Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-04
JOHNSON LETTER.
Continued from First Page

Win LWO kluuS VI SdhO.
The last meeting of the Emily
Geiger chapter was had with Mrs.
o. D. Black, and there was full
attendance with few visitors, and
much. business was transacted, Mrs.
NJ. T. Turner, Regent, presiding.
The Regent stated that an honor
had come to the chapter, Miss Vir-
gle Courtney who will attend the
conference in Washington, having
been appointed one of the pages.
The financial condition of the
chapter was good, there being $685.
So in the savings department., and
$500 in the open account. Five
dollars was added to the Emily
Geiger monument fund, and ten
dollars to the fund for the school
near Walhalla. The names of three
new members were added to the
chapter roll: Mesdames, J. w.
Stimen, David Howard and ]. Rut-
ledge McGhee.
The War Relief Committee was
appointed: Mesdames J. L. Walker,
o. D. Black, G. P. Corn and J. w.
Browne. The committee will i'm
mediately organize the unit for
work. The flower committee had
sent out several bouquets and bas-
kets of flowers, and also walters of
dainties.
The subject for the afternoon
was "England's Attitude Towards
the Colonies and paper on this
subject was read by Miss Zena
Payne. Interesting current events
were given by Mrs. E. E. Andrews.
There were several pleasant discus
sions during the social half hour,
and at the time all enjoyed an elab-
crate salad course with fragrant
coffee and whipped cream. Those
serving were Mesdames !. II. Payne,
L. S. Maxwell and Miss Bette
Waters. The rooms were bright
and fragrant with spring flowers.
Mrs. David Philips, of Spring
field and Mrs. John Waters, of
Saluda, visited in the home of Mrs.
Mary Waters during the past week.
Mr.. Brice Feagle, who is now
stationed at Macon, Ga, spent Sun
day here with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Satcher. Every
one was glad to see him.
The Angeline Bacon Chapter, G.
of c., under the leadership of Mrs.
P. B. Waters, Jr., had splendid
meeting on Friday afternoon with
Miss Rachel Simmons, there being
three new members, Misses Ruth
Harris, Annie Stokes and Marguerite
Simmons. Several new plans were
put forward for the girls and they
are greatly enthused with their good
leader. The arranged program fol-
lowed, and later all enjoyed temp
ing sweet course served.
Mrs. Harry @. Strother is spend
ing few days here in the home OF
her father, Mr.. NJ. T. Turner.
The Civic League held most en-
thusiastic meeting last Thursday in
the home of Mrs. f. M. Boyd, Mrs.
S. J. Watson, presiding, and the
units of the previous meeting, by
the Secretary, Mrs. Turner. showed
that the 81 members were going to
be most enthusiastically busy and
help bring about the city beauti-
full"
Further committees were appointed,
these to look after the unisightly
places of the town and tu arrange
for recepticles on the streets for
waste paper. Prizes will be given
for the best kept back yard, aud al
SO for the most attractive front
yard.
Mrs. Watson told of a playground
that she was going to arrange for
the children on a small grove at her
home. This idea was most happy
one, and every one was glad to hear
of it.
A lyceum course was presented to
the league, and committee was ap-
pointed to see if sufficient tickets
would be bought to guarantee the
league attempting this.
At a very early date the mail
mans whistle will be heard on the
streets. The post office authorities
had representative here last week.
All arrangements were made for
numbering the residences and plac-
ing the collection boxes. One de-
livery and one collection will be
made on all streets a day, except on
the business portion of the town
when two deliveries and collections
will he made.