University of South Carolina Libraries
Office No 61 Residence, No. 17 Wednesday, May 8. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Mrs. Mary Ashley of Saluda was the guest of Mrs. W. E. Lott Sun day. Mrs. U. R. Brooks of Columbia, is .n a visit to her sister, Mrs. Mouzon Smith. Miss Rosalie Parker was the guest of friends in Columbia last week. W. V. Carwile of Augusta was a visitor in the home of Mrs. Robert Marsh on Tuesday. j Miss Helen Tillman has been spend ing the past week in Columbia as the guest of Miss Jacquelin Cooper. Mr. Clyde Rowell of Bamberg was a guest at "Fairview," the home of Mrs. Emma Dobson, early last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Norris, Miss Eliza Mims and Miss Miriam Norris motored to Augusta Saturday for the day. Mrs J. P. Holland has returned to Greenwood after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Agner. Col. S. B. Mays went to Camp Se vier Sunday to visit his son, Sergt. S. B. Mays, who will soon depart from Camp Sevier for the oversea? journey. Mrs. Ida Sheppard returned on Monday from a visit to her daugh ters Mr. W. S. Cogburn and Mrs. E. C. Brown. Mr. W. S Cogburn brought Mrs. Sheppard from Green wood in his uar. Mr. W. T. Kinnaird, Mr. N. L. Broadwater, Mr. R. N. Broadwater and Dr. J. G. Edwards went to Ab beville to attend the annual reunion ?f the Confederate veterans. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Landrum and Mr. Oliver of Augusta motored to Edgefield on Tuesday to visit Mrs. Mouzon Smith. They were accompa Bied bv Mrs. Lula Lamar of Sparta, G*. Mr. Orlando Sheppard is in Char leston attending to business connect ed with his duties as chairman of the board of visitors of the Citadel. From Charleston he will go to Green wood on business*, "^wav Mr.. Sam D. Mays who volunteer ed for service in the navy is at home on a brief furlough. He is at pres ent stationed near Charleston and | is greatly pleased with life in that branch of the service, n r"?t:. Mr. Eugene Timmons who has been assigned to the transport Aeo lus for the past six months, is at home on a week's furlough. He has been very affectionately greeted by his friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, Mrs. Mamie Tillman, Rev. A/L. Gunter,' Hon. B. E. Nicholson and Mr. J. T. McManus attended the State Inter denominational Sunday School con vention which was held in Greenwood last week. The Civic League will hold its May meeting at the home of Mrs. J. G. Edwards Monday 13th at 5 o'clock p m. Keep the date and place in mind and come. Mrs. W. L. Dunovant. Pres. The following very interesting an noucement has come to this office: Miss Katherine Beatrice Vann has come to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vann, arriving on May 3, and'| weighs eight pounds. We are glad to welcome this little girl. Mrs. Hal Beeman of Augusta is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Key. Mrs. T. Har ry Garrett accompanied Mrs. Bee man and isa truest in this hospita ble home. Mrs. Garrett is the or ganist in the First Presbyterian church of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Talbert, ac companied by several of their chil dren, came over from Parksville Saturday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Parker and remained until Monday. Mrs. L. S. Kernaghan re turned with them and will be. away until the last of th'i week. Lieut. R. G. M. Dunovant and Mr. J. D. Holstein, Jr. came over from Camp Jackson Saturday morning and remained until Sunday after noon. Mr. Holstein is pleased with the experiences of his first week of camp life. He is very popular with the officers of his unit. Machine Installed. The lateness of The Advertiser this week is due to the installation of the new linotype machine. We bee: the indulgence of our readers fur a short time. Two Splendid Young Men. Yesterday morning at 6:55 o'clock the local board sent two splendid young men from Johnson, Mr. Wil lie L. Wright and Mr. Truesdaie Rod gers, to Camp Sevier by way of Co lumbia. These young men will prob ably be connected with the aviation service. They left in excellent spirits and we are confident that we shall receive good reports from them. The next increment will be composed of three white men who will be sent to Clemson College for training on May 16. They will be given special mechanical training at the expense of the government. Murray-Tompkins. The following is a copy of invitations that have been issued to the approach ing marriage of an Edgefield young man, now an army officer stationed in camp Wadsworth, who is deservedly very popular here at home and with the officers and men in camp: Doctor and Mrs. William jacob Murray request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Mary to Mr. Arthur Smyly Tompkins, Jr., Lieuteuant, Pioneer Infantry, United States Army on Saturday evening, ? May