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Welcome
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
“If from cherished child
hood scenes
Fate and fortune have
brought you here,
And your heart still home
ward 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.”
Thrice welcome are those who,
knowing all of our faults and foi
bles, still love us enough to return
to the scenes of their childhood,
to establish their homes and rear
their own families.
Such is the case with Mr. and
Mrs. William Kent Campbell, who
have returned from Athens, with
their children. Kent, Jr., 4, and
Ashley, 8 months, to make their
home at 8139 Spillers Drive.
Mrs. Campbell, a Selma, Ala.,
native, is a registered nurse;
but finds the care of her young
sters leaves no time for other
vocations. When she has leisure
time, she enjoys bridge and read
ing; and is a D.A.R. member.
Mr. Campbell, a native Coving
tonian, is a law clerk in the of
fice of his father, R. P. Camp
bell, local attorney. He is a mem
ber of the Elks Club; likes a good
game of golf, fishing and boating.
This week almost won the title
of “Old Home Week”! Another
of our new resident families,
the William Richard Cokers, al
though not native Newton Count
lans, have many ties of friend
ship from their school days, when
they were both students at Emory
at-Oxford College. They have
recently returned to us from De
catur, and with their daughter,
Heather, 5, and son Richard, Jr.,
1, are at hoine to friends at 510
Haygood Ave. in Oxford.
Mrs. Coker, is the daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. Henry
G. O’Bryant; and was born in
Dawsonville, at the time her
father was pastor of the Metho
dist Church there. She writes
professionally; and finds reading,
classical music and spectator
sports her most interesting hob
bies. Mr. Coker, a native of
Cedartown, has joined the staff
of The Covington News; where his
interest in writing and photo
graphy, among other skills, will
be a valuable contribution. Phi
lately and spectator sports are
also listed among his hobbies.
The Church of the Good Shep-
Miss Carol Erquette Cox and
Percie Ronald Floyd exchanged
wedding vows Saturday after
noon, February 15, at the Edison
Methodist Church. The double
ring ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Benton Taylor and
the Rev. Ray Wilder.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Cox of
Edison, and the groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Floyd of
McDonough.
The church altar was centered
with an arrangement of white
gladiolus and chrysanthemums
flanked by two seven branched
candelabra entwined with ivy. The
background was massed with
green palms.
A program of wedding music
was presented by Mrs. Benton
Taylor, organist, and Alton Dews,
who sang “Always”, “Because”
and “’Hie Lord’s Prayer.”
Miss Rebecca Rogers of At
lanta served as her cousin’s maid
of honor. Miss Gail Floyd, sister
of the groom, vzas bridesmaid.
They wore identical full length
gowns of crimson velvet with,
headpieces of crimson velvet and
silk illusion. They carried heart
shaped bouquets of red carnations
outlined with white net.
Dwight Hodges, of Conyers,
cousin of the groom, served as
best man with Donald Cofer of
Conyers and Charles Cox of Edi
son serving as usher grooms
men.
The bride, given In marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
white delustered satin which fea
tured an empire waist line ap
pllqued with lace Inserts and long
tapered sleeves, accented with
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In a candlelight ceremony at
seven-thirty o’clock, Friday eve
ning, held at Calvary Baptist
Church, Miss Jean Catherine Day,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Cephus Day, became the bride of
Ralfe Allen Peters, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hulon Charlie Peters.
The Rev. Mr. Claude Healan,
pastor, officiated in the impres
sive double ring nuptials.
A central sunburst of palm
fronds in the choir loft formed
a backdrop for the convex, four
teen branched, candelabrum of
glowing white candles, posed
above a focal, massive arrange
ment of white gladioli, mammoth
and pompon chrysanthemums,
with ferns, in a white urn. On
the dais below, seven branched,
pedestal candelabra of white can
dles flanked the center arrange
ments; and palm trees marked the
altar terminals. The white satin
cushioned prie-dieu upon which
the bridal pair knelt for their
wedding prayer, held sprays of
majestic daisies, showered with
white satin streamers. White
satin bow pew markers perfected
the scene.
Mrs. Alvin Rape, organist ren
dered a program of selected nup
tial compositions inpreslude, and
accompanied Mrs. Claude Healan,
who sang, “Because”, and as the
ceremony’s benediction, “The
Lord’s Prayer.”
