THE PILOT, Southern Pinos. North Carolina

Society and Personals of the Sandhills

Entertaining HonorsMiss Kate Mclntyre

Pre-nuptial parties are beinggiven in honor of Kate Mclntyrewho will be married on Friday,

Dec. 27, in Wingate to CharlesPeck, Jr., of Harrington, Del.Miss Mclntyre formerly taught

in the Southern Pines schools,and for the past year has beenteaching in Wingate.

While visiting her sister, MissBess Mclntyre, last weekend amiscellaneous shower and bridgeparty complimented her Satur-day evening when Miss PheobeWitherspoon, Miss Aline Todd andMiss Pauline Miller entertainedat the Manor apartments. Theygave her an honor gift of a silverbread tray after the bridge gameat which time the shower giftswere presented.

Guests present were Mrs.Marion Kay (Elizabeth Heins) ofColumbia, S. C., Mrs. Fred Chal-

lis of Chatanooga, Tenn., Mrs. C.L. Smith, Mrs. Jack Weatherly,Mrs. Leon Seymour, Mrs. A. C.Dawson, Mrs. Roy Grinnell, Mrs.P. J. Weaver, Mrs. R. L. Sugg,Miss Bess Mclntyre, Miss BlancheMoss, Miss Abbie Sutherland andMrs. Claude Reams.

White flowers with Christmastouch of red berries and ferncentered each table when re-freshments of ice cream molded |in wedding bells, slippers andrings, and decorated cakes were

served. There was a little bridalfavor on each plate.

In Wingate Mrs. J. J. Perry,Mrs. Bernard Helms, Mrs. JackPerry and Miss Mildred Perryentertained at a miscellaneousshower at Monroe Country Clubwith 75 guests. The date for thewedding was announced at thistime and the many gifts werepresented to the guest of honorby Master Eddie Perry. Musicwas furnished during the after-noon by Mrs. J. Cliff Williams,soloist, and Mrs. Joe Whitmore,pianist. The hostesses served asalad course.

Mrs. Vann Griffin of Charlotteand Miss Mildred Griffin of Win-gate entertained in the home ofthe latter at an informal coffeefor the bride-elect. The place for

the guest of honor was marked

with a nosegay of flowers and

she was presented with a set oflinen by the hostesses. The homewas attractively decorated withChristmas greens. A salad coursewas served.

Visitor from BostonMrs. E. F. Copeland arrived

from Boston, Mass., Wednesday

to visit her son-in-law and daugh-

ter, Mr. and Mrs. George C.Moore, and grandchild/Ten, Mr.and Mrs. A. B. Patterson andfamily during the Christmas hol-idays. Mr. and Mrs. Moore re-turned recently from a vacationat Miami, Fla.

Bridge Party HonorsMiss Jessie Windham

Miss Jessie Windham of Aber-deen, bride-eect of Dec. 23rd.,

was honored when Miss Ann Par-ker and Mr. and Mrs. CharlesPatch, Jr., entertained at a bridgeparty last Monday night at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Patch.

During the evening an honorgift was presented to the bride-elect, and high score prizes toMrs. D. Al. Blue, Jr., and BobCameron. A dessert course wasserved by the hostesses.

Guests present were Miss Wind-ham and her finance, WilliamArey Benson of Southern Pines,Mr. and Mrs. D. Al. Blue, Jr.,Miss. Frances Mills, Miss HelenCameron, Mr. and Mrs. RussellMills, and Bob Burns.

Christmas Tea at Homeof Mrs. Sutherland

Group Three of the Church ofWide Fellowship had a delight-ful Christmas party at the homeof Mrs. L. T. Sutherland, Conn-ecticut Avenue, on Thursdayafternoon, Dec. 12. A holiday

motif was used by the hostess indecorating her home with Christ-mas tree, Yuletide greens andflowers. A short business sessionwas held, and Mrs. Eva Owenread a Christmas story.

A surprise for the guests was

j the arrival of Santa Claus in cos-I tume (impersonated by a mem-

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ber of the group) who distributedgifts to all. Tea was served at aprettily arranged table with MrsC. L. Austin pounding. The host-ess was assisted by committeemembers Mrs. A. H. Williams,Mrs. V. B. Johnson, Mrs. JohnLovejoy and Mrs. Louis Scheip-ers..

