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i THE WOMAN’S PAGE Social Events and Chib News of Interest Telephone 74 or 495 Garrison-Hill Engagement Told Mr. and Mrs. William Moffat Genieon of Gastonia, N. C., aiv- daughter, Mias Grace Lucile Garrison, to Leo Howard Hill, son of F. K. Hill, and the late Mrs. Hill of Greenville. Mias Garrison, who formerly taught Bible in the city schools, Is now a member of the Parker high school faculty, Greenville. The wedding is planned for July. Mrs. Young Hostess To Actaeon Qub- Mrs. Reese Young was hostess to the Actaean club at her home Friday afternoon. Three tables of rook were en joyed during the afternoon. Mixed early spring flowers were used in the living room. A salad course with straw berry short cake and Russian tea was served during the after noon Shady Grove lay u 'HD Club Meeting Ihe Shady Grove Home Dem onstration club met at the club bouse last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. T. L. Johnson, vice-presi dent, presided, and led the devo tional following the song of the month. . ' After the business session Mrs. D. W. Coupwr gave a talk On "The Child”. Miss Taylor conducted a demonsfration on “We Build Our Walls Higher”, the second in a series on family life. During a social hour Miss Ber nice Johnson led the group in games and contests. Later the hostesses, Mrs. R. L. Webb and Mra Clyde Wehunt served refreshments. Miss Martha Harvley Extended Courtesies Mias Martha Harvley of Greenwood, has been extensive ly entertained since the an nouncement of her engagement to Lt Thornwell Dunlap, Jr., of this city. Among recent parties was the one given by Mrs. Kate Pearce and Miss Ann Pearce at their home on Elizabeth street. Mrs. John T. Young and daughter, Georgia, were guests for a coffee honoring Miss Harv ley on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Earl Griffin Saturday afternoon Mrs. Paul Burgess entertained with a tea It is to have your family phytidan regularly check your cMdrtn’s eye*, ears, and general health. Necessary immunity N. tost* may be made at the tome time. r' 1 Benefits can be great, and the cost will be little. Great peace of mind con result from knowing the condition of your children's health, and aba from the knowledge that this fine pharmacy stands ready with drugs and medicines of highest quality to help you and your children maintain good health. McGEE’S DRUG STORE SAVE MONEY AND GET v\\ the TBPPAn //// /“ GAS HANOI Otf-' **< Mra. R. T. Dunlap, mother of the groom-elect, was in the receiv ing line and Mrs. Young, aunt of the bride-elect, poured tea. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Young are giving a-drap-m at their heme hs*i fgyrWedwcwiayt Msimli 10, the couple on Thursday evening. Mr. and * Mrs. Leslie Milling will entertain with the rehearsal party Friday evening and the bride’s luncheon will be given Saturday by Mrs. Roy Milling and her daughter, Mrs. James, of Sumter. A. R. P. Family Night Supper Thomason, hostess. _f lif I Mayme Johnson—Mrs. G. W. UfOUp 0! WOrKOrS Hollingsworth, chairman; Mrs. J- - |a ■>' ■ HriTlr rSr assiItol by soliciting Funds Barden—Mrs. George R. Hoi- l ft-!,.* land, chairman; Mra T. J. Leake, KvU VlOSS l/llYC hostess. The Sara Gteim circte, Mrs. Tan M. Ray, chairman, meets with Mrs. C. C. Giles, with Mrs. Ray as co-hostess. ■Hie Louise Best circle, Mrs. Irene Pitts, chairman, meets ta of B9.50Ji.00 for the county is Blake Stewart. She lived' in Ab- much less than during war j beville the past 31 years and was active in the religious, civic and years, he stated. “It is 'hoped,' Mr. Underwood said, "that Clin ton will raise $4,275 00, which is the allocated share of the county quota.'' r Come in-see-the TAPPAN Silver Nugget with all Its wondmrful, madam faaturas — think of owning It at this modost prlcal -at- o’clock at the School. State Training mate Reformed Presbyterian church enjoyed a