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PAGE 8—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 27, 1970 The marriage of Miss Brenda Gayle Spearman to Benjamin Lament Dawkins was solemniz ed Saturday. August 8, at 7 p. m. at Eastlan Baptist Church, Greenville. Officiating at the double ring service was Rev. Jimmie Har ley. Providing music were Mrs. Carroll Stone, organist, and Miss Myra Cordell, who sang “The Lord’s Prayer” and Steve Grif- feth who sang, “0 Perfect Love.” The bride’s dress was of can dlelight peau de soie, featuring an intermission length skirt ex tending to a chapel train. Alen- con lace was overlaid at the top of the princess style bodice forming a flower and leaf design at the deeply scooped neckline. Sell roses and lace panels trim med the skirt. Her fingertip veil was held by a matching rose embroidered with seed pearls. The bride wore a single string of pearls, gift of the groom. Mrs. William R. Garwood of Kingsport. Tenn., served her her sister as matron of honor. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bridges Spear man of Hood Road in Powders- ville Community. Also attending the bride were Mrs. R. K. Spearman of El Pa so. Tex., Mrs. N. B. Spearman of Dallas. Tex.. Miss Georgia Montgomery of Simpsonville and Miss Dianne Ashley of Green ville. Miss Julie Hunt, niece of the groom, served as flower girl. The bridesmaids wore gowns cf nile green chiffon with tur- quiose lace and satin trim with long gathered sleeves with lace and satin cuffs. They carried bouquets of shasta daisies with turquoise satin ribbon stream ers. The flower girl was dressed like the bridesmaids and she carried a basket of shasta dai sies and daisy petals. Prior to her marriage on Sa turday, July 25, to Lawrence Neill Bridgers of Columbia, the J former Miss Nan Layton Bud- din was extensively entertained in Columbia and Newberry. Friday, May 15, a tea was given at the home of Mrs. Roy Whitaker on Bachman Street. Co-hostesses included Mrs. Ralph Whitaker, Mrs. Ralph Williams, and Mrs. Paul Whita ker. The bride-elect's corsage was made of pink roses. Receiving with her were her The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace MacLen- don Dawkins of Greenville. His father attended him as best man. Ushers included his brother, Wallace Michael Dawkins; the bride’s brothers, Norville B. Spearman of Dallas, Tex. and Capt. Ronald K. Spearman of El Paso, Tex.; Ronald M. Whit worth of Great Lakes, Mich., ,and William R. Garwood. Serving as junior usher was Van Lester Dawkins, also the groom’s brother. Serving as ring bearer was William Bradley Garwood, nep hew of the bride, who carried the actual rings for the bride and groom. The bride’s mother wore an ensemble of aqua blue linen and organza. She wore a corsage of white orchids with yellow throats. The groom’s mother wore an ensemble of yellow satipoe and lace with bishop sleeves. She wore a corsage of white orchids with yellow throats. The church was decorated in a traditional manner and the three candle ceremony was used which symbolized the uniting of the two families and the couple being made as one. The Spearmans gave a recep tion in the church social hall immediately after the cere mony. Upon their return from a trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., the new lyweds will be at home at 83 Hill Side Drive in Clemson. Mr. Dawkins and his bride are rising seniors at Clemson University. He is in the Ameri can Society of Mechanical Eng ineers and she is in Chi Omega fraternity. The groom is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Dawkins and Mrs. Mable D. (Claude L.) Lester of Newberry. mother, Mrs. Benjamin A. Bud- din, and an aunt, Mrs. Elbert J. Dickert. The tea table was overlaid with a hand-embroidered white linen cloth and was centered with an arrangement of pink roses in a silver epergne. Summer garden flowers were used throughout the home. The gift from the hostesses was a cut glass candy dish. Approximately seventy five guests called during the after noon. A cook-out honoring Miss Bud- din and Mr. Bridgers was given on Tuesday evening, May 19, by Mr. and Mrs. John Bum garner at their home on Colum bia College Drive in Columbia. A permanent arrangement of white dogwood, complementing her White Dogwood dinnerware, marked the bride-elect’s place. The gift to the bridal couple was a silver meat fork in their chosen pattern. Supper was served buffet style to the 14 guests present. Mrs. L. Hart Jordan and Mrs. Howard Kirkegard entertained on Friday morning, May 22, with a coffee held at the home of Mrs. Jordan on Boundary Street. A nosegay of sweetheart roses was presented the bride-elect. In the receiving line with her were her mother; her sister, Mrs. Dalton A. Parker of Nor folk, Virginia; and a great aunt, Mrs. Frank K. Jones, Sr. The Jordan home was deco rated throughout with garden roses, and centering the dining room table was an arrangement of pink roses. The hostesses’ gift to Miss Buddin was a china dinner plate in her chosen pattern. The Newberry Country Club was the scene of a luncheon for sixty-five honoring the bride- elect on Saturday, May 23. Hostesses for the event were Mesdames Tom Brown, W. C. Carter, Albert Jones, Robert Schumpert, V. W. Rinehart, John Lindsay, and Guy White- ner, Jr. The honor guest was given a phalaenopsis orchid corsage. Upon arrival guests were serv ed punch on the porch where there were arrangements of summer flowers. The bride’s table and the table from which the luncheon was served buffet style were center ed with silver epergnes filled with white orchids. Each place card held a spray of stephanotis. