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' PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 6, 1970 Miss Jane Kent Copeland of Myrtle Beach became the bride of William Thomas Gray of Spartanburg July 24. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony was held at the home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Harold W, Laws in Laurens. The Rev. Dr. Neil Truesdell of Newberry, former pastor of the bride, conducted the double ring ceremony in the presence of members of the couple’s im mediate families. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Owens Copeland of Myrtle Beach. Her paternal grandparents are Mrs. Oswald Owens Copeland of New berry and the late Mr. Cope land. She is a graduate of Myrtle Beach High School and of Win- throp College. Her husband is the son of William Frank Gray of Spar tanburg and the late Mrs. Gray. at the home of Mrs. Philip T. Kelly, Jr. A lovely mint green double carnation corsage was pinned on the honoree upon her arrival. Thirty-five guests were invit ed to call at the appointed hour. The bride-to-be, her mother, and the mother of the groom- to-be received in the living room. Guests were invited into the dining room where delightful refreshments were served. Mrs. Kibler Williamson and Mrs. Virgil Irons served punch from a crystal bowl. The beau tifully appointed table was cen tered with an arrangement of pink and white carnations. The honoree was presented salt and pepper shakers in her chosen dinnerware pattern by the hostess. The bridal couple and their guests were entertained with a dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Hampshire, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith, Jr. at the home of the latter. Upon arrival the guests were served punch by Mrs. James M. Smith, Sr., and a white car nation corsage was pinned on the bride-to-be. Caladiums and coleuses were used effectively tnrougnoui anc arrangements of pink roses cen tered the tables. Places were marked with hand decorated place cards. Following the dinner, which was served by candlelight, the Parties honor bride-elect Miss Nancy Dianne Wise, whose marriage to Mr. Don Ricky Richardson takes place on August 9, has been exten sively entertained. On May 26, Miss Linda House and Mrs. David Lorick, Jr. were hostesses at a linen shower given at the home of Mrs. Lor ick in Columbia. Several interesting games were played during the evening. Chicken salad, cream cheese and olive sandwiches, blondies, nuts and punch were served buffet style. The hostesses presented the honoree a double white carna tion corsage and she received many useful gifts. Following choir rehearsal on the evening of June 3, Miss Wise was honored with a sur prise kitchen shower, given by the Junior and Senior Choirs in the Fellowship Hall of Saint James Lutheran Church. A beautiful arrangement of Queen Anne’s Lace centered the buffet table. An assortment of sandwiches, cheese straws, cakes and mints were served with punch. About 44 were present for this occasion. The bride-to-be received numerous useful gifts. On Saturday, July 11, from 4:30 until 6:00 p.m.. Miss Wise was entertained at a drop-in He is the grandson of Mrs. Mable E. Beecham and of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prayler Gray, all of West Columbia. He was graduated from Spar tanburg High School and from The Citadel. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a wed ding dress of peau de soie de signed with a scooped neckline and elbow length sleeves. Alen- con lace was appliqued to the midriff and extended over the train. She wore a Venetian lace veil mantilla style and carried a cascade bouquet of sweet heart roses centered with a white orchid. Miss Jean Sullivan Copeland was her sister’s only attendant. The bridegroom’s father, Wil liam Frank Gray, was best man. After a wedding trip to At lanta, the couple will live in Spartanburg. hosts and hostesses presented the couple a piece of silver in their chosen pattern. On the evening of July 14, Miss Wise was entertained with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Jackie Campbell. Other hostesses were Mrs. Dan ny Bickley, Mrs. Hamilton Folk and Miss Molly Shealy. Upon arrival a pink carnation corsage was pinned on the hon oree and favors of miniature kitchen utensils on net with rib bon were pinned on each guest. A lovely white lace umbrella marked the gift table. The guests were entertained in the living room where several games were enjoyed. Among the useful gifts the bride-to-be received was a platter in her chosen china pattern from the hostesses. Delicious homemade cream and pound cake were served the sixteen present. On the evening of July 18, Mrs. David Hendrix, Mrs. Jo- Ann Street and Miss Edith Wic ker were hostesses at a mis cellaneous shower at the Fel lowship Hall of Saint James Lutheran Church. As the guests arrived, minia ture green and yellow umbrel la shower favors were pinned on each guest. The bride-to-be re ceived a green carnation cor sage. Following a number of bridal contests and games, the guests