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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1953
Womens Activities
andSandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-6512
Alfred Moore Chapter
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MRS. JAMES JOY PITTMAN, JR.
I The December meeting of the
Alfred Mcore Chapter of tag
! -aught^rs of the American Rev
olution was held at tne noine of
Mrs, C. T. Grier in Carthage last
Saturday afternoon, with Mrs. M.
J. McPhail and Mrs. ¥1. G. Boy
ette serving as co-hostesses.
With the‘Chapter Regent, Mrs.
V/. G. Brown, presiding, the meet
ing was opened with the singing
of the national anthem. Due t.)
the absence cf the chaplain, the
rdual was led by Mr«. Brown, as
sisted by Mrs. McPhail.
Mrs. C. B. Garrett of Jackson
Springs was welcomed as a new
member.
Niiss Nettie Williams reported
that two boxes had recently been
sent to Crossnore.
I It was. announced that ¥Irs.
Ralph Jordan and Mrs. Joel Lay-
ton attended the Gertrude Carra-
wdy banquet in Raleigh, and Mrs.
Jordan gave an interesting ac
count of it.
! Mrs. R. P. Rosser, district di
rector; reminded the chapter that
January is the time for the elec
tion of delegates to the continen
tal congress in Washington and to
the state conference in Durham,
j As chairman of Good Citizen
ship, Mrs. C. M. Reeves announc
ed that Miss Ann Holt of the Lee
County Central High School
j would be the citizenship repre-
I sentative for the chapter.
Mrs. J. L. McGraw, for national
Demonstration Club
Has Christmas Party
MISS JANE HERRING OF ABERDEEN WEDS
LT. JAMES PITTMAN IN CHURCH RITES
In an eight o’clock ceremony at
Bethesda Presbyterian Church in
Aberdeen,Thimsday, December 10,
the weaaing anniversary of the
bride’s parents—Miss Jane Her
ring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Darius B. Herring of Aberdeen,
became the bride of Lt. James
Joy Pittman, Jr., of Fort Bragg,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Pittman of
, West Memphis, Ark. The Rev.
Charles W. Worth was the offi
ciating minister.
The vows were spoken before
an arch of Southern smilax and
lavender orchids. Four taU bas
kets of white chrysanthemums,
calla lilies and snapdragons were
interspersed with candelabra
holding lighted tapers. Special
pews were marked with chrysan-
them.ums and snapdragons caught
with white satin bows and
streamers, and white candles
burned in' the windows.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. C^
H. Storey, organist, and Miss
Edna Maurer and E. H. Poole, vo
calists, presented a program of
nuptial music. Miss Maurer’s
numbers were “At Dawning” and
“I Love Thee, Dear,” and Mr.
Poole sang “Because,” and, as a
benediction, “The Lord’s Prayer.”
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of bridal
satin fashioned with a portrait
neckline outlined in Venice lace.
The full skirt had a wide circu
lar train, and her veil cf import
ed illusion was caught by a halo
of matching laoe. She carried a
bouquet of white roses and lilies
of the valley centered with a
white orchid, showered with satin
streamers and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. D. B. Herring, Jr., sister-
in-law of the bride, attended as
matron of honor, wearing a gown
of light rose mauve with satin
bodice and matching jacket, with
a full skirt of nylon net She car
ried a pink satin muff centered
with white purple-throated or
chids and matching streamers.
Bridesmaids were Miss Cather
ine Fields of Sanford, cousin of
the bride; Mrs. W. B. Marks and
Miss Edwina Hallman, of Aber
deen, and Mrs. Johnny Aycock of
Carthage. They wore gowns of
deep mauve fashioned like that
of the matron of honor, and car
ried white satin muffs centered
with lavender orchids with
matching streamers.
Honorary bridesmaids were
Miss Jean Snow and Mrs. Steve
Kuminski, of Fayetteville, Mrs.
Bill Wooten, Mrs. Glenn Caviness
and Mrs. W. E. Austin, of Aber
deen
The bridegroom had as best
man Lt. D. B. Herring, Jr. Ushers
were W. B. Marks and Lee Buch
an, of Aberdeen, Lt. Raleigh Wil
liams of High Point, Sgt. Steve
Kurndnski of Fayetteville, and C.
N. Page, Jr., and George McCor-
mac, of Southern Pines.
Mrs. Herring chose fer her
daughter’s wedding a gown of
blue nylon chiffon over taffeta,
and an orchid corsage.
