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December 23, 1940 CHATHAM BLANKETEER Page Five SOCIETY Miss Dorothy Corum Becomes Bride of Paul Mathis In a quiet ceremony solemnized in Spray, N. C., December 5, Miss Dorothy Corum, of Boonville, be came the bride of Paul Mathis, of jonesville. The wedding took place at the Baptist church par sonage, with the Rev. J. P. Davis, former pastor of the bride, offi ciating and using the ring cere mony. For her nuptials the bride wore a .suit of black with matching ac cessories. Her corsage was of red roses. Mrs. Mathis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Corum, of Boonville, and is a graduate of the Boonville high school, class of »3g Mr. Mathis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mathis, of Jones ville. He is a graduate of the Ronda high school, class of 34. fje is a popular member of the c. U. club and is employed in the spinning department. Mr and Mrs. Ray Norman, of East Bend, Miss Ethel Adams and Mr. Mason Burcham, of Elkin, witnessed the ceremony. Miss Elizabeth Church Is Married to R. H. Lankford, Jr. Coming as a surprise to their many friends is the announce- j^ent of the marriage of Miss Mary Elizabeth Church, of Roar ing River, to Robert Hamilton Lankford, Jr., of Elkin, which was solemnized in York, S. C., Decem ber 6, with Judge E. Gattis Nunn officiating. Mrs Lankford is the daughter nf Mr and Mrs. J. B. Church, of Roaring River. She was grad- uatJd with the class of 1940, from woman’s College of the Uni- versity of North Carolina, Greensboro. At the time of her marriage she was a member o Sie faculty of the Forbush school in Yadkin county. Mr. Lankford is the son of Mr and Mrs. R. H. Lankford, Sr., of Asheville. He was educated at the university of North Carolma, Chapel Hill. For several years Mr. Lankford has been produc tion manager for the compaiiy. After January 1, Mr. and Mrs. Lankford will be at home to their friends in the Lewis Apartments on Church street. Lucy Hanes Chatham Clubs sponsor Christmas Parties Members of the Lucy Hanes rhatham Club No. 1 entertained at their Ss only , at the club house. T>hp living room of tne duhu in J was attractively decorated with Christmas ^ lovely Christmas tree. The dec- riT-pfions were in charge of Mrs. Charlie Young. Mrs. Gladys Lane had charge of the entertainment Scenes at Bingo Party % % and Mrs. Lefty Mcllwee the re freshments. Each member brought a gift and presents were exchanged among the members. Thursday, December 19, Mrs. Vena Darnell was hostess to members of the Lucy Hanes Chatham club No. 2, at a lovely luncheon at her home on North Bridge street. Games and con tests were enjoyed and presents exchanged. The Lucy Hanes Chatham club No. 2 sponsored a party for chil dren at the club house Saturday at one o’clock. Each member brough a child. Following a story hour, refreshments were served to forty children and Santa Claus appeared and distributed gifts to each child present. on either side of the Christmas tree. Invited guests included Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond Chatham, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Neaves, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Harris, Elizabeth Ann Harris, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. L. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Leary, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hyslup, Jane Hyslup, Claudia Austin and an invited guest of each member. An attractive gift was present ed to Mr. and Mrs. Chatham from members of the clubs. Miss Carolyn Popp Is Married to Albert Crater The marriage of Miss Carolyn Popp to Albert Myers Crater was solemnized in a private ceremony at the home of Rev. R. L. West, pastor of the Baptist church in Yadkinville, Friday evening, No vember 29, at eight o’clock, with Rev. West officiating. There were no attendants and only members of the family and close friends were present at the cere mony. The bride was attired in a sol dier blue wool dress with wine ac cessories. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Popp, of Dante, Va. She is a graduate of the Grace Hospital School of Nursing, Morganton, and for the past eighteen months has been a member of the nursing staff of Hugh Chatham Memorial hospi tal. Mr. Crater is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Crater, of Yad kinville. He was educated at Oak Ridge Military Academy and the University of North Carolina. For the past several years he has been a popular member of the Chatham baseball and basket ball teams. He is now produc tion manager of the night shift of the plant. These photos were made at the Bingo Party given recently by the Thurmond Chatham Unity Club for their Christmas Welfare Fund. Top photo shows Mr. Hyslup calling the numbers, while at bottom is pictured a part of the crowd present. Clubs Sponsor Large Christmas Party Members of the Lucy Hanes Chatham clubs and the Thur mond Chatham Unity club spon sored a Christmas party at the local gymnasium Friday evening. Around two hundred guests were present. Rev. L. B. Abernethy was pres ent and made a short talk, fol lowing which Christmas carols were sung. Walter Metz read in teresting letters to Santa Claus. Games and contests completed the evening of fun. At the close of the party Santa Claus appeared and distributed gifts to all the club members from Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond Chatham. Refreshments were served from large tables placed HUGH SALMONS TO HEAD T. C. U. CLUB At the last meeting of the T. C. U. club, Hugh Salmons was elected president, to serve during 1941. Alex Chatham, Jr., was elected vice-president, and Wal ter Metz was elected secretary-, treasurer. Reece Gilliam will serve as assistant secretary-trea- surer and Bobby Harris will be the new parliamentarian. The new president will announce the chairmen of standing committees at the first meeting in January and these chairmen with the elected officers will constitute the governing board of the club. As a special feature of the election a recording was made and pre sented to the club by Edworth Freeman. What Could Be Worse? Dot Samuels broke a double mirror into a thousand pieces on Friday the Thirteenth. There are 24 Couch’s and 24 Pardue’s in the Mill. Johnson and Jones take a back seat.
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