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Page One Janet Smock Of Murrayville Wed at Colchester Miss Janet Kay Smock and Roger Kent Shelor were united in marriage Friday, April 16, at Colchester, Illinois. The Reverend John Powers, pastor of the First Christian church, performed the double ring ceremony amid baskets of yellow chrysanthemums and ferns. Brian Shelor played selections on the organ. The bride was given in riage by her father. She was radiant in a floor length gown of white satin, with nylon lace overlay and scalloped neckline embroidered with seed pearls.

A tiara of seed pearls held her veil of illusion net. She carried a colonial bouquet of white carnations and yellow rosebuds tied with yellow and white streamers, tipped with yellow rosebuds. Mrs. Norma Howard, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a waltz length gown of yellow nylon chiffon and lace, over taffeta.

Her tiara was similar to the bride's. She carried a colonial bouquet of yellow and white carnations with yellow streamers. Brian Shelor, brother of the groom, served as best man. The bride's mother wore a sky blue ensemble with white accessories. The groom's mother wore turquoise with pink accessories.

Both wore corsages of pink carnations with silver ribbons. Miss Smock is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smock of Murrayville and is a 1965 graduate of Jacksonville High School. Mr.

Shelor is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Odra T. Shelor of Colchester and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs.

H. B. Shelor of Plymouth. He is vice-president of Shelor Mobile Homes, Inc. and manager of the Jacksonville branch.

A reception was held immediately following the wedding. Miss Joan McNeeley assisted at the punch bowl and Mrs. Patricia Potter served cake. After a short wedding trip, the couple will be at home to their many friends, at 1124 West Walnut street in Jacksonville, The nominating committee proposed a slate elected as fol- lows. President, Mrs.

Walter Uhnken; vice-president, Mrs. Robert Joy; secretary, Herman assistant, Mrs. Edwin LaKamp; treasurer, Mrs. Andrew Detmer and assistant treasurer, Mrs. Harlin Hamilton.

Mrs. Hamilton was in charge of the program which began with group singing of "Easter Parade." Highlighting the program, "What's Your Hidden Talent" were novelty numbers, readings, and musical numbers presented by members. The meeting closed with prayer led by Mrs. Henry refreshments were served by the hostesses. Members are asked to please note that the May 18 meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Jacksonville and will begin with Ian 11:30 buffet luncheon.

Section Two. Reigns Over Beaux arts Ball Preston JACKSONVILLE Mrs. Gerald E. Sample Community Calendar Of Cultural Events The public is cordially Invited to attend any of the events listed in this weekly calendar, compiled as a public service by Mrs. W.

R. Bellatti under auspices of the Women's Division, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. There is no admission charge for any listing, unless otherwise indicated. The Jacksonville Art Association presents an exhibit of paintings by the art faculty, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, and watercolors by Duna, Peck, Bannister and Snow. Ford Times Traveling Art Show, at the David Strawn Art Gallery daily through May 1st.

Also displayed in the upper hall is work of Mrs. Allison's Saturday morning students. Gallery hours are, Monday through Friday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. MacMurray College Faculty Art Show at the Campus Center.

Works of Edwin Forsterling, professor of art. Hours, Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 midnight. art work from North and South Jacksonville schools in its ComThe First National Bank, West Morton, avenue, is exhibiting munity Room. Seen daily, except Sunday, through May 6th. Hours, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. Friday, 19 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.

to 12 noon. Sunday, April 25th 1:30 P.M. Siloam Springs State Park Field Trip, Morgan County Audubon Society. Meet at concession house. Leader, Miss Emma Mae Leonhard, topic, Flowers.

4:00 P.M. Mahala McGhee faculty piano recital in Annie Merner Chapel, MacMurray campus. 4:00 P.M. Illinois College Choir Concert, R. John Specht, conductor, Jones Auditorium on campus, featuring Shubert's Mass in Soloists, Mrs.

Sylvia Gillespie, Donald Littler, Kay Odaffer and John Russel. P.M. Illinois College Ichthus presents a film and discussion on Tomorrow's Man and God, Baxter Hall Lounge. Monday, April 26th 10:00 A.M. Illinois College Women's Week Convocation, Rammelkamp Chapel, speaker, Mrs.

Jean Simpson, vice president of J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. 12 Noon Lecture, UN Peacekeeping Operation by Ole Dick, ex-director Midwest Region United World Federalists, Room 3, Pefiffer Library, MacMurray College campus. Wednesday, April 28th 10:00 A.M. Illinois College Chapel Service, Rammelkamp Chapel, speaker, Rev.