After a wedding trip to Key
West, Fla. and Cuba the couple
will be at home at Fort Bragg.
For traveling the bride wore a
pale blue wool dress with grey ac-
cesscries and a grey muskrat fur
cape. Her corsage was an orchid.
Mrs. Pittman was graduated
from Notre Dame Academy and
Peace College and has been a
member of the faculty, of the
Vass-Lakeview High School. Lieu
tenant Pittman attended the Uni
versity of Arkansas and was a
member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity. He is now serving with
the U. S. Army, presently station
ed at Fort Bragg.
Reception
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception was held at the home
of the bride’s parents. Miss Pearl
McMillan greeted the guests and
presented them to the receiving
line, composed of Mr. and Mrs.
Herring, the bridal couple and the
bride’s attendants.
¥Ir3. Hazel Allison directed
guests to the dining room, where
refreshments were served by can
dlelight. The table was covered
with a lace cloth and centered
with a silver bowl of Cattleya or
chids, flanked by white tapers in
silver candelabra. At each end of
the table was a crystal punch
bowl, at which Mrs. Jack Smith,
Mrs. John Sloan, Mrs. Dan Man-
gum and Mrs. Malcolm Pleasants
alternated. Ice cream,, bridal
cakes, mints and nuts were serv
ed.
Assisting in serving were Mrs
Bill Harrington, Mrs. J. D.
Thompson, Mrs W. N. Fields, Mrs.
Cliff Wilson, Miss Marie Garner,
Miss June Greer, Mrs. Bill Austin
Mrs. Bill Wooten, Mrs. Glenn Cav-
iness and Mrs. Steve Kuminski.
Miss Bess Gunter directed guests
to the gift room, where Mr. an
Mrs. George McCormac received
Mrs. G-ace Houston presided a'
the register, and Mr. and Mrs. K
T 'eacon said the goodbyes.
After Rehearsal Party
Lt and Mrs. D. B. Herring, Jr.
of Fayetteville gave a cake cut
ting at the Herring home in Aber-
'-•^n the rehearsal Wednes
day night. After the counle-ol°c’
had cut the first slice, Mrs. Her-
rf, yr ser'^ed the cake and
Miss Peaml McMillan and Mrs. K.
G. Deaton alternated in serving
cranberry punch.
Mrs. Seymour And
Mrs. Cox Entertain
John Blue Chapter, DAR
For their Christmas meeting,
members of the John Blue Chap
ter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy brought gaily wrap
ped gifts to the home of Mrs. O.
L. Seymour, on Wednesday, De
cember 9. These gifts filled a large
basket and will be taken to the
Conferedate Woman’s Home in
-Fayetteville, where, with gifts
from hundreds cf other North
Carolina Daughters, they will
help spread Christmas cheer to
the ladies who live in this home.
Mrs. Edward Cox served as hos-
ess with Mrs. Seymour for this
affair.
An open fire, and Christmas
decorations throughout the home
made a perfect setting fer a
Christmas meeting. Upon arrival
the guests were invited into the
dining room- for refreshments. Ar
rangements of red, green and sil
ver were used everywhere and
the tea table was lovely in every
detail. Mrs. Cox poured coffee,
which was served with decorated
sandwiches, cakes, nuts and can
dies, all carrying out the color
scheme of the decorations.
The business session was presi
ded over by the president, Mrs.
E. L. Pleasants. After the ritual,
led by Mrs. W. U. Barefield, rou
tine reports were given. As pro-
:ram chairman, Mrs. A. L. Bur
ney distributed the new calendars
for the Chapter year.
Mrs. Forrest Lockey, for the
orogram committtee, presented
Miss Frances Pleasants, who gave
1 talk cn “Old Homes of the
louth ” She told especially of the
old homes in North and South
Carolina and Virginia and closed
vith a description of the wavs in
vhich Christmas was observed in
'olonial days.
The January noeeting will be
held with Miss Louise Blue in
Aberdeen. *
The beautiful Della Robbia wreath shown above, made by
Mrs.,A. H. Grant, and the mantel decorations by Mrs. William F.
Hollister, are typical of the arrangements displayed by Garden
Club members at their meeting last week at the home of Mrs. B.
