The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
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in her usual delightful manner to the
ladies of the Fortnightly Social Club at
her elegant home on West Main street
Wednesday morning. Punch was served
by Miss Wessie Lee Dial, while little
Misses Emily and Rebecca Dial, the
two charming daughters of the hostess,
waited upon the guests with delicious
salad course and ice tea. Nations was
the attraction Of the mornings enter
tainment.
Mrs. Dial's guests were as follows:
Aiken, w. r. Richey, Jr., r. E. Cope
land, M. l.. Copeland, w. II. Washing
ton, C. f. Rankin, r. L. Babb, w. ii.
Anderson, Misses Annie Gilkerson, .'au-
line Anderson, viii Lou Gray, Wessie
Lee Dial and Lila Hart.
Misses Julia Gilkcrson, Mary Todd
and Willie Mae ChildrCsS, three favor
ties in Laurcns society, left Thursday
for Saluda, N. c., where they will be
the guests for two weeks of Miss Annie
Jameson, formerly of Laurcns.
Miss Hattie Lee Guess, of Denmark,
arrived in the city Saturday afternoon
to be the guest of Mrs. N. B. Dial.
Miss Guess has visited Mrs. Dial on for
mer occasions and enjoys an cnvied pop
ularity here because of her beauty and
charm of manner.
The Rev. w. +. Calender, rector of
the Episcopal church here, has gone to
Richmond for the month of August,
where he fills the pulpit of Monumental
church for that time. Mrs. Calender
and the children leave in a few days for
the mountains.
Wednesday evening, in the new store
room on the first floor of the Enterprise
Bank, the young people of the city en-
joyed an unusually pleasant dance.
| Miss Carrie Moore, of Selma, Ala, is
the guest this week Of Miss Pauline
| Anderson.
Mss Jessie Epps: of Due West, i:
visiting the family of Dr.. ca. rt"tnf r"t,,,ff
Misses Rosa and Hattie Davenport, who
have been guests Of Mrs. Poole, re-
turned Thursday to their home in
Greenville.
Complimentary to her attractive visi-
tor, Miss Halle Jones, of Sumter, Miss
Helen Crisp was at home to a large
number of her friends Wednesday eve
ming at her home on Church street.
Miss Crisp is one Of the most charming
members of the younger set in Laurens,
who has just returned from visit to
friends in Columbia. There she was
joined by her friend, Miss Jones, and
together they will enjoy much of the
remaining summer here in Laurcns.
The reception Wednesday evening was
one of the most enjoyable of the sea
son. The attractive feature was a
"literary contest" in which the guests
were asked to form kilograms Of words
each beginning with the letters of Miss
words from the letters of the word
"providential;" third, giving words be-
ginning with the syllable "con;" and
fourth, giving words ending in the syl-
liable "ence," this proving most inter
esting contest. The judges of the pa
pers decided that Misses Willie Mae
Childress and Zelene Gray had tied for
winners and these two young ladies cut
for the prize, Miss Gray winning. The
prize, beautifully bound volume of
Gilbert Parker's Fright of Way" was
presented to Miss Gray with a few con
gratulatory remarks by Mr.. S. f. Boncy.
Miss Crisp was assisted in receiving
by Miss Eliza Sullivan. The punch
bowl, over which Miss Hattie Kate
Easterby gracefully presided, was set
amidst a veritable forest of palm and
fern trees in the specious halls of the
Crisp home, and was overSprcad with a
mammoth Japanese umbrella with the
soft japanese lights pendant thercfrom.
Miss Nellie Poole served cream and
cake.
Those present to meet Miss Jones
were: Misses Ada Gayer, of Washing
ton Jessie Epps, of Due West; Rosa
and Hattie Davenport, of Grccnvillc; {;
Annie and Elizabeth Richcy, Willie Mae
Childress, BcT She'll Josie Sullivan.
Margaret Miller, Ina Little, Eliza Sulli-
van, Rosa Lee Franks, Hattie Kate
Easterby, Iclene Gray, Grace Simmons,
Lucille Martin, Mamie Kate IIudgens,
Willie Rice and Messrs. Gordon Gar
lington, of Grecnville; Sam Allen, of
Enorcc; York Briddell, S f. Boney,
Brooks Sullivan, William Lancaster,
Yancey Gilkcrson Ossic Anderson,
Charles Simpson, Gus Simmons, Brooks
Childress, Douglas Gray, Grover Peter
son, Frank Spratt, Clyde Franks, Coke
Gray, Crcswcll Fleming, Tom Ray,
Henry Ycargin, Albert Simpson, Tom
Switzcr, Dudley Young, Pierce Irby
and Frank Crisp.
Mrs. O. b. Simmons returned Thurs
day from visit to relatives in Grccn-
wood.
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Miss Lalla Mae Dial left Thursday
for short visit to Miss Gladys BarkS-
dale in Greenwood.
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Miss DaiSY Sullivan returned Thurs