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Mrs. Charles H. Andrew, Jr.
Ashley-Andrew Vows Spoken
In Alabama Ceremony
Miss Truett Ashley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Augustus Ashley of
Montgomery, Ala., became
the bride of Charles Harbin
Andrew, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Harbin Andrew
of Perry, Saturday, July 29.
The double ring ceremony
took place at the First
Baptist Church, Mon
tgomery, Ala. with Dr. J. R.
White officiating at five
o’clock in the afternoon,
Mrs. Figh, organist,
presented a program of
nuptial music and ac
companied Miss Barton
Brantlley as she sang.
Charles Harbin Andrew
was his son’s best man.
Usher-groomsmen were
Walker C. Andrew and
William T. Andrew of Perry,
brothers of the groom; Dr.
Barry Collins of Macon and
Fred Collins, Jr. of St.
Simons Island, cousins of the
groom; Mike Swick of
Atlanta and Hughes
Threlkeld of Vidalia.
Miss Carolyn Ashley was
her sister’s maid of honor
and the bridesmaids were
Miss Allison Ashley, sister of
the bride, Miss Sally
Thompson, Miss Isabel Hill,
Miss Lee Hill, all of Mon
tgomery, Ala.; Miss linn
Dillard of Atlanta; Miss
Marcy Hobbs of Maitland,
Fla.
The bride’s attendants
wore matching chiffon
gowns in shades of apricot,
lime, lemon, and aster blue.
Floral linen embroidery
accented the empire waist
and the wrist of the long
fitted sleeves which were
edged by self ruffles as was
the V neckline. The skirts
were gathered and floor
length. They carried colonial
bouquets of mixed summer
flowers with matching
streamers. They wore
clusters of matching flowers
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in their hair.
The bride, given in
marriage by her father,
wore a formal gown
fashioned of ivory organza
over taffeta. Her A-line
silhouette featured a
scalloped square neckline
and cap sleeves. The bodice
was covered in re
embroidered Alencon lace
embellished with seed pearls
and crystals. The front of the
skirt was enchanced by a
panel of smocking to the
hemline. This was edged in
re-embroidered Alencon
lace. Her train fell to a
chapel length with appliques
of matching lace. Her
bouquet was an old fashioned
nosegay of candlelight
steponotis, champagne
sweetheart roses, feathered
carnations and babies
breath.
Following the ceremony,
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley en
tertained with a reception in
the church fellowship hall.
The couple left later in the
afternoon for a wedding trip
to North Carolina. Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew will reside in
Vidalia.
Among the out of town
guests attending the wedding
were uncles of the groom,
Dr. Braswell E. Collins and
family of Macon, General
Fred W. Collins and family
of St. Simons, and Carey B.
Andrew of Perry.
Included in the events
surrounding the Ashley-
Andrew wedding were a
bridesmaid’s luncheon held
Friday, July 28 at the
Montgomery Country Club
with Mrs. William Ashley,
Mrs. Wiley Ashley, Sr. and
Mrs. Tom Clark as
hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Harbin Andrew were host at
a buffet dinner following
the rehersal at the church
honoring their son and his
fiance. The dinner was held
at the Blue Moon Inn in
Montgomery with members
of the wedding party and out
of town guests attending this
lovely affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hill,
111 and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Thompson entertained at a
brunch for relatives and out
of town guests on the day of
the wedding at Lanark, the
plantation home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hill.
Demonstration
Club Meets At
J. D. Wood Home
The Heard Home
Demonstration Club met in
the home of Mrs. J. D. Wood,
July 26 at 10:00 for a work
day.
There were five members
and three visitors, Mrs. Ira
W. Dunaway, Miss Dee
Weems, Miss Ann Worley.
Everyone worked on
different projects. There
were liquid painting,
crocheting, knitting, crewl
work and embroidering.
At noon a covered dish
luncheon was served by the
hostess.
After a short business
session in the afternoon,
Mrs. Worley gave an in
teresting demonstration on
“How to decorate sweaters
to make them look ex
pensive,” She showed
several designs that would
be pretty and very effective.
After the demonstration,
ice cold watermelon was
served.
We were sorry so many of
the club members were
absent and missed sharing in
the fun.
The next meeting will be in
the home of Mrs. H.M.
Murphy.
Miss Debra Chapman
Chapman-Griffin
Engagement Told
Mr. and Mrs. Norlis
Clinton Chapman announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Debra Callie
Chapman to Teddie Griffin,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Griffin, Sr. of Kathleen,
Georgia.
