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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

folks back home are pressing
for. Four meetings, instead
of two, during the term of Of
flee would relieve this pres
sure considerably.
Point three we also disagree
with. Special sessions have a
way of both getting out of hand
and taking a healthy bite out
of the taxpayers hide, and
would in no sense serve the
same purpose as a regularly
scheduled annual meeting. I'm
der the present system the state
budget is anticipated two and
one-half years ahead of time.
The budget is made up along in
April prior to the meeting in
January. In other words, at
the past session of the legisla-
ture, various state departments
decided in April, 1947, the am
cunt of funds they would re-
quire to operate through 1850.
In these days that requires a
magician more than it does a
budget director. An annual
session would allow the state
to figure its expenses on a year.
ly basis. For this, if for no 9TH
er reason, we believe the annual
session worthwhile. Suppose
someone in April of last year
asked you to estimate what it
would cost to operate your bust
ness, or your household, or fl
nance your family through
1850. You would have thought
them, to say the least, slightly
unbalanced.
All in all, we believe that any
disadvantages that ban annual
session might have would be
more than offset by it's adyant-
ages. We hope the voter gives
his okeh to this one, and at the
same time turns thumbs down
on the good moral character"
amendment, which we will dis
cuss at a future date.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
GEORGE A. LovETT DIES

George L. Lovett, lot Little
street, a resident of Pascagoula
for several years, died suddenly
Wednesday night in the trailer
which he occupied alone. He was
So years old.
According to persons living
near Lovett. he passed going
home about 10 p. m. and he and
the neighbor spoke. About an
hour later. he was heard to call
out from his trailer asking for a
doctor. He died shortly after the
doctor arrived of a heart attack.
Known TO his friends as Grass
hopper Lovett was a retired sea-
man.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
Mrs. Lucille Lewis
Burrett Dies In
Pennsylvania

Mrs. John Barrett, the former
Miss Lucille Lewis of Pascagoula,
died in Bethlehem, Penn, Mon
day where she had made her
home for a number of years. Mrs.
Barrett was the daughter of Mrs.
Frank H. Lewis and the late MI.
Lewis.
Although Mrs. Barrett had been
i'll for some time her death came
as a shock as her condition had
improved to such an extent that
she had been moved to her home
from the hospital. She was SO
years old.
She was born and reared in
Pascagoula where she attended
the public schools. She was grad
uated from Newcomb college in
New Orleans and in 1915 she mar
ried John Barrett. They after
wards moved to Philadelphia,
Penn, and then to Bethlehem.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in Bethlehem Wednesday at
2 p. m.
She is survived by her mother,
her husband; two daughters, Miss
Lucille Barrett of Bethlehem and
Mrs. William belong of New
York; one son, John Barrett, a
student at Harvard University;
one grandchild; two sisters, Mrs.
Tom Kell of Pascagoula and Mrs.
Myrtle Stone of Oxford; and one
brother, George Lewis of Pasca-
goula. She was also the sister of
the late Walter Lewis of Pasca-
goula. Mrs. Barrett also had a
number of nieces and nephews
and cousins in Pascagoula, Moss
Point and Mobile.
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Capital

BY CONGRESSMAN
M. COLMER
THE A BILL

The Senate has passed the
peacetime draft bill by an over
whelmihg vote of rs to 10. In
cidentally, all ten Senators who
voted against the bill were from
the Midwest, excepting Sena-
tor Glen Taylor Of Idaho, the
Wallace Third Party vice-presi-
dental candidate.
The bill will come up in the
House for consideration most
any day now. The House has
its own version of the bill and
no doubt will pass some form
of a bill. The two bills will
then be sent to conference, and
as usual a compromise bill will
be worked out there.
Civil Rights Amendments
Defeated in the Senate were the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
NEWS FROM
Big Point

Mrs. ]. I. Nelson and son and
Mrs. L. r. Golf visited their sis
ter, Mrs. o. E. Golf of Prichard,
Ala, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Carter spent
Sunday with his mother in Gau-
tier.
Waldo c. cClamroch of Glenn
son, S. c., is spending a few days
with his mother, Mrs. Jessie Nc
Clamroch, and grandmother, Mrs.
H. C. Watson. They and Jay Nc
Clamroch spent the weekend with
Mrs. J. u. Mobiles.
Murray Golf is spending sever
al days with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Carter, of
Wade.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB

