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P- r V. 1 Thursday, February,25, I960 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE / / , THE WOMAN'S PAGE Social Events and Club New of Interest ■ ■ I Gardenette Members Design Unusual Hats "Given For Club Hats fashioned of flowers, fruits nr vegetables were worn bv the Gardenettes at their February meeting held on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ralph Ted- ards. • * The creations were judged with places being awarded: Mrs.. Rob ert y Strock for her hat designed of purple cabbage and radishes; Mrs. Marvin Gault who wore a hat of variegated camellias; Mrs. Dan Orr for her hat fashioned of lettuce, oranges and carrots; Mrs. A. C. Workman, Jr', for her design in jonquils, green net and nuts. Pictures were made during the showings and the hats were -on dis play followmg the meeting at the Ladies Shop. Later in the afternoon refresh ments were served. A gift was pre sented to Mfcs. Workman who is the retiring president. For the occasion jonquils and early spring flowering shrubs were artistically arrayed in the meeting rooms. Sunbonnet Club Sees Slides of Gardens Colored slides of Middleton, Mag nolia, Cypress and other famous South Carolina gardens were shown by Dr. Marshall W. Brown on Mon day afternoon to members of the Sunbonnet Garden Club. Dr. Brown told something of the history of each of the gardens and also in cluded were several North Carolina gardens. Mrs. Brown and Miss Marion Burts were hostesses for the meet ing which was held at the home of the former. Following the program they served coffee, sandwiches, cheese straws and sweets. Mrs. Ben Hammet, Mks. A. C. Young and Mlrs. John T. Young were guests of the club for the meeting. Dessert Bridge Mtr. and Mrs! Bailey Dixon en tertained members of their card club for a dessert bridge on Sat urday evening. A sweet course was served when the guests assembled and a num ber of progressions were enjoyed. Two tables were in play with Mr. ■and Mrs. Frank Sfierrill making top score. \ Greenery with other seasonal ar rangements made a pretty back ground for cards. Joint Hostesses Entertain Friends With Informal Parties Mrs. W. P. Jacobs. 3rd, Mrs. C. E. Law, and Mrs. W. M Shields jointly entertained friends with in formal parties the past week. On Wednesday morning a num ber of guests were invited for cof fee. Mrs. David S. Cook assisted the hostesses in entertaining in the living room and Mrs. W. R. Turner poured coffee. For the afternoon drop-in, assist ing were Mrs. Harry McSween, Mrs. H. F. Lowman and Mrs Reese H. Young with Mrs. Hugh S. Ja cobs pouring coffee. On each occasion a delightful in formal hour of conversation was en joyed and refreshments of fancy and open faced sandwiches served with other party dainties and sweets. White tapers burned in triple silver candelabra on -either side of red carnations arranged with fern in a silver bowl to center the buffet refreshment table in the dining room. A white cut work cloth overlaid the table. In the living room were bouquets of white gladioli and chrysanthe mums accented with red ami a sil ver tray of red camellias. Pink quince and gladioli adorned the den. There’s more than meets the Eye sjammf/ in a rme Money cannot buy what a diamond represents. A diamond is a symbol. To you it represents your love for her. To us it stands for our integrity . .. our value giving .*. . our good reputation. *249” DIGNIFIED J.C. Thomas * Jeweler *‘It*s Time That Cents'* CHECKS Save Time STEPS A Checking Account • help keeps your money safe, yet always readily available. ' / '3. ■ V You can pay all your bills in minutes by check—save time, steps, trouble. Your cancelled check is your re ceipt; its stub, your record. 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Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Joe Leake. Mks. Thomas, Mrs. R. S. Truluck, Mrs. Guy Copeiand. Mrs. S. W. Sumerel and Mrs. Fred Holcombe. Baptist Choir Honors Miss Maude Sumerel, Retiring Organist The members of the adult choir of the First Baptist Church compli mented Miss Maude Sumerel, retir ing organist with a drop-in following prayer services.on Wednesday eve ning, February 17, at the parsonage. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Darr and Miss Sumerel greeted the guests as they entered. After membres had arrived Mrs. Darr pinned a lovely pink corsage of carnations on “Miss Maude” as honor guest. On behalf of the members of the choir, the choir president, Edward Perry, presented Miss Sumer* with an electric blanket as an expres sion of appreciation. In making the presentation he said, “This is an ex pression of our sincere love for you as an individual and our high es teem of your faithfulness to the choir which you have served loyally for many, many years.” Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey invited the guests into the dining room where Mrs. S W. Sumerel poured coffee. Mrs! Frank Fowler assistel in serv ing cake, nuts and mints. The table was beautifully laid with an exqui site cloth of hand-made lace block ed with hand-embroidered linen. In the center was a large arrangement of gladioli, snapdragons, carnations aid fern in a silver container. On either side were three-pronged silver candlabra matching th coffee ser vice. , Throughout the receiving rooms were arrangements of jonquils, car nations, flowering quince and ca mellias. Family Gatherings Held For Mr. Owens A number of family gatherings during the week honored Edgar Owens, of Greenvale, Wise., who was here to visit his sister, Mrs. R. E. Sadler and other relatives. Joining local relatives on Monday evening were Mrs. W. M. Scott and Mrs! Ben Martin, of Easley, for an old fashioned supper at the home of Mrs. Sadler. The theme was further carried