard, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Greene,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hager, Miss
Willie Mae Wilson, Mr. Eugene
Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Ballard.
MISS LOFTIN WEDS MR. COX
Parents Entertained
The Rehearsal Party
On Saturday evening, immed
iately following the rehersal for
the wedding of Miss Vertie Pearl
l^ftin and Mr. Charlie. Thomas
Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L.
Ixiiiin, parents of the bride, en
tertained at their home on North
Main Street with the traditional
cake-cutting ceremony.
Spring flowers decorated the
rooms, and in the dining room the
table was overlaid with a hand
some white banquet cloth. Cen
tered on the table was a lovelv
two-tiered
Wfti decbiralwi with WseS in an
hil-White motif, topped by a min-
ature bridal couple, and flanked
by lighted white tapers in cry
stal holders. Punch was served
with the wedding cake.
Only members of the bridal
party, the two families and a few
friends were present.
Beta Club Dance
To Be Gala Affair
On Saturday night in the high
school gymnasium, the Beta Club
of the local high school will spon
sor a itound dance. The dance is
to be informal, and a flat admis
sion charge of 25 cents will be
collected at the door. The public
is invited to attend as this prom
ises to be one of the most enter
taining dances of the year. The
Valentine motif is being used and
it is. rumored the decorations are
to be outstandingly attractive.
The purpose of this dance is to
raise money for the Beta Club an
nual convention which going
to be held in Raleigh oh March
17-18. All of the club members
except two are planning to make
the trip. This makes 22 in all
who will attend the convention.
Chances on home-made cakes
are to be sold at the dance, and
refreshments of cold drinks, sand
wiches, and cookies will be avail
able at a nominal cost.
The dance is to be from 8:00
p. ra, until 11 p. m. and everyone
is cordially invited.
Miss Loftin Honored
By Mrs. McAllister
Mrs. Pearl McAllister, aunt of
Miss Vertie Pearl Liftin, enter
tained with a miscellaneous show
er at her home here on Tuesday
evening.
Arrangements of mixed flowers
were used throughout the home,
and bridal games were played.
The hostess served a salad course
with iced drinks.
Guests included Miss Loftin,
and her mother, Mrs. Clarence L.
Loftin, Mrs. J. C. Loftin, the
bride’s grandmother. Mrs. Ersen
Loftin, Miss Mabel Loftin, Miss
Lejean.Loftin, Miss Margaret Lof
tin, Mrs. Walker Stillwell, Mrs.
J. B. Ellington, Mrs. J. W. Grahl,
Mrs. N. B. Bumgardner, Mrs.
Floyd Warren, Mrs. Charlie Luc-
key, Mrs. Ola Whitner, Mrs. Annie
Sigmon, Mrs. Albert Cloninger,
Mrs. Bertha Riley, and Mrs. Ruby
Bynum.
Miss Brittain Feted
On Saturday Evening
Mrs. B. L. Lawing and Mrs. M.
T. Annis were hostesses at an in
formal party on Saturday night
at the lowing home on West Ca
tawba Avenue, paying compli
ment to Miss Frances Brittain, a
bride-elect of this month.
Arrangements' of jonquils, glad
ioli, and roses effectively appoint
ed the living room, and the host
esses served sandwiches, cookies,
and mints along with coffee. Miss
Brittain was presented an honor
gift of silver in her wedding pat
tern.
Guests included relatives and
close friends of the honor guest.
Dance Club To Have
Valentine Dance
Plans are complete for the Val
entine Dance to be given at the
American Legion Hut on Spring
Hill for Legionnaires, members of
the Dance Club, and their guests,
an announcement has stated. Be
ginning at 9 p. m. and lasting as
long as the dancer; wish, the
dance i.^ expected to attract a
large crowd. Refreshments will be
included in the price of admission
which is $1.25 per couple it was
announced.
sed identically with the other
bridesmaids, and carried a similar
arm bouquet.
Mrs. Loftin, mother of the bride
wore a navy blue gaberdine suit
with matching accessories and 8
shoulder bouquet of red rosebuds.
guests attended the wedding. [Fuller.
First Methodist church was the
scene of a wedding of beauty and
marked impressiveness Sunday
aftegnoon at 5 o’clock when Miss
VarHa Pearl Loftin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Loftin,
became the bride of Charlie Tho
mas Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Cox. Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, pastor
of the church, officiated, using
the double ring ceremony.
For the ceremony the altar
«uth«m smihx snd
cimbodiurh ferns which formed a
background for aeven-branched
cendelabra arranged in pyramid
form and set with lighted cathe
dral tapers. In the center of the
chancel stood a massive floor
basket of white gladioli. Pews for
special guests were marked with
dainty sprays of greenery and
white satin bows.
Prior to the ceremony a pro
gram of nupital music was pre
sented by Miss Ann Kendrick, or
ganist, and Ben Shue, vocalist.
