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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
8
Ms and Mrs Frank Burke longtime Indianapolis residents mark their silver anniversary with a late afternoon open house at their Greenbrier Street home. About sixty guests have been invited to call between two and five o clock.
The Edgewood Garden club holds its annual picnic at 11 p m at Mrs A R Levit's Stonewall Dr home with installation of officers led by Kanawha regional director Mrs Perry Poffenbanger. Parent Guidance club plans a 6 39 p m dinner at Wren's Nest followed by a meeting at Mrs V HKs home on Fast on First Ave. Yiu chapter Sigma Phi Gamma hosts a 7 30 p m business meeting at the Daniel Boone hotel with a 3 30 p m pledge service. Shams Il Wir club meets at 8 p m at St Georges Orthodox church.
Teresa Gene Clark and David R. Anderson married yesterday morning at the Clark home in Burnwell. Rev. William Lee Clark conducted the ceremony with Caroline Clark singing and guests from Richland and nearby towns attending the reception afterward.
Mrs Jefferis Stetson and family visit Boston relatives while university students Jack and Charles Johnson return for the summer. Nancy Chilton arrives from Dobbs Ferry and Miss Evelyn Moore from Manila heads home to Louisville. Several other locals and guests travel from Virginia, Salt Lake City, Tacoma, and Greenwich to spend the season with family in Abney circle and nearby towns.
Mrs C C Robinson of Chelyan and Mr C Hoskins of Corning O move to Onekama Michigan for a honeymoon at Portage Point Inn. Mrs Anderson wears a gray gabardine suit and parderiia corsage as she and her husband plan to reside in Ann Arbor where he works with an architectural firm.
The ceremony took place yesterday morning at the First Presbyterian chapel with Dr. George H. Vicki officiating. Miss Jane Holland Brown, a West Virginia University graduate and Pi Beta Phi member, married Thomas Moorhead of Fort Hill, a West Virginia University alum and Phi Beta Psi member. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moorhead and several other relatives from nearby towns.
The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Brown of Amba dor Apis, wore a marquisette gown with floral bodice and long train. Miss Sue Arnold served as attendant in blue, with a white bonnet. Milton M Moorhead Jr was best man, others included Westey Brasher Harry Cronin Leslie Mason and Joseph Brook. A wedding breakfast at The Grey Sting featured white roses and matching accessories.
Miss Evelyn Brown bride to be will be guest of honor at a shower Friday night at Miss Kuty Grimm's home on Indiana Avenue. Phi Lambda Tau sorority members will host and 25 guests are expected.
Mr and Mrs C O Nefe announce the May 7 marriage of their daughter Louise to Thomas K Brotherton. Dr George Vick officiated at Charleston area ceremony with Miss Marguerite Mitchell as bridesmaid. The couple, Charleston High School graduates, reside at 423 17th St Durbar. She is employed by the Chesapeake Company.
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