The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-02
Miss Wilbur Grey High Is Bride
Of George Robert Smith OF Hamlet

VI GEORGE hODe!
The marriage of Miss Wilbur
Grey High, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson High to
George Robert Smith, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Curtis Smith, of
Bladenboro, was solemnlzed
Wednesday afternoon, February 10
at 4:30 o'clock at Temple Baptist
church. The Rev. W. j. Stephen
son, pastor of the church. per-
formed the ceremony.
Mrs. Harris Billiard, cousin of
the bridegroom, or ganist, rem
dered nuptial music during the
ceremony. She wore a black dress
and a red and white carnation cor
sage. Mrs. Ross Fetner. aunt of
the bride, s%oloist, sang Because
by d'Hardelot and THE Sweetest
Story Ever Told" 20, Perfect
Love" by Barnby was used as
benediction. Traditional wedding
marches we're used. Mrs. Fetner
wore a frock of aqua and her cor
sage was of pink ose
The wedding VOWS were spoken
against a background of palms
and ferns, altar vases filled with
gladioli and carnations and seven
branched ~candelabra holding burn
inc taperS were used.
Miss Dorothy High, sister of the
bride, was maid-of-honor and her
only attendant. She wore a shell
pink suit and her corsage was Of
white split carnations, she used
black accessories.
Miss High entered h e church
escorted by her father, by whom
she was given in marriage. She
wore a dress suit of heavenly blue
and a white blouse with lace yoke.
She were a black off face straw
hat with nose length veil. She car
ried white doe skin gloves and her
corsage was a white orchid.
Mr.. Smith, had as his best man,
his brother, Edwin Smith of Char
lotte, and his ushers were j. W.
George of Wilmington, and Max
Mullis of Hamlet. Mrs. High,
mother of the bride. was attired
in a soldier blue crepe dress and
black accessories. She wore a cor
sage of American Beauty roses.
Mrs. Smith, mother of the bride
groom, wore a dress of navy blue
crepe with navy accessories. Her
corsage was of white carnations.
Mrs. Katie McEwen, grandmother
of the bridegroom wore a dress
of black and a corsage of white
carnations.
Immediately following the we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W.
George, cousin of the bride, enter
tanned at a wedding reception at
their home 210 South Sixteenth
street. A green and white color
scheme was used throughout the
house. The decorations were Of
native long leaf pines, and southern
smilax with vases of white car
nations and white gladioli.
Greeting guests at the door and
introducing them to the receiving
line was Mrs. Joseph w. George.
In the receiving line with the bride
and bridegroom were Mrs. High,
the brides m o h e I, Mrs. Ed
George, aunt of the bride, Mrs.
Smith, e bridegroom's mother,
Mrs. Kathie McEWen, bride
groom7s grandmother and the
brides attendant Miss Dorothy
High.
Miss Betty High directed guests
to the registering book where Miss
Irene Grice resided. Miss Aline
West invited the guests into the
dining room.
The brides table covered with
a linen cut-work cloth was cen
tered with a three TERED wedding
cake, topped with a miniature
bride and bridegroom. On each
end of the table. were three
branched silver candelabra with
burning white tapers. On the serv-
ing table was a crystal punch bowl
surrounded by southern smilax.
Presiding over the punch bowl
was Mrs. M. M. Jeffords assisted
by Miss Effie Elmore. Miss Rom
eta Hester cut the cake following
the traditional cutting by the bride
and bridegroom assisting in serv-
ing were Mrs. Harry Gilliard and
Mrs. w. H. Crawford.
Goodbyes ere said by Miss
O'dell George. One hundred fifty
guests attended the reception.
Out-of-toWn guests who attended
wedding and reception were: Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. High, Rudolph.
Harold, James and Miss Betty
High of Clarkton. Mrs. J. o. Bul-
lard, Misses Margaret, Bessie, and
Virginia Bullard and Harold Bull
lard of Bladenboro. Mrs. Maydee
Linsday, James Linsday. Mrs. G.
W. Hester, Mrs. H. M. Rivenbark,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Melvin. Jack
Melvin, Mrs. j. T. Goodwin, Sr.,
Mrs. w. N. Hester, Mrs. F. A.
Jennings, Mrs Charles Clark OF
Charlton. MI. and Mrs. Ed Harris
of Goldsboro. MIR. and Mrs. Edwin
Smith of Charlotte, Miss Edith
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. C.. Smith.
~. .-I ~ooa Cp,ifb Mrr Katie