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^tT] THE SUND® s ^S®^R“NEWS | Section Two J _ —— ______ lflZME.P®C8Tf (SOW @Fg>®@(g|[aBga &M1S> IPmgA8MfilB~8g ^^ "f4_N0. 34. ----- - ' ■■ ^ “ . . — ----- WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1942 PRICE FIVE CENTS north Or July | Entertainment ! Being Arranged 0lar Surf Club At j-jghtsville Beach Also To Entertain Tonight ieSurf club members are plan ' quite a big and gala event iE Fourth of July at the hand ' „eW clubhouse located on Northern end of Wrightsville l: usual cocktails will be served '."the afternoon with supper ;rserv. buffet style later in gening, although this event c weeks off early reserva are urged. Mr. Hamilton, ijtcr of the club, said Satur Light’s buffet supper will be 1, at the clubhouse with mem 5 invited for cocktails during afternoon. Wing Wednesday, the bridge ;,eons will commence for the ,L,':on of the summer season. % of the club with their will arrive at the club fonlinued on Page Thirteen) larion Jordan Becomes Bride Of Clyde Clark fading Solemnized Satur day Afternoon, June 20, At j?!ne In Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN. June 20. — a wedding of dignity and beau ;iiss Marion Jordan and Clyde A.ers Clark were united in mar. a at the home of the bride’s tier. Mrs. C. R. Jordan, Sat ie sfternoon. June 20, at 5:30 deck. 'e living rooms of the Jordan a were tastefully decorated, : a improvised altar of palms i ferns being arranged at the del interspersed with tall bas s' of gladioli and floor cande ::= holding burning cathedral dies. Prior to the ceremony, ;; Jas. H. Clark rendered a pro e of nuptial music, including inert’s “Serenade,” “Ave Ma ' “At Dawning” and "All For 'During the ceremony she red. “To A Wild Rose.” At the remony hour, Clyde Jordan, Jr., r.er of the bride, lighted the files. a couple entered together. : E. H. Cannady. pastor of the iabethtown Baptist church, and ” J. W. Miller, pastor of t h e Continued on Page Thirteen) Mi Mae Hill, L Burton White W ed At Trinity Edding Performed By Rev. fcPaschall Tuesday Morn ing, June 16, At 10:30 frinity Methodist church in Wil aSton was the scene of the wed ’s of Miss Edith Mae Hill and Was Burton White, Tuesday Wing, June 16, at 10:110 o’clock, -e Rev. Fred W. Paschall. pas cf the church, performed the lemony. '!e chancel of the church was “Wed with palms and stand “ of white gladioli. Burning tap 1 ® branched candelabra shed light over the wedding ®e. 'program of nuptial music was wred by Miss Frances Hayes. S- M®- W. Brinson sang, “Be fe (d’Hardolot). Mrs. Brinson “ Miss Helen Dobson sang a Wntinued on Page Thirteen) ®ss Alice Page ^nd Thomas Noe ^ed In Church Episcopal Church Scene f bedding Monday Afternoon, June 15 June 20- — Miss Alice :r,stnnFage of Trenton and Wil arst v Was married to Thomas iomara of Wilmington, in St. ondav TplscoPal church, Bath, e af; ’ Jl,ne 15, at 5 o’clock in t ™°on’ with the Rev. W. 4 thp er of tple bridegroom, 5 p.Rev. Thomas C. Darst, 1st’ r ls'1pp of the diocese of >fj. , ar° ina> officiating. Other symen present were: The Rev. ! b, er Miller of Wilmington, iSu:"v: Sidney E. Matthews of * f?ton. and the Rev. A. C. D. HielIcar of St. Thomas. 4]axc"u^ch was decorated witn (Coht:!.nd\other greenery, Queer unue« on Page Thirteen) . ■ --" -miimrr^r DOROTHY DOWDY _ MRS. GEORGE HUNT __ Miss Janet Houstoun Marries Platt Walker Davis In Texas - J, Summer Wedding Solemnized At Bride’s Home In Hous ton Wednesday Evening HOUSTON, Texas, June 20.— diss Janet Houstoun, daughter of drs. James Patrick Houstoun, vas married to Platt Walker Dav s, son of Mrs. Platt Walker Davis, >r., of Wilmington, N. C., and the ate Mr. Davis, at 7:30 p. m. Wed lesday at the home of the bride’s nother. Bishop Clinton S. Quin ead the nuptial service. The' improvised altar before the ireplace in the living room was >anked with summer greenery. Vhite delphinium, agapanthus and raladium leaves were arranged in :rns at each side of the large mir ■or on the mantel, and magnolias n wrought iron standards were >leced before a screen banked in luskleberry. Agapanthus, delphir um, gladioli and calla lilies were ised in decoration throughout the lome. The bride was given in mar riage by her brother, James Pat •ick Houstoun, Jr. She wore a gown of ivory satin and tulle witn sweetheart neckline and long calla ily sleeves. The basque bodice developed to a point in the back, and the skirt was of shirred tulle over satin with a large circulai train. She wore a regina coronet qf heirloom rosepoint lace with a veil of ivory illusion hand-appl qued in lace. She carried a bou quet of .water lilies. Miss Sara Houstoun, sister of the bride, was maid-of-honor. Other attendants were Mrs. John Virgil Scott, Jr., Mrs. John Mc Cain, Miss Georgia Howard, Miss Betty Hall and Miss Doris De Long. | They wore dresses of mint green marquisette ov'er taffeta designed with Peter Pan collars, self-cov- jj ered French buttons, full skirl. and short sleeves hand-appliquea \ in white marquisette design. They | wore white chiffon daisies. j The best man was Randolpn | Fairfax Crow, and groomsmen | were William Houstoun, James A | Elkins, Jr., Thomson Player, Ji., | Ensign Manro Oberwetter and | Armstrong Prescott. 1 Mrs. Houstoun wore a dress oi I grey lace, and Mrs. Davis wore | hyacinth blue lace and chiffon | Both wore orchid corsages. | A reception was held immediate- * ly following the ceremony. The (Continued on Page Fourteen) MRS. JAMES BEST MARGARET DARST AGGIE MORTON MRS. SAALFIELD '•'•W'.'WIWC^WSSSKSSSSm vWSSStoi.;: J MRS. DAN JAMES Miss Mary Hannah Benson Becomes Bride Of James E. Best In Church 4 Bride Is Daughter Of Mrs. Dan Benson Of Fayetteville, Formerly Lived Here __ FAYETTEVILLE, June 20.