Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-01
LOCAL MATTERS ABOUT SENECA
Last Week Was a Merry One in So
cial Circles-PersOnals. ..

Seneca, Nov. 3O.-Special: The In
terdenominational Sunday School
Convention will convene Iii Seneca at
the Baptist church December 18th,
and will continue through the 18th.
1t Is hoped by our Seneca people to
make the occasion one of great
profit and pleasure. Mrs. Ruskin
Anderson has been made chairman
of the committee on music, and a
specially prepared program of music
will be rendered. ~
The Musical Bouquet" or, more
familiarly speaking, the Blossom
Show" will be presented in the
opera house Tuesday evening, De-
cember 7th, by local talent. Great
pains have been taken to make the
show success, and it goes without
saying that it will be the best anna
teur performance ever given in Sen
eca. The cast is full one and COM
posed of our best talent. Mrs. ]. w.
Byrd, as Ma Blossom, is exactly
what would he expected from her by
those who know her capabilities in
this line, and Mrs. w. S. Hunter, as
Grandma, exceeds the expectations
of the most sanguine, the role being
decided departure from anything
done by her hitherto. The gals,
seven in number, including the
twins, the "bashful gals" etc, are
all good, and a rare treat is in store
for the public. A good music pro-
gram will be rendered, and popular
prices-35c., 25c. and 1,c.--will pre-
vail. Don't forget the date-Decem-
ber 7th.
Thanksgiving passed off quietly,
with the usual church services and a
large number of family dinings. Ser
vices were held at the Presbyterian
church, and large congregation was
present. Rev. G. S. Blackburn
preached, and the service was a de-
lightful one. Good collections for
the orphanages were made.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. a. Perritt have
issued cards announcing the mar
riage Of their daughter, Miss Lieze
Dendy, to Albert S. Rollins, of Char
lesion. The wedding occurred on
the oath instant, and was a quiet
home affair, only a few of the rela-
tives of the bride being present. The
young couple are on a bridal trip,
after which they will be at home to
their friends at Charleston.
Mrs. e. A. Hines entertained the
Once-a-Week Club on Thanksgiving
at it's regular social meeting. Be-
sides a full attendance of the men,
bers there were visitors present, and
the occasion was a delightful one.
There was no literary program, the
usual order of business being dispen-
sed with after roll call and the meet
ing given over to the hostess. After
few minutes OF social chat. the
guests were invited into the dining
room, where course luncheon was
served. The long dinner table was
used, at which the guests we're seat
ed, the decorations being simple, but
beautiful. The center-piece, a bowl
Of JacQue roses, was very much ad-
mired. At the close of the luncheon
the hostess departed from custom,
and introduced a number Of toasts,
the subjects of which created a deal
of mirth and in some instances con-
sternation. Following is the list Of
toasts: Our Club-Its past: "Prais-
ing what is lost makes the remem-
brance dear Mrs. o. F.. Bacon;
Our Club-Its present: present
fears are less than horrible i'm
aginings," Mrs. Herndon; Our Hus-
band: Tell the truth and shame the
devil" Mrs. w. J. Lunney; Our
Brides: Tho there be madness, yet
there's method in it," Mrs. e. C.
Doyle; Our Spinsters: Hope defer
red maketh the heart SICK" Miss
Ethel Kirkpatrick; Seneca: where
every prospect pleases and only man
is vile," Mrs. II. e. Stribling.
Another chaming event of the past
week was the miscellaneous shower
rendered Miss Lieze Perritt by the
Y. w. A. of the Baptist church. The
home of Mrs. John Harper was used,
and happier selection could not
have been made. The entire affair
showed elaborate and painstaking
preparation, the color motif in the
decorations and menu being pink and
white. Besides the extravagant use
of pink and white roses, numbers of
decorative pot plants we're effectively
used. The handsome lace window
curtains were traced with dainty
green and rosebuds, one showing
pink and the other white, and the
parasol from which the shower came
was covered with pink rosebuds and
depended from the chandelier. I'M
mediately upon the arrival of the
guests pencils and cards were dis
tributed and requests made for a
drawing Of the groom-elect, with q
prophesy and wish added. After a
careful examina, ion of the drawings
the judges voted the best to Miss
Edna Wood and Miss Bertha Lee
Cox. Luncheon was then served, in
which the same colors, pink and
white, we're seen. After luncheon
the old favOrite, Mendelssohn's We'd
ding March was played by Mrs. Rus
kin Anderson, during which the
bride-to-be was literally showered
with beautiful array of gifts, which
fell from the narasnl as Il maa tiltnd