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am vli 4 . x *' ;vV" ;'y VOL. 35. K1NGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919. ~ NO. 4 RED CROSS NEWS OF THE WEEK. MISS GORDON RESIGNS AND MRS MOUZON APPOINTED COMMUNITY NURSE The executive committee of the Kingstree chapter, American Red Cross regret to announce that Miss Martha Gordon, 'who had accepted the position of community nurse, has been forbidden by her physician to continue the strenuous activities j entailed by such work, and has found I it n^essarv to send in her resigna- j tion. The committee were sorry to have to lose Miss Gordon, but were equally as glad to be able to secure hi her place at once the ser*ces of Mrs. Hessie Mouzon. who will carry on the work so well begun without any interruption. Mrs. Mouzon is a graduate nurse, having taken her | course of training at taker's Sanitarium in Charleston. She has done much private nursing in Florence county and has often assisted at McLeod's Infirmary with special cases; she is also experienced as a community nurse, having been engaged hi that form of work at Great Falls Ibr the past eight months. She is a native of Williamsburg county and fbr that reason is all the more fitted j to labor among us. We welcome Mrs. | Mouzon to her new field of service,! and we ask of the public their Heartiest support and cooperation in this great work now being undertaken bv the local Red Cross chapter. Notice to Discharged Soldiers The government will pav to all ?ld ;ers who have been honorably discharged from the army a bonus of ?60.00, hut many soldiers m applying for this bonus have Ailed to send to headquarters their proper addresses, and therefore have not | received the money."" So the follow- j ing instructions have been sent out through the Red Cross chapters: In j applying for bonus be sure to write your present address on the left! hand comer of your discharge pa-: pey. enclose this discharge with your letter of application and mail to Fi-! nance Office. Lemon Building. Washington, D. C.. Mrs. W. F. Brockin- j ton chairman of Civilian Relief, will j ^ be glad to assist soldiers or relatives; of soldiers, in securing government allotments. Greelvville Again at Work The chairman of Woman's Work was glad to hear that the Greely-' ille Auxiliary has agreed to make. 25 of the 100 refugee pinafores re-1 eently arrived from headquarters. j Greelvville has also sent in for shipment 18 sweaters 27 pears of socks. . 17 suits of outing underwear and a j large box of second hand clothing. | We all remember with pride th? ex ellent work done by both the Senior and Junior Red Cross chapters of j Greelvville last Year and we trust; that they will do equally as fine this i year. Other Auxiliaries Active Branches of the Red Cross at, Mouzon and Bethel have each accepted 12 pinafores to be made at nee. Hebron sent a bundle of clothing for the o'd clothes drive and $5.50 cash in addition. We are pleas- J ed to note the renewed interest in I these sections. Kinestree Juniors Busy Under the auspices of the iunior I Red Cross the pum'ls of the Kings- j tree school are busily engaged in | making money for the suoDort of; French orphans. This they do in va-1 rious ways; bv selling homemade j candv and sandwiches at recess, or by giving an entertainment of some kind. In all 4 orphans will be adopted ?one by the seventh grade, one by the tenth and eleventh grades, and two by the sch.jol at large. General News of A. R. C. During the past twentyone months the American oeople have given in cash and suooKes to the American ^ ?? ai ?*nnnnnnnn ^n)SS mure uian ^tw.wv.vw. ? The efforts of the American Red Cross in this war has constituted by far the largest voluntary gifts of money, of hand and heart, ever contributed purely for the relief of human suffering. Through the Red Cross the heart and spirit of the whole American people have been mobilized to take care of our own, to relieve the misery incident to the war, and also to reveal to the world the supreme ideals of our national lffe. Everyone who has had any part in this war effort of the Red Cross i? entitled to congratulate himself. No thanks from anyone couM be eoual in value to the self satisfaction everyone should fee 1 for the part taken. Fully 8.000.000 American women have exerted themselves in Red Cross service." Mrs. P. C. Gourdm. Publicity Chairman. I 0 L Jfjch Cotton Destroyed by Fire j^K>ut 2.500 ha'es of cotton were <f&.roved by fire at Sumter last Saturday entainling a loss of $500,000. At Darl;?