Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-11-15

|Woman's Missionary Union in
s Columbia.
Z One of the greatest gatherings of
the Woman's Missionary Union took
place in Columbia during the past
week. Each association in the West
fern Division Of which Edgefeld is a
part, was represented, but Edgefeld
was not as much in evidence as was
Edesired. Mrs. A. T. Allen, Mrs. Ma
|mie N. Tillman, Mrs. w. E. Cogburn
and Mrs. J l.. Minis were the Edge
field Association representatives.
The meetings were exceedingly in
teresting from beginning to end.
The first evening was notable for a
splendid pageant arranged by the
Headers of the Young Peoples So
cieties of the state, Mrs. George E.
Davis, Mrs. w. j. Hatcher and Miss
Azile Wofford. Among the Edgefeld
young people who took part was Miss
Mary Dorm, who appeared as Art in
la beautiful pantomine demonstra-
tion showing how every gift is be-
slowing a benefit and seeking to be
used for the upbuilding Of the king
dom.
Mrs. T. B. Lanham Yves everywhere
finding. a place of usefulness in the
meeting, as one of the local commit
tee, and as the promoter of many of
the beautiful attentions showered
upon the visitors. She had in charge
the arrangements for the Mission
Study Luncheon at the Y. w. C. A.,
Ia very wonderful occasion at which
two hundred and fifteen were seated,
and after the luncheon had been con-
sumed, toasts to Mission Study were
made. Mrs. j. D. Chapman, president,
and Mrs. Lanham made one Of the
most unique of all the toasts, being
a parody on the House that Jack
Built. The occasion was to give hon
or to graduates and honor graduates
in Mission Study. Mrs. w. j. Hatcher
gave a very attractive original poem
as a toast to the Sunbeams. 81
% slAlr Mamie N. Tillman acted as
chairman of the Telegrar and Mes.
sag coInlnit and Al a u.
during the meeting sending and re-
ceiving telegrams. Among those of
interest were messages to and from
Rev. and Mrs. John Lake at Battle
Creek Sanitorium. Since the conven-
tion letter has come from Mr.. Lake
saying that when the telegram came
to the Woman's Missionary Union
meeting at the same time in Gym
thiana, Kentucky, he was seated by
his sister, Miss Rosa Lake listening
to the proceedings. He said he voted
promptly to send a message back to
South Carolina and wanted to be
with the South Carolina friends at
the same time. Mrs. Tilman was also
asked to take the work of CORES
ponding secretary, which has an in
viting salary attached, but she could
not accept as it necessitated her res
idence in Columbia. She was elected
messenger to the State and Southern
Baptist conventions.
Mrs. A. T. Allen was on the COM
mittee on Resolutions and read them
from the platform at the closing ses-
sion on Thursday afternoon and was
appointed a delegate to the Woman's
Missionary Union auxiliary to the
Southern Baptist convention in May.
Mrs. D. A. j. QUITS of Greenwood
was elected Western Division presi-
dent.
Another interesting figure in the
Woman's Missionary Union was Mrs.
j. T. Littlejohn who was called to the
front among the mothers of mis-
sionaries while the audience stood to
do them honor. Mrs. Littlejohn was
introduced as the mother of j. T.
Littlejohn, Jr., now in China. Mrs. j.
T. Littlejohn, Jr., was represented by
a gold star on the Young Woman's
Auxiliary service flag, as a graduate
of the Training School now in China.
Mrs. Littlejohn was elected dele
gate othe Southern Baptist conven-
tion in Kansas City, and also Mrs. P.
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