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^^^^^^^^ ' VOL. 84 EDGEFIELD, S4 C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920 lyf No. 38 JOHNSTON LETTER. Manual Training in School' Success. Bride-Elect En tertained. Mary Ann Buie Chapter Met. The manual training class of the High school is a department that is proving a most successful one, as far as the interest of the young gentle men are concerned, and the articles made, show how talented some' of the boys are. A number of the boys spend their vacant periods here, so interesting to- they find the work. This class answers a two-fold pur pose,, in training the boys and at the same time keeps them occupied. Owing to financial conditions, at the beginning pf this new year, it was feared that the class would have to be discontinued, but last week the patrons and friends made up a purse of sufficient funds to continue the class with all needed material. A microscope to be used in the laboratory is greatly needed at the high school and this will- soon be forth coming, it having been hinted that one interested in the school would supply the need. Prof. Crompton, superintendent of the high school has set forth the movement of a movie machine at the high school. There is no better way of educating than by good movies and in many of the studies the grades could be aided in geography, for in stance, as the countries are studied. Pictures of things worth while, would mean much to each student. The idea of the movie at the school is meeting the endorsement of all, and especial ly the ladies. The organizations are taking hold of it an? offer aid in contribution. The P^HftyflHHM?? soon be a realit^j^he '/ligh. s^hro?, ? for ''where Jfm ^k^SSt^^^y 1 ~a~w sy:-* ^^fcL&???80B? . A light s?ow,o?ell here Saturday about noon. All the little folks who saw the snow prayed for it to contin ue and the old folks for it to stop. Mrs. O. D. Black, first vice-presi dent, U. D. C., upon invitation, went over to Blackville, Denmark nad Elk- : hai t to met with the Davis Lee chap ter of the first named at a special : meeting and also to assist in the or- : ganization of a chapter at the last ? named. Mr. Milton Meyer of Florida has ? "been the guest of his cousin, Mrs. M. Pv. Wright. Mrs. John Fleming Marsh of Co lumbia has been for a visit in the . home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsh. Mrs. James Hart of Edgefield has been spending a while with her sis ter, Mrs. James Tompkins. Last week Mrs. Tompkins had the misfortune to step on a nail which has caused ' her much discomfort. Mrs. W. J. Hatcher spent Tuesday in Columbia attending a board meet ing at which time State Work, W. M/U. was discussed. Mr. and Mrs. Smyly Stevens of ' Bennettsville were here Friday morn- 1 ing en route to Meeting Street, hav? ing been summoned to the bedside of the f?rmelas mother, Mrs. Ida Stevens, who was critically ill. Mr. and Mrs. Shauls of New York have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Walker. Mrs. Oliver Hamilton and little Ann returnefVto Middlebrooke, Va., this "week af tra a visit to relatives here. Their visit was a pleasure to everyone. Dr. L. S. MaxwcF. w?nt to Green ville this week to carry his little neph ew, Maxwell, to his home, the little boy having spent the past week here. Mrs. Frank Kenny of Warrenville, is visiting Mrs. Hansford Rhoden. Mrs. Walter Derrick visited in Au gusta last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jones who lost their home by fire last week have rooms at Mr. Brooks Sawyer's. Mesdames J. W. Marsh and J. A. Lott were joint hostesses for a lovely party on Wednesday- for Miss Maude Nickerson, whose marriage is to be a happy event of the 18thr This was had at Breezy Heights, the home of Mrs. Marsh, and the rooms were .fill ed "with bright flowers and there was a festive air over all for the honoree was one that everyone loved and all wanted to contribute in some way at this happiest time of times. A beautiful musical program was arranged, this being had after the sixty guests had been cordially wel comed. Vocal duet, "Let the Rest of the World go By"-Mesdames' Kellar and Corn. Vocal solo, "Just Awearying For You"-Miss Crawford. Piano solo, "Love's Rhapsody" Miss Emma Bouknight. Toast to the Honoree, Mrs. J. H. White. Vocal solo, "The Kissing' Gate,, Mrs. Kellar. Piano duet, "Mid Summer Night's Dream"-Mrs. Connerly and Miss Frances Turnei*. A delicious course of pink and white block cream, and pound cake was served and then the honoree was given a ball of twine and told to trace its end. This led up the stair way and ?s she reached the chande lier which was arranged as a big pink bell, the pull on the string caused a shower of rice to fall from the bell over the honoree. The lights then came on and exhibited several tables full of pretty shower gifts from all present. For these, Miss Nickerson thanked all most warmly. Mr. and Mrs. Belton Stevens cel ebrated the 32 anniversary of their marriage on January 16th, Sunday, and at this time had with them all their brothers and sisters, that could be with them, and other relatives.. An elegant turkey dinner was served. Mrs. Stevens was Miss Eunice Still of Good Hope, the marriage taking place there. The Mary Ann Buie chapter, U. D. C. held a full meeting Thursday and many plans were laid. "Lee and Jackson Day" will be cel ebrated on January 