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Phone 786-3401-3402
Welcome
Neighbor I
M. S. M.
“If from cherished childhood
scenes
Fate and fortune Lave brought
you here,
And your heart still homeward
leans;
Remember —New friends with
time grow dear.
Your joys, your sorrows are of
ours a part,
So. help us to know you that
we may share
This experience of Life, with
open heart:
Welcome Neighbor! We’re glad
you are here.”
It Is "Welcome Home” Nadia,
this week to Mi's. Marcus Coody,
rather than Welcome Neighbor,
for Mrs. Coody is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Shaw of Por
terdale, where she made her
home prior to her marriage. She
and their three children, Marcy
4. Jeffrey 3, and Terri Lynn 2. are
making their home at 1015 New
ton Drive, while Mr. Coody, also
a former Newton Countian. is in
service as an instructor at Saigon
Airbase, in Viet Nam.
Mrs. Coody finds homemaking
her prime hobby, with the three
little ones; but enjoys spectator
sports, club activities and sewing
in leisure moments. She and the
children are finding a warm wel
come in Julia A. Porter Memor
ial Methodist Church, of which she
is a member.
From Griffin come Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. McKemie and child
ren, Charles 6 and Wayne 2, w'ho
are at home at 612 Brookwood
Circle.
Mrs. McKemie. a native of
Pike County, names books, flo
wers and spectator sports as hob
bies.
Mr. McKemie. a Spalding
County native, who will be man
ager of Covington Lumber Co.,
enjoys fishing, boating, and spec
tator sports.
The McKemies will be wel
come additions to the Methodist
congregations of w'hich they are
members, as well as the younger
married contingent.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogers,
recently of Athens, have chosen
Newborn as their home.
Mrs. Rogers, originally from
Turner County, loves flower gar
dening. fishing, music and spec
tator sports, when she finds lei
sure moments.
Mr. Rogers, an Ocilla native,
is connected with his brother’s
firm, Rogers’ Bridge Company.
He shares his wife’s fishing and
spectator sports hobbies, and in
addition likes swimming and wa
ter sports.
The Rogers have four children,
Janett 15, Donald 13. Billy 11. and
Kay 5, and are welcome additions
to the Baptist congregation, and
various phases of local commun
ity life.
Covington Mills
WSCS Met Monday
The W.S.C.S. of the Coving
ton Mills Methodist Church
met at the Church, September
9, 1963 with 12 members pres
ent and one visitor, Mrs. Sara
Rowe.
The president, Mrs. Judy
Bell Lott, opened the meeting
with scripture taken from
Psalms 116. with Mrs. Gladys
Williams reading the devotion
from the Upper Room.
During the business session
it was discussed to buy a fold
ing table for our recreation
hall and for the group to pay
and send one of our M.Y.F.
members to the Salem retreat.
It was also decided to buy a
new minute book from the
Methodist Publishing House.
After the minutes and trea
surer’s report were given by
Mrs. Evelyn Childers, Mrs.
Sara Bledsoe gave the program
on “The Church Speaks or
Dies’’.
After the meeting was closed
with prayer by Mrs. Judy
Bell Lott, delicious salad plates
were served by Mrs. Grady
Reynolds and Mrs. Pauline
Smith.
Miss Charlene Hicks, Frank
Jerald Gwin Are Wed Sunday
The First Presbyterian Church
formed the appropriate setting on
Sunday afternoon, September Bth
for the three-thirty nuptials in
which Miss Charlene Hicks, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey King
Hicks, Jr. became the bride of
Frank Jerald Gwin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Price Gwin of
Oxford. The Rev. Mr. William La
mar Hicks, uncle of the bride
was assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Thomas J. White, pastor, in the
impressive double - ring candle
light ceremony.
Stately potted palms formed the
altar background, flanked by
candelabra trees of glowing white
candles The focal arrangement of
mammoth white chrysanthemums,
gladiolus and Lilliputian chrysan
themums with emerald fern in a
Grecian urn. was flanked by sev
en branched, pedestal candelabra
of white candles, also. White
satin ribbon rosettes, interspersed
with matching maline puffs, with
cascading showers, were used to
mark the family pews.
