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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915 NUMBER 39 COLUMBIA ELCOMES TH YI[RAMS Will Throw Wile its Gates This Week VETERANS WILL PARADE FRIDAY Annual Reunion of Veterans Expected to Attract Large Crowds of Veterans and Visitors to the Capital City. Prominent Speakers to Mak Ad dresses. It Columbia, April 18.-Columbia will throw wide its gates this week to re ceive the South Carolina remnant of the "thin gray line." The reunion of the Confederate veterans of the state will be held on Thursday and Friday. Everything will be done to make these two days pleasant for the veterans. Committees of public spirited Colum blans have the plans for every detail of the reunion well In hand. In addi tion to the reunion of Confederate vet erans, the South Carolina division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will be entertained In Columbia on Thursday and Friday. Arrangements have been made for serving meals to veterans at Craven hall during the two days of the reun Ion. The hours for meals are as fol lows: Breakfast, 7 a. in. to 8:30 a. in.; djnner, 1 p. in. to 2:30 p. i.; supper, 6 1). in. to 7:30 P. in. The reunion in Columbia will be featured by a number of addresses. The annual oration will be delivered to the veterans on Thursday by the Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D., chaplain of the 'Sixth South Carolina regiment, who now lives .in Atlanta. Dr. Boggs is an orator of note, and his speech is being awaited with interest. Other South Carolinians who will address the Confederate veterans during the reunion are: Gov. -Richard I. Man ning, lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea, Former Gov. D. C. Ieyward, Mayor L. A. Griflith of Columbia, John W. Lillard, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Alfred Aldrich, Barnwell; W. P. Pollock, Cheraw; Miss Alice Earle of Columbia. president of South Carolina division of the Iaughters or the Confederacy. Maj. Gen. 13. 1-. Teague of Alken, comnimanding the South Carolina di ision of the United Confederate Vet erans, will preside over the sessions of the reunion. The meeting of the Sons of Veterans will be presided over by commander of the 'South Carolina division, A. L. Gaston, of Chester. . A feature of the reunion will be the parade of veterans Fridayafternoon down Main street from the postomfice to the State house. The committee has made the fol lowing announcement In regard to the line of march for the parade: Order of Formation and Order of March. ". Platoon of police, marchIng 50 paces in advance of the next com mand. "2. Fire brigade, W. JT. May, chIef. "hand. 3. Glrand marshal, Gen. Wilic Jones and staff. "Millitary drmugi corps. 4. 'Johnson's rifles, Capt. J. F. Walker, J., comnmandrhg. -5.. Governor's Guards, Capt. Di bert Jackson, commanding. "6. 'Brookland Light Infantry. "7. Columbia 'Light infantry. "8. Richland Volunteers, Capt. Rlhett Roman, commandIng./ "9. Maj. Gen. B. H. Teague, comn mianding South Carolina division. U. C. V., and staff. Omcial ladles of the division: Miss Martha A. Bonham, sponsor; Misses Olive McGowan and Carolina S. Sinkler, maids of honor, and Mrs. R. S. 'Ligon, matron of hon or, in carriages. -"10. First brsigade, Gen. U. R. Brooks, commanding, and staff. Ofm cial ladies of the brigade: Miss Nellie Pearson, sponsor; Misses Mary Perry and Grace Lumpkin, maids of honor; Mr's. Molly Perry, matron of hlonor. "11. Camps attached to the first brigade in their order each led by com mander. Feeb~le veterans of t'he bri adoe In autos. Dloy Scouts, guards of honuor. "12, B1rig. Gen. C. A. Reed, cont manding and staff. Offieial ladies of the brigade: Miss Carie Moss Dantz ler; sponsor; Misses Louise 0. Balley and Mary Quaries UIsk, mnalds of-hon (Cotinudo ~~!ih~ CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS MEET HERE SOON Annurd t Meeting-in Noveiber Expected to Attract Large Number of i)ele. gates. Columbia, April 13.