21st. At 12 arriad out the veterans dr the town by the chap ter, this to be held at the home of Mi's. J. H. Whit?, who kindly offered her home for the occasion. The chap ter was the recipient of some valu able papers from Mr. J. R. Hart, al so a list of his company. The president thanked the chapter for the honor conferred on her by making her a life member in. the ?rreat library work. It was reported that fruit had been sent at Christmas to veterans who were indisposed, and flowers sent to the elderly ladies. A pageant is being planned to raise funds for the years' work. ? On Thursday afternoon Miss Annie Crouch and Mrs. L. S. Maxwell en tertained with an elaborate reception for Miss Maude Nickerson. The lower floor of the home was en suite and decorated in cut flowers and quanti ties of ferns and foliage. About seventy-five called during the hours. A number of friends assisted the hostesses in directing the guests as the arrived, among these being Mes dames J. W. Marsh, C. P. Corn, J. L. Walker, Walter Sawyer, G. H. Bal antine, J. A. Lott and Miss Zena Zayne. Punch was served in the li brary by Mrs. J. H. Payne and Miss Frances Turner,, and music was fur nished in here by Mrs. William Con nerly, Mrs. Eugene McAlpine, Miss Hallie White and Mr. Elliot Lewis. The receiving line in the parlor was composed of Miss Annie Crouch, Miss Nickerson, who was lovely in a handsome toilet of beaded wisteria charmeuse, Mrs. Fannie Nickerson, Mrs. John Fleming Marsh, Misses Ella Jacobs, Antoinette Denny, Miss es Hutto, Bailey and Crawford, Mrs. L. S. Maxwell and Mrs. Taylor Good wyn. After pleasantries, the guests were directed to the dining room by Miss Emma Bouknight, where seated at a beautifully appointed table, cof fee was poured by Mesdames Price Timmerman and Archie Lewis. With this was served sandwiches, cheese straws, black fruit cake and mints, those serving being Mrs. Wallace Turner, Misses Elise Mobley and Sue Smith. After the receiving line had broken the hostesses presented the honoree with a bouquet of lillies and ferns. Miss Emma Bouknight entertained the bridge club on Friday afternoon at her hospitable home, "Mulberry Hill." Four tables were played and the highest score being held by Miss do certify that I am a farmer^p||;: ci promise and agree on my sacred wc 1921 I will not plant in cotton n cultivated by me during the year ^92 And I further promise that I %il -' ?'<!?'''? ' have with my friends and neighbif^s and to co-operate with the connty^qi work for the said cotton redhcti?rfe Witness: Annie Crouch, she was presented, 1 with the prize. After music the hostess served an j elaborate salad course, with coffee.;] The occasion was a delightful one,:i Miss Bouknight being a charming^ hostess. '>? ' The- W. C. T. U. met Friday after-* loon with Mrs. T. R. Denny, at which \ lime plans were made for the cele-]. Gration of January 16th, the Day of j; Victory. The union voted to give fi-.; lancial nid to a case that came under j ;he line of moral education. It also foted to give its support in helping place a movie machine at the high school. In other matters for good the anion took nction. The year books, which were hand nade, were distributed, these being ?. fery attractive. An instructive program on Vlarsh. A color scheme of yellow md white made the rooms attractive md the yellow lights were used. About eight tables for rook were md and a delightful game played. Ul * then were invited into the din ng room where a salad course was lerved from dainty china and lovely diver. The centerpiece of the table was a arge basket of yellow and white nar :issi. A meeting that was very impress ve and calculative of great good, vas that of Sunday evening, this be ng a celebration of the anniversary )f National Constitutional Prohibi ;ion. A union service was held in the Baptist church, and conducted by ?ev. W. S. Brooke, this being under ;he auspices of the W. C. T. U. Spe :ial music was given by the united :hoirs, and a chorus from the girls >f the L. T. L. was sweetly sung. Rev. iinard spoke on "Law Enforcement" mdRev. Kellar on "Citizenship" and io two more impressive- and timely ;alks have been heard. The Jolly Bachelor Maids. The Bechelor Maids had a round )f delightful entertainments last veek, beginning with the lovely party ast Monday given by Miss Ruth De joach, followed by Miss Ruth Tim nerman's elaborate affair on Thurs lay afternoon, and ending with a de ightful afternoon with Mrs. P. P. 31alock, Jr., on Saturday. There are ?no merrier parties giv sn in old Edgefield than the gather ngs of this club, and, of all the 'lab?rate parties given by a member ihip of wonderful housekeepers, ;here have been no more enjoyable >ccasions than the three beautiful parties of last week. Elegant Stag Dinner. On Friday evening of last week, Vir. P. P. Blalock, Jr., entertained vith a most elaboi-ate stag dinner. k???x the guests had lingered around ;he festive board, where a delightful turkey dinner had been served, they ldjourned to the living room, enjoy ng the clever yarns that are so much i part of stag affairs. The guests in cluded Drs. J. S. Byrd, H. C. Mitch ill, J. G. Edwards and R. A. Nichol son, Messrs. Bettis Cantelou, R. L. iToung, J. G. Alford, John Addison, lames Timmerman, Sr., Rainsford 3antelou, L. T. May, Clyde Hamilton, Jerald LaGrone and Roy Parker. I PLEDGE i ._, of the county of Edgefield, litton grower, and hereby solemnly ird of honor that during the year lore than one:third of the lands 0. ..... 