The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 13

Brown Harris and Judd N. Harris were Rev the Don i ve and th Hersch Caudil1 Devon Ad ms was ur was vocalist was Ws tour's best man. Tom 01 TM? au fman Mike BIanto 6lrother of the brid were grooms- brother the bride sk 'P Keith an i Fleming were ushers. The bride wore a princess style ivory sata Th skirt was adorned with lace 0 with seed 1 18 She a chapel length mantilla of imported illusion attached to law ot head i and edged with matching i slster of the bride was matron lJ DeHart was ro 3 1 of tmm. "I 88 Terri Palter.

Miss Diane 'f Blanton and Miss Patt sister of the bride. Larisa Deaton and Cherie Hollon were flower girls, Deron Brown was ring bearer. the tion in fellowship hall of the couple left for wedding trip through the They wilf reside on Linden Court, Trenton. 5 ir ai Sroom are graduates of Edgewood High School. The bride is employed by the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.

The groom is employed by Champion Paper Co. Simpson Steed Miss Karen Simpson became the bride of William o'clock Saturday evening, Sept. 13, in the West Side Baptist Church. o- bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles w. Simpson, 510 Sanders Drive. Mr. and Mrs. William Steed, 730 Dick are parents of the groom.

The Rev. James W. Boyd, uncle of the bride, officiated the ceremony. Mrs. Ray Terry, organist, accompanied Judy Armstrong and John Bowling vocalists.

as the Broom's best man. Ted Steed, brothei-oMhe groom, Jeff Weiland and Scott Simpson, brother of the bride, were groomsmen. Tom Stuckey and Mike Simpson, brother of the bride, were ushers. bride's white satin gown trimmed with Chantilly lace featured a fitted bodice and V-neckline She wore a chapel length veil. Attending the bride were Vicky Bailey, maid of honor, Robin Michael, Debbie Patton and Cindy Fox bridesmaids.

Jill Ann Armstrong was flower girl and Patrick Swick and Philip Swick were ring bearers. The reception followed at the Elks Country Club Mr. and Mrs. Steed will reside in Hamilton Wiegand Krause Wedding vows were exchanged by Miss Judy Wiegand and'Neil Jacob Krause at 7 o'clock Friday evening, Sept. 12.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Wiegand, 5830 Oakridge Drive, are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Neil Krause! The Rev. Marne Breckensiek officiated for the ceremony in St. Stephen Church. Mrs.

Thomas Williams, organist, accompanied Rick Guiliano, soloist, St. Stephen Church Choir and Martha Taegart, violinist. The groom's brother, James Krause, was his best man. Ushers were Robert Krause, Cye Overbeck Marc Schurger, Bill Zettler and Steve Glassmeier. Michael Ohlinger was ring bearer.

The bride wore a princess style gown fashioned of candlelight re-embroidered la'ce, with a high neckline and mandarin collar. Her gown was trimmed with matching lace ruffle. Her shoulder length vefl of bridal illusion was attached to a matching lace Camelot headpiece. Attending the bride were Mrs. Debbie ZetUer matron of honor, Cathy Wiegand, maid of honor, Mrs.

Debbie Schurger, Peggy Bowling; Mariangela Cicero and Bonnie Lowe. Kelly Ohlinger was flower girl. Following the reception at the American Legion Hall, the couple left for a honeymoon in Hawaii. Both the bride and groom are graduates of Badin High School. The bride, a graduate of Miami University, is an RN at Providence Hospital.

The groom is employed by Central Trust Co. After the honeymoon, the couple will reside in Cincinnati. The groom's parents hosted rehearsal dinner in their home. MRS. JUDD HARRIS MRS.

STEPHEN WOOD MRS. IVAN ARMSTRONG III MRS. NEIL KRAUSE MRS.DONMcNAMARA Sunday. September 14. Iflii Ohio Schellenbach Wood Marriage vows were exchanged by Linda Louise Schellenbach and Stephen Eric Wood Saturday af- ternoon, Sept.

13, at 2:30 o'clock in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Fairfield. Mr. and Mrs, Louis J. Schellenbach, 4717 Castleton Drive, airfield, are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Mrs.

Gweri E. Wood, 5931 Fairham Road, and the late Melvin Wood. The Rev. John Roettle officiated for the ceremony was presented by the Rev. Tom Sehellenbach, brother ot the bride, the Rev.

