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Julia Porter Church WSCS Meeting
Was Held Monday Evening at Church
PORTERDALE — The
W.S.C.S. of the Julia A. Por
ter Memorial Methodist Church
met on Monday evening, Julj’
24. at seven-thirty o’clock with
Mis. W. C. Ivey, President,
presiding. The opening hymn
sung in uniSon was “Living for
Jesus” with Mrs. M. B. Shaw
as accompanist. Mrs. Add
O'Bryant led in prayer.
Minutes were read and ap
proved. There was no report
of the treasury as the trea
surer. Mrs. Grace Moore, could
not be present.
When the count of circles
was made, it was as follows:
Annie Lummus —6; Marilu
Pittman —8; Ethel Belcher—7.
Mrs. Ivey explained a rea
son for the delay in the cook
books which were compiled of
local recipes.
Mrs. Sharon Lee attended
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First Show 8:00 Second Show 9:55
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston in
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ALSO
"FOXHOLE IN CAIRO"
Also cartoon "Doggone Peoples"
"The Big Country" 8:00
"Foxhole In Cairo" 10:55
SUNDAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 6,7
Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson in
"THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY"
ALSO— John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Braizi in
"LEGEND OF THE LOST"
Also cartoon "Rough and Tumbleweed"
"The Wackiest Ship In The Army" 8:00 and 11:50
"Legend Os The Lost" 10:05
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,
Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward in
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the meeting and was welcomed
into membership in the Mari
lu Pittman Circle.
Miss Grace Lummus, Spirit
ual Life Chairman, invited
ladies to attend this meeting
at the home of Mrs. Lucile Ray
at seven o’clock on August 1.
Mrs. M. B. Shaw invited all
W.S.C.S. members to a kitch
en shower honoring Miss Mary
Lee Costley at which she, Mrs.
Dewey Harper, and Miss Mae
Hardman would be hostesses
on Saturday, July 29.
Mrs. Richard Bellairs pre
sented the program, giving a
very interesting talk entitled
“God’s Word and Our Words”
based on James. 3 She closed
this helpful and inspiring mes
sage with prayer.
Refreshments were served
by the Ethel Belcher Circle.
Unique Reunion Os Childhood Playmates
Is Held at Adams' Cottage On Lake
PORTERDALE — Once again
a group of men and their fam
ilies who grew up together and
played together in their early
childhood at Porterdale ga
thered at the lakeside cabin of
Mr. and Mrs. James Adams on
Sunday, July 30th. This was
the second such reunion held
by this group and since they
enjoyed it so much last year it
was voted at that time that this
be an annual affair.
One of the biggest thrills
Sunday was the presence of
their first Scout Master, Mr.
Glenn Howard, and they spent
much time reminiscing their
Boy Scout days.
Most of the morning was
spent joking and talking of
their childhood days.
At lunch time a delicious pic
nic meal was served buffet
style under the trees.
Entertainment during the
day included boating, skiing,
swimming and checker play
ing and then in the afternoon
a baby beauty contest was
held. Each man participating
had to wear a baby bonnet and
bib. Those contesting were
Pete Casteel, Paul Smith. Ar
chie Patterson, Lofton Fenley,
Delphin Mask and Emmett Wil
liams. Each contestant had to
perform in some way and the
judges, Kate Patterson, Agnes
Adams and James Vining,
judged by the amount of ap
plause from the group first
place winner Lofton Fenley
and second place winner Paul
Smith. The winners were
awarded their bonnets and bibs.
Another contest was “Old Fa
ther Time Rocking Chair” game
in which most of the group
participated.
Miss Jackie Jones, Attendants Feted
At Bridemaids' Luncheon On Sat.
The private dining room of
Bill's Restaurant formed the
spacious setting for the brides
maids’ luncheon at which Miss
Miss Jackie Jones and her
bridal attendants were feted
by Miss Susie Shumake of Tal
botton, a college roommate of
Miss Jones.
The luncheon table, cover
ed with white damask, held a
silver footed bowl of white
gladiolus interspersed with
plumosis fern, in which were
posed a small bride and groom,
flanked by three branched sil
ver candelabra holding white
tapers. Place cards imprinted
with wedding bells charmingly
reflected the nuptial motif.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Grove Were Hosts
At Wedding Party Buffet Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Grove of
Porterdale complimented their
son and his bride-elect, Miss
Gail Harding of Atlanta, at a
buffet dinner immediately fol
lowing their wedding rehearsal
on Thursday evening, July 20.
