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( , .4 1 -»• 1 Thursday, May 11, 1950 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pact rhras • d «> *t f The WOMAN S PAGE SOCKIY EVENTS, ClUB AND CHURCH NEWS Of INTEREST B TELEPHONE 74 or 495 Ferguson-Adoir Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Jeames Beaty Fer guson of Great Falls, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ra chel Lucile, to Robert Christopher Adair, Jr., of Great Falls and this city, son of Mr.- and Mrs. R. C. Adair. The wedding will take place in July. Miss Ferguson is a senior at Winthrop college. Terry-Armstrong Engooement The following announcement has been issued to friends and relatives: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Terry of Laurens announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Davis to William Dial Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Armstrong of pray Court and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Hitt of this city. The wedding date will' be announ ced later. ~ nish a setting for the two tables. Cold drinks and nuts were enjoy ed during the afternoon and at the conclusion of the progressions a sweet course was served. Score prizes were awarded Mrs. J. B. Ar nold and a club visitor Mrs. Frank Cauley. Dessert Bridge For Club Members Mrs. Ayliffe Jacobs gave a dessert bridge on Thursday afternoon for member's of her card club. Roses v-ere combined with a va riety of other spring flowers to form a background for the two tables J here a sweet course was served he re cards. Score winner for the af ternoon was Mrs. J. F. Jacobs with floating prize going to Mrs. Pringle Copeland, Sr. Tuesday Club Is Entertained Mrs. Raymond J. Pitts entertained members of the Tuesday bridge club last week. Two tables were in play with Mrs. Henderson Pitts, a club visitor, and Mrs. Bailey Williams winning the afternoons progressions. Later the hostess was assisted in serving salad course, cookies and candy by Miss Agnes Davis. For the occasion the card rooms were attractive with iris, sweet peas and other flowers of the season. Clinton Entries In Laurens Flower Show A number of members of the Clin ton Garden club made entries in the flower show held on May 4th at the Laurens armory under sponsor ship of the Laurens Garden club. The local entries were represen tative of wedding guests and were judged on that interpretation and merit alon^. Arrangements placed were: Mrs. B. O. Whitten: “College Classmate”. Mrs. F. K. Shealy: “Sorority Sis ter”, Mrs. William P. Jacobs, Jr.: “Lit tle Sister”. - Mrs. B. C. Presslar: “Sorority Sis ter”. Mrs. Preston Thompson: “City Cousin”. Mrs.- Marshall Brown: “Country Cousin”. Mrs. Edouard Patte: “Great Grandmother”. Mrs. J. J. Cornwell: “Jilted Lov er”. ble. Sandwiches, assorted dainties, cakes and nuts, were served from the dining table adorned with a pastel floral centerpiece. Mrs. Mitchell Hostess To Musgrove Club The Musgrove Home Demonstra tion club met with Mrs. P. B, Mit chell on May 3. The project song, ‘The Oak Grove” was sung and Mrs. Ray Bragg conducted the devotion al. The secretary called the roll with each member answering with the project they had enjoyed most dur ing the year. Announcement was made that the club had collected $6.00 on the cancer drive. Misses Kathleen Haynes and Blanche Cox were selected as delegates to the State council meeting to be held at Winthrop college June 20-23. Certificates were presented to eight members for completing a year of club work in “Better Health”. Plans were made for an all day June meeting to be held at the school- house and members will make alum inum trays. A special feature on decorating cakes was presented by Mrs. A. A. May and she displaced a cake which she had decorated for Mother’s Day. An interesting demonstration on “Party Refreshments” was given by Miss Susan Dean, assistant home demonstration a^ent. The recreational leader conducted a contest during the social hour and fefreshments were served by the hostess. Legion Auxiliary To Name Officers The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its last meeting of the year Tuesday afternoon May 16, at 4:00 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Russell Cooper on Florida Street. All mem bers are invited to be present since it is the last meeting before the new officers will take office. They will be announced at the meeting. Mrs. T. J. Leake’s group will be hostess at this