Miss Margaret Sanders Weds
Dr. Charles Edwin Powe
Miss Hettie Margaret Sanders,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry Sanders, Jr., of Wendell,
became the bride of Dr. Charles
Edwin Powe, Jr., of Hartsville,
South Carolina, son of Mrs.
Charles Edwin Powe and the late
Mr.* Powe at 7:30 p.m., December
15 in the Wendell Baptist Church.
The Rev. Earle J. Rogers of Madi
son, North Carolina, officiated at
the double ring ceremony.
Mrs. Leo Britt, organist and
Bill Pearce, vocalist presented a
program of wedding music.
Given in marriage by her fa
ther, the bride wore a dress of
pure silk peau de soie trimmed
with re-embroidered alencon lace,
which featured a felted bodice,
circle neckline, long lace sleeves
and a bell skirt appliqued in lace,
which ended in a full court train.
She wore a mantilla of pure silk
illusion and alencon lace, and she
carried stylized lace leaves trim
med with pearls and irridescent
sequins, centered with a cluster of
hybrid orchids.
Mrs. Leon Henderson, cousin of
the bride of Winston-Salem, was
matron of honor. She wore a
dress of Christmas red satin, a
red velvet cabbage rose headpiece
with veil and she carried a white
orchid bouquet.
Bridesmaids were Miss Emmy
Lou Sanders, sister of the bride,
Mrs. Carl Hull and Mrs. Dwight
Sanderford, all of Wendell. They
wore dresses like the honor at
tendant.
Dr. Henry E. Averette, Jr., of
Miami, Florida, was best man.
Ushers were John Thomas San
ders, brother of the bride of Wen
dell, Hubert M. Snyder, cousin of
the bridegroom of Hartsville,
South Carolina, Sidney S. Tisora,
Jr., James W. Cannon and Joseph
Lawton, all of Hartsville, South
Carolina and James McDaniel
Johnson of Dunn.
After a wedding trip to Mexico
on Dr. Powe’s private plane, the
couple will be at home in Harts
ville, South Carolina.
Reception Follows
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, parents of
the bride, gave a reception after
wards at their home on Wilson
Avenue.
The table was covered with a
white satin floor-length cloth,
trimmed in lace and was centered
with an arrangement of red roses
and white cupid candelabrum.
Russian tea and punch was serv
ed with mints, fruit cake, bridal
ices, and nuts.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Dean
greeted the guests; Mrs. Tom Al
len introduced to the receiving
line; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Carlton
of Charlotte were at the end of
the receiving line. Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Britt and Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Batten were in the gift
room; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Un
derhill, at the den door; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wootton, at the din
ing room door; Miss Maggie Dean
and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Linker, at
the register.
Serving tea, Mrs. Curtis Todd,
Mrs. Marshall Henry. Punch, Mrs.
Joe Richardson and Mrs. W. F.
Farmer from Warrenton.
Serving fruit cake, bridal ices
and nuts were Miss Lizzie Dean,
Mrs. Mary Alice Barbour, Miss
Cindy and Miss Marion Carlton
from Charlotte.
Goodbyes were said by Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Sykes and Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Dean.
Couple Entertained
Parties honoring the couple prior
to their marriage include these.
Mrs. C. E. Powe of Hartsville,
South Carolina, mother of the
prospective bridegroom enter
tained 30 members of the wedding
party at a dinner befora the re
hearsal at Dolphin’s Restaurant,
Wendell. Red carnations were
used as the centerpiece.
A steak dinner was served and
ice cream and cake.
A cake cutting was given for
the couple following the rehearsal.
The party was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Dean in
Wendell, co-hostesses were Mrs.
Leon Henderson, Mrs. Norman
Dean and Mrs. Louis Linker.
The table was covered with a
pink satin cloth covered with lace,
and was centered with an arrange
ment of pink roses and snapdrag
ons.
Pink wedding bells were on each
comer of the table with pink sat
in bows. A four tiered wedding
cake was served to the 60 guests.
Mrs. Powe poured coffee and
Mrs. Tom Allen, punch.
Miss Hettie Margaret Sanders
and Dr. Charles Edwin Powe, Jr.,
who were married on Saturday in
the Wendell Baptist Church were
honored at a wedding breakfast
Saturday at the home of Mrs. Leo
Britt in Wendell. Also hostesses
were Mrs. Joe Richardson, Mrs.
Curtis Todd, Mrs. Alvin Dew and
Mrs. Jimmie Batten.
