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VOLUME XXV .
jPLINTON, S. G.^ THURSDAY, MAY 28,1925
NUMBER 21
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(PENS CLOSING PROGRAM
President of Columbia Theological Seminary to
Speak in Morning and Dr. Phillips at Evening.
Hamilton Holt and James H. Hope on Com
mencement Day Program.
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The forty-fourth annual commence
ment exercises of the Presbyterian
College will be inaugurated next Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock in the First
Presbyterian church. * Following an
established custom, the churches of
the city will omit their services and
a large congregation will gathen4for
this special session.
^ ^Rev. Richard T. Gillespie, D. D.,
newly elected president of Columbia
Theological Seminary, will preach the
baffcalaureate sermon before the larg
est graduating .class in the history of
the institution.
In the evening the sermon before
^Jie Young ''Men’s Christian Associa
tion will be delivered by Rev Henry
D. Phillips, D. D. t . Rector of Trinity
Episcopal church of Columbia.
On Monday afternoon, beginning at
4 p. m., class day exercises will be
held after being omitted since 1918,
At 7 p. m. ah Alumni supper will be
aerved in the college dining .hall>
Special invitations have been sent all
the Alumni for this occasion, and it
is expected that'there will be an un
usually large atennance. At 8:30 the
Declamation and Oratorical contests
will be held in t^ie college chapel.
Speakers for the declaimers’ meet are
E, C. Ligon, Whitner Wilner, J. D.
Mclnnis, and W. L. Hubbard; with V.
P, Weldon, D. D. Edmunds, P. H. Bo-
mar, and "E. T. Wilson as the four
competing orators.
On Tuesday morning the graduating
exercises proper will be held beginning
at IQ o’clock. S1 The Hon. James H.
Hope, state superintendent of educa-
BOND ELECTION
, CARRIES EASILY
tion, will make the commencement ad- •..
dress. Dr. Hamilton Holt of- Nt^Tjy^Lafge'Majority.'City Votes $235,-
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York, widely knov(m lecturer, author
and peace advocate/ will make the
commencement oration.' The valedic
tory honor goes to Joseph Morgan
Stokes of Houston, Texas, one of the
outstanding students of the college.
His average for the four years was
95.2. Mr. Stokes will return here for
the approaching year as secretary
to the president and an. instructor irf
bne of the departments.
The college is closing a successful
year with bright indications ahead for
the future. The session terminating
this week has in a number of respects
been the most satisfactory the col
lege has experienced. The graduating
class is the largest ever turned out,
and in the point of enrollment, the
high water mark of all yeafs was
Reached, and high standards of work
by the Republic of
.speaker of international repute. There France, 1920; “Officer of the Order of
is probably not a single American Jthe Crown of Italy,’’ by the King of
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER IS
MAN OF NATIONAL REPUTE
Hamilton Holt, Who Appears Here Tuesday,
June Second, is an’Authority on the League of
Nations, World Court, and Other International
Questions. Holds Many Important Offices. ^
In Hamilton Holt, the Presbyterian 11919; “Officer of the Ordpr of Public
College has secured a commencement | Instruction,’’ by the Pepubli
living today whp Ms better posted on
the League' of Nations, the WQ|ld
Court, the limitation of armaments,
the federation of the world and their
relation to international peace than he.
His address in the college chapel on
Tuesday morning, June 2nd, will give
all who care to hear him an insight
Italy, 1920; “Knight of the Legion of
Honor,’’ by the Republic of France,
19£1; “Knight of the Polonia Restitu-
ta,” by the'Republic of Poland, 1922;
“Knight of the North Star,’’ by the
King of Sweden, 1923.
Mr. Holt is' also an author of dis-
HIGH SCHOOL
ENDS SESSION
Closing Program Ended
Friday Evening With
Able Address by Dr.
George B. Cromer.