>gton ear'v Tuesdav night of th's week 1 000 ba'es were bnrned eano'no- a financial loss estima+ed at $250 OOO. The cotton was stored jn a warehouse and belonged ch;efv to the Cox Vernon Co. A ouantity of fertilizer was also destroyed. o The bolshevik slogan: If any man dares haul down a cake of soap fromthe shelf, shoot him on the spot BOYS PARADE IN COLUMBIA Units of The 30th Division Now Being Discharged Columbia, March 31.?Eyes shining with the joy of victory, faces sobered by the thoughts of the car-, nage through which they had passed and by realization of the successful termination of the high adventure I upon which they embarked nearly! twelve months ago, 7,000 virile, stal- j wart Americans, the choicest prod-1 ucts of the South, paraded through; the streets of Columbia this after-1 noon, between banks ot massed numanity, from which mighty cheers arose, the plaudits of graceful South Carolians, North Carolians, Tennesseeans and the folk of other States.' It was the initial appearance of! the Fifty-ninth brigade of the fighting Thirtieth division, composed principally of men from North and South Carolina and Tennessee, with a sprinkling of soldiers from western States, but Americans all, welded in-1 to blood-brothers by the fires of battle and by the trials and vicissitudes] undergone by these greatest of modern crusaders. All Records Broken The parade and subsequent entertainment and celebration were unparalelled in the history of this city in the character of the event and the size of the crowd, which has been variously estimated at from 100,000 to 125,000 peoples. The emotions of the crowd were complexed. Roar after roar of cheers welled upward as the men of the Thirtieth marched in close formation. Platoon front headed by their * j? r>?~ rn? r brigade commamiiT, dh^. uv?. D. Tyson, of Knoxville, Tenn., and his staff; but occasionally a sob could be heard from a black-veiled figure for one who now lies under the sod of France or in Flanders fields, democracy's contribution to humanity and freedom. The faces of parents, whose sons were in the parade, radiated with joy, pride and relief that had escaped the supreme sacrifice, while others their hero undetected in the sameness of the khaki-clad lines, gazed tensed in suspense, with heart-hunger in their eyes. Winsome matrons, with infants in their arms, looked for husbands, perhaps to introduce father and baby. Bent men and aged women, their hair whitened by years and faces seamed from hardship, looked upon the martial spectacle and their youth with its miraculous leavening almost seemed to yturn to them. Veterans of the war between the States, thinking of the battles of the South they fought through four long years, became more erect and more soldierly in bearing: and would liked to havo joined with the warriors of this generation. Young girls would point with pride to their sweethearts or fiances. At Every Vantage Point Along the whole line of March of over three miles, every conceivable vantage point was occupied by men, women and children. Along Main street the windows of every building were jammed and men and^boys clung to hazardous perches aloft. The top of every building was fringed with humanity. The city, in honor of the Thirtieth, had been extensively decorated, the buildings being festooned with red, white and blue bunting and hung with the National Emblem and the flags of the Allies. Incandescent lights are arched across Main street. After the parade the city was turned over to the soldiers and they were entertained by the people of UIC Oiauc. X lit') U1IU1I|(CU UIC awvvwu in the afternoon and night and every thing possible was done for their comfort and to add to the hilarity of the occasion. Booths had been erected along Main street, and from these the men were sunplied with various sorts of