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MISS MARIE JAMES MERRITT of Wilmington, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Livingston Merritt of Rosehill, whose engage
ment to Wilmer Ray Johnson of Wilmington, son of Mrs. Dessie
Johnson of Mt. Olive is announced.
Miss Plowden And Miss Sannella
Present Pupils In Two Recitals
Two interesting programs were (
given during the past week by the !
pupils of the Plowden piano class
es. The recitals were directed bv .
Miss Marie Plowden, teacher, and
Miss Rosalind Sannella, associ- ;
ate teacher.
Students participating ranged
from 5 year olds to college age
and beyond. The first recital took
place in the Kenan Memorial build
ing, St. Andrews-Covenant church,
and the second in St. James parish
house.
The program for the first of the
recitals, May 24. read as follows:
"Skipping" (Mosher), Betty
Johnson; “Lady Moon'' iMiessr.er,
Becky Phillips: "Toe Dancer,”
Carleen Newton; "Evening Song"
tMiessner), Peggy Pridgen; "Cath
edral Spires” (Munn), Sara Coley:
“Dance of the Rosebuds" (Keats i,
Donnie Miller; "Volga Boat Song—
Russian Melody,” Joan Mercer;
"Short'nin’ Bread” (Scher', Mary
Nell Piver; "Long, Long Ago"
(Greenwaldi, Peggy Harrell;
“Captain Kidd” (Blake', Martha
Bowden; “Tumbleweed” (Bliss',
Dick Nuckton: Duet: (a) "Sun of
My Soul” (Richter), (bi "Bells in
me steeple tvetteneri. bally, Mary i
Frances All; "Tommy's New;
Drum” iPrestoni, Joe Knox; ;
"Wishing Well” ITibbitts), Alma
Mitchell; "Elfin Chimes” (Gal- ■
braithe). Beth Bond; "Choral I
Theme from Symphony No. 9'
(Beethoven), Sally All; “Harp
Sounds" (Rolseth), Francine
Bowers; "March from Nutcrack
er Suite" (Tschaikowski). Irene
Emory; "Banjo Song'’ (Ketterer),
Virginia Harriss; Duet: "Arabian
Dance” (Giles), Bobby Tate,
Nancy Knox: "Chimes” (Hardingi,
Betty Piver; "March of Wee Folk”
(Gaynor), Betty Lanier: "Dirig
ible” (John Thompson), Sara
Hurst: "Sweet and Low” (Arr. by
Martin). Dorothy Rusher; "Jon
quils (Davis), Gertie Myers;
"Slavonic Dance” (Dvorak). Mary
Glenn Manning; "Joy Dance”
(Crawford), Lillian Williamson. |
The second of the recitals given |
May 27, included the following:
Duet: "King's Review” (Baines). I
Margaret Hurst, Sara Hurst; I
"Wind Harp in the Trees'’ (Ogle),
Marv Jane Birmingham: "Silve.
Blades” (Ketterer), Gene Whitting-!
ton; "Prowling Teddy Bears”
(Copeland). Isabelle Autrey; "Cir
cus Clowns” (Eckstein), Elizabeth
Barefoot; "Rainy Day” (Risher).
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Jwen Hawley; Duet: "Rope
Swing" (Copelann', Jimmy, Den
lis Parker; Invention \%i an Amer
can Tune (Nevin), Menuet (Bach),
arr, by Schmidth'i Margaret
iurst: "Serenade" (Pierni). Anne
3enton; "Prelude in C minor”
Chopin', Jimmy Browne; "Two
Tuitars” (Rovenger), Lynne Cor
nett; "Glory of God in Nature”
iBeethoven', Faye Farmer; Duo:
invention No. 14 (Bach. arr. by
VeneL Anne Bowles, Lillian Wil
liamson; Adagio from "Moonlight”
Sonata i Beethoven>, Margaret My
ers: "Courante” (G. F. Handel).
Betsy Hurst; "Canzonetta” (Nev
in.*, Mary Wright; "Elegie" (Mas
senet'. Betty Lou Frances: S-ona
tine No. 1 (Clementi), Barbara
Rivenba r-k : "At Evening”
(Wright), "Sparkles” (Ketterei).
