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Personals
The Tom Wortmans had as
their guests the past week, his
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Wortman of Newark, Ohio.
** * •
Mrs. Lula Vaughn attended the
State Board Meeting of the Geor
gia Industrial Loan Association
Wednesday, which was held at the
Dempsey Hotel in Macon. 9ie
also attended the luncheon that
followed.
»» » ♦
Mrs. Lula Vaughn, Blue Cross
and Blue 9iield Agent for Newton
County, attended a two day semi
nar Sunday and Monday, which was
held at the Sheraton Motel in Ma
con. Mrs. Henry Allen accom
panied Mrs. Vaughn on the trip.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ballard
and children, Becky, Donny, Jan,
Kathy, Tommy and Susan return
ed Wednesday from Jekyll Island,
where they spent several days en
joying a sea, sand and sun vaca
tion.
♦» ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchins
and daughter, Becky, were house
guests last week of Dr. and Mrs.
James L. Ray, in Mt. Vernon,
Ind. Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Hut
chins were childhood friends in
Lawrenceville, their hometown.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Allen were
among those spending the week
end at Indian Springs, where they
attended the Annual Camp Meet
ing.
♦» * ♦
Mrs. Lyonel Gilmer of Aurora,
Ohio was the guest last week
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Morcock. The Rev. Gil
mer Joined his wife on Friday
for a weekend visit with her par
ents, prior to their return on
Saturday.
Mr. and *Mrs. Billy Walton
and two children of Greensboro,
North Carolina, spent last week
end in Covington with his mother,
Mrs. Inez Walton. The Waltons
are now enjoying a vacation at
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Mrs. Walton is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Vince Walton in Winter
Park, Florida. They will return
to Covington next week.
♦* » »
Mrs. W. R. Mitchum and daugh
ters, Miriam and Rebecca, of
Meridian, Mississippi, have been
the houseguests of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Skinner for the past week.
Saturday night the Skinners en
tertained with a family gathering
for his sister. Enjoying the ham
burger supper besides the above
were Mr. and Mrs. David Skinner
and sons of Avondale; Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Skinner, Mr. and Mrs.
Freddie Skinner and daughter,
Kim, all of Atlanta; Mr. and
Mrs. Berto Skinner, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Jay and Scott, and
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Skinner and
Kathy Leigh.
»» » ♦
Friends of Miss Christine Tay
lor will be glad to know that she
is recovering satisfactorily at the
Warm Springs Foundation after
sustaining a broken wrist In a
fall at her home here last Sat
urday.
** * *
W. J. Hays of Atlanta, and his
daughter, Mrs. George Furnlval
of New Haven, Connecticut, were
guests on Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Stone Hays of Hayston.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. W. R. Nunn’s guests last
week were her son and family,
Rev. and Mrs. Walter G. Nunn
of Birmingham, Alabama.
»♦ ♦ •
Rev. and Mrs. Walter G. Nunn,
Betsy, Cheryl and Robert of Bir
mingham, Alabama, Mr.andMrs.
Robert S. Chubb, Miss Jackie
Chubb, and Mr. and Mrs. Walk
er G. Birdsong all of Atlanta,
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James Birdsong last Tues
day night.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. James Birdsong
had as their guests this week
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Nengal and
son, Alan of Miami, Florida and
Miss Annie Birdsong of West
bury Nursing Home In Conyers.
•* • *
Mr. and Mrs. Leek Kennedy
and Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson of
Smyrna spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. T. C. Castleberry.
Mrs. Joe Castleberry and son,
e Eddie, returned to their home
1 in Miami Monday night after sp
r ending a week with Mrs. T. C.
(i Castleberry and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Castleberry.
•* * *
Miss Lou Ann Tuck was the
f recent guest of Miss Nellie Bran
i ham in Lawrenceville, where she
, attended Miss Branham’s wedd
, ing, and assisted In serving at
. the following reception.
,** * •
’ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor and
; Freida, and Mr. and Mrs. Lamar
7 Sowell have returned from a de
-1 lightful western tour by motor,
, which included side trips to Mexi
co City, the Pyramids of Teo
i tlhuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl,
i Monastery of Acolman and var
i lous other historic and scenic
1 points of Interest In Mexico.
*♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Holland Tuck re
turned last week from Florida,
where they enjoyed a week’s va
cation at Daytona Beach.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Piper
and children, Marcy and Lea, of
Tuscaloosa, Ala., are enjoying
a visit with their respective par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Piper
and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Eli
zer.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
During the past week, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Brice McDonald of
Miami, Florida, Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Campbell of Monticello,
> Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis and
1 baby of Morrow were the guests
of their mother and grandmot
her, Mrs. Nellie McDonald.
