The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-03
THE CORONATION BALL.
The Growing Event Of the Weldon
Fair Scene OF JOY and Witchery.

Weldon, N. c.. Nov. 2.-The crown
ing glory of the Weldon fair was the
grand coronation ball Friday night
Many of the most beautiful young
women of the state We're here ana
the ball room was y brilliant scene.
Grace, beauty and culture, goWned IN
the most charming creations of the
milliners art and with laughing eyes
and flashing jewels, hoated, fairy-like.
through the dance and as if carried
along by "a wave O. the sea"
With enhancing music, brilliant
lights and the perfume of flowers 1t
Was like a tall's dream. a holding up
of the mirror to nature, to catch the
sunbeamS upon its polished surface,
and reflect them back into the hearts
of the gallant knights and sturdy mar
shals.
The Knights who had been success
full in the tournament We're as fol-
lows: Knight of Edgecombe." Mr..
Edwin Thomas Zollicoffer. who having
captured seven rings out of a possible
nine, was entitled to crown the queen
of love and beauty. Mr.. Zollicoffer
gracefully yielded his privilege to Mr.
w. NJ. Cohen who had selected Miss
Sue Clark. of Tarboro as queen
Miss Clark being i'll and unable to at
tend, Mr.. Cohen turned the honor
over to Chief Marshal w. Brooks Par
ham. Mr.. Parham placed the crown
upon the fair brow of Miss Reba
Brdgers, of Tarboro. and she was a
queen of love and beauty in very
truth and Edgecombe. it appears was
destined 10 be honored by having one
of her fair daughters to reign as
queen of the ball.
Mr.. j. II. Pope, Knight of Weldon.
captured five rings. this gave him the
privilege of naming the first maid of
honor. He yielded this privilege to
President Eugene Johnston, of Little
ton, to whom all We're greatly indebt
ed for his splendid work in helping
to make the fair and social features
Ia splendid success. Mr.. Johnston
crowned Miss Elizabeth Pittman. or
Henderson. first maid of honor. and it
can be truly said that no fairer OF
more beautiful maiden has ever repre-
scented Vance county at Weldon fair.
Mr.. George G.. Green was the next
Knight who won success. He was the
"Knight of Sardenia," and had four
rings TO his credit. This gave him the
pleasure and the honor of browning
the second maid of honor. This was
given to a fair Virginia representa-
tive and Mr.. Green was considered a
young gentleman of excellent taste
when he placed the crown upon the
head OF Miss Louise Loving. Il dueenlY
young lady from Richmond. Va.
Last, but not least. came the crown
ing of the third mark of honor. MIR.
IT w. Fenner as knight of Hall
fax" CALAMITY turned over the priv
ilege to Mr.. S. Il. Leary, who placed
the crown upon the head of one or
Halifax county'S loveliest and ~ 0".
popular young ladies' Miss Mary Han =
rison. of Enfield. In n very happy and
delightful speech Mr.. T. G. Harrison
| delivered the coronation address.
| Another pleasing feature was the
presenting of a handsome watch fob
| to Chief Marshal Parham by his aids.
| The presentation was made in a splen
! did speech by Mr.. r.. r. Daniel. ana
| most gracefully accepted by the CHER
| Marshal.
| Weldon has had many Chief Mar
1 shals during the twenty-nine wears of
! the fair but surely none more courte-
Gus, more generous, or more delight
| full socially. and attentive to the duties
| of the place than was Chief Marshal
| w. Brooks Parnam of oxford. He
| had called TO his aid many excellent
young men from various sections OF
i North Carolina and Virginia and 20
| these gentlemen, to President john
ston,. secretary George e. Ransom and
| others are due the thanks of all who
attended one of the most successful
| fairs, socially, financially and other
wise, ever held in Weldon.
Among those who were in attend
| ance at the grand closing ball Friday
night besides those already mentioned
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Gale.
! of Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Hor.
ner of Roanoke Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs.
| J. l.. Weller; Mr.. nd Mrs. e. T. Zolli-
| Golfer; Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Travis; Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Pope; Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charlie Gilmore. Miss Powell, of En-
poria with Mr. r. T. Daniel Miss
| Seabren, of Emporia with Mr. j. +.
Bailey; Miss Mary Green Long with
Mr.. Norfieet; Miss Leach. of Littleton,
with Mr.. Joe Pippen, of Edgecombc,
| Miss Fason, of Raleigh. with Mr.. j..
| S. Short, of Washington; Miss Nelson,
of Halifax, with Mr.. John Fenne1 ;,
Miss Edwards with Mr.. Paul Roper,
of PETERSBURG: Miss Travis with Mr..
| J. j. Daniel, Miss McMurry, of Roam
oke Rapids, with Mr.. John Ellis. or
Northampton; Miss Minnie Darden OIL
Newsoms. Va, with Mr.. e. W. Gill
liam; Miss Carrie Darden. of New
SONS, Va, with Mr.. T. w. Mullen, of
Roanoke Rapids, and many others.