Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-04-14
JOHNSTON LETTER.
"clean up" Day Observed. Edu'
cational Rally Promises
Success. u. D. c. and
D. A. R. Meetings.


Manning, was we'll observed by the
town, cleanup, screen up and
paint up" being the watchword Of
the day. The town council material
ly aided by providing extra trash
carts, and the street and premises
everywhere present a pleasing ap'
pearance. Johnston can vie with any
place for climate, having such an
altitude and with the town 80 alive
to the problems OF sanitation, lis
residents should pass through the
summer months in health and hap
piness.
Educational rally day which will
be held here on Friday, April %,
promises to be one of the most ell
joyable days of the calendar. Coun-
ty superintendent has urged that
all schools give holiday Oh this date
and join in the observance with tue
High School. The speakers of the
day, State superintendent of edu-
cation, J. +. Swearingen, Prof.
Hand, state superintendent of high
schools, Mr.. McMahan of Columbia,
and MIR. Lucas Gunter, superintend-
enc of rural schools, will draw a
large crowd even though other at
fractions of the day had not been
planned. The exercises will be held
IN the auditorium of the High
School and during this period the
flag will be presented TO the school
by the D. a. R. In the afternoon
field exercises, one feature of which
will be basket ball and base ball
games will be enjoyed. The ladies
of the town are all going to 60
operate by bringing baskets and an
hour or more with a picnic spread
will be another ENJOYABLE feature.
The public is invited and it is hop
ed that every one will make an
effort TO be presons on. this occa-
sion.
The following invitation has been
issued:
Mrs. Augustus Calhoun Mobley
requests the honor of your presence
al the marriage of her daughter,
Josephine Minis, to MIR. Oliver
Wallace Hamilton, Wednesday al
ternoon Apri. the lwenty-hrst at
} O'clock, First Baptist church,
Johnston, S. o."
This marriage is one in which
much interest is centered Tor the
bride is one of Johnston's sweetest
and most beloved young women.
The fact though, that by her mar
riage she will be moved from low
ing friends brings regret. Mr.. Ham
llton is a brother of Mrs. Allen
Mobley and is a young business
man of sterling worth. lie is OF Tie
+. f. VS..
MIR. and Mrs. Hillary Wes,ley
Crouch have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Elise
Catherine Crouch, to DR.. Lucius
Sloan Maxwell, the happy event TO
take place in the month of June.
rhe wedding will be church
affair and of great elaboraleness.
The wedding is pleasantly antici-
pated, for both of these young peo-
pie are held in warmest affection by
many, the bride being a charming
young woman.
Once year cooperative meet
ing of the w. C. 7. U. and mis-
sionary societies of the various de-
nominations is held, this meeting
being held Friday afternoon in the
Methodist church. The pulpit was
beautifully decorated in lilies and
blooming plants. The hostesses
were Mesdames J. L. Smith and j.
w. Marsh. who pinned whit. bow
on each as they arrived. In the w.
c. 7. U. Mrs. NJ. II. Turner is su-
perintendent of the co operative
department, and she arranged the
program and presided over the
meeting and in her opening remarks
told of the Importance of the sub
ject, "Co-operation." Following is
the program as arranged: Hymn,
Christ for the world we sing";
scripture End Peter, lst chapter;
Prayer, Mrs. M. A. Huiet; roll call
and minutes by secretary, Mrs. J.
A. Dobey; paper, Relation of tenn
perance to missions" Mrs. M. l..
kester; song by the L. L. L.; leahet,
Temperance and MISSIONS" Mrs.
J. w. Mobley; vocal duet, The
homeland for Jesus" Mesdames l..
G. Latimer and J. H. White; read
ing, Miss Clevie Meyer of the Y.
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