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* Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, April 20, 1950 t * Some Recollections Of 'Anniversary' Days ReminLsomsM of Prosbytorian Sunday School Celebrations fn the Ixmje A)to. h What Anniversary Meant Vhat Araiiversary meant to me think, on Thursd’ay, and immediate- the great day had come. Those who Iv began to meet cousins, whom I remember those delightful occasions hid never seen, and 6t course, the will recall that it was a proverb t riic of cmnvef.sation—was—the An- among us that it niversary. Anniversary Day. woman’s division, student council, of Erskine college, Due West. She is the daughter of Mr. and never rained' on 1 Mrs. W. B., Tribble and is a rising But this partic- j senior. Miss Tribble and Miss Sara On Sunday v. e went to Hurricane ular occasion, fn the midst of the (Wallace, secretary of the organiza- for church. Country folks go to exercises we heard thunder in the tion, will represent Erskine at the church for the social aspect as w-ell as distance a^d the sky was heavily : annual convention of Southern In- the sermon and I love them for this, overcast with storm clouds. I re-; tercollegiate Associations of Student So we lingered long in the church member that my father summoned I Governments at Alabama college, yard, visiting with this group Tind me and gave me orders to goto the Montevallo, Ala.., April 20-22. that group. Niola and Lillie Young Orphanage and collect all of tPt» um- ♦ saw to it that I was introduced to brellas that I could find and carry 1 '*- - ^ ■ • all the young people and many of and bring them to the church im- I ran to the Home of 1 fear I can never make you see. The Anniversary that came in May the olde r ones ‘ as well and the one mediately. y _ State High School Tennis Meet Here ! Again This Year I “What did Sallie wear to Anniver- arrived at the front door, proud and! The South Carolina boys’ singles who could, and couldn't 1 sary ?>* and finally “Miss Lola were b. catnless trom Ynv fea^ I found it and doubles Interscholastic Tennis ' you here for Anniversary"" • ^ with on - m u, U >«ld rt j .■las r? w..> irr.T>ors:bie for me to ieria n conege again mis opring, Ain About that Director Walter A. Johnson has Was our Sunday, school’s greatest 0 f conversation was Anniver- Peace wnere th "big’’ girls filled my day. sary. “I saw you at the Anniver- arms with umbrellas and then I hur- For weeks and weeks our songs did “Did you enjoy Anniversary,” -.eu back to tne church. When I ring 3v those • ^ • *»•-•»» » —— * ----- sm S- ' you here for Anniversary?" ->--ut . net. with an - *••■»** **— i. . . ... _ . . - But at last came that eventful day: —j ^ cu-ious and a, time it was impossible for me to tenan_college again this Spring, Ath- ^hd off we marched so happy and _J* r ;ii „; open the door myself. gay At first I was curious and as time went on I was just plain provoked. tne do;:)r my^c ^ 1 - , ,, . . ♦ • t H oro n ^ ti t i ^ r/ , u •*!. > t ^ a Here I was. fresh trom college, w Each one w.Ui their very best fr.end in my chMp val.se .no iW joy and happmess there wM-no ^ , hen , nwo-sum .. ..... , ' or “over-night bag) and knowing Now there was one little girl .. . . . • , , . that I knew -everything, especu.i., v\ hose hair rM wouldn t, wouldn t ,,. i . .. ,. . ” „ f . J history, which was my favor..c curl But curl-papers for a time remedied that <o she could v. ear her new leghorn hat, Her dress wa.- starched and very new So were her .winy little shoes, too. After the songs and the picnic dinner Vhich left no one a single bit thin- ~ ner. Her dress was rumpled and not so ' neat *— And those shoes began to hurt her Down on the churc.Vsteps she calmly nmg and a :o r of tiiunder which; Netters begin swinging their rack- ,eemed . me ,o he only five or ten ets in championship competition on .t»v D.„.d tl.creto by my im- April 26, with the meet continuing ...i. -_:igcr tic.n both rain and through April 29. Action is set for electricity, l beat on the- door with Presbyterian’s alUweather courts, the handies of all of the umbreilas which are rated among the best in tnat I could apply successfully and the South. when that seemed to do no good, I The state intercollegiate tourna- appued more and more force, vigor rnent held here annually will follow torical date I had ever known, but and determination to the job. In the high school tourney the next none of these fitted into this mid- fact, I made a big noise. week. die of May date. How humiliated I Then, suddenly, the door opened Johnson said the meet is open to felt that some great event had taken and therb appeared an immense man: all schools belonging to the South place and I didn’t know about it. looking down at me—one of the offi- Carolina high school league. Each k cers of the church. His tones were school may enter as many as four to not more than team and two singles admitted that Tnornwell, I never thought that you Players. study, and I didn't know what they were talking about—“Anniversary.’’ For tvyo nights I wrestled over this question and thought of every his- LAURENS J In ‘YOUR FAMILY THEATRE’* Children Under 12 Free First Show at Dusk — Complete Show After 10 The second morning when I came downstairs ".nd when I kitchen I blushingly i morning when I C3me uic (.uunu. nns iuucs I swallowed my pride of reproach and his face was players, limited found Cuz Lizzie in the v ery solemn as ' he said: “Well, r 0 ? 6 double teai I did not know what "Anniversary” wculd-Thm thing like that.’’ -t FRIDAY-SATURDAY APRIL 21-22 SEVEN SINNERS — John Wayne — Marlene Dietrich COUNTESS OF MOtyTE CRISTO Sonja Henie — Alga San Juan MONDAY-TUESDAY APRIL 24-25 THE LOVES OF CARMEN Glenn Ford — Rita Hayworth WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY ' APRIL 26-27 ADVENTURE ISLAND Rory Calhoun — Rhonda Fleming EAGLE SQUADRON „ Jon Hall — Robert Stack — Evelyn Ankers sat Took off her shoes -took off her hat, was. I think she was a little surjiris- Thoroughly humiliated and, as I! ed at my ignorance for surely peo- thought, permanently disgraced, I | Then carefree and happy she started P, !e U P in Anderson county must crept inside and sat on the back seat 1 home ‘ ' 1 \ • have heard of this big day—people with my arms full of umbrellas. No longer with- her friends* did she in Newberry. LaurenS, Spartanburg And the worst part of the whole and Union had been coming here for incident was that the thunder ceased, j With shoes in one hand, hat in the this event—-lo, these many years. the clouds went away and my um-‘ other — * Imagine my feeling of relief, as brellas were not needed! So, cha- 1 And how her family looked—O vvc11 as m y restore d s ^ lf-esteem when 8 ri ned and discouraged, I had to brother! , she explained that it was the anni- carry theon laboriously back home, HENRI ETTA LEE. versary of the founding of the Pres- comforted neither by praise, nor ^ byterian Sunday school and that per- sense of successful service performed. haps I was not supposed to know, i I have remembered this incident A few days later I was back home over a period of more than six dcc- in Anderson county and was delight- ades but this is the first time I have fully telling mv sDfpr that Gonsin pi-pr tnkL-it-to anyone Lizzie had invited me to visit her —DR. THORNWELL JACOBS, But there was a time, fi.tv pears nex t j/jay and to be sure to be there. Atlanta, Ga. ' vnen ' lL1 d no mean-ng a. all, f or Anniversary. I had the satisfac- ltd '. of hearing my sister. Ada, say: M\SS Tribble ffeods ■H B r»?tBE TO THK CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” Mrs. Copeland IVritt^. Anniversary* How many happy memories that word holds for me now. perplexity or except, mayb Non. It was in early June, 1899 “What on earth is Anniversary? It was a great day lor Clinton and I everybody enjoyed it. —MRS J. I. COPELAND, Orlando, Fla. Writes of Early Celebrations Our Sunday school Anniversary is Margaret Johnson, my Grandfather associated in my mind with one of Dalrymple’s sister, who lived with those small events which, neverthe- Cousin Lizzie Young at Youngs Cross less, produce an immense Impress- Roads. ion upon small children. I arrived at Cousin Lizzie's, I It was over sixty years ago and I had lust graduate.! irom Winihrop col- i’ge. and I was on my way home up f. Anderson county. Motner hid written to me to come by Clinton, and spend a lew days. 4 We had not men heard of week-ends) with* Aunt Erskine Student Council Miss Louise Tribble, of this city, has been elected president of the i Qtewt jKffflADWfN Oheatne Box Office Opens 2:45 — Saturday 12:45 Shows Run Continuous Thursday and Friday, April 20-21 starring VAN J0HNS0N-J0HN HODIAK IICMOO MONTALBAN • GEORGE MORPH MARSHALL THOMFSOH • JCBOME COURT LAND • DON TAYLOR )K • DOuClAS (OtfltV KON AMES • Story Sctrm Ptry by ROBERT PIROSN ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST Saiurd?y, April 22 A Handful of Jen Against 300,50^0001 esple! 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