Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-04-15
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The quarterly congregational
meeting Of st. Johns Lutheran
church will be held next SUNDAY i'm
mediately after the morning services.
Members will please note it and be
present.
MIR. and Mrs. J. C. Latimer and
children. of Honea Path, are SPEND
ing few days in West Union Visit
ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Jas.
Phinney. They came up to attend
the Keys-PhinneS wedding yester-
day.
james Davis, Of Norfolk, Va,
is spending this week with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Davis, in the
Ebenezer section. For the past six
months Mr.. Davis has been in train
ing for the naval service at Norfolk.
He recently passed a successful en-
animation and is now rated a a&first-
class seaman. We wish him CON
tnued success and rapid rise in the
service Of "Uncle Sam"
w. Harry Cary, Of the United
States Navy, spent a short while last
week in Walhalla among friends.
who were glad to meet him again.
Mr.. Cary is now located at the navy
yard in Charleston, where he has
charge of the naval station printing
establishment. This is regular
branch of tho naval service, each
ship and each naval station having
It's own printing office from which
much printed matter in the nature
Of reports, orders and general sta
ton and ship matters are produced
Mr.. Cary has had charge OF this
work at the Charleston Navy Yard
for some time.
Last Saturday at high noon.
April 11th, Misses Anna and Frances
Stribling were hoStesseS at an ele-
giant seven-course luncheon, given in
honor Of Miss Eleanor Keys, the
bride Of this week. Liberty Lodge"
their beautiful home, was made more
attractive by many pretty cut flow
ers and pot plants. The arrange
ment of the table was unique. The
guests found their places by dainty
place-cardS in the form of miniature
pink slippers. The centerpiece was
elaborate with base surmounted by
SONS, from which pink ribbon was
extended to the place Of each guest
Miss Tabitha Stribling, at the con-
clusion, requested the guests to pull
the ribbons. Each guest was sur
prised with little booklet, and Miss
Rays was presented with beautiful
copy of a book entitled THE We'd
ding Bell" The little maidens who
served were Misses Idah Pitchford,
Grace Beard and Tabitha Stribling
On this occasion sweet music was
rendered by Miss Emma Stribling.
Those present were Eleanor Keys,
jamie Harrison, Eunice Macaulay.
Gertrude Biemann, Irene Strother.
Hannah Miller Harrison and Ger
trude Smith.
For buggies, wagons and har-
ness call on w. NJ. Brown. adv.
Two bills have just been passed
by the House Of Representatives at
Washington in which the people Of
| Oconee will be greatly Interested
Each of the bills carries an aptro-
priation Of 1000, the sum to be
paid out Of any available funds to
| the respective widows of the latesW
B. F.. Corbin and Chris. D. CoI-ifn,
the faithful revenue officers who list
their lives at the hands Of the Palm
ers and Belchers near Walhalla sohe
years ago while these officers we're
in the discharge Of their duties Nm
der commission from the genefal
government. The bills have been
DSHulHS lDl SOllle lllne, as Originally
drafted each carrying an item 70
$ 900. Amendments, however,
have been made cutting this sunlAto
$ 900 in each case. Representative
Wyatt Aiken has been very activein
securing the passage Of the bills
through the House and will use every
legitimate means to secure speedy
and favorable action in the Senate Of
the United States. These are cases
where the recognition Of the needs of
the widows Of two Federal officers
who lost their lives in the service of
the government deserve the most
favorable consideration, and it is
to be hoped that the Senate will pass
the House bills in their interest
without delay. There were never
more faithful or fearless officers Of
the revenue service than were tLe
two Corbins. m.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA returned the
latter part Of last week from a weeks
stay in Greenville, where he attend
ed the Mission Pastors Conference
Of the Baptist church in this State
One of the main features of the meet
ing was the daily appearance and
lecture Of DR.. u. r. Cody on the sub
iect Of Pastoral Theology. The ses-
sion was one of great benefit to all
those ministers who attended. After
the conference Rev. Mr.. LYDIA took
occasion to visit the Odd Fellows
Orphanage, through which he was
shown by the superintendent 1t is
great institution, Mr.. LYDIA says,
and he was surprised at the magni-
tude and scope of the work done
there. BY invitation he addressed
the children Of the orphanage. the
body being assembled. His subject
was for this occasion "Obedicncc and
Bible Reading and Prayer" Rev. Mr..
LYDIA is not member Of the Odd
Fellows organization, but he felt an