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Thursday, August J, 1961
Miss Gail Harding Becomes Bride Os
A. George Grove 111 Os Porterdale
Miss Gail Harding, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pitts
Harding, Jr., of Atlanta, Geor
gia became the bride of A.
George Grove 111, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Grove, of Por
terdale, Georgia in an impres
sive double - ring ceremony on
July 21 at eleven o’clock. The
beauty of the sanctuary of the
Morningside Presbyterian
Church was enhanced by two
seven-branched brass candela
bra with burning tapers flanked
by urns of white gladioli and
stock and yellow miniature
chrysanthemums.
The young couple took their
sacred vows in the presence of
a large assemblage of friends
and relatives with the Rev. Dr.
Bob Hodges and the Rev. Dr.
A. V. Gibson as officiating min
isters.
Mrs. Martin McFarland, or
ganist, rendered a program of
nuptial music. The bride’s bro
ther, Douglas M. Harding,
sang The Wedding Hymn in
prelude and the Lord’s Prayer
to conclude the ceremony.
Mr. A. G. Grove was his son’s
best man.
Usher-groomsmen were Nel
son Allen of Covington, Tommy
Campbell of Atlanta, Kenneth
Costley of Covington, Mell
Grove, brother of the groom,
of Porterdale, and Jerry Yan
cey of Atlanta. Steven Harding,
brother of the bride, was jun
ior groomsman.
Miss Geordie Willson of At
lanta was Miss Harding’s maid
of honor. The two bridesmaids
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were Miss Gladney Hoshall of
Atlanta and Mrs. Tommy Rose
of Tampa. Florida. All three
attendants were dressed iden
tically in white nylon dresses
whose bodices had a scooped
neckline which draped to form
cap sleeves. These formed a
deep v-shaped back bodice.
Their spring green satin cum
merbands had a single self rose
at the center back with stream
ers extending the full length
of the bouffant street length
skirts. They wore white satin
pumps, white short gloves, and
tiny pearl earbobs. Their artis
tic colonial bouquets were of
Millicent daisies tied with yel
low streamers. Their dainty ny
lon net ruffled hats were also
white.
Little Gail Tucker of Ring
gold, Georgia, flower girl, in a
white organza dress with eye
let embroidered sleeves and
full skirt with spring green
satin sash carried a yellow bas
ket from which she scattered
daisy petals.
Master Mitchell Bond of At
lanta was the ring bearer.
The petite bride, radiantly
happy, entered the sanctuary
on the arm of her father who
presented her in marriage. Her
traditional wedding gown of
peau de soie with chapel train
was exquisitely beautiful with
delicate lace adornment out
lining the scooped neckline and
cap sleeves, and lace applique
embroidery beautified the bil
lowy skirt, which joined the
bodice with a large crushed
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bustle. Her veil of nylon illu
sion net was caught to a pearl
encrusted coronet. On a white
Bible, a gift from her mother,
she carried a bouquet of step
hanotis and lilies of the valley
surrounding a yellow - throat
ed white orchid.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Harding wore a mist ■
green princess model with
lace applique medallions from
shoulder to hemline on t h e
right side accentuated by a
pleated nylon drape panel from
waistline to hemline. She wore
a corsage of white carnations,
single pearl earbobs and white
gloves. Her dyed to match
pumps and hat of violet and
green velvet roses added to
her loveliness.
Mrs. A. G. Grove, the grom’s;
mother, was becomingly dress
ed in a turquoise, aqua, and
white floral dress with short
sleeves and scalloped neckline
in both back and front. The
full skirt featured a chic tunic.
Her jewelry was a choker of
crystal beads and matching
earbobs. On her hair, she wore
a matching circlet with should
er length turquoise veil. A
white carnation shoulder cor
sage, white gloves, and dyed
to match pumps completed her
attire.
