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ItcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 22, 1937 Remember - You Always Save At Gallant-Belk Co. Springtime is the TIME to BRIGHTEN UP the It’s Time To Brighten Up The Home With DRAPERIES, CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES and RUGS! BUY ALL THESE FROM-- GALLANT-BELK CO AND SAVE MONEY! Buy Beautiful RUGS at LOW Prices There’s nothing like a nice rug to make a floor look cheerful, and to eliminate a lot of floor-scrubbing. Buy a nice rug at a low price from Gal lant-Belk Company. Really Beautiful 9 x 12 FELT BASE RUGS $4.95 W r ith Borders and W ithout Borders 9 x 10 FELT BASE RUGS $3.99 Real Good Quality Felt Base or CONGOLEUM RUGS With borders and without, and worth at least $1 to $2 more. $5.95 - $6.95 9 x 12 GOLD SEAL RUGS $7.95 - $8.95 This is Spring cleaning time! Save work by having pretty felt base or Congoleum Rugs on your floors. New Draperies and Curtains will make the entire home look fresh. Save money buy these and other household needs at Gallant-Belk Co. NOW ! BUY SHOES t in Greenwood's largest Shoe Department. Shoes for every member of the family expertly fitted by X-RAY \ We have shoes for everybody, for less than you would pay elsewhere and you're sure to he pleased when you buy them here! You Gan SEE That Thev Fit! Do not fail to see the beautiful Yarns on display upstairs in *the KNIT-WIT SHOP Mrs. Roddey and Mrs. Snead will be de lighted to give you knitting instructions and suggestions. SHOP And SAVE In Our UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENTS Be sure to visit Greenwood's*leading Ready-to-Wear Department, Complete Boys’ Department and com plete Girls’ and Misses’ Department for better val ues. Choose from the largest showings in Green wood ! Use Our Big Free Parking Lot—Located to the Rear of Our Store Use Our Lay Away Plan—Small Deposit Reserves Any Article! Meet Your Friends and Shop and Save at GALLANT-BELK CO. For Ten Years Greenwood’s Leading Department Store GREENWOOD, S. C. ffle/ifwta/] Mr. C. F Talbert of Augusta was visiting friends and relatives here last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Ard of Co lumbia spent the past week end here with his sister, Mrs. E. L. Rogers. Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Blackwell returned home Monday from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. William Blackwell of Macon, Ga. Those from a distance attending the funeral of Mr. Chas. J. Britt at Buffalo church Sunday after noon were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Earle, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Earle, of An derson; Judge J. C. Perryman, Lee Perryman, Miller Perryman, Lin- colnton, Ga.; Mrs. M. M. Britt, Fhiladelpnia, Pa.; Mrs. Sarah Green, Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Britt, Ninety Six; Mrs. R. M. Fuller, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. : Norman Cason, Miss Mary Cason : Mrs. Sallie Sue Ramey, Abbeville. 1 x r Smith-Bryaii Mr. and Mrs. John B. Smith of McCormick, South Carolina, announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Louise, to Mr. Orien Howard Bryan, of Greenwood, South Carolina, on Saturday, April the seventeenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, Ninety Six, South Carolina. The above announcement is of interest and came as a surprise to their many friends throughout the state. The marriage was performed by the Rev. J. E. Ledbetter at his home in Ninety Sixain the presence of a few close friends, the impres sive ring ceremony being used. The bride was becomingly attired in an aqua dress with white accessories, and her flowers were a corsage of sweetheart roses showered with lilies of the valley. Mrs. Bryan is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Smith of McCormick. She was graduated from McCormick High School in the Class of 34, and later attended Lander College in Green wood. Mr. Bryan is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bryan, Sr., of Greenwood, and is connected with Chipley’s of that city. After a short wedding trip the young couple will return to Green wood and will make their home with the groom’s parents at 717 Monument Street. Mary C. Scott J. W. Murray Wed From The State, Columbia, S. C., April 18. A lovely late afternoon wedding of widespread interest was that of Miss Mary Catharine Scott of Co lumbia and Washington, D. C., and James William Murray of McCor mick and Washington, D. C., which took place at 5:30 Saturday in Shandon Presbyterian church. Of ficiating in the presence of many relatives and friends of the couple was the Rev. F. Ray Riddle, pastor of Shandon Presbyterian church, assisted by the Rev. Frank Bigham Estes, pastor of the First Presby terian church of Orangeburg and an uncle of the bridegroom. Palms, candelabra holding white lighted cathedral tapers and floor baskets of Easter lilies and blue delphinium, effectively