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Pag* t-MOUMT HOLLY NEWS. Friday. 14. IMS
MISS JEAN MARIE TORRENCE, SOCIAL EDITOR
Mrs. Fisher Honors
Husband and Mother
On Saturday, April the 8th, at
live-thirty in the afternoon, Mrs.
Katie Fisher gave a surprise
birthday dinner honoring her hus
band, Mr. Edward R. Fisher, and
her mother, Mrs. J. A. VanDyke of
North Belmont. The dinner took
place at the home of Mrs. Van-
Dyke.
Lovely mixed gladioli and but
tercups decorated the home. Din
ner was served outside and many
nice gilts were presented to the
honored guests.
Those present were Mrs. Ed
ward Fisher, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Neal Stone and children, Vicky
and Gloria, Mrs. David Henkle,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gray and
son, Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
w’arf Fisher, Jr., all of Mount
Holly; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Woods
and children, Richard and Martha,
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Woods and
children, O’Neal and Linda, all of
Charlotte; Rev. and Mrs. J. A.
Van Dyke and children, Peggy,
Brenda, Kenny, and Paul, Char
lene Alexander, Johnny Van
Dyke, and Richard Huggins, all
of ^Imont.
WED ON EASTER SUNDAY
Miss Underwood Fetes
Wedding Attendants
Miss Mary Ellen Underwood
entertained her wedding attend
ants with a dinner party at her
home Wednesday night. At this
time Miss Underwood presented
her attendants with pearl neck
laces, her gilt to them.
Covers were laid, for the host
ess; Miss Edith Underwood, sis
ter ol the bride-elect and maid of
honor; and bridesmaids, Mrs. R.
C. Rhyne of Charleston, S. C.;
Mrs. Carl H. Underwood of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin; Miss Nancy
Garrison of Charlotte; and Miss
Frances Moore of Mount Holly.
Jtfrs. Turner N. Burton of
Richmond, Va., who is the guest
of Mrs. l6ithleen L. Herald, was
also a guest.
Mrs. Tom Clark ol Canton, ac
companied by her son, Walter
Clark and Mrs. Clark of Chapel
Hill, and Albert Cline of Duke
University, Durham, spent Sun
day here with her sister, Mrs. E.
L. McCorkle and Mr. McCorkle.
Mrs. Clark remained lor a visit
of several days at the McCorkle
home, the others leaving Sunday
evening.
The condition of J. W. Moore,
who is a patient at Mercy hospi
tal, Charlotte, is showing im
provement.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McCorkle
had as recent guests the latter’s
brother, Ralph Crawford and
Mrs. Crawford of Canton.
Rev. Donald O. Mclnnis, pas
tor of First Presbyterian church,
accompanied by Avery M. Smith,
att«nded a Presbytery meeting in
Rutherfordton Tuesday.
Miss Betty McCorkle of At
lanta, Ga., spent Easter weekend
here with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Morgan
and family spent the Easter holi
days in Columbia, S. C. as the
guests of Mr. £ind Mrs. D. W. Wil
son.
Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Clark left
on Tuesday to drive their two
daughters to Raleigh. Sally is in
school at Meredith College and
Laura works at N. C. State. The
Clarks returned to Mount Holly
on Wednesday. The girls had
been home with their parents for
the Easter holidays.
Miss Jo Frances Hollar, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gwyn
Hollar, and Tommy Lee Wnite-
side, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Whiteside, exchanged the vows
of marriage at the altar of First
Methodist Church in a ceremony
of unusual beauty and marked
impressiveness taking place Eas
ter Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’
clock. Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, pas
tor of the church, officiated, using
the double ring ceremony.
Church Decoratioits
The chancel and choir loft of
the church were banked with
palms, interspersed with seven-
branched candelabra holding
lighted cathedral tapers, forming
a background for a massive cen
ter arrangement of calla lilies.
Pews for special guests were
marked with bows of white satin
ribbon.
Wedding Music
Prior to the ceremony a pro
gram of nuptial music was pre
sented by Mrs. Thomas M. Hol
land, organist, and Mrs. David E.
Robinson, vocalist. Mrs. Holland’s
numbers included "Clair de Lune'*
by Debussy, "The Rosary” by Ne-
vin, "Benediction Nuptial” by
Dubois, and "I Love Thee” by
Grieg, and Mrs. Robinson sang
“Through the Years” by You-
mans and “Because” by D’Harde-
lot. Traditional marches by Wag
ner and Mendelssohn were used
as processional and recessional,
and during the service Mrs. Hol
land played "At the Altar” by
Arensky.