The closing exercises of the Clinton
High Schools were held last Friday
evening in the orphanage, chapel and
attended by an audience of a thousand
people that taxed the seating capacity
of the large auditorium. The stage
was beautiful m pastel shades, repre
senting the class colors, and presented
a very artistic appearance. * ,
The evening’s program began with
the Processional March, after which
into these great questions which tHey-'guished Americans,” in 1906, “Com
Q i rt or-ixr r\v\c± c> a ni o olio vw o r-w 1 Tsmi***^ n 1«o ** » *■» 1 OOQ
^ # | wit a aV/V-Codiuiit*i met i v ii, ell Lt. & willl.fi
tmction, having written “Undistin-lthe-^Rew L. E. Wiggins offered the
could, net obtain from any one else.
Mr. Holt occupies a distinguished
position both in American and inter-
mercialism and Journalism,” in 1909,
and an introduction to former Presi
dent'Taft’s book, “The United States
natiopal affairs. He achieved his first and Peace,” in 1914
reputation as the editor of “The Inde-j la. 1918 Mr. Holt visited all the
pendent,” but of recent years he has battle fronts of the allied armies as
devoted his energies almost entirely!the official guest of the various gov-
to furthering the League of Na- ; ernments. Later when the covenant
tions and correlated plans for pro-1 of the League of Nations was. drafted
moting international amity. His of-1 he went to Paris as head of the Lea-
fices in various important societies : gue to Enforce . Peace, and Colonel
And. orgaizations which have as their House appointed him as liason officer
purpose the establishment of some 1 between this organization and the
practical method of preventing war American delegation.
REV. R. T. GILLESPIE, D. D.
President Columbia Theological Semi
nary, Who Will Deliver Baccalau-
- reate Sermon Sunday.
000 In Bond Issues For Muni
cipal Improvements.
The election Tuesday upon the ques
tion of the Town of Clinton issuing
$235,000 for municipal improverqents,
easily carried by a large majority.
The issue had a number of enthusias
tic supporters who manifested an in
terest throughout the day and used
cars to get the voters to the polls,
while those opposing the election
showed little enthusiasm and no or
ganized opposition. The woman vote
was heavy, their enrollment having
exceeded that of the men more than
two to ode. _
The result of the election, composed
of four separte issues, was as fol
lows:
$25,000 water extension,*233 to 70;
$160,000 street paving, 207 to 98;
have been attained in all its activities. $35,000 floating debt, 224 to 81; $15,
During the year the handsome new
Smyth dormitory and Leroy Springs
gymnasium were dedicated and for-
000 for street lighting, 216 to 89. On a
vote to authorize issuance of street
paving certificates and guarantee
malty opened, and a number of other payment of same in the name of tne
improvements made on the campus
of the institution that add to its .at
tractiveness' and beauty.
The closing program will be presid
ed over by the president, Dr. D. M.
Douglas. Through The Chronicle, he
extends a' cordial invitation to the
public to attend all of the exercises.
The members of the graduating
class and the places that they are
residents of are as follows:
Robert Floy<f Banks, Chester, S. C.;
Eugene Griffin Beckman, MlcClellan-
ville, S. G.j Porter Halbert Bomar,
Prescott, Ark.; William M. Brown,
Kingstree, S>. C.; Frank Kennedy
Clarke, Sumter, S. C.; Frederick Lu
ther Currie, Clio, S. C.; William Har
per Dendy, Hartwell; Ga.; DeSaussure
Davis Edmunds, Sumter, S. C.; Harold
Lafayette Fuller, Mountville, S. C.;
Paul Douglas Hannah, Hodges, S. G.;
Vfemon Gustav Hartwigj Edwards,
Miss.; James Graham Hayes, Clinton,
S. C.; Samuel Hanks Hayes, Jr., Clin-
ton/S. C.; : Robert Gilbert Henry, Rock
Hill, S. C.; Lewis Littlepage Holladay,
' v Mation, S. C.; William Lewis Mcll-
waine, Hodges, S. C,; Henry James
McLaurin, Sumter, S. C.; Sol BrownJand all
McLendon, Bennettsville, S. C.; AI-t
fred Ogden Ramsay, Spartanburg, S.
