Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-08-04
Medal Contest and Temperance
Rally.

Medal ConteS4 and lempefance
Rally.
The third in the series of temper
ance rallies was held at Rehoboth
church on Sunday afternoon, Mr..
J. D. Hughey presiding, and Rev.
Mr.. Warren of Parksville leading
in the prayer.
THE why of medal contests" was
we'll explained. by Mrs. M. P.
Wells, the w. c. T. U. superin.
tendent of medal contests, who also
extended a greeting to all the audi.
ence present.
The first defamation was deliv.
cred by G. B. Littlejohn, THE
children's Voices speak in thunder
| tones," and the first vocal selection
will you" was sung by Eleanor
Minis.
Miss Willie Peak recited The
second election and the Loyal
Temperance Legion march was
sung by Benjamin Cogburn, hold
ing in his hands banner on which
was inscribed in gilt letters, Save
the boys"
"The two portraits" was the
third selection by Florence Minis,
and please vote it out" by Frances
Jones, with a motto, Vote right,
September A." on her flag.
janice Morgan gave very effect
i've selection, Pictures from life,' y
and little Corrie Cheatham sang
"a stainless banner" holding in
her hand an American flag.
The fifth defamation was "A
plea for the children by J. T..
Littlejohn, Jr., and following this a
vocal solo, the "Children's happy
day." by Dozier Tompkins.
To complete the contest, chorus
of the children, Youths victory, %
was sung, the children wearing the
young campaigners caps and pen
nants.
The first address was a very
practical and inspiring one by Mr.,
o. Sheppard, Esq, who made an
appeal to the voters to cast right
eous ballot September IA, for the
sake of the women and children and
for the sake Of the mothers, many
|of whom now lived only IN
memory.
A quartette, Il am thinking of
you, mothef'' was sung by Mrs.
Mamie N. Tillman, Mrs. McMur-
rain, Mrs. w. S. Cogburn and Mrs.
J. R. Tompkins.
DR.. Blackwell Of Parksville made
a very effective address from an en-
tirely different viewpoint from that
of Mr.. Sheppard, made largely
from the standpoint of his profes-
sion. DR.. Blackwell is a speaker Of
force and influence.
The medals were presented st
this time, the music medal by Mrs.
J. T. Littlejohn to Dozier Tomp-
kins, son of DR.. J. G. Tompkins of
Edgefeld, Mrs. Joe Brunson and
Mrs. Culbreath being the judges.
The defamation medal was
awarded to ]. T. Littlejohn, Jr., by
Prof. P. P. Burns who made very
interesting preliminary remarks in
presenting it, and stating that he
was just from the state of Alabama,
where they have made that state dry
by large majority and very gen
erously manifesting his love for
South Carolina where he lived for
number of years.
Uncle Sam and Columbia now
appeared on the scene, in the per-
sons of J. T. Littlejohn, Jr., and
Ethel Strom and exhibited the
DRY line" on which they had hung
out Is states. Little Elizabeth Lott
pointed out these states and instruct
ed Uncle Sam to dry old South
Carolina next which he put in the
tub and proceeded to wash. Every
body was delighted with this eli
max, and we hope to have all the
black spots out of South Carolina
by September IA, 1915. Six cars
full of friends went out from Edge
field. q
F. A. M.