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VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IO, 1920 No. 35 JOHNSTON LETTER. Minister's Conference Held. Mr. Fulmore's Home Burn ed. Goodly Number of Women Voted. On Tuesday of this week, the min isters' conference was held here at the Baptist church. Recently, the pas tors of the various eighteen churches ol' the Ridge association organized for conferences for discussion of the j phases of work in this associatoin, and this meeting here was the first one held. There were several laymen invited to attend also, and a day for the good of the Lord's cause was spent. The ladies of the church fur nished a luncheon for the body. On Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Joe Cox there was-a meeting in interest of "Greater Con verse," those present being students of this college. There are about twelve here, and these have been asked to assist in a movement for a fund that will be used to promote the interests of this college. On Friday morning about six o'clock the home of Mr. M. 0. Ful more was discovered to be on fire, Mr. W.' P. Cassells who lives nearby first seeing it. After giving an alarm, he rushed to the building and in being joined by others they attempted to enter the part containing the bedrooms, but this they found impossible. It was soon found that the family had left about five o'clock for Chapin to spend the day with Mr. Fulmore's father. The only room that the fire had not gained headway was the liv ing room, and the furniture of this ' was saved from a side door. The fire seemed to have started fom the kitch en, and the flames were beginning to burn the roof there when discov .ered. Mr. Fulmore was telephoned of his loss and the family returned that af ternoon. The neighbors and friends were all very kind and sympathetic, and all were ready with warm invi tations for the family to come to their homes until some arrangements could be made. They spent the evening in the home of Mr. Wallace Turner, a neigh bor and then returned to Chapin. Mr. Fulmore saying that he felt too dazed . over his.loss to make any plans. He, carried_ins^^ - ' On election day last Tuesday there were between forty and fifty women who voted. Their voting was done in the same dignified, womanly man ner that has always characterized the women of Jolmston, when they have taken. a part in any other is sue or movement. Although some of the women did not favor suffrage, now that it is here, secured the registration ticket and cast their ballot, realizing that every woman in the state must needs do this. The courteous managers seemed quite ready to assist in any way, but all seemed well informed as to the requirements of voting. Mr. and Mrs. Felie Timmerman and family of Edgefield, spent Sun day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Payne. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Dobey will spend the week-end at Batesburg with Prof. and Mrs. W. F. Scott. The latter are now domiciled in their at tractive new bungalow, which is sit uated nearby the new college. The walls of this new school are now half way up, .and this institution promises to be a fine one. On Monday evening at the Baptist church, Dr. Davis, a former super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League, made a splendid address on the cause of temperance. This was a special service and Dr. J. A. Dobey was the appointed chairman of the service. A collection was taken at the close of his forceful address to be used in the work. Mrs. Cooner of Batesburg has been the guest of Mrs. M. R. Wright. Mrs. Joe Cox represented the Meth odist missionary society last week at the state meeting at Spartanburg, and Mesdames J. D .Kinard and Tom Weiderman the Lutheran society at the state meeting in Prosperity. Mr. Will Johnson and Mrs. Mamie Hite were married last Sunday af ternoon at the Methodist pastonage by Rev. David Kellar. Mrs. Will Mobley has returned to Thomson, Ga.,. after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Annie Lewis. Mrs. W. S. Mobley has been visit ing relatives in Ridge Spring. The football team of the high school played Batesburg team on Friday afternoon. A large crowd of those interested went over to Bates burg, especially the high school pu pils. Batesburg won, but Johnston team said they got some good prac tice. Sunday morning at the Baptist church, Rev. Brooke preached a splen did sermon on "Paying One's Vow." His concluding remarks concerned the campaign pledge and the sacred ness of this obligation and others were forcefully brought out. The campaign pledges of the Wo mans' Missionary society, the