The parlor of the Morningside
Presbyterian Church in Atlan
। ta was beautified with artistic
arrangements of asters, daisies,
; marigolds, and snapdragons
I especially prepared for this
I occasion by Mrs. J. B. Mitchell,
Jr., close friend of the groom’s
family.
The buffet table overlaid
with a white madiera cloth
was adorned with a silver
epergne with burning tapers
and a colorful arrangement of
, summer flowers and fern.
The menu which consisted of
■ a variety of dainty sandwiches.
| hot canapes, tiny cream puffs
filled with shrimp creole,
' cheese straws, iced fruit, re
lishes and pickles, dainty cook
; ies, and apple puffs tastefully
i appointed was appetizing and
THE COVINGTON NEWS
During the business session
it was voted that next year the
reunion would again be held
the last Sunday in July and
would be at the cabin of Mr.
and Mrs. James Adams. Del
phin Mask was voted presi
dent for the coming year and
Margaret Mask secretary.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. James Adams, hosts; Mr.
and Mrs. Paul F. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Casteel and Miss
Rosalind Casteel, Mr. and Mrs.
Lofton Fenley, and Mr. and
Mrs. James McDaniel and
Children, all of Thomaston; Mr.
Gordon Casteel, Miss Claudia
Clark, Mr. Jack Cason and Mrs.
Eve Clark, all of Atlanta; Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Howard. Miss
Frances Howard and Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. McKinley, all of
Conyers; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Jackson and Miss Betty Jack
son of Carrollton; Mr. Harley
Roberts and Mr. Brooks of Car
tersville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Casteel,
Jerry and Donald Casteel,
Scottdale; Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Moore, Mrs. Ethel Patterson,
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Williams,
Mr. J. E. Bennett, Mr. James
H. Vining, Mr. Newt Martin,
Mr. Emmett Williams, Mr.
Kenneth Adams, Mr. and Mrs.
Giles Richardson and Dannie
Richardson, all of Porterdale;
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Patterson
and Jan Patterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Alexander, Mr. and
Mrs. Aubrey Williams. Mr. and
Mrs. Delphin Mask, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Patterson and Cathy
Patterson, Mr. Bernard Henry
and Mr. Billy Hanes, all of
Covington.
Miss Jones, who wore an ice
blue chiffon voile, with scoop
neckline and full skirt, com
plimented by a pink carnation
corsage, chose the occasion to
present her attendants with
engraved charms for their
charm bracelets, to commemo
rate her approaching marriage.
In addition to those for the
hostess and bride-to-be, cov
ers were laid for: Miss San
dra Harwell, Miss Peggy Mc-
Clure, Miss Bonnie Banks,
Mesdames Richard Pace, Bob
Goins, Terrell Goins, Ruby Rae
Jones, Larry Parnell, Murray
McClure; and the betrothed
pairs mothers, Mrs. Don Wood
and Mrs. Chester Jones.
appealing.
Mrs. F. C. Smith, paternal
grandmother of the groom, and
Mrs. Jessie Easters, the groom’s
paternal aunt, served coffee and
iced tea from a table overlaid
with a white madiera cloth
having the silver coffee service
at one end balanced by the sil
ver tea service at the other. A
silver candelabra with burn
ing tapers was the centerpiece.
The groom chose this time to
present gifts of silver engraved
key chains to the best man.
the groomsmen, and the soloist.
Miss Harding had previously
presented mementos of silver
engraved Bible markers to her
attendants at the party at the
Atlanta Athletic Club honoring
them on July 19 at which her
paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Wade P. Harding, Sr. was hos
tess.
Corley-Davis
Marriage Vows
Spoken July 14
Mr. and Mrs. William Her
bert Corley Jr., of Starrsville,
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Kathryn, to Michael
Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Davis of Almon. The
marriage took place July 14,
in Aiken, South Carolina.
Mrs. Davis was graduated
with honors from Newton
County High School in May and
is employed by Hardware Mu
tuals Insurance Company in
Atlanta.
Mr. Davis is also a graduate
of Newton County High School
and is employed by Dixie Elec
tric Company in Atlanta.
The couple are making their
home at 640 Morningside Drive
in Atlanta. ।
A. W. Jacksons Gracious Hosts At Dinner
Party With Dual Theme At Oxford Home
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jackson
were gracious hosts at their
Oxford home, on Saturday
evening, at a dinner party giv
en in honor of Miss Mary Bo
Strozier, and her fiance, Mac
Arnold; and in celebration of
the birthday of the Mrs. E. W.
