Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, December 11, 1918, Image 2
VOL. 33 EBGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ll, 1913 N0.4i
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Invitation Extended to State
W. M. U. Forty Red Cross
Christmas Boxes
Forwarded
At the recent nicotine; of the Bap
tist .Missionary Society, it was deci
ded to extend an invitation to thc
State Executive Board, W. M. U., to
hold the Annual Meeting here in
May. There will be between thirty
and forty present.
On last Saturday, 40 Christmas
boxes were mailed to the soldiers
over seas from the Red Cross Rooms'!
These boxes were filled by mothers
and sisters of the boys, the articles
put in were just what they especially
wanted. Many Christmas bags are be
ing made and ready'to fill.
Dr. J. A. Dobey has been appoint
ed local chairman of the Christmas
Roll Call.
News has come of the marriage of
Miss Bernice Sammon to Lieut.
Carl E. Shoenhots, which took place
on Nov. 14, at Macon, Ga., at the
home of the bride's father. The
bride is pleasantly remembered here
having frequently visited her sister
Mrs. Joe Wright.
Mrs. Mattie Toney is at home
from a visit to her sister inCharles-1,
ton.
Mrs.O. Israel of Philadelphia, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Abrams.
Mr?. F. M. Boyd has returned to
Paris Island after a visit to his fam
iliy.
Rev. J. H. Thacker, pastor of the j2
Methodist Church here, has been Is
transferred to the charge at Lancas- j8
ter, and Rev. Kel;ar,with his wife ;J!
and four little ones are expected to
arrive here soon
Rev. Thacker has been here .
years, he and his estimable family
are loved, not only by his flock, but
by every ,one here, it is regretted,'
_tha?- f?>~i.r-?r>? , fun .1....-?-1
come. The best wishes and prayers |
will follow him where ever he jroes.
Mrs. Luther Oxner of Gaff,Ga., is | "
visiting her cousin Mrs. Herbert kid
son, j
Mrs. Paul Perry and Mary Caro-j1]
line, are guests of Mrs. Alice Cox. r
Miss Louclle Norris of Columbia, j
has been a visitor with the home folk j
Mrs. lone Quattlebaum Owdom is ; ^
now making her home here with her:'
I i
parents. ,
Miss Hallie White has returned to
her school duties at Leesville, after
a week's sickness i*
Every one in the home of Mrs. A. Is
P. Lewis is sick with influenza-Mrs *
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lewis,
and Annie Lamar. Mrs. Lewis'jt
daughter, Mrs. Landrum, is visiting ?1
her and is looking after them andi!
the household. ll
Miss Alma Woodward has gone to j1
Raleigh, N. C., to make her home ,(
with her sister Mrs. Henry Whitaker. (
The Woodward Hotel will be in M
charge of Mrs. Whittle after the 15. i3
Mrs. Lou Crouch of Trenton, was j]
a visitor here last week with rela-j^
tires.
Miss Mary Waters of Converse Col j
lege, has returned to her home here
on account of the epidemic there.
Mesdames H. W. Crouch and L.
S. Maxwell visited Mrs. Ernest Mor
gan in Augusta last week.
Mrs. Gus Smith of Mullins, has
been for a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Crouch.
Miss Lillian Mobley has been visit
ing her sister, Miiss Ella Mobley in
Columbia.
Mr's. Mary George and her daugh
ter, Miss Geneva George, of Aiken,
visited Mrs. Clarence Woodward last
week.
Mrs. Suber of Saluda has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Crouch.
Mr. Willie Pearce Stevens is the
chief engine man on the "George
Washington,," that carried President
Wilson across the seas.
Miss Caroline Fleming of Laurens
and Miss Sara Frances Green of
Greer, spent the week end with Mrs.
J. W. Marsh.
Miss Martha Reese of Columbia
is visiting Mrs. T. R. Denney.
Red Cross Address.
It was announced on Sunday
morning at the Baptist Church that
Mr. McNally, of the firm of Rand,
McNally and Co., will address an
audience at the Baptist Church next
Sunday night in the interest of the
Red Cross membership drvie.
Beautiful Leiter From Warren
Kill's Caocain to His
Mother.
December 3, 1918.
Mrs. Sadie Hill,
Johnston, S. C.