refreshments, the gift of Columbia and other cities of the State. o South Carolina Chairman Governor George J. Seay, of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is very much gratified that quite a number of War Savings County chairman in South Carolina have agreed to serve during the year 1919. Announcement was recently made of the appointment and acceptance of sixteen of these chairmen and below are given the names of the others who have agreed to serve. Most of these men served in the same capacity in 1918 and rendered a splendid service to the Government and to the people: H. K. Aiken of Laurens for Laurens County, C. M. Smith of Gaffney, for Cherokee County. F. C. Robinson of McCormick, for McCormick County. E. J. Mims of Edgefield. for Edgefield County, W. J. Mosely of Aiken, for Aiken County, J. C. Guilds of Famberg. for Ramberg County, H. C. Crouch of Barnwell. for Rarnwell Countv. George Waterhouse of Beaufort, for Colleton County, H. Klugh Purdv of Fidgeland. for Jasper County. W. T. Morgan of Georgetown, for Georgetown Countv. T. C. Harder of Ben-, nettsville, for Marlboro County. o In Chicago Tuesday the municipal election resulted in the re-election of Mayor Thompson. repubi;can over his nearest onnonent, Sweden democrat. The city also voted "Wpt" bv a sweeping maioritv. Over 200.000 women voted at this e1ection, I and strange to say only 76,325 of! them cast a dry ballot WILLIAMSBURG COUNi ! SCHOOL ASS To be Held at the Pi in Kingstree on Beginning at I MORNING ' lu:lo?Service of Song, conducted by R 10:3d?The Convention Theme: "Thy Ki j 10:55?Brief Report of the Year's Worl S. J. Deery, County President. M. A. Shuler. County Secretary ? f It r /~V11 1 :W rs. l.. v*. uiiunu, v jiiiui i-ii r> Mrs. Dr D. P. Fri? rson, Young 11:16?Song. 1 i :20?Grading the School for Kingdoi Children's Division Superintende 11:50?Enrollment of Delegates. Appoir 12:00?"Making the Wheels Go Round Secretary. 112:30?Adjournment for Dinner. .Vote: Brief Conference of ail C AFTERNOON 1:45- Service of Song, conducted by R 1:55?Reports of District Presidents: District No. 1,?J. C. Everette. 1 District No. 2,?G. M. Beasley, District No. 3,? f. W. Boyle, Pi District No. 4,?K. C. McElveen, District No. 5,?W. E. Nesmith, District No. 6,?D. E. McCutche District No. 7,?J. M. G. Eaddy, District No. 8,?R. T. Grimsley, 2:10?The Teacher's Work Between Su mery. 2:30?Song. 2:35?(a) "Over the Top". (b) Offering for Sunday School 3:20?(a) Our Second Line of Defense (b) Open Parliament. By Miss I 1:00?ReDort of Committees. Annou Convention. ! i;15?Adjournment. NIGHT SE 7:30?Period of Worship. Conducted b; 7:45?Working Together to Win in Kii The Teacher and Parent Hand ii j 8:15?Giving the Hoy a Square Deal. I POINTS TO K 1. The South Carolina Sunday J eiForl of all denominations for more ar only organization in the State which ail work is by way of suggestion, not by a 'hinders none. 2. The Association is managed ! Christian business men of all denominal 3. The Association sells nothin j tions. Its workers go into every county ; annually, and furnish free on request j printed matter on the best methods of 4. The County Sunday School I parts of the South Carolina Sunday S< 1 catod by this program is an interdenom I ;*? ovaro WKito <?iindav ftrhool in the Co CHILDREN'S WEEK, APRIL 2 SEEING DANGER 1 IN TARDINESS;: t PRESIDENT YILSON SOLEMNLY i ^ URGES BODY TO SPEED jF UP WORK '? If 11 Paris, April 1.?What is construed j t | as a warning that the world could f I not long countenance further delay t in the adjustment of peace was de[ livered to the Allied premiers by military representatives of the associated powers by President Wilson yesterday. Urges Speeding Up. C It is learned that at a late hour on i a Monday he arose during the confer- li ence taking place in Premier Cle- a menceau's room at the French war t! office and solemnly assured the con- J ferees of hia belief that they should J v do all in their power to bring togeth- o er the loose ends in the debate in an P effort to unite on peace terms upon h which a treaty might be presented c to Germany. >' World Wants Results. c It is understood that the Presi-1 n dent pointed out frankly the delays) that have occurred in the work of peacemaking. He declared that the j world has been awaiting the conclu sion of the task of the conferees and I that it had a right to expect early S( results. 