F. Kraffert. Native magnolia, and fruit that can easily be ob
tained at the corner grocery were the materials used in these
effective arrangements. (Pilot Staff Photo)
Displi
ay of Christmas Decorations
Features Local Garden Club Meeting
The Manly-Southern Pines
Home ^Demonstration Club held
iti, Christmas party in tiie recre
ation building in Manly on Wed-
.esuay evening of last week.
There were 15 members present,
and two new members were en
rolled, Mrs. A. O. Menroe and
Mrs. 'Ted Yearby. Mrs. S. R. New
ton and Mrs. O. D. Griffin were
visitors.
The president, Mrs. G. L. Culler,
presided over the business session,
after which the group joined in
Christmas games. !
An exchange of gifts which
ranged from the fantastic to the
utilitarian created much interest.
3ne of the former was a doll
made cf vegetables: onion head,
carrot neck, white potato body,
sweet potato feet. . . deemed very
appropriate for a club making a
special study of foods. The club
presented Miss Flora McDonald,
heme demonstration agent, a gift.
The building was gaily decora
ted in the Christmas motif by
¥Irs. Culler and Mrs. Arthur
Thomas. Refreshments consisted
of sandwiches,^cookies, drinks and
peanuts.
Candles And Lights
Service Set Sunday
The annual Christmas service of
Candles and Lights will be given
at the Church of Wide Fellowship
at 8 p. m. Sunday, with both sen
ior and junior choirs, under the
direction of Mrs. L. D. McDonald,
participating. The public is
vited to attend.
in-
The average American eats 94
pounds of potatoes each year.
Southern Pines Garden Club eluded those suitable for table.
members, around 20 in number,
gathered at the home of Mrs. B.
F. Kraffert on Tuesday afternoon
of last week for their monthly
meeting, which centered around
the Christmas theme.
Each m’ember had been asked
to bring a Christmas arrangement,
and they did not stop with deck
ing “the halls,” but adorned every
available place in living room,
window, door, and mantel.
Mrs. R. M. McMillan gave a
reading on holly and customs
connected with Christmas decora
tions, and Mrs. Gecrge Leonard
presented garden tips for the
month.
Mrs. C. L. Von Tacky poured
tea. Mrs. Voit Gilmore’s mother,
Mrs. Charles Kendrick, of San
Fre-ncisco. was a guest.
Mrs. James S. Milliken, club
dining room and even the porch. | president, presided over the meet-
Many new ideas were gained for ing. The committee in charge of
defense, discussed “Why the DAR
is against Federal Aid to Educa
tion.”
I The Christmas message of the
j President General, Miss Gertrude
Carraway, was read by Mrs. L. P.
Tyson.
Mrs. J..A. Overton of Sanford
vave an interesting program in
the form of radio script with ^
talk on various Christmas Carols.
The group joined in singing these,
accompanied by Mrs. McPhail at
the piiano.
Guests were invited into the
dining room where a color scheme
of red and green was carried out
in the decorations and refresh
ments. The tea table held a cen
tral arrangement of white snap
dragons, red carnations and white
mums, with red candles in silver
candelabra. Mrs. Brown poured
ceffee and Mrs. Rosser presided
at the tea service. Cherry ice
cream, cake, nuts pnd mints were
served.
The January meeting will be
held in Southern Pines with Miss
Virginia Horne of Wadesboro as
guest speaker.
using the traditional materials in
novel ways, and much originality
was shown in some of the ar
rangements. The arrangements in- Ostrom.
the decorations project was com
posed of Mrs. Claude Reams, Mrs.
George Leonard and Mrs. John
MEMBERS OF LOCAL DROVE OF BPO DOES
FETE HUSBANDS AT CHRISTMAS PARTY
Does and their husbands, a to
tal of approximately 125, gather
ed at the Southern Pines Country
Club Tuesday night for their an
nual Christmas party. The hall
was decked with magnolia, pine
and a large Christmas tree with
glowing lights.
Carol singing was led by B. C.
Doyle with Mrs. L. D. McDonald
at the piano and Mrs. Ray Mc
Donald read “Why the Chimes
Rang.” Soon thereafter Santa
Claus was ushered in, and he oc
cupied the center of the stage as
in a voice closely resembling that
of Bob Arey he called the names
of those whom gifts awaited. Does
had carried gifts for an exchange
among members, and each had
provided a toy for her husband.
There were “white gifts,”-, also,
for use in spreading cheer at
Christmas.
