The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-09-23
MET in CAUSE
OF TEMPERANCE.
Large Convention Here
Last Week.
MANY DELEGATES.
Ladies Here from Over
the State.
MANY DELEGATES.
Adjournment ON Sunday-Some OF the
Visitors-Address to the City
School Children,


The South Carolina Temperance
Workers, who were in session here
since Thursday evening closed the bus--
ness of the convention Saturday aud
Sunday was devoted to services in the
churches. Mrs. Joel e. Brunson was
reelected president Mrs. j. j. Pluss Of
Laurens was elected corresponding sec
retary. Sunday, in the First Netho-
dist Church, where the sessions have
been held, Rev. Watson b. Duncan,
the pastor, preached an able and elo.
quent sermon on temperance.
The convention brought together q
large number of ladies from all parts of
the state and the proceedings have
been interesting in the highest de-
gree. Mrs. e. S. Herbert, the state Or
ganizer, a lady of rare culture and in
telligeuce, has added greatly to the
success of the convention. The gen.
eral result has been distinct awaken
ing of zeal in the temperance cause in
Laurens which it is hoped will spread
throughout the state.
On the opening evening Rev. George
Duncan of Georgetown presided and
the invocation was made by Rev. Mr..
Clark of this city. Albert G. Todd, city
attorney of Laurens, delivered the well
coming address which was received
with enthusiasm and has been highly
commended.
Miss Johnnie Sanders, returned
missionary from China, gave an es-
pecially Interesting address in which
she effectively described the opium
curse in China, touching upon this and
other foreign government responsibility
nj fostering the opium trade with the
Chinese Empire.
Mrs. James III. White responded to
the welcome address on the part of the
visitors and captured the audience
with her bright and eloquent speech.
Superintendent b. L. Jones of the
City Schools also made fervent ad-
dress, endorsing the work of the or
ganization. He invited the convention
10 meet for an hour with the schools
and asked that the discussions before
the children be devoted to the dangers
of the cigarette habit, the evil of which
among the young lie strongly empha-
sized.
Rev. j. L. Huggins, pastor of the
Second Methodist Church of Laurens,
spoke briefly, commenting the work
OF the convention and giving words OF
cause.
The meeting at the City School
building was held Friday morning in
the presence of 800 children and the
corps of teachers. 1t was addressed
by Mrs. Brunson, the president, Miss
Lottie Olney of Charleston, Mrs. White
Of Johnston, and Mrs. Bell of Renno
presided at the piano. This meeting
was regarded as one of the most sue
cessful events of the convention and
the children were evidently impressed
the injurious effects OF tobacco on the
young.
At the Church Friday morning the
exercises were led by Mrs g. d. Nose
ley of this city. Mrs. John f. Bolt
welcomed the convention on the part
of the ladies of the Methodist Church
and Mrs. Boyd for the Presbyterian
ladies. The latter said among other
things that it seemed the irony OF fate
that the convention should meet at Lau
rens Court House, the legend of which
is that commission sent out to locate
the county seat stopped at spring
near which was still house, and i'm
bibiDg freely OF the still house product
rather than of the spring concluded
that the spot was an entirely satisfac-
tory one for the court house.
Mrs. Pluss OF this city also deliyered
a welcoming address which was we'll
received to which Miss Wood of Rock
Hill replied with appropriate remarks.
Mrs. Brunson then presented her re-
port as president, showing the work to
j. D. Edison OF Johnston, correspond
ing secretary, presented her report rs
did the state organizer, Mrs. Herbert.
Mrs Herbert reported that the organ
ization was out of debt with small
balance in the treasury. Spartanburg,
she said, leads in the number OF SUBJ
scribers to the cause.
Friday afternoon Mrs. jamie Clark
led the devotional exercises and Mrs.
White and Miss Olney addressed the
convention with regard to effective
means of interesting the Bands OF
Hope or children societies.
The following were among the dele
gates present:
Mrs. j. T.. BrunsOn, Sumter; Mrs. j.
w. Wilson, recording secretary, Spar
tanburg; Mrs. j. ID. Edison, Johnston;
Mrs d. s. Herbert Orangeburg: Miss
Lottie Olney, Charleston; Mrs. Ls Mos
ler, Spartanburg; Mrs. II. III. Sweeny,
Woodruff; Mrs. Matte East Bell, Rem
no; Mrs. o. B. Dugan, Charleston; Miss
Emma A. Anderson, Waterloo; Miss
Birdie La Roche, Charleston; Miss
Dietz, Charleston: Mrs. N. p. Gruber
and Master George Gruber, Charles
ton: Miss Louise Kirby, Woodruff; Miss
Daisy Chamblin, Woodruff; Miss Maud
Carrier and Miss Annie Jones, Spar
Hattie White, Johnston; Miss Jessie
Fetner, Columbia; Mrs. Martha Ken
ney, Johnston; Miss Maggie Bell Horn,
Chester and Miss Johnnie Sanders, Un-
ion and many others, including a num-
ber OF children, members of the Bands
of Hope. The convention adjourned
Sunday.