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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927 THE CUNTON eHRONICLE,. CLINTON, S. C. /• k SOCIETY EVENTS or' INTEREST YO WOAEN Mrs. Larry B. Dillard, Society Editor. Telephone 154 U. D. C. MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON The first fall meeting of the U. D. C. will be held tomorrow, Friday, af ternoon, at four o’clock. Mrs. John DJ Yarborough will be^ leader, with the following as hostesses: Mesdames R. W. Johnson, J. M. Pitts, W. M. McMil lan, J. G. Pitts, G. C. Pitts and Lorena Adair. Leaman, S. Y. Adair, William Moor head, Frank Burroughs, Dicky Blum- berg. MOTHERS’ CLUB GIVES PICNIC On Thursday afternoon the Mothers’ club entertained in honor of the chil dren and fathers of the club with an enjoyable picnic at Riverside. A most tempting and bountiful lunch was served. About fifty guests were pres ent. MRS. GALLOWAY ENTERTAINS FRIENDS On Friday afternoon Mrs. Eugene Galloway entertained in a delightful manner twelve friends at rook. "I'e'xpected lo .titles of summer flowers were used to FN , adorn the rooms and the guests were: Misses Alma and Zelime Davis, Cleon Pitts, Rosalie Jones, Janie Lois Lynn, Alva Wilson, Sara Knox, Elizabeth Adair, Martha Young, Mesdames Chester Martin and Ray Madden. Block cream and marguerites were served. FRESHMEN TO COME TUESDAY By Arthur The young woman’s father probably hp&.money. Presbyterian College To Hold “Fresh man Week” for Firfst Time. Hea vy Enrollment Expected. . Freshman week at Presbyterian col lege, will cover three days next week preceding the formal opening on Fri day, Sept. 9th. This is a new pro cedure at the college and is being in troduced by President; Parkinson in order to get the freshmen properly The Chronicle does not necessarily endoi^e or commend all of Mr. Bris bane’s views and conclusions. ^His ed itorials are published as expressions of opinions of the world’s highest sal aried editor. / v THE WAY OF A SHIP MARK TWAIN WOULD WONDER DOG AND PERFUME LADIES AND ONLY ONE STAR day, Wednesday and Thursday famil iarizing themselves with the college plant and the work as outlined for the This course of instruction prove helpful to the BRIDE-ELECT IS HONORED On Wednesday afternoon Miss Col lette Griffin entertained in a beauti-, j) ri ^ jr Spencer will discuss “Per- new students. Hundreds spend a w&ek in this float ing hotel, not realizing that they are on the ocean until the fog horn blows. Then some say “I don’t like that sound.” The more nervous drown the fog horn with two more cocktails. Modem American wealth has chang ed ships into cocktail and breakfast food emporiums. There are thirty kinds of mucous membrane destroy ers listed as cocktails on the smoking room programme 1 , and indignant Brit ishers on their own ship wade through a list of American breakfast foods that amazes and outrages them. In old days after dark sentimental young people stood whispering behind the wheel house. The older, more se rious, looked at the starry sky, mut tering about Arcturus, Orion and Ple iades and the Chambers of the South. T I still have several beautiful onc-acre building lots just outside city limits at low prices. See me quick. GEO. H. ELLIS Real Estate and Insurance 666 is a Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs. The way of a ship in midst of the sea has changed since Solomon, the son of David, wrote his Proverbs. The Trr matriculated and that each one may j^ardy Phoenicain, bringing precious to look at the stars. receive the necessary attention and r—s-u* o~i—.—*_ * 1~ —a tm-. • —1„ — - instruction before the upper classmen arrive. Tht? new men will spend Tues- Grant-Mark Twain period would won der at the ships of 1927 That is *old stuff” now. There is no wheel house accessible on a mo dern ship, and you are not supposed freight for Solomon’s temple, and the '. The only one of six decks from American tourist of the General . which they can be seen is dark at; x w •- m ; s-j u - night. Nobody uses it. To walk there i This is written on the Aquitatia, one of the many floating cities that cross the ocean, as free from romance ,as the moving pictures shown on Deck Outstanding features of the week :A whoever h>8 crosswJ in old days wdl be a senes of lectures, demon- lubs his eyM | ike Rip v, n Winkle, strations m the use of the library and care of college property, and a recep tion by the faculty. Dr. Parkinson will present the “Aims and Purposes of Presbyterian College,” Coach John-tj son will talk on “Sportsmanship,” Professor Woodworth will explain “The Freshman Curriculum,” Profes sor Hoy will lecture on “Personal Hy giene for the College Student,” and is to interrupt your musings by fall-, ing over shuffle bogrds or