The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1959-08-28
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SMlTH-HOWETT WEDDING
SATURDAY IN COLUMBIA

The Wesley Memorial Methodist
Church of Columbia was the scene
of the wedding of Miss Thyra Della
Howett and Junius Cecil Smith,
Saturday, August %, 1859, at 800
p. M, with the Rev. H. Worth
Pearce, Pastor, performing the
double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Allen Howett Of
Route Two Columbia. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Robert Smith of Reidsville,
North Carolina are the parents of
the groom.
The Bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Jerry Seaton
Howett, also of Columbia.
She wore a formal wedding gown
of hand clipped chantilly lace and
mist tulle over Bridal Satin. The
basque bodice was designed with
portrait neckline and long sleeves
extending in points over the hand,
and the bouffant skirt featured
front and back panels of scalloped
lace and cascades of side tulle ruff
files. Her finger tip veil of silk il
lusion was attached to puffed
plateau headdress accented with
Venice lace rosettes, irridescent Sc
quins and tear drop pearls. She
carried White Prayer Book top
ped with white hybrid orchid with
cascades of stephanotis and white
satin ribbon.
The maid of honor, Miss Kathryn
Howett, sister of the bride, was
gowned in lemon-yellow chiffon and
satin, styled with empire bodice;
waist encircled with satin GUNNER
bund finished with a bow and
streamers falling softly over a full
flaired skirt. She wore a matching
horse hair braid hat with op n
crown. Linen Yellow opera pumps
completed the ensemble. Mis-
Howett carried cascade bouquet
of mixed summer flowers.
Other attendants as bridesmaids
were Mrs. Orville Allen Howett
and Mrs. Jerry Seaton Howett, of
Columbia, sisters-in-law of the
bride, and Mrs. Robert Louis Will
kerson of Reidsville, sister. They
were gowned in apple-green styled
as that of the maid of honor, and
with similar bouquets.
Junior bridesmaid, Miss Brenda
Carol Howett, niece of the bride
wore white embroidered organdy
over apple-green taffeta with g
full gathered skirt with appliquec
daisies extending from the bodice
to the skirt.
| For her daughters wedding
| Mrs. Howett chose a nauve after
noon dress of tissue taffeta with /;
Victorian neckline and slight!
faired skirt, matching velvet ha
and black accessories.
Mrs Smith chose sandlewoot
beige lace dress with matching ac
cessories. Both m t hers wor,
shoulder corsages of white orchids
DR.. George Robert Smith, Jr.
Shawsville, Virginia, served hi
brother as best man and usher
were Orville Allen Howett of Co
lumbia, William H. Smith, RoI
Walker both of Reidsville, and Viii
liam L. Scott, H., of Cape Charles
Virginia.
Miss Yvonne Brickhouse of Co
lumbia, soloist, sang Because
Through The Years., and "Wed
ding Prayer, accompanied by Mis-
Rena Mae Spencer.
The bride is a graduate of Peac
College, Raleigh, and was mem
Der of the Rho Delta Chi Sorority
. She a lso attended East Carolin
College. Before her marriage, sh
. was employed as legal secretar
for a law firm in Norfolk, Vir
ginia.
The bridegroom is graduate o
Cobb Memorial High School
East Carolina College. where h
was a member of the Pi Kappa Al
pha Fraternity. He is presently
business associate with his fathe
+ in Reidsville.
After the Reception at her hom
: given by her parents the brid
changed to sacony white arne
jersey dress with navy GUNNER
; bund and navy accessories. She wor
the white orchid lifted from he
Prayer Book.
Following the wedding trip t,
l1nannollnced nnintS thau will r,aa L,