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This group of senior citizens visited Food Science Center.
Senior Citizens visit
food science center
The Utility Club committee
took the Senior Citizens on a
tour of the rose garden, the
green house and the food
science building of the Georgia
Experiment Station.
Leroy Hicks was in charge of
the tour and gave the Senior
Citizens a cookbook and a book-
Hammond
WMU meets
The WMU of Hammond Drive
Baptist Church met in the
fellowship hall at the church for
the June meeting. The meeting
was opened with prayer by Mrs.
Christine Adams.
The program, “The Parable
of the Talents" was presented
by Miss Helen Shockley. Those
taking part on the program
were Mrs. Christine Adams,
Mrs. Louise Martin, Mrs. Ruby
Walker, Mrs. Christine Morris,
Mrs. Vivian Nichols and Mrs.
Mary Birdwell.
Mrs. Christine Morris presid
ed over the business session.
The group voted to send a fruit
basket to a shut-in.
The meeting was closed with
prayer by Mrs. Mae Knowles.
Twelve members were pre
sent.
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Saf. and Sun., June 12-13,1971
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let on roses. Ken Ford made a
picture of the group.
Mrs. James Searcy called the
roll of the Senior Citizens at the
Woman’s Clubhouse where they
met after the tour. Mrs. James
Doe gave the devotional.
Mrs. Otis Blake prepared and
served lunch to the group and
was assisted by other Utility
Club members. Mrs. Ashley
Hurt asked the blessing.
Mrs. James Searcy and Mrs.
Jane Gaston are the new lead
ers from the Utility Club for the
Senior Citizens.
Senior Citizens present were:
Mesdames Aubrey Bannister,
Paul Bevil, Jack Blackman,
Bertha Biles, Maudie Bozeman,
W. R. Collins, Dora Copeland,
Annas Childers, Albert Daniel,
Ines Durham, Della Duffey,
Pearl Evans, Indiana Foster,
Ida Fallens, Lillie Futral, Julia
Gardner, R. L. Gilbert, C. C.
Goodman, J. M. Griffin,
Frances Golden, Pearl Hutchin
son, R. L. Jenkins, A. R. Jenn
ings, Leola Johnson, Josie
Johnson.
Mesdames Hattie Lavender,
W. S. Leverette, N. J. Lacy,
Genie Mask, J. K. Massey, Opel
Maxwell, Connie Merritt, Fran
ces Ogletree, Ruby Peeples, O.
E. Pitts, Ollie Prothro, Donnie
Pryor, C. R. Roberts, B. E.
Rogers, Maud Strickland, Lois
Smith, Grace Sprayberry,
Lizzie Turner, R. V. Under
wood, H. G. Underwood, Ethel
Upson, Clara Vann, Maggie
Waller and Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Hamlin.
Griffin
garden club
has picnic
The annual picnic for the Gar
den Club of Griffin was held at
the June meeting at the lake
home of Mrs. John Goddard.
Mrs. Janet Mitchell was co-hos
tess.
Mrs. James Duffes, presi
dent, presided over a brief busi
ness meeting. Mrs. Andrew
Blake reported on the meeting
of the federated garden clubs
and Mrs. John Carlisle, project
chairman, gave a report on the
bridge benefit.
Names were drawn for mem
bers who will make arrange
ments for the October flower
Aow. Mrs. Paul Kurtz, chair
man, explained the theme for
the 1971 show.
Sixteen members were pre
sent. The next meeting will be
held in September.
Savanna Jackson
celebrates
Bth birthday
Savanna Kathryn Jackson
celebrated her eighth birthday
with a party at her home, 1403
MacArthur drive. She is the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Curtis
R. Jackson.
The table was covered with a
green cloth and held the lemon
cake and lime sherbert.
Games were played by the
group.
Those present were:
Karol Calvert, Nancy Cal
vert, Beth Daniell, Sherry Duk
es, Kathy Glebus, Shannon
Golenia, Barbara Mullen, Jane
Margaret Sherliza, Kathleen
Sherliza, Mark Sherliza, the
honoree’s brothers, Curtis M.
Jackson, Andy Jackson, Peter
Jackson and sister, Janie
Jackson.
Mrs. Robert Sherliza assisted
in entertaining.
