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Lillie Alene Brown Becomes Bride
Of Dr. H. B. Perry, Jr., Last Friday
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Brevard College Teacher
Weds In Pretty Church
Ceremony At Boone
Miss Lillie Alene Brown, of
High Point, head of the music de
partment of Brevard College, be
came the bride of Dr. H. B. Per
ry, Jr., of Boone and Baltimore,
Md., in a ceremony at the Boone
Methodist church on Friday after
noon, August 6, at 5 o'clock. Rev.
O. L. Brown, father of the bride,
officiated.
The church was decorated with
white gladioli, fern and evergreen,
with five-branched candelabra
bearing cathedral tapers.
Miss Dorothy Jones, of Madi
son, organist, played the wedding
music. Miss Julia Owen, of Ashe
ville, was soloist.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her great-uncle, Dr. B.
B. Doughtery, of Boone. Miss
Elizabeth Brown, of High Point,
was her sister’s maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude
Perry, of Boone, sister of the bride
groom, and Mrs. James I. Mizelle,
of Independence, Va.
Dr. H. B. Perry was his son’s
best man. Ushers were Bernard
Doughtery, Dr. W. C. Thomas and
John Lester Brown, brother of
the bride.
Bride's Costume
The bride’s dress was of white
marquisette, fashioned with a
round neckline and a deep yoke
trimmed with a gathered ruffle
of matching material. The long
fitted bodice also was trimmed
with a gathered ruffle and the
bracelet-length sleeves of the
gown were gathered slightly at
the elbow. Her fingertip length
veil of gathered bridal illusion
was attached to an orange blossom
crescent, and she carried a bouquet
of white roses and baby’s breath,
centered with an orchid.
Immediately following the cere
mony a reception was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Brown, parents of the
bride, on the lawn at the home of
the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. D.
D. Doughtery, for the bridal party
and close relatives.
Reception Given
After the reception Dr. and
Mrs. Perry left for a brief wedding
trip. For traveling the bride wore
a jungle brown traveling suit with
matching accessories. On her
shoulder she wore an orchid de
tached from her bridal bouquet.
At present the couple will make
their home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Perry is the daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. 0. L. Brown
of High Point. A graduate of
Greensboro college with a bache
lor of music degree, she has done
post graduate work at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and for
the past year was head of the de
partment of music at Brevard col
lege. This summer she was a mem
ber of Appalachian State Teach
ers college at Boone.
Dr. Perry, son of Dr. and Mrs.
H. B. Perry of Boone, is a grad
uate of Wake Forest college and
the University of Maryland school
of medicine. At present he is in
terning at the Baltimore City hos
pitals.
Army Man Honored
With Social Events
Several events of a social na
ture were given for Pfc. Rowell
D. Bosse, of the army air base in
New Orleans, La., while on his
15-day furlough here with his
mother, Mrs. W. T. Bosse.
Those entertaining were:
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Moore gave
a supper, the guests at which in
cluded members of the Moore and
Bosse families, and Rev. and Mrs.
B. W. Thomason. Charles Moore
showed colored slides of wild
flowers. Other guests in to see
the pictures were Captain and
Mrs. Richard H. Johnston and Miss
Martha Sellers.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Poole enter
tained with a supper, the guests
being Rowell and his mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Karl Bosse and Mrs.
Donald Lee Moore Other events
were a fish supper given by Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Norwood for
Rowell and his mother, and a
supper given by Mrs. James J.
Gray, the guests at which were
Rowell and his mother and Mr.
and "Mrs. Knox DeLong.
AUXILIARY AND GUILD HAVE I
MEETING WITH MRS. ALLISON j
The August meeting of the Aux- j
iliary and Guild of St. Philip’s'
Episcopal church was held at the
home of Mrs. J. M. Allison last
Thursday afternoon. Twelve mem
bers and three visitors were pres
ent.
Mrs. David Ward, president,
was in charge of devotionals and
business transactions. The pro
gram was led by Mrs. Ward. Mrs.
S. A. Bullock and Mrs. H. R.
Bobst. who read articles pertain
ing to missionary work in differ
ent countries.
At the meeting of the Guild,
conducted by Mrs Harry Perry,
final plans were made for a card
party and food and gift sale to
be held at Walnut Inn on August
17th. at 2:30 in the afternoon and
at 8 o’clock in the evening.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social period.
GLEANERS CLASS HAS PICNIC
AND MEETING AT LAKE SEGA
Members of the Scripture Glean
ers class of the First Baptist Sun
day school enjoyed a picnic sup
per and meeting at Lake Sega last
Thursday evening at the home of
the substitute teacher, Mrs. R. E.
Lawrence.
Swimming in the lake and the
picnic supper were enjoyable fea
tures of entertainment.
At the business meeting, pre
sided over by the president, Miss
Rachel Hamlin, plans were made
for the class enrollment and to
take a basket to a member shut
in.
SARAH TAYLOR GUILD WILL
HAVE ANNUAL PICNIC TONITE
The Sarah Taylor Guild will
have the annual picnic supper
meeting tonight at 6:30 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. 0. H. Orr. Mrs.
M. G. Pangle and Mrs. W. F.
Short will be co-hostesses with
Mrs. Orr.