Y. W. A. and other junior societies had all over subscribed. The women of the Methodist church observed the past week for missions, Each afternoon the meet mg was in charge of a leader who made the hour a very helpful one and each one was inspired to a great er desire to do more for her Master and the advancement of the King dom. The gift was a splendid one. The friends of Miss Emma Bouk night will be delighted to know that she will arrive from her trip abroad on the 30th. The Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C. met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. James Tompkins, with a full pleasure that the chapter was one business session. It was he?.rd with hundred per cent in the chief ob jectives of state work. The Hero fund holds the keen in terest of the members, this fund be ing used for Educational purposes, is the lasting monument to the boys who gave their lives in the world war. Mrs. O. D. Black reported three new members. Mrs. John Wright was made leader of the Chlidren of the Confederacy. Delegates elected to the Green vill state convention were Mrs. P. B. Waters and Mrs James LaGrone as alternate, Mrs."J. H. White being a delegate. A very interesting pro gram was held, Mrs. Bartow "Walsh acting as leader, and gave an excel lent paper oh the subject. Mrs. L. S. Maxwell entertained the Young Matron's club on Friday af ternoon, and the members all greatly enjoyed the time spent this attrac tive and hospitable home. An elaborate salad course was served. Mrs. Edwin Dasher was hostess for the New Century club on Tues day afternoon, and the chief features of the meeting were in the giving of $10.00 to the Loan Scholarship fund, the club expecting to give this much each year; the planning of a "book party" to aid/ in the library movement and the purchasing of three dozen bulbs for use in social service work. The subject of the literary pro gram was Longfellow. After music, the hostess served a delicious salad course. Mrs. Huiet Waters and Master George have gone to Alabama to visit the former's mother, Mrs. Os bourne. Dr. Davis at the Methodist Church. vDr. R. L, Davis of Raleigh, N. C., egfr^isfr-')^ tire* Anti-Saloon League spoke in the Methodist church on Tuesday even ing to a fairly good audience. His subject was "Kill the Tiger and Save the Boy." One of the questions he asked was, "How many towns in South Caro lina will tell a stranger who visits them that the finest asset in that town is the splendid young manhood which they can boast o??" He said the greatest need of this country to day is Men, and said the duty of the hour for all citizens, both men and women was law enforcement and that the people must be doing some thing if they mean to keep their oath as American citizens to stand by the Constitution. He said the 18th Amendment was here to stay, and . that the driest Congress we have ever had will be gin to serve at the next session, which is the expression of opinion of the American people, and that there will not be, therefore, any repeal or modification of the Volstead act for law enforcement, and which distinct ly specifies that more than one-half of one per cent alcohol is intoxicat ing. Dr. Davis was present at the Na tional Democratic convention in San Francisco when the governor of New Jersey was there and Burke Cochran proposed to introduce the wet plank in the Democratic platform. He saw it voted down with enthusiasm. Cicero says that hatred incurred by virtue and courage is glorious, but how de feated is a man who goes down hat ed because he has been faithless to his trust. Dr. Davis said he was an enthusi astic supporter of Woman's Suffrage and had been ever since he found that it was being fought by the liquor and vice interests. He said they knew if women secured the ballot these interests would speedily go down to defeat, and that all sheriffs, mayors and officials might as well take the passage of the 19th Amendment as a signal to do their duty or step out and let some body come in who will do it. The subject of woman's suffrage has bene fought by the ignorant, and used by scheming politicians to catch their ear, by law breakers who feared the women's influence and by men who wink at lawlessness and license because they can better serve their personal and commercial interests, and they do not want the guileless and honest and unselfish investiga tion of women into their affairs. Women are accustomed to detail and want to get at the bottom of things. They will use the same tactics in politics that they have been using in their neighbors' affairs and will know all about what is going on sub rosa and in the