Miss Betsy Cain
marries Mr. McLean
The marriage of Miss Betsy
Ellen Cain to Mr. Gerald Dan
McLean was solemnized Satur
day, May 29, at the First Baptist
Church. The Rev. Bruce M.
Morgan performed the double
ring candlelight ceremony at 8
p.m.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Cain of
Griffin. The groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie P.
McLean of Griffin.
A large arched gold and white
candelabra with cathedral
tapers was used to outline the
altar. The sunburst arrange
ment of large mums and poms
was used beneath the candela
bra. Two tree candelabra were
used on each side of the arch
with emerald and leather leaf
ferns and tapers.
Mr. Dan Rakestraw of Jones
boro and Mr. Don Tinley of
Griffin lighted the candles.
Mrs. Thomas Brake, or
ganist, presented a program of
wedding music including: “0
Perfect Love” by Joseph Bam
by, “When Thou Art Near” by
Bach, “St Anthony Choral” by
Haydn and Brahms, “The Lord
is My Shepherd” by Wright,
“Cantabile” by Frank and
“Trumpet Voluntary" by Pur
cell.
Mrs. Carol Kohl of Jonesboro,
soloist, sang “Walk Hand in
Hand” by Johnny Cowell, “The
Twelfth of Never” by Jerry Liv
ingston and “The Lord’s
Prayer” by Albert Hay Mal
lotte.
Mr. Mickey McLean served
as his brother’s best man.
Groomsmen were Mr. Don Tin
ley, Mr. Charles Reeves, Mr.
Dick Brooks and Mr. Johnny
Johnson, all of Griffin and Mr.
Dan Rakestraw of Jonesboro.
Miss Bonnie Cain, sister of the
bride, served as maid of honor.
She was gowned in a floor
length dress of predominately
rose and white floral print. The
fitted high-rise bodice adorned
with vertical bands of ribbon
and val lace featured a standup
ring neckline and bishop sleeves
finished with a cuff at the wrist.
The waist was encircled with a
matching velvet sash from
which flowed the softly gather
ed skirt. She wore a matching
bouffant veil of pink and carried
a white willow basket filled with
miniature pink cloud carnations
and marquerite daisies edged in
rose pink. Tiny sprays of
miniature English ivy was
interspersed among the flow
ers. The basket was showered
with rose pink satin streamers.
Bridesmaids were Miss
Bobbie West, Mrs. Charles
Reeves, Mrs. Don Tinley and
Miss Libba Merritt, all of
Griffin and Miss Rachel Ann
Stell of Hampton, cousin of the
bride. They were gowned
identically to the honor atten
dant. they carried white willow
baskets similar to the maid of
honor.
Little Miss Leigh Cain, cousin
of the bride, served as flower
girl. She wore a floor length
Victorian styled gown of soft
pink crepe. The gown was ac
cented with floral trim on the
sheer full length sleeves and
around the standup ring neck
line. She wore a matching bow
in her hair and carried a white
willow basket of pink cloud
carnations and rose pink daisies
edged with rose pink satin
streamers.
The bride was given in marri
age by her father. She wore a
bridal gown of light ivory silk
organza and peau d’ange lace.
The fitted high-rise bodice
covered in motifs of lace and
seed pearls featured a sheer
yoke and lace trimmed Victor
ian neckline and fitted organza
sleeves having a motif of lace
and pearls extending to the
pointed wrist. Appliques adorn
ed the skirt fashioned with an A
line silhouette having a border
of scalloped lace forming the
hem. The full detachable chapel
length train appliqued in lace
and edged in scalloped lace
flowed from the waist. Her
bouffant veil of imported tiered
silk illusion was attached to
matching beaded juliet caplet.
She carried a cascade bouquet
of stephanotis, frenched carna
tions, miniature English ivy,
toppedwith a large white orchid
and showered with strands of
pearls.
Her only accessories were
gold earrings and a white linen
handkerchief made by the
bride’s great aunt, Mrs. Belle
Cole of Griffin, for her wedding
61 years ago and also used by
the bride’s mother in her
wedding.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Cain chose a pink silk
wonted fress with a lace bodice
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Mrs. Gerald Dan McLean
and long lace sleeves. She wore
matching accessories and her
corsage was a white hybrid
orchid.
