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^ Pag* g—MOUNT HOLLY NEWS. Frida?. April 38. IMV W omen’s Activities MISS JEAN MARIE TORRENCE, SOCIAL EDITOR RECENTLY MARRIED HERE m MRS. JAMES WILLIAM REEVES. Miss Mary Ellen Underwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Robinson Underwood, became the bride of James William Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Reeves of Stanley, in a beautiful ceremony on Sunday afternoon, April 16, at 5:30 o’clock in the Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd. The Reverend Carl H. Fisher, pastor of the bride, offi ciated. The church was appropriately decorated with palms and white gladioli. The chancel and choir loft were banked with palms, in terspersed by seven-branched ' candelabra holding lighted cathe dral tapers. The altar candles ' were lighted by Carl H. Fisher. Jr. ■ Miss Georgia Lyn Huddle of Williamsport, Maryland, organist, and Mr. John S. Quimby, Jr. of Charlotte, vocalist, presented a })ruitreM of wedding music. Miss Huddle played “Panis Angelicas”, “Adagio” from Chorale No. 3, “Intermezzo” from “Cavaliera Rusticana” and “Andante Canti- bile”. Mr. Quimby Sang “Through the Years”, “One Alone,’ and “O Perfect Love.” The wedding march from “Lohengrin” by Wag ner was played for the procession al, and Mendelssohn’s march from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was used for the recessional. The bride was given in marri age by her father and R. Carlton Rhyne of Charleston, S. C. was best man. Ushers were Vance Hunter, Jr., cousin of the bride; Gilbert Hart and Joffre Hart of Mount Holly, and James Fraley of Statesville. The bride wore a gown of ivory dvchess satin fashioned along princess lines, with a nylon yoke outlined with seed pearls and crystal beads, long sleeves ending in Calla points over the hands, and a very full skirt ending in a cathedral length train. The finger tip, two tiered veil with blusher of imported illusion was attached to a satin cloche trimmed with seed pearls and crystal beads. The bride carried a white satin service book topped with white orchids and lilies of the valley. Miss Edith Underwood, only sister of the bride, was maid of honor and wore a lilac taffeta dress fashioned with a fitted bo dice, low round neckline with bertha type collar at front, and circular skirt with gather full- Itu In .‘be back She wore a matching cloche w'b'O"®*, ‘‘ke that of the bride, trimmeo lilacii, end with houW«»length yeU attached. She also wore matching lace mitts and carried a spray bouquet of purple statice. Bridesmaids were Mrs. R. Carl ton Rhyne of Charleston, S. C.; Mrs. Carl H. Underwood of Mil waukee, Wisconsin; Misses Fran ces Moore and Nancy Garrison of Charlotte. Their dresses and bou quets were identical to those of the maid of honor, and they wore matching cloches, without veil, trimmed with lilacs. All atten dants wore pearls, the bride’s gift to them. The mother of the bride wore a lilac tissue faille dress with pur ple hat, black accessories, and a white orchid shoulder bouquet. The mother of the bridegroom wore a navy blue dress with pink navy accessories and a pink orchid shoulder bouquet. There was no reception, but the bridal couple received in the vestibule of the church after the ceremony. The couple left for a wedding trip, after which they will be at home in Mount Holly. For travel ing the bride wore a navy gaber dine suit with navy and white ac- cesories, fur scarf, and a shoulder bouquet of white orchids. Mrs. Reeves was graduated from Mount Holly High school and is employed in the office of Carolina Process Company of Charlotte.. Mr. Reeves' was also graduated from Mount Holly High School and is employed with the Boyle- Midway company of New York. Benefit Card Party Was Huge Success The Parent-Teachers Associa tion held a benefit bridge party on Tuesday night at 7:30 p. m. in the school gymnasium. Thirty- five tables were in play during the evening and prizes were given to the scorer at each individual table. The door prize was won