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4 Briefing on Wedding Customs
There'll be about l-'s mil-*
lion weddings in the United
States this, year and, as usual,
June is the most popular month
for the altar-bound.
Why June has become the
traditional month of wedding's
and roses probably relates to
the transportation difficulties
in early America ~, too much
snow in the winter to get to a
wedding celeration. Spring and
fall were bad times, too, be
cause folks were busy with
planting or harvesting.
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Another influencing factm
may have been that June r
named after the Roman god
dess, Juno. The Greeks had <
different name for this dame -
Hera. Anyway, the point is tha
Juno (or Hera) was the god
dess of womanhood, of marri
age and of maternity. She wa.-
usually represented as a mat
ronly type, but nonethelcs
beautiful. The peacock, th<
cuckoo and the pomegrantt
were sacred to her. Homer spo
ke of her as the “white-armec
I goddess" and the “ox-eye<
queen’’ -- all of which adds up
to the kind of diety every pros- ,
pective bride ought to have on
her side. I i
These and many other inter- I
esting observations about the
origins of wedding customs are
culicd from Compton's Pictured
Encyclopedia. Here are some
more:'
For instance, the engagement
ring represents the very old
custom c-f a gift to a girl desi
red in marriage. The diamond j
ring originated in Italy where I
11 e diamond was believed to be I
a “flame of love.” In ancient ;
Egypt, the ring was a symbol i
of eternity. It also symbolized '
the “captive bride” whose -
hands were tied to prevent her ;
from escaping. Anglo-Saxons i
wore the ring on the right hand
until the wedding when it was :
transferred to the left.
Another custom credited to
ancient Egypt is throwing old
shoes or tieing them to the bri
dal car. In the land of the py
ramids, the father handed the
bride's sandal to the groom,
symbolizing a transfer of aut- '
hority.
Mohammedans, back in the ,
middle ages, used orange blos
soms in their ceremonies, as the
orange was their most prolific
fruit. Today orange blossoms
symbolize the hope that the
wedded couple will be blessed
with children. Throwing rice
I carries the same wish ... but
in ancient times it was also a
way to "protect” the marriage
from evil gods.
Since the sun was a god in
many early societies, it was
believed that if a bride-to-be
gazed on the sun she would be
! certain to have children. This
may explain the old saying.
“Happy is the bride the sun
shines on.”
Even though her wedding
' day is her happiest day, the
bride is “supposed” to cry,
i symbolizing the dismay of the
bride of olden times captured
by force. The capture is also
Women of Presbyterian Church Hear
Columbia Seminary Pilgrimage Report
The Women of the Presby-1
terian Church met in the Fei- I
lowship Hall, Tuesday night,
May 21st, with 25 members
present. The president, Mrs.
Hugh King, called the meeting
to order with prayei. The min
utes were read and approved
and treasurer's report was giv
en. A motion was made by
Mrs. L. A. Patrick to give SSO.
to the building fund and the
Young Matrons Sunday School
Class gave $15.00 through the
Women of the Church.
Circle reports were heard ।
with Mrs. Clara Biggers’ Circle ,
naving the most members pres- '
ent. Mrs. E. L. Patrick an
nounced prayer and visitation j
to be held Tuesday, May 28, at ।
10 A.M. Mrs. King announced ■
that members would bring
! sandwiches Sunday night, May .
| 26, at 6:45.
Mrs. Sam B Hay gave an
I interesting report on the Pil- j
grimage to Columbia Seminary,
which six members attended. ■
Announcement was made of
Synodical Training at Colum- |
i bia Seminary June 17-21. with I
an invitation for the ladies to j
come to the afternoon session i
PERSONALS
1 - " - ■
The friends of Mrs. George
Berry regret to learn that she
is a patient at Newton County
Hospital and wish for her a
rapid and complete recovery.
* • # *
Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Her
rin of Conley and Miss Linda
Lee of Decatur were spend the
day guests on Sunday of Mi.-.
Oscar Dickerson and attended
church at Porterdale Presby
terian Church.
• « * •
Mrs. Maude Hilton and Mis.
Oscar Dickerson visited Mrs.
Essie Gilreath and Mr. and
Mrs. George Dickerson in Por
terdale one day last week.
• • * •
Mrs. Eva Singley has been
the guest of M; . A. B. Ozburn.
Sr. of Mansfield since last
Saturday night.
♦ # • •
Mrs. Oscar Dickerson spent
. with M Jim WH»
liams and Mr. and Mrs. Arlie
Rabun at Social Circle.
♦ • • •
Friends of Paul Swann will be
interested to know that he is
making satisfactory convales
cence following recent surgery
TH I COVINGTON NEWS
reflected in the custom of the
groom carrying the bride over
the threshold of their new
home.
Centuries ago in France the
bride threw her garter and the
girl who caught it was believed |
to be the next bride. Today the j
bride is somewhat more sub-'
dued and throws her bouquet
— but the bridesmaids still
scramble to make the catch.
In ancient times, according
to Compton's, the date of the
wedding was often chosen at
some phase of the moon when
the gods were presumed to be
I favorable. This practice, with
: the custom of eating honey at
the marriage feast, may be the
I origin of the word honeymoon.
Sometimes the marriage cere
mony involved guarantees. Ihe
veil over the bride's face may
I have indicated that she had
been secluded from men, and
her white robe was a warrant
of her purity. Even now it is
thought bad luck for the groom
to sec the bride before the cere
mony on their wedding day.
