Elizabeth Stewart, Editor
Phone 167
MRS. JO SI AH MILLER BUTLER
Miss Mary Jane Sisk Married Friday
To Josiah M. Butler In Church Rites
BESSEMER CITY—The First
Baptist church was the scene of a
lovely wedding on Friday after
noon, August 2, at 5 o’clock of
Miss Mary Jane Sisk and Josiah
Miller Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Franklin
Sisk are the parents of the bride,
and Mr. Butler is the son of the
l?ite Mr. and Mrs. John Butler of
Elizabeth City.
Rev. J. L. Teague, grandfather
of the bride, and the Rev. A. A.
Bailey, pastor of the bride, offi.
ciated, using the double-ring cere,
mony.
Vows were spoken before a
background of palms, seven
branched candelabra set with
white tapers and floor baskets of
white gladioli and snapdragons.
A white wrought-iron arch was
interspersed with ferns and white
rosebuds, and the choir loft held
an arch of white candles which
accentuated the cross of the or
gan chamber.
Mrs. D. V. Matthews, organist,
and Mrs. L. C. Ward, soloist, pre.
sented the nuptial music. Mrs.
Matthews played "Ave Maria” by
Schubert; “Jesu, Joy of Mans De.
siring,” by Bach; and “To a Wild
Rose,” by MacDowell. Attendants
entered during the processional
"Trumpet Voluntary in D Major”
by Purcell, and traditional mar
ches were used for the bride.
“Claire de Lune” by Debussy, was
heaTd as pledges were spoken.
Mrs. Ward’s numbers were “Be.
cause” by de ‘Hardelot; “If God
Left Only You,” by Densmore,
and for the benediction, “Prayer
Perfect” by Stenson.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a Maurer
original of Chantilly lace and ny
lon tulle. The fitted bodice of lace
over white satin was embroidered
wun iniiescem sequins anu seen
pearls. The high neckline of net
was appllqued with lace, and long
fitted sleeves ended in points ov
er the hands. Buttoned to below
the waist-line in the back with
tiny self-covered buttons, the
pointed bodice was caught to a
full skirt created of alternate
tiers of lace and tulle, which end
ed in a chapel length train. Her
cap of Chantilly law, pearls, and
sequins was dropped with a
double tier veil of imported net,
and she carried a nosegay of
white roses.
Miss Elizabeth Sisk, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor, and
Mrs. Ted Barnett, sister of the
bride of Charlotte, was matron
of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss
Jane Linder of Bessemer City,
and Miss Wilba Alexander, of
Monroe.
aii me iiiienuiinis wire menu
cal Jenny Prince original formals
of ice blue crystalette and nylon
net. The strapless bodices, bustle
bows, and back panels were of
crystalette, and the fronts were
shirred nylon net which formed
bouffant billows ending in double
tiers. They had matching net
stoles, bandeau of shirred net
trimmed with stephanotis, and
each carried a nosegay of pink
and white carnations.
Flower girls were Miss Adele
Teague, cousin of the bride, and
Miss Nina DeLorenzo, niece of
the bridegroom. Their dresses
were in ice blue crystalette and
nylon net designed like those of
the other attendants, and they
earned net baskets filled with
rose petals.
Honorary attendants were Miss
Sue Suggs, Charlotte; Mrs. Rob
ert Sigmon. Lincolnton; Mrs. Bill
Lightfoot. Bessemer City; Mrs.
Preston Holt, Grover; Mrs. Lind,
sey Stafford. Lowell; Miss Celia
Tomberlin, Matthews; Miss Ka.
therine Gabbard, Hickory; and
Miss Pam Dennis, Lylesville.
Each wore a wrist bouquet of
white carnations.
James Butler served his brother
as best ’man, and ushers were
Jimmy Brown, Qastonia; Jerry
Garrison, Lowell; Lindsey Staf.
ford, Lowell and Steve Trudnak
of Dallas.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Sisk selected toast chiffon
over taffeta in sheath styling
with which she wore matching
accessories. She wore a shoulder
bouquet of gardenias.
Mrs. J. L. Teague, the bride’s
maternal grandmother, wore em
broidered silk in orchid tone,
white accessories and a gardenia
corsage.