open. Sometimes they will think the evil is there when per haps it is not there, but so vigorous ly will they challenge the imaginary specter that the real article will fear Home Coming Day at Furman University. It is announced that Founder's and Mome-coming Day will be-cele brated at Furman University on Sat urday, December 4th, beginning-at 10:30 in the morning. This is a new departure in this institution... Dr. James C. Furman, the first president and reputed founder of the institu tion, was born December 5th, 1899, and the faculty and trustees nave de cided to celebrate this day annually I as Founders Day. The first celebra tion will be next December 4th, iin us much as December 5th is Sunday. It "will also be Home-coming Day for, i all former Furman men, whether 'they graduated or not. An address J will be made by Hon. S. E. ilicFad Iden of Chester ,S. C., a graduate--of the class of 1890, and one of^the most prominent attorneys in , ihe state, on "The Life and Charact?r of Dr. James C. Furman." Attorney General S. M. Wolfe, a graduate of the class of 1903, will also .speak, and Mr. Fred L. Jones of GreenyiUe, representing the Adelphian Literary Society and the student bod^ j?t large. Dinner will be served in the institution for the guests of the pc casion and a happy and 'hilarious time is expected. / ; It will be an opportunity for many who have not visited their Alma Mair. er for a long time to return to the old college hill and see some of the extended improvements which are .iii provess of building. It will .also -be an occasion for the renewal of old friendships and the making of new" ones among the former students of the institution. Following is a list of the Furman me nof this county, as far as they are known, and they and all other Furman men are invited and urged to attend: T. C. Bomar, Johnston; M. B. roll, Johnston, Willie Derrick, J?hni.' ston; E. W. Hardy, Johnston; J? 'G; Holland, Edgefield; Rev. E. L. Kug ley, Plum Branch; D. J. LaGro?ie; Johnston, Rev. R. G. Lee, Edgefield; A. Jefferson Lewis, Johnston; W. E. Lott, Edgefield; A. E. Padgett, Edge field; M. G. Satcher, Johnston; j^?);. Sheppard, Edgefield- E. M. Walker,; Johnston; A. M. Williams, Trenlren| J. R. Williams, Trenton. The Big Business of Education. Within the last few weeks nearjv SP&to?h^tiih^ount tion h** turned to the work of', cation. Judged by the numbers-in volved, education is the nation's big gest and most important business. Every woman should make an effort to know just how much her commu nity is keeping abreast with the times. According to the latest figures available, the total enrollment in educational institutions of the Unit ed States is 24,125,225. Yet only 75.32 per cent of the boys and girls of from 5 to 18 are now enrolled; less than one-fourth of those in the elementary schools complete the course, while less than one-twelfth of those who complete the course go through th high schools. We women can be of service to education by helping to get a fair share of capable women on the school boards and upholding the hands of good men. We can encourage young women to train for teachers. The number was less than the demand last year by about 40,000, and of those in service more than 60,000 were insufficiently trained. We can direct courses of study to those that are of direct, practical value and to relate more closely the life of the school with the life of the outside world. We can make happy and com fortable the teachers in our midst. Part-time schools have been tried and found practicable. So also have been found valuable health instruc tion and examination for physical defects, as well as increased instruc tion in thrift, citizenship, music and kindred subjects. Along with increased efforts to get more boys and girls into school and more of them to stay until their edu cation is reasonably complete, must come additional pay for teachers and increased financial support of education in general. Education is the business of every citizen.