Strozier, mother of the bride
to-be.
Yellow Japanese dahlias and
white perennial phlox were
used to advantage with plu
mosis fern in a milk glass
compote as a tier table arran
gement. Similar phlox and
plumosis fern, in a cutglass con
tainer composed the arrange
ment of the coffee table; and
a brass planter of greenery on
the mantel was balanced by a
three branched brass candela
brum of gold candles.
The dinner table, covered
Miss Jones, Don Wood, Jr. Share Honors
At Dinner Party In Their Compliment
Included among pre-nuptial
social events at which Miss
Jackie Jones and Don Wood,
Jr. were feted prior to their
wedding on Sunday afternoon,
was a delightful dinner party
at the home of Mrs. J. W. Rich
ardson, on Tuesday evening,
when Mrs. Charles Harwell
joined Mrs. Richardson as a
hostess.
In the living room, where
guests assembled, pink roses
were arranged on a blue hob
nail compote on an occasional
table.
The dining table, overlaid
with white damask, featured
a silver footed bowl of white
gladiolus and carnations, with
plumosis fern, in keeping with
the nuptial motif. Wedding bell
place cards, and favors, which
were bags of rice closed with
Presbyterian Women Hears Program
On "Take My Life And Let It Be"
The Women of the First Pres
byterian Church held their re
gular meeting, July 18 at 10
o’clock in the Fellowship Hall.
There were nineteen members
present.
The president, Mrs. E. L.
Patrick, called the meeting to
order and then read “You
Need Never Walk Alone” by
Alexander Lake. Mrs. D. K.
Hicks, Sr., led in prayer. The
minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved and
the treasurers report was giv
en and placed on file. The group
was reminded of visitation on
Miss Susie Shumate Was Hostess At
Luncheon Honoring Miss Jones
Miss Susie Shumate of Co
lumbus entertained at a lunch
eon in honor of Miss Jacqueline
Jones, bride - elect, on Satur
day, July 29 at Bill’s Restau
rant.
The table, overlaid with
white, had as its central floral
decoration on arrangement of
white gladiolas.
Miss Jones presented her at
tendants with gifts as memen-
Presbyterian Circle Two Met At
Home of Mrs. Guritz, Tuesday
Circle No. 2 of the First
Presbyterian Church met Tues
day, August 1, at the home of
Mrs. A. A. Guritz, in Almon.
Refreshments and a social
hour were enjoyed prior to the
meeting.
The Let’s Talk About, "Evan
gelism”, was given by Mrs.:
Herbert Vining.
Groom's Parents Fete Jones-Wood
Wedding Party At Rehearsal Dinner
Members of the Jones-Wood
wedding party were compli
mented on Saturday evening,
when Mr. and Mrs. Don Wood,
parents of the groom-to-be.
entertained at a delightful din
ner party at Porterdale Hotel,
prior to the wedding rehearsal
The U shaped table, over
laid with white damask, fea
tured an elongated centerpiece
of white gladiolus and plumosis
fern, arranged in a silver veg
etable dish. A full table-length,
central garnish of fern was in
terspersed at intervals with
single silver candelabrum hold
ing burning white tapers, which
were embellished with clusters
of miniature silver wedding
bells with fern tips. Miniature
bride and groom figurines
marked the place covers for
the nuptial pair.
Miss Jones chose for the oc
casion a sleeveless summer
sheer in mint green, with
sweetheart neckline and full
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The Staid
with mint damask, was center
ed with the white embossed
birthday cake, topped with “16”
pink candles. The birthday col
or scheme was also reflected in
a sideboard arrangement of
white phlox with pink roses
and asters.
With wedding plans and par
ties completely overshadowing
her birthday, in Mrs. Strozier’s
thinking, the bevy of gifts and
the “Happy Birthday” chorus
with which she was greeted up
on arrival were a complete and
happy surprise, which con
tributed immeasurably to the
festivity of the occasion.
Included among guests of
family members invited were
Dr. Nell Strozier, sister of the
bride-elect, and Mrs. Dan Arn
old. mother of the groom-to
be.
gold wedding rings and sprays
of valley lilies and fern, furth
er pointed up the wedding
theme.
Additional small tables for
seating guests were centered
with dainty arrangements of
lariope racimes.
The bride and groom-to-be
were presented with a tole
serving tray, as a memento of
the occasion.
