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Dedicatory Exert Attended by J Enthusiast INTERIOR API HOUSE RIVAL Andersomans Happy Dreams. and Asp\ Years-First When tho youth of Anderson shall huv" become th? older heads-, and tho mt'e-stqne sile is now in the act ofi I iv.fing <?n lier steady way to a greater j city t i i ? 11 liuv0 been lout In the haze of ii career studded with laudatory achievements, memories* of the dedi cation exercises of "The Anderson" ber drat real theatre-will De a? fresh and' bright us thc magic colors from I the artiste's brush that make of this ?upcrb creation a thing of bewildering befcuiy. v j.1 Though muco had been written und volu'-jcs had been spoken In advance of the opening pf Anderson's ns* < ;.era li?ui(e, lt; la qo exaggeration .to H^^^Hg*'i--e Public wan astoninlicl Iaht ! ?gUl upon hoing admitted to th>' ?ni of,.tho now arouscroebt place. Surpassing ?11 exp^ctation? 'arid1 the, wildest Imaginings of the most, fanci ful mind, the beauty and elegance of the structure Impressed those who cute-rod It as forcibly OB though thev hud boon suddenly spirited to th?, ii ids! af fair viand. ' At' 7 o'?lock the theatre was open rd for Inspection by thu public. At that hour, und, in fact, bofore'lt. people had bellin ta gather about the entr??eoslo tho I duding, eager to get ? ?irst glimpse of, tlic interior of tho now Ktrunture. They were given ?mo hour tod puer, througlt the theatre omi tit - ;ipect.-Ita points of .beauty .before t|io deniestiou< exercises began. Hy. 7: ?tr. o'clock not' only every sent bi the heutig bad boon '.alien, but lt waa dif ficult to fjnd ntnndlng room In the aud itorium, an'! by 8 o'clock throngs wer.; being turned away from tho d?or ix-.* if ?vu? impossible io work oiio'u way through the mass of hiimunlty thut packed the lobby of tho,theatre. Thc Kxcrclnes. Promptly at s o'clock the' splondM eight'pfoee orchpstra of "Tho Ander tion?" raised tho first 'notes of an ex ?lulslle sfdoetinn. Prolonged applause froth UM- andiene? that fllJ?d mlpiy ci! botb ort h CHI ra floor and tn tl v. balconies and occupied, all avpit nMe '.landing room In tho beami!ni Auditorium grcetec) the atrulns' qi ilie . first B.uleetiori rendered In Anderson'' upw and thoroughly modern amuse ment palace. In the midst of the ne lecUon the large and handsomely de? o? o tod asbestos curtain, tb,, outermost of vw?> that grace th? front of -tho HUO-.C. was slowly and silently lilted up. A great burst of applause went ? up trom the audience as tho slowly rising curtain revealed tho board of directors of tho Anderson Devolor * moot Company, owners of tho thea;ri l-^ili?nt:. and oilier Invited guests . seater upo? thc tastefuly decorated pftLMETTO TOI Joe Jackson ?AI Girls i "THE PR!N( Movies Fo v ?'ANINS Thanh 'MABEL FATTY A EX1 Keystone Wk Ai nun HIV lises Last Night bewildered and ic Throng. ( PEARANCE OF S FAIRYLAND Over Culmination Of orations of Many : Show Tonight. ? StUgC. The exercises wore presided over by Judge J. S. Fowler?, pr?sident of the Anderdon Development Company and rhuirmuu of the board of dire :tor? end on whose shoulders Hie binge >t portion of the tabor attached to tito I establishment of the hundsome theatre jin Anderson lia? fallen. The chalr ! mun- called upon Dr. James P. Kin arti, president of the Anderson Col lege, who wan seated upon the aC?uv. tor thc Invocation. For beauty o>' dic tion and propriety of thought eXtHVt-.-: ed. the prayer ?wn? ? masterpiece, lt I is printed verbatim in another column [of The Intelligencer this morning. Words ii) t'lu.'rman. judge Fowler, lays no olaitnp to be mann orator, b'ut'hls brief and cordial (words of welcome to those present j and his concise statement' with.rofyr I ence to dreams of a modern theatre in Anderson, the laying of plans for one, and thc successful culmination of these hopes und aspirations wete Moll put". The speaker stated that a few years ago he little thought that au ele gant theatre was soon to grace the site of a livery ?table. He spoko of tho longings of thc general public for a modern opera house In Anderson, of the proposal of certain cttixcus of Anderdon to organize a company for the purpose ot building a theatre, of how plans wore laid and curried out. culminating in the 'dedication Unit night of an opera house second to j uohe In the' State and surpassed by but- few iii thc Southern States. W|t!i thia statement, the chairman Intrude.. I ed the sneaker of ?hp evening, lien. .M Bonham. Address of Welcome. With all of liIH usual brilliancy and loquencc. General Bonham delivered I ii masterful addreaa of which the [ theme waa thc mission of the theatre, "in my travels about tho State," said ^choral Bauhepi, "I often say that thc ?ifopic pf,,Aversen can do. anything j Uley set their heads to do, and. tilt? ? benuvlful building in which we un .