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THE inHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA. N. C. - THURSDAY. SEPT. 4, 1941
SEVEN
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John Charles McNeill
Book Club Has
Associate Hostesses
Wild Rose.”
The bride was attired in a costume
suit of Pekin sheer wool with which
she wore a chic feather trimmed hat.
Her accessories were of brown and at
her shoulder she wore an orchid. On
her wrist she wore a 75-year old heir
loom bracelet of old gold and onyx.
Before coming to Benson a year
ago the bride had resided in Farm-
ville for several years.
Mr. Jenns, ^n engineer with the
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Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Alfred
Parker, Mrs. 0. A. Barbour, and Mrs.
D, 0. Neighbors were associate hos
tesses to members of the John Char
les McNeill Book Club, senior and ad
ditional guests when they entertain
ed at a lawn picnic at the home of
Mrs. Johnson on Wednesday after
noon at 5:00 o’clock. Mrs. Parlia Hud
son, president of the club, held a brief
session and Mrs. D. O. Neighbors con
ducted chaplain’s exercises.
Guests were greeted on arrival by
Mrs. 0. A. Barbour and directed to
the flower garden in the rear of the
home where games and contests play
ed resulted in prizes being awarded
Mrs. Howard Denning, Mrs. Claude
Dixon and Mrs. Evette Denning.
At the conclusion of the entertain
ment feature guests were conducted
to the front lawn where tables laden
with fried chicken and accessories
were found and from which guests
served themselves. Iced drinks and
cake completed the menu.
Mrs. Claude Dixon, club member
who was recently married here, was
presented a gift of silver, the presen
tation being made by Mrs. Parlia
Hudson.
The guest list included Mrs. J. H.
Rose, Mrs. J. F. Woodall, Mrs. Parlia
Hudson, Mrs. J. W. Whittenton, Mrs.
Claude C. Canaday, Mrs. Claude Dix
on, club members; and Mrs. Moses
Peacock, Mrs. Atlee Johnson, Mrs.
Wade Johnson, Mrs. Evette Denning,
Mrs. Martha Jackson, Mrs. W. R
Denning, Mrs. Jesse McLamb, Mrs.
Booker Lawhorn, Mrs. Howard Denn
ing, Mrs. Hiram Rose, Mrs. J. B. Ben
ton, Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mrs. Ed John
son, Mrs. Larry Wood, Ms. W. 0.
Rackley, Mrs. Howard Benton, Misses
Ernestine Johnson, Mae Ellen John
son, Joan Neighbors, and from White
ville, Mrs. Belton Thompson.
_ B —
Miss Selma Johnson
And Per civ al Jenns
Wed August 23rd
Miss Selma Bright Johnson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson, of
Washington, D..C., and Percival A.
Jenns, of Raleigh, were united in mar
riage Saturday afternoon, August
23 at 5:30 ’clock at The Macon, in
Benson. Rev. J. F. Hamaker, Episco
pal rector of Raleigh, officiated.
The lower floor of The Macon was
decorated with pines, feriis. Southern
smilax, white gladioli and white
asters. The evergreens formed a
background for an improvised altar
at the foot of the stately stairway m
the spacious hall and white pedestal
baskets filled with blooms were placed
intervals among the greenery
at
Tall cathedral candles lighted the
SC6HG«
Miss Wilhelmina Utley of Benson
presented a program of nuptial music.
To the strains of the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin the bride descended
the stairs and met the bridegroom at
the altar where the vows were spoken
in the presence of a small group of
North Carolina State Highway Sur
vey Department, has been a resident
of this state for the past twenty
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenns have establish
ed residence at The Macon in Benson.
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Mr. and Mrs. Denning
Entertain Couple At
Chicken Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. W. Evette Denning
entertained at a chicken dinner Fri
day evening at their suburban home
on the Benson-Dunn highway honor
ing Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dixon, whose
marriage occurred here recently.
Mixed summer flowers attractively
decorated the rooms of the home. A
pink and White color scheme was
carried out in the dining room with
the dining table having as its center-
piece a lovely arrangement of white
asters, fern, and delicate pink roses.
Pink gladioli were used elsewhere in
the dining room and living room.
The honor guests were presented a
gift of silver.
Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Denn
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wood, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. E._Denning.
B —
Miss Della Grace
Sorrell Compliments
Sister At Party
Miss Della Grace Sorrell entertain
ed at a party Tuesday afternoon in
compliment to her sister. Miss Inez
Sorrell.
Following the playing of^ games
and contests the hostess, assisted by
Miss Hettie Mae Clifton served an ice
course.
The guest list included Misses Betty
Jean Bryabt,, Jean Johnson, Barbara
Clifton, Gladys Clifton, Effie Della
Johnson, Jewel Johnson, Doris Mann
ing, Marion Norris, Annie Ruth Sor
rell, Florine Norris, and Frank John
son, Elmer D. Street, Randy Overby,
Owen Hall, Jerry Miller, Edwin Mann
ing and Sherrill Sorrell.
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Miss Mildred Perkins
C omplimented
Mrs. Howard Benton and Miss
Mable Johnson were associate hos
tesses Friday evening when they en
tertained at a dinner party at the
La Belle hotel in compliment to Miss
Mildred Perkins who on Saturday
evening was married to Edward Clyde
Spencer.
Mixed summer flowers were used
decoratively in the lounge and dining
room of the hotel. Centering the din
ing table was a massive arrangement
I of white asters, baby breath, and
fern.
The honor guest was presented a
gift of silver.
Guests with the honoree were Mrs.
George Crone and Mrs. J. T. Womble
of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Jimmy Cava
naugh, Mrs. Leona Swinson, and Miss
and Mrs. Wilbur Perkins of Selma.