C.; George Fortsan Rucker, Clinton,
S. 6rir^Edgar Eugene Sheldon, Liberty,
g. C.; Harold Benjamin Smith, Kings
tree, S. C.; J9seph-~Morgan Stokes,
Houston, Texas; Ernest Moore Wal
ker, Columbia, S. C.; Harry Banks
town, the vote was"EOir icTSin*
The largest of the four bond issues
was that of $160,Q0Q fof additional
street paving. This is to be matched
by a similar amount of street assess
ments frpm abutting property own
ers, bringing the grand total to be
spent for city improvement^ tip to
$?95,000. 1
CLINTON MAKES
LIBERAL GIFT
More Than $1,000 Contributed In An-
' nual Canvass Made for Thorn-
well Orphanage. .
The annual canvass made during the
past week for the Thorn well Orphan
age, by one of- its representatives,
amounted to receipts of more than
one thousand dollars. The cash con
tributions totaled $410.25, with mer
chandise, dry goods, groceries, etc.,
aggregating $600. • On the part of all
who were called upon, there was a
liberal response and a cordial recept
ion. For this interest and assistance,
the orphanage wishes to thank one
are numerous and varied, the honors
he has been accorded in recognition
of services rehdered are many.
He is president of the Third Airieri-
can Peace Congress, a trustee of the
church of peace union* a member of
the executive committee of the League
of Nations Non-Partisan Association,
the founded of she League to Enforce
Peace, the president of the American
Scandinavian Foundation, the founder
of the Friends of Albania, the founder
of the Friends of Boland, chairman of
the executive committee of the Baltic-
American Society, and trustee of the
Returning to America he toured the
country with Mr. Taft and others to
speak in favor of this country enter
ing the League. In the summer of
1920 he visited England, France, and
Germany and during the presidential
campaign of the early fall he took a
leading part in urging the adoption
of the covenant of the League.
"Mr. Holt again went to Europe in
of 3
the summer of 1922, visiting Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, and Czecho-Slovak-~
ia. He then 'went to- Geneva to attend
the third assembly of the League of
Nations and to study the accomplish
ments of the League. He returned to
Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
His foreign decorations include Geneva in 1923 to attend the fourth
“Commander of the Order of the I League assembly and also studied the
Sacred Treasure,” by the Emperor of Permanent Cpurt of Inten\ationml Jus-
Japan, 1909; “Officer of the Order ofjfice while it was in session at the
George I,” by the King of Greece, Hague.
COUNTY WANTS
MORE PAVING
LADIES’ STORE
TO OPEN HERE
Highway Commission Requests Dele-1 Batson’s Exclusive Woman's Shop To
gallon to Approve Expansion of
Area for Hard-SurfScing.
The Laurens County Highway Corn-
Throw Its Doors Open for Busi
ness Next Week.
Batson’s is the name of Clinton’s
invocation. Little Margaret Brice and
Betty Spratt, dqintily dressed as her
alds, soon appeared on the stage and
opened the “Gate of,^-Opportunity,”
which made, an enfrane^ for the grad
uates to march two bv two to their
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seats on the rostrum. The class song,
“Spring,” was then sung by - the
graduates.
The welcome address was made by
Miss Ellen Copeland, and she did it
in a very creditable manner. Sudden
ly another dainty little herald in the
person of Katherine Graham appeared
on the scene, bringing in a ktvely bas
ket the Class Prophecy which was read
by Carlisle Smith. Miss Mary Helen
Hentz gave the Class Poem, William
Adair read the Class Will, and after
the singing of “Spring Greetings”,
Miss Margaret Finley as the first
honor pupil, gave the Valedictory.
FRANK L’MOTTE
BADLY INJURED
Has Narrow Escape as
Train and Ante Meet.
