Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-03-21
JOHNSON LETTER.
Meeting of w. C. T. U. School
Gave Holiday. Musicians
Enjoy Pleasant After
noon With Mrs. Marsh.

had with them their state Ice
President, Mr.. J. L. Minis, and one
of the State Superintendent, Mrs.
Mamie N. Tillmann.
The meeting was held in the
home of Mrs. M. R. Wright, and
white bows were pinned on all by
the hostess. Miss Zena Payne con-
Quoted the meeting, and only busl-
ness part was had, as the Union
was so glad to have these ladies
present, that it wanted all the time
possible given over to hearing these
ladies talk.
The reports of the officers and
superintendents of d ep artments
were heard. The Treasurer, Mrs.
Marsh, had sent to State Treasurer
sll.oO, and had 5000 in Treasury:
Mrs. Albert Lott, Superintendent OF
the department of Soldiers and
Sailors" told of her plans, with the
aid of the Union. She hopes soon
to have ready a number of comfort
baos'' and also budgets of news
clippings ready for the Soldier boys.
Never before has this department
SO appealed to every Que, and espe-
cially the mothers, for many now
have Soldier boys"
Mrs. James White reported OF
her work as L. T. L. Leader, and
Mrs. Andrews, OF Cleveland, Tenn,
a visitor, told of her band of ss.
She stated that she had % of the
members who had attended every
weekly meeting for nearly two
years.
This union always observes the
birthday of Lillian M. N. Stevens,
as Union Signal Day." and at this
period of the meeting, Mrs. M. L.
Turner, who has charge of this, told
something of Mrs. Stevens and the
splendid paper, and got several snb-
scriptions for this. Each one was
given picture of the National
President. There was no better
wav to observe the birthday than
bv subscribing to The Union Signal.
Mrs. w. w. Satcher took subscrip-
tions to the Palmetto White Rib
bon.
The subject for the afternoon
was "The Progress of Prohibition" "
This was told of, and Mrs. Olin
Edison gave interesting current
events.
The Secretary gathered up the
records in the model members con-
test, the captains in this being Mrs.
A. P. Lewis and Mrs. James White.
At this point Mrs. Minis addressed
the Union, and made a beautiful
and heart to heart talk, and every
one felt benefited by this, and had
nobler and higher aspirations in the
work after hearing her.
Mrs. Tillman gave summary OF
the address of Mrs. Deitrick, nation
al organizer, which she had recent
II heard, doing this in most In
teresting and pleasing manner, and
she closed with very forceful illus
tration. The Union felt greatly In
debted to these two for visiting the
Union, and were really helped and
stimulated bv their coming, and be-
fore the departure of all, each hal
few words with these charming
and gifted women.
Mrs. F. M. Boyd has been ap-
pointed Dame of Honor By Col.
Rothrock, of Aiken, for the Sons of
Veterens, at the General Reunion of
Veterans 10 be held in Washington,
D. c., in June. She is also appoin-
ted by him TO be Dame of Honor
for the Sons of Veterans at the
State Reunion to be held in Ches-
ter in May. Miss Rothrock of
Aiken, is the Sponsor. Mrs. Boyd
will attend both the reunions, and
will do so with peculiar pleasure.
She is a great U. D. G. worker,
and every Confederate Veteran, to
her, is a ''hero, with heart of
gold" because he is veteran.
Miss Orlena Cartledge spent a
part of last week in Columbia.
The High School here gave holi-
day last Friday, that the teachers
might attend the Teachers Conven-
tion which was in session in Colum-
bia. Those attending were: Prof.
W. F. Scott, Mrs. L. G.. Latimer,
and Misses Eva Rushton, Clara Saw
yer, Sallie Heyward, Anna Harms,
and Daisy Brockington.
Mesdames B. T. Adams and Sal
lie Stanfeld spent last week at Lees
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