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SOCIETY
NEWS_
Mrs. Renn Prum,
Editor
Mrs. Drum may be reached each morning at The Star Office
u\er Telephone No. 4-J. At other times at her home Tele
phone No 7IS.
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Mr*. Wood To Have
a. Wuhintton Club
Mrs. Draper Wood will entertain
uicgi&ife ol tiio 6. Washington
bridge club on Thursday afternoon
at « oclock at the Cleveland hotel.
Kelwood-Warlick Club
To Meet Wednesday
The Bel wood-Warllck club will
hold Its regular monthly meeting
in the club room on Wednesday
aiternoon at 2 o’clock Mrs. J. P
Boggs and Mrs. George Martin will
be joint hostesses.
Junior Civic League
To Meet Wednesday
A business meeting of the Junior
Otvic League will be held on Wed
nesday aiternoon at 4 o'clock at
the Hotel Charles. All members are
urged to be present
Golden Links Class
To Meet Tonight
A regular monthly meeting of the
Golden Links Sunday school class
of the Central church will be held
this evening at 7:30 at the church.
Every member of the class ts cor
dially Invited to be present.
r. T. A.’To Meet
At Marlon School
The parent teacher association of
the Marion school will hold its
final meeting of the year in the
^chool auditorium on Wednesday
afternoon at 3 15. All patrons of
school and those Interested in
it are urged to attend this last
meeting.
Book Club* Will
MmI Tuesday
Mrs. Henry Edwards will be host
ess to members of the Renaissance
Study club at its regular meeting
on Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 at her
home on W. Marlon street.
Mrs. Renn Drum will entertain
members of the Contemporary book
club on Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
A meeting of the Reviewer's book
club will be held on Tuesday aft
'•ivjon at 4 when Mrs. P. O. Smith
will be hostess to the group
MuUier* Club
U«t Wednesday
A meeting of the Mothers club
was held last Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Miles Beam in
Beaumpnde Terraces.
Tlie program Included a paper “A
Tribute To Mother.” by Mrs. J. D.
Campbell; a paper, "Confidence." by
Mrs. Rush Hamrick, and two read
ings, by* Miss Annabeth Jones.
A salad course with punch was
served during the social half hour.
Mrs. William Beam was the only
guest present outside club members.
Sleeting Of Second
Division Thursday
A regular meeting of the second
division of the Woman's club will
bo held on Thursday afternoon of
next week at 3:30 at the home of
Mrs. Shcm Blackley on S. Wash
ington street. Mrs. Alton Kirkpat
rick, Mrs. W. R. Shaw and Miss
Oilie Hamrick will be joint host
edfees.
Every member is especially urged
to be present and those who hive
not paid their dues are requested
to come prepared to pay them. This
will be the last meeting of the club
year.
Marion Pre-School
CNnie Tomorrow
The pre-school clinic for prospec
tive first grade pupils at Marion
school, will be held on Tuesday aft
ernoon at 1 o'clock at the school.
Children will be examined by Miss
Bertie Dunn, state nurse and Dr.
H. 8. Plaster. The latter is giving his
time and services to the school. One
or both parents are requested to ac
company children to school for this
Children eligible for this pre
school examination must be 6 be
fore November 15, 1934, as this age
requirement for entering school is
a state law.
Chicora Club With
Mrs. Paul Webb
Members of the Chicora literary
club were entertained at a lovely
oeeting on Friday afternoon when
Mrs. Paul Webb was a gracious
hostess to the group.) An interest
ing program on The Movies was
given. Mrs. W. B. Nix read an en
tertaining paper on The Motion
Picture Industry; Mrs. R. L. Ry
bum read a paper. “Hits and Er
rors” written by Mrs. F. O Gee;
and Mrs. W. F. Mitchell closed the
program with a paper on "Helen
Hayes."
The attractive home was deco
rate# with a beautiful mixture of
spring flower*. The knack of the
'•ostes* for achieving beautiful ef
fects was evidenced to the unusually
pr<*tty refreshment pistes A salad
course with accessories was served
and this was followed by straw
berry abort cake.
Guests present outside the club
membership were: Miss Kate Webb
Mi*. Lewis Bailey and Mrs. William
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I Kutschcr, the latter of Asheville,
I Is house guest of her aunt, Mrs. B.
T. Falls.
U. D. C. Meeting
Set For Tuesday
A regular meeting of the Cleve
land Guards chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
I be held on Tuesday afternoon at
i 3:30 at the home of Mrs. R. L. Ry
i burn on S. Washington street. As
sisting hostesses will be: Miss Rosa
Mae Shuford, Mrs.| C. R. Doggett,
Mrs. Robert Shoffner, Mrs. 8. 8.‘
Royster. Mrs. Rush Stroup and
Mrs J. C. Smith. y
All members are cordially Invited
■ to attend.