Mrs, Wade P. Harding, Sr.,
I paternal grandmother of the I
bride, wore a tailored blue and
I white floral sheer dress adorn
;ed by a shoulder corsage of |
pink carnations. Her gloves and I
; hat were white.
I The groom’s paternal grand-1
| mother, Mrs. F. C. Smith, chose
I a stylish floral acentate jersey
' model with which she wore a
white hat and gloves and pink
i carnation corsage.
Immediately following the
j ceremony, the bridal pair with
their mothers greeted guests in
the vestibule before joining
them at the elaborate break
fast at which the bride’s pa
rents were hosts.
The Fellowship Hall of the
church was transformed into a
typical southern - plantation
type garden complete with
white wrought iron furniture,
white lattices entwined with
green foliage, huge umbrellas
and tables, magnolia blooms,
and delicious refreshments.
At the entrance to the gar
i den, Miss Martha Ann Hill of
Atlanta, wearing a beige and
white checked two piece dress
; piped in brown, kept the bride’s
book at a table overlaid with
white lace. An unusual white
; cage and love bird sat nearby.
Miss Barbara Jackson, Harpist,
rendered lovely music through
! out the breakfast in this re
: laxed setting.
The refreshment tables over
lair with yellow featured taste
ful arrangements of white and
yellow gladioli, stock, daisies,
■ and chrysanthemums flanked
by hurricane lamps as their
I centerpiece. Hot canapes, iced
fruit, nuts, and mints were ser
ved from one such table. Per
pendicular to this on either
side of the room were other
tables having silver trays of
hors doeuvres and cheese
straws served with punch, tea,
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or coffee. Serving were: Misses
Judy Boatwright, Ann Robin
son, and Charlene Huhn, Mrs.
Jerry Donham, Mrs. George
Chastain, 111, and Mrs. Charles
Rollsten, all of Atlanta; Miss
Anita Ray of Perry, Georgia.
On napkins engraved with
“Gail and George, July 21,
1961”, wedding cake was serv
ed by Mrs. Erwin Bosarge and
Mrs. Arthur Flowers, Jr. T h e
three tiered beautifully embos
sed cake ornamented by fresh
। African daisies was cut by the
: bride and groom with a knife
, which was presented to them
as a wedding gift. The cake
was posed on a circular table
overlaid with white satin in
' the center of the garden.
For traveling, the bride se
lected a white tangee model
with magnesium blue cummer
band, matching blue shoes and
bag, and white hat. The orchid
from her pridal bouquet adorn
ed her shoulder.
Upon their return from a trip
| to Jekyll Island, Georgia, Mr.
and Mrs. Grove are at home to
their friends at 840 Bobbin
Mill Road, Athens, Georgia
where Mr. Grove is a candi
date for his Masters Degree in
Political Science to be award
ed on August 17 from the Uni
versity of Georgia, after which
he will be assigned as a Se-
I cond Lieutenant in the A i r
Force.
Miss Costley Was
Central Figure
At Recent Shower
Miss Mary Lee Costley whose
1 marriage to Jerry Aldridge of
, Blackshear, Georgia will be
! solemnized on Sunday, August
6, was the central figure at a
lovely linen and lingerie show
er-tea on Wednesday evening.
I July 26. Mrs. Bob Franklin of
Decatur, Mrs. A. G. Grove and
; Mrs. J. B. Mitchell. Jr., both of
■ Porterdale were joint hostesses
at the Welaunee Hotel whose
j lobby was beautified for the
I occasion with artistic arrange-
I ments and trailing philoden-
I dron plants.
A milk glass fluted footed
bowl with snapdragons, daisies,
' j and marigolds on the gift table
j carried out the color theme of
; yellow and white.
Miss Carole Bryant served
punch from a beautifully ap
-1 pointed table overlaid with an
. off-white linen cloth. Dainty
, cakes embossed in yellow with
wedding bells and tasty nuts,
with an all yellow flower ar
rangement balancing the
punchbowl completed the ap
pointments.