eighteenth at seven o'clock Washington Street Methodist Church Columbia, South Carolina. Mrs. Padgett Entertains. On Friday evening at 8:30 Mrs. A. E. Padgett entertained twelve of the young women of Edgefield at a delightful tea. The entertainment was music, vo cal and instrumental, and the victro la which is always such a happy ad dition to the pleasure of an evening. And among the guests there were so many accomplished in the art of song and music that the evening passed away merrily, for there is nothing so adaped as music to charm and entertain. The tea consisted of three or four courses, and the table was beautiful, and appropriately decorat ed in the colors of the flag, place cards being flags, and the flowers red roses, the mints and other en trees showing the colors of the flag. Pleasant conversation was the charm of this hour, and what is happier or more cheering than the j laughter and pleasantry of a dozen girls around a board laden with good things. Mrs. Padgett made a charming hoste osshtrfappshiy charming hostess for this happy occasion. ft>>>,ft? j\ VS g ?5r\ % f * ~ \ SgJSSF"'--. *" Two Calls For White Men. At present there are 57 white reg istrants and 285 colored registrants in Class One, qualified for general military service. As the local board has up to this time received instruc tions to defer the mobilization of white and colored men who are ac tively engaged in farming, th? time has come when calls for men eannot be filled, unless the order is revoked defering men engaged in apiculture. The board has an order to send three men to Clemson College on May 16, where they will be given industrial and mechanical training at the expense of the government. An order was also received this morning by the board to send 22 white men to eamp on or about May 26. As the board now has only 8 white men who are not engaged in farming in Class One, it will be im possible to fill this call unless some men are ordered to camp from the farms. The board is loath to take such action and WILL NOT do so unless it receives positive and ex plicit instructions to that effect. As the order for the 22 men received this morning was not accompanied by instructions as to what men should be selected, the board has wired for instructions. The desired informa tion will be in the hands of the board before the last of the week. Notice. There will be an important meet ing of the citizens of Edgefield County in interest of the Dixie Highway at the court house Satur day afternoon, May ll at 4 o'clock to select a delegate to Chattanooga and to do other important matters necessary to get the highway. All citizens are urged to attend. R. N. BROADWATER. County Supervisor. For Sale: About 50 bushels of King Cotton seed at $1.50 per bush el. A. A. Cheatham, Edgefield, S. C. 5-8 2 t. pd. More Dangerous Than the Fighting Line One of the workers in the Y. M. C. A. restaurant in Feyzin for French women munition workers, writes: "A visitor at the Mess Fem inin ejaculated only yesterday: 'But the girls are so old! "As a matter of fact, many of these girls are aged in appearance though they may be actually not more than 18 years old. A few months in the strenuous poison at mosphere of their munition work has done it. "The women in the bureau or of fices have to get up at 5 o'clock to be at their posts at 6:30 and they often do not reach home until 9 o'clock at hight. Girls who work on powder rarely last more than a year. An officer said that he would rather risk his life at the front than in some of the work that women are doing in the fac tories. "In spite of all this, the wom en who come to the Y. W. C. A. restaurant at Feyzin are strangely courteous and responsive, with phil osophic if not cheerful faces. Af ter their meal, they work with their yellow hardened ( hands on the most beautiful and delicate embroideries or laces, or on homely stocking darning which they do exquisitely, all the time1 listening to an Eng lish class or to singing. "Yesterday a woman's face fair ly beamed as she brought her little four months' old boy the pouponiere for us to see. She was wearing a coat that one of the secretaries had given her and the baby had on a little sack that we recognized. The father is in Saloniki and the moth er here is struggling alone "Another woman ejaculated, 'But you are so very, very good to us. Why is it that you do all these things for us?" Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Monday afternoon the'W. C. T. U. held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. C. E. May with a good attendance. The meeting was called to order by the president, and after devo tions, the delegates to the recent meeting of the mid year executivc in Columbia, Mrs. Tiilnian and Mrs. Cogburn gave accounts of their recent visit, and of the^address of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and of the Hostess House, where the State VV. C. T. U. bas recently placed a handsome Remihgtou type-writer. The executive com mittee consisting of about 30 mem bers in attendance were entertained at luncheon by the local W. C. T. U. of Columbia-, and were greatly pleased, "with .all that they saw | there, At the olose of this part of the program, a memorial service was held for our beloved comrade Mrs. Beauregard Tim mons, several of the members speaking of her as a neighbor, a friend and a christian. "Shall we gather at the river was sung and a poem read, "He giveth his beloved sleep.*' The treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Byrd reported $-25.00 sent for the Liberty Bond, $20.00 for state dues and $1.00 for type-writer at the Hostess House. Mrs. Manly Tiramons was pres ent and as a charter member of the Edgeficld union was most cordially welcomed. Reports were made by the vari ous superintendent*. Mrs. J. B. Kennerly slated that literature on the evils of the cigarette was dis tributed in all the Sunday schools on Temperance Sunday. Six com fort bags were reported as 6ent by the Johnston and Edgefield unions to the boys who recently left for Camp Jackson, and a very credita ble number of essays are on hand to be judged in the Scientific Temper ance Instruction department. Sev enty-five armand leg bandages have been sent to the American Surgical Dressings Department in New York and more are cn hand. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union has decided upon Wed nesday as the day they will aid at the Ked Cross Rooms, and mem bers are requested to go on that af ternoon to assist in whatever work the Red Cross has on hand. Last Wednesday, Mrs. E. J. Nor ris, Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, Mrs. Sarah Bigham, Miss Kellau Fair. Mrs. A. A. Woodson, Mrs. Walter Adams, Mrs. A. E. Padgett, Mrs. J. B. Kennerly gave their services for the afternoon. The women of the W. U. T. U. are very much in terested throughout the state in the Red Cross and our stale president, Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Manning is county chairman of Woman's Work of the Red Cross in her county and also county chairman of the Wo man's Council of Defense. The local W. C. T. LI. will take pleas ure in giving these afternoons to HARDY'S HAPPENINGS. Epidemic of Contagious Diseases The Stork Visits Several Hernes. A Baby Show Suggested. LaGrippe, whooping cough, mumps and measles, are taking pos session all down in this neighbor hood", also the McKie and Ham mond and Burkhalter neighboods. Grippe has had all at Mr. II. G. Bunch's and Mrs. S. V. Bunch's for the' past two weeks, and we hope the other troubles may not come to help out. I hear of almost every home having some member of the family being sick with colds. Mrs. Milton Barker has been sick with it, and we are glad to hear she is better. Mr. Will Briggs' family have all been sick with colds, but are better how. Mrs. Briggs and two children spent Sunday after noon with Mrs. S. V. Bunch. ,Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bunch mo tored up to Mr. P. B. Lanham's Sunday afternoon and brought Mrs. Lanham and Mrs. Greg McCutchen and little William home with them to spend the night. They carried her on to Augusta on Monday to leave on the 2:30 train for her home in Bishopville, S. C. Mrs. Lanham will spend a few more days with Mrs. H. G. {Bunch, before re turning home. We hear Miss Morjory McKie and Mr. Fred DuGas, of Charles ton, have arrived at Mrs. Hugh Harrison's, Miss Marjory is home from her school duties. We hear the stork has heen visiting around and left Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gardner a babe, we did not learn what sex. It is more than a month old now. Mr. and Mrs. James iMcClain have a little daughter a week and half tld and Mr. and Mrs. Julius Vann a little one a week old. We congratulate them all and hope mothers and babies ?re getting on line. We think they ought to have a baby show and invite specta tors. Hope they will have it where we can see them. We have a mighty sweet, smart little girl down this way, seven months old. She is pale and thin now from the grippe. Mr. Sam Corley's daughter, Mrs. Julia Eidson, and niece, have been down here on a visit to her parents, and returned home Sunday after noon. The farmers are all buckling down to their planting of cotton and corn, ploughing corn, dropping peas and sowing peas for hay. We hope they will make good crops. Hardy's. Individual Service. We have been living in an age of delegated authority. . We have been delegating too much important work to others. In doing this, we have shifted responsibility that was ours; we have neglected opportunities that deprived us of satisfaction; we have had too many representatives and agents, and have thus attempted to render service by proxy. "Happy