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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
13
Rev and Mrs Gerrit Schut with two children left Monday for Forest Haven Bible Camp near Rogers City to serve as teacher and counselor this week. Miss Brendan Trietch accompanied them as guest of Miss Nancy.
Andrew Irwin Sr was invited to the home of his son Ernest Irwin to celebrate his eightieth birthday. Family gathered for ice cream and cake and a surprise with Andy Stanley presenting pictures. A great grandson Andrew J Irwin IV was welcomed on his birthday by Mr and Mrs Andy Irwin II. Out of town guests came from Saginaw Flint Barryton Rosebush Farwell and Clare.
Mr and Mrs Keith Robinson and son Mark Dennis of Meda dore Ohio visit Gillespie family in Clare. On Sunday Mark Dennis was baptized at Clare Methodist Church with grandmother Dorothy Robinson and uncle Dean from Midland present. The group later shared a lawn picnic at the Gillespie home. Duane Robinson and son from Flint joined after church services.
Miss Jeanette Wilbur and Duarte Mussell wed Saturday evening at the Methodist Church in Mt Pleasant in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev Charles Mackenzie. The bride wore Chantilly lace with a cathedral train and illusion veil, while her attendants carried lighted candelabra and white glass baskets at the altar.
The ceremony featured attendants including Barbara Brown of Milan as honor maid and Barbara Wilbur Patty Wilbur Sandra Wilbur and Pansy Parnell as bridesmaids. The groom's party included Ellis Mussell Larry Siester Ronald Wilbur Donald Mussell and James Murphy. The reception for about 200 guests followed at IOOF Hall Mt. Pleasant with cake cutting and dancing.
Miss Joyce Archambault was honored at a bridal shower hosted Thursday evening at the home of Miss Bunnie Witbeck. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Don Squires and Mrs. Joe Humphrey. Prizes went to Mrs. Lyman Hemmert and Mrs. Joe Bower. The guest of honor opened gifts and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Ruth Parent hosted the Friendly Neighbor Club Thursday afternoon with seven members present. President Mrs. Maud Ramey led the business session. Prizes went to Mrs. Albert McPhail for high, Mrs. Anna Fullerton for second, and Mrs. Anna Morden for low. The group will meet September 5 with a to be announced location.
The wedding party included the bride's aunts. Mr and Mrs Mussell travel to Northern Michigan for a wedding trip. Bride wears a butternut beige sheath dress with white accessories and a corsage from her bouquet. They will reside five miles north of Clare. Groom employed at McKay Dairy Farm. Mrs Mussell is a 1957 Shepherd High School graduate. Guests hailed from New York Ohio Lansing Ithaca St Johns Detroit Midland Muskingon Romulus Coleman St Louis Shepherd Milan Breckenridge Hazel Park Highland Park Rosebush Clare.
The solitaire game is traced to 1650 and attributed to a French political prisoner kept in the Bastille who supposedly invented it during solitary confinement.
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