Mrs. George DeLorenzo of Sum
ter, sister of the bridegroom,
wore a dress of blue chiffon over
taffeta, matching blue accessories
and a shoulder corsage of gar
denias.
Mrs. Butler is a graduate of
Bessemer City high school. She
attended Gardner-Webb college
and completed her education at
Appalachian State Teachers coll,
ege, Boone. For the past two
years she has been teaching in
the Lowell school system.
Mr. Butler is a graduate of the
Elizabeth City high school. He at
tended Chowan college and grad
uated from Western Carolina
college. For the past year he has
been teaching in the Lowell high
school where he also is serving
as assistant coach.
For a wedding trip to Florida
Mrs. Butler wore a sheath dress
of beige silk shantung with a
matching jacket, toast colored ac
eessories and the bouquet from
her wedding f lowers.
Upon their return, Mr. and
Mrs. Butler will be at home atl6n
Poston Circle, Gastonia.
Among the out-of-town guests
were J. H. Rickert and Charles
Rickert, Statesville; E. S. Teague
and Mrs. H. C. Fox, Hickory: Mr
and Mrs. George DeLorenzo, Sum
ter; Mr. and Mrs. James Butler
Florence; Mrs. Joseph Lee. Plym
outh, N.C. Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Layton, and Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Bellenger, Merry Hill; Mr. anc
Mrs. Hubert Surratt and daugh
ter, Kathy, and Mrs. G. M. San
ders, Spartanburg.
Following the ceremony the
bride’s parents entertained at a
wedding supper for 60 guests.
The event was held at Besse
mer City Woman’s club where
Mrs. J. T. Hamrick and Mrs. Pink
Thorne greeted the guests. The
club lounge was decorated with
arrangements of white flowers
and greenery. A line arrange
ment of chrysanthemums, gypsa
philla, wite roses, and fern sprays
decorated the mantel. Large con
tainers holding hydrangea com
pleted the decoration.
A white linen cloth covered the
refreshment table which was cen
tered by roses and cut fern in a
crystal bowl.
A secondary table honored Mrs
Sisk’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs
J. L. Teague, on the occasion oi
their 53rd wedding anniversary
The table, spread with white linen
was centered with an anniver
sary cake frosted in green and
white inscribed with “53rd Anni
versary.”
Miss Summers Honored
At Luncheon Saturday
Mrs. &. S. Neill and Mrs. R. S.
Lennon entertained Saturday
morning at the Neill home at a
bridge luncheon complimenting
Miss Virginia Summers, toride-e
lect of Sunday
Dec-orations in white and green
were used throughout the Neill
home. Bridge was played at si>
taibles, and prizes went to Mrs
J. R. MePhaii. of Charlotte, whc
received high-score, and to Mrs
Robert Hackney, of Gastonia
who won second-high.
Miss Summers wore a dress ol
white linen with a shoulder cor
sage of pink and white carna
tions, gift Of the hostesses.
The hostesses gave Miss Sum
mere a crystal -beverage set a;
an honor gift.
Social Calendar
Thursday:
7:30—Fourth In a series of
Study courses at Central
Methodist church sponsor,
ed by the Women’s Society
of Christian Service.
Friday:
3:00—Friday Afternoon Bridge
, club, Mrs. Jack White, hos
tess.
6:30—Mr. and Mrs. William
Herndon are entertaining
at their home on Edgemont
drive for Miss Virginia
Summers and Lawrence
Hinnant.
7:00—Rehearsal for the David.
son-Chambers wedding in
First Presbyterian church.
8:00—Kings Mountain chapter
123, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Masonic Hall. Rob
Morris Day program. Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cald.
well.
9:00—Mrs. A. T. Randall and Mrs
Jesse Niven are entertain,
ing in the fellowship hall
of First Presbyterian chur
ch at an after-rehearsal
party for the Davidson
Chambers wedding party.
Saturday:
3:00—El Bethel Methodist chur
ch Women’s Society of
Christian Service at El
Bethel clubhouse.
4:00—The wedding of Miss Glo
ria Dolores Davidson and
Ervin Hunter Chambers in
First Presbyterian church.
