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1 .v. j • 4 . V ' ) X I I -I Thursday, April 26, 1945 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Three The WOMAN’S PAGE SOCIOT EVENTS, CLUB AND CHURCH NEWS OF INTEREST . TELEPHONE 74 OR 258 LoftiS-MacMurray •• ! tabl e was a decorated cake, bowls of • pink roses and tall burning tapers Engagement S |in holders. Ice cream aAd cake were Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Loftis, of this served, city, announce the engagement of! Later the group enjoyed a movie their daughter, Mary Cornelia, to at a local theater. ^ William Harvey MacMurray, Jr., of! ^ ^ ♦ Swannanoa, N. C., and Fort Custer, BirthdoV DinnCf—* Mich. The wedding will take place . r I U early in May. *0r tori nOrtOn New First Lady and Daughter Music Club To Meet Wednesday I On Saturday evening Mrs. Earl Horton entertained with a dinner in honor of Mr. Horton, who was cele- ibrating his birthday. The May meeting of the Clinton Guests for the occasion included, Music club will be' held Tuesday af- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hor-; ternooA, May 2, at 4 o’clock at the ton, Miss Hattie Mae Horton and; home of Mrs. M. L. Robertson, with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Young. Miss Lois Blakely as hostess. j • Study Club Meets Study Classes For With Mrs ©wens Methodist Women Wednesday afternoon Mrs. R. S. i The Woman’s Society of Christian Owens was hostess to the Study club Service of Broad Street Methodist a t borne - church will continue its mission l r i s > roses and columbine adorned study classes on April 30 and May 11 the living room and dining room, at 4 o’clock at the church. The sub- : The club had as its guest speaker ject of study is “The Indian In Dr. Marshall W. Brown, president of American Life” and is being taught Presbyterian college, who talked on by Miss Martha Wood. Members who ! Poland, tracing the history of the happen to have any Indian curios are coun t r y from earliest tunes until asked to bring them to the classes, i World War II. m j Later, a sweet course and coffee Emily Bailey Has Party On Sixth Birthday Monday afternoon Mrs. Silas Bai ley entertained with a party honor ing her little daughter, Emily, on the occasion of her sixth birthday and invited twelve little girls. Mrs. O. C. Woodruff, will be four years old the 29th. Mrs. J. K. Hatton will observe a birthday tomorrow, i Mr. and Mrs. Kay Mills will ob-, i serve a wedding anniversary the 28th. Saturday, April 21, was the birth-’ day of Earl Horton. T-Sgt. vLouie A. Webb, who is! overseas, observed his 23rd birthday Monday, April 23. Pfc. Clyde D. Wehunt, overseas, observed his 23rcl birthday Tuesday, April 24. . — Saturday, April 28. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sidney Rumph of Savannah. Ga. f formerly of this city, will observe their silver wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Simpson celebrated their twenty-third wed ding anniversary Monday, April 23rd. M^. and Mrs. Bobby Bull will ob serve their first wedding anniversary Sunday, April 29. CAIU.OAl) SALE SAVE Recent portrait of Mrs. Hmrry 8. Truman, wife of the President of the United States, and their danghter, Mary Margaret. Mrs. Truman has been active In war work, whilo Mary Margaret attends college and la active In musical circles. were served. Eastern Star Chapter Installs Officers James B. Parrott Chapter No. 9, Order of the Eastern Star, held its annual installation of officers at the When the group had assembled at monthly meeting Friday evening at Emily’s home they were isvited into! th® Masonic hall, the dining room where a pink and! Installing officers were Mrs. Eva blue color motif was carried out. Adorning the beautifully appointed R'U-AWAPE 7 IHE WEOT AFRICAN P»6MV ELEPHANTS ARE. ON AN AVERAGE AROUND POUR FEET HIGH- THESE LITTLE