Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-09-28
SCHOOLGIRLS AND GRANDsiAs
Held Delightful Joint Session In the
Bounty Land Community.

Bounty Land. Sept. 19.-Special:
Morris Shanklin, of Franklin, N. c.,
is among relatives here to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Rollins and fam
lily, of Charleston, are spending a
fortnight with Mr.. and Mrs. d. A.
Perritt, Mrs. Rollins parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Furman Burns, Of
Fountain Inn, spent the weekend ut
the home of the latter's parents, Hon.
and Mrs. e. E. Werner
Mr.. and Mrs. .resse Williams, of
Newry, were late guests Of MIR. and
Mrs Frank Williams.
Williamson Mills, OF High Point,
N. c., spent the weekend at the
home Of J. a. Dendy.
j. H. Cater and son Harvey visited
Charlie Cater at Long Creek Acad-
emy last Sunday.
Misses Julia and Bertie Williams
are spending some time in Newry
John Coe,who has been absent from
home since March. and has been in
different points Of interest in Eng
land, and is quite recently Of South
ampton, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Sallie Coe. Johns many friends here
are delighted to see him looking so
well, he having added a conspicuous
An event which for the past Scv-
cral years has been looked forward
to from time to time with happiest
anticipations is the annual reunion
of the girls who attended the
Georges Creek school in Pickens
county in the long ago. This delight
full occasion was held last Friday
from $50 to 6 at the elegant and
hospitablc rural home Of Mrs. w. r.
Hubbard, and was one OF rare en-
joymcnt from the fact that quite Il
number OF The grandmothers Of the
vicinity were invited. making il a
combined schoolgirl and grandmoth-
crs' convention. After the quests
were all seated on the long and spa
cious porch. each lady was invested
with card decorated with Il knot
OF lavender baby ribbin and either a
miniature picture Of Il school girl in
modern Semi-knce skirt or a placid
faced, gray-haircd grandmother
whichever was most applicable-al-
though. strange TO say, the real
grandmothers Of the party appeared
quite as Juvenile as The schoolgirls.
After an hour, perhaps, Of pleasing
conversa fon, the delightful inter
mingling Of light, schoolgirl persi-
atige and gentle grandmother saga
city, Miss Nettic Hubbard engaged
the attention Of the party by pre-
senting a verbal contest, the uues
tonS being answered with the name
OF some kind Of stitch used in needle
craft. Mrs. Sue Fosters, Mrs. Julia
Shanklin's and Mrs. Kate McMahan's
efforts resulted in tie, and the
t1me-honored method Of decision.
that OF drawing straws, gave the
prize 20 Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Jasper
Doyle was asked to deliver the prize,
which was dainty pair Of embroid-
cry scissors. A delicious banana
salad course, with iced tea. was serv-
ed by Misses Cora, Zola and Nettie
Hubbard. assisted by Miss Carrie Nc
Mahan. The schoolgirl guests were:
Mrs. Lizzie Bowen Berry. of States
vile. n. c.; Mrs. Mary McMahan
Smith, Of Seneca; Mrs. Ella Grice
GreSham, OF Spartanburg; Mrs, Le-
iitia McMahan Knox, Of Fairview;
MIS-. Annie McAIahan Hubbard, of
the community; Miss Mary McMa-
nan, or Grecnville; Mrs. Carrie Grice
Dupree. Of Owings. The grandmother
and other guests were: Mesdames
Julia ID. Shanklin. Sallie Coe, Eliza
beth Perritt. Jane Shelor, Matte
Pickett, Kate McMahan, Carrie Gam
Drell, Mary Sue Foster. Anna Wyley,
Mamie liughs, Sallic Alexander, Sue
linnSinger, ella Doyle and Misses
Pearl Hunsingcr. Nellie Gresham and
carrie McMahan. May the ladies live
10 get together on many more such
delightful occasions.