time. P. C. Tennis Team Entertained At Dinner Mr. and Mrs. J. F! Jacobs were host and hostess at dinner on last Wednesday evening to members of the Presbyterian college tennis team of which their son, Ferdinand Jacobs, Jr., is a member. Other guests were Walter A. Johnson and tennis coach Jim Leighton* Covers were laid at the round Jace covered banquet table for which the centerpiece was an arrangement of red roses with, the letters P.C. in blue. Bridge Club Enjoys Meeting Mrs. H. L. Eichelberger entertain ed members of her bridge club on Thursday for a number of afternoon games. Two tables were daintily appoint- ed for refreshments when the guests assembled and a dessert course was served. Mrs. Thornwell Dunlap and Mrs. D. O. Rhame were awarded high aniin,second prizes when scores were counted at the conclusion of the progressions. Lovely Party For Mr. and Mrs. Young Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Reece H. Young, Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Jacobs entertained on Thursday evening with a bridge din ner. Dinner was served buffet style from the dining table, exquisitely appointed with a cut work and lace cloth, an antique English silver tur een filled with pink stlaps, vari colored iris and columbine and flanked by white tapers in silver candelabra. Elsewhere iris and other spring flowers were decorative. Old fashioned nosegays of roses centered the eight small tables laid for the guests. After dinner bridge was enjoyed with top score honors going to Mrs. Edward Ferguson and Michael Tur ner. Mr. and Mrs. Young were also presented a gift. Assisting tne hostesses were Mrs. E. H. Hall, Mrs. N. Reece Young and Mrs. C. E. Galloway. # ” Miss Lee Heads Methodist Circle v Mrs. Ethel Pitts, Mrs. Louie Thornley and Miss Jeanette Pitts were hostesses on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. S. M. Warner to members of the Sara Glenn Cir cle of Broac^ Street Methodist church for the May meeting. A salad and sweet course was ser ved with punch during the social hour proceeding the business session. The following officers were nam ed for the new church year: Chairman—Miss Rose Lee. Secretary—Mrs. Lewis Wallace. Local Treasurer—'Miss Katrine Martin. t Mission Treasurer—Mrs. Tom M. Ray. Birthday Treasurer—Miss Sara Stone. Mrs. R. B. Wilder, assisted by Mrs. S. A. Pitts, Jr., Mrs. O. C. Lewis, Mrs. Julian Coleman, Miss Rose Lee, Mrs. James Puryear and Mrs. D. B. Smith, led the program on “Christianizing Our Home.’ r ' Traditional Banquet Given By Juniors For Senior Class In traditional fashion, members of the junior class of Clinton high school entertained the seniors with a banquet on Friday evening in the high school cafeteria. Other guests for the occasion were faculty mem bers, trustees and their wives or husband's. The junior class colors of yellow and green were beautifully carried out in the banquet appointments. At intervals on the tables were low containers of Lady Bankshire roses and an attractive program booklet marked the guests places. The win- * (Continued on page two) Mrs. Blalock Is Bridge Hostess Thursday members of her bridge club gathered at the home of Mrs. Francis Blalock for a number of af ternoon games. A lovely crystal bowl of lavender iris flanked at the base with sweet peas shading from lavender to pink was used with other smaller ar rangements at vantage points to fur- Co-Hostesses Give Morning Parties Mrs. D. O. Rhame and Mrs. W. R. Anderson entertained jointly Fri day and Saturday mornings with coca-cola parties. * On Friday a group of friends were invited to the Rhame home where an informal hour was enjoved. Re freshments were served buffet style I from a beautifully appointed table centered with an arrangement of !pink rosps and forget-me-nots. Else where trisr roses and sweet peas were used in decoration. 1 On Saturday the party was-at the ! Anderson home which was adorned with yellow iris combinea with La dy Bankshire rosdl- in fn'odernistic array and bowls of sweet • peas. A floating arrangement of yellow i talisman roses graced the coffee ta- i- g li Why A Sales Tax? TAXES ARE UNPOPULAR; NEW TAXES : ARE MORE SO BUT The Schools in S. C. Face a Critical Situation and The Classroom Teachers Advocate THE SALES TAX BECAUSE . . . 1. It will produce the needed revenue. 2. It gives those who poy no property tax a chance to help in this problem that con cerns EVERYBODY. 3. 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