>** ♦ *
Francis Williams who is the
• son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Will
’ lams of Covington was visiting
* friends in Covington last week.
| He now teaches at the Kansas
1 University. He had been called
' to Atlanta because of the death
of his sister, Miss Carrie Will
iams.
I♦* * ♦
t Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Her
-1 bert Moss last week were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Moss and Diane.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moss
and Eleanor spent Wednesday
thru Friday In Augusta with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cadle, Charles
and Joey.
♦♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Geiger and
Lisa vacationed In the mountains
Saturday thru Wednesday and vi
sited Wednesday and Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cadle
and family in Augusta.
** * *
The friends of Mr. James
Birdsong will be delighted to learn
that after suffering a severe heart
attack and spending some time
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In both Newton County and Emory
Hospital, he is recuperating nice
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Mrs. Minnie Lunsford has re
turned to her home in Locust
Grove, after a nice visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Howard Potts,
and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Piper,
of Jacksonville, N. C. are the
house guests of the Virgil Pipers
this week. Their plans are to
return to Covington to make their
home here around September Ist.
** * *
Mrs. Clara Bowen of Waynes
ville, North Carolina visited Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Harris this week
end.
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Mr. and Mrs. Loyce Harris of
Roanoke, Alabama were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gar
ris and attended Homecoming at
Stewart Baptist Church.
Tidd-Allgood
(From Society Front)
a miniature bride and groom
were posed. The base ruff of
mallne was centered with yellow
throated white orchids. Flank
ing the centerpiece were silver
candelabra holding burning, pas
tel blue tapers. Mrs. Camp
Perry was assisted by Mrs.
Wayne Mooney in cutting and
serving the cake.
The refreshment tables, cov
ered with white net over pastel
blue satin, also held decorative
bows and showers of white satin
ribbon. A silver candelabrum
of blue tapers, with central ar
rangement of tuberoses and fern
fronds formed the centerpieces,
which were flanked by two crystal
punch bowls, base garlanded with
ivy. Those alternating In ser
ving punch were Mrs. Jerry Har
per of Alma, Misses Judy Whit
ten, Gloria Crolzer and Marilyn
Murry of Plains.
The rice table overlaid with
white satin, which fell in soft
pleats, was centered with a large
white basket of blue net rice
bags, with a handle bow of blue
lace. Distributing rice bags
from smaller replicas of the
larger basket were little Karen
and Lynn Tldd, Mlkkl and Sheena
Rushin.
For their wedding trip to Tenn
essee the bride changed into a
two piece costume of silk linen
in burnt orange, accented in sha
des of brown. She wore brown
accessories, and a yellow thr
oated white orchid corsage from
her bridal bouquet.
Upon their return Mr. and Mrs.
Allgood will reside in Macon,
where the groom will enter his
senior year of Law School at
Mercer University, and thebride
will Join the faculty of Warner
Robbins Schools.
Among local guests attending,
in addition to wedding party mem
bers, were: Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Allgood, Mr. and Mrs. Sam All
good, Mr. and Mrs. William I,
Allgood, Misses Dianne and Mar
guerite Allgood, Mr. and Mrs.
Cary B. Allgood, Ray Allgood,
Misses Caren and Bettye Ann
Allgood, Mr. and Mrs. Curry T.
Haynes, Miss Sara Haynes, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Autry, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert M. Budd, Miss
Becky Fleming, and Chester Par
ker.
Afternoon Tea
(From Society Front)
knit skimmer with pumps In the
same hue; and Mrs. Clower, hos
tess, wearing a powder blue prin
cess style silk linen, with em
bellishing panels of embroidery,
and tinted to match pumps. All
of those In the receiving line
wore white carnation corsages.
The refreshment table, over
laid with white cutwork embroid
ered linen, held a three branch,
silver candelabrum of yellow da
isies and fern tips, from which
emerged glowing yellow tapers.
Balancing the candelabrum was
the large crystal punch bowl, base
garlanded with fern and florets
of yellow daisies. Silver trays
of yellow and green embossed
petits fours and cheese wafers,
silver compotes of toasted nuts
and pastel mints, and napkins
inscribed with the names of the
betrothed couple, In gold, per
fected the appointments. Ser
ving punch were Mrs. Gary Mose
ley, wearing a two piece beige
and blue knit model; Mrs. Eddie
Phillips, who wore a two piece
silk costume In mint green with
floral print; and Mrs. Nelson
Allen, in white cotton lace over
blue peau de sole; all of whom
wore corsages of white carnat
ions.
