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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 17, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Leopard announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Dianne, to Mr. Donald Ernest Miller, son of Mr. Ernest Rosick Miller and the late Eldora Griffin Miller of Indian Land, S. C. Miss Leopard attended Newberry College and graduated in May with a B.A. degree in English. Mr. Miller is a rising senior at Newberry where he is secretary of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The wedding is planned for August 22, 1971, West End Baptist Church, 5 p.m. No formal invitations will be sent in Newberry, but friends and relatives are invited. Parties honor Miss Williams On May 5 a t7:30 P.M. Miss Mary Williams was honored with a miscellaneous shower by Mrs. Melvin Attaway, Mrs. Dell Wilson, and Mrs. Rufus Low- man at the home of Mrs. Atta way. The honoree, upon arrival, was presented a red rose cor sage. A delicious salad plate was served the thirty guests after which many useful gifts were presented the bride-elect. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. John Glover, mother of the groom-elect, and Miss Mollie Glover, sister of groom-elect of Clinton, S. C. On Saturday, May 22, at 12:30 P.M., Mrs. Elbert J. Dickert, Mrs. Benjamin Buddin, and Mrs. Robert E. Beck at the home of Mrs. Dickert on Col lege Street, entertained Miss Mary Williams, bride-elect of July 18, with a luncheon. The honoree was presented a cymbidium orchid corsage. The Dickert home was de corated with garden roses. Centering the dining room table was a silver epergne of pink roses, carnations, snapdragons, and gypsophilia. A miniature bride marked the place of the bride-elect. The hostesses presented the honoree with a silver gallery tray. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. John Glover, mother of groom-elect. Miss Mollie Glover sister of groom-elect, of Clin ton and Mrs. Keith Fleischman, aunt of groom-elect, of Ninety Six, S. C. Fourteen guests enjoyed the lovely occasion. Miss Mary Williams was ho nored on May 26 at 8:00 P.M. with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Albert Jones, Mower Street, with Mrs. Larry Swygert, and Mrs. Melton Wall as co-hostesses. Upon arrival each guest was pinned with a miniature gold wedding ring tied with a yellow ribbon. The honoree’s chair was marked with a net and rose nosegay. The lovely home of Mrs. Jones was decorated with roses and candles. Bride’s bingo and several other games were enjoyed throughout the evening. A delicious salad plate was served the twenty guests after which the honoree was present ed many useful and lovely gifts. Out-of-town guests were Miss Mollie Glover, and Miss Jeannie Glover, sisters of the groom- elect, both of Clinton, S. C. Mrs. Ferdinand Jacobs, Mrs. James Walker, and Mrs. James MacDonald of Clinton, S. C. ho nored Miss Marv Williams, bride-elect of Newberry, S. C., along with three other bride- elects of Clinton with a lunch eon at 12:30 P.M. on May 29 at the home of Mrs. Jacobs. The honoree was presented a sweetheart rose corsage. The lovely bride's table was decorated with roses and a de licious three course luncheon was served the twenty-four guests. The hostesses presented each honoree with a recipe holder. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Martha Dixon, Mrs. Harry Cro mer, Mrs. Ned Carlisle and Mrs. J. Ralph Williams, mother of the bride-elect, all of New berry, S. C. On Saturday May 29, at 7:30 P.M. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Whitaker, Miss Mary Williams and Mr. John Glover, bride and groom-elects of July, were honored by Mr. and Mrs. Otis Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Whitaker, aunts and uncles of the bride- elect. The honoree was presented a lovely orchid corsage. Upon arrival the guests were greeted by the hosts and hos tesses and invited into the at tractive den where punch and hors d’oeuvres were served by Mrs. Roy D. Whitaker, Jr., Mrs. Donald R. Dowling, Mrs. Kyle D. Loftis, and Mrs. Jack W. Whiteside. The lovely dining area of the Whitaker home was artistically decorated throughout with white orchids, ivy, candles and roses. A delicious buffet dinner con sisting of ham, beans, macaroni pie, fruit salad, hot rolls, straw berry tarts, coffee and tea was served the forty guests. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Glover of Clin ton, mother and father of the groom-elect. Renwick wins Kiwanis grant Mr. William Robert Renwick, 2103 Mower Street in Newberry is the winner of the twelfth annual college scholarship by the Newberry Kiwanis Club. The scholarship is in the a- mount of $500 and will be used by Mr. Renwick during his freshman year at Newberry Col lege. Mr. Renwick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marcel- lus Renwick. He plans to ma jor in Business Administration. Land of Oz season opens The Land of Oz, which last year began North Carolina’s all time leading tourist attraction, will open its second season June 10. More than 100 youngsters from 7 states arrived at Beech Mountain Saturday to begin try ing out and rehearsing for roles as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, among others. Several will be selected for each role, since characters are required along the Yellow Brick Road and in Emerald City. Oz is a themed adventure park that lets visitors walk through the entire story of “The Wizard of Oz.” In its first sea son last year, it drew 301.332 visitors. Ernie Rhymer, Gene ral Manager, says he expects half a million persons through the park this season. Summer helps in exercise GERMANY - Army Specia list Four George B. Summer, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Summer, recently participat ed in a field exercise near Nurn- berg, Germany. The exercise, which took place Miss Elizabeth Renwick Ba ker, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Parr Baker of New berry, S. C., was among the 1700 men and women who were awarded degrees by President Terry Sanford at Duke Univer sity’s 119th graduation exercises on Monday, June 7. Beth received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry. While at Duke, she was a mem- during German-American Week, included personnel from the German Army’s 270th Transpor tation Company and U. S. Army’s 95th Supply and Service Battalion. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall of Clemson, S. C., announce the birth of a daughter, Jessica Nichols, born Saturday, June 12 in Anderson Memorial Hospital. The mother is the former Mo- riat Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nichols of New berry. ber of the Order of Hippocrates, the Pre-Medical Honorary, and was on the Dean’s List. For four years she was a member of the Duke Chapel Choir and during her senior year she was first soprano section leader. 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