by Mr. T. A. Dunn, Jr. Mrs. James Ware received a home-made cake through the raffle, and the grand high prize was awarded to Mrs. Joe Wright. Home-made cookies and punch were served to all of the tables. The awards and prizes were do nated by the following: Mrs. Ralph Leonard, Rhyne Groceries, Clark-Noles Jewelers, Pryor’s Esso Service, Edna Black’s Flow ers, Holland Drug Company, Bar nette’s Flowers, Summey l^gs, Charlie’s Drug Store, Paul Derr, Jones Brothers Super Market, Mount Holly News, Mount Holly Funeral Home, Mount ^olly Ice and Fuel Company,' Benton Wholesale Company, and four firms of Charlotte, Lance Packing Company, Liggett’s Drugs, Wal- green’s, and Eckerd’s Drug Stores. The P. T. A. wishes to thank all who gave so generously of their time and gifts such as the cookies and cake, and they wish especially to thank Mr. Helton for the use of the gymnasium and his cooperation. The P. T. A. was able to raise $100.00 through this benefit, which will be used as stated in last week’s paii^r, for the school m the new building project. .*J1'cfltinec-wn; part in this benefit should be provK. 9^ the amount of money raised for the school exttension program. ANNOUNCEMENT RECEIVED The following announcement has been received in Mount Holly: Mr. and Mrs. James Preston Cherpr announce the birth of a son James Preston Cherry, Jr. on Saturday, the twenty-fifth of March Nineteen himdred and fifty Gastonia, North Carolina. Mrs. Chei^ is the former Miss Eunice Smith of Mount Holly. Mr. and Mrs. Cherry have one other child, Gregory. Mrs. Thompson Fetes Daughter on Birthday On Saturday, Mrs. J. B. Thompson entertained with lovely birthday party in honor of her daughter, Mickey, who was five years old. As all of the chil dren arrived, they were given colored hats and all of them re ceived suckers dressed as dolls for favors. The party lasted from 3:30 tmtil 5:30 p. m. The guests were served pieces of the beautiful green and white birthday cake, as well as ice cream and little baskets of candies. Those attending the celebration for Mary Martha were Martha Ann Cloniger, Tommy Thompson, Ken Jones, Pat Wright, Ann Rice, Cliff Holtzclaw, Leo Fuller, Skip per Scott, Allison Embrey, Vic kie Venning, Emmett Venning, III, Margaret Ann Ware, Cindy Trexler, Patsy Rhyne, Camille Stowe, Johnny Rhyne, Bobby Cook, Max Childers, Jr., Terry Summey, Cathy Hoyle, Will Crist, Billy Johnson, Camille Holland, Bet^ Thompson, Ed Thompson, Ernie Kelly, Steve Troutman, Mary Ellen Moore, Jessica Rhyne, COMES FROM W. VA. Joe Haverty arrived here Sat urday from Huntington, W. Va. for a visit with Mrs. Haverty and their daughters, Ann, Kathy, and Deborah, who are spending some time here with Mrs. Hav- erty’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Jones. G. A.’s Enjoyed Good Meeting On Tuesday The Girl’s Auxiliary of the First Baptist church met last Tuesday night at the home of Hilda Nor wood with 14 members present. Membership in the class 'is in creasing regularily and in recent months, class officers point out. The next meeting of the group will be held a.t the home of Mar ietta Walace on Monday night, May 15. INTO APARTMENT Mr. and Mrs. James Reeves have moved into one of the Perry Apartments on West Catawba St. Map' Dunn Warren, Nancy Eaves, Julian Hall, Jr., Carol Ann Ho- vis, and Gene TTiompson. Mrs. 0. L. Hoffman Hostess to Book Club Mrs. O. L. Hoffman was host ess to members of the Mount Holly Book Club at the regular meeting, entertaining Friday af ternoon at her home on East Glendale Ave. Arrangements of tulips dec orated the living room, and the dining room table was centered with a bowl of "toixed - spring flowers. . * Mrs. James H. Ware was in charge of the program, and Mrs. James L. Davenport read a paper on the history, work and progress of Crossnore School. The club voted to make a donation of money toward the fund for the institution. At the conclusion of the meet ing the hostess served sandwich es, angel cake and fruit punch. Mrs. C. W. Pierce and Mrs. A. C. Kale were special