The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-05-10

SOCIETY
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AN INTERESTING MEETING
The U. D. c. Celebrate Birthday at
M>>t;na Held Tresdax

The u. D. c. Celebrate Birthday at
Meeting Held Tuesday
The regular meeting Of the Able
vile Chapter of the Daughters Of the
Confederacy was held Tuesday at
ternoon at the home of Mrs. j. c.
Klugh. The meeting was out of the
ordinary, the chapter celebrating its
birthday, and a special program
was enjoyed.
The house was ~tastefully decorated,
the Confederate colors being used in
the draperies and red and white
roses being the predominating flow
ers. On the porch Mabel Bradley and
Mona Tut, dressed in white with red
sashes held aloft a large Confeder-
ate flag and each guest passed under
its folds. Further up a prettily dec
Grated punch bowl was presided over
by Mrs. T. J. Raycroft and Miss Kate
Marshall.
Inside special chairs were placed
in the parlors for the girls Of the
sixties" and those who took part in
the program. Mrs. Frank W. Wilson,
president of the chapter, presided
over the meeting, opening with the
Lords Prayer and welcoming the
large number present. This was fol-
lowed by "Just Before the Battle,
Mother" sung as a duet by Miss
Fannie Stark and Mrs. J. D. Kerr.
The roll of all who had ever been
members of the chapter, was called
by Mrs. T. C. White, the secretary,
and the response of those present was
the giving of the names of the sol,
diers on whose record each lady had
become a member of the chapter. The
roll was most interesting, bringing
to mind the lanes of many who have
long since passed out of the life OF
the chapter and the town.
Greetings from Mrs. V. D. Lee,
Mrs. Celia P. MCGOWAN, Mrs. John
E. Brownlee and Mrs. W. C. Melon
tald were read by Mrs. J. c. Klugh.
Mrs. Sallie Bradley played, the
Battle of Beuna VISTA" a spirited
selection which was popular just af-
ter the Mexican war. Another selec-
Ition, composed by Mrs. Bradley, was
rendered.
"a History of the Chapter" was
written and read by Mrs. Ella C.
Cromer.
A reading, "The Conquered Ban
ner" was given by Miss Gladys Will
son and the Star Spangled Banner
was sung by Miss Fannie Stark.
A pleasant feature of the after
noon was the presentation of the
"girls of the sixties" all of whom
came forward and were received
standing by the guests. Mrs. Fred
Cason expressed the pleasure of the
chapter at having the "girls" with
them, to which Mrs. Marshall replied
with an old fashioned Courtesy"
The girls of the sixties were: Miss
Statia Wideman, Mrs. Sallie Bradley,
Mrs. Fanny Marshall, Mrs. Mary
Perrin, Mrs. L. w. White, Mrs. R. E.
Hill and Mrs. Francis Henry.
Mrs. Wilson stated that of all the
houses in Abbeville the old Wardlaw
home (now the Klugh home) was the
most appropriate in which such a
meeting could be held for from this
home nine sons had gone forth to
war while a tenth son, a victim of
paralysis, served his state at home.
After the program the guests were
invited into the dining-room and the
birthday cake was cut. The table was
draped in Confederate flags and in
the center was a large cake surround
ed by t~wenty-six candles. Dishes Of
minis and candelabras completed the
decorations. The cake was cut and
served with punch.
In the history of the chapter read
by Mrs. Cromer, much that was in
teresting was brought out. The or
%ganizat:on meeting was held May 9,
1896 in the auditorium of the Grad