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I A j Womens World DC Conducts V Memorial The United Daughters of the Confederacy was held at the home : of Mrs. Ralph Copeland. The home was attractively decorat ed with chrysanthemuns and fall flowers, which were used at van tage points in the receiving room. • The meeting was opened with a Sprayer by Mrs. Hugh Simpson. After the ritual and salute to ; the flag, a short business ses sion was presided over by Mrs. Louise Kern. An appropriate memorial led by Mrs. Frank Miller in honor : of Mrs. J. Asa Davis, Sr. was held . during which a white candle was lit in Mrs. Davis memory. * * * Antique Show November 19 An antique Show andSale which opens Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Muni cipal Auditorium, N. Church St, Spartanburg is being sponsored by the S.C. Zonta Club. A number of dealers from sev eral eastern states will be dis playing a variety of antiques and collectibles including silver, cut glass, china, art glass, picture frames, furniture, guns, coins, jewelry and many other items of interest for the collector. All dealer exhibits will be for sale. Miss Campbell Set Date Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Camp- November 23 at 3:00 o’clock at bell announce the approaching the Bethel Temple on North 0- marriage of their daughter, San- w ens St dra, to Mr. Robert White. The Friends and relatives of the wedding is planned for Saturday, family are invited. The show will be open daily from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Tues day through Thursday, November 19-20-21. The Zonta ClubandJeff Stewart of Newton, N.C., show manager, invites the public to visit and enjoy this outstanding show. * * * THE CHRONICLE OFFICE SUPPLIES Wedding Customs Very, Very Old T radition surrounds a wedding more than any other event in a girl’s life. And she does well to consider the customs and tra ditions in planning her wedding, otherwise it may lack the beauty and solemnity she wants for the most importaiit day. Why does a bride wear a veil? GlrvfOTvvcAe^- ■* : CA+cs hb', % h VlMiuai. It’s an old custom, and is a sym bol of innocence. The veil has not always been white, this color being chosen first by the early Christians when women wore scarves over their heads any way. In America, Nelly Custis began the custom of wearing a veil for a wedding when she fast ened a gauzy scarf over her e- laborate colonial hair do when she married. A bride wears white because it is also a symbol of purity and innocense. A woman marrying for the se cond time cannot wear a veil nor a white wedding dress. She may have had such a simple wed ding in her first marriage that she did not wear the traditional wedding dress, but she makes herself ridiculous when she dis regards custom by wearing “first marriage’’ attire for a second wedding. This doesn’t mean she can’t wear a beautiful dress and a becoming headdress - it must be in a color. Many cultures have the custom of flowers for weddings, since they are symbols of happiness and love and youth and eternity. The wedding ring is an old, very old, custom, but the pledge ring of betrothal is ever older, sig nifying not only the never-ending love between the two, but sym bolic of a circle surrounding the couple pledged to each other. The bride may be given in marriage by her father, guar dian, older relative of family friend. . .dating from the time when the bride was handed over to the bridegroom after he paid the “bride price.” Therefore, someone her own age or younger may not literally “give her in marriage,” but escort her to altar - and her bridegroom. More recently, the father gave his daughter in marriage at the altar to indicate he approved of her choice and was glad to give his daughter to the man she loved. Rice and old shoes are thrown at, or after, the bridal couple as they leave the church and the reception in a custom so old its origin is almost forgotten. The grain indicated a wish that the couple always be prosperous and blessed with children. The shoe was a token of good faith, es pecially among the Hebrews - remember Boaz seeking permis sion of Ruth and Naomi’s kins men to marry Ruth? If the father throws a shoe, it means he is giving up all claim and authority over his daughter. THE CHRONICLE OFFICE SUPPLIES Dads May Become Liabilities Cm your aon afford to support you attar you atop working? Evan if ha could you probably wouldn't want Mm to. Through Ufa inauranca you can ba aura of financial Indapandanca during your dadlning Ufa Inauranca coats ao littla and maana so much— both to you and your dapandants. REPRESENTATIVES SIDNEY HARTZOG—83S-2333 FRANK LYDA—8S8-1784 REPRESENTATIVES FRED BRAGG—83S-1MS JACOBS BLDG*—883-0M® OLIN FURR—838-0066 Miss Shouse Honored Miss Janice Shouse, bride- elect of Mountville, was honored on Friday evening with a mis- \cellaneous on Friday evening, November 1 by Mrs. Leonard