The refeshment table was cov
ered with an Italian lace cloth and
the centerpiece was a miniature
Santa with his reindeer. Hors
d’oeuvres and sandwiches were
attractively arranged on the table.
The refreshment committee
consisted of Mrs. Arthur Thomas,
chairirian: Mesdames Cliff John
son, Joe Garzik, M. G. McRae,
J. T. Overton, Bob Strouse, B. C.
Doyle,, and John Cline. On the
decorating committee were Mrs.
Joe Steed, chairman; Mesdames
Pauline Smith, Craig Pickier, E.
H. MiUs, Louise Johnson, George
Jones, L. B. Craig, and L. B. Mc
Donald. Mrs. Hubert Cameron is
Drove president.
INS and OUTS
Mrs. Thomas Vann had as her
dinner guests on Thursday of last
week three siste:fs-in-law, Mrs. T.
A. Thornton, Mrs. S. M. Beasley
and Miss Minnie Vann, and a
nephew, Vann Thornton, all of
Fayetteville.
Don JensenI who has been a
patient at Moore County Hospita?
for several days, is reported to be
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas are
expecting their son, Gerald, home
from the University of North Cair-
olina Saturday for the holidays.
Charles Merrill, a student at
UNC, Chapel Hill, will arrive Sat
urday to be with his mother, Mrs
Mildred Merrill, for the holidays.
Roy Newton, Jr., arrived home
from State College in Raleigh
Thursday for'the holiday season.
Dick Ray of UNC, Chapel HiM,
is expected Saturday to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan S. Ray.
Readyfor the
NEW LAW?
You owe it to yourself to find
out how the new Safety Re
sponsibility Law will affect you
as a motorist if you have an ac
cident after Jan. 1, 1954 and
cannot pay for it. For complete
details see or telephone
JOHN S. RUGGLES
PAUL T. BARNUM, Inc.
Phone a-5151
Southern Pines, N. C.
Dr. Paulo •'Borges of Jackson
Memorial Laboratory and Dr. F.
Duran-Reynals of Yale University
isolated a single virus that can
infect chickens, then ducks, and
then pigeons, in that order, but
cannot be passed from species to
species in the reverse order.
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MISS DELORES PELUSO, BRIDE-ELECT,
IS FETED AT TEA AT MONTESANTI HOME
Complimenting Miss Delores George Thompson, Mrs. J. J.
Additional
Societv News on
Page B
Peluso, whose wedding to Angelo
Montesanti, Jr., is set for Decem
ber 26, Miss Millie Montesanti,
Mrs. Irvin Quillen and Mrs. D. S.
Montesanti, future sisters-in-law
of the bride-elect, entertained
around 125 guests at a tea at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Monte
santi, 220 West Pensylvania> Ave
nue, from 3 to 5 o’clock Sunday
afternoon.
Christmas decorations were
used threughout the house. In
the dining room, where tea was
served by candlelight, the bridal
motif was emphasized in the table
decorations. A brocaded linen
Aberdeen, N. C.
Announcing Southern Pines Representative
Spring Mrs. C. N. Page and Mrs
Gordon Clark poured.
Assisting the hostesses in en
tertaining were Mrs. J. V. Healy,'
Mrs. John Buchholz, Mrs. Silas O.
Nicholson, Mrs. William Mark
ham, Mrs. William Bracken, Mrs.
W. J. Wilson, and Mrs. Joe oMn-
tesanti, Jr.'
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cloth was used, with a silver bowl
of white carnations as centerpiece i
and white tapers in silver holders.
Silver tea and coffee services
were at the table ends, and Mrs.
INS AND OUTS
Coach Bob Fetzer of UNC,
Chapel Hill, Ajisited Mr. and Mrs.
Henry L. Graves recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Martin and
daughter, Debbie, of Durham
spent last weekend, with Mrs.
Martin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klingen-
schmidt and baby of Vaas visited
Mr. and Mrs. TTiomas Morgan
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Ken
nedy of 510 East Indiana Avenue
spent the weekend in Raleigh as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Stanley Smith. They attended the
Jan Peerce concert Monday eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Bodine
of 330 Country Club Road have
returned from a trip to California,
where they spent Thanksgiving
with their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. De Puy,
of Portuguese Bend.
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Mr. and Mrs. E C. Boyette and
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day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Palmer.
Mrs. J. G. De Berry returned
Tuesday from a visit to her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. James S. De Berry, who have
recently moved into their new
home in Charlotte.
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