FELLOWS ARE VERV Plavful and have an affection ate DIEPoemON. For fountain specials ‘high above the average’ . . . come to McGEE’S DRUG STORE. Defend “her” against jitters and household drudgery by bringing her to Mc GEE’S DRUG STORE for a week ly treat. Aicfiees DruoSio * R.H. Mt GEE, PROP. RHONE I ^ CLINTON,S.C. Land of Buffalo, past grand matron; Mrs. Ruth Miller, of Buffalo, as grand marshall; Mrs. Rachael Davis as chaplain; and Mrs. James Pitts, organist. The following officers were in stalled: Worthy Matron—Mrs. Mary Lou Benjamin. Worthy Patron — Sgt r S t e r 1 i n Young. «f Associate Matron—Mrs. Ruth Ar nold. Associate Patron—L. E. Cason." Secretary — Miss Elizabeth Cope land. Treasurer—Mrs. Nellie Wingard. Conductress—Mrs. Mary Terry. Associate Conductess — Mrs. Sara Franks. Chaplain—Grady Arnold. Marshall—Mrs. Mary Chapman. Organist—Mrs. Leila Johnson. Ada—Mrs. Anna Mae Mills. Ruth—Mrs. Mary Richey. i 1 Esther—Mrs. Audrey Pace. Martha—Mrs. Carrie Coleman. Electa—Mrs. Polly Yarborough. Warder—Mrs. lone Adair. Sentinel—Carlton F. Winn. During the social hour refresh ments were served. Mrs. H. McCord, of Hodges, the retiring president, presided over the meeting attended by 115 delegates and officers from the churches of the presbytery. The following were elected to serve with Mrs. Senn; vice-president, Mrs. Helen Bozard, Goldville; recording secretary, Mrs. Manning Cochran, Laurens; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Newberry; secre tary of literature, Mrs. C. I. Mosley, Ninety Six; secretary of religious ed ucation, Mrs. C. F. Allen, Newberry; secretary of Assembly’s home mis sions, Miss Sara Ware, Abbeville; secretary of White Cross, Mrs. D. R. Chapman, Cross Hill; group chair men, Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Donalds, and Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, Clinton. The officers were installed by Dr. R. C. Long, pastor of the host church. The new officers, with the following former members of the board make up the executive board of the Pres- byterial: Mrs. W. H. Miller, Whit mire; Mrs. H. W. Nickles, Hodges; Mrs. J. N. McCord, Greenwood; Mrs. Randolph Davis, Clinton; Mrs. W. B. Cothran, Greenwood; Mrs. J. S. Ai ken, Greenwood; Mrs. Guy Copeland, Abbeville; Mrs. H. B. Fraser, Abbe ville; Mrs. Jr R. Murff. Laurens, and Mrs. S. B. Goodman, Cross Hill. A memorial service was held in honor of auxiliary members who had died during the past year. The auxiliary voted to hold its annual meeting next year with the First Presbyterian church of Lau rens. BIRTHDAYS AND ! ANNIVERSARIES NOTED The Chronicle Extends Greetings To Those Whose Birthdays and i Anniversaries Occur This Week. Pfc. and Mrs. Irby Ferguson are observing their wedding anniversary ( today. i Mrs. Gillette Simpson has a birth- |day today and it is also Mr. and Mrs. (Simpson’s wedding anniversary. Lt. Tench P. Owens, who is a pa tient in McGuire General hospital in Richmond, Va., celebrated a birthday April 24. Mrs. W. L. Wier celebrated a birth day yesterday. Pvt. and Mrs. I. D. Stone have a wedding anniversary Sunday, the |29th. 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The luncheon table, overlaid with a lace cloth, was centered with an arrange ment of white roses and white can dles in silver holders. Place-cards in bridal theme and favors of green net bags filled with mints and tied with ! white ribbon were at each place and a cofsage of white carnations marked the bride’s place. A three course luncheon was serv ed, at the close of which the hostess passed the cup of fortune from which | each guest drew a lucky charm. Mrs. Bryson presented her niece a bride’s j book which each friend autographed ; before leaving. The hostess was assisted in enter taining by her sister, Mrs. J. S. Wine brenner, and Mrs. Julian Hill. Birth Announcements J.C.THOMAS • j e