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Abbeville Press and Banner >' ^ 1 J t ' Established 1844. $2.00 the Year. ^ * Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, Dec. 31. 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year. f J ABBEVILLE COUNTY ? HAS SERVICE FLAG I;.- - I Exercises Held Saturday Afternoon in the Opera House. I BANNER IS UNFURLED &Y MRS. J. M. WILKINSON ! , I Daughter* of the Confederacy PresI . ent to' Abbeville County Service Flag Containing 421 Stars? 115 ot which Are uoia. > i. The exercises for the unfurling of the sertfce flag'of the Daughter^ of the Confederacy last Saturday was ? an occasion to stir the patriotic fervor of all the large crowd present. The time for the "unfurling was one & o'clock, and at this, hour the square was filled with people. The exercises were ?held in front of the Court House and in the Opera Hou^e. Capt. ... j. L. Perrin was master of ceremon" ies and announced the opening of the meeting with-prayer by . Rev. J. ' L. Daniel, after which there was a song by the children who were grouped on the steps of the portico. The flaar was presented fcy Dr. J. S. Woffatt in a happy speech and was accepted by Mayor J. Moore Mars in irnu^ful words.. I The flag was unfurled by Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson, who has five sons in the army, an honor for Abbeville County which she enjoyB alone; The flag bore four hundred and twentyone blue stars and fifteen gold stars, and represented the total of white! TsoUfiefcaypto have gone from Hbisj - a -mt. U" ; I w councy.. x ne. mceen goia stars rep resent the young, soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice. Hiss Fannie Stark sang the "Star Bespangled Banner" after which the ffitt crowd moved into the Opera House' EH -nd listened with pleasure to the KH fine speech made by Gen. M. L. BonWM hami-'/x V ffiH Bev. H. Waddell Pratt, paid a H|B touching tribute to the young men: HH who hare given their lives in defense kUBpf their country and during his tri-j SnHbute there were many loving HB thoughts given the young heroes. H9 The program was made more charm I. WAUUUU1 OU1VS BUI1? UJ j Miss Terry Anderson, of Arkansas, and S6rgt Teasdale of Camp Jackton. The 59th Artillery Band was here from Camp Jackson for the oc-! cAsion, and 1jhe program was. enlivened by the attractive music. [ The Daughters gave the Band and the invited speakers a delightful luncheon at the home of Miss Magrie Brooks on their arrival in'town, j the tables were served by the young Ldies in their canteen suits and the; Inch^on was a most pleasant affair. | The flag is a handsome one and; mgs from the top of the Court ouse portico. BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS. -r> slumbit Candy ..Kitchen Purchased From Meurs. Venos and Kapet>n?|ai by Mike H. Kustas. Messrs. Venos and Kapetanakas, ho have for the past four years Inducted the candy kitchen and ice team parlor on the west side of k square, have sold their business |Mr. Mike H. Kustas, who will conlet the establishment in the future. After having spent about fifteen Km in America "George" and: lick' have contracted a genuine J Be of homesickness and are leaving la few weeks for Sparta, Greece, lere they will make their home in, K future. Before sailing, however, I will visit mends and relatives tew York, Philadelphia, Boston, other easter ncities. t. Knstas will have associated him In the business Messrs. Jas. am an is and son, who arrived in ivillfc before the holidays to as5he former owners in waiting uphe Christinas trade. Mrs. Challis will join,them here in a few,1 ^ ' f I . ? WILL YOU BUTTON W 11 1 - VUHEN ALL join "th&\ rei HEART AMD yow CAM VJEftt ALONG . WITH THE CROWDAWT It A 6 faIP GlOR g * Bjr courtly ?t Clare BrI(gga N< REACH AGREEMEN1 Differences Fade a i Wilson Kounds Uut Preliminaries. ___ # GENERAL FEELING OF OPTIMISM PREVAIL i Lloyd George Assure* Correspond ents of United States Newspapers That Harmony Exists Between Countries Overe Matters to Be Considered at Conference. London, Dec. 29.?Premier Lloyi Georee. in receiving American ne#s paper correspondents at his residenc last night, said the conferences wit] the president had brought about ai agreement on general principles. Th premier said he felt assured tha matters which had been agreed upoi between America and England woul< prove of the greatest assistance ii the work of the peace congress. An understanding virtually ha< been reached already between the en tente powers regarding the admissioi of the various nations to the peaci conference itself, said the premiei In his conferences in Paris with tH< prenrfera of France and Italy, Presi dent ,Wilson had becom^ fully ac quainted with their views and hi had now also acquired a knowledgi pf {he British standpoint. "And," continued the premier, K . BE WEARING