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VOL. 86 EBGEFIELD, S. C.? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921 No. 31 JOHNSTON LETTER. Marriage of Miss Rhoden an Mr. Oakes. Mrs. Crouch Entertains Mary Ann Buie Chapter. The marriage of Miss Lida Pearl Rhoden and Mr. William J. Oakes, of Darlington, which took place here Tuesday afternoon, 5 o'clock in the Baptist church, was a most beautiful one. The church was most artistical ly decorated, a color scheme in which yellow, the predominating color was carried out. Large baskets pf yellow chrysanthemums, and many yellow candles about the alter being very effective. Previous to the ceremony a musi cal program was rendered, Miss An toinette Denny presiding at the or gan. Miss May Boozer of Lexington sweetly sang "You and Love," and "I Love You Truly." Lohengrin's "Bridal Chorus" was sung by a cho rus of 25, and asj this was concluded the candle bearers, Coy Asbell and Inez Rhoden lighted the many .can dles. The bridesmaids were Miss Grace Oakes, sister of the groom, who wore brown panne velvet, gold lace hat; Miss Pet Belk of Kershaw and Miss , Annie Lou Taylor of Lexington, each wearing brown silk crepe with gold lace hats, all three carrying yellow chrysanthemums tied with yellow tulle. Mrs. S. E. Asbell, sister of the brvle, and grand dame was attired in black Canton crepe, with velvet brocade trimmings, and wore a black lace picture hat. Mrs. Paul Eve, of Augusta, the dame of honor, wore black crepe with gold lace hat. The groomsmen were Messrs. Aus tin McEithern, Lowell Muldrow, of Darlington, and Edward Rhoden, , brother of the bride. , * The maid of honor, Miss Lida Mul- ( drew of Darlington, wore an Oriental ' blue satin and black lace costume, , ^^^^jpic^rr^^a^m^j^ony. ... .' little Angelle Rhoden, a fairy in yel low, brought the ring to the altar in ( a yellow chrysanthemum. The bride entered with her father, Mr. W. L. Rhoden, and was met at ( the altar by the groom with his best j man, Mr. G. W. Sleigh, of Darling ton. The bride was attired in a coat ' suit of brown Debut' de Laine, with seal trimmnigs, with touches of blue, -, all accessories in harmony. She car- ( ried a shower bouquet of bride's , roses and valley lillies. Her only or- , "nament was a bar of pearls and sap- < phires, the gift of the groom. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. S. Brooke. After the ceremony the happy pair . left in a car for Columbia, where ( they will then go to New York and other northern points. - The bride, as Miss Rhoden is a charming young woman of cordial manner, and her friends here regret that she now will make her home in , another part of the state. The groom is an electrical engi neer and served three years overseas during the World War. There was a beautiful array of wedding gifts of cut glass, china, sil ver and linen. Among the out of town guests were, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Oakes, pa rents of the groom and Mrs. A. D. Martin of Lexington. A beautiful reception was tender ed the bridal party the evening pre ceding the wedding, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Asbell. The deco rations were pink and white. The .guests were received by Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, and the receiving party stood in the parlor. In the-din ing room pink and white block cream and cake were served by Mesdames W. W. Rhoden, H. S. Rhoden and J. N. Lybrand, and Misses Sue Smith and Antoinette Denny. Pink and white mints were served by Coy As bell. and Inez Rhoden. Mrs. Hatcher toasted the bride, and much merriment was had as the young people drew from the magic mirror the reasons why they had nev er married. Everyone is delighted to welcome Mrs. Susie Latimer back after a long stay in the homes of her sons* in other states. Rev. W. S. Brooke is in Greenville this week attending the State Bap tist Convention. v Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bland are now keeping house, occupying the hoi of Mr. F. S. Bland. Mr. and Mrs. Epting of Prosper: have been guests of their daughh Mrs. Thom?s Weiderman. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson and M: Williamson have moved to Rid Spring. They have been living he for the past two years, and ha made many warm friends. Mr. J. A. Suber spent part of t past week in Columbia with his s ter, Mrs. Davis. Mr. Robert Turner and family wi have been residing here for the pa three years, are now residing ne: Cambridge. Mrs. James Halford entertain< the bridge club on Thursday mornir in a very happy and cordial manne and all present spent two most d Mghtful hours. The hostess was a sisted by her mother, Mrs. H. "V Crouch, and sisters, Mesdames, L. I Maxwell and Grace Crouch. Mrs. James Tompkins made tl highest score, and received a beat tifully embroidered pair of pillo cases. During music an elaborate lui cheon was served. During the evening, Mrs. Halfor again entertained several couples b< ing invited and this occasion wa equally enjoyable. Mr. I. W. Pender centemplate having erected on the Fulmer lot, very attractive bungalow, which wi' be quite an ornament to this noi vacant lot. Miss Lida Sawyer, of Columbia i visiting her mother. The school^ is very unfortunate ii the fact that'the he?^jstures for th furnace came too small, and the pu pils will now. have to remain out o school a few days longer, as it is un comfortable now without heat. The Mary Ann Buie chapter me Thursday afternoon with Mrs. H. W Crouch. All reports of officers anc committees chowed active work. Al chapter pledges were paid for th? pear, and $25 on hand. Bound volumes of ''The Veteran' iverc^feady to place' on fhV U/T)."Cj shelf in the town library. The C. ol C. will also bind a volume of "Thc Veteran" for the library. A full report of the visit to the County Home at Thanksgiving was leard, .and the chapter hopes to ar range for some religious services there once a month. It being necessary to elect an au ditor and recorder of crosses, Mrs. Frank Warren, Jr.,' was elected to the first named office, and Mrs. Bar tow Walsh to the latter. Mrs. Warren ivas elected as delegate's alternate to the State convention at Batesburg. Miss Antoinette Denny was host ess for^the Apollo Music ' club on Tuesday afternoon, the chief busi ness being in plans for securing the Glee club of Columbia for a future date, Maurice Matteson being the director. An excellent musical program was rendered by Mrs. G. D. Walker, Mrs. W. C. Connerly, Misses Jacobs, Barr, and Denny and Mr. Elliott Lewis, and Misses Frances Turner, Clara and Gladys Sawyer. A dainty salad course was served. There will be a large attendance from here to the State U. D. C. con vention at Batesburg on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Mrs. 0. D. Black, first state vice president, Miss Zena Payne, district historian, Miss Clara Sawyer, president Mary Ann Buie chapter, Mrs. Joe Cox, del egate and Mrs. F. M. Warren, Jr., Mrs. H. W. Crouch, Mrs. M. T. Tur ner, Mrs. J. H. White and Mrs. P. B. Waters. The Emliy Geiger chapter held a very interesting and largely attended meeting Monday afternoon with Mrs. M. R. Wright. ? Steps are being taken to secure a government marker to place on a grave of one who was very patriotic in the Revolutionary War period. The quilt for Tamassee was exhibited, quilted, and this with the other arti cles will now be sent to the D. A. R. school. Thechapter decided to have an en tertainment at UA early date as fol lows: "An evening of fun;" a prize vfill be given for the tackiest one present; a cake walk, spelling bee, fortune telling, a grab bag, sweets for sale. A full account of the state confer ence at Charleston was given by Miss Mallie Waters, and impressions of the conference were given by Mrs. Miss Florence Mims Celebrates "Good English" Week by Giving Her Impres sions of Slang. S Dear Advertiser: For lack ? of a better. subject, I shall devote my remarks this week to slang. ?Good English week has just passed and perhaps I am a little latg in celebrating it, but I have to write when the thoughts come to me, re gardless of the passing of days. As a matter of fact, every week should be good English week from the time we start to school. The teacher of Spanish, himself Spaniard at the University Prepara tory School here, has a small grand son, Bill?, not quite a year old, to whom he is teaching Spanish,: while the' rest of the family ?ndeavor to teach him English. The small grand son converses with his grandfather in Spanish and immediately tuir^ and talks to .someone else in Englist I predict that the child will grow tb be a cultured gentleman, knowing the musical language of Southern Europe and the more extensive western tongue. Youth is the time to begin to teach a person good English, or good Span ish or good anything else, and tjj|e home, more than the school, is the place where the impression for prop er or improper spee?ji is more indeli bly made. Of this fa?t I am thorough ly convinced. I suspect that I had rats many, unusual and .varied words Jin my vocabulary when I starte? off?to college as I have learned there ?nd since. The subject of slang came up the breakfast table this morning abd I entered into a heated conversation, with the result ..hat I went to^sciu ol planning in'^my heart that if any.s u dentScame to my studio and inp be course of a lesson used slang, .fl ?t they shoultTnot leave without b^ing told of their grievous error. 