The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-29
RECEPTION A SUCCESS.
THE ARsiORY HALL. THRONGED
WITH LADIES YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
The National Biscuit Company Enter.
sains the Ladies of Sumter at
CHARMING Reception at Which,
n. B. G.. Products Were
Served;

I The AEmogy Hall Of the Sumter
Light infantry has been the see1s Of
many pretentiouts entertainments. po-
f5ticaa,. social or convstial and mach
tsme and money have been expended
ON decogatiorg TO dress the haIl ia, 9t-
tigg garb to grace the OCCASION. kut
tbe decolstioDs hare never been. more
artistic cs mose typical: of the time
and occasion shan Wednesday after
| noon whep the reception rendered by
the National Biscuit Company to the
ladies' Of Sumter was- held: between
1.-THE hours cf 2 snd 5 O'Clock TEe
fcolor scheue' was pDrpSss azsal wk1itss
land IL was carried out with aB, an
Itsstic- completeness that won the ad
ljmiratien of ALL The deeoGz5ions were
lartistic and beau tiful, they served "a
,utilitaMan parpesep for the National
IBiscuis Co.. Is first of all - bosinessi
Organization. and the. naces- Of, the.
leadlng prod3cts; of the eoDpany-
s'Uneeda, Biscuit 9Battsr Thin, ("
"Grahau, Craekersr 'ASoeaa2 Tea,'' ,"
III Zu'' ssGimger Sneps, - '' 'Eessivo.
iAlmansy'' SsSabisco Sugar Wafsrs''
| and others we5e promrn sntlE Dut' nots
obtrusavely displayed and inaeeWoveEo
with tbe decorations-
| The. Enests begen arriving seon
after tie opening hoEr. Eat TIE reeep-
tion was not att it's height HntIilneaFly
5 o'closk,. when there were in thf
neighbefhood CT five hundred, Ladies
in the hall. ka developed iDSo more
of IA social function taan az, aaertisinE
demonstration aad thsse who came -oa5,
of curiosity remained to, eaicy, themr-
selves
| The saests were especially pleased:
with, the refreshments seemed. These
consisted largely of the= products ast
the National Biscu5s Cczaany. a8d
were of great variety, incaSding BIS
cult, crackers and waters suitable 3or
any reGi remsnt, from the oysters TO
dessert Beginning with Gneedas BIS.
cult, which las Come to- be regarded
as the. staff of lite," in millions Of
homes. the guests we're served With
many other delseioas products. Oh the
bakers art. anaAag them being. 0ys--
terettaa. Bntter Thin Biscuit. Ora
Eham Crackers. Social Tea Biscuis, Zu
IsZu Ginger Snaps and others. ALI
l,tnese were served direct from their
packages, which by eacluddiug all
lain. dnsa and moisture, not only keep
tnelA contents fresh AID; pGeserya
goodness, but do away with aH.hand-
ling. OF exposure to, dusts IA, them
icrdney hom the oven 30 the eOrsum--
:er's table Every lads will a+iptrest--
ed in knowing tEat all this, goodness
is assumed to- her by the Trademark
OF the National Riscait Company on
I.oooh an1 ~ nooiroOo nS< hioorStc
|jcrackess and waters.
\ Tha object Of tina National Biseuit
i Company in giving this reception. was
sto impress npon every gnast the nus
/ tritive value of their products Of
|Ithese Uneeda. Biscuit is easily the
Header in popularity. AS. farsbaek, as.
history traces, crackers in ones form
|! or other have been valued as, an ar~
tiele Of food. Only. however. LII
I Uneeds Biscuit has the cracker at
! tanned perfection. Made from the
finest material the would: Affords. they
are richer in muscle and fat elements,
ard tissue -b0ilding properties than
any other article Of food made fEom
Aoar.
| Nabisce Sugar Waters aad Festino
Almonds were served as dessert.
These CONNECTIONS are two of the most
delicious products of tAe National
| Biscuit Company.
The musical features, Of the enter
tainmsnt, rendered by Schumache1ss
Orchestra, contributed largely to the
enjoyment of the guests who depart
ed impressd with the enterprise and
hospitality Of the National Biscuit
Company.
| One feature of the visit Of the gem
tlemanly and capable representatives
of the National Biscuit Company to
Sumter, was the artistic and elabo-
rate window displays that were made
in the leading grocery stores of the
pre- oducts of the company. These wins
dow decorations were designed and
arranged by the National Biscuit
Company representatives., and they
succeeded by this means in attracting
the attention Of everybody.