Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-09-29
State Convention w. c.T.u.

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The South Carolina Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
convene in their annual gathering
with the Baptist church of Johnston
on the third, fourth and fifth of oc-
tober. The first meeting will be held
in the Johnston church on Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock, Rev, W..
S. Brooke, pastor of the church off,
ciating.
The music is in charge of Mrs.
Mamie N. Tillman and will be of a
high order and very inspirational,
the splendid pipe organ and orches-
ira instruments adding greatly to the
occasion. The devotional service will
be in charge of Rev. W. S. Brooke,
pastor of the church, and Miss Mir
lam Norris will sing "Victory," which
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Unon has sung in faith through many
years and now sings in exultation
since the passage of the 18th Amend
ment, and later of the 10th Amend
ment which Will give the women Of
our nation a share in it's administra-
tion.
The speaker of the morning will
be Mrs. Elizabeth A. Perkins of Ann
Arbor Michigan who will address the
convention on the significance of the
recent International Anti-Alcohol
Congress which she attended last
week in Washington.
Mrs. Perkins has national repu-
tation having for years been identi-
fled with great forward movements
as national lecturer and worker,
and has lectured in almost every
state of the United States on liter
ary, suffrage and prohibition topics.
During the world war, she served
as executive secretary of the Wo-
mans Committee Council of Nation
al Defense for the state of Michigan
and registered the women of that
state.
= And last year served as executive :
secratar and director Of pub biirity
for4the million dollar Jubilee drifveI
of. the National W. C. T. u.
Sunday afternoon there will be a
mass meeting in the interest of Good
when the same good mu-
sic will add to charm and DR.. R. G.
Lee will make an address on the sub
ject in question. Everybody who ever
heard DR.. Lee will go to this meeting
to hear him and those who have not
heard him will go to see who this
speaker is whom everybody praises.
The Sunday evening service will
be one of the most enthusiastic of
the convention, when Mrs. Perkins
will speak on "The Great Forward
Movement of the w. C. T. u"
The business session will be called
to order Monday morning by the
State President, Mrs. Joseph Sprott
of Manning. During the morning ses-
sion, Mrs. Perkins will conduct an
open conference on "The Child in
our Midst" Lunch will be served
and Tuesday at the church,
and all who attend the session will be
expected to remain.
Monday afternoon the devotions
will be led by Mrs. Howell Morrell Of
Congaree. Mrs. L. w. Walker of.
Georgia will deliver an address on
Christian Citizenship and Mr.. B. w.
Crouch of Saluda will speak on
"What steps should our recently en-
franchised citizens take to prepare
themselves for their new duties and
responsibilities"
Tuesday. evening there will be a
Children's Chorus, a Duet by Rev.
and Mrs. D. w. Keller and an address
by Mrs. Perkins.
Services all day Monday and
Tuesday, also Sunday. Everybody is
invited to attend these meetings.
which are open to all the people,
men and women everywhere.