A Womanless Wedding which was given at the school building Saturday evening by Sunday school class No. 5 of the Methodist church was quite a success. It was so different from anything we have ever had here that we have been asked to repeat it Thanksgiving night. Below is a list of the cast of charaters in the wedding party:
Bride, Wesley Johnson
Groom, William Scholtes
Best man, C.A. Hartman
Bride’s father, John Brock
Preacher, Grady Rich
Ushers: Kenneth Walker, Milton James
Guests: Mutt, George Hartman; and Jeff, Chas. F. Bahnson; Maggie, Hugh Block; Jiggs, M.B. Brock
President Harding, Mrs. Warren Harding, Ralph James
Lady Astor, J.F. Johnson
Bride’s Mother, Rev. Needham
Old Maid Sister, Ernest Walker
Little Sister, Bryan Ward
Black Mammy, Howard Seats
Baby, Claudius Ward
Flower Girls: Odell James, Burton Seats
Ringbearer, Hugh Williams
Brides Maids: Leo Brock, Willie Walker, Ira Seats
Groomsmen: Hamp Seats, Frank Scott, Ray Dees
Singers: John McCormack, Grady Smith
Geraldine Farrar, Ben Smith
Mme Zu Zell, the world’s greatest fortune teller, was present.
This show will appear at the court house in Mocksville on Saturday evening, Oct. 21. Admission 25 and 35 cents.
Misses Leona Graham and Ruby Armsworthy of Kannapolis, N.C., spent the week end with home folks here.
The V.I.S. will meet this week on Friday night instead of Saturday night. Plans will be completed for the community sing to be held on Sunday afternoon Oct. 29, 2:30 p.m. at school auditorium.
Rev. Needham left Monday for conference. He has put in a year’s of fine work on Farmington charge and his people are unanimous for his return. From The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Oct. 18, 1922. Womenless weddings entertained the audience by allowing local men to clown around dressed in women’s attire. Wedding guests Mutt, Jeff, Maggie and Jiggs are characters from a popular cartoon.
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