In addition to those for the
honor guests and hosts, covers
were laid for: Mrs. Ruby Rae
Jones, Homer Sharp, Jr., Miss
Peggy McClure, Billy Travis,
Miss Sandra Harwell, Billy
Harwell, Miss Brenda Bailey,
Larry Capps, Dave Smith, Bill
Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
B. Crowe, Miss Jean Gibson,
John Richardson.
I the fourth Monday. Invitations
! from both Smyrna and Salem
Camp Meetings were read. Each
Cause chairman was asked to
make her report and send it to
her Presbyterial chaisman.
Mrs. L. A. Patrick introduc
' ed Mrs. S. J. Morcock who had
' the program. The hymn “Take
My Life and Let It Be” was
sung. After the devotional Mrs.
Morcock gave a report on the
Synodical Training School in
Athens which she attended. The
meeting was closed with pray
er.
toes of the wedding.
For the occasion, Miss Jones
wore a pale blue embroidered
sheer cotton dress with match
ing accessories.
Guests included Mrs. Chester
Jones, Mrs. Don Wood Sr., Miss
Bonnie Banks, Miss Peggy Mc-
Clure. Mrs. Richard Pace, Mrs.
Bob Goins, Mrs. Terrell Goins,
Mrs. Murray McClure and Miss
Sandra Harwell.
The Bible Study, “I Have
Learned the Secret”, was given
by Mrs. E. L. Patrick.
Minutes of the last meeting
were read and collection taken.
Roll call showed 11 members
present and one visitor, Mrs.
)E. L. Patrick, president. The
. meeting was dismissed with
I prayer.
1 skirt, with which she wore a
pink carnation corsage.
Mr. Wood, groom-to-be, pre
sented his usher-groomsmen
with personal gifts as memen
toes of the wedding.
Covers, in addition to those
for the hosts, their son Don
Wood. Jr. and his fiancee. Miss
Jackie Jones, were laid for the
following: the Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Kerr of Marietta;
Mrs. Ruby Rae Jones, Homer
Sharp. Jr.; Misses Angela Jones,
Peggy McClure. Sandra Har
well, Susie Shumake; Billy I
Harwell, Lyn Jones, Bill Wood, ■
Julius Hays, Billy Travis; Mr. I
and Mrs. Murray McClure. Mr I
and Mrs. Dixon Hays, Mr. and |
Mrs. Jimmy Hays, Vicki and
Eddie Hays. Mr. and Mrs. Lar- !
ry Parnell: Mr. and Mrs. |
Charles Harwell: Mr. a: d Mrs. i
James Benton; Mesdames Bill
Travis. Melba Spears. Starr
Jones. Helen Dickinson: Mr
=nd Wilbur Jones, and
Mr. and Mis. Chester Jon“<
Miss Mary Bo Strozier, Fiance Feted At
Madison Buffet Supper By Miss Ponder
Among highlights of out-of
toi^n social events at which
Miss Mary Bo Strozier and her
fiance, Mac Arnold of Athens,
have been complimented, was
a delightful buffet supper on
Tuesday evening, given by Miss
Martha Louise Ponder, at the
lakeside lodge near Madison,
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Ponder.
The rustic theme was charm
ingly accentuated throughout
floral and other decorative
features of the spacious setting
Picturesque straw sun-hats,
filled with multi-colored gar
den flowers lent color and gaie
ty at various vantage points.
Wrought iron candelabra on
the mantel, of the huge field
stone fireplace, held burning
red tapers. Smaller sun-hat
arrangements were used as
centerpieces of the small ta
bles, overlaid with red and
white checked cloths, where
guests were seated.
The buffet bar, from which
the delicious meal was served,
held a flower basket arrange
ment of zinnias and shasta dai
sies.
Miss Strozier, who wore a
hand blocked linen sun dress
in green and amber shades, and
her fiance were presented with
a Barbecue Set by the hostess.
A novel feature of the fes
tive occasion was a camera re-
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cording of the betrothed cou
ple, throughout the evening,
for their memory album.
Mr. and Mrs. Ponder assisted
their daughter in entertaining
the forty guests, including par
ents of the bridal pair, Mrs.
Dan Arnold of Athens, and
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strozier;
Dr. Nell Strozier, sister of the
bride-elect; and friends from
Athens. Covington. Monroe. At
lanta and Oxford.
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express my
deep appreciation to the doc
tors, nurses and Rev. T. J.
White and other ministers and
loving friends for the kindness
ses shown during my stay in
the hospital. So many kind
deeds were done it would be
impossible to name each one
and from the depths of my
heart I thank you. I pray that
God’s richest blesings will rest
upon you.
Mrs. (B. O) Hattie
McDonald
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