{Jacqueline Fair Smith
; Celebrates 10th Birthday
(Special to The Star )
Jacqueline Smith, little daughter
‘of Mrs. Thelma Hopper Smith,
j celebrated her tenth birthday anni
versary on Saturday afternoon,
j from 5:30 to 7:30 with a pretty par
ty at the home of her grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Major Hopper,
on N. LaFayette street. About 40 of
her friends were present.
The little hostess was lovely in a
long blue organdy dress, with pink
slippers and accesseroles. The chil
dren were entertained with games
land contests, played in the yard un
der the direction of the hostess'
mother and her aunt. Miss Ruth
Hopper. Those winning prizes were
Phyllis Yates, 8arah Mull arid
At the close of the games the chil
dren were Invited into the dining
room where the pretty birthday
cake, decorated with 10 pink, light
ed candles, centered the table. Here
delicious strawberry Ice cream,
cakes, candy and fruit punch were
served.
The children then visited the
fish ponds where each child fished
for a souvenir of the party.
Jacqueline received a collection of
attractive and useful gifts!.
Cecelia Club
To Lincolnton
Members of the Cecelia Music
club and the Lincolnton music club
met on Saturday' afternoon at the
annual get-together meeting at the
home of Mrs. M. L. Little In Lln
colnton, when the Lincolnton club
acted as hostesses to the local group.
Iris and other spring flowers were
used as decorations for the home,
and the color note of orchid and
green was carried out In the elabor
ate refreshment course served.
Eighteen members of the Cecelia
club were present and the follow
ing program was presented: Dou
ble quartets, "Indian Dawn" and
"Lassie of Mine" by Mrs. Grady
i Lovelace, Mrs. John Lovelace, Mrs.
L. P. Holland, Mrs. George Hoyle,
Mrs. Rush Thompson, Mrs. B. M.
Jarrett, Mrs. W. B. Nix and Mrs.
Dale Kalter; piano aolos. "Gondola”
and “Hungarian," by Miss Esther
Anne Quinn, guest performer; two
choruses, "The Years At the Spring"
and “Glow Worm ' by the entire
club; vocal solo, "My Heart Ever
Faithful," by Mrs. Kalter; a trio,
Kreisler's "Cradle Song" by Mrs.
Ben Suttle, Mrs. B. M Jarrett and
Miss Bertha Bostic; violin solos,
"Melodic Du Coeur" and "Perpetual
Motion,” by Mrs. Dwight Houser;
vocal solo, "Nn Sosplro • Concerto
Etude" by Miss MRry Halen Latti
more and a chorus, “Swing Along"
by the entire club.
Miss Lattimore acted as piano
accompanist for all the numbers.
Junior-Senior Banquet
On Friday Evening
Members of the Junior class at
Shelby high school entertained
members of the senior class and the
faculty on Friday evening at the
church, which was elaborately dec
orated in keeping with the theme of
the party, “Launching the Senior)
Ship of Dreams."
Three long tables were arranged
banquet style with covers laid for
165 guests. A ship model centered
each table, and lighted candles and
bowls of mixed flowers further dec
orated the tables. Large bowls and
baskets of welgelia, azalea, and iris
were placed about the room. Stream
ers of colorful pennants and
ship's flags were draped across the
room above the tables.
Mrs. Troy McKinney, English
teacher in the high school and jun
ior class sponsor, assisted the class
in planning the party and in enter
taining.
A three course dinner was. served
by a group of girls sleeted from the
sophomore class. These girls, dress
ed In white sailor-maid costumes,
were: Eleanor Hoey. captain of the
group. Owyn Davis. Marjorie Lutz.
Ruth Byers. Louise Whitener. (Jer
maine Gold, Annabeth Jones, Eliza
beth Harris, Alphonsine Harris.
Jana Washburn, P&ntha Weathers.
Ottie White, Frances Bess, Juan
ita Eskridge, Jeannette Post, Louise
Brown and Gladys Bland. Three girls
cf this group, Eleanor Hoey, Ruth
Byers and Louise Whitener also
have had the honor of being elected 1
to oerve as commencement mar
shals.
