Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-22
November Civic League Meet
ing Held on Monday
Afternoon.

ing held at the Library Monday az. az
ternoon was opened by the Lords rtdl'ss
Prayer, repeated in unison by the
members standing, Mrs. J. G. Hol--.
land presiding. Mrs. M. B. Tucker
secretary, read the minutes Of the the
last meeting, which were approved,
Miss Ethel DeLoach, treasurer, made
a good report, over one hundred and nd
seventeen dollars having been absos.
lutely cleared above all expenses OF
the recent splendid Community Far
Willow Brook and the Catholis;
cemeteries will be put in good order
at once, and it is urgently requested
that the plot owners keep up their
squares as the League cannot contin1
ue to carry the stupendous burden OF
the upkeep alone 1t is planned inl
the spring to have the cemeteries
again thoroughly cleaned, M
1t was decided to have the Decem-
Der metineg a social one, at which
the public generally is given a most
cordial invitation to participate. IT.
will be in the nature of house warm
ing for the Civic League Community
House, the hours and details to be
published later. A silver offering will
be received, the money to go to the
very pressing need for new books
need which the Library has to meet
in some way at o1lce. This will be an
opportunity for the townspeople to
gather in the Library, see how coy
it already is, and enjoy social hour,
during which the League will serve
refreshments. The date, with all 9TH
er details, will be published in the
near future, and the League hopes
that the building will be throngedI
with callers. 1t was agreed to invite
Mrs. Daisy Smith Edgerton, of the the
Forestry Department, WI . is in South
Carolina, and the guest Of Governor
and Mrs. Harvey, at the. Exec cutiye
Mansion, to come to Edgefeld for q
public NEE tine, to. aWhich THE apablic
is invited. This will be held in the
Court House, the date to be announc-
ed later. Mrs. Edgerton, niece of
Gen. Irvine C. Walker, former Of
fcer in the Federation of Women's
Clubs in South Carolina, has been in
the Forestry Department at Wash
ington for twelve years and has ac-
quired reputation for the excellence
of her work in the way of editorial
writings and instructor among the
schools of the city of Washington.
Edgefeld has a treat in store if the
League perfects plans for Mrs. Ed
gerton's visit, and it is hoped COM
plete announcement of the meeting
in the Court House can soon be made.
Great plans for fair for 1923
have already been commenced. The
flower entries will include cosmos
among the new list, and enquiries
are being made as to seeds Of the
wonderful new varieties which are
featuring gorgeous yellow and orchid
shades, as we'll as pure white, and
double flowers, the outer leaves be-
ing the old six or eight fiat cosmos
leaves, while in the center is double
flower resembling the double aster,
the shades being all the delicate as
ter shades. Get in line for the cosmos
race!
A publicity campaign to get wo-
men all over the county interested
in competing for the prizes will be
conducted. Mrs. D. L. Dunovant, ST.,
started the ball rolling by saying
that she was going to enter a col
lection of canned fruits, preserves
and pickles, and would offer her col
lection as prize for the best col
lection of such items sent in. This
will be worth a great deal to the
winner, for in it she will receive new
ideas for her future canning season.
Lists of prizes offered will be pub
lished during the year, as an incen-
tive to make this fair splendid sue
cess.
At the conclusion of the business,
the enthusiastic meeting was ad-
journed.
Troenaee Nofice