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BUNE. THDH8DAT. DBCSiBER 30. 1
_THE ELKIN (N. C.) TRIBUNE,
NEWS OF PARTIES, CLUBS,
WEDDINGS AND OTHER
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
IN THE SOCIAL REALM
MRS. RUTH BYRD CRATER
Editor
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Miss Donnell Wed
To Roht. Kirhman
Hawkins-McNeill
Kou;s Are Spoken
Miss Smith Weds
L F. Chandler
In B beautiful ceremony Tues
day aftemomi at 5:30 at the Home i
Moravian church In Wlnston-8(
las Carrie Eobgood Donnell,
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Harper Donnell of Th(»n- i
asvllle. became the bride of Rob- i
ert Lee Kirkman, son of Mrs. 1
ert Lee EUrkman and the late Mr.
Kirkman of this city. The Rev.
R. Gordon Spaugh, pastor of the
bride, officiated, using the double i
ring ceremwiy.
The church was decorated with ’
evergreens. Baskets of white flow
ers against a background of palms '
and seven-branched candelabra
were used at the altar, The pews '
were marked with bows of white '
ribbon.
Dr. Charles G. Vardell. organ
ist. and Mrs. Elizabeth Tavis Jen
sen. contralto soloist, presented e
program of nuptial music. The |
traditional wedding msrehes were ]
played in processional and r
sional.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her uncle. Harvey i
Eugcue Perryman, wore a gown
of white chiffon velvet fashioned i
with a soft-draped V-neck!ine. (
The full triple-shirred skirt gath
ered to a low waist and ended in :
t train. Her veil of illusslon
Miss Annette Lyon Smith, only
i daughter of the Reverend and
• Mrs. Walter M. Smith of this city.
• and Lawrence Fowler Chandler of
- Chattanooga. Tenn.. and New
i London. Conn., were married in a
private ceremony Christmas Eve
1 at 7:30 at the home of the bride’s
parents on Hawthorne Road. Rev.
; Smith, father of the bride, and
. superintendent of Hugh Chatliam
: Memorial Hospital, officiated, us-
• Ing the double ring ceremony of
the Methodist church. The vows
e spoken in Uie living room of
; the home which was decorated
I with Christmas greenery and can-
: dies. Only Immediate members of
the bride's family and a few close
: friends attended the ceremony.
: Tlie bride wore a two-piece
■ dre.ssmakcr suit of pale blue wool
1 crepe with black accessories. Her
t was a calot of black felt, soft-
veiled. The bridal couple, who
re unattended, entered fogelh-
Mrs. Chandler attended Salem
Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock
I at the Home Moravian church in
' Winston-Salem Miss Barbara Ben-
, nett Hawkins of Blackstone, Vir
ginia, became the bride of Dr.
Claude A. MeNelll. Jr., of this
■ city.
The church was decorated with
' evergreems and lighted by candles.
The bride's father, Rev. Prank
' Carter Hawkins, officiated, assist-
' ed by Rev. James M. Hayes of
Winston-Salem, an uncle of the
, bridegroom.
Prior to the ceremony
; Charles Vardell, Jr., organist, and
, Mrs. Elizabeth Jensen, contralto
; soloist, presented a program of
, nuptial music.
The bride was given in marriage
by her uncle. A. T, Hawkins, of
Goldsboro. She wore a gown
white slipper satin with a fitted
’ bodice and lowcut neckline. The
^ yoke and long tight sleeves were
tulle. Clusters of orange
blossom.s wcie caught in the full
skirt. Her veil cascaded from a
tiara of orange blossoms and lier College. Winston-Salem
bouquet was of white orchids. • Greensboro College, graduating
Ml-sses Minnie Ruth and Eliza- from the latter in 1941. Since
jclli McNeill of this city, sisters: her graduation she has taught
of the bridegroom, Miss Ruth, home economics at Murphy and
' Hadley of Slate.KVilh and Miss I Jame.stown and this year is a
I Sara Henry of Chatiotte attended member of the Beulah high school
the bride. Their gowns were of faculty. Mount Airy,
fell from a tiara of seed pearls j pinfc brocade with yokes of net • Mr. Chandler Is the only son of
and her only ornament was a j to form a high neckline. The Mr. and Mrs. E. Lawrence Chan-
single strand of pearls, a gift of | sleeves were bracelet length and'dier of Chattanooga and New
the bridegroom. She carried a' the full skirls had scallopped London. He is a graduate of the
white velvet covered te.stamcnt to i horns. They carried arm bouquets university of Tennosaee. liolding
which wa.s pinned a white orchid,; of snapdragons and carnations. • a degree in Indu-strial Engineer-
showered with ribbons. Dob McNeill of this city, broth- ■ mg. Following his graduation he
She was attended by Mi.ss Eu- 1 er of the bridegroom, was best was witli General Motors in Day-
genia Baynes of Winston-Salem man. Groomsmen were Frank C.; ton. Ohio, and now Ijolds a posl-
as mald-of-honor and Mrs. Wal- [ Hawkins. Jr., of Blackstone, D. E. uon wiQi the Combustion En
ter Miller Safrlt of this elty as ; Ward and Kenneth Cheek of Dur- pmeering Company in Chatta-
matron-of-honor. They wore ; ham and Ed Lane of Bloomsbury.; nooga.