The following program was pre
sented: The entire group sang
"Nancy Lee"; Oaynelle Duncan, a
junior, made a speech of welcome;
Marion Bass, also a junior, gave a
roast to the school, response to
which was made by Walter Aber
nethy, high school principal. Clyde
Williams, junior class president,
gave a toast to the seniors and
Paul Bulllngton, senior president,
responded. Hill Hudson, a Junior,
gave a toast to the faculty and re
sponse was made by Miss Ethel
Thomas, senior advisor. Members of
the Junior class sang a song to the
seniors; the song was composed by
Marylin Smith. Will Arey, Jr., gave
the toast to the school board, re
sponse to which was made by Thad
Ford, as representative of the
board. Elite McKinney, a junior, en
tertained with a reading, “Lily Wat
ers Buys Insurance,” and a double
quartet, "Sweet • and Low,” was
sung by a group of Juniors. The
program was concluded with the
singing of the school song by the
entire group. Favors were presented
to the guests, and music was fur
nished during the evening by Jean
ette Post and Ottie White.
Beautiful Wedding
Friday Evening
A wedding of unusual beauty was
colemnlzed here on Friday evening
at 6 o'clock when Miss Abble Jane
Wall and John Oliver Harris were
united in marriage at the home of
the bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Zeno Wall, on W. Marion street.
The beautiful and Impressive ring
ceremony was used, with the Rev.
Dr. Wall performing the ceremony
in the presence of a small gathering
of friends and relatives. The mar
riage took place on the 23rd wed
ding waniversary of the bride's par
ents.
The home was lavishly decorated
throughout with mixed blossoms;
iris, wlegella and spirea were used
iii the sun room and hall; in the
dining room white carnations and
narcissus were used as a table cen
terpiece beneath a shower of silver
wedding bells from the chandelier.
In the living room an altar of ferns
was arranged before the mantle,
which was banked with fern and
white narcissus. Branched candle
bra holding cathedral candles stood
on each side of the altar and at the
foot of the stairway down which
the bridal party came; the candel
abra were showered with white rib
bon and narcissus. The stair rail
was twined with jasmine vines.
A program of nuptial music was
furnished by Miss Helen Harris of
Anderson, 8. C., sister of the bride
groom, and Miss Mary Virginia Lef
ler, as pianists, and Woodrow Wall,
brother of the bride, and Horaqp
F.asom as soloists. Mr. Wall sang
"AH For You,” and Mr. Easom sang
"At Dawning.” Miss Harris played
"The Bridal Chorus” from Lohen
grin as the processional.
Prior to the entrance of the wed
ding party Miss Hazel West of Mar
shall. cousin of the bride, and James
Eskridge entered and lighted the
candles. Miss Ada Ramsey Wall,
acting as her sister s maid of honor
and only attendant, descended the
staliway and entered the ceremony
room alone. The bride was met at
the foot of the stairway by her
brother, Zeno Wall, jr., who gave
her in marriage. They were met at
the altar by the groom, accompanied
by his best man, Jim Shepard. The
maid of honor wore a floor-length
dress of blue organdy and carried
a colonial bouquet of sweet peas and
roses.
The bride, a pretty blonde, was
lovely in her wedding gown of white
lace, made with train and long, fit
ted sleeves. She wore a tulle veil,
fitted to her head cap-fashion, and
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses, lilies, snapdragons and sweet
peas.
Following the wedding the guests
were entertained at an informal
reception. Ice cream, cake and
mints were served by Mrs. Roscoe
Lutz. Mrs. Hill Hudson, Miss Ruth
Laughridge, Miss Elizabeth Oilmer,
Miss Hazel Blanton, Mrs. Hubert
Wilson, Mrs. Jim Shepard and Miss
Kate Webb. Mrs. M. A. Spangler ana
Mrs. Horace Easom received the
guests when they arrived and as
sisted in entertaining and serving.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
Harris left for a short wedding
trip. The bride’s going away ooe
tume was a white swagger suit with
which she wore blue taffeta blouse
md Mrs. Wall, is an attractiveand
»nd used white accessories.
The bride, eldest daughter of Dr.
popular member of Shelby ’s young
social set. She received her education
at Coker college, Hartsville, and
Limestone college, Gaffney, 8. C.
3he and the bridegroom were both
graduated from 8helby high school
n the class of ’33.
Mr. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
FTank Harris, jr., of Anderson, S. C.,
las made his home in Shelby with
nis grandparents, Mr. and Mr. and
Mrs. Prank Haris, for a number of
/ears. For several years he has held
i position with the Luts-Austell Fu
neral home.
Out of town guests here for the
wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
West of Marshall; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Priester and Mr. and Mrs
Hal West of Asheville; Mr. and
Mrs Frank Harris, jr., and Miss
Helen Harris of Anderson. B C ;
Mr and Mrs Durham of Spartan
burg 8. C.; and Mu* Hasel West
and Miss Mary Virginia Lefler of
Limestone college.
Dignity is like a perfume; those
who use it are scarcely conscious of
it -Quern Christina of Sweden
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