Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-10
PATRIOTIC PARADE ENJOYED.
CIV. Gignilliat Suffering from Blood
Poison In Mild Form.

Seneca, April Especial: Mrs.
Robert Milan and children, of Sandy
Springs, recently visited the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Harper.
Misses Maggie and Leila Thompson
spent the weekend In Townville.
Miss Beth Stribling has returned
in business college, after spending
some weeks here with homefolks.
Mrs. Leslie Stribling spent last
week in Due West.
Thursday morning at. 10 o'clock a
service flag will be presented to the
school by the children Of the second
grade, in the school auditorium, and
the public is cordially invited to be
present on this occasion. There are
nine boys from our school who are
serving their country, all being vol
unteers. They are: w. l.. Feaster
| CORNER superintendent Of the
SCHOOL,, Albert Buchanan, Dan
Grant, Ted DAILY, John Lowery, John
Lawrence, Dewey and Leonard Price
and Claude Hopkins.
Miss Glenella Sitton is on a visit of
two weeks to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. e. Sltton. She is taking a
. course In nursing in an Atlanta hos
pital.
Phoenix Watkins, of Anderson,
was In Seneca a few hours Sunday en-
route to San Antonio, Texas, to see
of the service and stationed at that
place.
The friends of G. w. Gignilliat are
sympathizing with him in the devel-
opment Of blood poison in his hand,
caused from a. slight scratch from a
, needle. Mr.. Gignilliat has gone to
Anderson for medical treatment.
Mrs. J. S. Stribling is in the City
Hospital at Greenville, having under
gone minor operation on her throat.
1t Is pleasing news to her many
friends that she Is rapidly improving.
The entertainment given by the
Campfire girls on April 5th for the
benefit Of TIE Junior Red Cross was
a notable success, and lie neat sum
OF SAP was taken in at the door. The
young ladies taking part in the play
were: Misses Lillian Myers, Sue MINI
mons, Camille Wood, Lottie Lee
Chandler and Helen Boyd, and each
rendered her part with marked de-
gree Of talent. An oratorical contest
was also part of the evenings pro-
gram and was entered into by Nina
ilaipeE, Mllufeu f1eilor, Marle BEL
lotte' and Madeline Dilworth. The
, judges decided in favor Of Miss Ma
RE Bellotte, and she will enter the
county contest to be held on the 10th
of this month at Walhalla. This is
the second honor Marie has won re-
Gently, she having won first place in
the public debate held in the audito-
rum in March,
The patriotic pageant last Saturday
was carried off with brilliant sue
cess, inspiring every one with re-
newed patriotism and determined eff
sOrt for service. First in line came
the band Of Indians, then the Revolu-
tionary heroes, Uncle Sam and Miss
Columbia, the Kaiser with our boys
in khaki ready to fire on him, and
, other attractive features. After the
, pageant addresses were made by
Hons. Jos. w. Shelor, Of Walhalla,
and Frank watkins, OF Anderson.
1t is hoped the District Sunday
School Convention to be held here
Sunday will be we'll attended. An
interesting program has been ar
+; ranged, with special music, and all
the Sunday schools Of the town will
! welcome the visitors at the Presbyte-
rian church Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.