Bride's Gown
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
white satin. designed with round
neckline, nylon yoke, wide satin
bertha, fitted bodice pointed at
the waist, long sleeves ending in
points, and a very full skirt which
flowed into a train. Her two-tier-
CELEBRATES FIRST
BIRTHDAY
(Lille Miss Toni Murphy)
Pictured above is litle Miss Toni
Murphy with her first birthday
cake. She is the small one year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fur
man Murphy of North Belmont
and celebrated her first birthday
anniversary in March.
ed, full-length veil of imported
bridal illusion .was attached to
a satin coronet fa^iioned in petal
design, and she carried a trailing
bouquet ol lily of the valley top
ped with a cluster of white phal-
aenopsis orchids. Her only orna
ment was a strand of pearls.
Attendants* Dresses.
Miss Barbara Hollar, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor and
the matron of honor was Mrs.
Lyndon Parker of Elizabeth City,
sister of the bridegroom. Brides
maids were Miss Glenda Hollar,
the bride’s sister, and Miss Rita
Ramsey of lincolnton, niece of
the bridegroom. All the attend
ants were gowned in sleeveless
dresses of filmy lime ninon posed
over almond rose taffeta to form
changeable colors, fashioned
along the same lines as the bri
dal gown, with wide bertha, off-
the-shoulder effect, fitted bodice
and circular skirt. Their head
dresses were matching coronets
in the same design as -that of
the bride, and they carried trail
ing bouquets of ripple ivy cen
tered with cattlea orchids.
Best Man. Ushers
Ralph Wilson, Jr. attended the
bridegroom as best man, and ush
ers were David E. Robinson, B\jr-
mah Carpenter, Manuel Grier and
Gene Painter.
Mrs. Hollar, mother of the
bride, wore a dress of aqua crepe
with black and pink accessories
and a shoulder bouquet of pink
rosebuds. Mrs. Whiteside, the
bridegroom’s mother, wore a two-
piece dress of navy crepe with
navy and pink accessories and a
shoulder l^uquet of pink rose
buds.
Wedding Trip
Later in the afternoon the cou
ple left on a trip, and for travel
ing the bride wore a beige gab
ardine suit with nav>’ and pink
accessories. At her shoulder she
pinned the orchids from her bri
dal bouquet. Upon their return
the couple will be at home at
3004 Tuckaseege Road, Charlotte.
Bride and Bridegroom
The bride was graduated from
the Mount Holly High School,
and has held a position here with
the Holland Drug Company. A
popular member of the young so
cial set, she has received a num
ber of social courtc sies since the
announcement of her engage
ments
The bridegroom was also grad
uated from the local high school,
and has served a year in the U.
S. Navy. He now holds a position
with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
in Charlotte.
A large number of out-of-town
guests attended the wedding.
Mrs. Parker Hostess
Traditional Ceremony
On Saturday evening immed
iately following the rehearsal for
the wedding of Miss Frances
Hollar and Tommy Whiteside,
Mrs, Lyndon Parker of Elizabeth
City was hostess at the tradi
tional cake cutting party, enter
taining at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. White-
side.
Arrangements of white gladioli
and snapdragons decorated the
home, and clusters of silver wed
ding bells hung from the chan
delier in the dining room and
over the living room-dining room
arch. The dining room table was
overlaid with an imported Irish
linen banquet cloth and centered
with the three-tiered decorated
wedding cake topped by a minia
ture bridal pair. A large arrange
ment of white gladioli flanked by
lighted white tapers set in sil
ver candelabra graced the buffet.
After the bridal couple had cut
the first piece, Mrs. Willie Ram
sey of lincolnton finished cutting
the cake, with which bridal ices
and punch were served.
Only the bridal party, mem
bers of the two families and a
few additional guests attended.
Mrs. Parker was assisted in en
tertaining and serving by Mrs.
Ramsey and Mrs. Nash Parker,
the latter of Morehead City.
Plans For Wedding,
Are Now Announced
Miss Mary Ellen Underwood,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1* R.
Underwood, has completed plans
for her wedding to James Wil
liam Reeves, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Reeves of Stanley. The
wedding will take place April 16
at the Lutheran Church of the
Good Shepherd at 5:30 o’clock.
Rev. Carl H. Fisher, pastor of
the bride, will officiate. The mu
sic will be presented by Miss
Georgia Lynn Huddle, organist,
of Williamsport, Maryland, and
Mr. John S. Quimby, Jr., soloist,
of Charlotte
The bride-elect will be given
in marriage by her father, and
the bridegroom-elect will have
R, Carlton Rhyne of Charleston,
S. C., as best man. The ushers
will be Joffre Hart, Vance Hun
ter, Gilbert Hart, all of Moimt
Holly, and James Fraley, of
Statesville.
Miss Edith C. Underwood, only
' sister of the bride-elect, will be
maid of honor. The bridesmaids
will be Mrs. R. Carlton Rhyne
of Charleston, S. C., Miss Frances
Moore, Miss Nancy Garrison of
Charlotte and Mrs. Carl H. Un
derwood of Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin.
