The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-10
Series OF Social
Events Are Given
|Fetins Bride-Elect

WILL WILL, Mdy . oOSldl
interest for the last two weeks has
centered around Miss Lucy Powell,
popular bride-elect of May. Among
recent ~courtesies was a charming
bridge party given by Mrs. John
Council, of Lake Waccamaw,
Thursday afternoon, when tables
were arranged for twenty guests
in a setting of green and white bou-
quets.
A bridal slipper filled with sweet
peas, forget-me-nots and roses in
dictated the brides table. Mrs.
John M. Formy Duval received
high score prizes, and Mrs. T. NJ.
Mckenzie second high. The honoree
was given a Cambridge crystal
pitcher. A salad course in green
and white, with olives, cheese
sticks and heart-shaped, initiated
cakes, was served with punch.
Mrs. K. Clyde Council and Miss
Mary Teau Council assisted with
the serving.
Miss Powell was again honored
Thursday with an evening party
when Mrs. w. A. Green and Mrs.
]. N. Coburn entertained at eight
tables of bridge at the Coburn
home. Sharing honors with Miss
Powell were Mrs. Earle Mobley,
bride, and Miss Margaret Merritt,
bride-elect. Dainty colonial nose
gays marked the places of these
honorees at the brides table. Prizes
were Mrs. G. E.. Crutchfield and
Mrs. D. E. Baggett. Miss Powell
was given a silver compete, Mrs.
Medley, a crystal vase and Miss
Merritt, crystal tumblers. A sweet
course in bridal motif was served.
On Friday afternoon Miss Powell
was guest of honor when Mrs. T..
M. Mckenzie, of Lake Waccamaw,
entertained at bridge with six
tables arranged amid a floral back
ground of white in white pottery
vases. Miss Powells chair was
marked by a bow of white tulle, and
at her place was a cook book bound
in white leather. Prizes were
awarded Mrs. E. L. Vinson, Mrs.
N. B. Chestnut and Mrs. Walter
Powell. A salad course with access
series was served.
y formal dance was given in the
Armory Friday evening from $3.50
until 1:30 o'clock by the Bachelors
club, honoring F. Pendleton Gray,
Jr.. Bachelor member, and his fl
anoee, Miss Lucy Powell, and Earle
Mobley, former Bachelor and Mrs.
Mobley.
Vincent Eiserman and his or
chestra from Florence, C. S., fur
nished the music. Punch was
served from a table decorated with
white lilies and burning tapers.
Several hundred dancers from
Whiteville and adjacent towns we're
in attendance.
Prior to the dance, a buffet sup
per was given by Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Allen and Bion and Eugene
Sears honoring the above couples.
Guests found their places by bridal
place cards, and gardenia corsages
designated the places of Miss
Powell and Mrs. Mobley. The
brides table was lace covered, and
all the tables were conferred with
vases of Queen Anne's lace, white
larkspur and fern. Covers were
laid for twenty-six guests. Mrs.
Fuller Glass, of Durham, assisted
the hostess in serving.
Closing the weeks festivities on
Saturday evening, Miss Powell was
again feted, the hostesses being
Misses Betsy and Margaret Lee
Mcdaniel. Seven tables were placed
for bridge in flower decorated liv-
ing room and dining room. High
scorer was Mrs. H. B. Gurganus,
low, Mrs. W. A. Green. Crystal
sherbets were presented to Miss
Powell, Miss Margaret Merritt was
given crystal goblets and Mrs. Mob
ley a crystal vase. Cream and
cake in bridal design was served.