The groom’s father was chosen
as his best man. Usher-grooms
men were Donald and Ransom
Peters, brothers of the groom;
Bob' Hanie, cousin of the bride;
Sammy Bowen and Dennis Thomp
son. Jeff Day, brother of the
bride, lighted the candles. Little
Sally Harper and Missy Peters,
wearing replicas of costumes
worn by the bridal attendants,
and carrying white wicker petal
baskets, with handles garnished
with yellow rosettes, served as
flower girls.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a full length
gown of white peau de soie, fash
ioned with chantilly lace empire
bodice, which featured a jewel
neckline and long lily point, lace
sleeves. The scalloped, Chantil
ly lace train, attached at the
waistline, cascaded into chapel
length. Her shoulder length veil
was caught to a satin halo; and
her only ornament was a strand
of pearls, gift of the groom. The
bridal bouquet was a cascade of
yellow and white rosebuds, inter
herd congregation are glad to
learn that the Cokers are of
their denomination.
A cordial welcome is extended
these new families in their new
neighborhoods; the churches of
their choice; civic, social and
other facets of the life of the
community, of which they have
chosen to become a part.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralfe Allen Peters
spersed with valley lilies; cen
tered with white orchids, and
showered with yellow and white
satin streamers.
Mrs. Leon Canup, Jr., sister
of the bride, and matron of honor,
wore a full length gown in daf
fodil crepe, fashioned along
empire lines, with rounded neck
line dipping to a back V, termin
ated by a self material bow, with
full length streamers. The cen
ters of florets of the lace bodice
were re-embroidered in yellow;
and the short puff sleeves were
also of floral lace. Her head
piece was a matching circular
veil, caught to a crepe bow; and
her pumps were tinted to match.
She carried a nosegay of maj
estic daisies, showered with yel
low and white streamers.
The bridesmaids, Misses Ka
thy Dennis, Jeannie Peters, Peggy
Peters, sister of the groom; and
Mrs. Phil Waters, wore costumes
and carries nosegays identical to
those of the matron’s of honor.
Mrs. Day chose for her dau
ghter’s wedding, a mint green
silk sheath, with roll collar, with
matching three quarter length
sleeved jacket. She wore pumps
in the same hue; and her costume
was complimented by a corsage
of yellow cymbidium orchids. The
groom’s mother, Mrs. Peters,
wore a silk costume in shell pink,
with rounded neckline, fitted bod
ice and full skirt. She wore
tinted to match pumps; and a
white cymbidium orchid corsage.
The bride’s parents were hosts
at a reception following the cere-
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Engagement Os Miss Floyd And
Mr. Whatley Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Floyd of
McDonough announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Gwen
dolyn Gail, to Jesse Dennis What
ley, the son of Mrs. Annie Ruth
Whatley of McDonough.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Henry County High school and
is employed by the Georgia De
partment of Education.
Mr. Whatley attended Henry
County High School and is pre
sently employed by Howell Con
tracting.
A late spring wedding is plan
ned by the couple.
Dr. And Mrs. Carlos Meyer Hosts At
Saturday Italian Supper And Bridge
The Alcovy Road home of Dr.
and Mrs. Carlos Meyer was the
scene on Saturday evening of a
delightful, informal gathering,
when the Meyers entertained at an
Italian supper followed by bridge.
Green growing plants lent flo
ral interest in the living-dining
area, where guests assembled.
A colorful fruit arrangement in
a cutglass bowl, which formed
the dining table centerpiece, and
an elongated brass planter of san
sevlerla and philodendron used as
a fireplace arrangement, further
enhanced the attractive setting.
Mrs. Earl Rhoads I¥as Hostess
To Oxford Woman's Club Meeting
The March meeting of the Ox
ford Woman’s Club was held
Tuesday, March 18th, at the home
of Mrs. Earl Rhoads with twelve
members present.
Delicious refreshments were
served as the guests arrived and
the meeting was then called to
order by the President, Mrs.
Laura R. Dodson.
Following the reading of the
Club Collect by Mrs. Re Lee
Brown, every one stood to salute
the National Flag as well as the
Georgia Flag. The minutes of
the last meeting were read by
our Secretary and the Treas
urer’s report was given, after
which the meeting was turned
over to Mrs. Rhoads.
