Mr. John M. Wise is spending today in Lincolnton, N.C., with his brother, Dr. J.S. Wise, who is very unwell.
Married Monday, June 27, 1921, at the Chester Sanatorium, Chester, S.C., by Dr. D.G. Phillips, Mr. C.J. Stevenson and Miss Mary C. Brice, both of Avon.
The many friends of Miss Virgie Grant, a former Chester girl, will be interested to learn of her marriage, which took place in Los Angeles, California, on June 16th to Mr. Earle E. Vessells, of Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. L.G. Daniels and Miss Drue Daniels of Richmond, Va., who have been visiting Mrs. Bevil Coker, have returned home.
Mrs. J.W. Cowan and daughter, Elizabeth, left Thursday for a visit of several weeks to relatives in Louisville and at other points in Kentucky. Miss Mary Louise Cowan leaves tomorrow for a visit to Charlotte and PIneville.
Masters George Dawson Jr. Eugene Robbins and Robert Hafner left today for a two-months' stay at Camp Sapphire near Brevard, N.C.
District No. 4 of South Carolina State Nurses Association will hold a meeting in Rock Hill, S.C., Thursday, July 7th, at 4 p.m.
Mr. And Mrs. B.M. Spratt went to Fort Mill Thursday morning to attend the funeral of their niece, Miss Willie Moke, who died at a Baltimore hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. Ashbel Baird and baby left today for Rives, Tenn., where they will join Rev. Mr. Baird.
Mrs. E.P. Calhoun and son, Rice Estes, Mrs. A.R. Morgan and two children, Miss Mary Lindsay and Miss Sarah Gaston, and Master Chalmers Davidson left yesterday evening for Virginia Beach to spend the summer.
Married in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday afternoon Miss Clara Dale Pryor and Mr. Edmund Hamrick, two of Chester’s most popular young people. Mrs. Hamrick is the youngest daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. S.W. Pryor, and Mr. Hamrick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hamrick. Both of the young people have hosts of friends, whose best wishes are extended on this happy occasion.
There was a delightful meeting of the Palmetto Literary Club with Mrs. T.S. Leitner on College street Friday afternoon at which a most enjoyable program was enjoyed.
Miss Margaret White leaves this afternoon for an extended trip to Virginia and New York.
Miss Hannah Heyman and Master Sidney Heyman are in Georgetown visiting relatives.
Miss Grace Tilman of Lowryville is the guest of relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. George Bratsos of Lancaster spent Sunday in Chester attending the marriage of his sister, Miss Jennie Bratsis to Mr. Peter Poulos. (Last name was spelled Bratsos on first reference and Bratsis on second; don’t know which is correct.)
Mr. T.B. Cassels underwent an operation at his home in the Cornwell neighborhood last week. Mr. Cassels has been ill for some time and does not improve very much.
Dr. M.A. Helfgott of Sioux City, Iowa, who was a delegate to the Unionist convention at Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Balser on West End.
Dr. DeWitt Kluttz returned to Washington, N.C., last night after spending the week-end in Chester with his father, Mr. A.W. Kluttz.
Miss Nancy Brice has returned form a visit to Miss Ashe in York.
Miss Alexander of York is visiting Miss Marie Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Bloom of Greenville are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Balser on West End.
Messrs. F.A. Triplett and David Page spent Sunday in Rock Hill with friends.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Wherry Jr. Monday, June 27th, 1921, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long, Miss Minnie de Foix Long, Mr. Alex Long Jr. Of Rock Hill, Arkansas, and Mrs. Reed Smith of Columbia, Miss Mary Frazer of Rock Hill and Miss Wil Lou Gray were guests at the Mary McClure Inn last week-end.
Rev. Fleurney Shepperson, D.D., pastor of Purity Presbyterian church, will go to New York Monday to attend the World’s Christian Endeavor Convention in that city.
Mrs. J.H. Robinson of Rodman and Miss Annie Robinson of Chester have gone to Danville, Va., where they will spend some time with Mr. And Mrs. J.B. Robinson.