Little Child in Car tn-
' stahtly Killed.
mas, followed by several announce
ments pertaining to the school’s work
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for next session.
The address before the graduating
class was delivered by Dr.'George B.
Cromer, of Newberry, and was filled
with Inspirational thought and timely
advice to the young graduafes. He
spoke on the subject of “Power,” and
The many friends in the city of
Frank W. LaMotte were distressed to
learn last Friday afternoon of a seri
ous injury sustained when a coupe in
which he was riding was struck by a
Seaboard freight train at the crossing
of the S. A. L. about one mile from
Calhoun Falls. The latest reports
from his bedside, received yesterday
afternoon before The Chronicle went
to press, stated that his-condition was
hjjpPoving, and that he will probably
recover unless unforeseen -complica
tions arise.
There were no eye witnesses to the
accident and the details are very
meagre, it is stated.
The. children and teachers of the
Calhoun Falls school were having a -
picnic at Glowing Springs. At noon
it was discovered that there were no
cups for the lemonade, and Mr. La
Motte, in the car of a friend, accom
panied by little Samuel Lander, five
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. ,E. M-
Lander, started back to Calhoun Falls
to get the cups. Somehow in attempt
ing to make the grade crossing, his
car was struck by a freight train
and completely deniolished. The liltle
Lander child was instantly killed. La
Motte suffered a concussion of the
brain and other serious injuries. He
was rushed to the Memorial hospital
Profr ir Hy Witherspoon presiding,j«* Abberille wheie he is still confined"
then made the presentation of diplo- an ^ K rav v doubt has been held out for
his recovery v uritil the past few hour?.
His two brothers, Louis LaMotte, who*
graduated at the Columbia Seminary
last week, and Thomas LaMotte, a
member of the Freshman class at the
Presbyterian College, are at his bed
side. Soon after the distressing news
of the-accident was received here, Dr.<
L. R. >Lyrtn of the orphanage, and Mr. „
nd Mrs. G. C. Odiorne and bther
cited education as a power different
from all other influences and the do-1 friends, rtwh^L+eP’Abbeville to render
minating factor to lead to the attain- every possible assis^nce
mission, at a meeting Monday even- - new^t concern which will open for
ing, May £5, decided to request the , business next week." The store room
Laurens oeunty delegation, of the gen- 1 adjoining the Commercial Bank has
eral assembly to approve of the ex-_,Jt>een leased arid is now being painted
pansion of the area for hard-surfac- 1 and put in first-class condition for the
ing in Laurens county under the au- formal opening.
thorization of note issues amounting [ For several years Batson’s - has
to $200,000, based on reimbursement operated one of the exclusive and
fro|n the State Highway Department, popular women’s stores of Laurens,
for construction of hard-surface on
ment of other powers. He gave three
striking illustrations of a man, a maid
and a monster, to emphasize the dif
ferent \^ys education may be used,
either from a negative or positive
viewpoint. He cited Helen Keller as
America!s greatest woman, and though
handicapped, told of how she seized
her difficulties and used them as an
implement to break down the barriers.
Mr. LaMotte is well known and
liked in Clinton.' He is a former
Thornwell Orphanage boy and a grad
uate of the Presbyterian College. Up
until last November he was connected
with Contractor G. C. Odiorne of this
city* at which time he went to Cal
houn Falls to take a position as a
member of the school faculty. He
recently won an appointment to West
Continuing, he stated that the power I Academy, and on F riday morn
At -ii* At r i* 1 I tv rr tucf o furii Vvrviiru t h
the Piedmont highway and on Route
IQ., ii is the-opinion of the commis
sion that it will be practicable to put
down an asphalted concrete roadway
18 feet wide for a distance of 13 or
14 miles instead of a distance of *8
miles as estimated in the bill, but as
the bill providing for the note issue
limits the area to be hard-surfaced
to the Piedmont , highway from'Lau
rens to Clinton and Route 10 from
Laurens to Watts mill,' nothing can
be done looking to the'reimbursement!