Special guest of the day was
Mrs. Rhoad’s daughter, Mrs. Ja
mes Knight. No introduction
was necessary for Mrs. Knight
has given us such delightful pro
grams on other occasions. But
today was a wonderful experience
for us all. Our spirits were
lifted. One almost forgot that
Autry-Hogan
Vows Spoken
Miss Sally Hogan and Stanley
Autry were united in marriage
on Saturday, March 15, in Wat
kinsville, by ordinary Reba K.
Hammonds.
Mrs. Autry is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hogan and
Mr. Autry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Autry of Mansfield.
Mrs. Mitchell Was
Porterdale Speaker
PORTERDALE-Mrs. Guy Mit
chell was the guest devotional
speaker at the Morning Division
meeting of the Porterdale Wo
man’s Club on Tuesday, March 18,
at ten o’clock. She emphasized
the significance of practicing
love in daily living.
Miss Sadie Polson read min
utes and called the roll to which
nine members answered in the af
firmative.
A report of transactions of the
Night Division meeting was pre
sented by the Bibb Social Work
er.
Members voted regarding an
annual summer trip. Calendars
were given to that chairman for
enriching the treasury.
Members were urged to parti
cipate in the monthly Cancer
Linen Closet and at the Bibb Pro
ducts Store.
Iced Cokes and cookies were
served for a social period.
Macon Tour Os
Homes April 9
The Macon Tour of Homes
will be held on April 9, from
11:00 A. M. to 6: P. M. The
tour is sponsored by the Federat
ed Garden Clubs of Macon, Inc.,
with headquarters at the Macon
Garden Center, 730 College St
reet. Refreshments will be serv
ed. Tickets are $2.00 and will
be available at the Center and at
each home on tour, listed in the
brochure.
“We feel that many of your
readers would enjoy the tour
and appreciate receiving infor
mation concerning it through your
paper,” stated Mrs. Mort Mead
ors, Chairman.
The delicious pizza and lasagna
supper was served from small
tables overlaid with red checked
cloths, centered with green bot
tles holding glowing white can
dles.
At the supper’s conclusion,
bridge was enjoyed throughout the
evening by the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. John Burson, high
scorers; Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hig
gins, consolation prize re
cipients; and Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Burnett; in addition to the
hosts.
the rain was falling and the wind
blowing outside, because of the
warmth and cheer within.
Mrs. Knight played so delight
fully on the marimba, accompan
ied on the piano by her mother.
She classified her selections into
groups. The first group con
tained four selections. One for
each season of the year, begin
ning with the Harvest season -
followed by Winter, Spring and
Summer. Most of the songs
were very familiar to us all
and we were urged to sing along
with Mrs. Knight when she got to
the chorus.
Her next group was a selection
of Patriotic songs: “America
The Beautiful”-" A Grand Old
Flag” and others equally be
loved by us all. Then a group
of well known Spirituals. One
of the most enjoyable was the
group chosen from the so-called
Roaring Twenties. These were
songs chosen because she had
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Miss Donna Kay Repetske, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Repetske, and James Edward
Christie, the son of Mr. and I
Mrs. Clarence R. Christie, were '
united in marriage at the Oxford
Baptist Church on Sunday after
noon, March 16. The double I
ring, candlelight service was .
performed by the Rev. Claude
Mcßride and the Rev. Kent Ang- j
lin.
A center altar arrangement in
a white floor basket held white
gladiolus, mums, baby breath,
pompons and fern behind which
was a fourteen branched candel
abra with white tapers. Seven
branched candelabra on either
side were entwined with fern and
held arrangements of mums tied
with satin bows and streamers,
A backdrop for the altar was
formed with a massive arrange
ment of fern balls, and a white
wrought iron prayer bench with
satin cushion perfected the scene.
Miss Cathy Turner rendered
a program of nuptical selections
and accompanied Miss Mary Ar
iall as she sang “Because” and
“Song of Ruth”.
Robert B. Anderson, Jr. of
Appling served as best man
with Gary D. Dunagan of Heph
zibah serving as usher-grooms
man.
Miss Glenda Faye Repetske,
sister of the bride as maid of
honor, and Miss Jane Kesler of
Winder, as brides-maid, were
dressed identical in floor length
apricot crepe dresses fashion
ed in Grecian lines. Their head
pieces were bows of matching
apricot crepe with brief veils
and they each carried a white
rose with talisman ribbons.
