Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-01-18
INTERESTING REPORT.
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upon their biers. The work of mark
ing graves of veterans with iron
crosses continues.
Memorial Day and all other Red
Letter days have been observed and
decorations for graves of veterans
buried at Camp Chase, Chicago. were
sent to the Illinois Division. Chapters
have created the sentiment in rural
schools for the observance Of our
Red Letter days.
lightweight World War veterans
records were filed this year with the
director. Previously filed, 121, max
ing a total of 200. The chapters are
not doing as good work in this de-
partment as it is their privilege to. do.
Let me beg of you to complete these
records while it is easy to accomplish.
Edisto District leads the state in
historical work. Miss zena Payne, our
Districa historian, has been indefa-
tigable in her efforts to keep the dis
trict to the high standard to which it
has attained. She reports 304 manu-
scripts filed. Books, prizes, pictures
to schools $100.50; museum $4,000;
u. d. C. chair in school $1,000. Priz-
es and medals offered, are an ineen-
tive for historical research workathat
the true history of sun-kissed Dixie,
might be learned. The prize offered
by the President General for the best
essay on Jefferson Davis was won by
Miss Gertrude Coward, student Of
Confederate college.
The Jordan Medal" was won by
Miss Zena Payne for filing with the
state historian the largest number of
manuscripts by an individual daugh-
ter.
Historical and educational are syn
onymous to a large extent. Several
chapters are financing scholarships
and loans while gifts to the educa-
tional detectives have been most lib
eral. Numbers of our daughters have
taught private classes of ~illiterates,
thereby helping to lift South Caro-
lima to a higher educational plane.
Civic work is being done in care
of cemeteries, relieving the sick and
destitute, while the humanitarian
spirit has been evidenced in relief for
the Chinese and other foreign coun-
tries. Under civics a large number of
books and Confederate Veterans"
have been placed in town libraries.
Miss Grace Tompkins, Edgefeld, a
daughter of Edisto District, attended
the General Convention at st. Louis,
Mo-, as one of the pages. South Caro-
lima is allowed only two pages. Miss
|Tompkins received her appointment
from the LIST vice president OIL tne
South Carolina Division.
1t was my pleasure to represent the
State Division in a response to the
address of welcome at the State Re-
union of Confederate veterans at
Camden. Other official visits, by invi-
itation were to Charleston, Blackville,
Denmark, Ridge Spring, Edgefield
and utilization with my own chap
ter, Johnston, which proved a very
pleasant duty as vice-president.
Let me express my appreciation OF
these and for all other courtesies and
for the splendid cooperation accord
ed me, and assure you that serving
the division has been n of the joys
of my life.
Edisto District pledges her sup
port for greater achievements, hav-
ing as her watchword "Service," for
"He who serves is greater than kings
on their thrones"
We must believe in the immortali-
ty of work well done that
"Each hammer blow, each problem
solved,
Each task performed with care,
Becomes at once immortal,
Adds a step upon the stair
Upon which future ages. climb to-
ward the sun,
Just as this generation climbs
Upon what the past has done.
Respectfully submitted,
ETHEL PAYNE BLACK.
Johnston, S. c.