After the party Santa visitedand brought cheer to Mrs. Her-bert Knowles, Mrs. Andy Ander-son, Mrs. Lena Sweezy, Mrs.Grace Abraham, all members ofGroup Three, and Wilbur San-born.

Football DanceHighland Pines Inn, decorated

with holly, mistletoe and pineboughs, was the scene of a gayparty Saturday night when mem-bers of the Southern Pines HighSchool football team were honorguests at a dance given from nineto twelve by the girls of the highschool.

Clever cards, hand painted byDanila Frassineti, with figure offootball player with his number,,invited the guests.

After the refreshments, servedat ten o'clock, A. C. Dawson pre-sented a trophy of merit to thesquad captain and his team. Mov-ies of the State Championshipgame, played here on Thanks-giving day were shown by P. J.Weaver.

Chaperones for the party were

Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Weaver, Mr.and Mrs. A. C. Dawson, Mrs. J.Elmer Harrington, Mr. and Mrs.J. A. Phillips and Mr. and Mrs.Lennox Forsyth.

A SonMr. and Mrs. James L. Irvin

announce the birth of a son,James Ronald, on Friday, Dec.13, at Moore County Hospital.Mrs. Irvin is the former EleanorAdams.

Marriage AnnouncedIn her marriage to James Bas-

kin of Toledo, Ohio, Emily Dell,daughter of Mrs. Robert N. Hay-es and the late Mr. Hayes of St.Andrews, Fla., granddaughter ofMr. and Mrs. C. L. Hayes of Sou-thern Pines, wore a gray andlavender suit with corsage of iris.The vows were spoken Tuesday,Dec. 3, in the Methodist Church,Fanania City, with the Rev. W.B. Atkinson officiating.

The groom attended the Uni-versity of Toledo and served fortwenty-three months in the Navy.Since his discharge in Dec. 1945he has been associated with theOwens-Corning Fibreglass Corp-oration at Toledo. Mr. and Mrs.Baskin honeymooned in Floridaand will be at home in Toledoafter January Ist.

Mrs. Kennedy HostessOn Friday evening Dec. 13,

twenty-six members of the Ade-laide King Bible Class of theFirst Baptist Church met withMrs. Carlton Kennedy on Mid-land Road for their Christmasparty. An impressive devotionalwas given by Mrs. Myrton Stew-art of Carthage.

After group singing of Christmas carols, Santa Claus, (MrsFred Chappell) distributed themany gifts from the gaily decora-ted tree. Delightful refreshmentswere served by the hostess andher helpers.

Open HouseA delightful combination of

open house and Christmas partywas given by Mrs. Edward Ham-blett of Bath, Me., at her homeon North Page Street on Friday,the 13th. The many guests en-joyed being in her interestinghome, and Christmas decorationsand exchange of gifts gave thefriendly gathering a Christmasspirit. Miss Helen Finn and MissKathryn McMahon presided atthe attractively arranged buffettable.

Congregational Group 2Guests of Mrs. Worsham

Mrs. C. L. Worsham, presidentof Group Two of the Church ofWide Fellowship, was hostess totwenty members of her group ata Christmas party in her homeon Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday afternoon of last week. Theguests enjoyed a social afternoonwith visit from Santa Claus, theexchange of gifts, and dainty re-freshments served by the hostess.

Members voted to rememberthe sick and shut-ins with flow-ers and fruit during the Yuletideseason.

Fifth BirthdayA children's party was given

Saturday afternoon, Dec. 14, forLeland Ferguson, son of Mr. andMrs. A. F. Ferguson, on his fifthbirthday. The party was plannedby his mother and given at theirhome on Ohio Avenue.

Leland's guests were his cous-ins BillyWicker of Aberdeen andPhilip Guin, Mary Hartman, BillyGouger, Jr., Nonie McCullough,Clara Horner, Ellen Carol andMary Wells, Bobby Nolan, andbrother Adrian.

The youngsters played gamesduring the afternoon and wereserved refreshments of birthdaycake and ice cream. Each receiv-ed a favor.

