The Monroe journal., 1922-10-31
Miss Mary Benton Bridesmaid il
Powell Stroud Wedding.

Powell Stroud Wedding.
Miss Mary Benton Of Monroe who
is teaching N Greenville, ). C.. was
bridesmaid N the Powell Stroud wed
ding in Greensboro last week. The
following clipping from the Raleigh
News and Observer will also be Of in
tereSt to the people of Monroe who
remember very pleasantly the bride,
Miss Margaret Stroud Of Greensboro
as the visitor in the past of Miss
Mary Hazel Long. Miss Lidie Fen
ton Of Wilmington has also visited
here and Mr.. Robin Phillips of Raj
eigh. who was best man, was one of
the groomsmel in the wedding of
Miss Carson Yates and Mr.. Grier
Hudson:
The wedding Of Miss Margaret
Stroud, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Stroud of this city TO
Mr.. J. Clarence Powell of Raleigh
! took place here last night at $ o'clock
at the First Baptist church. DR.. J.
I Clyde Turner performed the eeremo-
I ny. Preceding the ceremony a pro-
gram of wedding music was played
by J. r. Rodwell. while Bert Hollo-
well played a violin solo and double
I quartette of mixed voices sang the
bridal chorus from Lohengrin. The
maid of honor Hiss Idle Fenton of
Wilmington, and the bridesmaids
were Misses Mary Benton of Monroe,
Claire Stafford. Sara Alderman. Eliz-
abeth Clary and Virginia Davis of
Greensboro; Elizabeth Armstrong
and Patte Armstrong of Durham;
Mrs. Ralph Hayes of Orlando. Fla.
The groomsmen were Barber Toler
Of Raleigh. J, f. Thomas of Raleigh.
Brainard Whit ne ot Tarboro, Chas.
f. Stroud Of Greensboro, J. b. Stroud
of Greensboro, DR.. Paisley Fields of
Weldon, William Powell OF Whiteville
and f. F.. Powell of Raleigh. The
ushers were Grady Pritchard of Chap
el Hill, Eldridge Clarey, Enoch Stamy
and Donnell Van Noppen of Green's
boro. The bridegroom was attended
by Robin f. Phillips of Raleigh as
best man. Mrs. Powell was educated
at Meredith College and the North
Carol ma College, graduating from
the latter institution in the class OF
unusual musical ability. Mr.. Powell
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Pow
ell of Lake Waccamaw. He is a sue
cessful young business man of Raj
eigh, being the owner of the Walk
over Shoe Company, and is prominent
in business circles there. After al
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs Powell will
be at home in Raleigh. Immediately
after the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Stroud gave a brilliant reception,
honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Powell.
Miss Chattie Stack Hostess
Miss Chattie Stack entertained al
two tables of Rook Friday evening at
her home on Windsor street. Deli
c!ous punch ard sandwiches were SER
we'd by Miss Lorraine Stack. Those
playing were: Misses Anna Mae Red
Redfern, Aida Farley, Rachel Lee,
Clara Bivens. Lois Fowler, Margaret
Redwine, Martha Heath, Louise Sny-
der, Lorraine Stack.
Miss Hazel Boyte was bridesmaid
Wednesday in the Patrick Wilson and
the Dixon-Smpson weddings in Gas
tonia. Mss Lucy Wilson who mar
ried Mr. W. H. Patrick, and Miss Lake
Simpson who married Mr.. Rush Dix
on, were schoolmates of Miss Boyte
at n. c. c. W. From Gastonia Miss
Boyte went to Morganton where she
will visit her sister. Miss Ethel Boyte.
Meeting Of the Golden Link Society
The Golden Link Missionary Socie-
ty will meet with Miss Eva Shute on
Thursday afternoon at 4:30. All |
members are requested to be present. !
Little Miss Secrest Has Halloween
Party.
Miss Mary Covington Secrcst was
a delightful little hostess Saturday |
afternoon to a number of her second |
grade friends. Promptly at three
O'Clock the little folks began to ar
rive dressed as ghosts and from then !
on il was one round of pleasure for
them from bobbing for apples, and
candy-string chewing to pinning tails
on weird looking black cats. Little !
MISSES ANNA Lawrence heuIern, Mary /
York Neal, and Virginia Redfern prov !
ed to be the lucky ones in the contests
and were presented small Halloween |
pumpkins. Those enjoying little Miss
Secrest's hospitality were: Misses An
ma Lawrence Redfern, Mary York |
Neal, Jo Neal Caldwell, Peggy Smith,
Fife Mae English, Jane Grow, Vir-
ginia Redfern, Rosemary Baskerville,
Lou Ellen Clontz, Margaret Heath, |
Elizabeth Redwine, Helen Henderson, |
and Elise Farley.
Master John English Celebrates Third
Birthday.
Master John English was host to a
afternoon at a Halloween birthday
number Of his little friends Friday
party The house was attractive in |
its halloween decorations, lighted
lanterns being used in the scheme of
decorations. Much fun and excite
ment existed during the games, which |
consisted OF bobbng for apples pin
nv tails to a huge cat, and ended in