1 Guests called between seven
■ thirty and eight-thirty to ex
।; tend their good wishes to the
'! bride-to-be.
1 Miss Costlev greeted guests
' i wearing a pastel pink sleeve
' i less model whose skirt was
I accentuated by pink and white
’' embroidery.
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Browns And Willsons Hosts At Buffet
Dinner Feting Miss Strozier, Fiance
The home of the E. J. Browns
i Oxford was the scene on
'riday evening of another of
he interesting social events at
which Miss Mary Bo Strozier
and her fiance, Mac Arnold,
continue to be feted in a round
of pre-nuptial festivities. The
Browns had as their co-hosts,
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Willson.
White perennial phlox and
shasta daisies reflected t h e
bridal theme in occasional ta
ble arrangements in the liv
ing room. Centering a table for
seating guests, also used in the
living room, was a ring of ivy,
with central arrangement of ivy
and shasta daisies, from which
emerged a single white taper.
The buffet table, overlaid
with white damask, was gar
nished with ivy sprays; and the
dining table, also overlaid with
white, held a ring of shasta
daisies and ivy, centered with a
glowing white taper. Further
highlighting the bridal motif
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut
Honored At Surprise
Birthday Party
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut, beloved
pioneer Rocky Plains resident,
was honored with a surprise
birthday party on Friday af
ternoon, July 28, by the ladies
of Hopewell Presbyterian
Church at the Educational
Building, in observance of her
80th birthday.
As Mrs. Chesnut entered the
building the ladies sang, “Hap
py Birthday”. Decorations for
the occasion were gladiolus,
dahlias, crepe myrtle, double
phlox and caladium.
Delicious refreshments of
cake and lemonade were serv
ed from a beautiful appointed
table overlaid with a white
cloth and two birthday cakes.
Serving were Mrs. R. E. Ches
nut, Mrs. Ola H. Thacker, Mrs.
C. S. Chesnut and Miss Irene
Harvey.
Mrs. R. E. Chesnut conduct
ed several contests after which
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut was present
ed a number of beautiful and
useful gifts. The ladies of the
church presented her with a
nice Bible.
Those present were Mes
dames C. E. Chesnut, R. E.
Chesnut, C. S. Chesnut, R. E.
Avery, R. E. Cowan, Ola H.
Thacker, W. B. Harvey, Wil
liam Rosser, Miss Sue McDon
ald, Miss Irene Harvey and
Junior Chesnut.
Red Oak MYF
Has Busy Week
Thursday, July 27, the Red
Oak MYF played the North
Covington MYF in a very ex
citing softball game. The final
score was Red Oak 4 and North
Covington 3. Dan Jones was
pitcher for Red Oak and Steve
Allen for North Covington.
Sunday July 30, the MYF
members taught the Sunday
School classes and took charge
of the church service. The Sun
day School teachers were as
follows: kindergarten. Dianne
Martin; primary, Pam Jones;
juniors, Alice Potts; intermedi
ate, J. L. Bailey; young peo
ple’s class, Gary Rooks; young
adults, Linda Vaughn: adults,
Robbie Ann Fincher. The song
leader was Ronnie Aiken and
the preacher was Wayne Rooks.
Sunday night the regular
MYF meeting was held with
27 present. Revival Services
begin with the Sunday night
service and the MYF members
took part in singing with a
special song.
Wayne Rooks,
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Elkadettes Met
Monday, Elks Club
The Elkadettes held their
regular monthly meeting July
24 at the Elks Club.
The meeting was opened by
the president, Mrs. Jack Mc-
Giboney. The members read
the collect in unison.
Reports were given by the
various committees.
Mrs. Fred Lott, program
chairman, introduced the guest
speaker, Miss Norma Wilson,
who was delegate to Girls
State sent by the Elkadettes.
Miss Wilson gave a most in
teresting talk on each day's
activities at Girls State.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express to every
one my sincere thanks for the
many kindnesses extended me
during my hospitalization and
convalescence at home when I
was recently burned.