Mrs. E. W. Exley, organist,
rendered a beautiful program of
nuptial selections in prelude, in
cluding “Traumarei”. "O Thy
Subline Evening Star”, “Rever
ie”, "If Thy Art Near”, and ac
companied Mrs. D. G. Stevenson,
soloist, who sang “Because” and
as a part of the ceremony “The
Wedding Prayer".
Mr. Frank P. Gwin served as
his son’s best man and usher
groomsmen were Johnny Hicks,
brother of the bride and Robert,
Micheal and Gary Budd, cousins
of the groom. Robert and Gary
Budd lighted the candles.
The bride, given Ln marriage by
her father, was radiant in her
traditional white wedding gown of
silk organza over peau de soie
and net. Floral appliques of re
embroidered chantilly lace em
bellished the off-shoulder neck
line of the sculptured bodice,
which featured a deep back point
and covered minute button fas
tening. Long tapered fitted sleev
es of chantilly lace formed a
point at the wrist. Similar appli
ques also trimmed the net lined,
voluminous skirt, the graceful
folds of which fell into a chapel
train. Her finger tip length veil
of imported illusion was caught
to a tiara of pearls. She carried
a colonial bouquet of white or
chids and stephanotis, interspers
ed with- maline puffs, and show
ered with satin streamers an d
stephanotis florets. Her only or
nament was a single strand of
pearls, the gift of the groom; and
she honored the wedding tradi-
Porterdale Woman's Club to Make
Plans Monday for the Coming Year
The Porterdale Woman's I
Club will have on hand from ;
I September through June all the ■
' vanilla and lemon flavoring |
you will need for better baking.
There will be no house to house
; selling, but headquarters is at
the home of Mrs. Add (Mae)
O’Bryant on the corner of
Cotton Avenue and Osmundy.
Mrs. Mary Ragan is co-chair
man. Drop by and get your
supply now.
All members are urged to at
tend the first meeting of the
new year on the 3rd Monday
night in September. All busi
ness plans for the year will be
voted on by secret ballot at
this time. This will eliminate
long business sessions each |
club night and give more time
for better programs and shorter ,
meetings.
The voting will include: pro
jects for year, Welfare Con
tributions, Thanksgiving
I Baskets, Dues, Trips, Refresh
ments, Floral Offerings, Lib
rary, Membership, and Budget.
These have been discussed at
length each year, so there will,
be no discussion until a later.
' date after the vote is counted. >
The ballot is self-explanatory I
and thirty minutes will be
allotted for voting. Please make
a special effort to attend, to
voice your opinion by voting.
Those wishing to reinstate may
do so at this meeting in time to
vote. Let's get the ball rolling
and have a wonderful time to- j
gether this year!
The following will serve on i
committees for the year:
RERESHMENTS
I Sept.: Lucille Shaw, Lois I
Society Section
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gwin
tions of “something old. new, bor
rowed and blue”, as well as the
sixpence in her shoe.
Mrs. Gary L. Savage was cho
sen as her sister’s matron of hon
or. She wore a powder blue mo
del, with lavaliere neckline, fin
ishing the fitted bodice, and full
skirt matching the all - over em
brodery bodice. Her pumps and
bandeau of matching material
with oval nylon veil, were in the
same hue. She wore white gloves
and her flowers were a cascade
of white roses, lily of the valley
and stephanotis, interspersed
Cason, Jane Crowell, Mildred
Walden.
Oct.: “Covered Dish” - Ruth
Elkins, Sara Thompson, Grace
Shirah, Clara Smith.
Nov.: Mildred Lord, Helen
Hardman. Irene Bowden, Kath
erine Wilkerson.
Dec.: Lucile Shaw. Ruth
Tanner, Grace Moore, Ruby Lee
Cason.
Jan.: Louise Laster, Eliza
beth Loyd, Marian Loyd, Irma
Sears.
Feb.: Pauline Hammonds,
Lois Whittled, Robbie Finley,
Libby Jo Johnson.
Mar.: Alice Rawls, Jean
Long, Bert Martin, Lois Patter
son.
Apr.: Mae O'Bryant, Mary
Ragan, Dorothy Cowan,
Blanche Fincher.
