VOL. 86
EBGEFIELD, S. C.? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921
No. 31
4
JOHNSTON LETTER.
School Commencement This
Week. New Superintend
ent School Picnics
Last Week.
The commencement exercises of
the High School will begin Friday
evening of this week with the musical
by the pupils of the class of Miss
Barre. She has had a large class and
a delightful and varied program is
offered. At this time the medal offer
L ed by the Apollo Music club will be
presented to the pupil making the
most merked progress^ The medal is
a gold one and in the shape of a lyre,
and will have the name engraved on
it. The baccalaur?ats sermon will be
preached at 11:15 o'clock in the-High
School auditorium by Rev. J. C. Ro
per of Chester, and Dr. Josiah Morse
of South Carolina University will de
liver the address before the graduat
ing class. The graduating class is
composed of eleven pupils this year:
Miss Laurie Hoyt, president; Miss
Mazie Kinard, vice president; Miss
Corrine Culbreath, secretary and
treasurer; Miss Mildred Crouch, Miss
Eva Duncan, Miss Lottie Ergle, Miss
Edith Jones, Miss Cornelia Webb,
Miss Helen Yonce and Messrs. Clax
ton and Norris.
The Woodrow Wilson Literary so
ciety has been an interesting feature
of school work and has been a means
of help to the pupils by debates, ac
dresses and articles written by them.
The last meeting of the society was
held Friday morning in the 'audito
rium at 10 o'clock, and the partici
pants were chiefly the members of
the graduating, class.
. Salutatory; Miss Lottie Ergle;
piano solo, Miss Mazie Kinard; Claus
History, Miss Helen Ypnce; Cla?s
Will, Miss Edith Jones; Class Proph
ecy, Miss Mazie Kinard; Valedictory,
Miss Corrine Culbreath; Advice io
the undergraduates, Miss Laurie
^ftoyt1; Pi?no^som^SrrrEm?t^Eewisy
"Auld Lang Syne," by the class.
Miss Lottie Bean is at Jume from
Rock Hill, where she has beej?i teach
ing during the term.
Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Lott have'Veen
spending a few -days here wth
friends. They are always most 'cor
dially greeted. ,
Miss Ray Scott has returned from
Columbia where she was the guest
of friends.
Mrs. J. H. White went to Colum
bia on Wednesday^ to attend the State
Democratic Convention. On her re
turn she stopped over in Leesville,
for a visit to* her daughter, ?Mrs. Tom
Mitchell. . s .
Miss Helen Wright who has been
seventh grade teacher at the Ward
High School is now at home forx the
summer.
Mrs. Robert Price has gone to
North Carolina to visit her daughter,
Mrs, Wise. '
Prof. Milton Stackhouse of Colum
bia has been elected superintendent
of the Johnston High School. He is
theron of Dr. R. E.*Stackhouse, af
Columbia, one of the leading Meth
odist ministers of the state. About
twenty years ago Dr. Stackhouse
was pastor of the Methodist church
here and he and his family were held
in love and esteem by the people of
the town, regardless of denomina
tion. So it will be a real pleasure to
have his son identified with the town
again.
Mrs. W. W. Hall of North, S. C.,
has been spending a while with her
sister, Mrs. Will Sawyer.
Miss Emma Griffin of Marion, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Bessie Bean.
Miss Clara Sawyer spent a part of
the past week with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Clark, at Aiken, S. C.
Emmett and Natalie Compton have
gone to Greenwood to spend a while
in the home of an uncle. After the
close of school Mr. and Mrs. Comp
ton will join them. '
Mr. Leroy Wertz of Greenville,
spent the week-end here in the home
of his father, Mr. O. S. Wertz.
During the past week some of the
grades of the school had picnics, and
though it rained each day, this in no
way dampened the ardor of the young
people. Many of them by good and
faithful application did not have to
stand the examinations and no hap
pier or carefree crowd could have
beeisfound.
Mr. and Mrs. Gay of Garfield, Ga.,
have been guests in the home of the
latters' father, Mr. Noah Lybrand.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morgan of Au
gusta were. visitors here on Sunday.
Mrs. Alexander and little Laddie
have gone to Augusta to spend ?
while with relatives.
Miss Mary Walker entertanied a
few friends with a very pleasant tea
on Friday evening, and the young
people all enjoyed progressive rook
later.
Mrs. Mary Waters is at home from
a visit to her sister in Augusta.
News comes that Miss Fannie Pru
itt, who has been in the hospital un
der treatment, seems to be improv
ing. . .