4:30—Informal reception for
Davidson-Chambers wedd
ing party in the fellowship
hall of First Presbyterian
church. Hostesses: Mrs. S.
S. Weir, Jr., and Mrs. Jack
Moss.
6:30—Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Sum
mers are entertaining at
the Country club for their
daughter, Miss Virginia
Summers, her fiance, Law
rence Hinnant, and the
Summers-Hinnant wedding
party.
8:30—-Cakecutting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hem
don on Battleground ave
nue honoring Miss Virginia
Summers and Lawrence
Hinnant.
Sunday:
3:00—The wedding of Miss Vir.
ginia Eloise Summers and
Lawrence Hinnant in St.
Matthew’s Lutheran chur
ch.
I Monday:
2:45—Duplicate Bridge club,
Mrs. Jacob Copper, hostess.
3:00—Kathleen Mallory circle,
of First Baptist chur.
ch, Mrs. W. F. McGill, hos
3:30—Annie Bell circle, of St.
Matthew’s Lutheran chur
ch, at the church.
3:30—Ann Hasseltine circle, of
First Baptist church, Mrs.
C. C. Edens, hostess.
3:30—Lula Herndon circle, of
First Baptist church, Mrs.
Dewitt Patterson, hostess.
7:00—Elizabeth Runyon circle,
of First Baptist church.
Covered dish supper, Miss
Annie Roberts, hostess.
7:30—Circle 1, Resurrection Lu
theran church, Mrs. Wray
Plonk, hostess.
7:30—Hattie Gardner circle, of
First Baptist church. Miss
Beatrice Spratt, hostess.
7:30—Myrtle Derrick circle, of
St. Matthew’s Lutheran
church, at the home of Mrs.
Carl Finger.
7:30—Rachel Mitcham circle,
of St. Matthew’s Lutheran
church, at the home of Mrs.
Fred Finger. Mrs. Dick Me.
Ginnis, co-hostess.
7:30—Stender circle of St Mat
thew’s Lutheran church,
Mrs. Johnny Kerns, hos
tess.
7:30—Circle 4 of Central Meth
odist church at the home
of Miss Grace Davis.
8:00—Circle 6, of First Presby
terian church, at the home
of Mrs. H. R. Hunnicutt.
Tuesday:
9:30 a.m.—Dozier circle, of
First Baptist church, at the
home of Mrs. A. T. Quaken.
10:00—Nellie Parks circle of St.
Matthew’s Lutheran church
at the church'.
3:00—Contract Bridge club at
the home of Mrs. Martin
Harmon, 403 West Moun.
tain street.
3:30—Circle 2, Resurrection Lu
theran church, at the home
of Mrs. Fred Plonk on Cres
cent circle.
6:30—Joint meeting of Altha
Satterwhite and Sophia
Nichols circles of First
Baptist church, Mrs. John
Beam, hostess.
7:30—Circle 8, of Central Meth
odist church at the home
of Mrs. Ellen Petrosino.
7:30—Circle 9, of Central Meth
odist church at the home
of Mrs. Ralph Mauney.
8:00—Circle 5, of Central Meth.
odist church at the home
of Mrs. M. H. Biser, on Gold
street.
Wednesday:
7:30 a. m.—Credit Women’s
Breakfast club at Sterchi’s
Furniture Company.
9:45 a. m.—Circle 1, Central
Methodist clAirch, at the
home of Mrs. Delbert Dix.
on.
4:00—Frances Hord circle, of
First Baptist church. Pic
nic at Maple Springs.
Thursday, August IS.*
7:00—The wedding of Miss Bet
ty Ann Braswell and Gar
land Everett Still, Jr. in
Bethel Methodist church,
Wadesboro, N. C.
7:45—Regular Duplicate bridge
game at Kings Mountain
Country club.
Home Arts Club
Met On Tuesday
Mrs. John E. Gamble was hos
tess Tuesday afternoon to the
regular meeting of the Home
Arts club at her home on Moun
tain street.
Mrs. George*Moss, vice-presi
dent, presided in the absence of
Mrs. John C. McGill, president.
The program, “Cooking With .
Flowers”, was presented toy Mrs.
Carl Finger who pointed out that
flowers can be used in food both
for flavor and color.
