The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-06-13


Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
made a lovely setting for the mar
riage of Miss lyon Barnes, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Barnes,
to Mr. Melvin Parker, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Parker, Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock. The Rev.
A. Orlin Crownover of the Mo-
bile church, performed the cere.
mony. The church was decorat-
ed with mixed flowers and ferns
and baskets of white gladioli.
Before the ceremony a program
of nuptial music was rendered by
Mrs. Maroni Sherman, pianist,
and s~oloist, Mrs. Mable Christie
and Hildred Thomas. The ira
ditional wedding marches were
played for the entrance of the
wedding party and for their de-
parture from the church. Miss
Barnes was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a beau
tiful gown of net over bridal sat
in and carried a bouquet of pink
rose buds. Miss Sylvia Garfield,
cousin of the bride, was maid of
honor and wore a gown of blue
net and her corsage was of blue
flowers. The bridesmaid, Miss
Lavenia Furby, wore a gown of
blue chiffon and her flowers were
pink roses. The groom had as his
best man Wallace Garfield and
also attending him was Bud
Sherman. The flower girls were
small twin sisters of the bride,
Vida and Wanda Barnes, who
wore white organdy evening
dresses and carried baskets of
white g%ardenias. The ring bear
er was the brides small cousin,
Shelton Garfield, who was dress
ed in a white suit. The brides
mother wore navy crepe and a
corsage of white gardenias. Fol-
lowing the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the
brides parents, which was beau
tifully decorated with seasonal
flowers.
Misses Melissa Miller and Won
cile Crop departed Sunday for
Campbell, Ala, to spend a few
weeks in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Berry.
The vacation Bible school which
is being held this week at the
Escatawpa Baptist church is be-
ing well attended. Teachers are
beginners class, Patsy Robinson
and Voncile Livaudais; primary,
Stella Broadus and Mrs. Elton
Roberts; juniors, Mrs. Mona Mad
dox and Peggy Breland; inter
mediates, Mrs. Clyde Nelson, Mrs.
D. M. Campbell and Mrs. Don
Oliver. Mrs. G.. Boone is secre-
tary and Ralph Young is director.
Mrs. Jim Golf honored Miss
Ivon Barnes with a miscellaneous
shower at her home last week.
Mrs. w. E. Howard and Billy
and Bernice Howard and Miss
Edwina Howard, who was home
for a few days from Mississippi
Southern college, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bennett Friday. Wis
itors Saturday in the Bennett
home were Mrs. Lillian Cowart
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. E. Pierce and daughter, all
Of Route One, pascagoula.
The marriage of Miss Madella
of Kansas City, Mo, to
Calvin Leroy Barnes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Barnes, at the
.eorganized Churcsh of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, In
gleWood church, Independence,
Mo-, June 6 at 8 O'Clock in the
evening. The young couple will
make their home in the Missouri
,ity.
The monthly luncheon of the
W. M. S. of the Baptist church
will be held June 18th at the
nome of Mrs. c. L. Nelson.
Miss Eileen Alderman of New
Orleans visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
last week.
The girls ensemble from the
E%scatawpa Baptist church com
1leted in the Training Union dis
.rict ensemble contest at Beau
mont. Miss, Monday evening.
Members of the ensemble are