My dear Mrs Sill:
I know how futile any word of
mine may be which would tend to
assist in comforting and sustaining
you through these sad hours. One
cannot quite realize what the loss of
those who are very near and dear to
them mean, unless they have them
selves, personally passed through
such a calamity, and I have, there
fore I feel that I understand and can
sympathize a little more keenly than
those who have been more fortunate.
How I wish there was something |
that I might do to assuage your grief j
and cause your sorrow to be less poig
nant, however we mur>'" be brave du
ring these sad hours and trying
times, and I know from what Ser
geant Hill told me, and he spoke of
you to me frequently, that you pos
sessed sterling qualities which will
nid you through your seige.
I knew Sergeant Hill very well in- J
:leed, and as his Captain I saw him
Frequently and I say to you, my dear
Mrs. Hill, that I was very fond of
lim indeed, as every one was who
lad the pleasure of knowing him, and
[ could not feel worse if I had lost
me of my own, it seems to me.
He was invalauble to us and al
lays manifested the most cheerful
pint, and he was so bright, willing
md so much interested in his work,
ind always did so well. It w?is only
i few days ago that I saw him and
;s was my custom always stopped to
lave a pleasant chat with him, and I
aid to him then, "Well Sergeant, I
m afraid now that the war is over
hat we will be losing you soon, and
hate to think of it because I don't
:now who I can. get to fill ? your
^ayT'^WeH Captain, Vam, of course
nxious to get home and also to
lake more money, which I can in
ivil life, but Captain I want you to
:no\v that as long as the Government
equircs my services I will stick."
^nd that was just him all over. I
?ever knew a more loyal, more pqtri-1 w
?tic boy than Sergeant Hill was. We
ll loved him here, enjoyed so much
?is genial, whole souled nature, and
elt such a loss when this calamity
?cfell him.
You have laid a costly sacrifice on
h altar of Liberty, and may God as
ist, comfort, and care for you a? I
mow lie will.
Unfortunately I received orders
oday directing that I proceed to
iVashington at once, and nothing else
lut these definite orders would have
irevented my coming to you at this
imo, but finding this impossible I am j '
lirecting Lieutenant Schwarting, the :
Shief of the Electrical Section, to
;ake my place, and I will remember
.-on. my dear Mrs. Hil!, and if for- j j
?ne may favor me, and I come at j
iny time near you, I shall certainly j
rome to see you.
Sergeant Hill's death has caused a
.treat sadness to fall over the eutire
Company, and wc ali feel it very
keenly indeed.
Accept my heartfelt sympathy for
?rou and your dear family, and I not
only speak for myself, butfor every
Officer in and out of the Company.
With renewed assurance of my
love and sympathy and thc honor of
having known and ' having served
with such a man as Sergeant Hill,
our own, dear Sergeant Hill,
I remain,
Sincerely and
sorrowfully yours,
F. J. GILLESPIE, Capt.,
Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A,
Miss Florence Mims Writes
from Boston.
Dear Advertiser:
Well, this is the end of a perfect
day! Two South Carolinians have
been together, and no tie on earth
beside that of kinship and love of a
common causo is so great as the
camaraderie felt towan! one to an
other of his native town and Stale.
I had all these thrills today. I
met Ruth Tompkins, and we iiad
lunch together and talked. My!
how we talked about homo and
family and home again.
We walked through the crowded
thoroughfares together, and were
alone with the loneliness of the
crowd, unknown and unknowing.
1 wondered as I passed oe?p?e thkt
2 had never seen before nor would
see again', what.we were ali seeking
as we were pushed ibis way at?d
that by the mob of people on tue
"busiest corner of Boston's busiest
street." I don't mean what we
were looking for, but what were
onr aims and intentions? If peo
ple were shopping for the pii^'
pleasure of spending because naring :
used for other tilings was now'"""?-^;
leased, the spirit of Christmas w??'
lost! This year the Christo?
looms above the horrors of war a??:l
beckons us on lo higher ambitious
for the betterment of America.
Now that we have kept oar hofe?^!
fires burning for the boys wh-'-u ! ?
they return, some of them broker^]
in body, but more perfect than evera?
in spirit, we must keep our heart.; r
ires burning to welcome them to ; c
country made great through thc-j J
nsion of a sacrifice. I say vision,
:or Wo cl saved us from the reality
vhich France has suffered.
In lite Thanksgiving service
vhich I attended at the Old Soul!;
Church Sunday morning, the,
ireacher said that in the past there
lad been great hosts of people 'do-!
ng nothing, and large groups of
?liier people helping them to do
lothing, in fact there was a great
eistire class-but to-day things hav^i
hanged. Labor has been shorn of
Ls old prejudices and stands the
reat medium through which wo
?arn the true values of life.
