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^ J PAGE FOUE THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 19i)5 Women’s Activities and Sandhills Social Events BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-6512 Williams-Thomas Engagement of Interest Here Of local interest is the an nouncement of the engagement of Miss Robin Thomas of New York City, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Thomas of Ral eigh, and Forrest Nelson Wil liams, Jr., son of Mr, and Mrs. Williams of Kenilworth, Ill. ' Miss Thomas, a 1951 honor grad uate of N. C. State College, has worked for Liberty Mutual Insur ance Co., in New York for the past three years. Her fiance is a graduate of Northwestern University, a Navy veteran, and is now employed as a pilot for American Air Lines. The couple will live in Kenil worth following their wedding, which is planned for October. The bride-elect’s father is a na tive of Vass and has many rela tives in Southern Pines and throughout this section. R. MRS. IRIE LEONARD AND MRS. CHARLES COLE ARE JOINT HOSTESSES AT PARTY One of the most enjoyable of I Leonard’s mother, Mrs. J. the late summer social events was Copland, Sr., of Burlington; Mrs. a bridge-dessert party given joint- Charlie Bullock and Mrs. Jesse iy by Mrs. Irie Leopard and Mrs. White, stepmother and sister of Charles Cole, next-door neighbors ] Mrs. Cole, both from Jonesboro on Ciestview Road, in which play- Heights, Sanford; also her house LOOKING AHEAD ers progressed from one home to the other. Guests assembled on the front lawn and drew tallies, which di rected them to the- home in which they were to play first. Summer flowers, including zin nias and marigolds, were used as decorations. High score prizes in bridge were won by Mrs. /Graves Vann and Mrs. Larry Johnson of Aberdeen; second high, by Mrs. Tom Cun ningham and Mrs. Harrell John son. Four games of bingo were en joyed, also. Winners were Mrs. Newland Phillips, Mrs. Victor Sheppard, Mrs. Larry Johnson and Mrs. John Ponzer. After the games, the entire group reassembled on the lawn for an hour of fellowship and the awarding of prizes. guest for the week, Mrs. Wilton Hollowell of Goldsboro; Mrs. Bar ney C. Avery, Mrs. Robert Van- derVoort, Mrs. Ward Hill, Mrs. Harrell Johnson, Mrs. Don Tray lor, Jr., Mrs. Graves Vann, Mrs. Tom Hayes, Mrs. Newland Phil lips, Mrs. John Ponzer, and Mrs. Perry Frye. Also, Mrs. James H. Pruitt, Mrs. Jim Suttles, Mrs. Wayne Harri son, Mrs. Victor Sheppard, Mrs. Henry Jones, Mrs. Joe Marley, Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Mrs. Howard Smith, Mrs. William Huntley, Mrs. Charles Phillips, Mrs. Larry John son, Mrs. David Whitehead, Mrs. C. A. McLaughlin, Mrs. Bill Ben son, Mrs. Tom Cunningham, Mrs. Russell Mills, Mrs. A. C. Dawson, Mrs. Elliott M. Shearon, Mrs. L. T. Hall, Mrs. Charles S. Patch, Jr., and Mrs. Gary Henry. Mrs. Cole presented a milk glass Guests attending were: Mrs. j vase to her guest, Mrs. Hollowell. .1 CHURCH CIRCLES Two circles of the Woman’s So ciety of the Church of Wide Fel lowship have scheduled meetings for next week. As these will be the first meetings of the season and much planning for the year’s work is to be done, it is hoped that there will be good attend ance. The Margaret White Circle will meet at 3 p. m. Thursday, Sep tember 8, in the church parlor. Mrs. Marshall Palmer is chair man; Mrs. Walter Daeke, secre tary; and Mrs. Wade Stevick, treasurer. ’The Lena Sweezy Group will meet at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, the 8th, at the home of Mrs. Louis Scheipers, 340 East New Hamp shire Avenue. Mrs. L. W. Fitch is chairman; Mrs. E. V. Walker, sec retary; and Mrs. H. L. Brown, treasurer. I Miss Jeanne Overton To Teach In Florida Miss Jeanne Overton, daughter ,of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Overton, has gone to Cocoa Beach, Fla., to be ready to begin work on Septem ber 5 as teacher of the second grade in the school at Merritt Is land, Fla., about nine miles dis tant from Cocoa Beach, where she will live. Four other girls, all alumnae of the University of South Carolina and Tri Delta Sorority sisters, will live with her, and two of them. Miss Sally Judy of Columbia, S. C., and Miss Janette Eaddy of Summerton, S. C., will teach in the same school. The others are Miss Ann Lumpkin of Columbia, S. C., and Miss Mary Wilmeth of Hartsville, S. C. Mrs. A. Montesanti At St. Joseph’s Hospital PRESBYTERIAN CIRCLES Circles of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Women of the Church have announced the fol lowing schedule of monthly meet ings: