Fun old photos

Earlier today, I added an old picture to a recent post about the May Day dress.  Then I had so much fun looking through Mama's scrapbooks, I decided to share a few more.

Mary Young Smotherman and Ellen.  1st day of school, 1st Grade  1955

Bill Brannen, Ellen, and Eleanor Scruggs,  1st day of school, 1st Grade 1955

Mac Mackey and Bill Lastinger, 1st day of kindergarten, First Methodist, 1955

The Brownie Scout Christmas party was held at the Mackeys' and I guess Mama took the picture.  In the forground are Kay Blanton, Laura Lynn McCorkle, and Suzi Shingler. Back of Kay may be Susan Clary, then Cathy Tillman, Christine Smith, Mary Young Smotherman, Ellen (so proud of the Janet Leigh paper doll set she'd received), Linda Reddick, Gretchen McCoy, Karen Eager.  In the back are Vista Blanton, our scout leader, and two little brothers, Mac Mackey and Gary Blanton.

Brownie Scout Troop Christmas party 1957

The next 4 photos were taken at a high school graduation party given for Hyta and Josie and me at the Felton Davis' beach cottage, Fernandina Beach, May 1967.

Rhett Dawson, Ellen, Josie Eager, Marc Cochran

Hyta Mederer, Steve McCormick

Cindy Wade, Jerry Carter, Sallie Smith

John Flythe, Alex Greene, Cathy Tillman

Mama took this picture of Mac and me at home before the 1966 High School Christmas dance.  I was a senior and Mac was a junior.  I cannot  remember with whom either of us had dates that night. 

Ellen and Mac, Christmas dance, 1966

Now this one: oh, dear.  Rhett Dawson, my beau at the time, was headed off to FSU where he had a football scholarship.  Little Miss Betty Crocker decided to bake him cookies to take back to school,  but when she tried to taste the cookie dough while the Mix Master was still running, she almost sliced her finger off.  Please note the sling, and the bandage on the left forefinger.  A trip to the ER ensued, the bloody batter had to be tossed, and Rhett began his collegiate football career cookie-less.

Ellen and Rhett Dawson, August 1967