The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 March 1970 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL— Wed„ Mar. 4, 1970

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Patti Jo Pilcher And Richard Chapman United In Marriage January 17

Mtss Patti Jo Pilcher and Richard Husi Chapman, Jr., were united in marriage in a lovely wedding at 7 30 o'clock Saturday evening. Jan. 17, in the Rome City Methodist church. Rev. Moody performed the double ring ceremony before an altar decorated with large mums and carnations. Parents of the bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pilcher of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs Richard Chapman. Sr., Rome City. Given in Marriage, The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose a full length gown of delicate nylon sheer over acetate taffeta. Sequin rosebuds covered the gown front. The detachable full length chapel train flowed from a large bow at the back waist. Her bouffant elbow length veil was attached to nylon and acetate rose petals accented with simulated seed pearls. She wore a single strand pearl necklace and earrings, a gift of the bridegroom, and carried a bouquet of pink and white rosebuds and mums. Attendants Mrs. Thomas Perranowski, matron of honor and sister of the bride, appeared in a full length empire style gown of mint green antique satin with elbow sleeves and a matching headpiece of nylon tulle with organza flowers. Her bouquet was of pink and white mums. Jerry M. Chapman, brother of the bridegroom, served as best man. Ushers were Robert Pilch-

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er, brother of the bride, and James Wortinger. The mother of the bride chose for the wedding, a dark brown two piece suit with brown accessories. The bridegroom’s mother wore a light blue crepe dress with navy accessories. Their, flowers were white orchids. Reception Follows The wedding reception was held in the home of the bride’s parents with Mrs. Perzanowski and Miss Linda' Pilcher,' both sisters of the bride, and Mrs. Stanley Perzanowski of Hammond serving. MiSs Pilcher also registered the gifts. For her wedding trip the bride was attired in a melon colored knit dress with brown accessories. The newlyweds are residing at 3307 Holton, Fort Wayne. . i PYTHIAN CLUB IN FEBRUARY MEETING Members of the Pythian club of Syracuse met last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Herbert Blue with Mrs. Zerola Zook assisting for the pot luck dinner. There were 12 members and one guest During the social hour games were played with high going to Mrs Doris Mohler; low. Mrs. Blanche Kuhn and door prize, Mrs. Ada Gingerich Mrs. Estella Swartz will entertain for the March meeting with Mrs. Catherine Babcock as co-hostess.

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Shower For Bride-Elect Os Ned Lewis Speicher Miss Deborah Kay Wuethrich of Rensselaer, fiancee of Ned Lewis Speicher, a junior at Manchester college, was the guest of honor at a bridal shower in the home of Mrs. Glenn Price, Sr., on r 1 Milford, Friday evening. Assisting hostesses were Miss Susan Price, Mrs. Richard Kaiser, Mrs. Don Beer and daughter, Miss Joyce Beer. Guests ladies of the Milford Apostolic Christian church and friends. Each one was given a card on which to write advice to the bride. A marriage skit was enacted by John and Lynn Kaiser. The guest of honor and fiance, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Speicher of r 2 Milford, were seated at a card table decorated in blue and white crepe paper. A large blue heart was on the wall. Assisting with the opening of the many lovely gifts were Brenda Wuethrich and Sue Speicher, sisters of the principals. The hostesses presented Miss Wuethrich a blue Shasta daisy corsage. The dining room table featured a salar bar of which the guests partook during the social hour. Miss Price and Miss Beer poured the coffee and punch. Blue candles awl a centerpiece of blue flowers adorned the table. A prize was won by Mrs. Pauline Speicher. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. David Wuethrich. parents of the bride-elect, and daughters, Miriam and Marla, Mrs. Richard Wuethrich, and Mrs. Dale Ward, all of Rensselaer. The Speicher-Wuethrich nuptial service will be read at the Apostolic Christian church in Francesville on Sunday, March 22, by the elder of the church, Wendell Gudeman. Miss Wuethrich was a secretary for State Farm Insurance at Lafayette until her resignation Fri day. Mrs. Blanche Kline Honored At Open House Mrs. Blanche Kline of Syracuse was honored at an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in honor of her 80th birthday. Cake and coffee were served to the many callers with arrangements being made by her daughters, Mrs. Paul Brewer and Mrs. Delbert Brown. In the evening a family gathering was held with Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kline and Philip, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Brown and Rodger and friend, Mrs. Cleo Henwood, all of Syracuse; Mrs. Gary Kline and Jeff of Wheaton, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Edison Witmer of Larwill; and John Kline and friend of Goshen, in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hollar, Mr. and Mrs. Royse Biller, and Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Biller, all of r 2 Milford, had dinner recently at New Paris.