Circle 1 will meet at 3 p. m. Wednesday, September 7, at the home of Mrs. T. A. Jones. Circle No. 2 will meet at 3 p. m. Tuesday, Sptember 6, with Mrs. M. B. Kellis. Circle 3 will meet at 3 p. m. Tuesday, September 6, with Mrs. Charles Loup. Circle 4 will meet at 7 p. m. Monday, September 12. with Mrs. Mel Johnson. Circle 5 will meet at 10 a. m. Tuesday, September 13, at the church with Mrs. Ward Hill as hostess. Circle 6 will meet at 8:15 o’clock tonight (Thursday) at the home of Mrs. Ray McDonald. Mrs. Charles Wicker will be cohostess. Circle 7 will meet at 8 o’clock tonight (Thursday) with Mrs. Morrison Howie. Circle 8 will meet at 8 p. m. Monday, September 5, with Mrs. Chester Van Benschoten. Circle 9 will meet at 7 'o’clock tonight (Tl|ursday) at the church with Mrs. Jewell Webb and Mrs. Raymond Cameron as hostesses. Circle 10 will meet at 10 a. m. Tuesday, September 13, at the home of Mrs. Paul Butler. Mrs. Angelo Montesanti suffer ed a heart attack last Thursday night and was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital,' where she re mains quite ill, having had an other attack Sunday. Thursday’s report was that she had had a comfortable night. She is not al lowed to have visitors other than members of the family. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Montesanti and family of Reading, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Montesanti, Jr., and son of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Constantino Montesanti cf New Jersey have come home because of their mother’s illness. Birthday Party And Christening Take Place In Phillips Famliy PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN OF CHURCH FETE YOUNG PEOPLE AT BANQUET SUNDAY Last weekend was an eventful one for the Dr. Charles Phillips family, Vith the celebration of the eighth birthday of the eldest of the four children and the chris tening of the youngest, who was born July 25. Janet’s birthday was Sunday, but the celebration began with a party Saturday afternoon, at which the children played indoor and outdoor games and enjoyed refreshments of birthday cake and popsicles. They had fun drawing favors from a grab bag. Guests were Babs Arey, Colin Osborne HI, Jerry Phillips, Susan Huntley, Karen Wright, Kathy Whitlock, Perry Davis, Patricia Keel, and Janet’s brother Charles and sister Nancy. Baby Elizabeth was christened Sunday morning at Brownson Me morial Presbyterian Church by the pastor, the Rev. C. K, Ligon, with her grandparents and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Phillips of Chapel HiU and 2nd Lt. Lewis Phillips of Greenville, Miss., pres ent. These relatives were at the Phillips home for Janet’s birth day dinner on Sunday, together with the Rev. and Mrs. James Cansler and children, Linda, Da vid and Martha. MRS. JOHN ROWLAND MASON before her marriage in Ben- nettsville, S. C., on August 20 was Miss Carolyn Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd S. Smith of Pinehurst. She is a graduate of Pinehurst High School and completed the one-year commercial course at Woman’s College in Greensboro. She was employed by the Shearwood Travel Service in Pinehurst last winter, and is now working with the Amerotron Corporation ih Aberdeen. Mr. Mason is the son of Rowland E. Mason and the late Mrs. Msison of San Francisco, CaUf. He attended the University of California for two years and is now stationed with the Army at Fort Bragg. After his discharge from the Army in January he plans to complete his studies at the University of California. Mrs. Mason wiU‘ stay with her family while her husband is at Fort Bragg. Honoring the Presbyterian young people who will be going away to various schools and col leges, Brownson Memorial Pres byterian Women of the Church held a banquet in the fellowship hall at 6:30 .Sunday evening, with around 23 young people in attend ance. Circle 8, served the dinner. Tables, arranged banquet style, were decorated in the school col ors, and place cards marked the seating arrangement. John Ray, president of the Youth Fellowship, presided, and Mrs. Avery Evans welcomed the group. Miss Saradee Davis, di rector of religious education, in behalf c-f the church, presented to each student a testament with his name engraved in gold letters. The pastor, the Rev. C. K. Ligon spoke earnestly on “Taking Christ to the Campus.” Honorees present, with the schools in which they will study, include: Joe Marley,' Jr., and James Collins, University of North Carolina; Donald Van Ben schoten,, Guilford College; Doro thy Newton, Peace; Kathryn Ann Dwight, Woman’s College; and