The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-03-22
WOODEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Dibrell Celebrate
Their Fifth Wedding Anniver-
sary With the Assistance
of Their Numerous

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Their Fifth Wedding Anniver-
sary With the Assistance
of Their Numerous
Friends.
Dr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Dibrell, having
reached the fifth milestone of welded
lif on last Saturday, the 10Th of March,
issued invitations to their hundreds of
friends to celebrate the joyous occasion
with them.
The invitations sent out were exceed
ingly appropriate for wooden wedding
and showed great taste and skill in the
art of typography.
The hours of the reception were from
to II p. NJ. and during this time the
house was thronged with ladies and
gentlemen eager to offer their con-
gratulations and good wishes to one of
the most popular young couples of our
city.
Hospitality and good cheer met you
at the door, and Miss Sue Edna SHIRLEY
with bright and CHEEKY voice bade you
enter.
Mrs. F. G.. Kerr received each guest
in the front hall with cordial words of
welcome and directed them to the cloak
and reception rooms. She was most
becomingly dressed in white organdy
over slips of light blue, On entering
the parlor they were met by Dr.. and
Mrs. Dibrell, who were assisted in re-
ceiving by the following ladies, in the
order named: Mrs, A, PIERCE, Van
Buren,; Mrs, E. r Duval, Mrs. Geo,
T. Sparks Mrs. Geo. +. Hynes, Fort
Smith; Mrs. Albert SHIRLEY, Van
Buren,, aud Mrs. Il. b. PIERCE, Little
Rock.
Mrs. Dibrell wore her handsome we'd
ding gown and appeared if possible,
more charming in it than when wearing
it for the first time, five years ago.
Dr.. Dibrell was becomingly dressed |
in black and looked extremely hand
some and happy. The other ladies of
the receiving party wore beautiful eve
ming gowns and made an interesting
family picture,
After a few moments Of pleasant con-
versation guests were taken in charge by |
Miss Jessie McCorkle of Fort Smith |
and Miss Annie Leaning, who were
radiant in white organdy gowns, and |
were shown to the dining room, where
a dainty and delicious lunch was served
by four'of Van Buren, s most gracious !
ladies, Mrs. 0, NJ Bourland, Mrs
Bert Hoffman, Mrs, j, L. Brown and |
Mrs, Earl Allen,
Mrs Bourland wore a lovely all-white
organdy, Mrs, Holfmans gown of
blue accordion.pleated chiffon was es-
pecially beautiful. Mrs. Brown wore
A handsome yellow satin trimmed with
with white lace, aud Mrs. Allen a
beautiful white tucked organdy over
white silk,
Mrs, Jessie HALEY and Miss Eloise
Barbour superintendent this very i'm
portant part Of serving refreshments,
which is guarantee that no one was
neglected or overlooked,
The next point Of interest after leav-
ng the dining room was the
library, in which the immense and
handsome collection Of presents was
,astefully displayed. There we're wood
IN gifts from home and abroad In every
,ize, shape, style and value, both use
Tul and ornamental, which testiies to
.he great esteem In which Dr. and Mrs,
Dibrell are held by their friends
Miss Norma Wood presided In
manner over this room and
wore u beautiful white organdy gown.
Miss Stuart McCorkle Of Fort Smith
and Miss Sue Quesenbury, both in
white, dispensed cooling and refreshing
fruit punch throughout the afternoon
and evening, and this, combined with
tho attractions Of these two lovely
young ladies made the punch bowl very
popular indeed
Souvenirs appropriate for the occasion
were given TO each guest by little Misses
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