Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-05-04

EEdisto I .;e Of u. D. c.
ESplendid Gathering of Splen-
did Women.
Friday of last week the Edgefeld
Opera House was the scene of very
delightful occasion, when the Edisto
District Conference of the South
Carolina United Daughters of the
Gonfederacy met for a day together.
Il MRS. o. D. Black, vice-president of
lthe district and who is very efficient
and graceful presiding officer, had
charge of the sessions, and called the
meeting together promptly at 1890
kkoasek.
y Mrs. J. L. Minis was called upon to
make the opening prayer, and the
welcome was made by Mrs. ]. M.
Wright in very charming and hu-
lTeorous vein. Mrs. Wright is president
ofsthe Edgefeld chapter and the or
ganization is prospering under her
leadership.
The response to the address of
WELCOME was made by Mrs. W. R.
Darlington of Allendale.
THE music was furnished by the
philharmonic Music Club and consist
Eedsof three numbers interspersed
throughout the program. The first
number was a piano solo, clark,
|Hark! the Lark" by Miss Margaret
May, a beautiful and appropriate Sc
lection. The vocal selection was. Tim
rods Carolina" set to music by
Reed Miller, by Miss Miriam Norris,
whose charming rendition of it alone
would make it popular. Miss Rosela
Parker gave the violin solo, cradle
song, which was very heartily en-
|joyed. Mrs. Tillman was the accompa-
mist for the numbers.
The minutes were read 6y MISS
katherine Bush of Ellenton, secre-
tary of the district.
+ Mrs. Black made very pleasing
greetings to her constituency, and
showed her thorough acquaintance
with the district over which she pre-
sides.
A very. fortunate and unusual priv
SIeee 81! the occasion was the presence
ss g. :ss ppenhejj la 'x=Presss s.
1ident General of the United fDaught-
ers of the Confederacy, who r"ede an
address full of worth to the organiza-
tion for which she has done so much
as a state and national organization.
She spoke of some interesting incl
dents of her summer in Europe since
the World War, and how eagerly,
even in London and Paris these de-
scendants of Confederate ancestry
were trying to establish their records
and organize, society over there.
All who heard Miss Poppenheim were
highly gratifed that they had this
rare opportunity.
Following this was another treat in
the address of Mrs. j. A. Lawton,
state president for South Carolina,
who gave the nine objectives during
this year and the immediate years for
the future of the United society.
Among the largest, are the educa-
tional program and the raising of a
hero fund as memorial to the de-
scendants of Confederate veterans
who served in the World War; the
publishing and sale of book, "south-
ern Women in War Times" the build
ing of a monument in Tennessee to
the memory of Jefferson Davis, and
what is said to be the most stipend
Gus undertaking ever projected by
women, the building of the Jefferson
Davis Highway across the continent,
from Washington through the South
to California, an ocean to ocean high
way. On this highway the design is
to have memorial every mile to JEFF
ferson Davis.
Miss Zena Payne made the histor-
ical report from the district and urg-
ed the sending in of historical papers,
especially those on prescribed SUBJ
jects as Jefferson Davis and Rafael
Semmes, for which prizes of value
are offered.
A report from the chairman of Ed
ucation, Miss Mary Williams, was
read by one of the delegates from
Blacksville and the meeting adjourn
ed for lunch, Mrs. Wright of the To-
cal chapter issuing the invitation to
all who were present in the hall.
The lunch was served in Adams