Gabbart at her home near Mount ville. Mrs. Gabbart’s home was at tractively decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemuns. The honoree was presented a corsage of white pompoms. She received many nice and usefull gifts. Mrs. Gabbart served coloi^ful and tasty party food. Individual cakes decorated with a bride and groom were served each guest. Mrs. Herman Gabbart, Nancy, Marty and Jamie Gabbart as sisted in directing the games and serving the refreshments. Twenty-five guests were pre sent Out-of-town guests were, Mrs. Marion Tyron Face of Co lumbia, mother of the groom- elect; Mrs. Lee Rogers and Mrs. Howard Byars of Greenwood, aunt and cousin of Miss Shouse. Youth For Christ' Group Grows BY ADELAIDE GANTT A group of Clinton’s teenagers is learning that a part of the joy and responsibility of being a Christian comes from sharing what Christ means in their lives with their friends of all denomi nations. Calling themselves “Youth for Christ,” the senior and some junior high school students meet every Tuesday night, usually in a member’s home, to sing, pray, and discuss. Their number has increased from 25 at the first meeting to 131 for the ninth and most re cent, held at First Presbyterian Church, partly because of the large group expected and also because a stage was needed for skits. To open their programs, the teens sing joyful, spirited songs written especially for them. These could be called contempor ary hymns, as they are very close to folk songs in rhythm and word arr igement. The meaning is the same, how ever. In “He’s Everything to Me," the teenagers sing “Till by faith I met Him face to face, And I felt the wonder of His grace. . . Helping me to find the narrow way, He’s everything to me!” Following the singing session, the teenagers have a prayer and then a program, including talks by their own members as well as invited speakers. “Hearing someone your own age tell how he feels about Christ can really help you understand a lot better,” said Susie Jacobs, one of the groin’s leaders. “What we’re trying to do is witness for Christ and help other people take Him into their lives. “Some people who don’t go to Sunday School and church do come to our meetings so we think we’re really doing some good.” She added that “Youth for Christ” is not intended to re place Sunday School or other church youth functions. “This is an entirely different thing. Here we’re only trying to share with our friends what Christ means to us. Where could we have learn ed about Christ if it weren’t for Sunday School and church?” Susie explained that the “Youth for Christ’ idea originated last August during a retreat First Presbyterian Church held for its young people at Hilton Head. Dan Roberts, one of the re treat counselors and a pre-min isterial student at Presbyterian College, told the Clinton group about the “Youth for Christ” movement in his hometown, Orangeburg, and suggested they form a similar organization. When school opened, Roberts assisted in setting up a planning committee of eight teenagers from various Clinton churches. “We had to decide if we really wanted a “Youth for Christ” group and if it would benefit our high school,” said Susie, one of the committee members. “We then planned programs and ordered teaching materials for Bible study which we will teach our selves.” Teachers will be Susie, Tommy Watts, Kathy Frady, Nancy Jones, Bob Keller and Jim Johnson. The teenagers are assisted at their meetings by Roberts and Jimmy Bankhead, assistant minister at First Presbyterian Church. “The ‘Youth for Christ’ meet ings are a supplement to each member’s own Sunday School and other church-related classes,” Roberts said, “It’s the same idea as the Christian Business men’s group and other inter denominational organizations, except that it’s designed to meet a teenager’s needs.” Bankhead added that the move ment is “one way of reaching young people whereas some others do not. Here they are con fronted with the responsibility of being Christian. Here they also find they can have a good time in association with the church.” PC Players Bring Magic To Miss Janice Shouse is the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Willie Hance Finley and grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Miller both of Mountville. * * * Randy Thomas Celebrates Birthday Randy Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Thomas ofWhlt- mire Highway, was honored with a birthday party on his sixth birthday, October 31. Several little friends enjoyed the festivities, games and re freshments which centered a- round the Halloween theme. Priz< which were given for winners. Randy’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary Snelgrove, assisted his mo ther in entertaining. He received many nice gifts. * * * Meetings Legion Auxiliary The Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. L. S. Reddeck. Other hostesses are Mrs. A. M. Young, Mrs. C. T. Smith, and Mrs. Wyman Shealy, Sr. * ' * * I Joanna PTA The Joanna PTA will meet Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. * * * Century Club The Century Club will meet Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. D. H. McFadden. Mrs. Robert E. Wysor will be in charge of the program on Australia. TRIO OF TOTES — Make a simple tote bag from a yard- length of cotton for Christmas gifts or bazaar items. Vary fab rics and trim for unusual ef fects. At top, a bright yellow cotton duck tote is appliqued with a big button-centered flower. A shoe applique iden tifies a polka-dotted shoe tote, and a row of flower cutouts tacked on with buttons offers another variation. 