Fried chicken, ham, broccoli,
congealed salad and angel cake
and coffee were served to the 30
guests.
Red carnations centered the ta
ble and Christmas arrangements
were used throughout the house.
Those small clear glass jars with
screw tops are invaluable for
holding nails, tacks, screws, bolts,
herbs, spices or what-have-you.
If you nail the lids to the underside
of shelves, they are out of the
way, easy to reach and easy to
see.
Personals
It’s always a pleasure to show
off a corsage. And Mrs. J. W.
Strickland is no different from any
other woman. She didn’t refrain
a bit from showing off her corsage
given by by her children on her
seventieth birthday. It was made i
of seven $10 bills, and was it ever
more pretty attached to her shoul
der.
*
Surprises are surprises are sur
prises. But Margaret and Judd
Robertson got the surprise of their
lives during Christmas. They
learned they were going to be
grandparents for the seventh time.
News came from Okmulgee, Okla.,
that daughter Jean (Mrs. John
Lambert) was expecting. The
grandson arrived on the 29th. It
is the third child for John and
Jean. They already had a son
and daughter.
*
Mrs. Helen Wall Massey is at
her home suffering from an illness.
She was stricken before Christ
mas and will have to take it easy
for a while before resuming her
job with Carolina Power & Light
Co. here.
*
Capt. and Mrs. S. G. Flowers and
son Tommy have spent the holi
days here with his mother. S. G.
and Bev and Tommy left on Jan
uary 2 for Denver where they
will visit with Bev’s family before
they start their trek for San Fran
cisco. From San Francisco they
will embark for Formosa where
Capt. Flowers will have a tour of
duty. He is a jet fighter pilot
with the U. S. Air Force.
*
A Zebulon insurance executive
and his wife couldn’t have pleased
the Hopkins Chapel Baptist Church
congregation more Christmas. Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby McGee presented
the church with a studio size Ham
ilton piano during the holidays and
the congregation was overwhelmed
with joy. Norma Faye and Bobby
are active members of this church.
♦
Here for the open house of her
daughter-in-law and son was Mrs.
George Tucker, Sr., of Whitakers.
The charming Mrs. Tucker was not
seen much, however, during the
festivities. She was upstairs
keeping Dr. and Mrs. Tucker’s
two daughters who were awfully
anxious to get downstairs in the
midst of the gala doings.
It was a crisp, cold, button-up
your-overcQat day Sunday. But
inside the George Tucker resi
dence things were warm and
cheery.
Dr. and Mrs. Tucker entertained
at open house. Mrs. Tucker said
she prayed all day Saturday
(which was one of the foulest days,
to be sure) that Sunday would be
fair. Her prayers were answered.
Mrs. Tucker, a charming blue
eyed blonde, beamed in an aqua
chiffon dress which had an over
blouse of the same material and a
billowy skirt. Her shoulder sport
ed a white orchid, a gift from Mrs.
Forrest Hendricks.
Mrs. Bernice Bunn, who presid
ed at the punch bowl with her
charming daughter, Jo Ann, wore
a green wool sheath with medal
lion insert around the neckline.
Mrs. Carsey Tippett was dressed
in a black and gold brocade. Mrs.
Tippett and her husband greeted
guests. Mrs. Haywood Jones, who
directed to the den, wore a rose
chiffon.
In the den were Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Finch, presiding at the
register. Mrs. Finch wore a cafe
au lait chiffon. Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Estes said goodbyes. Mrs. Estes
was chichi in a red and gold bro
cade.
Assisting with the serving of the
refreshments were members of
Mrs. Tucker’s Sunday School
Class. They were Donna Faye
Stallings, Suzanne Beck, Cheryl
Gay and Faye Sawyer. They wore
Christmas red dresses.
Mrs. A. S. Hinton catered the
affair. She wore an off-white bro
cade sheath with gold trimmings.
Assisting Mrs. Hinton was Mrs.
Donald Stallings, who wore a
black embroidered wool dress.
*
December 23 was the 42nd wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Hinton. They celebrated the
occasion with a dinner at the King
Zebulon Baptist Church Scene
For Eddins-Rich Wedding
Zebulon Baptist Church was the
setting Sunday, December 16, for
the marriage of Miss Harolyn Kaye
Eddins and Thomas George Rich,
Jr. The Rev. David Daniel heard
the double ring vows.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Kenneth Harold Eddins of
917 W. South St., Raleigh, and
the late Mr. Eddins. The bride
groom is the son of Mrs. T. G. Rich
of 103 Summit Avenue, Raleigh,
and the late Mr. Rich.
