Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-12-19

wore white zypheroy gowns fash
toned after those of the brides
maids. Their flowers were NINA
true bouquets of red poinsettla
blossoms tied with matching req
satin ribbon.
The groom, attended by his
father, A. C. Edwards, Sr. as best
man, awaited his bride at the
altar.
Ushers were. Robert Edward
Butler of Tabor City; James Y.
Graham, Jr. brother-in-law OF the
groom, of Loris, S. c.; Augustus
John Sitton, cousin of the bride
of Pendleton, S. c.; William
Buckner Mitchell, Jr., Howard 4
Parker, James w. Parkinson,
George Edward Zeigler, Jr.. all
of Charlotte; Harold c. Redeem
of Columbia, S. c.; and Dennis
Hinkle Williams of Greensboro.
RECEPTION
Following the wedding, Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Preston Car
penter, parents of the BRIDE en-
tertained at a reception in the
Social Hall of the Church. The
reception room was decorated IN
fern and arrangements of white
gladiolus and carnations. AS the
guests arrived, they were greet
ed by Miss Elizabeth A. Jarratt
who invited them into the Social
Hall, where Mrs. F. B. Outman
presented them to the receiving
line, in which stood the host and
hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
Mr.. A. G.. Edwards, Jr. and Mrs.
Edwards, the bridal couple, Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Edwards, ST.. and
the brides attendants. Mrs. Car
penter wore a full length Frank
Starr gown of Hyacinth blue
crepe with matching yolk effect
of seouins, and a purple orchid
corsage. Mrs. Edwards was attlr.
ed in a full length gown OF
shrimp silk crepe with rhinestone
trim and matching shrimp lace
gloves. Her corsage was also a
purple orchid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis fitzpatrick
made further introductions to:
Mrs. T. M. Seal, grandmother OF
the bride of Charlotte; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. N. Sitton, aunt and uncle
of the bride, of Anderson, S. e.;
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Edwards.
aunt and uncle of the groom, OF
Canton; Mrs. w. T. Willingham
and Miss Lille 'McPhail, aunts
Of the bride of Pendleton, 5. T.;
DR.. James M. Hanks, uncle OF the
bride of Anderson, S. c.; ana
Mr.. William C. Hanks, uncle OF
the bride of Charlotte; Mr.. and
Mrs 7. l.. Freeman of Hamlet
aunt and uncle of the groom:
and Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Freeman,
of P;nehurst, aunt and uncle or
the groom.
The table was OVERLAND with
handsome embroidered cloth
and adorned with centerplece
of white roses and carnations
thanked on either side by white
tapers burning in silver Candida:
bra, On each end of the bridal
table was a large silver punch
bowl, where Mrs. William Z.
Hanks, Mrs. Henry Harkey, Mrs:
W. Kenneth Stringer, Jr., and
Mrs. William Law Watkins pre-
sided.
Assisting in serving were:
Mrs. I. w. Calling, Mrs. P. H.
Bate, Mrs. David Nabow, Miss
Eva Martin Bullock, Mrs. o. S.
Perry. Jr., Mrs. George Thies,
Mrs. T. Melvin Cook, Miss Jean
Holland, Miss Rose Marie Neal
Mrs. William Wafford, Mrs.
Ralph McGrath, Mrs. Brown
Chism, Miss Sallie Watkins, Miss
Anna Watkins, Miss Barbara
Hanks, Miss Carter Taylor, Mrs.
H. M. Carter, Jr.. Mrs. Harry
Benton, Miss Mary Ann Morris
Mrs. Rex Hall, Miss Helen Swift
yer, Mrs. A. ]. Sitton, and Mrs.
Herbert Lester.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Mitchell bid the guests goodbye.
After a wedding trip to Sea
Island and Florida, the couple
will be at home at 241-B Wake
field Drive, Charlotte.
For travelling the bride wore
a gray wool suit lined with char
truese silk; black original model
G.. Howard Hodge hat; black
shoes. gloves, and bag, fur cape;
and the white orchid from her
bouquet.
BRIDE AND GROOM
The bride is graduate of
Central High School in Charlotte,
and received a B. S. degree in
Commerce and Secondary Edu-