Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-09-23
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Mrs. J. L. Walker Entertained.
Protracted Meeting to Be-
gin. Foot Ball Team
Re-organized.


are at home from three weeks
visit in Savannah.
Miss Lose Bland returned to vi
dalia on Saturday.
The foot ball team has been
re-organized at the High School
with Roland QUITS as captain, and
basket ball team is being contem-
plated by the girls. During the
term dramatic club will probably
be organized.
Dr.. Horace Wright of George
town has been the guest of relatives
here.
Mr.. Avery Bland is again filling
the position as assistant cashier at
the bank of western Carolina.
Mrs. A. J. Barker has returned
to Graniteville after visit to
friends.
Mrs. J. L. Walker entertained on
Thursday morning with luncheon
in compliment to her niece. Miss
Lucille Smith, of Greenwood, and
two hours were charmingly spent
by the guests, for the hostess has
the happy faculty of creating en-
joyment. Each guest was asked to
bring likeness Of ones self during
childhood days. And when these
were collected and numbered, the
guessing of the identity began.
Misses Pauline Lewis and Elberta
Bland recognized all, and when the
prize. box of stationery was cut
ior. the latter was the winner. A
several course luncheon was served
i. nd the dainty china and sparkling
cutglass, made the appointments of
the table very pretty.
Mrs. Jame1 Haiet and her hand
some little son, are guests OF Mrs.
M. A. Huiet.
Mrs. Sallie Denny and Miss Mar
guerite Denny are visiting in Sa-
Mr.. and Mrs. Manning Simmons
have returned from northern trip.
The New Century Club will meet
on Tuesday, September 20, with
Mrs. 3. L. Allen. The yes book,
as arranged by the committee offers
some very interesting meetings, the
topic to be American authors" and
the red letter days have been given
special afternoons. Each member
will take it in turn to conduct a
meeting and Mrs. H. D. Grant will
have charge of the first lesson.
The protracted services at the
Baptist church will begin on Tues
day evening, September 30, instead
of October 5. The Rev. T. T. Mar
tin of Blue Mountain, Miss, will
assist DIR. King.
The good work that that noble
Christian woman, Mrs. Albert Lott
started of teaching the scripture to
their tenants on Sunday afternoon,
is rapidly developing in a broader
way. The negroes have decided they
want church, they now being Or
ganized and able 20 conduct the
services. Lumber has been laid for
the church which they are going to
build themselves, working the while
to help pay for the material.
DR.. and Mrs. S. A. Moral
and little son of Trenton, were
visitors here on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. LaGrone and
Irving yelling are visiting rels-
tives.
Mrs. H. W. Crouch and Miss An
ME Crouch spent few days of last
weeA in Augusta.
Meesrs. F. Stanford Bland and
Earl Smith visited friends in Sa-
vannah. last week, making, a car
trip.
Miss Bertha Woodward is the
guest of friends in Aiken.
Messrs. A. B. and William Lott
two very patriotic young gentle
men, have each purchased a bale OF
cotton to help in the great move
ment.
Mrs. Susie Lstimer is spending
this week here with Mrs. 2. N.
Keesee.
The Johnston Baptist church was
we'll represented at the association
held at Good Hope last week, and
the eight messengers had splen-
did report to carry. TO all purposes
during the year, the church gave
s5,s6e.93. The woman's mission
society, the Y. w. A., girls auxilia-
~, Royal Ambassadors, and Sun
beams, each met their apportion'
ments.
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