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MISS JEAN MARIE TORRENCE, SOCIAL EDITOR
Miss Brittain Feted
With Lovely Shower
Miss Helen Rhyne, Miss Betty
Brittain and Mrs. J. B. Lail en
tertained Friday night at the
home of Mrs. Lail on McAden-
ville Road, Belmont, at a miscel
laneous shower honoring Miss
fVances Brittain, whose wedding
to Jack Warren will be an event
of February 19.
Arrangements of pink and
white gladioli and carnations
were used in the home. During
the evening bridal games*were
played and prizes given the win
ners. The bride-elect was present
ed a shoulder corsage of pink car
nations and an honor gift of china
in her chosen pattern. Ice cream
was served in heart shaped molds
of pink and white and individual
cakes with green punch.
Guests were Miss Mary Guion,
Miss Jane Abernathy, Mrs. Cy
Nixon, Mrs. Tommy Lee, Mrs.
Sam Kistler, Mrs. Truett Aber
nathy, Mrs. Joe Check, Mrs. Clyde
Keever, Mrs. Dick Jones, Mrs.
Glenn Burleson, Mrs. Labe Aber
nathy, Jr., Mrs. Claude Smith,
Mrs. Thompson Williams, Mrs. L.
A. Evans, Mrs. Bill Annis, Miss
Elsie Deaton, Mrs. F. H. Aber
nathy, Jr., Mrs. Robert Huggins,
Mrs. J. S. McCarter and Mrs. E.
P. Mitchem.
Class Holds Party On
St. Valentine Day
The Intermediate Class of the
Hill’s Chapel Simday School had
a Valentine Party at the Hut on
Tuesday night. Games and con
tests were enjoyed with appro
priate prizes being given. After
the games refreshments were
served in the kitchen.
Those attending were Freddie
Dellinger, Russell DeUinger, Lar
ry Dellinger, Ned Edwards, John
David Grice, Joe Dan Grice, Joyce
Duckworth, Christine Dellinger,
Sylvia JeaA Morrlion, and Linda
Morrison. The class teacher, Mrs.
Robert Keever was also present
and the chaperones were Mrs.
Christine DeUinger, Mrs. Ralph
Edwards, and Mrs.* David Grice.
Mrs. Hovis Hostess
For Bridge Club
Mrs. Barbara Hovis was hostess
to her bridge club Thursday eve
ning, entertaining with a bridge
dinner at her home on Highland
Street.
The living room was effective
ly appointed with arrangements
of jonquils, and in the dining
room the table was centered with
a bowl of red roses. Individual
tables were centered with single
red roses in bud vases.
Mrs. Jack Summey won high
^ore, the floating prize went to
Mrs. Baxter McIntosh, and Miss
Am Kendrick cut consolation,
others playing were Mrs. F. H.
A^mathy, Jr., Mrs. O. R. Mc
Kinney, Jr., Mrs. Donald Davis,
Miss Jean Barnett, Miss Rachel
Craig, Miss Ruth Craig, Miss Dor
othy Calvert, Miss Betty McCor-
kle and Miss Topsey Dunn.
The hostess served salted nuts,
candy and iced drinks during the
progressions, which foUowed din
ner.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISEI
Weds Sunday Afiemoon cmc cm Benefit fwo Years Old
MRS. RUPERT W. BALLARD
The First Baptist Church was
the scene of a wedding of unusual
beauty and charm Sunday after
noon at 5:30 o’clock when Miss
Ruth Eula Greene, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe C. Greene
became the bride of Rupert Wil
son Ballard, son of Mrs. Marvin
K. BaUard of Belmont and the
late Mr. Ballard. Dr. L. S. Clark,
pastor of the church, was the of
ficiating minister.
Church Decorations
For the ceremony the rostrum
and chancel of the church were
decorated with Kentia palms,
Oregon fronds and woodwardia
interspersed with seven-branched
candelabra set with lighted ca
thedral tapers, which formed a
background for a massive center
arrangement of white gladioli,
carnations and stock and floor
baskets of the same flowers. Pews
for the families and special
guests were marked with clusters
of white blossoms tied with white
jnaline and satin ribbon.
Wedding Music
The nuptial music was present
ed by Mrs. Billy Fox, organist,
and Mrs. William Mize, vocalist,
of Belmont. Prior to the cere
mony Mrs. Fox played “Intermez
zo,” “Indian Love Call” by Her
bert, and “I Love You Truly” by
Bond, and Mrs. Mize sang “O
Promise Me” by DeKoven and
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WEDDING DECORATIONS
ALSO
Cut Flowers, Potted Plants, Corsages and
Funeral Designs.
