Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-10
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A most delightful surprise shower
was given by Mrs. George Boyer at
her home on Muhlenburg Street Mon
day in honor of Miss Dick Bowman,
whose marriage to Mr.. Vernon Young
will take place in Mobile, Ala, on
July 20. The well arranged affair
was a complete surprise to Miss Bow
man, who entered the Boyer home
as Miss Mary Bair Bowman was
singing Eat Dawning," and which
was followed by the wedding march
by Miss Margaret Hoffman. A min
iature wedding party entered. Mas
ter Rush Boyer was the minister,
while the bride was little Miss Janice
Spiker, and the groom, Lacey Boyer.
Little Miss Virginia Miller was maid
of honor, while the best man was
Master Billie Massie.
The bridesmaids were little Misses
Joy Funkhouser and Jean Mcneil
Boyer and the groomsmen were
Master Tommie Fravel and Master
Gilbert Coffman Lynn Hoffman, of
New Market, as the father, gave the
bride away in most dignified way
I The tots We're appropriately
dressed for the occasion and went
through with the ceremony with the
grace and precision of adults. A
huge wedding cake, made of paper
/ for the occasion was cut by the bride
to-be, and contained many beautiful
gifts of linen.
4 Ice, waters and minis were served.
Assisting Mrs. Boyer in receiving
the guests were Misses Mary Bair
Bowman, Gladys Didawick and Paul
inc Bowman.
The guests were Misses Madolin
Walton, Margaret Kneisley. Marjory
Trotter, Josephine Barney, Eva Bar
gelt. Virginia Keene, Elizabeth New
man, Helen Boyer, Elizabeth Will,
Elma Harpine, Ruby Geary, Helen
French, Elizabeth Haun, Eleanor
Fravel, Edna Fravel, Margaret Hoff-
man, Virginia Riddleberger, Frances
Beydler, Mrs. Harry Funkhouser, of
Woodstock and Mrs. c. L. Funk
houser of Dayton, Va.
+ Miscellaneous Shower
A miscellaneous shower was given
in honor of Miss Bowman at the
home of Miss Margaret Hoffman, by
the Ladies' Aid Society of ST. Paul's
Reformed Church. on Friday eve-
ming, July third An enormous fire
cracker was presented the guest OF
honor and the explosion disclosed
many handsome gifts for Miss Bow
man.
An ice course was served
The annual picnic of the S. S. S.
Club was held in honor of Miss Lou
Use Chiles of Strasburg, a popular
member of this organization whose
marriage to Mr. Addison Weisinger
Jr., of Augusta. Ga. was announced
Miss Chiles is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles M. Chiles of Stras-
burg and the marriage will take
place the tenth of July
The picnic was held on the Shen-
andoah River at Artz Springs, three
miles east of Woodstock.
A handsome silver vegetable dish
with cover was presented to the
bride-to-be by members of the club
i Members present We're Misses Lou
sc Chiles, Mabel Walton, Margaret
Magruder, Elizabeth Fristoe, Mary
Newman. Virginia Haslett and Mad
lolin Johnson. Mesdames ]. M. Bau-
serman Jr., NJ. l.. Walton Jr., F. S
Tayenner Jr., c. E. Williams. W. H.
Wunder, Douglas Dymock. II. NJ
Mays and William Paxton.
Mrs. W. M. Calvert was hostess
for the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Club at her home on North Main
Street.
The guest prize was awarded to
Mrs. Mary Graveley Cutler of Brook
Ign, N. Y, and the club prize to Mrs.
j. M. Bauserman. An ice course was
served.