-The Progressive Farmer. to take its place. Women are like the little boy of James Whitcombe Riley's poetic con ception, they are great at "seein' things at night." They are uneasy and apprehensive by nature, and will be believing in the ounce of preven tion rather than the pound of cure. They will be critical and exacting, too, in matters of law enforcement, as the men sometimes think they are in the home. For instance, this week when Mr. Melton was here assisting the Civic League to sell Lyceum tickets, he said to one of the women in pleasantry, Well, we are not go ing to put any of you women in jail for not coming up to our expecta tions," and he was pleasantly startled when the reply was made, "No, we will not go to that jail until it is fit ted up in a.proper manner for ladies to occupy according to humanitarian and sanitary standards." "But they're broken loose forever, and I fear our fate is sealed Since they got the little ballot in the mornin'. " F. A. M. Miss Florence "Mims Writes St. Paul, Minnesota. Dear Advertiser: I am in this city of saintly name, for the State Educational Association but I think it no better than the cap ital of my own State. Indirectly St. Paul was named for the Great Apos tle, for in this place November 1, 1841 a bit of a chapel of that name was built by a priest, Lucian Galtier, and from this place of worship the name is derived. In the past I have had the privi lege of visiting the capitols of South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Today for the first itme, I saw the structure which claims distinction of being the capitol of the great state of Minne sota. Mpst of these buildings look alike to me, and I could easily have imagined myself in one of the above mentioned ones. This is a representative structure in that its decorative parts are made of marble coming from many states and many countries. Would that church congregations and. school boards would build for eternity as the state does. If rich resources are to be found in the country, they are for. the use of mankind and wise is that authority which spends its money to use these resources to the best advantages. ? To return to the subject of the states from which the marble comes. Georgia furnished that used on the exterior. I had heard the guide men tion so many states and their con tributions, that I said to him, "Have you anything here from South Caro line?" "Yes," he said, "the nicest thing in the building is from there." Be fore my mind rose scarred battle flags and Civil War trophies and what not, that he thought valuable.' Eagerly, I said "What is it?" . "You," he said, and pointed to me. My speech, in one small sentence had 1 given me away. ? In hue of the show rooms in the capitol these words of. Daniel Web ster were engraved around the walls: <fLet us develop the resources of our ; land, call forth its powers, build up . its .industries, promote ali the great interests and see whether we also in ou?? day and generation may not per- : form something worthy to be remem- ? ??d.'.' ; ; ?"rom the capitol T went4 to ..the ^sroTic^V'^rieTTy^'iJtri . there are things of peculiar '?titx?tA to be seen. Covering a large part of the wall was a huge blue flag with over one thousand and two hundred gold stars representing Minnesota's contribution of her sons to the world war. There are more stars yet to be added. I am always gratified when I see an organization representing the rel ics of the past. It shows a proper ap preciation of the civilization on which its own present progress is built. The history of Minnesota is'con nected always with the Indian who roamed its plains more recently than they did those of the South and East. In a certain room of this building were Indian relics, among other things, a birch canoe made by the Ojibways, which had floated down the Mississippi perhaps, or skimmed over the lakes for which this state is so famous. It was made with the skill that only a red man could use. Indian arrows made of copper, beads and leggings seemed to have just been put there. Heads of bison looked down with a helpless. ?s.= the.t they never knew when they . .?.'med this country fearing neither man nor his gun. The various historical relics of the state reveal its history more clearly than do books. There is ah atmos- ? phere about such things for which no printed page can substitute. The early history of Minnesota is synonomous with that most pictures- : que character, the American Indian. FLORENCE MIMS. St. Paul, Minnesota. Nov. 3, 1920. Mr. Melton Makes Plea For ? Lyceum Course. The high schools, the colleges and ] the universities of this country are this season booking .Lyceum courses, larger and of better quality than 1 they have ever before booked. ,The thoughtful women of Edgefield ' are among those booking one of the 1 larger and better courses. They see ] that Edgefield is year after year be coming a greater commercial centre, ! and they realize that there are now on foot movements that will add very 1 materially to Edgefield's commercial ! growth. This is splendid, and upon 1 this spirit of progress Edgefield should be congratulated. However, hand in hand with our commercial growth must go our in- j tellectual and cultural growth, for , the practical without the balancing