0 The President's appeal for an ex- (l pedited effort followed a long ses ? cion in whinh there had been more ^ than the usual oratory. It came at n the close of a day when financ'al experts had been called before the s< President and ?ie premiers. They " had erp^ainec^^he different points of view that brd arisen during1 the con- ? s'derat'on of the ouestion of reparation.* Military experts likewise had been consulted at length regarding the reparation. Experts Consulted. Military experts likewise had been consulted at length regarding the P T SUNDAY- I OCIATION MEETING esbyterian Church April 6, 1919, 10:15 A. M. SESSION ev. J. G. Herndon. , ingdom Corr.e". Bv M. A. Shuler. c. I: j and Treasurer. Division Superintendent. People's Division Superintendent. I m Service. By Miss Cora Holland nt. ltment of Committees. I." By R. D. Webb. State General buntv and District Officers. SESSION lev. J. T. Fowler. ^resident. President. -esident , President. , President. # tn, President. President President, indays. B. Prof. Marion F. Montgo Work. By R. D. Webb. Cora Holland. ncements. Date and Place of next | 2Ci?s!l ! :ssion. y Rev. K. A. McDowell, lgdom Service. By W. E. Nesmith. n Hand. By Miss Cora Holland. By R. D. Webb. EMEMBER School Association is a co-operative : id better Sunday Schools, and is the j ns to help every Sunday School. Th^ , uthority: therefore, it helps many, if ; j by an Executive Committee of fifty I lions in the State. a Kut it ic snminrted bv contribu- i %> ? r* in the State from one to ten times hundreds of thousands of pages of Sunday School work. Association is one of the integral diool Association. The meeting indiinational meeting, and every worker unty is urgently requested to attend. 7.TO MAY 4. lisposition of the Saar valley, the eft* bank of the Rhine, the problem if Danzig and other questions in vhich strategic issues were involv<L President Wilson explained today hat he was willing to accept his hare of responsibility for the peace onference delays. He was careful to oint out that the slowness of the icgotiations was not due to any sinrle country or its representatives, le declared emphatically, however, hat the time for talk was virtually inished and that now was the time o show results. Rural Carrier Examination ^ The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exmination for the County of Wiliamsburg, to be held at Andrews nd Lane on April 26, 1919 to fill he position of rural carrier at lemingway, Kingstree and Morris llle and vacancies that may later ccur on rural routes from other ostoffices in the county. The examlation will be open only to male itizens who are actually domiciled i the territory of a^postoffice in the ounty and who meet other requireicnts. NOTICE TO SOLDIERS All those from Williamburg who ; erred in the United States Army \ r Navy in the World War are re- < ut\sieu iy come iniu my on ice unu egister their nanc; on the Roll of ronor to he kept as a permanent , ^cord of this county. Parents wi'l i 'ease furnish the names of their ] ans who died. For special reasons nnecessary to mention, it is urged lat this be attended to without deH. O. PRITTON, Clerk of Court. ] o < Keep down the gopher pest with ] 22 caliber Remington and hollow i oint cartridges. DR. W. L. LAMAR COMING Evangelistic Meetings At The Kingstree Baptist Church Beginning Wednesday evening, April 9th, there will be a series of evangelistic meetings conducted at the Kingstree Baptist church, in which the pastor will be assisted by Pastor-Evancrelist A. W. Lamar, D. D., of Ellijay, Ga. Dr. W. L. Davison in speaking of Dr. Lamar says: "Few men give more abiding satisfaction. His presence is inspiring, his voice is striking and penetrating, full of pathos and sweet Southern accent His delivery is unconventional, conversational and entrancing. H's utterances are bright and winsome, yet deeply thoughtful and helpful. He is full of pathos and honor of a high quality.".. The following testimony was