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M1rs. J. F.. 'audle, of Charlotte, isvisiting her niece, Mrs. J. N. Rich-ardson.

1'-r. Ifugh Miltter is expected Satur-day to visIt Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Minterfor tho holidays.

Mrs. J. 'D., Watts, Mrs. George (alleand Miss Lilla Todd spent the OayMonday in Greenville.

Mr. J. It Tollison spent the week-end..in Anderson with. his daughter,Mrs. 'W. YV. Driscoll.

iss Robecca Lake will arrive Fri-day -froln Darlington, iwhero she hasbeen engaged in teaching.

Mirs. W, D. Ferguson an4f'a;. T. D.Darlington returned Friday 'from arecent trip to New York.',Miss Lilla Todd arrived home Thurs-

day from a week's visit to Mr. 'and'Mrs. Carter Price in Barnwell.W. ',. Gr'ay, Jr., will come home Fri-

(lay 'to apend the holidays 'with his-parents, Mr. and LMrs. W. UA Gray.Misses Virginia and Martha Barks-

dale spent the 'week-end in Spartan-burg with Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Con-nor.,

.rs. Clements Ripley, of Samarcand,'N. C., arrived Sunday for a visit of afew days to her grandmother, Mrs. B.W. Ball.

Ma's. Moore Mars, of Abbeville, cane'Friday to spend the Christmas -holi-days with her parents, Mr. and- Mrs.E. II. 'Wilkes.

Miss. Hattie Gray and Miss RosaGray will leave toinorrow to spenda few days with Miss 'Wil Lou Grayin-Columbia.

dmpnd Lake returned fron Wof-ford Fitting School Saturday to spendthe vacation -with his parents, -Mr. andMrs. T. D. 'Lake,.isses Sarah and conise (ower,

and Miss 'Laura Kennedy arrived homeFriday from Andorson College tospend the holidays.

Maiss Gladys Roper and Miss Mar-garet 1Lake will arrive from Coker Col-lege Thursday to spend the Christmasholidays with their parents.

LIrs. (Mattle Roland and her daugh-ter, -Mrs. Worthy Chapman, of Laprens,R. F. D. 2, 'were in the city Mondaydoing their, Christmas shopping.Nathan Barksdale, Elbert Copeland,

William Vance Albright, Edwin Ful-ler and Cabell Garrett will arrivehome Thursday for the Christmas va-

cation.Addison C. Sullivan, veteran of the

World War, left Saturday for 'Atlantawhere he will enter Georfia Tech topursue a two-year course in vocation-at training.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burton 'will haveas their Christmas guests, theirdaughters, Mrs. Robert Sims, of Ches-ter, and Miss Mary Burton, who isteaching at Hamlet, 'N. C.'Laura Aylette >Fleming, the daugh-

ter of Mr. and Mrs. Creswell Flemingunderwent an operation in 'GreenvilleSaturday. She was accompanied toGreenville by her mother.

'Mrs. C, R. Bishop willl have as her'Christmas guests, Mr. and Mrs Tom*Switzer and little .daughter,' of Spar-tanburg, end Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Swit-zer and family, of Woodruff.Miss Virginia Sullivan will arrive

homd Saturday from 'Lisbon, whereshq'hae been- teacfuing school, to. spendthe Christmaa vacation -with her par-onto, 'Mr, and Mrs. B. A. Sullivan.The many friends 'of Mrs. C. E.

'rParker, of Greenville, will regret tolearn. that her little daughter, 'Eliza-bothb, -is in the hospital recoveringfrom ani operation for. mnatoiditis..

Mr. A. 'E. 'Legare, of Uohumbia, 'and'Mr. P. D. 'Davis, 'of -'Raleigh, N. C.,who are' engineers in charge of abuild-ing 'the new filtration plant, and MissMIleandri Ball mnotort'o Colum'beaeaturday to attend the performance of''Seventeen" itthe Town Theatre.

'Franik P. MeGowan, Jr., 'whose land-ing iin New York fronm Enghgnd .was'anno'u'nced -in the lasts issue -of TheAdvertiser, has arrived in the city and

IWill conrplete his studies in law in theoffice .of his father, 'Hon.f-tP. Mc-

-Oowp.n, Sr.' Mir. aMe'dowan' has justcompleted his fourse -undpry: thelhode$ scholarshim '#ddoimehft at Ox-.ford 'University, Engla'nd.

