https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/5f2e52223dca1a8148c11e1217098187.pdf 5930713b5c74c59524d3ec4335dfdb9b PDF Text Text • 'l'l1L' l,.irst 11:1111ist ( 'l1t1rcl1 <If ll< 'llli l l j.!\\ ;1~· 11 ;1s illl' SCC'lll' <I f 1l1l' 11>\'l•I\'• Ii l'.1\1 . \l'l•dflir1g ~1l 1 1 <.:l 1 1111i ll'<I l\li ss .l<> YC ~IL· l·: lr :1l l1 :1r1d J\ lr. ~· r·:111k l~. 11:11111:1 . .J1'. ir1 111:11rir11<ir1y <JO l,. ricl:1~" SL•ptl'Ollll'r 21 . '1'11 <· 11uptical V<JWS \1•ere 1,lcdgl'd bl•fo1·e :1 backgrour1d 1>f 1l1rce large baskets h1>lding :1rr:111gemcr11s 1if \\'l1ite glads. l:1rge 11rur11s. sn1all porn ponis ;111d c:11·11at ions. :1r1d potted 11:1 lr11s . 1'hc Bible was :1L·ccr1tuated 11·ith an arch and a t1>r11i11ua1 ion <If lighted tapers. 'l'lic k11ecli11g bcncl1 was :1t:centu:1tcd \l'itl111011·crs and a s:1t i11 k11eeling cushion . (>fficial i11g 1l1e double ring L't're111<>11y 11·:1s the Reverend llir:1111 r:. Mcr:lrath. father of till' IJ1·idc. assisted by the l{t•\•cre11d l'aul Sn1ith. pastor <•f tl1e l'leasa11t Hill Baptist ( '11 Ul'C 11 . 1\ p1·ogra111 1>f 11·edding n1usic 11·:1s p1·ese11t ed by Miss Ba1·ba1·a Pl1agar <if Leesville. s1il1iist. a11d Mrs. Louie l.:111·rin111re 11f Hen1ingway. 1>rga11ist . Selections played and su11g 11·cre ··011e Hand-··. ·· \1·1·1t1lir1 g lll'lll' dict i11r1 ·· . ··i'icture 11f :111 t·:xl1ibition ··. :1111"1 ··.Jt•sus 111>111 1.J11y1'' . 'l'IJl' l>ridt• <lcsigr1ccJ :111d 111:11IL· l1t•r g1>11•1111f t1v11l:1ycrs 11f 1>rg:111?.a 11ver :1 skirt 11f pe:1u de si1iu \1·i111 :1 b11dicd l>f lace 1>vcr pl':1u de siou. 'l'lie skirt tra iled 1>ff i11 t1> ;111 :1isle trai11. Sl1e t::11·1·ied :1 Pra •ver l~oo k covered i11 \1·l1itc lace ~·ith sat in st 1·ea n1 ers . I l>pped 1vi th wl1i te 11111vers an d cent ered with a pi11k cyn1bidiu111 11rchid which sl1e removed a11d used with her g11 i11g a11·ay oul fit . l\1rs . Susa11 Yarbourgh . of Batesburg. served her sister as 111<.11 ron 1>f honor <.1nd Miss l)cbbie McElrath. of Colu111bia. was maid of honor f1i1· lier sister. 'l'he bridesmaids 11·e1·e 1\1 iss Debby Han11a . sister 111' tl1 e groom. Pain Hyatt and l)<1t tie l)a vis 11f Hemingway. l\Jisses Alasl1a Corder of B<.1t es burg a11d ('. arlile Wilson •>f Abbeville. 1'he attendants 11'!1re floor length gowns of 1111ral print chiffon with an l'n1pire desig11 and long full sleeves ~· ith cuffs. collar. and a sasl1 that accentuated the 11·:1ist li11e <>f l111t pi11k velvet . 'l'ltl'Y 11·<1l'l' 11·l1i1 e picturl' l1:1ts 11·itl1 l1:111ds 111' l111t pi11k •;civet . '!'Irey l'<.1cl1 c<.1rried '-' si 11gle 1ii 11k crys:111tl1em u111 t icd with 111t1l1 i-c11l11red ribb<111s <1n '-' li:1ckgr<1u11d 11f leath er leaf ft•r11 . l\1r . ll<.11111:1served his son as licst 111<.1 11 . Llshers were 1'im 11:11111:1. lirother of the groorn. l{ick \ ' <.1rbough. brother-in-law 11f lhe bride 11f Bates burg . f,ava 11 ()\vcns. cousin of the gr1>on1 . <.111d Juliar. Wilson . 