Mr., Mrs. Arnold Beerkens At Home
After Holland W edding, Paris Trip
Probably the moat married coup
le Id Murphy today are newiyweds,
Mr. and Mre. Arnold Beerkene
who arrived here last week to
rake their heme. |
After an unofficial engagement
of one year, a formal engagement
period of five months, a civil
ceremony in December and finally
the big church wedding May 11,'
the Beerkens are making their
home in Murphy on Bayleas St.
Mr. Beerkene, who is associated
In business at Timber Products
Company, has lived In Murphy for
several years?but his radiant
bride, the former Helen Gockel.1
is a newcomer to the United
States and the North Carolina
mountains.
The bride and bridegroom are
both Hollanders and their wedding
?the real one on May 11?took
place at St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Hilversum., Holland
home town of the bride.
The couple have known each
other for four year*.' having met
at a party on Helen's graduation
from high school. (She is now 21.)
Shortly after their meeting, Ar
nold came to the U. 8., but they
kept in touch with one another
through correspondence.
Their unofficial engagement las
ted for about a year. About one
month prior te the formal en
gagement announcement?which
was made at a party at the
bride's home?the engagement
was announced by law. At this
time application for marriage
license was made and the names
of the prospective bride and
bridegroom were "pinned op fat
a box" where everyone could
see tbem-and protest, if t h e y
had a protest.
At this time Arnold was still in
the U. S. and so his part was done
by proxy and over the telephone
all the way from Murphy to Hol
land.
About a week after they were!
"pinned up In the box", the names
of the couple were called out In
church. After this ca mea period
known as the "time of the bride",
when friends called on the bride
to-be, wished her well snd she In
turn offered them refreshments of
special "sweets" used by brides
during this time.
ENGAGEMENT PARTY
About three weeks later?during
Christmas time?while Arnold was
at home in Holland, on vacation
?the formal engagement party
was held. Two days later the
civil marriage ceremony, requir
ed by law, was conducted.
The formal and final wedding
ceremony was held May 11, at
9:30 a. m., followed by high mass.
As ia customary In Holland, the
bride waa not given sway aa eke
Is in this country. About aa hoar
before the ceremony, the bride
groom went to the home of the
bride, carrying the bridal bou
qoet. In Helen's case the bou
quet was a cascade arrange
ment of lillies of the valley.
The bride descended the stairs
and accepted the bouquet. All this
time, f^pd until sfter the I do's,
the bride wore a veil over her
face. The veil was lifted after "I
do."
The couple went to the church
together. I
BOYS CHOIR
sFor the mass there was special
music by a boy's choir from the
church In Haarlem, home town of
the bridegroom. Hie entire cere
mony lasted around an hour and a
half.
Following mass the wedding
and relatives numbering
around 7S parsons were enter
tained at breakfast In the auditor
ium of the school, adjoining the
church. In the family of the bride
groom are the parents ??* ?**
- twin hoys who Mr
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the garden of the bride's home. I
Mr. and Mrs. Deerfce?. Carols m
molds are sisters of the bride, e?
ed In Murphy for a while.
The bride's family are the moth-|
er (father deceased) and 11 chil
dren?seven daughters and four
son.;. .
The breakfast was over about
noon and the wedding party went
to the home of the bride?"Kan
nesheuvel"?to be photographed.
From 1:30 until 3:30 p. m. the
bride's mother entertained at a
reception at the home with some j
150 guests. After the reception
the couple grabbed about an hour
of rest before being off on the next
lap of the wedding day.
About 1p.m. they went to Am
sterdam (about 20 miles away)
to the Ainslel Hotel for a brief
drop-In followed by a dinner
party in the ballroom. After
dinner the couple were enter
tained with skits by members
of their families depicittng
scenes from the couple's court
ship.
All day the bride wore her wed
ing dress which was designed of
brocade satin with appliqued
flowers. The gown had long sleev
es and a cathedral length train.
Her veil, also of cathedral.length,
was of Brussels lace and was at
tached to a small band of llllles
of the valley. She also worr long
white kid gloves.
