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Thursday, December 24, 1953
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Paire Three
The WOMAN’S PAGE
Society Events, Club and Church News
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MAXWELL-McCARTER ENGAGEMENT TOLD
Dessert Bridge
Given 'For Club
Mrs. Wilmot Shealy gave a des
sert bridge for her card club dh
Thursday afternoon.
Greens with bright berries and
Christmas tapers formed an attrac
tive background for the two tables.
The hostess served ambrosia, cake
and coffee before the games. Club
award for high score went to Mrs.
Henderson Pitts.
E-Ha-We Camp Fire
Girls Give Tea
The E-Ha-We Camp Fire group
gave a tea for their mothers in the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
church on December 17.
The girls decorated the room in
a lovely holiday motif and prepared
dainty refreshments. Julie Bolick,
president of the group poured tea.
Favors were given to the mothers
after the tea.
Mrs. Pitts' Students
Give Program . _ ,
Mrs lames Pitts grammar Crad- ance pm was WOn by the Barden
Mrs. James Pitts grammar graa. ( circle Mrs G Holland, chairman.
piano students of Lydia, Joanna Durin ’ g the meetmg Mrs Garrisno>
iature Christmas trees and at eacl
place were favors of decorated
candles.
Gifts were exchanged and bingo
and other games enjoyed after din
ner.
Christmas Program
For Methodist Women
,The Woman’s Society of Christian’
Service of Broad Street Methodist
church met Monday at the church.
With Mrs. E. K. Garrison presiding.
There was a short business meet-;
ing, after which Mrs. Wilmotj
Shealy presented the devotional
with scripture from laiah “For un- !
to us a child is bom, unto us a son!
is given; and the government shall!
be upon his shoulder; and his :
name shall be called Wonderful
Counsellor, The mighty God, The
Everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.” The group sang “O Little
Town of Bethlehem. Mrs. J. B.
Speak presented the program,
“Christmas Gifts from Christian
Homes.” After the group sang “Joy,
to the World”, Mrs. Speake closed
the service with prayer. The attend- 1
and Clinton gave a program of pi
ano selections at the Community
Building at Lydia on the evening
of December 18.
The rooms were beautifully dec
orated with a lighted tree, reindeer
and other Christmas scenes carry-
ing out the holiday motif Mis S Katrine Martin
Misses Linda Adair and Jackie
Pitts assisted Mrs. Pitts in serving
refreshments.
president, was presented with a
gift from the Society in apprecia
tion of her service *o the organiza
tion.
Parties Honor
Vances Entertain
Bank Employees
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Vance
entertained employees of M. S.
Bailey nad Son, Bankers and their
guests with a Christmas party on
Thursday evening at their home.
Poinsettias were used in the par
lors and the tairway was entwin
ed with garlands with bells caught
in the loops and a huge candle at
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DEPARTMENT STORE
ALL TOYS
Greatly Reduced
, Tricycles - Wagons
Desks
AND MANY, MANY OTHERS
BIG SAVINGS!
Several parties complimenting'
Miss Katrine Martin December J
bride-elect were given during the
week. j
Wednesday at noon Mrs. Carey |
Moore, the former Miss Betty Neal
Derrick entertained with a luncheon
at her home in Laurens honoring
Miss Martin.
The receiving rooms of the home
were lovely with floral arrange
ments in the traditional bridal
green and white. Place cards in a
wedding theme marked the places
of the twelve guests at small tables.
The hostess’ gift to the honoree was
a white carnation corsage and a
Mrs. A. S. Maxwell, of this city, announces the engarement of her
daughter, Jean, to Rev. Neely McCarter, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
McCarter of Gastonia, N. C.
Miss Maxwell is a senior at Maryville college in Tennessee and will
graduate in May.
Mr. McCarter is the minister to students at the University of Florida.
He is a graduate of Presbyterian college.
Wedding plans will be announced later.
Griffin Pitts.
the bottom. _
Covers were laid for sixteen at;fjg ur ine~
the dining table which was over-! Clinton guests included Mrs.
laid with a white linen cover andi w Roy p itts> Mrs j Austin Chand-
adorned with holly and red tapers, j lerj Mrs w R Anderson, Mrs.
A three course turkey dinner was; Goyne Simpson, Mrs. Ray Pitts,
served and later games were en- Mrs Bm Milam and Mrs. John
joyed in the play room.
Colonial Employees
Entertaned With Party
Mr. and Mrs. Van Jones, Mr. and
Mlrs. T. J. McCarty, entertained
employees of the Colonial Storey
and their guests with a Christmas
party on Wedneday evening of last
week at the McCarty home.