Miss Chapman is the
granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob DeWitt Linton,
Sr. and Mrs. Chalmus
Chapman and the late Mr.
Chapman, all of Perry.
The bride elect is a
graduate of Perry High
School and Middle Georgia
College in Cochran. She is
presently employed by
Security Federal Savings
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Miss Sandra Kay Forehand
Miss Forehand Tells
Engagement Plans
Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Forehand Jr. of Perry an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, Sandra Kay,
to Seabie L. Talton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Talton
Sr. of Kathleen. Ga.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of Mr. J.
Mack Hatchett of Fort
Valley, Georgia and the late
Mrs. Hatchett, and Mrs. A.
Allen's Honored On 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs. Charles A.
Allen were honored on their
50th wedding anniversary
recently by their three
daughters and their
husbands at the Allen home
in Fairfield, Alabama.
Party hosts. Mr. and Mrs.
Desmond G. Gillespie, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert W. Jen
nings, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Earl Dennis, greeted
guests at the door. Allen
Gillespie, student at the
University of Montevallo,
received with his grand
parents.
The tea table, spread with a
and Loan Association in
Perry.
Mr. Griffin is the grandson
of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Posey Phillips of Gwinnett
County and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Fugene Griffin of Jones
County.
The future bridegroom is a
graduate of Perry High
School and attended school
in Cape Canaveral, Florida
and Middle Georgia College
in Cochran. He is presently
employed by Flint Electric
Membership Corporation in
Warner Robins.
The wedding is planned for
Saturday, Septmmber 23, at
3:30 p.m. at the Perry
Presbyterian Church.
A. Forehand Sr. of
Louisville, Ga. and the late
Mr. Forehand.
Mr. Talton is the grandson
of Mrs. A. R. Talton Sr. of
Kathleen, Ga. and the late
Mr. Talton, and Mrs. S. E.
Wilder of Fort Valley, Ga.
and the late Mr. Wilder.
The wedding is set for 3:00,
September 30 at the
Crossroads United Methodist
Church.
yellow net cloth over gold
satin, was centered with a
basket of yellow mums and
gold leaves. Mrs. George
Adams presided at the
crystal punch bowl. Mrs. L.
H. Gilley, Mrs. H. S. Bowen
and the honorees’ grand
daughter, Jan Jennings,
assisted in serving.
Mrs. Allen, the former
Miss Mattie Chapman of
Perry, and Mr. Allen were
married July 20, 1922 at the
home of Mrs. Allen’s
parents, the late Mr. and
Mrs. T. S. Chapman, on Main
Street in Perry.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bishop |
Miss Moody, Mr. Bishop I
Rites Solemnized Here i
Miss Jeanie Nell Moody,
daughter of Mrs. L. B.
Moody, Jr. of Perry and the
late Mr. Moody became the
bride of Jimmy Bishop, son
,p£ Mrs. Lorene B. Pyles of
Carlo and Paul Bishop of
Climax, July 7, 1972.
The double ring ceremony
took place at the Perry First
Baptist Church at eight
o’clock in the evening with
the Rev. James M. Teresi
officiating.
The couple spoke their
vows before an altar
decorated with a basket of
white gladioli and daisies,
palms and branched can
delabra holding lighted
white tapers. Mrs. Emmit
Akin, organist, presented a
program of wedding music
and accompanied Bob
Brewer, soloist, who sang
“One Hand, One Heart” and
“The Wedding Prayer”.
Arthur Hurley of Warm
Springs stood with the groom
as bestman. Ushers were
Berry Moody and Morris
Moody of Perry, brothers of
the bride.
Mrs. Jack Huckaby was
her sister’s matron of honor
and only attendant. She wore
an A-line floor length aqua
dotted swiss gown featuring
the high collar of Brussels
lace, long full Bishop sleeves
with the repeated lace on the
long cuff, an empire waist,
and a romance ruffle on the
tail of the dress. She carried
a nosegay of multi-colored
summer flowers.
The bride, given in
marriage by her uncle, Cecil
Moody, wore an A-line silk
organza floor length bridal
gown featuring the full
Bishop sleeves, high Venice
lace collar, an empire waist
with a sheer bodice, a
detachable floor length
chapel train attached at the
empire in the back, and a
romance ruffle on the tail of
the dress. Her fingertip
bouffant French silk illusion
veil featured the Camelot
style Venice lace cap. She
carried a white Bible, a gift
of the YWAS of the First
Baptist Church, centered
with a white orchid and lily
of the valley.
