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- Mrs. Bessie Ross, Harry Dunlop Are Married Saturday
Mrs. Bessie Jones Ross, of 310 East Fifth Avenue, and Harry Dunlop, of Youngstown, Ohio, originally from Cullybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, were married Saturday night at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Harry Lee Smith officiated.
The altar was decorated with greenery, and Mrs. Nell Wilkinson provided background music.
Mrs. R. C. Jones Jr, of Clearwater, Florida, was her mother’s matron of honor. She wore a rose and white floral print featuring a rose cummerbund, and a white velvet and net cap. Her flowers were pink roses and white stephanotis. Robert Gordon McKee was Mr. Dunlop’s best man.
Mrs. Dunlop wore for her marriage a champagne Chantilly lace dress, waltz-length, and a small matching hat. Her corsage was a white orchid with yellow throat.
Following the ceremony Mrs. Dunlop’s brothers and sisters entertained with a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vick on Charlton Road. Other hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Jones, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gossett, of Greenville, South Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jones of Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Jones, of Rome.
The living room was decorated with arrangements of white gladioli, gardenias and magnolia blossoms.
The dining table was covered with a white lace cloth over pink satin. The wedding cake was at one end and the punch bowl occupied the other end of the table. The centerpiece was a five-branched silver candelabrum holding shell pink candles. Pink flowers were used in an arrangement on the buffet. A variety of sandwiches, nuts and mints were served with the cake. Coffee was served on the patio.
For a brief wedding trip south Mrs. Dunlop wore a brown silk suit, bone accessories and her bridal orchid.
The couple will reside at 5105 West Boulevard, Youngstown, Ohio, after July 1.
Mrs. Dunlop was complimented with a number of parties prior to her marriage. [Rome newspaper, 14 June 1959] KF-in-Georgia
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