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?t?ts? ??eu>Hpaper ?n &mrtb (festina VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S, C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1920 No. 7 JOHNSTON LETTER. W. C. T. U. Convention. Smith Holmes Marriage. Death of Mrs. Harriet Kenny. Ball Game Played. r The two business days of the W. C. T. U. convention were very full and busy ones. ? On Monday at ten o'clock the president, Mrs. Joseph Sprott of Manning, called the meeting to or der. It was a source of pleasure to have all the officers present, these be ing Mrs. Sprott, Mrs. J. L. Mims, Mrs. T. R. Denny, Miss Cleo Atta way, and Miss Antoinette Denny. There were only four superinten dents of departments present, Mrs. J. R. Montgomery, Mrs. Mamie Till man, Mrs. J. J. Myers and Miss Zena Payne. The convention was opened with the Crusade Psalm, responsive read ing, with prayer by Mrs. Morton of Columbia. The delegates were wel comed on behalf of the union by Miss Zena Payne and Mrs. Nellie Mi randi of Columbia made the re sponse. The roll call and voting strength of delegates was shown to be 67. The reports of the officers were heard and from these splendid work of the year was reviewed. The re port of the president was considered one of the best and when she con cluded, the white ribbon cheer was given her. The report of the State treasurer showed that over $2,700 had passed through her hands, leav ing a balance of $900. The report of the editor of the Palmetto White Ribbon, Mrs. J. L. Mims, was very interesting. She ex hibited copies of the first issues and had bound the^ past year's issues. The W. C. T. U. is the only organi- i zation in the state with an official or gan "and this paper is well carrying out its purposes. The state body is deeply grateful to Mrs. Mims for her .work in editing this, which she does just for the love of the cause. The Union Signal and Young Crusader .were also presented. < . ^ i At 12 o'clock the memorial service was held, there being several mem bers who had passed into the Great Beyond. At one o'clock a luncheon was served in the Sunday school rooms and all seemed to enjoy this oppor tunit of mingling and meeting with friends. During the afternoon the superin tendents of the various departments gave reports of their work. This or ganization is rich in fields for work in the various lines and much accom plished good was reported. In the reports of the unions Flor ence had secured the largest number of new members and had raised more money for the cause. Aiken union had done the best work in the Flow er Mission. Every one was deeply interested in the work of the Travelers' Aid as told by Mrs. Mirandi of Columbia. Pledges for state work were taken and nearly all the unions made pledges, and many of the officers gave personal pledges, the total be ing over $800. Monday evening was for the young people and these boys and girls well entertained the audience with songs and recitations. Miss Ora Belle Per ry of Johnston was presented the grand gold medal in song. Mr. Ned Nicholson of Edgefield received the gold medal for decla mation. Miss Inez Rhoden of John ston received the gold medal in song. All of the contestants did splendid ly and it was really a task for the judges to render a decision. The chief feature of the session Tuesday morning was the address by Mrs. Walker of the Georgia W. C. T. U., who was an honor guest. Her message was a heart to heart one, and will be of benefit to her hearers. The address of Hon. B. W. Crouch of Saluda was also one of much in terest. His subject was "What steps should our recently enfranchised cit izens take to fit and prepare them selves for their new duties and re sponsibilities?" He congratulated the convention body on being the first to have a meeting that the wo men might learn of duties of citizen ship. He knew that the womanhood I of South Sarolina could and woi effect political affairs for go< There are many organizations a movements in our state of the v men and all are productions of gr< good. Following his address, a questi box was conducted. Lunch of fried chicken, ham, s ad, sandwiches, pickle, cake and ic tea was served. The men said the : dies still knew how to cook with ; their knowledge of the ballot. The afternoon was taken up wi the election of officers, all of whc were reelected and also the superi tendents of departments. Mrs. J. L. Mims, chairman of coi mittee on resolutions reported the embodying the underlying principl of which the state organizati< stands. They were adopted. The