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Welcome
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
“If from cherished child
hood scenes
Fate and fortune have
brought you here,
And your heart still home
ward leans;
Remember — New friends
with time grow dear.
Your joys, your sorrows are
of ours a part,
So, help us to know you
that we may share
This experience of Life,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We're
glad you are here.”
From our neighboring county
of DeKalb come Mr. and Mrs.
Walter L. Loden, to their home
on Highway 81, some 3 miles
north of Oxford.
Mrs. Loden, a Palmetto na
tive, is a talented musician, a
member of the American Guild
of Organists, and for over thirty
years served as organist of In
man Park Presbyterian Church
in Atlanta. Cooking is her favor
ite chore in homemaking; and
flower gardening and bird watch
ing her most interesting hob
bies. Mr. Loden, who is con
vinced that retirement does not
mean "rusting”, still lends his
* skills with Crowe Tool and Die
: Co. in Atlanta. A native of
Atlanta, he enjoys cabinet work,
: hunting and boating as hobbies.
; In fact his cabin cruiser is prac
: tically his own handiwork. He
• is an active Mason, having serv
; ed as Past Master of Kirkwood
• Lodge 548, of which he has been
secretary since 1956; and as Past
; Master of the sth District Ma
• sonic Convention.
The Lodens, who are Baptists,
. have three married daughters,
j Mrs. Frank Bell, of Oklahoma
City; Mrs. James Stanford of
• Forest Park and Mrs. M. C.
: Davis of S. W. DeKalb County.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Hair,
their daughter, Pennelope, whois
■ known as "Penny”, and sister
• Shelia Marie McGee, 13, come
; to us from the Palmetto State
• of South Carolina, to make their
’ home at 3156 Floyd St., S. E.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hair are
• Aiken, S. C. natives. She loves
i music, flowers and flower ar
ranging, roller skating andbowl
: ing. Construction is Mr. Hair’s
vocation; and his favorite hobby
is trying his luck with a rod
; and reel. The Hairs are mem
; bers of High Point Baptist
Church.
Both of these families are
being cordially welcomed into
the churches of their choice,
; their neighborhoods, and the
many facets of local community
life which help to make Newton
' County an even better place to
Club Members Feted A t Afternoon Os
Bridge By Mrs. Donald Stephenson
The Madison Highway home of
the Donald Stephensons was the
scene on Friday of an interest
ing afternoon of bridge, when
Mrs. Stephenson entertained
j members of her club and espec
ial guests.
Sansevieria and yellow
splashed acuba foliage were eff
ectively combined with daffodils
and jonquils as the entrance hall
arrangement. A pink and white
ceramic container on a pie crust
table in the living room held pink
and rose camellias; and the din
ing table held a centerpiece of
; yellow stamened crimson came
• Ilias and jonquils, interspersed
5 with forsythia sprays, in a brass
• footed, crystal bowl. In the den,
the spring theme was continued
• with a table arrangement of for
sythia and jonquils in a copper
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MRS. C. C. JARRELL autographs a copy of the book, “oxford
Echoes,’’ by her late husband Dr. C. C. Jarrell, for Mrs. E. Lee
Stephenson, who congratulates her on its recent publication.
(Ouuingtnn News
Satiety Sectian
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor Phone 786-3401-3402
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Miss Jennifer Sue Piper, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Piper of Covington,
and Felton Eugene Hudson, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Boyd Hudson of Oxford, were
united in marriage on Sunday
afternoon, March 17, in a can
dlelight, double-ring ceremony
performed by Rev. Hudson
Moody.
The altar of the church held
a center basket arrangement of
white gladiolus, miniature mums,
daisies and fern with a back
ground of fern and four seven
branched arch candelabra with
white tapers. Flanking the cen
ter arrnagement were fern balls
and the lower level of the altar
held fern balls and fourteen
branch, arch candelabra. A
white satin prayer cushion and
white satin bows marking the fam
ily pews perfected the nuptial
scene.
David Morrison, organist, ren
dered a program of appropriate
musical selections and accom
panied Mrs. Hugh McDonald as
she sang, "O Perfect Love”
and "The Voice That Breathed
O’er Eden”.
