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/ / Poge Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursdoy, Moy 15, 1941 CAMP CHIEF BRIEFS.. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Week-End Trips .. Visitors CHARIB! HEMBERS OF FIRST PRESBYTERUN CHURCH AND THEN) DESCENDANTS TODAY W. A. DOBSON . W. A. Dobson, regional executive of region six, Boy Scouts of America, which comprises the Carolines, Georgia, and Florida, will be camp chief at the Blue Ridge council’s an nual spring training conference at Camp Old Indian May 23-24-25. Mr. Dobson will be the keynote speaker to the large group of scoutmasters, assistants and other scouters who will be present, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by O. B. Gorman, scout executive of Blue^ Ridge council. A number of scouts from here aiVd Goldville will attend the camp out ing. / SPECIAL OFFER Good Housekeeping, 2 years for S4.00. Cosmopolitan, 2 years for JAMES W. CALDWELL “Your Magasine Ma^’ D. E. Tribble Co. FUNERAl DIRECTORS • • 4tnd ••• EMBALMERS Licensed Erabaimers, Complete Modem Equipment Day Phone 94 Night Phones 24, 253 or 255 Clinton, S. C. TIt^Wn?To3T^rTo!^^Bennmg! Ga., J. Sloan Todd of Conway, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Workman jof Spartanburg, spent the week-end with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed Todd. Mrs. S. A. Pitts and son, Sterling, spent the week-end with relatives near Newbqrry. Mrs. W. T. Putnam returned yes terday from a two weeks’ visit to her daughter, Mrs. John A. Seay, and Mr. Seay in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Joe W. Leake and Mrs. George Speake visited relatives in Whitmire Saturday. Mrs. Eugene Lawson and Miss Lo- rena Shannon, employes of the State Training school, were called to New berry Mondhy on account of the death of their father, Sam Shannon. Mrs. Julia Griffin 'and Miss Collette Griflfip spent Sunday in Greenwood with Mrs. T. J. Anderson. Mrs. Walter A. Johnson was in N^berry Monday afternoon for the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Amelia rdy. Mrs. Rice Nickles and daugh- Miss Amelia Nickles, and Mrs. alter Roundtree of Atlanta, were here with Mrs. Johnson and also at- i tended the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. Lankford had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Whitmire, Mrs. Rosa Bish op. Sara and William Whitmire of Cross Keys; Will Whitmire, of En- oree; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Home and son, Billy, Read Before the CongregaHoh Sunday, Moy 11, 1941, By Dr A. E. Spencer, Clerk of the Se^ibn. At the requeat of the program conunittee for this Anniversary Day, for soifte early history of this con gregation, Mrs. A. E. Spencer, the church historian, has prepared this paper. She is ipdebted to Mrs. J. Rhett Copeland for the family his tories. » • On July 28th, 1855, thirty men and women placed their names on the roll of this church, which was or ganized on that day. The names are as follows: Mr. an0 Mrs. John Blakely. Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. James Patton. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Copeland. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Leak. Mrs. M. A. Holland. Miss Isabella P. t\ilton. Mrs. Mary Fairborn. Miss Matilda Fairborn. Miss Mary McClintock. Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud. , Mrs. Nancy Henry. ' Dr. William Henderson Henry. Mrs. Carolina Fulton. Mr. Ewel T. Blakely. — — Miss Elizabeth J. McDowell. Miss Pamela F. McDowell. Mrs. D. A. F. WilUams. Mrs. Sarah Young. Mrs. Nancy Young. Mrs. L. J. F. Holland. Miss Martha Stroud. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Phinny. Mrs. Nancy Owens. This group of Presbyterians was of Newberry; Miss Elizabeth | gathered together by the Rev. Zelo- Hipp, and Mac B. Hlpp, Jr. Mrsi Nancy Owens was the mother of our senior elder, Mr. W. Edgar Owens. Her other descendants are Robt. S. Ow^iB, Tench, Miss Mary Bailey, Bobby and Ann Owens; Miss Nancy and William Bitxdu Owens; Mrs. Julia Owens Sadler, Miss Vlr** ginla, Rufus and Edgar Sadter; and Dugas Copeland. The founder of our church has the following descendants upon our roll today, — his grand-dauf^ter, Mrs. Jack H. Davis, Sr.; her chlldnm, Mrs. Ada Holmes Davis Bayon, Mias Kit ty, Jack H., Jr., Lawrence, Watts Davis; and two great-great-grand children, Jack H. Davis, III, and