The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-03-17
CHERRY BLOSSOM
PRINCESS CHOSEN
FOR NO. CAROLINA
BY EDNA WILKINS soPER

Miss Terry Grier was crowned
North Carolina Princess of the
1861 National Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival at Dinner-Dance sponsored
by the North Carolina Society of
Washington at the Mayflower
Hotel, Saturday night, March IL,
from 7.3O to 1890 o'clock.
Miss Grier, IS, is the daughter
of Barron X. Grier, prominent
Washington Attorney and former
General Counsel to the Military
Renegotiation Board, of Statesville,
and the former Cornelia Maslin, of
Winston-Salem.
Terry is tall, brunette, Holly
Hall debutante; a 1860 graduate of
Holton Arms School; and first year
student at Converse College, Spar
tanburg, S. C. Her main interests
are art and psychology; and her
hobbies are reading, painting, and
water skiing.
The event took place in the May
flowers Colonial Room which was
decorated throughout with NINA
ture cherry trees Gin bloom. Pink
table settings and candles COM
pleted the spring-time decor.
Miss Grier's court was announc-
ed preceding the Ball. Her escort
was Richard Barefoot of Char
lotte.
Her Maid of Honor was Miss
Jane Webb, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Y. Webb of Shelby,
whose escort was Frank Black
of Washington, D. C.
The Crown-bearer was little Miss
Susan Reilly. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Donald Reilly, of Shelby.
Master Walter Chatam son of
Mrs. Thurmond Chatam and the
late Mr.. Chatam of Winston-Sa-
lem was with her.
The coronet was placed on Miss
Grier's head by Congressman Hugh
10. Alexander of North Cardinals
Ninth District. Her dress was a
white embroidered organdie, with
bouffant, floor-length model OF
cap sleeves, and back trim of tiny
buttons.
Other members of the Princess
court were the Misses Beth Alex
ander, Kannapolis, Catherine Beck.
with, Lumberton; Elizabeth Brink.
meyer, Durham; Ann Brinn, Her't.
ford; Rebecca Marshall, Winston
Salem; Ann Norfent, Charlotte
Adelaide Park, Raleigh; Peggy
Rhyme, Charlotte; Susan Rogers
Winston-Salem; Toni Taylor, Black
Mountain; Sally Webb, Oxford
and Ann Hobbs, Charlotte.
Also the Messers Daniel M
Campbell III, Raleigh; Randolph
Coyner, Winston-Salem; J. Tucker
Dorsey, Charlotte; Thomas w
Glymph, Jr., Durham Frank L
Grier, Statesville; William N
Hobbs, Charlotte; John S. Kicker
Winston-Salem; Joseph A. Lem
ster, Jr., Raleigh; Richard Jones
Lincolnton. r. Theodore Lunger
Jr., Marion; David w. Richmond
Jr., New Bern; Alan Taylor. Black
Mountain; William Warren
Blount's Creek. James Williams
Concord.
Music for dinner and dancing
was provided by Ralph Graves
orchestra.
Chairmen of Committees of the
North Carolina Society assisting
with the coronation arrangements
wee: Mrs. A. D. McFadyen, Ticket
and Reservations; Mrs. Charles S
Rhyme. Selection of the Court; Mrs
Jerry N. Griffin, Dinner and Orch
estra; Mrs. Harry Wake, March
and Figure; Mrs. Henry c. Soper
Press Relations; and Mrs. Ralph
Gardner, Decorations.
Among out-of-guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Armfield Leinster, Raj
eigh. Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Shelbv
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Park, Ithica, N
!, ". and DR.. and Mrs. 7. P. Brinn
Hartford.
The National Cherry Blossom
Festival, sponsored annually by the
metropolitan Washington Board o.
TRADE, will be held April 40, il
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