Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Annual w. c T. U. Picnic at
County Home.

nave ever nelu, III the many years
we have been visiting the County
Home. Johnston, Trenton, Meeting
Street, Harmony and Edgefeld were
well represented, the morning being
spent in conversation on the piazza
and inside, and there were all vari-
cites of ages to mingie with. Miss
Harriet Kenny was there and as
young as any n else, enjoying every
thing and being honored and served
by everybody. And there were little
folks present who had to be held in
the arms of their mothers, but every
body present could talk and laugh
and be happy and cheerful.
AS soon as the table was laid elev-
en- large shoe boxes were filled with
substances like sugar, coffee and can
ned goods, jelly etc. and on top of
that, fried chicken, ham, pie, cake,
biscuits, stuffed eggs and a bountiful
supply of lemonade. When all the
boxes had been fixed, all the others
present gathered around the board
and partook of a pleasant meal to-
gether.
After the dinner had been served,
an outdoor children's meeting was
held, the people sitting on the piazza
and on benches and chairs, while
a contest of patriotic %recftations
were given, and a beautiful pageant
in different parts was given by 30
children of Johnston under the di-
rection of Mrs. Jas. H. White, COM
posed of children in beautiful cos
tunes. The first exercise was "Uncle
Sans Garden" with a temperance
and prohibition moral, "Uncle Sam"
being the central figure, impersonat
ed by a handsome and gifted boy
who won great honors in the john
ston High School this term. The gar
den girls were dressed in costumes
of red, white and blue.
The Flower Queen was represented
in another exercise by little Miss Ora
Belle Perry, who is the winner of a
gold song medal. This exercise was
a demonstration of the Flower Mis-
sion work of the w. c. T. u, and
after relating some of the more sub
stantial objects of the department,
the little girls carried a bouquet OF
flowers to each one of the inmates
of the home, as they were seated
out under the trees
Another scene was the "Cross and
Crown" exercise which was partici-
pated in by very tiny little boys and
girls for the most part. 1t was alto
gether beautiful and inspiring and
everybody heartily cheered the little
folks Observation-Disclosures
Miss Hammie scurry opened the
medal contest by singing that very
appropriate patriotic song, eff you
Don't Like Your Uncle Sammie" with
victrola accompaniment, and made
it so effective that before the close
of the exercises she was asked to
repeat it, which she very graciously
did.
The contest was as follows:
l. "Your Flag and Nine" Hansford
Minis.
2. "The Flag" Anne Lawton.
8. "The Kid Has Gone to the Colors"
Eleanor Minis.
4. Nearer My God to Thee," VIM.
Wright.
5. The French Orphan" Lucy scurry
6. "a Toast" Gladys Lawton.
The medal was awarded to VIM.
Wright, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Wright of Johnston, and was present
ed by Mrs. Crouch of Trenton.
Mrs. White made a very interesting
talk, followed by Mr.. Scurry, who
expressed his appreciation of the
coming of the w. C. T. U. and said
the inmates of the home looked for
ward to the 9th of June each year
lust as a child did to Christmas. He
said he hoped to live to be at such
another occasion the coming year.
All stood on the piazza and out
of-doors and sang together, "Ameri-
ca" The last song at Mr.. scurry's
request was, "God Be With You Till
We Meet Again"
The 80 children who came over
in cars from Johnston, brought their
own lunches and had their own picnic
dinner together under the trees.
Delightful apple-butter, 20 cents
per pound at
l.. T. Mays.