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Thursday, June 15,1961 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THE WOMAN'S PAGE Social Events and Chib News of Interest Telephone 833-0541 MRS. CRANDALL Miss Hamer Is Bride of John Crandall In Candlelight Church Ceremony Miss Elizabeth Jane Hamer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pickett Hamer, became the bride of John Raymond Crandall, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Allen Crandall, in a candlelight cere mony which took place at 8:00 p m., June 9, in the First Presbyte rian Church. The Reverend Wil liam Redd Turner, pastor of the church, officiated, using the dou ble ring ceremony. Presenting a program of wed ding music were Mrs. T. Heath Copeland, organist .and Mrs. Ed gar Sadler, organist. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding gown of silk organza made with Alencon lace framlag the neckline, short shirred sleeves, and fitted bodice. Medal lions of Alencon lace accented the skirt which ended in a chapel train. She wore a circular mantil la of Venetian lace and petit point, fingertip length, and car ried an old lace handkerchief made by her maternal great grandmother and carried by her grandmother, her aunt, and her mother in their own weddings. Her bouquest was a cascade of white roses and lilies of the val ley. Miss Janet Leake Hamer was her sister’s maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Jane Ha mer Brooks of Charleston, cousin of the bride; Miss Ruth Elaine Addison of Clinton; and Mrs. Thomas Murl Sease, Jr., of Eas ley. The attendants wore identical short dresses of white chiffon over taffeta, made with cap sleeves, fitted bodice, and bell skirt. Their matching circular hats were made of the same ma terial as their dresses. They car ried single magnolia blossoms showered with white ribbon. Dr. Robert Allen Crandall, fath er of the groom, was best man. Senior ushers were Thomas E. Addison and T. Heath Copeland, both of Clinton. Lighting the candles were Robert Cochrane Hamer, brother of the bride, and Robert Allen Crandall, Jr., of Or lando, Fla., brother of the grown. Other usher - groomsmen were Carlton Crenshaw and Scott Fin- lye, both of Orlando, Fla.; Joseph Dougald Clarke of Fayetteville, N. C.; William W. Francis of Tal lahassee, Fla.; and Thomas R. Wise of Thomasville, Ga. William 30 DAY FREE TRIAL Push a Button... Just ONE Button! No charts to read, no dials to set, no levers to push! Just select the button that describes your wash load, Maytag automatically... right e;not, wash warm PLUS ADVANCSD PSATURBSPLANNSD RT MATTAO lIMT.fUTta ASITATSa * 'i«—» 1 pM . 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Joint Hostesses Entertain Friends On Tuesday and Wednesday of the past week, Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Mrs. C. C. Giles, and Mrs. B. F Wingard entertained a number of friends at the Wilson home. Guests were invited for twelve tables of bridge Tuesday after noon. Hydrangeas, roses, and snapdragons in varied array adorned the living room. Roses and gypsophalia were used in the dining room, while daisies and lilies were combined for bouquets in the den and on the porch. High and second score prizes for the progressions went to Mrs Thurston Giles and Mrs. J. B Templeton. When cards were laid aside, the tables were appointed for refreshments and centered with small arrangements of pan sies. A salad plate, tea and cake were served. On Wednesday they were host esses for a buffet luncheon. To center the luncheon table, a foot ed silver bowl was filled with pink roses, forget-me-nots and feverfew. Daisies were used on small tables throughout the re ceiving rooms, where covers were laid for guests. A variety of col orful summer flowers were dec orative throughout the home. A. R ,P. Circles Have June Meetings Circle No. 1 of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Woman’s Missionary Society met Monday afternoon, June 5, at the church. Mrs. R. L. Plaxico taught two chapters from the stewardship devotional book. The youth pro gram was led by Mrs. Hubert Todd, with several members dis cussing articles from the Synodi cal Journal. Mrs. W. B. Tribble presided over the business session and a special thank offering was taken. Monday