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, Kenneth Eddins
of Raleigh, wore a gown of Chan
tilly lace and silk bombazine with
bouffant skirt of silk with Chan
tilly lace inserts cascading down
front and into a chapel train. It
was fashioned with a scalloped
lace neckline, fitted bodice and
long tapering sleeves that came to
points over the hands. Her finger
tip veil of imported illusion was
of the Sea Restaurant in Raleigh.
They were accompanied by their
son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hinton of Raleigh.
«
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Theo. Davis were Miss
Merle Scott and Miss Betsy Mon
glass.
*
Mrs. George Tucker left Wed
nesday for a visit with her parents.
Mrs. Tucker said her father is very
ill and her parents will not have
a golden wedding anniversary cel
ebration, on January 2. The Tuck
ers will have a wedding anniver
sary on January 3 and Mrs. Tuck
er plans to be back in Zebulon to
celebrate the occasion with her
husband.
Mrs. Jesse Smith and daughter
Debora of Nashville, Tenn., arriv
ed last Friday for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kit
chings. Mrs. Smith and Debora
left Tuesday by plane for their
home.
*
Fifty-four years of wedded bliss.
That’s what Mary and Wilbur
Campen have had. Mr. and Mrs.
Campen celebrated their wedding
anniversary Friday, December 28.
*
When Joy Baker and Leary Da
vis are married on January 25,
they will move into a trailer home
in Winston-Salem. Joy, a sopho
more at East Carolina, will trans
fer to Wake Forest College, where
Leary is a rising senior.
*
It was a jolly time in the home
of Mrs. Hubert Eddins Christmas.
All of Mrs. Eddins’ children and
grandchildren, except the John
Vance family were her guests. Mrs.
Vance is granddaughter, Katie
Joyce.
attached to a coronet centered
with tear drop pearls. She carried
a cascade bouquet of brides roses
centered with an orchid.
Miss Betsy Fulghum, organist,
and Miss Mary Jo Moore, soloist,
both of Raleigh, presented wed
ding music. Miss Moore sang “I
Love You Truly,” “Wither Thou
Goest,” and “Wedding Prayer.”
Mrs. R. D. Mitchell of Garner
was matron of honor. Bridesmaids
were Mrs. Kenneth Eddins of Ra
leigh, Mrs. Jimmy Eddins of Wen
dell, both sisters-in-law of the
bride, Miss Glenda Wilson and
Miss Anne Dora Whitley of Zeb
ulon.
Honorary bridesmaids were Miss
Anne Moore, Miss Elizabeth Mor
gan, Miss Elizabeth Gregory and
Miss Judy Creech, all of Raleigh,
Miss Brenda Bunn of Zebulon, and
Mrs. Billy Etheridge of Garner.
Bobby Speight of Raleigh was
best man. Ushers were Donald
Bland and Tom Sanderline of Ra
leigh, Edward Pearce of Zebulon,
and Jimmy Eddins of Wendell,
brother of the bride.
The mother of the bride wore
a dress of blue satin brocade. The
groom’s mother was gowned in a
beige lace dress. Each wore pink
cymbidium orchids.
The bride is a graduate of
Wakelon High School and attended
Lenoir Memorial School of Nurs
ing in Kinston. The bridegroom
is a graduate of Edwards Military
Institute. He attended Mars Hill
College and is employed by State
Interprise.
Following a wedding trip the
couple now reside at 809 Brighton
Road, Raleigh.
Reception
Immediately following the cere
many Mrs. Harold Eddins, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Eddins and Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Eddins entertained at
a reception in the church annex.
A pink and white color scheme
was used in decorations.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie B. Hopkins
greeted guests and introduced
them to the receiving line com
posed of the bridal party. Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Wood directed
the guests to the dining room. In
the den, Mrs. Sidney Eddins pre
sided over the register. Goodbyes
were said to Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Moore of Raleigh.
Mrs. Russell Williams presided
over the punch bowl, with Mrs.
Ashley Murphy presiding over the
wedding cake after the couple cut;
the traditional first slice. They
were assisted by Mrs. A. R. Steph
enson of Smithfleld and Mrs. Ed
Andrews of Wendell.
Miss Anne Moore of Raleigh,
cousin of the bride, presented in
cidental music during the recep
tion.