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The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 13

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The Town Talki
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Alexandria, Louisiana
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PAGE THIRTEEN a C7' News And Features Of Interest To Women Ethel G. Hollomtn Phom 6642 In Emmanuel Church Ceremony unentais ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA-PINEVILLE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1955 TV Ti i To Wed rainia-Ann Ball Miss Vi Tioga Today A wedding of international interest will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Tioga Baptist Church. Miss Esther Kirita, Loui Weds J. Edgar Turner Jr. In a lovely setting of palms, white gladioli and branched candelabra holding lighted tapers the Rev.

Sam C. Reeves, D. D-, officiated at the wedding of Miss Virginia Ann Ball, siana Colleee sophomore, will be united in marriage with Harry daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Fitch Ball of Alexandria, to Jeptha Edgar son Kone of Ada.

Okla. of Mr. and Mrs. Turner, all of Sulphur, La. While both Miss Uinta ana Mr.

The ceremony took place in Kone were raised in Hawaii ana cr3 met there, she is Japanese and her fiance is of Chinese ancestry. They met when Mr. Kong was music director of her church, Miss Kirita said, and later both came to this "I 'C IISllB i i i -i i i country to study. Miss Kirita who has finisher her soDhomore year as psychology 1 major at Louisiana College will continue her college work in Oklahoma. Mr.

Kong, a graduate of Harden- Emmanuel Baptist church Saturday evening a 6 o'clock and was followed by a reception at the church. Miss Lillian McKenzie, organist, and Mrs. Max T. Ward, soloist, rendered a program of nuptial music which included "Through the traditional wedding marches, and following the benediction, "The Lord's Prayer." Henry Glover of Lake Charles, served as best man and ushers were Dayton Ball of Monroe, brother of the bride, L. M.

Simmons, John Laker of Houston, and Philip James of Sulphur. Brido's Attendants Mrs. Carl Rand Carstens. served as matron of honor to the bride, and bridesmaids were Misses Dor Simmons University attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Ft. Worth, and is assistant pastor of the Oak Avenue Baptist church in Ada, where the couple will make their home.

Out-of-town guests here for the wedding arc the Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Goen, Ada.

Dr. Scott Ta-turn and Miss Nelda Pilgreen of Shreveport, Miss Donnis Harmon of Leesville, and George Gee of Houston, Tex. othy Barmore of Shreveport, and Anne Hill and Mesdames John Laker, Philip James and Scott Overton Brame. Miss Linda Wil sit liams was junior bridesmaid and Misses Ann Simmons and Harriet 1 Jane Harper, the latter of Jackson, all cousins of the bride, lighted the candles. All attendants wore gowns of ice blue taffeta designed on elon Mr.

and Mrs. Burley Corley of Jena, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Verna Faye Corley of Pineville, to William Edward Appleby, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O.

Appleby, all of Burkesville, Ky. The wedding will take place at McVay Memorial church in Jena in November. gated lines featuring ballerina length overskirts of net, and in Dental Auxiliary Makes Plans For September Party The Alexandria Dental Auxiliary finalized plans for the annual dinner party to be held jointly with members of the dental association at the committee meeting held with Mrs. Harold Beebe at her home on Elliott street. The event will be held Sept.

24 at Alexandria Golf and Country their hair bandeaux of matching material. They carried bouquets of yellow carnations. Officers Wives Club The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore her wedding Mrs. V. A.

Kellcy Jr. In Shreveport Ceremony gown of Chantilly lace and nylon tulle posed over satin. It was designed princess style featuring a Coff Newcomers ee Club and reservations may be made sweetheart neckline embroidered with seed pearls, and a voluminous skirt forming a cathedral train. The long sleeves of lace i -I Wednesday at AFB by contacting Mrs. M.

F. Jarrell, secretary, Mrs. Walter L. Calcott, publicity chairman announced today. Mrs.

Beebe is general chairman of the event with Mrs. Don 0 Willis, president, Mrs. K. V. Don Miss earn Becomes Bride of A.