J. R. Huddleston, First Southern Baptist church, Omaha, Nebr. A Life of Commitment. 7:00 P.M.

MacMurray College International Relations Club presents Miss Laura Chen, student, speaking on Asian Culture, Campus Center Browsing Library. 8:00 P.M. Junior Organ Recital, Annie Merner Chapel, MacMurray College. Musicians, Sandy Hermann, Jean Perry and Curt Weeks. 8:00 P.M.

MacMurray College Forensic Union, debate, Should U.S. Out of Viet Nam? in Multipurpose Room, Campus Center. Thursday, April 29th 10:00 A.M. Illinois College Convocation, Rammelkamp Chapel, Visiting Poet Paul Engle, director of Program of Creative Writing at University of Iowa, topic, Poetry and People. 11:00 A.M.

MacMurray College Chapel Service, Merner Chapel, speaker, Rabbi Hirsch Cohe, director 1 B'nai B'rith, Hellel Foundation, University of Illinois. 3:00 P.M. Poet Engle (see above) in Crispin Hall, Illinois ColCampus, shows sound film and speaks on Poetry, The World's Voice. Friday, April 30 6:00 P.M. Morgan County Historical Society, Dunlap Motor Inn.

Mrs. Fred C. Gray will present An Historical Tour of Jacksonville Downtown Business District. Reservations made by phoning Miss Ruth Bailey, 243-2923. Sunday, May 2nd 3:00 P.M.

Jacksonville High School Spring Band Concert, JHS Auditorium. 4:00 P.M. Illinois College Band Concert in Jones Auditorium, R. John Specht, director. Mr.

and Mrs. Roger Kent Shelor Beta Sigma Phi Chapters Kappa Omega chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Mrs. LeeRoy Jackson, Sr. on April 19th with Carole Watkins as hostess. President Rosemary Alderman conducted a short business meeting.

The Mother Daughter Banquet will be held on May 10th at 6:30 p.m. in the Amvets Hall. Plans were completed for Founders' Day Banquet on April 26th. Linda May presented a short program "The Art of Living." Members participated by naming a person they felt had made an art of their way of life. Following the program, the pledge ritual was conducted by chapter sponsor, Muriel Taylor, four new members were initiated, Karen Newcum, Nancy Jo Bates, Kay Foster, and Becky Roesch.

A belated shower was held in honor of Carole Watkins and her son, Todd. She received many lovely and useful gifts. Refreshments with an Easter theme, including bunny cakes baked by the hostess, ice cream, and tea were then served. The next meeting will be at the home of Mary Sue Farmer on May 24th. Household Club Has Program On Currier Ives Jacksonville Household Science club held its April meeting on Tuesday the twentieth at the home of Mrs.

J. A. Mann with Mrs. Ernest Stout as assistant hostess. Roll call was answered by sixteen members.

Mrs. Alfred Henderson presented the program of the afternoon on Currier and Ives. Curand Ives were the lithographers who recorded in pictures the history of the early days of America. Mrs. Henderson illustrated her talk with many beautiful copies of their work.

She said that people are very fortunate if they have saved any Currier and Ives pictures. They are now considered as collectors' items and are much in demand. At the same time that Currier and Ives were making their pictures, Hiroshiga and Hokusai were making their famous woodcuts in Japan. Mrs. Henderson showed some examples of their work.

Their woodcuts are also collectors' items both in Japan and in America. Following adjournment members were served delicious refreshments with Mrs. Henderson presiding at the attractive tea table. GOP WOMAN'S CLUB TO MEET APRIL 27 'The Morgan County Republican Woman's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, April 27th, at the Dunlap Motor Inn.

All members and friends are urged to attend as several state legislators will speak and answer questions. Junior Club Retiring Board Hosts Successors Linda J. Braner, Gerald Sample Exchange Vows An Easter Sunday ceremony, April eighteenth, at Liter Baptist church united in marriage Miss Linda Jean Braner of this city and Gerald E. Sample of Ashland. The Reverend William J.

Boston performed the double ring ceremony. Easter lilies and palms adorned the altar of the church. Miss Ruth Rexroat and Mrs. Linda Mallicoat Braner provided the music. The bride is the daughter of Mrs.

and Mrs. Lloyd Braner, 336 Caldwell street and the groom is the son of Mrs. Bernice Sample, Ashland route one. The bride's sister, Mrs. Shirley Mattes was matron of honor.