1''11r lier daught er 's wedding. l\1rs . Mci':lrath ch1>se a formal g11w11 11f deep pink chiffon with full . l11ng sheer sleeves and a full skirt. A corsage of while p11111 p1Jn1s con1pleled her e11sem ble. Mrs . Ha11na wore an A-line 1101ir lengtl1 gow11 of mini green IJ<ilyesler crepe with long full sleeves , 'l'he neck 1vas :1ccen1uated with sequin trim. Sl1c 1v<1re a corsage of white IJ<llll P<>OlS . 'l'l1e bride is the daughter of I lie Reverend and Mrs. Hiram I.. McElrath of Hemingway . Sl1e graduated from , • ... , I l· Five Generations l<'i\·e ge11~1·atio11s of the Mc~lister family gathered at the family home recently, the occa!l1~11 bel~1g the OOth birthday of Mrs. Mary Jane McAlister, oldest member o~ tl1e fa~11ly. Pictured above are seated, Mrs. McAlister, back row, from left to 1·1gl1l: l~1l111a Re~1·don, her granddaughter, Mrs. Win1ile B. Thompson her dal1gbte1, Mrs. Miriam Burgess, her great-granddaugl1ter, and the young man is ialtlle Bur&e •· Mrs. ~cA · ' gre.t.-&re t-grandson. l ~;tli • sburg - 1, eesvillc lligh sc1 11111 1 :111d atten<led Winthr11p <·, 111egc <.1 rld l,.r<.111cis M<.1ri<Jn <'1>llcgc . . ·1·11e gr<><Jm is the son <>I Mr . ;iiid Mrs . 1,.1·a11klin I<: vander 11:11111<.1 . Sr·. t>f Jlemingway . lie gr·<.1du:ited fr1im Jlemingway. lligl1 Scl1<11il <.111d <.1tlended the l l11ivcrsity <1f S<1ulh l:arol1na ;111d (; L~> rgia 'l'ech where he 111:1j1ired in eng ineering. He is 1111 w <.1t tending 1'' lorencel) ,11. I i n gt 1, n 'I' e c h n i c ~ I l•:duc<.1li on Center and 1s l'nipliiycd <JS pl<.1nt engineer for l\1islee. l11c . of Hemingway . 1''11llowing a wedding trip to 111e beach <.1nd through the S11111ky Mountains. the couple is :11 l111n1e on Marion Street in .J11l111sonv ilie. ln1111cdia1cly following the ccrem<Jny the young couple \1·ere l11inored with a reception i11 the social hall of the church . M1·. a11d Mrs. Jack L' Marsh. .Jr. greeted the guests and i11lroduced then1 to the 1·eceiving composed of the li1·idal couple nnd their parents. Mr . a11d Mrs. Ken Taylor. <JUlll <.111d u11cle of the bride. of Spa1·tanburg. kept the bride's 1·egister. 1'11e bride's table was round, a11d d1·aped in white satin with a11 11verlay of lace. It held a f11u1· tiered wedding cake. ~·l1ich was n1ade by Mrs. Elbert Davis. The confection 11·<1s embossed in white frosting a11d the lower' tiers were delicately l1ighlighted with 1ialc pink roses and green leaves. 1't1e cake was topped \l'ith a gold Cristogram symbol <.111d two bells two white doves l111ldi11g gold wedding rings in tl1eir niouths. 1'11e refreshn1ent table was c<>ve1·ed with Belgian l1a11dwork lace table cloths and l1cld a five -tiered silver ca11dlabra centered. with an <.11•ra11gement of white snaps. gypsopl1olia. [renched ca1·nations and tips of leather leaf fern . Each candle was sitting in a nest of tulle and softened ·with white satin bows a11d love knots. Streamers ran fr11n1 the base of each candle a11d the cent er piece and were sp1·ead a11d softened on the h<.111quet table. The table held a11 array of party foods which included. an1ong other things chicken salad in pastry shells: cheese wafers. strawberries. a crean1 cheese niold holding gi·een pepper jelly. served with salted crackei•s, and a punch 1~·"· 1 fr<1r11 11·l1icl1 ;1 1l1·ligh1lul S1·1i11•r11 lier 1 I bit r<> SC 11ur1 cl1 1\·a s served . ll1e service ' ~lelen ,\11<1l l1er r>ur1ch IJ1 1w rested 11n ll yu 11 . ~1 r~ ~ t h~ .J uck I . ·ii.1 >1rlh :111 i11<lividt1 ;1l l<tlJle nearby. '· ~la~her l11 111 1cdi<.1lely f<1ll<1wing lhc .J a11 1cs (' ~ i1 rel1L·:1rsal <1f lhl· !!