Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-09
Annual Report Woman's Chris
20 tian Temperance Union.

tian Temperance Union.
1.-THE twelve regular meetings of
the union have been held in the vari-
Gus homes of the members or in the
church except one meeting which
was given during revival service to
prayer for the community.
4 sn the various departments the
following achievements have been
made:
Sailors and Soldiers: Sixty-eight
comfort bags have been given to our
boys who went out from Edgefeld
at a cost of $500. In each of these
bags besides articles of usefulness,
there was personal letter and tes-
tanent. $500 was contributed to
Liberty Bonds through our state
treasurer. Contributions were made
to electric faps at Base Hospitals, to
1.-THE Hostess House there, to Camp
Kitchen in France and to the pur-
chase of a typewriter and to the ster-
eomotorgraph for cantonments.
Service flags were presented to
the Baptist church, special patri-
otic: exercise was provided and DR..
E. w Skies, president of Coker col
lege was 4he guest of honor of the
occasion and made an eloquent pa
triotic address. twenty-five dollars
was collected for war work on this
occasion.
Lunches were served to two incre-
Iments of colored soldiers this money
also going to war relief.
Flower Mission and Relief
Mrs. W. B. Cogburn, superintend-
|ent. One meeting 'aEas given to this
! subject in the summer at which time
the fund for the support Of French
orphan was begun, box being plac-
ed lin a conspicuous place at each
meeting in which free will offerings
are placed. One quarters amount has
been contributed, and the union will
soon get in communication with the
tchild. MRS. Annie l. Rembert of Co.
.Ilumbia was present at the Flower
! M i'm meeting and made a talk,
&irds becoming a member
iif1t1a fg5n tfle inffdence of tflis W 9. @
IT. II. The surgical dressings class
of the Red Gross was entertained at
this meeting also.
The annual picnic at the county
home was held, perhaps the most in
teresting yet held. Two silver spoons
and three baby record books were
presented to babies of W. c. 7. U.
mothers. Funeral designs, six in num-
ber, were sent to bereaved families.
A cash contribution and $500 III
clothing was sent to the Door OF
Hope in Columbia at Christmas. Miss
Anna Funston, the matron of that
institution visited Edgefeld and pre-
sented this Home being entertained
by the union.
Scientific Temperance and Instruc-
ton, Mrs. T. H. Rainsford, supt.
The county Teachers Association
was visited, and in the fall, literature
and instruction were given all the
teachers and a county contest held
The first High School Prize of $500
was won by Judson Ready of John
ston, second prize by William Gaines
of Edgefield high school. These es
says were written on the subject OF
"The Value of Prohibition to South
Carolina" The graded school prizes
were won by Misses Isabelle Cheat
ham of Epworth, first prize, and lsa
belle Byrd of Edgefeld, second prize
Sunday School Work, Mrs. j. 8
Kennerly, superintendent:
All four temperance Sundays were
brought to the attention of the varl,
out Sunday schools by the superln'
tendent and exercises were held or
some of the Sundays. Talks were
made and literature distributed suit
ed to the different ages of the chill
dren. On anti-cigarette Sunday al
the schools took part, either by talks
by the superintendent of the school
by blackboard exercises or otherwise
and last and most important, praye!
was offered for the destruction OF
this deadly enemy of the youth OF
our land. The anti-cigarette pledge
was circulated and signed by a good
ly number.
Fairs and Open Air Meetings, Mrs
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