Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-05-31
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Commencement Exercises. Un-
ion Service Sunday. Emily
Geiger Chapter Held
Last Meeting.

Commencement OF Cne dlSn Scnool
began on Friday evening with the mu-
sical recital of the class under Miss
Veda Barre. The class is large one,
and most excellent work has been
done by the pupils, as was testified
by the execution of the several num-
bers of the arranged program. The
stage of the school auditorium was
artistically decorated in flowers and
ferns and made pretty setting for
the little performers as we'll as the
larger ones. The work of the little
folks is to be greatly praised, and it
was this class that won the medal Of
fered by the Apollo Music club for
the greatest advancement in music.
Miss Emmie Dozier Tompkins was the
winner, having made marked i'm
provement. The evenings program
was made up of solos, duets and
quartettes, and choruses and was
heard with pleasure and appreciation.
Every performer is to be congratulat-
ed upon the splendid rendition of the
part assigned them.
On Sunday morning there was a
union service, all denominations
meeting together to hear the Bacca-
laureate sermon by Rev. j. c. Roper
of Chester, S. C. Mr.. Roper is State
secretary of the Educational move
ment of the Methodist denomination,
and is forceful and eloquent speak
er. He based his remarks on the first
nine verses of the fifth chapter of
Daniel, his subject being "The sub
conscious and it's part in Destiny"
stating that for want of better
term this could be defined as "per-
sonality." His closing remarks were
addressed to the graduating class,
nine in number, that sat before him.
1t had been expected that he would
preach in the evening, but other du-
ties made it necessary for him to re-
turn on the afternoon train to Ches-
ter. The exercises of Monday even
mig will be graduation evening, and
will end school and commencement
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Simons and
family have gone to Savannah to
spend while.
Rev. j. D. Kinard went to Little
Mountain, S. c. on Saturday and on
Sunday preached the commencement
sermon of the school there.
Mrs. w. S. Brooke received mes
sage on last Tuesday telling of the i'll
ness of her sister, Miss Fulton, who
is in charge of one of the homes at
Connie Maxwell orphanage, Green
wood. Mrs. Brooke has been with her
sister who is still i'll. Miss Futon
spent the past winter here and her
many friends hope she will soon be
restored to health.
Mr.. Leon Latimer of North Caro-
lima was the guest of his mother,
Mrs. Susie j. Latimer a part of last
week. He had been in Florida attend
ing the Southern Baptist convention,
and his visit, though short one, was
a pleasure to all who met with him.
Mr.. Leroy Wertz of Greenville has
been for visit to the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Ballentine
are at home from two weeks visit
to Jacksonville, Fla, and other
places.
Judge J. G. Mobley has been quite
sick for the past week. 1t was his in
tention to attend the annual reunion
of veterans in Darlington, and while
he was at the station, just few min
utes before the train came, he was
suddenly taken ill, and for a few
days was in a very serious state.
The friends of Midshipman Albert
L. Toney are interested in his grad
uation which takes place soon at An
napols. His record there has brought
him several honors and he graduates
with distinction. Mr.. Toney now
makes his home in Columbia, but
Johnston always claims him as her
son, as up to the years at Annapolis
this place had always been his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Hazel of Sa-
luda, will soon be residents of john
ston. Mr.. Hazel is connected with the
Job Printing company here and for
several months he has been here, and
now finds that his business makes it
necessary for a change of residence.