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“Third House From Methodist Church”
Phone 163-R — E. Catawba
‘The Sweetest Story Ever Told”
by Stults. During the exchange
of vows Mrs. Fox played “Clair
de Lune” by Debussy, and at the
conclusion of the service Mrs.
Mize sang the prayer hymn, “Seal
Us, O Holy Spirit” as a benedic
tion. Traditional marches by Wag
ner and Mendelssohn were used
as processional and recessional.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her brother, Joe Greene
of Charlotte, and the bridegroom’s
best man was his brother, Calvin
C. Ballard of Belmont. Ushers
were Paul Greene, brother of the
bride, and Tom Gossett, Howard
Stanley and Dick Untz, all of
Belmont.
Bride's Gown
The bride’s gown was of white
satin, designed with high round
neckline, net yoke and wide satin
bertha* fitted bodice pointed at
the waistline and long sleeves
ending in points over the hands.
The bodice was trimmed in front
with tiny satin covered buttons
extending from the bertha to be
low the waistline, and similar
buttons ornamented the sleeves.
The full skirt was fashioned with
a slight train. The two-tiered fin
ger-tip length veil of bridal illu
sion fell from a coronet of pleated
satin matching the material of
the dress and ornamented with
dainty clusters of pearlized orange
blossoms, and she carried a white
prayer t^k topped by a single
white orchid showered with hya
cinth petals and tiny satin ribbon.
Miss Willie Mae Wilson, cousin
of the bride, was maid of honor
and the bride’s only attendant.
She wore a sleeveless dress of
blue taffeta fashioned along the
same lines as the bridal gown,
the full skirt featuring a bustle
effect at the back. She also wore
matching mitts and her head
dress was a matching coronet
with similar design to that of the
bride. She carried a basket bou
quet of mixed flowers tied with
variegated pink and blue ribbon.
The bride’s mother, Jto.
Greene, wore a browm gabardine
suit with eggshell blouse and
brown accessories and a shoulder
bouquet of pink rosebuds. Mrs.
Ballard, mother of the bride
groom, wore a printed crepe dress
with blue backgroimd, a gray top
coat, black accessories, and a
shoulder bouquet of pink rose
buds.
Wedding Trip
Later in the evening the cou
ple left on a trip, and for travel
ing the bride wore a blue gabar
dine suit with white blouse and
black accessories, and at her
shoulder she pinned the orchid
from her prayer book. Upon their
return they will be at home tem
porarily with the bride’s parents
on East Catawba Avenue.
Bride and Bridegroom
The bride was graduated from
the Mount Holly High School and
Kings Business College in Char
lotte. She holds a position in the
general offices of the Piedmont
and Northern Railway in Char-
, lotto. A popular member of the
Highly Successful
The Young Women’s Civic
Club held a benefit Valentine
card party on Monday night at
7:30 p. m. at the Lion’s Club
building. At this time tables of
bride, canasta, and setback were
played with prizes being given
for the winners and second high
scorers in all games.
Valentine decorations were
used throughout the building and
over 130 people were present for
the occasion. Flowers were given
by Miss Edna Black, Mrs. Bar
nette, and Ethel Carter. Prizes
for the evening were contributed
by the Gaston and Holly l^hea-
tres, Paul Derr, Summey’s Drug
Store, Charlie’s Drug Store, Hol
land’s Drug Store, Rhyne Gro
cery, Clark-Noles, and Pryor’s
Esso Servicenter. Mrs. Sam
Moore baked a cake that was giv
en as a prize along with -the oth
er contributions.
The club made $83.00 and this
is to be used for the benefit of
the club. Prizes were given to
both men and women in all of
the various divisions of play. High
score in bridge for the women
was given to Mrs. David Mason,
second high went to Mrs. B. C.
Taylor, Jr., floating prize was
given to Mrs. Frank McKinney;
high score for the men was Mr.
B. C. Taylor, Jr., and second was
Caswell Taylor. The setback pri
zes went to Mrs. Rudd Cline and
Mr. P. A. Rhyne. Mrs. Sue Gold
of Charlotte won the canasta
prize.
Door prizes went to Miss Bain
Henderson, Miss Mary Jo Rhyne,
Mrs. Jimmy Davenport, Mrs.
Frank Rankin, Mrs. Bill AUigood,
Miss Ruth Craig and Mrs. Jimmy
Ware.
Sandwiches, cookies, and cof
fee were served during the eve
ning.
young social set, she is an active
worker in the First Baptist
Church. A number of social cour
tesies have been accorded her
since the announcement of her
engagement.