w e lg r • WATCHMAKER Lt. .Ferguson is a son of Mrs. Eva Ferguson of this city, and the late W. M. Ferguson. Mrs. Senn Heads Auxiliary Group Mrs. H. B. Senn, of Newberry, was elected president of the Woman’s Auxiliary of South Carolina Presby tery at the annual spring meeting held last Tuesday with the First Presbyterian church of Greenwood. BASEBALL! P. C. vs WOFFORD SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2:30 P. M. YOUNG FIELD—AT THE COLLEGE Admission 25c and 50c OTT Cpl. and Mrs. Furman E. Ott an nounce the birth of a son, Edwin | Eugene, on Thursday, April 19, at j Hays hospital. Mrs. 0>tf is the former j Miss Mildred Stewart, daughter of! Mrs. Lita C. Stewart. Cpl. Ott is in the Pacific theater of operations. Clinton High Wins 8th Straight Game The Clinton high school Red Devil baseball team won its eighth straight, game Tuesday afternoon at Ninety | Six by a score of 8-2. Red McGee, Clinton hurler, let the Ninety Six Wildcats down with two hits, while fanning 13 batters. Copeland led the hitters for Clin ton, getting two for four, while Som erville and Copeland starred in the \ field. Tomorrow afternoon, Clinton will j play Greenville high on the college : diamond at 4 o’clock. A large crowd j is expected to attend the game. Next Monday the high school will play Watts Mill textile team at 5 o’clock at the college park. This is the team that gave the Red Devils their only defeat of the season. Next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock the team will probably play their last home game of the season before the zone play-off starts. This game is with Saluda high- Pvt. Alec Poteat Returns From Prison Pvt. Alec Poteat, who was reported missing in action since January 13, arrived in the States this week and called his mother, Mrs. Miriam H. Poteat. He stated that he had been a prisoner of the Germans but had been liberated. At the time of his copture he was slightly wounded and has been returned for hospitalization. Pvt. Poteat hopes to get his assign ment to a hospital soon, so that he may be able to get home for a visit. Last week Mrs. Poteat had a mes sage from the war department, the only one she has had since the n.s- sage stating that Alec was missing, stating that he had been “back in military control since March 27.” PEOPLE YOU KNOW . .. Mrs. J. F. Graves, Mrs. May H. Williams And son, Davd, of Green ville, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mfs. James I. Adair. Miss Ruth Davis of Duke hospital, Durham, N. C., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis, this! week. Mrs. J. F. Milam of Columbia, and Miss Marion Daniels of Greenwood, were week-end guests of Mr. andj Mrs. W. H. Roberts. Hassell Roberts, seaman second class, of Jacksonville, Fla., spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts. ( €. £Pen CS) net/ i ' 'n/tanti, S/nc. J902 - it/ J945 43 YEARS In 1902, an ambitious young man started a dry goods store in a $ * T Wyoming mining town. He was confident that hard work and fair dealing would make his store a success—and he was right. The little store attracted people from miles around, as they learned thalt Mr. Penney sold dependable merchandise at prices as low as he could make them. So the store grew.... into two stores. *.. into four stores... o anti grew.. *• re ro ro ra into 8.. 16.. 32... into SIXTEEN HUNDRED, AND MORE.... — all in 43 short years! But this is more than the success story of an energetic,'ambitious American. Mr. Penney himself has said that businest tuccets is only the by-product of right principles . . . the determination to serve honestly and to share with fellow«workers and customers the rewards of hard work and loyalty.Y Through all these years . • % fat years and lean . . years of war and years of peace . . . the Penney Company has progressed un ceasingly: by Fair Dealing! ' ’ L —i