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Thursday, December 29, 1949 -n '• ’ / . ■ *'/ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Three TheWOMAN’S PAGE SOCIETY EVENTS, CLUB AND CHURCH NEWS OF INTEREST...t.. . TELEPHONE 74 or 495 Blackford, of Spartanburg, and Miss I Clara Barnes, of Charlotte, N. C., , both cousins of the iride. Their church. 1 dresses were identical to the maid |of honor’s and they also wore ban- ideaux in their hair and carried bou quets of Better Times roses. Six, Saturday evening, December 17, at six o’clock at St. John Methodist The Rev. J. A. Merchant, pastor of the bride, assisted by the Rev. P. L. Bauknight, pastor of the bridegroom, conducted the ritual in a setting of Simpson-Cox The lovely young bride, given in w j 1 j^ e flowers and burning tapers. marriage by. .her father, was T a pe rs and magnolia leaves Were used f 16 * h r, We , ddl ? g 1 ? 0Wtl J ° f 1' * decoration of the church windows. | light br.dal satin fashioned with high ^ ^ ^ nt _ | neckline, long pointed sleeves, tight- , , n T . - na(r ~;ly fitted bodice, draped hipline ae-, l,db ) , Mr, G eorgc Dempsey of Geff- |Mr. and Mrs. Cally Gault of Mullins. J*" "ouige" ,0^11,1'“ the” can r dle 5 y wire. Engagement ,Mr S and y Mrs Cll Ha r rJ 5 Hickhn. Rich- f ouble ''ered finger tip of French ■l- b * b ^ d by Rf,y T ' Smitb and Bud | Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Simpson ‘ burg. Ms. and Mrs. Harry Austell, luston with a shadow bonnet of satin Jones, announce the engagement of their Laurens, Miss Kat Dicus, Otis Young encirc i e cl with imported orange bios- The bride,, given in -mamage by daughter, Betty Sue, to Russell M.; and Reese Young of this city. ^ome. She carried a bouquet of her father, wore a gown of antique Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cox, | b u nde s 1 roses Wlth lllies of ivory satin with portrait neckline and of Laurens. The wedding will take Wiclfham-Keeves the val.ey. \ ( imarquisette yoke. The long fitted place in January. ! * | Willard D. Campbell, of Columbus, sleeves ended in callapoints and the • Announcement • (Ohio, brother-in-Law of the bride- f u n s kirt extended into a train. Her Attend 1 Weddina Dr. and Mrs. Edouard Patte an-|6room was beA man. fingertip veil of silk illusion was at- 1 mi ^ nounce the engagement of their: Mr s- Gray, mother cxf the bride. tached to a satin and nylon iii U3 i 0 n i In breenville ; niece, Miss Francine Wickham, to wore aqua crepe with a pink velvet tiara ghe carried a white orchid on! A number of Clinton friends and, George McMillan Reeve’s, Jr., son of a od a corsage of pink perfection a w hjt € satin muff and wore as her relatives were in Greenville Tuesday Rev - a nd Mrs. George Reeves, of cai ]?f t _| aS 4' l _ only ornament a strand of pearls, gift DR. CHARLES J. HART CHIROPRACTOR NEIROCALOMETER NEI ROSAIXKiRAPH AND X-RAY SPINAL ANALYSIS Hours: 9-12 and 3-6 Telephone 22501 254 West Main St., Next to First Methodist Church Laurens, S. C. DR. HART for the wedding of Miss Mary Etta | Spartanburg. Henry and David Craig Purcell of Salisbury, N. C., which took place in the chapel of the First Presbyte rian church. Those attending were: Mrs. J. Will Dillard, Miss Arva Henry, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Watts Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Len Ledford, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Godfrey and Mr. and Mrs. Cally Gault. Miss Wickham, who has been vis iting with her uncle and aunt for some time, is the daughter of the Yves L. Wickham, M.D., of Paris, and Mrs. Wickham, the former Odette Patry de Seigneux, a sister of Mrs. After the wedding >the bride and , . ... bridegroom received the good wish-) 0 e n(e £ ,<>om - . f es of the assemblage in the vestibule' M,m Je “ n Bonebrake was maid of of the church l‘ | honor and bridesmaids were Mrs. During the evening the young ( harlie Sprouse of Gaffney, aunt of couple left for their wedding trip and bride, Mrs. Alsie Poole of W ood- upon their return will make their ruff, roommate of the bride at Lan- home here. For traveling the bride der college, Miss Gwendolyn Laramore Pitts-Rykart Rites In Camden Of interest to a wide circle of friends and relatives in this city was the marriage on Sunday, December 25, at one o’clock in the afternoon, of Miss Cleon Vance Pitts, of Camden, daughter of Mrs. Ina Vance Pitts, of this city, and the late G. C. Pitts, to Johnnie Rykart, of Camden. The cer emony was performed at the First Presbyterian church in that city. December Meeting For Study Club Mrs. Marshall Brown was hostess to the Study club on the afternoon of December 7. The program com memorated Pearl Harbor Day, with Mrs. Robert E. Wysor, Jr., as leader. Mrs. Wysor gave a program on the seaport of Honolulu, and a graphic ^Mr Raavac ie nn Yho in ' wore 3 holly berry red suit with of Mountville and Misa Virginia Ann Presbyterian college as an ^ss^tant! matching hat ’ black accessories a "d , Cook of Clemson, suite mates of the a corsage of roses. professor of