Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-11-17
NEWS NIATrERs FROM SENECA.
"Girls of the Sixties" Have Enjoyn-
bio Time at Greenville.

Seneca, Nov. 16.-Special: Mrs.
D. p. Thomson and Mrs. l.. w. Ver-
ner were in Greenville for day the !
past week.
Miss Clara Werner returned home ,
Saturday afternoon after Visiting for |
u couple Of months in the home Of |
her uncle, Hon. ChaS. Werner, OF Tus- |
caloosa, Ala.
Mrs. e. \. Hines, regent, and Mrs.
w. P. Reid are in Anderson attend
ing the State Conference Of the
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, which is in session: in
that city. They went as representa-
tives Of the Wizard Of Tamassee
chapter of this place.
F. c. Aver, one Of Seneca's leading
merchants, has returned after a
brief visit to his former home at
Bamberg.
In order that the pupils Of our
school would respond to the patriotic
proclamation issued by Governor R.
A. Cooper, Supt. Coats gave talk
in the auditorium last Thursday
morning explaining the meaning and
Significance Of Armistice Day, and
why we observe it. The school was
dismissed at 12.15 o'clock for half
holiday in observance Of this day:
w. o. Hamilton, a former towns
man, spent several days here last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Neill.
Mr.. Hamilton returned to his home
in Gallatin. Tenn, the early part Of
the week.
Misses Pauline Steck and Nancy
Evans visited their home folks in
Walhalla and PendletOn, respective
| ly, for the Weekend.
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Friday afternoon Of this week in
stead Of to-day, as was formerly an
nounced.
Miss Ruby Harper, secretary Of
the Once-aWeek Club, motored to
Clemson Saturday afternoon to hear
the lecture Of DR.. Winfield Scott
Hall before the woman's club Of that
place on THE Mother and Child"
Dr.. Hall is one of the most noted
lecturers on the American platform
Of social reform work. Miss Harper
was accompanied by several other
mem bers Of the club.
DR.. e: A. lines left for Chicago
week ago to attend the annual meet.
ing OF tha Sec-SStc:ies' Conference
Of the Medical Association. From
Chicago DR.. Hines will go to Louis
vile, KY, to attend meeting of the
Southern Medical Association, he be-
ing president Of this section on pub
lie health work. He expects to return
to Seneca on the Goth.
The Y. w. A. Society Of the BaD-
tist church met Friday afternoon for
the purpose Of reorganiZing and to
elect officers, after having been dis
banded since June. The following
officers were elected: President, Miss
Winnifred Adams; vice president,
Mrs r. II. RenfrO; secretary, Mrs
Walter Kelley; treasurer, Miss Ruby
Harper. The society is called to meet
Wednesday evening in the Baptist
church at 6.45 o'clock. Every young
woman of this denomination is cor
daily invited to be present.
Mrs. Leland Marett delightfully."-
entertained a dozen teachers at an
afternoon party friday. Autumn
flowers, which were used in profu-
sion, added much to the attractive
ness Of the lovely home. The out-of-
town guests were Miss Anna Marett,
Miss Tabitha Stribling, Miss Ellen
Lawrence and Mrs. John Anthony of
Westminster High Schol, and Mrs
Clinton Marett. Of the Newry school,
Added to this numcbr were several
teachers Of the Seneca schools. A de-
licious salad course, with coffee, was
served late in the afternoon.
Owing to the insufficient heating
capacity Of the school auditorium,
the opening exercises are held in sec
tions. The first four grades alternate
by days with the seven higher
81 AIDES. With an enrolment of 43S
pupils it goes without saying that
larger auditorium Is needed.
An event which Is Of more than
passing interest was the annual get
together last week of the girls Of the
sixties who attended Georges Creek
School in Pickens county, in their
early girlhood. For ten years or
longer the girls" have been having
these reunions for day and a night,
The girls take 1t in rotation being
hostess. Miss Mary McMahan, of
Greenville, was hostess on this oc-
casion. Those who attended we're
Mrs. l.. NJ. Berry, Statesville, N. c.:
Mrs. w. r. Hubbard, Mrs. J. L.,
Smith. Mrs. W. e. Nimmons, Mrs, L.
F.. Knox, together with few friends,
Truly 1t was happy occasion. The
"girls' rehearsed the early school
days at Georges Creek, each one tell
Ing OF some prank she had played,
and for which she was probably pun
ished by standing in the corner.
where she could be seen by all the
school. Then they all joined many
times In singing the songs OF long
ago. which we're dear to their hearts
and helped to keep green the mem-
ory Of their girlhood. Even in their
merriment their voices we're softened
| when they thought OF the round