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.MHS. ff. A. Il I* DH ENS, Editor, Thone Palmetto Chapter. Tlie Palmetto chapter, U. D. C., will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 willi Mrs. William Muldrow on West Whit tier street. Reception ut College. The College association invites tho people of Anderson to a reception at the college in honor ot the faculty on Thursday afternoon, November 19, from 4 to C. Alumnae .Meeting. Tho Due West alumnae will meet Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock willi Mrs. J. E. Breuzealc on South Muir street. Mr. Arthur Llgon of Snartanburg and Mrs. Frank Cunningham ?nd baby of Greenville ure the guests ot MT. and Mrs. it. E. Llgon on West Will?nor street. Mrs. J. L. McCee was expected home last night from a visit to Atlanta. Reed, Harry Geisberg, Morrison, Mis-en Hertha Caulin, Louise Giimer, Ella May Cummings. Miss Jean Harris is spending thc week-end In Seneca. / Back to Their Country Home. Tho many friends of Mr. nm! Mrs. Theo. P. Watson and Theodore, Jr.. in this city, regret very much that they have decldod to movo back to their country home about four mlleB north of town. However, they aro glad ihat lt is only four miles and they hope to still ?ee lots of them. Urn. Louis Horton Entertain*. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Louis Horton wns tho charming hostess for a tow. friends at an informal little brldgo party. Her attractive little homo on Woodrow Circle is al viys aa attractive spot to her many friends and it was a small but congenial par ty who spent thc afternoon so pleas antly with h?r Tuesday. After several Interesting games, thc cards were removed and a dainty and tempting salad was served. Mrs. Hor ton's guests on this occasion were: Mesdames T. L. Cely, Marleston Bar ton, a. B. Greone. W. D. McLean, Levis Sanders, Frank Todd, Frank U-"L'.J.. iJ._L- - In Honor of Slr*. McCulIy. The largest and most brilliant event on the week's socinl calendar was tho tea given on Thursday ufternoon hy Mrs. Anna Wooton, Mrs Frank Fnr mer and Mis? LouI.se Humphreys in honor of Mrs. It S McCulLV. Their beautiful old Homo on Weyt Whltner btreet has been the scene of ?nany delightful and charming affaira in Anderson's social life and the *e-t ol Tuesday was fully In keeping "with the puny lovely occasions that have preceded lt. Mrs. Charlie Gambrell and Miss Margaret Evans welcomed thc K jests at the door. Here the hall was bright with beautiful sprays of autumn leaves, with ferns and pot plants everywhere. Tho receiving Uno stood in the par lor and herc the large vaso.i of lovely fall roses that flied tho room with thel rfragrance, wore the only dec orations besides the graceful sprays of ivy. In tho receiving line besides the hostesses wore the attractive bride lu a beautiful dress of white charmeuse, Mrs. J. M. Giles. Mrs. Ira Giles and Miss Kn 'irlne Stelling. At a prettily decorated table in the hall delicious punch wns served by Mrs. G. B. Townsend, Miss Anna Ross Cunningham and Miss Lucy Maxwell. Mrs. J. D. Hammett and Mts. Bella Thompeon invited tho guests into tho tea room and here tito decorations were most elaborate und most beau tiful. All tho doora and windows were lined In garlands of yellow chrysanthemums and ivy, that made a most charming effect, particularly the archway across the middle cf the room, with long graceful ivy vines suspended beneath. Mrs. J. B. Town send and Mrs. J. L. Sherard poured tea, while Mrs. H. G. Love and Mrs. J. M. Shumate assisted by four pretty little girls lu wblto and yellow s v cd sandwiches and other dainty c ccsBorles. The young waitresses a .re Misses Winnie Frazier, Ann Gambrell, WANTED 190 BALES OF COTTON A Bale of Cotton is Money at Our Store We will pay 10c a pound in terms of trade for 100 bales brought to us by farmers One Bale of Cotton will buy ^ ibO Howard Watch Mr. Farmer, we be lli; . o your cotton is 'vorth 10c. a pound and moro. We agree to hold alt cotton traded tn UH for a better Utan 10c a pound price. We will give you Diamonds for Cotton at 10c a Pound 1 Bale of Cotton will buy a 14-K gold Bracelet watch. 