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MRS. W. M. BARKSDALE MRS. BILLY FLEMING MRS. WILLA CLARK
Mrs. J. E, Beckham and grand.
sons, Dempsey and Bradley
Beckham, drove down to Talla
hassee Tuesday night to attend
the performance of the Gilbert
and Sullivan operetta ‘“The Mi
kado" in which Mrs. Beckham's
grandson, Archie Hinton, had the
leading role. Archie is attending
the Florida State. University
summer music camp. Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Hinton and Drew drove
up from Fort Lauderdale to meet
them for the performance.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Lindsey
spent several days the past week
in Villa Rica, going there to
make the acquaintance of their
new greal-grandson, Tim Fos
ter, born to Mr, and Mrs, Doyle
Foster on July 23.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, of Rus
kin, Fla., spent several days with
Mrs. Guy Johnson. While in Geor
gia she visited her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John
Howell, in Columbus, Ga.
Miss Patricia Moxley of Cobb
town, Ceorgia and Jody Moddle
ton, of Rome, Georgia, were
guests of Mr. Middleton's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Harvey J.
Middleton, in Blakely during the
week end.
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Miss Shoemaker Feted
With Cola Party
Miss Sharyn Shoemaker, Au
gust bride-elect, was entertained
Saturday morning, July 30, with
a Cola Party, given by Miss Ce
lia Holman and her mother, Mrs.
Grady Holman, Jr,
On arrival the hostesses pin
ned a white carnations corsage
on the honoree, who was wearing
a pink linen A-line dress.
The reception rooms were ar
tistically decorated with a varie
ty of summer flowers. The din
ing table was beautifully arrang
ed with dainty party sandwiches,
nuts, chips and dip, pickles,
olives, mints, and individual cakes
and was centered with a beautiful
arrangemént” of white gladidli
and pink rosebuds.
The honoree was presented a
gift of two pieces of Fostoria in
her chosen pattern by the hos
tesses,
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EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY. GA.. THURS., AUG. 4 196
Herrings Celebrate
65th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. James Richard
Herrings of Arlington, observed
their 65th wedding anniversary:
Sunday, July 31,.1966, with several
of their children and grandchil
dren visiting them at their home
on the Newton Road.
They were married in Vienna,
Georgia at the Dooly County
Camp Grounds on July 31, 1901,
at a camp meeting, a famous
gathering place sixty-five years
ago. Mrs. Herring was the form
er Daisy Monk. They came to
Arlington on their honeymoon, on
the train, where Mr, Herring was
employed in the mercantile busi
ness.
He was in the mercantile busi
ness fifteen years and was a far
mer until his retirement in 1958,
They are the oldest couple-mem
bers of the Arlington Methodist
Church and hold a plaque to this
effect.
They have nine daughters, it is
noted that the oldest and young
est have almost the same names,
for sisters married a father and
son (by a former marriage) My.
and Mrs. Herring's daughters
are: Mrs. Wilmot (Flora) Hal,
Sr., Albany; Mrs. John (Louise)
Mills, Brinson; Mrs. Fulton (Dell)
Drew, Dawson; Mrs. Jack (Dean)
Hall, Albany; Mrs. John (Ruby)
Longo, Petersburg, Va.; Mrs.
Brown (Marie) Widener, Blake
ly; Mrs. Raleigh (Annelle) Jones,
Albany; Mrs, Bill (Dickie) Har
ter, Albany; and Mrs. Wilmot
(Dottie) Hall, Jr., Pacific Grove,
California; 28 grandchildren and
19 great-grandchildren,
4-H Boys And Girls
Camping This Week
Two bus loads of 4-H Club boys
and girls left Blakely Monday
morning for Rock Eagle 4-H Club
Center, near Eatonton, Georgia.
There were 25 boys and 25 girls
who were accompanied by Mrs.
Gertrude Gear, Early County
Home Economist, Judson Cooper,
County Agent, Mrs. Arthur
Chapman, Mrs. Charles Garrett
and Clyde Johnson, a 4H Club
leader and who drove one of the
buses.