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PLAN OCTOBER WEDDING — Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Burkholder of r 3 Xappanee announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Pamela Sue. to Daniel Lee Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith of Milford. The bride-elect is a senior at North Wood high school. Her fiance is employed at Brock Manufacturing, Milford. I An October wedding is planned by the couple. WRC IN MARCH MEETING Mrs. Zerola Zook, president, presided for the March meeting of the Syracuse Women’s Relief Corps Monday night with eight in attendance. Plans were made for the scholarship fund for the Knightstown home. A social hour w'as enjoyed and refreshments served by Mrs. Frank Bates and Mrs. Mabel Walton. The next meeting will be on April 6. CAREFREE MOTHERS CLUB MEETS The Carefree Mothers Club held their February meeting at the home of Mrs. Jerry (Barbara) Bray recently. Mrs. Tom (Pat) Dye was co-hostess. Mrs. Bray had her home decorated in red and white in keeping with the Valentine theme. After the meeting games were played and names drawn for secret pals for the coming year. Refreshments were serv ed and the rest of the evening was spent getting acquainted with the new members.

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PLANS MARCH WEDDING — Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Teresa Ann Jones, daughter of Mrs. Betty Campbell of 3(25 Dauphin Dr., N. E„ Canton. Ohip, and the late Jack Jones, to Jerry Wayne Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Warren of r 2 Syracuse. Miss Jones graduated with class of 190 from Oak wood high school in Canton. She has been employed in the office of Grant's at Canton. Her fiance graduated from W’awasee in 190. He is employed by Essex Wire in Ugonier. A March wedding is being planned.

Mrs. Clem Lisor Culminates A Good Year As Deputy Os District 20

Members of the Order of Eastern Star, chapter 283, Syracuse, joined Mrs. Clem (Suzanna) Lisor of Syracuse in celebrating her year as deputy of district 20 Saturday evening with a reception at the Calvary United Methodist church south of Syracuse. Mrs. Robert Murray was chairman of the committee on preparations for the reception with 225 in attendance. 50-Year Awards Mrs. Lucy Kegg and Mrs. Estella Swartz, both of Syracuse, received 50-year awards of gold. Under the direction of the worthy grand matron, the ladies were panned by (he worthy grand patron and each received a corsage from the chapter and were dinner guests of the chapter. Mrs. Richard Brown was chairman of the committee in charge of the dinner which followed the reception at a local restaurant. It was attended by 140 persons. Open House An open house was held at the Lisor residence immediately following the dinner with 100 guests in attendance.

ENTERTAINS FOR FRIEND Mrs. Alvin Haab of r 2 Milford entertained in honor of Miss Linda Beer, bride-elect of Stanley Wuthrich. Tuesday evening. The guests present for the miscellaneous bridal shower were 1966 classmates of Milford high school. The wedding will take place on March 15.

