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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
2
Reynolds residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Individuals from Macon Colquitt Americus Oglethorpe Savannah Atlanta and other towns were listed as visiting or visiting relatives with several lines noting hospital and garden trips and travel to Macon for shopping.
Miss Margaret Lucyne Woods daughter of Mrs. Robert C. Woods married Lt. Robert Alan Birk son of Mrs. Louise Neldon Birk in a Reynolds Methodist Church ceremony at 5 00 P M on August 11. Rev. Charles Hillis officiated with attendants from Reynolds and nearby towns. The gown featured candlelight peau de soie with Alencon lace and a Juliet cap veil.
The Woods Birk wedding party and 85 guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fountain on August 10. The event featured cut work lace cloths, candle lit centerpieces, and floral arrangements with gladiolas and roses, with out of town guests from American Fork, Salt Lake City, and Reynolds. Hostesses included Mrs. Tom Fountain and several aunts of the bride.
Miss Sylvia Tabor of Perry and Sonny Shealy of Reynolds and Macon were honored at a patio dinner hosted by the Whatleys at their lake view Reynolds home on August 24. About thirty guests attended, gifts were given to the couple, and dancing followed on the patio with Mrs. Carolyn Barfield at the punch table.
A wide circle of visitors from Macon Junction City Oglethorpe Reynolds and Hawkinsville shared weekend stays and Sunday meals with local families. Notable gatherings included Mr and Mrs Bob Buchert Mrs Angela Underwood Miss Sandra Gentry and Mr and Mrs Ernest Parker with their children. A birthday dinner honored Mrs W H Robinson on Sunday August 19.
The ceremony featured a pink and white decor with a white orchid corsage on the bride. The table centerpiece included a tiered cake and pink arrangements. Guests and attendants listed include Mrs Richard Parks, Mrs Clifford Whatley, Mrs Bobby Aultman, Miss Bess Bledsoe, and Mrs Alexander Perry. The couple left for a Caribbean trip and plan to reside at Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico.
The Gordon-Carson Chapter UDC honored seven descendants of Confederate soldiers with Crosses of Military Service for WWI, WWII, the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Korean War. Veterans Lowe, Montfort, Aultman and kin received the awards as members of Roberta and Forsyth communities looked on.
The Reynolds Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of 1957 on Wednesday at 3 30 p m. It is advertised as a very important business gathering to discuss the club's future. Hostesses are Mrs Ben Hinton Mrs Walter Forsling and Mrs W T Whatley.
Robert Lee Swearingen Jr. appears on the dean's list for the summer quarter, placing among the top tenth of the student body per Business School Dean Gordon Siefkin. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R L Swearingen.
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