Thursday,
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February
At, Ridgeway's
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St. Stephen's Church, June 23
Wilson and Elizabeth Godfrey Wilson,
daughters of Dr. and Mrs. 'William
Ferris Wilson of Columbia and nieces
of the bride. Their dresses were of
white silk organza featuring full ruffled short skirts. Their flowers and
headpieces were miniatures of those
carried and worn by the other attendants.
St. Ste,phen's
Miss Nancy Caroline ~dmunds Is Wed
Miss Jan~ Nelson Edniunds Becomes To Mr. Bivens in Ridgeway Ceremony
Bride of Dorsey Thomas Mears, Jr.
Howard Jackson Bivens, Sr., was
best man for his son. The ushers ~
were Howard Jackson Bivens, Jr., of
Macon, Georgia, and Guy Armstrong
Bivens, also of Macon, brothers of I
the bridegroom, Jack Baskin of car-j
rollton, Georgia, Arthur Lesesne of
Charleston, Blake Edmunds, Jr., of
Columbia, cousin of the bride, and i
Thomas L. Covington, j r., of Raleigh, North Carolina.
Given in ,marriage by her father,
James Spann Edmunds, the; bride was
lovely in .her full length gown of
ivory bouquet taffeta, fashioned with
a scoop neckline, three-quarter length
sleeves and' an empire waistline trimmed with a band of seed pearls and
crystal beads. The gored skirt extended in the back to form a chapel train.
Her fingertip veil of imported french
illusion was attached to a cap of lace
embroidered with seed 'pearls. She
carried a bouquet of white roses,
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Immediately following the ceremony
a reception was held at the home of
the bride's and
parents
in Ridgeway.
The
gardenias,
lilies
of the valley.
receiving line was composed of the
bridal couple and their parents.
Assisting the couple' in receiving
were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Edmunds
and Mr. and Mrs. V. E, Barnett who
greeted the guests at the door. Serving at the reception were Mrs. J.
W. Milling, Jr., Mrs. Frank Culbertson, Mrs. B. Y. Palmer, Mrs. D. W.
Ruff, Jr., Miss Ann Metcalfe, Miss
Jean Bobo, Miss Yancy Heins, and
Mrs. R. W. Thomas.
The home was decorated with floral
arrangements of white gladioli, daisy
mums and magnolia leaves.
The bride's mother wore a street
length gown of moss green peau .de!
soie and a corsage of sweetheart'
roses.
The mother of the bridegroom wore
a mauve chiffon street length gown'
with a lace top. Her corsage was of
sweetheart roses.
Later in the evening the couple
left on their wedding trip to Hilton
Head Island and St. Simmon's Is~
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Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church Mrs. Stella Monroe, Mrs. Robert
of Ridgeway was the scene of the Hartman and Mrs. Haskell Smith.
lovely wedding of Miss Jane NelSOn! The home was decorated
with
Edmunds
and
.Dorsey
Thomas floral arrangements
of white carnaMears, Jr. of cranford, 'N. J., which tions, white gladioli and' magnolia
was solemnized at 6 p.m., Feb. 11. leaves,
The Rev, Thomas F, Hudson, rector
The bride's mother wore a gown
of St. Stephen's, and! tJhe Rev. Rich- of Wedgewood blue peau de soie,
:ard L.. Sturgis of Greenville, officiat- s tree t 1eng th , WIth
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tree
quarter,
,ed at the single ring rites,
length sleeves, and she wore a white'
The bride is the daughter ,of Mr. rose corsage,
'and Mrs. James Spann Edmunds
The mother of the bridegroom
~of Ridgeway, and the bridegr~m
wore a gown of hyacinth blue chif-
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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of
Ridgeway was the! scene of the lovely
wedding of Miss Nancy Caroline Edmunds and Benjamin Land Bivens of
Macon, Georgia, which was solemnized at 7 p.m., June 23. The Rev. Thomas F. Hudson, rector, officiated at
the single ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Spann Edmunds of
Ridgeway and the bridegroom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson Bivens, Sr., of Macon, Georgia.
Presenting a program of wedding
music was Mrs. Robert W. Metcalfe,
organist. John V. Nicholson, Jr., of
Spartanburg served as acolyte.
Miss Norma Kathryn Hearne of
Charleston was maid of honor. She
'wore a street ~ength sheath dre:s of
powder blue silk organza fashiOned
with a round neckline, cap sleeves
and crushed cummerbund ending in
the back with a cabbage rose and
panels of silk organza extending to
the hemline. She carried a cascade
bouquet of daisy mums. Her head.
piece was a circle of daisy mums and
her shoes were of powder blue satin.
'The bridesmaids were Mrs. Robert
Joel Smith of Hampton,
Virginia,
Mrs. Dorsey Thomas Mears, Jr" sistel' of the bride of East Orange, New
Jersey, Mrs. Roland K. Knight, sister of the bridegroom
of Macon,
Georgia, Miss Sara Louise Barnett
of Ridgeway, Miss Mary
Winton
Hughes of Abbeville and Columbia
and Miss Sara Fayssoux Dunbar of
Spartanburg. They were dressed identical to the honor attendant.
Flower girls were Nancy Caroline
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j£lIiott=Coleman
jiS the son of Mrs. Dorsey Thomas fon, street .length, with a SOftl]
Guice-Elliott Vows
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f Plans f(')r the Wedding of
M~ars, an the late Mr. Mears of gathered skirt, and she wore a cor{q 3ti
S k S d Aft
I Miss Betty Ann McCrorey and
iCranford, N. J.
sage of white roses.