Miss Kendrick’s numbers includ
ed “Clair de lune’’ by Debussy, “I
Love Thee’’ by Greig, “At Dawn
ing” by Cadmon, and the marri
age hymn “O Perfect Love” by
Barnby, played on the chimes. Mr.
Shue sang “The Sweetest Story
Ever Told” by Stults, and “Be
cause” by D’Hardelot. During the
exchange of vows Miss Kendrick
played “To A Wild Rose” by Mc
Dowell, and at 'the conclusion of
the service Miss Margaret Loftin,
sister of the bride, and junior
bridesmaid, sang “The Lord’s
Prayer” by Mallotte as a benedic
tion. Traditional marches by
Wagner and Mendelssohn were
used as processional and reces
sional.
The bride was given in marri
age by her father, and the bride
groom had as his best man his
brother, David Cox» Ushers were
Bill Little, of Mecklenburg coun
ty, cousin of the bridegroom, and
Norman Cox, the bridegroom’s
brother.
The bride wore a gown of ivory
satin designed with sweetheart
neckline, fitted bodice with deep
point at the waistline, long sleeves
ending in points, and a full skirt
extending into a long train. Her
full length veil of ivory bridal
illusion was edged with imported
French lace, and worn in the
mantilla style, and she carried a
single white orchid showered
with split carnations and tiny
whit * satin ribbons.
Miss Lejean Loftin was her
sister’s maid of honor. She wore
a dress of yellow taffeta fashion
ed along the same lines as the
bridal gown, with short ruffeled
sleeves, and carried an arm bou
quet of red roses tied with match
ing ribbon. Her head dress was a
matching halo trimmed with
dainty yellow flowers.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Paiby Wiggins and Miss Cristine
Johnston, both of Charlotte. They
wore dresses of powder blue taf
feta fashioned with sweetheart
neckline, fitted bodice, short ruf
fled sleeves and full skirt trim
med with deep ruffles
formed a point in front and a bus-1 Covers were laid for Mr. and
tie effect at the back. They also Mrs. Sherrill, Mr. Holland, Mrs.
wore matching halos decorated Bill Hager of Boger City, Mr. and
with tiny flowers, and carried arm ■' ~ ------
bouquets similar to that of the
honor attendant.
The junior bridesmaid was dres-
Miss Greene Honored
With Kitchen Shower
Mrs. R. G. Perry, with Mrs. Jim
Mattox and Miss Rita Greene as
co-hostesses, was hostess at her
home on E. Catawba Avenue on
Friday evening at a kitchen show
er honoring Miss Ruth Greene,
bride-elect of February 12th. Ar
rangements of jonquils and fern
were used in the living and dining
rooms. The place of the bride-
elect was marked with a corsage
of yellow baby chrysanthemums.
Bingo was enjoyed by all pre
sent throughout the evening, af
ter which a salad anci dessert
course was served. The bride-
elect received many useful gifts.
The guests included Miss
Greene, Mrs. M. O. Small, Miss
Willie Mae Wilson, Mrs. D, O.
Parris, Mrs. J. C. Little, Mrs. E. L.
Business Women Meet
On Monday Evening
On Monday night at 7:30 p. m.,
the Junior Business Women’s
Circle of the First Baptist church
met in the home of Mrs. Harold
Stroupe on East Glendale Ave.
After a short business meeting
and the program, given by Miss
Rachel Craig, the circle presented
their chairman. Miss Frances
Brittain, with a surprise kitchen
shower. Miss Brittain is a bride-
elect of this month.
The hostess carried out the
Valentine theme throughout her
home. The refreshments followed
this same theme and a salad
course and coffee were served.
Those present other than those
mentioned were Mrs. F. H. Aber
nathy, Jr., Mrs. Joe Check, Miss
Ruth Craig, Miss Rita Greene,
Mrs. Charles Ballard, Mrs. C. C.
Mullis, Jr., Mrs. Barbara Hovis, I
Mrs. Carl Broome, Miss Helen I
Craig, and Miss Rebecca Rhyne. 1
WOMEN TO MEET
The Presbyterian Women of the
Church will hold their day meet
ing at the church next Wednes
day afternoon at 3:00 p. m., it was
announced this week. All women
are expected to be present at this
time.
Miss Kile Is Hostess
To Her Bridge Club
Miss Dorothy Kile was hostess
to her bridge club on Tuesday
night, entertaining at her home
on the Hickory Grove Road.
Arrangements of violets, jon
quils, and japonica decorated the
living room, and the Valentine
motif was cleverly carried out in
the party appointments. The
hostess, assisted by her mother,
Mrs. L. L. Kile, and by Miss Ro-
zella Abernethyr served a dessert
course before the progressions
started.
Mrs. Max Hoyle won the high
score prize, the low score award
went to Mrs. Harry Thompson,
Jr., Miss Lillian Dunn received
the floating prize, and Mrs. Gor
don Eaves cut consolation.
Others playing were Mrs. T.
A. Dunn, Mrs. Bob Cook, Mrs.
Harry Thompson, Sr., and Mrs.
