Thomas – Grainger Wedding Tonight.

Mary LeNeve Thomas, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Thomas, will become the bride of Jennings Bryan Grainger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hoyt Grainger Sr. of Florence, in a ceremony taking place at 8 o’clock tonight in the First Baptist Church, Joe Burnette, educational director of the church, will officate at the ceremony. The wedding music will be furnished by M. Berry Seay, organist; Mrs. Lloyd Hendricks, violinist, and Mrs. S. N. Woodward and Deck Taylor, vocalists.

Mary LeNerve, who is to be given in marriage by her grandfather, C. R. Costner, will have for her maid of honor, her cousin, Mary Harvey of Washington, D. C., and for her matron of honor, Mrs. James H. Lesesne (Alma Frances Grainger) of Spartanburg, sister of the bridegroom-elect. Bridesmaid are Betty Harvey and Romesa Jaco, cousins of the bride-elect, Eliza Herndon, Joan Gayden, Mrs. W. C. Reames (Shirley Sills) and Mrs. W. A. Smyrl (Princa McManus). Katharine Foran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Foran of Columbia and Nikki Walker of Columbia, will be flower girls. The ring bearer is Johnny Jacobs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace T. Jacobs (Clara Mae Jacobs) of Columbia.

Jennings’ best man will be Marshall T. Prince. The usher are Charles Thomas of Columbia and Knoxville, Tenn., brother of the bride-elect; M. Hoyt Grainger Jr., of Florence, brother of the bridegroom-elect; Carroll Grainger of Fair Bluff, N. C., cousin of the bridegroom-elect; Robert Costner of Charleston, cousin of the bride-elect; W. C. Reames and W. A. Symrl, both of Columbia, and Ralph Johnson of Aiken and Columbia, Frank Thomas, brother of the bride-elect, and Woody Sanford will light the candles.

Immediately following the ceremony, the bride-elect’s aunt, Miss Jennie Marie Thomas, will entertain at a reception at the Baptist Student Center, 1618 Pendleton Street.