Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-15
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Knights of Pythias Banquet
Lees Birthday to be Suita
bly Observed. Mr.. Lofts
Class of Young Men.

Pythias held on the last Thursday
evening at Turner hall was quite
the pleasantest affair held here in
some time, the only regret of 1t
being the inability of the speak
er. Hon. Mendel L. Smith, of Cam
den, to be present, but arrangement
was made for speeches by local tai
ent. The hall presented pretty ap-
pearance, having been given over to
IA young ladies,and the banquet table
was in the shape of Greek cross,
in the center there being a large
pyramid of ferns and flowers, and
at the four points, were arrange
ments of flowers, with tropical
fruits arranged temptingly on the
festive board. Two hundred covers
were laid, and the feast was greatly
enjoyed. Concluding this, Mr.. }. A.
Lott acted as toast master, and The
first to be heard from was Prof.
William Fletcher Scott, on why l
am not Pythian. He was greeted
with round of applause and his
reasons afforded much laughter, and
in his closing remarks he spoke of
his high regard of the principles
sustained by the K. of P.
The second speaker was Rev. E.
H. Beckham, his subject being
mot decided" In his own charac-
teristic way he handled his subject,
and caused great laughter as he
made play upon the undecided
young couples nearby, and told
them that as soon as they did decide,
they knew where to find him.
The third called upon was Mr..
S. J. Watson, and his subject was
HAIR and the very subject
brought forth merriment, and dur
ing his speech, she kept all laugh
iog. EsSclesed by saying that sf@@
though he had now lost all bis hair,
he had managed to keep all secrets
of the Knights of Pythias.
The fourth speaker was Rev. P.
E. Monroe on Damon and Pythi-
as" The keynote of his remarks
was friendship and he spoke feel
ingly of this characteristic of the
order. Several other extemporaneous
speeches were called for from some
present.
Mr.. Dunbar, of Augusta, has
leased the hotel of Mr.. 0. S.
Werlz, and moved his family here
this week. The town at present has
only one hotel and the need of an
other one has been felt.
Mrs. Harry Hamilton and Mas
ter Harry spent last week in Edge
field with Mesdames w. E. Lott
and ] H. Allen.
Mrs. Chas. Early has returned to
Florence after a months stay at the
home of her father, Mr.. w. w.
Satcher.
Gen. Robt. E. Lees birthday
will be celebrated Oh Sunday Jan
uary Goth, instead of the 10th. The
occasion will be held at. the school
auditorium.
The Christmas offering from the
Womans' Missionary Society, of
the Baptist church was sll0. The
Y. w. A. had q good gift, but as
yet all the envelopes hav" not been
gathered in. The Sunbeams gave
$50.
Little Agnes Brown, daughter of
Dir. and Mrs. john Brown, happen
ed to very painful accident last
week. She had an open knife in her
hand and running across the room
fell, the knife in some way, pierre
ing the lower jaw, a part of the
blade extending through.
The class of young gentlemen,
taught by Mrs. J. A. Lott, at the
Baptist Sunday school, is one of the
most interesting and promising. AT
the end of each quarter she has a
written examination and the papers
are splendid. In the last examina-
sion each one did remarkably we'll,
but especial mention is made of
Nr. Wallace Turner who made 100,
perfect; Mr.. Jefferson, End, 90;
Mr.. Irwin Reames, srd, SO. 1t was
not known that at the end of the
year prize would be given, and
Wallace was surprised with hand
aome volume of Ben Hur.
Mr. James Turner has been suffer
ing greatly for the past month with
his eye and for two weeks has been
ina dsrkened room with the affiict.
ed member bandsged, and it was
co..od ~, Sre+ that II vould have fp