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TTf ^ Women's World n , Couple Honored On Anniversary On Saturday evening, April 20. Mr and Mrs. W. R. Fitts, ,Ir were surprised with a party in honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anni versary. Host and hostesses to parents were Mr. and W R. Fitts. Ill and Dianne Fitts. Hostess, was Mrs. Fred Fitts at whose home the guests assembled. (lathering for the occasion were the families of the hon ored couple. Mrs. Fitts was before marriage Miss Louise McCrary, of this city. Funch. sandwiches. and other assorted party dainties About People You Know Items contributed to this column are greatly appreciated—('all *33-0541 their Mrs. Miss also < )s- ('o. Mv. her Frank Ramage hits returned to his home alter sev eral weeks illness and stay in the (ireenville (letier.o Hospital. Mr. and Mrs, (Irady ('handler spent last week-em in Hendersonville. X. with Mrs. James K. Horton and son. John. They were aceonipanied by Mrs. It. > Horton ot Xtwvherrv. Mrs. W. (’. Shettly h;td as her imest recent 1>' Mrs wald Copehind of Newiierry. Miss Kityran Cox, student at ( blumha College, lumhia. spent the past week-end with her parents, and Mrs. J. Robert ('ox. Mrs. Ft he! R. Fitts is sj>ending this week with were served buffet style trom daughter, Mrs. C. Wavne Jarvis and Mr. Jar\ is and chi! a table overlaid with a white ( i ren in p aK . k Hill. Dr. and Mrs. (leorge R. Blalock have returned fron a Furopean trip, \isiting points of interest in Berlin Austria, Northern Italy and the Riviera. Mrs. A. ('. Whitten of (Ireenwood is visiting htv granddaughter and grandson, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Bra ther. Last Friday. Mrs. Whitten entertained a numbe of friends at a luncheon at Mary Musgrove Hotel Among those attending were Mrs. C. T. Ttiomason. .Mr- J. B. Dailey, Mrs. K. L. Holland. Mrs. J. B. Wilder, an- Mrs. J. I. Adair of (Ireenville. Mrs. R. M. 1 iCague. Mr. and Mrs. Bill League and Mrs. Brace wedding of Miss Iris Brown at tin ( Re- MI SLRN K K—At the recent ( ■nfcrcnve of the I’nited of the Confederacy, the • 11s ,.f Mrs. Henry M. 5 oimg 'c-i'ntod the ('ross of Militarv Fict'ired. left to right, are ch rDtopher Young of ('ow- erv Mead. iws Young of (Jin- ten. and James New '• erry. Mrs t liar e.-teii, Fr ('ar.Jina. Di\i-i iiresetited t he nu rv M. Young. S W n on . a del et lab I t <er\ ed the k 'eal Local Chapter UDC Host Ridge District Meeting Young of Murray ot' tiic South C lx. who and Mr-. Hen- Mr-. Vounc has ter sjtn-e Ib'jo. t h linen cutwork tablecloth. A flower arrangement of pink and white snapdragons, chub, silver ribbons, and creenery in an antique silver epergne. which had belonged to Mr Fitts’ Mother, center ed the table An anniversary eake. decorated in pink and white was featured at one end of the buffet table with punch howl on the other. Mrs. Fitts was presented a cym- hidium orchid corsage of purple and white and Mr. Fitts a white carnation bou- tonnaire. The honored couple were remembered with gifts of sil ver during the evening. The host and hostesses presented them with a silver tray and casserole dish Church on Sunday, April 21. Mrs. Grace Connor plaved the organ for the ceremony.,*.,. Mr and Mrs James T. Smith and son. Ronnie, of Columbia V ere week-end guests of Mrs. Smith's parent . Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Holland. Mr and Mrs. Francis Blalock and son, Henry, spent M’r week-end in Charlottesville, Va., with their son anu daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. II. 1'. (Bunk.v) Blalock, h ' I t and Mrs. Fred Holcombe, II, are visiting their ‘ parents Dr. and Mrs. Fred Holcombe, and Mr. and Mr-. R. B. Hamer. Id. Holcombe was staioned at fort Ben- i jamin Harrison, in Indianapolis, Ind., the past nil!" weeks where he received basic training at the Adjutam Generals School. After a leave they will go to Ft. Hood. Texa-u where he will be stationed. Fill Me( rary. son of Mrs. (’. H. McCrary, who livd in ' Tampa, Fla., for several years, has returned to Clinton to make his home. annual South last week. Columbia spen‘ X i Mrs. 1 (’onnor Faeolet arry League attended tin First Baptist 2—THE CHRONICLE, Hinton, S. (’., \pril 25, 1‘MTs u T Hi.e ;he Supreme lie ( outederaey was Uecn eenij>o-e(l of a <>n ".nui'dav. April 20. in \ .'Cl i ii ipel 'it f?e!k Audi- 'oi'.u:n. tin -'tephen I.. Lee ( hoi U ’- ot the l nited Daugh- tei ot Pie Contederacy was ’ the Ridge District Rai-te District is ot chapter- from Aiken. Clinton, (ireenwood, and Marshall Brown, with Mr< Brown, t. cave the invo- -1 e hi Met.:.- e n i r. a i i -1 d Ahln-v .o. Kd-et;. Id. \e u herrv. M.