1 use whatever influence that I may to have them sign a like obligation tnmittee in the organization and the Two South Carolinians in South China. !By Dr. J. F. Love, Corresponding Secretary. . f. I want to share with. South Caro lina Baptists something of the look which I have had into the lives of two of their servants of Christ in South China. The service which these two devoted missionaries are render ing is in some respects typical of that which others are doing, ? and should have value for students of bissions. , On, my recent visit to China I re ?ewed acquaintance with Rev. John Lake and his good wife, whom/he af fectionately calls "Lady of the Lake." It was significant of the high qsteem in which these two people are held? by leading . Chinese of South Mina that a government cruiser was known in America as the former Chinese ambassador, and now the head of the Chinese Congress which was a few years ago set up in South China. I have already written briefly of this trip which was one of excep tional and delightful interest. The cruiser was equipped with amis and soldiers and an official representative of Dr. Wu accompanied the party as a mark of honor to the Lakes and to insure safety and consideration wher ever we went. The Lakes have for years been in terested in the unfortunate lepers of South China, and have dispensed much charity for the relief of these poor creatures. For sometime they have had plans for a leper colony where incurables could be segregated and yet where they could receive comforts and be insured such help as would make life as endurable as possible as long as it lasts. Accord ingly our good friends had located an island in the China Sea, and, af ter having explored it themselves, in vited us to visit it so that we could furnish testimony to the friends of lepers as to its fitness for the purpose named. We were glad to do this, and found the island sufficiently removed from the surrounding islands to in sure the inhabitants of these securi ty from contagion, and at the same time it is protected by these islands from the severe storms which some times visit the China Sea ,so as to make it a safe place for the lepers themselves. It was found that not a human being lives on this island, al though it seemed to be capable of a profitable agriculture1. But the main object of this trip was to. visit points in Brother Lake's country work. Besides the work which these missionaries are doing in Sunning Co., where ?they already have six chapels, they have charge of work in five other counties with a to tal of some forty chapels and schools and some work in Canton. The man ager of the Sunning Railroad, in ap preciation of the work which the Lakes are doing among his people along the railroad, placed at their disposal a special train which allow ed us to stop anywhere and as long as we pleased. Accordingly, visits were made to a leper colony and to some of the chapels which Brother Lake has built. Everywhere crowds were waiting for the party, and seemed to eager to hear whatever message we had for them. We did not maintain a schedule, and therefore at certain points people waited for hours, and then filled the chapel when we arrived. What a tribute all of this is to this devoted couple who are giving them selves joyfully to the Chinese in the effort to enrich them in the gospel' of Christ! It is not believable that con gregations in this country would un-, der any circumstances wait for a preacher as these did. But they have learned to believe that these mission aries are their friends, and that their lives are given to this work' for their good; The Lakes have erected thir teen buildings in as many years on their field ,and the money which has gone into these buildings has been from their own small resources and from the/natives, some of whom liv ing in America, have sent back their contributions. They have never ask ed the gift of one . dollar from the Foreign Mission Board for one of these chapels! It is from this\part of China that most, of the Chinese come to Ameri ca. Many of the Chinese in this coun try will, if* you question them, tell you that they know the Lakes as well as some others of our South China missionaries. Who can calculate the blessed influences which go out of and will survive these lives? This ?ood man and woman are insepar able: They go singing hand in hand to their work up and down South China, sometimes on a river boat, sometimes in a sampan, sometimes afoot or on a wheelbarrow, but everywhere joyful*in. the Lord and happy to give themselves to others in order to carry the Good Tidings where men and women in their ig norance, sin, sorrow, suffer and die. Av trip with them into the country or At the risk of being reproved, I quote from a joint letterirom Broth er Lake and the "Lady of the Lake." It was written for a token to reach us on the steamer which bore us away from China. "Now, you c?on't want any long steamer letter in a handwriting like mine-but know this, that through the year your stay with us, the heart to heart touch with you, will help us over the rough way.