St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-20
Joy Ellis Feted
By Parents Friends
At Dinner Dance

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Mirror Room of Hotel Dyckman
on the evening of Friday, Febru-
airy 6 to help lovely Joy Ellis cele-
brate her 10th birthday at a din
ner-dance given by her parents.
A color scheme Of green and gold
was carried out with the tables
centered with floral arrangements
of yellow roses.
Joy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter v. Ellis of 3714 Third Av.
s.. graciously received her guests
in true princess style in a stunning
aqua balloon dress which was en-
HANGED with tiny bows from the
waistline to the hemline of the
skirt. She wore Cinderella glass
slippers with sparkling rhinestone
heels and a glistening tiara which
circled her head like a crown.
The evening began with a four
course dinner After dinner the
beautifully gowned young ladies
and handsome young gentlemen, all
rose and sang with youthful fervor
Happy Birthday" to the honoree
Dancing occupied their atten-
ton for the remainder of the even
ing. The reflections Of the guests
from the huge mirrors covering
all of the walls of the room, spark
led as the lights were dimmed and
the dancing began led by Joy and
her father. After giving the honor
of the next dance to her younger
brother Carter, the honoree began
accepting dances from her other
guests.
At 1920 pm. a hush fell over
the group as a voice announced
over the microphone the wis
doms." a local singing group who
began to sing Sixteen Candles
in JOYS honor as the crowd gath
cred around a large TERED birth
day cake decorated in yellow and
green and sparkling with 16 light
ed candles and enjoyed cake and
punch as the "Wisdoms" continued
their renditions of many favorite
selections. The singers are Jerry
Reed. Gene Moore, Horace Rivers
and Ray Brown.
A highlight came with the open
ing of the many beautifully wrap
ped gifts presented by Joys
friends. Suddenly the clock struck
twelve and everyone realized that
the Cinderella Ball was over and
as they departed, told Joy what a
wonderful time they had exper-
fenced.
The girls, beautiful in their
semi-formal attire floated through
the evening. joys sister, Nan, was
a picture of loneliness in a full
mint green semi-formal frock en-
HANGED with tiers of taffeta and
dainty white sandals.
Patricia Newsom was charming
in a black and pink balloon dress
, dramatized with a huge pink flower
and a black imported shawl; while
Ernestine Shackleford chose a
white lace sheath accessoried with
rhinestone jewelry to match and
rhinestone and clear sandals.
Rosemarie Lawrence was lovely in
a soft blue print with a rounded
neckline and Sheriff. Slorby was
outstanding in a blue and white
balloon sheath accentuated with a
blue velvet bow.
A pink lace sheath accented with
a tiny pink feather hat was Mary
X. Murray's fattering choice; a
bright orange lace sheath with
matching feather headband en-
HANGED the charms of Adriannc
Coleman, while Barbara Rowan
was petite in a green print with
matching heels and Carolyn Smith
in a beige three quarter length
frock and Lorna Nelson in rose
velveteen made charming pictures
A black taffeta skirt and black
velveteen top was Richelle Ses-
sion's lovely choice, while Roe
Carter in a rose dress compliment
ed with four large buttons; Leora