(u'.h< red tonight Is a groat testimonial tt, ihr. truth ot that statement. And here I wish to hcarilly congratulate those gentlemen .of our city who have nonie this theatre possible. For a long time wc were without an opera-house and we sat Idly by for years, hoping that temo jlity somebody from tho.out Klrld would come along und build us a theatre. Ttie manner In which wc 7?>t to work and built out theatre our il.ea reminds me ot ono of Aesop',, tablea," Tbs speaker then recited the well known fable of the wise mother lark which refimed to bc moved by rc : ports that thc wheat in which .die 1 nd his Baseball M* present "??? nc ripe? H r Monday: IIM'S HORSE" |Sj 5. ll al 1DET?P" |H ?O?iaer lg T THE SAN DIEGO IE NJ" I Comedy 1BBBB E IS yPENED wa? rearing ber young wan to he mowed down by the kin folk of the farmer who owned it or by the neigh bors, but moved house only when nbc h< ard the farmer tell his sous that they would themselves cut their wheat. "The directors of the Anderson De vi lopment Company, owners of tills o|iora house, ure to be heartily con gratulated on what they have accom plished," continued Ih<. speaker. jiu spoke of the commendable work done by Judge Fowler, chairman of the board; of the labor performed by the chamber of cominero,, through its ef liclent and industrieux secretary. Port er A. Whaley; stated that Rufus Fnnt I had all but <|ult his business while -he theatre proposition was being put through; declared that Leo Qeidborg 'had cut the price of shoes in order to help the proposition along; .that May or Godfrey had held up long enough in hi- preaching of paving to give the matter a chance of success, and Fiat a great many people liad come to the assistance of the cause by subscribing i-ums ragging all the way from a few dellars to up in the hundreds. On behalf of the owners and the mnnagement of the theatre. Gen. Bon 1 han: bade those who Ulled the large j auditorium a most cordial welcome, j Turning to C. il. Bleich, secretary and treasurer -of the Bleich Amusement Company, lessees of the theatre, and ii.-mager of the. playhouse, the speaker j bude him a most cordial welcome to ? Anderson, assuring him that the poo j rle 1,1 Anderson were delighted to have him and expressing the hope thi?.t if he ever left here he would be glad that he had come here. Talk by Mayor Godfrey. "I s?pose February 18 will go down in the history of Anderson as one of the most notable days in the life nf thc city," said Maye Godfrey upon being introduced by V ...trinan. "We are all proud of thc efforts of thc build ors of this clegnnt theatre, and I am ! ronvln' ed that we have one of thc most beautiful and modern in this sec tion ol the country. In this connec tion I will have a word to any with reference to paving. I have received from Senator Sherard a telegram stat in;; that Governor Manning bad sign ed the bill providing for the calling ah election In Anderson on the* ques tion of issuing $100,000 bonds for street paving. We will hold tho elec tion on March 1." This announcement from ?Ma vor Godfrey was greeted with vociferous Applause. .. . i . Flans to Amase People, i "Our plans to amuse the people" wan the theme of a brief talk by CH. Bleich, who was Introduced to- the audience by th0 chairman. Mr. Bleich stated that he desired to congratulate tho people nf Anderson on their de cant new anmaem?Tit -houso^aad that li" did not believe there was a city in tba- country of AndersorFu sise that had anything to compare, with lt He stated that >ho had leased the theatre for-,Jiv? years, and that during, that iimc ht. hoped to be able to afford tho people of this section wholesome and high ela: s amusement Tho speaker made some announce ments with reference to the opening performance tonight. He also an nouoced that high class motion- pic tures would be shown at the theatre ever:.- day but Sunday and those days wh.