<.1nn I.·'•shce' undUy~I ;re :1· l\11:l·:lr<1lh "·edding. Mr . <.1nd l'r•• ,,,~n 1·ing I~~ ese1' l\lr·s . ll ;11111a l:11tertained with'-' l~:ik cr l .awri~ 11·ifl 1><.1rty l111n<1ring their s1in and l>urwa rd l .e~~ \Vho1 l1i s fi;1nce in the soci<.11 hall <>f 11 1 Ihe <>Vtran xp e1 ll1c r' irsl l~ <Jpt isl (:hurch . 'l'he <l11 ~· rid ;iy y rcfresl1n1e11t tables were 7. 1\1iss Mt ~: lra< r c<1vered with white linen and l11J1111r at a Ile . I l1eld '-' five -branched Sh(l\l'Cr Which IS er ca11delabra with burning while SIJCi<JI hall ol - 1apcrs. and a11 a rrangem ent of (:l1urch . flost l11vely party le L ve il<>~' <.111d ~· hite ga lds with • ferns . 'J'l1c table was laden with l'crcy 1.awr·drs" 1 :1 v<.1 r·ict y 1if party foods. .J11ye . l)11n ~·cn~Y · (Jdun1 . '!'he rel ays i11cluding chicken salad in 'd m1 pas[ry shells. ca ke squares and I \l'Crc a1 in 't r'o sa11d11•ichcs. 1'he round punch <Jr ra 11gcmentmca d, table ~1 as covered with while f)<>WCrS . ni t lacc a11d held a ni iniature bride 1iresen ted the ary <t11d gt·oom . l11vely corsagilgw< Assisting in entertaining 11·l1ite carnali •e ft 11·erc Mesdames Joe Dukes, lier light blue l,avern 0~1 e ns and Mettie B . Miss ~1cEh·L­ l\1iller . lla11 11a were l\1iss McElrath was honored p;rtio party aill,ulat 1111 August 27 when Mrs. . and Mrs. Jack L. .Jua11ita Cantey entertained for Oakland StreEI ~· ere Mr. ariU'Y lier \\'ith a n1iscellaneous dropin at lier home. On arrival. Harrel Ison and · Jack Pa tterSOI~ !Vliss McElrath was presented 11·110 \Vere s a L'Orsage of white carnations 11 lo con1 plen1enl her street tables covered W ' length dress of orange and and centered at 11•l1ite stripes. The hostess enjoyed ham served delicious refreshments d<>gs from the ilioi 1if b1·ida I cakes. nuts. chips and cakes and sol~ punch . hostesses P honored couple 011 Saturday. August 29 Mrs. in their cha 13en11et l 1''enters and Miss Pam llyatt entertained for Miss casual china. The emploY · McElrath with a miscellaneous I11c . entert Pi• shower at the home of Mrs. McElrath with 1''e11ters . The hostesses plant cafeter1 presented the honoree with a yellow carnaticn corsage, September I. Miss l'ilcElr \1•hich complemented her red guests in an pants suit . Delicious swiss street l refreshments of a strawberry gelatin mold on lettuce , refreshment la in a delicate crackers. nuts. cake and iced trimmed in Ii tea " 'ere served . ' an assortmenl The Won1en 's Missionary including sa l l11ion of the First Baptist 11uts. cakes a Cl1urch of Hemingway honored l1ostesses pr Miss Joye McElrath and elect with a r'rankie Hanna with a White Bible Service on Thursday, tray. 1 0 • · ' NOTHING HIGHER THAN • 98 . .. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hanna McElrath Wedding WO 10-18-73 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer