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?t?ts? ??eu>Hpaper ?n &mrtb (festina VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S, C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920 No. 7 j JOHNSTON LETTER. Prof. *Scott Will Leave John ston. W. C. T. U. Met Fri day Afternoon. Yonce Williams Marriage. It is a matter of deep regret that Prof. W. F. Scott will not be identi fied next session with the high school here. Recently he has accepted the directorship of the joint school move ment of Batesburg and Leesville. Mr. Scott will not occupy any chair or professorship in this big school movement for higher educa tion, but will serve as director and promoter in the work. Not only is it regretted that he leaves the school, but as a resident of eight years, he and his wife have greatly endeared themselves to every one here, not only the town, but the circle of love and friendship has a wide circumference. Wherever they may go, kind thoughts and good wishes will follow them, which spring from hearts that will ever hold them in loving remembrance, the hearts of friends, of patrons and children. The beautiful ordinance of bap ,^-tism was administered on last Wed nesday evening in the Baptist church to 34 candidates, who recently joined the church here at the revival ser vice. On Sunday morning the doors of the church were opened and there , were four more additions, and others are expected to join. The Lord's Sup per was observed, following the ser mon, and for the first time in the his tory of the church, there was not suf ficient of the individual service that all might partake. The pastor stated that this should be the case. It was a beautiful sight to see so many here, that there should not be. enoa.gh but their de service was just a:i ?cceptable to the ' Master. The W. C. T. U. met Friday after noon with Mrs. Mamie Huiet, Mrs. T. R. Tenny conducting it. An interesting report of the Exe cutive meeting held in Columbia was given by Mrs. Denny and Mrs. A. P. Lewis. They told of extending the invitation for the state convention, which was accepted, this to be held in September. Temperance was discussed and some suggested plans from state president were given. Several other matters that pertained to the work weVe set forth. The subject for the afternoon was "World-wide Activi ties," and talks and articles were giv en by Mesdames Latimer Olin Eidson and Miss Clara Sawyer. A white ribbon bow was given each one present. Mrs. 0. D. Black, 1st State vice president, U. D. C., went to Aiken on Thursday for the district confer ence which she conducted. Others at tending were Miss Zena Payne, dis trict historian, Mrs. P. B. Waters and Mrs. J. H. White, the two last being delegates from their chapter. An interesting feature of the con ference was the giving of the $50.00 hond, which was bought by the dis trict, to the Confederate College at'' Charleston. This college was estab lished following the war between the states, primarily for the home of widows and children of the veterans, Mrs. Snowden being the chief fur therer of this work. Later the home became a school. This district also owned a $100.00 bond and recently gave it to the Hero Fund, which is used for educa tional purposes, as a memorial to the boys who gafre their lives in the world war. The next conference will meet -at Edgefield upon a cordial- invitation of the Edgefield delegation. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher spent last week in the upper part of the State attend ing W. M. U. Institute meetings, be ing one of the teachers at the various institutes which are being held in all associations. Mrs. M. T. Turner, State treasurer D. A. R., went to Walhalla last Tues day and from there out to the State D. A. R. school at Tamassee, to at tend a board meeting. Mrs. J. H. White spent Friday in Columbia and attended the state tu hercular association. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter and family have again domiciled themselves in west Johnston, ] ferring this part of the town. Mrs. Hall is spending a while \ her aunt, Mrs. Alexandria. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leavell ; Mr. Edward Parrish of Newberry guests in the home of Mr. and IV G. G. Waters. Miss Annie Waters of Auguste visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary "V ters who has been sick. , Miss Louelle Norris of Coulml has been for a visit to relatives. Mrs. Milton Siftley of Orangebi and Miss Ella Mobley of Columt have returned to their homes afte visit in the home of Miss Lillian Mi ley. Mr. Joe McCreight has purchas a lot on the eastern side of town a has begun the erection of a prei bungalow. On last Wednesday afternoon 6 o'clock'Miss Azilee Yonce and A Barney Williams were married at t home of the bride's parents, Mr. a Mrs. Millege Yonce, the Rev. Owe of Seivern, assisted by Rev. J. D. I nard, performing the ceremony, large number of friends and relativ witnessed the happy affair and c fered sincere and hearty congratul tions and good wishes. The bride is an attractive youi woman, and has recently given i her position in the Farmers and Me chants Bank. It was while attendii a business college that these tv young people met, and their frien ship ripened into love. The bride was attired in a pretl coat suit of brown and carrie bride's roses. The happy pair went to Florie for a wedding trip and will mal their home at Seivern, S. C. Before Mr. and Mrs. Williams le: on their wedding trip, they accompi nied another wedding party, for marriage, the bride being her aun MfBs'-Mimiie Jordan and the grooi Mr. Hugh Clark. The bride is the youngest daug? ter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jordan an is a charming young woman. Th ceremony was performed at the Bap tist parsonage by Rev. W. S. Brooke Following the ceremony, both bride parties were entertained in the hom of Mr. Allen Jordan, with a sump tuous wedding dinner, he being th father and grandfather of the tw young brides. Mrs. Archie Lewis entertains very pleasantly on Saturday in hon or of her visitor, Mrs. J. D. Mathis of Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Stevens left 01 Tuesday in their car for a visit ti Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pearce Steven; who reside in Florida. MT. and Mrs. Charlie Nickerson o: Augusta have been for a visit to Mrs Fannie Nickerson. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. LaGrone wen to Aiken' last Wednesday to attene the marriage of the latter's sister Miss Louise Coleman to Mr. B. E Woodruff of Cedartown, Ga. A large affair had been planned but owinj to the sudden death of the bride'; little nephew all invitations were cal ed in and the ceremony was witness ed only by the families. The bride having visited here often, has manj warm friends who wish for her mud happiness with all the good wishes they are wafting her. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith are re ceiving congratulations over the ar rival of a handsome little son. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mobley, who have been in Auburndale, Fla., foi several months, returned Saturday for the summer. Mr. Mobley finds the more southern climate very ben eficial for his rheumatism. Mrs. Harry Hamilton of Middle brooke, Va., arrived last Wednesday to spend a while with her mother, Mrs. Ann Mobley. Mr. Gall who is at present manag er of the express office here, has ac cepted the position of cashier at the Bank of Leesville and will at an ear ly date assume charge of his new du ties. Sunday will be Mother's Day, and each of the churches will have special services. Children's Day will also be observed. There will be no preaching at the Baptist church at the morning hour, and the exercises will occupy this period. It is a great pleasure to all to know that Mrs. Susie Latimer will spen the summer here instead of go Miss Florence Mims Writes From Boston. I Dear Advertiser: The campus of Harvard University' contains many interesting buildings. ' In fact all Cambridge is a little more interesting for having the University which stood there a very long time before Longfellow began to write his [famous poetry. Were it not for the Charles River, I this same Cambridge would join 'Boston and.there one could not tell any difference for Cambridge, too, is old and genteel and rather dignified. Some of the Harvard buildings are old and weather beaten, unmistak ably the nucleus from which has. sprung the rest of the college. Very much unlike the other build-, ings, though it can scarcely be,, call-; ed a building, is the Stadium. Ihr m$ several tramps through Cambridge* II had never seen it closely,until tfief other day. I was on one side of the Charles River watching the Harvard men row down the river with their coach beside them. They rowed with such rythm and in such an excellent 'harmony that I stood and watched' them and ^as reminded of the time^ when I used to row on the lake at' college. My attempt would have been called paddling for my eyes were on I the rocks and shoals ahead as much as on the oar. \ Just across I could see the stad ium, looming large in the distance, but the nearer we walked to it, the more distant it seemed to become', like mountains that one tries to reach and fiinds - them many miles away. But since the best way to get anywhere is to forget the distanc?