Members of the Pascagoula
Junior Garden club and would
be members of the club will be
entertained at a picnic at the
home of Mrs. w. Ed Virgins on
Wednesday afternoon, June %.
Members will meet at the Gar
den Center at 2 p. m, and then go
TO the Virgins home where games
and swimming in the pool will
be enjoyed.
Each child is asked to bring a
little lunch and a swim suit.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
Calendar Of
Week'sEvents
Monday. June I'll

Sarah Bennett Circle, Pas
cagoula First Methodist church,
Mrs. R. NJ. Lucas, COZ 9th street,
9 a.. m.
s Fannie Traylor circle, Pas
cagoula First Baptist church,
Mrs. H. G. Otis, 802 Washing
ton avenue, A p. m.
Mary Lindsey circle, Pasca-
goula First Methodist church,
pot luck. supper, Mrs. ]. 7.
Harris, 321 West Grant street,
$50 p. m.
Joyce Van Osdol circle, Pas
cagoula First Baptist church,
Mrs. Kenneth Jaquith, $50 East
Convent street, 7:30 p. m.
Community Recreation, Inc,
Market sreet Recreation build
ing, 7:30 p. m.
Business Mems banquet,
Young Mems Business Club of
Moss Point, Moss Point Com
munity House, 7:30 p. m.
Dinner Meeting, Business
and Professional Women, Pas
cagoula Country Club, 1880 p.
m.
Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.
m.
Tuesday. June %
Louis Knobles circle, Pas
cagoula Methodist church, Mrs.
Walter Robertson, 535 Wash
ington avenue, $3.50 a. m.
Tryouts, Summer Theater,
Eleventh Street Auditorium,
7:30 p. m.
Moss Point retailers, Moss
Point City Hall, 2:30 p. m.
Hunting and Fishing Asso-
citation, YMBC hall in Moss
Point. 7:45 p. m.
Pascagoula Chapter, 161,
OES, initiation and pot luck
supper Cast meeting until
Sepember). Masonic Hall, 8 p.
m.
Wednesday. June 20
Pascagoula Junior Garden
Club picnic, Garden Club CEN
ter, 2 p. m.
Thursday. June "a
Executive Board of WSCS,
Pascagoula First Methodist
church, $50 p. m.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

The Mississippi Press Asso
citation went on record the past
weekend at Biloxi as opposing
the proposed annual session of
the State Legislature, which the
people will vote on in the
form Of a constitutional amend
ment at the next general cleo
ton, along with several other
proposed amendments to the
constitution, one of which
would require a citizen to be of
good moral character" in or
der to cast his or her ballot.
We are inclined to disagree
with our brethren of the press
In their opinion to the annual
meeting of the legislature, which
would replace the present Gus
tom of meeting every two
years. We would much rather
have seen them get a little
steamed up over the good NOR
al character bill under which
virtually any citizen that hap
pened to disagree with the To-
cal election commission could
be disqualified.
Reason for the press associa-
TONS opposition to the pro-
posed annual Legislative session
was given rs: ID That the av-
erage state representative, who
is a business man, lawyer,
teacher or farmer. cannot afford
70 take three months off from
his work every year, where he
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
June Meeting Of
Lake Garden Club
With Mrs. Avuru

The June meeting OF the Lake
Garden club was held at the home
of Mrs. Travis Avara on Lake
street Wednesday.
The president, Mrs. M. l.. Hat
ten, heard reports from various
officers. Mrs. j. S. Abbey talked
on Native Lilies" and Mrs. Addie
Woodward told of the propagation
and care of poinsettias.
In the serving of a r~efreshment
course at the close of the pro-
gram, Mrs. Avara vas assisted
by her co-hostesses, Mrs. j. A.
Witchen and Mrs. Clara Martin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

Point unloads vessels with sue
ton pump tabulation OF
figures by u. S. Engineers
showed Pascagoula rivaled
Gulfport in total freight ton
mage Parole breaker APP
pretended in Moss Point post
office, recognized by employee
=. Karl Weisenberg Installed
as WV district commander
gar rodeo set for county
by Hunting and Fishing Asso-
citation Editorial: urgent
need of Pat Harrison Water
way pointed out.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
WELDON WEDDING