After the ceremony the couple
will receive their wedding guests
in the vestibule of the church.
A series of parties have been
given in honor of the couple.
LEAVES FOR MAINE
Mack Tucker left Sunday for
his home at Portland, Maine af
ter an extended visit with rel
atives in this section. He came
especially to attend the funeral j W^er Stillwell, Mrs. Bertha Ri-
of his sister, Mrs. Herbert Ga- ley, and Mrs. Maurice Mathis,
han, whose passing occurred re
cently in Charlotte. Mr. Tucker
spent a few days last week with
his brother, W. L. Tucker and
Mrs. Tucker, and his sister, Mrs.
J. M. Springs here.
GUESTS or CLARn
Mrs. Jake Smyre and children,
Linda and Charles, Mrs. George
Popwell, and Miss Lillian Brid
ges of Catawba Springs were the
Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Joyce Clark.
Bride-Elect Feted
At Dessert Bridge
Miss Mary Ellen Underwood,
bride-elect, was entertained last
night by Mrs. Kathleen L. Herald,
Mrs. R. L. Jenkins and Mrs. Tur
ner N. Burton of Richmond, Va.,
formerly Miss Jean Herald, at a
Five new members were added dessert bridge at the Herald
Adrian-Madora WMU
Met Tuesday Night
The Woman’s Missionary Union
of Adrian-Madora Baptist chxirch
held its regular meeting Tues
day evening at the church, with
Mrs. C. C. Roberts, the president,
conducting the business session.
Mrs. Elmer Meller was in charge
of the program, and Mrs. E. J.
Gowan presented the devotional.
Appearing on the program were
Mrs. Frank Maness, Mrs. Arthur
Cogdill, Mrs. Lloyd Bynum, Mrs.
Mrs. DuRant Hostess
For Hei^ Bridge Club
On Saturday night of last
week, Mrs. Allen DuRant enter
tained her bridge club at a love
ly bridge party. The hostess serv
ed a delightful dessert course
with coffee to the members.
After the progressions were
completed, the scores were to
taled and the high score prize
was presented to Mrs. James
Ware. Mrs. Frank L. Rankin won
the second high award.
Other club members attend
ing were Mrs. C. S. Clegg, Mrs.
Flynn Warren, Mrs. James Dav
enport, Miss Bain Henderson,
Miss Elizabeth Spratt, and Miss
Mary Jo Rhyne.
to the roll of the Union at this
meeting.
The Easter Sunrise prayer
service held at the church prov
ed to be a splendid worship ex
perience for all those who at
tended.
Opening the service with the
hymn, “Fairest Lord Jesus,” the
pastor gave an inspirational mes
sage, and testimonials were giv
en by many members of the con
gregation. A rededication act
closed the service.
A large congregation was pres
ent.
The David Robinsons
Give Dinner Party
Among the pre-nuptial social
affairs honoring Miss Frances
Hollar and Tommy Whiteside,
whose wedding was an event of
Easter Sunday, was a dinner par
ty given by Mr. and Mrs. David
Robinson at their home on the
Mountain Island Road.
Bridal flowers were used as
decorations and dinner, was serv
ed in three courses. The bridal
couple received an honor gift.
Miss Underwood
Receives Shower
Miss Nancy Garrison of Char
lotte and Mrs. R. Carlton Rhyne
of Charleston, S. C. entertained
on Tuesday evening at the Gar
rison home in Mount Holly. The
occasion was to honor Miss Mary
EUen Underwood, whose wed>-
ding to James William Reeves
will take place on April 16. Miss
Garrison and Mrs. Rhyne are to
be attendants in the wedding.
The home was decorated in
green and white and the bridal
motif was carried out using white
flowers, ivy, and wedding bells.
Green and white bridal ices were
served and the bride-elect was
presented a china shower.
Forty guests were invited from
Charlotte, Mount Holly, Stanley,
and ^Imont
WEEKEND AWAY
Mr. and Mrs. James. F. Dunn
spent this past weekend in Ra
leigh, where they were the guests
of Mrs. Dunn’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Johnson.
GO TO HIGH POINT
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holland
spent Easter weekend in High
Point with their daughter, Mrs.
James Beam, Mr. Beam and fam
ily.
ATTEND GOLF TOURNAMENT
T. L. Ware, James Davenport,
Wilson Moore, and Hollis Dunn
attended the Masters Golf Tour
nament in Augusta on Simday.
IN FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Summey
left last week for an extended
trip to Florida.
RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Jean H. Thistlethwaite
has returned home from an ex
tended visit in Mexico City. £n
route home she also visited Miss
Frances Spratt in Austin, Texas.
home.