-; and forge ahead, we did that, aha' crossing a massive bridge over tl Charles came to the Greek ampi theatre. There were seats for innuni| erable thousand|, ;th^ stoney pie who are iriterested m athle?ics, however, are usually those whom cold weather discomfort would not discomfort. I imagine that the old Roman arenas resembled this place, I though civilization has grown from the fights between beasts and men to games between men and men. Here they must be played with perfection [with such surroundings and such ap plause as must come from the thou sands. FLORENCE MIMS. ing to Alabama. The Emily Geiger chapter met on Monday with Mrs. B. T. Boatwright, and during business conducted by Mrs. P. N. Lott, the chapter voted to send on the fourth payment, $25, on its foundership pledge for the D. A. R. School at Tamassre. Mrs. F. M. Boyd was made a memorial member by her mother, Mrs. Stewart, by giv ing the foundership pledge of $100. This chapter now has two individual founderships. s Mrs. J. Neil Lott, registrar, pre sented to the chapter a record book for the work of the registrar, which was gladly received and will greatly facilitate ?the work. The subject of the program was South Carolina men in the Revolu tion and life sketches of noted men were given by Mesdames M. T. Tur ner, P. N.. Lott and J. H. White. Following the program the hostess served a salad course with iced tea and a pleasant social period was spent. The recent meeting of the New Century club was held with Miss Zena Payne, the chief feature of the meeting being a report of the Fed eration held at Winthrop College re cently, this being given by Mrs. P. B. Waters and Miss Clara Sawyer. Several matters that transpired at the Federation were presented and action was taken. The club voted to send $5 to aid in the printing of year books. An invitation to attend the Georgia Federation was accepted by the club. A communication was read asking for a contribution to thq ;American Ljbrany association, that will aid in giving books for all, and a contribution will be sent later. After musical selections, the host ess, assisted by Mrs. Harry Strother and Miss Frances Turner, served an enjoyable repast. Quantities of roses Iwere about the rooms and all were given a boutonnaire. My First Glimpse of Bosioi . . ?he first meal which I enjoyed Boston was9!*" lunch at 12 o'clock r the Students' Union where hundre of students meet together and spei a'social hour or more three tim inutile day. They receive guests students also, and to be with n daughter this is my rendez-vous f several days. There I have met gil -of every state, pretty girls and pla girls, studying a wonderful varie o$ji subjects, all extremely courteoi wfiLwell bred. :^ 'am very glad to see this as Bo tm being considered the most cu tnjed city in the United States mi ?vctll be taken as an example for gir D? every section. The Bible say :'^e ye courteous," and as usual it thB Bible which becomes the -fini (Minority on matters of good bree) Jm. Religion has become a very po] 'v?r thing and I am glad that a traits agree that love and kindnes ;a^d courtesy are among the qual ties most to be desired. '^On Saturday afternoon, I went ir tcj the business section of Bostot gissing down the thoroughfan Bpyleston street, on which most o tjje places of interest lie. ?JProm my study of Boston and th .^tures I had seen, I enjoyed guess HE at these locations before I wa |#ld. One was the State House whie jgn no means surpasses the one o Isjbuth Carolina, except that it stand Jcjjn an eminence and like our Nation P$l Capitol, -has a gold dome. The ap tproach to the front of the capito ,]is a decided ascent, and on eithe: -side and in front are the public gar dens and the commons where in earl; [jdays the inhabitants put their cow; Ito pasture. |i??r ... .. .: ? -r. , . ,an? ; ..; . .