In a lovely setting
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ooapI v.lhit~ and green lIghted by the 1 A .10v~ly an:1 'i3'imple weddl9-g ,
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.music was Mrs. Robert Metcalfe, left OIIItheir wedding trip to the gleam of many candles the mar- lof WIde ~nterest was that of MISS, ~ss Betty Aim M<!Cr6rey, whose
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ens Elliott
Winnsboro
Miss Nancy Caroline
Edmunds, For traveling the bride wore a navy and ~r. ~illiam
Coleman was I took place at four- o'clo~k Sun- . be a social event of Saturday' evesister of the bride of Ridgeway and blue light weight wool suit with col- solemrrize.j
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N o,":ember 5, ,at I·ning at eight o'clock at the Union
the University of South Carolina, lar of white linen in a outwork pat- Church
on
the
evening
of hIStOrIC, L~ttle
Rlv~r
Baptist
Associate
Refonned
Presbyterian
t . t t ern, navy h a,t Shoes an",.1 b ag, white
'March
the first .
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m western
coun- Churc h' In R"lChb
.was matid o f h onor. S'-<It' were a s ree
ty, in the
presence Fairfield
of relatives
,\,urg, announces h er
'length dress of, eggshell bouquet gloves and a corsage of white roses.
Promptly
on the
stroke
of J apd close friends.
,The Rev. 01. 'wedding plans today.
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taffeta fashioned with round neckAfter Feb. 21 the couple will be seven thirty
.the
ushers,
Mr.! 1m J." Owens,. of Winnsboro, pasDr. R. A. Lummas will perform
line, Clap sleeves and moss green at home at Springdale Gardens, 34 James M. Elliott, of Lachm~nt,
tor of the hride, officiated.
the marriage ceremony. He will be
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mg on. treet, East Orange, N: J. \.a~d Mr. J. B. Caughman
of santhemums,
ferns, and candela-', assISt.ed by the Rev, RIchard L.
the back V\l,ltha matchmg cabbage
The bride attended Brenau CQI.i Columbia
lighted
the
taper
bra holding white tapers, decora- ISturgis. Wedding music will be' prerose. The skirt had large unpress- lege and was graduated from the; and took their
places
S ted the ~ltar.
~sented by Mrs. W. T. Sprott, ored pleats on the sides with fullness University of South Carolina, where
The stately
bride
thO
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At dmUbSlcalM'
proNgram MW~spre-f ganist, and Miss Laurens McMas.
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In the back. She carried a cascade she was ~ memb~r of Delta Delta daughter of ,Mr. and Mrs. Henry 'Winnsboro,
pianist,
and
Miss ter, soloist.
~o~q~et of Hal)PNtess, roses and Eng- Delta SOCIal sorority. She att~~ed
G.:~ Elliott of Winnsboro, came Elain~ Stroke, of Jenkinsville,
Mis~ McOrorey will be given in
lish Ivy. Her headpiece was a flat both the Assembll;
and Cotillion in on the arm of her brother Ivocahst.
,
_I{marnage
by her father" Lewis
french bow in slipper satin with balls in Columbia.
Mr. Henry M. Elliott who gav~ p Ushebrs wthere DfouthglastGYdlce, °d! Loon McCrorey. She has chosen,
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il Sh e wore rnatenmg
sort
veu.
moss
rt egroom
was gra dua t~ her in marriage.
She wore a Kitt
McMaster,
Jr.e ofri Winns-Iher
sister-in-law, Mrs. Lewis Leon ,
green satin shoes,
from Pennsylvania State University
beautiful
gown of White point boro, nephew of the bridegroom.
IMcCrg.rey, Jr" as -her matron of'
Bridesmaids
were Mrs. William where he was a member -and presi
d'sprit with high neck line and
The couple entered the church, ',[honor.
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Ferris Wilson} sister of the bride of dent of Kappa Delta Rho. He re long sleeves.
Her long flow- ?nahttendeddd, ,The b~tldef was llobvluely
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caug t c ose to velvet,
with
black
accessories. Wilkinson, LaFayette,
Ind., Miss
Adams, cousin of the bride of Harts- York office.
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her head, coronet, fashion, with $~e carried a praY,e;- book topped ;Carolyn Sup Ervin, Iva; Miss'Sara
ville and Charleston and Miss EliOut-of-town guests Included Miss orange blossoms and her beau-(wlth
a white orchid and shower- ,
hi b ther as best man
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zabetih Jane Ingram Buxton of Sum- Jane Nelson, Washington, D.
"1 ty was enhanced by a face veil e d WIt
u e ro-ses.,
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Lewis Le-on
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' Mrs Cora Steppe GUIce, moroomsmen
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tel'. They were dressed identical to r. an
Mrs. John B. Edmunds,
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ther ~f the bride, wore a dress IIMCOrOrey,Jr.; Harold Turner, Forthe honor attendant.
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Spartanburg, Mrs. J. A. Mackenzie,
She was met
at the altar
of rust crepe and a corsage
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-ean1m?~reSw~:!!tIrcmur.-n=-",...-ICranford,
N. J., Mr. and Mrs. Ed- i by the groom and his best man, white roses.
Miss Carrie A. El-" es~.
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Mrs. Ryan Lake and Mrs. J, D. gar Mears, Richmond, Va., Mrs. t Mr. LeGrand
Guerry,
Jr.,
01 liott, sister of the bridegroom, I!Wmnsboro.
Boyd, Serving at the reception were Stella Monroe of Ocala Fla
~~••' Columbia.
wore: a blue dress and a corsage I Mr and ""11K;""
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I Jean
~ob2' and Mrs. Nancy Weir. Spartanburg
tens of the groom.
Hollmgsworth
of Hendersonville.
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