Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-22
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Sunday School Convention in
Session. Red Cross Cam
paign Now on. Class
Reception.

being held this week, Thursday and
Friday. at Richland Springs church.
Rev. Thos. Watts of Columbia,
state S. S. Sec.. will be one of the
chief speakers. Delegates from this
church are Messrs. Abner Ashell,
P. N. Lott, J. G. Lewis, Stanton
Lott, w. S. Sawyer, Dr.. j. A. Do
hey, Joe Herlong, J. G. Rodgers,
V. E. Edwards, S. J. Watson and
Rev. W. S. Brooke.
sunday, May 10th, marked the
second anniversary of the pastorate
of Rev. w. S. Brooke, and he
preached anniversary sermon using
as his text, For we are laborers
together with God"
In concluding he said that the
church though doing wonderful
work could follow some lines of i'm
provement in few matters and in
the coming years work, he urged
that the members attain to an even
higher record for their church.
Following his sermon, Mr.. Will
Sawyer presented the Red Cross
Drive, Sl5OO,oO being asked from
this District. There are 10 men on
Mr.. Sawyer's committee who will
personally canvass the membership.
In the last Drive 100 of the men,
bership were represented in the
Drive. A suggested amount is
named for each member, to aid in
making the amount be will realize.
Mr.. Herbert Edison is with Mr..
Sawyer in canvassing and will pre-
sent the matter in a similar man
ner in the Methodist church.
The service closed with a beauti-
ful sight, the baptism of young Jack
Neal Lott, who had Joined the Sun
day before.
Rev. Galbraith visited his daugh,
ter, Miss Selma, -Galbraith here. last,
week, in the home of Dr. ]. A.
Dobey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight, and Miss
Pearl White, of Greycut, Ga, spent
the weekend here with Mrs. Geor-
gia Turner.
Mrs. Daton Toole of Aiken, and
Mrs. Crouch, of Batesburg, are
visiting their mother, Mrs. Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. league Price, of
Augusta, are guests of relatives
here.
Miss Antoinette Denny of Aiken,
was a welcome visitor here the lat
ter part of the week.
Mrs. Lee Price and four pretty
little girls, of Florida, are visiting
in the home of the formers father,
Mr.. Smyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Strother and
little son, were visitors here this
week.
News comes of the arrival of a
fine little son in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene McAlpine, at
Hartsville. Every one well remem-
hers Mrs McAlpine as Miss Mary
Lucia Mobley.
Mrs. Joseph Cox is at home from
a visit to her mother at Henderson
vile, n. G.
Mr.. w. P. Cassells has purchas-
ed the dwelling on West Main ST.,
owned and formerly occupied by
Mrs. Robert Leavell, now of New
berry. He and his family will soon
be domiciled here.
Mrs. P. N. Lott was quite sick
last week, but is now able to be out
again.
Mr.. w. S. Mobley has been con-
fined to his bed for week or more,
but is now at his place of business.
Mr.. T. D. Padgett, visited last
week in the home of his uncle, Mr..
J. c. Lewis.
Miss Emma Lou Bean and Sadie
Bruce are at home from a visit to
their sisters at Coker college.
Misses Isabel and Bessie Bean are
graduates this year, at Coker.
Mrs. Flora Reardon has returned
to Augusta after a visit to Mrs.
Phil Waters.
Mrs. J. w. Bradfield, of Char
lotte, has been visiting her son Mr..
w. A. Bradfeld, in the home of
Mr.. G. D. Kenney.
Mrs. Susie J. Latimer has return
ed to Birmingham, Ala, after a
months stay with relatives.
Mrs. J. L. Derrick and Miss Ray
Scott visited during the past week
in Columbia.
Mrs. A. P. Lewis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Lewis went to Camp
Jackson recently to see Lieut.. BENZ.