borne by the Presbyterian, Baptist. Lutheran and Episcopal pastors of Orangeburg, to Dr. Lamar's efTi-; ciency as an evangelist: "The Union Evangelistic Meeting by Dr. Lamar in Orangeburg, has been a great I benediction to our people. Our whole' community has been unusually stir- j red. Fearless, earnest, tender and j eloquent have been his appeals. When his two weeks were up, wci prevailed on him to remain longer. ! The blessings of his labors will long! abide." The following extract was taken i from the Orangeburg Evening j News: "The great auditorium of the Methodist church was filled to its j utmost capacity. There was no stand- J ing room. Dr. Lamar spoke on "Christ's Vision of a Man." Formore than an hour he held and swayed the great audience?men, women, children, all classes and ages?holding every eye and playing on every heart string. Calloused indeed must i have been the heart untouched and j unmoved by the eloquent and earn-: est, persuasive appeals as the speak-j er drove home the mighty truths of1 the gospel. It is impossible to de- i scribe such a meeting. It will abide; long after these evangelistic ser- j vices have passed into history." It seems that the season of year j for this meeting should be ideal. The i weather is mild, the roads are good j and we hope to have a large attend-1 ar.ee from the country as well as the city. The hearty cooperation of all1 Christian people and their prayers! are earnestly desired. E. A. McDowell, Pastor. o "HOVE TIES" 1 Program of Entertainment to be Given by School at Nesmith A play in four acts to be given in the school auditorium, Nesmith, April 11, 1919. Beginning at 9 o'clock. Crst of Characters Martin Winn?"With memories of i the Past"?Clarence Myers. Aunt Melissa?"Martin's Sister"? Mrs. E. D. Fairey. Leonard Everett?"A Son of the Soil"?Fred Johnson. Harold Vincent?"From New York" ?Boston McLean P ith Winn?"Martin's Daughter"? Lois Nesmith. Alma Wayne?"Her friend from the City"?Gladys Johnson. Josiah Tizzard?"An Umbrella Mender"?Lenwood Browne. Mrs. Poplin?"A widow With A Pen-. sion and "Symptoms":?Ethel i Seybt. Lindy Jane?"Who "Helps" Around", ?Ida Mae Setzler. Synopsis Act 1.?An afternoon in June, be? * * mi tween five and six o'ciock. ine home coming. Act II?One month later, visitors from the city. Act III?An evening the next week. The party. Act IV?The following January, six months having elapsed. The wedding announcement, and "Home Sweet Home." The action of the play takes place in the sitting room of the Winn homestead, near a small village in the eastern part of NTew York State. Admission?15 and 30 cents. Lake City Boy Honored i Private Lonnie E. McCutchen, Comnanv E. One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry, on September 27, 1918, was engaged as a runner between company and battalion headquarters. Soon after leaving company headquarters the enemy laid down a heavy barrage. This did not stop him. Without hesitating, jumping from shell hole to shell hole ar.d being covered up twice by ex- , ploding shells, he delivered themessage. Over 3,000 more soldiers arrived j yesterday in Charleston from over- , seas. The^e men arrived on the ' steamers Madawaska and Huron. Members of the Charleston Light Dragoons and un'ts of the 30th di- 1 vision con nose the number. They 1 will go at once to Camp Jackson and >e mustered out of sendee. ' &_ < MEAT PRICES.REDUCED 1 From this date mv prices on fresh ! seef will reduced as follows: HJhoice s^nk 35c per pound Roast beef 30c per pound 1 Stew beef 25c per pound 1 5oyp meet 10c r*?r nound i E. A. MILLER. DEMONSTRATION OVER EUGNE DEBS PARADERS IN TOLEDO UTTER REMARKS CONCERNING MAYOR Toledo, Ohio, April 2.?When city officials refused them admission this afternoon to Memorial Hall, a city building, where Eugene Y. Debs was scheduled to speak, 5,000 persons stormed the place, broke windows and doors and then paraded the streets, crying "To Hell With the Mayor." And all the time Debs was in bed in a Cleveland hotel, where it was said he was too ill to appear. A sub-speaker for Debs appeared about 3:30 o'clock, but when he attempted to make an address in public was chased away by policemen. More than 75 men were arrested, including Thomas Devine, socialist member of the city council. Charges of inciting to riot were placed against them, but after 300 policemen ha a succeeded in l? raking up the mobs the prisoners were all released without bail. Announcement that Debs would not be permitted to speak was made late Saturday night, after the socialists here had prepared to handle an overflow crowd. The annuoncement appeared in the morning papers and - 1 * ^ SAAialicffi was tne nrsv nuucc urc ow.nu>..