Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-10-25
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Ladies Missionary Society Hold
Celebration. Attractive
Lyceum Course. U.D. c.
Delegates.

Delegates.
The first anniversary OF circle
work of the woman's missionary So
ciety was celebrated on Monday and
a reception was given by the seven
leaders, Mesdames Annie P. Lewis,
M. II. Turner, Joseph Wright, j..
P. Bean, J. G. Lott, P. G, Stevens
L. E. Grim, to the members of the
missionary society, the Y. w. AS.
and the presidents of the other So
cieties in town.
The affair was held in the after
noon in the Sunday school rooms
of the Baptist church, and Mes
danes o. D. Black and P. 3. Wa
tiers received the ladies at the front.
and Mrs. w. L. Seigler had charge
of registry book. A short devotional
exercise was conducted by Mrs. w.
J. Hatcher who spoke very feeling
ly of this work, being the one to
put forward this plan, and several
of the ladies spoke of the success
with which the circle work is being
met with. The social hour was
much enjoyed and ices and cake
were served.
Mrs. A. P. Lote visited relatives
in Edgetield recently.
A splendid Lyceum course has
been arranged for the winter months
by Mr.. II. D. Grant. The first at
traction will be the Danish violin
ist, Axel Skovgaard. He is the pos
SCISSOR of one of the Stradivarius
violins, there being only 8 in exist
ence, this one costing him sl3, 900.
Following this will be the 'Toron-
to Male Quartet" :" THE Philadel-
phia opera and concert party" and
two lectures.
Mrs. John M. Wright visited her
son, Mr.. Joe Cox, in Columbia re-
Gently.
Mrs. Eleanor Ivey is at home
from visit to Mrs. Iona 1vey at
Greenwood. 8
Miss Lizzie White, a former
Johnston girl, who took up the pro-
fession of trained nurse, and has
Ibeen assistant superintendent at the
Augusta hospital, for 8 years, has
| been selected as supeifntendent Of
the new hospital which will be
erected at Greenwood.
Mr.. q. F. Pechman has returned
from the Columbia hospital where
he has been under treatment.
DR.. Maxwell spent last week in
Walhalla with his parants.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Turner, Mr..
Wallace Turner and Misses Zena
Payne, Frances aud Bessie Ford Tur
ner made car trip to Greenwood
the last of the week and were guests
at the home of DR.. J. Wallace Payne
at his country home at Epworth
Villa.
Mrs. Ona Reese, Of Atlanta, is
visiting at the home sof her father,
Capt. T. r. Denny.
Mrs. Edwin Mobley spent last
week in Columbia with her uncle,
Mr.. James F. Mobley.
At the last meeting of the D. OF
c., delegates were elected TO the
state convention at Greenwood,
November 2lst-2Srd were Mrs
M. T. Turner and Miss Maud Saw.
yer; alternates, Mesdames II. w
| Crouch and J. Fl. White,
Messrs. F. Stanford Bland, j,
Howard Payne, w. B. QUITS and
DR.. G.. d. Walker went over to Au
gusta on Friday evening to attend
the play in the opera house.
Mrs. w. w. Hines has returned
to Petersburg, Va, after a two
weeks stay with Mrs. Peter Eppes
Miss Weinona Lewis made
pleasure trip to Augusta during th'
past week.
Mr.. Harry Mish Hamilton ant
DR.. H. Welland. of Middlebrcok
Va, arrived on Sunday morning
and were guests at the home of tn
formers sister, Mrs. w. Allen Mob
ley. -.
Mrs. w. E. Lott and little Eliza
beth and Effie Allen spent last Fri
; day with Miss Lucille Mobley.
Misses Lille and Petula LaGron
spent the week end in Augusta.
Mrs. H. w. Crouch and Mis-
t Elise Crouch, spent portion Q
last week in Augusta with Mrs. Z
. G.. Morgan.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton has gone t
, Atlanta to visit her daughter, Mrs
Horace Black.
r On Saturday night about twelv
o'clock the alarm of fire was giver
e and it was found that the guar
, house was on fire. The negro ma
y that had been placed there the da
t before, stated that he had bee
J. smoking and falling asleep the pip
= had set fire to the place. 1t
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