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'4 't IA' THE E SAND 4rHENEWSHER Vol. WINNSBOR. S. C. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918 Establishe3/1844 LXX-No 4 SC blihJi84 WINNSBORO GOES OVER THE TOP MOST ENTHUSIASTIC MEET ING EVER HELD HERE COLONEL MARION OF CHESTER. SPEAKER OF DAY. DELIVERS GREAT ADDRESS One of the most enthusiastic meet ings ever held in Winrisboro was thE Red Crosc Rally Wednesday. ThE speaker of the day was Colonel Marion of Chester and he delivered the %.reat est address in behalf of the Red Cross ever heard in the city. From first to last he held his audience spellbounc and time after time his spe eh ;a punctuating with approving *!heen from the large crowd that had gather is easily one of the most interesting speakers of the state and he is doing a great work for the Red Cross. Immediately after the address Mr McDonald, chairman of the meeting asked for subscriptions to the Red Cross War Fund. Mr. McDonald sta ted that the entire quoto for Fairfield County was $7,000.00 and that Winns bor's apportionment was $3,000.00. At the invitation to dor ate to this great cause Mr. T. K. Elliott came to the stand and stated that The Winnsborc Bank would give $200.00, each fox two of its former -eniployees who had done extra work for the Bank. This made a total contribution of $400.0C for the Bank. The two employees men tioned were W. H. Flenniken, Jr.,and H. L. Elliott. The former is in New York, having failed to get in the army on a- -ount of his physical condition, arc i.,e latter is now in the service. Mr. -.:iott followed the Bank's sub scription with one of $500.00 for him self. With this. as a starter the crowd spirit and subscriptions-be gan to rush in. The Bank of Fairfield gave $500.00 and a great number of private individuals g,ave amounts in the hundreds. Two gentlemen, Messrs. T. H. Ketchin and J. L. Bryson gave $250.00 each. Later we shall carry a a list f the subscribers in full. Within ten minutes more than $7,500.00 dol iars had been raised, an amount more than the entire county's quoto. Many citizens of the district have not been seen-Yet and there is reason to believe that the town of Winnsboro alone will around ten housand dollars for this worthy cause. Reports are coming in from all over the county to the effect that every dis trict in the County wil! more than is a chance that she may be the ban double her apportionment, and there i% a chance that she may be the ban ner county of he state. WHITE OAK. Miss Mabel Gibson, who has under gone an operation for appendicitis. is rapidly recovering and is expected home this week. Miss Clara Wideman, of Troy, is visiting Miss Florence Patrick. A number of our people have at tended the Redpath Chautauqua at Chester the past week. Mr. Malcolm Bankhead is visiting his parents, prior to entering the ar my. Paul Patrick has volunteered for the navy and is now sLationed at'New port, R. I. The friends of Rev. W. W. Parkin son will be glad to know that his au tomobile stolen from him at Lancas ter a few weeks ago, was found at High Point, N. C., last week Rev. G. L. Kerr, of Kings Mountain, N. C., conducted services at the A. R. P. Church last week. A very profit able meeting was held. Miss Bessie Wilson has gone to Lenoir, N. C., to ~sit her sister, Mrs. Walton. A Red Cross meeting will be held at the school house on Thursday even ing. Our district did well at the time of the last Red Cross drive, and will do as well this time, we feel sure. Mr. J. M. Matthews visited his fam ily here the past week end. Mrs. J. C. Gibson visited her daughter, Mabel, at the Pryor hospit al in Chester last Friday. NOTICE There will be a meeting at Bleirs on next Saturday 25th, at 3 P. M. Ice Cream will be sold by the ladies. Speakers will be present. Mrs. E. L..3/illingham hats return ed from the Hospial in Colombia '|End is geiRg aeng nicelvy'. - RED CROSS CAMPAIN FOM I - M y WORI NOT CFAS T TRLN TUL L RIDGEWAY GIVES TO THE RED CROSS DRS. NEWLIN AND BEZIAT DELIVER ADDRESSES WITHIN TEN MINUTES TOWN SUBSCRIBES MORE THAN $1, 750.OOIS OVER THE TOP Sunday night the town of Ridgeway at one meeting at the Baptist Church raised more than her apportionment of the Red Cross War Fund. With in ten minutes the patriotic citizens of he town had subscribed more than $1750 dollars to meet a quoto of $1200. The raising of this amount followed immediately after magnificent ad dresses had been delivered by Dr. Thomas Newlin of Camp Jackson ind Dr. A. Beziat, a Frenchman who had seen service at the front and who is. also attached to the Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Jackson. Both of these speak ers brought home to the people in plain words the conditions of Europe and the fighting men and the starving women and children in such a manner that man's heart must .needs be of of stone to resist the appeal. Sever al of the Ridgeway citizens subscribed amounts of as much as a hundred dol lars and there are still .a nu:nber of the citizens yet to be seen. It is safe to say that with the proper ef fort Ridgeway will double her appor onment. ti The people were delighted with the speakers from Camp Jackson and it is safe to say that their addresses added weight to the already determined minds of the people to give liberally of their means to help relieve the dis tress caused by the world war. LETTER FROM ONE OF "OUR" VOLUNTEERS. The following letter from Mr. Jo SephW years, of age has vobluntered his .se vices to his country, to his fahir, Mr.. W. W. Dixon, 7ill be .. d -with much interest by the relatives and friends of the young man chrouhout the county: Ayer. Mass., May 12, 1918. My Dear Father: Yours of the 9th to hand, and ~the' same was appreciated very.much. Just a few lines to let you know that I am well and in fine health, also that I am the happiest man in the world, for I made the highest score of the company on the range yester day at rapid fire. Captain Rimer and the sergeants gave me loads of com pliments, and guess they will give me the sharpshooters' badge in a day or two. Give love and regards to everyone. Your devoted son, Joseph W. Dixon, P. S. Same old address. TO EMPHASIZE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF CHILDREN Every church and Sunday School in town is urged to cooperate in this great continent-wide campaign, begin. ning next week, for the 'purpose of emphasizing the religious- education of childern, which will be conducted under the auspices f the Elementary Division of the Interdenominational Sunday School Association. This campaign is fo the purpose of enlist ing all the children and adults in some Sunday school in town. A special committee from each Sun day School met in the town hall Mon day afternoon to map out plans. These plans will be published in detail in next week's issue. Sometime about the first week in June the town will be divided into dis tricts and committees will visit every home to ascerain who are in Sunday School and who are not; what church preferred, etc. The object of the ob servance of Children's Week will be to assist the parents and Sunday School teachers to provide religious nurtre and education for the children unde: their care. After the census, there will be a general mass nyeeting with some d's tinguished speaker, who will bring a vital message concerning the great importance of training the childhood of the nation in the Sunday Scho' of the churches. Full details and complete program will be soon published. It is honed that every Sunday school will whole heartedly cooperate. Mr. R. M. Fpt'd, of Okkand, 'Uss.