enjoyed delicious refreshments which consisted of chicken sal ad, ribbon and date sandwiches, cheese wafers, cakes, mints, and punch. The refreshment table, overlaid with a yellow cloth, was centered with a min iature bride and a lovely ar rangement of yellow gladioli and chrysanthemums. Miss Wise received many useful gifts including the cream and sugar in her chosen pat tern of dinnerware from the hostesses. A miscellaneous shower hon oring Miss Wise was held at Wise Barbecue House on July 28. Hostesses were Mrs. Cleo Harmon, Miss Gail Harmon, Mrs. Richard Long, Mrs. Tom Werts, and Mrs. James Earl Wise. The area was made festive with chrysanthemums, pink ta pers and hearts. The bride was presented a white carnation cor sage and her chair was marked with a pink heart. An attractive arrangement centered the re freshment table which was over laid with a white cloth and held delicious refreshments of chick en salad and open-face sand wiches, potato chips, individual cake squares, and mints. Punch was served from a crystal bowl. Much merriment was afford ed the 36 present in the games and contests. The honoree was showered with many beautiful gifts in cluding a white clothes hamper from the hostesses. On August 1, Mrs. Robert A. Johnson of Charleston enter tained Miss Wise with a lunch eon at the home of Mrs. E. O. Shealy in Newberry. An arrangement of gladioli centered the buffet table. Places laid for 11 guests were marked with wedding ring place cards. A delicious three course lunch eon was served. Miss Wise was presented a white chyrsanthemum corsage and a silver pie plate. State teenage Republicans to meet here W. Harold Koon, County Re publican Party Chairman, an nounced that Newberry County will host the third annual South Carolina Teen Age Republican MISS MARY EVELYN ANDERSON Mr. Aaron Eugene Anderson Sr. of Darlington and Mrs. Henry Caulder of Florence announce the engage ment of their daughter, Mary Evelyn also of Darlington, to Mr. Hayne William Boozer, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Earl Boozer of Route 2, Prosperity. The wedding is planned for November 28 at 7:00 p.m. in The First Church of God in Darlington. Mr. and Mrs. William James Hicklin, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida announce the engagement of their daughter Marian Virginia Hicklin to Lt. Pope Duncan Johnson IH son of Mr. and Mrs. Pope Duncan Johnson of Newberry, S. C. on September 12, 1970 at noon South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church Lt. Pope Duncan Johnson III is presently serving at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Camp scheduled for August 13- 16 on the Newberry College cam pus. The TAR Camp will feature all statewide and congressional candidates along with Party Chairman, Ray Harris, College Republican Chairman, Richard T. Hines and TAR Chairman, Jerry Fennell. Also, a native of Whitmire, M. Gay Suber, now Executive Director with t h e state party, will participate in the weekend event. “I am happy to welcome this young group to our county where they will learn about our poli tical process from top party of ficials and those presently in public service,” Chairman Koon said. “Too often, I fear many would have us believe all young people are radical objectionists who would rather destroy than build. ‘‘TAR Camp,” he continued, ‘‘will be an example of the op posite type youth who will by their participation admit that their responsibility is to help restore reason and responsibil ity to our governmental insti tutions. It is essential that each one of us participating learns to do his or her part to insure the election of local, state and nat ional candidates who will work for limited and constitutional government, a free market econ omy, and strong national secur ity and defense policies.” Dr. Constance Armitage. of Spartanburg, 1st Vice Chairman of the National Federation ui Republican Women and Profes sor of Foreign History and Poli tical Science, will address the group along with W. D. Work man, editor of The State, and a representative of the Granite- ville Company. College men at seminar on disorders Two Newberry College staff members will attend a two-day seminar on Civil Disorders as a panel member and as a student August 6 and 7. Albert Jabs, dean of students, will be one of the participants in the program while H. E. Rob ison, director of security, will attend the workshop as a stu dent. The conference is being spon sored by the South Carolina Pol ice Academy and is endorsed by the South Carolina Commis sion on Higher Education and the Governor’s Committee on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. ‘‘The underlying motive and purpose in scheduling the con ference,” Clifford Moyer, dir ector of the Academy said, “is to prevent any further encount ers which have made some seg ments of our society bitter, dis illusioned, or antagonistic. We sincerely believe,” Moyer con tinued, “that some past con flicts could have been prevented, and we want to do whatever we can do to prevent such unpleas ant events in the future.”