Announcement is made by Mr..
and Mrs. r. E. Weldon of the
marriage of their daughter,
Louise, to Mr.. Walter Benjamin
Felts, son of Mrs. Clemintine Felts
of Pascagoula which took place
at the parsonage of the Eastlawn
Methodist church. June 5, with
the Reverend J. H. billiard, of
ficiating.
The ceremony was witnessed
by close relatives and a few
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felts are now re-
siding at 9l2 Buena Vista street.
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can afford to take that or longer
once every two years. (2) That
annual meetings of the legisla-
ture would be too costly and re-
suit in a flood of legislation.
(3) That the governor can call
for special sessions OF the leg
islature to meet any emerg-
ency that might arise between
the intervals of the present two
year meetings.
There is some merit to the
first objection, in that the pro-
posed amendment limits the am
nual meetings to so legislative
days, which might easily be
stretched out to three months
according to the standard calen-
dar. However, we believe also
that, because of meeting every
January, That the tendency
would be to get down to bust
ness and get the session over
with, inasmuch as the legisla-
tors would know that they will
meet again the following Janu-
airy, instead Of two years hence.
We believe the opposite would
be true of point two, and the
flood of legislation that pre-
sents itself every two years
would be materially reduced
by annual meetings. Under the
present system legislators, elect
ed for a four-year term, have
only two shots at getting across
pet bills, or legislation that the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, groundwork for form
alton of Chamber of Commerce
for Pascagoula laid at meeting
of civic council Dolan
denied appeal by State Supreme
court, 10 year sentence upheld
-. Jackson county chapter
of Red Cross put life savers on
Pascagoula beaches OPA
set ceiling prices on basis food
commodities for Gulf Coast re-
gion to lower high living costs
-. Vera Anderson. national
champion woman welder, NAM
ed sponsor of u. S. S. Sea Star
=. Editorial: cites juvenile in
terest in aircraft models as
future interest in developments
in mechanical and scientific
fields.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, talks urging swimming
pool highlighted annual YMBC
Business Mems banquet
Announcement by War De-
partment of the bombardment
of Japan by B-29 super for
~tresses, 1t. Roy G. Wingfield.
Jr., one of the pilots
message received reporting 1t.
Claude Martin in a German
prison camp hydrangea
adopted as city flower of Moss
Point armadillo killed by
passing car found in outskirts
of Moss Point near River Road
=. Editorial: again laments
deplorable condition of beach
front, water condemned as un-
sanitary for bathing, sand beach
Uttered with trash and glass.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. fines imposed and col
lected in circuit court top all
past records at $1,000 -.
Health department urged rat
poisoning campaign to combat
typhus threat Mayor John
r. Watts set date for cleanup
work in Pascagoula bids
for the Moss Point swimming
pool opened Miss Susie
Vaughn honored for SIS years
of teaching tryouts for Clau-
dia, first production of Pas
point Little Theater Edi-
torial: Freight Rates for Dixie.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. Drive for Food and Cat
tie for Europe opened at ingalls,
circuit court adjourned af-
Ter devoting three weeks to
heavy criminal and civil docket
-. Rural teachers in county
got a raise in salary regular
schedule for Moss Point swim
ming pool announced Re
vised coming ordinance passed
by city officials Editorial
pans the Highway Commits
sioner for the condition of High
way between Gautier and Pas
eagoula.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, u. S. Engineers set date
for public hearing Of Pat Har-
rison waterway new STAN
dard Fish Meal plant al Moss
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

China's new National AS
sembly has 3,045 members. Inn
sgine all of them trying to
make a speech at the same time
and all of it in Chinesel
BY comparison the United
States Congress probably would
seem like a convention of deaf
mutes.
In the United States there are
500 different species of injuri-
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Gus insects. To the termite the
other 500 must seem only copy
cats.
In Arizona, according to Fac
tographS, there is a law against
kicking mules. Now, the Mis-
souri, variety, we hear, unlike
the Arizona, usually takes the
law into its own hands-or,
rather hoofs.
An Ohio ugly duckling" bur-
glar tells cops ne committed
crimes to obtain plastic surgery
for his face. Claims, it seems,
he needs a handsome sum.
Still a black market in Pull
man tickets, Interstate COM
merce commissioners admit.
They're on the right track.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

Zadok Dumkopf got a big
break last weekend. The family
Town mower went on the Fritz
Friday, and the hardware folk
said they couldn't get it fixed
until some time Monday.
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Army Still Has Available
5000 Regular Commissions
Special to Central Press

cpeclai 10 (entfal n
Washington-The new" Ar
my offers career officers the
brightest prospects in United
States military history and this
point is being stressed by the
men seeking TO build the EEL
vice to formidable peacetime
strength.
In the postwar officer inte-
grafton program 1892 wartime
officers. so percent of whom
starter as enlisted men, were
given permanent regular army
commissions.
The army still has 5000 va
cancies for regular commits
sions and plans to fill these
over a l0-year period. This,
plus the vacancies created by
normal attrition, will permit
1900 appointments a year.
Instead of the West Point
or else" policy which prevailed
before the war, the Army now
is able to offer commissions to
enlisted men, r~eservists. nation
al guardsmen and graduates of
civilian colleges.
Moreover, the increase in pay
for which army officials long
have been plugging is due for
favorable congressional action.
Able" Cain
Senator Harry P. Cain tRl,
Washington, is the man princi-
pally responsible for the new
rent control bill, and its
'fbreak" for tenants.
Cain, alone, withstood a last
minute attempt to weaken the
l948 rent law by giving strong
er powers to the $50 local rent
advisory boards which in many
sections are admittedly pro-
landlord.
The youngish Washington
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