Miss Jane Watts and Miss Linda Reeve were bridesmaids. Larry Sample was best man and Charles Sample was groomsman. Ushers were Ed US Wingler and Ron Wingler, cousins of the groom and Bill Saxer. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white organza over a taffeta base, enhanced with a wide panel of schiffli embroidery. She carried a cascade of white mums and roses, centered with an orchid.

The bride's attendants were gowned in conventional length dresses of yellow taffeta with white lace cummerbunds. They carried colonial bouquets of white and yellow daisies with iris. The groom's mother wore a blue silk shantung sheath with white accessories and a corage of yellow rosebuds. At the reception held in the MacMurray Cabin the following friends assisted, Mary Ellen Watts, Shirley Fernandes, Sharon Armitage, Becky Sanders, Cindy Wingler, Vicky Manker and Eva Mae Mansfield. Both young people are graduates of Jacksonville High School, the bride in 1964 and the groom, 1959.

They are making their home at No. 4 Salmon Trailer Court, Springfield, Ill. Anderson -Skinner CW'F Group Meets The Anderson-Skinner Group, CWF of Central Christian church, met April 21st in the Chapel at Illinois Christian Home on Grove street. Mrs. Marvin Ray opened the meeting with orgaN numbers and Mrs.

Robert Ray led in singing. Mrs. Verne Anderson had devotions. Mrs. Harold Patterson showed a film, A New Day in Nepal, with Mrs.

Russell Vernor, narrating. Mrs. Glen Skinner presided for the business session. The May meeting will be with Miss Blanche Spall, 347 Caldwell street. Last night Miss Christine Cleeland crowned Queen of the 8th annual Beaux Arts Ball, sponsored by the Jacksonville Art ciation, in a colorful and festive ceremony held at the high school gymnasium.

Miss Cleeland is the daughter of Mrs. Joseph C. Cleeland and the late Professor Cleeland, who for 28 years was chairman of the Music Department at MacMurray College. She was escorted to the throne by her brother, Charles S. Cleeland, instructor in medical psychology at University of Missouri at Columbia.

Miss' Susan Weller, Queen of the Ball last year, presented the crown to Miss Cleeland. The Queen's gown was a matte finish slipper satin with high waistline and bell shaped skirt. bouquet was a cascade of bird of paradise accented with ti leaves. Jean M. Cooper, Carl W.

Powers United Saturday Miss Jean Marie Cooper of this city and Carl W. Powers of Springfield were united in marriage Saturday, April 24th, at the First United Presbyterian church in Jacksonville. The pastor, Rev. Dale Robb, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mrs.

Emma F. Cooper and Dr. T. R. Cooper of this city and the groom is the son of Mrs.

Bertha Powers, Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Fennessey of Normal, Illinois attended the couple. Mr.

and Mrs. Powers will make their home in Springfield. Mrs. Becker Of Carrollton Plans June Wedding CARROLLTON Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching riage of Mrs. Mary F.

Becker and Donald D. Steinacher of Carrollton. A June wedding is being planned. Mrs. Becker, a widow, is the daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. John W. Schnelten. She is employed as a Technician for the Greene County Farm Bureau. Mr.

Steinacher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Steinacher of Carrollton. He is employed by The Kroger Company in Carrollton.

WIDE COLOR RANGE Fabric colors this spring range from creamy, off-white beiges through citrus, corals and light pinks. Lipsticks keyed to fashion shades are soft and clear giving some color to the lips. Miss Christine Cleeland The 1965 Queen is a junior at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she is majoring French. She is of the Carleton College Choir, the Chamber Music Singers and the Keynotes, a selected group of ten women singers who give special performances. Miss Cleeland's parents have been active members of the Art Association for the past twenty years.

Mrs. Cleeland was chairman of the first ways and means committee of the Art Association, the committee which made plans for and initiated the first Beaux Arts Ball in 1957. She has been an active member of the Association board for more than 15 years. Cary Andras, Jr. of Murrayville, a student at Northwestern University Medical School, was Miss Cleeland's escort for the evening.

