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The Vernon Daily Record from Vernon, Texas • Page 14

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nAn.V REOnRD Vgnoii. Tetas. May 26, 1974 Brenda Graves Becomes Bride of Mr. Winters CROWELL Brenda Gay Graves became the bride of Michial Dolan Winters in a candlelight ceremony at 4 p.m. Saturday May 25 in the First Baptist Church in Crowell.

The Reverend Joe Ainsworth, pastor, officiated at the ring rites. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Billye Graves of Crowell and Gordon Graves of Middle Island, New York. The parents are Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Winters of Crowell. Traditional wedding music was played by Mrs. Walter Stapp, organist. Brad Graves, cousin of the bride, sang Only Just and Hand in Hand With accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Robert Graves, both of Fort Worth.

An arch covered with a salal greenery and centered by a basket of blue gladioU and flanked by cathedral can- dlebabra interspersed with palms formed the background for the ceremony. Candlelighters were Misses Jo Ellen Graves, sister of the bride, and Risa Winters, sister of the groom. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a candlelight peau de soie formal gown designed with a fitted waist accented by a Dior bow in the back. The square neckline and front panel of the bodice featured Alencon lace re- embrodered with seed pearls and pearlized sequins. The long fitted sleeves came to a point at the wrists and were accented by tiny self covered buttons which also fastened the bodice in the back.

The full inverted pleat in thefrontof the bouffant skirt was bordered by Alencon lace embroidered with seed pearls which continued around the chapel length train. Her can- delight imported silk illusion veil fell in misty tiers to fingertip length from a calot of Alencon lace traced with seed pearls, accented by a full face veil. The bride carried a colonial nosegay of white pom-pom mums and baby breath. Her only jewelry was a pearl necklace. Fiber Glass Used For Sousaphones OAK BROOK, 111.

(AP) The old brass band what it used to be and, you may not know it, but it been for 17 years. School marching bands have been switching to fiber glass sousaphones and one manufacturer here, C.G. Conn, now reports fiber glass as in sousaphone sales. At Michigan University, where the marching band made the switch 17 years ago, Director George Cavender likes the lighter weight of the new instruments since moving with on-field formations is as critical as the music. Miss Sheree Gibson of Iowa Park, of the bride, was maid of honor.

She wore a sky- blue empire waisted formal gown of double-knit, designed with full chiffon sleeves with a fitted cuffs. She carried a white pom-pom nosegay. Misses Beth Graves, sister of the bride. Penny Winters, sister of the groom, and Ruth Stone were bridesmaids. Their gowns and flowers were identical to those of the honor attendant.

Miss Jonna Lee Black, cousin of the bride, was flower girl. Best man was Larry Dishman of Nocona. Ushers and groomsmen were Steve Graves, brother of the bride, Ricky Nichols and Doug Pharis. For her wedding Mrs. Graves selected a formal long-sleeved powder blue shirtwaist gown with bodice and wide winged collar of checked satin and full-gored skirt of polyester crepe.

She wore matching accessories. The mother chose a formal empire-waisted pastel pink gown of polyester crepe fashioned with high neck and chiffon yoke trimmed in matching hooked lace. The lace accented the layered ployester short sleeve over a full chiffon long sleeve which was accented by lace trimmed cuffs. Her accessories were pastel pink. Both mothers wore cymbidium orchids.

Reception Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held in the fellowship hall of the church. The table was covered with a floor length white-satin cloth with white tulle swags caught at intervals by blue satin bows and streamers. It held an arrangement of blue tinted carnations, white stock, daisies and gypsohila in a silver epergne. The cake, ornamented with blue roses, was four-tiered, separated by Roman colonnades. The third tier held a loving couple figurine with the top tier decorated with icing flowers.

Table appointments were of silver and crystal. Members of the houseparty were Mmes. Jon Lee Black, Anita Phillips, Dale Henry, Robert Kincaid, Glyndon Johnson, Guy Todd Billy Johnson, Larry Jones and Miss Betty Leija. For a honeymoon trip to Quartz Mountain Lodge at Altus, the bride selected a lime green polyester pantsuit fashioned with print pants and solid jacket trimmed in the print. She wore the corsage from her wedding bouquet.