4-H MEMBERSHIP - Young boys and girls, ages 9-19, should join a 4-H Club. Club* are lo cated in various communities over the county. Those Interest ed should contact the County A- gents office for further Informa tion. BY CHARLOTTE REID (A Review) The magic of the theater is illusion. This week this magic has taken center stage at the Black Magic theater on the PC campus and made of it the great hall of a Cornish manor. The PC Players are staging Daphne Du Maurier’s suspenseful thrill er Rebecca beginning Tuesday and Wednesday, and finishing up Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:15 p.m. The imaginative use of the space within the theater creates such a convincing atmosphere that the audience settles back into their positions as flies on the wall of Manderley with a great sense of ease. Unfortunate ly, the sense of ease is not shared by the actors themselves, and the story unfolds fitfully due to the uncertainty within many of the performances. Rick Stall, aristocratic and haughty as the highborn Maxim de Winter, had flashes of his usual brilliance, but these were alternated with periods of unease that gave the sensation he was not as well acquainted with his role as in his usual custom. He was suave, witty, urbane and charming but somehow too facile for a man capable of the black passions that lead to murder. His new bride, as portrayed by Judy Simpson, also offered certain contradictions. She looked every inch her part, young lovely and virginal, but her char acterization lacked the naive ease and spontaneity which her role required. . * Perhaps the triumph of the evening belonged to Kathi Wil liams as Mrjs. Canvers, and also, in a lessor degree, to Ruth Gillespie as Beatric Lacy, Max’s sister. Both these performances were excellent -- Miss Williams gave the fanatical housekeeper every ounce of suppressed malice she deserved, and>!issGillespie, whose British accent was the most genuine one of the evening, embodied the tactless but kindly busybody to a tee. The supporting cast included Vlcent Hunter as FrankCrawley, the factotum, David Hood as Giles Lacy, Danny Wyat as Frith the butler, Evans Goodwin as Jack MONDAY-FRIDAY SATURDAY. Stage Favel, and Haddon Allan as Col. Julyan. Mr. Hunter’s part, although meaty, was purely expository and he rendered it adequately. As Giles Lacy David Hood was bluff and kind, and Danny Wyatt wore his butler’s tails and white hair quite reasonably. Although his portrayal of Jack Favel was successfully slimy Evans Goodwin’s performance lacked a basic self confidence, and Haddon Allan embodied the Chef Constable with great stolidity if not overwhelming in spiration. The list of performers was rounded out by Mike Gayne as William Tabb, the boatman, and Pat Driggers as Alice, the maid. Mr. Gayne made his brief appearance very convinc ing. In the final analysis, this play was a technical success. The set was truly excellent, the costumes well thought out, the makeup good and the general staging well managed. Only the actors them selves somehow seemed unable to enter Daphne Du Maurier’s dark wild world. Their performances were limited to the surfaces of the characters, and lacked the depth of a long and intimate acquaintance. Perhaps the PC Players and Mr. Dale Rains, their Director, have rushed themselves too much in their zeal to present a varied and catholic selection of pro ductions within the limited scope of the school year. Rebecca lacks the finished polish of past efforts, but it does offer a good even ing’s entertainment. * * * Christmas Decorations A program on Christmas de corations for every area of the home will be sponsored by the Yellow Jessamine GardenClubat the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church, Clinton. The pro gram will be presented by Mrs. Jane Crews, Home Service Re presentative of Duke Power Com pany on Monday afternoon, Nov. 25 at 3:30. The public is invited . 7:80 A. M. - 5:00 P. M. 7:80 - 12:00 NOON SLAVIC FLAVOR—In the new mood of fashion is the cotton corduroy peasant coat. Valor interprets the look in Cone’s corduroy, cut on the bias and flavored in the Slavic manner with fur-like trim. 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