Wy lie Harris Davis. * Mr. Holmes served this church for nine and a half years as stated sup ply. Since that time, four pastors have carried on the work and more than two thousand names have been added to the roll. This beautiful building in which we are assembled this morning Is the third to be erected by tbis congre gation. It was preceded by the hand some stone building which was de stroyed by fire after serving as our place of <■ worship for twenty-five years. The frame building erected first «ighty-six years ago waaitora down and the material which It con tained is now in the Y.M.CA.. build ing on the campus of Presbyterian college. These three buildings follow that first meeting place where the small BIRTHDAYS AND AHNIVBISARIES NOTED Tha Ohraai^ fhrtaada Oreettaiga Ta Yhaaa Whaaa BirfMaya Mai Anahmaariaa Oaew nUa Week. Mr, and Mra. P. W. Copeland will observe a wedding anniversary to morrow, May 16. Mrs. L«tha Gilmore will calebrata her birthday the 17di. Mrs. F. E. Robbins of Salem, Va., formerly of this city, wiU have a birthday May 20. Virgil Rateree celebrated a birthday Saturday, May 10. Sunday. May 11, was the birthday of Joan Anderson. Mr. and BLrs. Dudley Ray are ob- sMving a wadding anniversary to- diy. Mrs. Brunson Asbill calabratad a birthday the 10th. « Sxmday, May 18, is the birthday of Mrs. Frances Blalock. SUBSCRIBB TO THE CHRONlCIJi The FavarUs Paper h CUnCatt B Copeland Home Destroyed By Fird^’ M The home of Thos. J. Copeland, son of Guy L. Copeland of thla city, was totally dertroyad recently by fire of unknown origin. Practically all pf the contents were also burned. The Copeland house was located on the old Lisbon road about thr^ miles soudi of Laurens and since its pur chase by the owner had been rebuilt and modernized. BARBECUE SUPPER TIP TOP SERVICE STATION FRIDAY, MAY 16 6:30 J. U* WUud Vassar, of Cross Anchor; Mr. andjtes Lee Holmes. Mr. Holmes was a i (^ng^fjited band gathered for wor- Mrs. George . Watts Copeland and ^nejive of New York state. Early in son, George Thompson, Mr. and Mrs.'^youth he chose as his life-work the P. B. Adair and Mr and Mrs. John W. Finney, Jr., of this city Among those attending the dress gospel ministry, and allowed nothing to change his piupose. When only a lad, he left his home to find work parade Sunday at Clemson coUegel whereby he might secure the educa- were: Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Edwards, {tion necessary to fit him for the min- Miss Frances Ruth, Miss Dorothy j istry. He journeyed South throu^ and Joe Edwards, Miss Louise Me-{the intervening states to Teimessee, Crary, Miss Carolyn Copeland, Billy .where he found in Knoxville work Pitts, Jack Holland, Mrs. N. Reese [in the congenial atmosphere of the Young, Misses Mary and Lila Dillard, i University pf Teimessee. Two and a Miss Henry Etta Young, Mrs. E. F.[half years of study here won for him I Ray, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jackson his much-desired college degree. ship._at that hallowed stand among the trees. What hadr God wrought! Cotton Piques Hold Fashion Spotlight and children and Edward and Wy- nona Ray. With this he came to Columbia Sem inary in South Carolina where he completed his theological course; and iin 1842 he became pastor of Naza < I Buy More Cotton—Wear More Cotton. Sew and Save. CHILDREN’S RECITAL Mrs. J. P. Johnston of Woodruff, ^ reth church in Spartanburg county, will present her children’s chorus in While preaching there he brought recital at the orphanage chapel this together a small group of persons in afternoon at five o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. the little village of Spartanburg; and with them, he formed the First Pres byterian church there. After a time jSUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE iMr. Holme^ came to Laurens county “The Paper Everybody Reads’* as pastor of a group of churches INNOVNCEMENT! To the People of Clinton The Clinton Chamber of Commerce, in co operation with the Lgurens Business League, has carefully investigated and heartily endorses the effort now to be mode to locate the Hall mark Shirt Company, Inc., of New York City, in Clinton. The owners of the business hove an option on the silk mill building just off Mus- grove street in which it is proposed to locate the plant. An extensive investigation of the compony, its reputation, assets, volume of business being