Mrs. Moody chose for her
daughter’s wedding a pink
long sleeved crepe knit dress
with a ruffled front bodice.
She wore matching ac
cessories and white cym
bidium orchid.
Mrs. Pyles, mother of the
groom, wore a light blue knit
dress with darker blue ac
cessories and a
white cymbidium orchid
corsage.
Mrs. Susie Morris of
Americus, maternal
grandmother of the bride,
wore an aqua knit dress and
a white carnation corsage.
Following the ceremony,
the bride and groom greeted
the guests in the church
vestibule. Mrs. Estelle
Brassell of Warner Robins
invited the guests to register
at a table laid with a white
cloth and decorated with an
arrangement of yellow and
white flowers and an an
niversary candle. A three
tiered wedding cake, topped
with a pink and white
nosegay, was a gift to
the couple from Mrs.
Malcolm Reese.
For a short wedding trip to
Atlanta, the bride changed to
a brown and white knit dress
and an orchid corsage. Mr.
and Mrs. Bishop are residing
at the Crossroads of Georgia
trailer Park, Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brewer
and Miss Anita Ray en
tertained at a rehersal
dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Brewer preceding
the wedding rehersal at the
church. Attending the dinner
were members of the
wedding party.
Out of town guests at the
wedding were Mrs. Arthur
Morris and Matt of
Americus; Mrs. Josephine
Thomas and Bradley of
Dublin; Mrs. Arthur Hurley
and Mrs. Avis Snow of Warm
Springs; Mrs. Harold Jordan
and Anna, S. Brock, Mrs.
Lynwood Barrett, Mr. and
Mrs. Buddy Bedgood of
Macon; Harvey T. Jordan of
Byron; Mrs. Jerry Wilson of
Gallaton, Tenn.; Mrs. Larry
Benford of Atlanta; Mr. and
Mrs. James R. Johnson,
Mrs. Donald Stevenson, Mrs.
Edna Youngblood, Mrs.
Faye Blanchard, Mrs. Mary
Cox, Misses Rosemary and
Karen Willis, Mrs. Kathy
Freeman all of Warner
Robins.
Miss Moody was the in
spiration for a series of
bridal parties prior to her
marriage, the first of which
was a miscellaneous shower
given by Mrs. B. W. I
Bozeman and Mrs. Malcolm I
Reese at Mrs. Bozeman’s I
home on June 8. The honoree I
was presented a knife by her
hostesses. |
A shower tea held at the I
Perry Country Club was an I
event of June 17. The I
hostesses were Mrs. Jack I
Akridge, Mrs. Joe Bacon, I
Mrs. Jimmy Connell, Mrs. C. I
M. Daniel, Mrs. Ann |
Langston, Mrs. Charlie I
Logue, Mrs. John Newton, |
Mrs. Spencer Roads, Mrs. J
Gilbert Rogers, Mrs. |
Woodrow Rush, Mrs. Julius |
Turner, and Mrs. A. J. V
Weidel. I
Mrs. Estelle Brassell, Mrs. I
Judy Williams and Miss I
Karen Willis were hostesses I
at a miscellaneous shower I
honoring Miss Moody at the I
Warner Robins home of the I
A. I. Willis’ on June 23. The I
honoree was presented an I
electric fry pan by the I
hostesses. I
A miscellaneous shower I
was given for Miss Moody by I
Mrs. J. I. Thompson, Mrs. F. I
L. Hammock and Mrs. Hugh I
Armstrong at Mrs. Thomp- I
son’s home on June 24. The I
hostesses presented Miss ft
Moody a blanket as their gift I
to her. I
Mrs. Wilson Moody was lj
hostess at a luncheon at the f
Houston Lake Country Club I
on June 28. Covers were laid I
for ten friends of the I
honoree. • I
CARD OF THANKS I
We are sincerely grateful I
to friends and neighbors for I
their many kind acts of S
sympathy during our sad I
bereavement. Our ap- I
preciation cannot be I
adequately expressed. 1
The Harrison Family |
DID YOU KNOW? I
LOT OF FOOD j
The average family of four I
eats two and one-half tons of 1
food a year. That’s a lot of I
food! Nearly three-fourths ton I
are dairy products. About one- I
half ton is meat, poultry and |
fish. Another half ton consists |
of fruits and vegetables. The |
rest is made up of items too |
numerous to mention, and so J
are called “miscellaneous.” I