- out here. We two haye gladly chosen the rougher part and we love it-no piano in our home-mine was a part of me, and I gave it away when I came to China ; no chasing after shadows of style for us; no time ever to curry favor with those who think the plain Southern Baptists are not "quality"-bah! Souls for our hire! Leave us two-us one! alone, with our more than twen ty chapels, and our nearly twenty schools, and the rest can unite, and "resolute," and divide territory, and exchange letters, we (and we thor oughly believe our mission, too) will be with you in the essential things, the things for which our fathers fought and died-soul liberty and New Testament truth-and no quar rel with those who are of the con trary, opinion either. God bless them." Such lives and such letters provoke this writer to a desire for greater consecration and more faithful ser vice whatever influence .such may ex ert upon those to whom is hereby given a glint into the lives of just two of the many of Christ's faithful servants who have gone hence in His name.-Baptist Courier. Mrs. Lillie Kelly Hostess. Mrs. Lillie Kelly, who makes her home here with her sister, Mrs. J. G. Alford, gave a lovely card party on last Wednesday afternoon. At the conclusion of the enjoyable games Miss Mae Tompkins was found to have won the head prize, a piece of the hostess' exquisite needlework, a lace boudoir cap, with dainty rib bon trimmings. .A,n' elaborate hot turkey repast was served late in the afternoon, completing the lovely party. now To Give Quinine To Children. PEBRILINE ts the trademark name given to an improved Quinine. It is a Tasteless Syrup, plea? ant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take it and never know it is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults ?ho cannot lake ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try it the next time you need Quinine for any pur* pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The I tome F3BRJJJNE is blown in*??Ule. SSceoU ; CLEORA CULLINGS. Brimson School Opens. Cut . Cotton Acreage and In crease Food Crops. La- 4 bor Plentiful. Christmas is ov?r and people are starting out for another crop. As some one remarked, the only way we knew it was Christmas was by looking at the calendar. Misses Eugenia "and Lina Brunsott were at home from Winthrop an* Abney Brunson from B. M. Lj afc Greenwood. Mr. N. R. Bartley has moved to Mr. Gus Wash's place. Mr. Press Morgan has a job on the road with Mr. Edmunds running the scrape. Miss Wilmouth Seigler is attending High School in Edgefield. We sympathize with Mr. Lem Har^ ling and family in the loss of one ot" his sons aryl now in the serious illness of his oldest boy. The Brunson School opened again on Monday the 3rd, with Miss Emma Ligon as teacher with 28 pupils. The outlook for the farmers is cer tainly gloomy and it seems that the only hope is to curtail the acreage in cotton, increase the acreage in food and provision crops and prepare to take on some live stock, but be sure1 to pi'epare pasturage before getting the stock. And get pure breeds from chickens up. Don't waste time and money on scrubs. Mrs. Levy Quarles is confined to her room with rheumatism. Hbpe she will improve when the weather open's up. Last year this time the saw mills. couldn'J; get hands to run .their mills because ?h#t<tlarkies around here ht te hands; Mr. Walker Thomasson from New York is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. L Brunson, Jr. SUBSCRIBER. Lovely Spend-the-Day Party Given by Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Sr., of Trenton. There is one characteristic that is synonomous with Trenton-and that is the gracious hospitality which is one of the priceless heritages be queathed by anti-bellum aristocracy. Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Sr., one of Trenton's peerless hostesses, gave a spend-the-day party on Wednesday of last week, in honor of Mrs. J. B Haltiwanger, whose friends are al ways glad to welcome her back in the county that was her home many years. Mrs. Haltiwanger and her daught er, Mrs. Wm. Scott, arrived from Summerland on the New York Spe cial, and, shortly after, the guests were ushered into the dining room where a beautifully appointed table awaited. A turkey dinner with all the ac companying dishes, prepared in the most delicious style, was served. The hostess at the head of the table and her attractive daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Jr., at the foot, preside ed with equally gracious and charm ing ease. In the afternoon the sprightly con versation was diversified with cards After the games, dainty hand painted tea cloths were placed ott the tables and a delicious salad course was served. The pretty manners of little Kathleen and Eugene, the youth ful twins who assisted in serving the repast were indications that they have inherited the characteristic of* their forbears. Miss Susan Mathis deligted the guests with musical selections, which-, demonstrated anew her wonderful talent. The pretty baby son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Jr., promises to be another musical prodigy in the fam ily, as he sang a number of solos wita remarkable trueness and sweetness. Mrs. Mathis' guests were Mrs. J. B. Haltiwanger and Mrs. Wm. Scoit from Summerland, Mrs. S. McGi, Simkins and Mrs. P. M. Feltham of Edgefield, Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Jt.r Mrs. W. H. Moss, Mrs. J. R. Mos^ Mrs. Susan Miller, Mrs. J. H. Court ney and Mrs. A. B. Miller of Tre* ton. ^ .