Aberdeen
By Emma Page Wilder
On Tuesday, June 29, Miss Clara Martin Page, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page, was married to Dr. Edward Harrison of Littleton, N.C. The wedding was performed at her home in Aberdeen and was throughout one of simplicity and dignity. An altar was formed at the end of the living room by palms and ferns, against which were banked white phlox and gladiola. At the sound of the wedding march, played by Miss Mary Page Wilder, the bride came down the steps and was met at the foot of the stairs by her father; the groom entered with his brother, John Harrison. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. V. McRae, the pastor of the Aberdeen Methodist church. The bride wore a dress of white satin, trimmed with metal embroidery and pearls, with Duchess lace.
Mrs. Harrison received her A.B. degree at Randolph Macon Women’s College, Lynchburg, Va., and did some graduate work at Columbia University. Dr. Harrison attended Duke University, where he received his bachelor’s degree, and studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Virginia.
The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page Jr., of Asheville; Miss Inez Richrdson of Arkansas; Miss Elizabeth Lyne, Raleigh; John and Blake Harrison of Littleton; Mr. and Mrs. Ames of Raleigh; and Miss Elizabeth Morris, Oxford.
Mrs. Will Blue has announced the opening of an art class to be held in her studio, where oils, pastels, and china painting will be taught. The number of her pupils is limited. Aberdeen has needed a teacher of drawing and painting, and Mrs. Blue is to be thanked on filling this need.
Miss Jane McGraw spent last Friday afternoon and night at Fort Brage, where she went to the R.O.T.C. Game.
Edgar Bowman spent a few days last week at Roaring Gap. A large part of his time he spent playing golf.
The Aberdeen Boy Scouts went on a hike last Wednesday to Cook’s mill pond. William Purdy, the scout master, and about 24 scouts enjoyed swimming and cooking their supper. They returned home about bedtime, after an evening full of fun. John Blue, Edwin McKeithen, and William Carter are the patrol leaders, and they took the tenderfoots in hand. For some of them it was their first Scouting outing.
Miss Effie Leland and John Leland of Charleston, S.C., are visiting their sister, Mrs. Edwin McKeithen. Miss Leland is planning to go to Converse College this fall and is working up an extra credit in French with the help of Elizabeth Gaston. John Leland is planning to go to the University of Virginia this fall.
Miss Allene Mackay of Bennettsville, S.C. is visiting Miss Emma Page Wilder. Miss Mackay has visited in Aberdeen several times before.
Bill Wren of Siler City has been visiting his uncle, Max Folley. He returned home on Wednesday.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Tom Wilder, Allene MacKay and Emma Page Wilder took Alice Wilder to Blowing Rock to camp, where she will be most of the summer. The other members of the party stayed in Blowing Rock a day and returned home on Thursday by way of Charlotte, where they stopped for a few hours.
Miss Marty Page and Mrs. Jones have gone to the Piedmont section of Virginia in their car, hoping to escape the Moore County heat.
Mrs. Childrey of Sanford, Florida, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ada Weaver, for the summer.
Miss Frances Pleasants has been visiting her aunt in Charlotte.
The Canning factory which has been closed since last season is ready to begin operation again. Mr. Washam will be in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Johnson spent last week at Roaring Gap.
Mrs. Frank Mizzell of Tampa, Fla., is spending the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. McN. Johnson.
C.L. Read, the presiding elder of the Aberdeen district, preached in the Methodist church last Sunday morning. Mr. Reed was some years ago the pastor here and has many friends in Aberdeen. [Read or Reed? Was spelled both ways in newspaper.]
Mrs. H.E. Bowman and Billy Bowman left last Saturday for Beckley, W. Va., to visit at the home of Judge Hatcher. Mrs. Hatcher is Dr. Bowman’s sister. They motored with Jim McKeithen, who is also visiting in West Virginia, and with Mary McKeithen and Christine Allred, who are visiting a school friend in Pulaski, Va.
Miss Wheeler of Los Angeles, California, has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. martin, at the home of Mrs. Frank Page. Miss Wheeler is visiting other relatives in North Carolina, and after a stay in Washington will go to her old home in New York state on the Canadia border before returning to Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Page announce the birth of a son, Reid Allison Page Jr.
Mrs. Bowman entertained at a swimming party at Johnson’s bridge. A delicious supper was served out under the trees. The guests were Mary Page Wilder, Flora May McKeithen, Beatrice Treyz, Emma Page Wilder, Margaret McKeithen, Neil McKeithen, Harold McKeithen, Jim McKeithen, Henry blue and Edgar Bowman.
Miss Beatrice Treyz of New York City has been visiting Miss Mary Page Wilder.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols announce the birth of a son, John Prayson Nichols Jr. on July 7 at Greensboro, N.C.
Harold McKeithen has returned from Boston, where he has been studying at Harvard Law school.
From page 3 of The Pilot, Vass, N.C., July 16, 1926
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