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Thursday, December 15, 1949 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pa ire Three _ i TJime Wot (Constant The WOMAN'S PAGE /•!. CHRISTMAS CHIMES at... SOCIEIY EVENTS, aUB AND CHURCH NEWS OF INTEREST.... ... TELEPHONE 74 or 495 Mrs. Blalock Hostess for Bridge Of Ckriil’t flat wily b While December i* now the morith lb which Christ’* birthday is cele brated by Christians all over the world, research and study show car-! that Christ’s nativity has been cele brated in January, March, April, .rangements were effectively ried out. _ 1 The program was led by Mrs. May, September and October, by Mrs. Francis BlaloclT gave a des- Julian Coleman on “A Child Shall various peoples, sert bridge Thursday for members, Lead Them’’ .Mrs. Ethel R. Pitts And although few people know it, of her card club. , read the Scripture. Appropriate se- it was for the purpose of substitut- Two tables were appointed for lections of Christmas carols were, ing a Christian festival for pagan refreshments in a seasonal setting sung by the assembled members, ones of Romans and Druids that featuring many green potted plants. During the evening the hostesses' celebrations of Christmas in Decem- Cake, coffee and saltod nuts were, scrved a decorative plate consisting, ber were popularized, served before cards. ' At the eon- a sa l a d couise, fruit cake, with) ^j 0 historian pretends to fix elusion of the afternoon’s progres- Russiar) tea. Later toasted nutsj actual date of Chirist's birth were passed. A social hour was enjoyed at which, time each guest was present ed a gift b’ a “circle sister”, each Bridne Cluh member Kinging a gift to be dis- x-iuu tributed. sions score awards w^nt to Mrs. J. B. Arnold and Mrs/H. M. Luk- stat. / Club Enjoys Meeting Thursday Mrs. R. P. Hamer was Mrs. Pitts Hostess hostess to members of her bridge club for a number of afternoon games. Snapdragons with arrangements of berries and evergreens were de corative in the card rooms. Prizes for cards were won by Mrs. Carlisle Neely and Mrs. Mor gan Milford, a club visitor. To Louise Best Circle On Tuesday evening the Louise Best Circle of Broad Street Metho dist church met at the home of Mrs. Lewis Pitts, with Mrs. B. B. Ballard and Mrs. William R. Pitts, Jr., as sistant hostesses. A short business session was held. When cards were laid aside the after which Mrs. Ballard gave a hostess served a salad course. Christmas story ‘The Littliest An- gel”. Drop-In Given For Members of the circle exchanged U . •» . j c • j Christmas gifts during the evening. iNeigflDOrhOOd rnenos The hostesses served a salad Mrs. Frank Miller and Mrs. R. [course with Russian tea and cake. G. Murphy entertained a number) The Christmas motif was effect- of neighborhood friends Friday of- ively carried out 'with the home temoon with a drop-in at the home decorated in seasonal arrangements. of the former. Groups were invited at 3:30 and JuU* RnwIanH Hnttecc 4:30 for a delightfully informal ,V ' rS * R0W,ana nOSTCSS hour. Greenery with red berries and holly anl many red lighted tapers made a/Iovely yule tide setting for the occasion. Guests were invited into the din- To Bridge Club Mrs. Jasper Rowland was hostess to members of her bridge club on Thursday afternoon assembling players for two tables . , Before the games pie and coffee ing room where refreshments of were sandwiches, decorated in the holi day motif, fruit cake, cheese dain ties, and salted nuts were served with coffee or hot punch. Mrs. W. C. Shealy. Mrs. A. B Blakely and Miss Margie Miller assisted the hostesses in entertain ing. W. S. C. S. Meeting Held Monday The Woman’s Society of Christ ian Service met Monday at Broad Street Methodist Church with Mrs. Lewis Pitts, the president, presid ing Mrs Perry M. Moore was high score winner with Mrs. James Sloan receiving second honor. Floating prize was won by Mrs. Preston Thompson, a club visitor. For the occasion the hostess’ home was attractively adorned with sea sonal arrangements. Music Club Enjoys Christmas Program At Training School Last Wednesday evening bers of the Clinton Music club with their guests gathered at the State or the date at which Civ Ltr .as became a general festival. About all that Is known is tha during the fourth century tne fea‘'t of the Nativity was observed in all western world churches at differ ent dates. The confusion resulting from cele brations in seven months of the year caused the western church authorities to meet in 340 to set a definite date for the celebration. The eastern churches did not co operate until the sixth century when December 25 was set as the day to| be observed. The question has arisen in numerable times as to why December was selected as the •Hfmonth for rejoicing. The answer Is that this month was chosen in order that a Christian fes tival could compete with those of the pagans, because Decem ber was noted for Its feasts and holidays In nearly every civilised land. Greeks, Romans, Saxons and Scandinavians all took part in the celebration of theae festivals which had originated before the birth of Christ. From the Saxons eanao the cere mony of burning the Yule leg. The 3axons burned great bonfires in \onor of their god Thor. From the tomans came the ghrlng of pren- nts. for this custom M* been traced o the Roman Satmnle. It may seem strange to claim that the pagan riotousness might bej the forebear of the Christian holiday of goodness and love, but inter- mingled with that which was objec- Venable, were thing* that have ^one strairht to the hoerta of peo V.e throui hnut the Christian world j mem- The meeting opened with the.Training School for an evening of singing of Christmas carols. The Pre-Christmas festivities. scripture reading was "The Shep herd’s Story from Luke” and was read in unison by the group. After processional by the State L It's difficult to understand, but Training Schoo choir T) Come All ^e genial spirit of Christmas, m t ^ e |Banta Claus himself, hasn't always had it easy. There have been oc- Mrs. Pitts presented the program singing of Christmas Carols, using "Christmas” as its theme, j The second part of the program. The devotional was closed with, with Joe Shay at the piano, was prayer. A short • business session'as follows! was held to conclude the meeting., “Some Enchanted Evening,” three gpme examples: easier.