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Date Of His Birthda\Married 65 YearsBSP Is Social, ultural And Service GroupBeta Sigma Phi, a social, cultural and service sorority for women, wasorganized in Abilene, Kansas June 30, 1931 by Walter M. Ross.The keynote of Beta Sigma Phi is friendship, and it is not affiliated with any school or college. Its motto is “life, learning and Friendship’’.Included in the sorority’s civic projects are helping the needy, and doing volunteer work with the elderly, handicapped and sick.The first chapter organized in Kannapolis was Beta Rho, with Miss Betty Benton (now Mrs. Bob Burleson) serving as first president.Beta Rho chapter has since disbanded, and there are currently six chapters in this area. These include: Delta Omega, Delta Psi, Xi Beta Theta, Xi Phi, Alpha Gamma and Preceptor.Home RitesUnite Brown, Greene PairThe wedding of Miss Margaret “Maggie” Greene and Richard C. Brown took place in 1911 on the date of his birthday, Feb. 23.Scene of the ceremony was the home of her parents, the late Mr. amd Mrs. George A. Greene, in Mt. Pleasant.Mr. Brown’s parents are the late Mr. and Mrs. John A. M. Brown of Rowan County.Following their marriage, the couple moved to Rockwell where the bridegroom and his father ran a lumber plant.In 1916, the couple moved to Concord and Mr. Brown worked here for Beaver Lumber Co. His next job was in the carpenter shop at Cannon Mills Plant 6 in Concord. He retired in 1956.The Browns built a home in 1921 on Kerr St. in Concord where they still reside.They are the parents of Craig C. Brown of Mooresville; Thayer L. Brown of Baltimore, Md.; and Louise (Mrs. D. D.) Nash of the home. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.Mr. and Mrs. Brown belong to the Ann St. United Methodist Church in Concord and are the only two living charter members there of the Adult Bible Class.Mrs. Brown attended Mont Amoena Seminary in Mt. Pleasant.She and her future husband met while working at the Hosiery Mill in Mt. Pleasant.Mrs. Brown’s hobbies include working in the yard with her flowers.Mr. Brown runs a small store in the basement of the home and is abaseball enthusiast. His goal is to live to be 100 and have five generations of children.HydrantsDecorating fire hydrants for the bicentennial became a special project for 4-H’ers in Wilkes County.Armed with red, white and blue paint, members of the Little Rock 4-H Club dressed one hydrant as Uncle Sam and one as Betsy Ross.The bicentennial hydrants have created a lot of interest from passersby, observes Kathryn Reese, associate home economics extension agent.Colorfully different or matched applique patches add new life to work or play clothing with worn knees or elbows. Be sure choice of patching material, is washable, preshrunk and colorfast.■ IBatiste And LaceBridal GownIn 1911 CostAll Of $4.98Mrs. Larry Sellers, first greatgrandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Brown, models the gown that her great-grandmother wore in her wedding 65 years ago.Bought at that time for $4.98 from Belk’s Department store in Concord, the gown of white batiste is accented with lace at the high rounded neckline, on the cuffs of the long sleeves and around the hemline.Insertions of the same lace mark the waistline of the tucked bodice and are used in a V-shaped design on the bias-cut skirt.Mrs. Sellers, who was Miss Debbie Nash before her marriage, is 19 years old and a student at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte. She lives at Hillandale Place in Concord.
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Kannapolis Daily Independent
Kannapolis, North Carolina, US
Tue, Jun 29, 1976
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