—In a ceremony, quiet but lovely in its simplicity, the wedding of Miss Mary Hannah Benson, of this city and Pulaski. Va., and James Er nest Best of Franklinton and Win ston-Salem, was solemnized at 5:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, June 7 in the Hay Street Methodist church. The nuptial vows were spoken before the Rev. R. E. Brown, pastor of the church, the impressive ring ceremony being used. The church was simply, but beautifully decorated for the wed ding. The altar was banked with palms and ferns, and tall baskets of white gladioli, and in the back ground on either side cathedral tapers burned in seven branched candelabra. A program of nuptial music was presented prior to the entrance of the wedding party ty Miss Tal-’ madge Thomas, child organist of Louisburg, cousin of the bride groom, and Mrs. Earl Russell Field of Atlantic City. N. J.. so ----- loist. “To a Wild Rose” and “Lie bestraum” were played and Mrs. Field sang “At Dawning,” and "Because.” During the ceremony Miss Thomas played ‘To The Eve ning Star” and following the bene diction to the ceremony Mrs. Field sang “Seal Us, O Holy Spirit.” The traditional wedding marches by Wagner and Mendellsohn were used. Miss Hazel Moore, of this city was the bride’s maid-of-honor and only attendan*. She was lovely in blue moire taffeta with flowing skirt and carried a bouquet of talisman roses, snapdragons and mixed garden flowers, tied with gold satin ribbon. The bride entered alone. She wore a gown of white mousseline de-soie trimmed in lace, with fit ted waist, sweetheart neckline, and puffed sleeves. The skir‘ extended into a short train Hr fingertip veil of illusion was held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms. Her bouquet was of bride’s roses, snapdragons and gypsophelia and centered with orchids. The bride’s only ornament was a string of pearls, a gift from her mother. Woodow Batten of Winston-Sa lem was the bridegroom’s best (Continued on Page Thirteen) Darst - Smith Betrothal Is Announced Eride-To-Be Is Daughter Of Bishop And Mrs. Thomas C. Darst Of City Of interest to local society to day will be the announcement of the engagement of Miss Marga ret (Glendy Darst, daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Thomas C. Darst, of Wilmington, to Lieut, John Clay ton Smith, of Camp Davis and Madison, Ga. Miss Darst is a graduate of the (Continued on Page Fourteen) * * * DOROTHY DOWDY (top left), whose engagement is announced today by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dowdy of Morehead City, to W. Warren Patrick, Lieuten ant United States Naval Re-, serve, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Patrick of Pomroy, Iowa. The wedding will take place during July at More head City. (Photograph by Adams Studio). MRS. JAMES E. BEST (top center), of Franklinton and Winston-Salem, who before her wedding at the Hay Street Methodist church on Sunday afternoon, June 7, was Miss Mary Hannah Benson of Fay etteville and Pulaski, Va. Mrs. Best is the daughter of Mrs. Dan R. Benson of Fay etteville, and formerly resid ed in Wilmington, having at tended the local schools. MRS. SAALFIELD (top right), now of Miami, Fla., whose marriage to Private Robert S. Saalfield, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sut ton Saalfield of Akron, Ohio, took place on March 23. The bride is the former Miss Betty Green Cordon, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Windley Cordon of 1070 Park avenue, New York city, for merly of Wilmington, and granddaughter of W. E. Pow ell of Wilmington. The bride is well known, being voted the Nation’s Number One Debu tante for ’42. Mrs. Saalfield with her mother, Mrs. Cor don, have been spending the past week in the city with her grandfather, Mr. Powell at his home on Walnut street before leaving for Miami, Fla., to join her husband who is stationed there. MRS. GEORGE HUNT, JR., (lower left), who prior to her wedding Wednesday evening, June 10, at St. Paul’s Epis copal church in Wilmington, was Miss Elsie Dawson Dela mar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selden Delamar of Wil mington. Mr. Hunt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Franklin Hunt of this city. (Photograph by Adams Studio). MARGARET DARST (cen ter), daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Thomas Campbell Darst of Wilmington, whose en gagement is announced today to Lieut. John Clayton Smith of Camp Davis and Madison, Ga. Lieut. Smith is the son of Mrs. John Clayton Smith and the late Mr. Smith of Madison, Ga., and Camp Hill, Alabama. MRS. DAN JAMES (lower right), the former Miss Lucy Mae King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. King of Wil mington, whose marriage took place Saturday after afternoon, June 13, at Pear sall Memorial Presbyterian church. (Photograph by Adams Studio): AGGIE MORTON (lower center), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Morton of Wilmington, who represented Wilmington at the third an nual Girls’ State held this past week at the Women’s college of the University of North Carolina, in Greens boro. Miss Morton was spon sored by the American Legion auxiliary, and was selected on the basis of her outstand ing leadership among the young women of today.
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