Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-10-17
Report of Work Done by Edge
field Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Sept.
80, 1916 to Oct. /, 1917

80, 1916 to Oct. l, 1917
Fairs and Open Air Meetings, Mrs. Till
man, Superintendent.
The first work undertaken after
the State convention in Sumter, was
the arrangement of rest room at
the county fair, where literature and
water was furnished free to every
one, chairs and cots or sofas pre-
pared for the tired or sick, and a
cradle for babies. The w. G. I.
U. also entered one of the prize
winning floats, representing the
victorious ship prohibition. The
Union assisted in the patriotic
celebration on registration day,
carrying banner and contributing
towards the dinner served.
Flower Mission Department.
Mrs. Cogburn, Mrs. Dunovant and Mrs. N.
NJ. Jones, Superintendent.
Ten funeral designs were sent to
bereaved families, 2 gold white
ribbon pins were presented to mem
bers who were married during the
wear, - silver spoons were given to
w, G. T. U. mothers for theU
babies. The Union Signal, Nation
al organ of the w. G. T. u. was
sent to all the ministers of the town
and the Young Crusader" to four
teachers. The Union Signal was
also sent to the Door of Hope.
A contribution amounting to
$1,000 in goods and $40 in money
was sent at Christmas TO the Door
of Hope in Columbia.
A picnic dinner and a religious
service was held on June 9 at the
County Home in celebration of
Jennie Casseday's birthday, the
founder of the Flower Mission. A
chicken pie dinner was served to all
the mothers and babies OF the w.
C. T. u. on baby day.
Medical Temperance Depart
ment.
In Charge of Mrs. W. S. Cogburn.
Baby day was celebrated in May,
whom "a habies from Edgeheld and
the surrounding country were exa-
mined by our local physicians.
There was all afternoon lecture on
the care Of babies by DR.. Jane Bruce
Guignard of Columbia and one in
the evening by DR.. Sophia Brunson
of Sumter. The expenses of both
these physicians were paid.
Soldiers and Sailors Department.
In this department, every call was
responded to from the National and
State headquarters and an amount
contributed more than was asked OF
the Union.
Contributed to electric fan for
hospitals, 1929.
To ambulance funds sent to
France, s4.55.
Box of Hospital supplies to Red
Cross, sl5 -.
Comfort bags to all Edeeheld
county soldiers and sailors, $500.
Stereomotorgraph for Camp Jack
son. $500.
Testaments, song books, literature
and a letter were containpd in the
comfort bags, besides the various
other articles contained therein.
Scientific Temperance lnstruc-
ton.
Mrs. T. b. Rainstord, Superintendent.
Ore hundred people were enter
tain, | at dinner on the occasion of
the meeting of the county teachers
association, Jan. Is at the High
School. Our State superintendent
of Scientific Temperance Instruction,
Mrs. w. S. Middleton, of Meriwether
was one of the speakers on the pro-
gramme, and after dinner talks were
made by prominent citizens of Edge
field and other places.
A picture of Frances Willard was
presented to the school on this oc-
casion in behalf Of the Union by
Mrs. Mamie n. Tillman, assisted by
little Janette Timmons.
A prize essay contest on the
Alcohol and Tobacco subject was
conducted by this department and
on field day prizes were awarded to
Miss Genevieve Norris in High