On each table, forming a cen
terpiece, were corsages for the
guests. The honoree was present
ed a gift of silver. Prizes were
given for high and low scores.
Flowers
For All
Occasions . .
EDNA BLACK
FLORIST
—MOUNT HOLLY NEWS. Friday. April 14. 1950
Mrs. Gordon Eaves
Entertains At Bridge
Mrs. Gordon Eaves entertained
members of her bridge club
Tuesday evening at her home
here. Spring flowers in attractive
arrangements decorated the
rooms, and the hostess served
home made ice cream and cake
with coffee.
Mrs. T. A. Dunn, Jr., won high
score, Mrs. Harry M. Thompson,
Jr., low, and Miss Topsey Dunn
the bingo prize.
Others playing were Mrs. R. B.
Cook, Mrs. Maxwell Hoyle, Mrs.
Harry M. Thompson, Sr., and
Miss Dorothy Kile.
WENT TO MONROE
Mrs. P. S. Jenkins spent sev
eral days last week in Monroe
with her daughter. Mrs. Clyde
Kendrick and Mr. Kendrick.
WEEKEND GUESTS
Mr. a:?d Mrs. A. S. Holt, Jr.,
and sons, Andy and Ed, and hlr.
and Thomas Reagen, all of Dur
ham, were the weekend guests
of Mrs. Holt’s mother, Mrs. E. E.
Thompson.
HERE FROM ALASKA
Miss Elizabeth Lineberger, R.
N., who has been on the staff ol
a hospital in Sitka, Alaska for
the past six months, is visiting
her sister. Mrs. £. W. Connell
and Or. ConneU.
THURSDAY GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rem-
ick of Baltimore, Md., were
Thursday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Holland. The
Remicks, who are former resi
dents of Mount Holly, have just
returned to the United States af
ter an extended residence in the
Virgin Islands.
IN FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Rhyne
are on a two-weeks vacation trip
to Florida.
VISITING HERE
Howard Hoover of Atlanta, Ga.
and Mr. and Mrs. John G. San
ders and small son, Johnny of
Tarboro have been visiting Mrs.
D. A. Hoover and Mrs. J. P. War
ren, Jr., and other relatives in
this vicinity.
HERE FROM MOREHEAD CITY
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Greene of
Morehead City spent Easter
weekend here with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Sher
rill Mrs. Greene is the former
Miss Evelyn Sherrill, and Mr.
Greene is the administrator at
the Elizabeth City hospital.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Miss Ann Connell, a student
at Greensboro College, has re
turned to school after spending
spring holidays here with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Con
neU.
BOYS’ GLEE CLUG WINNER AT CONTEST
Shown abov. u> the memberi of the Boyi' Glee Club et Mounl Holly High Sc^L “■
reclion of Ben Shue, the group hee done toe work f hie YJ"
SeUAuiy teoonlly. Iha group won a reling of “exeeUent" Since wln^g ihe conlMl Werett ta fto
Boye- Club has increawd tromendouely among lha iludsnU and five new mtmban haTt jomtd
this month. Left to tight th» member* of the group arm '
Front row, left to right: Pat McDonald. Donald Sigmond. Coyle BUey. EugeM
Dunn. Joe Kobert*. Alton Hearn. Carl Jackion. Boget Spittle, Gene Hendnck*. and Mr. Ban Shua. Dl-
tocond row, left to right: Charlet Sipe, Lowell York. Luther Hell. Perry Spittle. Harold Helton.
Bennett Kiitler. Billy Lee, Bicky Hinson, Dayid Wright, and Delore* Rhyne, eccompanial.
MOUNT HOLLY NEWS. Friday. April 14, 1950-
GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB GIVEN EXCELLENT RATING
W ' L .'
Above are pictured the mtmben of the Girii' G lee Club at Mount HoUy High School with Director
Dwight Price and Accompanist BUly Johnston. Left to right by rows, the group which won an "ox*
cellent" rating in the district music contset includes:
Front row: Jo RiU Karkey, Pal Patterson. LudUe Glenn. Margie Huffstetler. Deloces Rhyne. Mar
tha Rae DavU. Carolyn Beach. Estelle Ward. Frances Sisk. Jean Abecaalky.
Second row: Nan Lathan. Sue James. GaU Rhyne. Laura Mae Ferbea. Sahara Evans. Betty Diels.
Jo Rita Haney. Patricia Gardner. Ruth Brooks. Peggy WUlocks. Jean Gowns. Gayndl Davidson. De-
lores Cdeman.
Back row: Betty Jo BeU. Lena Mae Rick, Ruth Stone, Bobby Luts. Carolyn Willians. Sylvia Ab
ernathy. Ann Painter. June Fortner. Joyce Stewart. Margaret Helms, Catherine Helms. Pansy McEl-
duff, Frances Farris, Joanne Helms. J