Mary Ann Watkins; "War March"
(Mendelssohn), Joanna Corbett:
Sonata No. 1 in C major (Mozart).
Lillian Williamson; "Minuet"
(Paderewski )t Alice Rivenbark;
Duo: "Dancing Doll" (Poidin:',
Lillian Williamson. Betsy Hurst;
Valse op. 69 No. 1 (Chopin), Alice
Rivenbark; "Scarf Dance” (Cha
minade), Nancy GriX.h: Duo:
"Valse Caprice" (Spross'. Joanna
Corbett, Miss Sannel'a
♦ • *
Recreation Group
Reveal Tentative
Summer Activities
A tentative plan for summer ac
tivities has been announced by the
Recreation Department Program
Director, Mrs. Elizabeth \V. May.
Besides an expanded outdoor ath
letic program on city fields anc
playgrounds, the program for the
Community Center will be revised
to meet the city's recreational
needs for the summer months
The plan under consideration for
the Second and. Orange building
includes the following activities:
Monaay: Afternoon — Open
house and an adult sewing club
(sewing machines and supervision
will be available;. Night — Game
night and mixed advanced bridge.
Tuesday: Morning — Adult craft
class. Afternoon—Children’s dance
classes. Night—Junior bridge, for
tenn-age with supervision and
light refreshments.
Wednesday: Morning — Boy’s
putter shop (woodcraft, etc.) pub
lic. Afternoon — Children’s thea
ter (puppetry, speaking and dra
matic training). Night — Bridge
club for adult beginners.
Thursday: Morning—Crafts. Aft
ernoon—Girls’ putter shop (tex
tile painting, novelty making,
etc). Night — Square dancing for
all ages.
Friday: Morning—Adult bridge.
Afternoon — Children’s and teen
age dance classes. Night — Teen
age dance.
These tentative activities will be
directed by the Recreation stafl
and volunteer workers who are
expert in various activities. This
program will not affect the de
partment’s policy of leaving the
Community Center building open
for the use of organized group;
in the city who desire to use it
during the week.
The military program will con
tinue to take over all facilities
from Saturday noon through Sun
day night.
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Miss Futrelle,
Sgt. Williams
Engaged To Wed
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Futrelle of
Winter Park, announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Frances, to Sgt. Robert Owen Wil
liams, Jr., son of Mrs. Robert
Owen Williams, of Baltimore, Ma
ryland.
The marriage will take place
June 20, at St. Mary’s Catholic
church.
* • »
William Hooper
Closing Exercises
The closing exercises at William
Hooper school were held Wednes
day morning in the school audi
torium with the Rev. Wade H. Al
lison addressing the student body.
1 Highlighting the program was
the reading of a letter from David
Peterson, a former student who
noted the success and achieve
ments of many of the former stu
dents which proved interesting to
the audience.
T irty - seven children had per
fect attendance for the school
term:
First grade: Albert Jones. Billy
Cameron, Douglas Cooper, Jerry
Wooten. Jeanette Garrett.
Second grade: Jacob Brinson,
Norman Roberts, R j s e Marie
Gornton. Barbara Jacobs, Barba
ra Ann Twiggs. Maurice Coston,
Cecil Blake.
Third grade: Phillip Letendre,
Jackie Horan, Shelton Tate. Mary
Colley. Betsy Long.
Fourth grade: Joe Smith, Esther
Cooley, Truman King, Donald
Sellers, Henry Smith.
Fifth grade: Edward Letendre,
Roland Register, Norma Bryant,
Mary Neville, Sylvia Stocks, Alex
Flynn, Betty Meier.
Sixth grade: Joseph Brinson,
Channings Grant, Charlotte Long,
Dorothy Stuckey, Mary Ann Wat
kins. Jimmie Pridgen, Victor Can
field. Edward Letendre, Bobby
Mintz. Betty Blake, Esty Davis
and Joan Cooper.
Seventh grade: Aaron Register.
Ribbons were also awarded the
winners in the county - wide field
meet. J. C. Bordeaux and Bobby
Skipper, the winners.
* • *
Miss Sara Seigler, j
High Graduate, Feted
_
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Seigler,
! parents of Sara Seigler. a gradu
ate of New Hanover High this
vear. was honored with a re
' ception on Tuesday from 6:30 un
j til 7:30 o'clock at her home on
! Creasy avenue.