-- Louise Kern, Vice Dirt-i tor ot Ridge District and President of the local chapter, called the meeting to JANET GARDNER Registered Bridal Consultant Dillard Boland, Jewelry 103 E. Pitts St, Telephone 833-102? “Fut the piece of wedding cake under vour pillow!" The 'marriage ieast" is a tradit.onal part of the mar- riacc celebration in many eountne-. j>a-t and present. It i- -vmbolically important. The hr.tie and groom eat and drink together for the first time as man and wife —: and least their guests and ] I nend-. One of the charming cus tom- of our "reception" is in herited from the Romans. At their marriage feast the spe cial bridal cake was broken; up and its "hallowed” pieces divided among the guests. Conquering Roman soldiers brought their custom into an cient Britain. It was a suppos ition who ate of the bridal cake "might have a vision of the man or woman whom heaven designed should be his or her wedded mate." La ter the vision became the "dream" we pretend to be lieve today. But. madam, as a present take This little paper of bride cake; Fast any Friday in the year. When Venus mounts the starry sphere, Thrust this at night in pillow-ber, In morning slumber you will seem T’enjoy your lover in a dream". Dillard Boland’s is prepared to help you with all aspects of your wedding reception. The 1 reception invitations will, of course, be enclosed with your engraved invitations. We will advise you on your choice of engraving and the proper wording. We have ele gant punch bowl sets in both sterling and crystal, and we even have reception napkins which can be personalixed for the occasion. And — we have many wedding cake knives featured in our various ster ling patterns t Register your patterns of China, Silver and Crystal in our Gift Registry. Your friends will want to know what you have — to avoid du» pleating. Do visit us soon. $ order Dr. who. aloru w as a gut cation. Miss Kern led the ritual af ter which Mrs. C, H Byrd of Greenwood led the -aiute to the L nited States tlag. Mrs. M C Foole led the salute to the Confederate flag, follow ing which Mrs. A. T. Neely of Newberry led the salute to the flag of South Carolina. Miss Mary Johnson brought greetings from the local chapter Then Fred Bragg. Jr. Mayor Fro Tempore, wel comed the ladies and the guests to Clinton. Mrs. Fuller Reese of Abbeville made the response. The special music was pro- ( vided by Mr. A. B Galloway, j accompanied by Mrs James Fitts. Mr. Galloway very ap propriately sang America the Beautiful'' and "God Bless America." Mrs. Frank Fleming of Ab beville introduced the speak er. Dr. Joseph Taylor Stukes, address dealt with the judi- ciarv of the Confederacy, ]'• I’t'i'i-' i Hurt ' ‘i *<> ha\v' been composed c« mliaiat; n ni the state court - but that no ease was t< haic been composed of a enmh.:,at:"ti of the state court" but that no case was ever br"uMi! to that court. \!so Dr Stuki s commented upon tu i men \i!io served as lucLe- n S<iuth Carolina dur- iiu the War Between the Spates \ndrew Gordon Maurath and Bejamin F. Ferry, both ui ulmm were al- -i) governors of our state. Concludin'.: Ins remarks. Dr. Stukes pointed out that dur ing a war every-day life goes on and that the secret hurts and scars arc those that stir up pursuant memories. Party Given Bridal Couple Miss Susan Turner and Mr. Lykes Henderson, Jr , who will be married June 15. were honored with dinner on Sat urday evening, April 20, at 7:30 at the Wilson Home. Host and hostesses were; Mr and Mrs. John Finney, j Jr and Miss Dot Taylor. A number of couples en-1 joyed the informal steak din ner which was served at a long table on the inside patio of t he Wilson Home. Mixed spring flowers, with pink the predominating col or. formed the large arrange- j ment in the center of the i table with smaller arrange ments on either end of the table. Places were marked Mrs. James S Moffatt. Jr., w jth small butterfly place Director ot Ridge District, , car( js. The places of the hon- presided during the meeting ore( j couple were marked and the luncheon that fol- W1 th place cards of wedding j lowed. After the address - she hells. f presented the pages—Rena Migs Turner was presented; Rama-te and Susan King. a corsage of lily of the valley! Rena, the daughter of Mr anc j later in the evening the and Mr- Frank Ramage. is ) 10S t an( ] hostesses remember-1 the granddaughter of Mrs. ec j \j iss Turner and Mr. Hen- J G Fitts, a chapter mem- Person with a gift of silver, her: and Susan, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ed King, is also the granddaughter of a chapter member, Mrs. W. C. Baldw in. Susan Turner Entertained Mrs. Heath Copeland enter tained Miss Susan Turner,! bride-elect of June, with a luncheon at her home on Calvert Avenue at 12:30, Sat-1 urday. April 20. Guests found their places at the dining room table and' appointed tables for four. Places were marked with small place cards featuring; Lily of the Valley. An ar rangement of pink roses with green and white filler and lighted pink tapers centered the dining table. Small ar rangements of yellow daisies centered the smaller tables. ,Mixed spring flowers were ■ used throughout the receiving 'rooms. Luncheon was served buffet style. j Miss Turner was presented a corsage of white minature [mums and a gift of crystal in her chosen pattern. I Mrs. Fred Holcombe attended the j Carolina Garden Ghd) Show in Greenville Mrs. Paul Martin and daughters of the week-tMid with her mother, Mrs. James Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Horne of Charlotte, j were guests Sunday of his brother and sister-in-1.ta , Mr. and Mrs. \V. S. Horne. On Faster Sunday, Mr and Mrs. Gerald <'. SnC r were hosts to the Dominick family fora reunion at Hair lakeside cottage. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. D. T j Whitman of Waynesville, N. ('., sister ot Mrs. lies Je I Sober; Mr. and Mrs. W. 1). Gauthen and son, Virgil and family of Hueago, 111.; Mrs. V. (’. (Tapps, Ronald (Yapps and family; also Mr. and Mrs. Randy Roddy and son,.Mr. and Mrs. James Dominick and son, William and j famliy. Mr. and Mrs. John Roseboro spent the week-end in | Gastonia. X. ('.; visiting Mrs. Roseboro’s sister, Mr j Everett ('arson, and Mr. (’arson. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. King. Sr., spent Faster wee!; in Tampa, Fla., visiting their son and daughter-n-law. Mr i and Mrs. Gene King, and in Gainesville, Fla., visitng Mr. and Mrs. Alex ( ruickshanks. Sandy (Yuiekshanks, stu dent at Gardner-Webb College, accompanied his grati' 1 parents to Gainesville for this visit with his faml.v. H. K. Covington and son, Al, have returned to Rich mond, Ya., after several days visit during the past weef with Mrs. Covington’s sister and brother. Miss Iona Blakely, J. Aiding Blakely and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Monroe of Fatta were week end guests of Miss Iona Blakely, J. Aldine Blakely and other relatives. Mrs. ,1. 1. Adair returned to her home in Greenville d’uesday after spending several weeks with Mrs. Fm- mie McMahan and Mrs. Almon Spencer. Mrs. John Satterfield of Reidsville, N. C., is a 'Miest of Mrs. J. M. Dick on Hickory Street. Mrs. Victor Bowman of Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins. Ga., visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Loftis recently. Together they visited friends and relatives in Woodruff. nvethdrpaere tsnbTa cmfwy shrdl shrdl shrdl shrdh. Crowder-Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Crowder of Kinards announce the engagement tof their daughter. Christie June, to Roy Doggett Whitaker, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Doggett Whitaker, Sr., of Newberry. The wedding is to be held Saturday, June 1. at 1:00 p.m. in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the ceremony and the reception which will follow in the social hall of the church. CARD OF THANKS To friends, neighbors and everyone that sent flowers, spoke words of encourage ment or assisted in any way in our recent bereavement in the drowning death of our son and brother R. Donald C. Bramlett, allow us to say thanks from the bottom of our hearts and May God Richly Bless each one. Mrs. Alice Bramlett and Family Gantt Speaks To Grange On Thursday night, April 18, the Mountville Grange en joyed a covered dish supper at the Grange Hall. Richard A. Gantt, director i of Estate Planning for Pres byterian College, was the I guest speaker. He explained to members the reasons for making a will, and how prop erty would he disposed of ac cording to law in S. C. if there is no will. He also ex plained how to evaluate one’s own property for tax pur poses. FOR SALE Restaurant Excellent Investment For Appointment Call 8.33-2886 FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the fith day of June. 19fi8. we will render a final account of our acts and doings as Execu trices of the estate of Mar shall Augustus Cannon in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m. and on the same day will apply for a fin al discharge from our trust as Executrices. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date, and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven or be forever barred. Jennie Cannon Layton Olga Cannon Ray Executrices April 19, 1968. A25-4C-M16 OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Austin-Barnes The engagement of Miss Mackie Austin, daughter of Mrs. Jm Hugh Austin of Cross Hill and the late Mr. Aus tin, to Ernest Wayne Barnes of Laurens is announced by her mother. Miss Austin is a graduate of Clinton High School and is a junor at Winthrop College, majoring in elementary edu cation. The bridegroom-elect, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Be- here Barnes of the Laurens-Clinton Highway, is also a graduate of Clinton High School and attended the Uni versity of South Carolina. He is presently service manager for Barcraft Homes, Inc., of Laurens. tlRTHS MARTIN Mr. and Mrs. Rawlinson E. 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