The Hostess served a salad
course with accessories. Pink, yel
low, and white glads were used
for decoration.
Bride-Elect Honored
At Dessert-Bridge ,
(Miss ViTigina Summers, whose
marriage to (Lawrence Hinnant
will (be an event of Sunday, iwas
honored by her aunt, Mrs. J. E.
(Herndon, at dessert-Ibridge
Thursday evening at the Hern
don home.
Guests were present for four
taJbles of ibridge, and prizes went
to Mrs. Gorman Collins and Miss
Jill Allen, both of Charlotte,* and
Mrs. William Herndon, of Kings
Mountain.
A color note of white and pink
was observed in the decorations
and on refreshment plates. Mrs.
Herndon served an ice course.
-The honoree wore a beige dress
with shoulder corsage of pink
split carnations, gift of the hos
tess. Miss Summers received a
gift of crystal from Mrs. Hern
don.
Mrs. wnire nonorea
At Party July 25th
Miss GuyAnne Henderson en
tertained the evening of July 25th
at a bridal shower paying com
pliment to Mrs. Winfred White,
recent bride. Mrs. White is the
former Miss Martha Matthews.
Bridal games and contests were
directed after which the hostess
served decorated cakes with po.
tato chips, mints, and cold drinks.
Twenty-two guests gave Mrs.
White a shower of miscellaneous
household gifts.
Dance Held Saturday
At Woman's Club Here
Miss Billie Gilbbons, Jerry (Mc
JCarter, Gary (Allran, and Bill Mit
cham entertained Saturday night
at a dance at the Woman’s Cluih.
Present for the party were a
large number of young ipeolple
of the community. Assorted cook,
ies were served with potato chips
and cold drinks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Lynch
served as chaperones.
Miss Jack-Mr. Peter's
Betrothal Announced
Announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss M’arion Lou
ise Jack,daughter of Mrs. E. Regi
nald Jack, of 3627 Lyndale Ave.
nue, S. Minneapolis, Minnesota
and the late Mr. Jack, to John
Ernest Peters, of 1240 Sheridan
Avenue, son of Mr. and Mrs. El.
mer E. Peters, of Mexia, Texas.
Mr. Peters was formerly pro
cess engineer for the Lithium
Corporation of America, Besse
mer City, recently transferred to
St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
The wedding will take place
October 5th.
Recent Bride Honored
At Party On July 26
Mrs. Winfred White, recent
bride, was honored the evening
of July 26th at a bridal shower
and party at the home of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. J. E. Welch.
Mrs. Pinkney Cooke, of Grover,
sister of Mrs. Welch, was co-hos.
tess. v
Mrs. Edward Bell assisted the
hostesses in directing bridal
games and contests after which
decorated cakes were served with
salted nuts, potato chips, and pun.
ch.
Miscellaneous household gifts
were given to the honoree from
the 24 guests from Kings Moun
tain and Grover who attended.
Miss Summers Honored
At Bridge Party Friday
Mrs. C. E. Neisler, (Mrs. Harry
Page, and (Mrs. H. fi. (Hunnicutt
were hostesses 'Friday evening at
the Neisler home at a dessert
bridge party complimenting Miss
Virginia Summers, bride-elect.
Miss Summers’ wedding to
Lawrence IHinnant, of (Raleigh,
will take iplace Sunday in St.
Matthew’s Lutheran church.
Pink and white decorations
were used throughout the Neisler
home. The hostesses served an
ice course with tea. Prizes went
to Mrs. J. A. Neisler. Jt. and Miss
Summers.
The honoree wore a dress of
blue cotton with a white shoulder
corsage, gSft of the hostesses.
Miss Summers received gifts of
silver in her selected pattern
from the hostesses.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT'
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lockridge
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Thursday, August 1, Kings
Mountain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Quay Adams an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Friday, August 2, Kings Moun
tain hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roberts
announce the birth of a son, Sun,
day, August 4, Kings Mountain
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gossett, an.
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Sunday, August 4, Kings Moun
tain hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. William (Bill)
Cashion, of Taylorsville, N. C.,
former residents, announce the
birth of a son, William Zouri
Cashion, Jr., Sunday, August 4.
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