The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-23
Mothers Club Entertains Fathers.

lightful affair than the Valentines
party given by the Mothers club in
honor of the fathers on Friday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Lee. Attractive valentine in
vitations were sent out by the club
to all the members and their hus-
hands, as we'll as to several talented
guests who were asked to assist in
adding to the evenings pleasure. The
hostesses for the evening were Mes
danes ]. w. Swittenberg and w. L.
Nexsen, but these ladies, like Mar
tha of old, were numbered with much
serving, and therefore the more pleas
ant duties of entertaining were re-
lcgated to other members of the club.
The guests were met in the hall
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee and Mr.. and
Mis-. L. H. VanKeuren. RED hearts
CT various sizes were everywhere to
be seen and on the inside curtain Of
the front door Was pinncu a huge
heart, in which each guest was ask
ed to pin an arrow, after being blind
folded. This contest was in charge
of Mesdames E. T. Kelley and c. j.
Aisbrook. Mrs. Luther Mcintosh and
Mrs. R. X. Wallace came nearest to
reaching the desired spot marked in
the center of the heart and after
cutting for the honor, the prize, a
valentine box of candy, was won by
Mrs. Mcintosh, while the BOBBY, a
tiny red heart, went to Mr.. James
Erps, Jr.
| Mrs. Louis Gilland, Mrs. A. c.
Swails and Mrs. ]. D. Brtton were
the committee in charge Of the even
ling's entertainment, and had prepared
a contest, entitled "a Romance OF
lKingstree," the blanks IN which were
ltc be filled in with names Of mem
bers on the roll of the club and those
o. the guests invited for the evening
IL order to divide the assembly into
pairs for the contests, hearts, cut in
half, and numbered were given out
Each gentleman found the lady who
bore the other half of his heart with
the same number as his, and took hel
for his partner. the contest read
as follows:
i Romance of Kingstree.
In the year 1882, (Boddie) OF
brave pioneers sailed down Black
river, and settled on a majestic bluff
They called the new town Kings Tree
The band was led by a valiant Scotch
man, (Wallace), a descendant of the
famous chieftain. There was also II
the company nobleman from Hol'
land, one (VanKeuren) by name, who
was now more humbly occupied in
dispensing drugs to the populace; and
at least one (Britton) from the Kings
own country, whose business it was
to keep accurate records Of his Ma
jesty's grants of land to the colon
lists. There was also q number OF
(Welch) people, VINO were already
endeavoring to form an insurance
company to protect what little the
colonists possessed in worldly goods.
There were Germans too, chief among
whom was (Swittenberg), who early
established in the town school and
(Kinder) garten. When they began
tn (Pierce) their way through the
forests and (Thorn) bushes to make
their homes, they found many red
linen but no (Brown) ones. Against
the Indians they fought many wars,
using as their battle cry "(Godwin)
for us!" When peace had at last
been established, (Holliday) was de-
clared by Mayor (Gilland), talka-
tive man, who at one time had elec-
tioneered his way into that office.
All was as peaceful as the Garden
Of Eden, the women were enterpris-
ing as Ewes, and the men were as
willing to let them bear the brunt
as the (Adams) Of old. A Presby-
terian church was early established,
the pastor being a fair young Divine
named (Davis). The choir was led
by a Scotch lassie, Miss (Crockett).
Some of the Indians became so friend
ly that they taught the boys to make
Indian arrows, and two Of the lads
became so proficient in the art that
they were each given the title of
| (Arrowsmith). Among the people Of
the town was a prosperous (Burgess)
cf large holdings in the Bethel Sec
ton, who fondly addressed ell wom-
er as "(Deery)." A young Baptist
pastor of the town, (Hawkins) called
in his recently arrived brother (Inabi-
metz, and suggested that the man be
rcprimanded for his familiarity.
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