Mrs. Kc Creight, of Columbia has
been the guest of Mrs. Joe Mc
Cr?.ight. .
Mrs. Fletcher Wright, who has been
sick is now much better.
The junior choir of the Baptist
church now sits in a body during the
Sunday school at the left front" sec
tion, and the young people are being
trained to use their fresh voices to
the glory of God.
Kirksey News.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lanier and
children spent last Sunday With Mrs.
j Harrison.
Misses Cecyle Mae and Lucile
Strom were callers in the home of
Miss Mamie Zoe Johnson Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hall and chil
dren, Tracy and Virkinia, spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne
Ouzts. j
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Strom visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Clegg last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Seigler and
children spent last Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Ouzts.
Mr. Wright Ouzts, Misses Marie
and Marguerite Ouzts were visitors
in the home of Miss Lucile Strom on
Thursday afternoon.
Misses Fannie and Helen Harris ;
have returned to their home in Edge
?el'd" 'after spending a while with :
Misses Evelyn and Mary Emma John- >
son.
Mrs. Clyde Hall and Mrs. Clara
Faulkner w^ere callers in the home ;
of Mrs. S. T. Strom last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. M. Johnson spent last
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. He
ber Williams.
Miss Lucile Strom spent last Fri
day night with her aunt, Mrs. W. L.
Mellichamp.
Mr. a.id Mrs. Pierce Ouzts of Co
lumbia visited Mr. and Mrs. Goode
Williams last week.
Misses Clarie Faulkner and Lois ,
McManus were callers in the home of
Misses Cecyle M. and Lucile Strom ,
last Monday.
Mr. "O. W. Lanier has returned to
his home after spending a while with .
his daughter, Mrs. John Seigler of ,
Phoenix.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Strom were j
callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. ?
W. H. Clegg last Wednesday. j
Miss Annie Sue Lanier spent last .
Sunday with Miss Marguerite Ouzts. ?
Mr. F. P. Johnson is spending a '
few days with his daughter, Mrs. S. ^
T. Strom.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. -Ethridge and .
little son, 0. A., Jr., were visitors in j
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Ouzts last Friday.
Miss Cecyle Mae Strom spent the
week-end with Missds Evelyn and
Mary Emma Johnson.
Mrs. Jamie Faulkner spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. John 1
Bledsoe. !
Miss Mamie Zoe Johnson spent 1
last Saturday night with Masses Eve
lyn and Mary Emma Johnson., <
Messrs. E. L. Strom, Jess, DeVore 3
and Homer Ouzts were business vis
itors in Greenwood last Monday. ]
Mrs. Clara Faulkner was a visitor ]
in Edgefield last Saturday.
Misses Fannie and Helen Harrie, ]
Evelyn and Mary Emma Johnson, Ce- ,
clye Mae Strom and Messrs. W. P.
Johnson and Walter Faulkner motor- ,
ed to Saluda last Saturday.
Mr. W. L. Mellichamp was a vis- ?
itor in Edgefield last week. {
Mr. E. L. Strom has accepted a po
sition in Edgefield for about six (
weeks. \ j
Mr. T. W. Mellichamp called on .
Mr. F. P. Johnson last Wednesday.
Mr. "Wright Ouzts left last -Satur- ?
day for Asheville, N. C., where he has
acepted a position as bookkeeper. .'
His many friends wish for him much ' '
Musical Recital by Miss Susan',
Mathis.
The following invitation and pro
gram came to the office previous, to
the recital but was misplaced, and.
it is too important to be left out.
Miss Mathis is the gifted daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mathis, of Tren?
ton, and is one of th Edgefield coun
ty's coming musicians. In her every ;
movement at the piano, she mani
fests the artist's gift:
Graduating Recital
Miss Susan Elizabeth Mathis
Trenton, S. C., ;
Assisted by
Miss Margaret Courtney, Reader.
Trenton High School
Trenton, S. C.
E. W. Rentz, Superintendent
Miss Arah Pauline Gatlin, Director
Friday, May 5, 1922,, 8:30 P. M.__
Program
Suppe_Poet and Peasant
Susan Mathis
My Name's Tommy, Margaret Court
ney.
Bach_Solfeggietto
Verdi, Miserere, from "Il Trovatore"
A Southern Diplomat, Margaret
Courtney.
Grieg-To Spring
Chopin_ Valse
Lesson With a Fan, Margaret.,Court
ney.
Sinding_Rustle of Spring
Rachmaninoff __ _1_Polichinelle
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Music Club Met With Mrs. B.