Joe Steed, The Citadel. Absentee honorees were; Don ald Burney, Guilford College; Alex McLeod, Princeton Univer sity; George Morrison, Univer sity of North Carolina; John Mc Millan, Hill Preparatory School in Pennsylvania; Elmer Renegar, University of North Carolina; Roy Newton and David Bailey, N. C. State College; and Tony Leon ard, Woodberry Forest. Coveils Return After Vacation The Rev. and Mrs. Charles V. Covell and daughter, Alice, re turned Wednesday night from a three weeks’ vacation. They went first to Nags Head for a week, but stayed only six days, as Hurricane Connie moved in, then went to New England for 11 days, staying at Loch Haven, Meredith, N. H. There Mr. Coveil was ih charge cf a conference program. They made trips to New London, N. H., to see their son, Charles, who is employed there for the summer. Returning, they visited Mr. Co- vell’s father, W. S. Covell, in Washington, D. C. Charles Covell will come home next week and will return to the University of North Carolina'for his sophomore year. In and Out of Town Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Horner and rents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Ray, daughter, Clara, Mrs. T. C. Vann, until time for the opening of the Ann and Thomas Vann, Jr., and school in Greensboro of which Mrs. R. A. Hamel have returned'Mr. Ray is to-be a faculty mem- Local Group Is Feted At Bridge, Luncheon In Raleigh Dogwood Grove Has Team Floor-Work Practice Session Dogwood Grove No. 253 of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle met in regular session Wednesday night in the Woodmen haU with 11 members present. After a brief business discussion, the eve ning was spent in practicing team floorwork. President Mary Scott Newton appointed the following members to serve on the nominating com mittee: Mrs. T. Bailey, chairman; Miss Louise Crain and Mrs. Jo Bettini. At the conclusion of the meet ing the hostesses, Mrs. Jo Bettini and Mrs. Stella Hornaday, served from a week’s vacation at (^Iherry Grove Beach, S. C. Miss Margaret Bishop will leave tomorrow to spend a month at her cottage in Banner Elk. , Mrs. Dorothy Avery, county li brarian, will leave on her vaca tion Friday. She will spend some time with her son, Isaac T. Avery, Jr., and family in StatesviUe, and will visit in Morganton, Lenoir, and Banner Elk. Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Caudle and young son, Don, are spending a week" vacationing in Florida, seeing many interesting places. Recent guests of Mrs. Estelle Cameron were Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Cameron and daughter, Mollie, of Chapel Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Crowson Cameron and daughters, Ann and Susan of AsheviUe. Elizabeth and Katherine Har- riss returned Friday from Stuart, Fla., where they visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wal lace Knepp. They spent a few days in Miami, also. Ann Richardson of Manly re turned to the State School for the Blind in Raleigh Monday, alter spending the summer vacation at Reception Sunday To Honor Rector Leaving Sept. 9 FRIED CHICKEN SUPPER The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of the Southern Pines Methodist Church will serve a fried chicken supper—complete with home cooked vegetables, salad and homemade cake—at the outdoor picnic area of the South ern Pines Country Club from 5:30 to 7 p. m. next Wednesday. Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained from any member of the society, or purchased at the supper. Mrs. Arthur Morris of Raleigh, who recently visited her sister, Mrs. Howard Smith, for several days, entertained a group of Southern Pines friends at bridge and luncheon at her new home in the Budleigh section of Raleigh a day last week. In addition to the entertainment in the Morris home, the group toured Raleigh caj^e, nuts and cold drinks, and window shopped in Cameron Village, having an outstandingly enjoyable day together. Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Mrs. Charles Cole, Mrs. Irie Leonard, Mrs. Norman Caudle, Mrs. Victor Sheppard and Mrs. Hoyrard Smith went from Southern Pines, and Mrs. Robert Simms of Raleigh was an additional guest, VFW AUXILIARY The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the Post Home at 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7. Presi dent Gertrude Stephenson urges all members to attend. Methodist Class Has Family Picnic At Pinebluff Lake ber. On Tuesday they accompan ied Miss Elizabeth Ray of Win ston-Salem, who was a Monday overnight guest in the Ray home, to Chapel Hill, returning Tue"sday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Ray III and children, Mike, Julia Sue, and twins David and Donald, of Charlotte were at home Sunday, making the fapaily reunion com plete. ' Mrs. Bert Thomas returned Fri day from a month’s stay with her daughter, Mrs. L. L. Woolley, Jr., and, famiiy in Lenoir. ivir. and Mrs. David Woolley of Gould, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. BiU Neiman and son,-Larry, of Okla homa City, and Mr. and^rs. J. V. Woolley, Sr., of Centerville, Ala., left last week after spending sev eral days visiting their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Woolley, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Faris, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Chevalier. Lloyd Woolley, Jr., of Lenoir flew here to join the family for the day Sunday. He was accompanied by Dick Mattocks, who visited his people. Mr. and Mrs. CharlOs Patch, their son Richard and grandson INS and OUTS Mrs. W. A. MocBe entered Moore County Hospital on Wed nesday of last week and under went surgery Thursday. She is getting along satisfactorily and expects to get home in another week. Her daughter Mrs. John E. Daniel of Union City, N. J., came last Thursday to be with her. L. L. Woolley was a patient at Mcore County Hospital the first of the week, and came home Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Dirk Verhoeff and family have moved from McCain j;o the Wpods house at the South ern Pines Cottages on Hy. 1 south, in order that the daughter and son, Anike and Roger, may con tinue their studies in the South ern Pines High School, which they attended last year. Dr. Ver hoeff, formerly bn the State San atorium staff at McCain has gone to the Mecklenburg Sanatorium at Charlotte. W. B. (Chick) Holliday entered Moore County Hospital Sunday for treatment. He is getting along well and expects to return home the latter part of the week. mother. Mm. Eveleth Kobleur returned Sunday T31/nho 'I'rvrMTYTiT H ir>«OT*Har»r» ' ... - METHODIST CIRCLE Circle 2 of the Methodist Woip- an’s Society of Christian Service will meet with Mrs. Henry Jones, at 347 West Delaware Avenue, at 3 p.m., Tuesday, September 6. EASTERN STAR Magnolia Chapter 26, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet in reg ular session at the Masonic Hall at 8 p.m. Friday, September 2. Members of the Adult Class of the Southern Pines Methodist Phurch School with their families —a total of around 40—gathered at the Pinebluff lake Friday ev- ning for a wiener roast and eve ning of fellowship. Earl Hubbard, Mrs. R. L. Bame and Ed Ruddell comprised the re freshment committee. Wieners with all the trimmings, potato chips and homemade cupcakes' were served. J. A. Lowdermilk, James A. Springer, Jr., and Sumner Craven .were appointed to serve as a committee for the next meeting, to be held Sptember 23. The time and place will be announced later. Group Gets Together For Picnic Supper Miss Pauline Miller and Miss Flora Chapman were hostesses to a group of friends Saturday night at a picnic dinner in their back yard. The contents of picnic bas kets were spread on a table, and good feasting and good fellowship followed. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steed, Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. King, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green, and Bob Jellison, who was .down from New Hampshire for a brief stay on business. New Heir-rivals Mrs. Mark J. King, Jr., and Mrs. R. C. Johnson spent last w'eek vacationing at Myrtle Beach, S. (5. LINDA ANN MAURO Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Mauro, Jr,, of Providence, R. I., are the parents of a daughter, Linda*Ann, born August 23, weighing seven pounds, 10 ounces. Mrs. Mauro is the former Janet Menzel. The maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Menzel of South ern Pines, were in Providence to welcome their first grandchild. They left the following day, stop ping in New Jersey to visit Mrs. Menzel’s relatives, and returned to Southern Pines Tuesday. Richardson, Tommy Richardson and Mrs. J. B. Cameron motored to Raleigh with her. Mrs. Louis Honeycutt and chil dren of Niagara and Mr. arid Mrs. John Cameron and family of Asheboro spent last weekend at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn Folley left this week by air for ,a west coast trip to Los Angeles, San Francis co, Seattle, and Vancouver, B. C. 