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16 THE WADSWORTH,. GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER Mrs. Charles P. Loeser, Editor. Mrs. W a lter M o n tgom ery, Mrs. J. W . A lien, A s sociate Editors. , • ARMY WOMEN WORKING » CHRISTMAS TREE CELEBRATION a S CAM P ^ I • WADSWORTH le . f i Zo R £ $ M - M rs -HENRY A - RILEY, M r s -C LIVINGSTON WATERBURY, Miss MARGARET M1CHIE, M r s - JOSEPH L-SELISMAS.M rs -S-LEONSANS^ THE CHRISTMAS TREES. The arm y women, w ith the m em b e rs of the local chapter of the A m erican Red Cross, worked, hard on their task of pro viding C h ristm as trees for the men in camp. Many of the friends and relatives of the soldiers back home sent presents to go on the tree, and boxes of ornam e n ts. O thers sent cash contributions, to he used by the com m ittee in charge. Mrs. Jam e s M. Andrews has secured attractive electrical decorations, w ith which the trees will be illum inated. The coming Y u letide bids fair to be a happy one, and the friends of the soldiers are all w o rking w ith the hope th a t each and every m an in camp will have cause to rejoice. ' ' THE ROCK CLIFF CLUB. A new dancing club has been form ed in Spartanburg. The organization is to be known as the Rock Cliff Club. The first dance will be held Saturday evening, De cem b e r 22d and will be followed by dances every W ednesday and Saturday evenings, also dansants W ednesday and Saturday afternoons. The m em b ership is lim ited to 300 men, and is dependent on presentation by a m em b er before a board, who passes on the m a tter, and on paym e n t of a fee. Most of the m em b ers are. enlisted men. Admission, will be charged for each dance attended, and each m e m b er is entitled to bring an out-of-town guest. The pavilion in w h ich the dances will be held is owned by J . , M. Crawford and has been rem odeled, enclosed by glass, w arm ed by two large fire places, and made very attractive. It can be reached by the E a s t Main street car- line. It has also been planned, beginning soon after Christm as, to reserve T h u rsday evenings of each week, for officers’ dances. Music will be furnished by the m ilitary bands and orchestras. The ladies who are assisting in the organization are: Mrs. E. H. H aughton, official chaperone; Mrs. W a lter M ontgomery, Miss M ildred Hudson, Miss K a te Lois M ontgom ery and C. A ndrade III, form e rly of Co. K, of the 107th. CAPTAIN VAUGHAN WEDS MISS ZABEL. Miss R u th Zabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Zabel, of this city, was m a rried to Captain V aughan in th e M ethodist par sonage. The bride’s fam ily and a few friends of the groom w e re p resen t at the w edding ceremony. C aptain and Mrs. V a u g h a n left for a northern trip. W h at are you going to send H E R ! Our advertisers have it. MRS. W. G. LEE ENTERTAINS AT A SILVER TEA. Cowpens Chapter, D. A. R., are planning to have a tree for the mem b ers of the Com pany of M ilitary Police, that will stay in town on duty Christm as day. To help pay expenses, Mrs. W. G. Lee, on E a s t Main street, entertained at a silver tea. The fea ture of the affair was a m elting pot, in which each guest was asked to deposit a broken trin k e t or discarded novelties of m etal value. OFFICER OF 102D ENGINEERS WEDS. The announcem e n t of the m a rriage of Second Lieut. A. R. Garland, Co. C, 102d E n g ineers, to Miss Agnes Shay, of New York City, who was in town on a visit, caused surprise am o n g st his m a n y friends. A fter a short honeymoon, the happy couple will retu rn to Spartanburg, w h ere Mrs. Gar land will rem a in until the division leaves. Send your social notes to the Society Editor, Mrs. Charles P. Loeser, 502 Con verse Campus, or to the Gas A ttack. She will be glad to give all inform a tion her per sonal attention. W hat shall I get them for Christmas! Let our advertisers answer. COL. HOWLETT SAVES OFFI CER'S WIFE FROM FIRE. Brooklyn Officers in Danger But Their Coolness Prevents Damage. Col. Jam es R. H ew lett, of the 14th In fantry, rescued the wife of Lieut. Charles Ostberg, of the 106th Infantry, from a fire in the house at 335 South Church Street in Spartanburg on the night of December 12th. The fire occurred w h ile officers from Brooklyn and their fam ilies were at dinner. Lieut. M atthew J. W ilson, of the 106th In fantry, was the first to discover the flames coming from an upper part of the house. He told the diners to go out into the street. The officers then proceeded to remove from the burning building all the personal and household effects possible. It was during the carrying out of these belongings that Mrs. Ostberg made three trips into the house to get some of her things. On the third trip the smoke over came her. Col. Howlett, who lived next door, saw her plight. He made his way through the smoke and carried her out to the street. She soon revived.
