Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-06-12
JOHNSTON LETTER.
jefferson Davis Birthday Cele'
brated. Miss Enmie Wright
Entertains. Boy Scouts
Going to Mountains,

celebrated on MONDAY evening,
June srd, by the D. of c., and chill
dren of the Confederacy, the occa-
sion being held at the home of Mrs.
81. T. Turner. The program for the
evening was this:
instrumental duet: Misses Fran
ces and Bessie Ford Turner.
Reading: Miss Ruth Tompkins.
Vocal solo: Mrs. J. II. White.
Life of Davis: Miss Zena Payne.
Piano solo: Miss Mary Spann
Harrison.
Reading: Miss Annie Holmes
Harrison.
Smiths march, so popular during
the SOS: Mrs. Andrews.
Dixie by D. of G.
A contest, in which the answers
related to the life of Davis, occu-
pied an half hour for the members
of the children's chapter, and Miss
Bessie Ford Turner had the most
correct paper, and received the
prize, a Confederate flag, and Miss
Lucea Epes, was presented with
miniature cannon.
Mr.. J. Lester Webb, of Colum-
bia, was here during last week.
Mr.. Ernest Satcher, and little
daughter Emeline, of Augusta,
visited here on Sunday.
Mrs. Mike Crouch and children
have been spending awhile at Salu-
da.
Mrs. Hattie Parrish and Master
Edward, will leave soon to spend
the summer in! Virginia and North
Carolina.
Mrs. Jennings, of Parksville, is
the guest at the home of her grand
son, DR.. j.. a. Dobey. Mrs. Jen,.
nings is remarkable man;shei iss
in her slst year and moves about
with activity, and states that she
has not been i'll in 80 years.
Miss Eula Satcher has gone to
Florence to visit her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Early.
Misses Rachael and Marguerite
Simmons and Pope Norris Simmons
have gone to Spartanburg to spend
the summer with their aunt.
Miss Emma Wright entertained
large party of friends on Tuesday
afternoon at the home of her broth
er Mr.. John Wright, the event
being complimentary to her visitors,
Misses Lyl Parrish and Kate Meyer
of St. George. Two calling hours
were arranged for, and the first set
were greeted at the entrance by
Mesdames G. F. Pechman. Junius
Wright and G. J. Wertz and they
were served with refreshing fruit
nectar by Mrs. w. A. Kirby and
Miss Virginia Harrison. The guests
were escorted to the parlor by Mrs.
F. NJ. Boyd where stood the receiv-
ing line, and Miss Wright appeared
unusually beautiful in a canary
colored messaline, with an over
dress of net embroidered in yellow,
and she wore yellow roses. She is a
recent graduate of the Columbia
Female College, and this was her
first appearance in social WY. In
the dining room, an ice course with
sweets was served, and Mrs. 0. u.
Black showed the visitors to the re-
freshment table.
When the young ladies come to
call later on, Miss Mary Spann Har-
rison received them at the entrance,
and Miss Zena Payne carried them
into the parlor to greet the visitors.
A contest of 10 minutes, in which
the object was 10 make the greatest
number of words out of the letters
contained in st. George" was had,
and Miss Meyer was presented with
a bottle of perfume by Mrs. G. +.
Pechman, and Miss Ida Satcher was
given pennant of the St. George
high school, showing where she
could acquire larger vocabulary.
After partaking of refreshments, a
few moments were again spent at
the punch bowl, enjoying the nectar.
Mrs. Susie Mobley Latiner, who
has been spending the winter in
Ohio with her son, Rev. Leon Lati-
mer, will arrive soon to visit rela-
tives.
Misses Ruth and Grace Tomp-
kins spent last week at the home of
Mr.. NJ. T. Turner.
The ice factory is in full opera
tiol, and the delivery wagon, with