were several matters of mscellaneoi business for discussion. The conti: ued illness of the speaker of tl evening was spoken of and it wi requested by Mrs. Hatcher, local si perintendent of the flower missio: that flowers be sent her in the nan of the W. C. T. U. Beautiful flowe: were sent. "Blest be the tie that binds" WJ sung, all in a great circle with hanc clasped and after the Aaronic bern diction the president declared tl convention adjourned. Tuesday evening a large crow gathered to hear Dr. R. G. Lee c Edgefield, who had very kindly cor sented to take the place of th speaker, Mrs. Perkins. Dr. Lee neec ed no introduction and was hear with much pleasure. Aside from hi wonderful message, he is loved her by all, who are ever ready to hea him. His subject was "The value o religion in ali things." He picture the reverse and reality of this am his whole address was a fitting mes sage for the close of such a conven, tion. During his address he. alluded ti the women as they entered on dutie: of citizenship. He said some peopli seemed to fear that woman wouh muddle things, would really mak< conditions bad. He alluded to the al ready bad conditions of affairs am ended by saying that as to the bailo box-it was indeed in need of som< sweetening, some perfuming. Collection was taken for stat< work, amounting to S214.00. Resolutions of thanks were reac by Mrs. J. L. Mims. these being or behalf of the convention body. "God be with you till we meei again" was sung as a final ending. On Wednesday afternoon aooul 4:30 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Payne and little Margaret Helen were taken desperately ill and it was soon found they were suffering from ptomaine poison. Physicians were called'at once and had it not been for such immediate medical at tention their lives might not have been saved. They were qute ill dur ing the night but by next afternoon began to reach a more normal state. Just what caused the poisoning has not been quite decided. The cook was also sick but not as serious as they were. Mrs. J. D. Waters of Saluda visit ed Mrs. Mary Waters last week and during the latter part of the week she and Miss Mallie Waters went to Augusta to visit Miss Annie Waters. Mrs. Mena Calhoun is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ben Wright. Miss Lillian Mobley has recovered from her recent sickness and her many friends are delighted to see her out again. Mrs. Harry C. Strother entertain ed last week and the occasion was a most delightful one. The club is com posed of class mates, so of course, is a most congenial one. The time was spent in chatting, music and do ing fancy work, and during the lat. ter part of the time the hostess in vited her guests to. the dining room where, at a prettily appointed table a dainty salad course with iced tea was served. She was assisted, in en tertaining by Miss Frances Turner and Mrs. Wallace Turner. Mrs. Walter Ouzts has the sym pathy of her friends in the death of her sister, which occurred last week at Troy, S. C. Accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Kemp, she went to be at the bedside of her sis ter. \ Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, who was the guest of honor at the State W. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams Celebrate Golden Wfedding. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dorn, Mrs. J. P. Nixon and Miss Helen Dorn attended the golden wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams at Plum Branch. They reported a very pleasant day. A bar becue' dinner was served and lu. ny of the family and friends were pres ent to congratulate this happy pair on their good fortune. Mrs. Adams was Miss Hettie Mims. They now reside at Plum Branch, their only child, Dr. Ben Adams be ing a physician there. Our informer as to the proceedings of the day was a man. If a woman had reported it, there would have been many more frills attached to the write-up. Home Burned. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. ; D. Willis of Gaffney was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night about 10 o'clock while Mr. and Mrs. Willis were away visiting at Greer. The home had very recently been bought and remodeled. Mrs. Willis will be remembered by many friends as Miss Marie Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marsh of Harmony. T. U. convention was taken quite ill on Monday of the convention and was unable to give but two address es which were on Sunday. She was in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Wright during her stay here and expressed her gre?t appreciation of the kindness of all to her during her sickness. On Thursday afternoon she went to Augusta and from there to Tennessee where she hoped to be able to address the State convention of the W. C. T. U. Mr. Willis Holmes and Miss Mary Smith were married Thursday after-; noon.at/.fch.e home-of the bride'? pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Padgett.' The affair was a quiet but beautiful one, the home being artistically dec orated for the occasion. The cere mony was performed by Rev. W. S. Brooke and after hearty congratula lations and good wishes, a wedding feast was served. Later the happy pair left in their automobile for a wedding trip, but they did not reveal their destination. The bride was very sweet and win some in a modish coat suit with all accessories matching, and she carried a shower bouquet. She is a lovable young woman of many noble qualifi cations. The groom is assistant post master here and is a young man of sterling worth. Their many friends waft to them loving and sincere good wishes. The gentle spirit of Mrs. Harriett Kenney passed away during the ear ly hours of Monday morning. The fu neral was held Monday afternoon at Harmony. A later notice will ap pear. The recent W. C. T. U. meeting was held with Mrs. John Sawyer and was in the nature of an echo meet ing, all giving impressions of the re cent state convention. A committee was appointed to aid during next week which is membership week, a big drive being on. Mrs. L. W. Wal ker of Georgia remained over to vis it her sister-in-law, Mrs. T. R. Den ny, after attending the convention here, and gave a talk on "The women of our state and the maintaining of her womanhood." Mrs. Walker is a gifted and charming woman. The foot ball team of the Johnston High school went over to Bamberg last Thursday to play against the team of the Carlisle Fitting school. The visiting team was entertained, most of them in the school barracks and the boys all report a fine time. Mr. William Watson of this place is one of the teachers, Mr. Jacob Smith a student, so there was much mutual pleasure in the meeting. Mr. Cleveland Derrick accompa nied thr- team from here which is composed of some star players. The game resulted in a score favorable to Bamberg but the young men so enjoyed the trip and really did some fine playing, that they returned in such good spirits it appeared they were victorious. The local team will play North Augusta here on Friday afternoon. School Banquet and Reception in Aurora, Minnesota. Dear Advertiser: . The old phrase "wined and dined" is no longer good form. It is only proper to use the latter part of the expression. The Greek Bacchus, and the American John Barleycorn, are vanishing specters of an ancient or der that is changing and giving place to* the new. We were dined on last Friday even Jng at a sumptuous banquet given by the school board in honor of the Au rora teachers. : The dictionary says that a banquet is a rich feast. That is an excellent definition, and I cannot improve up on it. ? . On entering the hall we were: greeted by light, color, and well ap pointed tables gleaming with silver. At every plate there was a tiny card bearing on each the name of a favor ed guest. Among the many ladies, there were several gentlemen teach ers, the superintendent of the .school district, Mr. Stanley Adkins; the principal, Mr. Paul 0. Stone, and .several dignitaries, members of the Aurora school board. This particular form of repast of fords food for .the mind as well as the body. The genial toast master, Mr. Adkins, put everyone at their ease and began the programme by calling on the teacher who had had the longest term cf service, for a speech. Her response was very clev er as she welcomed the new teachers. Mr. Halstrom, president of the board made an address. I myself am convinced that Aurora is, an unusual town, for it has won ders under the earth, in the form of extensive mines, wonders on the sur face of the earth as shown by its very excellent schools and wonders in the heavens above in the form of the ^?oriJ^ern Lights, or aurora borealis, which play like search^Hgn'ts'' across the sky. The response to the address of wei come was given by Mr. Kirkpatrick in behalf of the teachers. Mr. Blan chette, also of the school board made some witty remarks. Some of the faculty have such practical names as Barber, Barnes, Church, Holaday, Sharp, Cross, Tay lor, Stone and Soule, Miss Kief ar ranged these in a number of puns, which Mr. Stone read and the guests were soon in