family night supper at the church last night. Following the dosing of a Sun day School attendance contest the winning group for the eve- the losing side acted as host to ning. Mra Earl Rice was chair man of the host group and Miss Margaret Blakely conducted a number of games and entertain ment after supper. March Meeting Episcopal Auxiliary Hie regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary of All Saints Episcopal Mission was held on Monday afternoon at the church. w Mrs. J. B. Hart, president led the opening prayer. Mrs. William Traylor presented the program on the topic of study “Living Hie Christian Year”. Mrs. Alec Stump was appointed to repre sent the group at the World Day of Prayer Service Friday at Broad Street Methodist church. Plans were completed for a Holy Communion service which was conducted yesterday after noon by Bishop Alfred C. Cole of Columbia. Wedding Party Is Entertained Mrs. C M. Bailey and Mrs. W. L. Marshall, Jr., entertained at their home on Saturday af ternoon, Feb. 20, honoring out of town friends and relatives here for the Wise-Switzer wedding. Daffodils, dutch iris, quince and other early spring flowers were effectively used throughout the receiving rooms. A three-course supper was served buffet from the beauti fully appointed dining table. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. R. E. Sadler, Mra Ed Sad ler, Mrs. William Bailey Owens, and Mrs. Cyrus Bailey of Au gusta, Ga. Active solocitation of Red Cross memberships in the resi dential areas is being conducted by the following chairmen and their assistants: Ward 1—Mrs. C. W. Cooper; Miy. Hugh Baji. Mrs Turn Car, ter, Mrs Jack Red, and Mrs. D. S. Templeton. Ward 2 — Mrs. R. L. Plaxico; Mrs. J. B. Dailey, Mrs. L. H. Davidson, Mrs. Marion Nabors, Mrs. W. M. Lanford, Mrs. L. P. Dailey, Mrs A. M. Young, Mrs. W. B. Tribble, Miss Nannie Young Tribble, Mrs. R. L. Plaxi co, Jr., Mrs. Alvin Bawgell, Mrs. Lawrence Sanford. (Incomplete) Wajrd 3—Mrs. George C. Bel- WCTU District Meet Held Here The district meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held Thursday at Broad Street Methodist church, with Mrs. Lawrence W Sanford presiding. Rev. E. K. Garrison, after which Dr. F. K. Shealy gave an infor mative and inspiring address. Special music was rendered by Mrs. Isabelle Pitts and Miss Nancy Simmons. Among the out of town visi tors at the meeting were Mrs. L. C. Tate of Iva, president of the Northwestern district, Mrs. A. D. Betts, of Pinopolis, an active worker in the union, and Miss Ethel Riddle, general secretary of the Youth Temperance Coun cil, whose headquarters sue in Evanston, 111. At 12:30 a luncheon was hold in the private dining room of W C. Shealy, Mrs. G. W. Bell, social organizations of th£ city. She was a member of the Abbe ville Presbyterian church, of the Francis E. Harrison chapter, or der of the Eastern Star, and the Chrysanihemum club. She was a graduate nurse of the Pryor hospital, Chester. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Paul H. Ericksen of Mill town, N. J.; four sons, Capt ,, , , _ A.. U. S. AbbeviUe, died at the Abbeville Army, Columbia, Stuar Memorial hospital at noon Sat- James Eugene Copeland, both of urday following a serious illness, Abbeville, and William Rhett of several months. Copeland of Greenwood; ed by her former pastor, the Rev. George M. Telford. Interment followed in the family plot at Long Cane cemetery. -< Mrs. Guy Copeland, Of Abbeville, Posses At Hospital Abbeville, Feb. 27.—Mrs. Mar- ! ■rfAfT gtrarart Crftgfrtand. 