Guests attending were: Mr. and
j Mrs. I. K. Pinner. Jr.. Kenneth
j Pinner, III. Mrs. J. W. Carney.
Mrs. D. H. Barnette. Miss Theresa
Johnson, Miss Barbare Lee, Mr.
j and Mrs. Gilbert Postman. Mrs.
' George Saunders, Mrs. M. N.
Hartley, Danny Hartley, Mrs.
George McFarland. Mrs. B. J.
Rhodes. Mr. an<j Mrs. Robert
Coleman. R. F. Coleman. Miss
Susie Towles, Miss Betty Lee
Branch. Miss Carol Hocutt, Mr.
l and Mrs. C. E. Hill. Miss Clarice
1 Hill. Mrs. James King. Mrs. Au
] brev Harrell. Mrs. Mattie Carr,
Mis's Jane Bowen. Mrs. J. W. Jer
nigan and Mrs. Nellie Raeford of
Fayetteville.
• * •
Social Calendar
MONDAY
8:00 p. m. The Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary
circle of the Sixth street
circle of the Sixth Street
hold a joint business and
social meeting at the parson
age.
8:30 p. m. —- Piano students of
Mrs. Mary Eunice Troy will
appear in a recital at St.
James Parish house.
TUESDAY
j 7:00 p. m. — Wilmington assem
bly, No. 12. Order of the
Rainbow for girls, will meet
at the Masonic temple. New
officers will be installed.
WEDNESDAY
3:30 p. m. — The Women’s Mis
sionary society of St. Mat
thews Lutheran church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
J’rea Futch, Jr., 1340 Lake
Forest. Mrs. W. C. Ramseur
will lead the devotional and
an offering for the Lomans
home will be taken.
THURSDAY
3:30 p. m. — The Ladies auxiliary
to the Brotherhood of Rail
road, Trainmen will meet in
the Junior Oder hall.
8:00 p. m. — The Past Noble
Grand club of the Rebekah
Lodge I. O'. O. F., will meet
with Mrs. Cora Littleton and
Mrs. Mabel Garrison at 13
N. Thirteenth street.
FRIDAY
7:00 p. m. — The Business and
Professional women will hold
a business meeting in the
Friendly cafeteria for the
purpose of electing officers.
I MRS. RICHARD A. HOGAN —
Who before her marriage on May
4 in Di.Ion, S. C., was Lydia Ann
Meadows, daughter of Mrs. M.
.Meadows and the late J. T. Mea
jdows of Fayetteville. Mr. Hogan
ts the son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Hogan of East St. Louis, Mo., and
is stationed at Camp Leje'une,
9
Erb-Furr Vows [
Spoken In May
At Trinity
. Miss Ellen Frances Furr, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs R. D. Furr,
and Everett Edward Erb, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Erb of
this city were married Saturday
•afternoon, May 24, at 4 o’clock in
the Trinity Methodist church. The
Rev. E. B. Fisher officiated.
wore a gown of pink peek-a-boo
me'h and a corsage of mixed
flowers at her shoulder. Mrs. Erb.
mother of the groom, was gowned
in blue and white and wore gar
denias.
Immediately following the wed
ding, a reception was held at the
Elks' emple on North Front
street.
Later in the evening the couple j
left for a wedding trip to Wash
ington D. C., Philadelphia, Pa.,
and New York city. For traveling,
Mrs. Erb wore an egg shell wb>?
suit with black and white acces
sories.
Guests from out-of-town attend-1
I
MR. AND MRS. E. E. ER«, -JR.
The church was decorated with
palms and white arrangements of
flowers. The entire scene was
lighted by burning tapers.
Prior to the ceremony a pro
gram of nuptial music was played
by the church organist.
Miss Furr, who was giver, in
marriage by her father, wore a
white satin gown with a sweet
heart neckline, the front of which
was beaded. Her veil was long
tapering from a tiara, and she
carried a white prayer book cov
ered with a purple orchid.
