Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-15
TRENTON NEWS.
School Improvement Association
Formed. Trenton Girl Won
Gold Medal. Mr.. Man q
get Makes Donation.

get Makes Donation.
Through a very earnest and cor
dial invitation from that energetic
and thoroughly progressive gentle
man, Prof. III. w. Scott, gocdl5
number of enthusiastic ladies met al
the school house on Friday after
noon lasa for the purpose eof forming
a ladies' school Improvement asso.
citation. There was much interest
evi lenced-all the ladies wanting to
talk at once. They were 80 de.
lighted and 60 enthused that a step
had been taken, the outcome OF
which perhaps would mean for their
town a new school building, that
they were encouraged, rather than
sifenced by the chairman, to express
their feelings. We all acknowledge
and admit with pride that the man
is the head of affairs; then with q
degree of satisfaction we know that
the woman is preferably the neck.
The neck, however, turns the head;
go granting that there should be the
least opposition on the part of the
men {but we do not believe thers
will1, the women and the children OF
the, town and community wanting
the new school building, we believe
we shall not be disappointed. The
officers of the association are Mrs.
J. H. Courtney, president; Mrs,
Willie Miller, vice-president; Mrs.
Maude Moore, secretary and treas
urer. The next meeting will be
Friday afternoon, September "a I
With kiss of sincerest love, We
herewith salute little Mary Callies
the lovely baby girl who has arrived
to add happiness to the already
happy home of our beloved friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wise. The
little girl has been fortunate to re-
ceive her sainted grandmother's
ia name, Gallies ftsiss righsth that Is
should be 80. Her blessed name
should be thus perpetuated, and we
can only wish for her the inheri-
lance of those rich traits of charac-
ter that made her namesake, 80 uni
versally beloved, so universally pop
ular. Little Csllie, we predict, will
be the pride and the queen Of Tren-
ton.
1t is with degree of pride that
we announce that our gifted young
friend, Miss Helen Marsh, one of
the Trenton high school girls, won
the gold medal at Edgefeld on Sun
day afternoon last in the declama,
tion contest, put ON by the w. G.
T. U. This is quite a compliment
to this young girl, and we wish to
join with her many friends in con-
gratulations.
Mrs. j. H. Courtney, who is gu
perintendent of the Sunbeams, en-
tertained the members on Saturday
afternoon. Not only did she give
them good time with games and
music, but furnished a generous sup
ply. of cake and cream, which was
much enjoyed.
Miss Helen Clark left home on
Tuesday to visit friends in Marion
for a week prior to her taking up
her work again at Coker.
Mr.. Henry Salter has gone to
Clemson to enter upon his first
years work.
AS Mrs. F. P. Bryan was return
ing home after the organization of
the ladies' school improvement asso-
ciaticn she was relating with much
enthusiasm the purpose of the meet
ing, etc., to a number of friends,
when Mr.. S. H. Manget, a prosper.
GUS and thoroughly up-to-date mer-
chant and young and handsome
bachelor, voluntarily made liberal
offer for the school, building. This
shows a spirit of progressiveness,
and that he has the interest of the
people at heart. We commend you,
Bachelor Manget, and in the name
of the association we thank you.
Messrs: Belts and Joe BouknighI
have returned from Charleston,
where they went to attend the fun
eral of their aunt, Mrs. Poppen
helm.
Mr.. Luther Jones from Florence
one of Senator Tillman's secretaries
is at his post again, and all of hil
friends give him hearty welcome
Mrs. Hattie Cullum, Miss Lizzie
Cullum and Miss Kate Cullum mo
torad from Ratashnro IN amend Sat