Misses Bruce and Mary Hope Traywick, daughter of Dr. A. Paul Traywick of Cameron, S.C., are the guests of their grandparents, Rev. And Mrs. J.B. Traywick on Academy street.
Misses Lola Hardin and Cleo Wall have returned from a visit to Mrs. Julia Sloan and family in Richmond, Va.
Miss Georgia Harris of Anderson is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M.H. White.
Mrs. W.P. Yandle of Rock Hill and sister, Miss Lola Teale of Wadesboro, N.C., spent last week with Mr. J.P. Yandle and family on Lancaster street.
Miss Hattie Gayden is spending a few days in Columbia with friends, Mrs. Thelma Hogan Frye of Waldo, and J.J. Stringfellow.
Mrs. B.C. Carter has returned from a visit to her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W.A. Massabeau at Johnsonville.
Mrs. E.S. Bradford left Wednesday for Asheville to spend two months with her daughter, Mrs. J.R. Powell.
GASTONIA
Messrs. A.A. McLean Jr. And Robert S. McLean were hosts Saturday night at the Country Club at a very elegant dinner party honoring Major Robert G. Cherry, whose marriage to Miss Mildred Stafford of Greensboro took place in that city Tuesday.
The center decoration for the table was an immense basket of Shasta daisies and the favors were boutonnieres of these flowers. An elaborate six course dinner was served. The guests included a few of Major Cherry’s high school and Trinity College friends. Those present were Major Cherry, Messrs. Wade S. Buise, George A. Gray, Charles D. Gray, Harry Shuford, D.H. Williams, and A.A. and Robert S. McLean.
Mrs. Ross Clinton and Mrs. Robert L. Adams were joint hostesses Saturday afternoon at the latter’s home on Broad street at an elaborate and lovely bridge party given in honor of Mrs. L.L. Jenkins of New York, who is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jack V. Harper, and Miss Ethel Miller of Goldsboro, the guest of Miss Maud Rankin. The home was artistically arranged throughout with a charming profusion of summer flowers, Shasta daisies, snap dragons and gladoli predominating. Bridge was played at 10 tables placed in the sun parlor, dining room and living room. The top score prize, a lovely candy jar, was won by Mrs. Fred. D. Barkley. Mrs. Jenkins was presented with two lovely hand made handkerchiefs and Miss Miller’s gift was a beautiful corsage of hand made ribbon flowers. Mrs. Jenkins wore an exquisite gown of rose-pink georgette beaded in self-color, and Miss Miller was charmingly gowned in brown organdie.
An elaborate and beautifully appointed collation in two courses was served at the close of the game. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. Jenkins, Miss Miller, Mrs. John W. Hix of Roanoke, the guest of Mrs. J.H. Separk, and Mrs. James A. Clark of Richmond, the guest of Mrs. John M. Miller.
Mrs. J. Lander Gray opened her elegant new home socially for the first when she entertained Tuesday at a brilliant afternoon reception honoring her sister, Mrs. John H. Galloway of Greensboro, who is her house guest, and Mrs. John W. Hix of Roanoke, the guest of Mrs. J.H. Separk. Exquisite cut flowers in pottery bowls and silver baskets were used throughout the lower floor, enhancing the natural beauty of the handsome and spacious rooms. Receiving at the front door were Mrs. Fred D. Barkley, and Mrs. S.A. Robinson and the guest were presented to the receiving line in the living room by Mrs. Hugh S. LeGare and Mrs. George A. Gray Jr. The receiving line included the hostess, wearing an afternoon gown of apricot georgette embroidered in beads; Mrs. John M. Galloway of Greensboro in a handsome gown of jade satin with an overdress of jade tulle embroidered in irridescents; Mrs. Joseph Separk in rose chiffon and cream lace; Mrs. John Hix of Roanoke wearing black lace with corsage of Russell roses; Mrs. L.L. Jenkins of New York in an exquisite gown of white georgette with trimmings of filet bands; Mrs. Paul Efird of |Charlotte, wearing blue georgette with irridescent trimmings; Mrs. Joe Efird in orchid georgette trimmed with irridescents; Miss Maud Brown of Concord in flowered taffeta and cream lace; Mrs. Merlin Schenck of Greensboro, wearing flame colored taffeta