evening, circle No. 2 met at the church, with Mrs. No- lon Carter giving the stewardship devotional. Mrs. Marion Nabors assisted by Mrs. Carter, Mrs. L. Wilson and Mrs. Dewey Ox- ner, presented the youth pro gram. Society Meets With Former Members The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of Hopewell Metho dist Church met with two former members, Mrs. Roy Jolley and Miss Ula Jolley, of Mountain Rest, recently for the June ses sion. Seventeen members and five visitors made the trip. The pro gram was given during the mor ning. Dinner was served picnic style to 32 guests, including Mrs. Oscar JoUey of Dillard, Ga„ a former member, and neighbors of the Jolleys. Mrs. Henderson Is Bridge Hostess Mrs. Lykes Henderson enter tained members of the Thursday Bridge Club at her lakeside home last week. Games were played on the porch where colorful fruit and flower arrangements added to the attractiveness. During play sandwiches, punch and party dainties were served. Mrs. B. F. Wingard won high score award. MRS. JOHNSTON Surrott-Johnston Rites Saturday At Ioanna First Baptist Church Miss Marian Surratt, daughter I cessories. Her corsage was the of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Ray Surratt, became the bride of Jesse Eugene Johnston, Jr., in a dou ble ring ceremony at four o’clock on Saturday, June 10, at the First Baptist Church of Joanna. The of ficiating minister was Rev. James B. Mitchell, pastor of the bride. Wedding music was presented by Miss Jennie Ray Surratt, or ganist and sister of the bride, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy R. Ris er of Greenville, soloists. The bride was given in mar riage by her brother, Clark. She wore a wedding gown fashioned fo Alencon lace and pure silk or ganza over taffeta with a chapel train. The scalloped neckline was formed by clipped lace. The molded bodice was appliqued with lace which extended into two panels of the skirt, and the sleeves ended in petal points over the hand. Her fingertip-length veil was caught up in a circlet of orange blossoms. She carried a cascade of white feathered car- Lovely Drop-In Follows Rehearsal A lovely drop-in was given for the Hamer - Crandall wedding party and out of town guests on Thursday evening following the rehearsal by Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sadler and Miss Katherine Dicus at the Sadler home. Assisting in serving and enter taining were Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Turner. The refreshment table in the dining room held diagonal corner arrangements of roses in a silver container and pink tapers in silver candelabra. Other decora tions included topiary trees of pink tulle and ivy and bouquets of pink roses and hydrangeas. Wifh the Sick orchid lifted from her bridal bou quet. After June 19 Mr. and Mrs. Johnston will live in Gainesville, Ga., for the summer. In the fall thye will move to Charlottesville, Va., where both will attend school. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston both graduated grom Clinton High School, she in 1959 and he in 1956. The bride attended Coker College for two years, where she was a recipient of the William Cham bers Coker scholarship and the Sigma Tau Delta award and a member of the May Court. She will enroll at the University of Virginia in September. The groom received his BS de gree in mathematics from Pres byterian College in 1960 and also his commission as a Second Lieu tenant in the U. S. Army Reserve. He was awarded a fellowship to the Institute of Textile Technol ogy in Charlottesville where he is presently doing graduate work There he was elected to member- nations and baby’s breath, cen- 1 s h*P > n Ph: Psi textile fraternity, tered with a white orchid and tied Leake Hamer, younger brother of the bride, was the Junior usher. Immediately following the cere mony a reception was held in the church parlor. Receiving with the couple were their parents and members of the wedding party. Later on in the evening, the couple left for a wdeding trip to Hilton Head. For traveling the bride wore a silk shantung navy blue sheath dress with matching Jacket and white accessories and a corsage of roses. They win make their home for the summer in Steele’s Tavern, Va., where the bridegroom is