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f i-: 9 Clinton. S. C., Thursday, December 15, 1906 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ’S Club tA® 6 ' News Social Events —Shields i'orlran MRS. DAVID SAGE VENEKLASEN MISS MARY JANE JACOBS WEDS MR. VENEKLASEN ON SATURDAY The wedding of Miss Mary train. TI*e French capulet of Jane Jacobs, daughter of Mrs. lace was attached to a full Thomas Dillard Jacobs, ^nd bouffant veil of French illu- Lt. David Sage Veneklasen, s ion. Her bouquet was of min- son of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley iature rosebuds. Raiph Veneklasen of Jackson- The mother of the bride was v.lle, Florida, took place at atUred in mint green chiffon eight o clock Saturday even- QVer U[feta The bridegroom . s ing, December 10, in the First mo th er c hose lace, trimmed Presbyterian Church. The with aqua crepe. They both cor- Rev. Albert L. Bixler, pastor wore w hite glamelia of the bride, officiated during sages the double-ring ceremony. _ ‘ „ . , , . , Immediately following the The church was decorated ceremon a reception was with magnolia leaves and hel(J in the church parlor . Re . white gladioli with candelab- ceiving with the bridal coup . ra holding white lighted can- le were their parepts and (lles ' members of the wedding par- Mrs. J. F. Jacobs Sr. rend- ty. ered several organ \selections Later in the evening the prior to the ceremony. Wil- couple left on a wedding trip liam P. Jacobs sang “Be- after which they will reside cause” and “Serenade”. i n Trenton, N. J. Lt. Venek- The groom’s best man was i asen is stationed at Fort Dudley Ralph Veneklasen of Dix, N. J. Jacksonville, his father. Ush er - groomsmen were James , Bruce of Cornelia, Ga.; Pat- U.UO S Att©nQ rick Goldsmith of Lancaster; Christmas Party Allan Callaway of Atlanta 0n December x the Stephcn Ga., Robert Kuhn apd Ronald D ^ chapter of the United Stine of Jacksonville. , Daughters of the Confedera- The matron of honor was cy held its annual Christmas Mrs. J. Dillard Jacobs, sis- party at the home of Mrs. ter-in-law of the bride. Brides- Perry Moore with Mrs. maids were Miss Todd Davis Moore, Mrs. C. B. Betts, and of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. John Mrs. J. P. Rowland co-hos- R. Lomax of Chapel Hill, N. tesses. C.; Miss Anne McGregor of In i cee pi ng w hh the season, Anderson; and M^s Susan Mrs M c Poole read Jacobs and Miss Amelia Ni- «christmas in Confederate chols of Clinton They wore camps”, an interesting paper identical formal-length gowns W hi c h she and Mr. Poole had of willow-green velvet with wr j tten empire bodice and chapel • ' , T train. They carried arm bou- cfc Mr - a " d ,J ,r ' Joe quits or chrysanthemums. sh J>' “ te « alned u ’ e er ° u P The bride, eiven in mar- ® ns, “ as . m " slc ’. arlcr riase by her brother; J. Dil- *** le,i ln the slng,ng lard Jacobs, wore a candle- 0 caro S- light cage design dress of From the festively decorat- flower - embroidered French e d dining room, the hostess net with Baroque crushed assisted by Mrs. Milton Moore pearls over crepe. The built- served party dainties, in train accented with crepe During the social hour the banding and embroidered Ba- gifts from the trees were dis- roque pearls centered the tributed. Mrs. Wysor Hostess To Century C 1 ub Th:> Century Clfib n?et Tues day afternoon, December 6, at the home of Mrs. Robert E. Wysor on Maple Street. The guest speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. William Dodephoff of Greenville, who has traveled widely, is eon- netted with tile “Little The atre” of Greenville and has 'uayed in a number of pro- Juction ( s. She is also an ac tive member of Greenville’s Westminster Presbyterian Church. Her lecture “Jordan and Israel — Past and Pres ent” was based on a trip tak en in 19G4 from Cairo to Jer usalem: Jordan to Israel, us ing slides she had taktfrT ohasizing the plates of in terest. Invited guests included Mrs. George Morgan of Greenville, Miss Patti Britt of. Tilton, Ga. and Dr. T. Layfon Fraser. Tea and party dainties w<‘re served following the program. Christmas Party In Hodges Hall A Christmas progrem was given Monday evening at a joint meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service, the Wesleyan Guild and C ir- cles of Broad Street Metho dist Church in Hodges Hall. -The president, Mrs. R a y^ mond Pitts gave the opening prayer and held a brief bus iness session prior to the pro gram. The Lidie Pitts circle led by the chairman