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Y. M. C. A. men fixed up du?
. armistice was signed, and it be<
\ open. Here in the dimly lighted
' J * given the boys to write home, ii
as boxing. It was even possible
? jfrom actual trench duty.
SIFTS FROM "Y"
; ' HELPEHOMBDY
' Corporal Irving Abrahams of New
York has just returned from France.
, Jtast because the Y. M. C. A. men
overseas had gone out of their way
to treat him well, he took the trouble
to make his wav to the Headauarters
Building bf. the National War Work
Couqpfl, Y. 41. 0? A., New York City,
and found some one on the 9th floor at
'Headquarters to tell how much he appreciated
the service of the Red Trian^
*; ?!e- .
. 'This is just a part of what he said:
returned from France on the
27th of January. Have been wounded
three times. Am feeling fine, but the
ft-st time when we landed over in
, * France in April; '1917, we took the
position up on Chateau Thierry and
the Y. M. C. .A. was right with us and
' ' brought up on. the flring line chocolate,
cigarettes, and also pears, biscuit'and
done the best and all he could
Just to please the boys.
"And in August when we drove the
Germans back he came up under
heavy shell fire and brought us the
game chocolate, cigarettes, and if the
? boys didn't hare any money he would
? give it to us just the same.
"And up on the Argonne Forest hp
went under heavy shell fire and
broufht up all the candy and chocolate,
and also spoke to the boys to
send our money to bur mothers and
which we did, and also he told us to
send our money home apd he will do
ail he can for us, and also the boys of
the Third Division is very well pleased
of the Y. M. C. A-. and also thank
them ever so much; and also when
we got relieved from the Argonne
woods the Y. M. C. A. entertained us,
gave us a grand time, and we thank
the Y. M. C. A. with our full heart and
*' we shall never forget them.
i. ' "So I don't see why the fellows are
Coming back from France and kicking
^ the Y. M. C. A, and r can speak to
anybody and ask them why they are
..." knocking the Y. M. C. A."
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Red Triangle Man Tells Of .
. A 11 AL 1 'H
serving ai unaieau i merry
The Y. M. C. A. has been criticized
because it was said that it had no one
tt the fighting in the"region of Cha
:eau Thierry. The other day, Ernest
C. Bardwell, a New York man, came
back from France, broken in health
because of his strenuous work in that
region.
Mr. Bardwell was one of a party of
Y.- M. C. A. men who entered Cha
teau Thierry village with supplies at
10 o'clock on the morning of July 22
and worked all day and far into the
night serving the boys wlio were heat
ing back the German counter-att&vk?.
The last German prisoner?, he said,
taken out of Char~au Thierry at
8:3 j o'clock on the same morning.
THE Y. I\?. C. A. IN FAR EAST
The work of the Y. M C. A. in Macedonia
is rapidly extending over the
newiy-openea areas, ana in me present
state of flux heavy responsibilities devolve
upon C. W. Bates, the secretary
, fn charge at Salonica. Centres have
teen opened in Serbia at Vranja,
lil.yh, Monastir and other towns, and
::i the capital city, Belgrade, the Y
M. C. A. is now established in a good
building. Percival Whitley, son oi
the . deputy speaker of the English
House of Commons, is developing the
r Association's work in Northern Bui
while on l^fysh soil llijv/z
ard Bradley, has planted the Eed
Triangle in Constantinople itself.
V
riangle Dug-C
j-outs with our men on the French fron
lame possible for. the American veteran:
underground rooms, refreshments were
idoor games were played and occasional]
} sometimes to put on a moving picture
SOUTHERN "Y" MAN I
BLINDED IN SERVICti
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3aya It Will Take Time For Public Tc
' Realize Value Of The Red Triangle
Service To American Fighters.
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DeRoy R. Fonville.
New York, Feb. ...?So unusual was !
the service rendered by DeRoy R. Fon
ville of Burlington, N. C., In bis Y. M. i
C. A. -work overseas that JVlajor Gen- (
i eral *L. S. Upton has written him aj
I personal letter in appreciation of his
efforts.
Mr. Fonville has returned to his
1 home after ten months service with
| the Y. M. C- A. He was with the Fifth
i and Sixth Marines and Ninth and Twen-'
ty-third infantry at Chateau Thierry, j
pS&issons and St. Mihiel. It was while j
' i he was In a trench waiting to serve J
the Marines when they "pushed off,"
j that a high explosive shell blew par-.
| tides of rock into his eye, blinding it.
The same shellfire killed James A. i
Birchby, a Y. M. C. A. secretary from
Pasadena, Cal., and wounded another j
Red Triangle worker, Thomas W. Wil-1
but, Jr., of New Britain, Conn.
