Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-09-28
For the Advertiser,

As the "Edgefud Literary Club" is about to
be success, il is deemed proper to indicate the
object for which it WAS organized, by publishing
the rules which its members have adopted for
their Government. The impetus given it by the
excellent and credtable addresses Of Mr.. JOSEPH
ADxEr and Mr.. ERASMUS II. YuryeBLoop, at the
last meeting, should be iurthered in every ayala-
BILE and reasonable way by the citizens of our vii
lage, and all who may take IN interest III its per-
Iuanency. The rules speak for Themselves.
The niemhers of tho Club would most cheerfully
herr addresses or essays from any gentleman,
upon any subject, Whirl will tend to difuse whole.
sune information in the community, Mechanical
Agricultural, Scientific, Religious or Literary.
And>aboye NIL would they desire that their
meetings, extra and regular, should be illuminated
by the sparkling eyes and beamins faces of the
ladies Of the community. Give US your counie-
nance and encouragement, ladies, and there is no
such word Us fail"
Dremins it important to associate ourselves to-
gethcr for Improvement in Composition aud Elocu-
tion. NE adopt the following rules of observance.
1st. The style of this association is tho Edge
field Literary Club
End. In all their meetings, the mcmhcrs shall
be governed by Parliamentary usage.
:'rd. There shall he. at least, one meeting of
the Club every fortnight
.lth. A Chairman or President. and Secretary
and Treasurer. shall be elected quarterly, by II
majoriry of the voters present, at meeting quail
lied to 10 business; ami the President elect shall
deliver IN address ut the meeting next Succeeding
his election.
5.h. Each member Of the Club, shall prepare,
and read or speak, 10 the order Of HE appoint
,ncnt composition, address, or essay, to be DO
lirerei at every regular meeting, which shall be
public.
9Th. At tho conclusion of such composition,
address, OF essay, any member present shall be a
liberty To express his views thereon iouching.au
mntter Of flct principle, and the author nhall
have the fual reply aud closing argument. Any
member, therefore, wishing TO 10 hear will NO.
tify the author, before ho commences his reply or
conclusiDu.
7th. The names Of the members Of the Club
will be arranged in alphabetical order; xnd tho
President at each meeting will select tho first in
order, for the first writer speaker with tho next
in order, for his alternate; and for the second
writer or speaker, the President will select tho
last in order, with the next to tho last for his al
tcrnate and so Oh continually, until the whole
list has been gone through with; except, that ut
the 6rst meeting, the President will appoint two
writors speakers, with their alternatet, absesr-
ing tho order above, su that, considering any al
ternate at one meeting compelled to speak pr
write either for that meeting or the succeeding
one, two speeches or. addresses may generally DO
expected at.cvery meeting of tho Club. And it
shail alsp be the duty Of the President, with tho
advice and concurrence OF the Club, to announce,
at each regular meeting, subject for discussion
ut ths pext, in ease Of the failure of thase al-