Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-19
Twenty.Third Annaal Convention
of The woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union of South
Carolina.

Th, twenty-third annual col :
yention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has just closed
its session in the Methodist church
of Edge6eld. Saturday afternot n
the committee on hospitality met
the traina, aud quite number OF
visiting delegates arrived IN lime
fer the evening when fhe formal
welcomes were extended.
Rev. Marvin Auld of the Metho-
dist church conducted the devc-
tional exercises and in behalf OF
the Meth odists who had 30 gel-
.roualy proff-red the use OF tbeil
church on this occasion welcom' d
the visitors.
Mrs. Nellie Burger national lee
| turer of the Woman's Christian
temperance Union was here in
troduced to the congregation ard
presided during the remaining ex-
srcises.
Rev. r. P. Burgess represented
the ministry of Edgefeld and il
his genial happy manner made
every one feel at home.
Mrs. Emma Auld in behalf OF
ithe local union gave To the new
found friends further pleasant
aud effective greetings, and wheu
these three bad finished we are
sure that our visiting delegates
had recovered from any incipienl
home sickness, and our own peo.
pie of Edgefeld had caught morf
fully the spirit of true hospitality
and the delegates and homo people
had become one 10 heart aid pur-
pose.
The response for the Woman's
Christian Temperance union wa
made by Miss Jessie Curtiss OF
Paxville. and the, response for the
Y. w. C. T. U. by Miss Gertrude
Oxner of Leesyille. After this tht
meeting was adjourned that al.
the audience might become better
acquainted and some minutes Of
social intercourse INDUCED in
All together the welcome service
was delightful one, yet it was
/ but foretaste of what was to fol
low.
o. Sunday morning beautiful
lay full of sunshine and encour-
agement great d ldg field guest,
lnd at the eleven O'Clock hour th'
college auditorium was filled With
those coming for uaited service
under the auspices of the w, mans
Christian Temperance Union. The
music made up of a large choi!
composed of the hest voices ii
Edge6eld,. lent renewed in spira.
ton to the oeca aion. Mrs. Burger
the national lecturer OF
Of the Woman's Chris an
Temperance Union made the
mornings address. pictures
were taken from three incidents
in the Bible and the address was
pronounced by nun Der to have
been the very best that they had
ever listened to.
Sunday afternoon the children'e
service was held at the Methodist
church. Mrs.. Burger presided Oh
this occasion. and the address of.
the AFTERNOON was made By Hon.
T. Garrett Talbert of SEdgefeld.
y;wurdB pprscla atlon were.
spoken; to Mr.. Tai bert for the de.
lightful and eloquent words to
which they had listened and one
little girl said of Mr.. Talbtrt, The
longer she listened the better she
liked him.
Sunday evening was an occasion
for second addre ss from Mrs.
Burger, her subject beirg "The
Knights of the Goth century" This
subject was dealt with in a Eew
and original manner Many Of us
bad read and re-read the compli-
mentary press notices of Mrs.
Burger, but the half had never
been told of her.
Monday morning the opening
session of the organization took
place. Mrs. B. E. Jones of Edge
field was elected recording secre-
tary. Reports were made by local
Loyal Temperance Legions, and
superintendent of departments.
The noontide prayer was voiced
by Mrs. Harris of Charlottesville,
Ca. for some years corresponding
secretary of the Georgia Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Monday afternoon the reports of
superintendents of the depart
ments of Medical Temperance,
Anti-Narcotics, etc, were made. AT
four o'clock the feature of the af-
ternoon session was symposium
by the lawyers, ministers and
"mere men" of the town OH the
question, els the dispensary
means to Prohibition?" Mrs. Bur-
ger was very original in her man
ner of presiding at this service. AS
each gentleman came into the
church, his name was handed her,
and without knowing his opinion
On the question in hand, she call
ed them up to the front to discuss
this question. Short and enthusi-
astic talks were made by Rev. T.
P. Burgess, DR.. G.. E. Burts, 0
Shennard ESQ. g. IT. Williams.