The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-12-26
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SOCIETY.
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marriage which came as q surprise
10 all except intimate friends was SOL
emhl%ed in Columbia Saturday, when
MISS Mary Gertrude Lever became the
| "l1e OF Mr.. John Collier Barksdale.
whose home is just few miles out of
'he city ana whose thrift and enter
prise Is placing him in the front rank
among the young farmers of the coun-
y AN account Of the ceremony, which
appeared in the Sunday edition of The
State. is as follows:
MISS Mary Gertrude Lever, youngest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ID.
Lever, was married last evening at
S:"o o'clock to John Collier BarIis-
dale, of I,aurens. In tho absence of
the brides parents. who are in Chi
cago for Mr.. Levers health, the cere-
mony was performed at the home of
the brides brother, w. ID. Lever, Jr
III the Keenan, apartments and was
witnessed only by members of the
immediate family. The Rev. A. n.
Brunson, pastor OF the Washington
Street Methodist Church offlciated. Tho
young couple left Immediately after
wards for I.aurcns to attend a Christ
mas family reunion at the Barksdalc
plantation "Valley Farm.
There they will make their home.
Mr.. Barksdalc being one Of the PROS
porous and progressive farmers of that
section of.the State.
The bride will be missed in Colum-
bia by many to whom her bright
chccry disposition and charming nat
uralness have endeared her, and the
marriage last evening despite it's quiet
nature, will be Of wide reaching in
terest to her own friends and those
Of her family.
Misses Annie Belle and Bessie Chill
ress entertained the Needle Craft Club
on Wednesday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. A. G.. Hart. Several visitors and
friends were also present. Lovely re-
frcshmcnts were served by Mrs. Wells
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Miss Sadie Sullivan will entertain
this afternoon in honor Of her sister
Mrs. Whitley, Of Albermarle. n. c., who
is spending the holidays with her par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Sullivan.
Chnmley -Ledf0rd.
Miss Irene LcdfOrd and Mr.. Sin,
Chumlcy were happily married at the
home Of the bride at the I,aurens Mill
Monday evening Dec. Gath, the ccre-
mony being conducted by Rev. j. l..
AIcLin.
The Woman's Service League held
a very interesting meeting on Tues
day December 18th. After a report
from the knitting committee it was
found that the league had consumed G
nough wool in knitted garments to av.
erage one hundred and seventy sweat
crs for Laurens county. 1t was then
decided to make the organization an
auxiliary to the Red Cross and to turl,
over to this well-deserving society all
Knitted articles now on hand. Las,
week the league sent to tho Tranyhan,
Guards, stationed at Camp Sewer, two
hundrcd and sixteen pairs of foot
warmers and remembered each of the
enlisted men with Christmas card
1t was then decided to take up a free
Will offering to send to Camp Sewer
and Camp Jackson to help make oul
boys holidays brighter Seven dollars
and nifty cents was realized from th.
contribution. Since our soldiers hay,
20 spend their Christmas away from
home we hope that even amidst the
din OF camp life the voice Of Tiny Tin,
might be heard saying to the brave dc
tenders Of our home and country, God
bless you, everyone.
The members then voted to have a
community Christmas tree, where VIC
might meet together and sing praises
to our God for the gift OF His Son, the
Savior Of us all.
There will be large subscription
dance tonight in the Traynham Guard
armory. An admission fee will be
charged to all and the proceeds will be
devoted to soldier relief work. The
orchestra OF the 74th Regimental Band
OF Camp Wardsworth will furnish the