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Stirrup , Townsend Exchange Vows ♦' ' I I’, ' i ' f B ■fl w^y^^^B^pßpL^ 1 ’ r JK |ff -~ | |na| ' »sanfl f to Av‘Av $" &&# l : «l Fmx® ....Miss Norma Thayer Ctlrrup be came the bride of Charles EllioH Townsend at Christ Episcopa.’ Church, Coconut Grove, on lasi Friday evening. Father Theodore Gibson, rector, read the service. Mrs. Leroy Smith was the guest vocalist. Miss Laura Cooler, or ganist, played for the occasion. A profusion of white flowers show ered with pink flowers adorned the altar. The bride wore a gown of hea vy silk taffeta and Chantilly lace. The fitted bodice featured lace yoke and long sleeves embroider ed with :*eed pearls and lace ap pliques on the -bodice front. The bouffant skirt ended in a chapel train. The bridal boquet was a cascade of white orchids and chrysanthemums. Her fingertip veil of French illusion fell from a pearl encrusted tiara. Mn~. Cleophus Howell of Jack sonville, the bride’s aunt was the matron of honor. Her ballerina length dress was.of pink crystal let. The long torso bodice was marked by a 4-inch band of point Venice lace. The bodice fullness Dr, Clarence Hogan Marries Miss Lois Poole A double ring ceremony united in marriage Miss Lois Poole and Dr. Clarence R. Hogan on last Sunday. Rev. J. B. Blacknell per formed the ceremony at Greater Bethel AME following the morn ing service. The bride chose for her wed ding, a formal gown of white tulle and white Chantilly lace. The fitted lace bodice had a Queen Anne collar outlined in seed pearls. The long fitted sleeves were pointed over the backs of the hands The skirt which was very flill, was made of al ternate tiers of lace and tulle. A finger-tip length veil of French illusion fell from a pearl embroid ed pill box of lace. She carried a cascade bouquet of white chrysan themums. ' Miss Helen Higgs, childhood friend of the bride, served as her sole attendant. She wore a dress of fronted ruby taffeta with back interest in the low neckline and low-place bustle bow. Her hall cap was of ruby velvet flowers. Her (bouquet was of white chry santhemums laced with ribbons in fall colors. Dr. William Patterson was bestman. The wedding dinner and recep tion was held at the heme of the groom,’s mother, Mrs. Osoeola Horan on 49th st. Mns Jacqueline Henderson, another childhood friend of the bride and Mesdames Alice Williams Pittman, Pauline Higgs Smith and Thelma Holmes were hostesses. Mrs. Hogan is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary Poole Wil liams and the late Wright Poole. She is a junior at Florida A and M University where she ks pledg ed to Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror ity and is active in campus af fairs. Dr. Hogag, a practicing dentist is the older son of Mrs. Orceola Hogan and the late James Hogan, Sr. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and of the Col legians Club. Drive Carefully v-as ca ght a; me snou;aers witl ’.overs knots. Streamers of cry italle floated from the pouf at he ’ aok of the very full skirt >he carried a muff of green taf ’eta surmounted by pink roses. T *er half-bonnet was of green taf fetc, her satin slippers of pink Th» five bridesmaids wore iden tit ul dresses of mint green chystal le, made in like fashion to that o the matron of honor. Their taffeta muffs were pink surmounted toy white tube roses. Half-bonnets were of pink, satin clippers, green. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Charles Woodard and Joyce Davis, Iral Davis, Alice Harrell of S. Miami, and Fannie Whitlow of St. Joseph, La. Junior bridesmaids in waltz length pink taffeta were tceva and Woodye Ada>s. Two flower girls in floor length pink taffeta. Carol David and Annette Bowman strewed rose petals from silver baskets. Franklin Stirrup 111 was ring bearer. Pierre D. Jackson, principal of Western, High School, Birming ham, was the best man. Ushers Miss Florence Young is Bride Jobie Pollock By ELLIOTT J. PIEZE Miss Florence Theresa Young, laughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Young, Sr., of 439 NW Bth st., be came the bride of Jobie Pollock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Pollock, of 1979 NW 6th ave., in marriage ’eremonies held Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Burroughs, 1230 NW 70th st. The Rev. J. B. Blacknell, pastor of Greater Bethel AME Church, of ficiated. Gorgeously attired in a stun ning gown of white lace over white satin, with a.white net veil white satin slippers, and carrying a boquet of white and ;ink carna tions, the bride was given in mar iaga by her father The bride was attended by a maid of honor and four brides maids. Mis*; Beatrice Burroughs in aunt of the bride, was the maid of honor, and was attired n a rose-colored gown over sat 'n. The bridesmaids were Misres Bettve Burroughs, and her aim! of the bride, Dorothy Powell, Do rothea Cason and Eleanor Ram sey. Miss Bettye Burroughs was dressed in blue, Miss Powell in Mlac, Miss Cason in pink and white and Miss Ramsey in blue and white. All of the attendants carried