B. Jones.
Better late than never! and "so'the
publicity chairman of the Musics club
is giving an account of the meeting
which was held on Friday, May 12,
at which time -the Music club was
hostess to the brides elect', Misse* B?
sela Parker and Margaret. May.^ The
spacious rooms and hallway were dec
orated in Dorothy Perjkins.ro?
in the hallway Misses Gladys Padgett
and Lois Mims registered the names
of each guest.
The musical program was a violin
solo "Down in the Forest,'.' by Miss
Lois Mims with accompaniment by
Miss Genevieve Norris, and vocal
solos by Mrs. M. B. Tucker, accompa
nied by Miss Ruth Lyon, and Miss
Ruth Tompkins, Miss Gladys Padgett
pianist.
A solo dance was given by Miss
Lucy Sheppard,' "The Enchantress,"
with accompaniment by Miss Padgett.
Seated on a divan in the drawing
room were the brides elect, Miss R?
sela Parker and her maid of honor,
Miss Rosada Talbert and Miss Mar
garet May and her maid of honor,
Miss Grace Tompkins.
A beautiful feature of the after
noon was a miniature bridal party,
consisting of Dorothea Sheppard,
Martha Stewart, Janie Edwards, Es
ther Rubenstein^ Mary Cantelou,
Marjorie Mitchell and Virginia Hol
land. Marjorie Mitchell was the grace
ful little flower giri and Virginia
Holland the bride. After the bridal
party arrived in front of the real
brides elect, two solo dances were
riven by Esther Rubenstein and
Martha Stewart, and the miniature
bride presented a hand painted cake
plate to each of the guests of honor.
A dainty salad "course was served.
Moss News.
As we had so much rain last week
we are glad to see the sun. The far
mers aie trying to save their grain
jrops which are very good.
The cotton is very pretty but we
ion"t know what the weevil will do
for us.
Miss Pearl Thomsa spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Lorine
Moultrie. 1
Mrs. Maggie Burnett and Mrs. Car
rie Burnett spent Sunday with Mrs.
I. M. Langley.
Mr. Nat Robertson spent Sunday
with Mr. P. W. Christie.
We are sorry to hear Mr. Art
Brunson is sick Hope he will soon be
aut again.
Mrs. Julia Wash entertained a few
if her friends last Saturday night.
Cake and cream were served the
?ruests.
success.
Mrs. E. L. Strom visited her sister,
Mrs. Will Jackson of Edgefield last
Thursday. '
A Last Word About the I
dians of Oklahoma.
.Dear Advertiser: v
? Will you forgive me if I write
last letter about Jndians? I know 1
you think I have thought all
thoughts and dreamed all the dre;
that I can about them, and t
henceforth I shall have to reitei
what I have said before, but that ii
exactly so. You see today I went
venturing down the heart of
adopted home town down "M
Street," that was lit in. the dayti
not so much by the sun even, as
the warm colors, and the bizarre s
agery of the Indians.
They decorated tile town as fo:
festival, for it is May; the day -s
hot and they were like lizzards si
ning themselves on the sidewalks.
A photographer . could not hi
grouped them more effectively,
was the artlessness of the scene tl
would have made the faces so gc
in a picture. But they are opposed
the,camera. It is the white man's ic
and they are not predisposed in t
favor of the white man's inventic
except those that make for ease su
as the automobile. They do not li
to have their eerie faces copied.
It seemed today as if they had m
taken the time for Easter, so g
was their dress, but the Easter bc
net was conspicuously absen-1;. T
women do not wear hats. In cxtrei
heat or cold they throw their shav
over their heads. Some of them loi
like enormous, bolts of colored clot
their faces old with the years th
have brought nothing more in the
train than a sort of lazy comfort ai
a stolid response alike to the joys ai
the disappointments of life.
The men have even, adopted khal
some cf them and many look excee
ingly modern, but for the bronze <
(their faces. But the Indian wornt
jare like all other women, fond <
beads, and eai x...6.s and decoratio:
"ana*in the" years to come, if thc
change at all, they will change on?
in the number of ornaments. Th?
will still tend toward the fantasti
I .recently read an Indian poei
written by Miss Muskrat, an India
girl, ' and a former student of th:
school. In it she says,
"Light and airy are the footsteps
. Of Welleah, of my Squaw."
When I saw on the street some o
the ponderous creatures with the roll
ing gait of an "old Salt," I marvele
at the incongruity of the lines. To sa;
that their step was light and air;
would be to tamper unmistakabl;
with the truth as I know it.
The poem goes on to say, .