May: Mellie Veal, Amy Hol
mes, Louise Hinton, Mrs. Bern
ard Chafin.
June: Estelle Bowman, Loui
se Berry, Erma Jeffries, Josie
Haynes.
DECORATING
Sept.: Sallie Ann Buckalew,
Oma Mae Hunt.
Oct.: Inez Buckalew’, Lois
Patterson.
Nov.: Della Kitchens, Kath
leen Carter.
Dec.: Nona Costley, Merritt
Hertwig.
Jan.: Ruth King, Kathleen
Hooper.
Feb.: Edna Potts, Leola
Harper.
Mar.: Thelma Stewart, Vel
ma Holder.
Apr.: Alma Patterson. Eliza
beth Willis.
May: Marie McGiboney, Lot-
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor
with blue maline puffs and tied
with blue and white satin ribbon
and a garland of white roses.
Misses Merie Paden. Margaret
Rape and Jo Ann Gwin, aunt of
the groom, bridesmaids, wore
costumes and carried flowers id
entical to those of the matron of
honor.
Betsy Hood, cousin of the bride,
and Karen Dearing, cousin of the
groom, wore replicas of the adult
attendants costumes, and carried
wicker baskets holding white
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tie Hamby.
June: Myrtice Whee'er,
Gladys Stone.
PROGRAM
Sept.: Ida Mae Digby, Maud
King.
Oct.: Ruth Jaynes, Virginia
Rogers, Louise Grier.
Nov.: Devotional only
(Visitation of Thanksgiving)
Dec.: Ruth Brecks. Helen
Lummus, Polly Smallwood.
Jan.: Agnes Adams, Sue
Sims, Kathleen Carter.
Feb.: Pauline Hardman, Joan
Ogletree, Larue McLeroy.
Mar.: Dora Ivey, Daisy Jeff
ries, Beulah Farmer.
Apr.: Cora Lee Edge. Tommy
Huckaby, Mae Hardman.
May: Midge Bohanan, Louise
Rutledge, Martha Ramsey.
June: Bonnie Caldwell, Ar
lene White, Martha Scarbor
ough.
Mrs. Alvin Rape Attends
Ga. Piano Council Meet
Mrs. Alvin Rape attended t h e
fall planning meeting of the Geor
gia Music Educators Association
State Piano Council on Saturday,
August 31, at Macon, Ga.
Mrs. Rape is Piano Chairman
for the Fourth District of Geor
gia and a member of the State
Piano Council.
The Piano Council made plans
for each District of Georgia to
sponsor a Workshop for its local
I piano teachers. Also, plans were
discussed for the GMEA State
Convention to be held at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens, Ga. in
December.
The Piano Council hopes to
stimulate growth and enthusiasm
among the many piano teachers
who are members of GMEA. and
to encourage more teachers to
I join this professional organization.
Mrs. Foster Hudson
Was Hostess to
Presbyterian Circle
Mrs. Foster Hudson was hos
tess to Circle Five of the First
Presbyterian Church on Tues
day. September 3rd. Mrs. Ed
Robinson, chairman, opened
the meeting with thoughts in
keeping with the closing of the
church year.
Ten members and one visi
tor were present. Three mem
bers had perfect attendance
for the year. They were Mrs.
James Johnson, Mrs. James
Mrs. Smith Was Honoree at Legion
Home Shower on Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. Dave Smith was honor
ed with a lovely tea last Satur
day afternoon at the Legion
Home, given by Mrs. Bobby
Patterson, Mrs. Johnny Capes,
Miss Madelyn Bates and Miss
Lynn Clower.
The Legion Home was
beautifully decorated with the
refreshment table draped in
white tulle over satin. A center
arrangement of white carna
tions was flanked by pairs of
three tiered candelabra. Dainty
cakes, melon balls, cookies and
mints were served. Assisting in
serving were Misses Jane and
Cindy Richardson. Mrs. Don
Wood Jr., Mrs. Jack Childs,
Miss Bootsie Hertwig, Miss Ro
bin Dennison and Miss Susan
Norwood Circle of
Porterdale Met of
Home of Mrs. Jenkins
The Anna Norwood Circle of
Porterdale Baptist Church held
its meeting for September at
the home of Mrs. Vera Jenkins.
