Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Miss Bouknight Entertained the
Rook Club. New Century
Club. Death of Mrs.
Jennings.

weekend here IN the nome vi mi'
J. G. Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis Blount and children
left on Saturday for New York city
TO visit the formers mother.
Mrs. James White and Miss Hal
. lie White were visitors in Columbia
during the past week.
1t is a sincere pleasure to all to
know that Mr.. aud Mrs. Peter
Eppes will return to Johnston at an
early date to make their home.
Mrs. Lucy McLenna has returned
from Waldo, Fla, where she spent
the winter with her son, Mr.. Alvin
McLenna.
Miss Ruth Smith of 'renille, Co.,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w.
B. QUITS.
Mr.. Harry White of Union is
spending awhile in the home of his
aunt. Mrs. Edwards who lives near
town.
Mrs. Blease of Saluda visited in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w.
Crouch during the past week.
Mrs. Flythe and son and Miss
Agnes Flythe of Augusta are guests
of Miss Emma Bouknight. In the
recent fire in Augusta they lost
their home with the entire contents,
: having no insurance. They have
been frequent visitors here and have
warm friends who sympathlze with
them in their loss. Miss Bouknight
when she heard of her friends loss
went Immediately to Augusta and
prevailed upon them to spend
awhile with her.
Mrs. w. E. Scott and Master
William Elliot spent last Saturday
and Sunday in E'dge6eld with
friends.
8 The little children OF Mr.. and
B Mrs. Oscar Wright who have been
i'll, are now much improved and are
considered out Of danger.
Mr.. w. D~.Ready went to. Go
lumbia last week for medical treat
c~ment and will be at the hospital for
"a few weeks -
On Monday. afternoon Miss EN-
ma Boukn1gbt entertained the mem
bers of the rooK club and several
other friends in very delightful
and informal manner and all were
: glad to meet again with their friend
Miss Agnes Flythe: The hostess is
:. always cordiality itself, and soon
her guests were engaged in the pro-
gressive games, and enjoying chem
selves. After several games sur
prise came to Miss Flythe. Her hos
tess and friends knowing that in
the recent. Augusta fire, everything
was swept from her, she was given
shower, and many pretty gifts OF
attire and other articles were pre-
sented her by loving friends. Later
delicious repast was served. There
is no more noble or generous heart
edlyoung woman than this hostess,
and every one felt happy over the
result OF the afternoon.
One of the most pleasant meet
ings of the New Century club was
held with Mrs. B. L. Allen on
" Tuesday afternoon AMI after all
business the lesson study. A group
of short story writers was taken up,
Mrs. G. d. Kenny making this pc
riod very interesting. After paper
on ns'The art and development of
short.story writing" the following
writers were discussed: Zona Gale,
Mary HI. Worse, DorothyC G. Ficher,
Mary Andrews, Fannie Kilboqrne,
Mary Stewart and Christine i. Her
rick. Mrs. Herrick, besides her lit
erary efforts, has contributed much
to domestic science and extracts
4 from her A. B. G. of Eousekeep'
4 ting" was read. Criticisms were Civ
= en- on the writer's and a beautiful
solo, Its raining daffodils to me-
concluding the meeting. There wets
several guests present besides the
twenty members and the hostess
was assisted in entertaining by
Mesdames j. A. Dozier, o: D
Black and w. P. Yonce. Tempting
: ${es8srsfreshments were served each vianC
il being prepared by recipe of Mrs
50 Ierrick and the favors were book
cts containing these recipes .anc
he picture of Mrs. Herrick.
Ss The Emily Geiger chapter, D. A
B., met with Mrs. w. f. Scott OF
Monday afternoon and at the rol
all of members all responded Will
paragraphs concerning early settler
Ia our country. During the bushes