— B —
Hostess To Hi-Low
Bridge Club
Mrs. Roy Kennemur was hostess to
members of the Hi-Low Bridge club
Monday evening.
Gladioli and zinnias were used as
decoration in the living room of the
apartment where guests assembled
for play.
Miss Mary Smith compiled high
score and was awarded the prize, a
crystal flower container. Floating
prize, dusting powder, was presented
Mrs. Will Woodall.
Guests were Mrs. J. Dan Royster,
Mrs. Ed Hill, • Mrs. Will Woodall,
Misses Mildred Benton, -Leola Ryals,
Louise Johnson, Blanche Farmer, and
Mary Smith.
The hostess served coca cola during
play and banana split at the conclu
sion of the games.
— B —
TEACHERS NAMED
FOR BENSON
Benson, Sept 2.—Teacher person
nel for the Benson school of which
W. Jefferson Barefoot is superinten
dent has been completed for the com
ing school year which opens on Thurs
day, September 18th.
Additional space is being provided
by the erection of a wing to the pre
sent school building. The new wing
will house the Home Economics de
partment, the school library, and two
regular classes for home room work.
Alterations and renovations in the old
building include enlargement of class
rooms and modernization of toilet
facilities.
When school opens on September
18th an early schedule will be main
tained for the first two or three
weeks with the morning session be
ginning at 8:00 o’clock Daylight Sav
ing time. The advanced opening hour
is observed in order that pupils may
assist with the farm chores after
school lets out in the afternoon since
several hundred pupils at the local
school are members of farm families
in the territory surrounding Benson.
Seven buses transport about six hun
dred children from their homes as far
away as twelve and fifteen miles to
the local school.
Faculty members for the elemen
tary school are Miss Erma Parker,
Benson; Miss Leona Martin, Yadkin-
ville; Miss Ina Warren, Salemburg;
Miss Elsie Whitley, Bethel; Miss
Evelyn Wilson, Wilson Mills; Mrs. R.
Garland Vann, Benson; Mrs. Chris
tine Grady Allen, Benson; Miss Louise
Biggs, Raleigh; Miss Anna Wething-
ton, Grifton; Miss Ruth Adams, Ben
son; Miss Louella Brown, Cullowhee;
Miss Pansy Gaitley, Maxton; Miss
Bernice Johnson, Willow Springs;
Miss Vivian Buffaloe, Goldsboro; Miss
Carol Pollock, Trenton; Miss Martha
Stillwell, Cullowhee; Miss Francis
Parrish, Smithfield; Mrs. E. A. Joy
ner, Henderson; Mrs. Linda D. Futrell
Pine Level;, Mrs. D. T. Lunceford,
Smithfield; Miss Priscilla Stuckey,
Pikeville; for the high school R. Gar
land Vann, Benson; Miss Ina Mae
Pearce, Micro; Mrs. Mary L. Johnson
Woodall, Benson; Miss Sara Stevens,
Raleigh; Miss Thelma Rollins, Hick
ory; Miss Very J. McBane, Mebane;
and music. Miss Ethel Gaitley, Max-
ton.
Ninth Annual State-
Wide Colored Singing
Convention At Benson
Benson, Sept. 2.—The ninth annual
State-wide Colored Singing Conven
tion will be held in Benson Sunday,
September 7th. Rev. Noah Stewart,
president, announces that the program
will begin at 10 o’clock Eastern Stan
dard Time, and he anticipates a rec
ord-breaking attendance of not less
than 10,000 visitors.
'Three prizes will be awarded .at the
convention this year. The best choir,
the best quartet, and the best group
of gospel singers will receive a prize
each. At the convention last year only
two prizes were awarded, one to the
best group of singers was won by a
Chalybeate Springs organization led
by Lonnie Monk; the other prize was
given to the best quartet and was
won by a group from Dunn, known as
the Jubilee Singers. Addition of a
prize for gospel singers this year is
expected to create added interest. The
gospel singing group from Benson
will include Aliena Dingle, Julia Rob
inson, Martha Langston, Annie Clark,
Mary Bishop, annie Belle Noble, and
Alonzo Lee, Rev. Noah Stewart, Lon
nie Barfield, and B. D. Davis.
Noah Stewart has been president
of the colored singing convention
since its organization nine years ago
Alonzo Lee has served as secretary
and Preston Allen as manager.
Tlie convention will meet in a
wooded area about ohe mile east of
Benson on the land of Doc Barefoot.
“John,” said the young mother,
“I’ve decided on a name for baby. We
call her Imogen.”
John was lost in thought for a few
minutes. He did not like the name.
“That’s nice,” he said presently.
“My first sweetheart was named Imo
gen, and she’ll take it as a compli
ment.”
“We will call her Mary, after my
mother,” was the stern reply.—Tit-
Bits.
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CEMETERY SEPT. 12
All persons who have relatives
buried in the Hatcher cemetery are
urged to be present on Friday, Sep
tember 12th at 1:30 o’clock with tools
to help clean the grounds.
S. E. HATCHER.
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Funeral Monday
Afternoon For
Bunyan Pleasant
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock
from Hodges Chapel Free Will Bap
tist church near here for Bunyan
Pleasant, 44, whose death occurred
on Friday at his home in Tampa,
Florida. Infantile paralysis was given
as the cause of death. Rev. Charles S.
Johnson, Free Will Baptist minister
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of Benson, pastor of the Hodges
Chapel church, conducted the rites
which were largely attended.
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Mrs. Harriet Pleasant and the late
Cornelius Pleasant of near Benson,
was reared in his native community
but moved to Florida in early man
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business career there.
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