1 Dale of Cotton will buy a fine chest of silver. 2 Bales will buy twice as much Sterling. 1 Bale will buy 7 to to wedding rings. Let the weddings go on. There is no hard times. Eye glasses, Sterling silver tableware, jew elry, cut glass, watches, in fact anything we carry in our immense nock can be bought with cotton at KV a pound. Walter H. Keese & Co. YOUR JEWELER Piedmont Cafe Tabla da Hot? /Jinner 12 m. to 3 p. m. Today Cream of Chicken Soap Mixed Salad Roast Youno: Turkey, Cranberry Sauce Candied Yema, Southern Style Green Carden Pees Baked Apple Dumplings, Hurd Sauce Ten Coffee Muk 35 c .17. Lula Hammott, and Margaret McCully. Mrs. P. K. McCully had charge of the music and all during the afternoon there was a delightful musical pro gram given; those who sarg were: Mrs. P. M. Burnett, Mrs. W. J. Mul drow and Mrs. W. II. Nardin. Oth ers assisting in entertaining the guests were Mrs. Carrie McCully, Miss Ellie McCully. Mrs. W. H. Frazier and Mrs. John Linley. It war, an Ideal fall afternoon, even nature doing her part to make it a charming success in every detail. About 200 ladles called dur'ng thc afternoon. Sirs. Laughlin Enter,ainu. . As the time for Christmas draw.^ near, the ladles are combining duty with pleasure lu many charming lit tle sewing parties and these ure prov ing a most delightful way of enter taining. Ono of tho pleasantest of these for tho past w?ck was on Thursday afternoon when Mrs. IA C. Laughlin invited a few friends to spend tho afternoon with her. Each brought their Bowing nnd the time was pleasantly Informal and happy. Later in the evening the hostess serv ed an elegant sala.? course with cof fee. ' Mrs. Laughlin's guests included McrdameL W. H. Frazier. M. L. Bon ham, G. M. Tolly. S. D. Brownlee, O. B. Van Wyck. Walter Brock and T S. Crnyton. Rose HUI flu?, m Tuesday afternoon waB card after noon at the Rose Hill club, and there were several tables of players who spent tho afternoon most pleasantly. A Delightful Sewing Party. Again on Monday afternoon Mrs. Haymond Fret wei? and Mrs. Arthur Holman delightfully entertained a few friends at another sewing party. Thia time tho guests were Invited te the pretty home of Mrs. Holman on East Franklin street and here beau tiful pink roses and malden bair ferns used In profusion throughout the house furnished the simple but charm ing decorations. Soon the rooms were filled with tho merry chatter of the ladles while their needles kept pace and much dainty hand and cro ches-work waa done. When the work was laid aside a dainty and tempting menu was served by tho two charm ing young hostesses. Among those present were: Mesdames F. M. Bur nett, Claud Earle, Clarenco Sullivan, B. B. Hart, LCVIB Sanders, T. L. Cely, Louis Horton, Tom Allen, Sam Prince, W. J. Muldrow, Harleston Barton, Harry Oelsberg, Joe Fretwell, J. M. Sullivan. Jr., Jake Sullivan, 8. D. Brownlee, J. -I. Brownlee, Eugene Watkins, Misses Louise Ligen, Goor ala Marshall. Vina Patrick, Carri? Fretwell, Zade Fretwell, Ruth Brown lee, Annie Chapman, Cecilla von Has se?n. B???i? Orr, Charlotte, N. C. A Pretty Shower. An affair that was most beautifully carried out in every detail wan the miscellaneous shower given on Thurs day afternoon by Mrs. Malcolm Mc Full in honor of Miss Pal Dean, ' a bride of next week. This pretty home on River street waa most attractive.in its decorations ot pure white, the large white chry santhemums being particularly hand some. .The house was darkened andi soft white' lights shed a soft mellow glow over the scene. Little Miss Mary Jolly, In dainty white, stood near tho door and received