Mrs. McLean, mother of the
groom, were a pale aqua crepe
A line dress with lace applique
on the front. She wore matching
accessories and her corsage
was a white royal lady orchid.
Mrs. Belle Cole, great aunt of
the bride and special guest of
the bride and groom, wore a
blue silk dress with matching
pearl and jeweled trim around
the neck and down the front.
Her corsage was pink carna
tions surrounded with pink
ribbon.
Immediately following the
wedding a reception was held at
the church in the Cheatham
auditorium.
The bride’s book table featur
ed a large anniversary candle
decorated with pink roses and a
pair of pink slippers trimmed in
lace and flowers. A white plum
pen accented the table which
was overlaid with white taffeta.
Miss Jennifer Seay of Griffin
kept the bride’s book.
The bride’s table was overlaid
with a floor length white taffeta
cloth. It held the bride’s bouquet
and a four tiered delicate white
cake decorated with a cascade
of pink orchids, white spun
sugar roses, lilies of the valley
and white stephanotis and frost
ed green grapes. A miniature
bride and groom mounted on
four grecian columns formed
the top of the cake. A tall anti
que cherub candelabra, holding
pink tapers and adorned with an
arrangement of pink mint
carnations and gypsophelia also
graced the table. The cake was
served by Miss Beth Haney df
Calhoun and Miss Ann McLean,
sister of the groom.
A white taffeta cloth covered
the punch table, which held two
five-branched candelabra,
holding pink candles. The
center of the table was adorned
with a silver punch bowl which
supported a ring of frosted fruit.
Finger sandwiches, cheese
straws, hand molded nuts and
mints were used on the table
also. The bridesmaid’s baskets
were placed at intervals along
the table.
Mrs. Mitchell Riggins, Mrs. J.
H. Brannon 111 and Miss Janet
Rawls assisted in serving.
Little Miss Leigh Cain dis
tributed pink and green rice
bags to the reception guests.
Mrs. Ronnie S. Cain of Griffin
and Mrs. Walter Stell of Hamp
ton, aunts of the bride, served
as hostesses.
After the reception, the
couple left for a cruise to
Nassau and the Bahamas. Mrs.
McLean chose a blue and green
ensemble with navy patent ac
cessories and the white orchid
lifted from her bouquet.
The couple will make their
home at 303 Terrace street in
Griffin where Mr. McLean
works with Interstate Life In
surance Co. and Mrs. McLean
with the Federal Aviation Ad
ministration in Hampton.
The bride and groom were
entertained with the following
parties prior to the wedding:
On April 29, a miscellaneous
shower was given by Mrs.
Mitchell Riggins, Mrs. George
Sprayberry and Mrs. Alfred
Eady at the home of Mrs.
Sprayberry on the Zebulon
road.
Mrs. James Rawls, Mrs.
Jimmy Rawls and Miss Janet
Rawls entertained with a
lingerie and linen shower at
Eleven Acres May 1.
Mrs. Charles McLean, Miss
Ann McLean and Mrs. Lance
Pinson entertained with a
miscellaneous shower May 8 at
the home of Mrs. McLean.
Mrs. Wallace Callaway and
Mrs. Julian Folds entertained
with a miscellaneous shower at
the home of Mrs. Callaway May
11.
Miss Jane Wilder and Mrs.
Theodore Wilder entertained
the bridal party with an infor
mal dinner at the Wilder’s farm
on the Williamson road May 14.
Mrs. Charles Reeves, Mrs.
Don Tinley and Miss Bobbie
West entertained the bride and
groom with a cookout and
shower for the groom at the
home of Miss West May 15.
Mrs. Phillip Williams and
Mrs. J. H. Brannon 111 en
tertained with a kitchen shower
at the home of Mrs. Williams
May 18.
The bridesmaid’s luncheon
was held at the home of Mrs.
Ronnie Cain at 650 Brooks Cir
cle May 22. Hostesses for the
occasion were Mrs. Cain and
Mrs*. Walter Stell, aunts of the
bride.
The rehearsal dinner was
given by Mr. and Mrs. McLean
at Russell’s Restaurant May 28.