"And her laugh is like the gurglinj
of the crystal Sparinaw."
Far be it from me to deny th<
poet's license, but it seems to me tha'
the Indian is too stolid a creatur<
ever to show much amusement, a'
least around white people. I saw ar
old squaw the other day, trying ti
entertain an obstreperous papoose
The various pantomines that played
over her face were enough to attract
not only the papoose, but me.
Above all things the Indian is
averse to speaking to a white person.
He goes into a store,' lays a certain
amount of money on the .pounter, and
points to the article he wishes. He
tries not to use change, but simply
buy what the amount of money he
pays the clerk will purchase. Some
times he goes behind the counter and
collects the various things he wishes,
anything to keep from speaking. He
would rather grunt.
It is said that less than 2-5 of
the Indians are church members. The
majority of these are Methodists, the
Baptist church coming next as a de
nominational choice.
The Tonkawas are rapidly dimin
ishing, there being only eighty-six
of them left. fThey hold their own
land, and thus get nothing from the
government. In contrast with the
Osages, they are very poor, -however,
Tonkawa Oil Field is growing nearer
to the land owned by several of the
tribe. In time they may be million
aires if the rivers of oil flow in the
right drection.
"Distance lends enchantment to
the view" more surely in connection
with- the Indian than with anything
I know, and I think that if they were
more civilized, I should like them
less.
The Tonkawas, being like. other
Indians used to a roving life,N could
not adapt themselves to. the govern
merit's plan for their homes. For a
time their houses were very unsani
tary, so that the death rate was very
high. They are improving now as
they become accustomed to the white
man's methods. ?
A stream and a forest, or a plain
was theirs for the taking in the for
mer days. They moved when they felt
the call of the wanderlust, but now
they are like caged things in a house
built of boards. They can not feel at"
one with law and order. They are at
.one with the coyote that roams the
plains. They can scarcely breathe the
rarefied atmosphere of civilization.
Unlike the negro, they have no
ambition, they do not care to be
come like, but more unlike, the white
man, who is to them an usurper, a
false and unworthy example.
FLORENCE MIMS.
May 13, 1922.
Tonkawa, Oklahoma.
I j
Meeting Street News.
A large crowd from this section at
tended children's day at McKendree
Sunday last. The exercises were fine
and dinner plentiful.
Mrs. Margaret Stevens spent Sun
day with her daughter, Mrs. W. S.
Logue.
Mrs. Mary F. Walton spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Davis Tim
merman.
Mrs. S. C. Cogburn and Mrs. Wal
lace Logue called to see Mrs. C. T.
Hill Sunday.
Mr. Ben Stevens and little Rem
bert Hill were Pleasant Lane visitors
on . Sunday last.
Mrs. J. R. Bryan and children of
the Long Cane section spent Tues
d?y'night of last week with Mrs. J. E.
Bryan.
Mrs. Mary^F. Walton has returned
to her home after a few weeks' visit
to relatives in and around McCor
mick.
Mr. S. C. Cogburn carried his lit
tle son, Avery, .to, Edgefield-Wednes-.'
day to Dr. Nicholson.' The " child was
playing with a penny and swallowed
it. We hope it will not be serious.
Mr. und -Virs. IVI. L. Stevens and I
children visited Mr. and Mrs C. T.
Hill Sunday last.
Mr. J. F. Payne made a business
trip to Edgefield Monday last.
Mr. Steve Allen spent Sunday with
his brother, Mr. J. C. Allen.
Mr. T. A. Odom of Augusta spent
Sunday nighi with his daughter, Mrs.
J. F.' Logue.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Walton spent
Thursday with Mrs. Walton's moth
er, Mrs. W. P. Johnson.
Mrs. S. C. Cogburn and her little
daughter, Ruhye Mae, and Mrs. Wal
lace Logue visited Mrs. F. L. Tim
merman of Pleasant Lane Thursday
of last week.
Miss Velma Cogburn brother,
Odell, spent last Thursday night and
Friday with Mrs. H. A. Cogburn.
Misses Evelyn, Mary Emma and
Josie Johnson of Kirksey were visit
ors in this section last Friday. N
Miss Mattie Emily McDowell has
returned home from the Heyward
Institute, Clyde , N. C. We are glad
to welcome her home.
Mr. and Mrs, J. E- .Bryan and chil?
dren and Mr. S. A. Holston dined
with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Logue .last
Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Logue and children vis
ited Mrs. Logue's sister, Mrs. Claude
Dorn Sunday afternoon.
Epworth News.