wlilte floor' length dresses fash- ' N. J. , After n wedding trip of .several
toned with bodlce.s of velvet, with The bride's mother wore a flame day.s Mrs Chandler will resume
.sweetheart necklines and full net nd chiffon gown with a corsage |,pi. dmies a.s instructor in home
skirls over taffeta. Their Juliet of roses and the bridegroom's economics and will complete the
caps were of white velvet with mother wore pale blue crepo cm- term. In June she will join
sheulder length veils and ihelr broldored with sequins and a i,p,. hu.sbmd in Chattanooga,
arm bouquets were of red roses corsage of .American beauty roses j v^-here they will reside,
and white .snapdragons tied with The bride l.s the only daughter
red ribbon.s. of Rrv, and Mrs. Hawkins of
a riDoons. oi uiiu rxawMii.-* g »• t c -
The bridegroom liad a.s liis best Blacksburg, and is a graduate of J /-/f-Innn
an his brother, John Frank Sali-m College and is an attractive I'ifDo Liitl I iJUli
were and talented young woman. D i JJ
■ Jr,. Dr. McNeill Is a graduate of rnYTU ri/"If
I of Wake Forest College and of Bow- ^ '■H iL//L L-
Klrlanen of Atlanta. Ushers
Staff Sergee.nt Frank Joy-
of Sanford. Walter M. Safrit
Port Bragg. Claude Farrell of this
city and Jame.s Fulk of Winston-
Gray School of Medicine and
> a member of a prominent and
:cll known family.
Mns, James H. Donnell, mother Fo’lcwjig the wedding an in-
of the bride, wore a gown of, formal reception was held at Iht
brown crepe, and Mrs. H. E- Per- ' clubfoom of the F-obert E. Let
ryman. aunt of Llie bride, wore 1 Hotel for members of the wedding
green crepe. Both wore corsages -and the families,
of talisman loses. Mrs. R- L. Kirk- I “'“1 McNeill Iclt dur
man. motlier of the bridegroom. | ‘"8 the evening for a wedding
wore a brocaded aqua crepe with h'*P- For travel the bride »
a corsage of red roses I a brown gabardine suit with
JmmedUtely after ' tlie cere-1 ““IPO blouse. Her accessories -
mony Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Perry
man. uncle and aunt of the bride,
entertained the wedding party
and ouc-of-tnwn guests at an in
formal reception at their home on
Broad Street. Winstcn-Salcm.
During the evening the bridal
couple left for a wedding trip to
unannounced points. For travel
Che bride wore a soft suit of black
with a white blouse and other ac
cessories of black. She carried a
silver fox muff on which she pin
ned the orchid from her bouquet.
Mrs. Kirkman graduated from
Salem College with the class of
1M3. where she was an outstand
ing student. Since her graduation
she has been a member of the
faculty of the city schools here.
Mr. Kirkman was educated at
Berea College. Kentucky and Is
associated with the Southern
Railway company in the Elkin
office.
After their return frcmi their
wedding trip they will be at home
for the present at Lewis Apart
ments on Church street, this city.
- WITH
of brown and she wore a brown
rhesterfield topcoat. Her corsage
wiis orchids from her wedding
bouquet.
After the first of January Dr.
and Mrs, McNeill will be at home
in Hartford, Conn., where Dr. Mc
Neill will serve his Intemeship at
the Hartford Hospital.