>.. had that their meeting: could not be held. When the hour for Debs to speak arrived there was at least 6,000 men and women congregated about the William McKinley monument i? Court House Park, across the street from Memorial Hall. / A man mounted the base of the monument. "We'll use Memorial Hall this afternoon if we have to wade ' through blood to do it," he shouted. A policeman grabbed him and he was unceremoniously thrown into a patrol wagon. The man who essayed to speak next also was arrested. As the crowds sensed what was occurring the radicals began to hoot and boo the officers. Clubs were drawn and the crowd was got moving. Then came the parade through the streets, and cries of "Down with the Mayor," "Hank him," "To Hell With the Police,, and others of a similar nature. It was\ after five o'clock before the police were able to disperse the crowd. Fist fights by the dozen occurred on street corners. Hotel lobbies were invaded by the malcontents. Street cars were held up and threats of serious outbreaks were to v be heard on cverv hand. > ? ' V? District Centenary Meeting A meeting of the pastors and church directors of the Kingstree V District was held at the Methodist Church of Kingstree, Friday March 28th. Twenty of the twenty two pastors were present, and about fifty laymen from the various churches. The meeting was full of enthusiasm, and those who were there went away with a firm purpose of making the Centenary- a success in every way. Rev. J. T. Fowler spoke words of welcome and at the very beginning the meeting got right down to business. The purpose was to discuss the plan of work in the special eight day drive which will come in May. Mr. J. E. Corfield, of the Central office in Nashville, made a clear and earnest presentation of the plan, showing that, while it is elaborate and large in its scope, it is simple in operation. There will be teams in every church, and they will make a personal canvass of the membership, after thorough preparation. At the afternoon session. Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Conference Missionary Secretary, made a forceful address on the Centenary movement. As the church faces . world conditions and world needs, the Centenary gives an opportunity that has never come before. The war stricken countries are reaching with outstretched arms toward America to free them from the yoke of Catholicism or political oppression and chaos. Christianity is America's only gift that will savethem, and it must not be withheld. Also the heathen world . is calling for help and our Christ alone can save those who are without Him. No one could listen to 'these n sneeches without feelincr the tremen dous impulse to move forward and help the church build for larger things. The ladies of the church in Kingstree served a splendid dinner, which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by those who were there. The eight day drive comes May 18-25. and during that week Southern Methodism is to raise $35 000,000 for Missions. Of that sum the South Carolina Conference is asked for *1.000.000. and the quota for the " ? a < r o r-AA rm i Kingsiree uistricc js siou.ouu. insi the district will go "over the top" is not doubted, and it is expected to !o even rrore t*?an that. Mr. Leeland Moore, of Charleston, is the Conference director of the campaign. Mr. W. E. Nesnvth, of Kingstree. is director for this district. and there is a director in every :hurch. This r^akes the organization strong, and success is certain!' o Lieut Col. Theodore Roosevelt, las announced that he desires to 'devote himself to public life" and ivill endeavor to follow in the foottops of his distinguished father. J