Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-12-22
THE GRANDMOTHERs MEET.
Pleasant Gathering at the Home OF
Mrs. Su0 NJ. HunSingcr.

AT two o'clock on Friday cen
The Grandmothcrs will convene;
Let's dispel all tho't OF hard-timc
gloom
And weave Il rug on the old-time
loom.
December tenth is the date | say
a welcome awaits you here that
day"
rhc above unique invitation was
gratefully accepted by quite Il num-
ber Of grandmothers within the ra-
dius Of Mrs. S. NJ. lIunsingcr's social
circle Of friendship.
On arrival the guests. numbering
t twenty, were received by Miss Bcw :
| ley lluusingcr and ushcrcd into the
spacious and comfortably warmed
parlor. where they were happily en-
gagged in conversation for some Min
utcs, when Miss F,.nsinger pro-
pounded the question. "Who OF the
grandmOthcrs remember the time
when cotton was seeded by hand for
domestic purposes, before the inven-
) tion Of the cotton gin?'
Quite Il number Of hands went up.
But. now, this Is no criterion as to
the age Of these ladcs---no need.
for apparently there was not an old
| lady present. but all were just SO
many years young.
\ cotton seed contest then en-
gagged the nimble (D fingers. each
grandmother being given a handful
! of seed cotton from which to extract
/ the seeds. The lady who Tinted tho
greatest number OF seeds won the
prize. Mrs. Jim Mcdonald was the
lucky winner, her seeds numbering
hfty-five. and a handsome home
made rug was presented by the host
eSS
The ladies were then escorted by
Mrs. lIunSingcr to the loom house,
Il few yards from the residence. and
whore they were interested for quite
a while in viewing relics Of the ante
cotton-gin period, brought into pres
cnt use in the manufacture Of beau
tiful homc-woven rugs and carpets,
for which Mrs. lunsinger is fast be-
! coming famous. The old wooden
loom. with its heavy beams, shut
ties, etc. the buzzing old spinning
wheel with carded rolls Of white.
tleecy cotton. laycd across its body.
the winding blades and numbers Of
bright colored hanks of twisted
/ thread tthcse being suspended from
the plate all around the top Of the
porch.) all carried the grandmothers
in memory away back to the days
Of "Auld Land Syne"-many Of
them eager to practice the art Of
weaving. some spinning threads on
the wheel. and all greatly interested
in the manufacture Of rugs.
When all were again assembled
in the parlor, a most delicious fruit
salad and sweet course, with coffee,
were served by Misses Bewley and
Jane Hunsinger and Miss Beulah
Barker. and while these viands were
being enjoyed these young ladies
rendered delightful music, among
the selections being "Hurrah for the
homespun dress the Southern ladies
wear.
All too short was the delightful
afternoon, for. owing to the bad con-
dition OF the roads. the guests were
obliged to leave at an early hour, all
thanking Mrs. Hunsinger and daugh-
terS for a most enjoyable entertain
ment
Following arc the names of the
grandmothers present. each being
requested to give her full name:
| ttCohaieS lLuCS OCOlI [,
Betty Messer, Anna Fennell Hughs,
Mary Neville Ansel, Sudie Crawford
Marett, Sallie Alexander, Eliza Ann
Hubbard, Elizabeth Ann Perritt.
Emma Josephine Mcdonald, Eulalia
Garvin Thodc. Stacy Crawford Mar
rett. Laura Folgcr King, Clara Bal
lentine DuBose, Nettie Jane Hesse.
Samantha Clemcntine Fretwell.
| Nary Tncanhinn NnrDor Quo SJ,rn,,
ret Hunsinger
Others present who were neither
great ntt' grand were: Mesdames
Maggie Hester Mcdonald and Ella
Marshall Doyle.
The young ladies were: Misses
Maggie Barnett. Beulah Barker.
Bewley lIunsinger and jamie Hun
singer.
4 GrandmOthcrs' Meeting at Home
Of Mrs. S. NJ. Hunsinger.
(By Ella Dendy Doyle.)
"At two o'clock on Friday cen
The Grandmothers will convene.
Let's diSpel all thot OF hard-time
gloom.
And weave a rug on the old-time
loom
! bSIcutpcl lolu lS tnc udtc, | SAY
A welcome awaits you here that
| day"
! The above invitation, whole -souled
and unique.
Brought hearty response from Mad
am lIunsnger's clique:
by ones and by twOs, from near and
| affair.
Some riding in buggies, some using
! car,