The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-11-13
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Halle Albin Honored
With Bridal Shower

season was the shower given Thurs
day evening by Mrs. David Forde,
Mrs. Ed Powers, and Mrs. Herndon
Powers for Miss HAZE Albin. Mrs
Forbes home was gay with different
eolors of crysanthemums from gar
dens Of friends and Hne white and
silver wedding bells carried out the
bridal motif. The guests were met by
til -~-ceiving line, which was COM
posed of Mrs. Forde, who wore gold
crepe, with lavender NUNS, Mrs. Al
bin who wore blue with pink roses,
Miss Halle Albin, the bride elect
whose costume was black with a cor
sage of white orchids, Miss Earnes-
tine Albin, in brown with gold NUNS,
and Mrs. Ben Linn, of Pickens in
blue with a corsage of white roses.
Mrs. Ed Powers and Mrs. Bertha
Cowsert showed the guests into the
room where the gifts yer displayed,
ard many lovely pieces of silver,
crystal, and other attractive and pse-
full gifts filled the tables. In the
dining room, the lace covered table
was centered with white chrysan-
themums, lighted at each end by
white candles in silver candlesticks.
Mrs. Hugh Cowsert and Miss Doro-
thy Mauldin poured tea, while Miss
Virginia Wilkes, Miss Muriel Ford
of Shreveport, Miss Kettle Sue
Branch, and Mrs. H. B. Powers as
sisted in the serving of white block
cake, and candy.
Miss Rosa Wyse Forde, the lovely
young daughter Of the house played
soft music on the piano during the
evening.
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Miss Santa Hollum was kept away
from her school duties a few days
last week by q sor throat. Mrs.
Hugh Cowsert substituted for her
during her absence.
We were more than delighted to
know that we would get CUR preach
er back at the Methodist church,
when we read the appointments on
Monday morning, but we were also
very sorry to hear of the illness of
Brother Driskell, which made him un-
able to return home for a few days.
Mrs. Eugene Parker, Jr. whose
home is in Itta Bena visited her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. X. Gulledge
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Collins and lit.
tie daughter, Betty Lou, and Mrs
ed Gulledge of Durant were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Bertha Cowsert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cowsert, Mis-:
Dorothy Mauldin, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Branch, Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Branch
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Neaves, MI. Pat
Smithson and Mr.. Raiford Branch Of
Hattiesburg attended the football
game at L.S.U. last Saturday.
Mrs. j. T. Shelton accompanied hel
niece, Miss Wilma Lyle of Aberdeen
to Jackson, on Friday where the
latter attended a State meeting o:
! Home Economics Teachers. On theil
return to Goodman, Mrs. Jimmie
Donald joined Miss Lyle for a visi
to relatives at Kosciusko over thu
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Skelto. spen
: Sunday in Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Donald motor
! ed TO Memphis on Sunday afternoon
returning on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henderson ant
daughter, Miss Marguerite came VI
from JACKSON Friday to visit Mrs
Ida Henderson, and to attend thu
home coming at the college.
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Bridge Party Honors
Popular Bride-Eelct
Mrs. Hugh Cowsert and Berth'
Cowsert were hostesses on Tues
day evening at a bridge party hon
oring Miss Halle Albin, popula
| bride-elect.
The Cowsert's lovely home wa
decorated in fall flowers, with silve
and white wedding bells carrying GU
the bridal motif. A miniature brid
and groom conferred the ''brides
table where a chair decorated wit.
white and silver maline was in wait
ing for her occupancy.
/ Five tables of prayers enjoyed tn
evening. At the close of the games
the hostsses served an appetizin
salad plate, with sailed nuts, an
candies in the shape of weddin
bells.
The bride elect was presented wit
a lovely salad plate in her chose
pattern of crystal, by the hostesses.
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Mrs. Thomas Perry, Mrs. Ada
Donald, Adlai Donald, Jr, Home
Daniels and Street and Grace Luca
spent Sunday in Memphis wher
they went to see Nh. Earl Luca
who is receiving treatment at tn