The new storey they are opening here
that blesses the world is the faith of
Jesus Christ. Referring to the class’s
ipotto, he told the young people that
they need not anchor anyhere if they
take the right pilot on board and keep
Christ as the great example before
their lives. His message was quite
appropriate and made a fine impres-
will be operated along the same lines | s ^ on u P oa the large audience,
it was stated yesterday, carrying a following the address of Dr. Crom-
complete and high-class line of worn-* er *'there was the usual awarding of
en’s apparel, speciabzing in dresses, j medals ^ t other school honors by
coats and millinery: • The store w ill I P r0 ^ ess °!’ W‘tkerspoon
present quite an attractive appearance
and promises to be a place of interest
to the women of this section.
"TTrT"
I. R. C. ELECTS
1925-26 OFFICERS
until the question of the limit is set- „ „ . t
tied, end proper authomation i. given 1 Dr - Ken "‘ d >' t,u, l ro,e * sor Brown T »
NEW YORK VISITORS
HERE THIS WEEK
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Messrs. H. W. .Hack and E. L.- Dur-
gin of New York, vice-president and
Secretary-treasurer -of the Joanna
• ^ ^ tit u • iCotton Mills of Goldville, arrived in
WarnerClintonS. C.; Weldon Perc.-^ yesterd , yfor „ Mv(!ra , days ,
vel Weldon, s umter, S. C.; Edwin Leu- business trip. ■ I
rence Wilds/ Columbia, S. C., Cald-. ■ -
well Francis Wilson, Newberry, S. C.;
Eugene Thompson Wilson, Due West,
S. C.; Charles Laurence Woodside,| Dr L R
by the Laurens county delegation.
If the delegation authorizes the ex
pansion of the plan, the hard-surfac
ing . will probably run from Goldville
to aboye Laurens on the Piedmont
highway, and from Laurens to a mile
beyond Watts mill on Route 10. • If
this is not approved by tjie Laurens
county delegation, the hard-surfacing
will be restricted to the original, limit,
and probably only a portion of the
note issue put out, reducing propor
tionately the amount of the reimburse
ment agreement'to the State Highway
Department. ^
The delegation was expected to meet
with the commission but none of the
members were present. It is under
stood, however, that the senator will
approve the idea of Jhe commission,
and it is highly probable that all mem
bers of the delegation will give their
approval as well. —^
IN ATLANTA THIS WEEK,
- _ T , „ t-i i Dr. L. R. Lynn left Monday for
Ppl*er, t S. C-; John Knox, ’ Atlanta to attend the commencement
Chester, S. C. /
i exercises of Agnes Scott college. Miss
: • • . Bryte Daniel, a Thornwell Orphanage
. w ,-*[girl--is a ••ember of this year’s grad-
spent Sunday with hjs sister, Mrs.! * ’
Chris Adair. v {uating class.
BANKS OF CITY TO
CLOSE ON* SATURDAY
uri/a
Be Faculty Advisers of
Local Club.
At a recent meeting of the Inter
national Relations Club of the Presby
terian College, the following officers
were elected for the new scholastic
year: M. McLendon', of the class
of ’27, was named as president. , He
was one of the club’s representatives
to the national convention and is well
fitted for the’ place. P. W. Burns,
also of the class-of ’27, was elected
vice-president. I. M. ■ Bagnal was
named as secretary-treasurer.
Dr. J. B. Kennedy, and Prof. M. W.
tihe
Brown, newly elected member 0
faculty for the approaching year, will
be the faculty members of the club.
MAIL MEN TO
MEET SATURDAY
The medal offered by the local U.
D. C, for the best examination on the
Revolution period of American history
on the War Between the States, was
won by Claude Trarntnell. Second
place went to Miss Ellen Copeland,
and third to William Brooks Owens.
The questions were prepared by Dr.
J. B. Kennedy of the college, and
graded by Miss Anna Howard Ward
of the orphanage schools.
