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^ rc^ l,i . .v. ? '.V* ? ' IT 1 * f . ->ABR " \ < - * .. vY'-^ssri rwi**17 TTT^TT^lfffcT TlllffrC! ji ADVERTISING Vf . J I 11/1 W* JOB WORK ttlMUM J(L JLJL JRpnJ JL JL ^LfJJr ^jX JIL JL XWJL JLaJ VOL. LXV. NO. 51. UNION. S. C., FRIl^l*, DECEMSPEK IT, 15)15 *1.00 A YEAH. -rgtl-"A-'' 3MEBH?SS3 1 ! ' ?' ? t beautiful CHI r: l" :;i weddin I, The (ftice Method/st Church Was the Scene of a Pretty Apple Blossom Wedding When Miss Rebekah Louise Murphy Became the Charm' ing Bride of Dr. Oren Moore, of Charlotte?Brilliant Reception Given by Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Murphy. 1 M i A notable event and one that called tocether an asspmhlncp nf thp hrnii. and beauty of two States was the wecfding 'of Miss Rebekah Louise Murphy and Dr. Oren Moore, of Charlotte, N. C*, on Wednesday evening, December 15th, at Grace Methodist church. , -r. The church was made festal in appearance by garlands of ivy and holly. Myriads of tapers peeped out from among the banks of stately palms and??ert? and just back of one of these' masses was concealed the orchestra, which gave a beautiful program while the reception guests were assembling, including "Tranmerie," "Barcarolle," "At Dawning" and to herald the approach of the bridal party Mr. Harris sang, "O Promise Me" and then burst forth the joyous notes of the wedding march played by Miss Vivian Sarratt and Miss Sallie Dixon, or Charlotte, N. C. First to enter were the ribbon bear- | ere, Frank Murphy, Clough Wallace; Wm. Burriss and Thos. McNally, Jr. They wore white corduroy suits and boutonmeres of apple blossoms. Next to enter were the ushers, Philip Flynn, Alex Oliphant, Warren Arthur, Jr., and Stewart Smith; they came down opposite aisles and were followed by the maids and groomsmen, the first being Miss Louisa 'BMjncanJ agd Miss Esther Caldwell anq M?* Charles Glascow and Mr. Fred Ha4h\ agen, of Wilmington, N. C. Then came Mies Hattie McCoy, of SpartanEdith Smith, flowed The bridesmaids were attired alike in pink taffeta with chiffon overdress, PftmhinAfi with 1n/?n on<i * trimmings. They wore pink tulle shepherdess hats trimmed with sprays of apple blossoms and carried crooks with bunches of the same flowers tiei "with pink tulle. The dame of honor, Mrs. Stewart Able, of Lowryville, entered alone and wore a beautiful gown of trailing green crepe, meteor with deep silver lace draperies; with this was worn a green tulle hat and completing the costume was a green tulle muff with sprays of apple blossoms. The maid of honor, Miss Julia Irwin, of Charlotte, came next and was modishly gowned in green satin with cha fon overdress and pearl trimmings. She wore a green tulle hat and carried a green tulle muff. The little flower girls, Misses Mary Wallis Arthur and Edith Caine, came next and scattered apple blossoms irom i,a rosea baskets in the pati.. way of the bride. They Wore dainty white organdie dresses. Just preceding the bride was the little ring bearer, Miss Frances Keller, % bearing the ripg in a tiny silver basket. The bride entered with her uncle, Mr. C. T. Murphy, who gave her in marriage and was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Dr. Charles Strong, of Charlotte. The words which united these two lives were spoken by Rev. B. G. Murphy, of Allendale, an uncle of the bride, using the beautiful and impressive bethothal ring service. The bride's gown was a lovely cre/ ation of lustreless white satin with overdress of silver lace; the coui. train fell from the shoulders and was : j 1 i? -? iiMuy cmuiDiuereu >n ?eeo pflans, i ne filmy tulle veil was worn over the face and was held to the hair with a wreath of apple blossoms?her chosen flower. She carried an armful of white rosebuds and ferps with a shower of valley Jilies falling to the hem of her dress. The ushers and groomsmen wore boutonnieres of apple blossoms carrying out a sentiment so dear to the bride's heart, and her gifts to the maids were little gold jitney purses with the monogram, "A. B. T." en-, graved thereon. . Immediately following the ceremony ?r? at tbe,church a brilliant reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Murphy, on Mountain street, at wbieh4*n> hundred guests were hidden. Continuity of color and arrangement marked the decorations'throughout the 5k house. In the parlor where the receiving party stood, tall vases of pink roses were set amid the greens which hid the mantels and cabinets and unshaded pink taperwlit the room. The chandelier was hung with mistletoe with here and there a cluster of halfblown roses. Receiving Vrith Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and the bridal party were Mr. and Mrs. Moore, father, and % H .'' 