Three members and one visi
tor were present.
Miss Lula Farrow opened the
meeting with the Watchword
repeated in unison. Mrs. Kate
Moore was elected Program
and Mission Study Chairman.
Their home mission is to visit
the sick in hospitals or in
homes for the next month.
They completed their annual
Armstrong Study Book. Miss
Mae Linch prayed for mission
aries.
Mrs. Day brought the pro
gram from Royal Service on
the subject of “Conquest
Through New Ministers”. Scrip
ture reading from Luke 18: 29-
30.
Our new Watchword for an
other year will be Psalm 105:1.
The circle visited Mrs. Gordie
Mae Norwood and carried her
a gift. The meeting for next
month will be at the home of
Miss Mae Linch.
Miss C. B. Branham Is Honored by
Alma Mater for Distinguished Service
Miss C. B. Branham. Dean of
Breneau Academy at Gainesville,
who spends each summer at her
Covington home, was signally
honored this summer by her Al
ma Mater, when she was present
ed with the "Wesleyan College
Alumnae Award for Distinguish
ed Achievement”, June 1. In the
certificate presented her, the
wording stated that the award
was made “In recognition of out
standing accomplishments, which
reflect honor upon this (Wesle
yan) college”.
Miss Branham, who has been
dean of Breneau Academy for the
past 35 years, has been honored
on several previous occasions,
for her noteworthy contributions
in the field of education. At the
centennial convention of Alpha
Delta Kappa, national honor so
rority for teachers, she received
that sorority's Meritorious Ser
vice Award, in 1936; and in 1953
an administrative building at
Breneau Academy was named for
her.
A native of Newton County, Miss
Branham, daughter of the late
Sadie Harwell and Rev. Henry
Flournoy Branham, has made her
home in Covington since 1913.
She received her A. B. degree at
Wesleyan College in 1919; and her
master’s degree at Emory Uni
versity, where she was the first
woman to receive a degree. Some
of her summers have been spent
on European Tours, and for 19
years, she served as Breneau's
Summer Camp director. She is a
Lord, and Miss Betty Hunt.
Circle Five voted to con
tribute the balance of our
free will offering to Camp
Calvin, Presbytery’s Youth
Camp near Lovejoy. We were
asked to make cookies for the
Women of the Church meeting
on Tuesday evening, Septem
ber 24th.
Mrs. Ed Robinson led the
discussion period of Christian
Education. Mrs. E. L. Patrick
presented an inspiring Bible
Study on “The King is Trium
phant".
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess follow
ing the program.
Stubbs. Miss Patsy Loyd assis
ted at the gift table where the
many beautiful gifts were dis
played.
Mrs. Smith, the honoree,
wore a lovely pale blue lace
over organza and a white
carnation corsage.
Mrs. Don Wood, mother of
i the honoree, wore a blue and
white printed silk and Mrs. J.
D. Smith, wore a pink linen.
They each had shoulder cor
sages of white carnations.
Mrs. Patterson, in a lovely
black and white silk chiffon
greeted guests at the door. Miss
Clower, Miss Bates and Mrs.
Capes wore identical dresses of
blue organza.
Approximately 100 friends
• called during the afternoon.
Covington WSCS
Will Have Regular
Meeting Monday
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the Cov
ington-Methodist Church will
have its regular monthly meet
ing on Monday, September 16.
1963, at 3:00 P.M. Following the
individual Circle Meetings, the
program will be brought by
Mrs. John Moore, wife of the
Superintendent of the Metho
dist Childrens Home in De
catur.
Mrs. Moore is an attractive,
enthusiastic, and dynamic
speaker concerning her work
and her visit is being antici
pated with much delight. She
will use slides to aid her in
her discussion of the wide and
wonderful work being done in
the Children’s Home. Follow
ing the Program the Circles
will have a Linen Shower and
present the linens to Mrs.
Moore to carry back to the
home. Refreshments for the
meeting will be provided by
the Georgie Elliott Circle.
All Society members are
urged to attend and visitors
will be welcomed.
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member of Alpha Delta Pi Soro
rity, which was founded at Wes
■ leyan and is the oldest national
sorority; a member of the Ameri
can Association of University Wo
men, and of Alpha Delta Kappa
Sorority.