A. Kelley Enlisting interest in central Louisiana and elsewhere in the state was the marriaee Sundav in ShreveDort of Miss ended in lily points over her wrists and a tiara encrusted with seed pearls and bridal jewels held her finger-tip veil of imported French illusion. She carried a wedding bouquet of white orchids and stephanotis and a white lace aldson, Mrs. Calcott and Mrs. Robert Corkern on her committee.

Officers Wives Club of England Air Force Base starts the fall season with full schedule ahead a newcomers hospitality coffee Wednesday at 10 o'clock will be followed by an old-fashioned box supper Saturday for all officers, their wives nA oi.t and the SeDt. 14. regular luncheon will be Mrs. J. Edar Turner Jr.

handkerchief, a gift of Mrs. Rob-, Supper Party Fetes -r hich liehted by a style revue. Baton Rouge Visitor this informal eet-together and Nancy Evelyn Hearn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Watson Hearn of the city, to Alonzo Aivin Kelley son of Mr.

and Mrs. Kelley, all of Pineville. The ceremony was solemnized by the Rev. R. O.

Cawker, D. in his home at 3 o'clock! in the afternoon before a gath-iceremony st the hfme of the bride'i momhorc parents on Columbia street. Mrs." Hostesses for the Wednes prizes will be awarded the pret tiest and the most original boxes day morning courtesy at the Officers Club will be wives of Mesdames E. W. Frcmaux and Arietta C.

Harris invited members of the young set to supper to meet their granddaughter, Miss Annett Harris of Baton Rouge, who with Mrs. Michalowski is chairman of ert House of Lake Charles, the bridegroom's aunt. Her only ornament was a necklace of pearls, a gift from her bridegroom. The bride's mother wore a dress of mauve lace and taffeta and a matching hat and Mrs. Turner chose for her son's wedding a dress of gray lace over shell pink with which she wore gray accessories and a matching hat of lace.

Their corsages were of orchids. Mrs. Leslie D. Fain greeted re the event with Mrs. Kelly Cook first president, on her committee Hearn received in a dress of pink of both families "and close her mother, Mrs.

Homer H. Harris the 390th Squadron with Mes-dames David P. Davidson, Marcial Sorrel, Joseph Micha-lowski, Walter H. Johnson, Jack M. Sharp, Wayne Rogers and James H.

Connelly, chairmen. and sister, Charlotte, and brother, Homer III, is visiting At the regularly scheduled luncheon Sept. 14, at the Officers here. Club 21 models will parade fashions will take possession of their home at 102 Mallard street in Lake Charles. The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs.

Henry Jackson Kornegay of West Point, and the late Mr. Kornegay, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Ball of Du-bach, La. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, where she was a member of Pi Kappa Sigma social sorority.

She was a faculty member of Southside school in Sulphur for two years. The bridegroom's grandparents are Mrs. George Walter House of Sulphur, and the late Mr. House, and the late Mr. and Mrs.

Ben C. Turner of Orange, Tex. He attended Houston Business College in Houston and served four years with the United States Navy. King, Julian J. Upshaw, Dayton Ball of Monroe, Ned Protho of Shreveport, Ed Findlay of Dallas and John Cade and Miss Martha Ann Griffin.

Reception The reception rooms were decorated with native greenery and white gladioli. The bride's table, overlaid with an imported Mader-ia cloth, was centered with the three-tiered cake topped with white roses' and stephanotis. Silver bowls of the blossoms mixed with white stock flanked the cake, and silver candelabra entwined with the greenery completed the decor. For their bridal trip to the Gulf Coast Mrs. Truner chose a Fall suit of navy blue sheer wool with which she wore navy accessories and an orchid from her wedding bouquet.

Upon their return they The picnic-styled party was held friends. White gladioli were used about the reception room. Miss Margaret Youngblood. pianist, presented a program of nuptial selections including "At a i "Because" and "Through the Years" and the traditional wedding marches. Attendants lace and navy accessories and a corsage of white carnations.

She was assisted by Mrs. Kelley who chose for her son's wedding a dress of bronze winter cotton with which she wore brown accessories and a corsage of yellow blossoms. Bridal Trip Later when Mr. Kelley and his Monday afternoon late on the lawn of the Frernaux home on Elliott Mrs. Michalowski is president of the group.