arranged about the pulpit, furnished a charming background for the wed ding party. White tulle bows mark ed the family pews. Gregory Pearce, organist, and Mrs. W. J. Gooding, contralto, ren dered the wedding music. Before the ceremony, Mr. Pearce played “Venetian Love Song” (Nevin), and j “I Love You” (Grieg), and Mrs. Gooding sang “Calm as the Night” (Bohm), “I Love You Truly’ (Bond) and “The Prayer Perfect” (Stenson). “Bridal Chorus” from “Lohengrin” was used for the pro cessional and Mendelssohn’s “Wed ding March” for the recessional. During the ceremony. “Liebes- traum” (Liszt) was softly render ed. The groomsmen were Waverland S. FitzSimons, Jr., of Charleston and Taylors, Samuel M. Wilkes of Laurens and Philadelphia, Pa., James William Bradford of Green wood and Washington, D. C., and E. H. Wrenn. of Birmingham, Ala., uncle of the bride. Miss Lina Scott and Miss Ann Harrall Scott, bridesmaids and cousins of the bride, wore redingote afternoon ensembles of pink mar quisette over deeper pink taffeta, having high necks, butterfly sleeves and fitted buttoned bodices. Their small turbans matched the dresses, and they carried bouquets of blue delphinium and pink roses. Miss Sadie Scott, maid of honor and sister of the bride, wore a red ingote ensemble of periwinkle mar quisette over fuchsia taffeta made like those of the bridesmaids, and a periwinkle turban. She also car ried blue delphinium and pink roses. The bride, who was given in mar riage by her father, H. W. Scott, was exquisite in her handsome wedding ensemble of oyster white brocaded satin. Double rows of cording finished the fitted gown and jacket which had a peplum. She wore a small off-the-face oys ter satin hat with brief vale, and carried a tailored bouquet of bride rcses and white sweet peas. The bridegroom’s best man was his father. Joseph Murray of Mc Cormick. Mrs. Scott, mother of the bride, wore periwinkle chiffon trimmed in dubonnet, and a corsage of pink rcses. Mrs. Murray, mother of the bridegroom, wore a dress of black lace over black taffeta, and a cor sage of red roses. After the ceremony, a reception was given by the bride’s parents at their home' on Wilmot avenue for the bridal party, the two fam ilies and out-of-town guests. A yellow and white motif was used in detail for the occasion. Gladioli and daises were arranged in the rooms where yellow candles burned in bronze holders. The beautifully embossed bride’s cake centered the lace-covered table in the dining room. Mrs. Tom Miller of Greenwood and Mrs. L. P. Scott greeted the guests at the door. In the receiv ing line were the wedding party, the bride’s parents and the bride groom’s parents. Serving refresh ments in the dining room were Misses Kelley Gillespie, Eva Mae Dabbs, Mary Bruce, Katherine Gas ton, Frances Oliveros and Mary Stewart Aycock, Mrs. Donald Barnes and Mrs. Marion Campbell. Miss Mary Maxwell Miller kept the bride’s register. During the evening, the bride and bridegroom left for their wed ding trip, and upon their return will make their home in Washing ton. For traveling the bride wore a stunning outfit of spring wool, the short jacket and top coat of the suit being rust and the skirt yellow. Her yellow hat and rust ac cessories completed the costume. Mrs. Murray, an exceptionally lovely and charming girl, is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson Scott of Columbia, her mother having been before marriage Miss Annie Kate Chat ham. She attended the University of South Carolina, where she be came a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and belonged to the Damas club. The bride is a grad uate of Draughon's Business col lege, and for the last two years has been residing in Washington, D. C., where she is with a governmen tal agency. She has a host of friends in Columbia as well as else where, and since her arrival in this city from Washington a week ago for her wedding she has been com plimented with a long series of 'de lightful social affairs. Mr. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murray of McCormick, was graduated from Greenwood high school and The Citadel. He quali fied for a civil service position, ac cepting an appointment in the legal division of the social security board in Washington. Mr. Murray is now studying law at Georgetown university. Among the out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mrs. Joseph Murray, of McCormick; Mrs. Griffin, Orangeburg; Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Law rence, all of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. David Cardwell, Spartanburg; Misses Selina DePass and Almena Sloan, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. H. P. DePass, Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Sloan, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. W. M. Scott, Easley. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses ’ Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Strfeet Augusta, Ga,