Central Ga.
WMC has
monthly meet
The Central Georgia WMC
met at the Pirkle Camp cafe
teria for the June meeting. Mrs.
lona Bateman, president,
presided.
The Rev. Terry Crews led in
prayer.
Minutes were read by the
assistant secretary, Mrs. Tru
mie Jimerson. Mrs. Barry
Jones gave the financial report.
Youth Camp will begin June
13. The Rev. Billy Anderson will
be the speaker for the night ser
vices.
This being Father’s Day
month, Mrs. Paul Hollings
worth welcomed the fathers and
presented the oldest and young
est with a gift.
Mrs. Herman Hearn was the
speaker.
Miss Annie Mae Hill closed
with prayer.
Mrs. Bateman served re
freshments to the 42 members
present.
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CALENDAR I
The First Methodist Church
Circles will meet next week as
follows:
Tuesday, June 15
Shewfelt Circle will meet at 10
a.m. with Mrs. R. C. Ballew, 810
Maple drive. Mrs. William Hol
ston will be co-hostess.
Amick Circle will meet at 8
One hour
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Rebecca Lynn Biles
to wed David Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Biles
of Griffin announce the engage
ment and forthcoming marri
age of their daughter, Miss
Rebecca Lynn Biles, to Mr.
David R. Taylor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar W. Taylor Sr. of
Orlando, Florida.
Miss Biles is the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Biles
of Griffin and Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Jones of Griffin.
Mr. Taylor is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Taylor of
Murphy, North Carolina and the
late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henson,
formerly of Murphy, North
Carolina.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Griffin High School and
Griffin Vocational-Technical
School where she received a
major in secretarial science.
She is presently employed with
Charles A. Rawson & Associat
es in Atlanta.
Mr. Taylor has recently
completed a six month term of
active duty in the United States
Miss Donna Brooks
marries Mr. Pierce
The marriage of Miss Donna
Kathleen Brooks to Mr. Samuel
Lawrence Pierce Jr. was
solemnized June 5 at the Bass
United Methodist Church in
Macon. The Rev. Harold W.
Hankins performed the cere
mony at 4 p.m.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Paul
Brooks Jr. of Macon. The groom
is the son of Mrs. Samuel L.
Pierce Sr. and the late Mr.
Pierce of Macon.
Mr. H. P. Henderson Jr., solo
ist, and Mrs. Ronald King-, or
ganist, presented a program of
nuptial music.
Sgt. Michael R. Suhr of Olean,
N. Y. was best man. Ushers
were Mr. Billy Pierce, Mr. Greg
Coley, Mr. Jerry Spillars and
Mr. Alton Basilico, all of Ma
con.
Pierce, Mr. Greg Coley, Mr.
Jerry Spillars and Mr. Alton
Basilico, all of Macon.
Maid of honor was Miss
Camille Brooks, sister of the
bride. Bridesmaids were Miss
Jackie McDonald and Miss
Nancy Harris, both of Macon.
Following the wedding a re
ception was given by the bride’s
parents in the church social
hall.
After a wedding trip to Jekyll
Island, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will
p.m. with Mrs. Don Smith, 1464
Wesley drive.
Green Circle will meet with
Mrs. Ronnie Green, 735
Springer drive at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16
Roberts Circle will meet at 10
a.m. in the Trinity Classroom.
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Miss Rebecca Lynn Biles
Air National Guard at Dobbins *
Air Force Base in Marietta. He
is presently employed with
Fairfax Industries in Jones- ,
boro.
The wedding will be July 16 at
8 p.m. at the Second Baptist
Church in Griffin. All friends •
and relatives are invited to at
tend.
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Mrs. Samuel L. Pierce Jr.
reside in Tifton, Ga.
Outrof-town guests included
the groom’s paternal grand
mother, Mrs. Roy Hubor of
Lancaster, Penn., Miss Marie
Pierce of Van Nuys, Calif., Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Stapleton of
Griffin, maternal grand
parents; Mrs. Margaret Brooks
of Griffin, paternal grand
mother; Mrs. Clark Brooks and
children of Griffin, Mr. and
Mrs. James Grubbs of Barnes
ville and the Rev. and Mrs.
William Lee of Augusta.