Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-06-22

Greenville; Mrs. Gillian, Of fSpartanburg,
and Mrs. White, of Chester. All those
women spoke isstel lligen.,,y, fes!sagiy an6
clearly on a subject to which they had
given thought and care. hIrs. Blake, ii,
particular, spoke noble thoughts In beau.
Mrs. Heard, Of Georgia, spoke OF the
work the Seaboard Air Line is doing for
the villages and towns on t'at road. The
Of 'rest halls" These are simply rooms
where woman from the country may
wait In comfort If she is detained In
town. This idea Of a rest hall was like
an electric spark in tine Federation, and
| think eyery woman felt longing to
introduce the thing into her own town.
We are all familiar with the delicacy Of
feeling, which prevents country people
from making q convenience Of the house
of a friends2 Many of us have lived in
tho country long enough to realize tho
discomfort of long drive to and from
town without the opportunity for little
rest. Tho prosperity of n town depends
SO much on country people that surely
we owe it to ourselves and them to pro-
vide a littlo for thoir comfort. Is it too
| much to hopo that Walhalla will not be
| tho last town to have q rest hallP
Mrs. Heard Is one of those single
minded, true-hearted women, who, by
doing tho duty that lay nearest, has boon
| led on step by step to larger Opportuni-
tics, until now her work brings bless
ing to many weary homes and hearts. 1t
| is Interesting to know that the books she
| Is oftenest asked to supply are cook
1s not this a good omon for our. landp
Another thing pleasant to hear is that
but ono book has boon lost from the
| libraries under her charge and the sup
posed price of that was sent her at once.
Tho Federation reelected tho officers
who served last year. This gives us Mrs.
Coleman, president; Miss Louisa Pop
Penheim, ,'recording secretary; Miss Mary
Hemphill, corresponding secretary; Miss
Tho palmetto tree was adopted in place
| of Federation flower. Bluo and white
| were chosen for tho colors, and for n
motto: "Animis opibusquo parat."
Tho Keystone, now paper published
in Charleston, was adopted as tho club
organ.
charleston was chosor as tho noxt
Miss Poppcnhoim, of tho Century Club.
Mr. Grinklo, on Wednesday morning,
laid before tho Federation tho claims of
Chataqua-b by tho-Sea, and pictured its
attractions in entioing colors.
Tho closing scono Of tho mcoting was
tho banquet at Gresham's, whore
'"The tables, thoy groaned with the
weight of the foast,
Nor yot had tho laughter and morriment
coased,"
| WHOM tho hnnds of tho clock pointed out
the fact that midnight was upon us. Tho
morrimcnt was principally duo to the
| worry witted and pointed responses to the
toasts. I should explain that these
t0asts woro not drunk in wine. A num-
ber of club wOmon arc also mambors of
tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and tho only spirits loosed on
that festive occasion woro the spirits of
hospitality, gaioty and good humor.
Mrs. Paul Hcmphill, whose beautiful
dignity, tact and brain power had al
roady won hearty admiration from every
member of tho club, gave now evidence
Of her many attainments in tho grace
with which sho acted as mistress Of the
feast.
Miss Mary Hemphill responded to the
toast, "The Club Woman Perfected, ,"
confessiEg herself but ono year on the
road to perfection.
Miss CASTOR responded to "Man," a
subject she profossed to have studied for
throo weeks.
Miss Popponhoim gave maiden's
thoughts on "Matrimony."
Miss McFaddcn dwclt on tho "Perfoc-
tiOns and Imperfcctions of Chestor."
Mrs. Gridley expressed tho "Apprecia-
ton Of tho Federation for Chcstcr's
Hospitality"
Fridays trains overtlowcd with return
ing club women, all filled with affection
and admiration for Chester, it's brains
its beauty, it's gallantry.
Miss e. Ii. McCoLIoUGH.
WAlHALLA, S. c., Juno 20, 1899.