Ruth and I stood on the edge of,
he Charles river this afternoon andi
joked across the gray-sreen ?er-i
ce lit by the dying day, over to
Jambridge, the home of Longfellow
nd Emerson. Through the b!no
ray mist could be seen the pictiif
?que arched bridge which seemed
3 float between earth and sky, a^d
) the left of it, ibo Boston sch opt
f Technology, one of the Nejwial
.actions there are in a great city,
ll according to how one views
lem. One could spend the lime
i the shops, and come home only a
evotee Dame Fashion, knowing
lily what she taught for a season
nd then being cast aside by ber
hen her whims of fancy turned to
iher"colors and other shapes.
Certainly one can be forever ai
atron ?d' the great music, the great
aintings, sculpture and an-hitec-j
ure, ami art will but cherish you
nd lead yon on to greater revela
ions of truth and beauty, which
Teats says are "all we know and
!1 we need to know on
arth." Even before and above
rt, though, comes a person's
,c!l grounded faith and the foster
ng of religion, being a follower
f God first and the arts afterward,
^rt is but a conscious seeking after
he truth of ?-?od and the heart ol*
iiimaniiy. When a person narrows
he source of his inspiration, he
?arrows the art which he is trying
o perfect.
The nation's heart should go up in
irayer in thc words of Louella C.
>00le:
'For strength to help the fallen up,
'"or grace to hohl the healing cup
Jnto the world's sore need!
) not in vain the awful price
)f this vast human .sacrifice
The cross 'neath which we plead.
!f through this bitter, bitter flood
)t scalding tears and sweat of
blood,
\t last though scourged and bruised
and tried,
Die nations chastened, purified,
shall closer draw to Thee."
There is so much to do and feel
:iere that I think if I had' a thous
ind hearts and minds I could find
3till<more to absorb, so I must sift
the wheat from the chaff, and grow
through the choice of the best.
A Bostonian, on being asked
where Boston was on the map, re
plied that Boston was more a con
dition than a situation.
That is what I think about Edge
field . I have come from the best
to one of the next beat places. How
good to be able to talk to all the
people of my county every week!
Shelly, the colored maid, came in
my room this afternoon to do some
extra cleaning, and asked me where
I was from. When I told her
"South Carolina," she spoke in the
most condescending way of the
South, and said she wouldn't deign
to live anywhere south of the Ma
son and Dixon line for anything,
but said some Southern people were
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the Tillman's at Trenton. Her
mother lives in Columbia. She ir,
Boston, New York and Washing
ton. Withal she was very com
forting, ami I enjoyed talking to
her.
I went to the Angeli Memorial
Hospital .Monday morning, and told
^Iie first person I saw, a lady, that I
canted to go through this unique
nstitution for dumb animals. She
procured a guide for nie, and I
vent all over the whole place. Here
[ saw horse?, docs and cats, the op
iating rooms and the different
>laees where animals are kept.
They have separate rooms for ani
??is with contn"iotis diseases.
The place is huye and very nicely
.rran?>ed in every way, three veteri
nary surgeons being ?mployed. The!
.Utside is very handsome also, with r
I. S. P. C. A. (Massachusetts' So- s
iety for the Prevention of Cruelty I
o Animals) on the name plate.
One room is filled with pictures s
f people who had contributed to a
ac instiution, and also a framed
st of ali names. I registered with d
ly home address on tho hook pre- h
ared for that purpose. There are c
ate pictures of cats hanging on the I
alls.
. When I awoke this morning the a
round was covered with a half inch v
f snow, for the first time since I a
ime, and yet the weather has been ld
armer than usual to-day.
Recently I went to a Symphony fr
oncert, supposed to be the great- h.
it orchestra in ttie world, certainly j
ie greatest in the United States,
was wonderful! When I came ir
the room from the concert, a h(
dutiful black cat had curled upon
y room mate's couch, and I just ?j
ll on the cat and cried. It was
e must home like thing I had seen, j.^
id.it did not seem to mind it at
I, but let me play with it as much
-Uiked-It-^as^a very Ilallo
arinir eyes.
