Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-03

in concert and the societies respond
ed to the roll call, five being present
ed with Honor Roll badges by Mrs
Tillman: Edgefeld Y. w. A., Miss
Hortense Padgett, president; Red
Oak Grove Y. W. A., Mrs. T. w.
Lamb; Edgefeld G. A., Mrs. R. G.
Lee; Edgefeld R. A., Mrs. E. S.
Rives and Republican G. A., Mrs. w.
o. Whatley. All these young peoples
societies are on the standard of Ex-
cellence.
Mrs. Carwile read Miss Lanham's
report showing total amount from
societies S29S.Ss.
Miss Florence Minis made a talk
on the subject Relating the college
girls talents to the W. M. u"
Miss Margaret May gave a beau
tiful message in song.
Mrs. J. R. Fizer made wonder
full address on the rs Million Cam
paign.
The Royal Ambassador chapter
of Edgefeld was represented by
Milton Swearingen.
Mrs. Cough made very interest
ing talk on the New Orleans Bible
School of which she is teacher, and
told why this school was included in
the gifts for the rs Million.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion very impressive pageant took
place, representing Christian woman
hood giving the light to the heathen
world, the participants being men,
bers of the girls auxiliary of Edge
field, dressed in the costumes of
many nations holding candles un-
lighted, but holding them out to
Christian womanhood as they march
ed by dressed in white with their
candles lighted. The candles of the
heather world were lit while Mrs. A.
B. Carwile and Mrs. R. G. Lee sang
"I'll go where you want me to go,
dear Lord" AS the Christian woman
hood marched in Mrs. Carwile and
Mrs, Lee sang "Send the Light,
the blessed gospel light"
The visitors who had seen the
same pageant at the Southern w.
NJ. U. expressed themselves as highly
pleased and said it was verv inspir-
ing. Mrs. Lee arranged the pageant
which was fitting climax to the
days program.
Second Day.
The Sunbeam program of the an
nual meeting is always one of the
most attractive sessions, and on this
occasion it surpassed any program
of previous years. In the 20 churches
of the association, Mrs. Tillman, who
presided over the program, has or
ganized IS Sunbeam bands and
hopes to make the record complete
during this year.
The opening song was sung by the
congregation, From Greenland's
ley Mountains recommended to the
children 10 be memor;Zed during the
year The program was permeated
with the rainbow idea, and a very ar
tistic rainbow, the work of Miss
Lyon, leader of Edgeield Sunbeams,
was placed across the platform, the
scripture, containing promises of
God was read by Miss Kathleen Ken
rick, leader of Red Oak Grove Sun
beams and prayer made by Willie
Agner, a dear little boy of this So
ciety.
The John Lake Sunbeam song was
sung very enthusiastically by all the
children who had marched in a pro-
cessional to the front seats at the
beginning of the program.
An exercise by seven little girls
in the colors of the rainbow was
given by Addie Blocker of Stevens
Creek, Eva Agner, Red Oak Grove,
a representative of Bethany SUM-
beams, Mary Thurmond, Margaret
Lyon, Carolyn Dorm and Margaret
Strom of Edgefeld. After each one
had said a little poem beginning
with the colors of the rainbow, little
Miss Margaret Lyon sang rainbow
song.
The bands were then called in re-
view, four little girls, Mamie and
Sallie May Brunson and Eva and
Susan Walker singing "Jesus WILL"
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