The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
SOCIAL ENTERTAINME IN
SUMMERTON.
Linen Showers for Brides O-be, Miss
Ada Tenant and Miss Bertha Da-


Wis.
Summerton, Nov. 27.-"The time
has come" to speak not, as the poet
says, "of many things" but Of only
one thing, the thing which arrests the
attention Of Summerton society. the
two weddings to take place on We'd
nesday next.
The first, that of Miss Ada Tenant
of this place to Mr.. Leroy b. Martin
Of Maxton, y. c., will occur Wednes-
day morning at the early hour Of
I:15 a. m; the other that of Miss
Bertha Davis to Mr.. Felix Dingle
Will take place in the Methodist
church in the evening at $3.50 O'Clock.
Both brides and one groom are of
this place, and a very keen interest
is being taken locally in the two
marked social events. AS forerun-
ners Of the marriages, the usual
showers" fell in profusion for sew
eral days
On Wednesday afternoon last Mrs.
j. M. Plowden and Miss Sallie An
derson entertained at linen shower
in honor Of Miss Ada Tennant. Pre-
viously to the arrival of the express
wagon which conveyed the linen
chest, original romances with the
prospective bride and groom as hero
and heroine were read by the guests,
which were presented to the bride-to-
be for her comparison with the facts
in the case. Amid the applause Of
the reading the door was opened,
ushering In Master Delmar Rhame,
who dressed as an express agent,
pulled his wagon alongside Miss
Tenant, delivering to her a diml''-
tive Saratoga" which contain Z
many beautiful and useful gifts. 4
delightful salad course was served
{ after which the time-honored custC r
Of drinking the bride-to-be's health
7 was followed, and quite a number II
3 appropriate and we'll rendered toasys
were made. Miss Anderson acting rs
) toastmistress introduced Miss Sea y
l borough. who gave a toast to IT,
3 "bride;" Miss Mood, "the groom %
: Miss Tenant. bride number two -
, Miss Davis, The Girls W. are +, q
Behind" and Mrs. Rhame, ct .
|. Brides That Were"
e On Friday afternoon at the hon e
3 Of Mrs. T. ]. Davis, Miss Bertha Dav "a
= was the recipient of "a "heart-t.l-
: heart shower" given b. hv r.ls
r danes r. J. and J. T. Davis. N vie,yg
e Itot the bappy event which should tek
5 inmate Miss ravis' single life. Il
seemed appropriate to procure sorAe
means or ascertalning who shout
. soon follow her good examples; an
}. Cupid was present in the person O.
Master Kenneth Davis, who distribu
ted bow and arrows with which the
} guests might seek their fortunes b.
shooting at a heart, the presumption
being that the nearest shot would be
made by the next bride-to-be Miss
Louise Scarborough with little diff
Guilty pierced the centre Of the pro-
phetic emblem. Presented with
heart-shaped booklets the guests
were requested to make as many
words as they could out Of the names
Bertha Davis" and "F'elix Dingle."
Miss Lucie Mood wrOta tho laroaS+
number Of words, and was presented
With dainty work apron. Miss
Scarborough received a double heart
hrooch Of silver. Being next ushered
into the dining room, the guests
found their places by means of pref
ty and appropriate place cards Of
heart design; here they were served
by the Mesdames Davis with a two
course luncheon Of salad and sweets.
which accompanied by advice and
good wishes to the bride-to-be. was
heartily enjoyed by ALL Returning
into the parlors, Miss Davis friends
assisted her in heart hunt, informa-
ton having been given that all pack
ages sealed with a heart should be-
long to the guest Of honor. Need
less to say that quite a number of
hearts was added to her already large
collection, and hCnoeti these lay
many dainty ANA useful gifts.