The letter of appreciation that was:
i sent to Mr. Fonville by General Upton j
; read as follows: "I have Observed yJur
work as Y. M. C. A. representative of
the Ninth infantry for some time anil
j wish to convey to you my appreciation {
of the uncomplaining and soldier-likf-i
! manner in which you have undergone
all without the glory that.is attached;
fo 'the profession of arms. The wort j
which you have done had added great-1
Jy to the contentment of the men and
! thus to the efficiency of the comj
mand."
"My experience gave me an apprec
! iation of American men and whsft they
r?an eo through," said Mr. Fonville.
i "Our division was a shock unit. It
never Vent any way but forward. Our
i division alone captured 12,000 prison
i ers. Those men appreciated the Y.
: M. C. A: and understood the difficulI
ties it had to contend with in getting
. supplies up to the front. I have nr
j complaint to make about losing tin
, sight of one eye, that is war, but it
. bewilders me to have known what I
! do of the work of the 'Y' in Prance |
i and then come home to learn of tne
j criticisms being circulatod here. 1
.due time the full ap
j precfatlon of tfre'Y? A.'? wort
I ?or victory v Si) be general."
>i*v Overseas
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^5^'" " I
t in the bad old days bt'ore the
s to take their recreation out in the
served, and an opportunity was
y some more athletic games such
snow iur me ooys in inexr ume on
THE CHEVROLET. ,
' Mr. S. N. Gilmer, the new Chevrolet
man, has secured space with the
Hall Investment Company, and is now
showing in their show room on Main
Street, a full line of the popular
priced Chevrolet, in both passenger
and roadster models. Mr. Gilmer is
an up-to-date automobile man just
as the Chevrolet is an up-to-date ma
chine, lie would iiKe to snow youf
his car before you purchase.
SELLS AN AUBURN.
The Smathers Motor Car Co., sold
an Auburn Roadster to Julius
DuPre on Thurday. The car.is of;
the latest model and is a beauty. This;
company is carrying a full line of^
cars in the show room on Pickens ^
Street, where they will be glad to
meet the riding public.
A CORRECTION.
In the advertisement of The Mc-j
Murray Drug Company appearing in'
the last two issues of the Press and:
Banner the price of Sunset Soap
appeared as 10c. This > should have
read 15c.
ENTERTAINING HER GRADE
Miss Alpha Graves entertained the
eleventh grade, and Miss Wood, the
teacher, at an elegant dinner at her
home Tuesday after school hours.
The occasion of this pleasant affair
was the birthday of Miss Graves and
she was happy in having her friends
with her. The grade presented her
with a lovely pearl necklace.
The dinner was elaborate and the |
occasion one long to be remembered. J
A MORNING PARTY.
Mrs. Jack Pressly entertained at j
a delightful party Thursday morning!
at her home complimentary to Mrs. |
R. L. Dargan, who is leaving Abbe-j
ville soon for her new home in Spar-!
tanburg. The ladies spent the morning
in pleasant conversation and in
the enjoyment of the delightful lun-,
cheon served at noon.
A NEW TEACHER.
Miss Black, of Mt. Carmel, has
been elected to teach the fifth grade
for the remainder of the school ses-j
sion and entered Monday upon the'
discharge of h?r duties. Miss Black;
is a daughter of Dr. P. K. Black, of;
Mt. Carmel, and is d teacher of ex-j
perience, having taught for several
years.
Mr. DeWitt Hall, of Abbeville,;
spent some time in the city yesterday
on his way to Edgefield to visit
his daughter.?Index-Journal. %
Mr. Glenn Kay, of Abbeville, was,
a visitor in the city yesterday. He
was connected with one of the theatres
here several years ago.?IndexJournal.
iLOANSri
NEVER Dl
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that are provi
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NOTICE
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Everybody is invited U
Waists, and Millinery.
We cannot resist sayin<
) are now showing the fines
a "T? 1.. i. ^ TXT 1 M
Iiveauy-io- vv ear apparei 1
ever shown in Abbeville.
We are likewise confide]
are offering better value
money than you will see el
You can satisfy yourself
gard by making a persons
. tion of the goods.
rhilson
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ave built up a fund with
r them, provided you carry
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>f the contract, are the kind
ng so popular. That is the ' r .
5 PLAN. Loans of this
s obtained now. Try the |
in.
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3 come and see the new Coats, Suits, '
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y WG ^ave decided not to have 'a
formal Opening this year and have
$t line Of ' out now on display our
or ladies Pat[ern HgtS I
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at that we uiiujivo g
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sewhere. 1 rHliflllllgS I
and we are now ready to serve you. jfij
111 tills re~ ^ope ^or a ^y every lady in 9
Abbeville County whether you come
il inspec- to ^uyor not* ^or we are prou^ ?
our stock this season and will ' take ra
pleasure in showing you. - H
i & Henry