Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-04
PLUM BRANCH LETTER.
Young Men Form Civic League
and Glee G. Many De
lightful Social Gather
ings.

Thanksgiving day was "a very
busy and enjoyable one in Plum
Branch. The snow came as yer.
pleasant surprise. especially to those
who liked hunting. A great many
of the men went hunting and most.
of them caught some game.
The young men of the town, hay-
ing faith in the people of Plum
Branch and a large view of the fa-
ture of our town and the surround
ing county, have recently organized
combined Civic League and Glee
Club, known as the Order of Hawks,
for the purpose of advertising this
one of the garden spots to those
who are 80 unfortunate as to live In
some other place. The members are
striving to make this country better
known to outsiders and to do all
they can to make it an even better
place in which to live.
Several days before Thanksgiving
some of the young ladies were sur-
prised to receive the following In
vitation: The Order Of Hawks re-
quest the pleasure of your presence
at their revels, to be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Miller
on the evening of Thanksgiving,
November %. Hawks fly from dusk
till midnight. Cor pliments (mem-
ber o. H. About seven o'clock on
Thanksgiving evening the Hawks
with the ladies invited began to ar
rive. They found musicians already
there and of course lost no time in
arranging set for dance. They
amused themselves in this way ur-
til nine o'clock when they were
called in the dining room for the
supper which Mrs. Miiler kindly
prepared for them. They ate of the
good things found there with a true
Hawks vociferous appetite. Nuf
sed. After supper they again danced,
enjoying it so much that they were
supposed to quit flying at midnight,
and 1t was after one o'clock before
they left with many thanks to Mr..
and Mrs. Miller for a very pleasant
evening, they started home.
Those present were: Misses Leona
Lowman, Ellen Crouch, Myrtle
Fowler, Bessie Barwick, Dorothy
Miller, Kate Stillwell, Ida Sanders,
Juanita Miller, jamie Miner, Grace
Wells, Nellie Bodie, Leona Bodie,
Julia Tins, Bessie Shirley and
Mrs. G. G. Sanders.
Messrs. Jasper Wells, J. J. Col
lier, Milledge Sturkey,Ed Reynolds,
Geo. Walker, Tom Miner, J. K.
Thomas McAllister, j II
Harley, Bob Wideman, Ralph Stur-
key, + A Miller, ] & Blackwell, G
H Fowler, G G Sanders anl J P
Sanders. Miss Grace Wells presided
over the punch bowl.
Friday evening the young people
were again given a treat. Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Bracknell entertained:
the young people at dance. Need
less to say all the young people who
1ance were there, also needless to
say all spent most enjoyable even
ing.
Saturday evening they were again
at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Bodie. These three most
occasions keep the memo
ry of this Thanksgiving fresh in the
minds of the Plum Branch folks
for quite a while.
Plum Branch has been honore0
during this time with several young
people visiting their friends and
relatives. Miss Myrtle Fowler Of
Due West Woman's College, visit
ed her brother Prof. G II Fowler,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
Misses Bessie Shirley of Anderson
Ind Kate Stillwell of Mccormick.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
L. Blackwell. Miss Alberta Farm
ers of Anderson visiting Miss Es-
.her Lassiter, Miss Julia Tins. Au~
gusta Ga, and Miss Henry Lee
Parkman, Saluda, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Wells.
Mr.. Glenn Lassiter spent the
Thanksgiving holiday with his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Lassiter.
A Guest.