Miss Branham, who spent the
summer here, returned during the
weekend to Gainesville, where she
resumed her duties as dean of
| Breneau Academy.
Miss Jones, Mr. Saunders Marriage
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Sanders, Jr.
Katie Lee Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas
Jones, became the bride of
Claude L. Saunders, Jr., son of
Mrs. Claude L. Saunders and
the late Mr. Claude L. Saund
ers Sr. of Atlanta, September
7, at Macedonia Baptist Church
of Oxford. Rev. Ivan Juhan
officiated at the wedding. Billy I
Wells, Atlanta, soloist, sang
“Whither Thou Goest” and as
part of the ceremony, “The
Lord’s Prayer”.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Lanelie
Hutson of Oxford was maid of
honor. Bridesmaids were Gale
Hinton of Atlanta and Wynelle
Andrews of Tennille, Georgia.
Party Saturday Honored
Two College Enrollees
Dennis Hammonds, who will
enter the University of Geor
gia on Sunday, September 15,
and Johnny Chesnut, who en- j
rolled at the Georgia Military
College on Tuesday, Septem
ber 10. were honored at a de
lightful cook-out at the Lions I
Club Pavilion in Covington on
Saturday evening. September
7, at six-thirty o’clock. Their'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Hammonds of Porterdale, Mr.
and Mrs. John Chesnut of Cov- ;
ington, and Mr. Hammonds’ I
MEETINGS
The Lions Club meeting and
Supper will be on Thursday
night, September 12th at 7:30
p.m. at the Lions Pavilion. Al
so Sunday, September 15th,
from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p in., the
Lions Club will be selling
cracker jacks at Highway 278
and 81. This money will be
used to help the blind and the
eye sight program.
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The September meeting of the
Estherian Sunday School Class of
Covington First Baptist Church
will be held at the home of Mrs.
T. D. Trainer, on Madison High
way, on Tuesday, September 17,
at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Co
hostesses for the meeting will be
Mesdames C. E. King. W. G. Free
man. J. E. Hooten. Fred Kitchens
and Troy Moss.
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Members of the Annie Arm
strong Circle of Covington First
Baptist Church will be guests of
Mrs. Leo Mallard, 601 Monticello
Phone 786-3401-3402
Debbie Jones, sister of the
bride, was junior bridesmaid.
Walt Schumacher, of Surf
s'de Florida was best man,
Usher groomsmen were Hen
derson Feagin of Atlanta,
Georgia and James Morris of
Atlanta.
The bride's parents enter
tained at the reception in the
church annex after the cere
mony. Mrs. Michael Collins,
sister of the groom, kept the
bride’s book. Those assisting in
serving were Kathy Ellington,
Brenda Griffin. Sandra Neely
and Vera Jones.
Upon returning from their
wedding trip, the newlyweds
will live in Atlanta.
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Ogletree of Covington, were
joint hosts.
The young people who shar
ed in the happy occasion were:
Bob Bowden, Grady Campbell,
Johnny Chesnut. Sherill Crow
ell, Robin Dennison, James
Dupree, Dennis Hammonds,
Scottie Kirkland, Ronnie
Lynch, Anne Miley, Terry
Rutledge, Kay Shaw, Rosemary
Smith, Jimmy Wiley.
Sherrie and Mark Ogletree
also enjoyed the fun and espe
cially the music provided by
Miss Anne Miley who accom
panied the group singing on
her guitar.
St., for their regular meeting on
Thursday morning. September 19.
at 10:00 o clock. All members
and prospective members of a
morning circle are cordially in
vited to attend.
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Jhe Covington Chapter 337 Or
der of the Eastern Star will hold
its regular meeting on Thursday,
September 12th at 8:00 p. m.
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The Miniature Garden Club will
meet Wednesday, September 18th
at 3:30 o clock at the home of Mrs.
Moncey Pratt with Mrs. John
Jernigan as co-hostess. The ar
rangement for the month — Th-
Last Rose of Summer — (using
roses).
A well functioning household
may be measured by the par
ticipation of all of its mcm
! bers in the work to be done,
says Miss Audrey Morgan, head
■of the Cooperative Extension
Service family life department.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
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