1 ' URCH a WEDNESDAY ' mother of the groom, Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Strong, Mrs. Sallie Townsena and Miss Essie Link. In the library where the gifts were displayed, gorgeous yellow chrysanthemums and greens were lavishly used and s'lver candelabra held clusters of v< jw candles. The hride'a register was placed in this room and presided over by Misses Eloise Beaty^ Ludie Jordan and Myra Young. The sun parlor was brilliant i'n it? decorations of holly, mistletoe and dozens of bells. It was here the guests were served to pink and white ice cream and pound cake by a (score or more maids and matrons. A bewildering array of gifts expressed in a measure, the liking and esteem in which this young couple i? held: The bride of yesterday is the only child of the late L. P. Murphy, and a granddaughter of Mrs. M. L. Murphy of our city. She is tall, fair and graceful and possesses a winning personality. Although she has made her home in Charlotte for several years, she is still lovingly claimed as a Hnughter of Union and numbers he> friends here by hundreds. Dr. Moore is a prominent surgeon of Charlotte and is held in affectionate esteem by the medical fraternity and the public generally. He is being heartily congratulated upon his good fortune. Mrs. Moore changed her bridal robes for a chic travelling suit of seal brown trimmed in fur witn a becoming little toque to match. They left on the evening train for the "Land of Flowers" to spend their honevmnnn nftor which they will reside in Charlotte, making a charming addition to the younger social set. The out-of-town guests were: Dr. and Mrs. Strong, Miss Sallie Dixon Mr. Witherspoon, Miss Rebecca Caldwell, of Charlotte. Mr. Able of Chester, Miss Essie L/nk of Abbeville. .4 _ ."J." R. A. COOPER CHOSEN TO HEAR MASONS. ?* Charleston, Dep. 15:?With the election and installation of officers, appointment of committees, alL.buainftw, having' Wen disposed ' ox" the grand lodge of Masons closed its 139th annual session at tne Masonic temple this afternoon, to meet in Charleston again next year on the second Tuesday in December. The following officers'were elected: Grand master, R. A. cooper, Laurens. Deputy grand master, William W. Wannamaker, Orangeburg. Senior grand warden, W. A. Giles, Graniteville. Junior grand warden, S. T. Lanham. Snartanburir. Grand treasurer, William H. Prioleau, Charleston. Grand secretary, O. Frank Hart, Columbia. Grand chaplain, the Rev. W. P Smith, Spartanburg. The junio^ grand warden, S. T. Lanham, the new warrant officer, was elected unanimously, the first instano of the kind in many years of the grand lodge records. The most interesting and important, business transacted during the session of the grand lodge was the approval of the policy of the -relief committee in applying the income from the Masonic home fund to individual charily in Drivate station of deserving Masons and orphans of Masons. It is regarded as likely that this will become the permanent policy of a central lodge and that the project of a central institution will be abandoned. No definite determination has yet been proposed of this important matter, however. W. O. W. ELECT OFFICERS^ Manle Cnmn Nn 593 IT?>i?n o e , 1- U1UUII, o. v., held its regular meeting Monday night, Dec. 13th, and the following officers were elected for 1916: J., F. Clark, Consul Com. Eugene Gregory, Adviser Lieutenant. G. W. Hollingsworth, Clerk. Robt. L. Young, Banker. C. D. Blalock, watchman. G. H. Rector, Escort. G. W. Grady, Sentry. R. R. Berry, Physician. J. L. Eison, Manager. ALVERSON-CALDWELL. A marriage which came as quite a surprise to their friends was that of Miss Sallie Alverson, of Sedalia, and Mr. William Frank Caldwell, of Jones-, ville which occurred Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian manse, Rev. J. F. Matheson officiating. These young people are deservedly popular and have hundreds of friends to wish them joy and a long life. NOTICE, MASONS! Regular communication Union Lodge 76 A. F. M. will be held Friday night, Dec. 17, 7:30 o'clock. All members urged to be present. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year. E. W. Stone, J. F. Walker, Jr., W. M. ' Secretary: -i: [a jrflHRISTMAS eve igBSl Dressed H&e _S Wants to hear ] Ere her gifts in pla Listens as she* Of his presence, te^ All she'd like, in c Then he leaves her Sees that all she asfc Some gifts in her sto Some are piled the Christmas morn and All her Christmas "Santa must have i^J Daddy, don't you*t n f A VT'n AfAinvin/vkf liiiriUrtil 1 LiUnV/HEiUn. Miss Louisa Duncan was hostess on Saturday morning when she entertained at an eight-course lunchean j in compliment to Miss Louise Mur- , phy, whose marriage on Wednesday evening to Dr. Oren Moore was a | beautiful event. The handsome Dun- j can home was thrown open to the guests and was artistically decorated , with pink carnations and ferns, th*> j color scheme of pink and white being ( carried out in detail. The round table at which the guests were seated was covered with an Italian lace cloth < and had for its centrepiece a crystal vase of pink carnations edged wit!, ferns and suspended from the chandelier was a cluster of wedding bells , tied with pink and white tulle. The , place cards were miniature brides and j grooms and the dainty souvenirs were | tiny brides. The bride's cake was j placed on the table and contained a deal of merriment. The guest of , honor was presented with an exquisite piece of lace as a souvenir of this joyous occasion. Miss Duncan was assisted in entertaining by her mother, Mrs. T. C. Duncan; her aunt, Mrs. L. m. Jordan, and Miss Ludie Jordan. ; REPORT OF MANAGER, I Mr. M. M. Wilbum, who has had charge of the poor farm has rendered ] to the commissioners the following , finunial report for-1914-16: Twelve inmates in poor hours. Dry goods $34.53 Sewing 24.50 Groceries 206.151 Total $265,161 The report for 1918-14 was as fol- J lows: Fourteen -inmates in poor hourse. * Dry goods $ 43.21 Sewing <. 24.15 Groceries 197.76 Total $266.J2 / Mj " r ? ? \ S I ? I and Edith's daddy, >anta, head to foot, 1 his girlie's wishes e#jWare put. j Santaw ^ nildish prayer. 1 v* i ere she spies him, ls is found, eking bulging; , tree around. Edith wakens? dreams come true! ?.rd me asking, nink so too?" ; ?Charles N. Lurie. ( i MANN APPOINTED TO \ SUCCEED SANDERS. . N 1_ A. C. Mann has been appointed map:- < strate for Union -to succeed Joseph , Sanders, resigned. ; Mr. Mann is a member of the Union ( bar, and has been a resident since lis graduation in law at the University of South Carolina some 18 months ago. He is a wide-awake, young man, capable and courteous and will render ^ efficient service in the responsible po- j sition to which he has been appointed, j CALLED TO CARLISLE AND PADGETT'S CREEK. 5 Rev. A. E. Fuller, principal of the Central school, who is also an ordained minister, has been called to be the i pastor of Padgett's Creek and of Car- f lisle Baptist thurehes. Rev. Mr. Ful1er 5 is a most pleasing speaker and has 1 won a warm place in the hearts of the > people of union. < WILL WELCOME NEW PASTOIL J The congregations of the First Pres- j byterian church and of the First Baptist church will unite with the congre- j nation of Grace Methodist church congregation Sunday evening in a wel- < come service for the new pastor, Rev. E. S. Jones. The exercises will be held in.Grace church beginning at 7:.'50 o'clock. ( PARTY FOR MISS MURPHY. 