Mrs. Dor. Creighton, gave an in spiring Christmas program. Three Christmas Carols were' sung by the group with Mrs. Creighton giving the history of each carol. Mrs. Ronald Burnside sang an Applachian Folk song, “I Wonder As I Wander” accompanied with a tenor ukelele. Mrs. Creighton read the “Visit of the Shepherds” from the gospel of St. Luke, follow ed with a film strip based on the scripture. Mrs Creighton closed the progran. with the reading of a poem. “Keeping Christmas” and followed by prayer. Russian tea with nuts and cookies was served from a prettily appointed tea table centered with an arrange ment of red carnations, and holly and flanked by red tap ers in silver holders. Arrange ments of holly, pyraeontha and greenery were used else where. ■iM-M m jversity’s music theory de- Work” from partment, the trombone choir Creation.” is composed of 17 students from the brass department. kA re . ./* I f'rnin selections by the choir, “Sound ,v,r5, ^- ra, 9 A long - playing record of Joanna ■7 J^ rs - ^ ra ! s ’ of the Trumpet,” has been 8 ®’ wife of Charjie J - ^ aig ’ released by Christian Faith ^ 409 Blalock Drive ’ d 1 e d Recordings of Californa. mt of Spartanburg County, she had lived in Jo anna for most of her life and and the Oldtimers Club and a former employe of Joanna Mills. ipr Sunday at 7:30 a.m. at a Clin- . , , ton hospital after five years Wednesday s program op- of declini bcalth . ened with two selections by the brass choir — “Pilgrim’s ^ native Chorus” from “Tannhauser” and “Eternal Father Strong to , , , , , Save” followed by three solos was l ^ e daughter of the late by Miss Nelson^“Care Selve” Spencer and Massey Hucka- from “Atalanta”; “Spirate b y Kcl 'y- shc wa * a pjir, Spirate”; and ’V’oi lo of Epworth Methodist Church sapete” from “Cavalleria Ru- sticana.” “Prelude in C Sharp Min- „ , . , , . or, -us 45” and “Third Pi- Surviving also are a daugh- ano sonata” were Mr. Kauff- tcr ’ M,ss ( ,ir y steB C 'J’ a * g man’s pian a solos. Miss Nel- Joan , na; sons ’ E r ; H ' Craig son ^ng three additional so- and Leon Craig of Greenville. los 1 “Lilacs, Opus. 21, No. Fum?ral serv,ccs were con * 5”; “Hop-Li, the Rickshaw ducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Man”; and “The Hills of Gru- ^e Epworth Methodist Church zia.” by K ev - R° ss Pickett and Rev. Miss Nelson and the trom- Hugh Bickley. Burial was in bone choir joined for “I Heard Woodlawn Memorial } c.rk in the Voice of Jesus Say,” and Greenville, the choir presented the fin- Pallbearers were Hack ale, “Achieved Is the Glorious Prater, Emory Moore, Fred Haydn’s “The Reimler, Cecil Bishop, Rl^tt Xbrams, Elton Bedenbaugji. Clinton Parents Talk to Son on Hong Kong Leave Pfc. Costell Ljttie, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Costell Lit tle, of the Gideon Hill sqctjon *af in Hong Kong recently and they had the p.asure of talkin ' .. with him by f-'j’e- phone. • u He was graduated from Bell Street High School in 1961, and Benedict College in Columbia in 1965. He was a social worker in New York for about six months before entering service at Fort Gor don, Ga., going on to more training at Fort Knox, Ky he has served in Vietnam for about eight months. lot MRS. DONALD HUGHES SUMEREL MISS DAVIS AND MR. SUMEREL EXCHANGE WEDDING VOWS Luncheon For Debutantes Miss Connie Simmons and Miss Nancy Stump, two of the season’s debutantes, were guests of honor at a luncheon Saturday in the Gold Room of the Mary Musgrove Hotel given by Mrs. J. Allen Sim mons, Mrs. Alexander B. Stump, and Mrs. Horatio W. Allison. Guests also included the oth er of th e 18 debutantes who are to be presented at the first Cotillion Club Debutante Ball which is to take place December 29 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel Ballroom. At the luncheon Saturday, a Christmas motif was carried out in the table decorations and place cards, which were made of flowers and net in a holiday theme. Eastern Star To Have Inspection Meet The James B. Parrott Chapter No. 9, Order of East ern Star, will jiave an inspec tion meeting Friday at the Masonic Temple. Supper will begin at 6:30, with a business meeting at 7:30. Village Employees Christmas Party The Whiiten Village’s Em ployees Club will meet for their annual Christmas Party at ‘ the Parent's Club house on Thursday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. It tht t'atftmtrtt of Ptrtontl Products Co-pany positive protection - - ~ —— Births Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dray ton Dillard of Andrews, S. C. announce the birth of a son, Henry Drayton Dillard, Jr., on December 6. Laurens — The Hillcrest Baptist Church was the set ting for the lovely wedding of Miss June Gail Davis to Don ald Hughes Sumerel on Fri day, December 9, at eight o’clock.' Rev. John Platt was the officiating minister. Whtie burniing tapers in tall white candelabrae wth ar rangements of white gladioli and chrysanthemums decorat ed the altar foi me double ring ceremony. A program of nuptial music was given by Miss Joan Burgess, organist, and Miss Barbara Allen, solo ist. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Thad Wells Davis of 11 Independence Avenue, and the late Mr. Davis. She was given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Jerry Elmore. Her wedding gown was de signed of candlelight satin with scalloped neckline out lined with gros de londre lace. The lace was also used in motifs on the bell - shaped skirt. Her Watteau train was chapel-length with twin pan els of lace and bows. Her matching fingertip mantilla veil was bordered in alencon lace. She carried a white Bi ble with an orchid encircled with carnations. William Sumerel of Ayr shire, Scotland was his bro thers best man. Ushers were JoelV Jacks, Ronald Clark, Fran\ Barksdale, ' James Sumenel, brother of groom, all of lLaurens. Mrs. Jerry Elmore was her sister’s matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Misses Charlene Coates, Barbara Sumerel, Doris Epply, and the sister of the groom, Miss Elizabeth Sumerel. Misses Jerri Lynne and Leslie Anne Cooper of Clinton were Junior Bridesmaids. Their dresses were floor - length of candle light crepe with moss green velvet bodices made in an empire style with scooped necklines and short sleeves. A velvet bow held the wind swept back panels of crepe which formed a short train. Their headpieces were double bows of moss green velvet. They carried cascades of an tiqued gold mums. Miss Emily Reeves of Vero Beach, Florida was flower girl. Her dress was of floor- length candlelight crepe with empire waist accented with a green velvet ribbon. The bride is a 1964 graduate of Laurens High School and is a teller at Laurens Federal Savings and Loan Association. The groom also a graduate of Laurens High, is a 1966 gradu ate of United Electronics La boratories in Charleston. Following a wedding trip they will make their home in Laurens. Among out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lynne Cooper Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Powers of Clinton. Jacobs-Veneklasen Wedding Parties Prior to the wedding of Miss Mary Jane Jacobs to Lt. Da vid Sage Veneklasen, sever- a par es v j ■ held in their h. ror Buffet Luncheon On Friday, December 9, Mrs. Alexander B. Stump complimented the bride-elect with a buffet luncheon at her home on Calhoun Street. Luncheon was served buffet style from a beautifully ap pointed table using a Christ mas red and green motif. Cov ers were laid for twelve guests. Miss Jacobs was remem bered with a wedding gift. Rehearsal Party Immediately following the wedding rehearsal at the First Presbyterian Church on Friday evening, the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Veneklasen entertained the wedding party and out-of- town guests with a dinner par ty at the Hotel Mary Mus grove. Covers were laid for thirty at a table centered with a silver candelbra and sever al floral arrangements. Bridesmaids Luncheon On Saturday, December 10, at one o'clock, Mrs. J. Dillard Jacobs complimented the bride, her wedding attendants and out-of-town guests, with a luncheon at the Wilson home on Ansel Drive. Upon arrival guests were served fruit juice after which they were invited into the din ing room where the luncheon table was arranged. Red roses lit a silver epergne cen tered the buffet table. The honoree was presented a gift of silver from the hostess. Also at this time the bride- elect remembered her atten dants with a gift. Bachelor Luncheon On Saturday at two o’clock Mr. Veneklasen complimented his wedding attendants and out-of-town guests with lunch at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. He presented his groomsmen with a gift, at this titne. Bob Jones Musicians In Program at College The Bob Jones University trombone choir and two BJU students — Miss Brenda Nel son, soprano, and Larry Kauffman, pianist — present ed a musical program in the Belk Auditorium at Presby terian College on Wednesday morning, Dec. 7. 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