PAGE FOUR Mary Helen Watson Weds J. H. Thigpen In Kinston Ceremony Vows Spoken In Chris tian Church Sunday, December 21 In a setting of green and white, Miss Mary Helen Watson of Kinston became the bride of Lieut. John Hugh Thigpen, Jr., at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, December 21 in the Gordon Street Christian Church at Kinston with the pastor, the Rev. J. Clinton Bradshaw, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Taliaferro Watson of Kinston and the bridegroom is the' son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thigpen of Eden ton. Simple church decorations included arrangements of greenery and num erous lighted tapers on tall white standards. Pews were marked with white satin bows. Wedding music was presented by Mrs. T. V. Moseley, organist, and Miss Virginia Lewis, soprano. Vocal selections included “Entreat Me Not” and “Through the Years” before the vows and “Wedding Benediction” af terward. Tlie bride was attended by Miss Cora Myers of Pantego. her room mate at Atlantic Christian College, as maid of honor, and by Miss Susan Thigpen of Edenton, sister of the bridegroom and a senior at Wesleyan Conservatory at Macon. Ga.. as brides maid. They wore nylon net over taffeta, trimmed in velvet and pearls, Miss Myers wearing green and Miss Thig pen, red. The dresses, designed with a full ballerina-length skirt and strap leas bodice, had stoles worn as jac kets. Each headdress was a bandeau of plainted velvet with a nose-veil matching each dress. They carried white Testaments topped with white carnations mounted on white net foun dations and daintily showered. The bridegroom had his father as best man. Ushers were three bro thers of the bride, Messrs. Paul Wat son of Kinston, David Watson, who attends Atlantic Christian College, and Thomas Watson, a student at East Carolina College; and Marion Swin dell, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, of Hertford. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a ballerina-length dress made by her mother of Chantilly lace trimmed in pearls and worn over sat n. The molded bodice featured a scal loped yoke of silk nylon net outlined with pearls, long sleeves pointed at the wrist and a full skirt attached to the bodice in voluminuous pleats. 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She ' carried orchids atop a white Bible. * Mrs. Thigpen is a junior at Atlantic 1 Christian College majoring in religion gpd mathematics. She is a member of Delta Sigma sorority. Before enter ing Atlantic Christian College, she attended Meredith College, Raleigh, 5 following graduation from Grainger High School. The bridegroom is a graduate of Edenton High School and j attended the University of North Car olina for three years, where he be came a member of Kappa Psi pharma ceutical fraternity. The past June he was graduated from Reese Air Force base at Lubbock, Texas and is now stationed at Mitchell Air Force Base, Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y. For the marriage the bride’s moth- i er wore a dress of plum colored crepe with brown accessories. Her grand mother, Mrs. W. H. Barksdale of San d&rsville, Ga., was attired in a grey dress trimmed with black velvet and designed with black velvet jacket. The bridegroom’s mother was gowned in teal blue moire. All three wore purple orchids dusted with silver. Following a wedding trip, the cou ple will make a brief visit in Kinston before going to Hempstead. The bride’s traveling costume was a brown dress featuring an accordion pleated skirt and a tan wool jacket designed with gold and brown stripes and a gold ' belt. A brown velour hat trimmed in 1 gold and brown skin shoes, with a red top coat and the orchid used at the wedding, completed the outfit. Following rehearsal Saturday even ww .■vwwwvwv . v^wyvwww^wx &Hio 86 Proof THE STRAIGHT WHISKEYS IN THIS PROOUCT J ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OLD. 35% STRAIGHT 1 WHKEY, 6156 NEUTRAL MSTUIB t FROM GRAIN. o tieiaui t whts ißora. rata, mm THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C„ THURSDAY JANUARY X, 19g3. ing the bride's parents entertained at a cake-cutting to honor the couple. Guests were received at the home on Jones Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Walker greeted callers as they ar rived. The cake, beautifully decorated and topped with a miniature bride and groom, was cut by the prospective bridal couple and then served by Mrs. Thigpen, mother of the bridegroom. Mrs. Lloyd Hemby presided at the 1 punch bowl. A pink and green color note was af fected in decorations. The bride’s table wa s centered with a lovely floral ] arrangement flanked by pink candles. ; In the living room, the mantel had pink tapers at either end with a bowl . of pink and white mixed flowers in the center. Approximately 50 attended the party. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Albert Keeter an nounce the engagement )of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Keeter, to , Henry Allen Powell, son of Mrs. Hen ry Powell and the late Mr. Powell. No date has been set for the wed ding. BELK - TYLER’S Edenton 1 s | Mff"* y" WILL CONTINUE THROUGH^^^^^sJBr I SATURDAY, JANUARY 3rd ~ WITH THE GREATEST BARGAINS OF THE YEAR! | |l§ COLOSSAL REDUCTIONS I JtJ All New Fall Women’s Dresses I m Were $5.95. Now—Were $12.50. 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