TOOMS'H'S &o‘R'HS‘g Starting In This Space This Week Is Women s Comer ith News And Features Os Interest To The Women Os The Lakeland Area. In order to make this page a success we need the cooperation of those ladies who hold the almost thankless job of being publicity chairman for their clubs and organizations and of the other women in the community. We ask that you join us in making the following resolutions. WE (Publicity Chairmen) Resolve: — that we will not telephone a reporter and then leave her t hanging while we round up all the facts of the story. — that we will not call the newspaper with novel-length items to dictate. Those will be mailed or delivered in person to one of — that we will not blame unfairly the society department for unknowingly repeating our mistakes. that we will not call the society department to complain until we are absolutely sure the item we couldn’t find wasn’t in. The deadline for news on this page will be 3 p.m. Monday. All other items will appear elsewhere in the paper. that we will try not to call when the baby is howling, the dog is barking and the television blasting. — that we will type (double-space) our releases whenever possible or write them legibly, printing names and using husband’s names for married women. WE (at the newspaper office) Resolve: — that it will not be necessary to set fire to one’s self in the s. presence of the editor on a slow day (as someone once said) * in order to get one’s name in the paper. Other events will be publicized. * — that we will be virtuous, honest, brave and will never spell anyone’s name wrong. - x • 'rt’ - that we will be industrious, perserving, modest and make * U re that our byline is always spelled correctly. that we will be prompt, dependable, resourceful and will always have the correct dates in stories. A . that we will be fair, factual and non-partisan and will always assist in publicizing the activities of your organization. ®|P. that we will be unassuming, co-operative and non-dictator-ial, especially when we have to say no to a request counter to >wßjflyfl \ ■ Mail-Journal policy. WE (Brides-elect) Resolve: , that we will turn in clean, legible engagement and wedding forms, unchewed by dogs and unscribbled on by baby sisters. that we will not be upset when names do not appear in the v ..1 ...... r — wedding account that we neglected to include on the wedding T 4 “T '•*?!*"\ - I — that we will not fill up the backs and sides of wedding )jf forms with information the paper does not ask for and can §lf ' ■ not use. 3 &V" ; \'• "'A-i-A? — that we will observe deadlines ifwe wish our free gift sub- AV" \ , scription to be given. * ~ — that we will choose a month other than June or August »n \ '

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EUCHRE CLUB MEETS Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wuthrich of Milford entertained their euchre club Saturday evening. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Evar Troup, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Felkner, Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Charlton, Leesburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Poscharsky, Columbia City. LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bucher of r 3 Syracuse were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Parcell of Elkhart. Other guests were, Mr. and Mrs. James Barnes and son, Kevin and granddaughter, Monica of Pontiat, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher of Syracuse.

Shipley-Beer Wedding Performed Febraary 21 In North Webster Church

Miss Ginger Lou Shipley became the bride of Max Beer in a double ring ceremony performed at 7:30 o’clock Saturday evening, Feb. 21, in Hie North Webster United Methodist church. Rev. John Weeks, pastor of the church, heard the vows in the presence of 150 guests. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shipley of r 1 Warsaw and Rev! and Mrs. Henry Beer of Milford. Baskets erf yellow and white chrysanthemums and gladioli with candelabras graced the altar. The pews were marked with yellow and white daisies and chrysanthemums, laced in white ribbon bows. Miss Kathy Bryant, a friend erf the bride’s family, provided organ music preceding the ceremony. Bride in Yellow Dress The bride, given in marriage by her father, was attired in a yellow street length dress fashioned with a high neckline and long, full sleeves. Her short veil was of yellow nylon net, trimmed with yellow daisies, and she carried a nosegay of white carnations qnd a white orchid on a white Bible. Mrs. Dean Anderson of North Webster, as matron of honor, wore a pink street length dress with a pink veil, and carried a bouquet of white carnations with pink ribbon cascade. Hie bridegroom was attended by Lowell Beer of Boulder, Colo. Guests were seated by Steve Wolferman and John Teeple, both of Milford, and Ron Shipley of Angola, brother of the bride. Mrs. Shipley wore a three piece knit lime green suit for her daughter’s wedding. Her corsage was of lime green cymbidium orchids. The bridegroom’s mother was attired in a dark blue dress with light blue accessories, wearing a corsage of yellow cymbidium orchids. Kimera Shipley held the guest book and Melissa Shipley carried the gifts. Both are sisters of the

bride. Reception Follows A reception was held in the church social rooms immediately following the ceremony. At the serving table were Choi Schell, Pam Lewallen, and Susan Brower, all of North Webster, and Ruby Kern of Syracuse. Sally Siltler erf Silver Lake and Beth Brown of Muncie assisted with the gifts. After a brief wedding trip the couple is residing in Milford. The . new Mrs. Beer attended Wawasee high school. Mr. Beer is a graduate of Milford high school and attended Michigan State university. Since completing his army service he assists his father in the landscaping business. f jfe ENGAGED — Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Bright of North Webster announce the engagement of their daughter, April Louise, to Gary Wayne Newcomer, son of Mr. and «Mrs. Elmer Zimmerman of r 1 Milford. Both are seniors at Wawasee high schooffHe is an employee of the Zimmerman Gravel Company, Milford. An August wedding is planned.