1 \ Mrs. W. Farr Gilliam entertained ( at a card party Monday afternoon in compliment to Miss Ix>uise Murphy and a number of young women were present. . After a spirited game the hostess , served a salad course with coffee. Mrs. John S. Morgan, an attractive ( bride of a few weeks, shared honors with Miss Murphy and both were pre- 1 sented with a box of exquisite handkerchiefs. GREAT SPEAKi BR ?RETTY WEDDING AT CEDAR HILL The old colonial home of Mr. Jasper Vilburn presented a handsome scene n its decorations Tuesday afternoon vhen their daughter, Miss Emma, was narried to Mr. Maxcy G. Crosby, of Santuck. More than seventy-five witlessed the ceremony, which was of ixceptional beauty. Mrs. Scaife Wilburn and Miss Anne Wilburn welcomed the guests in he reception hall. The bride and her attendants came down the stairway ind entered the 'parlor ,which was >eautifully decorated in green and vhite. At one o'clock Miss Mildred feter, niece of the groom, rendered lome beautiful selections. Then to ne strains ol Mendelssohn played by diss Annie Wilburn, sister of the >ride, for the processional, the rib>on bearers, Misses Louise and Bell leter, beautifully gowned in white, ^ext came the bridesmaid and rroomsnian, Miss Eloise Wilburn and dr. Hamner Crosby. The bridesmaid vas gowned in blue satin. Preceding he bride came Master Scaife Wil>urn, bearing the ring on a silver vaiter. Next came the bride and rroom. The bride wore a handsome lark blue cloth suit with accessories :o match. Rev. L. L. Wagnon per"ormed the ceremony in an impressive nanner. The bride is the daughter of Mr. md Mrs. Jasper Wilburn and is an ittractive and accomplished young ady, possessed of many friends who vish for her great happiness. Th*. rroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Crosby of Meadors. Mr. Crosby is a prominent business man >f Santuck and has the qualification hat make for a^rilliant success. The Siting guests were Mr, and drs. Stephen Crosby and Mr. M: B. deador from Meaedors, Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Jeter. Mr. Paul Gilmore, Mr. ind ?lrs. Both Fant of Santuck, Mr. IV. B. Crosby, of Newton, Miss. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At thp last regular Convocation of Poinsett Chapter, No. .16, R. A. IftaIdto^crveuieens^Stt yeaf ? ' B. G.i Petersen, JSxcellent Hiph 'riest. i John R. Mathis, Kinp. O. N. Jones, Scribe. E. W. Stone, Secretary. Jno. H. Wilburn, Treasurer. The appointive offices have been lamed as follows: J. Frost Walker, Jr., Captain of lost. (C. H.) R. P. Harry, P. S. Jas. H. Hope, R. A. C. Chas. W. Goforth, Master !>rd V. ('has. B. Counts, Master 2nd V. Thos. L. Estes, Master 1st V. PRIZE FOR BEST WINDOW. The Union Chamber of Commerce, mder the leadership of Secretary A. j. Kennedy, has offered to the men :hants of Union a prize for the best window display. The prize will be ?10.00 for the best and $5.00 for the iecunu uesi decoration. 1 no contest is ;o come off Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, ind the stores will be open that evenng up to 10 o'clock. This is a sort >f "White Way" celebration and is neant to encourage the storekeepers n their commendable efforts towards lisplaying their goods. VAUGHN-PALMER. Miss Maud Palmer and Mr. W. N. Vaughn, Jr., of Adamsburg, this coun:y, were quietly married at the resdence of Rev. L. L. Wagnon, the oficiating minister, in this city, Friday ifternoon, December 10th, 1915. DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN. Jonesville, Dec. 14.?Mrs. Henry 5prouse died at her home three miles louth of Jonesville this morning after suffering several days with pneunonia and heart trouble. She was 58 /ears of age and leaves a husband and sight children from three years old up :o 17. Mrs. Sprouse was a faithful nember of New llope church and a ine worker in the church and Sunday icnooi. i ne remains will be interred " morrow in the family plot at New Hope. Telephone. CLARK CLOTHING COMPANY MOVES ONE DOOR WEST. The Clark Clothing company will, in January 1, move one door west from the present location; that is, will more into the storeroom now occupied by the Haile Shoe company. CHRISTMAS OFFERING. The offering for the Church Home Orphanage at York will lie taken on Sunday, Dec. 19th, at the Church of the Nativity, and every member of the parish is urged to bring or send ?, contribution. Mrs. J. W. Mixson, Chm. Committee. E RS ING MESSAGES % Secretary of Navy, Assistant Secretary of War and Chairman of House Committee on Naval Affairs Stir Hearers at Great Charleston Gathering? Speakers Declare That Preparedness