serving as assistant pastor at Mount C a r m a 1 Presbyterian Church. A graduate of 'Presbyte rian College, he was a mem ber of Blue Key honorary fra ternity and Kappa Alpha Order, Mr. Crandall will resume study this September at Union Theologi cal Seminary in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Pandall was graduated May 28 from Winthrop College, Rock Hill, wlnn Mm was a mem ber of the Senior Order, president of the Winthrop Senate her Junior year, and was listed in Who’s Who la Amsrican Oonapsi and Universities. with white satin ribbon. Mrs. Floyd Abrams of Joanna sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Karen Surratt of Joanna, sister of the bride, and Miss Mary Ann Brown of Joanna, cousin of the bride. The matron of honor’s street- length dress was designed in pink net over satin. It featured a scoop neckline, cap sleeves, full skirt, and a criss-cross cummerbund making a full bow in back. She wore a matching headpiece of a satin bow and face veil and car ried a cascade of pink asters. She wore pearl earrings, a gift from the bride, and short white gloves. The bridesmaids wore dresses of blue net and satin designed identically to that of the matron of honor. They wore pearl ear rings, gifts from the bride, and and short gloves and carried mix ed nosegays. All of the attendants’ dresses were fashioned by Mrs. Frank Phillips of Joanna. Miss Jan Abrams, niece of the bride, was flower girl. Her dress was of pink net satin with scoop neck, puffed sleeves, and large bow. She carried a basket of rose petals. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnston, Sr., of Route 3, Newberry. His father served as best man. Ushers were Morton Hamm of Joanna, uncle of the bride; Bobby Livingston of Newberry, Ben Earl Johnson of Chester, and Ronny Johnson of Cayce, all cousins of the groom Pink and white gladioli and carnations with Oregon fern in the background along with can- relabra framed the front of the sanctuary. Arrangements of gladioli carnations, and Queen Anne’s lace were used in the bap tistry and the vestibule. The fam ily pews were marked with white satin bows. The bride’s mother wore a dutsy rose two-piece lace dress with white accessories and a cor sage of white roses. The groom's mother was dress ed in pink with white accessories. She wore a corsage of white ros es. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the social hall of the church. The bride's table was beautifully appointed in green and white. The three-tiered wedding cake was white with deli cate touches of green, and adorn ed by a miniature bride and groom. The bridal register was kept by Mrs. Nathan Brazel of Joanna. Mrs. Mack Brown and Mrs. James Fulmar served cake, and Mrs. Harold Murphy and Miss Barbara Johnson poured punch. Assisting ware Misses Georgia Young and Linda Bridges of Clin ton, Misses Elisabeth and Donna Franklin. For a wedding trip to the moun tains of Western North Carolina, tbs brids ehanfd to a blue a white sheath dress with white ac- Hamer-Crandall Rehearsal Dinner Before the rehearsal Thursday evening for the Hamer-Crandall wedding, the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hamer, were hosts to members of the wedding party and out of town visitors for dinner at the Cecil P. Wilson home. As the guests assembled appe tisers were served on the patio where asters and pink grapes adorned the punch table. Pink roses and snapdragons filled a silver epergne to center the buffet dinner table in the din ing room, and a mantel arrange ment of roses and snapdragons decorated the living room. Small tables were appointed throughout the receiving rooms in a pink mo tif, decorated with roses and place cards in keeping with the color note. In the den a yellow theme was carried out. Kings Entertain Wedding Party Entertaining members of the Hamer-Crandall wedding party and out of town guests, the bride’s aunt, Mrs. James F King, and Mr. King of Arlington, Va., gave a luncheon at the Poin sett Club in Greenville on Friday. Appointing the bride's table was a lovely arrangement fashioned of pink snapdragons, roses and gladioli around blue love birds in a brass cage. In the same color note, two companion arrange ments of gladioli and snapdrag ons with wedding bells were used on side tables. At this time the bride presented her attendants with gifts. U. D .C. Members Have Supper Meeting For the June meeting, members of the Stephen D. Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confed eracy, enjoyed a covered dish supper Thursday evening, the first. The event was held in the social hall of the First Baptist Church, where the supper table was cen tered with an arrangement of summer flowers featuring hy drangeas. A business session to close the year’s work was held and the president, Mrs. Fred Holcombe, read an appropriate article. This was the last meeting until fall. Mrs. Moore Is Bridge Hostess Thursday Mrs. Perry M. Moore was hostess to members of her card club for a dessert bridge and a number of afternoon games. Rosas were used as a setting for the meeting and a sweet course was served when the guests assembled. Mrs. Henderson Pitts was high scorer, and Mrs. Jasper Rowland won floating prise. Henry Clark is a patient at Hays Hospital where he is re ceiving treatment following a ski ing accident. Friends of G. W. Hollingsworth will be glad to know he was able to return to his home Tuesday from Blalock Clinic where he has been a patient. Mrs. Elberta Boyd and Mrs. Morgan Todd, who have been pa tients at Hays Hospital several weeks, are improving. P. W. Finley, of Mountville, is improving at Hays Hospital where he is a patient. J. M. Ficklin of Mountville, has been dismissed from Blalock Clinic where he has been a pa tient. Mrs. Earnest Graham and Mrs. Fred Wilson, Jr., are pa tients at Hays Hospital. Boyce Lawson. Mrs. Charles Baker, Mrs. W. O. Cantrell, Mrs. Myrtie Alewine are convalescing at their homes following surgery and a stay at Hays Hospital. Vernon Tucker underwent an operation Tuesday at Blalock Clinic. Patients released from Hays Hospital include: Mrs. Judy Murr, James Goodman, Jr., Mountville, Mrs. Floyd Belk, Mrs. John Motte, Mrs. Clyde Cul bertson, Mrs. A. W. Morgan. Mrs. Brooks Patterson, Miss Faye McClain, Cecil Adams, Mrs. Walter Brice, Mrs. Alva Mays, Mrs. Rudolph Woodward. Friends of Mrs. J. D. Wither spoon will be interested to know she is a patient at Blalock Clinic. Donna Pace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Pace, has been a patient at Hays Hospital. Donnie Whitman, son of Mr and Mrs. Bobbie Whitman, is home following a tonsilectomy at Hays Hospital. Walter Godfrey is a patient at Blalock Clinic. Mrs. Laura Cauble, of Laur ens; James E. Evans, of Kin- ards, have returned to their homes following a stay at Hays Hospital. Mrs. W. C. Hipp of Cross Hill, is a patient at Blalock Clinic. IP YOU DON’T BEAD THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS DIAL 833-0541 MRS. THOMAS Snelgrove-Thomos Rites June 2 Simple rites at Bailey Memo- riage by her father and was un rial Methodist Church marked attended. She wore a white street- the marriage at 7:30 p. m., Fri- length sheath dress and carried a day, of Rose Snelgrove, daughter white Bible topped with white car- of Mr. and Mrs. J. B Snelgrove. nations. She also wore a single and Bobby Thomas, son of Mr. strand of pearls, a gift of the and Mrs. Ott Thomas of this city, groom. Reverend B. A. Wesley read the Both are graduates of Clinton marriage service. The bride was given in Lovely Luncheon On Thursday For Wedding Party On Thursday Mrs. John Addi son and Mrs. Tom Addison en tertained the Hamer - Crandall wedding party and out of town visitors at a luncheon at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Placed on the U-shaped table with a white linen cover were white snapdragons and blue hy drangea in a silver epergne. At in tervals along the table were nose gays in blue and white and the place cards followed the same motif. The bride's corsage was a nosegay in the chosen color note and she was remembered by the hostesses with a gift of crystal. High School. He is employed by mar |the State Highway Department. The bride, a graduate of Drau- ghon’s Business College, is em ployed by Plaxico Chevrolet, Inc. The couple is residing at 205 Woodrow street. NEED YARD OR GARDEN WORK DONE? Plowing, Fill Dirt. Topsoil, Ditch Digging, Septic Tank and Drain Lines Dug. ERNEST E. COX Call 833-15M from <:M a. m. to 7:3# p. m. M3 E. Fla. 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