Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-03-20


only for an hour. Many of the
ladies are doing praise-worthy work.
One of the members, Mrs. Mamie
Huiet, has set for her work, besides
all she is doing In the Red Cross
rooms, that of knitting fifty pairs of
sox. If every one was so disposed
the soldiers would have no need
scarcely.
During this week the Red Cross
will have a campaign for second
hand clothing for overseas relief,
and a special committee will 60
over the town to get the gifts, which
will be packed at the Red Cross
rooms.
This campaign is being under
taken at the request of the Belgium
relief committee, which declares
that the well-to-do people of France,
as we'll as Belgium, are in need of
actual necessities, and the poor are
absolutely destitute.
If money were no consideration,
it would be difficult to provide suth-
cient clothing on account of scarcity
Of raw material.
The local committee hopes that
every one will make contribution,
and if they fail to see the commit
tee, to send 70 the Red Cross rooms
by the 25th.
On last Sunday at the Baptist
church it was the sad duty of Glass
Is, which was taught by Mr.. W..
L. Coleman, to have to elect a
teacher, the matter being left en-.
t;rely with the members. Two of
the class were chosen, Mr.. Abner
Asbell, with Mr.. V. E. Edwards as
assistant teacher.
Mrs. Julian Harris and children
of Derring, Ca, spent few days
of last week with the formers
mother, Mrs. P. N. Lott.
Mr.. Robert Kenney of Camp Sc.
vier spent the week k-end here with
the home folks.
Mrs. w. ]. Hatcher has returned
from weeks stay in Aiken with
Mrs. T. R. Denny and while there
she was under. special treatment by
an Osteopath. Mrs. Denny and Miss
Antoinette accompanied her here
for few days stay.
Mrs. George of Aiken is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Wood,
ward.
That measles has been very preva-
lent is shown by statement of DR..
G. w. Walker to the effect that
during the past week he was attend
ing upon l2S cases in town and out
in the country nearby.
Col. Robert level Of Newberry
was a visitor last week Sin the home
of Mr.. Joe Wright.
Master Gadsden Huiet is spending
awhile with bis grandmother, Mrs.
NJ. A. Huiet. The little fellows
mother is with her sister in Colum'
bia, who is i'll.
Little George Huiet Waters, Jr.
is the name of the handsome little
fellow who has come to gladden. the
lives of the parents.
The w. G. T. U. met Friday af-
ternoon with Miss Zena Payne. The
members we're delighted upon hear
ing letter read from state treas
urer, Mrs. Robertson, of Columbia,
who thanked the union for con
tribution of S5 for the Field kitch'
en- fund, and she stated that this
union had also been first in the Other
contributions. The union voted to
give S5 to the stereomotorscope
fund and 81 to the Lillian NJ. n
Stevens fund.
l6 comfort kits were being filled
by the members and l6 more are
being cut out for distribution the
idea being for each member to fill
one, the kit being furnished by the
union. About 25 bandages have
been made. Some time ago fine
box was sent to the Door Of Hope
and friends have recently made con-
tributions to the amount of S6.25
which makes the gift in money and
articles reach $50. Miss Finnstrom
wrote very appreciative letter. A
red letter day of the month being
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens birth.
day, this was observed at this meet
ing. The Union Signal was present.
ed and subscriptions secured. The
flower mission work has brought
comfort and good cheer during the
month.
The matter of the temperance es'
saw contests in the school was dis