is Necessary in South's Development?Urge Military and Naval Needs. Charleston, Dec. 15.?The note of adequate military and naval preparedness as necessary for the fullest development of the South and the nation, the avowed object of the South ern Commercial congress in session here, was the key to today's sessions when the congress, turning from the subject of world peace generally, devoted "national defense day" to a discussion of measures by which the United States might be safeguarded for its true pursuit of ideals and aspirations. To strike this chord the congress authorities had brought to Charleston a trio of Speakers intimately associated with the problems of national defense. Secretary Daniels of the navy department, Assistant Secretary Breckinridge of the war department and Lemuel P. Padgett, congressman from Tennessee and chairman of the house committee on naval affairs, expounded this pressing topic of the dav from their viewpoints. Mr. Padgett in ringing logic assailed critics of the navy department, citing reports and figures to show that man for men and ship for ship the American navy is the equal, or superior, of any other and that under the administration of Secretary Daniels the personnel and material of th?. navy had improved to a notable degree. His severe characterizations of the ignorant or malicious critics of the secretary struck a responsive chord in the minds of his audience, as was attested by applause of his refuta tion and argument. u. Mr. Daniels' theme was "The South and the Navy." la the course M* Hiej tlxe_/intereit of. i the South in a greater nav - *-1 ? the building up of a merchant^'" - a (. in consonance with the increase in tno " sea power of the nation. He spoke < often of South Carolina's part in the past glories of the navy and of the part her sons today are playing i'n maintaining the sea forces of the hnation at a high pitch of excellence. Mr. Breekerinridge, speaking for his chief, who was unavoidably detained, explained the continental army system proposed by the administration and declared that one of three things must be accepted?a voluntary system, conscription or national helplessness and humiliation. He proposed the continental army plan as the best solution of the problem. Senator B. R. Tillman followed with a few words of good will to the peop'e of Charleston ami then the great morning session adjourned the peace and defense idea to be further emp-iasized by the parade of 4,000 bluejackets, marines, coast artillerymen, naval militia, citizen soldiers I iU- 1..:'? * <iiui me irim, gray ciau youths from the Military College of South Carolina. The Artillery hall was packed to the (foors for the morning session with Senator Fletcher presiding. Soijator Tillman, chairman of th*. senate naval affairs committee, was present, as was Gov. Manning, together with other celebrities in various lines. In the gallery in the rear was the Citadel hand, which opened the program with selections. Close to the front were seated the girls <, the Confederate Home college hind them were the gray clad of the Citadel. Delegates to the commercial congress and citizens filb- r 1 the remainder of the hall. \ Charleston, Dec. 15.?Marching in 1 ordered ranks through the streets of Charleston, which aforetime havt, echoed and reechoed to the bursting of hostile shells, when the "Swamp Angel" harked from its lonely pit in the marshy lands by the sea, nearly 4,uuu men or varied arms of the ser 1 vice gave to delegates to the South ern Commercial congress and visitors an impressive demonstration of the practical appearance of a nation's defense force. Doubly fitting was the setting of the parade, with the gray hulks of the battleships looming silent f in the harbor as symbols of the force which will preserve inviolate the ? coasts of the country and with a host of earnest men gather from all parts of the South as guests of the JKT \ city which today saw the soldiers and sailors pass through i'ts streets. The combined military and nava* 9 parade was the crowning symbolic touch which marked a day devoted to J consi(t\-ation of the imminent prob- j lems of the nation's safety from out- M side interference.