the many packages for the bride elect v" After the guests had all gathered Miss Dean waa given a scat in the middle of tho parlor and. while the guests stood around a beautifully dec orated little wagon In pure white, with a white goat, hitched with white harness, led Master Malcolm Mc iFall. Jr., came *nto the room to toe [strains of thc wedding march played ! h7 M.b. W.nte Pant Seated In the wagon mi in white and carrying a whlto parasol was little Miss Helen McFall. The wagon waa tull of pack ages for tho bride, so tho little driver stopped Just in front ot her and the unloading began. While all were busy examining the packages, a mysterious package of rice concealed somewhere in the chandller was showered over ino brido and caused much merri ment Later the guests ware invited Into the pretty dining roora, where an elegant salad course with coffee waa aerved by Misses Leu Latlmer, Louise Blgby, Jessie H embree. Lula Smith, Vena Bleckley ead Agatha Spearman. Little Miss Lon HiU houee pinned a small white chrysan themum On each guest as a souvenir of this lovely occasion. Assisting Mrs. MbFall was Mra. Will Fant, Mra George Jolly. Mrs. J. S, Acker and Mrs. Rufus Fant In Honor ef a Popular Visiter. M/s. Fred Atkinson,ot Boston was Mra. W. E. Atkinson'a boner guest at a charmingly Informal little sewing party on Friday morning si her home on North Malu street Mvs. Fred Atkinson "made Andorf on her home for lome time several years ago. and it war a greet piA??ure tc S few ot her iur.ny friends to s*o bet ! again on this dehjhtful occas loo. While the guests were busily se wing Mra. W. J. Muldrow. Mra. J. H. Craig and Mrs. Frank Todd gar? several Sweet vocal and Instrumental selec tions. Atl2:30 Mrs. Atkinson aerv ed an_elegant two conree nenn. Those ?Il H ? JM DI Extra Special Sale At The Lesser Company FOR TODAY AND MONDAY $100,000 Worth of Merchandise to Choose from. Don't Miss This Great Chance. Opportuni ty is Knocking at Your Door. SPECIAL! SPECIAL!! 150 Indies' Skirts, all wool and latcut styles, worth $5.00, sale prico.$L9S 150 Coat Suits, worth $7 50 to $10. Sale prico.'.J 1.7"? See our beautiful Une of Coat Suit?, also one-piece Dresses, in silk and wool, all at sale prices. 150 Ladles' Long Coats, worth $7 50 to $8.00, special . .$2.93 Misses' and Children's Coats to suit your pocketbook. 150 Wash Dress?e for children, worth $1 00, sale price.. 47c 150 LadicB' Shirt Waists, worth $1.00, Bale price.4rtc 500 yards 56-lnch Broadcloth in all colors, absolutely all wool, worth $1.00 yard, sale price .47e 100 extra size White Counter panes, worth $1.50, sale price .97c 1.000 yards White Table Damask worth 50c, sale price a yard ..m.gte 150 pairs Lace Curtains, worth $1.50, sale price, a pair . .48c 200 pairs Ladles' sample shoes, worth $2 to $3.50, salo prico ...98c 150 pairs Men's Shoos, worth $2 25, sale price.$1.48 See our Shotr Department. We have for the whole family 149 Hoys' Sample Suits, worth from $3 to $6, take your choice $1.98 We will place on sale all our N-Fade guaranteed $1 Shirts, for 85c Wo will place on Balo all our Ferguson McKinney, guaranteed, ex tra sizo shirts, sale pricu.,.,48c Extra Special, all wool Men's Black Cravanet Raincoats, worth $10.00, your choice. .... ....?*.t& Ono lot Boys' Overcoats, drummers' samples, worth $4.50 to $6.00 your choice. . .$1.98 ?50 Men's Raincoats, worth $4.50 to $6 00, for this sale.$2 48 189 extra length Men's Raincoats, worth $7.50, your choice . .$848 SPECIAL! SPECIAL!! 85 Men's Raincoats, worth $7.50 to $10, extra special.. .. ..$4.98 Extra Special, 47 Men's Blue Serge Suits, worth $7.G0. sale price .-. .",.$* ?8 143 Men's all wool Suits, in blue Serge and mixtures, worth $10, extra special.... .. SM6 All our $12.50, $15.00, $18.00, and $20.00 Suits to go on this sale for. . . . $9.98 A full and complete line ot Boys' Sunday and work. Shirts, sale price.<. -. ' -. . . 24c 500 odd Vests, worth 50c, Bale price, each.Se 150 Men's Sample Hats, worth $3.50, sale price.75e Remember we are agents for Carham Overalls for.$1 00 140 Boys' all wool Blue Sergo Norfolk Suits,'" worth $6.00, s sale price.....$2*98 247 Boys' Knickerbocker Suits. Size 3 to 8, worth $1.50 to $3.00, your choice..98c 119 extra size Boys' Norfolk Suits, worth $7;50 to $10, your choice...C4.95 275 pairs. Men's. 8ampie. Blue Serge Trousers, worth" from $4 to $0. your choice.. . .$2.98 197 pairs guaranteed all wool Dickey Kersey Pants, Worth $2 50, aale price.. ......$1.48 237' pairs Men's sample Pants, no two pair alike, worth from $2 to $3/50, your choleo . 98c All our Big Buck Overalls and Coats standard, price $1.00. to go at, each.85c We will place on sale all our $1.50 Suit Cases, this sale 97c We will place on sale all our $2.00 to $3.50 Suit Cases,, this sale..$148 A Beautiful Line of Rugs. All at Sale Prices. To dose out our stock we will make sacrifices in Don't fail to attend this great sale, as we must reduce our tremendous stock, everyway. Be ort hand Saturday morning and expect great bargains. THE LESSER COMPANY FREE PREMIUMS TO ALL. [ Agents for Jno. B. Stetson Hats,' Strauss Made Cloths and Warner's Rust Proof Corsets. invited on this- occasion were: Mes dames J. M. Sullivan, Jr., Theo. Wat son, J. C. Marshall, B. O. c'vans, J. L. ' Sherard, W. J. Muldrow, Frank Reed,' Reuben Long, James Craig, Keith Provost, Ban Allen. E. P. Vandiver, Frank Todd, Misse? Ida Watson, Eu bank Taylor and -Alice Harris. An Honor to Anderson. South Carolinians, and particularly Andersoninns, will be interested in tbe announcement hy the Martln Hoyt Publishing company.^ of At jlanta, that Mrs. J. rt. Van diver of ' this city,-* writing under luo uoii u?s p!?;^je of "Patria** had submitted the best essay on the sub loct, "The Place of the South In tho Literature of the Nation." Essays were submitted from all the States and lt ls a matter ot pride, to her many friends and a great compliment to her ability as o gi?:cd wrltor that Mrs. V andi ver'a estay waa selected for first honor. She also received in this contest the South. Carolina State prise, a handsome aet of "Southern Literature." Mrs.'Vandiver attended the General Ul D. C. convention In Sa- j vannab. where this announcement was made on tbe historical evening, as ? delegate from the. Boston chapter, U. D. C.,' Bhe having spent last winter in Boston and ls much interested in this organization in the heart ot the abolitionist territory. As Mrs. Vandiver already bwna a set of "Southern Literature" abe will pre sent her prize aet to the Boston libra ry through the Boston chapter, ll. D. a Tm's ls not the first honor accord ed Mrs. Vandiver in the literary field. Last fall she was awarded the Rose loving cup SiiX ah! essay "nt great merit on "SoutNern Women.** Anderson Is justly pvoud ot this.brilliant woman and she ia being warmly, congratulat ed by her many admiring friends. . Mrs. F. B. MAY wall la at home aeara after a delightful trip td many pointa tn western North -Carolina. Misa Lola Dell Ramsay baa gone to Greenville to visit Misses Udora Ram say and Carolin? {Boper st the Green ville Female college. -*J-r Mrs. Bond Andereon has returned from a trip to Atlanta, . Miss Gertrade Mahaffoy of Pendle ton visited friends Itere yesterday. Mrs. Kattie Read Wttaker of Ashe ville and Henderson, N. C a promi nent club woman of North Carolina, ; ls! here the guest bf her oelce. Mrs. F. M. Burnett . ? The engagement of Misa Carri? i Hunter of Seneca and Mr. T. B, Jonas ot Townvllle waa announced at a de lightful party given on Wednesday af . tarcoon by Hrs. Whitner Livingston ; at her home in Seneca. The wedding : wilt take place in January, 1015, ead I will be an event of interest to the ' many friends of the young couple ' here. Miss .Hunte* ts an attractive > young, woman and hag often visited Biro. G. B. Townsend. Mr. Jones is the son of Ur. and MrB. J. T. C. Jones of this city end is now manager of the oil mill at Tov.n viBe. "iT D. C* The U D. C. r.e!d ita regular semi monthly meeting last night- at the home of oms of the members. Music and parlor games occupied the early part of the evening and business the latter. The entire membership was present. "~ ? constitution and by-laws were adopted and'other minor 'business! transacted. Delightful refreshments* were served. 