Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-24
NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER.
Gay Week for the Ioung Folks-N.
@. Dickson III.

UNIV -oDSSl I.
A gay party of young people, chape-
roned by Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Brea-
Zeale, motored to the Tunnel We'd
nesday and spent a very pleasant day,
returning in time for the ball game
Westminster VS.. Conner, Ca, in the
afternoon.
Miss Kate Ellis, of Williamson, is
spending this week with the family
Of her uncle, j. w. MCGEE.
Mrs. Lee feathers has returned to
her home in Atlanta after spending a
few days here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Breazele gave
a most delightful eat home" Thurs
day evening for the S~tonecypher
house-party and a number of the
young folks of the town. In one
room was displayed ladies' hats in
various shapes, sizes and colors and
trimming Of every description mag
Unable. SO into this room the young
men were invited aid asked to select
and trim, with no help Or sugges-
t1ons from any one present, what
was to their mind the most up-to-
late hat. These young men went to
work with a will, and what they
turned out were marvels of wonder.
While the young men were trimming
the hat the young ladies were in
another room ~fashioning huge neck
Ties Tor the young men. After all
were finished a contest divided them
into couples, and the young men had
n pleasure of placing the hats they
had fashioned on the young ladies,
just as they desired them to be
worn, the young ladies not being al
lowed to look in a mirror or adjust
them in any way. Likewise the
young ladies fastened the ties on the
young men as best suited their fancy.
me result was o ludicrous and
beyond their widest imagination.
After all were finished they were
asked to take a stroll to a down
town soda fountain, where delicious
cream and cakes were served. Here
were stationed the judges, who were
TO decide which hat was most fash
ionably GU trimmed. The judges
admitted that they had never before
encountered such a difficult task, but
finally the prize was given to Miss
Carmen Cross, with honorable men,
ton of Miss Bona Moon. Long will
the young people remember this very
pleasant evening,
FRIDAY afternoon a party Of Young
people, with the visitors of the town,
spent a very pleasant afternoon ON
Chauga.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Cannon entertained for DR.. and Mrs.
j.. III. Stonecypher's h~ouse-party. Old
fashioned games and music filled the
program for the evening, with ice
cream and cake as a finish. Alto
gether a most enjoyable evening was
spent. This ended the weeks fun
for the housc-Darty, as they depart
ed on an early train Saturday morn
ing. for their homes in Georgia.
Mesdames p. w. Matheson and X.
w. Marett gave a very elegant recep-
ton for the bride Of last week, Mrs.
A. NJ. Norris, Friday afternoon from
40 to $50. The guests were met
at the door by Mrs. G.. E. Gray and
ushered Immediately into the recep-
ton room. In the receiving line
were Mesdames p. w. Matheson, A.
NJ. Norris, D. L.. Norris and X. w.
Marett. From here the guests were
led into the hall by Mrs. d. G.. Shell
don, where, amid a bower of green,
cool and refreshing punch was
served by Mrs. T. Peden Anderson.
Mrs. j. F.. Wallace then conducted
them into the dining Here
delicious cream and cake was served
by Misses Alice Stribling, Daisy Fos-
ter and Lucille Zimmerman. Miss
Virginia Norris then invited the
guests into the parlor, where they
spent the time very pleasantly chat
ting and listening to the beautiful
selections Of music rendered by Mrs.
S. l.. Brownlee. A thoroughly pleas
ant afternoon was spent by all pres
ent.
Misses Corinne Adams and Lila
Walker, two pretty young ladies Of
G~reenville, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. j. A. Durham.
Mrs. Tom Moon, of Conner, Ga, re-
turned home Monday after spending
a week or with DR.. and Mrs.
Stonecypher and DR.. and Mrs. Moon.
The New Westminster Baptist
Sunday school picnicked on Chauga
Tuesday. They had an abundance Of
good things to eat and a good crowd
to enjoy it.
Miss Corinne Smith has returned
to her home at Charlotte, after
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. f. Reeder.
King billiard, of Yazoo City, Mo-,
is visiting his father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. billiard.
n. Carl Dickson is very sick at his
home here. We hope to hear OF his
early recovery.
Abraham Long, who lived just
above here, near the Shuttle Factory,
died at his home Saturday and was
buried at Eastview cemetery Sunday.
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