The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
in TOWN OF CLINTON
Meeting i'm Interest of Will
son Candidacy.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE


ren's Chapter u. ID. C.-Tri-State
Orphanage Conference.-The Ball
Season Opens-0ther Items.
Clinton, March 25-On Thursday
evening in the Utopia Hall an enthus-
lastic meeting of citizens resulted in
the organization Of a Woodrow Wilson
club. The chief speaker of the even
ing was President Douglass, who
as former Princeton student was
able to give most interesting ac-
count of Woodrow Wilson He spoke
for more than an nour in the very
highest terms, praising Wilson as a
man and scholar. The Rev. ]. f..
Mahatfey was also speaker, though
he confined his speech to a few min
utes. The officers elected are: Pres
ident, Mr.. w. E. Bell; Vice Presi-
dent, Mayor w. NJ. Mcmillan; Secre-
tary, Mr.. Wilson W. Harris.
White Sale and Turkey Dinner.
The ladies of Stephen ID. Lee chap
ter U. ID. c. held white sale on Thurs
day and served turkey dinner and
oyster supper in connection with it.
lhe receipts were about $115 and the
expenses less than $25 so that the
treasury is enriched about 500 for
the days work
Children's Chapter u. d. c..
children's chapter, u ID. G. aux
1liary to the Stephen ID. Lee chapter.
was organized here on Friday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Thomas
Lyon. The officers elected were as
follows: president, Miss Julia Owens;
lst vice president, Miss Kate Stands;
End vice-president, Miss Sara Hunter;
recording secretary, Miss Nancy Ow-
ems; corresponding secretary, Miss
Essle Copeland; treasurer, Miss Doris
Lyon; historian, Miss Helen Bailey
The regular time for meeting will be
the last Friday in each month begin
ming next Friday, March %. At this
meeting, which will be held with Miss
Julia Owens, name will be select
ed for the chapter.
Tri-State Orphanage Conference.
On April 2, 3, and 4 conference of
orphanages in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia will be held at
the Thornwell Orphanage An inter
esting program of speeches and dis
cussions has been prepared
Base Ball Season.
The base ball season opens here
April first when the p. G. team plays
hurman on the first and the second
Chautauqua Plans.
The committees who have in charge
the arrangements for the chautauuua
to be held here the first week of
June, met in the Pythian hall Mon
day evening to perfect plans for the
attractions
Social Affairs.
Misses Zee Wright and Dorothy Ow-
ems entertained the Senior class of
the Presbyterian college on Thursday
evening at very elegant affair.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. j. w.
Copeland, Jr., gave n lovely ST. Patrick
party to the members or the Actaeon
Book club and number of invited
guests, every detail of which was
charmingly carried out.
The young men of the Eukosmian
Lfeterary society Of the Presbyterian
college entertained the friends az
their annual banquet Fr. Jay evening
at the Clinton hotel. The repast was
served in beautiful style by Mrs. King
and her assistants. Clever speeches
and toasts brought the evening to a
happy close.
The young ladies and gentlemen
who so ably presented Her friend
the enemy" last spring will soon be-
gin rehearsals for another play to be
given under the auspices of the u. d.
G.
mock trial will be held in Clin-
ton under the auspecies OF the Pub
lie Library Association in April.
Miss Irene Little entertains the
Embroidery Club this afternoon.
Little Janet Leake, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Leake, has been crit
ically Ill with diptheria but is better
and VIII probably recover
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Copeland are
In Baltimore, Md, called there by the
critical illness OF their son, DR.. Rut-
ledge Copeland.