--The execu tive committee of tle South Caro lina Christian Endeavor Union, at a meeting in this city today, took defi nite ste1)s for the preparation of the progranne of the 1915 Christian En deavor 'Convention, to be hIeld in Laurens in November. Thc dates rotr the- convention were flxed as Noveim ber 5 through 7, the first session to be held on Friday evening and the last on Sunday evening. Mr. Karl Lehman, interstate secretary of the United So piety of Christian Endeavor, who wili later this year become Southern sec retary of the same organization, will be the principal s)eaker'at Laurens. Quite a number of new societies were reported at, the meeting of the connittec. A committeeman from the society of the First Presbyterian Church, of Clinton, stated that the so sletles of Clinton are planning to take a "hike" tb the convention, smaking the trip to Laurens on foot. Tile so cieties of Laurens County will offer a trophy cup to the society from the other counties of the state reporting the largest delegation at the conven tion. Miss Christian Walker, of the so ciety of Trinity Church, of Columbia, was elected superintendent of the missionary department of the Union, to succeed Miss Elizabeth Barron, who has resigned. New Christian Endeavor societies were reported from Kingstrees, Clin ton, Owings, Winnsboro, Charleston, Columbia, Manning, Yorkvilie, Spar tanbutrg, Newberry and Dillon, and plans being carried to perfection for societies at Woodruff, Gray Court and Cross Hill. Several prominent'speakers of this state will be on the convetIon pro gramme. A young people's chorus, of Laurens, assisted by a similar niusical organir don of the First Presbyterian Church, of Columbia, will furnish music for the convention. The Lau rens church Is planning for large del egations fiom all of the state, and sent word by the Laurens committee mn, Mr. E. 11. Wilkes, that they would entertain any nutnLer of dele gates to the convention. Those at the meeting of the commit tee were: The Rev. K. G. Finlay. W. Anderson Clarkson, G. Wingate War ing, Wyatt A. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Barron, Mrs. C. B. -Davis, all of Co lumbia; 0. H. Crrtledge, of Clinton, and E. H. Wilkes, of Laurens. TO MEET IEME. King's Daughters and Sons to 1cH.d Annual Session Here in May. Committees appointed from the Helping Hand circle, King's Daughters are at work perfecting the plans for the annual .meeting of the South Caro lina branch which is -to be held here May 10-11 inclusive. The session's of the meeting wvill be held in the First Daptist chut'ch. Besides 'the business sessions, social featur'es will form' an attt'active part of the program.' Although the local chapter is meet ing with much encouragement in se cur'ing homes for the delegates they have not yet'arranged for entertain ment for all of them. The chairman of the committee in c11ar'ge of this, Miss Willie Mae Childress, has re quested that those not members of the circle who are wflling to take dele gates will please notify her. All Arountd Agai. Capt. W. A. Dyer, the "M1erry-Go Round Man" has consented to give the Belgian relief committee anothtert opplortunity to add to the fund from this city by dividing the proceeds of a day's atmusement. So Thtursday after noon and night the merry-go-round will be0 in' the hands of the ladies. This time, however, the proceeds will go to the Junior relief circle instead of the Senior circle as before, Ice ctream cones will be for sale on the grounds and a committee, wvili be present to look after the children, Cross Hilli the Winner. The Cross Hill high schoo' baseball team defeated the Laurens school team hero last Wednesday by the score of 15 to 8. Cross Hill played tiptop ball 1all the 'way through the game nd hit like fiends. 'I'ho home teatn played a good steadys game until the seventh when they took to the air am4 th is. Itemf fattiad eevan tea C. FRED WILLIAMS IS ASYLUM HEAD N1IIa1e of Dr. Sargent Wi lathdrawn by Go. .Manning and S. C. Manl Named ink ills Stead. Columbia, April I.