English, he is a gradu-i Vance is the daughter of Mr ate of Wofford college and hold an ! „ daughter or Mr. M. A. degree from the University • 0 t' and Mrs Laurens RuaseU Grey (Ger- Alabama. ^ Miss Wickham, who has a B. A. degree from the University of Paris, ter as a student at Presbyterian col lege. „ 1 bride. The flower girl was Lynn Craw ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Crawford. The bride’s attendants were identi cally dressed in emerald green satin Holiday Party Fetes Brides, Bride-Elect An informal morning party was given Saturday at the W. C. Baldwin home for Mrs. George''Frady and Mrs. Murphey Timmerman, brides of recent date. Hostesses for the occa sion were Mrs. Allen Draughon, Miss Barrie Jean Wingard and* Miss Peggy Copeland. Mrs. W. C^ Baldwin and Mrs. B. F. Wingard assisted in the courtesies of entertaining. Decorations throughout the receiv ing rooms were in the holiday motif, ijror the dining table red berries, review of the current history'’of"ffle! evergreens and white tapers with red trude Sexton) of this city. She is a graduate of Queens college, Char lotte, N.C.^where she was a mem- g ^yj ed nec klines and long is planning to spend the next semes-! ^ er 0 Pbl social sorority. In fu jj w j t h j nset shirring in - - -T.j—* -4 her senior year she was president of | ■ f t d . . Th * wore the student body. May queen and P° , j , , . y , named in “Who’s Who in American! hea | ddre8se f of nylon ,1 I US, °" * nd car ' Colleges and Universities.” She is a ned €merald S re€n w,th Amen - young woman of unusual charm and, can roses. The flower girl car- attractiveeiess and her friends are riod * white basket of rose P* 1 ® 18 and delighted that her marriage will not w °re 3 coronet caught to her hair Hawaiian Islands. During the social hour guests were invited into the dining room where the Christmas motif was attractive ly carried out in decorations and re freshments, Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, [Gray, bride-elect, who was a special of Atlanta, Ga., was a guest for the' g uest - were presented corsages of red meeting. ribbons were fashioned into a lovely arrangement. Assorted sandwiches, dates, cheese biscuit, and fruit cake were served buffet style. The honorees and Miss Virginia SPECIAL! take her away from the city. Mr. Vance* is the son of Robert B. Vance and the late Mrs. Mary Bailey with rosebuds. t Thomas Jordan of Charlotte, N. C., was best man. Usher groomsmen were Vance. He is a graduate of McCallie | George Galphin, Jr., of Ninety Six, school in Chattanooga, Tenn., and i Leonard Jones of Blacksburg, cousin Davidson college, Davidson, N. C.! of the bride, Bud Jones, brother of During World War II he served four the bride, and Roy T. Smith, of this years and seven months in the navy and was awarded six military rib bons and fourteen battle stars. Mr Vance is prominently Identified with the business life of this ocmmunity He is president of M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, and has textile am}, other byiness interests. The wedding was attended by a large number of out-of-town guests from this state and elsewhere. , roses. Wedding Breakfast For Gray-Vonce Party On Tuesday a wedding breakfast Long Bronch Club In December Meeting Mrs. McLeese Cunningham was hostess to the Long Branch Home Miss Marjorie Jones Weds Milford Smith In Church Rites city, brother of the bridegroom. The bride’s mother wor^ a dinner dress of peacock blue crepe with sil ver accessories and a corsage of red rosebuds. The bridegroom’s mother wore rose silk crepe and a corsage of 1 gardenias. After the ceremony, the couple and attendants received in the vestibule of the church. The couple left during the evening for a short wedding trip, Mrs. Smith wearing a mauve gaberdine suit with emerald green accessories and a mauve feather hat with touches of was given by Mrs C. M. Bailey and | Demonstration club “ at her home on Mrs. W. L. Marshall, Jr., for ipein-1 ^ onda y afternoon with Mrs. Jim bers of the Gray-Vance wedding Cunninghani and Mrs Bob Wilkie as party and tne immediate families, 'assistant hostesses The receiving rooms of the home The home was attractive with were adorned with artistic arrange- unique Christmas d ecorations at T e vV? kee P i 7 g 4 ^ the s f ason J vantage points and a lighted tree as A buffet breakfast was served and ithe center of attraction pests found their places at smaib After the president> Mrs . Joe tables -nie bride’s table, beautifully | Poole called the meeti tQ ord | appointed in green and white waS :^ “Littk Jesus, Come centred wrth an arrangemen of, at EveMrs w p Abercrortlbi e! snapdragons gladioli and carnations, gave the Christmas story from Luke in an antique bowl. and a p ra y er Carols were sungi, ^ ~Z ^ . Mrs. T. B. Sumerel directed sev- Wedding Party* Is oral games and contests appropriate C_*.