Mr. Andras' mother, Mrs. Cary Andras, is a member of the board of the Art Association. Jo Be Bride Doris Sharon Newby Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Newby, 809 South Church street, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Doris Sharon, to Carl Berdzinski, son of Mrs. Meriam Berdzinski of Lincoln, Illinois. A late April wedding is planned by the couple. Both young people attended Jacksonville High School. The prospective bridegroom served in the Army and is now employed at the Jacksonville State Hospital and resides with his maternal grandmother, Mrs.

Katharine Rhoades, 1228 South Main street. FLOWERS SET MOOD Flowers for the attendants at a wedding always must reflect the motif and mood of the wedding itself. They always underscore the bride's choice, reflecting her personalitv in design and colors The Jacksonville Junior Woman's Club regular board meeting was held Wednesday, April 21, at the Jacksonville Country Club with the newly elected board members for 1965- 1966 as special guests. Mrs. Ronald Lashmet, Mrs.

Harry Emrick, Mrs. Mary Ann Turner, Mrs. George Conlee, Mrs. Robert Enders, Mrs. Ronald Gano and Mrs.

Clair Hutchison were hostesses for this traditional meeting of the retiring and incoming boards. During the business meeting an orientation session was conducted for the new board. Mrs. Gano presented a silver coffee service and engraved tray to Mrs. Hutchison, the retiring president, on behalf of the retiring executive board.

A small sterling gavel for a charm bracelet was give as a special memento. Mrs. Hutchison presented her co-officers and committee chairmen with identical sterling bon-bon servers. Miss Carol McNamara, Mrs. William Spencer and Mrs.

William Chalk were given gifts by the president in recognition of their participation in special club events. Traveling trophies awarded to the club at the 20th District Convention in Winchester in recognition of increased membership and the most outstanding project were presented to Mrs. Hutchison by Mrs. Robert Tucker, convention delegate. Mrs.

Hutchison announced that the Illinois Federation of Women's Club State Convention will be held May 4, 5 and 6. Mrs. Gano and Mrs. Spencer will attend as delegates. Mrs.

Enders and Mrs. James Christofferson are alternates. The next regular club meeting will be on May 15th at 12:30 at the Jacksonville Country Club. Mrs. Uhnken Is President -Elect Of Chapin Club CHAPIN The Woman's Town and Country Club, Chapin, met Tuesday afternoon, April 20, at the home of Mrs.

Harlin Hamilton, with Mrs. Robert Joy and Mrs. Ross Long as assistant hostesses. Mrs. Joy, president, presided at the meeting which opened with the pledge of allegiance led by Mrs.

L. P. Shepard and the club collect led by Mrs. Roy Schone. Mrs.

Harlin Hamilton, program chairman, introduced Triopia students whom the club helped sponsor to 1964 summer camps, Lavona Schone and Dean Fricke, music camp at Western Illinois University, Macomb and Judy Detmer, art camp at Allerton Park in Monticello. In addition to the students giving informative, reports of their activities, Lavona Schone, pianist, and Dean Fricke, on the tenor saxophone, presented an enjoyable Regards." Miss Detmer's drawings and pictures in charcoal, oil crayon, and oil were displayed. Mrs. Wayne Bracewell, as secretary pro tem, reported and read communications. Mrs.

Andrew Detmer, treasurer, gave the financial report. Mrs. Frank Callaway reported for the flower and card committee. A cash contribution to the Cancer Crusade was approved. Mrs.

Bracewell thanked members buting cookies and games she recently sent to Boys Town of Illinois, Grafton. Brief reports were given by the members who attended the April 20th District, IFWC, Convention. The summer library at the Chapin Grade School will be opened soon after the close of school year. Martha Circle Of Grace Church at Olson Home Martha Circle of Grace church met April 21st at the home of Mrs. Edwin Olson, 267 Finley street.

Mrs. E. S. Simmonds, Mrs. Frank Marston and Mrs.

Mary Mellott were assistants. There were 21 members and one guest present. The chairman, Mrs. J. A.

Mann, presided opening with a poem. Mrs. James Rawlings and Mrs. Roy Davenport had devotions and the program on The Passion Play at Oberammergan where they visited during a recent tour of the Holy Land. Pictures and wood carvings were displayed.

Mrs. B. A. Bollman urged members to attend the School of Missions to be held at Illinois Wesleyan University. Mrs.

Gaston Foote presented the Methodist Minute article on the Hanchen Community Center at El Paso, Texas. Upcoming dates were announced. The hostesses served lovely refreshments during the social hour. The next meeting will be held in May at the home of Mrs. Mann, 314 Finley street..

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