Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-06-06

tereSt was that which united
Miss Dorothy Jean Gore, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter P.
Gore of Loris, and Mr.. George
Mendel Lay, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lay Sr. of Tabor City.
The double ring ceremony took
place at 5 O'Clock Sunday after
noon, June 3. in the Buck Creek
Baptist Church near Loris. The
pastor, the Rev. Charles f.
Snead, officiated.
The church was beautifully
decorated with arrangements of
pompoms and large baskets of
pink gladioli thanked by a back
ground of organ fern and Queen
AIMS Lace. Seven branched can
dlebras using pink candles en-
hghtened the lovely scene. Pews
for relatives and friends were
marked with pink satin bows.
A program of nuptial music
was rendered by Mrs. Furman
Fowler of Tabor City. organist,
and Miss Judith Joyner of Tabor
City and Mr.. o. D. Todd of Myr-
tie Beach, vocalistS. Miss Joyner
sang, Through The Years" and
Thine Alone" The Lords
Prayer" was sung by Mr.. Todd
as the benediction.
The bride who was given in
marriage by her father wore a
dress Of imported Handicapped
Rosepoint lace and nylon tulle
over satin, styled with a bodice
of lace with a sheer yoke and
lace Peter Pan collar. The long
sleeves extended 10 a point at
the hand. The back of the lace
skirt was of TERED lace and
tulle, extending 70 a full chapel
train. Her four-ticred finger-tiD
veil of imported illusion was 1t
tached to a delicate lace tiara.
Her bridal bouquet Of Lilies
of the Valley was conferred with
a white orchid and carried on
a white satin covered Bible. en-
circled with strcamcrs Of white
satin ribbon.
Mrs. Sam Benson. of Sumter.
S. c., sister of the bride. was
matron-of-honor and Miss Fan
ME Lou Strickland of Lake View.
S. C., was maid-of-honor. They
wore off shoulder ballerina 70
length dresses of pink r.fslcd
nylon marquisette with an en-
broidered overskirt and bodice.
Their shoes and flower SPRAYS
in their hair were of the exact
same shade. They carried colon
ial bouquets Of blue carnations
with pink Baby Breath.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Barnes
Dawes Jr. and Miss Margaret
Long, cousin Of the bridegroom.
both of Loris; Mrs. Ted Lupo
of Green Sea and Mrs. Bill Ar
nette of Macon, Georgia. They
wore dresses mad accessories
identical to those Of the maid
and matron-of-honor and carried
colonial bouquets Of pink carna-
tions with blue Baby Breath.
Miss Pamela Jean Benson.
niece Of the bride, was flower
girl. She wore a full length
ruffled dress of pink net. Her
accessories were the same as
those of the other attendants
and she carried a basket Of pink
rose petals.
The rings were carried on \
white satin pillow by Master
Ned Hughes, nephew Of the
bride.
The bridegroom had as his
best man, his father. Usher
groomsmen were Messrs. Keith
Lay and Fred Lay Jr. Of Tabor
City, brothers of the bride -
groom; J. NJ. Long Jr. OF Myrtle
Beach, cousin Of the bridegroom,
and N. G.. Hughes Of Tabor City,
brothre-in-law Of the bride.
The mother Of the bride wore
a street length nylon lace dress
of mauve rose with matching
shoes, gloves and hat. She wore
n white orchid with a purple
throat.
A powder blue dress was the
color chosen by the bride-groom's
mother. Her bouquet was also
a white orchid with a purple
throat.
A reception was held at the
home Of hte bride, in Loris, i'm
mediaetly following the cere-
mony. The dining table was CEN
tered with the huge wedding
cake thanked by pink gladioli,
Queen AIMS lace and candles.
The guests were greeted at