done, etc., reveals Jhot it is a well-going, suc- 'cessfully operated corporation. Not one adverse report of any kind hove we been able to find in our investigation, either ogoinst the company and its products, or the personnel of its man agement. / TO OFFER STOCK FOR SALE Canvassers appointed by this organization will immediately begin a drive to sell $23,000 in 6 per cent preferred ahd common stock in the company^ in Clintoq and Laurens. We hope by the success of this effort to bring this new industry to Laurens county, on enterprise that wilt meW mu(^ to ttiU epmmi^^ We invite for the canvassers o courteous re ception oh your port ond a liberal purchase of the offered stock which; in our opinion, is a sound investment. CLINTON-UURENS CHAMBER which included Duncan^ Creek and Rocky Springs. It was not loftg be fore he found a few Presbyterians in the village of Clinton; and after giv ing them his spiritual guidance and preaching for them at a stand in a grove within the corporate limits of the town for three years, he organ ized our First Church of Clinton with the thirty whose names have just been read. Of these thirty, eighteen passed to other churches and to the great be yond, leaving no descendants in,our church. But the other twelve have left the names of children and _of children’s children upon the roll of our Sunday school and our church today. Miss Maud Pearson is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Foster. , The descendants of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Copeland are Diigas Copeland, Lloyd McCrary, Miss Ella Little Me-' Crary« Arthur Copeland, Mrs. Sarah Copeland Nettles, Rose Moore and Heyward Nettles, Copeland Black- well and Richard E. Copeland. Mrs. M. A. Holland and Mrs. L. J. F. Holland are represented by Mrs. J. Rhett Copeland, Mrs. W. Hale Shands, Mrs. Alex O’Daniel, Miss Essie Young, Dr. J. Lee YoAing, Le- land Young, Maudaleine and Leanna Young, John Holland Hunter, Miss Betty Hunter, John H., Jr., and Her bert Hunter, Miss Maud Pearstm, Mrs. Essie i^Ue Hunter Workman and Miss Edna Earle Workman. Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud, Mrs. Sarah Young and Mrs. Nancy Young are the ancestors of Mrs. Emmie Yomig Godfrey, Joy Young Godfrey, John T. Young, Misses Inez and Henry Etta Young, Reese Young, Arthm: Copeland, Mrs. Sarah Copeland Net tles, Rose Moore and Heyward Net tles. From Mrs..Nancy Young and her son. Dr. William Henderson Henry, are descended Mrs. Janie Little Mc Crary, Miss Ella Little McCrary, John W. Little, Miss Jane Curlee Little, Misses Mildred and Irene New York.—Headlining cotton fab rics for summer wardrobes are piques, piques and more piques, leading designers here report. For beachwear, afternoon and ev«iing dresses as well as in combination with' other favorite cottons, piques are assuming greater importance than last season. White waffle pique is especially good in afternoon dresses this year. For a more formal effect touches of Irish lace are added. Eyelet pique is the smart thing for bea^wear. It’s seen in pastel bath ing suits and in blouses to pinafores. Banding of eyelet pique is being used on play clothes and dressmaker bath- inf stths^ of printed cottons. One of the mdst charming dinnw dresses of the wason is made’’ up of checked gingham blouse and white,, pique skirt. Another prominent com- < [ bination of pique blouse with ging ham or chambray suit. Floral Cotton / Flowered Cottons Tops Among Sheers of — COMMERCE New York.—The early season trend toward flontl piinti'^ assuming landslide proportions in the new cot ton sheen. New Yoric desigpen have adviaed tite National Cotton coimciL Among the most poptdar of the new flo^ cotton is‘a aerias of pat terns featuring six pcgmlw types of roses, nke rose series is avaibd»k in a wide variety of colon with brH- itant combinations being featured against white backgrounds or white deeigns against rose, gre^ navy,' copen, chetry, copper and yellow backgroRpds. One oi 'Om favorites for aft^tioon frocks is an attractive pattma on lawn featuring a single rose of ttie riorabuDda Jype Haat resembles the fragile hm^ of wiki dogwood. The dflicaiT of Hie deiifn is set against muled obeckground tnnglfc wood vm* deep raee, aqu» tm eopen. Flowered cottaw ere in the order of the day far rnainMr wsar» the' /iatienal Gotten CenneO re> ports. 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