The focal point of inter featured by Mary Jo Maternity and Children's shop. Mrs. Donald Woske is program chairman and Miss Bibby Close will serve as narrator. street where colorful garden flow ers decorated the table placed un est win be me snowing 01 cuiuieu slides of foreign countries made by members. der the shade trees.

Mrs. W. L. Bergeron of Ruslon. Births ception guests in the social room of the church and Mrs.

C. William Schroll of Baton Rouge, kept the register. Mrs. Dewey Dunn presided at the cake service and Mrs. Carl Close and Mrs.

I. M. Simmons poured punch. Others assisting were Mesdames Milford Williams of West Point, W. A.

Harper of Jackson, Carl Thornton of Cleveland, L. W. Invited guests included Misses Alice White, Stella Meeker, Honor Blanchard, Rene Downs, May Don your eingham dresses and sport togs for the Saturday even Louise White. Marilyn Coco, Dotty ine fun session -beginning at 7 was matron of honor and only 1 nae umi ior i oriuai mp io attendant to her sister. She wore Points in Florida she traveled in a an afternoon frock of light blue dress of inter gray cotton with peau de soie fashioned on princess! matching accessories and a fall lines and featuring a jeweled col-jhat of white.

She wore an orchid lar. Her hat was of white lace andjom her wedding bouquet pinned ch Kln and alt one shoulder. o'clock in the Officers Club, Mrs. NICHOLS Mr. and Mrs.

Walter R. Nichols (nee Bonnie Lee Norris) of Alexandria announce the birth of a son at Baptist Hospital Aug. 11, 1955, at 2:40 a.m. Name Walter Reed in. Weight 6 lbs 9 ozs.

C. E. Stout, publicity chairman, Gold, Waverly Hemenway, Sammie Trammell, Nancy Wilson, Janie Carstens, Sherry Ingram, Markay Sewell, Jane Pearce, Sue Field, said today. All officers, their wives and the unmarried personnel with Margaret Griffin, Annis Walker, their dates are invited to attend Mary Cecils Laird and Millie Lou Keeping Tab on Vacationers Robinson. corsage of sweetheart roses.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose for her wedding a dress of white crystalline designed on princess lines with a round neckline trimmed with lace. A jacket of the lace, with elbow- Social Events Chi Omega To Meet MRS. FRED IRBY is spending TODAY a business and supper meeting at Herbie several day3 with her mother, The Opti-Mrs. will hold Mrs. Foster Walker will i length sleeves and covered buttons George Compton at the i K's family RL ''if5? (h re- i-i -t; Omni It, The bride is the granddaughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. C. L. Cross of Memphis, and the late Mr. and Mrs.

John A. Hearn of Magazine, Ark. She graduated from Byrd High school in Shreveport and received her degree from Louisiana College in Pineville. Mr. Kelley is descended maternally from Francois Rouseau of Boyce, and the late Mrs.

Rouleau, and paternally from the late Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kelley.

He is a graduate of Bolton High school and attends Louisiana College where he is a music major They will make their home in Pineville. hostess a meeting of the alumna home on Albert street, before re at 7 p. m. WEDNESDAY Officers Wives Club of England Air Force Base will entertain group of Chi Omega Sorority turning to her home in Ogdcn, norfnn Utah. nhewcomers at morning coffee in the Officers Club at 10 o'clock.

Mrs. Foster Walker will hostess a meeting of the alumna at the front, complemented her wedding gown. She wore a white satin hat trimmed with bridal jewels and satin pumps. Her bouquet combined white orchids with tube roses. Lee Stag? of Pineville served his brother-in-law as best man.

A small reception followed the Broun of Chi Omega Sorority at her home, 3124 Elliott street, 10 a. m. Wednesday morning at 10 clock in her houe, 3124 Elliott street. All members of the local group are invited to attend and a special invitation is extended all visiting members in the vicinity. MRS.