imitation greens for golfers. On modern ships one star is enough. | The one to be seen tonight is won- drously beautiful, deep and soulful. Her picture, in colors, just outside the dining salon, shows her pretty tiny nose, pressed close to the nose tip of j Along the dock, much aider than «» m ', gentleman, The sign says Pol a Fifth avenue's sidewalk, and almost ‘ e ^ n ln <>0 ^ an au ^ COME TO US FOR SWEET DREAMS for MOSQUITOES 50c per bottle They run from it. SADLER-0 WENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION Phones 377 & 400 Phones 377 & 400 School as steady, comes a wheezy, short, fett lady, leading a small dog to match, with all its owner’s qualities, plus a disposition to snap at passing legs. They turn at the notice, “No dogs al lowed forward of this sign.” The dog wears a beautiful ribbon, In the smoking room pools are auc tioned on the ship’s daily run, the pools running (to thousands of dollars. The chief smoking room steward, gen erously remembered by the winner of each pool, gets twice as much as the ship’s captain. That also is modern. ful manner in honor of Miss Mary ’ sonal Finance of the College Fresh ... _ . _ , Henry. The home was attractive with man> ” \ demonstration in the use of wears brilliant pink silk stockings, of the lady, posaibly a grandmother, . Ma 7 “ four t.mes as _!_I. _:n. -a. J much as the president of the United garden flowers and after a round of ^e library will b egiven by Miss Hel bridge a delightful salad course was en Comfort, librarian, following an served. The guest of honor was pre- address on the “Use of the Library” sentad with unique table markers. The by Professor Coe. J. A. Wertz will guests of the occasion were: Misses gpeak on the “Honor System” and J. Mary Henry, Emmie Pitts, Annette Hunter, business manager, and Todd, Emily, Alma and Zelime Davis, ]yii 8 g Louise SimmoftR,* registrar, will Mesdames J. F. Jacobs, Jr., Harris gj ve S p ec j a l suggestions in the care of Landrum, Horace Payne, J. A. Chand- college property and instructions for ler, Wm. Bailey Owens, Hubert Pitts, 1 re gi g t er j n g Thomas Jacobs, Lonnie McMillian, R. | formal opening will follow on W. Wade, Barnie Parrott, Goyne Friday morning and the outlook for a Simpson, Rutledge Adair, B. H. Boyd, 1 successful year is unusually bright States. such high visibility that an old-time captain might have her put in irons. Much gold on her dress and on her 0n this voyage Mr. Newmark and cheeks profusely spread the rouge that Lehman display strange knowl- Jezabel wore, in Racine’s description, ©dge as to how fast a ship will go. and W. H. Simpson. GIVES STAG SUPPER IN HONOR OF HUSBAND A happy occasion of the past week was the stag supper given by Mrs. Clyde Lankford in honor of Mr. Lank ford’s birthday. The color scheme was of yellow and white and particularly arresting was the centerpiece, a Jack Horner pie. To the marked places ran yellow streamers and when pulled ci gars .were revealed. A four-course dinner was served to the following The enrollment is expected to pass that of last year and in all probability will reach the 300 mark. DEATH CLAIMS, PROMISING LAD Hubert Rumph Passes After Illness of Few Days. Universally Loved By All Who Knew Him. A death that cast a pall of sorrow over* the entire Hurricane community was that of Hubert Rumph which oc- guests: Messrs. Clyde Lankford, Joe CU rred last Sunday morning after an Leake, George Speake, George W atts ji] ness 0 f on ]y three days. Hubert was Copeland, P. B. Adair, Gus W. Hoi- years of age and the only son of lingsworth, Pringle Copeland, Davis an( j ^ rs \ p Rumph, who mov- Holland, J. F. Jacobs, Jr., J. W. Fin- e( j j n ^ 0 ^ b j g community about two ney, Hubert Pitts, Roy Pitts, Guy ^gars ago from St. George. Shannon, Otis Suber and V\ m. Bailey j ij^g bot jy wa s carried to St. George Owens. At an unexpected hour little f or interment in the family burial Harold Pitts, as a bouncing clown, de-; g roun< L Those accompanying ithe re- livered birthday gifts to the guest of , maing wer g j F Whitmire, Mrs. J. W. Horton, Miss Maggie Horton. Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs. A. L. Nabors, Mrs. J. M. Simpson, Miss Lilly Young, Wil lie Young, Miss Mamie Sue Simpson, Mason Young, Miss Etta Nabors and Rayford Nabors. Members of his Sunday school class acted as pall bear ers: Mason Simpson, Carl Lynch .Mat- field Copepland, Earle Horton, Ow ens Whitmire and Judson Whitmire. The sudden death of young Hubert, “pour reparer, des ans, 1’irresparable ouvrage. That modern seafaring lady passes, and here comes another, forty years younger, forty times worse. As she passes, in bright red, she scatters all the perfumes of Arabia, which are the Martin Conboy of New York, looks on and says it’s too complicated and not worth the bother anyhow. News comes through the ether from both shores, and unlike the brother of Jerome, of Travers and Jerome, you T don’t wait ten days to learn that Wall | worst, stickiest perfumes on earth, and Street has ruined you. You know it smokes an ostentious cigaretete. the same day. The cigarette is used as a wand, waved to emphasize a speech that she is making, deeply appreciated by a young man with black, sleek, greasy hair, a stomach caving inward, a for- eiga accent,-and ao*more.back head than a Russian wolf hound. Before placing your magazine sub scriptions elsewhere see— JAS. W. CALDWELL The Magazine Specialist LET OUR PRACTIPEDISTS PROPERLY FIT YOUR CHILD. We Sell Peters Weatherbird Shoes and Slippers for Children. 3 \ A full line of School Sox and Hosiery of all kinds. Blakely Bros. Company “The Store of Shoe Service” Clinton, S. C. ROTARY MEETING honor. ' . PARTY GIVEN FOR VISITOR On Tuesday afternoon Garrard Johnson gave an enjoyable party in honor of his guest, Dicky Blumberg of Petersburg, Va. The following boys and girls were guests for the occasion: Virginia Spratt, Jamie Little, Emmie Adair, Lydie Leake, Sadie Chandler, Lydia Wiggins, Sarah Z. Wright, Ma ry Collette Davis, Madeline Adair, Jeanette Pitts, Virginia Kellers, Ag nes Milling, Thelma Koon, Marguerite Edited by Publicity Committee of Clinton Rotary Club Greetings from visitors together with an energetic display of vocal prowess by a trio of Laurens guests constituted the features of the last va cation program held by the local Ro tary club at its regular weekly meet ing in the Mary Musgrove tea room last Friday. President William P. Jacobs an nounced that with the ending of the summer, an effort will be made to have the Rotary club go about more serious affairs than have characterized its activities for the past two and a half months. Absentee members are coming so early in life, was a distinct sorrow to the community and to his I expected to return before the'next loved ones. He was a young man of [meeting, and plans will be made to outstanding traits of character and |Carr y ou ^ a program of value both to Dillard, Elizabeth Rodes, Francis Mi- bright and energetic in everything he, tbe c | ub an( j to Clinton, he declared, lam, Henry Drayton Dillard, Carl undertook. He was a Christian lad Bradford, Paul Todd, Sloan Todd, Wil- and took a deep interest in the Hurri- liana Albert Galloway, James Henry cane Suiiday school, church and all re- Wat} to Serve is to render the service that will be most valuable. That might be taken as an axiom by all funeral directors, with good results. We try always to mould our sendee to fit the exact needs, requirements and desires of those we serve. We feel that in doing so, we are serving better, because we are giving the kind of ser vice desired. D.E TRIBBLE CO. Inc. FUNERAL DIRECTORS J! 'Phone 94 NIGHT PHONE 205 CLINTON. S.C. s-fjiTfm iTTiiTi mil in If HR ^JlieGost is amattex of your own convenience 11 Three Laurens Rotarians, Dorrough Ferguson, Rice Nichols, and Ernest Easterby, gave conclusive proof that versatility is a quality not unknown in the neighboring city. Called on un expectedly by the song leader of the local club to perform, they responded with ‘“The Little Gray Home in the West” in a manner that left nothing _ to be desired in point of volume and :rr enthusiasm. After spontaneous ap- 1 plause that actually drowned out the i j=z latter part of their rendition had sub- ! = sided, the visitors explained that they ! ~ were really not accustomed to attemp- ' ^ ting such feats but that their apparent ! ^ success encouraged them in the belief ““ that it would be worthwhile’to practice together and return again with a real program. Other visitors were Rotarian Sidney M. Eidelstein of Union, an industrial engineer engaged in attempting to lo cate new industries in this section, and H .F. New of' Greenville, who is as- 1 awl fort to ^ac ings at Greenville. sociated M r - Edelstein in an ef- ace a manufacturer of cast- = ligious activities. He would have been a member of the graduating class this year of the Clinton high school and was one of the most promising and beloved boys in the entire community. — The Rumph family since moving in to this section ftom St. George, has won the esteem and confidence of their entire neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Rumph are substantial and useful/cit izens and the deep sorrow of many friends is theirs in their sad .hour of bereavement. -V _ -{ Your Home—Is You YOUR HOME REFLECTS YOUR TASTE TO YOUR FRIENDS ~^Also it should be a haven of comfort and happiness and pride for your family. 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