Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina • 3

A to to Give Bunco Party Benefit Red Cross The Ladies Auxiliary to the will give a bunco party at the A Monday evening st eight o'clock for the purpose raising funds for the Red Cross The public is invited to attend Bridge Supper Given In Honor Of Miss Clemmons Miss Peggy Hite and Miss Betty Smith were hostesses Thursday evening at the heme of Miss Hite at a bridge supper honoring Mls3 Betty Clemmons popular bride Activities I NtLLik tautT(Jvy rnun lorence Literary Enjoys Open orum On Service The lorence Literary Club held I its ebruary meeting riday aftcr I noon with Mrs Salters on South Warley street The president Mrs I Carr presided ard after a brief busi ness session turned the meeting over to the program chairman Mrs The topic fcr the afternoon wns to Service" irst on the program was Mrs Pos ton who read an interesting paper on Cross Service In which club women can participate" Mrs Poston stated that American wo men had been doing Red Cross work since 1881 and are accom plishing fine work at home and in the fighting areas There orc now sixty countries engaged in I Red Cross work Mrs 0 Marsh led an open forum on Women can best serve our community and nation in bringing this war to a successful and rapid close" Mrs How erton discussed health at home and In the armed 1 forces" She showed the need of every woman Joining the Red Cross Jiavlrg a Victory' garden and light ing venereal diseases Mrs A Robeson discussed She said during the present crisis recreation is essential to phsyslcal an mental health and mentioned the value of books pictures gar denlng and the growing of flowers Mrs I Gardner told of many other ways women an hel such as buying Bonds and Stamps avddlng the black market send Ing in ell waste paper metah and fats: and keeping up the morale In their homes Mrs Carr closed the forum discussions by telling ol the place religion has in lives and Coterie Club Hears Talk On Education By Mr 'Gilbert The Coterie Club met riday afternoon in the private dlnln0 room of the Colonial Hotel with Mis Heaton as hostess The table had a beautiful centerpiece cf red carnations and fem Mrs 1 Sims president pre sided over the meeting and read a letter from Mrs Joe Lane president of the state federation wishing all club members a happy new year Mrs Goff chairman the program presented Mrs Dean a guest of the club who entertained with two attractive readings Mrs Goff then introduced McTylere Gilbert the speaker of the afternoon Mr Gilbert made an biteresting and Informative talk on the subject and What it Means in the uture" He was heard with aeep pleasure by the club members The club was delighted to have Mrs McCarley and Mrs Barron as visitors At the close of the program Mrs Heaton sei ved tempting sandwich es spiced tea and little cakes car rying out the valentine motif She was assisted in serving by Mrs McCarley Joy Louise Zeigler Capt ana Mrs Jack Zeigler of Meridian Miss and lorence announce the birth of a daughter Joy Louise Zeigler who arrived on ebruary 9 1944 Susan Nadine Jeffords Mr rnd Mrs oster Jeffords an unce the arrival of a baby girl Susan Nadine Jeffords born ri day ebruary 11 1944 at the Mc eod Infirmary in winning the Peace The meeting closed with the singing of Bless America" The hostess served a delightful congealed salad sandwiches co fee and nut cake Devotional the fire a still small I Kings 19:12 (Read 1 Kings 19:9 13) God still speaks! It is more spectacular to imag ine the voice of God in highly dramatic expressions such as storm lightning earthquake wind but Elijah has nut been the only one to hear still small of God The world is on fire but underneath the crackling flames abides Christian faith While men study war prayer is not forgotten as a weapon Bombing planes may be more impressive today yet prayer antedates and will outlast even the greatest bombers Not alone does I the Bible speak of prayer but millions today practice It Dr Buttrlck says that who pray are the real light bearers in any age" He uses these compelling comparisons: Prayer is celestial time a guidance of stars the master light for all seeing In Jude there is a great statement: should earnestly contend for the faith which was once deliv ered unto the saints" Our Christian faith is to be maintained only so long as we are in contact with God Materialism cannot conquer Christianity as long as we can hear still small of God PRAYER Give unto Thy people Almtg'ny ather praying hearts and sensitive souls to hear Thy voice In Christ's mime Amen THOUGHT OR THE DAY God fulfills himself in majiy ways Lest one good custom should corrupt the world" Tennyson Stowe Jr (Tennessee) By Permission Of The Upper Room Nashville Tenn of Mrs Belk of lorence whose engagement to the Rev Charles Martin Blackmon of Lan caster Is being macle today the wedding to take place curly date elect Early spring flowers narcissi end daffodils were used in attractive decoration Three tables were laid for supper with dainty In Ide place Cat ds the plact cf the honoree being indicated by a little crystal basket filled with daffodils A delicious supper consisting pressed chicken with tomato as pic sandwiches and devilled eggs wns served with coffee with hea venly hash and