out by the hostess’ grand daughter. Julia Sadler, who assist ed in Serving dressed in a white satin dress which had been in the trousseau of her great-grandmother, the late Mrs. W. E. Owens, nee Mary Bailey. Other. smaller informal gather ings were held for Mr. Owens and on Sunday Mrs. William Bailey Owens and Miss Nancy Owens en tertained the family for the smor gasbord dinner at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. Billy Owens and daugh ter. Charlotte, of Atlanta, were out- of-town guests for this occasion. Denise Wolfe Has Birthday Celebrating her fourth, birthday which occurred February 11, Denise Wolfe entertained her little play mates at the Episcopal Nursery School on Friday following with a Valentine .party. ^ « The seasonal motif was canned out in decorations and favors were baskets of candy hearts. The blue and white birthday cake decorated in the nursery rhyme theme of "Mary Had A Little Lamb,” was cut and served with punch and ice cream. Denise is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wolfe. Thursday Club Has Meeting Entertaining members of her Thursday ‘Club, Mrs. I. M. Adair was hostess for two tables of bridge at her h^rne the past week. Refreshments were enjoyed be tween progressions. Mrs. Tom Ad dison and Mrs. George R. Blalock were score winners for the games. Golf Luncheqp Meeting Tuesday A luncheon meeting * the Ladies Golf Association of the Lakeside Country Club will be held on Tues day, March 1. Members are asked to call the hoste—es, Mrs. Carlisle Neely, or Mx Gary Lahn for rsereavtioos. Century Club To *Hold Business Meet A business meeting of the Century Club will be held on Tuesday after noon, March 1, at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Wm. Redd Turner on Calvert Avenue. Mrs. Baker Hostess To Thursday Club Mrs. Kenneth N. Baker was hos tess to members of her bridge club Thursday afternoon assembling players for two tables. Greenery and other seasonal ar-> rangements made a pretty setting for the games Score prizes were won by Mrs. J. B. Hart and Mrs. H. L. Eichelberger. Lator in the afternoon when cards were laid aside a salad course was served. Wednesday Club With Mrs. Sadler Frederick T. Gates, associate of John D. Rockefeller and chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation, was the subject of the afternoon's, dis cussion which Mrs. Thorn well Dun lap gave on Wednesday, February 11, at the Study Club. Mrs. R. E. Sadler was hostess to the members. She used deep pink camellias and bowls of pink and white flowering quince for decora tion. A salad course, coffee and cake were served late in the afternoon. Garden Clubs Plan March Joint Meeting^ A >generai meeting for the Clin ton Garden Clubs has been planned for Monday, March 14. Guest speaker for the meeting will be Mrs. Francis Johnstone, wife of Dr. Johnstone, head of the horticulture department at the Uni versity of Georgia, Athens. She has conducted workshops on flower ar ranging throughout Georgia and for two years did the arranging and decorating for the new building’ “Continuing of Education,” at the University. Hunter-Blonchord Rites In Laurens Miss Lucile Gray Hunter, of Laurens, and Harvey Franklin Blanchard, Jr., of Fayetteville. N. C., were married February 12 at the hom^of her grandfather. H. Douglas Gray, on S. Harper St., Laurens, with the Rev. Chalmers F. McCutchen officiating. Mrs^ Blanchard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M H. Hunter, Jr., attended Laurens High School. Mr. Blanch ard, whose parents live in Fayette ville. N. C.. is a junior at Presby terian College Mrs. Brehmer Head Yellow Jasmine Club The regular monthly meeting of the Yellow Jasmine Garden Club was held on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. T Thomason with <M!rs John Madden as co-hos- tess. . v Mrs. W. C. Shealy gave the devo tional and during a business session the following new officers were elected: President—Mrs. Judson Brehmer. Vice-President — Mrs. Joel Can non. Secretary—Mrs. John Madden. Treasurer—Mrs Don Creighton Mrs. Creighton introduced Mrs. Harry Wilkes, guest speaker, to the group Mrs. Wilkes gave the his tory of ceramics and demonstrated by making a bowl. She also showed other ceramics which she had pre viously made. A social hour and refreshments were enjoyed at the close of the afternoon. A Mrs. Smth Head Garden Club Council The nomination of new officers and beautification plans for the city were the main features of business for the meeting of the Clinton arden Clubs Council held on Tuesday mor ning of the past week at>4he home of Mrs. F. \T Smith / The following slate of officers was confirmed on Monday afternoon by the clubs at their individual meet ings: President—Mrs. Howard Smith. 1 Vice-President — Mrs. Marvin Gault. ' v Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs R. L. Plaxico, Jr. Mrs Frai^i Jones is retiring pres ident. Committees will be a pointed by the incoming president .with in stallation to take place at the gen eral meeting * the clubs on March 14. Plans were discussed -for land scaping entrance points to the city with planting for several to begin immediately. In addition to the beautification project the council will also sell bird feeders as a fund raising project. A new club, the Iris Garden Club, headed by Mrs. Earl Rice as pres ident, was welcomed into the coun cil. During the meeting the hostess served coffee and donuts. COLLEGE DAMES MEET Hie College Dames will meet Thursday, March 3, at 8 o’clock at the Douglas House. Members are asked to keep this meeting date in mind and to attend as there will he a special program. Dr. Felder Smith lourens, S. C. If4 Sr*- GRAND IN OUR NEW LOCATION - MUSGROVE STREET CLINTON - 8:30 A. M. 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