Montage of clippings and a photograph: FitzSimons family — farm board appointment, Mahaffey–Waterfall wedding, Strozier–Allston engagement, Kiwanis presidency, with addressed envelope

Envelope (upper left):

[4-cent purple Lincoln stamp; circular New York postmark dated 27 FEB 1962, 5:30 PM.]

Mrs. J. P. Walker 3698 Hedrick St. Jacksonville 5, Florida

Small black-and-white photograph (upper centre):

A scallop-edged snapshot of a single-story wood-frame house with a covered porch, framed by the boughs of a large shade tree. No visible caption.

Clipping — “FITZSIMMONS, JR., HEADS FARM BOARD FOR 2 COUNTIES” (left of centre):

FITZSIMMONS, JR., HEADS FARM BOARD FOR 2 COUNTIES

FRANK FITZSIMMONS, JR.

Announcement was made today of the opening of a full time office of the Asheville Production Credit Association for Henderson and Transylvania Counties, effective January 1st. The office will be located in the new addition to the Henderson County Agricultural Building on Maple St. in Hendersonville. The announcement was made following a meeting of the board of directors in Asheville by Alton L. Ward, General Manager.

Also included in the action was the appointment of Frank L. FitzSimmons, Jr., as manager of the Henderson-Transylvania office. Mr. FitzSimmons recently accepted the position of assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the association which serves farmers in the 14 western counties of North Carolina.

Press photograph — Commanders, Hubert M. Lamb Post 77 (lower left):

A black-and-white press photograph showing eight or nine seated men in a long row at a Commanders’ Night dinner. Caption:

COMMANDERS of Hubert M. Lamb Post 77, American Legion, had to themselves Thursday night at Commanders’ Night, marking the anniversary of the post and honoring past commanders. Seated at left are Carroll L. Lamb, J. H. Henderson and Wiltshire Griffith, first commander. At the right side, are (L-R): Walter Crawford, Mayor A. V. Edwards, J. W. Duff, Frank L. FitzSimons, Kenneth Ardron, and the present commander, Willie B. Marshall. (See story on post history on page 7.) — Times-News photo.

Bridal portrait — “MRS. GAILLARD FitzSIMONS WATERFALL” (centre):

A full-length photograph of a bride in white gown with veil and bouquet. Caption beneath:

MRS. GAILLARD FitzSIMONS WATERFALL. Mrs. Waterfall was Esther Lorraine Mahaffey prior to her wedding at 7:30 p.m. December 21 at Grace Episcopal Church in Camden. She is the daughter of Mrs. Loraine Wingo Mahaffey and the late Mr. Mahaffey of Camden. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardy Waterfall of Columbia.

Headline — “Miss Esther Lorraine Mahaffey / And G. F. Waterfall Are Married” (centre lower):

Miss Esther Lorraine Mahaffey And G. F. Waterfall Are Married

Grace Episcopal Church in Camden was the scene of the wedding of Miss Esther Lorraine Mahaffey and Gaillard FitzSimons Waterfall on Thursday, December 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Harry Ernest Lawhon Jr., officiated at the double-ring ceremony in the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Loraine Wingo Mahaffey and the late Mr. Mahaffey of Camden, and the bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardy Waterfall of Columbia.

The wedding music was presented by Mrs. William Bratton deLoach, organist, and John Richards McCrae of Charlottesville, Va., the former Marietta Williams of Camden, was matron of honor. Bridal attendants were Mrs. J. Stephen Anderson of Butler, Pa., the former Barbara Baldauf of Camden; Mrs. Francis McFarland Haynie Jr. of Columbia, the former Rachel Montgomery of Camden; Mrs. Wylie Edward Mitchell Jr. of Columbia, the former Jane Cooper of Camden; Mrs. Andrew McConnell Faucette Jr., the former Harriott Gonzales Hampton of Columbia, cousin of the bride, and Miss Frances Wallace Taylor of Hampton, Va. They were dressed identically in floor length gowns of American Beauty chiffon over peau de soie. The cage effect of the gowns was [continues].

Strozier-Allston engagement (upper right):

A bridal portrait of a young woman in a tulle veil, with caption labeling her:

Mrs. Richard Lee Strozier

Adjacent clipping fragment, headline “Strozier-Allston”:

Miss Margarita Consuelo Allston, daughter of Donald McKay Allston Jr. of John’s Island, [became the bride of Richard Lee] Strozier, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. [Strozier]. [They] were married Feb. 7 in St. John’s [Episcopal Church], [John’s] Island. (year written below: 1969)

— Stories Inside —

FitzSimons / Kiwanis (right column):

FitzSimons Installed As President

Frank L. FitzSimons, Jr., branch manager of Mountain Production Credit Association, was installed Thursday as president of the Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville.

[Date in red ink beside clipping:] Oct 17, 1976

Installation was conducted by Marvin Folger, lieutenant governor of District 1B of Kiwanis in North Carolina. Folger is a member and a past president of the Burke County Kiwanis Club, Morganton.

FitzSimons succeeds O. B. Crowell, Jr., as head of Kiwanis here.

Installed with him were Harley Blackwell as first vice president, William E. Penny as second vice president, Robert W. Fox as secretary-treasurer, and the following incoming directors of the club:

Hardy Caldwell, J. B. Henderson, Edward R. Inman, Paul Jones, Finley Pace, Trueman Westmoreland and Dr. James L. Winstead, Jr.

Retiring directors are Winfield D. Miller, a former president of the club; Robert J. Swackhamer and William H. Waggoner.

Mrs. Folger accompanied her husband on his visit to the Hendersonville club.

Photograph of FitzSimons (centre right):

A black-and-white newspaper portrait of a man in suit and tie wearing eyeglasses, seated. Caption:

FRANK L. FITZSIMONS [wields the] gavel of authority as [head of] the Kiwanis Club of Hender*[sonville]*.

Weather table (right edge):

WEATHER Thursday High 75 Low 36 6 p.m. 67 Rain .00

Last hour night 40 Noon today 57

Lower-right photograph — sailor:

A small black-and-white photograph of a young man with mustache in a U.S. Navy enlisted uniform with white “Dixie cup” hat. [No visible caption.]