Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-23
JOHNSTON LETTER.
w. C. T. u. Asks for Smokeless
Day. Death of MIR. J. L.
Smith. I'D. c. Histor-
ical Meeting.

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U. was held with Mrs. A. L. Lewis
on Friday afternoon. There was a
good attendance, the day being
a bright one.
The subject for the afternoon was
Soldiers and Sailors" and several
plans to perfect the work of the
union along this line were discussed.
The president, Miss Payne, had
the devotional and then reports OF
officers were heard.
The secretary, Mrs. Olin Edison,
reminded all to respond with scrip
ture or some item of interest at loll
call.
Treasurer, Mrs. Marsh, reported
$500 on hand, and many paid
dues at this times.
Corresponding-secretary, Mrs. j.
P. Bean, gave her report.
The superintendents of the de,
partments we're again read, as a
change had to be made in some for
the new year.
The Flower Mission, in charge of
Mesdames w. J. Hatcher and Her.
bert Edison, has been using the
bulbs to send to the sick.
At the death of Mr.. J. L. Smith,
an honorary member, two days pre-
vious to this meeting, the superin.
tendents had ordered a beautiful de-
sign with wv. @. T. u" en- it, and
placed it on the casket.
Mesdames J. H. White and Ma
mie Huiet, are superintendent of
Moral Education" and the box for
the Door Of Hope was reported
as the best yet sent from the union,
and nice sum of money contrib
uted, $500.
Mrs. A. p. Lott. who was super
intendent of Soldiers and Sailors"
during the past month and year as
well, told very interestingly of the
Bibles sent from this union to the
colored troups at Camp Jackson.
Mrs. Lott sent these to Rev. Richard
Carroll, who delivered them to the
soldiers, and he stated that each one
was so glad to own testament.
Mrs. j. L. Walker will be super
intendent this year of Soldiers and
Sailors" the union regretting to
have Mrs. Lott not serve in this ca
pacity. The work of Soldiers and
Sailors" as mapped out by the
State superintendent, was presented.
The union decided to purchase
enough khaki cloth to make a
comfort bag for each member to fill
Mrs. Walker, with the other four of
the committee. Mesdames NJ. 7.
Turner, J. A. Lott, A. p. Lott and
A. p. Lewis, will cut these out, and
then distribute to the members to
make and FL. Each member will
make bandage also.
The sending of candy and writing
letters to soldier boys will he done
also, and several new names of SOL
dier boys were handed in.
The matter Of the Hostess House"
in Columbia was now taken up, and
the members discussed this great
endeavor. The union voted to send
$1,000 at once to State treasurer,
Mrs. Robinson, for the above pur-
pose.
The day for prayer for the speedy
coming of National Constitutional
Prohibition was now brought before
the union. A public observance
will be had that day, January "a,
and committees were appointed TO
make it generally known.
Each Sunday school was to be
asked to follow out the outlined
program as far as practical.
The president stated that a tele-
gram from the union had been sent
on the 18th to the representatives
urging their influence in ratifying
prohibition amendment; letters also
had been written.
1t was decided to ask all the
men to observe smokeless day,
and give the proceeds to some of
the needy causes to which all are
contributing. Every one is carry
ing out the "a of the meatless day,
SO why nc. smokeless day?
This union hopes not only to
get this started in the home town,
but all over the State"
Before the meeting closed, the
fact that one of its good and loyal
honorary members, Mr.. J. L. Smith,
had passed away, was spoken of in
sorrow, and some fitting remarks of
this mans noble and influential life,