[Iss McGA6wta el talAL s recent recital given at Brenau

ioaa i wai " lt'ii ';~ig1tfhy"Balal Opus 9" 'bgCM is MG~wat'xh'owed MNi~rabletalent an~d ability~eaitciNmu'n-her inI a liost artistip ,;matlpet'. $'eie iviigg sincere congratulatibuls

enQ e wor*.' Seh isa sophomOre aI'presen , and arrived beine for theChiist 06 -hilidays' yesterd~y,

Com limonting .NU "Gharles oIen'ing, .\ .. IW. MJ. 'Dial gave a smallbridge luncheon .of Nim ishles '$at-iirdayflrfring.'Therooms~WeredOC'

Bible Ulases' to IEutertainThel tMN adult Bible classes of tle4tirt'Methodist Church will entertain

jointly...at f social meeting to whichthe )Vkle. congregatidn is invited onWednesday evening, December 27, atseveh-thirty o'clock. An interestingprogram consjatjiig of readings andmusical selections has been preparedby the committee, and light refresh-meits -will be served. All membersof the church are cordially invited,together with husbands and wives, whobelong to other churches.

Lovely .Christmas RecitalThe members of Mrs. M. L. Roper's

music ,cIass gave their annual Christ-Inas recital. at her home Saturdaymornig-at 10'o'clock. She used Christ-

mas selections eontirely for the occa-

Sion including a musical recitation byFrances Switzer .and numbers onthsaxophone by Harold Hudgens. Thosetaking part. vere tMary Orr, BerthaFinkbeiner, Frnces Switzer, Amindaand Frances Hough, Mary Lou Fergu-

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son, ,Louise -McCord, Vivian Blakely,Ida Mae -Hunter, -M3abel Barton, RubyTodd, Eilizabetli Thompson, .aroldHludgens and Edna Riddle.

All the performers acquitted them-selves with credit and the selectionswere enjoyed by all present.

Stag Dinner PartyMr. T. Lane 'Monroe was host to

seven of his ,male friends Mondaynight at an elegant dinner. The din-ing room and table were .prettily dec-Drated in holly -and Christmas colors.After a 'sumptuous'repast two tableswere prepared and the guests whiledaway the rest of the evening at cards.

Entertains Bridge Club.Mrs. ,Rice .Nickels delightfully en-

tertained her bridge club Thursdayafternoon at her home on Mainn- street.The six tables were placed -in a color-ful setting of pot plants. After a num-ber of gaines the hostess assisted byMrs. James Dunklin served a delicioussalad course.

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Entertains for Mrs. HiltonMrs. Ernest Easterby was hostess at

a-lovely card party Wednesday after-noon in honor of her sister-in-law,Mrs. Roy C. Hilton, of 'Columbia. Thedecorations showed the Christmas sea-son, large bells and holly branches be-ing used in the rooms in which theeleven tables were set. Aftr an hourspent in playing Forty-Two, the host-ess served a delicious salad coursefrom a large center table which was

beautifully decoratel with red carna-tions and covered with an exquisitecluny lace cloth.

Wednesday Club MeetingThe Wednesday Club will meet Wed-

nes(ay afternoon at 3:30 o'clock atthe home of 'Mrs. J. D. Watts.

Mrs. M. L. 'Copeland, Sect.

Use Discretion in Joking.Never risk a joke, even the least

offensive in its nature, and the mostcommon, with a person who Is notwell-bred, and possessed of sense tocomprehend it.-Bruyere.

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Play at OraA local talent play, entitled "Christ-

nuas at Golden Gulch" will be given atOra scitool Thursday evening at 7:30o'clock. An admission of fifteen andtwenty-flve cents will be charged theproceeds to be ised for buying Tu-berculosis bonds anld other school pur-poses. The public is cordially invitedto be -present.

Holy Night. ProgramThe Epworth 'League or Dials will

give a special loly night program .atthe church Sunday evening, illec. .1.I)ginning at 7:15 o'clock. 'Tle pub-lie is invited to attend.

Exercises at MDlIasChristmas exercises will be given

at Dials school house Thursday night,Dec. 21, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Theladies of the Improvement Associa-tion will serve sandwiches and hotchiocqlate. The public Is cordiallyinvited.

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Cotton ginings in the county toDecember 1, according to figuresntde public by C. W. McC: ay, county

3otton statistician. wo:k- *,.212 hales.Po the same (lte las ye:'y :,!.101 balesvere ginned.

A t Fleming SchoolThere will be a Christmas tree anti

'Xercisos at Fleming school house l0'ri-lay evening, 'Decenber 2211(1 begm--king at 7:30 o'clock. The public islvited to attend and will be welcome

o the use of the Christmas tree.

Emulation.Iow hippy would a man be could

:.e imItat Ilerodotual I do not sayn. all his perfections, for that would)e too great a wish, but either in the)eauty of his discourse, or in the;ravlty of his sentences, or In theielicacy of his lonique tongue, or (to)e short) in a thousand other ad-iantages, which make all those thatvould attempt It, despairing, dropheir pens.-Lucian.

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