Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-02-07
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Good Women Concentrating on
Prohibition. Apollo Music
Club Met. u. D. c. Ha-
10 Meeting.


resenting various lines of endeavor,
but recently they each centered upon
one point-that of Statewide prohi-
bition, and at each meeting, as the
petitions for this were presented by
the local w. G. T. U. president 1t
would be unanimously endorsed,
and these when sent on, was the
voice Of about $50 women.
Mrs. Earle Wish has arrived from
Middlebrooke, Va, to spend awhile
in the home of he1 brother, DR.. T.
n. Keesee.
Mrs. P. B. Waters spent the past
week in Augusta with her daughter,
Miss Annie Waters.
Mr.. Yancy May and family left
on Monday for Greenwood, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. May has lived practically all of
his life here, and there are many
who regret to see this family go
elSeWueTe W ISslue'
Mrs. E. E. Andrews and Mrs.
John Milne and little son, are eX-
pected soon to visit Mrs. James
White.
Mrs. J. W. Hardy has the sym.
pathy of all in the death of her mo-
ther, Mrs. Long, which occurred on
last Friday, near Newberry. Mrs.
Hardy had been with her since
Monday. Mrs. Long was 81 years
of age, and had lived beautiful
Christian life, and will be sadly
missed in the community in which
she lived.
On last Thursday, Mr.. J. w.
Hardy received telegram stating
the death of his only Uncle Capt.
West, of Leesville. He attended
the funeral next day. Capt. West
was 8S years of age, and was no.
Bile Christian man. He has often
visited here and many regret 20
learn of his death.
The Apollo Music Club met with
Mrs. Z. r. Mobley on Tuesday At
tenoon, 81 being present. Mrs.
Minis Walker conducted business,
the chief being arrangements for
Reciprocity Day, FEB. 9th. Mrs.
Robert Gibbs, of Columbia, prcsi
dent of the CITY music club vii!
make an address on this occasion.
Mrs. NJ. I. Turner was leader
for the afternoon, and before talk
ing up "Cecile Chaminade," she
told of hearing Paderewski recent
ly, and of how he most impressed
her, also of Madam Paderewski who
was with him selling the war
dolls" for her country in its dis
tricts. Every one got a word with
the Madam, but no one with the
great musician.
A splendid sketch of "Chamin-
ade" was given by Mrs. o. D. Black
and the piano solos and songs were
of her composition.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. P.
N. Keesee, served a salad course,
followed by coffee and fruit cake.
The meeting was most pleasant
one.
At a recent meeting of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, held
with Miss Zena Payne, there was
much business disposed of, Mrs.
James White, presiding.
The chapter voted to give sl.oo
toward purchasing records for the
Victrola at the Old Soldiers Home,
and to givo $500 to the Snowden
Tablet.
Mrs. o. D. Black suggested that
as the Soldiers were SO interested
in the flower and vegetable garden,
that the members send packages of
all kinds of seeds they had. This
will be done.
It was learned with pleasure that
Mr.. Hadden Johnson, OF Augusta,
had accepted the invitation of the
chapter to make the address on Me-
mortal Day.
Plans for the Country Store"
were further made, and the chapter
is enthused over this project.
The treasurer reported all pledges
paid, with balance of S4l.48.
The historical session in charge
of Mrs. o. D. Black was very pro-
Gtable, the subject being Events of
1861" the year book program be-
ing used.
She gave a splendid account Of
the recent public meeting; also stat
ed that the pupils of ten of the
grades would write essays, using |
the subject for the children of the
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