Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-11
Patriotic Meeting at The Home
of Mrs. B. B. Jones.

Answering call of patriotism,
large number of women met at the,
home of Mrs. B. b. Jones on Mon.
day afternoon for the purpose of In
augurating movement tending to-
preparedness. The ministers of the
town had been invited to meet with
them and Captain Collett who has
recently returned from Washington
where he had gone in an effort to
have our Edgefeld Rifemen recog-
nized as War Unit.
Mrs. N. G. Evans was called to
the chair and. after some prelimln-
ary discussions relative to making a
flag for our boys in the event of
their being called to the colors'. DR..
Pendleton Jones was called upon for
a short talk, which he gave In his
usual happy vein.
Mr.. Collett was next called upon,
and he stressed the necessity of en-
couraging our young men in every
way possible to rally to their
country's call. Mr.. Shannonhouse
urged the need for display of our
national colors on every possible oc-
casion, insisting upon the need of
our having them displayed upon our
houses and wearing them upon our
persons. He said that nothing 80
soon arouses patriotism as to see
the colors. While we love our
Confederate flag, now is the time
to show all respect and love possible
for our national fac.
Mr.. Blalock in a happy effort
wanted to know what was the
matter with our State flag. In a
more serious mood he declared his
willingness to give up his only son
for his country.
Mr.. Gunter also spoke of the
need of displaying the flag at all
times, and said that if he had no
family he would be found among
the early volunteers, that this was
the time when all of her sons should
rally to the standard of our country.
Professor Lyon was now called
upon to tell US of some plans for a
grand rally on Friday, Field Day.
1t is peculiar coincidence that
the flag borne by the Edgefeld
Rihemen during the first months of
the War Between the States was
made in the house which stood on
the site of the one now occupied by
Mrs. Jones, and where it was decid-
ed at this meeting, to have the new
flag made. That flag was made by
Mrs. Rebecca Bland out of the
breadths of her wedding dress, and
was raised at Fort Sumter in April,
1861. 1t has been preserved all
these years by Mrs. Elizabeth Mich
olson whose brother in-law COM
manded the Rifemen.
Miss Sarah Collett will get up
plans for work for our women,
which will be announced at a meet.
ing to be called later. The meeting
closed with the singing of our
National Anthem.
An interesting feature of the oc-
casion vas the honoring of those in
the house who had already given
their loved ones as volunteers.
Those were requested to stand and
proved to be Mrs. n. g. Evans,
who has nephew in the Navy, hav-
ing gone from New York; DR.. and
Mrs. Jones who have three sons and
two nephews already enlisted, (Dr.
Jones said that he was scattered
from Virginia to Georgia.; Miss
Isabel Chappell, who has brother
in the service, and Mrs. Agatha
Woodson, who has two sons in the
Georgia Infantry, one captain of
the company stationed in Augusta
to guard the Arsenal, and the other
sergeant CT the Regimental Supply
Company in Savannah.
Mrs. B. B. Jones was given the
thanks of all for inaugurating this
move which has been in all our
hearts but had waited for her to
take the initiative.
Much is hoped for from this meet
ing along the lines of preparedness,
as by it we we'll prepared those
meetings to follow.