Schley County GaArchives History - Letters .....Letter From Mrs. C.H. Smith  1911 January 27, 1911
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The Schley County News  Friday February 3, 1911

LETTER FROM MRS. SMITH
I feel more like writing a letter and believe I will, and address my Schley 
County friends as Dear Ones:

I am now delightfully situated in DeLand with true friends, Judge J.L. McCrory 
and his wife, two of the staunch "White Ribbon Army."  Leaving dear old 
Ellaville with many regrets, but with the anticipations that my health might 
be restored, so that we may yet work together in all departments of church 
interests, we entered the midnight train on the 20th inst., reaching 
Homersville for breakfast, where we were most cordially welcomed by my grand-
children, Rev. and Mrs. I.E. McKellar and remained with them until the Tuesday 
following, boarding the early train for Jacksonville, Fla., expecting to 
arrive there at 2 o'clock, but owing to the belated train, did not reach that 
city until night.  Going at once to the Westmorland Hotel, where we had 
pleasantly stopped before, we found a change in proprietors, but all there 
reminded us of progress and after a musical entertainment in the parlor, a 
good night's rest, and a fine breakfast, we left for DeLand, not however until 
a little Temperance talk took place in which Mr. May, the proprietor, showed 
he was in sympathy with the work.  "You may know I am with you," he said, "for 
I have a son at Stetson University sixteen years old."  At once a mutual 
interest was aroused and the boy's card was secured and we hope soon to see 
him and become good friends.  With pleasure I say, I don't know when I have 
met with more who wear the "White Ribbon Bow," than on this trip, which is 
always a joy for me for I need no better introduction when I see that 
beautiful reminder "For God and Home and Native Land."  I am making my letter 
too long so with many loving thoughts and the hope that some of the readers 
will write to me, I am yours.
"Aunt Susie"
Jan. 27, 1911


Additional Comments:
(Transcriber's note:   Mrs. C.H. Smith (nee Susan Sherman) was in the 
forefront of the temperance movement.  She organized temperance workers long 
before the Women's Christian Temperance Union came into being and was indeed 
instrumental and active in that organization in Schley county.  She held state 
office in the W.C.T.U. as well.  White ribbon-the distinctive badge of certain 
organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral purity; as, the 
White-ribbon Army.)

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