'Ihen forthwith, as it ever i? in life, I fovind myself durjng?the/; i^fa^?natfeig^ the moTflfflg^sm^ ay ! eV in which one girl represented an ex tremely modern girl and therefore, used slang, and nothing but slang. I heard myself repeating to her just the way it should go with all the lilt ing ringo of the- streets. So I started down the long road that is paved with good intentions. At dinner tonight I heard myself glibly using a certain slang phrase and stopped short, surprised and hurt that I had so deceived myself. But that is ever the way. Slang is the line of least resistance. It expresses what we walli to say. It saves' us from using our brains. It shows a paucity of words, .a crying need for better vocabulaires. After a while the power to dis criminate between slang and words of good repute leaves one, the delicacy of perception in speech departs and like Samson, we know not that this strength we once possessed is depart ed from us. ^. Speech is the means, the technique, through which we accomplish the aim of making our thoughts understood by our fellow men. If the time ever comes when we can read the other person's mind, then we can dispense with speech, but not until then. Happy is the man who can have three words at his command with which to express one thought and can take either one of the three for a giv en occasion. The person who has only slang is handicapped. He can never be dis tinctive. His speech is apt to be but a replica of his neighbor's. Since I am net an English teacher, I can very easily champion the cause of what I consider to be, by far, the most important subject that any American child can study, his moth er tongue, English. ' FLORENCE MIMS. Tonkawa, Okla. Nov. 29, 1921. We have the most beautiful dis play of Fine Candies ever shown in Edgefield. Fancy Gift Packages, be side fresh stock in our regular lines. Fine Chocolates and Mixed Candies in any quantity. COLLETT DRUG CO. . M. T. Turner and Miss Zena Payne, who attended. The hostess served a dainty salad course with coffee. Very Interesting Letter Frc Miss Mary Gaines Who is Teaching For Gov ernment in Idaho. U. S. P. H. S. H.- No. 52, Boise, Idaho. My Dear Home-People: Today is Armistice Day. I hs just been reading an .account of ce monies at Washington, D. C., for t unknown soldier, brought to o Capital on the ship "Olympia." Tl account with the fact that I was Washington on the first Armisti Day, and with the work in which have since been engaged brings t whole significance of this day befo me in startling, burning truths; a; as I read this article a great feelii of mingled sadness and happine fills me; the sadness, to a degree, prompted by my present work in t Public Health Service Hospital N 52. For the past year and foi nipnthe, I have been in close co tact with the mangled, demente wounded, and shell-shocked victim left in the wake of the ruthless mari of the Hun; fine physical specimei of manhood cut down in the prime < their usefulness, legless, armless < dying a slow death on earth frorn ' B. "bugs" as a result of gas and e: posure. Then there is the highly o ganized, taut-nerve type, whoi brains were of too fine mechanism 1 stand the awful strain of the lon months of tension, or who have bi come shell-shocked; a thread hi snapped, or a wheel lost its balanc -these are our mental patients. But all this sounds too much lik many of the articles you read ever day in magazines, and should be pu in the back ground as much as poi sible. The job that we are facin here ,and in other Public Health Sei vice Hospitals, over the country i the work of Rehabilitation; in othe words helping the man to find him self, and to become a useful citizei again. Our work.is -iapngJ0S^?sKBj cational training, which was former ly under the Federal Board, but sinci the passage of the Sweet Bill, is un der the Veterans' Bureau. Beside: assisting the man in establishing hil eligibility for re-training in a line o: work in which his handicap will be n< obstacle, we try to give him some thing while he is in the hospital, tha: will be a foundation for his training after leaving the hospital, or will b< of therapeutic value in his reocvery The work proper,, at this hospita! is in charge of a college man as Di rector, and two assistants; Miss Kir by, from Vermont has charge of thc Commercial work, and I, of Edgefield, S. C., the English. We have two de partments, one for the men of thc T. B. hospital, and one for