1 Mrs. Minnie Milford who has been attending tho Missionary convention in Nowborry has gone on to Colum bia to visit her sister, Mrs. C. E. Burts. Mrs. Old ?on and Miss Nellio Pruitt are visiting friends in Newberry. Miss Martha Bonham wb J attended the General U. D. C. convention, in Savannah, bas gone to Baltimore to visit friends. Mrs.* J. Tx Vandiver, Mrs. Raymond Beatty, Mrs. J. O. W?hlte and Mis? Rhoda Vandiver are at home from Savannah, where they attended tba General U. D. C. convention. HOXOR ROLL. Industr?aos 8ts?e*!a nt ?SeLe?c Scacs!. far Month, The following: ls the .honor roll for [ tho McLees school for the month*of October, as announced yesterday by, the teacher: First grade: R, G. Shaw, 93; Asl Lee McLeaos, 91; Lester Craft, 90; Second grade: Joe Willie Wright,1 91; Beulah Broad well. 91. Third Grade:/Sarah Bolt. 94; Ethel Hall, 91: Zec-oble McLees, 91; Hoyt Cheek. 90. Fourth arada: Rubv Shlrlev. 93. Fifth I grade: Eva Glenn, ?2 l-l. Seventh grade, Sylveen McLees, 95 1-8; Opal Hall, 93 1-2, Eighth grade. Vera Mc Clure, 91 1-8; Kittie Hall. 91. Ninth! Grade, Louis Glenn, 94.8; Mary Leo Norris, 90.8. FAIN, NEU&ALGA Don't Salier! Gat * dime pack? ot Dr. Jwsw*' HeaeUche Powders? You can cl eur your head and relieve I a dull, splitting cr violent throbbing | headache in a moment with a Dr. James' Headache Powder. Thia old time headache relief acts almost magi cally. Semi some one to the drag store now far a dime package'and a few montrants after you take a pow der yon ?mi wonder what became of the headache, neuralgia and pain. Stop suffering-it's needless. Be sore yon get what you ask for. Ernest M. Watkins of Augusta, Ga., has arrived in. the.city tctfct&tVm his mothar, Mrs. John C Watkins. Of Good Work Being Done by the Farmers Exchange Has Spread. The work, belog done by the Ander son Chamber of Commerce and more especially hy the Farmers Exchange feature of the local trades body has spread abroad, judging from a letter received here yesterday. The letter waa written to Porter A. Whaley, sec rotary .of the . Anderson Chamber ot Commerce, and came from T. C. Car rington, secretary ot the Electra Com mercial club of Electra, Texas. In bia .letter Mr. Carrington says, that bia organisation baa beard ct the splendid results being secured here through tba fermera exchange and he desires, to inaugurate the. system In his city. V.f.V-n ^tSSSjih ? ra|R?wrAaiw.-I hfiV: i * ut i You will let us make your photographs, you and your friends will be highly pleased. Come-let us prove our ! claim. Yours for the best in Photography.. Green's Art Shop On the Square. *eLn*>?a**as#n? Start Paying for that Christmas Diamond NOW _ If yon fcsrre planned to g.<--e m Diamond, why not tray it on the Maybanke & Babb attractive- -'D?V? ded-Payment" plan-and start payrog for it TOMOR ROW? . ??^-??. ?r. Part down, and the balance as convenient be tween now and Chris tn? as; we wiS hold ?he Diamond for yon without extra expense Our Diamonds arc QUALITY Dsantondsj they are abeolntefy STANDARD, and m vSew of the Ern * topean ' war, diarnoads wlB Be MgW before Ac war ls orar. ? . ' ?si Wa mt? be pleased to spend a mkraie or aa hour with yon, assisting yxm with ow advice or coansei as to what to boy. Yon wfll be under NO c&tigation whatever? to boy anything. Marchbanks & Babb