Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
Mrs. Adam Moss and Mrs. j.
M. Patterson Guests of
Federated Clubs.

GUSSliSlu, WhCli lllC IA 0otS SAoD' OA'AS
League and Winthrop Daughters had
as their guests of honor, Mrs. Adam
Moss of Orangeburg, president of the
South Carolina Federation of clubs,
and Mrs. ]. M. Patterson of Allen
dale, District vice president.
Mrs. Mamie n. Tillma2 entertain
ed the reception in her home, and
presided over the program.
Mrs. ]. G. Edwards and Mrs. P. P.
Blalock, Jr., received at the door, and
Mrs. Frank Huggins, Mrs. ]. L..
Minis and Mrs. A. E. Padgett conduc-
ted the guests to the receiving line
in the library in which were stand
ing Mrs. Tillman, Mrs. Rhett Nichol-
son, Miss Sallie Mae Nicholson, Mrs.
W. L. Dunovant, Sr., and the guests
of honor.
After all had arrived, the guests
repaired to the parlor when every
one was seated and charming pro-
gram was enjoyed. White chrysanthe-
NUNS were used as decorations.
Mrs. Tillman introduced each num-
Der, the first being the "Turkish
March from Beethoven" played as a
duet by Mrs. Lovick Minis and Miss
Mary Davis. To vary the occasion the
greetings were given between musi-
cal numbers and Miss Sallie Mae
Nicholson was called upon to give the
welcome from the Winthrop Daugh-
tiers of which she is an honored
member. She was very gracious and
used with great taste few well chos-
en- words with which she extended
her hospitality.
Mrs. M. B.. Tucker sang "1f l But
Knew" which Mrs. Tillman said was
a love song directed to the guests of
honor, and which must have engen-
dered in their hearts return of the
feeling so sweet and impressive it
was.
Mrs. Rhett Nicholson, president of
the Philharmonic Music club gave a
cordial and enthusiastic greeting,
followed by violin duet rendered by
Mrs. Walter Cantelou and Mrs. Leon
Warren, 80 Sole Mo-" with accom-
paniment by Miss Ruth Lyon. This
was also very attractive selection.
Mrs. w. L. Dunovant, Sr., gave the
last greeting which was Characters
tic of her usual originality, and which
we use as the only one written out.
Mrs. Moss in her address referred to
Mrs. Dunovant, and as publicity
chairman of the League of Women
Voters said that everywhere in South
Carolina her original and high class
articles. in The State were discussed
and enjoyed.
Mrs. Dunovant's Greeting.
Madam Chairman, Madam Presi-
dent and Chairman of FEEDER
ated Clubs of South Carolina,
Friends, 1 bring you greetings from
the Civic League.
We welcome you to our historic
town, and we would turn over to you
the keys of our city if we had them,
but they have not been turned over
to us yet.
Our League is composed of fifty
women. We are not an old organiza-
tion in years-but we are old in ex-
perience. We banded ourselves to-
gether for civic Improvement, we had
roseate dreams and dreamed of a
city of trees and shrubs and flowers.
We planned campaign against all
things unsightly and unclean, trash,
waste papers, stray horsefeed-but
why becloud so happy an occasion
with a recital of woes.
Suffice it is to say we were told
that the men would attend to the
town, and we women could go to =!
They told US to go to the cemetery.
We went, we have stayed and done
seventy times seven our share-but
there has been an uprising and the
day is set for our return to the city.
Time fails us to tell of other things
but 'twere better to have tried and
lost than never to have tried at all. !"
Why repine over losses when there
shines so bright stars in our crown?
We own and operate the public IL
brary. We own the building. To be