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The Oconee County Sunshine Con-
vention was held at Rock Springs
Methodist church on August 18th,
1910, at II O'clock. Rev. NJ. Il. Pea
body, of Westmins Ter, delivered
quite an interesting sermon to a
large and attentive congregation.
: From 1890 to 1.30 dinner was
spread beneath the large and shady
oaks. About Is boxes Of lunch we're
sent to shut-ins with all good wishes
from the convention.
AT 1.30 the meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. j. d.
Shanklin.
The following program was car
ricd out:
Song Nearer, my God, to Thee" 7"
Prayer by Rev, G. NJ. Wilcox.
Mrs. Shanklin then read an inter-
esting paper on the work of Issaque-
na Society during the past year She
told Of all the boxes, etc, which
had been passed on to cheer the
afflicted and needy, Of the wheel
chair which was purchased for Mas
ter Crenshaw, which has brought
many happy hours to this young and
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smiling invalid; also OF the wheel
chair which the society is now rails
ing money to get for Miss Fannie
Lee, who has not walked step in
20 years. She received from Miss
Maud Ellison, our own little invalid,
81 for the wheel chair, also 81 from
j. w. Foster, Collins, Miss, a former
Oconee boy.
song--"My Faith Looks UP to
Thee
Reports.
Bounty Land-Mrs. Jasper DOYLE
made quite an interesting report of
the good work the society was do
ing, and stated that it was going to
meet soon and reOrganize, so as to
be able to enter into the grand work
with more zeal.
Issaquena-Mrs. Lucy Burriss told
OF the work we are doing to help
along the good cause. The society
gave two ice cream supperS recently
for the purpose Of raising money to
purchase a wheel chair. About
S1l.5O was raised. The society will
in the near future begin some quilts,
etc, to be sent TO the Epworth,
Thornwell and Connie Maxwell or
Dhanages as Thanksgiving offerings.
Oceola-Carrie McMahan told how
they followed in the footsteps of Is
saquena and We're always ready to
lend helping hand.
NO reports were made from the
following places: Wagcner, Return,
Poplar, Hiawatha and Oakway.
Rev. j. l.. Singleton delivered
quite an interesting talk on the Sun
shine work, which was greatly en-
ioyed.
Richland international Society,
which is composed Of eight young
men, was reported by Mrs. Shanklin
the president. This society has paid
all the postage on all the mail of the
county organizer; also freight on
several boxes. Rev. G.. NJ. Wilcox is
chaplain of the society.
Next on the program was an ad
dress by Miss Mary Shelor, State
leader told OF the grand work
the societies were doing and OF the
work that is to do. She told Of the
gold medal offered by Major G.
Shanklin in honor Of his mother, to
the teacher who put the most sun
shine into her school room Her talk
from beginning to end was most in
teresting, telling of the ups and
downs Of the leaders and organizers.
Collection $4.19.
Song Jesus, lover OF my soul"
Mrs. II. p. Mickey gave fifty
stamped postal cards, which were
sent as greetings from the conven.
ton. Misses Ada WHY, Nellie Du-
Bose and Cornclia Foster acted as
postmistrosses. Fifty-siN POST cards,
SIX letters and three packages were
sent. Total 63.
Let every society begin with new
zeal and energy and make the fol-
lowing year greater than ever be-
fore.
This closed our second convention.
Cornela B. Foster.