The D. A. R. medal was won by
Miss Ellen Copeland, with Miss Mar
garet Finley second,. ariSTMiss Benet
Godfrey third. These questions were
also prepared by Dr. Kennedy and
graded by Mr. C. A. ‘Fleming.
George Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs.
G. W. B.'Smith, for the fourth conse
cutive time, made the highest scholar
ship average for the year in the en-
ing, just a few hours before the dread
ful accident, had mailed his acceptance
papers in preparation to entering
West Point this fall. His many
friends here were deeply grieved to
hear of his. accident and over the
tragic death of the little child accom
panying him. All unite in hoping for
him a permanent recovery from his
injuries.
In connection with the accident, it
is singular that Mr. LaMotte is being
relieved at the Calhoun Falls. school
by Miss Cade, who was injured several
months ago when the car in which she
was riding was struck by a traip on
the Seaboard Air Line at Calhoun
Falls. Mr. LaMotte went there from
here at the time to complete the year
for Miss Cade. _
SOCIAL MEETING
AT BOIS TERRE
Kiwanis Club to Hold Meeting Friday
Evening With Ladierf in Charge
of Program.
The local Kiwanis club will hold its
regular jneeting Friday evening at
seven o’clock at the Bois-Terre Coun
try club instead of jd the hotel as
usual. The meeting wmT^-aUfijpded
by the Kiwanians’ wives and friends
tire schools and was ineligible to re- j 88 honor guests.
ceive the $6.00 gold piece offered by! A11 members will carry well-filled
the Commercial Bank. His average 1 ^ )as * tet8 l un ch and a picnic spread
for the year was 97 7-9. The second
highest average in the schools was
made by Miss Margaret Finley, 96 2-^,
and she was awarded the prize. .^Jhird
place went to Miss Ellen Copeland
with 96 4-9 as her mark.
The highest yearly scholarship
average in the eleventh grade was
won by Mi$s Margaret Finley and she
v\
The banks of the city'will be closed
Saturday 1 in observance of Memorial
Day. TTie public is urged to bear the
holiday^ mind. ’
S^isg
(CONVERSE GRADUATE
is« Corinne Bailey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M- Bailey of this
city, is a member,©{.this week’s grad
uating class at Converse College.
Rural Carriers to tlold Annual Meet-1 received a $2.50 gold piece offered ^>y
_ ing-With Interesting Program I rontis.-lpcal jeweler.. Miss El-
• Ipor the Dav'. ~ ' »
len Copeland stood second, and A. W.
Blumb^rg, third.
Through H. D. Rantin, of this city,
it is announced that the Laurens .
County Rural Carriers’ association su bj©c't of “The Hour of Trial, J. B.
Frontis offered a fountain pen as a
prize. Two were awarded to A. W.
Blumberg arid Miss Ellen Copeland.
will hold its annual meeting: in Lau
rens on Saturday, May 30th: The
meeting will be held at 10:30 in the
postoffice building, and following the
business session, officers -will be
elected for the new year ami. delegates
named to the state convention to be
held at Esaufort in July.
The. lucky clock contest held by J.
B. Frontis, carried a prize of an ivory
toilet/get and it was won by Mjss
Louise McIntosh.
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will be enjoyed in the club-house. At
its conclusion, the program will be en
tirely in the hands of the Ktweens and
during the past week they Jjiave been
planning a number of stunts and
clever features $o entertain the mem
bers. Indication? point to a large at
tendance and a pleasant social even
ing.
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DR. DOUGLAS AWAY
7 ’ FOR TUB WEEK END
. . ... . Dr.'D. M. Dougl&s was out of the
f. or conoposiUon on th^; ^j ty {#r (he ^ w
commencement addresses. On {Sunday
he preached the baccalaureate sermon
for the Gaffney high school, and on
Monday evening he made the graduat
ing address for the Liberty schools. ■
Miss Janie Glenn, of. l^surens^and
Mr. Lee Hargrove of Nowberry, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Estelle Abrams.
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