The nuptial motif was high
lighted in a serving table com
position of a white styrofoam
“wedding tree”, the limbs of
which held miniature wedding
rings and daintily wrapped gifts,
before which were posed a min
iature bride and groom, sur
rounded by a garland of fern,
interspersed with yellow daisy
florets.
Some one hundred friends were
included in the guest list for the
tea; calling hours of which were
from two until five o’clock.
Davis Reunion
(From Society Front)
76 who attended.
The children of the families
enjoyed swimming in the lake
and playing croquet while the
older people enjoyed the fellow
ship of being with each other on
this happy occasion.
A basket lunch was served at
the noon hour from tables assem
bled under the spacious shade
trees by the lakeside.
Mrs. Seals Belcher of Mon
ticello was welcomed as an
“adopted” member of the fa
mily.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Miss Tricia Downing To
Wed Sidney Keith Graham
Dr. and Mrs. Maurice W. Long
announce the engagement of her
daughter, Beverly Patricia
Downing to Sidney Keith Graham,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L.
Graham of Atlanta.
The bride-elect Is the grand
daughter of Mr. W. H. Benson and
the late Mrs. Lottie Moor Ben
son of Athens, and of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E. Down
ing of Virginia. Her father,
Theodore O. Downing, resides
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Miscellaneous Bridal Shower
Honors Miss Harriet Hopkins
Miss Harriet Hopkins was
honored with a miscellaneous bri
dal shower on August 11 at the
First Citizens Bank tearoom. Co
hostesses for the occasion were
Mrs. William Crawford and Miss
Melanie Crawford.
For this occasion Miss Hop
kins wore a blue and white knit
dress and a corsage of minia
ture kitchen utensils presented to
her by the hostesses.
A yellow and green party theme
was carried out In the decora
tions. The cut-glass punch bowl
was surrounded by white lilles-
Brunch For Tidd-Allgood Wedding
Party And Out-Of-Town Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ludey and
Mr. and Mrs. George Pritchard
were gracious hosts to Mr. Tom
Allgood and Miss Myrtice Ann
Tldd, their wedding attendants
and out-of-town guests at a Br
unch on Sunday morning preceding
their wedding.
The delicious meal was serv
ed in the gardens of the lovely
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ludey in
Plains. The tables were cover
ed with green linen cloths and
centered with baskets of many
colored fresh cut roses.
Attending were the bridal
couple, their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Graves Tldd and Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Allgood, Sr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Budd of Atlanta;
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wright
Miss Polson
Speaks At
Club Meeting
PORTERDALE—Miss Sadie
Polson read a Collect for Club
Women and gave Interesting and
inspiring remarks based upon
It for the Morning Division meet
ing of the Porterdale Woman’s
Club at ten o’clock on Tuesday,
August 19.
Minutes of the last meeting
were read and the roll call was
made.
Mrs. Callie Owens brought
some information about the trip
to be shared by members who
did not attend the trip in Flo
rida. It will be on September
20-21 to Atlanta with details to
be determined. She announced
that the club will provide over
night lodging and dinner on Sat
urday and lunch on Sunday.
Members planning to partici
pate are urged to contact Mrs.
Owens by August 29.
Mrs. W. C. Ivey closed with
prayer.
Iced Cokes were enjoyed by the
six members and one visitor.
Flint Hill Club
Enjoyed Annual
Picnic Outing
The Flint Hill Home Econom
ics Club held their annual picnic
Thursday, August 12. A brief
business meeting was held before
lunch was spread. The meeting
was called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. Miriam Hall. Every
one Joined in reading the Home
makers Creed. The roll was
called, finance report given, and
thank you cards read by the
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Mar
tha Brooking.
A nominating committee was
appointed. Mrs. Inez Loden will
be chairman of this committee.
Mrs. Carolyn Pruitt, Mrs. Nan
Bohannon, Mrs. Miriam Hall and
Mrs. Martha Brooking are also
on this committee.
Mrs. Ruth Moss reports to us
that the tour to the Towel Mill
in Griffin was very interesting.
Miss Carolyn Joyner called
special meetings to our atten
tion. The date for the dress
review will be announced later.
Everyone enjoyed tasty dishes
served at the picnic.