ATTRACTIVE AUGUST BRIDE
MRS. ROBERT HAROLD CALDWELL, above, was before her
marriage in Brevard at St. Philip’s Episcopal church on August
4th, Miss Priscilla Bobst, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Bobst,
of Brevard. Mrs. Caldwell is secretary to the head of the educa
tional department of the TV A at Andrews. Sgt. Caldwell is in the
U. S. marine corps, stationed now at New River.
Engagement Of Miss Deane Roberson
To Ensign W. H. Hamrick Announced
Bride-Elect Honor
Guest At Tavern
Party On Saturday
Mrs. Joseph E. Hunter, Jr., and
Mrs. Lita Steppe entertained with
a tavern party last Saturday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Hunter,
honoring Miss Katherine English,
bride-elect, whose marriage to
Pfc. John Anderson, of Fort Jack
son, S. C., will take place on Sep
tember 4th.
Decorations and entertainment
were carried out in cabaret style.
Games and contests were enjoyed,
and the guests took part in vari
ous skits during the evening.
The honor guest was presented
with many lovely and useful gifts.
Those present were: Mrs. Wil
liam Kirk, Mrs. Brian Combs, Mrs.
Edwin English, Mrs. Lloyd Hughes,
Miss Marie Sprinkle, Miss Mildred
Carpenter, Miss Lucille Roberts,
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, of Hen
dersonville, and Miss Blanche Pat
terson, of Asheville.
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Local Girl To Marry Navy
Man In Ceremony To Be
Held This Fall
Announcement has been made
of the engagement of Miss Everett
Deane Roberson, of Brevard, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cashiers B.
Roberson, of Candler, to Ensign
William H. Hamrick, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Hamrick, of Ashe
ville.
The wedding will take place in
the fall.
Miss Roberson has been employ
ed as secretary and chemist in the
chemical laboratory of the Ecusta
Paper corporation since August,
1940.
Ensign Hamrick was called into
active service in January, 1941,
and for the past 27 months he has
been located in the Panama Canal
zone. Prior to entering the service,
he was employed in the engineer
ing department of radio station
WWNC as a transmitter engineer.
The engagement was announced
at a party given by Mrs. John
Reese Sledge at her home in Bre
vard Friday evening.
Miss Roberson greeted the guests
at the door, and on arrival she
pinned on each a corsage, on the
ribbons of which were inscribed
the names of the two contracting
; parties, announcing their engage
ment. Miss Roberson’s mother also
greeted the guests at the door.
Mrs. Sledge was assisted by Mrs.
James Mills, of Brevard, in serving
an ice course.
a color scheme in white and
green was carried out in the dec
orations and refreshments. A pro
fusion of summer flowers in blend
ing shades added to the attractive
ness of the prevailing color note.
Brevard and out of town guests
were: Mrs. William Jordan, Miss
Eleanor Spain, Miss Lucy Clarke,
Miss Dorothy Singletary, Miss
Mvrta Mae Spain, Miss Dorothy
Johnson, Mrs. Charles Glazener,
Miss Nelle Bookout, Miss Marie
Sprinkle, Miss Edith Ridenhour,
Miss Connie Marion, Miss Edna
Nesbitt, Mrs. William Millner, Mrs.
John Pickelsimer, Mrs. Anna De
Schot, Miss Anna Meixell, Mrs.
James Mills, Mrs. C. B. Roberson,
of Candler, Mrs. William Brackett,
of Spartanburg, S. C., Mrs. John
M. Gilmore, of Kearney, Nebraska,
Mrs. E. E. Roberts and Mrs. O. C.
Crowder, of Candler, and Mrs.
Pryor R. Millner, of Danville, Va.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO
MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The regular meeting of the Wo
men’s Hospital auxiliary will he
held Friday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock in the Methodist parlor.
SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE TIMES
Engagement Of Niece
Is Announced Here
For Sept. Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones, of
Brevard, have announced the en
gagement of their niece, Miss
Mary Malinda Hamrick, of Bre
vard and Concord, to Bernhard
Bjorn Christopherson, of Wash
ington, D. C., and Superior, Wis.
The wedding will take place in
Concord on September 3rd.
Miss Hamrick is a graduate of
Brevard high school and of the
Shelby Hospital School of Nur
ing. For the past three years she
has been assistant supervisor of
the operating room at Cabarrus
hospital in Concord.
Mr. Christopherson received his
training at Superior State college.
He has been employed for several
years as draftsman in the navy
yard at Washington.
AUGUST MEETINGS OF
METHODIST CIRCLES
Circles No. 1 and No. 3 of the
Methodist church met in joint
session last Thursday afternoon
at the parsonage for the August
meeting.
Following devotionals led by
the pastor. Rev. W. A. Jenkins,
the two circles met in separate
rooms for the business transac
tions, and re assembled for re
freshments together.
Mrs. E. S. English, chairman,
presided over the meeting of
Circle No. 1, and Mrs. Cordia
King, chairman of Circle No. 3,
conducted routine business of that
circle. Mrs. Jenkins was hostess at
the meeting of Circle No. 1, and
Mrs. J. S. Nicholson was hostess
of the other circle.
MRS. SLUDER HOSTESS AT
MEETING OF CIRCLE II
Mrs. H. A. Sluder was hostess
t the August meeting of Circle
No. 2 of the Methodist church,
which met at her home last Thurs
day afternoon.
An interesting program pre
ceded the business session. Miss
Mary Sluder was devotional lead
er. telling in an interesting and
unique manner the story of Luke.
Miss Carolyn Sluder and Miss
Jeanette Austin rendered several
piano and vocal selections.
Included in the routine busi
ness, presided over by the chair
man, Mrs. J. F. Zachary, plans
were made to provide flowers for
the church each Sunday during
August.
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