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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Jan. 11, 1968
Beth Atchison Is Bride of Gartrell Thurmond, Jr.
DEBUTANTE: Miss Elizabeth Burton Clary, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James McVey Clary of Greenville, made
her debut on December 29 at the Debutante Ball in
Greenville. Miss Clary, who is a sophomore at Mount
Vernon in Washington, D. C., is the granddaughter oi
the late Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wills Clary and the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Burton Bryson and the late Mr. Henry
Bryson, all of Newberry.
Building Permits
The marriage of Miss Beth
Cathy Atchison to Gartrell
Thurmond Jr. of Elberton, Ga.
took place Friday, December 29
at Aveleigh Presbyterian
church.
Air Force Chaplain, Lt. Rich
ard Jackson Cathy of Atlanta,
stationed at Ellsworth Air
Force Base, S. D., officiated at
the double ring ceremony. Lt.
Cathy is a cousin of the bride
and was a college room mate
of the groom.
The church was decorated for
the occasion with palms, floor
baskets of white gladioli and
white mums interspersed with
yellow mums and red roses,
and white tapers in arched and
spiral candelabra. The family
pews were marked with brass
hurricane lights.
Mr. Charles Huffstetler at the
organ rendered appropriate
nuptial music, using the pro
cessional from “Sound of
Music”, the Lohengrin and
Mendelssohn wedding marches
for processional and recessional.
Mrs. Onnie Wood of Aiken, the
former Miss Marcia Todd of
Newberry) sang “More.”
Ushers were Herbert F.
Thurmond, brother of the
groom, Greensboro, Ga.; Rol-
lin Merritt McCommons of
New York City; Dennis Ford-
ham of Athens, Ga.; Gordon G.
Hill, Greensboro, Ga.; Jesse T-
Copelan, Jr., Athens, Ga.; and
Elgin Atchison Jr., Newberry,
brother of the bride. The
groom had Ellis D. Foster of
Greensboro, Ga. as best man.
Miss Lucy Harp of Memphis,
Tenn. was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Misses Ruth
Stewart, Carol Joiner and Mary
Ann Morgan of Atlanta, and
Miss Cathy Bennett, cousin of
the bride, of Newberry and
the University of South Caro
lina. The attendants wore
short sleeved gowns of gold
brocade with empire style
bodice, square neckline, with
self-covered buttons trimming
the back. The graceful A-line
skirts were floor length and
featured a Watteau back
Matching gold slippers ano
white short gloves completed
their attire. The bridesmaids
carried a single long-stemmed
red rose and the honor attend
ant carried one red and one
yellow rose.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore an ele
gant gown of ivory satin-back
ed peau de soie featuring a
portrait neckline with self bows
curving over each shoulder. An
appliqued band of French lace
outlined the empire bodice and
two bands of lace encircled the
A-line skirt at intervals. The
long sleeves ended in points
over the hands and each point
was accented with an appliqued
floral motif of the lace. Small
self-covered buttons were used
to close the back of the bodice
and the sleeves. The detachable
chapel train of peau de soie
was enhanced by a rectangular
design of the appliqued lace,
accented by a self bow.
The bride’s waist-length veil,
which she acquired in Belgium
the past summer, was of hand
made Belgium lace, finished in
scallops. It fell from a dainty
pillbox hat. She carried a bou
quet of white roses.
The mother of the bride was
attired in a floor length, aqua
blue silk shantung dress, fash
ioned with A-line skirt and
lace overblouse with elbow
length sleeves. Matching shoes,
white gloves and a white orchid
corsage completed her attire.
The groom’s mother wore a
floor length dress of rose chif
fon, with empire waist line,
matching shoes, white gloves
and a white orchid corsage.
For a wedding trip to Gat-
linburg, Tenn., the bride wore
a gold wool suit with brown
accessories, and a corsage of
white roses from her bridal
bouquet.
The couple is now residing at
Apartment H-6, Carousel Ap
artments, Athens, Georgia.
Mrs. Thurmond is a graduate
of Newberry High school and
received the Bachelor of Sci
ence Degree in Education from
the University of Georgia. She
is employed by the Elbert
County Board of Education.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Atchison, Sr.
Mr. Thurmond was graduated
from Greensboro, Ga. High
school, received the B.S. de
gree in Pharmacy from the
University of Georgia, and is
employed by Village Drug Co.
in Athens. He is the son of
Mrs. Gartrell Hiram Thurmond
Sr. and the late Mr. Thurmond
of Greensboro, Georgia.
Reception
Following the ceremony, the
reception was held at the Com
munity Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
William T. Hunter greeted the
guests and introduced them to
the receiving line, composed of
Mr. and Mrs. Atchison, Mrs.
