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«- i i'i-' V- SOCIETY EVENTS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Mrs. Larry B. Dillard, Society Editor. Telephone 134 bv Nadcu Hart » <Mtte I What IMother Really Wants , % t ■a MRS. PARROTT HOSTESS ] Clarence Smith, S. L. Leaman, Carl TO WEDNESDAY CLUB ; Snead, Paul Parrotc, Gray Moore, The Wednesday club met with Mrs.' Bruce Barksdale, I. M. Smith, Ran Centuries ago when cane sugar pro ducts were so scarce and expensive that they were found only on the ta- Barnie Parrott. The pregram includ-! dall, George Cornelson, H. M. Wilkes Wes of prince.s or were used in small An Automatic ed: and Wade Sperry. A Romance of Christmas Carols— Mrs. Parrott. Holy Night—Mrs. W. P. Jacobs. Use of Holly—Mrs. Marshall Brown. How Actors Spend Christmas—Mrs. Bynum Betts. The following were present: Mes- dames Marshall Brown, R. C. Adair, C. B. Betts, W. W. Harris, W. P. Ja cobs and H. E. Sturgeon. “Bprg ICatfBta ♦f By Mary Marshall It is an interesting fact that even now that the most influential dress makers here and abroad have featured lingerie, collar and cuffs on dark dresses, women are rather loath to (jiuantities as medicine, raisins and other dried sweet fruits were an im portant ingredient in almost all sweet cakes. Except for honey there was nothing else to use to provide the needed sweetness. Some of the oldest cake recipes of which we have any record use currants, raisins and citron i abundantly—and in point of antiquity! what wf' know as. fruit cake takes I place of* honor. adopt the fashion. Yet only a fewj There are many ways of making years ago when these accessories were auite out of fashion women used to cakes with raisins that are an im provement on old-fashioned fruit cake wish for their return. They said that I ^^om the point of digestibility because ACTAEAN CLUB WITH MISS WRIGHT 1- touch of lingerie made a dress with the addition of a little sugar they he Wnght becoming, and kept it in dain- do not have to be weighted down by so club and 'a condition, since the bits of lin-' many raisins. Zee McLees and Miss Mamie Lee frequently washed or 1 In the days of our grandmothers Wright assisted the hostess in serving a salad course and tea. The following were present: Mesdames J. L. Carter, Felder Smith, R. W. Wade, Homer Finley, B. H. Boyd, R. S. Owens, Wade Sperry, C. M. Bailey, M. J. McFadden, J. F. Jacobs, R. B. Vance, H. M. Wise, John McSween, Julia Griffin, J. L. Wright, T. J. Peake, Pringle Copeland, Hubert and Raymond Pitts. cleaned. _ i making raisin cake or raisin bread or The trouble is, of course, that these any other raisin dishes involved the collars and cuffs require such fre- i tiresome task of seeding the raisins, quent changing that women are reti-j Nowadays it is possible to buy seeded cent about adopting the fashion. If' raisins or the smaller seedless raisins you watch women selecting new dress-; at so reasonable a price that no one es you will see how often they reject j would think of going to the troublt of seeding them in the kitchen. Electric For Her Happiness MOTHERS’ CLUB ENTERTAINS On Friday alternoon the Mothers’ club entertained the grandfathers, grandmothers, and children of the club. Mrs. John T. Little arranged an attractive program with selections given by Mrs. Roger Coe, Mrs. John H. Hunter, Miles Hunter, Virginia Dillard, Mac Finney, Frank Bailey,. Betty Hunter, Emily, panna and Gary j Martin and Florence Hunter. The min uet was danced by Frances Simpson, and a modern dance by Julia Bailey. The Presbyterian college orchestra added much pleasure to the occasion i oven an otherwise satisfactory model all hours, because it has these troublesome ac-1 The sudden arrival of Santa, dis-' cessories. - Here is a good raisin Christmas cake: One pound of self-rising flour, six ounces of butter, six ounces of sugar, four ounces of currants, four ounces of raisins, two ounces of mixed peel- two ounces of ground almonds, two eggs, a little milk. Sift the flo.ur, rub in