Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-08-07
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Red Cross Ladies Busy. Inter
esting. Lecture by MIR. Camp
bell. Theodore Marsh
Goes to Plattsburg.

The Surgical Dressings rooms, at
Red Cross headquarters will be filled
with busy workers during the next
two weeks or so, an order Tor 2Uo
pads and 1900 "A by ~ wipes, hav-
ing been received. Those who finish
ed the course are all expected to
work as before, each having their
day to wear the blue veil as instruct
or and then to aid further in the
work. There is much that can be done
by those who did not take the course,
such as drawing threads and cutting
the cloth into regulation size for the
4 by 4 wipes. Everyone is cordially
invited to come and help in the order
and they are requested to have
special apron or white dress to work
in, as apparel worn out on the streets
and then worked in might get dust
or some foreign matter on surgical
dressings work.
The Junior Red Gross under Miss
Eva Rushton, during the past week
completed 100 comfort bags or
''house-wives" as they call them.
These are ready to be sent on.
Mrs. W. J. Huiet has done Won
derful work with the knitting, and
has been ably assisted by force OF
workers. A box of beautifully made
socks is to be sent on this week.
The lecture last week by Mr.. Ro-
land Campbell, who is at home from
the scenes of action by the war forc-
es, brought good sum into the Red
Cross treasury, $4,000. The large
school auditorium was we'll filled He
was heard with keen interest, all eX-
cept one point, and that was when ne
pointed the long-range captured Ger
man gun at the audience and stated
that it was loaded, and all he had to
do was to press the trigger and the
people would see what it was capa-
BILE of doing. At this point he tired
"a blank cartridge from a pistol on
the table. Everyone, more or less,
lodged.
Miss Bette Waters has been elect
ed to teach at Chappells. Miss Bette
graduated at the High School here
last wear and took a special course
this wear, at Columbia college. Chap
pells has a splendid two-story brick
school building with pretty grounds,
which is a great credit to the COM
munity.
Mr. Earl Crouch was operated on
in Columbia Hospital for appendlcl-
lis last week and his friends will be
Glad to learn that he is resting very
comfortably; his wife and mother
Mrs. H. w. Crouch, have been IN Co.
lumbia a few days with him.
Mr.. Goode Mobley is at home from
a trip to Washington and New York
Mrs. L. C. Latimer is visiting her
son. DR.. Edward Latimer, at Macon,
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cox and Mr..
and Mrs. John Wright spent last
week in Hendersonville, N. c., with
the mother of Mrs. Cox.
Miss Jessie Rushton is the guest
of relatives and friends in Columbia.
Mrs. R. E. Stackhouse and little
son, have been visiting the formers
narents, Rev. and Mrs. Thacker.
Mr.. Theodore Marsh is to be con-
graduated upon the Splendid marx
he made in standing an examination
for training at Plattsburg. Mr.. Marsh
Is a student at Georgia Tech, and has
volunteered for service. He will be
in training until September l, and
then return to his school duties. he
asked this, but should there be de-
mand for him to enter service ne Will
leave school for this. Out of 1000 at
Georgia Tech, 16 were asked Tor
military training, and of the fortu-
nate 16, Mr.. Marsh was one. Ills rec
ord ON examination was fine one.
Mrs Walter Derrick and children
have gone to the mountains of North
Carolina to spend a while.
Mr.. Franklin Perry left Thursday
night for Charleston where ne Will
be in training for the navy
Miss Frances Turner IS visiting
her friend, Miss Lucille McLendon' at
Timmonsville, S. c.
Miss Mallie Waters went TO aug
usta on Sunday to visit her sister,
Miss Annie Waters and will also visit
Mrs. Cook McKie in North Augusta.
Mrs. Davis of Spartanburg is Wis
itine her sister, Mrs. Mike Crouch.
Mrs. Chas. Early and little boys