'They plan to be away for about three weeks. Mayor and Mrs. Voit Gilmore and daughters Kathy and Gerry are expected home tonight (Thursday) from a two weeks’ va cation in the Virgin Islands, St. Croix and St. Thomas. , Mrs. Lee Page and Miss Page Blackmore have returned to Southern Pines after visiting Mrs. Henry Page in Gunnison, Colo. Mrs. 'WilUam Dodson and chil dren, Roy, Elaine and Cindy, have returned to their home at 120 Vermont Avenue after an ab sence of four years, to stay un til such time as they can join Captain Dodson, who for the past month has been stationed at Nausseur AFB, French Morocco, with the 736th AC&W Squadron. Since leaving Southern Pines the Dodsons were on Cape Cod for two years, in New Mexico for a year, and for the past year at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Miss. Mrs. Katherine McColl of Southern Pines, who is vacation ing in Switzerland, and Miss Betty Baucom, a local girl who is after a week’s vacation at their cottage at Kure Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Hodul of Hillsboro were weekend guests of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. DuPree. Dr. William C. Holland'Of Bes semer, Ala., who is attending a conference at Ridgecrest in West ern North Carolina, attended the funeral of R. S. Parker this week and called on Mrs. Parker. He was formerly pastor of the First Bap tist Church here. Miss Lee Powers returned last week from a visit to her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Winkelman, in Skan- eateles, N. Y. She spent a few days at Saratoga and while there saw a number of Southern Pines win ter residents, including the Walsh, Tompkins, Adams and Tate fam ilies. Mrs. Winkelman and her son Peter will fcome to Southern Pines next week for Peter to enter the local high school. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Merle D. Speer and Don ald Speer, of Wichita, Kan., visit ed Airman 1-c and Mrs. Merrill Bupp from Sunday to Friday of last week. They are Mrs. Bupp’s parents, brothers and sister-in- law. Mr. and Mrs. Irie Leonard had as their house guests several days last week her mother and cousin, Mrs. J. R. Copland, Sr., of Burl ington and Miss Sylvia Andrews of Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henry have -'I' SCHOOL SUPPLI^ HAYES BOOK SHOP with the American Embassy in Berlin, Germany, will spend this weekend together in Geneva, ac cording to information received by the latter’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Beasley, with whom she lives while in Southern pines. Miss Baucom is scheduled to join Mrs. McColl tomorrow (Friday) for three days. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Ray jnoved from Burlington to 240 Crestview Road. Mr. Henry is .with the Addressograph-Multi- graph Company, with headquar ters at Greensboro. Mrs. Henry is a native of Stuttgart, Germany. Mrs. Anna Patch Blue returned last week from a stay of about two months in Stewart, Fla., where she visited Mrs. Wallace Knepp. Since her return she had have returned from their.wedding!Mrs. Edna Hayes of Kansas City, .trip to the mountains of Ken-1 Mo., as her guest for a few days, tucky, and are visiting his pa-Mrs. Hayes left Tuesday. 1904 1955 PHARMACISTS to the Medical Profession Ask Your Doctor About Our Store OPEN SUNDAY 24-Hour Prescription Service Broad Street Pharmacy Jerry Rhodes PHARMACISTS ON DUTY Joe MontesantL Jr., Prop, Day Phone 2-5411 The Rev. Charles V. Covell, who is leaving Southern Pines Friday of next week to become rector of Christ Church, Middle sex County, Va., will conduct his last service as rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. Sun day, with Hely Communion and sermon. Immediately after the service, there wiR be an informal recep tion for the rector, Mrs. Covell and their 15-year-old daughter, Alice, in the Parish Hall. Friends of the Covells, whether or not they are members of Emmanuel Church, are invited to attend the service and reception. Charles V. Covell, Jr., who will soon begin his sophomore year at the University of North Carolina, will not be present at the Sunday event because he is still working at a summer job in New London, N. H. The Rev. and Mrs. Covell re turned Wednesday night from a vacation trip to New Hampshire and other places, as told in detail elsewhere in today’s Pilot. The rector has been in Southern Pines since November, 1949. He submitted his resignation to the vestry of the local church in Jime. At Christ Church Parish in Vir ginia, he will serve as chaplain at Christchurch School for Boys, in addition to his regular duties with the parish. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PILOT MOORE COUNTY'S LEADING NEWS WEEKLY.
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