Elect Forum OfficersThe regular monthly meeting

of the Forum of the Church ofWide Fellowship was held at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. DwightHoskins Wednesday evening,Dec. 11. At the business meetingofficers and chairman were elect-ed for the coming year - Mrs.Hoskins, president; Miss Mary-Alice Tate, secretary; CharlesAustin, treasurer; Mrs. LouisScheipers, publicity; Mrs. V. B.Johnson, cheer; and Mrs. JamesW. Prim Jr., program.

After the meeting games wereplayed, and delicious refresh-ments were served by the host-ess.

Pageant"On Earth, Peace," a Christ-

mas pageant with s;nging andspoken parts was given by theWoman's Auxiliary of BrownsonMemorial Church Monday nightat the church. Members of thecast were Mrs. Robert McMillan,Mrs. Ray McDonald, Mrs. WalterHarper, Mrs. Robert Johnston,Mrs. Jack Weatherly and Su-zanne Burns. Mrs. W. C. Hilder-man, as reader, and Mrs. JoeThomas with piano accompania-ment, were in charge of the pag-eant presentation.

A pleasant social hour follow-ed the program with Mrs. AlmaMorrison and Mrs. Weatherly ashostesses for the Auxiliary.

Children's ChristmasLittle folk, and the grown-ups

too, will be entertained at Christ-mas parties given by the South-ern Pines churches.

Emmanuel Episcopal Churchwill have their party Sunday af-ternoon Dec. 22, at four in theParish house, and BrownsonMemorial! Presbyterian Church,the Baptist Church and theChurch of Wide Fellowship willhold theirs Monday night, Dec.23, in their recreation rooms.Yule trees will be brightly light-ed and programs will include re-citations by the youngsters, carolsinging by all, and the distribu-tion of gifts by Santa Claus.

Visit County HomeOn Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15,

I several members of the DorothyWonderly Circle of the BaptistChurch irotored to the CountyHome near Carthage for a visit.Mrs. Wiliam Dale was in chargeof the program which consistedof the story of the nativity by theminister, the Rev. J. L. Jackson,and Christmas carols by membersof the Young People's TrainingUnion. After the short programamall remembrances were pre-sented to each person who makeshis home there.

Return for HolidaysAmong the students returning

from school to spend the holidayswith their families are Ann Field,Lewis and Norris Hodgkins,Philip Woolley and Gearge VanCamp from Duke University;Betty Johnston, Queens College,Charlotte; Alice Baxter, Ring-ling School of Art, Sarasota; Fia..Nancy Boyd, Radcliffe, andJames Boyd, Harvard, CambridgeMass.; Mary Ruth Spring, TheElms, Springfield, Mass.; DanielBoyd and Mrs. Boyd, and HarryVale, Jr., Princeton, N. J.; Paul-ine Nichols, Rosemary HallConn., Jane McCain, Agnes ScottCollege, Deratur, Ga.

Daniel Ray, 111, Davidson Col-lege; David Cameron, John Neal,Davis Worsham, Drennen Mann,Newton Baker, Tony Montesanti,Joe McDaniels, Raymond Hayesand Mrs. Hayes, University of N.C.; Bob Burns, Hugh HobbsDavid Morrison,, Calvin Stephen-son, Burton Brown and HughBowman, Presbyterian JuniorCollege, Maxton; Jack Ruggles,Chan Page, Jr., Ed Fields, Jr.,Jack Oak Rirge Military

Institute; Bobby Spring andMichael Walsh, Jr., Belmont Ab-bey; Ethel Blue Britt, Montreat.

Mrs. Emmet French motoredto Virginia Tuesday to call forher son, John Emmet, Jr., atWoodbury Forest. Mary JaneFrench will return from ShipleySchool at Bryn Mawr Ftiday,Dec. 20.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young leftWednesday for Washington, D.C., where their daughter, Bar-bara, senior at Bryn Mawr, andson, Llewellyn, Haverford Coll-ege, Pa., will join them. They will

' return here for the holidays.

Thistle ClubNine tables were in play at the

Thiste club bridge tea last Satur-day afternoon at the Country club.High score prizes were won byMiss Marguerite Wolf, Mrs. F. B.Smith, Mrs. W. D. Howard, Mrs.Willard Angen, Mrs. Arthur Eak-ins, Mrs. Louis Scheipers, Mrs. J.F. Morris, Mrs. Robert Johnstonand Mrs. L. T. Sutherland. Teawas served at the conclusion ofthe game with Mrs. Angen andMrs. Frank Neely_ presiding atthe tea table.