The onaesmaias wore long full
dresses of white embroidered or
gandy over blush pink tulle. They
wore Dutch bonnets and carried
gathered handbags matching their
f.-ockx They also had nosegays of
lillies of the valley.
THE MOTHERS
Mis. Gockel, mother of the
bride, wore a full length gown of
royal blue lace. Mrs. Beerkens,
mother of the bridegroom, wore a
full length light blue brocade satin
dress.
Hans oeerxens, brother of the
ridegroom and Rudolf Brennin
meyer, cousin of the bride, were
sherm. t
Baskets and altar vase arrange
ments of white flowers were used
l decorations at the church.
There was beautiful weather
he first in days?for the wedding.
At the end of the entertainment
fter dinner, the couple changed
t the hotel, to their traveling
lothes. Helen's traveling outfit
res a light gray spring suit and a
mall green straw hat Arnold
rore a green sports outfit.
GOING AWAY
After they were ready to leave,
he couple returned to the ball
oom and opened the dancing and
hen left. (There eras an orchestra
or dancing, and the rest of the
arty remained at the hotel.)
The couple went first to the
ride's home to pick up their lug
age. By this time it was around
a. m. They spent the first night
a a small town not far from Hll
day they
PMVti EAbTY. photographed In
Left to rl|ht are Oneke, Leonie,
Ml Elizabeth. AO at the brides
'ept Oarola, who Is s cousin.
BriMsels, Belgium, and the fol
lowing day to Paris where they
spent a week, staying at the Ho
tel CastlgUooe. They went by
auto on the wedding trip?using
the Reerkens' family Volkswa
gen.
In Paris tne couple attendee sev
eral shows, including the folies.
and visited Montmartre and Mont
Parnasse and did some shopping.
On leaving Paris they motored
to Baden-Baden and Frankfort,
Germany for a few days and then
returned to Holland for another
week. They then flew to New York
sper.* four days and motored down
to Murphy.
Fluent In Ei glisn. Helen was
born in England, and lived there
until she was three. On gradua
tion from high school she spent
another year in England at Wey
bridge in finishing school. She al
so speaks German, French and
Dutch. Helen has completed a one
year secretarial course.
Hobbies include playing the
piano and drawing "a bit". Her|
first projects are to catch up on
keeping house and using frozen
foods (wonderful!) and acquiring
an N. C. driver's license. She has
a putch and International License
(to drive in all countries in Eu
rope.)
The Beerkena attend St. Wil
liam's Catholic Cnurch here.
GARDEN TIME
BY ROBERT SCHMIDT .
There is a best time and method
or propagating each kind of tree,
hrub or plant. We cannot discuss
ill of them here but there are a
ew plants that are most success
ully propagated at this season of
he year.
For example, many gardners in'
eastern North Carolina are grow
ng the evergreen species of ass
ess. Of course it is easy to pur
hase azaleas from the nurseries
>ut that takes money and growing
four own is not very difficult if
?ou are willing to give them some
are. These azaleas may be.eas
ly propagated by cuttings taken
rora the plant in June or July,
."he cuttings should be made of
he present season's wood, about
our inches long, after the base of
he new stem has become partial
It matured.
The best medium in which to]
not azaleas is a mixture of half
Hire sand and half peat moss.,
Phis material may be put in a
ipecial frame or shallow box to a
lepth of about ? inches in a place j
rhere the frame can be shaded
ind watered when necessary.
The leases should bo stripped
rom the lower half of the cutting, j
he basal end with a short knife,
ind dipped in rootone powder,
ihen the cuttings are inserted in
he sand and peat mixture about
talf their length and firmed. They
nay be set close together in rows.
Itrict attention must be paid to
hading and watering. In a few
reeks roots will develop en meet
if the cuttings and they should be
wtted or transplanted to a cold
torn where they can be protect
d until ready to set out in a per
nanent place. Rootone powder
nay be obtained in any large seed
he peach is another plant that
?t be propagated at this time
year. It will not come true to
lety from seed and therefore
rou have any peach seedlings
i bast to graft a known variety
m
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Folk School Folks
LAST WEEK
The second week of the annuel
ah art course is recreation is now
under way at the John C. Camp
bell Folk School. There are about
i', full-time registrations, which in
elude people from Colorado, New
New York, Maseachueetts, Florida
Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia
and North Carolina. Twenty-two of
the community young people are
also registered.
