The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-07-31

| LAND are Rev. and Mrs. A. u.
Noe. who have worked with many
Episcopal churches, among them
being St. Andrews at Mays Head.
On July 10th, they observed their
golden wedding in the historic
Glebe House at Bath which was
their home during Mr.. Noes rector
ship at st. Thomas Church, Bath,
Zion, and Trinity churches.
The colonial mantel in the living
room was banked with magnolia
leaves in green and gold, golden
wedding bells and yellow candles,
with a large mirror in the back
ground reflecting it's beauty. Floor
baskets of yellow gladiolas were
used to decorate the hall and
breezeway, and the stairway was
festooned with southern smilax.
In the dining room, the arrange
ment of magnolia leaves on the
mantel, centered with gold and
bronze zinnias, yellow candles, and
the buffet arrangement of yellow
gladiolas and magnolia leaves, car
ried out the color scheme of gold
which was used throughout the
house.
A floor length skirt of antique
gold, covered with white Chinese
linen and lace cloth were used on
the table with a center flower ar
rangement of yellow roses and car
nations, thanked by yellow candles
in silver candelabra. At one end
was the silved punch bowl, and on
the other was the three TERED we'd
ding cake, topped with a golden
tulle, ribbon, and smilax. Orange
punch, cake squares decorated with
yellow rosebuds, nuts, minis and
finger sandwiches We're served. APP
proximately 400 people were pres
ent for the occasion.
Guests attending the celebration
were greeted at the door by Mr..
and Mrs. John Whalen, and were
presented to the receiving line by
Mrs. Eugenia Marshall. The receiv-
ing line consists of the following.
William Stanton Noe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander B. Noe, Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. Noe, Col. and Mrs. Henry
B. Joseph, the honorees, Rev. and
Mrs. Noe, Mrs. T. E. Saunderson,
sister of the bride, and Mrs. w.
R. Noe, a sister-in-law of Mr.. Noe,
and Mrs. Virginia Brown Crab
tree, Mrs. Joe Payne and Mrs.
Kate Makely, who were members
of the wedding party in 1909.
Miss Nancy Baum and Walter
Baum directed guests to the din
ing room. Mrs. Foy Mason pre-
sided at the punch bowl, Mrs.
Frank Cooley registered guests
and Mrs. Joe Brooks We're general
hostesses, with the latter as mis-
tress of ceremonies. Miss Glenda
Ruth Noe and Miss Carolyn Mar
shall were junior hostesses.
Out of town members of the Noe
family present for the occasion 9th
er than the children were Mrs. w.
R. Noe of Williamsburg, Va, Walt
er R. Noe Jr., of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Hampton Noe
and son from Winston-Salem.
Members of the Barber family
present included: Mr.. and Mrs.
Metrah Swindell, Mrs. Virginia
Brown Crabtree, an Mrs. Esther
Brown Williams of Swan Quarter;
Mrs. Eugenia Marshall and daugh-
ter, Carolyn, Mrs. T. E. Saunder-
son, Mrs. Orpha Davis, Mrs. Cole
man Davis, Mrs. Kate Makely of
Engelhard; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Davis Of Swan Quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noe were married
July IA, 1909 at st Georges Epis-
copal church in Hyde county by
the Rev. Milton A. Barber, rector
of Christ Church, Raleigh, and
uncle of the bride. This was Mr..
Noes first parish after leaving the
Seminary at the University of the
South, Sewanee Tennessee. He sue
ceeded Mrs. Noes grandfather. the
Rev. Samuel Swami Barber, who
was rector Of the church for forty
years.
! Mr.. Noe is a native of Beau