Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-11-14
War Work Council of the Young
Woman's Christian Assoc;a-
ton, Edgefield, Saturday
Nov. "a, Baptist Church.

Many of our readers were interest
ed in the account of the Conference
recently held in Columbia by the
leaders of the Young Woman's
Christian Association in the inter-
ests of .woman's work for women
made necessary by the present war
conditions.
The Young Mems and Young
Women's Christian Associations,
being interdenominational in char
acter, have become the chief
channels through which religious
and spiritual and recreational needs
of the camps have been supplied as
we'll as providing for women and
girls in communities adjoining can
tonments, in mobilization centers, in
munition and uniform factories, and
in foreign countries affected by the
war. 1T is our. problem to safe
guard the girls, says the Young
Woman's Christian Association.
The newest work being done by
the Young Women's Christian As
sociation is the equipment of Hostess
houses at every camp, where motif
ers, sisters and wives of the soldier
boys, may go to have an opportunity
to spend a few hours together, and
where they may be served simple
meals, and be directed to suitable
lodging if they are overnight in the
city.
Four million dollars must be rails
ed for this purpose.
At the recent meeting in Colum-
bia, Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, of Johns
ton, was appointed by the War
Council of the Y. W. G. A. as
chairman for Edgefeld county.
Mrs. Hatcher has already presented
the work at Johnston and met with
a most generous financial resp anse.
The plan is to have a meeting at
the county seat, to which the
women of the town are invited, and
invitations sent to all the represent
a,ive women from the various
churches of all denominations, ask
ing them to come and attend mass
meeting, from which they gain in
spiration to return to their respective
communities and present the cause.
The following letter has been re-
ceived from Mrs. Hatcher, which
will make plain the object and pur-
pose of the meeting.
Il am thinking much about the
women of Edgefeld county doing
their part for the Young Women's
Christian Association hostess houses
and am going to put myself into 1t
ALL I CAN.
Will you advertise a meeting at
of all the town women,
and inviting so many from each
church OF every denomination in the
county, to come to the mass meeting
and carry back to their women the
appeal?
l can make but the one trip and
one talk.
If the women who mean business
for their country and their girls,
will come to Edgefeld with pencil
and note book and go home and stir
their own, we will be able to do our
duty.
The date which will suit me best
will be Saturday before the fourth
sunday in November.
Carrie Hatcher.
A meeting was called Immediately
On the reception of this letter of
several women from each Of the
churches in Edgefeld at Mrs. w.
L. Durovant's home Tuesday after
noon.
The response was very generous
and at that meeting the plans were
arranged for the meeting on Satur-
lay before the fourth Sunday in this
month at the Baptist church. The
exact hour of the meeting will be
announced next week in the papers,
and through the pulpits, and by
who will notify all the
out-of-town churches.
The following committees were
Invitation to out-of-town societies,
Mrs. T. H. Rainsford, Mrs. j. L.
Minis, Mrs. P. P. Blalock, Mrs. R.
A. Marsh.
Invitation in town: Mrs. j. w.
Thurmond, Mrs. w. A. Byrd, Mrs.
B. E. Nicholson, Mrs. A. E. Pad.
gett, Mrs. ]. w. Stewart, Mrs. L.
Y. Moore, Miss Ruth DeLoach,
Mrs. B Timmons.
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