i power of the ethical can never attain . to the highest, nor reach the depths of Life's best and sweetest. ( It is this thought, reaching a help- < ing hand down more especially to the ? young of our city that has prompted : the mother-heart of Edgefield to bring within our gates the clean, the : wholesome, the inspirational in en- ; tertainment. This mother-heart understands ! the keen, wide-awake imagination of : childhood and of youth, and realizes that their impressionable characters will, for good or bad, bear through life the marks of that which enter tains. Upon this grotfhd we appeal to the citizenship of Edgefield to support the Lyceum this season for the good that it may do childhood, youth and age. Your course opens Wednesday evening, November the tenth with an excellent attraction. Those who love the charm and wonder of the human voice, and love the message of the violin in the hand of the artist, will be much more than repaid in this first attraction the cost of his season ticket. Of course, we know already the answer that the gallant "citizenship of Edgefield will make to the Lyce um appeal-that answer will be now what it has been in the past, with a bit added. , CLAUDE MELTON. Long Branch Items, Miss Lucile Clark spent the week end with relatives in Augusta. Raymond and Brunson Derrick, Walter Hare, Albert Herrin took in the fair in Calumbia. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cromer and family of Saluda spent Sunday with Mrs. Cromer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Salter. Mrs. G. W. Scott eccompanied by Misses Harvey and Attaway, Miss Ruth and Lawson Scott attended the community fair in Saluda, October 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams and family, G. W. Scott, G. L. Salter at tended the union meeting at Rocky Creek. "v G. W. Scott is treating his dwell ing house to a new dress of paint. Mr. and Mrs. James Richards, of Beech Island Spend Week End in Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. James Richards, of Beech Island, were guests of their Edgefield relatives, Mrs. Annie Wal ker, Mrs. P. .P. Blalock, Jr., and Miss Kellah Fair for the week-end. MTS. Richards, a descend it of Gov. Hammond, and inheritor of his magnificent colonial residence, where she now resides, has a rare personal st /th r'l 1 tea^whih;V ' Ljv on.. Saturday evening, Mrs. Rich aids delighted the guests with sever a? selections from master poets, thar' reciting of poems causing no effort 1 to a mind richly stored with sucjimas terpieces. .^s Mrs. S. McGowan Simkins gave a very interesting s?lection in her in imitable style. Victrola music added to the enjoy able evening. Dainty refreshments, buffet style, were served in the cozy dining room. A perfect round of pleasant en tertainment was arranged for the popular guests whom Edgefield loved to honor. "1 Trammell-Mays Marriage. The marriage of Miss Mae Mar shall Trammell and Mr. Calhoun Al len Mays, which took place on No vember the ninth, at high noon, at the bride's home in Greenwood, is of very great interest to the many friends of the groom here in Edgefield, for his sterling worth and splendid men tal capacities won him admiration from early childhood. Only a few friends, with the rela tives were invited, and they gather ed in the pretty living room which was a veritable bower of yellow chry santhemums. Miss Blanche Simmons of. Green wood, sang "At Dawning," "and then Mendelssohn's wedding march an nounced the coming of the happy bri dal couple. The bride, looking very charming in her gown of blue velvet worn with a picturesque hat, her flowers being wonderful pink roses, came in with her brother, Mr. Marshall Trammel, of Atlanta. The groom came in with his best man, who was his cousin, Mr. Hugh Middleton, of Augusta. Dr. Jester, pastor of the First Bap tist church, pronounced the solemn words which joined the lives of this happy couple, a lev; sweet accompa niment on the piano adding a tender note of melody. A very elegant salad course was served during the informal reception which followed. The French doors opened into the breakfast room, showing the bride's table, which was most artistically decorated. From it ivas served the sweet course, with :offee, which completed the lun :heon. Mr. and Mrs. Mays have motored to the mountains of North Carolina, where they will spend their happy honeymoon, returning, they will be at home in Greenwood. Many lovely gifts were bestowed on the young couple, who will carry with them into their married life the ?ood wishes of a wide circle of friends. Among those who attended the marriage were