peals of laughter. Miss Helen Church and Miss Mary Stevens delighted the hearers with a vocal and a violin solo. Miss Barber gave a piano solo, and the writer of this article read two negro dialect selections. Good cheer and comrade ship were the keynotes of the occa sion. . At the conclusion of the program the guests repaired to the gymnasium hall, where an orchestra furnished music for all who wished to dance. The contrast between the solemn ity of the school room and the gay. ety of a social gathering finds a school teacher enjoying herself more than the ordnary individual. For the school teacher has no less a social side than an intellectual. The fact that she has been as sociated more with geography texts and dictionaries does not make her the less appropriate in a setting of Japanese lanterns and frills. FLORENCE MIMS. Aurora, Minn. To the Democratic Women of Edgefield County. Last week Mrs. R. A. Cooper of Columbia called me up over the 'phone and insisted that I act as Dem ocratic Committeewoman for Edge field county to solicit funds for the Democratic party from the women of our county and from the men, too, if they wish to contribute. Already the .women of other coun ties are contributing to this fund. "The* State" of Sunday mentioned the following gifts - from several counties: Aiken, Mrs. W. B. Duncan, chairman, $43; Calhoun, Mrs. T. M. Wannamaker, $23; Chesterfield, Mrs. William Pollock, $143.50; Newberry, Mrs. R. D. Wright; $146: York, Miss Margaret Gist, $14. These reports were only partial, as chairmen are asked to send in their reports as soon as they are re ceived, not waiting for the full col_ lections, so that the money may be used as soon as possible. One woman in another county sent a check for $5.00 and said: "I did not work for suffrage, but since it.has been granted I think every woman in che South should shoulder her share of the responsibliity which it brings." Every Democratic woman in Edge field county is asked to contribute at least $1.00 to this fund. Let us as patriots of Edgefield county be found among the loyal and not be regarded by the women of other counties as delinquents. Mrs. Richrd I. Manning of Colum bia, National Committeewoman for South Carolina makes an earnest ap peal to the women of our state to come forward promptly and enter upon the new duties of citizenship. Mrs. Manning says: "It is the imme diate duty of every patriotic woman in South Carolina to register and al so to contribute to the National Dem ocratic campaign fund. Formerly it was just that we should leave it to the men to raise a sufficient number of Democratic dollars for the legit imate campaign purposes, but now things are different and the respon sibility rests on the women as well as the men." The Edgefield officers* of the Wo man Voters League as appears at the head of this column are authorized to receive and solicit funds from any women in our country and the money can be sent or brought to me at my home or at "The Advertiser" office. As fast as funds come in they will be forwarded to Mrs. James Cain of Columbia, State Treasurer. In a few days, if Hb report is made Mrs. Cooper will be calling me up over the phone to know why there is no response. I should be ashamed to say to her that this appeal came to an indifferent womanhood. Help me to prove the patriotism of Edge field women. Mrs. J. L.' MTMS. Coming! "A Rose Dream." (Synods) Little Rose, who has wandered away from home and is lost, falls asleep. The fairies find her and the Fairy Queen designates * Hop-o'-my Thumb to guide her through the Land of the Lost, and later to Fairy land, her kingdom. Little Rose, with a band of Roses as her bodyguard, sees much to delight and interest her. The fairies with their dainty charm; the mischeivous elves, who, are never at rest, it would seem, the giant Forgot-all these she meets through her wonderful guide Hop o'-my-Thumb. In the second part, they have brought her to F?irylajjd itself, where the lovely queen of the fairies holds court. Can and Can't, the twins are here, and Little Rose finds a tiny bud amidst her bunch of roses. The fairies and thc elves do their best to entertain her, the Queen is most gracious to her, but all this delight cannot keep a mortal, Little Rose, from getting tired and sleepy, and as these are fairies of the day, the Queen sends Hpo-o'-my-Thumb with a message to Little Rose's mother, that she will find her daughter sleep ing 'neath the lilac tree in the park, and the last chorus of the fairies, preparatory to taking flight, leave Little Rose sleepily