The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-11
Shower Saturday
For Miss Archer;
Wedding Tonight

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Miss Rose Marie Archer, bride
to-be and daughter of Mr.. and
MS. Franklin Archer, GIG Ashe
street, was honored Saturday
night at a miscellaneous shower
given by relatives and friends at
the home Of her uncle and aunt,
klr and Mrs. Dewey Buckley, SOC
Grinnell street.
Miss Archer will wed Ralph E.
Armstrong. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Armstrong, Bunker Hill,
Ind. at 800 o'clock tonight in the
Gospel Hall. 100 Southland street.
Harry Gregory, native of Key
West bat now an evangelist fEom
Salt Lake City, Utah, will Off
ciaic al the ceremony.
Approximately rs guests at
tended the shower. The bride
to-hc. attired in an aqua sport
dress. was the recipient of many
useful and beautiful gifts, which
we're placed by guests in a re-
eeptacle decorated with red, white
and blue colored paper. The
shower Is believed to have set a
precedent for similar affairs in
key West in that male relatives
ana friends were among the
guests.
The Buckley home was decor
ated with fern, many beautiful
eoiors Of gladioli and various
roses. Military colors dominated
in honor of the groom-to-be, who
Is a member of the us. Navy at
the base here.
Program Presented 4
A program was presented con-
sisting of vocal and instrumental
numbers. recitations and comical
sketches. Miss Barbara Mae
Buckley. cousin of the bride-to-
be, pianist, and Miss Becky Lou
Gregory, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Gregory, marimba
player. opened with a duet, MEL
Ody OF Love-" The Misses Buck
ley and Gregory also entertained
with selections during the arrival
Of the guests.
Ms. Thomas Curtis gave a
reading entitled Common Sense"
and Mrs. Claude Sails rendered
q solo at the piano. The Misses
Buckley and Gregory also sang
Sweet Mystery OF Life, accom-
panied on the piano by Miss
Gregory's mother.
Harry Gregory amused the
guests with his comic impersona-
tons.
AS the bride-to-be, assisted by
her bridal attendants, unwrapped
the last gift, Waddell Pinder en-
tered the scene bearing ''surpris-
es" and a stick of various colored
balloons. While Miss Archer
held the balloons, much to her
embarrassment, Pinder unveiled
his surprises" including
Honeymoon Boat, presented to
the bride-to-be as a gift. Hand
made by Mr.. Pinder, the boat was
bedecked. with flags and had as
passengers" a miniature bride
and groom He made "hit'
with his Uncle Elmer, wood
en- Tnanikin, which he made to
give the appearance of an expert
enced dancer manipulating arms,
legs. and body in rhythm to an
accompanying song. Seated in
the middle of the room, he per-
formed his act with a woman's
hat slapped to one side of his
head.
To top the evenings entertain
mcnt, a guest, who became "vio-
lently i'll" from "overeating", was
worked on by DR.. Waddel Pinder,
M.D.A.Y.Z., responding to
call TO learn rs there a doctor
IN the house?" DR.. Pinder made
q quick examination of the pa
TENT, now PROSTATE upon the
floor, and decided he could adj
minister relief on the spot. With
drawing a stomach pump" from
ms bag he set to work to rid the
patient of the cause of his dis
comfort. Thrusting the hose un-
der the patients shirt, DR.. Pinder
vigorously manipulated the han
die of THE pump. The patients
stomach" swelled to an enormous
size until the balloon burst. I'M
mediately the patient arose to his
feet, prOclaiming he 'felt like a
new man."
Dainty sandwiches cut into va
Tlous shapes, cake and fruit punch
were served. preceded by a
prayer by Evangelist Gregory.
sailed peanuts and minis were
passed among the guests during
the evening.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Leo
Mcmahon and Miss BERTHE Lou
Lowe.
out-of-town guests included
Dir. and Mrs. Harry Gregory and
daughter, Becky Lou, of Salt
Lake City, Utah; Miss Temple,