5& of lingrath, Mra Mrs. C. W. Underwood; Mra Henry Trammell, Mrs. O. F. Beaty, Miss Essie Young, Mrs. Julian Bolick, Mrs. M. L. Rob ertson, Miss Bessie Jones, Mrs. H. F. Blalock, Mrs. Harry Net tles, Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mra Zee McLees, Mrs. Wad ter Johnson, Mrs. W. Y. Thompson, Mrs. J. J. Cornwall. Ward 4—Mrs R. P. Hamer, Mrs. R M. Turner and Mrs. H M. Lukstat; Mrs J. W. Finney, Jr., Mrs. Taylor Martin, Mrs. Harry Wilkes, Mrs. Tom Addi son, Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Mrs. cm IK S00H-SUPPLY IS LIMITED T. E. Jones & Sons Bridge Clubs Have Meetings Tuesday afternoon Mrs. David Roberts entertained members of her bridge dub with two tables in play. Prior to the games the tables were appointed for refrshments and salad and sweet courses were served. Score prizes went to Mrs. A. D. Lancaster and Mrs. Gary Holcombe. As a background for cards spring flowers were artistically arranged with greenry. • • • Mrs. Norman Sloan was host ess to her bridge club and sev eral additional guests on Thurs day for afternoon games. Flowering quince, daffodils, and camellias prettily decorated the card rooms. Between pro gressions the hostess served a salad course Mrs. Robert M. Vance made high score and Mra Michael Tur ner second. Church Circles Will Meet Monday Circles of the First Presbyter ian church will meet Monday as follows: At 10 am.; No. 1—Mra. B. F. Wingard, chairman; Mrs. T. D. Copeland, hostess. , Wilkes, chairman;. Mrii.'"' Ge6'rge Bellin- grath, hostess. At four o’clock: No. 3—Mrs. H. G. Prince, chairman; Mrs. Zee McLees, hostess. — No. 4—Mra. T. Layton Fraser, chairman; Mrs. C. W. Anderson, hostess. No. 5—Mrs. Robert M. Vance, chairman; Mra Heath Copeland, hostess. No. 8 — Mra Henry Lukstat, chairman, Mra Ansel B. God frey, hostess. No. 7—Mrs. Ben Hammett, chairman; Mrs. Carlisle Neely, hostess. At eight o’clock: No. 8—Miss Elk little Mc Crary, chairman, Mrs. Frank Simpson, hostess, Mrs. J. C. Pace, co-hostess. No. 9—Mrs. H. M.;. Young, Jr., chairman; Mrs. Jack W. Ander son, hostess. Methodist Circles Will Meet Monday Cirdss of Broad Street Metho dist church will meet Monday, March 8, as follow*: At 3:30— EUia Hatton—Mia. L. H. Dav- Hotel Mary Musgrove in honor of the out of town guests. Those assisting in the courtes ies of entertaining were Mes- dames L. S. Henderson, J. B. Dailey, T. J. ' McCarty, Hubert Todd, R. L. Plaxico, Lawrence W. Sanford and Miss Nannie Young Tribble. Garden Clubs Have Meetings On Monday, February 22, members of the Green i Garden club enjoyed a Dutch luncheon at the Wallace House in New berry. Mrs. E. H. Wilkes and Mrs. George R Blalock acted as host esses for the group. The lunch eon table was beautifully decor ated with camellias. The nine varieties used in decoration were discussed, and after the lunch eon members returned to the Blalock home where Mrs. Bla lock showed how to graft ca mellias. • • G The Carolina Wren Garden club met at the Lydia Commun ity center. Mra. J. A. Neighbors, a club guest, gave an interesting paper on “Birds”, after which Miss Margaret Blakely rtiowed films on birds and soil conserva tion. The gift plant was won by Mrs. George Watts Copeland. During a social hour light re freshments were enjoyed. For the meeting the club rooms were lovely with arrangements of quince, camellias. Mrs. Copeland wa of Guy .Hunter Cj died in 1953. She wa the widow (Tand who a native of Ninety Six, late W. B. a daughter at and Mary m one brother Blake Stewart of Nine ty Six, and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday by her pastor, the Rev. William Howard Kryder, assist- Mrs. Copeland’s husband, tha late Guy H. pope Land, was a na tive of this city , a son of the J. Rhett * Copeland, and Mra Copeland, who makes her horns 1 with a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Bethea in Winston-Salem, N. C. PEELING ONIONS Dip an onion for a moment m boiling water and then begin at be found that this method does not affect the tear dude of the eyes. WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING—EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Phona 74 Nearer My Qod To Thee A! Dying Actress Reads The Bible Mrs. E. N. Sullivan, Mra. Car lisle Neely, Mrs. Jignes Walker, Mrs. Clarence Sikes, Mrs. Ed