-n there was a matinee and o ven in : performance at the theatre. "We hive contracted for the General Film Kervlce, which is the best there I < as well .as the highest priced," he stated. Mr. Bleich announced that two or three good shows had been secured tor tbls season, and.explained that the regular theatre season closing about April t was why more attractions were not booked for this winter and spring. Words hy .Kditvr Smoak. Kdltor and Manager >V. W. Smoa'.c of The Intelligencer, was next introduced to The. audience. He stated that Just Velors, he returned, to South Carolina to make his home the people of Abbe ville tried to get him to locute there and conduct a newspaper, and hold ont as one of the Inducements for settling there the fact . that Abbeville bsd sn opera, house end Anderson didn't. ''But I nm very glsd I carno 'to Anderson," he stated, "for I have the pleasure of being at x? *.e ... m nuivu IO above Ahheviile's class." Mr. Smoak stated that he had been v anting to Invite the people of ATTcior M ii to visit The Intelligencer's plant, and that recently he had decided to s' re them the opportunity of killing two birds with ont- stone, hy visiting tho homo of this newspaper, nt the ?uiuo timo iii?-y ????iiMtH? inc dedica tory exercises of the new theatre. Ho extended, those present a cordial invi tation to stop by The Intelligencer of fice after the motion picture perform ance at Ute theatre had ended and learn eomehtlng of the method used In g.-Uing out a modern dally newspa per. '. Pres Fletare Show. This having ended the dedication exerctsos of the theatre, the curtain was rung down. In the meantime the audience hsd bean invited to remain seated and view a three reel motion picture play which would be thrown on the screen. The stage waa cleared off i and a flashlight photograph of the .theatre, looking out over itv foot lights, was snapped. The aereen for the motion pictures was then lowered, and /or the next hour or so the hug? audie-i :e found amusement galore ?n a motley, picture comedy ( thrown upon the c?rtalo by the powerful new ma chine* which have been Installed' ?ri the theatre. "Tl j Gran Andersoii THE I RED The Directors I body wr lion Boxes- - . I Orchestra, Lc j Orchestra Gin illili I ( w- j THEP TOM/ o oi mc in u rLfl?iu lu 8E HEREjyjftfiCH 15 AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE OF CHAMBER RECEIVES INTERESTING LETTER ?r_ SELLING OUT ?rn ?_m . Mr. fikjU Will Dispose of His Hol?Ms in WIDow City, tty? D.,Sa#dey | The agricultural committee of the chamber of commerce. Jud? J. a Fowler, chairman, la in receipt of a letter from Mr. Edward-H. Richards, of Willow City. N. D.. who ls coming here to operate a grato elevator which ls to be erected nhortly. which states that the writer ls Tepidly winding op, his personal affairs preparatory to leaving for Anderson. In accordance with a custom of the y I ??han .? pMjuny Asinsr riaalr*. to sell out and go elsewhere. Mr. Richards will dispose of a,,consider able amount or property, at public sue? tbn. which will be ?held Saua-dey. Mr. \ icharde sent th?[ agricu|cois?-i??g mu*se a newspaper page advertise* nirat of his auction sale. He will dis pose of several head of horses, mules and cattle and a large number of farm implements; and supplies. Mr. Richard states that he desires to close tsp his business la titne tc leavi fo?v South Carolina between March 1 aptjd IS. Judge Fowler stat cd that within the next few days the commission; Tor incorpornttort of the "Carolina Grain antr Elevator Com pany"-which will he the name of the local elevator company-will ' be drawn up by the .'.ommittees to the secretary df State, at Columbia. With in a abort while, after that She com pany win be organised and officers rh etcd lt ls Hr. Fichara'? pUn to begin construction on ?ie grain elevator bf March IS sad have it ready for opera tion by tbs first ot May. HE AIN? td Open Ol i's Beaut LE COMTE and GORGEOUS ML RINCE! --- -wn (RNOLD* UCED PRIC of the Anderson Devele io possibly can afford it i. aind to that endhave m $5.oa >y&r Floor 2.50 ?le, Low. Floor 2,00 . ? it] - EVERYBODY BE tl CTATC APCUT UnUC ??H?L HULl?i NUl?lL DEMONSTRATION WORK WILL BE HELD MARCH 6th FOR MEETING TOBE j F ? HELD. TH2N|/ TO FORM CLU?S County Organization Will be Per? w reeled et Meetii^ ft?fK, f Chamber The announcement made yee tc-day, I that Mis? Mary Fraysor. of Winthrop | College. State agent In charge ot, tne home demonstration work, will be in Anderson on March 6 to assist In die organization of a home demonstration j club for Anderson county, will be re-, cei-A?d with intereat tn various sec tions of the community, where plans ! have been mapped out. already for the ' perfecting ot community clubs et