The couple are 1974 graduates of Crowell High School where the bride was an honor graduate, selected as Who in Math, and was a member of the Society of Outstanding American High School Students. They will make their home in Crowell until the Fall when both will enroll in Vernon Regional Junior College. MOTHERHOOD ON Jongetjes, almost totally paralyzed from the neck down, has enough arm movement to cuddle her second child, Vicki months. Brenis requires help in caring for Vicki, and her other child Dawn, 3, but can feed the infant from her wheelchair. SUMMER CLEARANCE Starts AAay 28th DRESSES-SPORTSWEiWl-SWIM WEAR Gould-Perryman Vows Solemnized In Beth the bride, was of honor.

She wore best man. 1 AlSueC engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Lynn Boyd to Robert Lee Stowers, has been announced by her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. J.

Gearld of 4401 Rayburn. TTie prospective bridegroom is the of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.

Stowers of 4403 Johnson Road. The wedding will be June 15 in the home of the parents. Miss Boyd will be a junior in Vernon High School this Fall. Mr. Stowers attended Vernon High School and is now employed with Stein-Hall and Company.

The First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, was the setting as marriage vows were pledged by Miss Sheila Roxanne Gould and Gary Paul Perryman at 6 p.m. May 21. Rev. Loren W. Gould and Rev.

John E. Perryman, father of the bride and father of the bridegroom and both Elders in the Nazarene Church officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Loren W.

Gould of Newark, and parents of the bridegroom are Rev. and Mrs. John E. Perryman of 2322 15th Street. Two spiral candelabra and clusters of smaller candelabra created the background for the nuptial scene.

Baskets of Spring flowers composed of daisies, carnations, mums, snapdragons, baby breath and greenery decorated the altar. Rambling honeysuckle was also draped upon the altar. The ceremony was completed by the couple receiving holy communion as the first act in their marriage. Organ selections were provided by Mrs. Eleanor Whittsett who also accompanied Dr.

Don Beaver who sang Perfect God of in a God, Thou Faithful in B- Joy of and Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown of brocaded satin featuring an Empire waist and long bell sleeves. Her floor length mantilla veil was edged in Venetian lace. She carried a bouquet of white gardenias, apricot and yellow roses and stephanotis. She wore a Lavalier pendant worn by Gould brides for three generations starting in July 1918, she also wore borrowed pearls. Mrs.

Carol Flinner Dorough of Kansas City, a close friend polyster featuring daisies and long puffed sleeves. The gown was lined with potoisoirre of the apricot color. She carried a white casket of yellow, white and apricot daisies with baby breath. Bridesmaids were Miss Gayle Perryman, sister of the bridegroom, who was attired in an apricot gown identical to the matron of Miss Jetta Gandy of Overland Park, Kan. who was attired in a yellow gown identical to the honor attendants; and Miss Ramona Whittaker of Shreveport, friend of the bride, who was attired in an identical yellow gown.

All the bridesmaids carried baskets of flowers. Party Fetes Employes A lawn party to honor the employes of Wilbarger General Hospital who received five-year pins recently was held Thursday evening in the back yard of the home of H. A. (Buck) Lawler of 2528 Gordon. The five-year pins were presented at a picnic Local Auxilians Attend Association Convention The 31st annual Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Convention, held in Dallas at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel May 19-22, was attended by 850 women auxilians from hopitals throughout Texas.

Representing Wilbarger General Hospital Auxiliary at the 4-day meeting were Mrs. J. W. Bowers and Mrs. Norman Loader, TAHA State board members.

Monday General Opening Session with members of the Texas Hospital Association was highlighted by a fine and optomistic talk by Paul Harvey, of Chicago, Illinois, noted radio and TV commentator and columnist. Mrs. Harvey, known as the under the saddle of the American refuses to agree with most of his peers in the news media that America and its form of government are going down the drain. have faulted this administration more than most, and so much of the media has turned its expose into a he said. is a misplaced emphasis seeking to nail one man to the cross for all our sins.

We got away with this 2,000 years ago, but not Mr. Harvey believes unconditionally in the young people of American aid in the future of our great country and its ability to weather the current storms of dissension. Monday afternoon Mrs. Ray L. Jeoffray of Amarillo, TAHA president, presided at the opening session of the auxiliary group.

Speaker for the meeting was Melvin Thomas Munn, known throught Texas for the program on KRLD radio and TV. Mr. inspirational message cited to God to justify their Mrs. John Cutler of Houston, TAHA 2nd vice president, reported the Kingsley Elected Chairman Music teachers of Region II at their Spring meeting at Haskell High School elected Larry D. Kingsley, director of the Vernon High Band, to serve the next two years as region chairman of Texas Music Educators Association and University Interscholastic League in Region II.