Jack Zibert, the Rev Gary Sabourin and Theresa Williams. Performing the duties of best man was John Walsh. were seated by John Holbrock, Garry Baldwin Allan Schellenbach, brother of the bride. The bride chose a white organza gown with bodice and bishop sleeves detailed with schiffli embroidery A ruffled flounce of shiffli embroidery edged the hemline of the skirt which formed a chapel train A caplet held her elbow length veil which was bordered with matching embroidery. Honor attendants for "the bride were Miss Mary Clare Schellenbach, sister of the bride, maid of honor, Miss Carol Geier, Mrs.

Gary Ante, Mrs. Ralph Schirmer, sister of the groom, bridesmaids. Sue Ann Schellenbach was flower girl. Following the reception at the Knights of Columbus Hall, the couple left for Fort Lauderdale, Fla The couple will reside in Cincinnati. The bride, a grauduate of Badin High School, is employed by Dollar Federal Savings and Loan.

The groom was graduated from Fairfield High School and Miami University. He is a branch manager for Dollar Federal Savings and Loan. I -J Severance Armstrong! The Lindenwald United Methodist Church was the setting for the marriage of Miss Diane Lynn Severance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James 'Severance 4941 Fairfield Circle, to Ivan v- Armstrong III, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ivan Armstrong 25 VanBuren Drive. The Rev. Virgil Hair officiated for the ceremony Friday evening, Sept. 12, at 7:30 o'clock.

Mrs. Murden was organist. Joe Amundson carried out the duties of best man Carl Ray Hignite, James Lynch, Danny Wyatt and Wayne Brandenburg were ushers. organza over candlelight satin fashioned the bride empire gown styled with lace bodice, bishop sleeves and high neckline. Pearl trim added detail to the gown.

A bow headpiece held her silk illusion veil. Attending the bride were Karen Ryberg, maid of Brenda Mackey, Kathy' Severance, Linda Cornthwaite, Jackie Severance, bridesmaids, and Connie Severance was junior bridesmaid. The flower girl was Jennifer Garner and Ronnie 'Severance was ring bearer. The couple left for the Smoky Mountains, following me reception, held at Bacher's Party Room. Returning from their honeymoon, they will reside at i 1221 Lincoln Ave.

The bride is a graduate of Fairfield High School and the groom is a graduate of Garf ield High School. He is employed by Masonite. 1 Smith AAcNamara .1 Miss Connie Sue Smith became the bride of Donny McNamara at 7 o'clock Friday evening, Sept 12 in the Zion United Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Owen Smith, 229 N. Sixth St. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A.

McNamara, 220 N. 10th St. The Rev. Lloyd Fields, grandfather of the bride, performed the ceremony. Miss Redian Messer was pianist.

Duties of best man were performed by Carlin Kallay. Serving as ushers were Randall Smith, brother of the bride, and Steve Muller. A pinafore effect bodice added detail to the bride's chapel length silk organza gown. Bands of Venise lace trimmed the bishop sleeves and mandarin neckline. A Juliet headpiece held her illusion veil which was edged with matching lace.

Attending the bride were Miss Sharon York, maid of'. honor, Miss Pamela Hundley and Miss Marcia Fugate, bridesmaids. The reception was held in the social room of the church. The couple will be moving to Earlington, October when Mr. McNamara will be employed by the 'Reed-Walter Funeral Home.

He is attending the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and has been employed by Treadway Funeral Home, Norwood. The bride, a graduate of Garfield High School, is employed by the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. Kate Smith in great demand for bicentennial programs EDITOR'S NOTE --She summers at Camp Sunshine in Lake Placid--where else? --and watches the moon come over the Adirondacks. Hello, everybody, it's Kate Smith! At 66, Kate is doing just peachy and fending off a Bicentennial rush of requests to sing "God Bless America." By KAY BARTLETT AP Newsfeatores Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) -The Lake Placid tour boat usually toots its horn, and on deck necks crane upward to look through the trees toward Camp Sunshine and perhaps a glimpse of the woman once described as "radio's very own Statue of Liberty." If she's outside, or down by the dock, this friendly woman, the big singer with the big voice, will wave back and maybe shout hello.

She likes people. She's Princess Ahma Go Winga (which means "Glory of the She's a Texas ranger. She's a colonel in the U.S. Army. Those are all honorary titles from grateful fans.

She's the fat girl from Greenville, the girl who captured the heart of an entire nation, the girl that Gog blessed with a magnificent voice and an even more magnificent heart. She's Kate Smith. Although she estimates her voice is stronger now than it ever was, the very name carries us backwards World War an American flag rippling in the breeze smiling GI's returning home from "Over There," from a war they had an America filled with apple pies, burning fireplaces, family dinners the way it was, so long ago. Kate Smith is not exactly a girl any more. She's 66 years old.

