The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-11-20
GLORIOUS SILVER
ANNIVERSARY FOR
THE JOHNSTONS

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Lee Johnston on East Main
Street in Belhaven was beauti
fully decorated throughout when
the couple held open house from
three to six in the afternoon OF
Sunday, November Is, in observ
ance of their Silver Wedding An
niversary. Arrangements of white
chrysanthemums, lacy fern, an6
white gladioli in silver candelabra
epergnettes and silver bowls and
white candles in silver holders
were effectively used in the bridal
motif.
Mrs. Johnston is the former
Ruth Bailey, of Everetts, North
Carolina, and Mr.. Johnston is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Johns
ton, of Belhaven. Their wedding
took place in Everetts on Sunday,
twenty-five years ago. They have
since made their home in Bella
ven, where Mr.. Johnston is asso-
ciated with the Ambrose Barber
Shop, and Mrs. Johnston is assoi-
ated with the Guaranty Bank and
Trust Company.
Guests were greeted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Johnston and presented
to the receiving line composed of
the hosts, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Johnston, Mrs. Johns
toms twin brother, Paul Bailey, of
Washington, N. c.; and Mrs. r.
D. Mitchell and Mrs. Harold Lup-
ton, members of the original we'd
ding party.
Mrs. Johnston wore a semi
formal dress of blue brocade with
matching slippers and a corsage
of brides roses and valley lilies,
a replica of the flowers she wore
for her wedding.
Mrs. Roy Goodrich, of Norfolk,
Virginia, sister of Mr.. Johnston,
directed the guests to the gift
room, where Mrs. Paul Bailey pre-
sided. Mrs. George Taylor, of Ev-
eretts, sister of Mrs. Johnston,
presided at the register. Of spe-
cial interest to the guests was
the original wedding register,
which was displayed beside the
anniversary book.
Mrs. Lester Johnston directed
guests to the dining room, where
they were greeted by Mrs. Gordon
Bailey, of Everetts. The refresh
ment table, covered by an i'm
ported cutwork cloth, was CEN
tered by a three-tiered wedding
cake decorated with white confec-
tionary roses and valley lilies.
Mrs. Connie B. Clark, of Will
liamston, sister of Mrs. Johnston,
served fruit punch from a silver
bowl; and Mr.. Johnston's sister,
Mrs. Harry Midgette, of Rich
mond, Virginia, served cake
squares decorated with roses and
valley lilies. Silver containers on
the table held green and white
mints, sailed pecans, and pea
nuts.
Assisting in serving were Mrs.
John Arthur Johnston, Mrs. Cleve
Woodward, Mrs. Eugene Johnston,
Mrs. ]. E. Edwards, Mrs. j. H.
Purvis, Mrs. Paul Dawson, and
Mrs. Ben Grimes, niece of Mrs.
Johnston, from Raleigh. Good
byes were said by Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Johnston.
AS mementoes of the occasion,
Mrs. Johnston presented her silver
key rings to Mrs. Mitchell and
Mrs. Lupton, who had presented
the music at her wedding.
During the afternoon the Johns
tons received telephone calls from
friends in New Jersey and Ohio
who were unable to join the ap-
proximately two hundred and fif-
ty guests who called to congrat-
ulate the couple.
Among out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Modlin and
children, Mrs. Thelma Blackmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Harris, and
Miss Frances Howard, of WASH
ington; Miss Sue Keel, Miss Ella
Keel, Miss Rosa Caraway, and
Miss Gladys Bailey, of Robertson
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Peele,
Mrs. Minnie B. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Taylor, Jr., Jim Tay-
lor, Miss Trudie Taylor, Mrs. E.
B. James, Mrs. J. B. Ayers, and
Mrs. Gordon Bailey, of Everetts;
Mrs. H. Leman Barnhill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Bunting, Mrs. julie
Barnhill, Melvin Bowen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Bowen, the Rev. A.
B. Ayers, Darrell Taylor, and
Frank Taylor, of Williamson;
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Goodrich and
children, of Norfolk; Mr.. and
Harry Midgette, of Richmond;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Grimes, of Ra-
leigh; Mrs. Ruth Byers, of Dur
ham; and Perry Smith, of Chica-
go, Illinois.