the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Mays, Mrs. Car rie Mays and Mrs. J. G. Edwards of Edgefield and Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Mor rall of Trenton. U. D. CC. Meeting Held Witt Mrs. W. A. Byrd. Th? Edgefield chapter U. D. C. met at the home of Mrs. W. A. Byrd for their regular November meeting, a large number of women being pres ent. After the opening exercises, which consisted of the Lord's Prayer in unison, the president, Mrs. Jeff Wright conducted the business ses sion. There was very little except routine business, the reading of the minutes and reports from the treas urer. A't its close the meeting was turned over to the historian, Mrs.. A. A. Woodson. The program carried out is arrang ed by the Historian General whose wonderful pictures of four great wo men writers on the war period of the 60's was read by Mrs. Woodson^ These women writers were Mrs. Jef ferson Davis, Mrs. J. T. Jackson,. Mrs. Burton Harrison and Mrs- Rog-f er A. Pryor. Mrs. Campbell, our gemm erai historian is a' very versatile: writer and her articles are always, listened' to with pleasure. Mrs. Mar tha Barker, one of our ho/ .Tary members, was asked for a s* cy of hex activities during the wa ,-yhrch. she made very attractive, telling par ticularly of ' the celebration by South1 Carolina and Georgia, of the latter's: secession from the union. She toklof' the touching of the two State flags,. ?he Palmetto of South Carolina and Arms of Georgia, in the. middle of the Centre Street bridge over the' Savannah river. She told also of the; .vork done by the young', girls o? Augusta of whom she was one, in. ;he way of making tents, and haver sacks and finally of their having to nake and pack cartridges. Mrs. Woodson read a short sketch, pf an Edgefield man in the Confed erate army who served throughout, is a captain and received his dis :harge at Appomattox as a major. This was Robert Glover Lanham, brother of Rev. P. B. Lanham. We: ire always so glad to have these: ?ketches from the families, of. our )ld soldiers. ' Mrs. Feltham, our gleaner, ga ve UK i good story as related by Mrs. Jim Richards, on her recent visit here, of i Southern boy during the World's: SVar, of 'this boy's efforts to enter. :he- service and finally of his accep tance for a clerical position in Wash ington,-and eventually of his death from influenza, and- the; -fine '-.vveiy poem arnon g'his' effe V tea in Mrs. Byrd freshments, assisted little daughters, Isabel Lily and Mrs. Walton Fulled Second Division Meeting al Peacehaven. The Mission societies of all grades from the following churches are ex pected to be present on Saturday at the division meeting at Peacehaven: Antioch, Horn's Creek, Red Hill, Re Dublican, Mt. Zion Hardys, Trenton. Devotions, Mrs. T. P. Salter, Tren ton. Roll Call of all societies with ver sal reports telling plans for the year. Reading of Recommendations, Mrs I. L. Mims. Election of dh'ision officers. Recess. Recitation and songs by any Sun seam children present. Talk by Mrs. Tillman on the im portance of Sunbeam work. The meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Carrie Hammond. The special object of the meeting s to elect officers for the ensuing /ear, so let each one come in prayer ;hat a wise selection may be made. Subscribe to Export Corpora tion. Sometimes the word "subscribe" viii scare people, but at the present ;he cotton farmer must not become ilarmed at this word if he hears it vithin the next few weeks by one :anvassing for the Export and Import Corporation. The farmer must not lepena* any longer on the Federal Reserve banking system to handle lis crop and must not depend on the Cotton Exchanges to market his cot ion for him and still expect a great, )ig price for COTTON. Mr. Farmer, f you care anything about yourself ind your neighbor and want to see ,-our market conditions improved, we iuggest that you do something to get ;he work of the Export Corporation tarted. There will be three meetings ?eld in the county next week. Now, rou stop your fooling and go to one >f these meetings and do something if ter you get there. Below is the ichedule: Monday, November 15th, ll a. m>, 5-dgefield Court House. Tuesday, November 16th, 10:30 i. m., Red Hill school-; 3:00 p. m.,. fohnston. Souch Carolina has already sub icribed over a million dollars to the Corporation, and cotton will begin noving next month. What have you lone? Do not get the idea that your are jiving something away when you :ake stock in this corporation. You ire guaranteed S per cent interest >n your money and besides you wi21 jet a patronage dividend. , So you lave all to gain and nothing to lose^ DO YOUR BIT.