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Show couple: Fifty-seven guests were present at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Beale on Basalt street, Tuesday evening, ev-ening, Deo. 8th, where the marriage of their daughter, Lucinda, to Orville Barnes, took place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Peacock. The room in which the wedding took New Gives Advice On Early Shopping If Postmaster General New has his way about it, Christmas Day this year is going to be the biggest and the best for all the employees of the postal service and especially for the ever-faithful ever-faithful letter carriers. He has issued orders to postmasters throughout the country that their offices of-fices will be closed all day Christmas except for the dispatch of special del-ivory del-ivory letters and parcels and special handling letters nnd parcels. In order that the vast army of car-Tiers car-Tiers and, clerks may enjoy Christmas Day to the fullest extent with their families and friends, the cooperation nf very man, woman and child in the United States will be necessary. Under the leadership of the Postmaster Post-master General, a campaign is now under way throughout the country to instill into the minds of everybody the necessity for shopping and mail- place, was decorated in pink ribbon, arranged in sprays from the centerpiece center-piece of the ceiling, and thrown out over the room, like faint rays of light from the sky. The marriage altar was a canopy set off by wedding bells, under which the bridal party stood for the ceremony. The bride wore a shell colored gown of crash-crepe, ornamented in silver lace and pearl fastenings. The groom wore a plain traveling suit. CI arence Owen acted as best man and Miss Emma Beale, a sister of the bride, was the maid-of-honor. Little I Margaret Barnes was the ring-bearer. Miss Eva Peterson played the old, familiar wedding-march. Among the wedding-guests were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Barnes, parents of the groom, and ing early in order that there will be a' little congestion at the post offices as possible during Christmas week and in order that both the sender and receiver of gifts and remembrances may reap the happiness that is contemplated con-templated by such an exchange of presents. Once more the Post Office Department Depart-ment urges the American public to do its Christmas shopping and mailing mail-ing early. If the shopping is done now the buyer gets just what he "or she wants and if the gift is mailed in time it is sure to reach its destination in plenty of time before Christmas Day. |