Guests were invited into the din
ing room where a turkey dinneri
was served buffet style from the
table adorned with poinsettias,
reindeer and a miniature Christmas
tree. A mirrored Santa and rein
deer scene was effective in the din
ing room and in the living room
was a colorful tree and an angel
scene was arranged on the mantel.
Covers were laid for the guests
at small tables centered with min
A lovely seated tea was given
for the bride-elect on Wednesday
afternoon by Mrs. Wilmot Shealy.
Berries and greenery were used
in decoration througout the receiv
ing rooms. The tea table overlaid
with a green cloth was centered by
large red tapers and holly. A rib
bon extended diagonally across the
table to a silver bowl of white car
nations interspersed with silver on
one end and the silver service on
the other. Mrs. HaiTy Bauknight
poured coffee. Mrs. Henderson
Pitts also assisted in the courtesies
of entertaining and serving a hot
course. Miss Martin was presented
a camellia corsage and a gift ot
china.
entertained with a coffee on Thurs
day afternoon in the home econom
ics department honoring Miss Mar
tin.
Guests in addition to the faculty
included several members of the
administrative staff.
Mrs. Roily Bannister received the
guests and Mrs. Creswell Fleming
of Laurens poured coffee which
was served with cake by Mrs. Lew
is Wallace.
The holiday motif was beautiful
ly carried out in the table decora
tions. A red cover and Christmas
napkins were used and holly and
cedar adorned the cake plate.
The faculty of Clinton high school
Saturday afternoon in Gray
Court the bride-elect was feted by
Mrs. T. A. Willis and Mrs. James
Puryear with a bridge party.
A pink carnation corsage was
given Miss Martin to wear and lat
er she was presented crystal in her
chosen pattern.
Seasonal decorations were used
as a setting for the four tables. Fol
lowing hte games salad and sweet
courses were served with hot
punch. Mrs. W. Roy Pitts was a
refreshment guest and others from
Clinton attending were Mrs. Harr}’
Bauknight, Mrs. Billy Pitts and
Mrs. Tom Ficklin.
Show European,
Coronation Films
♦
Monday evening December 28, at
7:30 in the social rooms of Broad
Street Methodist church. Miss Viv
ian Parks Adair will show color
slides of the coronation and Europe.
Miss Adair attended the corona
tion and made a tour of the Europ
ean countries early in the summer.
The public is invited to sec the
interesting films.
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County
Tax Notice
Payment of County Taxes for 1953
Without Penalty
Expires December 31st
1 % PENALTY
will be added January 1, 1954
fo the month of January
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SAM M. LEAMAN
Countv Treasurer
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We art hoping that all the goods things of life will be
jours to enjoy this Christmas and for many days to come.
PRATHER-SIMPSON
FURNITURE CO.
“The Home-Makers”
County Farm Bureau
Wins First Place
Membership Contest
According to an announcement
from state headquarters, the Lau
rens County Farm Bureau won the
1953 membership contest in the
Piedmont district.
The award entitled the county bu
reau to send one of its members to
the American Farm Bureau con
vention held last week in Chicago.
Frank Baumberger, president of the
county chapter reported that the
board of directors chose Lawrence
Cook of Gray Court to be the rep
resentative. Mr. Cook who was re
cently elected a county director,
was accompanied by his wife who
is president of the County Council
of Farm Women.
The chapter increased its mem
bership from approximately 315 to
over 425 during the contest and
more have been added since the
contest closed, Mr. Baumberger
said.
He expressed the appreciaiton of
the Farm Bureau to the member
ship committee for the work it did
during the contest which made the
drive successful.
“It is this kind of cooperation,”
he said, “which makes the Farm
Bureau the greatest farm organiza
tion in the world.”
The Piedmont district is com
posed of Abbeville, Union, Cher-
kee, Newberry, Saluda, Pickens,
Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson,
Edgefield, McCormick and Laurens
counties.
Cub Scout Den
Christmas Party
Den 1 of the Cub Scouts enjoyed'
a Christmas party on Thursday!
evening at the home of Mrs Wayne
O. Wood, assistant den mother, on
South Owens street. Mrs. Leroy
Sanders is den mother.
The boys drapped presents for
their parents and then a number of
games were played. Later Mrs.
Wood served refreshments and gifts
were exchanged from the Christ
mas tree.
BELK’S
SANTAS FAVORITE STORE*
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