Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-20
AN EVENT OF INTEREST
is CRYSTAL WEDDING
Judge and Mrs. Maynard
Celebrate Anniversary.

Beautifully decorated throughout,
aud cleaning like jewel, with Grim
/ son shaded lights the lovely home u
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Maynard was
thrown open on Saturday evening, to
receive the throng of friends who
called to do honor to this popular and
beloved pair on the occasion of their
china wedding.
Christmas colors We're happily
chosen and the rich, red poinsettias
and glowing carnations that filled ev-
cry nook and adorned every mantei
and cabinet, were intermingled with
fronds of spengeri ferns.
Beautiful specimen plants of Bos-
ton and ostrich plume ferns were
banked in the rear hallway and in
the dining room alcove A delicate
tracery of bamboo made a charming
frieze on the various walls and
Christmas bells depended from every
chandelier, while Christmas wreaths
and bells nodded a cordial welcome al
the windows.
With pleasant greetings the arriving
guests were met at the door by NJ,
and Mrs Zack Childers and DIR. EN-
NETT Murray
In the reception room stood Mr. and
Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. Sheppard, the
lovely mother of Mrs. Maynard, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sheppard, Mr. Shep
pard Pryor and his sweet young bride,
md Mrs. Zollie Maynard, of Forsyth,
who was extremely handsome in a
blue marquisette over silk.
Mrs. Maynard wore a pretty and
most becoming gown of white crepe
olga with lace and Persian accesso
ries Mrs. Charles Pryor wore her love-
ly wedding gown of white marqui-
settle over silk
Mrs. Charles ISheppards toilette was
of black radium silk with white lace
garniture.
Mrs. Sheppard, the gentle little
mother, was attired in a soft blacl
gown with touch of lace at the neck.
A large cluny piece covered the ta
BILE in the dining room. In its centre
upon mirror plateau a tall crystal
vase of fragrant red carnations was
placed
Red shaded candles stood at eacf
corner and silver baskets having up.
on their handles fluffy bows of red
gauze were filled with bon bons
Small trays of red heart-shaped
mints were dainty additions On this
table was placed the handsome coffee
urn at which Mrs. Wellborn Clark pre-
sided.
The deacons of Fnrlow Lawn church
presented a beautiful chocolate am
coffee service, while the Sunday
school classes of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard sent lovely remembrances,
a chocolate set and berry set in
hand-decorated ware.
Across the. living room a truly fas-
cinating display of exquisite china
filled several large tables, an espe-
cially noteworthy gift being a COM
plete dinner and tea service in white
with dull gold bands from Mr. May
nard's brothers and sister.
iAt a desk in this room the guests
left their autographs in dainty hand
made register
A veritable rosebud garden of girls
served the sumptuous repast and in
their gauzy, pale-tinted frocks re-
minded one of bunch of sweet peas.
Among these were the nieces of Mrs.
Maynard, Misses Mary and Ruth
Pryor, Misses lRebecca Hodges, Ma
mie Macarthur, Callie and Mamie Sue
Bell, Lula Mathis, Lynn Mathis and
Rosalie Smith.
The punch table, always an allur-
ing spot, was especially attractive on
this occasion, the fair servers being
Misses Blanche Pryor and Linda Ma
this.
Mrs. Frank Cato and Mrs. Cleve Da-
Wis also assisted in receiving and en-
tertaining, and Miss Gertrude Smith
had in charge the register
No social affair of the season has
been of more interest to wide cir
Gle of friends who join in wishinf
the happy pair a most joyous cele-
bration, thirty years hence, of theil
golden wedding.