Thurmond Sr, the bride and
groom and her attendants.
Mrs. Lewis Lipscomb Jr. kept
the bride’s register. Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Cromer invited
guests to the refreshment table,
which was covered with yellow
taffeta cloth with net and
lace overlays, and centered with
arrangements of white gladioli,
white mums, yellow mums and
red rose buds, flanked by sil
ver candelabra.
Refreshments of punch, as
sorted sandwiches, cheese waf
ers, individual cakes, mints
and nuts were served buffet-
style. Assisting in serving
were Misses Anne Marie Spar
row, Carole Chesire and Ann
Settles of Albany, Ga., Miss
Sarah Cromartie of Atlanta;
Misses Mary Helen Felker and
Jan Bennett. The bride’s table
was placed against a back
ground of candelabra entwined
with Southern smilax. The
four-tiered wedding cake was
topped with a miniature bridal
couple. The cake was decorated
in white and yellow roses. It
was based on a reflector and
encircled with an illusion ruf
fle. After the bride and groom
cut the cake, Miss Sally Wood
of Atlanta served the wedding
cake to the guests.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bennett
bade the guests good-bye and
invited them to see the wed
ding gifts at the home of the
bride’s parents, where Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Chappell and Mrs.
Joseph Mighton received.
Rehearsal Party
After rehearsal on Thursday
night, the wedding party and
invited guests were entertained
with a dinner party at the
Newberry Inn by Mrs. Thur
mond Sr. Party tables were
decorated with arangements of
white and yellow mums and
white gladioli. During the even
ing, the bridal couple presented
gifts to members of the wed
ding party.
Bridesmaids Luncheon
Mrs. W. W. Bennett and
Misses Jan and Cathy Bennett
gave a luncheon for the brides
maids on Friday, December 29
at the Town House in Columbia.
The table was centered with an
arrangements of pink carna
tions, white gladoli and pink
rose buds. Place cards with a
pink rose bud were used foi
each guest and the bVide’s place
was marked with a white rose
bud and a white corsage of
carnations. A four -course
luncheon was served to the ten
guests.
Pre-Nuptial Parties
The popular bride-elect was
entertained extensively prior to
her wedding. On December 2,
a coffee was given by Mrs.
Charles Payne in Elberton, Ga.
The honoree was presented a
corsage of white carnations and
a dinner plate in her chosen
dinnerware. That evening, a
dinner party was given in At
lanta by Miss Ann Morgan and
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jessup.
The gift to the bride was ar
electric carving knife.
On December 10, the bride-
elect was honored at a tea in
Greensboro, Ga. given by Mrs.
Ernest Channell, Mrs. Charles
H. Crumbley, Mrs .Pauline Mc
Daniel and Mrs. Winthrop
Phelps at the Channell home.
The bride’s mother and her
aunt, Mrs. W. W. Bennett were
guests for this occasion. The
hostesses presented the bride
a lovely corsage and a bride’s
book.
On December 14, a buffet sup
per was given by Mr. and Mrs
Gordan Hill and Mr. Gordon
Hill Jr. at Union Point, Ga.
Twelve guests enjoyed the oc
casion. The gift to the honoree
was a silver cake server.
Mrs Donald (Ann Timmons)
Cromer and Mrs. Onnie (Mar
cia Todd) Wood were hostesses
at a luncheon at Holiday Inr,
in Columbia on December 16.
Miss Atchison was presented a
stem t)f her chosen crystal. On
the same evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Coggins of Elberton, Ga.
gave a supper for Miss Atch-
Crescent Corp., 816 Boyd St.,
addition.
Theresa Gaulden, 715 Dray
ton street, repairs.
Jessie Dominick, 709 Bow
man street, repairs.
Horace Bodie, 1814 Nance
street, addition.
Isadore Spells, 2517 Main St.
addiiton.
Total worth of permits $6744.
ison and Mr. Thurmond.
Mrs. M. F. Bowler and Mrs.
Joseph Mighton were hostesses
at a luncheon at Newberry Inn
on December 17. The honoree’s
place was marked with a cor
sage of red carnations. Her
gift from the hostesses was a
linen hot roll cover.
MISS LONG GRADUATES
CUM LAUDE FROM
WINTHROP COLLEGE
ROCK HILL—Mary Exley
Long of Newberry was grad
uated Cum Laude from Win
throp College Thursday, Dec
ember 21st.
She received her B.S. degree
in elementary education dur
ing commencement exercises ip
Byrnes Auditorium. Dr. Charles
S. Davis, Winthrop president,
conferred the degree.
Marriages
Wiliam Fletcher Ashley of
Chester and Kathleen Elizabeth
Baldwin of Whitmire were
married on December 3rd at
Whitmire.
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