Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-25
Celebrated Their Silver We'd
ding Anniversary Last Night.

A social event of large interest to
Gastonia was the silver wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles An
drew Carpenter at their handsome
new home 511 South York street last
night from nine to eleven o'clock.
During these hours several hundred
Of their friends called to congratulate
them on the happy event and to wish
taem many returns of their wedding
anniversary. Mrs. Carpenter was
prior to her marriage, Miss Jennie
Alice Smith, of Trenton, S. c.
The guests were greeted at the
front porch by Mr.. and Mrs. John K.
Rankin and Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Rock
ett. Master Joe Andy Carpenter and
little Miss Mary Frances Carpenter
of Shelby, received the cards at the
front door where Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carpenter met the guests and show
ed them into the reception room.
Here was the register, presided over
by Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Carpenter
and where each of the large number
of guests registered before being
nresented to the receiving line. Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde c. Armstrong were at
the door to the parlor and presented
the guests to the receiving line which
was constituted as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. Miles A. Carpenter, Mr.. Thomas
Carpenter, Mrs. Mary Smith, Of
Trenton, S. c., mother of Mrs. Car
penter, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Carpen-
ter, of Shelby, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe 5.
Smith. of Trenton, S. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Marsh, of Trenton, S. c.,
DIR. and Mrs. W. M. Eubanks, Of
Aiken S. c., Mr.. and Mrs. Will Grit
fs, of Trenton, S c., Mrs. Thomas
Kline, of Raleigh, and Mr.. o. F. Ma
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar B. Carpenter
were at the door leading from the
parlor to the dining room. In the
dining room refreshments were serv-
ed by Misses Modena Durham, Aline
Reid, Marie Smith, jeanette Davis,
Mary LaFar and Lucille Mason.
From the dining room the guests
were shown to the gift room by Mr..
and Mrs. A.. E. Woltz. Presiding over
the gift room were Mr.. and Mrs. G..
B. Mason and Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Britain. From the gift room to the
front porch where Mr.. and Mrs
Frank L. Carpenter and Misses Ruth
Mason and Myrtle Warren presided
over the punch bowl.
Throughout the house the color
scheme in both decorations and re-
freshments, of white and silver was
carried out. In the reception room
pink sweet peas in silver bowls were
used. In the parlor the decorations
consisted mainly of stands Of aspara-
gus ferns. The dining room was es-
pecially attractive. From the chande-
Iier there were streamers of white
tulle to the four corners of the din
ing table, in the center of which was
a large shower bouquet Of sweet peas.
There were several candlesticks with
white shades on this table. The re-
freshments consisted of silver cake,
white ice cream and white mints
served in silver baskets. On the man.
tel were silver baskets containing
white sweet peas. In the hall white
hollyhocks were used. Here delight
full piano music was renderd by Miss
es Mable Little, Marie Smith and
others. In the gift room sweet peas
were also used in profusion. Mas
turtiums and ivy were used for dec
orations at the punch table on the
porch.
MIR. and Mrs. Carpenter were the
recipients of large number of hand
some and costly presents of silver,
testimony of the high esteem in
which they are held by many friends
here and elsewhere. They were also
Bhe recipients of many warm and
hearty congratulations from their
friends, all of which wished for them
many more celebrations of their mar
riage anniversary.-Gastonia Ga
zette.
Mrs. Carpenter is daughter of
Mrs. T. G. Smith of Trenton.