A high light of the course was
the 25th Anniversary Day, held on
Saturday, with many former short
coursers taking part in the festi
vities After a tea at the home of
Mr. and Mrs Georg Bidstrup, a]
buffet supper was served at Keith
House. This was followed by an
evening of folk songs and games.
The regular community night
will be held on Friday, and will
feature a special program, with
folk songs, a puppet play, exhibi
tion dances and games for every
one. All are invited to attend.
SHORT COURSE IN
HANDICRAFTS
The annual short course in hand
icrafts will be held at the John C.
Campbell Folk School from June
21 to July S. The following crafts
will be offered: vegetable dyeing,
weaving, pottery, wood carving,
and simple furniture making.
There will be tea every afternoon
and recreation at night. Call the
Folk School for further informa
tion
COUNTRY DANCING
May Gadd. Director of the Coun
try Dance Society of America, is
now at the Folk School as instruc-,
tor in English country dancing.
Miss Gadd, formerly of London,
England, has been in this country
many years, and is one of the out
standing leaders of this tradition
al folk art. She is well known to
many of the recreation workers of
the southern mountain area, hav
ing been on the staff of the Chris
tmas Country Dance School at
Berea for a number of year.s
Phillip Merril. the musician for
I the Country Dance Society of A-,
merica, will be at the Folk School
until the middle of July. He is
playing for the Danish folk games
Bind the evening folk parties dur
ing the course in recreation, and
will be one of the leaders for the
Little Folk School during July.
This Is his fifteenth year at the
Folk School.
program
W. M. Landls ot the Tennessee
Valley Authority, with his head
quarters in Knoxvllle, and Mrs.
Rosslyn Wilson of the University
of Tennessee Agriculture Exten
sion Service, presented" a program
at the Folk School in connection
with the short course in recrea-1
tion. Using slides, and quoting
from the writings of men concern
ed about the enrichment of rural
living, they discussed the relation
ship of the land with the quality of
living. Special emphasis was
placed on the contribution of the
Folk School, with its adaptation of
the Danish folk scsool philosophy
of adult education.
Visitors Tour
Berkshire Mill
lerkahire Mill executives and
tributors toured the Andrews
at Tuesday afternoon as part
\ three-day meeting In Ashe
"he party arrived at the mill in
le for lunch In the plant cafet
? and inspected the modern
idrews mill before starting back
? dinner at the Nantahala Inn.
rhe distributors' meeting start
ln Ashevllle at ?:? a. m. Mo?
,y and ended Wednesday after
TAYLOR'S Gl'ESTS
Mrs Mattie A.' Taylor and son
Prank had as their guests last
week Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ruffner
of Dandridge. Tenn., and Mrs. F.
T. Grolxer of Oerpue Chrtsti, Tex
as. Mrs. G rosier will remain until
Sunday when she will return to
her home.
Mrs Mattie A. Taylor. Frank. |
Mrs. F. T G roller spent Sunday
at Toptog with Mm John E. Net
son and family.
Other guests of Mrs. Nelson on'
Sunday were her son and daugh-1
ter-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert
Nelson and daughters. Rose Mary
and Susan of Chamberlee, Ga.
Smith in koua
Army Cpl Henry P. Smith, eon 1
of Mr. end Mrs. Thomas Smith, I
Route 3, Murphy, N. C., ia now
serving with the 7th Infantry Di
vision in Korea.
Men of the "Bayonet" division
are undergoing intensive training
to maintain the peak combat effi
ciency displayed by the unit from
Pusan to the Yalu river.
Corporal Smith, a wireman, en
tered the-Army in October 1992
and arrived in Korea during May
1963. He formerly served with the
40th Infantry Division which re
turned to the U. 8. last month.
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