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Bridal Couple Honored
At Recent Parties
Mrs, Cecil Hall and Mrs. Mark
Holt entertained in honor of Miss
Mary Willard Dußose, bride
elect of August 6 with a miscel
laneous shower at the home of
Mrs. Hall Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Holt conducted clever
games, a prize was awarded to
Mrs. Preston Fulmer. Miss Du-
Bose received many lovely and
useful gifts, the hostesses pre
sented her with a beautiful per
manent arrangement to use in
her home, and an unusual cor
sage, made of sewing notions.
A delicious salad plate was serv
ed Lo about 25 guests.
Miss Dußose and Olin Thomp
son were entertained recently
with a cook-out at Kolomoki by
Mr. and Mrs. Al Warrick, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Chambers, and
Miss Frances Jones.
Lied ¢"uokered table o'oths and
hurricane ‘omps held red candles
lent a rustic air to the out door
tables, for the barbecue supper.
The hosts presentzd a portable
grill and charcoal to the couple.
Seven couples attended,
Mrs. Charles Bush and Mrs.
Hamp Clark honored Miss Dußose
at a brunch Tuesday morning,
August 2, at the Town and Coun
try Club. Pink and white flowers
decorated the tables and set the
keynote for the beautifully ap
pointed mid-morning party.
Miss Dußose wore a floral
voile and a pink and white car
nation corsage. The hostesses
presented her with a picce of her
silver pattern. Among those at
tending were the honoree, and
her mother, Mrs. Willard Du-
Bose, Mrs. Fletcher Thompson,
mother of the groom, Mrs. Cleve
Porter, Mrs. Robert Stuckey, Mrs.
David Wynne, Mrs. Aldine Owen,
Mrs. Al Warrick, Miss Anne Sing
letary, Miss Margaret Dußose,
Miss Martha Dußose, Mrs. John
ny Chambers, and Miss Susan
Gilbert,
Miss Carlan Feted
With Kitchen Shower
Miss Priscilla Carlan, Blakely
bride-elect of August, was hon
ored at a kitchen shower Friday
evening by Mrs. J. B. Rice and
her daughter, Mrs. Richard
Proulx, of Dover N. H., at the
Rice home on Flowers Drive.
Decorations in the reception
rooms carried out a yellow and
white color scheme, with yellow
Eclipse roses in a low bowl on
the coffee table and an arrange
ment of white roses on the din
ing table. A doll bride in a wed
ding dress and veil was used on
the console table.
The honoree was presented a
yellow and white corsage. She
wore a light blue whipped cream
dress with a straight skirt and
smocked L!)use.
Mrs. Warien Cleveland conduct
ed games pertaining to the kit
chen, guests wrote out favorite
recipes; and the hostesses pre
sented the honoree with a hand
made pillow and white check ap
ron, each guest wrote their name
on the apron for Miss Carlan
to embroider later as a keep
sake. Miss Carlan was winner of
the kitchen spices contest, nam
ing the largest number of spices
correctly,
A dessert course was served to
the twenty attending. Favors were
miniature rice bags with minia
ture rolling pins tied with yel
low ribbons. *
Shoemaker-Moore
Wedding Plans Told
Wedding plans for Miss Sharyn
Susan Shoemaker and Robert
William Moore, Jr., have been
completed. The ceremony will
be performed on August 14, 4:00
p. m., by Rev. Clark Pafford at
the First Methodist Church in
Blakely.
Miss Sylvia White will be maid
of honor. Bridesmaids include
Miss Cathy Moore, sister of the
groom, Miss Dianne Dußose, of
Atlanta, cousin of the bride, Miss
Annette Kink, of Brinson, and
Miss Sarah Ann Richardson, of
Blakely. Little Miss Carol Holt
will be the flower girl.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her father, Lester Har
per Shoemaker. Robert William
Sr,, of Coleman, will serve as
his son's best man.
Usher groomsmen will be
Larry Shoemaker, Milledgeville.