the fat, mixing it until the flour looks like bread crumbs. Add the sugar, the fruit and almonds. Beat the eggs and beat them in. Then add enough milk to make a batter that will just drop from the spoon. Turn it into a well greased tin and bake at once in a moderate for about one and a quarter Deep down in every mother’s heart is a lon^inj^ for the clean^ convenient ef ficiency of an all-electric kitchen. Give her a HdTPOINT to lighten her daily labors cf love, to free her from long kitchen hours, from scouring utensils; to cook better, more healthful meals with less effort. Put a HOTPOINT in your home—ready to cook the Christmas dinner the modern way. TERMS OFFERED Small initial payment, balance in easy payments over a 12-month period, billed to you each mcnth with your water and light bills. Visit the City Clerk's office- tion desired gladly furnished. -see the new 1930 models on display. Any informa- pensing gifts from a beautifully light ed and adorned tree, delighted and thrilled the hearts of both old and young. Sandwiches, coffee, and pound cake were served to about seventy-five guests. But there is no gainsaying the fact that this light touch at wrists and neck does make almost any day-time LITTLE INFANT DIES The two day old infant son of Mr. dress more becoming. The amount of 1 Mrs. \\. W. Jacksop of this city, trouble and time needed to keep them Passed away Tuesday night. Inter- City of Clinton Water -Light Department in fresh condition is time very well m^nt for the little one took place yes- City Clerk & Treasurer’s Office spent. With the afternoon dress of crepe or satin, cuffs "and collor of ecru lace are most appropriate. For the every- day dress ,of light-weight tweed terday afternoon at Rosemont ceme tery. The father and mother have the sympathy of their friends in their be-' IN HONOR OF (i KEEN WOOD BRIDE-ELECT On Saturday Mrs. R. C. Adair and Mrs. Glenn Fuller entertained with a jersey there are attractive pique sets , Jg §[|ot four-course luncheon honoring Miss that are less fragile and most becom- or: Mildred Bolton, a bride-elect of Green- ing. With two sets of this sort a dark wood. Red and green, suggestive of dress may be given a much longer the Christmas season, were effective lease of life than would otherwise be in decorations, favors, and the differ-1 the case ent courses. A brilliantly lighted. While Hunting % gracefully tinseled, and heavily icicled tree was used as a center decoration, with many red candles casting a soft and cheery glow amid banks of holly. A miniature bride and groom marked the place of the honoree, while Christ mas place cards were used elsewhere. Following the luncheon, games of bridge were enjoyed with top score falling to Mrs. Carl Snead. Mirs Bol ton was honored with a lovely gift. Guests were: Misses Mildred Bolton, Louise Hodges, Gladys Barnes, Phoebe Featherstone, Lillian Mattison, Mar ion Harvey, Mesdames^ulian Bolton, Frontis Jewelry Store Clinton, S. C. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH and every ONE Every article in our store is a suit able Christmas Gift. A large selection awaits your in spection. Laurens, Dec. 16.—R. Mason Lang ston, farmer of the Narnie-Barksdale j Net, especially black lace, has tak-1 section, was brought to the local hos-1 en a leading role in this season’s even-' pital Saturday night suffering from a' Bargains In Gifts and of all nets the! painful gun shot wound in the hip.; ing fashions, square-meshed rather coarse sort, known as fish net, is the most highly favored. Net has all the advantages of lace in arrangement of drapery and the added advantage of greater youth- fulness. Chiffon, while lending itself to the new long draped and gathered .reatment, has less body than fish net ind so much has to be used in these lew longer, fuller dresses that the ac tual cost of material is sometimes amazingly high. The wounded man had been given | first aid by a Gray Court physician, j and after he was brought to the hos pital the flesh wound was treated and' the patient made comfortable. Mr., Langston is resting well tjday, and it is expected that he will recover rap idly. Mr.