Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-24
CONEROss AND VICINITY.
Blue Ridge School Has Begun Its
Splendid Work.

pondent in welcoming the new Blue
! Ridge Graded School, and feel sure
! it will prove a great benefit to the
entire community. The school has
orga nized the following literary So
cieties: The first second and third
grades, now under the control of Miss
| Annie McMahan, "The Midget;
fourth, fifth and sixth grades, with
Miss Lucille Hamilton as teacher,
"The Columbia; seventh, eighth and
ninth grades, under w. H. Boyd,
principal, 1.-THE Minnehaha." The off,
GERS of the societies are: Minnehaha
President, Boyce Burley; vice pres
ident, Mary Lee Walker; secretary,
Eugena Fennell; treasurer, Jesse
Adds; marshal, ]. D. Abbott; crit
les, Lena DuBose, Annie Abbott and
Minnie Butler, with Minnie Butler as
chairman; program committee, So
phie Keil. Minnie Gambrell and Muir
tie Abbott.
Columbia-President Herciel Alb
bott; vice president, Ola Mae Wal
! ker; secretary, John Louis Fennell;
treasurer Maggie Rae Burley; crit
ic, Daisy Hesse; marshal, Henry But
Ter; program committee, Ada Duck
worth, Selma Crumpton, Annie Lee
and Maggie Rae Burley.
Midget-President James Fennell;
vice president. Belle Boyd; secretary,
Ietna Abbott; treasurer, Richard
Mure; marshals, Calvin DuBosc and
Ralph Walker.
The following programs Of the diff
ierent societies were carried out last
! Friday afternoon:
Minnehaha - Scripture reading
from John IL, by the principals
prayer by w. II. Boyd; roll call and
reading minutes Of last meeting;
song, "Mill May; reading, "The Old
Home,' by Jesse Adds; recitation by
Gladice Burley, "No Whiskey in
Heaven; reading, "The Boys
Scout" by Lena DuBose; song,
"America"; a composition on good
conduct of the school. by John Lee;
| debate, "Should woman vote or
hold an office?" Affirmative, Annie
Abbott and Jessie Barker; negative,
Bruce Lynch, Murtie Abbott and Sal
lie Lee. The negative won. The
! Judges were Eugenia Fenrell, J. d.
Abbott and Jesse Adds. Song, "Old
Kentucky Home; reading, "On
Time" by Ola Nally; reports of the
! critics.
Columbia - Opening exercises;
song, America; roll call; essay by
Matte Belle Gambrell; essay, can
Obedient Child" by Vera Gilmer;
! reading, "A Little ETaokie-Faced
Girl" by Daisy Hesse; reading by
Ola Mae Walker; solo, by Maggie Rae
Burley; solo, Little Ones Like Me-"
by Elizabeth Moser; song, "Old Ken
tucky Home" by the society.
Midget-"The Pretty Children" by
Washington Moser; school Days"
by Wm Boyd; recit& ton by Guy
nell Abbott; recitation, Little Boy
Blue" by Clifton Sanders; recitation,
''The Funny Little Boy" by Claude
Burdctt; recitation, Little Jack
Homer" by Willie Mae Gilmer; rec
itation by Robt. Pay; recitation, by
Carrie Pay; recitation, "a Little Sol
dier," by Walter Duckworth; recita-
tion, "He Killed the Bird" by Irene
Moser; recitation by Belle Boyd;
recitation by George Nally; reading
by the teacher.
There were quite a number Of WIS.,
itors present at the exercises Friday
afternoon, and all enjoyed them very
much.
Allen e. Brown, of Greenville,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
relatives, w. II. Butler and family,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Alexander are
entertaining a little girl at their
home, she having arrived recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan Adds, Of West
Union, have moved to our commu-
nifty. We heartily welcome them.
Mrs. Adds (nee Miss Jessie Butler)
was an untiring Sunday school and
church worker here at one time.
Mrs. w. w. Mitchell and children,
Of Westminster, spent several days
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Abbott.
Mrs. Hunter, OF Walhalla, spert
some time recently with Robert Gill
strap and family.
Cornelius Davis and family, Of
| Westminster, visited at the home Of