Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-07
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.

| afternoon at tne nome VI MI u. Ao'
Zimmerman, beginning at $3.50
o'clock.
The attendance was good, parlor
full of ladies being present. Two
new members were received. Mrs. j.
P. Nixon and Mrs. Lou. Prescott.
Mrs. NJ. P. Wells conducted the
deyotions, Mrs. w, S. Cogburn
presiding at the piano.
After the reading of the minutes
by Mrs. J. w. Stewart, the secretary,
reports were heard from the COM
m;ttees appointed from the w. Q.
II. U. unit to assist at the carnival,
Mrs. w. B. Cogburn and Mrs. J.
B. Kenuerly, making reports from
the float and refreshment committees
The vice president from the
various churches, Mrs, M. P. Wells,
Mrs. r. G. Padgett, Mrs. ]. 8.
Kennerly and Mrs. B. Timmons
made report of work done in the
Sunday Schools on Worlds Temper
ance Sunday, temperance talks hav-
ing been made in the Methodist
church by Hon. B. E. Nicholson and
in the Baptist church by DR.. E. z.
Jones, responsive readings used and
the children's petition for National
prohibition having been circulated
and signed in the Presbyterian,
Methodist and Baptist churches,
some of the boys saying that they
would not only sign petition for
it, but expected to pray for it.
These names will be added to the
children's petition which is already
eleven miles long, and will be
presented to congress during the
coming session in December, And
little child shall lead them"
Echoes from the State convention
in Aiken were then heard from those
who had attended.
Mrs. A. E. Padgett spoke of the
hostesses of Aiken and their kindly
and lavish hospitality, and gave a
general resume of the whole con-
vention, although she did not en-
croach on the subject of any of the
others, having been warned as she
said. before hand, not to do 80.
Mrs. w. B. Cogburn told Of the
part the Columbia delegates had IN
the meeting, the resolutions present.
ed by Mrs. Nellie Mlrandi protest
ing against Sunday movies in Co.
lumbia, of Miss Anna Finnstroms
talk at the convention and ways of
aiding her, and of the Unions
Georgetown and Saluds, which had
received the State prizes for having
done the most Flower Mission work.
Medal Contest Evening and Sum
day Mornings address by Mrs.
Boole was very interestingly related
by Mrs. B. Tlmmons, who gave
some of Mrs. BODIES wonderful
illustrations almost as well as Mrs.
Boole herself.
MRS. J. L. Hart told many humor-
Gus incidents of Mrs. Bodies even
ing address, especially her appeal
for the men to join i'll the "meatless,
wheatless, sugarless days., by OBJ
serving "smokeless and beerless
days."
Mrs. J. w. Stewart was called
upon to tell every thing that the four
who had preceded her had left out,
and she really did find number of
interesting incidents of the conven-
ton which had not been previously
told.
At the close of the programme,
Frances Jones and Mitchell Wells
gave the selection, Two Glasses,
one representing wine and the other
water. These young people added
interest to the meeting by their
presence.
At the close of the programme the
hostess, assisted by Miss Hortense
Padge1t served delightful salad
course with whipped cream and
coffee.
At the business session 1t was
decided to invite Miss Anna Finn
strom to visit the Union on the
afternoon of Dec. l2, and hold a
meeting of all the women in Edge
field of all denominations at the
Methodist church to hear Miss
Finnstrom's address on Moral
Education. A collection will bel
taken at this meeting of clothing
and money for the Door of Hope.
An interesting discussion arose when
one of the members introduced the
subject of eliminating refreshments
at the meetings. This was very
fully discussed pro and con and very
amiably and pleasantly debated by