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Vol. 44, No. 22 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, June 30, 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center
SOCIETY
Gardner-Culler
Vows Wednesday At
First Methodist
Miss Mary Lee Gardner, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bdd
Frank Gardner, of this city, be
came the bride of Donald Turner
Culler, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Culler of Wilkesboro,
at fire o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon, in the First Methodist
church. Dr. Gilbert R. Combs,
pastor of t\ie church, performed
the double ring ceremony.
The vows were spoken before
a background of palms and ferns
interspersed by seven-branched
candelabra, holding cathedral
tapers, and large baskets of
white gladioli. The chancel, cov
ered In white, was adorned with
a train of smilax.
In prelude Miss lx>is Scroggs,
organist, played "Prelude et
Cantilene". by Samuel Rousseau,
"Canon in B Minor" by Robert
Schumann, and "Pastoral" by
Cesar Franck. Miss Jo Lassiter,
soprano, sang "O Perfect Love"
by Burleigh and "Ich Liebe
Dich", by Grieg. The wedding
march from "Lohengrin" ~ by
Wagner was played for the pro
cessional. Mr. Lewis Vickery,
baritone, sang "The Lord's Pray
er*' by Forsyth a£ the benedic
tion. Mendelssohn's march from
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
was played for the recessional.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was attended by
Mrs. Henry 'Sink, of Mooresville.
as matron of honor. Bridesmaids
were Miss Frances Tilson of Lin
colnton, Miss Margaret Dameron
of Yanceyville, Miss Mary Dula
of Wilkesboro, and Mrs. Donald
J. Moffatt. Flower girls were
Mary and Martha Lomax, twin
daughters of Mr. and ,Mrs. C. B.
Lomax.
The bride wore a gown of
ivory dutchess satin with marqui
sette yoke and peg top, long
fitted sleeves ending in calla
lily points over the hands, fitted
bodice and side hip drapery with
unpressed pleats in front and
back and extending into a ca
thedral train. Her fingertip veil
of imported pure silk illusion
fell from a coronet of very fine
imported ceylon beads. She car
ried a bouquet of white gladioli
and baby breath centered with an
orchid and showered with satin
ribbon.
The matron of honor wore a
gown of dawn pink marquisette
over taffeta with hoop skirt, fit
ted bodice, soft scoop neckline
with fichu and side bow, and
short matching iftitts. Her boquet
was fashioned with a cluster of
sweet peas on a colonial fan
made of net and satin bows, and
showered with satin streamers.
The bridesmaids wore gowns of
foam green marquisette fashion
ed like that of the matron of
honor, and carried matching
fans with sweet peas. Their head
dresses were coronets of marqui
sette and sweet peas. The flower
girls wore pink dresses similar
to those of the bridesmaids, and
carried half opened net parasols
showered with sweet peas.
The bride's mother wore a
sheer crepe afternoon dress of
haze blue with sweetheart neck
line filled in with imported alen
con lace. Her matching hat was
of Balli straw with lovely roses j
and Illusion trim. She wore white
accessories. The bridegroom's
mother wore a gray shadow crepe
dress over pink with pink hat
and gray accessories. Both wore
white orchids.
Immediately following the
ceremony the bride's parents
entertained at a reception at j
their home. After an unannounc
ed wedding trip,.the couple will
be at home at 412 Ninth street.
For travel, the bride wore a
summer weight two-tone suit of
canary and navy with a large
picture hat of matching color
and navy accessories.
The bride was graduated from
Virginia Intermont Junior Col
lege, Bristol, Va., and received
her A. B. degree from Greens
boro College. The bridegroom is
a veteran of the Army Air Force
and attended National Business
College, Roanoke, Va.
Tl\e Reception
At the reception the guests
were welcomed at the door by
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Swofford.
Mre. Culler received with Mrs.
Gardner, the bridal couple, and
bridesmaids. Mr. and Mrs. Edi
son Norman and Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Stout presided at the guest
register in the den. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Tomlinson and Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Fritts were in charge
of the gift room. On leaving the
gift room, the guests were invit
ed into the garden where they
were served cake and punch by
Misses Lucile Casey, Mary El
more Finley, Harriet Crutchfield,
Vivian McNeil, Martha Anne
Lineberger, Gastonia; Mesdames
Robert Smoak* Ray Watts,
Dwight Miller, Bob Day, and
Charles Winters. Others assist
ing at the reception were Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Kilby, Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. McNeil, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Vickery, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyle Hutchens, Mrs. F. C. For
ester, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones,
Mrs. Ralph Buchan, Mrs. W. F.
Gaddy, Mrs. T. H. Waller, Mrs.
Ivey Moore, Mrs. M. P. Hunt,
Mrs. William Marlow, and Mrs.
C. B. Lomax. Goodbyes were said
to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Horton
and Mrs. Mary Moore Hix. Dur
ing the reception piano music
was rendered by Miss Lois
Bcroggs. ,N
' Following the reception the
bride and groom, wedding party,
and those assisting with the re
ception were Invited into the
dining room for the cake-cutting.
The bride's table, spread with a
white cutwork maderla cloth ov
er pink was centered with a
three tiered wedding cake, topp
ed with a miniature bride and
groom. Silver candelabra, hold
ing pink tapers, and arrange
ments of pink carnations in. low
silver bowls carried out a note
of pink and white. After the
first piece of wedding cake was
cut by the bride, Miss Georgia
Spencer cut and served the cake.
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A bee magazine should be In
cluded as necessary equipment
for every beekeeper.
The vegetable, garden should
be given a definite and promi
nent place in the farm enterprise,
as it servfes the double purpose of
providing a health Insurance
policy and a sayings account for
the farm family.
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