Johnny Shoemaker and Richard
Shoemaker, brothers of the bride,
Harold Maloof, Jr., of Columbus,
cousin of the groom, and Ronny
Kuykendal of Coleman,
Dr. Bert Flanders, organist and
Mrs. Mark Holt, soloist, will pre
sent the wedding music.
Miss Judy Dianne Evans Weds John Wayne Fariss
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Miss Judy Dianne Evans, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Evans, became the bride of John
Wayne Fariss, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John William Fariss, on
Sunday, July 4, at four o'clock
in the Southside Baptist Church
of Blakely, the Rev. Andy La
nier, Jr., officiated at thz double
ring ceremony, before a large
assembly of friends and rela
tives.
The altar decorations included
four seven-branched candelabra,
each holding tall white lighted ta
pers, against a background of
fern trees and greenery, A mass
ive center arrangement of white
chrysanthemums and white glad
ioli rested on a Grecian column.
The choir rail was covered with
tropical jade and white lighted
tapers. Single lighted candles
and greenry were used in the
windows. On each side of the
white satin kneeling bench was
a tall container holding a large
white candle, surrounding the
candle were lilies of the valley,
stephanotis and wedding green
ery. Family pews were marked
with pink nosegays, each held a
white dove.
The candles were lighted by
Michael Evans, brother of the
bride, and Billy English.
Mrs. Don Wilson, organist,
played the traditional process
ional and recessional for the en
trance and departure of the
wedding party. Mrs. Mark Holt,
soloist, sang ‘‘Because” and
“Whither Thou Goest”, and at
the close of the ceremony, ‘“The
Lord's Prayer”, as the couple
knelt at the altar.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown made
by her grandmother, Mrs. Na
thaniel Henley, Bogalusa, La.,
and her great-grandmother, the
late Mrs. Abner E. Stafford of
Bogalusa, and belonging to her
aunt. Mrs. Charles W. Dunaway,
Baton Rouge, La, The gown of
white bridal satin, falling floor
length, was detailed with an ov
erskirt of bouffant white nylon
tulle ornamented with apliques
of Chantilly lace. A panel of ruf
fled Chantilly lace was inset in
the front skirt. The fitted bo
dice of lace over satin, styled
with long pointed sleeves, join
ed the bouffant skirt in a V at
the waistline. Her fingertip veil
of illusion fell from a tiara of
pearls and rhinestones, she chose
white satin slippers, and carried
a cascade of feathered carna
tions, lily of the valley, centered
with a white orchid on her white
Bible.
Miss Martha Jo Perkins was
maid of honor. Junior bridesmaids
were Miss Jan and Nan Houston
of Albany, nieces of the groom.
Bridesmaids were Miss Kay Far
iss, sister of the groom, Miss
Denda Hagan and Miss Glenda
Cochran, all of Blakely. They
were dressed alike in floor length
gowns of pink embossed peau de
soie. The fitted bodice was fin
ished with rounded necklines and
short sleeves, a large bow in
the front marked the waist. They
wore pill box headpieces of
matching material with short
veils of pink illusion. Long white
gloves and shoes matching their
gowns completed their outfit,
Miss Mary Beth Blackwell, Ba
ton Rouge, La., cousin of the
bride, and Miss Torey Durden,
Blakely, were flower girls. They
wore identical dresses of Chan
tilly lace over pink embossed
peau de soie, with a large bow
at the waist. A pink bow in their
hair and pink shoes completed
their outfit. They carried pink
rose petals in small white bas
kets.
The groom chose Don Cannon
to serve as his best man. Usher
groomsmen were Michael and
Charles Evans, brothers of the
bride, and Robert Houston, of
Albany, Ga., and Edward Kelly,
brothers-in-law of the groom, and
Billy English of Arlington. Mas
ter David Henley of Baton
Rouge, La., cousin of the bride,
served as ring bearer. He carried
a white satin pillow trimmed
with rows of white lace.