-C. Fied Wil flamls, m1. D)., wa., today- appolnie~d .4u-1 perintendent of the State llospital for the isane by Governorl Manning to squcceed T. J. Strait, M. 1). Late Tucsday Governor Manning an nounced that he had revoked the up politment of leo. F. Sargent, M. D., of Maryland on the ground that an alien cannot be appoilted or elected to a constitutional olice in this State. The salary of the office is $3,000 a year. Dr. Williams Immediatefy resigned as a member of the board of regents and Christie Uenet of Columbia was appinted in his place. Dr. Williams is 30 years old and is a native of York county. He was graduated from the University of Maryland in 1908. He served for four years as secretary of the state board of health. Dr. Williams has already accopted the appointment. "I will put my best efforts to make the asylum one of the foremost of its kind in the South" said Dr. Williams. .1 1t1HELOIt's DIVORCE. "A Bachelor's Divorce" Is the tite of a very amusing little play which is to bd given in the Laurens miii school building Tuesday night, beginning at S:1 5 o'clock. The proceeds will be di vided between the orphanages at Greenwood, Columbia and Clinton. Those who have seen ti( rehearsals say that it will prove a great success. The following is the cast of charac ters: Samuel Singleton, a wealthy bachelor, Ilayno Taylor Ned Singleton, his nephew James Donnan "Dr." Neville Busby, a prodical son "Babe" Templeton Rolinda Bruton, a gay actress on vaca tion Miss Mary Martin Mrs. Decauter Busby, Neville's mother Miss Floy Templeton Nell Busby, her daughter, Miss Alice Ledford Deb, a lisping lass Miss Margaret Martimi .Junior Organizat lou for Sufferers. Last Monday afternoon the young ladies of Lau rens met and organized the pelgian .1lunior lelief Committee. Miss Lalla Mae Dial was clected Lead erl, Miss Mary rTodd, Assistant 1. -ader, Miss Annie Bell Childress, Treasurer and Miss Rosalie Franks secretary. Their first movement for raising money will be the merry-go-round benl efilt Thursday. Making Survey of Fointain 11111. Messrs. W. S. McCrady and Edward Mc!"rady of McCrady Bros. & Cheves have been spending the past week in Fountain Inn where they are making a complete survey of the entire town. The work Is being done for the pur pose of ascertaining figures for in stalling wvaterworkcs and sewerage. To Attend Nuarse's ('onventlon. Miss Julia Irby and ' Miss Fannie Bloulware, president and secretry re 'spectively of the Graduate Nurse's as sociation of South Carolina, are mak ing pireparations for the annual meet ing which is to he held in Greenville April 28-29. An attractive program has been arranged and a prolltablo meeting is anticipated. New In Lancaster. Mr. James Shepard, a nephew of Mr. H. Terry, who ha44cen connected with the Latta Observer has beeni made buts mness manager of The Lancaster News. The first issue of the News after he took charge contalnedl twenty four p~ages well filled with advertising and excellent reading matter. This w'as an educational issue and was a most creditable one. Large British C'asualities. London, April 1 5.-The total of British casualties in the wvar from the beginning of hostilities up to April 11 is 139,347 men, according to an announcement in the house of com mons by .H., J. ?rennant. under-secre tary of wstr. Concert and Address at Lanford. A concert by local musicians and an address by J. U. eullivan, superin tendent of education, will be given at the Lanford school Friday night, to which the public is. invited. No ad m11p19 will be ohargepl. A. S. EASTERBY PASSES TO BEYOND Sieembilis to Asthmlittle Attack Mionday Night. Hurlai Yesterday. Mr. Anthony S. i'asterby, a promi nent. citizen of this place, died londay !)igh alboru!t 9 o'clo-k following a vyre astIaintie attack. Mr. Easterby had been in ill heat h for several nontlls, bitt he had undergone much im provemnen t. of late so that his rela fives an( friends hold ho pes of iis early recovery. Ills dcath, coming so milddenly, was a great suri)rise and shoek to tiheil. Th11e fineral services were held in the Laurens cemetery yesterday after noon, being conducted by his fo'rmer Iastor, Rev. .1. ). litts, of Fout.1ailn Inn. A large number of sorrowing friends and relatives attended and liumerlots floral offerings were placed u)on the grave. The Paill hearers were Messrs. D. C. McLaurin, Arthur L. iludgens, T. -). Gray, W. E. teng, TC. W. oleland, W. P. Sullivan, R. G. Franks, .1. h. il pot, J. J. Pluss, C. B. I1obo. C. I. Ropler, W. Clyde Fowler, T. C. Switzer, J. W. 