Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-09-29
JOHNSTON LETTER.
"Work Day" Observed For Or
phanage. New Century
Club Active. Starr
Wright Marriage.

OF her cottages III WehG couiio'oA
and will oon move here. Before
her marriage Mrs. Moore made her
home here and her friends are glad
to have her back.
AS was previously announced,
SATURDAY. last was observed as work
day by the members of the Baptist
Sunday school and all that was
made was to be given to the Or
phans. On Sunday morning when
the various collections were taken
it was found that $66.79 had been
given.
The graded system is now being
tried in the Baptist Sunday school
and FIVE more teachers have been
added to perfect the plan, there now
being nineteen, these being Mrs.
L. G. Latimer, Mrs. J. L. Walker,
Mrs. Ona Reese, Mrs. A. P. Lott,
Mr.. John Hoyt, Mrs. P. G. Ste
vens, Miss Lillian Mobley, Mrs. I.
r. Denny, Mrs. J. A. Lott Mr.. J.
A. Lott, Mr.. Will Sawyer, MIR.
James Edwards, Mrs. A. P. Lewis,
Mr.. Cleveland Derrick, Mr.. I. T..
Denny,Mr. w. L. Coleman, Mr..
P. N. Lo,t, Mrs. P. N. Lott. The
class rooms are now we'll divided
from the main Sunday school room
by curtains making each class prl.
yate.
Mr.. and Mrs. James White en-
tertained with dining last Satur-
day and the day was pleasantly
spent by each one present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Witt spent
Sunday at Ninety Six in the home
of Mr.. William Parkman.
Miss Emma Griffin of Newberry
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. james
p Bean.
Mr.. w. L. Mobley has accepted
a position with Wise dry goods
company, Augusta, land next month
his family will join him to make
their home in this city.
Mr.. David Strother who has been
in North Carolina during the sum-
mer, is at home for a visit.
Rev. NJ. L. Kester attended the
opening exercises of the Presbyteri-
an Seminary in Columbia recently.
Mrs. PlcKens Kinard of Green
wood is spending awhile here at the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Smyly, who is ill.
Mrs. Pierce has gone to Mont
gomery, Ala. to visit in the home
of her daughter.
Miss Bessie Hitchcock arrived
from Richmond on Friday and will
spend the winter here in the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. L. King. The
little daughter of Mrs. King who
has been spen ling the summer with
her aunt, came with Ler.
Visitors mere this week from
Meeting Street were Mrs. Ida Ste
yens aud Mir. Lewis Stevens, Mr..
and Mrs. J. K. Allen, Master John
and Miss Mary Lewis.
Rev. and Mrs. R. w. Allen of
Salisbury, N. g., aud Mir. and Mrs.
p. ]. Bone of Augusta were guests
in the home of Rev. M. L. Kester
last week.
Now that the summer days are
drawing to a close, the club women
find their thoughts drifting to club
work, and after a few months of
rest from activities, the work is be-
ins taken up with renewed energy
and zeal by the members with new
thoughts and ideas. Especially in
the New Century Club is year of
profitable work and sweet fellow
ship in view, for the program com
mittee has prepared Tor the study
course a delightful year book, the
subject of tie course. being Wo-
men in literature. The first meet
ing of the club was held with Mrs.
J. A. Dobey, and Mrs. w. +. Scott,
president, 10 opening the meeting,
gave pleasant greetings and spoke
of the years work. The treasurer's
report showed the club in good con-
dition financially. Th. travelling IL
brary that was promised at the state
federation is being arranged for
shipment. After all business Mrs.
J. w. Marsh took charge and the
lesson study was entered. into, the
subject beng Literature" and
this proved most interesting and
profilable. What Is .litersture!
Mrs. Ii. u. Grant; The dawn of
literature" Miss Eva Rushton;
''The worth OF literature, Mrs. D.
w Marsh: How books are pre-
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