Methodist Circle
Meetings Monday
Circles of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service of the Metho
dist church will meet Monday in
the following hunes.
In the afternoon at 2:30 circle
number one will meet with Mrs.
C. O. Garland; circle number two
with Mrs. E. O. Click: circle num
ber three with Mrs. Chas. Ashby,
and circle number four with Mrs.
R. W. Hartness.
At 8 o’clock in the evening cir
cle number five will meet with
Mrs, Julius Hall wl'di Mrs. Bern
ard Hall associate hostess and
circle number six with Miss Bet
ty Allen.
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The la.st Of a round of pre
nuptial courtesies for Miss Louise
lAffoon. who wa.1 married on
Monibiy afternoon ^ to Private
Frank Hicks Walker was a '
given Chrlstma.s afternoon
Miss Peggy Royall at her home
on Church street.
The bridal motif was carried
out in detail in the appointments
of the dining room. The table
centered with a miniature bride
and bridegroom and on either end
were white tapers surrounded by
greenery.
In the living i-oom. library and
hall Christmas decorations were
used.
Mrs. George Royal], mother of
the hostess, poured tea and Miss
es Constance Greenwood and
Eleanor Hayes served assorted
sandwiches, individual cakes and
mints.
Miss Laffoon was presented _
gift of silvef in her wedding pat
tern.
The guest list was limited
close friends of the bride.
Brides Honored
At Bridge Party
Misses Ola Crowder and Mamie
Dyer were hostesses at a lovely
party Wednesday evening at the
Ollvln Roth Y. M. C. A. to hemor
Mrs. Preston Harper, bride of last
month, and Miss Louise Laffoon.
bride-elect of the week.
Christmas decorations were us
ed in the Y parlor, where six
tables were placed for bridge.
Corsages of roses marked the
place of the honor guests.
In the gomes the high score
award went to Mrs. George Royall
and the runner-up award to Miss
Jo Barker. The honorees were
each presented a crystal vase in
their wedding pattern.
The refreshment plates were
adorned with a lighted red candle
in a gum-dre^ candleholder. Fruit
cake with whipped cream and
Russian tea were served.
Special guests for the refresh
ment hour were Mrs. H. P. Laf
foon and Ml&s Grace Laffoon.
mother and sister of the bride-
elect. Miss Prances Benson of At
lanta. was an out-of-town guest
Miss Laffoon Bride
Of Frank Walker
Miss Louise Laffoon. older
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Franklin Laffoon. and Private
First CTass Prank Hicks Walker,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Franklin Walker were married in
a beautiful informal church cere
mony Monday afternoon at 5
o’clock at the Methodist church.
Rev Herman p, Duncan, pastor of
the bride, officiated, using the
double ring ceremony of the
Methodist church.
The altar was banked with na
tive pbxe. Against this were two
seven-branched candelabra and
floor baskets of white snapdrag
ons. Tlie choir loft was also bank
ed with plne^ interspersed with
graduated white candles to form
a semi-circle. Boughs of pine were
interwoven ip the chancel rail on
either side and the center was
wrapped wltli white satin ribbons
and entwined wltli sprays of white
narcissus and a.sparagus fern. In
front of this was a white satin
prayer pillow.
^ The Rev. Stephen Morrisett.
pastor of the bridegroom was or
ganist. and ML-is Kay Lee Walker,
sister of the bridegroom, soprano
soloist. Rev. MorrUett played
Schubert’s "Serenade” and "Ave
Marla." and "Traumeri" by "-chu-
mann. Mi.ss Walker sang "Bo-
causC and ’’All For You." During
Uhe ceremony Rev. Morrisett play-
'ed the marriage liymn "O Perfect
'Love’’ 'Bambyi- The traditional
wedding marches were used
' processional and recessional.
I The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father,
■ street length dress of gray-blue
crepe, fashioned with a sweet
heart neckline and soft slilrrlng
at the waist. The peplum was
, edged with dyed lace of the same
shade os her dress. Her small hat
was of black felt, with bows of
grosgrain ribbon the same shade
a.s tiic dre&s outlbilng the edge,
and it was softly veiled. Her other
acce.s.sories were of black and she
carried a white suede prayer book
topped with a white orchid show
ered with lily-of-the-valley.
