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MRS. WILLIAM GILLIES BROADFOOT, JR., whose marriage took place last Sunday afternoon at The Chapel of The Cross, Chapel Hill. The brid e is the former Mary Burnham Bason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bason, Jr., of Chapel Hill. Major Broadfoot is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Broadfoot of Wilmington. i. a The Chapel 01 The Cross Scene Of Broadfool-Bason Wedding Vow, CHAPEL, HILL, April 7.—Th( Chapel of The Cross was the seem Df a wedding of state-wide inter est on Sunday April 1 at 5:31 yclock, when Mary Burnham Ba son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs George F. Bason, Jr., became thi ai-ide of Major William Gillies Broadfoot, Jr., Air Corps, AUS. son of Mr. and Mrs. William G Broadfoot of Wilmington. T h < Rev. R. Emmet Gribbin was the sfficiating clergyman. Easter lilies, d o g w o od anc aridal wreath spirea were placec >n the altar and in the chancel Nuptial music was played through jut the service by Monte Howell, Drganist. The bride, who was given ir marriage by her father, wore s Sown of white satin with collar anc Deplum of Duchess and rose pom ace belonging to her aunt, Mrs Athol Burnham, and made with i iong train over which fell her vet )f net. She carried a white prayei i book which was the gift of he . great-grandmother to her mothei . and a white orchid showered wit I butterfly orchids and lilies of th . valley. Her three attendants wer i gowned in white net over whit taffeta with Juliette caps of pearl and carried bouquets of sprin flowers in pastel shades. The ma : tron-of-honor was Mrs. Howar Crow of Columbus, Ga., and th brides sisters, Miss Johnsie Baso: and Miss Frances Bason were hs bridemaids. Major Broadfoot had his broth er, Lt. Winston Broadfoot, USNB as his best man, and his grooms men and ushers were his fathe William G. Broadfoot, his brother Bryan Broadfoot, Arthur Diehl, o Wilmington, George McDuffey o Atlanta, Ga., and thfe bride’s broth er, George F. Bason, III. The bride’s mother was attire< in aqua crepe, with black picturi hat and a corsage of gardenias rne momer oi tne Driaegroom wore a gown of black crepe with black hat and gardenia corsage. After the ceremony, Mr. and * Mrs. Bason gave a reception at j their home for the families of the bride and bridegroom and out-of town guests.. r The bride’s table was laid with ’ a lace cloth and decorated with 1 a center-piece of white snapdrag 5 on, stocks and white iris and handsome Meissen candelabra in s which the figures portrayed the 5 four seasons. The bride’s cake 3 was at one end of the table, and l. from the other punch was served - from a silver bowl. * The guests who came from out ' of-town to attend the wedding in * eluded, besides the bridegroom’s : parents and brothers, from Wil mington Mr. and Mrs. Arthur ■ Die, \ Mr. and Mrs. Hotch Mc » Kay, Mrs. James Warburg and - Miss Frances Thornton; from Dur ■ ham, Mr. and Mrs. Watts Carr, . Mrs. Watts Carr, Jr., Mr. and E Mrs. Alex Worth and their daugh E ter Mrs. Pride C. Brown, Prof. * and Mrs. Albert Wackerman, Mrs. Gordon James, Mrs. Walter Sim l mons, Mrs Mary Norcott Pember > ton, her daughter Mrs. Clarence , N. Pemberton and grand-daughter ■ Mary Norcott Pemberton of Yan ceyville, from Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. William Bason, George Faust Bason, Mrs. Robert Moore, Mrs. Robert Wauchope; from Albe marle, Mrs. Robert Peet and from Sanford, Mrs. Charles Reeves. Major and Mrs. Broadfoot will be in Miami for a short time pend ing Major Broadfoot’s assignment to a new post by the Army. * * * Lola Mae tiruion, S-Sgl. Bracey Wed LUMBERTON, April 7. — Miss Lola Mae Bruton, daughter of Mrs. J. B. Bruton and the late Mr. Bruton of Lumberton, was united in marriage with Staff Sgt. James L. Bracey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bracey of Lumberton, Easter Sunday afternoon at the parsonage of Chestnut Street Methodist church, with the Rev. E. B. Fisher officiating. * The bride wore a suit of light blue wool with black accessories and an orchid corsage. She is a graduate of Lumberton High school and has been employed as secretary in the local branch of the state highway office. Sgt. Bracey returned in March from Italy, where he had com pleted 50 missions as waist gun ner on a B-17 Flying Fortress with the 15th Air Force during the past eight months. He is a graduate of Lumberton High school. The couple have gone to Miami Beach, Fla., for two weeks before the groom is reassigned to duty. Miss Bruton was honored at a three-course dinner given by Mrs. J. O. Bracey, Jr., Mrs. Chick Fre vatte and Miss Helen Neal Collins at the Lorraine Hotel. The bride’s place was marked with a corsage of white carnations and she was presented a gift of lingerie. • Miss Carraway Will Address Garden Club Miss Gertrude Carraway of New Bern, feature writer for various state publications, will be the guest speaker of the Cape Fear Garden club on Tuesday morning when she will address the group on Con servation. Miss Carraway has done much towards the restoration work of historic sites and homes in the state. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. instead of 11 a.m. as has been the custom, with all members of the old board and new board being present. New officers to be installed will be: President, Mrs. Henry Gerdas; vice-president, Mrs. Cyrus Hogue; second vice-president, Mrs. Dan Penton; recording sacretary Mrs.' J. B. Cranmer; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. W. Eugene Edwards; treasurer, Mrs W. E. Curtis; and historian, Mrs. Lowell White. Invitations have been mailed by the club to the presidents of the following local organizations invit ing the members of the clubs to attend this meeting: American Le gion auxiliary, N. C. Society of Colonial Dames of America, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confed eracy, North Carolina Sorosis and Crepe Myrtle Garden club. Cape Fear Garden club members are urged to bring flower exhibits to this meeting. Awards will be presented to the prize winning exhibits. During the business meeting plans will be completed by the club for the miniature flower ahoy which will be staged by the club at the May meeting. • * • rp_.11. T\_■ _ i omene jjdvis, E. G. Wilkes Wed The marriage of Tomette Davis of Wilmington, daughter of Mrs. D. G. Morrison of Reidsville, Ga., and the late T. J. Davis of Athens, lanta, hrfdmf, (), gk2(.fk ].(q.,,kd Ga., and Edgar Gilbert Wilkes, machinist first class USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wilkes of At lanta, Ga., took place on Monday, April 2, at 12 o’clock noon at Con way, S. C., with Probate Judge Ben Nunnery performing the cere mony. The bride wore a navy blue and white outfit with a corsage of white roses .She is a graduate of Young Harris college, Young Har ris, Ga. Mr. Wilkes is a graduate of the University of Georgia, Ath ens, and for the past five years has been serving in the Navy, three years spent in the South Pacific and is now stationed with the At lantic Fleet. - • • • BIRTH ANNOUNCED Captain and Mrs. Herbert A. Lynch, Jr., announce the birth of a dughter, Jane Louise, March 31, at Cioux Falls, S. D. Mrs. Lynch is the former Doris Louise Hiller of New York. Fashion Show And Dance Slated By Lions Club At Armory April 20 Paul T. Marshbum, music chairman of the Lions club fash ion show and dance, which will be held at the Cape Fear Armory, Friday April 20, announced yes terday that Dean Hudson and his orchestra will furnish the music for the event, which will be for the benefit of the Lions Club Blind Fund. Marshbum said that Hudson had just completed a seven-months en gagement at the Lincoln Hotel, New York. “This band,” he said, “has ap peared over all national hookups. It has been featured on the Fitch Bandwagon program and the Co ca-Cola parade of spotlight bands.” The featured singe of the Hud son orchestra is Frances Colwell, one of the original members of the band when it was organized at the University of Florida. M. Eugene Bullard, general chairman of the Lions program, announced that the program was at the printers, decorations from a supply house in Chicago have arrived, and that tickets are being printed and tvould be ready for distribution by Monday. Clothes for the fashion show part of the program will be furnished by several of Wilmington’s leading shops and the girls who will act as models are members of a local sorority, which has had consider able experience in staging fashion shows here. • * * BIRTHDAY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fales en tertained their son, Gene Thomas Fales with a party Tuesday cele brating his fourth birthday. The table was centered with a birthday cake decorated in pink and white and ice cream and cake were served the children. Those present were: Gene' Thomas Fales, Patsy Fullwood, Faye Garrett, Jeannette Garrett, Beckie Roberts, Linda Ruth Rob erts, Beth Jordon and Iris Benton, Lihda Covington, Mary Elizabeth Leonard, Joyce Dale Boyd, San dy Sellars, Cassie Mae Boyd. Dean Hawkins, David Johenhans, Tommy Roberts, Max Hawkins, Ronald Lewis, Dickie Roberts, Da vid Earl Boswell, Jimmy Leonard, Robby Roberts, Delman Benton, Bobby Fullwood, Pat Harrington, Aurly Merritt. Mrs. A. M. Wil lians, Mrs. W. H. Roberts, Mrs. Yates Harrington, Mrs. G. V. Gar rett, Mrs. L. L. Josenshans, Mrs. Earl Sanders, Mrs. V. G. Lewis and Miss Lillian Fullwood. -V More ducks are raised and con sumed in China than in any other country in the world. _ Immanuel Presbyterian Circles Will Convene The circles of Immanuel Pres byterian church will meet as fol .ows: 1. Miss Mildred Horne, chairman with Mrs. C. L. King, 259 Lake Forest Parkway, Tuesday eve ning 7 o’clock. 2. Mrs. John Wolff, chairman, with Mrs. Wolf and Mrs. R. B. Williams, 1822 Summer Hill, Tues 3ay 3:30 o’clock. 3. Mrs. Gibson Register, chair man, with Mrs. J. S. Singletary, 505 South Third Street., Monday svening, 8 o’clock. 4. Mrs. C. W. Wilson, chairman, vith Mrs. W. T. Brown, 1804 Car olina Avenue, Tuesday evening s o’clock. Stamp Defiance Chapter, DAR Meets Friday r' The Stamp Defiance chapter, Daughters of the American Revo, lution, will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the American Legion home. 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