The bride’s mother wore a
Champagne acetate linen fashion,
with matching accessories. Her
hat was pink and her corsage was
a pink cymbidium orchid. The
groom’s mother wore a moss
green two piece lace dress over
taffeta and matching accessor
-les. Her corsage was of green
phalaenopsis orchids. Mrs. Hen
ley, the bride’s grandmother,
wore a pink linen dress with
black patent accessories. Her
‘corsage was a pink phalaenopsis
orchid.
Immediately following the
wedding, the parents of the bride
entertained at a reception at
the Town & Country Club. A
large arrangement of pink glad
ioli and white mums in a silver
bowl decorated the entrance. The
guests were greeted and directed
to the receiving line by Mrs.
James Kitchens and Mrs. Henry
J. Malsberger,
Mrs. Charle; a 8 waa
Baton Rouge, Sa..waunt o tbex'
bride, was in charge of the
bride’'s book. The table was cov
ered with pink net over white
satin, the net was caught in
front and on the sides with a
white satin bowl, lilies of the val
ley and green and white stream
ers.
Punch was served from crystal
bowls resting on silver bases
from two identical tea tables.
The tables were covered with im
ported embroidered cloths and
held two three-branched candela
bra with tall pink tapers, deco
rated with pink satin bows and
streamers. Mints and nuts were
served from silver compotes.
Mrs. John Blackwell and Mrs.
Bobby Henley, both of Baton
Rouge, La., aunts of the bride,
presided at the punch service,
assisted by Miss Brenda Lanier
and Miss Alina Middleton, of
Blakely.
The bride's table was covered
with a lace cloth over pink. A
large arrangement of pink glad
joli, white pompoms and white
carnations in an epergenette in
a five branched silver candela
bra decorated one end of the tab
le. The four tiered wedding cake
was placed on a pink net ruffling
base encircled by greenery and
pink carnations. On the top tier
stood a miniature bride and
groom. The double base of the
cake was embossed in pink roses
and wedding bells, the two up
per tiers were supported by white
columns, After the cutting of the
cake by the bride. Mrs. Bernard
Herring and Mrs. Winston Felder
of Blakely, cousins of the groom,
cut and served the cake.
After the reception, the bridal
couple left for their wedding
trip to Florida. The bride chose
a suit of silk shantung, a blue
blouse and hat for traveling, her
other accessories were white.
She wore the orchid taken from
her bouquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Fariss will re
side in Blakely until September,
when Mr. Fariss will return to
Athens, where he will continue
his education at the University
of Georgia.
Rehearsal Party
Mr. and Mrs. John William
Fariss were hosts Saturday ev
ening at a dinner at the Blakely
Woman's Club, following the
wedding rehearsal. A pink and
white color scheme was carried
out throughout the room. The
bride's table was centered with
a large arrangement of pink
gladioli and pink pompoms in a
silver bowl. On each side were
three-branched candelabra hold
ing pink tapers. Place cards with
miniature wedding bells marked
the places for the bridal party,
The bride and groom presented
gifts to each other and to their
attendants. The bride's gift to
the groom was a diamond tac:
the groom’s gift to the bride was
a diamond necklace.
Mrs. Charles Dunaway of Baton
Rouge, La., aunt of the bride,
was stand-in at the rehearsal.
Mrs. Henry J. Malsberger direct
ed the wedding.
Out-of-town guests included:
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Henley,
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Burdette,
Brian and Bradley Burdette, all
of Bogalusa, La.; Mr., and Mrs,
Bobby Henley and David Hen
ly, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Black
well, and children, Jeffery,
Barry, Mary, Beth and Dandall,
and Mrs. Crarles W. Dunaway, all
of Baton Rouge, La.; Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Evans, Susan and
Jerry Evans, of Zackary, La.:
Thomas Fenwick, Savannah,
Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alex
ander, Kitty and India Alexan
der, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Gay, Chattanooga, Tenn.:
Mr, and Mrs. Louis oJrnson,
Pensacola, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Mengee, Jacksonville,
Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hous
ton, Nan, Jan and Derenda
Houston, all of Albany.