*_*. *__ J |_ I Mi.rAnr for the season, and each member re- hntertamed In Laurens ceived a gift from her sunshine sis _ Members of the wedding party, the ^ er Later the hostess served cake out-of-town guests and the families and am hrn«:ia were invited to the home of Mr. and _! _ Mrs. H. Douglas Gray in Laurens on ia* w; • • Monday evening following the re- *vH55 Virginia OTOy hearsal for the Gray-Vance wedding. Weds Robert M. Vance Pink predominated in the floral ar- . l rangements for the receiving rooms IH L«hUrCh Ceremony of the home. A beautiful wedding I Centering wide interest was the scene was featured on the dining jiovely wedding of Miss Virginia Sex ton Gray and Robert Mercer Vance, which took place at five o’clock on Tuesday afternoon, December 27, at the First Presbyterian church. Dr. William Redd Turner, pastor of the bride and bridegroom, officiated at the ceremony, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods, in the presence of a large as semblage of relatives and friends. Palms, oamboo, white gladioli and many white cathedral candles in candelabra effectively decorated the church. Mrs. J. F. Jacobs,, organist, ^iss green. Her corsage was the orchid Miss Marjorie Jones, daughter of from her muff. Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Cen tralized high school, Blacksburg, and (Continued on page seven) iaug Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Jones, of Blacksburg, became tfia bride of Mil ford Smith of this city and Ninety HANDY-HANNAH Electric HAIR DRYER Blows Hot or Cold Air USED FOR DRYING LINGERIE, HOSIERY, GtOVES, DEFROSTING REFRIGERATOR While They Lost— $4.44 W*/ > \! iuc* j i : \v i; i i. i* s * *‘A Credit To South Carolina’ table and the three-tiered wedding cake was reflected from the buffet. A turkey supper was served and lat er a w’edding cake containing the emblems of fate was cut and served lyvith wedding bell ice cream. ifT Christmas Party For Employees On last Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gasque and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Pitts entertained the employees of Royal Cleaners and Gasque Sales Agency, their wives Mary Kent Wysor, Miss Margery and husbands, at the former’s home Smith and J. Isaac Copeland, solo- on Lake Greenwood. J ists, furnished the wedding music. The cottage was festive with gar-‘Before the ceremony 'Mrs. Jacobs lands of evergreens, red berries, can-' played a medley of old songs and dies and a Christmas tree. A buffet j “Serenade’’ (Schubert). Miss Wysor supper was served, after which ping sang “Because” and Mr. Copeland pong contests and bingo were en- sang “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.” joyed. Later each guest was present- During the ceremony “Buona Notte” ed a gift from the tree by Santa, and (Nevin) was softly played. For the carols were sung. I processional the bridal chorus from ♦ ; “Lohengrin” (Wagner) was used and Dinner Par tv Honors for the rec€s sionai the “Wedding i/mnci March” (Mendelssohn). After the ceremony, as a benediction, Miss Margery Smith sang “The Lord’s Prayer” (Malotte). Ushers were P. S. Bailey, George H. Cornelson and P. Bailey Williams, of’this city, all cousins of the bride> (jeneJlndermi's Famous Annual 1-2 Price Sale! Gene Anderson's strict policy is to clear our stocks regularly in order to keep new, clean merchandise. We do not carry over merchandise from one season to another. We have gone through our stock ond picked out odd lots ond broken sizes for our famous annual Vz-Price Sale. Be here early and get your choice of the selection. Mr. and Mrs. Ledford Complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Len Ledford, who were married on De cember 14, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel B/ Godfrey entertained with a dinner party on Friday evening Decorations throughout the home groom. James Gray Dunklin, of Lau- were in the yuletide motif featuring greens with bright berries and many lighted red tapers. A turkey dinner was served buffet style from a beau- re ns, cousin <^f the bride, and Reese Young, of this city, were groomsmen. Miss Toccoa Bailey Wise, of this city, niece of the bridegroom, was tifully appointed h el id a y table, maid of honor. She was gowned in Guests were seated at small tables. Polonaise blue tissue faille, fash';, with the place of the bride designat- ioned in drop shoulder effect with. ed by a corsage of white camellias. Mr. and Mrs. Ledford were also pre sented silver in their wedding pat tern. Mrs. E. H. Wilkes Mrs. John T. Young and Georgia Young assisted the hostess in serving. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Watts Davis of Parkersburg W. Va., Belgian lace bertha, tight bodice and bias fold Farthingale skirts which fell into a butterfly bustla. She wore a bandeau of Polonaise blue velvet leaves in her hair and her flowers were a bouquet of Better Times roses tied with floor length matching satin ribbon. . | The bridesmaids were Mrs. George PRICE Odd Lots, Slightly Shopworn Merchandise Women’s Coats,, 4 'V Women’s Suits Dresses Panties Slips Gowns Blouses Women’s Sweaters Handbags Jewelry Children’s Coats Children’s Dresses Girls’ Skirts Girls’ Sweaters ► Women’s Robes YOU CAN’T BEAT VALUE”