Women’s Activities
NANCY G. BARRETT, SOCIAL EDITOR
Pag« 6—mount holly news. Friday Not. 3. ItW
MARRIED IN VIRGINIA
(From Leaksville News)
A wedding of beauty was sol
emnized Saturday evening, Sep
tember 24, at 6:30 o’clock when
Miss Hazel Ophelia Peters, elder
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Lee Peters, Oakwood Heights, be
came the bride of George Wesley
Fincher, of Mount Holly, son of
Sidney G. Fincher, of Great Falls,
S. C., and the late Mrs. Fincher,
in the First Presbyterian church,
Leaksville, N. C.
The altar was decorated with
floor baskets of white gladioli, in
terspersed with large ferns and
lighted .by seven-branch stand
ards bearing cathedral tapers.
The pastor, Rev. John Cmry
Whitley, officiated, using the im
pressive double ring ceremony.
Music for the nuptials included
“Because,” D’Hardelot; “Sweetest
Story Ever Told,” Stults; “O Per
fect Love,” Bamby, sung by Carl
F. Webb,' of Greensboro. Mrs. G.
A. Kunze, organist, played
“Angels’ Serenade,” Brago; “Sou
venir,” Drdla; “Traumerei,”
Schumann; “My Heart At Thy
Sweet Voice,” Saint-Saens. Not^
of “Clair de Lune,” Debussy,
were sounded softly during the
ceremony. Mr. Webb sang “The
Lord’s Prayer,” Malotte, for the
benediction.
The bride, escorted by her
uncle, John Ford Reed, of Phila
delphia, wore an angel length
gown of nylon net over nylon
tulle, fashioned with shoulder
drape, short sleeves and wor§
nylon mitts. Her tiered finger-tip
veil of nylon illusion draped from
a. halo of seed pearls. She carried
a white prayer book topped with
white orchid. Her only ornament
was a strand of pearls; gift of the
bridegroom.
Mrs. Gerald W. Dunbar Jr., of
Philadelphia, a cousin, was matron
of honor. She wore dusty rose,
with matching halo, and carried
a nosegay of mixed flowers.
Blair B. McManus, of Mount
Holly, was best man. Ushers were
Gerald W. Dunbar and Robert L.
Stephens.
The bride’s mother wore navj'
blue with orchid corsage.
After the ceremony the couple
paused in the church vestibule
to greet their friends. The bride’s
parents entertained with a recep
tion in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Orrell on Ewell street,
Spray, where Mrs:. N. J. Rhabe
and Mrs. Orrell greeted guests at
the door.
The home was decorated with
autumn’s favorite cut flowers. In
the dining room the traditional
gre^n and white was used. The
table, covered with, a lace cloth
and graced by white, candles,
as its centerpiece a white floral
arrangement. Mrs. R. W. Hower
ton served punch. Mrs. Harvey A.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mrs. McIntosh Has
Hallowe’en Bridge
Halloween jack-o-lanterns and
fall decorations adorned rooms in
the home of Mrs. Baxter Mc
Intosh when she entertained her
bridge club Thursday evening.
The mantel in the living room
was decorated with an oblong ar
rangement of autumn leaves, and
bowls of roses and asters were
used at other points throughout
the house.
Bridge was played progressive
ly during the evening, and at the
conclusion of th*fe game scores
were tallied. Mrs. O. R. McKin
ney, Jr. received high score
award. Miss Dorothy Calvert the
bingo prize, and Mrs. Barbara
Hovis the floating prize. The hos
tess served an attractively ap
pointed salad plate with dainty
sandwiches, and cookies, and cof
fee.
Club members present were
Mrs. McKinney, Miss Calvert,
Mrs. Hovis, Mrs. F. H. Abernathy,
Jr., Mrs. Jack Summey, Miss Jean
Barnett, Miss Rachel Craig, Mrs.
M. J. Haverty, Mrs. Donald Davis
and Mrs. Charles Ballard. Guests
of the club at this meeting were
Mrs. Charles Moffatt and Mrs:.
Baron McIntosh.
Methodist Guild
To Give Program
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
First Methodist Church will pre
sent the program when the Wom
an’s Society of Christian Service
holds its Auxiliary meeting Mon
day evening, Nov. 6, at 7:30
o’clock at the church. Plans are
in charge of Miss Doris Clark,
Wesleyan Guild president.
Featured in the service, entit
led “Let Us Give Thanks,” will
be Ben Shue, organist, and an
octet from the Mount Holly High
School Boys’ Glee Club, which
Mr. Shue directs, The theme of
the program will be hymns of
Thanksgiving.
Celebrates Birthday
WED SUNDAY IN CHARLOTTE
vTsiiLlI HkltU
Mrs. I,awrence Farrar of Char
lotte spent last Friday visiting
here with Mrs. J. M. Hoover.
UMURlilkG FROM
TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Beam and
family of Waco, Mr. Claude Beam
of Cherryville, accompanied by
Mrs. Ray Davis of Riverbend^
spent a few days on a fishnig trip
to Mjrrtle Beach last week.
.They reported a nice catch.
will be at home at 221 Colombia
street, Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Troutman of
Greensboro attended the wedding.