Sheppard-Barnes
Miss Lynn Morley Barnes,
daughter of Mrs. Arthur Dicker
man Barnes and the late Mr.
Barnes of Rowayton, Conn., was
married to Mr. John W. Shep
pard, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Sheppard of ‘“‘Longleat”
Greenwich, Conn, and Amagan
sett, Long Isiand.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Richard Ryley in
Dwight Chapel of Yale Univer
sity. A reception followed in the
New Haven Lawn Club.
The bride was given in mar
riage at 4 o'clock by Arthur
Dickerman Barnes, Jr., her bro
ther. Miss Lucretia Simpson was
her maid of honor, and Miss
JoEllen Bryan her bridesmaid.
The best man was Mr. John
W. Sheppard, the bridegroom’s
father, Mr. Stuart Juckett, served
as usher.
Mrs. Sheppard’s grandparents
are Mrs, John H. Blume and the
late Mr. Blume of Brooklyn,
New York, and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Dickerman Barnes
of New Haven, Conn; -+ . «
Mr. Sheppard’s - grandparents
are Mrs. John Day Jackson and
the late Mr. Jackson, owner and
publisher of the New Haven
Register and Journal Courier, and
Mrs. (Pearl Wade) Charles Ed
win Sheppard and the late Mr.
Sheppard of Macon and Blakely.
Mrs. Sheppard graduated from
the Brien McMahon High School
in Norwalk, Conn, and attended
Endicott Junior College in Bev
erly, Mass.
Mr. Sheppard graduated from
the Taft School in Watertown,
Conn., and is a student at Yale
College.
The couple will reside in New
Haven after the honeymoon
while Mr. Sheppard finishes his
college education and Mrs. Shep
pard will also be taking courses
at the University.
Bride-Elect Honored
Miss Sharyn Shoemaker, bride
elect of August 14, was honored
with a Tea-Shower at the home
of Mrs. Ray Harris on Wednes
day ev:ning. Co-hostesses with
Mrs, Harris were Mrs. F. B.
Chandler, Miss Mary Lee Chand
ler, Mrs. George Rogers, Mrs.
Bill Smith, and Mrs. Marcine
Ezell.
On arrival, the honoree, her
mother, and the groom-elect'’s
mother were presented carna
tion corsages by the hostesses.
The reception rooms were beauti
fully decorated with summer
flowers.
Mrs. Harris met the guests at
the door and introduced them
to the receiving line. Mrs. Smith
presided at the refreshment ta
ble, and served fmnch. dainty
sandwiches, nuts, and lady fing
ers. Mrs. Chandler was in charge
of the gift room and Mrs, Rogers
kept the bride's book,
Homecoming Day At
Mt. Zion To Be Held
Sunday, August 7th
The annual homecoming of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church in Clay Coun
ty on the Blutfton- Fort Gaines
road, will be held Sunday, Cur
tis L. Hubbard and Raymond
Chance, perennial co-chairmen of
this event, have announced.
All members, former members,
friends and the public in general
are invited to attend. This over
a- century old church has long
egerted an influence for good in
the community, and it is hoped a
large crowd will be present for
this big event. There will be
singing and dinner on the ground.
The visiting minister for the
day will be the Rey. Billy Goins,
native Clay countian,
Moxley-Middleton Engagement Announced
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Moxley, Sr., of Cobbtown,
Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter,
Patricia Anne, to Harvey Joseph Middleton, Jr., of
Blakely and Rome, G eorgia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey J. Middleton of Blakely.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Anderson, Sr., of Register, Georgia, and the
late Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Moxley, of Cobbtown, Georgia.
A graduate of Cobbtown High School and the Uni
versity of Georgia, she is presently taking graduate
work at the University. In September she will be af
filiated with the Rome City School System.
The groom-elect is a graduate of Blakely High
School and attended Middle Georgia College, Cochran,
he is presently a senior at Shorter College, Rome, Ga.
He is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Mid
dleton, Blakely and the late Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Harris,
of Blakely.
The wedding will be an event of Sunday, August
14, at the home of the bride in Cobbtown, Georgia.
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