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• : '.(■ URSDAY, DECEMBER U, 1927 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. I SOCIETY EVENTS« OF INTEREST TO WO^EN Mrs. Larry B. Dilterg, Society Editor. Telephone 154 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee# ACTAEAN CLUB WITH MRS. BAILEY On Thursday afternoon Mrs..C. M. Bailey beautifully entertained the Ac- taean club. Four tables were arranged for rook. A tempting salad course and hot chocolate were served. The guests of the afternoon were: Mesdames M. J McFadden, E. J. Adair, W. D. Cope land, J. F. Jacobs, Sr., T. D. Copeland, J. L. Wright, Bothwell Graham, E. W. Ferguson, Julia Griffin, R. B. Vance, Guy Pitts, B. H. Boyd, Harris Lan drum, John Spratt, H. M. Wise, Misses Clara Duckett and Sallie Wright. MRS.'JACOBS IS BRIDGE CLUB* HOSTESS Mrs. W. P. Jacobs was an attrac tive hostess to the Thursday Bridge club. Two tables were arranged for players and the guests present were: Mesdames Clarance Galloway, Thom as Jacobs, J. A. Chandler, Mm. Bailey Owens, John T. Young, John Little, R. C. Adair, and J. B. Parrott. Mrs. Reese Young assisted the hostess in serving a tempting salad course. IN HONOR of Visitor On Wednesday afternoon Miss Sallie Wright and Mrs. Zee McLees enter tained with a lovely party in honor of Miss Annette Todd of Greenville. Min iature brides marked places for twen ty-four guests. Miss Todd is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Todd and her engagement to Mr. Sellers of Greenville, had formerly been an nounced. A tempting salad course and hot tea were served. The guests were: Misses' Annette,. Todd, Mamie Lee Wijght, Collette Griffin, Nancy Owens, Clara Duckett, and Mesdames Julia Griffin, Oliver Burroughs, B. H. Boyd, John T. Young, Hubert Pitts, W. P. Jacobs, R. W. Phillips, E. W. Ferguson, J. A. Chandler, Reese Young, J. B. Frontis, Homer Todd, T. J. Peake, Chris Walk er, Harris Landrum, Lonnie McMil- lian, Thomas Jacobs, John W. Little and L. B. Dillard. CHRISTMAS PLAY AT ACADEMY ST. SCHOOL Academy Street school will present “On Christmas Eve” on Thursday evening, December 22, at the school auditorium. T^ie entertainment will begin at 7:30 and the public is cor dially. invited. The trustees have re cently presented the school with a handsome velour curtain and attrac tive stage furniture. The teachers and pupils are justly proud of these gifts and wish the public, to enjoy them also. Prominent parts in the play will be taken by Joe Derracott, Ruth Brown, Marion Cheney, Jack Witherspoon, Lerline Atkinson and Woodrpw Carter. * On Friday afternoon W. J. Bailey is going to give the Acadamey Street schooPchildren 4 Christmas tree. The program and distribution of the gifts will be under the supervision of the teachers. Christmas, fairies. Misses Almena, Elisabeth, and Ag nes Milling. Jamie Little, Frances Bai ley, Mary Howte Dillard and Miss Mary Lou Bell assisted Mrs. Little. .The members present were: Mes dames R. F. Adair, T- L. WT Bailey, L. B. Dillard, S. G. Dillard, G. H. Ellis, J. H. Hunter, R. E. Jones, John Little, A. V. Martin, A- J. Milling, H. E. Stur geon, W. H. Simpson, J. Lee Young, Irby Hipp and Henry Young, YOUNG FOLKS HAVE INTERESTING PARTY ' On Friday evening Miss Thelma Koon entertained the members of her club with a pound party. Many in teresting games were played and the winner of the Contests were Marguer ite Dillard, Oscar Lee Stuart, and Elizabeth Lynn. Miss Koon’s guests were: Mjsses Eula Mae Holland, Jean nette Pitts, Agnes Shealy, Marguerite Boland, Dorothy Wilson, Elizabeth Lynn, Marguerite Dillard, Virginia Kellers, Elizabeth Milling, Bera Glenn, Messrs. Carl Bradford, Allen Coleman, Duffie Stone, Jeff Boland, Oliver Bur roughs, Drummond Bailey, S. Y. Adair, Ira Lee Copeland, Will A. Addy, Pos ey Watts Copeland^ William Davis, James Henry Leaman. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM BY MOTHERS’ CLUB i * One of the lovliest social meetings of the Mothers’ club was on Thursday afternoom at the home of Mrs. A. J. Milling. Mrs. John T. Little arranged and led a beautiful Christmas pro gram. Silver Yuletide decorations with blue birds, the harbingers of peace and happiness, formed a beautiful net ting. ✓ Music, contests,““and a real Christmas tree with gifts for the members^were features of the pro- gram. Particularly attractive was the table with the “Blue Bird Pie” center- piece from which silver streamers ran. Upon the coffee cups blue birds grace fully perched, with napkins and table cover in like harmony. A most attrac tive salad course followed by coffee “Novels of Distinction”—a nice gift for only $1.00. Modeling clays for gifts. Aluminum Toy sets will last nad always be more sanitary. You will find them on dis play in our store. Jardinier Sale now going oh. Some thing new evOry day. Ask for what you don’t see as we do hot have room to display all our many new things. If you are worrying about what to give for a Christmas present, come look around in the book store. We are always glad to have you. If you can’t get up town in day time, then come up at nights We will be open. New Books for Rental Library. Many people are now taking advan tage of this wonderful opportunity to read the latest books for only 20c per. copy. Why pay more? J Magazines for everybody. We will try to serve you at the very lowest cost. Try u^ once. ts-Bums Vicks’ healing, anti* septic ingredients bring soothing re lief. Apply gent VapoRajb Ovlr 21 Million jars Ustd Yf_arl v CHRISTMAS CARDS at SMITH’S PHARMACY Friday, December 16th Santa Claus will be in Clinton Friday, Dec. 16, at the Bee Hive, which is his headquarters while in our city. He will arrive on the noon train, and will only be in Clinton for one afternoon, Friday, Dec. 16. Be sure and see him. The Bee Hive Clinton’s Leading Department Store ate decidedly practicaS X CSV t Let's Make This aHofne Christmas and Merry One at Christmas time, families will unite in the glow of cheerful hearth fires, and friends will gather for an interval of rest and cheer — the love of home burns as brightly as the Yule log itself and — THE iBVE OF HOME EXPRESSES ITSELF IN GIFTS FOR THE HOME «iSr ! y For the Room Complete Suites or odd pieces, Dinner Sets, Silverware, ” Glassware, Mirrors, Electric Lamps, Tapestry Panels, Rugs, and Art Squares. FOR CHILDREN—Toy Sets, Rock ers, High Chairs, Toy Guns, Wheel Goods, Knife and Fork Sets. ~ For the Living Room Complete Suites, Coxwell Chairs, Windsor Rockers, Fancy Tables, Console Tables, Mirrors—Tapestry Panels, Secretarys— Desks, Floor and Table Lamps, Smokers, Magazine Stands, Rugs. Hundreds of items suitable for gifts we can’t list here. Come to us with your list. WILKES & COMPANY Clinton, S. C.—Two Stores—Laurens, S. C. For the Bed Room Complete Suites, French Vanity Dressers, Chifforobes, Chests of Drawers, Chairs and Rockers, Cedar Chests, Lamps, Mirrors, Rugs. Fancy odd pieces of Pottery, Glass, China, Silver, Brass, Clocks, and Fur niture.