Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-18
LOCAL MATTERS AT SENECA.
Orator Chosen for Contest--ServiCes
this Week-K. of T.. Banquet.

Seneca, Feb. 17.-Special: Mon
day night at the auditorium the Pal
metto Literary Society held the open
meeting which was to have taken
place last Friday night, but was post
poned on account of the inclement
weather. The meeting was we'll at
tended and the following interesting
program was rendered: Music, Miss
Jessie Lawrence; grafton, Gilmer
Hubbard; grafton, Leonard Price;
duet, Misses Jennings and Brock;
oration, Willie Austin; debate, Re
solved, That the U. S. should have
woman suffrage" Affirmative, Misses
Susan Doyle and Vivian Bradberry;
negative, Misses Carrie Douthit and
May Stribling. Music by Miss Edna
Brock was interspersed. Current
events, Miss Fannie Morgan; essay,
book review, Miss jeanette Grant;
current events, Dewie Price; recita-
ton, Miss Emma Langston; extern
pore speech, Charles Stribling; mu-
sic, Misses Dendy, Hines and Davis,
inStrumentaD Quartette (SOng)
Misses Harper, Lawrence, Brock and
Wilkes Dendy, assisted by Mr.. Bran
lett. Among the speakers contesting
for a place in the county oratorical
contest, Willie Austin was chosen by
the judges, Messrs. James NJ. Moss,
of Walhalla, and w. J. Lunney and
Mr.. Jones, the latter a travelling man.
In the debate the negative won, the
judges being Messrs. Wallace, Hen
derson and DR.. Austin, all Of Seneca.
Praise and prayer services are be-
ing held every afternoon this week,
except Saturday, by the Womans
Missionary Society Of the Presbyte-
rian church. The time is set apart
by the executive committee Of For
eign Missions Of the Southern Pres
byterian church, and self-denial and
prayer are to be made for this great
cause. The first service was held at
the home of Mrs. II. f. Stribling on
Monday afternoon. To-day it will be
at the home Of Mrs. w. p. Reid:
| Wednesday with Mrs. b. A. Lowry;
| Thursday with Mrs. f. S. Holleman,
and on Friday with Mrs. J. w. Byrd.
Miss Margaret Morrison visited
homefolks at Clemson Sunday. She
was accompanied by Miss Florence
Reid.
The X. Of p. banquet is anticipated
this week with the pleasure incident
to these yearly occurrences. The
members, with their wives, sweet
hearts and friends, will enjoy the
usual feast Of reason" the inner
man also receiving full share Of the
feast. There will be speakers from
visiting lodges.
Piedmont Presbyterial, Of Pied
mont Presbytery, will convene with
the Honea Path Society the first week
| in April. The various societies
throughout the Presbytery will bear
the date in mind and elect delegates
! to the meeting at their March meet
ing. The first session will be on
| Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock,
April 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gignilliat and
| their daughter, Miss Sue, are visit
ing in Florida.
Miss Mary Symmes, OF Greenville,
is the guest Of Misses Lula and Nor
ma Gignilliat.
MIS-. S. K. Dendy, Jr., visited her
sister, Mrs. McDaniell at Norcross,
| last week, the occasion of the visit
being the silver wedding anniversary
of Mrs. Mcdaniel.
Mrs. w. j. Lunney spent last week
in Atlanta.
Mrs. w. p. Reid and Mrs. o. F.
Bacon were among the delegates
from the Presbyterian Sunday school
who attended the Sunday School Con-
vention in Anderson last week They
were guests in the home Of Mrs. j. f.
/ BreaZeale. Mrs. J. 7. Holleman also
attended the convention.
Miss Carrie Hunter spent several
| days visiting relatives in Greenville
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Falls. OF Cen
tral, spent last Sunday with their
daughter, MS. B. O. Hopkins.
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