Glenn Hudson served as his
brother’s best man with usher
groomsmen being B. C. Crowell,
Porterdale; Gerald McGibbony,
Decatur; Billy Wayne Norton,
Covington and Gene Blair of Ox
ford.
Little Miss Lynn Davis, niece
of the bride, as flower girl, wore
a floor length dress identical
to that of the maid of honor
and bridesmaids. She carried
a white basket from which she
scattered rose petals.
Miss Carol Hudson of Valdosta
served as maid of honor, with
bridesmaids being Misses Scotti
Kirkland, Doty Bainard of Al
bany, a college classmate; Mrs.
Ken Brown, the former Barbara
Farrow, now of Atlanta, and Miss
Deborah Piper, sister of the
bride, served as junior brides
maid. They were all attired in
identical floor length dresses
of Shantung in an apricot shade.
The princess style dresses fea
tured scooped necklines and short
sleeves with full backs. They
wore bell type apricot hats with
brief veils and matching shoes
and carried cascade bouquets of
yellow daisies.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore an antique
white satin wedding gown with
a scooped neckline forming a V
in the back and elbow length
sleeves of lace embroidered in
seed pearls and the empire waist
line accented with embroidered
lace. The back fullness extended
into a Chapel train. Her elbow
length veil of illusion was at
tached to a flower cluster and
she carried a bridal cascade of
yellow roses centered with
orchids and long yellow satin
streamers. In keeping with the
tradition of something old, new,
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washed pewter bowl.
A delicious salad course was
served with coffee by the hostess,
at the conclusion of the games, in
which Mrs. Fleming Touchstone
was high scorer for the club; Mrs.
E. W. Exley for guests; and Miss
Sarah Mobley was the consolation
prize recipient.
Others playing were Mesdames
Moncey Pratt and W. K. Lunsford,
Sr., club guests; and the following
club members: Mesdames C. D.
Ramsey, Al David, and Spence
Ramsey.
Covington Chapter 337 Order of
the Eastern Star will meet tonight
at 8 p. m. at the Masonic Hall. El
ection for officers for the coming
year will be held and members
are urged to be present for this
important meeting.
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Mr. and Mrs. Felton Hudson
Dean And Mrs. Fleming Fete
Pratt-Holland Rehearsal Group
The home of Dr. and Mrs. Bond
Fleming in Oxford was the setting
for the rehearsal dinner honoring
Miss Florence Pratt and her fi
ance, Ernest Holland of Macon,
on Friday night, March 8, when
they entertained in honor of the
couple with a buffet dinner.
A color scheme of yellow and
green was carried out in decora
tions throughout the rooms
thrown open for the occasion. In
dividual tables, set up in the liv
ing room, foyer and dining room,
covered with white linen cloths,
held arrangements of jonquils
with single candle holders with
burning yellow and white tapers
and appropriate place cards.
The dining room table, covered
with white linen, held a center
piece of yellow and white carna-
Brickstore Home Ec Club Met
Wednesday A t The Clubhouse
The Brickstore Home Econo
mics Club met Wednesday, March
20, at the Brickstore Clubhouse
with nineteen ladies present.
Guests from Mansfield were Mrs.
Starr Jones, Miss Marian Jones,
Mrs. Wilbur Jones, Mrs. Ray
Davis and Mrs. Jim Hitchcock.
Pine Grove visitors were Mrs.
James Elliott, Mrs. Elmer Hitch
cock and Mrs. James Goss.
Following the opening exer
cises, Mrs. Marion Sherod gave
a beautiful devotional on “Faith,
Hope and Love,” with special
emphasis on hope for our club
in the future.
Because of the annual trip to
Callaway Gardens on April 17,
our regular meeting day was
moved up to April 10. Seven
members will attend Callaway
Gardens trip and also Rich’s
VIP Day on April 23. Mrs.
Helen Coggin, community service
project chairman, reported that
all materials for baby shirts for
the hospital had been bought and
these were given out to members
to make during the next month.
Mrs. Coggin introduced Mrs.
Roy Davis who gave a brief de
monstration on how to make dis
posable pads for cancer patients.