The bride, given in marri
age by her father, wore an em
pire waist gown of antique sa
tin with bodice and sleeves of
lace with flowing chapel train
attached at the waistline of the
A-line skirt. Her elbow length
veil of illusion was attached to
a small headpiece fashioned of
organza and lace petals and bow
embroidered with pearls, and she
carried a white orchid and rose
bud cascade arrangement with
satin streamers fashioned on a
white Bible.
Mrs. Repetske chose for her
daughter’s wedding a gold crepe
sheath with gold lace and long
sleeved matching coat. With this
she wore gold and brown acces
sories and a corsage of white,
purple throated orchids.
Mrs. Christie, mother of the
groom, selected for the occa
sion a yellow brocade dress with
; white overlay and matching yel
low accessories. A white orchid
■ corsage perfected her outfit.
At the following reception in
, the fellowship hall of the church,
. the bride’s book was kept by
Miss Faye Perry at a small
table covered with white satin
and overlaid with white net which
was caught with a talisman rib
bon bow. Decorating the table
was a single sliver candle hol-
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Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Christie
Mrs. Patterson Presented Program
At Woman's Covington Club Meeting
The Covington Woman’s Club
met Tuesday, March 11, at the
clubhouse. The building was
beautifully decorated emphasiz
ing the Easter season with artistic
arrangements of spring flowers
and magnolia leaves.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. Richard George, the 2nd
Vice-President, Mrs. Jack Mor
gan, presided at the meeting and
welcomed the members and one
new member, Mrs. Roger W.
Hart, who has joined the club
and attended the meeting.
The club members will be sel
ling candy from now until Easter.
The price is SI.OO per can.
Several Spring hats were col
lected to send to the ladles at
Gracewood and Milledgeville
State Hospital.
Mrs. Charles Strickland will be
representing the Club in the
creative costume contest at the
Spring 10th District Meeting at
Rock Eagle on March 26.
Mrs. R. H. Patterson present
ed the program on “World Af
fairs” and she stressed the need
for the Have Nations to help the
Have-Not Nations and stressed
also that our world grows smal
ler each day. Her talk was most
informative and enjoyed by all
those attending.
Hostesses for the day were:
Mrs. R. H. Patterson, Chairman;
Mesdames L. C. Gibson, C. C.
King, Sr., J. B. Gheesling, and
Robert Mitcham.
The First Methodist Church of
Covington formed the appropri
ate setting on Sunday afternoon,
March 16, for the double ring
wedding service uniting Miss
Dorothy Kay Parham, the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Par
ham, and James Harlan Starkey,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
D. Starkey. Rev. E. Owen Kel
lum, Jr., pastor of the church,
officiated at the candlelight ser
vice.
A c e n t e r basketarrangement
held white gladiolus, shasta daisy
mums and pompons with emerald
fern. Flanking this were candel
abra with burning white tapers
and large fern balls.
Mrs. Martin Goode, organist,
rendered a program of appro
priate nuptial selections prior
to and during the service.
Jerry Starkey served as his
brother’s best man with Nlch
Serrero and Don Morgan, a cou
sin of the bride, serving as usher
groomsmen.
Miss Deborah Parham, sister
of the bride as maid of honor,
wore a floor length yellow chif
fon dress with the empire waist
featuring a scooped neckline and
short sleeves. Sie wore a brief
veil of yellow net attached to a
ribbon bow headpiece and carr
ied a cascade arrangement of
bronze featured carnations with
b ronze and yellow satin stream
ers.
Mrs. Brenda Starkey, matron
of honor, wore a mint green
dress fashioned identical to that
of the maid of honor. Her cas
cade bouquet was fashioned with
white feathered carnations and
streamers of green.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore an A-Ilne
wedding dress with empire waist
and long lily point sleeves fash
ioned of lace. Her chapel train
was also fashioned of lace and
her veil of illusion was attach
ed to a crown of pearls and se
quins. She carried a bridal bou
quet of stephanotls and orchids
fashioned on a white prayer book.
Mrs. Parham chose for her
daughter’s wedding a two piece
green and gold brocade dress
with matching coat. With this she
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