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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1937
Page
13
Mrs. H. D. Evaratt of Kanawha Club won the Kanawha course women’s tournament with 77, a new Kanawha course record, as young spectators watched. Gazetta Photographs.
Miss Helen Clayton Mathews daughter of Mrs. William Gordon Mathews of Virginia street will wed Mr. Taylor Langston Palmer of this city son of Mrs. T. O. Palmer of Suffolk Va at 1230 Wednesday at the Kanawha Presbyterian church. The Rev R H Merrill D D to perform the ceremony followed by a breakfast hosted by Mrs Ath the sister Mrs Cyrus W Hall Jr at Dyewood country clan. Attendants include Mise Mathews attended by Mrs Hall as matron of honor best man Mr T Palmer of Sparrow Point Md ushers Messrs Hall John C Palmer Suffolk J M LeSueur Cleveland John W Faherty Chicago John P Leary Cincinnati Jack Manning Wilmington Del James M Mathews. Out of town guests include Mrs Palmer's mother Mrs T C Palmer Suffolk Va Mr Clarence Reynolds Staunton Va Mrs George Couch Philadelphia Mrs Lawrence Diltz Greenville S C Mr and Mrs Harry Carmichael Louisville Ky Mrs John Dria Lewisburg Pasadena Cal and daughter Miss Adelaide Dans and Mrs Waller C Hardy of this city. Miss Mathews is daughter of the late William Gordon Mathews, Charleston attorney and granddaughter of Henry Mason Mathews fifth governor of West Virginia. Her father was a member of the law firm Mathews Campbell and McClintle Sweet Briar graduate.
Miss Bethia Paul Smoot married Capt. Howard Gwynn Byrd of Charleston at high noon yesterday at her mother's home in Allrigdale Nicholas County. The ceremony featured fern and white rambler roses and classic music. brother Julian C. Byrd served as best man and Mrs. Smoot wore heirloom jewelry including a California gold brooch and a ruby ring.
The betrothal of Miss Mary Frances Garnette of Pratt on Kanawha to Mr Paul Noel of Charleston was announced at a buffet supper. Pink and white decorations graced the event. The wedding is set for Saturday June 24 at the Old Kanawha Baptist Church Pratt with Rev T E Jeffers officiating.
Mr. S Grover Smith and Miss Jane M Howard announce their betrothal. Miss Howard formerly wrote Morning Morsels for the Parkersburg News and is a WVU and Salem Academy alumna. Mr Smith, a WVU BA, earned a 1933 law degree and belongs to Phi Kappa Psi Phi Alpha Delta and a law firm. The couple plan a Bermuda wedding trip Friday at Parkersburg and will reside in Charleston after returning.
Miss Jessie Anne Pickens daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Pickens of Nitro wed Frederick H Huff of Nitro son of Mr H H Huff of Gassaway at St Mark's Episcopal Church St Albans The Rev Lynn B Mead officiated Church decorations featured Madonna lilies and larkspur Mrs G C Alderson played the organ preludes and processional music recorded from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn
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