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Flaming tarcheres and Hawaii-[Malvina Bridges, president of the anceremonial gods banked with club, Miss Maria Hilliard Pow exotic tropical foliage and giant jers and Miss Dorothy Allen Butt smoking clam shells decorated]for, the entrance of the Greenville to a Country Club Friday evening at Carrying out the Hawaiian 4;20 for a juau and dance, how- theme, the foyer was decorated aring three members of the Del with an arrangement of Wood rost to Debutante Club of 1960, es and ti leaves that flanked the Hosts for the event, honoring idol mads from a coconut trunk, wir daughters, were Me, and The honorees received with Mrs. Calhoun Bridges Jr, Mr.their escorts, Miss Bridges with and Mrs. Millard Fillmore Pow| Buford Anderson, Sumner, Miss eour, and Mr. and Mrs. Ern}Powera with Evan Davis and est Butler. Honored were Miss Miss Butler with Harold Holiman. Miss Bridges wore a flowered saw candle floats. Each debutante's! rong in shades of brows, Miss|place was marked with a Hower| Hilliard, wore a shaded blue salei. . rong end Miss Butler wore asa) ‘The Inau table, centered with al ong of native Hawaiian print in whole roasted pig, was draped shades of brown. The honorees with fish net, and decorated with were orchid Jeis that had been foliage and blossoms of many got flown in from Hawaii and matchers. The menu was typical of Jing orchid arrangements for their authentic Hawaiian Tuaus hair, 1 Alo in the receiving line were, “Mrs. Bridges, Mrs. Powers and ‘Mrs. Buller, who wore native mau mou costumes and flower leis. Focal point in the decorations of the ballroam, was a South Pa cific backdrop that included palm trees and tropical foliage and flanging from the ceiling was a canopy of brightly colored stream ers, interspersed with giant paper kaleidoscopic bally. Luau Decorations The debutantes and their es corts were seated at a Tong hian table on the enclosed porch, cov ered with blue green cloth, over- laid with fishnet. At the far end of the table was a Hawaiian idol and at his feet a three ‘tieréd} fountain, forming a bubbling wa terfall banked with foliage. Run ning the ‘full length of the table, were Kalili, the ceremonial Haw ai standards of various tolored] Hawaiian flowers, alternated with At 9 p.m. following the Tuau, a dance was held with the Pell Tufies furnishing the music for dancing with about 200 guests at tending from the surrounding Del ta area. Included in the post Tist were, members of the Delta Debutante Club, their escorts and Mira. Law rence Lipscomb Paxton, Mr. Mrs. Earl Robb, Mrs. Caer Griffith, Mrs. J. S. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. John Bridges J0, Mrs. David Groome, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Rey nolds Jr. Mrs. Lawrence Desai. Anderson, Desaix Anderson an Mr. and Mrs. William Wade Tucei nn DEBUTANTES HONORED AT LUAU — Friday evening at the Greenville Country Club three mem bers of the Delta Debutante Club of 1960 were honored at a luau and dance given by their parents. Seen with their escorts are Miss Dorothy Allen Butler and at her left, her escort, Harold Holiman, Miss Malvina Ann Bridges and escort, Buford And erson, Sumner, Miss Maria Hilliard Powers and Evan Davis. (Photo by Larson) Will BE A TENANT? Many excellent home-buys at easy terms in the Classified ads.
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Greenville Delta Democrat Times
Greenville, Mississippi, US
Mon, Jun 13, 1960
Page 6
Full Page
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