HOMER H. HARRIS with her children, Annett, Charlotte Johnnv Apoleseed Garden Club will meet with Mrs. W. H. Lee and Homer III, of Baton Rouge i8m gira at her Bayou Rapides home, 2 p.

m. Alexandria Jaycee Jaynes will entertain at a barbecue at the A. E. Derbonne home, 2011 Simmons street, 7 p. m.

the guest of her parents, Mr. andr Mrs. E. W. Frernaux on Elliott.

street. Tonight WLLIAM SMITH, son of Mrs. Nelson Smith, is in New York City. where on Thursday he will sail for 1 1 1 1 Amsterdam, iiouanu. lie win spend the full academic year as a student in the school of theology at MM Free University in that city.

William is a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship and graduated in May from Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia. and Tomorrow in Alexandria and Pineville Tuesday Alexandria Community Center 7:30 p.m. G. O. C.

meeting. 7 p. m. Football Association. 7:30 p.

m. Alcoholics Anonymous. Tuesday I p. m. Electa Chapler No.

10 O. E. S. will meet in Masonic Temple for regular order of business. Rob Morris night will be observed.

Wednesday Alexandria Community Center 9 a. Brother- Sardonyx (both kandtd and tttii (elar variiti kav tamt la known 01 ardany) EN ROUTE TO BILOXI for a fortnight's vacation, Mr. and Mrs. Puck Longmire of Lake Village, spent Sunday night as guests Yi COME SEE of his brother and sister-in-law. 'ft WHAT SAVING BROUGHT ME!" min's gtmston I hood of L.

F. a. police I school; 3 p. recreation of choice; I p. C.

S. O. and Servicemen's dance. Mr. and Mrs.

L. T. Longmire on White street. NEWS HAS BEEN received from Austin, Texas of the death of Mrs. O.

H. Melton. She was a former Alexandrian and servpd for many years as choir director for First Methodist church. SHREVEPORTERS here for the week end were Mrs. Douglas Dur-rett and Misj Dorothy Ann Durrett.

They visited with the former's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rasbury on Hill street.

NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS Here is a man's own gemstone a warm orange to red brown color that belongs on a masculine ring. Here is the gift that says "you've achieved your goal here is a precious gemstone of permanent value to wear with pride. See our Sardonyx collection soon Men'i ring, from $20 WotWi ringt, from $7.30 Making biscuits? Try addin; grated cheddar, Swiss or Parmesan cheese to the dough ccfore rolling out. si iv ftU. vV II I I I I A iMMeball glove, a bicycle; a camera even a college education: most things eventually come to those hIio tare for them.

Start your Mvings account bcrc, Kith 'innjl any amount, ami sate your way to your goals! We welcome young depositors. "The Friendly" RAPIDES BANK TRUST COMPANY are in the metropolis for a two-week trip, and will also visit in Johnson City as guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hamlin.

Together they will take a motor trip through the southern part of the state and into Mrs. Fred Goldstein of Philadelphia, left, find "meeting the family" quite a pleasant task as she thumbs through the album with Mrs. Irvinjt CiolJstein. The former, with Fred, ii currently viiting with hi parents at the family home on Albert street. tells Miss Patrina Chicola, daughter of Mrs.

Joseph Chicola has received a diploma from the Charity hospital of that city for completion of a year Internship in dietetics. She her Bachelor of Science degree from Louis New Charge Accounts jewelry compony) lit Alexandria Over 90 Years iana College. i in Havana, Cuba for two with her son, Jerry Payne, are in she will return to her position onithe Ozarks guests at Petit Jean BACK TO COLLICI BEDSPKf AOS Hand-blocked in Persia. Colorful and do not show soil. Size 72x108.

price $4 95. THE VILLAGE SHOP 1330 THIRD Two Convtnitnt Locations Fourth I Murray 415 Bolton Avo "The Bank With The Clock" LEAVING VIA PLANE from the faculty Sacred Heart Acad-Mobile, Saturday Miss Rae cmy in Grand Coteau, La. Lodge. NEW YORK VACATIONERS niia uremiuion, nausnier or Mr and Mrs. Ernest E.

Gremiifljn, is! MR. AND MRS. HAL DL'LANY Mr. and Mrs. William J.

Hamlin 0.

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