Mrs. Ted Freeze of Concord,
who was matron of honor, wore
a blue organza gown and carried
a bouquet of mixed spring flow
ers. Miss Ann Parker of Southern
Pines and Miss Gloria Foreman
of Salisbury, bridesmaids, were
gowned in yellow organza and car
ried arm bouquets of mixed flow
ers. All of the attendants wore
hats and gloves of matching ma
terials.
Mr. Erb had as his best man.
his father. E. E. Erb. Ushers were
C. F. Belland Charles Edwaras,
both of this city.
Mrs Furr, mother of the bride.
ling the wedding included: Mrs. L.
I A. Love, Charlotte; Bruce Love.
‘Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Smith, Concord; Mrs Lexie E.
Furr, grandmother of the eibd.r
Furr, grandmother of the bride,
Concord; Miss Lexie Mae Misen
heimer. Miss Estelle Furr, Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Furr and son,
I Frankie, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Furr
and daughter, Barba, all of Con
cord.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Benson,
Southern Pines; Mr and Mrs. R.
S. Parker, Southern Pines; Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Benson,
Southern Pines; Mr. and Mrs. Jap
Arey and son, Bob, Southern
Pines: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Arey.
Aberdeen; Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
!Furr, Concord: Mr. and Mrs Carl
iKirbev, Concord: Mrs. Opal Ar
thurs and daughters. Joy and Bar
ba. Chester, Pa.: Bill Carr, Ches
ter, Pa.: and grandmothers of the
groom, Mrs. E. B. Erb. Chicago.
111., and Mrs. Frances Foreman.
Chester, Pa.
On their return from their wed
ding trip, the couple will make
their home at 402 N. Sixteenth
street.
MRS. JULIAN FILLMORE SUR
LES, JR. — The former Elizabeth
Mae Sams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. W. Sams whose marriage
on April 27 is announced today by
her parents.
Fifth Avenue
Bible School
Begins June 9
The Fifth Avenue Methodist va
cation Bible school will be held
June 9-20, between the hours of
9 and 11 a.m. at the church. Class
es will be open to children aged
four to eleven.
Mrs. C. I). Jewell is head di
rector and will be assisted by
Mrs. L. J. Gornto. beginner super
intendent; Mrs. E. D. Smith, pri
mary superintendent, and Mrs. N.
C. Magnuson. junior superintend
et.
* * *
Clara E. Jenrette,
William C. Marks Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jenrette
announce the marriage of thier
daughter. Clara Evelyn, to Wil
liam C. Marks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. K. C. Marks of Acme.
Mr. Marks is a student at Pres
byterian Junior college, Maxton.
Mrs. Marks is a graduate of Lau
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Frances Mobley,
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To Wed June 7
The following invitations have
been issued in the city for the
wedding of Miss Frances Mobley
and Clifton Henry Jenne:
Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Earl
Mobley
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Saint Andrews
Covenant Presbyterian church
Wilmington, North Carolina
* * *
Special Evening
Program Slated
At Trinity Church
Members of the New Hanover
' school speech arts class,will
sent a play, “Finger of God'’
uy Wilder this evening at 7 o'clock
in the Trinity Methodist church
chapel downstairs. Miss Phyllis
Smith is the leader for this pro
gram and invites everyone, ycung
people and adults, to be present
for the presentation of the play.
The characters are Jimmy Cau
dill, Bob Wilson, and Mary Ann
Hamilton.
At the 8 o'clock worship service
the congregation will observe
Methodist Student Day with a
special program. Mrs. L. E. Wil
liams, superintendent of the Youth
Division of the Church school, will
preside. A pageant, Building the
Church of Tomorrow, will be pre
sented. Participating in the pro
gram are Miss Virginia Trig.g
Mr. Curtis Craig, Mrs. W L.
Hickmon, Joan McKenzie, Wilma
Johnson. Llewelyn Bellamv, Jim
mie Hickmon, David Bennett.
Spencer Graham. Donald Bennett
Bea Holmes. A. R. Howard. W.
P. Cameron. Mrs. H. E. Crannford.
Mrs. W. K. Stewart. .Tr.. Carolyn
Shirer, nd L. W. Garrett. The
Young People's choir will sing
“The King o^f Love My Shepherd
Is” by Shelley.
* * *
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Killian
announce the birth of a daughter.
Julia Carole. May 29 at Marion
Sprunt annex.
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