In l947, the New York police
department issued 228,927 warn
ings and recorded 51,372 arrests
and summonses against people
making too much noise.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18
Political
announcements

ly announced in the columns of the
C~hronicle-Star and Advertiser their
candidacy for election in the Demo.
cratic City Primary on Tuesday. July
IS, 1913:
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Inc republican Congress and
Democratic administration are
cooperating remarkably when
1t is considered that a presiden-
tial election is approaching in
which there is a good chance
that a Republican will take over
the White House.
In such a situation, it is only
natural that the party controll-
ing Congress would be loath to
approve administration requests
when the outs may well be in
to write their own ticket with
in a few months.
Look at the striking example
of cooperation, however, evil
denced in rushing through for
eign aid legislation.
Also Congress is expected to
approve a short extension of the
terms of atomic energy COM
mission members, and probably
would endorse a presidential
statement on military aid for
the European western union.
Clam Development
Congress hit a new high in
Investigations when the Senate
passed a bill authorizing the
fish and wildlife service of the
Interior department to investi-
gate the soft she'll clam indus
try. More than one senator.
including Senators Homer E.
Capehart (R), Indiana, and Hen
~ c. Lodge (R), Massachusetts,,
were confused as to the purpose
of the bill.
Senators Slightly Puzzled
Lodge said the idea was very
appealing while Capehart
asked his New England col.
league, Senator Theodore F.
Green (D), Rhode Island. to m
tighten the Senate about the
measure.
Green disclosed that there
was no skullduggery that mer-
tied a Senate probe; merely
that the investigation would at
tempt to find ways ito develop
the clam industry to a greater
extent"
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Inside Washington
Increase In Pay Probable
For U. s. Army Officers

senator battled single-handed
against House conferees who
were determined to write local
autonomy on rent boosts and
decontrol actions into the law.
Cain, after a bitter, two-and-
one-half-hour night session
with the House members on
the conference committee, sue
ceeded in winning them over to
the compromise arrangement
under which the United States
emergency court of appeals is
to final authority on area
wide rent actions.
Even the housing expediter
admits that Cain did a good
job.
Anti Jim Crow Issue
AS the Senate bets to its
much heralded showdown on
President Truman's civil rights
program, trouble centers around
the fact that the handling of
homicide cases is in the pro-
vince of the states, and some
think it will be hard to estab-
lish, to the satisfaction of the
Supreme Court, that a lynch
ing is substantially different
from any other homicide.
Senator James o. Eastland
d., Mississippi, leading the
committee fight for the south
ern bloc, repeatedly has won
some unexpected reinforce
ments as a result of the con-
stitutionality squabble.
Anti-poll tax legislation is
out of the rules committee and
ready for action. However. a
growing log-jam, plus the COP
disinclination to tackle the mat
ter first may combine to shelve
the civil rights fight for this
session.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-18

For Mayor
FRANK S. ANT
WILBUR G. DEES
FRANSIS (Doots) LARSON
JOHN r. WATTS
For Commissioner of Finance
v. P. DeJEAN
For Commissioner OF
Public Works
L. G. BECKHAM
HAROLD c. Shorty EZELL
CARL M. FERRER
w. GUY KREBS. JH.
LONNIE L. D N
MELVIN Dutch LARSEN
CHARLES NJ. MURRAY
w. J. BILL" OWENS
J. A. WITcHEN, SR.
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ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, U. S. Engineers set date
for public hearing Of Pat Har-
rison Waterway new STAN
dard Fish Meal plant at Moss
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folks back home are pressing
for. Four meetings, instead
of two, during the term of Of
flee would relieve this pres
sure considerably.
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Chest X-Ray
In Rockville
Next Week
Continued from Page u