with trimmings of real lace; Mrs. George A. Gray Sr. Gowned in gray georgette over rose satin. Between the living rooms and the side hall were Mrs. B.H. Parker, Mrs. L.A. Brown, an Mrs. Frost Torrence, Mrs. P.R. Huffstetler and Mrs. T.B. McNeely received in the hall and at the doors leading into the library were Mrs. Albert C. Myers and Mrs. J.D. Moore Jr. In the library punch was served from a flower decked table by Mrs. W.A. Julian, Mrs. W.E. Haynes, Miss Lillian Watson, Miss Bertie Hix of Roanoke, and Miss Mary Sheppard Gray. In the hall between the library and dining room were Miss Marie Torrence and Mrs. Charles D. Gray, and directing the guests into the dining room was Mrs. Walter G. Hamner. In the dining room silver vases of magnificent pink gladioli formed the decorations. The table was covered with an exquisite runner of appliqued velvet and in the center was a gorgeous mound of shell pink gladioli and asparagus fern. Individual molded ices with angel food cake and pink and white mints were served by Mrs. Grady Rankin, Mrs. W. B. Morris, Mrs. T.M. Brockman, Miss Lola Long, Miss Mary Ragan, and Miss Mary Nell Davis.
A delicious program of piano music was furnished during the afternoon by Mrs. James A. Page of Clover, and more than 200 guests called during the hours for receiving.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Shuford Mason and Mr. Dameron Henry Williams was solemnized Thursday night at 7:30 at the First Baptist church in a ceremony characterized b a simple and most impressive beauty. The church was lovely with soft radiance of candle light and altar decorations of white and green were most artistically arranged. The background for the bridal party was a screen of pine and cedar boughs interspersed with handsome ferns. Against this tall ivory candelabra set with numerous white candles were effectively grouped and here and there were ivory floor baskets of beautiful gladioli in pastel shades.
The bridal music was rendered by Mrs. Raleigh Armstrong, using the Bridal chorus from Lohengrin as the processional and “To a Wild Rose” during the ceremony. Mrs. Armstrong wore a gown of heavily beaded basque georgette over coral, with a corsage of Russell roses.
Just before the ceremony two exquisite vocal numbers were rendered by Miss Marie Torrence and Mr. Lacy Adams. Miss Torrence gowned in rose taffeta with corsage of Russell roses sang “At Dawning” and Mr. Adams sang “Thank God for a Garden.”
The ushers were Messrs. Oscar Mason Jr., Edwin Hutchison, Arthur Fuller, and William Julian. Mr. David Outz was a groomsman and the groom was attended by his friend, Mr. Baines Austin of Greenwood, Miss., as best man.
Attending the bride was her sister, Mrs. Edwin Hutchison of Mt. Holly as matron of honor, and Miss Cora Clark of Clarkton as maid of honor. Mrs. Hutchison was gowned in shell pink taffeta with silver ribbons and trimmings of pink silk roses with silver hearts. She carried an arm bouquet of white lilies and roses. Miss Clark wore a charming gown of jade taffeta with filet lace and carried an arm bouquet of Russell roses and sweet peas. The flower girl was the lovely little sister of the bride, Miss Esther Mason, in a dainty frock of white silk marquisette with trimmings of pink rosebuds and butterfly sash of white tulle. She carried an ivory basket of roses and sweet peas.
The bride as given in marriage by her brother, Mr. George B. Mason, her brunette beauty was strikingly emphasized by her wedding gown of princess lace over duchess satin worn en train. Her veil was arranged with a coronet of real orange blossoms from Florida. Her slippers were of silver and she carried bride’s roses showered with valley lilies. The marriage service was ready the bride’s pastor, rev. W.C. Barrett, using the ring ceremony.
Immediately following the marriage, a brilliant reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Mason on Oakland street. The entire lower floor of the handsome home was thrown en suite and informally arranged with a variety of cut flowers in silver and ivory baskets and vases.
From The Charlotte News, July 3, 1921
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