YOU1 HEN THE BOYS C You NEED - To , 0 CROSS 15 "A A DOLLAR" ? THE BUTTON THE Rest OF, ? - - Oh-H:H- BOY,' ' * [ < R R-R-RAWD r'_ ;>00S ! ? . -r-y. . >* . V . ; \ % # *}" i '* * m York Tribune-' ' feel assured that all these powers are ih accord on the basic principles of the peace which will come (before the ' conference. At any rate it will be I certain that America and 'England J will be found working in complete uaiwujiy in tut: tuineienue. At the close of hip address, answer-, g' ing a question a^s to which he expected the British delegation to go to Paris, the premier replied that owing to the necessity of clearing up the general election and other pressing business, it could not be before the end S of the first week of the'New Year. The newspaper men were receive.1 |_ after a long conference between the premier, Secretary Balfour and President Wilson and which will be continued at the premier's dinner tonight to the president at his official residence in Downing Street. Details of A the general plans discussed this afteri_ noon will be further discussed at the e dinner. h . a LOUIS LAWSON HERE. a t Louis Lawson was in Abbeville for i the holidays visiting his grandmother i and other kindred. He is attached ' a to the Marines and is located on 1 Prais Island. He suiered an injury ] i to one of his arms recently through - the explosion of a gun, but jiotwith- 1 i standing this he went on the field a ' b few days ago after only a weeks 1 | practice and won a medal as a sharp- 1 e shooter. i ? 1 Lieutenant Wallace Harris is in j b the city spending several days with , b his mother, Mrs. Annie C. Harris. He i is lookirg fine and has been enjoying < [ life in Camp Gordon. I % R RED CROSS :OME HOME? r 11 1 _ ' ' '1 Mfa ??? ? ? ?? nc Pi . I %. .. PEACE OF WORLD BY CONCERT OF WS i Wilson Reaffirms Attitude Against War in Guildhall Address. BALANCE OF POWER IS THOUGHT DISCARDED r f^mfknrlmic Ovafinn HiVJin of United States in Speech Heard by Gathering of Dis> tinguished British Statesmen in Historic House. Speaking Saturday in the historic Guildhall at a ceremonious gathering of Great Britian's most distinguished statesmen, President Wilson re-affirmed his principle that there must no longer be a balance of power which might unsettle the peace of the world, but that the future must produce a concert of power which would preserve it. The president's reception at the Guildhall was so spontaneous and hearty that it carried an unmistaka-j ble note of friendship and admiration. When he arose to speak there svas prolonged outburst of handclapping and cheering and his talk was frequently punctuated by applause. At the conclusion of his address the audience rose with one accord' and :heered and it kept up the applause (Continued on Pag? 6.) JOHN T. DANIEL DEAD. Has Been Rural Mail Carrier at Lowndesville for Ten Years. v , Lowndesville, Dec. 20.?Mn John T. Daniel died at his home in Lowndesville, Tuesday, December 24jth, in the 45th year of his age. For several months Mr." Daniel had been a jreat sufferer from a complication of diseases, he had sought relief at several sanitariums, but to no avail and i ? on Christmas eve, when all the world was full of cheer, the silver cord broke and the spirit of the weary sufferer went out into thfe Great Unknown. ... In early manhood, the deceased connected himself with the Metho dist church and was liberal in its support. He was also a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a W. 0. W. For the ' * past ten years he had been employed by the Government as a rural carrier and by his genial manner, his accommodating disposition and his strict attention to business, he had become a great favorite with all his patrons. His optimsitic? spirit, his courteous, friendly nature and his fine conversational power had made :im many close friends, who proved the depth of their friendship by their ministrations to him during his long illness. Alb out 12 years ago Mr. Daniel married Miss Ella Hodges, a daughter of Mr. G. T. Hodges, of Antrville; 4 years ago she died leaving two little orirli n-F-snD onrl "PnfVl nrhn nnvxr ors iglA my Jb WW UUU AVWVUI TTMV UWll V aged 10 and 7 years respectively. I The tender love and untiring care manifested by him for his little motherless girls was often remarked and commented upon by those who knefr him. In speaking of his departure to his friends, he expressed himself as having no fear .for future, ,unly regretting the separation from his children. > He leaves a father, three brothers the youngest of whom, Willie, is. in France, and two devoted sisters to mourn his lob. The funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. J. A. r.lhtWtar An/! RPV \H_ f!_ Fennel!. 