Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20
Meeting of the u. D. c.

Mrs. E. P. Jones presided over a
very short business session of the
u. D. G. at the Red Cross rooms
on Monday afternoon. Owing to
illness in the home our Secretary
was unable to be present so the
reading Of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
Mrs. Jones read two interesting
communications from our District
President, Mrs. o. D. Black con-
corning our pledges, which we have
decided to increase this year, ten
dollars to be given to our Edisto
District Scholarship to Winthrop,
and ten dollars each for the State
Winthrop Carolina Scholarships,
Our dues have all been paid. Mrs.
Jones announced the following DEL
egates to the District Conference to
be held at Allendale, and as it Is a
short distance by Automobile, it is
hoped that these ladies will get to-
gether and secure automobiles and
drivers and go over for the day,
they are: Mrs. 3. B. Jones, Mrs.
Alice Jones, Mrs E P Jones, MrsJim
Byrd, Mrs. Joe Cantelou and Mrs.
Agatha Woodson. The Confer
ence is to be held sometime in
April, the date of which will be an
nounced later.
Mrs. Woodson made a plea for
money and material with which to
carry on the work of the making
of hospital garments in the Red
Cross, and asked that the U, D. @.
adopt this department of the Red
Cross work, several sums of one
dollar dollar each were pledged.
The following offering money: Mrs.
E. P. Jones, Mrs. r. A. Marsh,
Mrs. Woodson, Mrs. Afford.
Mr.. John L. Addison pledged
sl.50, Mrs. Jim Byrd sl.00, Mrs.
Ed Rlves material for two suits of
paiamas: 1t was deemed advisable
to try to get up the money by
pledges, rather than to have an en-
tertainment. Our women are so busy
that they can hardly find time to
get up one. All ladies who are
willing to help in this most lauda-
bic cause, may hand the money or
material to Mrs. Woodson or any
of the women of the committee at
the Red Cross rooms who will turn
it over to Mrs. Padgett and have it
credited to this department.. :
Another matter of interest which
came up was in regard to collecting
old or worn garments during the
present week and next to turn over
to the Red Cross who are calling
for these things to be sent tc Bel
gium and Northern France. 1t does
not matter how worn the garments
are, they can be used. Women and
men are asked to send their cast-otf
clothes up to the Red Cross rooms
where they will be taken in charge,
packed and sent off by Mrs. j. H.
Nicholson and her committee.
Mrs. Woodson extended an invi-
alton to the chapter to attend the
Carolina Day exercises to be held
on Wednesday morning the goth in
the auditorium of the High School.
This is the first public entertain
ment given by the children of the
Bald Eagle Chapter and serves as
their anniversary day, as well as a
celebration of the birthdays of
South Carolina's illustrious gener-
ais, Hampton, Butler and Gary.
IL was decided to ask DR.. How
ard T. Gree, pastor of the First
Christian church sof Augusta to
come up to make our Memorial
Day address, and Mrs. Woodson
was asked to extend the invitation.
Ghe time for holding the meet
ings of the chapter have been again
changed. So we meet as hereto
fore on the 2n6 Tuesday, and on
End Tueseay in April the chapter
will have Mrs. o. D. Black with us,
and we are all hoping for large
and representative meeting. There