^Langston was shot accidentlly while out hunting Saturday afternoon with one of his Negro tenants, Eu gene Smith, whose gun discharged Bobbinet, which is sometimes used 1 when he jumped over a branch or or dresses, is made with the threads 1 ditch. Mr. Langston was walking ;o twisted around each other that the j ahead a few paces, and caught the paces take on a six-sided appearance. 7ilet net, either the hand-made or the .nachine-made sort, has four-sided .neshes. Point d’esprit is a cotton net, haracterized by the dots or “points,” full charge of birdshot in the fleshy part of his hip. He sent the Negro to secure help, but Smith was so excited and confused over the incident he got! lost in the woods and was delayed in ind is used to some extent, though getting assistance for more than an his season its place has to a great ^ hour. A conveyance was obtained fi-! extent been usurped by fish net. ^ nally, and the wounded man taken toi his home on the Laurens-Greenville 1 I road. Later it was decided to bring 1 CLINTON’S NEEDIEST CASES “ihim to the hospital. Mr. Langston stated to his family and later to friends that the incident, was accidental. ' f; These are cases that need more than' ton td pay rent of one room in Negro just a little Christmas cheer. There ...... , 2. A family of five, man badly dis- are many of the latter q e ree wife and one child in poor following are in destitute circum- health. Living in a Negho cabin. Main stances: need is medicine and fobd and fuel 1. A family of nine; man and wife,; till they can become self-supporting. six children and one grand child. Have almost nothings Man willing to work, wants work. No beggar spiriL All fair ly healthy, except four months old baby that is badly undernourished. Need furniture, bedding, stove and tableware and food and fuel till the ipan finds regular employment. Takes 3. Community Tree At Goldville Plans for a community Christmas. tree at Goldville have been completed j ^ Tuesday — Christmas eve "iKht. The happy celebration is being' children aged four nine and twelve.; j^_i She works when she can get work as • L.. L X • 11 i u I anna Cotton Mills community under ntght substnute m m.11 Oldest boV■I the direction of Mrs. W. A. Moorhead, makes what he can m httle jobs. All Beatrice Sloan and others. Th. have been badly undernour.shed and ^ ^.oy woman not yet entirely recovered. , • ai. . w -a J J ! ana girl in the village from SIX months tNeed some furniture and supplies and general looking after till they get on ,, about all the mfin makes picking cot-1 their feet. hills, N. J., to the Joanna children, with “Merry Christmas” greetings. Gift Specials for one week $12.00 Guitars $7.50 $18.00 Guitars $12.00 $7.00 Mandolins $4.50 $8.75 Banjos .... .... ^ $5.50 $2.00 Aluminum Tea Sets $1.15 $1.25 Aluminum Tea Sets : 78c $2.50 Aluminum Tea Sets $1.45 $4.90 Brass Tray $3.00 $3.50 Brass Tray $2.00 $6.75 Brass Tray $3.85 $26.75 Men’s Comb and Brush Set $17.75 $12.00 Men’s Utility Traveling Case . $8.25 $22.50 Set Rogers’ Silver $16.50 $26.00 Brass Rail Fender $17.00 A Box of 32 Fine Christmas Cards : 98c A Box of 16 Fine Christmas Cards • 48c A Box of 10 Fine Christmas Cards 22c COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE, USEFUL LINE OF GIFTS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN , g ■ What You Don’t See, Ask For It — We Have It. if if if if if if w m.'t H. D. HENRY F. M. BOLAND J , For Indoor Plants « I It is said that if a little finely pul- I I verized tobacco is mixed with the soil OPEN AT NIGHTS UNTIL DECEMBER 25th H. D. Henry & Company INSURANCE I when potting plants, this precaution , will prevent earthworms from de- ; stroying the plants. axpCKS - BONDS REAL ESTATE 666 LOANS NEGOTIATED' .'is a Prescriotion for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria ' It is the ipost speedy remedy known Galloway-McMinian Book Clinton, S. C. Store