Max Childers.
ATTEND CHURCH
Classroom Teachers ,
Entertained Tuesday
Mrs. W. M. Beaty and Miss Gol
die Kale entertained the Mount
Holly chapter of Classroom
Teachers on Tuesday afternoon at
their home on Summitt Avenue.
Colorful arrangements of earb^
spring flowers decorated the
rooms used for entertaining, and
refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the meeting.
Mrs. T. L. Ware, Jr., the presi
dent, presided during the business
session, and reports were heard
from standing committees. Dele- •
gates were also elected for the
state meeting to be held in Ra
leigh this month.
Local Girls Make
College Honor Roll
Sixty-four Gardner-Webb col
lege students from a wide area
of North Carolina made the honor
roll for the recently completed
fall semester, it was announced
this week by the college regi
strar, Dorothy Hamrick. ’
The honor roll is made up o{
students whose semester scholas
tic average is 90 or above. Two
(girls from Mount Holly are among
[those students: Barbara Daven
port and Rachel Smith.
pley, Mrs. John Hager, Mrs.
Truelt Mace, Mrs. J. F. Dameron,
Mrs. Sam Moore, MrS. Joe Greene,
and Mrs. P. H. Roberts.
Invitations Issued
has
Mrs. Cox, the bridegroom’s moth- McCorkle. Mrs. Roscoe Clippard,
er, wore a black crepe dress with I Mis. R. C. Greene, Mrs. T. I. Tar-
black accessories and a
bouquet of red t6§^ouds.
Later in the evening the couple
left on a trip south, and upon
their return they will be at home
in Mount Holly. For traveling the
bride wore a three-piece suit in
navy gaberdine with matching ac
cessories. At her shoulder she pin
ned her wedding orchid.
The bride was graduated from
the Mount Holly High School with
the class of 1948, and for the past
two years has held a position
with the Associated Transport in
Charlotte.
The bridegroom received his di
ploma from Mount Holly High
School in 1943, and is a veteran of
the late war, having served three
years with the Army, some time
of which w-as spent in the Pacific
Theater of Operations. He is now
employed by Duke Power Com
pany at River Bend.
The following invitation
been issued in Mount Holly:
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Carl Greene
request the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Ruth Eula
to
Mr. Rupert Wilson* Ballard
on Sunday, the twelfth of
February
at five-thirty in the afternoon
First Baptist Church
Mount Holly, North Carolina.
WEEKEND GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. James Hester of
Draper, N. C. were the weekend
A large number of out-of-town [ guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Miss Loftin Feted In
James Toomey Home
Mrs. James Toomey, Mrs. David
Cox, Mrs. Ross Cox and Mrs.
James Hager were hostesses at a
party honoring Miss Vertie Pearl
Loftin on Friday evening in the
home of Mrs. Toomey in Catawba
Heights.
Spring flowers decorated the
home, and bridal games were en
joyed. Prizes went to Mrs. Helen
Crawford and Mrs. Ross Cox. The
hostesses served a salad course
with accessories and punch.
Miss Loftin was presented a
gift of crystal in her wedding pat
tern from the hostesses, and a
shower of miscellaneous gifts. In
the shower the Valentine motif
was carried ou^ each gift being
decorated with a red heart.
Guests included the honoree
Mrs. Clarence L. Loftin, her moth
er, Mrs. Earl Toomey, Mrs. Ed
Cox, Mrs. Polly O’Donoghue, Mrs.
Minnie Woolwine, Miss Ruby
Painter, Miss Earline Toomey,
Mrs. Helen Crawford, Mrs. Ron
nie Kirby, Miss Lejean Loftin,
Miss Christine Johnston and Miss
Ruby Wiggins. Miss Johnston and
Miss Wiggins are from Charlotte.
Mrs. Sherrill Honors
Father and Husband
Mrs. Ernest Sherrill honored her
father, Mr. M. L. Holland of Iron
Station, and her husband on their
birthday anniversaries, enteitain-
ing Sunday with a buffet dinner
The honor guests received a num-
which'ber of gifts.
Mrs. Raymond Holland, and Mr.
and Mrs. George Summey of Dal
las, and Mrs. Bobby Abernathy
and son, Alan of Alexis.
IN SPARTANBURG
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Holobough
were in Spartanburg over the
weekend to- visit their son, Pal
mer, and his wife.
VISIT HENSONS
Mrs. Mack Foster and son, Stan
of Charlotte, are visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Henson.
VISITS MOTHER
Mrs. J. Clyde Johnston spent
Wednesday of this week in Har
mony with her mother, Mrs. E.
A. Massey.
SUNDAY DINNER GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. J. Clyde Johnston
had as Sunday dinner guests Mr.
and Mrs. Talmadge Adams and
son, Jack, of Statesville, Miss
Alice Adams of Charlotte, and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gilliam of
Gastonia.
RECOVERED FROM ILLNESS
Mrs. James Davenport has re
turned to her classroom after an
absence of several days because
of illness.
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