After a week's beautiful weather
we are having a contniual rain. ;
The farmers who planted cotton
are very much discouraged with it,
as'it is dying from the effect of the
boll weevil.
We are sorry to report that: Mrs.
W. C. Freeland and Mrs. Belton Wat
kins are on the sick list at this writ
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. J3oone and lit
tle son, William Arthur were the
spJend-the-day guests of the former's
parentsf^Mr. and Mrs. W. M; Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Watkins' home
is brightened by a permanent visitor
Mary Lillian.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Freeland and lit
tle daughter, Louise, spent the week
end with relatives recently in Green
wood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ouzts and little
daughter, Velma Lou of Greenwood
were the guests of Mrs. Ouzts' pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dorn, on
TRENTON NEWS.
Funeral of Mr. J. H. Wise
Commencement Exercises
This Week. W. C. T.
U. Meeting.
The remains of Mr. J. H. Wise
were brought, here from McCormick
on Monday and interred in the Ebe
nezer cemetery by the side of his
wife, his grave being covered with
beautiful flowers sent by his family
and friends. Mr. Wise was born near
here, where he has always resided,
until about a year ago when he weat
to McCormick to be with his son, Mr.
Fred A. Wise. Mr. Wise was 74 years
f age and has always been considered
a good and .substantial citizen. He/
was a life long member of Ebenezer
church. He is survived by the follow
ing children: Messrs W. H. Wise, H
J. Wise, F. A. Wise and Mrs. E. A~
Lobin of Philadelphia, Mrs. M. M. 1
Sutton and Mrs. J. M. McCrary o?
Jacksonville, Fla.
Commencement exercises are be
Jing held in our school auditorium -
[The program, which is highly enter
taining will begin Thursday evening:
and continue through Tuesday morn
ing, when the graduating exercises
will take place and diplomas and
medals given. The commencement
sermon will be preached on Sunday
morning by Rev. J. E. Henderson of
Aiken.
Mr. David Johnson was carried to
the University hospital on Tuesday
morning as the result of an injury
sustained while acting in the capacity
of section foreman on the Southern;,
railroad near Trenton. Mr. Johnson's
friends are hopeful that his injuries
are not. of a serious nature, and that-.
he will soon recover. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wertz from.
Columbia have been recent visitors.
to relatives here.
Mrs. Mae Richburg from North
Augustans, the guest of Mr's. Felicia
'Moss. " '' ? V'^
Miss Mattie Harrison motored from
Columbia to spend the week-end, .
bringing with her several friends.
Miss Sadie Long who has finished .
a successful year as teacher at Salu
da is home for the summer.
Mrs. J. D. Mathis, Jr., entertainedr
two tables of bridge on Friday after
noon last, using as her decorations -
baskets and bowls of sweet peas. The
highest score was made by Mrs. C. P. .
Corn of Johnston and she was pre
sented with a dainty hand embroid
ered handkerchief. The consolation.,
was cut by Mrs. George Wise, who
received a towel. Mrs. Mathis was
assisted by Miss Julia Wise in serv
ing a delicious salad course and tea.
The W. C T. U. held a pleasant
and profitable meeting with Mrs. T.
P. Salter on Thursday afternoon, and
much real benefit w?s derived from a
talk given by that beloved woman of
Edgefield, Mrs. Jule Mims, whose in
terest has always been so deep and so
keen in the work. Music was furnish
ed by Miss Susan Mathis and a, read
ing given by Miss Margaret Court
ney. Miss Ray Swearingen gave a
beautiful vocal selection with accom
paniment by Mfs. Eb Ryan.
Mrs. W. L.,Dunovant of Edgefield
was introduced by Mrs. Courtney,,
president and made a very interesting
and profitable talk on the Pan-Amer
ican conference which she recently
attended in Washington. The devo
tions were conducted by Mrs. Leiilie
Eidson. The union decided to attend ;
the annual picnic at the County Home
on June 9, in celebration of Jennie
Casseday's birthday. At the conclu
sion of the* meeting, delightful re
freshments were.served and a social
half hour enjoyed,
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Mangum, the pastor of
the Good Hope church preached at
Mountain Creek Sunday morning.
He delivered a splendid sermon on
"Christ's Attitude Toward His Moth
er." A large congregation was pres
ent.
We are sorry to report that there
are mad dog? in this community. Mr.
h. L. Hasting killed one at his home
Monday night which has bitten ? a
number of dogs.
The gardens are very sorry in this
section.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
John Smith has returned to her home ;
from the Greenwood hospital.
"ROES BUD.'?