guests. IN LEXINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clark, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Clark and Miss Doris Clark visited Mrs. J. H. Fine in Lexington Sunday. AT HER HOME Miss Mae Tucker is convalesc ing at her home on Main Street following a tonsilectomy at Char lotte Eye, Ear and Throat hospi tal Grademothers Honor Fifth Grade Children On Thursday the grademothers entertained the children in Miss Leach’s fifth grade. Those acting as hostesses were Mrs. L. Y. Jen kins, chairman, Mrs. Leila Hanna, Mrs. R. J. Andrews, and Mrs. Yates Loftin, As soon as the Grademothers arrived, they served ice cream and cookies to the children. Eggs were then hidden while the chil dren were eating and playing games. Lloyd Gann and Max Da vis found the largest number of eggs. The Grademothers have enter tained the fifth grade three times this year. On the eve of Hallo ween, they had games and re freshments. At Christmas time they entertained with a theatre party, as well as a party in the school room at which time the children enjoyed games, contests, and refreshments. HERE FOR WEEKEND Joe Stowe of Belmont spent the weekend here with his grand mother, Mrs. P. S. Jenkins. IN S. C. Mrs. H. M. McElduff spent Sun day visiting her brother, Char lie McCarley in Blackstock, S. C. Mrs. J. H. Arthur Receives Two Cash | Prizes In Contest Of great interest'to the women of Mount Holly was the winning of first place prizes by Mrs. James H. Arthur in two divisions of the preliminary sewing cemtest ^)on- sored by Belk’s Fabircs. Mrs. Ar thur was interviewed on Tuesday morning of this week fay Gladys Lavatan, commentator on the . Woman’s World program over radio station WAYS. Mrs. Arthur entered a smock^ dress in the group of children’s clothes for ages two to six. Her prize-winning frock in the divi sion for ages seven to twelve was a royal blue sun dress and bo* lero accented with an embroider ed cherry design. ' In addition to receiving $35.00 in cash for each first place, Mrs. Arthur won the privilege to her garments sent to the national contest for the final judging* which will be held at the Wal- dor-Astbria Hotel in May. The na tional winners, and we certainly hope Mrs. Arthur is among these, will be invited to New York ^ests. LEAVE FOR HOME Mrs. T. N. Burton and children, Neal and Cynthia of Richmond, Va., left Saturday for their homo after a visit here with the for mer’s mother, Mrs. Kathleen Her ald. Brand Names You Prefer Recognized Throughout The Nation As The Finest in Apparel For The Entire Family. When You Trade Here You Are Assured of Merchandise of Which You Will Be Proud. | rantseit *cJ» nitcKS^, V® % liot *1*' A Personal Invitation COME IN AND LOOK AROUND We welcome the “Looker” in this store. We put “Look er” in quotes and spell it with a capital letter because it is a habit among some stores to make a marked distinc tion between “Looker” and buyer ... as if one Were possible without the other. After all you can look without buying and you can buy without looking . . . but the way we figure it is that those who look and don’t buy today live to buy another day. We also figure that if you look you will get a good idea of the quality merchandise we carry at reasonable prices . . . and the sort of outfit we are. SO PLEASE COME IN AND “LOOK AROUND We also know that conditions, are making it necessary for all of us to “Look” around . . “To Get The Best at the Most Reasonable Prices.” Therefore it is just sim ple arithmetic for us to know that the more we can show you at the better prices the more we can sell you. That’s why we follow the policy of Nationally Known merchan dise at Reasonable Prices. RED COOSE' SHOES) MORRIS . zdual SPORT SHIRTS fWinW lae HKCOI! headquarters r**** ■ OTHER BRANDS INCLUDE: ^ Tide of Fashions ^ Rob Roy 'At Pnritan 'k Friendly ^ Fashion Craft if Miracle Tread ★ Parker ^ Barbelle k: Joan Miller •k Townline 'k Johnny, Jr. 'k Hubbard kc Barclay k Pleetway ■k. Many, Many PAUL DERR
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