The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-06
JUNIOR-SENIOR DINNER
HELD IN BLADENBORO

JuIlOI'oeIlOE OIL Tue Dldo'
enboro school, which was held on
Wednesday evening, in the Wom'
ans club rooms, was the outstand.
ing social event Of the spring. Miss
Margaret Rogers. class teacher, was
in charge of the arrangements.
Decorations had a suggestion of
the o~ut-of-doors in spring, with
trellises covered with gray moss
and rose vines bearing pink roses.
Tall baskets Of bridal wreath used
about the banquet hall were also
very effective and added a note Of
spring.
Tables were placed on three sides
of the large hall, and down the
center also, seating more than one
hundred and fifty guests. The
centerpieces were bowls Of tulips,
yellow and white narcissi and jon.
quils, with lighted slender tapers
lighting the arrangement effec.
lively.
Place cards Of yellow, cut to rep.
resent a boy and a girl in cap and
gown, also carried the program for
the evening and the menu for din
ner. Gay colored paper cups at
each place held minis in class col
ors, and tiny paper umbrellas as
favors were a part of the decora-
tons.
The Home Economics class, I'm.
der the direction of Miss Ella Mac.
Gowan, served a course dinner.
Miss Eliza Hester, president Of
the Junior class, acting toastmis.
tress, made all announcements and
toasts in poetic form. In response
to her address of welcome, Miss
Alma Pait, Senior, responded. DIR.
s. S. Hutchinson, county board of
education chairman, gave the invo.
cation.
j. S. Blair, county superintendent
of education, Elizabethtown, intro.
duced the speaker Of the evening,
James r. Nance, of Lumberton.
Guests recognized by the toast.
mistress were: MI. Nance, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Blair, DR.. and Mrs. s.
S. Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Evans, Mrs. J. A. Bridger, Mrs. r.
c. Bridger. Other guests other than
seniors, included: Superintendent
and Mrs. A. A. White and all high
school teachers, including art and
| public school music and piano
teachers.
The Bladenboro school won state.
wide recognition last week when
Miss Meige, head OF the public
school department, presented a
number of her pupils in a music
contest held in Fayetteville on Fri
day. A mixed quartet, composed Of
Miss Annie Merle White, Miss
Eloise Simmons, Messrs. Levie
Bridger. Jr., and Kenneth Nance,
Won first p lace in that type of en-
try, singing. ''Elfhorn," by Billiard.
Under the leadership Of D. c..
Miller, agricultural teacher, the an
nual Patterson dinner was held in
the Agricultural building on the
evening Of March 20. An effort
was made this year to make the af-
fair as much like a boy and his
father would enjoy as possible.
A four-course dinner was served
by the Home Economics class with
Miss Ella MACEDONIAN, head Of the
department., directing.
During the evening, an address
was made by G. L. Henry Of Lum.
berton.
D. c. Miller, head Of the depart.
ment, was master of ceremonies.
Appearing on the program prior
to Mr.. Henry's address, were Coun.
ty Superintendent of Education Mr..
Blair, who gave the invocation.
Willard Singletary, president of the
club, made the welcome speech,
which was responded to by Mr..
Clyde Evans, member of the school
board, and l.. s. Elkins, Jr., gave a
reading, Man With the Hoe"
Places were laid for eighty-six,
which included besides the agricul.
tural class, Mr.. Henry. guest speak.
er, Mayor J. A. Bridger, DR.. S. S.
Hutchinson, chairman county edu-
cation board, j. S. Blair. county
superintendent Of education, Clyde
Evans, H. J. White and June Sin
gletary, local school board, the men
teachers of the Bladenboro school,
Mrs. D. n. Armstrong was hos.
tess to her bridge club and also
boporad NEiec Sara Tnu Willia mann