1 after which the body was taken charge of by the Masons and interred in the family cemetery with fraterv nal rites. The family has the sympathy -of .he entire town and community in their deep sorrow. i - A LIEUT. NEUFFER HOME. Lieutenant Gottlob A. Neuffer, who was wounded in action in Flanders, and who arrived in New York several days ago after undergoing treatment in an English Hospital, j nas neen transierrea to uamp jacKson, and is expected home today to spend several days with relatives in Abbeville. Lieutenant Neuffer will be tbe first of our boys to come from overseas, and will be warmlyj received by his home people. He will be the centre of attraction for all the little boys. , MUSICAL PLAY FOR CANTEEN WORK Mrs. M. T. Coleman's division for I canteen work has arranged for -a production of the musical play, "America First," or the Girl and the Sol!ier.' It will be given by local talent tder the instruuetion of Mr. Wm. A. Baker, who comes to Abbeville with fine letters of introduction from other cities where the play has been given. Mr. Baker is a brother of A. L. Baker, who some time ago gave the Indian opera, Powhatan, here. The singers, actors and dancers are now practicing for the piece, and the rehearsals are progressing finely. "America First" will be given in Mie opera nouse on Monday mgnt Jan. 13, and about one hundred will >e in the play, Miss Angela Roche came down from Greenville and spent the holidays with her home folks. She is attending the Ursaline Convent at Greenville and Madame Patricia ia teaching her to play the "Black Hawk Waltz," which is a fvaorite with her father, Col. Pat Roche. ' \ ? - ,/i.V SEEKS RETURN 10 f OLD PATHS OF DUTY 1 ' v? - i Wilson So. Announces | ' From Grandfather'* Pulpit at Carlisle. i . 1 FORCE OF WORDS CUT AS DEEP AS SWORDS President Pays Eloquent Tribute to Mother, Memories of Whom Come Qack With Increasing Force as v ! Years Accumulate. Hears Sermon by BisUbp. | Carlisle, England, Dec, 29.? President Wilson, accompanied by i Mrs. Wilson, came to Carlisle today 3 i in rain and a cold penetrating mist Y'K? to visit the girlhood home of his v t i mother. But the * warmth of ihe i greeting of the people of the town , ' and of the thousands of strangers ) ' from the surrounding country more than offset the dreariness of the t v ' weather. Large crowds lined the streets and cheered the presidential party lustuy as ic arove irom cue t i station, where the president was received by Mayor Bertram Carr and local notables, to the Crown and Mitre Hotel, where the president signed the Freeman's roll. They visited Annetwelt Street, where the site of his late grandfather's chapel was pointed out to him and the house in Cavendish Place v ~ that was built by his grandfather. During the services, the Rev. Edward ucxrcn, tne pastor, requested tne, . president to come into the pulpit and. address the assemblage. This the president did, delivering a short speech, in which he touched simply ' ; : but eloquently on his mother. The president spoke as follows:. "It is with unaffected reluctanc# that I inject myself into this service. x remember my grandfather very ' >11, and remembering him, I can se? . . he would not approve. I remem - -yhat he required of me and r*l .1 l 1 - M J _i_ V-. I umoer tne, axern lesson ox autj as spoke. And I remember painfully 1 a'bout things he expected me to knoV that I did not know. .. . ~ v "There has come a change of I times when laymen like myself are permitted to speak in a congregation. There is another reason why < j I was reluctant to speak. / | " "The feelings fixed in me today are , really too intimate and too deep to I permit of public expression. The | memories that have come of the moI ther who was born her eare very af! fecting. Her quiet character, her j sense of duty and her dislike of ostentation have come back to me with increasing force as these years of / % duty have accumulated. Yet, perhaps, . _ ? - J- - Xll-i ll is appropriate uiat m a uj, worship I should acknowledge my indebtedness to her and her remarkable father, because all that the world is now seeking to do is to return to the paths of duty, to turn from the ; savagery of interests to the dignity of the performance of right. "I believe as this war . has drawn' nations temporarily together In a comibination of physical force we shall be drawn together in i combination of moral force that is irresisti- ? ble. It is moral force as much as ' ? xV inysicai iorce mat nas aeieaieu uio effort to subdue the world. Words ? have cut as deep as swords. "The knowledge that wrong has been attempted has aroused the nations. They have gone out like mea for a, crusade. No other cause could have drawn so many nations together. They knew an outlaw was a-' broad and that the outlaw purposed unspeakable things. MISS BEST RESIGNS. Miss Lila Best, one of the teachers in the Graded School, has "resigned" her position, and will not return to Abbeville. V fcW >.' - Sr-W. _ . (