flowers similar to those of the bride. David Young, Jr., a brother of the bride, was bestman’ and the urhers all wore tropical formal attires. Little Yvonne Taylor, another grand daughter of Mr and Mrs. William Burroughs, was the flower girl, and little Willie Dan ieds, a grandson .of the Burroughs, was the ringbearer. Immediatey following the cere mony a very elaborate reception was held at the same home. The bride is a native of Miami ere rrince t'uimcr, Willie C. Daniels, Alvin Guilford and Rob ert Mack ay. Approximately 500 guests at tended the reception held at th( palatial home of the bride’s cou sin, Dr. Daze lie Dean, Simpsor and her husband, Dr. Georgi Simpson on Percival ave. Hostesses for the affair wer Mesdames Leo Albert, Mary Fort Williams and Josephine Denn: Mackey. The couple left after the reception for a brief honeymoon in Cuba. The bride is the older daughter of the W. E. Franklin Stirrups of Coconut Grove. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University and is currently employed as school secretary at J. R. E. Lee Elemen tary School, South Miami. She is an Alpha Kappa Alpha soror. Mr. Townsend is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Townsend of Birmingham. He, too, is a Ten nessee State graduate and is a memiber of the faculty of Western High School in Birmingham. The couple will make their home in Birmingham after July 1. Broward County News by Walter Bowe Pall Bearers’ Lodge No. 81 will have its first meeting of the year Monday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m. All mem bers are asked to be present. Walter Blatch, president. * Miss Walreka Bain spent the Christmas holidays at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W Blatch of Carver Ranches. Miss Bain is attending the School lor the Blind at St. Augustine. She reports that she is getting along fine. * Cyril Cumberbatch, son of Mr and Mrs. James Cumberbatch of Hallandale, st:ent the holiday with his family. This is his fre.-li man year at Florida A and M University. Miss Dorothy Hart, daughter of Mrs. Mabel Hart of 4500 S.W. 28th 28th st., was here visiting for the Christmas holidays. She is a sen ior nurre at Hampton Institute, and will graduate with the B. S. degree in June. * Jesse Gamble, 1717 S.W. Bth ave., passed Monday morning, De cember 31 at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Gamble, ten children, 31 grandchildren and IP great grandchildren. Funeral ser vices will be held Friday, 2 pun. at the Church of Christ in Hal landale. BAND AVAILABLE Six-piece band open for en mects on Fridays, Saturday and Sundays. Call PL 8-1080 after 2 pm, 7166 NW 16th Ct. and a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, and the bridegroom is originally from Mariana, Fla. MU K I* THE MIAMI TIMES—“The Peoples* Newspaper” SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1957 SINGAPORE NEWSMAN VISITS MIAMI David Tamlbyah of Singapore was in Miami this week for a few days and is much impressed with the progress of the city. He reports thus far be has made 65 appearances in talks to club, school, university, Rotary, Ki wans, Optimist and church groups. He left his home since last Feto ruary. Tamlbyah, 31, news editor of the Singapore Standard, has spent three months with the Duluth Herald and News Tribune in Du luth, Minn., on an international exchange program for journalists sposored by the U. S. State De partment. Instead of proceeding straight back, to Singapore. Tambyah is touring the southern states gath ering first hand information on the segregation question for his paper back home, fie will spend a week each in Florida, Louisi ana and Georgia before going on to Kansas City, Washington and Aew York. STAR MEAT MARKET \/ 1520 N.W. 62nd Street SS§P- 0 THE MARKET WITH COURTEOUS SERVICE Fresh Meat • Low Prices THE PALMS PRESENTS SATURDAY, JAN . 5 • * “THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN FINGERS” THE ONE..* ....THE ONLY GUITAR SUN HIS SINGING GUITAR AND HIS GREAT BAND * GUITAR SUM Opening Adm. 75c Rest of Week 50c “sweetheart nite” EVERY MONDAY ALWAYS THE BEaT Except Holidays 75c FOR LESS AT SWEETHEARTS FREE THE PALMS HALLANDALE The Singapore Standard is one of a chain of papers published in English and Chinese in Hong kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Malaya. Tamtoyah’s parents hail from Ceylon but he was born in Sing apore and is now a Malayan. His country has been promised independence by the British in August of this year, but he says the peaceful settlement of the Suez Canal issue will play an im portant part in the granting of independence to Malaya. "All of Malaya’s rubber and tin goes through the Suez Canal to Brit ain and Europe, Malay’s best customers.” In Singapore, which has a pop ulation of 1.2 million, there are 800,000 Chinese, 150,000 Malays with the rest made up of Indians, Ceylonese, Indonesians, Siamese and the British. There are about 130 American familieis in Singa pore, all of whom are mainly in the Foreign Service of the U. S. State Department. Drive Carefully Watch Out for Kids PAGE 3