Plans were made to purchase ma
terials for these pads, and a
“cutting out” workday was set
“Oxford Echoes” Now Available
In Covington And Oxford
"Oxford Echoes” is a collec
tion of historical sketches of the
people who first settled Oxford,
and founded Old Emory College,
including personalities such as
"Kitty”, the slave whose refusal
to accept her freedom from Bis
hop J. O. Andrew caused a hun
dred-year-split into North and
South, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
It has been hailed by historians
as a must for any who are in
terested in the history of a past
era. Laughter rings out from the
pages, in this lively record of
people who enjoyed life to the full,
with a keen appreciation for all
the really finest things in life,
and a gentleness seldom encoun-
tions, gladiolus and fern with
flanking yellow candles. A buf
fet arrangement consisted of
spring flowers in yellow and
white.
Mr. Holland and Miss Pratt,
who was attractively dressed in
a three piece light green wool
suit with a white carnation cor
sage, presented to her by the
host and hostess, selected this
time to present their attendants
with mementos of the happy occ
asion.
Miss Janie Fleming, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Fleming, assis
ted her parents in entertaining
the 24 members of the wedding
party, members of the immediate
families and out of town guests
attending.
for Wednesday, March 27.
Miss Carolyn Joyner announc
ed an antiquing class on May 21
in the afternoon and at night.
Her demonstration was on
“Three Undercover Agents,” and
showed many new materials that
can be used for interfacing, lin
ing and underlining.
Delicious homemade cookies
and punch were served during the
social hour by Mrs. Lottie Con
ner and Mrs. Marion Sherod,
hostesses.
Mrs. Agnes Hawk
Hostess To Club
PORTERDALE — Ilie Ethel
Belcher Circle of the Julia A.
Porter Memorial Methodist
Church met at the home of Mrs.
Agnes Hawk on the evening of
March 11.
Mrs. Mary Allums, the secre
tary, presided over the business
session. A love offering was
planned to remember sick or
bereaved oeoole.
Mrs. Hawk, the hostess, was
also speaker for the occasion and
give an inspiring study entitled
“Sit Still!” in conclusion, sne
left this message from Eccle
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tered in today’s literature.
Mrs. R. G. Plrkle is hand
ling sales for The Oxford Wom
an’s Club, and Ray Jewelers in
Covington handles sales as a non
profit-project of The Oxford
Lions Club. All proceeds will go
to Perpetual Care for the graves
of six Emory College Presidents
through the Irrevocable Trust
Fund of The Oxford Historical
Cemetery Foundation, Inc.
If you wish to order your
copies by mall, you may send your
check made payable to the C, C.
Jarrell Memorial Fund, for $2.50
per copy, with your order, to
P.O. Box 67, Oxford, Georgia,
30267, or telephone 786-2466, or
786-2874.
Mr. and Mrs. Hays
Attend West Point
Parent Weekend
WEST POINT, N. Y.- Mr. and
Mrs. .Arthur E. Hays, Jr., of
Mansfield, Ga., the parents of Ca
det Fourth Classman (Freshman)
Arthur E. Hays, 111, are attending
Plebe-Parent Weekend at the
U. S. Military Academy.
More than 2,000 parents and
guests of the Academy’s Plebe
Class began arriving here Thurs
day for the five-day orientation
program.
During the visit parents will
have the opportunity to speak with
members of the Military Aca
demy’s staff who have been teach
ing and training their sons since
last July. They may also review
their sons’ academic progress.
This is the second time the par
ents have been invited to the Aca
demy in the past year. Last July,
on their sons’ first day at West
Point, they were able to attend
an orientation to learn about the
programs and challenges the ca
dets would face during four years
at the Military Academy.
Included on this weekend’s pro
gram are open houses in each of
the academic departments, talks
by Academy officials, and several
concerts and social events.
Miss Mae Lynch
Was Hostess To
Class Meeting
PORTERDALE- Members of
the TEL Class of the Porterdale
Baptist Church enjoyed the hos
pitality of Miss Mae Lynch for
their quarterly meeting on Tues
day, March 19. Every one brought
attractive dishes for their cus
tomary bountiful meal for which
Mrs. Bernard Chafin returned
thanks.
Mrs. Claire Bennett, Presi
dent, presided and asked for bus
iness items. Mrs. Dewey Dyer,
Sr. gave the secretary’s report.
