The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-11-05
Society . Clubs . Personals
Louber-Wiikes Vows
Spoken Last Tuesd0y

The following account of tf mar
riage of DIR. John Burwell Wilkes,
son of Mrs. Lauraene Wilkes, IF this
city. to Miss Virginia Kathry n Lau-
Der, Of Grand Rapids, Michig IN, ap-
peared in the Tuesday, Octob, 9th
edition of the Grand Rapids Press.
1t will be Of interest to a wide circle
of friends here where the groom
was born and reared. He IS now
with the army medical corps and sta
toned at Camp Shelby:
In a candlelight ceremony Tues
day afternoon before an altar
banked with palms and large white
chrysanthemums and altar vases
filled with white pompons, Virginia
Kathryn LAUDER exchanged mar
rage vows with Lieut.. John Burwell
Wilkes Of the army medical corps.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Christian LAUDER of john
ston-st. Lieut.. Wilkes is the son OF
Mrs. Lauraene j. Wilkes of Durant,
Miss. Rev. Albert H. Pellowe and
Rev Spencer Beacon Owens OF Bat
tie Creek performed the ceremony at
2 o'clock in Trinity Methodist church.
Mrs. Glen v. Bailey, %soloist, sang
81 Love You Truly" and Because
accompanied by Mrs. John E. Behier,
organist. Mrs. Behler also played
Bridal Song by Dubois, "Liebes-
freud" by Kreisler and cave Maria"
nv Schubert. The brides father
gave her in marriage.
Chose Traditional Gown.
For her wedding the bride chose
a gown Of traditional ivory satin.
Tiny pleated satin scrolls edged the
sweetheart neckline and formed
bow-knots which dotted the billowing
skirt and long train. The long tight
sleeves were finished with the pleat-
ed scroll over the hands. Her finger
tin ,eil Of bridal illusion fell from a
sweetheart cap of ivory satin n sne
carried a shower bouquet OF white
roses and pompons conferred with a
white orchid.
Jane Nelson Of Madison, N. j.,
cousin Of the bride, was maid OF
honor, wearing purple veiveteen.
The model was fashioned with a shlr-
red bodice and high neckline. full
gathered skirt, and t~hree-quarter
sleeves trimmed with tiny buttons.
She carried a bouquet of large or
child chrysanthemums.
bridesmaids were Barbara van
Stone of Detroit. Bettyrae Hansen
and Joyce Kidder. Their gowns,
STYLED like Miss Nelson's were OF
beige blue ard cold velveteen re-
~spectively and all three carried large
bronze chrysanthemums. All the
attendants wore hats matching their
dresses.
Uncle Is Best Man.
tClaud Wilkes of Durant was ms
nephew's best man. Seating The
ouests were DR.. J. Clinton Foshee
and DR.. Adrian H. Wilkes OF Lex
ington. KY, another uncle OF the
bridegroom Nh. and Mrs. ). W..
Hubbard of Lansing completed tne
nartv as master and mistress OF
ceremonies.
For her daughters wedding Mrs
LAUDER chose a waterfall green
creme with black accessories ana q
corsage of ~violets. Mrs. Wilkes
mother of the bridegroom, wore WINE
crepe trimmed with powder que IN
a headed woke with powder blue ac-
~cessories and a corsage OF gardehlas'
Assisting at a wedding reception
following in the church parlors were
Pauline Montague, Orville Johnson
Helen DePree and Jean warner.
Helen Evesieff and Margaret Gouay
provided music.
Ont-of-town guests included Mrs.
A. H. Wilkes Of Lexington, Mr. and
Mrs. r. G. Leitch, Mr.. n Mrs.
r. G. Leitch, Jr., Burr MIS-
G. ". Raymoure and Dean n Dor
thy Raymoure of Detroit; Mr.. ano
Mrs. D. B. Sharpe. Anita lEggert ana
Warren Owens Of Kalamazoo, Mrs.
Owens of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Owens OF
Battle Creek, Mrs. N. A. Ludwig OF
Alhion Mrs. Ruth Ann Parsons OF
Lansing. Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. kidder
of Hopkins, Lieut.. VI. S. Mcclellan OF
Amarillo field, Texas, n Mrs ).
w. Cowels of Chicago.
For their wedding trip the couple
will go to New Orleans and the guif
coast and win attend the Vanderbilt
Tulane football game in New Or
leans. They will be at home In
Hattiesburg, Miss, after Nov. /.
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