leaning against the Fairy Throne; even her attendant r?sese are drowsy and drooping, since the Queen tells us "A mortal child can never stay . In Fairyland but for a day." And so the fall of the curtain ends the day in Fairyland and A Rose Dream. This charming little Fairy Operet ta will be given by the children of the first four grades on Friday night, October 22, 1920. General admission, 35 cents; school children, 20 cents. Shirley-Corley. Married by Dr. R. G. Lee on Sun d?y afternoon, October 10, Miss Ge nora Shirley of Edgefield to Mr. Jas. F. Corley of Cleora. The marriage took place at the parsonage. Redd-Brice. Married by Dr. R. G. Lee, Tues day, October 12, at the parsonage, Miss Sadie Redd of Edgefield to Mr. I E. F. Brice of Winnsboro. Miss Madge Mays Charmingly Complimented. Miss Madge Mays was the lovely honoree at the party given in Tren ton Saturday afternoon, October the ninth by Mrs. J. G. Edwards and Mrs. Sam. Morrall, at the latter's home. Mrs. W. E. Lott received at the. door, inviting the guests into the hall where the Japanese decorations gave' the key note of the charming scheme.. Quantities of deep red dahlias, red: Japanese shades for the lights and Misses Margaret Courtney and Su san Mathis in red Japanese costumes presented' a glowing picture, carrying: out the far-East idea in the pretty tea table where tea, favorite bever age of the land of cherry blossoms,, was served by the above pretty Japs from real Japanese tea services. Mrs .F. W. Miller and Mrs. Shealy ushered the guests into the recep tion room, which was exquisitely decorated in pink. Vase? of pink chrysanthemums and cosmos and. pink Jap candle shades toned in with the lovely pink window draperies. The bride elect's custume of orchid georgette with nature's touch of the living green of stem and leaf, show ingyin the becoming sash, and the lovelly details of a corsage of pink, roses and silver slippers, made an enchanting picture as she received' ?with her two gracious hostesses and Mrs. D. G. Gambrell, Miss Isabel Bailey and Miss Ella Mays, Green wood visitors in the home of the hon oree's father, Mr. Sam Mays. Miss Elizabeth Lott, in a becoming pink Japanese costume, presided over the bride's book, registering the guests. Music, which always adds so sweet, a note was furnished continuously by Miss Julia Wise, interspersed with, two appropriate solos from Miss. Ruth Tompkins and that f avorite old love ballad. "Annie Laurie," ' sung by Mrs. J. D. Mathis, beloved friend of the bride's mother. As the notes 1 of the wedding march was sounded two adorable baby Japs, Ella Mor rall and James Mathis came in under a Jap parasol, carrying a shower of ' exquisite gifts ivv the popular honor guest, which they gracefully present ed. After seeing the many lovely gifts, the guests were bidden into the dining room where a buffet salad course was served. This room was all in yellow, chrysanthemums and marigolds being used profusely. The lace cover on the tea table . contrasted with the yellow over which it lay, yellow baskets contained salted peanuts and as in the other, rooms, the many soft lights shown through Japanese shades being yel low in the dining room to carry out the glorious golden scheme. The elab orate menu consisted of chicken salad, tomatoes on lettuce hearts. ?with mayonnaise, potato chips, pick les, crackers and coffee, served with whipped cream. Little Janie Edwards was daintily attired in a yellow Japanese cos tume and she dispensed silken bags of rice as souvenirs'of the beautiful ly designed party. The guests included Greenwood, Edgefield and Trenton friends, who enjoyed doubly the opportunity of heing together and complimenting' the bride elect whom all three places lovingly claim. "\r Old Friends Returned. i; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bates ftf Greenville and Miss Aileen 1.1 ?Gee spent Sunday here with their aufrts, Mrs. May Hartley and Miss Ella Bates and cousin, Mrs. Feltham. These friends and relatives oij so many Edgefield people were heartily welcomed. To prove that one cannot even after years of separation, get away from the heritage of the past,, the soft, melodious voice which char acterizes all the family was clearly recognizable even in a conversation: over the telephone. This short visit must be only an introduction to many longer ones. Civic League to Hold Impor tant Meeting. On Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the library rooms an important meeting of the Civic League will be held, when committees will be ex-r pected to make their reports..