t'uls , nature. Aa stated some days ago, Miss Janie j C. darlington, demonstrator tn cnargej or tua girls' tcanato and. ?tasiag alab work IQ this ot-onty. will have. cHUp of the home demonstration work as well. In several of tb*- school com munltter clubs x iii bo organized of tile wotnen of the eestoo' districts, for the' purpose ot studying Various methods of Improving the community life. March 6 a meeting will be held at I the chamber of commerce for tho OuWj pose of organising a county club. AU wemen of the county .gre cordially In yited^o attend the meeting, and i\ny woman who may be tn Ibo city il at day ia urged to come to the meelltg regardless of whether She desires C tike part in the work. The meet In ls to be convened at 12 o'clock Mis . Cleo Ballsy baa gone to Easley wher:< she will vtslt at the bom? ol Dr. 5. L, Bolt. W. J. McGee of Hones Path among the visitors tn the ell duyV' . FLESHER offer 1SICAL SPECTAC i TONK rn ND MABEL LAFFIN, EVA LA VERE, FRANK HAJRl CHAS. CORWIN A. I CHICAGO'S OWN BE ES FOR SEA >pment Co. have decide*, should see the opening lade the, prices as follows Balcony, first 3 rows Balcony! second 2; row Balconv,. next 2 r< ws T ELSE WILL A CHILD DOESN'T LAUGH AND PLAY ; IF CONSTIPATED [If peevish, feverish and sick*, give "California Syrup of Figs." .rv ) *yvv \m Mother. Xour child ) Isn't natu nil ly cross and peevish. See If tongue ls coated; this ls a sure sign Its little stomach. liver and bowels need a cleansing at once, When listless, pale, feverish, tull of cold, breath bsd, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom ach-ache, dtalrrhoea, remember^ a gentle . liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment f;ivo?. Nothing equals "California Syrup of Pigs" for children's ills: give a tea ?poomtii. and in a few hours ail tixe foul waste, sour bile, and fermenting food which ts clogged in the bowels passes out of the system, and you have .a well and playful child again. Ali children love this-harmless, delicious "fruit laxative." and it never fails to affect a good "inside" cleansing. Di rections for babies, children of alt un Mitti grr.v=rr.-;tsa -f?-, ?f?dj??y ??? th?> bottle. " " I Keep lt handy in y< ur home. A J vttn - .'today saves a sick ' chi td i W, lpn get .tho. genuine. Aek t for 4 60-cent bout* of s Syrup of ?Fig?." then look that it ls made by the "Call rnia Fig Syrup Company." , .stockholder* Elect Directors, GREENVILLE. Feb. 1ft -At the an nual stockholders meeting held here today the directorate of the Brandon cotton auldana chosen as follows: E. M nbltgu fcew York? Snaimerfleid ??ldwin. Jr.. Baltimore; J. Xl. Kana fai*a, Charlton, 3, C.; J W. Norwood, H. J. Ht* 4es wort h. A G. Furuian. of this city, and A. WL Smith, of Sper tanburg A. W..Smith ia president and treasurer and C. E. Hatch ls seers tory. " ;;< Eddie Pouter, the Washington thtrd bas? atan has warned his friends that he ls about tb lump thc bachelor traces. Theatre i ILE JHT , PHELPS, VERA SH. LEW N?DEN, HOPWOOD AND 1AUTY CHORUS iTS 1 that every? attrac $2.00 1.50 1.00 MAY MAKE AD CLUB A DEPARTMENT INTERESTING PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO EXECU TIVE BOARD WA ? MEETING . i SOON Of Executive Committed For Pur pose Mp^s^emg ? ?_ ??>. Plans tor tho reorganisation of the Andtir^??n Ail Cl-?; by *Tf*i?*'"r - d?partaient. of the. chamber of com merce will be laid before-the execu tive committee of the latter organi zation at a meeting which will prob ably ha called next week by Chair man Jas. D. Hammett lt was'stated yestorday that Chair man Hammett will be requested to tall a meeting of the executive com mittee ot the chamber of commerce nett w^ek tot the purpose pf appoint ing various \ standing committees for At this meeting of thi executive committee'lt viii ?.o suggested thut. the xd club be mae^arthflartuirnt of the chamber o'f commerc? and that provision he made for telang in new members among tho younger business men of the city. The plan for making toe ad club a department or **i> charatfrr of com merce will h.? t,rv :atc+??o tho exa ciUnU ccmoplttee by PrtfttUPt P. O. PJvana of. th>J ad club. IFthe plan la adopted it ls probable Jfcst the act :ldb will gtve monthly Url?heons for Its members, and that advertising men if note In other cities will be Invited lo make addresses to the club on thean jccaslous. Thornley Cary of Seneca; has taken a position In the cotton ofltce of his father, P. M. Cary jut ?h?s'?cjtt>. S ACUACHE hi OR: YS ANO ? LAS 01