Continued from Pdge u
area. This is being carried out by
a committee composed of Morris
E. Stirn, chairman, Louis Lem
bach, and Leroy B. Sherman.
Taking part in the house-to-
house canvass are: Mrs. Woodrow
Adams, Mrs. Harry Baker, Mrs.
Walter Baker, Mrs. Charlie Baul,
Mrs. Carl Binker, Mrs. Glen Bar
thel, Mrs. Otis Beall, Mrs. Roger
Beane, Mrs. Craig Bowman, Mrs.
Murray Bradshaw, Mrs. Edna
Burdette, Mrs. Atlee Burroughs,
Mrs. Benny. Burroughs, Mrs. Ben
ME Bond, Mrs. j. Paul Brunett,
Mrs. Charles Chase, Mrs. Raleigh
Chinn, Mrs. Joseph D. Clagett,
Mrs. Lester Clagett, Mrs. Lucille
Conklin, Miss Helen Collins, Mrs.
G. c. Cornwell, Mrs. Lucille Copes,
Mrs. Lewis Colby, Mrs. Hughy
Cissen, Mrs. Ruth Dahlin, Mrs. D.
A. DeLashmutt, Mrs. Rowan Erb,
Mrs. W. N. Evans, Miss Rebecca
Fields, Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mrs.
w. B. Floyd, Mrs. L. F. Fisher,
Mrs. Everett Gormley, Mrs. Ra-
chel Gates.
Others assisting are: Mrs. Louis
Grossman, Mrs. Milton Harlow,
Mrs. G. v. Hartley, Mrs. B. N.
Headley, Mrs. Ed Menley, Mrs.
Jack Hit, Mrs. Harry Hoskinson,
Mrs. Grace Howes, Mrs. Lloyd
Howes, Mrs. Harry Huffer, Mrs.
Elmer Hutchinson, Mrs. Joseph
Hutchinson, Mrs. Frank jenkins,
Mrs. Meredith A. johnson, Mrs.
C. Nelson Julian, Mrs. Bradley
Karn, Mrs. Lamar Kelly, Mrs. AL
Kay, Mrs. Lippard, Rev. Lilly,
Mrs. Leon Looper, Mrs. William
Lowe, Mrs. VIM. K. Lowery, Mary
w. Luitham, Mrs. Jack McElfish,
Mrs. John Mckay. Miss Violet Ma
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costume was pa:e blue In cosor with
lace bodice encircled by a rose
petal design at the waist and
ballerina skirt of marquisette. Her
headdress and bouquet were of
tailsman roses. Other attendants
were Miss Beverly Harris, Mrs.
William Dean, Mrs. Clarke Wind
sor, friends of the bride, and Miss
Helen Jean Harding, cousin of the
bride. Miss Gloria Harding was
junior bridesmaid for her sister,
and Robert Harding, brother, was
ringbearer.
Two of the attendants wore
dresses of pale yellow and two
wore pale orchid, matching that Of
the maid of honor. They carried
armfuls of pink roses with match
ing headdresses of flowers. The
junior bridesmaid wore dress
matching that of the bridesmaid,
carrying a nosegay of flowers.
Robert wore miniature tuxedo.
Robert Stiles was best man for
his brother. Ushers were Stanley
Stiles, brother Of the groom, Ray
mond Housley, cousin of the bride,
John Slicer and William King.
The brides mother wore a gown
of aqua crepe decorated with Sc
ouins and Mrs. Stiles wore grey
crepe also ornamented with Sc
quins. Both carried corsages of
! orchids.
Following a reception at the
home of the bride, the couple left
for a short honeymoon SOUTH.
For her travelling costume the
bride chose a spring suit of tan
which definitely achieved the new
look with its tight fitted waist and
long skirt. She wore green Access
series and a corsage of yellow
roses. -,nu.
The couple will make their home
in Rockville.
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MRS. CHARLES HENRY STILES

MRS. CHARLES HENRY STILES
Miss Anna Marie Harding, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brawner z.
Harding of Gaithersburg, and
Charles Henry Stiles, son of Mr..
and Mrs. N. Clifford Stiles of
Rockville, were married Friday
evening, March 5, in the Rockville
Christian Church.
The Rev. ]. Virgil Lilly, pastor
of the church, officiated at the
double ring ceremony. The church
was decorated for the candlelight
service with palms, ferns and bas-
kets of white gladioli. Nuptial
music was by Mrs. Allen Drew, or
ganist, and Miss Maryann Nc
Lean, cousin of the bride, soloist.
The bride, who was escorted and
given in marriage by her father,
wore gown with sweetheart neck
outlined in bugle beads and seed
pearls, fashioned with side paniers
and draped hustle which fell to
full length train. Her Juliet cap
also of seed pearls and bugle beads,
held veil of fingertip length. Her
bouquet was of white roses and
stephanotis.
Miss Barbara Harding was
maid of honor for her sister. Her