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Weddings and Engagements Adair-Brooks Enlisting widespread social interest in October was the announcement by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Adair of the betrothal of their daughter, Miss Madeline Clair Adair, to James Eeon Brooks, Jr., their marriage was quietly solemnized later. Mr. Brooks, All-Southeastern guard, was graduated in 1939. Cowan-Henley Attracting sincere interest is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Mamye Sue Cowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis A. Cowan of Marietta, to Carter Tate Henley of Smyrna. The marriage will take place a t an early date. Mr. Henley was in the class of 1940. DuBose-Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Boyd B. DuBose of Macon announce the engagement of their daughter, Betty, to Mr. English Solomon of Macon and Atlanta. Mr. Solomon graduated in M. E., in 1938. Dunn-Gunther Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dunn of Sylacauga, Alabama, announce the engagement of their daughter, Vera Lee, to Donald Harrison Gunther of Poughkeepsie, N . Y., and Cumberland, Md., of the class of 1940. The wedding date is to be announced later. Fillingame-Hardee Mrs. Mabel Jeanne Fillingame has announced the engagement of her daughter, Rebecca, to Walter Daniel Hardee of St. Augustine, Fla. The marriage took place November 2 at the Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta. Mr. Hardee was a member of the class of 1938. Ford-Berry The marriage of Miss Sara EUender Ford and Ralph Marion Berry took place on October 19 in Atlanta. Mr. Berry was a member of the class of 1939. Howell-Cambell Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoyle Howell of Atlanta announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss. Eillian Wyche Howell to John P. Cambell on October 19, 1940. Mr. Cambell was graduated in 1930 with a B. S. in Commerce. MacDonell-Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. William James Reddy have announced the marriage of their grand-daughter, Miss Rose Eucile MacDonell of Savannah, Ga., to Robert Mack Gibbs of Atlanta. The wedding took place on Sunday, September 1, 1940, in Savannah. Mr. Gibbs received a B. S. in M . E. in 1939. Meyer-Strauss A prominent event of September 22 was the maniage of Miss Olive E. Meyer, daughter of Mrs. Mayme E. Meyer and the late Harry L. Meyer of Miami, Fla., to Ensign Ben A. Strauss, U. S. N. R. of Atlanta. Ensign Strauss was graduated in 1935. He is now attached to the Submarine U. S. S. R-6. Rathbone-de Golian Mr. and Mrs. Wofford Robert Rathbone have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Helen Dufour Rathbone of Austin, Texas, to Felix de Golian, Jr. of Atlanta. Mr. de Golian was in the class of 1934 and later graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy. Shadburn-Holz An announcement of cordial interest was that made by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Webster Shadburn of the marriage of their daughter, Miss Dana Shadburn, to Forrest Henry Holz, which was solemnized September 28, 1940 a t the home of the bride's parents. Mr. Holz, Editor of the 1940 Yellow Jacket, was graduated in June.
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Alumni Attain High Positions John Cleveland Allen, 1931, was recently elected an officei of Rotary International having been named a District Governor by the delegates at the annual convention in Havana, Cuba. He was most active in campus affairs also while in college and in the business woild he is now president of the Allen Granite Company of Elberton, Georgia, and secretary of the National Granite Company. J. Edgar Hamlett, 1921, has been elected vice-president of the White Motor Company and will be located in Boston, Mass., with the Company. Outstanding in campus affairs, Mr. Hamlett has been prominent in civic activities and recently served as chairman of the 1940 Red Cross roll call for the Baltimore, Md., chapter. Winthrop R. Howard, 1911, of New York City, president of the Rawlplug Company, was honored by Armando de Arruda Pereira of Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the past meeting of Rotary International in Havana, and was appointed a member of the Refugee Placement Committee of Rotary International. Albin O. Holder, 1925, for the past two and a half years, vice-president of James McCreery and Company of New York City, has been elected president of the J. N . Adam Company Stores, with headquarters in Buffalo, N. Y., where he was formerly vice-president. The position carries with it the Chairmanship of the Board of the organization. Edgar Kobak, 1918, is now vice-president of the National Broadcasting Company, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Robert L. MacDougall, 1925, steps up again to become director of the Fifth Region of WPA, with supervision of seven Southeastern States. C. B. McGehee, 1925, is now Manager of Sales for the Truscon Steel Company at the General Offices in Youngstown, Ohio. Captain R. L. Watkins, 1926, U. S. Army Reserve, and former president Atlanta Chapter Reserve Officers Association, has been assigned to active duty at the college, as assistant professor of military science and tactics with the R. O. T . C. infantry unit.
Weddings and Engagements-Cont'd. Spalding-Glenn Mrs. Alice Stewart Spalding announces the engagement of her daughter, June Selma, to Mr. William Harper Glenn, Jr. The marriage is to be quitely solemnized in November. Mr. Glenn graduated with a B. S. in Gen. Science in 1935. Stalker-Smith Mrs. Harriet Gough Stalker has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Marie Christiana Stalker, to Milton Morton Smith. The marriage will be solemnized November 19, 1940 in Atlanta. Mr. Smith was a member of the class of 1923. Trotter-Ryan Attracting cordial interest was the announcement of the engagement of Miss Wynelle Trotter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Trotter, to Forrest P. Ryan. The marriage will take place in the near future. Mr. Ryan was graduated in June with a B. S. in Architectural Engineering. Wilby-Redd Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey Wilby recently announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Alma Elizabeth Wilby, to James Thomas Redd of Kansas City, Missouri. The marriage took place November 12 at the home of the bride's parents on Tuxedo Road. Mr. Redd received his M. S. in Chemical Engineering at Tech.