>..?. M- ??? ...... - Wt ' ' t h ??ut narrb'v b ?hVa gs ?:hieb look eu as ii they could - ?. but would speedily topple over, ii not supported by each other, espe cially as so many of them housed pianos, the Ivers and Pond, Knabe Mason and Hamlin and one after an other of the most famous makes ol pianos. We also had to visit a den tist's office in an emergency case and found, although in the office oi a leading dentist, to whom alone strangers can afford to go, that this office was in no wise better than thal of our own dentists in Edgefield, and we are sure that the dentist was nol more expert. In this office, however were young women assistants trained at the Forsythe Dental Infirmary, which is another wonderful institu tion bordering on the Fenway. In the evening I paid my first visit to the Leland Powers School. Here 1 had the honor and pleasure of meet ing Mr. and Mrs. Powers and others of the faculty of the school previous to the beginning of the Senior play, "Quality Street," in which Florence was a participant. I was particularly struck and, 1 must say, surprised with the enthu siasm and appreciation of the audi ences here, and their lack of what 1 have always been told was New Eng land coldness. I have never seen more vigorous vivacity anywhere and more feminine and charming young women. The readers in the Leland Powers school, many of them, are marvel lous. Leland Powers in the founder of his own peculiar system of teach ing and must have therefore only his own pupils in his faculty. What would you think of making $8.00 per hour? We have been thinking $8.00 per day a big income for some people. Mr. Powers receives for one hour's private lesson the sum of -$8.oo: Besides the Senior play on Satur day^evening, I have attended for three successive evenings Senior>r? citals, and think I have never heard such wonderful readers as even these senior students have become. They manifest a most careful training and their voices are the most beautiful I have ever heard in speech. This school adjoins on one side the Jack Gardner Palace which Florence wrote of last week, and the Girls' Latin School on the other. It is sit uated on a park which they speak of as The Fenway, now covered with a wilderness of yellow flowers, th( same kind which roomed in Edge field a month ago. Birch trees witt their picturesque bark, are the onlj kind of trees which I recognize there, as it must be by the1 bark and nol the leaves that we recognize any vegetation here at this season, and yet there is a beginning of the spring opening. Now and then there is a touch of green. Everybody is wear ing their heaviest coats and wraps out of doors. This Fenway must cover at least twelve acres, and on it is the Muse um of Fine Arts, the School attach ed to it, the Simmons College which is considered the finest school of its kind in the world for domestic science, and other handsome build ings. Ju$t now the grass is beautiful all over this park, which leads out into Brookline, one of the most fash ionable residential sections. / , Across the street from the apart ment at 142 Hemenway, just around the corner for the Fenway, are the dormitories of the New England Conservatory of Music. Any hour.of the day you may hear the pianos go ing and the voices of coming stars sounding out of the window. It is certainly an inspiration to any young person with proper ambition just to live in this environment where every body is trying to leam something and excel in it. I had the pleasure one morning of hearing Mrs. Rice, a member of the faculty read, or give a play imper sonating every character. She reads for audiences at Columbia Univer sity and is very much sought after on account of her wonderful gifts in this line. I was so glad to have the opportunity of hearing one who had U--Ll- studied and taught in this school . ' .-; zu d who ha! mn de . ?V&? a 2 ......?ny public audiences .?i.'t'. .tri- -,"rr>{>i :? nv.,--i : ??. '?? 'ppr. -Jc ' ::-;rV:?<v ' '. '?. ::air??->i';; adjusted to iis own ijcc-ds Tr k ...j-. anu Ui& Iuin:shir.gs 1. ^ ; few hangings are becoming to the beautiful girls who appear on the platform, each a picture ,as she ap pears in dainty and beautiful cos tume, and they know how to make themselves beautiful if they are not by nature. As the curtain arises the flowers, oses of every hue, .carnations, pan sies in baskets and sprays are seen, most artistically arranged on chairs and tables, the ones which will be presented to the eight readers read ers who appear for that evening, remain as decorations until the pro gram closes, when the young ladies come out and discover their own flowers by the cards attached. Then there is a rusk behind the scenes, and the frineds of each reader takej their turn in showering upon them] the most enthusiastic expressions of appreciation. No one waits and in a conventional, or half-hearted way, says, "I enjoyed your reading." They say, "Oh, how wonderful you are" arid take each other? faces in their hands and kiss. Some say "I am so proud of you." "0,, you looked so lovely," "Oh, the flowers are so beau tiful. My dear, I did not think you could do so wonderfully." "Oh, are n't you glad it's all over," and a thousand such expressions. I was si lent. My Southern