surgical, medical and nerve patients. Oui equipment consists of kitchen, tab' and chairs, and cast-away desks :uom the Senate office. The name is thc. Vocational School, but one of the men has given it the more popular nickname of the "Nollidge Shop for Ex-Service Bone-heads." Most of the nerve cases are the mental patients, or "goophs" as the men call them. If we can get these men in school, and get them to do some arithmetic, spelling or copy a letter to send home, and repeat this for several days, it gets his thought anchored to something "earthy," and is a great factor in his recovery. One man came to us who had absolutely lost the power of memory. We got him interested in book-keeping and reproduction work in English. His improvement was so rapid that after being here six months, he was put in vocational training as an accountant under Section 2, of the Act; this means that the man is given books, tuition and $100 ner month, if he is single; or more in proportion if he has a wife and children. Another case is that of a splendid fellow, a civil engineer, before going into sci.ice, whose mind was a wreck from shell shock. At first he would only talk in monosyllables, stare stupidly into space, of play solitaire by the hours. We got him to working algebra, and using words in sentences. He began to have clear flashes when he could think out hard problems; then he could write clear accounts of his ex periences in service, and good letters home. I could cite many other cases, but space may not permit. Some of the men are unreclaimed. Since I've been here, we have been compelled to send four cases to the insane asy lum at Steilacoom, Washington. One of these was a bright young fellow of 23 years, with fairly good edu cation, but with a mind so wrecked from the long nervous strain, that there was no point of contact. ' Since there is nothing compulsory about our work, it is right hard to get much concerted action, but a number of the men are doing good work in typ ing, book-keeping, penmanship, spell ' ing and English. Two features of interest at pres ent to the hospital and school, and especially the school, for a great deal of work is done here ,are the debat ing society and the paper, "Hello Buddy." The society holds its meet ings every two weeks, and is a source of interest and improvement. The pa per is a weekly, and is something on the order of a college paper. Be sides a report of the work of differ ent activities and organizations, there is a reporter from the men for each ward. Every one takes part and anx iously awaits the appearance of the "Hello, Buddy." I enjoy my work with the men, and think it is of great value in the way of experience, and understanding hu man nature. We learn to know men, and make friends of them. They like to go to some one who does not be grudge the time that^ it will take from the daily grind to sympathize with them in their troubles, or en courage their ambitions. All Churches Welcome Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Allen. A service was held at the Baptist church Sunday night welcoming Rev. A. T. AUen and;his wife, 'Mr. Allen having just entered upon his pastor ate of the Baptist church. Rev. G. W. M. Taylor, pastor of the Methodist church, presided over the meeting and after, giving expression to words of welcome from the ministers of the several churches of the town, he pre sented the Rev. P. P. Blalock, who ??x terian church,. Mr. S. B. Nicholson | next spoke for the Methodist church. Mr. J. H. Cantelou spoke as the rep resentative of the Sunday schools of the town and Mrs. Thomas Rainsford extended cordial greetings from the missionary societies of the several churches. Mr. M. B. Tucker welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Allen on the part of the i young people's work and Hon. J. 0. Sheppard spoke in behalf of the cit izenship of the entire community. Mr. W. 0. Tatum, JR, represented the graded and high schools and Mr. '. L. W. Cheatham and Mr. J. L. Mims , spoke as representatives of the local press. After Mr. A. S. Tompkins spoke of the spirit of unity existing between all the churches of the town, : the Rev. A. T. Allen made an appro priate response to what had been said by the representatives of the sev eral churches and the various inter ests of the town. The musical program added much to the occasion, the choir being com posed of the leading vocal talent from all of the churches, with Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman at the pipe organ. The or chestra of the Baptist church, which is composed of six instruments, also added much to the music. Solos were