Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-19

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High School and she and her mother
will now be back in their home town,
which fact is one of pleasure to their
friends.
Mrs. Isom of Spartanburg and Mrs.
Pedrick and Miss Theora Fleming of
Gainesville, Florida are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Marsh.
The June meeting of the W. c. T..
u. was held on Friday afternoon and
although the day was very warm,
there was a good attendance with
their visitors. It was sincere pleas
ure to all to have present the former
president Mrs. 7. R. Denny, who con-
Quoted the devotionals. Miss Payne
conducted the meeting and the re-
ports were very interesting.
Miss Rushton, Superintendent of
Scientific Temperance Instruction,
had sent IL essays from the High
School pupils and in the county con-
test, Mr.. Judson Ready of this school
won the prize, a SIS gold piece. Miss
Rushton is doing splendid work in
her department.
In the work for the soldiers and
sailors, ten bags had been filled dur
ing the month and three ready made
were given out at the meeting, the
bags being furnished and made up
for those who wish to fill one. The
article concerning the little testament
in one of the bags sent out to SOL
dier boy who is now in France, was
read. This testament which he took
from his little bag and placed in a
pocket warded off bullet that would
have otherwise pierced his heart.
The L. T. L. is doing good work
under Mrs. J. H. White and Flower
Mission work is being done by Mes
danes o. D. Black and w. j. Hatcher.
The membership committee was urg-
ed to find some new members. The
ma rer of the petitions to the Rep
re 'atives for a war measure pro-
hibiClon, was discussed and letters to
that effect will be sent to the MEM
bers. Mr.. Hoover's 'no wheat" appeal
was read and the Union took the
stand that as far as possible it would
be carried out. Following this, Miss
Anna A. Gordon's slogan, "Bake
the barley into bread and bar it from
the bar" was adopted and the MEM
bers were to order some barley and
use the recipes in the Union Signal.
The subject for the afternoon was
'sThe Flower Mission" and Mrs. O..
D. Black conducted this part of the
meeting. She told something of Jen-
ME Cassidy's birthday and what the
Mission meant to many. There were
some selections read and reports OF
the observance of Jennie Cassidy's
birthday at the County Home were
given by Mrs. J. A. Lott and Mrs.
j. H. White.
Mrs. Chas. Early and children have
gone to Florence to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ann Moblely will leave for
Virginia next week to spend the sum-
mer with her daughters, Mesdames
Harry Hamilton and Oliver Hamilton.
One day of last week was the 18th
birthday of Mr.. Nick Broadwater,
and his good wife gave him sur
prise spend-the-day party. She invlt-
ed four of his comrades of the Con-
federate period, Messrs. NJ. w. Clark,
H. W. Dobey, Chas. Carson and
James Tompkins to come for this day
and he said it was one of the happl-
est surprises to him and all passed q
most enjoyable day.
Misses Julia Folk, Ida Folk and
Hortense Woodson of Edgefeld were
visitors last week in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. David Howard.
Miss Emma Bouknight went to
Chattanooga recently to visit her
brother, Lieut.. Belts Bouknight.
Hon. and Mrs. j. L. Walker en-
tertained with dinner on Wednes-
day evening, the honor guests being
DR.. Thomas Wright and Miss Shivers
of Augusta, Georgia
Mrs. Dorm and Miss Carrie Dorm
of Spartanburg are guests of DR.. aid
Mrs. J. A. Dobey.
Miss Emma Wright has gone to
Springfield to visit her sister, Mrs.
Eula Gleaton.
The Apollo Music Club held the
last meeting of the summer at "Mul-
berry Place." with Miss Emma Bouk-
night. Mrs. E. R. Mobley conducted
the meeting and in the annual re-
ports of the officers and committees