The bridegroom attended the
Belmont schools and the North
Carolina Vocational Textile
^hool. He holds a position with
the Chronicle Mills in Belmont,
and is also connected in business
, with the Untz Dry Cleaners there.
He is an active church worker at
Belmont’s Park Street Methodist
Church, and is an officer of the
Gastonia Sub-district Methodist
yoimg people’s organization.
A large number of out-of-town
wedding guests were present for
the ceremoby.
—MOtiNT HOLLY NEWS, Fridar- Fab. 17, ISSO
Jackie Frances Mattox cele
brated her second birthday on
February 7th at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. E. A. Coyle, in Gaff
ney, S. C.
Little Miss Mattox is the at
tractive daughter of Mrs. Robert
F. Mattox, who before her mar
riage was Miss Betty Miller of
Mount Holly.
Shower Honors Bride
On Thursday Evening
Honoring Miss Ruth Greene,
whose marriage to Rupert Wilson
Ballard was an event of Sunday
at First Baptist Church here, Mrs.
Joe Greene and Miss Willie Mae
Wilson were hostesses Thursday
evening at the home of the former
in Paw Creek, entertaining with
a miscellaneous shower.
Arrangements of jonquils and
fern were used in the rooms, and
bridal games were played, and
the hostesses served a dessert
course. The bride received z
shoulder bouquet of white carna
tions.
CORRECTION
The News regrets that it fail
ed to list Joe Wright, Jr. among
the second grade list for the scho
larship honor roll, last week. Miss
Ida Rankin is his teacher and the
News is glad to correct this error,
VISIT RELATIVES
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Quinn and
children recently visited relatives
in York and Clover, S. C.
Bride-Elect Honored
With Buffet Supper
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Mitchem en
tertained at a buffet supper at
their home on Tuckaseege Road.
Charlotte, N. C,, Saturday eve
ning in honor of Miss Frances
Brittain and Jack Warren, whose
wedding will take place Sunday,
February 19. Mrs. Robert Huggins
of Gastonia, N. C., assisted in en
tertaining.
Mixed flowers were used in the
living and dining rooms. The din
ing table was centered with an
arrangement of mixed flowers
flanked on either side by cande
labra holding white tsqsers. The
food was served from the dining
room table and card tables were
set up in the living room.
Miss Brittain was presented a
corsage of pink carnations and an
honor gift. Sixteen guests were
present.
SPEND SUNDAY HERE
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hunsuck and
son, Johnny of Spartanburg, S.
C. spent Sunday here with Dr.
and Mrs. E. W. ConnelL
VISITS DAUGHTER
Mrs. L. M. Skidmore is spending
some time here with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Hugh Paschal and family.
ARRIVES FOR VISIT
Carl Moore Stroupe, of the U.
S. Navy, arrived Wednesday for
a visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Calr Stroupe. He is a mem
ber of the crew of the Aircraft
Carrier Leyte, now at Quonset,
R. I. His sister. Miss Betty Jane
Stroupe, a student at Greensboro
College, spent the weekend at
home.
Mrs. Ware Hostess ^
To Lincolnton Club •'
Mrs. James Ware entertained
on Wednesday at three o’clock at
her home for her mother’s bridge
club from Lincolnton. Five tables
were in play during the afternoon.
Each member was presented with
a lovely individual corsage as
she entered the home. Spring
flowers were used throughout the
house.
Mrs. Ware was assisted in serv
ing a salad course and coffee at
the conclusion of play by her
mother, Mrs. B. P. Costner, and
her aunt, Mrs. Myra Curley.
Those members playing were
Mrs. J. E. Kale, Sr., Mrs. Wil
liam Hoffman, Mrs. Summey Al
exander, Mrs. Victor Fair, Mrs.
A. M. Cornwell, Mrs. Charlie
Henson, Mrs. Andy Tait, Idrs. B.
C. Lineberger, Mrs. Steve Rein-
herdt, Mrs. Earl Padgett, Mrs.
Fitzhugh Hoyle, Mrs. J. R. Gam
ble and her guest, Mrs. Laroque,
Mrs. Jack Prause, Mrs. A1 Web
ber, Mrs. Thorne Claric, Mrs.
James Abernathy, Mrs. Loyd
Thompson, Mrs. Herbert Kuhn,
and Mrs. J. L. Davenport of
Mount Holly.
GOES TO CONFERENCE
Miss Josephine Eden, Educa
tional Director of First Baptist
Church, left Wednesday afternoon
for Fruitland, N. C., to attend a
Vacation Bible School Conference.
She will be there for the remain
der of this week.
SUNDAY GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Gantt
were the Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Gantt.
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