2 Local Girls
At Tift College
FORSYTH, Ga. —The incom
ing freshman class of Tift Col
lege has an Increase of 20% over
last year’s enrollment, college
officials announced today.
At this point last year the
enrollment Included 125 new fr
eshmen as compared to 151 this
year. Os these 151 students,
18 attended summer school. Th
ese students wanted to use their
summers in valuable study; some
plan to finish their college edu
cation in three years.
New freshmen from Georgia
include Newton Countians Bar
bara Harper and Susan Stone of
Covington.
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Miss Downing has completed
her second year at Duke Univer
sity and will enter the University
of Georgia this Fall.
Mr. Graham is the grandson
of Mrs. Hoke Lord and the late
Mr. Lord and of Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Graham all of Covington.
The future bridegroom will be
a senior in the school of Jour
nalism at the University of Ge
orgia this Fall.
A family wedding Is planned
for September 12.
of-the-valley and on each end of
the table the napkins in minia
ture silver wedding bands for
holders were clustered around the
silver candle holders. Wedd
ing cakes, date balls, and cheese
straws were served from silver
and crystal appointments.
The many lovely gifts were
displayed on a table covered with
a yellow cloth, a miniature bride,
and a green shower umbrella
completed the decorations. After
several unusual games, the bride
opened the lovely gifts from the
30 guests attending.
of Macon; Dr. and Mrs. George
Martin 111, and sons, Masters
George IV and Gregory Martin
of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Blair and daughter, Siaron
of Alexandria, Virginia; Miss
Mary Margaret Allgood, Oxford;
Mr. Chester Parker, Covington;
Miss Debra Grant of Griffin; Miss
Martha Pickle, Sycamore; Dr.
Bond Fleming and Miss Becky
Fleming, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Walters and Mr. and Mrs.
Elliott Anderson of Plains.
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WSCS Os United Methodist Church
At Newborn Has Club Meeting
The Women’s Society of Chr
istian Service of the United Met
hodist Church in Newborn met
Wednesday afternoon, August 6,
in the home of Mrs. T. W. Bin
ford.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, and the
song “I Would Be True” was
sung. Rev. Ralph Burton then
led the group In prayer.
The minutes were read by
Mrs. Gary Hinton. In the ab
sence of the treasurer, Miss
Mellle Pitts, the dues were col
lected by Mrs. W. R. Porter.
A District Mission Study was
announced for August 18-22 in
Miss Robbie Ann Fincher
Honored At Lingerie Shower
Miss Kay McAllister and Mrs.
Annette Branan were hostesses on
July 11, with a lingerie shower,
honoring Miss Robbie Ann Fin
cher, August bride-elect.
Miss Fincher was attractively
attried in a grey-dress trimmed
in white. A yellow orchid cors
age was presented her by the
hostesses.
A series of interesting bridal
games, directed by Mrs. Branan
'Bud
Mx. and Mrs. Grier Holifield
announce the birth of a son,
Homer Grier Holifield HI, born
July 26, at Crawford Long Hos
pital in Atlanta. Maternal gr
andparents are Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Lewis.
** * *
Soft crepes, sheer wools and
laces are becoming fabrics for
ladles in the mature years, says
Miss Mary Lou Dixon, clothing
specialist with the University of
Georgia Cooperative Extension
Service.
Thursday, August 21, 1969
Oxford.
Mrs. Guy Jones was welcomed
into the club as a new member.
Visitors included Mrs. Ralph
Holmes of Miami, Florida and
Mrs. L. O. Mays of Macon.
Rev. Ralph Burton, Jr. pre
sented the program, “A Mask
of Resistance”, taken from Matt.
28; 18-20. His inspirational talk
was enjoyed greatly by the club
members.
The meeting was then dis
missed by singing “Oh, Master
Let Me Walk With Thee.” Re
freshments of ice cream and
cookies were then served by the
hostess.
were enjoyed prior to Miss Fin
cher opening her many beautiful
ly wrapped gifts. There were
approximately 20 friends attend
ing.
The refreshment table was
overlaid with a white linen cloth
and topped with a fully attired
miniature bride. Guests were
served delicious lime punch, with
embossed petits fours, mints and
nuts, by the hostesses.
NEWS from your 1
PHARMACIST/
By Lanier Hardman
Have you ever wondered
what the winged staff with two
serpents twined about it meant
as the symbol of the medical
profession?
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V 4 tiy it ls the ca-
I -wJ duceus « ft was
w the car
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gy. This mes
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possessed many manual ski
lls.
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dedicated profession. The
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medicine are so vast in num
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