MRS. P. D. HERN DON. Editor PHONE 167 Large Crowd Enjoys Garden Pilgrimage i The garden pilgrimage sponsored by the Kings Mountain Garden club Wednesday afternoon and night, December 21, was very successful | and enjoyed by a number of people from Gastonia, Charlotte, Statesville Cherryviile, bessemer City, Shelby, Sennettsville and Clover, S. C., Bal timore, Md., and rexas. As you entereo the home of Mrs. M. A. Ware you noticed Old Man Winter had left snow drifts In the corner of window pan*.'*. On the front door Was a red Christmas bell on a background of long leaf pine tied with a large red bow showered ?with multi-colored balls. Small Christmas bells and Santy boots graced on either side of the stopp with urns filled with sprays of mag nolia leaves. On entering the 'living room the first thing to catch your eye is a center table arrangement of large white polnsettas sprinkled with gold, gold candle sticks with dark maroon candles' that picked up the highlight in the wall paper. In the east side of the room on a low cof fee table Was a Madonha scene. Left of the room against a solid wall of crushed mulberry is a gold long leaf pine Christmas tree with natural burrs and Christmas balls of gold, crushed mulberry and ice blue. ' Over the mantle is a large gold j leaf mirror with hand painted clouds and gold stairs that lend sup port to a lighted angel just atop "the mirror. On either side of the mir- | ror a soft cascade of natural sprays and branches in ice blue and gold extend to the mantle which is bank ed with clouds of angel hair center ed with seven large white .tapers surrounded with Christmas balls in gold, ice blue mulberry and royal purple. From the fire place the lighted logs gave a red gJow over the gold sprayed leaves and pine i /burri'. Facing the bay window on the ? west side of the room, on the gate leg table a statue was standing on a mirror which represented a frozen iake banked in natural sprays In white of magnolia leaves legustrum, lueldum and a'borvitum depleting a White Christmas. Mrs. David Neill in a gold satin dress presided at the hand made golden register which was placed - on a table with golden candle sticks with silver tapers, golden flowers In an Ice blue fcowl. On an end table ' tall golden candle sticks ware used with a lamp that blended with the rest of colored balls gold magnolia leaves. j ' Mrs. J. A. Nelsler, in a dress of gold lace, Mrs. J. L. McGUi In a dress of winter white trimmed In gold. Miss Kitty Monty of Charlotte. In white with silver spangles and Miss Eleanor Myers In gold received in the living room. Decorations In the den consisted of natural greens and red nandlna berries. In the dining room the table was placed In front of double windows overlaid with a green satin cloth with the windows forming a back grounds large arrangement of sll ver sprays of leaves and dried veg ** AMAIIM9! ** ym. r? t wtHy ???*>? tow wMh ml ?ta? ilmSnf' JTr??^U^LrHgi?>U| nHtf. Cam . 41m c?rti lot tar dltorwt tartotaU mrt twttkar to wriUhr mm >irtr>i m* mr?%t U411M CtorttM. UN m ?ncW m tatol. etables .with red berries graduated to silver ivy that extended to a crys tal punch bowl Xrom which cran berry punch was served. On the oth er side of the table was a five bran- i ched candlabra with red burning . candle j. On the buffet a silved service was lised to display a flowing njixed 1 spray of silvered natural flowers and sprigs tied on the handle of the silver- pitcher was a huge red satin bow. On .the other end of the buffet seven silver candles In silver hold ers were surrounded with silver oak j leaves. . ? The tea service held a large shell ' in front pf which was a' tow arrange- j ment of silver leaves and berries, j Assisting Mrs. Milton Fryer were Nancy Dickey, Iris Patterson and Shirley Arthur in dresses of Chris*- j mas green, red and white. , Approaching the Keeter home you , saw old Santy in his sleigh and rein- 1 deer. The front door was outlined with Christmas green and colored , ?lights. ? On entering the first thing to' cat- ' .ch your eye was the stair railing i with its ropes of hoHy. At the head j of the stairs a table with a large red candle and greenery in the niche that could be seen from the j hall was a scene of choir girls. You were invited into the dining room for tea. Here the table wa? covered with a red satin cloth with grey lace over silver extending down | each side. In the center a low ar rangement of silver pine burs, sprays of sweet gum, blue candles I and sliver reindeer made lovely display. From one end of the table 1 tea was served from an antique silt I ver tea service by Mrs. Phillip Pad gett. ! The buffet was attractively ar