Sadler, Mrs. James Von Hollen. Ward 5—Mrs. C. A. Hollis, Jr. Broad Street Extension—Mrs. Posey W. Copeland; Hopewell— Mra Downs Monroe; Renno— Mrs. James Copeland; Long Branch — Mrs. Sam Compton; Mountville — Mrs. G jC. Watts; Cross Hill — E. W. Pinson; Jo anna, business district — J. J. Hawkins. Colored Division—Mattie Ev ans and Benjamin Thompson; Maggie Craig, Lenora Babb, Mamie DeShields, Sallie L. Fin ney, Allie B. Owens, Clara Wil liams, Hattie Suber, Henrietta Wodson, Joanna; Lillian Gog- gans, Cross Hill; and Annie Young, Mountville. The local drive chairman, C. W. Underwood, pointed out that even though the war effort had slowed down considerably, each chapter is still expected to pro vide its share of the- national quota of $84,000,000 to carry on the work of the Red Cross throughout the world. The quo in 1837 s tall bsantlful Woman with regular features, walked off the London staKe. broken In health. When she waa fire years old her mother had died of tuberculosis. Her only sister had contracted the disease and now Sarah Flow or Adams had played her last role aa "Lady Macbeth.” Partially regaining bar health, Mrs. Adams turned to writing verse, dramatic poems and hymns, drawing themes for the latter from thfr Blhla. In 1840, when she waa 36 years old. the actress was reading the book of Genesis when she came across the story of Jacob at Bethel. Thus was boru the them# for what baa been oMled the greatest hymn ever written by a woman. It waa among thirteen from her pen to appear In print the following year. While nursing her sister, Elisa, Mra Adams * Nearer my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee; E’en though It be a cross That ralseth me: ’ Still all my song ahalt be. Nearer, my God, td Thee. Though like ttje wanderer, The aun gone down. Darkness be over m#, My reat a atone. Yet 'n my drrams I’d be Nearer, my God, to Thee. broke completely. 8he lingered two years after her sister died in 1848. On September 18, 1901, every city In America paueed In silent prayer for five minutes . . . and to sing the aeeasalnated William McKla- ley’s favorite hymn. He had whlepered Ita title ae e dying prayer. “Nearer. Sly God to Thee" has rarely been sung aince the sinking of the luxury liner Ti tanic, In April, 1912. without aesorlatlng it with that marine disaster Aa the tew life boat* pulled away with their cargo of 600. all hop# waa lost for those left on deck. The ship’s band went down playing a composition by Low- sll Mason, the dean of hymn-tune writers, aa 1,500 beiptrsa souls sang the words of a dying actress who had read the Bible and. like Jacob at Bethel, had a vision of being drawn. , , , There let the way appear. Steps unto heaven; All that Thou tendeat me, In mercy given; Angela to beckon me. Nearer, my God, to Thee. ' — t * Then, with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise. Out of my stony griefs Bethel I’ll ra)te: So by my woee to be Nearer, my God, to Thee. narcissus and daffodils. IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS YOU NEED THIS Help Yw Cough When colds, measles or flu leave you with a cough get CreomuNion quick because it soothes raw throat and chest membranes, loosens and helps expel genny phlegm, mildly relaxes systemic tension and aids.nature fight the cause of irritation. You’ll like its hyacinths,, results better than other medicine or druggist refunds your money. No narcotics. Pleasant to take. CREOM'II’SION wiitvet Caught, Cktst CaMt, Acyl* Sroychitu Fishing Contest Yarborough Oil Co. announces their third annual fishing contest which begins March 1st and ends Sep-' tember 30th. i Monthly Prize—Pfleuger Akron reel and steel rod ($14.75 value) for largest black bass. Season Prize— $50.00 Spinning outfit for largest black bass. Be sure and register now. Name must be on entry book prior to the time fish is caught. 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