Post Chapel WeddingAnnouncement is made by Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Wilson of Manlyof the marriage of their daughterNancy, to T-Sgt. Henry Robertson Saturday, Nov. 23. The wed-ding service was at two in theafternoon in Post Chapel at FortBragg, with Chaplin McCue off-iciating.

Sgt. Roberts, son' of Mr. andMrs. Edward F. Roberts of Brent-wood, L. 1., N.Y., is stationedwith the 82nd Airborne Divisionat Fort Bragg. The young coupleis making their home with thebride's parents in Manly for thepresent.

The Pine NeedlesWith the spirit of Christmas in

the air, plans at Pine Needles arerapidly taking shape. On Christ-mas Eve there will be a cock-tail party and the guests willjoin in trimming the tree. Christ-mas carols will be sung informal-ly and many plan to attend themidnight church service.

On Christmas morning giftswill be distributed from theChristmas tree. At noon Mr. Boonewill entertain at an egg nog par-ty, and in the afternoon therewill be putting contest. Therewill also be golf matches duringthe holiday season.

There will be a party and mid-night supper at the Club Houseon the last night of the year,when everyone plans to gailyusher in the New Year.

Personals

Mrs. C. Winthrop Sawyer ofBoston, Mass., is spending thewinter at Highland Lodge.

Mrs. Henry F. Burton arrivedrecently from Rochester, N. Y.,to be the guest of Miss FlorenceSwann for several months.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Ivesleft Saturday to spend the Christ-mas holidays in Bloomington andChicago, 111. Their son, Timmy,has joined them there.

Mrs. Douglas Russell and dau-ghter, Dianna, of Hollywood,Calif., are visiting Mrs. Russell'smother, Mrs. Mattie Dillehay,Page Street. Mrs. Russell is theformer Beulah Dillehay.

W. A. Moore returned to hishome recently after a visit inNew York City with his daugh-ter, Mrs. John E. Daniel. Thiswas Mr. Moore's first visit toNew York and he was quite im-pressed with the city andthoroughly enjoyed all of hissight-seeing.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Wade Stevickand daughter, Mrs. Jack Priestmotored to Greensboro for a re-cent weekend to be present at thebirthday celebration of Mrs. Ste-vick's mother. It was Mrs. H. P.Bilyeu's seventieth anniversaryand most of her family werepresent for the occasion.

Mrs. L. H. Littlefield is visitingMr. and Mrs. W. H Barnum inNew York City.

Mrs. George B. Graff has re-turned from Newton Center,Mass. She is a guest at the Holly-wood while reopening her homeon New Hampshire Avenue forthe winter.

Mrs. Ivy Morton and MissGeorgie Maxim arrived last weekfrom South Paris, Me., to spendthe winter months at the home of.Mrs. Pettis, Ashe Street.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Field, MayStreet, had as their gueststhrough last weekend, Mr.Field's mother and brother, Mrs.C. J. Field of Salisbury and J. I.Field of Washington, D. C.

H. A. Gould returned fromBarre, Vt. last week to join Mrs.Gould. They will spend the win-ter in Southern Pines.

Miss Frances Mills arrived fromPensacola, Fla., Wednesday of

last week to spend her Christ-

mas vacation with her parents,Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Mills, Pine-dene. She will visit Mrs. PeteCopely in Fayetteville thisweek-end.' Mrs. Walker Dillard returnedto her home in Greensboro Tues-day after several days' visit withMr. and Mrs. Claude Reams, Con-necticut avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Collinswere overnight visitors in Green-ville, S. C., Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Woolley

will return from Baltimore,Md., Friday, December 20, for

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a holiday visit in Southern Pines-

Mr. Woolley is a student at Pea-body Conservatory of Music.

Mr. and Mrs. George C. Moore

plan to spend a few days at

Christmas time with their dau-

ghter, Mrs. William T. Johnston,

and Mr. Johnston in Richmond.

Lt. Col. J. R- Beck of Ridge

street is spending the week in

Chicago and Milwaukee.Mrs. Nettie Ayres and her mo-

ther, Mrs. Jessie Rogers, left

Thursday for a six weeks stay

at Safety Harbor, Fla.

Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Chatfield of

Knollwood left Monday for a

stay in Miami, Fla.

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