Her only attendant was her
.sister. Miss Grace Laffoon, as
mald-of-honor. She wore a soft
woolen dress of shell pink with
Uie neckline and sleeves embroid
ered in gold, and a small . black
hat with plij
and carried
pink
The bridegroom was attended.
by his father a.s best man. Ushers I
were Earl Pardue of the Naval R.
O. T.*C.. Chapel Kill, and Private
David H. Rcam.'i of Petersburg.
Virginia.
The bride is an honor graduate
of Mitchell College, Statesville,
and since her graduation has
served as secretary of the Elkin
Merchants Association. She has
been extensively entertained since
the announcement of I
gagement.
The bridegroom holds
degree from Wake Forest College
and Is a senior at the Medical
College of Virginia. He U a mem
ber of Psl Omega fraternity.
Immediately after the cere
mony the bride's parents enter
tained at a buffet supper at their
home on Church street for mem
bers of the wedding party and
out-of-town guests.
For travel the bride wore a
two-piece dress of gray wool,
studded with silver nail heads
around the revem of the collar
and down the front, with a bonnet
shaped hat of the same shade and
a wlneberry Cop coat of Imported
wool, to which she pinned the
orchid from her prayer book.
After the first of the year Mr.
and Mrs. Walker will be at home
at 3008 Noble Avenue. Richmond.
The bridegroom will resume his
studies Olid the bride will be as
sociated with the Federal Reserve
ank in Richmond.
Out-of-town guests for the wed
ding were Mr. and Mrs. T. Dodd
Finger of Malden, Mrs. H. O.
Nichols and daughters. Misses
Mary. Peggy and Elsie, of North
WUkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Rex C.
Waiker of Wirston-Salem, Miss
Helen Stroud and Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. McQuage of MocksvUle. Mi-«a,
Elolse Solomon of Concord and
Lieut. (J. g.) Robert W. Turner
of'Dante, Virginia.
Miss Williams
Weds Mr. Gilliam
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Miss Rebecca
Ann Williams and John Reece
Gilliam which was solemnized on
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at
the home of the bride’s parents
in Monroe, with the pastor of
the bride officiating, using the
ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thtanas Marsh Wil
liams and for several years has
been a popular member of the
faculty of the city schools.
The bridegroom is the scat of
Mrs. John Gordon GUllam and
the late Mr. Gilliam of this city.
He is a member of a well known
family and is employed with
Bridal Party Is
Honored Sunday
Following the Laffoon-Walker
wedding rehearsal Sunday even
ing at the Methodist church.
Miss Grace Laffoon. sister of the
bride, entertained at a cake cut
ting at her home on Church
street.
The home was decorated with
poinsettlas and Christmas green
ery. The dining room was In the
bridal motif. The table was ov
erlaid with a handsome cloth and
centered with a two-tier wedding
cake, topped with a miniature
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany here.
Following a wedding trip of a
week Mr, and Mrs, Gilliam will
make their home* here.
bride dressed in wh.te satin and
a bridegroom in a soldier’s uni
form. designating the branch of
service of the bridegroom. Ten
drils of English Ivy and white
candles in silver holders c(»i-
pleted the decorations.
The wedding cake, which con
tained the traditional symbols,
was sliced and served with ices
and green and wlilte mints. Mrs.
George Royall served the wed
ding cake and Ices and mints
were served by Misses Peggy Roy
all. Eleanor Hayes. Helen Stroud
and Dorothy Jean Salmons. Pack
ages of wedding cake were.pre
sented the guests as favors.
The guest list of fifty Included
the wedding party, the Immediate
families and a few close friends.
"What are you doing at the un
iversity?’’
"Taking medicine."
"Feeling better?”
IN BIRD STORE '
"Do you make good money a
ventriloquist?"
"Oh, yes. l have a good Job nov
In the city."
"Wheie are you working?"
"In a bird store selling parrots,'
The safect inveatment on earth
—B. S. GovemiDciit War Beads
jliUt ei^ blue Wumes]
i ■ cOl^llrtl CORRge ol'
blw tn.xed flow^s. j
Presbyterian
Circle Meetings
The circles of the Woman'
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church will meet next week.
Circle number one will meet on
Tuesday evening at.7:30 at the
home of Mrs. w. R, Wellborn and
circle number two will meet Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. o. v. Caudill.
All members are Invited to at
tend.
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