day will it be," says Dr. L. H. Bailey, *\vhen the merchant separates himself from his merchan dizing, the manufacturer from his machines and combinations, the farmer from his farming, the or ganizer from his organizing, the professional man from the formal ity and dignity of his profession, the administrator from his author ity, the accountant from his ledger, the investigator from his crucible, the student from his books, and give, himself for a stated term in each year to actual personal partici pation in preconcerted plans for the public good." The county agent is generally called upon to do what citizens in the locai community should do; teachers are often required to take up plans and projects that should be dont; by others: government and State help are expected to do What private individuals could and should do at one-half the expense. Why not devote more time to at tending to our own personal affairs and then contribute some of our time to community and neighbor hood welfare? This would be a means of economy to the State and the Nation and give individuals a larger view of service.-Farm and Ranch. We have the largest and bes stock of this neighborhood, no mat ter what you need in dry goods you will always find it* here for less money. Hubenstein" We have a large assortment of silk dresses in Taffettas, messaline and crepe de chine. Rubenstein. the Red Cross. At the close of the meeting, each guest was served as she passed out with refreshing fruit punch and wafers. JOHNSTON LETTER. (Continued from First Page.) was discussed, and a committee ap pointed to collect the 25 cents per capita, to buy this. The Chapter, before this was pre sented had already bought a $200.00 bond. Two new members were welcomed, Mrs. Frank Warren, Jr., and Miss Mildred Abrams. The historical meeting of the chapter was announced for Thus day 9th, to be held at the ed Cross rooms, the meeting to be ct 3 o'clock. j The Civic League met with Miss Clara Sawyer on Wednesday after noon, Mrs. S. J. Watson presiding. Committee work was reported, and "clean-up week" was still being ob served,.as the rains of the date, had retarded the work. A special comittee was appointed to look after the unsightly places on the streets. Reports of the recent federation, at Aiken, were given by Mrs. and Mrs. J. A. Lott, Mrs. Walker having been detained at the time of the federation. They reported chiefly of civics, Miss Patti Major, Home Demonstra tor, was present, told of the uses of the soy-bean meal. She handed biscuits and cookies made from this to show what dain could be made of this substitutef or flour. Pamphlets with ideas and recipes were given each member. The New Century Club met with Mrs. S. J. Watson on Tuesday after noon and a short business period was conducted by Mrs. H. D. Grant. Improving the library was discuss ed, and the matter of the club con tributing books to place in the tu berculosis wards in the camps, was discussed. It is not desirable for these pa tients to have access to the regular reading matter, but they must have books and magazines to read, the clubs are going to send in books. The committee to report on the study course for the coming year, each gave a suggested topic, and then each member gave her prefer ence. The decision will be made at the next meeting, by voting on these suggested topics. There was no program for the meeting the report of the federation taking up this hour. Mrs. P. B. Wa ters gave a full report, and others who attended gave their impressions. The hostess assited by Miss Louisa Watson, served strawberry cream, with pound cake, each plate having al arge pink rose on it. Mesdames George Boyd, of Spar tanburg, and J. B. Riley, of Clem son, having been visiting Mrs. F. M. Boyd. . . Mrs. Claude Hedgepeth and chil dren, of Augusta, have been visiting Mrs. J. H. White. Mr. Burrell Frontis, of Clinton, was a welcome visitor here last week. Mesdames P. C. Stevens and Lal lie Barnes went to the commence ment of the Martha Berry School, Ga., to be present at the graduation of the latter's daughter, Miss Mry Alice Barnes. Three of our young men went out to service last week-Messrs. Willie Lee Wright, Truesdale Rodgers and Perry Salter. Mrs. F. M. Boyd hasb een appoint ed Col. Rothrock, of Aiken,, as State sponsor at the re-union being held this week at Abbeville. This is an honor to Mrs. Boyd, and an hon or to the chapter, U. D. C., to have the sponsor be one of its members. Miss Eunice Abrams, of this chap ter, has been asked by Judge J. G. M obley, of the local Camp-Camp McHenry, to go as maid of honor. There are several "of the veterans from here attending the re-union of veterans at Abbeville, Judge J. G. Mobley, Messrs, J. D. Eidson, W. T. Walton, J. W. Sawyer, O. S. Wertz. On Saturday evenig' last, the only boy of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Derrick, little Lewis, died after a contiued illness. Every available effort was resorted to spare this precious little life, and the parents are now crushed, to give up their boy in whom so fond hopes were centered. The funeral services were con ducted Sunday morning at the Mt. of Olives cemetery, by Rev. W. S. Brooke. The deepest sympathy is felt for these bereft parents. Miss Helen Lewis has closed her school at Eureka, and is now at home for the summer vacation. Mrs. W. P. Yonce and children have gone to Newberry to visit the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zoble. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Crouch accom panied them for a short visit. Messrs. W. P. Yonce and Herbert Eidson will go to Cincinnatti this week to purchase automobiles. On Wednesday evening a splendid program was enjoyed, several of t members participating. The progre concluded with the singing of "G> A fsry impressive service, a: that will be a most memorable or was that of Sunday evening at t Baptist church, the occasion beb the presentation of a service flag 1 the Sunday school to the church. This flag bore 1 stars and repr sented the 15 young men, gone o; out from this Sunday school to fig for their country. The flag will 1 a constant reminder of these nob young men, and at every servi? prayers will be made for them,. There is hardly a chureh in all tl land not represented in this "gre* struggle-not a home but that : touched by the conflict. The 15 young men whose name called out were: Capt. John Warren, Ira C. Barnej James Barnes, B. F. Lewis, Eugen McCreight, Truesdale Rodgers, Ja ian Bland, Eugene Thraikill, Wi] lie Pearce Stevens, Claude Smyei David Strother, Watson Nickersori Nick Broadwater, John D. . Smith Leon Scott, Charley Riley. . The following order of servici was carried out: Hymn, "Onward Christian So diers." As this was sung the Red Cros: flags were brought up the aisle bj Eliabeth Howard and Claude Lott. Scripture Reading, Dr. E. P. Jones Reading, "Your boy and my boy.' Prayer, Dr. E. P. Jones. Song, "Carolina," and as ' this was sung the State flag was brought up the aisle, and placed at the front. Reading, "To the Mothers of our Boys," Miss Minnie Westmoreland. Hymn, "The Star Spangled Ban ner," the U. S. flag being brought to the front and unfurled. The Service Flag was then unveil I ed by Helen Stevens, E. F. Thrailkill, and Johnnie Barnes. The children taking part being brothers, sisters adn nieces of those whose names heel been placed on the Service Flag. Asst. Supt. of Sunday school, M. R. Wright, called the roll, and the parents of the young men responded by rising. Mr. S. J. Watson, Supt. of S. S. presented the flag to Rev. W. S. Brooke, in most touching words, and Mr. Brooke in receiving it for the responded very feelingly. Reading, "The Service Flag," Mrs. Joe Herlong. Vocal Duet, "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Miss Leona Maffett, Mr. Avory Bland. Following this service, the Rev. Dean Crane, camp pastor of Camp Sevier, delivered an address, that went to the hearts of every . one present, and never before had this great work in which he is engaged j in, been so clearly and forcefully told before this people. He spoke upon "The Saving of Our Own." ' After hearing him every one must resolved that they would, more than ever, do their best in any aid they might give in any line. Mr. Crane was heard by a very large audience , the gallery being .packed and chairs had to be brought in. At the Sunday morning service Rev. Crane had preached a very forceful sermon, his theme being "Convincing the Doubter." There were several here from Edgefield to attend the services of Sunday evening, Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lott, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Jones, Mrs. Mamie Till man, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. On Monday afternoon at the Bap tist Missionary Society, the members decidedto establish a memorial in favor of the church building and loan fund, this fund to be $500.00. This memorial will be to honor their beloved President, Mrs. L. C. Latimer, who for 24 years has labor er so faithfully, and who is still giving her best in the Master's cause Mrs. O. D. Black has been appoint ed by Judge J. D. Mobley as Matron of Honor from Camp McHenry, to the Reunion in Abbeville, this week. Johnston is sending a good repre sentation. LOST-A broach containing 23 pearls, with 2 or 3 of them lost out. Broach lost in town of Edgefield. Reward will be paid to finder. Leave'broach at Advertiser office. 4-10-3t Mrs. R. E. Cheltham. See ocr large assortment of men's and boys' clothing-the latest styles and newest materials. I Mnkashy. Pretty assortment of ladies' ready to-wear hats-all stylishly trimmed. I. Mukashy. New Orleans molasses in 10-gallon kegs at 75 cents per gallon. L. T. May.