Your many thoughtful acts
were g’-e-’t’v anor'^ated.
j Donald Durand.
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was the white embossed cake,
topped with valley lilies, on a
milk glass cake stand, which
centered the buffet, and was
flanked by white candles in
silver candelabra.
The den’s decor was picked
up with zinnias, marigolds and
nasturtiums in hues of yellow
into bronze.
The future bride and groom
were presented with a piece
of silver in their chosen pat
tern, by the hosts.
Included in the guest list for
the delightful occasion, in ad
dition to the honored couple,
were: Mrs. Dan Arnold and
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strozier,
their parents; Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Lanier and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Lanier of Athens;
Miss Cynthia Mallory and Miss
Martha McKemie of Atlanta;
Dr. Nell Strozier of Baltimore,
Md., sister of the Bride-to-be,
and Monty Willson.
Out-Of-Town
Guests At Wood-
Jones Nuptials
Among the out-of-town
guests at the Wood-Jones wed
ding in Mansfield Sunday af
ternoon were: Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Jones, Thomson; Mrs. E.
E. Benson, Mr. Bert Benson,
Misses Louise and Lois Benson,
Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Shadburn.
Mr. Bill Shadburn, all of Bu
ford: Miss Camilla Pridgen,
Griffin; Mrs. Claud Wood, Mr.
and Mrs. K. C. Pope, Mr. Ken
neth Pope. Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Pope, Mr. Terry Pope, Mr. Dick
Pope, all of Monticello.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Lindsey,
Mr. Roy Lindsey, Mr. Jack
Lindsey, Madison; Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Johnson, Commerce;
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hurt, Misses
Karen and Mary Jane Hurt,
Dalton: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shu
mate, Mr. Clinton Cosby, Tal
; botton; Miss Mary Jo Brady,
j Wadley and Mr. Oscar Harper,
I Auburn, Alabama.
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The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First Methodist Church
will meet Tuesday, August 8
at the church at 8 p.m. Mrs.
Fred Harwell, Mrs. Glenn
Jones and Mrs. O. L. Parnell
will be hostesses.
Circle Number Three of the j
First Presbyterian Church will
will meet with Mrs. Sam Bur
ney Hay on Monday, August
7 at 3:30 o’clock.
The Womans Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist :
Church will meet Monday, Au- :
gust 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Edu- !
cational Building of the
church. Mrs. J. W. Richardson
will be in charge of the pro- i
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Miss Polly Ann Latham Honored At
Miscellaneous Shower On Saturday
Miss Polly Ann Latham, I
bride-elect of Mr. James T.
Milligan, was honored on Sat
urday, July 22, when she was
the central figure at a miscel
laneous linen shower. The beau
tiful, hill top, ranch style home
of Mrs. Harold Harper formed
the setting for ths occasion.
Mrs. Harper had as her co
hostesses Mesdames Marvin
Johnson, Ernest White and
Jack Chandler.
Pink and white composed the
color scheme throughout the
attractive setting. In the living
room, pink roses held in a
white milkglass container were
used on the piano. A container
of pink roses formed the cof
fee table arrangement. Silver
trays of multi-colored mints
and salted nuts were placed
throughout the room.
A series of games were en-
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I joyed by the guests. Prize win-
I ners were Mrs. Sylvester John
son, Mrs. Annie Studdard, Mrs.
Mae Jenkins and Miss Pam
Betts.
The refreshment table, from
which multi-colored ice cream
and delicious homemade cake
were served, was covered with
Irish, cutwork embroidered
linen. Napkins bearing silver
wedding bells highlighted the
nuptial theme.
After refreshments were
served, the bride - elect, who
chose for the occasion an aqua
cotton sheath, was presented
with many beautiful and use
ful gifts.
Thirty-seven friends, includ
i ing guests from Monroe, Social
Circle and Rutledge were pre
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