Mrs. Annie Allen reported as flo
ral chairman.
Mrs. Grady Bowden, social and
program chairman, brought en
tertaining games and Mrs. Benn
ett led the devotional.
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Allen Memorial Methodist
Church in Oxford formed the set
ting for the double ring mar
riage ceremony Saturday, March
9, uniting Miss Rebecca Florence
Pratt, daughter of Mrs. Sara
Bouchillon Pratt of Covington,
and W. A. Pratt of Jacksonville,
Florida, to Ernest Charles Hol
land, Jr., the son of Mrs. E. C.
Holland, Sr. and the late Mr.
Holland of Macon.
Centering the altar before
which the couple took their wed
ding vows from Dr. N. Bond
Fleming, was a large arrange
ment of pink gladiolus and car
nations with white stock and fern.
At either side were two, seven
branched candelabra with white
tapers decorated with pink satin
bows and Oregon fern. Pedestals
at either end of the chancel rail
held pots of Oregon fern. Can
delabra at either side on the floor
level, the white satin prayer
cushion and satin bows marking
the family pews perfected the
scene.
Serving as organist and ren
dering a program of appropriate
selections was John S. Austin,
Jr.
Marvin J. Hardy, Jr., of Nash
ville, Tennessee served as best
man with usher-groomsmen be
ing J. T. Sheffield, Russell Col
lins and J. C. Marshall, all of
Macon, and W. B. Collins, Pan
ama City, Florida.
Miss Baxter Pratt, sister of
the bride,was maid of honor with
bridesmaids being Miss Sara
Fisher and Mrs. J. T. Sheffield
both cousins of the bride from
Macon. They wore identical floor
length A-line dresses of azalea
pink crepe featuring oval neck
lines and elbow length sleeves
with two bows accenting the
crescent waistlines. A detach
able back panel of Alencon lace
and crepe swept from the should
ers of their dresses to the hem
line. They wore matching flower
headpieces with brief veils and
carried nosegays of pink carna
tions and rosebuds.
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, W. Parks Pratt,
wore a bridal gown of white sa
tin with a wide front panel ex
tending from the neckline to the
floor of the A-line dress fashion
ed of scalloped and pearled Al
encon lace. Her detachable sa
tin Chapel train, attached at the
shoulders, was centered with a
wide band of Alencon lace ex
tending the length of the train
and pearl scalloped to match the
dress front panel. A face for
ward lace flower blossom held
her bouffant French veil of silk
illusion. She carried a bridal
bouquet of white rosebuds and
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Holland, Jr.
valley lilies fashioned on a white
prayer book which was a gift
to her mother from the bride’s
maternal grandparents, the late
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bouchil
lon. This book served as her
something borrowed in keeping
with the tradition of something
old, new, borrowed and blue,
and the six pence in her shoe.
As her something old she wore
a gold pin, a gift to her from her
late maternal grandmother, Mrs.
P. W. Pratt.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Pratt chose a light green
Shantung sheath with matching
short jacket and beige accessor
ies. Her corsage was fashioned
of green cymbidium orchids.
The groom’s mother was at
tractively dressed in a light blue
two piece suit of Shantung. With
this she wore matching accessor
ies and a white cymbidium cor
sage.
At the following reception in
the church fellowship hall, Miss
Cheryl Parr kept the bride’s
book at a small table covered
with white linen with an arrange
ment of pink rosebuds.
The round bride’s table and the
two long refreshment tables at
either side were covered with
white linen cloths. The beau
tifully embossed wedding cake
was placed on the round table with
the silver cake knife. Decorat
ing the other tables were sil-,
ver candelabra with nosegays
of pink rosebuds, carnations and
wedding bells. The crystal punch
bowl and trays and compotes of
decorated cakes, mints and nuts,
with imprinted napkins completed
the appointments. Serving the
cake were Mrs. O. N. Fisher,
Macon; Mrs. Eugene Walden,
Conyers; and serving punch were
Mrs. Otis Spillers and Mrs. Gary
Moseley. They each wore white
carnation corsages.
For their wedding trip the bride
changed to a light blue two piece
suit with which she wore navy
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