The door bell rang! A young I
ri inquired il' Florence Mirna
mid be found here. It' proved toi
j Miriam Lanham of Augusta
ho is here studying music at the |D
oston Conservatory ami visited I
y borne in ifidgeiield with thc w
liter brothers about two years w
;o. I ara going out lo Dorchester
imlay afternoon and stay for din- lt
sr with ber. She said that every- fr
;..!>. mad? fun of her southern ac- Y
int and she went into ecstasies jie
,'er hearing it in me. When I said j
xnelhi rig about millions of peo-j bi
le".when I only incant three ur f?
?ur, .-he fairly shouted and slid ii
as so homelike tu exaggerate and
lit the yankees wereso cold heart- I
, ., ? , , . lin
1. Everybody np here is extremely j
ficient and exact in every par- ,
cular.
Il was must thrilling for me to be
i th ber, and wc fairly revelled in"
ich others company. p
FLORENCE M I.MS. |*
13 Gainsboro St, Huston, Mass.
sj MEMORY OF LIEUT. FRANCIS t
EARL BOAZMAN
1891-1918 is
i the valley of the eternal rising
sun, Io
od is gathering his frowers one, by . ?
one; |
ransplanted in His garden beyond s
the sky, . I1
t pleases God they shall never die. j
ine by one God is gathering His li
flowers j<
'rom this storm-tossed world of ours
io torrid sun, no frigid snow
Vherc God's flowers ever bloom and
grow. - i
md Jesus is the great warden
)ver God's sacred, angelic garden;
Ic sendeth Heaven's dew in showers
'o nourish God's holy, immortal i
flowers. i
f life's winters seem long and
weary ;
f storms seem dark and dreary,
?fe's mortal storms will soon
abate
.et us bow and patiently, reverently
wait.
By a cousin (of Newberry, S. C.)
Lieut. Boazman was a ?tudet of
he S. C. C. I. in 1911.
NOTICE!
Christmas packages for the Coun
y Home will be packed at Mrs. Joe
Jantelou's. All persons interested in
his lovely work done by the Edge
ield U. D. C. every year, will please
iee that their gifts are sent in by
he 22nd.
Eddie Stevens Writes to Mis
U:?cle Sam Agner
Camp McClellan,
Anniston, Ala.
November 29, 1918
Dear Uncle Sam:
Will now take the Greatest of
pleasure' in answering your most ap- j
preciated letter which I received a |
few days ago and-sure was glad to
know that you were getting on so
nicely at that time. This leaves me
well and enjoying life to the limit
Well, Uncle Sam, I guess you had
i nice time yesterday for it was
Thanksgiving Day. I sure did have a
?ood dinner here at the Camp, had a
ittle of every thing good to eat, only
,vish you could have been here with
ne; I cquld have enjoyed it much bet
er. After dinner some of the boys
ind myself went to Anniston and we !
ure did have a good time in town to- j'
Tether.
I truly hope Johnie enjoyed him- j*
elf yesterday and also hope that he
nd I wjll be back home real soon.
We are sending home, four hun
red men a day from this Camp, I
ope my time will come soon, I'm lv
oming up to see you just as soon as
get out of this army.
You asked me if I knew Sallie had
little girl, yes, Uncle Jimmie Ste
ens told me about it, he also told me .
bout Aunt Lucy's death, that sure ic
id leave him in an awful fix. u
Listen Uncle Sam, one of my best u
'?ends died this morning hera in tho ?P
Dspital and five more are sick, but
hope they will soon be well again.
You spoke about the weather be
lg so cold well, it certainly is coldlT
ire now. |ai
Toll Eddie and the rest of them "1
?e'llo" for me and that I am having "W
fine time; would sure like to see lal
em all and bave a.talk with them. IF;
Don't know any news this time to Jl
rite, so guess I will haye to close.. 'w,
-u.^.r.aUon?-U*?4??
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rom W. P. Ryan to George/T. W
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' October 29, 19IS cr
ear Cousin Ceorge: / \m
received your letter one day last
eek, you do not know how glad I as
as to hear from you. ;tli
I also received a letter from Mama j
is the second letter 1 have gotten 0j
?om home since 1 have been across. L,
ou must write oftener as I enjoy a j
ttcr from across the. waters. IT,.
How are you getting along gather- ?
ig the crop? Guess you have about L
nished now. p
We are having some pretty weath- Uv
p now. There is a big frost every t]
lorning; most of the time it is very U
loudy or raining and a day of sun-j^
line feels good.
