The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-22
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN
APPROACHING MARRIAGE
@ AT BRILLIANT RECEPTION

seventeenth, at half-past five O'Clock
Mrs. James Baker Hall entertained
her friends at brilliant reception in -
honor of Mrs. r. w. Meredith. !,
Mrs. Meredith is the wife Of Rev. a.
Reuben w. Meredith, rector of Trinity :,
Episcopal church here, having recently =
come to Scotland Neck from st. Peter s =,
Episcopal church, Norfolk, where he .
had been located many years. Both
Rev. and Mrs. Meredith have already :
won many friends and admirers here,
and the friends of Mrs. Hall were glad
Of this opportunity of paying their
respects to the charming Mrs. Mere
+ 'dith. 49, 7.-e~ .
The hospitable home had been artis-
tically decorated for the occasion with
/ ferns, evergreens and masses of flow
ers, the color scheme of yellow and
white being beautifully carried out.
Mrs. g. H. johnson and Mrs. G. H.
4 front door and showed them to the
punch bowl in the main hall Serving
punch were Miss Matte Joscy and
Miss Laura Clark -s-~ |
Mrs E. w. Hall and Mrs. Richard
: johnson, Of Greensboro, N. c., then in
vited the guests into the front parlor
where they were introduced to the re-
ceiving line by Miss Cornelia Josey.
r Those receiving were, Mrs. J. B. Hall,
: Mrs. R. w. Meredith, Mrs. Sam Hauff,
: of Wadesboro, N. c., Mrs. R. A. Nc
t Larland, Mrs. S. T. Singleton, Mrs. II.
c I. Black, Miss Lena Smith and Mrs.
:. w. L. Bptterworth. "~
r Mrs: S. J. Hinsdale, of Raleigh, n.
st c., and Mrs. T. D. Kitchin then invited
e the guests into the back parlor where
'e they were served tea and sandwiches
te by Miss Louise Josey, Miss Hattie
= Leggett and Mrs. Ray Boyette. a+
p Presiding at the tea table were Mrs
G. S. White and Mrs. Stuart Smith.
e. Greeting the guests at the doors be
ri tween the back parlor and main hal
n were Miss Eleanor Smith and Mrs. 6
at Lamb. =~
he After all the guests had assemble
es and had been served tea and sane
wiches they were invited into the dir
on ing room by Miss Rebe Shields an
- Miss Susie Hill. AS the doors wei
- opened little katherine Hall, younge:
.ls daughter OF the hostess, presented I
;sb Miss Cornelia Josey large bouquet {
;+b Brides roses, a gift from the absei
,o one most interested in the surprise
20 the afternoon, which here greeted ii
,ris guests.
Little Miss Mary Wood Hall th'
!, a. recited the following:
40 1'There is a secret to unfold
There is a secret to be told
90 If each will choose
nob Wish bone or a bell,
- 1t will the secret tell. -
Eagerly the guests each chose b
6 =, or a wish bone from handsomely d.
>oa,, grated table Attached to these tn
mon found artistic announcement cal
reading,
.:a Miss Corneha Josey
Mr.. Henry Clark
r1er Oct. 25, 1916.
Vote given the bride-elect, after when
ouests we're served cake and cream
Everywhere in the dining room "
do. masses of yellow flowers, and
hill cream was served in bricks Of vel
nth and white on rare old yellow
be white china.
;aen+ The bride-elcct is daughter OF
and Mrs j. L. Josey. By her charm
II of personality and gracious, klndne
,,,oo, she has endeared herself to the er
cb;,d community. She is young woman
many tunusual ability and usefulness.
,e+;on the past few years she has been on
,rov. the most successful teachers OF
Scotland Neck Graded School, and
on,ct- school suffers a great loss in losing
4 not services.
cratic MI. II. !. 'lafh y So'"
from much prominence and usefulness
,;s;+oa Scotland Neck. For many year
+s in has been connected with the SEQ
.r Neck Cotton Mills, and is In
Sc, the ways closeiy
;n+er- ness interests of the community
which IS son OF Mr. H. l. oi"l h
mploy- Both MISS 'oseS anu
e, and popular IN soc'ai eiie'es ",o
ipment church work. al" 'ne1'
,cts Of in call ing them an ideal couple.
mploys About elght! goes's "e'o pi0>>
| the reception, all of whom promo
THE occasion a most delightful ont
Mrs. Hall a most charming hoste
BONE. -
| We'd FIVE NEGfso1'o' W.
Of the AND THREE MEN, Lynn
John
M Gainesville, Fla, Aug. l9-Fl
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