Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-10-11

Harris, Willie Lee Harris ana
Charles Wallace Hicks.
The Palmetto White Ribbon was
presented by Mrs. J. L. Minis and
an amount equal to 81 per member
was pledged for the Lillian Stevens
campaign fund.
Pledges amounting to $50 were
taken by Mrs. Chas. P. Robinson
for State work.
Miss Pearl Collier, a teacher OF
Plum Branch high school, made a
report on the cigarette question
having written to all the senators
and Legislators in regard to this
subject, one of the most important
before the people of South Carolina
today.
The model members contest was
presented by Mrs. j. l.. Minis
and was very enthusically re-
ceived.
Miss Zena Payne made her re-
port on the Sunday school de-
partment followed by the singing
of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union reminder of the
necessity of reporting activities,
sung to the tune of Aud Lang
Syne."
The noontide hour Of prayer was
conducted dy Mrs. j. j. Myers OF
Congaree.
At this time invitations were
given from the floor for the State
convention in 1917 from Miss Burk-s
halter of Aiken, Mrs. R. 0. Dixon
of Bishopville, Mrs. ]. L. Davis OF
Mullins and Mrs. J. N. Hallum Of
Pickens.
AS the result of the election of
officers, the following were chosen
to lead the white ribbon hosts for
South Carolina for 19l6.l7l7: Mrs.
Joseph Sprott of Manning, presj-
dent; Mrs. j. L. Minis of Edgefeld,
vice president; Miss Cleo Attaway
of Saluda, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. r.. r. Denny of Johnston, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Chas. T.
Robinson OF Chaplin, treasurer.
The following superintendents
were appointed in the executive ses-
sion: Unfermented wine, Mrs. j. K.
Montgomery, Marion; scientific tenn
perance instruction, Mrs. w. S.
Middleton, Meriwether; Sunday
School work, Miss Zena Payne,
Johnston; fairs and open air meet
ings, Mrs. Mamie n. Tillman, Edge
field; temperance literature, Mrs.
w. B. Cogburn, Edgefeld; medal
contests, Mrs. Lena A. Smith, Lees
Vile; social meetings and red letter
DAYS, Mrs. A. II. Rose, Marion;
soldiers and sailors, Mrs. ii. L..
Birchard, Sumter; flower mission,
Miss Jessie Curtis of Paxville; mo-
thers' meeting and white ribbon re-
cruits, Mrs. e. E. Williamson, New
berry; parliamentary usage and leg,
islative and petition, Mrs. Alfred
E. Waite, Conway; anti-narcotlcs,
Miss Pearl Collier, Aiken; Chris.
tiau citizenship, Mrs. S. G. Morris,
Horny; cooperation with mission
ary societies, Mrs. r. b. Cannon,
Scranton; circulation of official or
gans, Miss Cleo Attaway; musical
director, Mrs. J. l.. Wysong, Flor
ence.
This afternoon the convention
was opened with prayer by Mrs. w.
Is. Cogburn of Edgetield.
TIE resolutions were read by
Mrs. J. L. Minis, which are The dec
laration of principles of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union.
This was followed by the report OF
Mrs. Alfred Waite of Conway on
the departments of parliamentary
usage and legislative and petition.
AS a result of the model members
contest demonstration in the con-
vention in the morning, Miss Cleo
Attaway was declared to be the
most model member of the conven-
ton.
A very intelligent report of the
medical temperance department was
made by DR.. Mary Peery of Sumter,
showing the importance of making
sentiment among the physicians OF
South Carolina, and bringing home
to the people the fact that alcohol
has been eliminated from the U. s..
Pharmacopea. DR.. Sophia Brun-
son of Sumter was elected the new
superintendent of medical temper
ance.
Mrs. w. B. Cogburn of Edge
field, read the report of the litera-
ture department, making a most