But Kate Smith, the institution personifying the American dream, is still She's been singing for more than 60 years now, starting as a 5-year-old at church suppers then Broadway thenradio, television-and recently, of all unlikely places, at hockey games. She's the good luck charm for the Philadelphia Flyers, the world championship hockey team. She also going to be singing a lot more if she takes up all the offers that are pouring in now. Anybody with any kind of a promotional brain knows that in a bicentennial program, there is no act that's going to come a close second to Kate Smith's mighty and magnificent rendition of her favorite song, "God Bless America." She hasn't decided yet which of the invitations she will accept Or she's not saying. "Just like you don't sing a song until it's copyrighted, you don't talk about contracts until everything is pinned down." For the summer, she accepted none, spending her days at where else? Camp Sunshine.

It's a compound comprised of a main house, guest houses that can accommodate 16, and boat houses, on Buck Island in the middle of also aptly named Lake Placid. Everyone who knows Kate Smith personally calls her Kathryn, as she was christened in Greenville, Va in 1909. Kate fit better on the marquee She swims in the clear water, plays a little nickel and dime canasta and gin rummy (and, according toa friend, does all right for herself). Most of all, she likes to hot rod around the lake in a Honduran mahogany cabin cruiser. The trophy room at the camp, above the large boathouse, is packed with Kate Smith memorabilia awards, citations, keys to cities across the land pictures, gifts, a winning hockey puck and a hockey slick signed by the Flyers.

Although Miss Smith has no financial interest in the Flyers, she is a devoted fan. It all started by the Flyers playing her recording of "God Bless America" before a game instead of the national anthem. And, lo and behold, they won. They seemed to win consistently when "God Bless America" was played. Then Kate herself came to three games to sing the good luck song.

Sure enough, the Flyers won the Stanley Cup, hockey's big prize. The loquacious Kate talks a lot about her former partner, Ted Collins, the man who spoiled her in her third Broadway show where, because of her great bulk, she was made the object of jokes. He saw more or heard more. He knew her voice was her greatest gift He managed her successfully until he died 10 years ago. They never signed a contract.

Back in the early '60s Collins estimated, in an interview, that Miss Smith had earned more than $35 million in her spectacular career. She will not confirm or deny Ihe figure, but she's still pulling in a good deal more than nickels and dimes at canasta. She recently did a TV commercial for a patent medicine for a fee that shocked even her. "I put my all into that 30 seconds but I almost felt guilty taking the money," she said. KateSmith neverhada singinglesson in her life and can't read music.

She just sings. She's as big as her voice. At just under 5 feet 10, with shoulders that would do most fullbacks proud, Kate Smith is still a big woman, despite an 85-pound weight loss in the last few years. Doctor's orders. High blood pressure.

Kate Smith wrote the words for only one song, her theme song, "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain." "It was just a little verse I wrote when 1 was in the Shenandoah Valley, watching the moon come over the Blue Ridge mountains. It's the same moon that comes over the Adirondacks here and shines on my Lake Placid," she says softly, She introduced the song on her22nd birthday, May 1, 1931 the day of her first radio program. "They put us opposite 'Amos and one of the most popular programs. Within five months, we took over the ratings," she says, still quite proud. Seven years later Kate Smith.introduced the song that inspired and comforted many an American during World War II: "God Bless America." It's still her favorite and one that has not earned her a dime.

The royalties have all gone to charity. "It was 1938 and we were concerned about the situation in Europe," Miss Smith recalls. "We wanted a good song to express our thanks for our land. We wanted a prayer, really." "So we went to Irving Berlin, the dean of songwriters, and told him what we wanted. He had what we needed.

He had written it during the first World War and never used it." On Armistice Day, 1938, Miss Smith sang the song that every major record company was subsequently to record, a song she never tired of singing. Kate Smith's America is still the America of days gone by, an America where most of its people truly believed God was standing by her and guiding her. Miss Smith's America was not spoiled by the dissension brought about by Vietnam and Watergate. "We are not perfect. We make great mistakes.

It (Watergate) was a terrific black eye to our government, but we'll overcome it and come back stronger than ever." She is still the same Kate Smith that Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced to Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth when they visited the White House back in 1939. FDR said simply: "Your Majesties, this is Kate Smith this is America.".