Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-22
RED OAK GROVE.
Active Missionary Circles. An
nuar Meeting at Hardy's.
Many Visitors Come and
Go. Good Revivals.

Only a short while till the Edge
field W. M. u, will meet together
for that great occasion at Hardy's.
Our society will report out of debt.
More encouraging news in the IN
terest of our spiritual development
is this: We have organized Circle
No. 3, with Mrs. Jesse Whatley
chairman and Miss Lizzie Minis
helper. We feel SO proud of our
Circles, and especially shall we en-
JOY watching their development. We,
can't expect the mile-stones to be
good markers for the wayfaring
unless we keep them right. And
let US individually endeavor to
watch our mile.stones (the Circles),
and help our leaders to keep hers
bright that some may see the road
to righteousness.
Mrs. Sallie Minis so graciously
received US in her home where our
first meeting was held last Saturday
afternoon. We rejoice to see the
sweet spirit in the meeting, and feel
sure others will catch the inspira-
tion and become more interested.
Circle No. held their annual
meeting last Wednesday afternoon.
Being so encouraged at the spiritual
development we were constrained
to hold a special meeting, rather
reviewing contest as kind of cele-
bration. We have reasons to be-
lieve our efforts have not been in
vain.
We feel that our Sunday School
is not what we want; now as the
winter is approaching new interest,".
must be taken or we fear our schools
will freeze up"
We have had quite a number Of :.
visitors in our midst
Misses Nixon from North Aug
usta are visiting in the neighbor- :,
hood. .T7E-s'asqsss--7zf
Mr.. R. NJ. Lamb and family of
Atlanta, Mr.. Kenrick Lamb and
wife of Brunswick, Ca, also Mrs.
w. NJ. Gignllli att with two
daughters, Miss Laura and little
Leslie.
Mrs. Carrie Rodgers from Green
wood accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. John Quattlebaum, beloved.
here as Miss Fannie Clegg.
Mrs. Emma Bussey, the estimable
wife OF Rev. 4. w. Bussey was,
with us during our meeting. To-
know her is to love her, and better
know the success of her beautiful
home life-the life that tells.
Mr.. Ben Rodgers and wife were
among our number. He is a Green
wood man and that goes to say he
like others, likes our people; but oh,
the roads, he says.
Miss Maude Quattlebaum is the
guest Of her uncle, Mr.. NJ. Clegg.
Don't think her "bestest" will call
in an automobile as he too is from ,
Greenwood.
Miss Ruth Kemp, one of the
pretty and sweet girls from Kirksey
came talking Rock Hill to our girls.
She will enter college there this
session.
1t was quite interesting to hear
Mr.. Guy Pittman OF LaCompte, La,
tell of the boil weevil experience in
his country. Their trail is yet in
existence, tho the people have learn
ed to do them bit" too, ard cot
ton is again extensively planted and
prospects for the present crop is the
best in years in his parts.
We were glad to have our youLg
friend MIR. Henry Bailey and wife
of Modoc come in our midst last
week.
Mrs. James Hamilton has had
with her son, Mr.. D. B. Mcdaniel
and his bride fromHarlem, Ga.
The war has already given the
wives hardships looking after the
farms, for numbers of our men are
now in Columbia and Augusta car
pentering. Many heretofore could
hardly drive nails, now feel they
knew more all the while than ihey
revealed.
Misses Kathleen Kenrick and
Lille Zimmerman leave Saturday
for a few days recreation, having
remained at home assisting in try
ing to carry out the plan of conser-
vation.
Mrs. Fannie Grifis is visiting
relatives in Greenwood and Spartan
burg. During her absence Mrs.
McManus has been with her mother,