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. R. M. Maxwell, Miss Ja nice Mathis, and Miss Elaine Kirby of Spartanburg; Mrs. Nat Gist of Sumter; Miss Eula Boyl- ston of Aiken; Miss Martha White of Easley; Mrs. John Bumgarner, Mrs. J. Edgar Eu banks, Mrs. I. Bradwell Hamer, Dr. Sara L. Mott, and Miss Mary Margaret Judd, all of Co lumbia; and Miss Jeanie Har bin of Manning. The hostesses gift to Miss Buddin was an automatic oven. A miscellaneous shower was given the bride-elect on Satur day evening, May 23, at 7:00 p. m. at O’Neal Street Church Fellowship Hall. Hostesses for this occasion were Mrs. Felton Mundy, Mrs. Lula Cuthbertson, Mrs. R. E. Beck, Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Jr., Mrs. Frank K. Jones, Sr., and Mrs. I. D. Wilson. The honoree was presented an orchid corsage. Guests were invited to the re freshment table which was over laid with net and centered with an arrangement of pink roses. After the guests had been served, Miss Buddin was show ered with many gifts including the hostesses’ gift, a silver pier ced tablespoon in her chosen pattern. A dinner party honoring Nan and Larry was given on Wed nesday evening, June 3, by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Layton and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Davenport at the Layton home. Mother of pearl lovebirds marked the places of the bri dal couple. White Bible favors and bri dal place cards were at each guest’s place. Punch was served to the twen ty guests prior to the buffet dinner. A plate and a cup and saucer in their chosen china pattern Buddin-Bridgers Parties were given to the honor couple. Miss Buddin was showered with gifts for her kitchen at a party hosted by Mrs. Lin Sla ton and Mrs. Claude Slaton at Mayer Memorial Church Fellow ship Hall Saturday, June 6. The bride-elect was presented a corsage of sweetheart roses. Her place was marked by a “doll” made of kitchen utensils. An arrangement of daisies was used on the table. The twenty-five guests played bridal contests, including “Bride”, after which Miss Bud din opened her gifts. Each guest contributed recipes for the bride-elect’s cookbook. The gift from the hostesses was a toaster-grill. Saturday, June 12, Miss Bud din was honored in Columbia with a luncheon given by a cou sin, Mrs. Lyndell Blackmon, at her home on Glenlake Road. Twenty-two guests were pre sent. The bride-elect’s corsage was made of pink roses. The dining table was centered with an epergne of roses. A silver knife in her chosen pattern was the hostess’s gift to the honoree. The bride-elect and the bride groom-elect were again enter tained in Columbia on Tuesday evening, June 14, with a cook- out by Mr. and Mrs. I. Brad- well Hamer and Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Eubanks at the Hamer home. Supper was served buffet style to the 22 guests present. The gift to the bridal couple was a silver spoon in their cho sen pattern. Miss Buddin and Mr. Brid gers were given a dinner party on Wednesday evening, June 17, by Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Smith at their home on Crenshaw Street. A glamellia corsage was giv en the bride-elect. An arrangement of daisies was used on the table. Place cards with wedding bells were at each guest’s place. Coffee was served in the liv ing room following dinner. The bridal couple was given a sterling silver nut spoon en graved with a “B”. This had been handed down in the Brid gers family to Mrs. Smith, a relative of the groom-elect. Saturday, June 20, a drop-in honoring Miss Buddin was given by Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Jr., Mrs. Paul C. Akers, and Mrs. Wilson C. Brown at the Sum mer home. The bride-elect was presented a carnation corsage. Centering the dining table was an arrangement of daisies. The hostesses’ gift to the ho nor guest was a water goblet in her crystal pattern. A bridal party, surprise show er, was given by Mrs. Harry Ragland and Mrs. Mickey Hampshire on Saturday, July 11, at the home of Mrs. Rag land’s mother, Mrs. Clifford T. Smith, on Bush River Road. A corsage of Little Darling roses was given the bride-elect. Guests were invited into the dining room for refreshments. The table arrangement was of pink roses. Miss Buddin was then given a ball of thread and told that she would find a surprise by winding it. At the end there was a white organdy umbrella open ed and filled with gifts. A plate and a cup and sau cer in her china pattern were given the honoree by the hos tesses. Concluding the series of par ties honoring Miss Buddin prior to the rehearsal dinner Friday evening and the bridesmaid’s luncheon Saturday at noon, was a luncheon given by Mrs. J. D. Rook at her home on Main Street. On arrival the ten guests were served the first course on the sun porch. The bride-elect was presented a glamellia corsage. The arrangement on the din ing table, as well as other ar rangements throughout the home, was of gladioli. A formica tray with a silver band was given the honor guest by the hostess. So Much More Scandia : NO $350 ’ More diamond, less cost. That's what Starfire offers. 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