Well, I will tell you about our trip L
j the trenches-we were in the L
rout linc trenches li ficen days,; and j
.hilo there heard bombs bursting, j j
We were bombarded twice, there L
ure was a crowd ot seared boys as'0
he first bombs began to burst, but L
oon got where we didn't mind them ?
o much. j(
We had a little battle that lasted L
ne hour-fr.mil to 2 A. M. NotL
nany of our boys were hurt badly, j{
)ne sergeant got a flesh wound by a
hrapnel. Do not know whether we
ulled any Germans or not.
We had a dugout with about 30
nen in it and some large rats! Our
livision is called the "Wild Cat" di
.ision, all of us have a wild cat scw
!d on our left coat sleeve.
I haven't seen very many French |
rirls, some of them arc real pretty.
I am doing fine, haven't been sick
since I have been across.
The country is pretty in places,
ind I sure have seen some high
nountains, the roads are down in the
/alleys, between them.
I am writing on my musket by an
bectric light. It seems like home to
see electric lights. I have written all
mat will be of interest to you so will J
:lose. Write real often please.
Your cousin,
Pierce
Stop, Look, 1
'Miss Fearless &
sented by the
on Friday, Det.
o'clock. This is
has been a succt
c;ed, so we guaran?
pleasure. The admissi
Come and bring so.
you.
RED OAK GROVE.
Red Cross Workers Very Active
Circle Met With Mrs. Sam
Arjner.
The Sunday School lessons are so
full of encouragement to us and our
childhood memories of the life of Jo
seph as it was indelibly impressed
upon our minds, brings to memory
under whose training, with that of a
christian mother your Sunday School
teacher. I remember well, being
caught thc life of Josehp by Mrs. Dr.
Scott Sheppard. Her husband was
sur beloved physician, how glad I
ivas when I was able to go to Sunday
Behool and find that my teacher was
lis wife. To teachers, both Sunday
school and day school, you have won
aiccess if the children love you.
Last week was a busy week for
led Cross workers. Wednesday our
:ircle met with Mrs. Sam Agner
vho so graciously received us in her
tome. In absence of Mrs. Leila Bus
ey, Mrs. Eva Bussey presided -and
fhile all of the members were not
resent, we had a good meeting.
Friday afternoon the Red Cross
eld their monthly meeting at Mrs.
lannie Bussey's, at which we had th?
resence of Mrs. A. B. Young, who .
inducted a devotional service for
s that encouraged and comforted
s to not give up but press the im
ortance of a continuation of Red
ross work. At this meeting Miss
[amie Bussey and Kathleen Ken
ck rendered appreciated service,
he former recited '"Doing Your Bit"
id the latter read a paper on
Facts on Red Cross Work." Mr. T.
r. Lamb rendered quite an enjoy
jle address.
:iday evening was spent at Mrs.
amie Bussey's, holding our first
eekly prayer service. There was a
ree 'and appreciative attendance.
Sered" thVSunbe^. Fanrxie
ano to practice sia?l%',
owd chatted and listened to the
usic.
Miss Lulie Timmermari will have
; her guests next Sunday afternoon
ie Young Woman's Auxiliary.
Miss Ruby Dorn will be the guest
! Miss Kathleen Kendrick this week
id and attend the Y. \V. A.
Mrs. Jack Bradley of McCormick
is be^n with her sister, Mrs. George
ussey for several days. Mrs. Brad
y will be with her aunt Mrs. Carrit
orrcst of Johnston this week. She
?th her sister Mrs. Bussey, will visit
leir hollier. Mr. Charlie Wates of
ugusta before she returns to Mc
cormick.
Mr. and Mrs. John Holland spent
art of last week with the latter's pa
ints. Mr. and .Mrs. Sam Agner.
Mr. Cruce Tim merman is now un
er treatment in a sanatorium in Co
ambia. His friends anxiously enquire
f him and wish for him speedy res
oration to health.
Mr. J. B- Timmerman. Jr., of
?reenwo?d, spent the week end with
alatives. Mr. Timmerman is a splen
lid young man and has many warm
riends here and else where.
The first annual meeting of tha
Sdgefield Chapter, American Red
Grosso will ho held in the opera
muse Friday afternoon, December
>0th, at 3:00 o'clock.
Preceding the meeting there
>e a large and attractive parade
iisting of a magnificent a'
uitomobles gaily bedecked
md banners, and mer
children on march- \
sf Peace and Vic'
The committ' j
ill particiipa
Park at 2:00
position pro?
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