Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-05
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.

asked to have some temperance TEA
ture in next Sundays Sabbath
school, this being temperance Sun
day. Mrs. w. E. Lott read Miss
Zena Payne's communication from
the last Palmetto White Ribbon in
reference to this department.
Mrs. Rainsford read the letter
from our State president, Mrs. JOS
eph Sprott, urging the women to
greater activity. She also read
Miss Gordon's call to all unions for
an observance of September u, as
patriotic membership day, and each
member present was asked to pay
visit some time during that day in
the interest of the work, and to gain
a new member.
As an observance of September
IA, the time when our State voted
for prohibition, each member was
asked to remember that day to thank
God for His answer to our prayers
for this cause in giving US the gift
of prohibition for. South Carolina.
The announcement was made of the
wonderful news that all distillerles
in the United States would close
September 8, and that all saloons
would close their doors in our Ma
tion's capitol in November.
Miss Hortensia Woodson reclted
with much effect lovely and appro-
pirate poem called The Mother on
the Sidewalk" which was an intro
duction to the subject of comfort
bags. Five of these were sent to
Columbia to our boys there through
the kindness of Sergeant Wad AL
len, who was returning to Columbia
on the evening train. Ten more
comfort bags will be presented 10
the young men who leave to-day
from all parts of our county for
Columbia.
Expressions of thanks for COM
fofsS bags@were ssent bEs. Douglas
TFnmermsn, Horsse Jones and Alb.
ney Woodson. Mrs. Stewart read
some general expressions of value of
these bags.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows:
President, Mrs. ]. L. Minis; vice
president, Mrs. T. H. Rainsford
corresponding secretary, Mrs. W
L. Dunovant; recording secretary
Mrs. J. w. Stewart; treasurer, Mrs
w. A. Byrd.
Supenntendents of Departments.
Flower Mission-NIrs. w. 8. Cog
burn, Mrs. n. NJ. Jones, Mrs. w
l.. Dunovant.
Literature-Mrs. ]. A. Townsend
Scientific Temperance lnstruc
tion-Mrs. 7. II. Rainsford.
nti-Narcotics J. Chalmer
Hughes.
Medical Temperanee-Mrs. w
S. Cogburn.
Cooperation with Mission Socie
ties-Mrs. Abner Broadwater.
Musical Director-Mrs. Tillman
Devotional Services-Mrs. NJ. P
Wells.
Independents from the variou
churches are: Mrs. B. Timmons
Methodist; Mrs. NJ. P. Wells, Pres
byterian; Mrs. r. G. Padgett, Epis
copal; Mrs. j. 3. Kennerly, Baptist
Delegates were elected to the Stat
convention in Aiken as follows (aI
local union officers and State super
intendents and eight delegates a
large): Mesdames E. J. Norris
A. A. Woodson, w. E. Lott, E P
Jones, A. E. Padgett, ]. A. Town
send, w. w. Fuller, J. G. Hughes
Other members were also invited t.
attend.
A pleasant interruption to the af
ternoon programme was the intro
duction of one of the w. G. T. U
babies, little Myra Watson and hel
mother, Mrs. w. R. Swearingen, tc
the union.
Miss Patti Major was introduced,
and talked on her Home Demonstra
tion work, securing nucleus for an
organization Immediately after the
close of the meeting, during the so,
cial half hour. Miss Major is rep
resenting the government in this
capacity, and will remain in Edge
field during the winter.
Mrs. M. P. Wells conducted a
beautiful devotional.
At the close of the business ses-
sion very dainty salad course with
iced tea was served by the hostess,
Mrs. Woodson, assisted by Misses
Julia Folk, Florence Minis and Hor-