* when laws or traditions or tagulations have put certain curbs the old gentleman. Here are i parts by State choir. “It w’as The Night Before Christ mas,” poetry choir with proper pan- the tomime by "I” and "St. Nick” (in was the poem.) In tap and ballet “Snow” Training School December Meeting Baptist W. M. U. The December meeting of Wbman’s Missionary Society held Monday afternoon at the First)"Santa Claus” eight "reindeer” ap Baptist church. ipeared. Following a short meeting of the! The third part of the evening was circles. The Patterson circle took charge of the program, with Mrs. L. E. Cason presiding. After the hymn "It Came Upon the Midnight the social hour. The hostesses were as follows: Miss Lois Blakely, Mrs. Robert Black, Mrs. Wm. Brooks Owens, Clear ”, Mrs. W. R. Anderson. Sr., Mrs. Julian Coleman, Miss Luva gave the devotional, followed by a McDonald, Mrs. James Pitts, Miss prayer by Mrs. Cason. Others tak- Norma Hallett. ing part on the program were Mrs. S. W. Sumerel and Mrs. Clarke B. Johnson. Mrs. R. P. Wilder con- ciucted the business session and Mrs. Johnson closed the meeting with prayer. Mrs. Arnold Hostess To Church Circle The regular December meeting of Garden Club Hears Talk on "Hollies" Units of the Clinton Garden plub held a joint meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the Presbyterian col lege auditorium with a large num ber of members and guests in at tendance. Mrs. Wm. P. Jacobs, vice-presi dent, presided, over a short business the Sarah Glenn Circle of Broad Street Methodist church and the session. The guest speaker for the annual Christmas party was held ( afternoon was Dr. George Bellin- on Monday evening at the home of grath, dean of Presbyterian college, Mrs. J. B. Arnold. Mrs. Clifton who spoke most interestingly on Adair, Mrs. S. M. Warner and Mrs. I “Hollies,” including English, Amer In Newark, N. J., Str^a is re quired to pass * stiff physical ex amination before he can sene m a department store. And even then | he is barred from kissing any of the children who perch upon his knee. In Charleston, S. C., charity San tas have been forbidden to make a pitch on public streets on the i grounds that children flocking in to : see , them may create a traffic hazard. And in Washington a few years ago, when the postmaster general was asked to print a Santa i Claus stamp at Christmas time he Bill Abrams were assistant hos- ican, Chinese, and Japanese varie-, proposal with a scorn- tesses. The home was beautifully deco rated for the yuletide featuring a large tree in the living room with multicolored lights, bowls of holly and evergreens with red berries. Elsewhere in the home seasonal ar- Relieve t* Chest Colds ties, exhibiting sprays of each. He| ^ ..j should gay not ,. told of their history, cultivation and propagation. I A beautifully decorated Christ mas tree, garlands and a miniature Santa Claus featured the decora tions on the auditorium stage. PEierniATKS Into nppar bron chial tubas with special soothing modtcuial vapors. STIMULATES chest, throat and hook anrtacas Hke swarming, com forting poultice. At bedtime rub throat, chest and back with Vicks VapoRub. Relief-bringing action starts Instantly . . . 2 mays at once! And Penetra _ tton for boors lathe night to bring relief. special ac- ntly . . . Z ways at c It keeps up this spt trating - Stimulating iVSKS Belk Employees Given Christmas Dinner Among gala social affairs of the holiday season was the. dinner Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith of this city and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Chandler of Laurens gave orf Tuesday even ing in the Presbyterian college din ing hall honoring the employees of the Clinton and Laurens Belk stores. For the occasion the ^hall was transformed into a veritable Christ mas scene with a beautifully dec orated and lighted tree, a large snow man. garlands of greens and wreaths adorning the snow covered windows and doors, and miniature Christmas scenes adding attractive ness. Tables, where covers were laid for eighty, were arranged in the Shape of a horse shoe arid adorned (Continued on page two) Outside the U.S.A., Santa has ;rd trouble, too. In Montreal, Can- an influential organize ti'r >ihi against holding of the c:t v ’s •lual Santa Claus parade on the i. nd that it was “merely a dis- ' f grotesque and vulgar buf- nery ” A prominent Journalist in , ue Janeiro fostered a move- ! M to do away with Santa Claus Noel) in Brazil and substi- > ate a toy-bearing grandfather ndian. In Mexico City the minister <f education recommended that the I \ztec god Quetzalcoatl, instead of H. Nick, should bring gifts to chil- Jren. In the field of opinion, Santa haa ancountered some detractors. 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