Jack and Rubye Armour John Thomas (Jack) and Rubye Kennedy Armour of Rayle were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception Sunday, September 30, in the fellowship hall of Sardis Baptist Church hosted by their sons and daughters-in-law, Lyn and Debra Armour, Tracy and Denise Armour, Greg and Angela Armour, all of Rayle, and Barry and Beth Armour of Oglethorpe County, and their families.

The Armours were married September 28, l957, at her home by Rev. Bryan P. Edwards.

For the reception Mrs. Armour wore a two-piece champagne dress fashioned with a beaded and embroidered lace top. She was presented a corsage of white chrysanthemums, pompons, Alstroemeria lilies and gypsophila with gold leafletsand gold ribbon. Mr. Armour was presented a boutonniere of white Alstroemeria lilies for his jacket lapel. The corsage and boutonniere were gifts from Audra Chapman of Washington.

As guests arrived they registered in a scrapbook placed on a rectangle table covered in white and decorated with an arrangement of white roses and hydrangeas, yellow gladioli, gypsophila and mixed greens. A gold pillar candleholder with a glass votive held a white candle. Stands of large ferns flanked the table. The scrapbook, tended by granddaughter, Casey Davis of Rayle, who also greeted guests, will be filled with pictures and memorabilia from the day for the couple to enjoy.

Another rectangle table covered in white held a large gold frame with an array of smaller photographs from the couple's wedding and the article from The News-Reporter of their wedding. Several pictures in gold frames from their 25th wedding anniversary were also on this table. Mrs. Armour's wedding dress was to one side of the table. The other side featured a large arrangement of white roses and hydrangeas, yellow gladioli and mixed greenery. Three small gold votives were also on the table.

The piano held two massive ferns and floating gold flower votives in a clear glass bowl. In front of the piano was another rectangle table with a white cloth holding another arrangement of white hydrangeas and roses, yellow gladioli and mixed greenery. Two large gold candelabra with tall white candles and a large clear glass bowl with floating gold flower votives completed the setting.

A floor-length white cloth with a gold overlay covered the round cake table. Centering the table was a large three-layered cake on a massive square plateau with fivesquare cakes around the center one. The large cake had a caramel layer, coconut layer and carrot cake layer on top, all decorated with butter cream icing. There was a gold ribbon on the middle layer with delicate beading and decorating over the other layers with gold beading throughout with tiny white flowers. White confection flowers and a gold ribbon bow topped the cake. The fivesurrounding cakes also featured different flavors. The hummingbird cake had white cornelli trimming and the red raspberry cake was covered with fondant gold dots and white beading. The Spanish lemon cake had a gold ribbon around its center and white beading. The Kahlua cake featured a wider gold satin ribbon at the base with tiny dots all over and beading around the edges. The strawberry cake featured piping and tiny flowers with gold bead accents. The couple used their engraved cake knife from their 25th wedding anniversary for serving. The knife was embellished with Alstroemeria lilies and miniature carnations with gold leafletsand gold ribbon. Granddaughters, Samantha Callaway of Rayle and Brittany Armour of Oglethorpe County, served the cakes.

The round punch table was also dressed in a white floor-length cloth and gold overlay. Gypsophila and mixed greenery surrounded the base of the bowl and three small gold votives added to the design. Serving punch were granddaughters, Cody Armour of Rayle and Bettina Armour of Oglethorpe County.

A focal point behind the cake and punch tables was a large white lattice screen which featured large gold letters in a diagonal design spelling ARMOUR. Large gold bows were gathered in the corners at the top with white and gold tulle gathered at intervals across the top and trailing the sides. Ferns were also used about the room.

The T-shaped food table was covered in white with gold netting down the center. Clear bowls held floating gold flower votives at different points on the table. At the end table a massive clear glass vase held a beautiful arrangement of 50 white roses, yellow gladioli, gypsophila and mixed greenery. The yellow gladioli were used as a memento of the flowers used in the Armours' wedding. A large fruit tree and vegetable motif were on each side of the arrangement. At the base of the fruit tree were assorted fruits and fruit dip served from grapefruit bowls. The vegetable motif held assorted vegetables spiraled around in a pyramid form and assorted vegetables were served with ranch dip on platters at the base. Other party foods included sausage balls, pecan sandies, chicken salad in tart shells, cheese straws, spinach dip with Fritos Scoops, pecan-covered cheese ball with assorted crackers, brownies, deli spirals, butter mints and mixed nuts.

Barry Armour welcomed guests and Rev. Jim Newsome offered the blessing.

The flowers for the occasion were arranged by granddaughter, Brittany Armour, and were a gift from Judy Thornton of Danburg.

A special letter was read from Rev. Bryan Edwards about his marrying the couple 50 years before. He told how he regretted not being able to attend due to an already planned cruise. He enclosed pictures of himself and his wife and told about his family.

Many family members and friends gathered to help the Armours celebrate. Out-of-town guests included Emmett and Joyce Ghann of Union Point; Helen Sheppard of Collins; Evelyn Monroe of Metter; Calvin and Margie Maxwell of Miami, Fla.; Clifford and Janet Boatwright of Valdese, N.C.; and John Mark and Betty Carpenter of Chestnut Mountain.