Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Regents Report Old So Distric
Chapter, D. A. r. 8


Regent received notice of the
Recognition of the U. S. D. A. Rs
Of the Old 96 District Chapter
On the 10th of February previous
to this fourteen women had met at
the home of Mrs. Joe Fl. CanSelou
for organization, having with us
the then State Regent, Mrs. y.
Louise Mayes. The following ofE
GERS were elected and a years SER
vice has proved your wisdom %
their choice. Regent, Mrs A AWoodF
son; Vice-Regent, Mrs. B. E. NichF
olson; Secretary, Mrs. N. G. Evans;
Treasurer, Mrs. D. B. Hollingss
worth; Historian, Miss Sarah Col
lett, Registrar, Mrs. J. H. Allen;
Chaplain, Mrs. J. l. Minis.
The first work of a substantiat
kind upon which our Chapter en-
gagged, was the observance of Flag
and Independence day, at which
time beautiful State Flag bearing
the crescent and Palmetto tree OF
South Carolina was presented to the
school. The presentation was made
by Judge DeVore. Major Lyon re-
c"iving it for the school. Miss Col
lett prepared and delivered a beau
tiful address upon the flags of our
country and Hortense Woodson
gave a welcome greeting to our
friends from the Old 96 District.
DR.. Jeffries acted as master of cere-
monies. This was our only appear-
ance in public.
During the summer your regent,
who is also a member of the Revos
lutionary graves committee for the
State, visited many old grave-yards
in her endeavor to locate revolue
iionary graves. She sent in, liz her
Smithsonian Institute report, a
record of about twenty-seyen graves
located. Many of these graves
have no markers and it is now our
aim to place government head-stones
at these graves. The COMMITTEES
for this purpose being Mrs. Maggie
Hill, Mrs. B. E. Nichols N and
Mrs. ID. b. Holfing worth. i'ss; :;
contemplated the organization of
childrens chapter and is Miss Chap.
pell had not been compelled to leave
Edgefeld to attend upon her sick
mother, believe this would have
been accomplished. Now, we are
waiting on some person with pa
triotism and executive ability to
take up this work.
Our chapter has made contribu-
tions to the educational fund, given
a Christmas Offering for the Memo
rial Continental Hall, sent con-
tribution to the Red Cross fund,
given to the relief of the Belgians
and made silver offering for the
Memorial Hall. We stand for edu.
cation, for the preservation of his
tory and historical spots and for
temperance in all thing. We have
secured five lineage books and have
had presented to us an Indian peace
pipe from Cherokee mound and a
bowl made by the Catawbas.
Our Historian has been most
jealous in her endeavors to perpet-
uate the history of our section and
State. Many Historical papers have
been prepared, but none which has
been more widely read or more
highly appreciated than her fine
sketch of Edgefeld which showed
much research and which gave such
a true account of early Edgefeld.
Our Treasurer has been most eff
cient and accurate in her account
ing. She has the interest of our
chapter at heart ard we could never
find a woman to surpass her. Our
Registrar has also shown marked
efficiency in her line of work. You
will see by her report thu number of
papers which have passed through
her hands and you will find that her
office is no sinecure, and l know
you will appreciate her efforts as
| do.
Our two secretaries have per-
formed the duties assigned them in
a manner most acceptable to your
regent and [ am sure to our chapter.
And now has come the time OF our
annual election, all of the above
officers with the chaplain, who has
been indefatigable in her efforts to
help in getting up papers as well as
in her office of chaplain, are elegi-
BILE to reelection, in fact should be
reelected.
l want to thank each and every
one of you for your assistance du-
ring the year, for holding up my
hands, for without yorr help our