conservatism was overwhelmed by the exuberant, un controlled enthusiasm of these love ly Yankees. ?y the way, they have erected a great Memorial in the Public1 Li brary here in honor of the brave sol diers who were killed in all the great battles of the War Between the States, at Malvern Hill and other places, and I thought as I looked at it-"and my father, I am sure killed one of them," and we must erect a corresponding monument in the South to those who killed them, one just like it with great lions on top. One day the alumnae association offered a drive to Concord to all the visitors to the school. On that after noon Floence had a class at the Bos ton University and I wanted to at tend that, so I did not go with them from the appointed place. To show you the courtesy and kindness of the people, they did not forget me, but came to our apartments for me. If I had been there, (we had gone to din ner) I should certainly have gone in ; Closing Exercises of Antioch School. ' One of the most enjoyable enter ' tainments ever given by the Antioch , school was that of April 30, at the ; end of the year's work. The pupils who took part were 1 those of the intermediate and ad : vanced grades, and from beginning to end the clever renditions of the various characters of the two plays ; given were far above the average school, presentation. The first play by the intermediate department was a burlesque which kept the auidence laughing heartily. The second play by the advanced grades was a genuine college play, filled with fun, the excitement of a football game and a little romance. The stage setting, pretty- costumes worn by the pretty girls, waving pen nants, and clever acting by the young ladies and the one young man in the cast, gave great pleasure to all' who were fortunate enough to be present. \ The closing number of the pro gram showed that the Antioch school keeps up with the times. All grades united in saying the "American's Creed," and in giving the pledge of allegiance to the flag of our nation. The entire performance reflected much credit upon the pupils as well as the teachers of those grades, Miss Lula Quarks and Miss Annie Clisby. Thrilling Moving Picture. On Thursday night, the 6 of May, the second series of great pictures will be given at the Edgefield Opera House, namely THE GREAT AIR ROBBERY, a stupendous feature showing Lieut. Locklear justly nam ed The Daredevil of the Skies, in his :?? *?. exploits For those who (..";..' iiiP and Lhr?h to tkkie jiav-Oi?4, '"us picture e.*<.<?"' . ; ?Ct i>;' .5X11* .-' v* '..? ?ry ? Vi ??"Oed >?tj wvrld; . oan?'-n; of n rht scenes with great rAzr:- Cot- . iii" nfhtament w?: :?'-?.$>: cheir exi>8c ?as$?:? The sance fe/tture will be shown at Jonnston - -! 7th inst., and the prices of admission will be for-adults, 55 cents and for children 25 cents, plus War tax. This is an attraction that nobody can af ford to miss. It will be wise to be at the theatre promptly at 8:15 p. m., to ensure a good seat. Candidate for the House. Mr. James 0. Sheppard, one of the youngest members of the Edgefield bar, who is making a close applica tion of his time and talent to his profession, announces this week that he is a candidate for the House of Representatives. Mr. Sheppard serv ed his country in time of war, having: rendered overseas service for more than a year, and he stands ready to serve the people as loyally and as well in time of peace. If elected Mr. Sheppard will make the county a highly creditable lawmaker. appreciation of their kindly hospi tality. For a few minutes yesterday we went into Phillips Brooks' church. It stands just beside the thoroughfare, and in a recess adjoining the church where everybody must see, is a statue of Phillips Brooks, who was born and lived and died in Boston. He has a great face. Inside are other busts of him, and as we entered a very young man was playing on the organ, whether a student or the, or ganist, I could not tell, but the music " and the dim lights which came in through the many-hued stained glass windows, and the magnificent sym metry of it all, gave me that most congenial and familiar feeling of mine which is associated with churches and religion and music and the Source of all good, and tears rained down my cheeks. I am afraid when I get to heaven, I wont do any thing but cry. I have heard John Mc cormack sing in Symphony Hall, I saw Romeo and Juliet played by one of the world's most famous actors, but standing in the aisles of a church and hearing the music of a mighty organ all dedicated to the Service of God thrilled my soul with a greater meaning. MRS. J. L. MIMS.