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PERFECTION IN TEXTILES—A SLATER FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1790

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Old Slater Mill
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
EST. 1790

THE SLATER NEWS

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Slater Mill
SLATER, SO. CAROLINA
1943

Vol. 4 Slater, S. C., January 17, 1946 No. 1

[Column 1]

Christmas Play
Presented To
Slater Audience

The annual Christmas play
was presented at Slater Hall on
Thursday evening, December
20, at 8 p.m. A large crowd
was present for this occasion,
as the hall was filled to ca-
pacity.

This year the play was spon-
sored by the three churches of
Slater, so a preliminary reli-
gious service was held just be-
fore the play was presented.
This program began with the
audience standing and singing
the Doxology. The invocation
was pronounced by the Rev-
erend Thomas L. Bryson, pas-
tor of the Slater Methodist
Church. A hymn, "O Come,
All Ye Faithful," was sung by
the audience after which the
Reverend J. M. Dean, pastor of
the Slater Church of God, read
the Scripture Lesson taken
from the Book of Isaiah. An-
nouncements were made by the
Reverend Clyde M. Johnson,
pastor of the Slater Baptist
Church, after which the audi-
ence sang, "O, Little Town of
Bethlehem."

Following this preliminary
service, the play "The White
Christmas," by Walter Ben
Hare, was presented. Those
taking part and the characters
they portrayed were: Prologue,
Elizabeth Ammons; Mary, Eliz-
abeth Ballenger; Joseph, Rob-
ert H. Atkinson; Simeon, R. P.
Canham; Timothy, Raymond
Johnson; Isaac, C. C. Compton;
Anna, Faye Dean; Thomas,
Jesse White, Jr.; Ruth, Sarah
Jo Johnson; Deborah, Ruby
McGill; Rachel, Betty McMul-
lan; Priscilla, Ophelia Riley;
Melchoir, Claude Guest; Gas-
par, C. G. Hyer; and Baltasar,
E. A. McGill.
(Con't. on page 3, col. 1)

[Photo in columns 1 and 2]
Each employee of the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. receives
a Christmas present from the Company in the form of a check.
Overseers deliver these checks to their employees at the Christmas
Program at Slater Hall. Here Overseer W. M. Cole is presenting
checks to several of his employees.

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[Photo in columns 2, 3, and 4]
A part of the crowd at Slater Hall singing Christmas carols at the annual Christmas
Program sponsored by the Slater Manufacturing Co., Inc. for its employees. This program is
an annual affair at Slater, being held on the day the mill closes down for the Christmas holidays.

CIVIC CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL BANQUET

The Civic Club held its an-
nual Christmas banquet at Ho-
tel Greenville Monday night,
December 17.

At the conclusion of a boun-
tiful turkey dinner, the club
members exchanged Christmas
gift. Mrs. Eithel Gosnell, presi-
dent of the club, played the
part of Santa Claus, and dis-
tributed the gifts which had
been placed under a brilliantly
lighted Christmas tree.

Those attending the banquet
were: Mesdames J. W. Smith,
Harold Smith, Allen Suttle,
Clint Hawkins, Mary White,
Eithel Gosnell, Louise Chand-
ler, Elinor Horton, B. B. Brown,
(Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

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Yuletide Rites
At Slater Hall

The annual Christmas pro-
gram, sponsored by Slater
Manufacturing Co., Inc., for
employees and their families
was held at Slater Hall on Sat-
urday morning, December 22.

A beautiful Christmas tree,
resplendent with multi-colored
lights, ornaments and tinsel
decked the stage. Early on the
morning of the program,
Christmas carols were played
over the loud speaker so that
they could be heard through-
out the village. The carols con-
tinued as the people assembled.

The program was presided
over by Mr. J. A. White, Plant
Manager. In his remarks, Mr.
White, speaking in behalf of
both Commander Slater and
himself, thanked the people for
their splendid work and coop-
eration of the past year, and
asked for a continuation of this
fine spirit during the coming
year. He also mentioned our
men and women in service,
giving special mention to those
who had made the supreme
sacrifice.

Mr. White then called on
Rev. Clyde M. Johnson, pastor
of the Slater Baptist Church,
Rev. J. M. Dean, pastor of the
Slater Church of God, and Rev.
T. L. Bryson, pastor of the
Slater Methodist Church. Each
of these ministers spoke briefly,
after which Mr. White present-
ed Mr. and Mrs. DuPre Rhame
of Greenville. Mr. Rhame, ac-
companied at the piano by Mrs.
Rhame, sang two solos, after
which he led the audience in
the singing of a number of
Christmas carols.
(Con't. on page 2, col. 5)

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ACTORS ARE DINED
AT DAVE STANSELL'S

The members of the cast of
the Christmas play were enter-
tained at Dave Stansell's on
Thursday, January 3rd. In
addition to the cast, the com-
mittees from the churches were
also invited and were present.

There was no set program,
however, various members gave
short, impromptu talks. Among
those speaking were Messrs. F.
A. Cook, R. P. Canham, C. G.
Hyer, R. W. Summey, Raymond
Johnson, the Reverend Clyde
M. Johnson and the Reverend
J. M. Dean. Several of the
ladies present also delivered
short talks. Among these were
Mrs. Ruby McGill, Mrs. J. M.
(Con't. on page 2, col. 4)

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A bag of fruit, containing oranges, apples, tangerines, nuts,
raisins, and candy, is given to children of employees under 18
years of age. Here the bags are being delivered to the employees
for their children by members of the office force at the Christmas
Program at Slater Hall.

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Union Services
Conducted Here
Fifth Sunday

The Reverend T. L. Bryson,
Pastor of the Slater Methodist
Church, delivered the sermon
at the union service of the
Slater churches held at the
Slater Church of God on Sun-
day evening, December 30th at
7:00 o'clock.

Rev. Bryson based his re-
marks on the story of the tal-
ents and delivered a most in-
spiring and informational talk.

The Reverend J. M. Dean,
Pastor of the Slater Church of
God, was in charge of the pro-
gram. The Reverend Clyde M.
Johnson, Pastor of the Slater
Baptist Church, pronounced
the invocation. A choir com-
posed of the singers from the
three churches was present and
delivered beautiful music for
the occasion. At this service,
Messrs. J. A. Lybrand, Jr., J.
A. White, Robet H. Atkinson
and W. Earle Reid as a com-
mittee representing the Slater
Manufacturing Company, Inc.,
presented $5,000 bonds to the
pastor of each of the churches
as a gift from the Company.

Mr. Lybrand made a short
statement bringing greetings
from the officials of the com-
pany and expressing apprecia-
tion for the fine spirit of coop-
eration which had always ex-
isted at Slater. It was further
stated that the officials were
vitally interested in the reli-
gious life of the community and
wanted to see that the churches
were provided for in a manner
which would enable everyone
to worship in surroundings of
dignity, beauty and comfort. It
was with this thought in mind
that a donation was being made
to each congregation to assist
with any improvements or addi-
(Con't. on page 2, col. 4)