Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

presided, and good reports were
heard from officers and committees.
Historical work was stressed and
books of historical interest had been
offered for best essays on Rear Ad-
miral Raphael Semmes, both in High
School and in the children's chapter.
It was hoped that picture concern
ing the Confederacy could be placed
in the library of the High School.
There were several articles to be sent
from this chapter to the Confederate
Museum in Richmond. The chapter
had placed ten iron crosses during
the year at graves of veterans.
The annual picnic for the Confed-
crate veterans OF Camp McHenry
will be held on Thursday, June 20,
at the home of Mrs. Martha Edwards.
Col. R. B. Watson has been invited
to make a talk to the veterans on
that day.
Mrs. O. D. Black, as District vice
president, told of the work and the
part this chapter had in furthering
the causes. Mr.. Hoover's "no wheat"
appeal was read and each member
pledged themselves to follow out as
far as possible, his requests.
Officers for the coming year were
all reelected: President, Mrs. M. T.
Turner; vice president, Mrs. J.H.
White; rec. secretary, Mrs. Bessie
IP. Bean; cor. secretary, Mrs. o. D.
Black; treasurer, Mrs. John Wright;
historian, Miss Zena Payne; cleaner,
Mrs. Hattie Bruce; librarian, Mrs.
F. M. Boyd; auditor, Mrs. Charles
Lamb; iirector C. of c., Mrs. P. B.
Waters. Before the meeting closed,
the members were all reminded to go
to the Red Cross rooms the following
Thursday afternoon to sew as unit.
In the account of the last meeting
of the Emily Geiger chapter, the
name of Mrs. j. L. Walker, vice re-
gent, was omitted, when the officers
elected were mentioned.
Miss Bessie Bean is to be congrat-
ulated in winning the loving cup of.
ifered at Coker College in the class
| of expression. Miss Bean is gifted
in this art and those who heard her
on this occasion have spoken in words
of greatest praise.
In the big campaign for War Saw
ings Stamps, June Ia to 2S, DR.. J. A.
Dobey has been appointed director,
Mrs. ]. H. White chairman and Miss
Zena Payne vice chairman. DR.. Do
bey has appointed about 20 young
ladies and these viii conduct the
booth and aid in the general adver-
tisement of the campaign. A canvass
of this school district is being made
beginning on Monday, that every
name may be secured.
The Surgical Dressing class has
received it's first order-two cases
of the 5-yard gauze rolls. The fact
that only 800 yards of gauze are
on hand at present, is delaying the
order. During the week those at work
| in the Red Cross rooms have been
occupied in making 80 pairs of pa
lama suits and have cut 40 pairs of
of underclothing. The box sent of
for May contained As pairs of socks,
80 pairs of pajamas and II bed
shirts. The Philippi and Bethlehem
ladies are also doing a fine work.
Jennie Cassidy's birthday was eel
ebrated by the VIC. T. U. here by
going out to the County Home and
giving a day to the inmates there.
This Union joined in with the Edge
field and Trenton unions. There was
much larger crowd of interested
friends than ever before and the cool
piazza of the home of Mr.. John
Scurry, the steward, was filled as
well as out under large shade tree.
Visits were made to the homes of the
inmates and it speaks well for the
county when it was found that there
were only eleven here. Each one OF
these was pleasantly anticipating the
visit and remembered many of the
visitors. They spoke in terms of high
est praise of Mr.. Scurry and his
good wife who have looked after
these unfortunates. The houses had
all had coat of white wash, both
out and inside, and everything was
we'll kept. The gardens, grain crop
and fruit crop looked very produc-
tive. The cows, hogs and chickens
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