Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-05-30
DEMONSTRATION FOR EDGE
FIELD, TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH.

FIELD, TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH.
A committee was appointed at the Baptist Church last
Sunday morning to provide for a patriotic demonstration on
gram to a mass meeting to be held in the Court House Monday
at 4:3O p. m. Said mass meeting was largely attended by the
citizens of the community, including many ladies.
The committee made a report, RECOMMENDING that June
9TH be adopted as a legal holiday, and that j.: G. Sheppard, )
VIM. Thurnond, DR.. E. ?. Jones and A. +. PadgetI DE invited
to make speeches on said day.
The mass meeting adopted the e said ! report M;m and appointed ? MiTes
j. VIM. Thurmond and L. Wigfal Cheatham to enlarge and
complete the program. -
That committee adopted as a program for said day the
following, to-wit:
The ladies, young people and all persons VINO desire TO
Join in the procession will meet at the school building at $3.50
a. m, and at 10 o'clock the march at to the Court un, house earSe M Ehea start
Music by band, America"
Prayer by Rev. A: L. Gunter:
Presentation of Flag by DR.. E. P. Jones.
Flag raising by John Curran Hartley Feltham.
"star Spangled Banner" by band. (Al men remove hats)
Acceptance by Mayer a2y9r Edwa a1nprssFs
As. Tompkins, Chairman of meeting; J. c. Sheppard J.
VIM. Thurmond, DR.. E. P. Jones, GO minutes each)
Ne'eSs = O"' Ii liberty BONDS.
AZ. Padgett, B. E. Nicholson, S. j. Watson, H. G. Edison,
w. w. Nlli aoW " Z GROW !ssS WHEAT " AND OATS.
1. H. Harlng, T. A. Williams, j. M. shaffer, CTen minutes
~ HOW TO GRO CORN AND PEAS, u:.,t..
B. R. Smith, John w. Quarles, L. W. Reese, (Ten minutes
~" HOG RAISING.
j. R. Cantelou, G. M. Williams, >. l.. Miller, Glen minutes
D carrying AND BEST sREER OF CATTLE FOR THIS
T. B. Day, OK Zimmerman, D. E. Lanham, Glen minutes
0"""' BEST METHOD OF MAKING GOOD ROADS.
George 7. Swearingen and r. n. BroadWater.
ECONOMICS.
B. Bouknight, S. T. Williams, Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse,
(Ten minutes each)
FEEDING CATTLE.
Charlie NJ. Rauton, B. G. Berry, 3. A. JORDAN, Dr. e.. n.
0eN' Nle"A IMPORTANCE F GOOD SEED.
w. M. Sawyer, F. L. Zimmerman, u. L. Mathis, (Ien MIN
0' EFFECT ia AND BEST LEGUMEs FOR BUILDING SOIL.
P. N, Lott, Z. B. Hollingsworth, S. B. Marsh, (Ten minutes
each)
~ PECANS, PINDARS AND FRUIT.
Lewis Holmes and S. B. Mays.
Rearden's Brass Band, of Augusta, will furnish the music,
and light lunches will be served to all the visitors in the school
dining room. !.
The young men subject to registration will register at
their respective precincts, but they can reach Edgehelo easily
after doing this to take part in the exercises.
All of the above are requested to discharge, as best they
quested to participate in said demonstration and cooperate
with one another in showing that the fires OF PATRIOTISM, winch
burned so brightly in this county in the times gone by are as bright
as ever, and that the county is bent on fostering patriotism and
Christianity, and promoting good schools, good roads, good;
men and women, and a progressive spirit in this county.
J. VIM. THURMOND,
J. L. MINIS,
L. WIGFALL CHEATHAM,
Committee.
LINEUP" OF PARADE.
Marshals-W. j. Duncan, n. G. Evans, I. j. Lyon, DR.. Bev-
ery Epes.