ranged with silver holly, magnolia ' leaves, a three branched silver can 1 labra with blue tapers. A china com pote with silver branches and balls 'was used in the china closet. I On the drop leaf table in the liv ' ing room a family Bible was open ed at the Christmas Story. Just back ' of this was a large white cross. On 1 one side of the Bible was an angel . choir of figurines. On the other side i a low arrangement of white narcis i sus. On the mantle was an arrange ment of ble 2*ar lights forming a tree flanked on either side with can dies in graduated lenghts, intersper sed with silver berries and leaves. Christmas carols were softly played from the baby gcam^plano.On this a cfiftu tfffl with her violin surrouto ; ded with silver decorations. A can ! dlabra with crushed mulberry can dies completed a perfect setting for the carols. The Keeter home was to feature decorations tot the den. On entering you stood in awe at the elaborate garland of Christmas greens and ,DilVa Robbia that gracefully sut | rounded the manttle forming a peak in the center that almost reached the ceiling, extending to the floor. In one corner of the room the golden sweet gum tree with the real bird nests, small birds, golden trim mings formed a picture long to re member. On a chest of drawers were brass candle sticks, a brass pfctcher with sprays of green nandina -leav es and red berries and a large red satin bow. 'Featured on a small table were red candles, red and silver balls and a gay little red bird. The coffee ta ble was attractive with corsages of various Christmas decorations. Each guest was given one as a souvenir. The vacancies at the windows and No! No! LET US FIX TKAT OLD WATCH There is probably many years of good service in it if repaired by an expert craftsman AND THEN ELECTRONICALLY TESTED ON A A Uisfer Wo- not only emptor watchmakers who are skilled and long experienced on problem watches, but we use quality replacement parts, ? then test all of our. work electronically on our WATCHM ASTER, a scien tific instrument which PRINTS a record. ? PROVING THE EFflCIENCY OF THE REPAIRS Demand tkh protection. GRAYSON'S temm ft # Home-Owned # on easy chairs were in chintza with a nunung scene that b ended in with the many ribbons, covered one side of the room, Mr. Keeter has won 1 with his horses. Brass placques and unique arrangements in the book shelves made one want to linger on. Others assisting were Mrs. W. L. ! Ramseur, Mrs. George H. Mauney, Mrs. J. E. Herhdon, Mrs. Dan M. Finger, Mrs. D. F. Hord, Jr., Mrs. John A. Cheshire, Mrs. Vernon Crosby, Mrs W.' L. Pressly. Christmas carols were played by Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Miss Jean McClain and Miss Lula Mae Teague. Mrs. Carl Mauney was to pfesent decorations appropriate' for a for mal dinner. The dining table oVer- ? laid with a handsome imported cut ' work cloth, centered with an arran- J Kement of white snapdragons, car nations, cut red poinsettas and red baobys breath flanked on either side with silver candiabras holding white tapers. The beautiful china plates, assortment of silver and glasses completed a table setting you would cherish for years. The silver service on the buffet, the clever arrangements of silver candlesticks holding white tapers wlrh the glow from candle light formed a perfect setting for a form- \ al dinner: The mantle in the living room was in green and red. A tall arrange ment of winter greens and red be r ries with a large red bow on one end extended the length of the man tie. On the otf\er end a cluster of Christmas balls was suspended. The glow from the electric logs in the fire place added a pleasing touch. On the secretary was a white Santy by which was placed the reg ister. On a chest of drawers the red in the lamp was further emphasiz ed with a clever arrangement of red berries. On one corner of the console mirror was a large hunch of mistletoe tied with a red bow. On the table were red candles, red and silver balls. Nandina berries with greenery formed a centerpiece fof the coffee-table. l! The lighted Christmas tree in the den with the beautifully wrapped packages underneath the man tle banked in greenery with Old Santy in his sleigh driving the rein deer, the huge red stocking hanging from it overflowing with gifts, the letter above outlined in garlands of green from little Kay Mauney made you feel San'y had Just passed. On a small table near thp fire place the basket of fruit and flowers be side the easy chair was 'very invit ing. Mrs. Mauney was assisted in re ceiving and serving by Mrs. Howard Jackson, Mrs. Drace Peeler, Mrs. 11. C. 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