Mr. Kingsley served as Chairman of the Band Division for 1973-74. jBmmaBmmKmm Attending the meeting from Vernon were Mr, Kingsley and Fred Carpenter, director of Vernon Intermediate School Bands. In the American colonies, few homes or barns were complete until the weather-vane was in place. Artisans fashioned them of wood, and later of wrought iron, sheet metal and copper.

organization of 22 new hospital auxiliaries around the state. Pinafore Day on Tuesday, when all auxilians wore their hospital auxiliary uniforms for all activities, featured morning workshops following a general session. An awards luncheon included a talk by Dr. Robert E. Hayes, president of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and the presentation of awards for prize-winning scrapbooks, posters and newsletters announced by Mrs.

J. 0. Bass of Plainview, chairman, and presented by Mr. Richard L. Spalding, THA Chairman on Public Education from Abilene.

The Wilbarger General Hospital Auxiliary newsletter. Volunteer Viewpoint, was awarded a 1st place Blue Ribbon in the 76-150 hospital bed category, and received a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Performance in the field of community-hospital relations awarded by the THA, as well as a Blue Cross Public Relations award. The local auxiliary scrapbook received a Certificate of Recognition from the THA, and a Blue Cross Public Relations Award. Editor for the newsletter is Mrs. Norman Loader, and artist is Mrs.

Emory Hollar. Mrs. Hollar is also auxilary historian and scrapbook chairman. Activities for the afternoon session included annual reports from delegates on each 1973-1974 programs, FABRIC CENTER Open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.—Closed Sunday iSBSi PRICES GOOD: MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY OPEN 9 A.M.

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The closing day of the convention was highlighted by a panel, Auxiliary and the Administrator and the Medical Staff, lead by Charles E. Roark, Assistant Administrator, Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, and G. G. Alexander, M. president Harris County, Houston, and Volunteer Director Mrs.

Eleanor Armstrong, Gaston Episcopal Hospital, Dallas. a was presented by Mrs. Marvin Vickery, 4th vice president of the TAHA of Texarkana. Election of officers for 1974-1975 and their installation were held, followed by a luncheon honoring incoming officers at which the speaker was Oscar L. Newton, senior vice president and director of marketing, American General Life Insurance Company, of Houston.

held last Friday to climax National Hospital Week. Each guest brought food, and drinks were served. Photographs were made of the honorees and group photos were also made. Painted enamel gourd made by the host, were given to guests as favors. The group enjoyed a general gab fest.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Martin Raabe Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bramlett, Miss Claire Bramlett, Mrs.

and Mrs. Bill Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Young, Mr. Mr.

and Mrs. Bert Blanton, Mrs. Mary Bodling, Mrs. Quilla Gouldin, Mrs Billie Handley, Mrs. Bernice Noack, Paul Vickers and the host.

Buck Lawler. Symphony Awards Grants to Composers WASHINGTON (AP) The National Symphony has awarded grants to 11 composers to create works for performances in honor of the Bicentennial, during the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons. Composers are Stephen Burton, Kensington, a song cycle for baritone and orchestra on poems by Sylvia Plath; Luigi Dallapiccola, Florence, Italy, an orchestral work; Robert Evett, Washington, a cantata for small orchestra and choir on texts by Mark.Twain^ Bobby Hinton of H( hm oug Fain of San Ushers were the Stephen Gould of Newa and Dale Bohannan of 1 a cousin of thet Mrs. Gould chose a length gown of aprio trimmed with malchinei her wore a corsage of whi Mrs. Perryman, of the bridegroom, floor length gownofmiai knit with sheer wore a corsage of whit Reception A reception in the foy church was held to hoii newlyweds after their were solemnized.

The table wast with a white cloth with yellow bows, arrangement of Spring and the traditional three wedding cake featuring top adorned the table. Serving at the table Misses Janet Nantzeofi Jean Cunningha Warren, Linda of Dallas and Barb Sy Newark, Del For a honeymoon trip undisclosed destinatio bride changed into a wW polka dot dress. The coup to reside in Denton. Perryman will be graduate work and teacli the Physics Departme North Texas State Univ The bride graduated Summa Cum Laude, Bethany Nazarene was Alpha Lambda Delta and a member of Alpti AWS Council, the Council, Phi Delta Lambd will be entering medical in the Fall of 1974. Mr.

Perryman gradua May 1973 with a B.S. Ini from Bethany Naz College. On May 20, 13 graduated with a B. S. in Cumme Laude from Nazarene College.

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