Another widespread custom
is for the bride to wear “some
thing old, something new,
i something borrowed, and some
thing blue." In ancient Israel,
the bride's robe had a blue bor
der signifying purity, fidelity
and love.
High-caste Brahmans in India
believe a girl should marry at
puberty. Usually the child
bride remains with her family
until she is 15 or 16. Marriage
: celebrations in India are so ela
borate, Compton’s points out
that "the expense of the affair
I and of the bride's dowry fre
quently drives the father to the
moneylender.” Many American
f; thers can testify that this
turn of events is not exclusive
I with India.
Japanese tradition requires
। the bride to wear a veil over
her elaborate hairdo called a
“horn coverer.” Jealousy is
thought to vanish when it is re
moved.
at 2:15 on Tuesday, June 18.
Mrs. Johnny Prescott reported
for the Nominating Committee,
as follows: President, Mrs. S.
J. Morcock; Vice President,
Mrs. Tom White; Treasurer,
Mrs. Foster Hudson; Spiritual
Growth, Mrs. L. A. Patrick;
ChrAtikn^Educa^ion, Mrs. E. L.*
Patrick; Church Extension,
Mrs. Donald Stephenson; An
nuities and Relief, Mrs. Sam
B. Hay; World Mission, Mrs.
E. G. Lassiter, Jr.; Steward
ship, Mrs. A. R. Hooten.
Mrs. Foster Hudson present
ed a project of the circle spon
soring a missionary family at
Mission Haven, which was
passed.
Mrs. E. L. Patrick gave the
devotional. Mrs. Donald Ste
phenson, Chairman of the 1963
Birthday Objective (Medical
Work in Mexico and Missions*
Along the Highway in Brazil)
presented the program. Allen
Barnett showed a film on wo
men's work in the church. In
closing, Mrs. Stephenson read
one of Peter Marshalls pray
ers.
Cookies and punch were
served by Circles 1, 2 and 3
during the social hour which
followed.
at Hamilton Memorial Hospi
tal in Dalton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Swann
have returned from visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swann
in Dalton and Mr. and Mrs.
Reid Childers in Griffin.
• ♦ • •
Mrs. Homer Sharp returned
home Fnday after having spent
a week with her children, Mr. -
and Mrs. Homer Sharp Jr. and
Angela in Newnan. Friends of
Homer Sharp will be glad to
know that he is improving and
able to be up on crutches after
his recent accident.
♦ # • •
Mrs. Lillian P. Hooten, Mrs.
Christine H. Greene, Jerry
Greene, Mrs. James Brooks,
Mickey Brooks, and Mrs. W J
Piper attended church services
at the First Baptist Church in
Gainesville, Sunday morning
enroute to Dahlonega, where
they had lunch at the Smith
House, and then visited North
Georgia College during the af
ternoon.
• • # *
Friends of Weldon Carson
will be glad to know he re
turned home Sunday from Em
ory University Hospital where
he underwent surgery. Hrs
friends are wishing him a
speedy recovery,
Miss Roberta Anne Elizer Becomes
Bride of Roswell Marion Piper
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R.
Elizer of Oxford announce the
marriage of their daughter,
Roberta Anne to Roswell Mar
ion Piper, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. Marion Piper of Covington,
on Friday, April 26, 1963. at
Walhalla. South Carolina. A
service of the restatement of
the marriage vows was held at
the Church of the Good Shep
herd in Covington on Sunday,
May 26th, at which Rev. Gor
don Mann officiated.
Mis Piper attended Newton
County High School and will
graduate from Emory at Ox
ford this June. She will con
' tinue her education at Emory
University in Atlanta.
Mr. Piper, a graduate >f
Niwton County High School,
graduated from Emory al Ox
' ford last June and is presently
। attending Emory Universitx.
Both Mr and Mrs. Piper are
. members of Alpha Epsilon Up
silon, honorary scholastic soc
iety of Emory University.
McCurdy-Dean Wedding Solemnized
At Decatur First Baptist Church
The marriage of Mrs. Robert '
Hughey McCurdy of Decatur
i to Judge William Thomas Dean
' of Conyers was solemnized on
Friday, May 24. at 10 o'clock
in the morning in the Rutland
Chapel of the First Baptist
Church of Decatur. Dr. Dick
H. Hall. Jr., pastor, perform
ed the ceremony. Members of
the immediate families were
present.
The bride was attired in a
becoming pale blue crepe cos
tume. She wore a small white
silk veiled hat and carried a
white silk bag topped with a
white orchid.
Mrs. Dean is the former Lu
cile Carswell McCurdy, daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Edward Carswell of
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After June 10, the young
couple will reside at the Emory
Court Apartments near Emory
l University.
Lizclla, Georgia. She has two
daughters. Mrs. Charles L. Da
vidson. Jr., of Avondale Estates
and Mrs. Jozef F. Senna of De
i catur.
Judge Dean, one of the
Judges of the Superior Courts
of the Stone Mountain Judicial
Circuit, has two sons, William
T. Dean, Jr. and James Cowan
Dean, both of Atlanta.
After a wedding trip to New
York and Bermuda, tiie couple
will reside in Decatur and Con-
I yers.
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IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of my
I husband, Mr. Oscar A Dicker
son, who passed away on May
24, 1962.
Mrs. Oscar Dickerson
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