rendered by Miss Ruth Tompkins, Mrs. M. B. Tucker and Miss Lucy Scurry. Appeal of Mr. George is Dismissed. . After- being convicted a second time under an indictment for killing Engineer Brown in Edgefield about four years ago, receiving a sen tence of five years imprisonment at hard labor, Mr. John L. George ap pealed to the supreme court for a new trial. The supreme court has dis missed the appeal which means that Mr. George will at once begin serving the sentence. He has been serving as fireman on the Edgefield branch of the Southern road for the past five or six years. - i The announcement that the Wes tern Union Telegraph Company has arranged to improve its service at Edgefield will be pleasing informa tion to our people. It is now possible to receive or send a telegram be tween 8 o'clock in the morning and five in the afternoon. Under the for mer arrangements the office closed at 3:30 o'clock. RED OAK GROVE Many Hogs Killed. Mr. and Mrs. Mims Moved Ao Au gusta. Saw Burial of Unknown Soldier. There was a large attendance at the Y. W. A. meeting held with the Misses Agner last Saturday after noon and an unusually interesting program. The girls will render a Christmas pageant at Flat Rock during the. holidays. , Mrs. Foster Morgan had as her week-end guest, Miss Sadie Dow. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bussey were, guests of Mr; and Mrs. T. W. Lamb last Friday. Everyone in our community killed, hogs last week, during the cool spell, . as it turned off warm and rainy the cold west wind Sunday afternoon, was appreciated. Sunday school continues to be; well attended. There was a large Bi ble class last Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Bussey has the class of large girls now. ' / M.rs. W. M. Agner recently visited her friend, Mrs. Emma Hudson in Augusta, where she spent ? most enjoyable time, attended the carni val and seeing other friends while in Augusta. The many friends of Mrs. Eva Bus- , sey sympathize with her ' over the condition of her sister, Mrs. Jack Bradley of McCormick, as she does not improve but very littl.e. Her sis ter from Springfield, Ga., Mrs. Joe Ramsey has been summoned to her bedside. Mr. Albert Shelton from Golds boro, N. C., was warmly greeted by his friends here last week, having been called home by the death of his mother. He returned to North Caro lina last Saturday. Mrs. D. C. Bussey and little Margie s have returned from Modoc, having left her father, Mr.vKoberson some TrfeBe?:W>1'' fr****^ The W. M . U. was prevented hold ing a business meeting last Sunday by the rain. Circle No. 2 will meet with Mrs. Eddie Agner on Wednes day afternoon, the 7th. Mrs. Henry Doolittle will enter tain the Circle No. 1 on the 17. Mrs. James Rearden will conduct 'the meeting. Mrs. Zelpha Thurmond is still / with her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Mathis at Colliers and is. now much better. Her friends are delighted' that she ? is able to sit up. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mims have moved to Augusta, Ga. We always, regret the moving away of old friends and neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Young also Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Whatley were welcome guests in the home of Miv and Mrs. T. W. Lamb recently. Mrs. J. T. Griffis from Cleora, ac- . ? companied her mother, Mrs. Mamie* Bussey home last week end. The health of our pastor, Rev. G. W. Bussey was such that he could not fill his pulpit on last Sunday. His ' many friends here hope he wiil soon regain his strength and bc up again. Sweet little Edyth Morgan was on the sick list last week. Misess Marie and Maude Hamilton: will have aa their guest during the holidays, Miss Ruth Thompson from; Harlem, Ga Miss Fannie Dow had to be absent from school last week on account of sickness. Misses Cornelia Bussey and Kath leen Kenrick also Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lamb were guests in the hospitable' home of Mr. W. M. Agner last'week end. One of the most interesting things Mr. George Gilchrist has to tell about his visit to Camp Meade, Md., was witnessing the burial of the unknown soldier in the cemetery at Arlington. The distinct recognition given ex president Wilson on this occasion during the procession was gratifying news to us, because his sacrifice was " almost his life, as we see it. Modoc, S. C. We always accept poetry of this kind, winter or summer: "Your pa per's good and I like you. Find here- ? with a check, and please renew*'.'"' Frost's on the punkin and crops in. the barn; bills all paid and I don't give a darn."-Macon (Mo.) Chron ic] e-Herald. >