cookies for dessert Mrs Hite and Mrs A Smith mothers of the hostesses were assisted in serving by Mrs Clemmons the honoree's mother After supper the girls played sridee Miss Margaret Maxwell won the high score prize end Miss Jes sie Maxwell received the consul ation The hostesses presented Miss Clemmons with a knife an" fork in her pattern of silver lovely Chantilly Of every lOoi) cadets in the Army Air orces 057 com plete their primary basic and advanced training without in jury due to aircraft accidents kTips or cILKS eautiful fabrics "in all colors lovely quality adorable for making Spring dresses Priced at 69e PRINTED CHINTZ So suitable for making dainty pinafore dresses Slip covers too! Lovely quality and good values at this price I CORDUROYS Here's the right material to make that House Coat out of By all means inspect this fabric 1 98 PURE LINENS letter make your selections in linen now while some to select from Limited quantity and splendid qual ity SI 59c PRETTY VELVETEENS In Black Blue Red and Wine Plan to make a stunning dress out of this lovely material budget priced too SPUN RAYON A Spring Dress out of this lovely Spun Rayon will be adorable so inexpensive too! Priced at SHANTUNG Another dainty fabric for your Spring rock! Attrac tive solids that will appeal to you SPRING WOOLENS Here are your handsome wool ens! Ideal for making that opring Suit Dress or Coat Real quality and so serviceable offer everything needed for the Woman who sews her own See our offerings SOLID COLOR PERCALE ashion that Spring Dress of some of this solid color percale A good variety to select from and it's budget priced for spring selling SEW AND SAVE WEEK EBRUARY 19 to 26 WBNti JHWKm 'ASK YIPPIE LINENS Here's another good qual ity linen that enjoy fashioning into a frock It's a good buy at this low price of jff twg HAVE YOU THOUGHT MAKING New Slip Covers for that Living A Room urniture Printed Chintz yd from Bright Drapes and Pillows for the upstairs Guest Room Printed Chintz yd from vuC A Wardrobe of Warm School Clothes for tf198 Nancy abrics Woolens yd from Pretty but practical House coat for stay at d148 home evenings quilted satin yd Complete lines of thread all colors a beautiful variety of buttons in all colors and sizes Bias Tapes Rie Rac and other things to help you sew and save Selk) I I I i i I i Sgt and Mrs Jablln Jride and Bridegroom lonored At USO Club Sgt and Mrs red Jablln bride nnd groom of a week were honor uesta Tuesday evening kt the Chib with friends of the couple from Special St rviee of the lorence Army Air ield as guests if the Open fires and candlelight creat ed a dcliglitful homelike atoms phere The evening was spent in fornuilly and during the blsckout cy enjoyed gioup singing of songs later the honorees and guests were invited into the dining roomo the strain of the Bridal Chorus "rom The luce spread table wns centered with a leautl fully decorated three tiered wed ding cake topped with a miniature orlde and grocm lanking the ake were low crystal containers with white pompon chysanthc mums ami white candles burned In crystal holders I The bride the "ormer Miss Lau ric Clark cut the cuke and It was served tn the guests with coffee Charles Hall Herndon Jr Mr nnd Mrs Herndon of I lorenee announce the birth of a son Charles Hall Herndon Jr who LORENCE 6 MORNING NEWS PAGE 3 avftuar EBRUARY 13 1944 lorence Chapter UDC Honors Memory Of Mrs Edwards The lorciicu Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy met Thursday afternoon with Mrs 'cGee nt her home on South Graham street With the president Mrs Hite presiding the meeting open ed with the Salute the lag followed by the it uni and pray er airs nite gave a report on the study for the year and Mis Jlowertyn rend the News tlhcct The chapter voted to give one dollar per member for the biCod plasma fund Memorlam" a tribute to the memory of Mrs ii Edwurdi was read and the secretary was Instructed to record a copy in the minutes of the chapter and send a copy to Mis Jnmes Alber gold Sr sister of Mrs Edwards and a copy to Miss Katherine Ed wards Mrs Hite then presented the fol lowing program: Con giess of our Confederacy" rcao by Mis Marshall Bridges and an arrived Saturday cbrirry 12 1944 nt the McLeod Infirmary arf lele from Time Magazine entlt h'd God Have America Save was iend by Mrs 0 Ov Mrs Marsh also gave a Tending is Your Heritage which closed the program During a pleasant social half hour the hostess served sandwiches mid hot tea 5 LORENCE PILOT HAS HARD SERVICE IN PACIIC AREA irst ieutenant I'homas Collins of loience Is a marlre dive bomber pilot In the Solomons jOn ids first combat duty tour he part In the opening aerial as A saint on rne Japanese airdrome at Ballalc Northern Solomons andparticipated in attacks on Kahlil al nil field Bouijnlr vllle Vila KoRm Lnticrnri kbinJ VI 1 vljvllly i barge repair base at Kakasa Cholseul island North Central Ifiolimons Lieutenant Collins is a scn of Mr and Mrs rank Col lins of Route 2 lorence His 1 wife Mrs rances Collins resides 'at Jacksonville Beach la Tlent Colling attended the Citadel 'IIe wen his wings In October 1942 or a time he served in Wash ington as an air cargo transport plane pilot OR YOUR VALENTINE! 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