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Miss Bette Hoyle Craig, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hoyle
Craig of Mount Holly, became the
bride ‘ of Herman Aubrey Moore,
Jr., son of Mrs. Herman Aubrey
Moore and the late Mr. Moore, in
a lovely ceremony Sunday af
ternoon at 5 o’clock at the home
bowls were banked with garlands
of string smilax and maidenhair
fern. Punch, cake, sandwiches,
nuts, and mints were served.
For traveling the bride wore a
dark brown wool suit, the cut
away coat featuring checked
lapels and pockets, magnolia
of the bridegroom’s* mother at j blouse, brown suede shoes and
1133 Queens road. Dr. Henry bag, and a feathered hat in mag-
Bauman of Davidson, professor of nolia and brown. Her shoulder
Pictured above is Miss Linda
Lawing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thad Lawing of Mount Holly, who
celebrated her sixth birthday
October 25. Little Miss Lawing is
an accomplished performer for
her age and has sung with her
father’s band during special
shows,
Webb finished the sliicng after
the honored pair cut the first
slice of the tiered wedding cake.
Mrs. Carl Webb, of Greensboro,
registered guests.
For travel on her wedding trip
to Western North Carolina the
bride wore a suit of beige with
toast brown accessories and the
orchid lifted from her prayer
book.
Mrs. Fincher for the past four
years has held a position in the
nylon division of E. I. Dupont
company at Martinsville, Va. Mr.
Fincher served three years in the
armed forces and is now employ
ed by Duke Power company at
Pelzer, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Fincher
will reside at Williamston, S. C.
MISS PEGGY JOYCE HAGER
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Hager, of Mount Holly, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Peggy Joyce to David Richard Frazier of
Belmont. The wedding will be an event of January.
Herring Clan Has
Family Reunion
Sunday was a big day for the
Herring Clan. For the first time
in about 14 years all the brothers,
sisters and their families were to
gether in a grand reunion. Basket
lunches, picnic style, were spread
on one big long table for lunch
at Rankin Lake.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Herring and children;
Mr. and Mrs: Clifton Herring;
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Herring and
daughter, Lois; Mrs. Alene Bailey
and daughters, Marie and Linda;
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Herring and
children, Frank, Willie, Mary and
Ann from Gastonia; Mrs. Etta
Ammons from Marion, S. C.;
Miles Hering from Mullins, S. C.;
Mrs. W. H. Bryant from Mullins,
S. C.; Mrs. C. L. Briggs from Ca
tawba Heights and Mrs. J. A.
Waldrop and Miss Dolores Cole
man from Mount HoBy.
Bible at Davidson college and
friend of the bride’s family, offi
ciated.
The vows were spoken before
the mantel in the drawing room.
The mantel held an antique silver
tureen filled with large white
Fiji chrysanthemums and maid
enhair fern. The outline of the
mantel was banked with string
smilax, and ivory cathedral tap
ers were in five-branched silver
candelabra.
Before the ceremony, Miss Bain
I Henderson of Mount Holly,
pianist, played a program of wed
ding music which included
“Romance” from “Les Preludes”
by laszt, Shubert's “Serenade,”
"I Love Thee” by Grieg and the
“Meditation” from “Thais” by
Massenet.
Gives Bride In Marriage
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father, R. S. Dick
son, Jr., was the best man, and
Miss Anne Craig was her sister’s
maid of honor.
The bride wore a ballet-length
strapless gown of candlelight sat
in with a brief fitted satin jacket
The tight fitted bodice was of
Venice-type lace, and the full
skirt was of satin. The jacket was
designed with a lace Peter Pan
collar and cuffs sprinkled with
seed pearls, and satin covered
buttons extended from the throat
to the waist. The slioulder-length
veil of candlelight imported illu
sion was worn with a halo of
satin covered with crushed illu
sion.'She carried an Olde English
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
French maline.
Miss Craig, the maid of honor,
wore a ballet-length lace gown of
emerald green with high neckline
in front and rounded out in the
back, three - quarter — length
sleeves tight bodice, belted waist,
and very full skirt. She carried
an Olde English bouquet of Olde
English stock, rosebuds arni chry^
santhemums in shaded colors
from American Beauty to faint
pinks.
The bride’s mother wore an or
chid dinner gown of original de
sign with a shoulder corsage of
purple hybrid orchids. The bride
groom’ mother wore a dinner
gown of petal pink by “Goethe”
with a shoulder corsage, of Parma
violets in tailor design.
A reception was -held in the
home after the ceremony. A silver
wine cooler filled with chrysan
themums and rosebuds in shaded
colors from American Beauty to
faint pinks was in the foyer. At
the top of the stair landing was a
large arrangment of polished
magnolia leaves and branched
silver candelabra holding ivory
cathedral tapers.
The bride’s table was centered
with a silver epergne filled with
white Bride’s rosebuds and lilies
of the valley. The wedding cake
and silver punch bowls were on
banquet tables, and the punch
corsage was of lilies of the valley.
Bride And Bridegroom
Mrs. Moore, a direct grandniece
of President Buchanan, was
graduated from Mount Holly High
school, and attended Duke univer
sity where she was a member of
Delta Delta Delta &x>roroity, the
House Council, Sandals Honor
society, and the Y.W.C.A. cabinet.
Mr. Moore attended Darlington
school in Rome, Ga., and was
graduated from Central High
schooL He is now in the Junior
class at the University of North
Carolina, and a member of Sigma
Chi fraternity. On their return
from a wedding trip, the couple
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