Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25

gray hair, ssid that among all the
suffrage associations she had ever at
tended, she had never attended one
which pleased her more than this
one. Mrs. T. E. Pattison, the beau
,iful and charming president of the
Georgia w. G. T. u, spoke for the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Georgia; the responses
were made by Mrs. Nellie G. Bur-
ger of Missouri, Mrs. Lula L. Sbep-
pard of Utah; Mrs. Lena Lowe
Yost of West Virginia, and Mrs.
Deboroh Knox Livington, superin-
tendent of the Franchise depart
ment. As one of these responses
followed the other, each seemed bet
ter than the other, and yet, the
first was not last, nor the last first. y
Friday morning was given over
entirely to conferences of the Young
Peoples Branch of Loyal Temper
ance Legions and the various depart
ments. The writer attended the
conference Of tie Loyal Temperance
Legion at the Central Congrega-
tional church, which was itself a
large convention. Mrs. Edna Row
an Harvey, of Maine, had charge of
this meeting, most ably assisted by
the State secretaries and others.
Wonderful reports were given.
Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, we'll
known and loved in South Carolina,
conducted the devotions. Mrs. Un-
rub was one of the brightest and
best in the convention.
FORMAL OPENING.
On Friday afternoon at two
o'clock the forty-frst convention
was called to order when the famil-
lar Crusade Hymn was sung, and
the Crusade Psalm read. At this
meeting many committees were ap-
pointed, and the roll called.
The special service for the after
noon was an In Memoriam Service
for Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens.
The Scripture reading for this occa-
sion was read by Mrs. Althea G..
Quimby, State president of Maine,
and from the little Testament which
Mrs. Stevens had constantly used.
The prayer was offered by Mrs.
Elizabeth Anderson of North Da.
kota. A beautiful and tender trib.
ute was given Mrs. Stevens by her
daughter and only child, Gertrude
Stevens Leavitt of Portland, Maine.
Addresses were also made by Mrs.
Caroline Buell. of Connecticut, Mrs.
Katherine Lent Stevenson of Massa.
chusetts, Mrsq~Frances E. Beau
champ of Keatucky, the three hav-
ing been associated with Mrs. Stew
ems as general officers. Mrs. Fran
ces w. Graham paid her tribute by
singing in her inimitable way, The
Lord is my Shepherd" Other ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. Marga-
ret Dye Ellis of Washington, D. u,
and Mrs. Mary Harris Armour.
Other promoted comrades were
remembered who were members of
the executive committee Of the Ma
tional: Mrs. Harriet B. Kells, of
Mississippi; Mrs. Edith Hill Booker,
of Oregon; Mrs. Mary P. Sparks,
National organizer and lecturer;
Mrs. Abbie F. Burge and Mrs. Re
becca 1rego, church National Evan
gelists. Memorial addresses were
made for these by Mrs. S. E. STAN
ley, of Mississippi; Mrs. Jennie NJ.
Kemp, of Oregon; Miss Esther II.
Elfreth, Of New Jersey, and Rev.
Mary E. Kuhl, of Ohio.
PLATFORM NIGHT.
Friday evening was a delightful
and inspiring night. The first ad,
dress was made by Daniel A. Pol
ing, National superintendent of
Temperance and Christian Citizen
ship for the United Society of
Christian Endeavor. This was a
great message. The second addre 8
was made by Mrs. Frances Beau
champ, of Kentucky, on Christian
Citizenship" and this was wonder:
full, being heard distinctly through
out The large hall and galleries.
Mrs. Beauchamp was our speaker
at the South Carolina convention in
Florence, aud the South Carolihians
were rejoiced to see her again.
ORGANIZERS BELOVED IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
All w. c. T. U. organizations in
our State love and cherish those
who have helped and encouraged US
in the past. Among those whom
the twelve South Carolina women