Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-07-05
JOHNSTON LETTER.
The Pastors Aid Society. Miss
Crouch's House Party. A
Bridge Party. Many
Visitors.

day school room on laSI Moluay
afternoon, and the outcome OF the
gathering was the organization OF a
society that will, no doubt, be the
means of promoting the work and
welfare of the church. There were
about fifty ladies present, and there
is no doubt but that every one ab-
sent will also be identified with the
society by giving in their names.
After appropriate scripture reading
and prayer Rev. Brooke stated the
object of the meeting, and gave an
outline of the proposed work. The
society was named THE Pastors
Aid Society of the Johnston Baptist
Church." the members being all Ia
dies who are willing to do any
definite work which the pastor will
call upon them to do. The duties
of the members shall be to pray
daily for the work; to do any thing
which she may see will be for the
good of the church, and ready to
do anything the pastor or presl-
dent of the society may ask her to
do. The motto is, Each member
doing all she can, all the time, for
the good of the church and the
glory of God" The scripture
basis, Luke s:l-2. The officers
elected were: President, Mrs. 2.
C. Stevens; vice-president, Mrs.
Fannie Nickerson; secretary, Mrs.
w. S. Brooke. Every one present
had the secretary to enroll their
names as members. and entered with
a willing heart and hand in this
work that will help promote the
Masters Kingdom.
DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Corn are now
domiciled in their home which they
have recently purchased on West
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Prescott
aud family instice Prescetts
and Misses Ruby and Julia Miller,
have been guests in the home of
DR.. F. L. Parker.
Miss Lois Collins has returned
from two weeks visit to relatives
at Edgefeld.
Misses Maud and Gladys Sawyer
are at home from Georgetown, hav-
ing spent six months there in the
home of their brother, DR.. Olin
Sawyer.
Misses Bette and Mary Waters
are at home from Springfield, being
accompanied by their cousin, Miss
Eva Phillips.
Mrs. E.. R. Mobley went over to
Columbia last week to carry her
son James to the Baptist hospital to
have his tonsils removed. The op-
Grafton was very successful.
Mr.. H. w. Crouch is spending
two weeks at Atlantic City.
Miss Eloise Hart and Carrie Jones
of Edgefeld are visiting Mrs. j. A.
Lott.
Mr.. Walker Wertz of Columbia
is visiting relatives here.
The Sunday school of the Bap-
tist church now has twenty classes.
q new one, composed of the young
matrons, being organized on Sun
day.
The erection of the home of Mr..
J. W. Sawyer will begin at an
: early date.
Last week was round of social
festivities, occasioned by the house
party that was in progress in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Crouch. The house-party was given
by Miss Annie Crouch, her guests
all being classmates of Converse
college, and were Misses Crossband,
Doty, Edens, Rowe, Mowry and
Williford. The first of these func-
tions was a large and beautiful re-
ception given on TUESDAY AFTERNOON
by Mrs. Crouch at their lovely
home, Oral Oaks.' The home was
artistically decorated in Converse
colors, purple and yellow, and the
lights were also colored. From
fve-thirty to six-thirty about fifty
friends called, and these were greet
ed by Mrs. Crouch, who was assisted
by Mrs. o. D. Black. Mrs. }. A.
Dobey escorted the ladies into the
library, where punch and two kinds
of sandwiches were served by
Mesdames E. o. Crouch, c. +.
Corn and L. E. Stansel.. The ta-
BILE was covered in purple, with
many yellow daisies and yellow
shaded lights. The receiving line
was in the parlor, and standing
-;.b Mics Annie Crouch were the