Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-07
Appointments.


of your society and send her. Miss
Shelor will be glad to get clippings
to send in letters. You can pay your
dues this way.
The following ministers in Oconee
have been appointed chaplains: Rev.
j. l.. Singleton, Westminster; Rev.
I. B. Epting, Walhalla; Rev. M. E.
Peabody, Westminster; Rev. G. s.
Blackburn, Seneca; Rev. l.. e. Hub
ard, Clemson-one to represent each
denomination in the county. We
ask each circles president to appoint
chaplain.
We want the circles to put whole
J. some reading in the Jail and see that
va minister visits the prisoners and
that they be put in the home depart
ment of Sunday school.
The readers of the State are trying
to raise five hundred dollars to de-
fray the State organizers expenses.
In Sunshine work we have calls for
eVerythint. from pin up. Oska
Pitts, the young man who has such a
pleasant smile as he hands out the
Sunshine mail, made our heart glad
by giving us large package of post
cards, and many message they car
ried from the society.
Miss Hortense Taylor has organ
lied circle at Wolf Stake.
The Sunshine Society sent Clemson
College some peach seeds that are
descended" from seed BENJAMIN
Perry planted at the Brick House
place before the Revolution. Mr..
Perry was soldier and the father Of
Governor B. f. Perry.
Miss Shelor was invited to read
paper on Sunshine at the Christian
Temperance Workers Convention,
July 6. She could not go, but sent
paper. The meeting was at Edge
field.
We all make mistakes, but re-
memDer I '"e stepping stones for
others. W H. e trials and have to
fight battles, but remember It was
war that made Lee immortal. Be
brave, be true, and success will come.
Here is a sweet message that came
to me from young teacher who will
be a minister when he completes his
education: MAY your pathway be
streWn with roses, your life blessed
by the success of your Sunshine
work, to which you give your best
and so efficient service, and may rich
stores of every good that may add
It's lustre to the crown of living, be
! to you in abundant measure" In
this young mans school at Lees is
fine circle of Sunshine.
The State motto is: at Is better
to try and fail than sit idle and do
nothing" State colors, Navy blue:
international colors, white and gold
The flower is the poppy.
The circles in Oconee report month
~ to Mrs. Shanklin, who sends her
report to Miss Shelor. Mrs. Shank
lin can appoint leaders and has all
control Of the Sunshine work in her
county. She also can organize cir
cles elsewhere, but all appointments
must be made by the State leader
who is an officer in the International
Society. No one Is allowed to beg
on the streets for Sunshine work.
All appeals must be made through
the press or pulpit. Money can be
caught in mite box in some public
place. Mrs. Alden will furnish the
box.
Perhaps the school children of
>Oconee do not know that the great
man, DR.. Hale, who recently died.
has donated to the school libraries.
All books from the Lerd-a-Hand So
ciety was his work.
hon. John SWearingen has written
TO Miss Shelor and told her he would
help her scatter Sunshine. and that
ne hoped that all the county super
intendents Of education would COOP
crate with her in forming libraries
for teachers.
The State organizer has had tbe
honor OF long talk this year with
nearly all the college presidents.
and they all want to scatter Gun
shine and lend a hand to the work.
y She had delightful talk with Dr.
James, of the Greenville Female Col
lege, at South Union, on education
or defective children. This move
ment is new in South Carolina, but in
Texas the Sunshiners have school