'I' pson, C. A. Power aid I rvine Coleman. The flo1 ers were In charge of Misses Esther Fovler. Mattle Glasgow, Annie Mae L.awson and Lucia Barksdale. Mr. Easierby vas a nafive of Char I-ston, having come to Laurens as a yctng m1an to ,,uy cotton. in which ceetiipati on he vontinuid until a few mont'is before his death. He married 1iss Laura Martin, datghter of the late Ambrose Martin, who ,with five children, as follows, survive him: iKrnest A., Misses lhatile Kate and ihtth. Tom and Ambrose. One brother, Mr. Alee Easterby, who lives near' Charleston, also survives him. Mr. Easterby was a conscientious inmber of the First Baptist church atnd an upright citizen. -To possessd mi even disposition and a certain facu! ly. for making friends, being very popilar with those who knew him His death is greatly deplored by a large lin'mer of those who knew and liked him. A I031.AN WEDDING. To lie Givei lit the Graided School Buiillinx Friday Evening. This play will be presented by the iipiils of tile tenth grade, in the school auditorium, Flriday evening, April 2:3 at 8:301 p. in. Admission for adulls is ten cents, for children five cents. The proceeds are to be' used by the tenth grade for school pritp1oses. The pupils have worked earnestly and faithfully to get up this play, and the friends and Patrons of the school are urgetl to be present and to lend their encouragement to this entertain ment, somewhat out of the ordinary. Those taking part In the play will be dressed in Roman costume, alnd you will have the pleasure of seeing a beautiful marriage ceremony repre sented just as if you wore living 55 years before Christ. Dratmaiuls Personne. Sponsa: Tlullie, Francis Dav'is Sponsus: G'aine Peso, Mlary Sullivan Sponsoc ipater: Marcus 'TullI ius ('icero, Frtank MtcGowvan Sponsac mlater: Terentia, Sn aa h oltI Mir'iaml iwnVt Sponal mater: Martha Owinlgs Sponsae frater: Mar'cus Tullius Cicero, -adutlescous, Hattie Sullivan Flamen Dealis, Bertha Bolt Pontifex Maximnus Ruth McAlister Juris consultis, Luelle Moore Quintuus Hortenslus, Ruth Bagweli Pronuba, Rebecca Clark Eignatores et Lietores, PaulI Lake and Rush Blakely Servi: Mar'cipos0 CecIl Roper' 'Piro James McCravy Anno Eilla M. Putnlam Philotinius .Jessic 11111 Thanutks from the Orphianage. Editor Tile Laurents Advertiser: Through your eoliumt:.i the Thlorn well Oiriihlanage :'htildmen wish to ex press thleir tanks to all those w~no took any pat ittnmaking I helr' rip to Laiurens week before last so plleasant. We nil enjoyed the 'lay, teachers, put 1)i1s and myself. Tihe day' wa. from every view point one to be long remem.. bored. Our young people would vote tomorrow to go again at oluen, if they were given the privilege. Wit "ind regards,! beg to remain, . t .3. B. Branch, Assistant to the President,1 Clinton, 8. C., April ,20, 1'915. ANNUAL DINNER FOR VETRERANS Ladies are 3aking Prepalrations for the Annuat1l Dinner for Conifederite Yeterias Saturday. The ladles of the .oseph H. Kershaw chapter, United Daughters of the Con federacy, and other intevrested frienids are busily making preparations to Ci tertain fite 1auirens county veterans of tihe Confederate prilles :t the annual dininer -Saturday. Committees have been appointed and everything points to a successful and enjoyable day. As is the Cistom the dinier will be serv ed in t he aremory of the Traynhan Guards. Mrs. R. E. Babb, secretary of the chapter, has issiued tile following notice to the ladies of .:e city: It is expected Ilat all persons in tihe city who are interested in seeing that the old soldiers are suitably eni tertalined will contrilute as liberally as possible to this dinner. If the com ilittees should fail to see anyone who feels as if lie should contribute tilis should not prevent, the sending of something to hel) flil the table. This Is an alnual event that should he kept up so long as there is a vetelran In the conunty, but it will take the united - fort of all the people of tie city to continue it. It Is expeceted that arrangements wl bo made to entertain these ' era 1 wit Ih auttonobile trips over the city and visits to the llovitg eittres. Le eery owner '' .1n automobile do his part. toward,. this. D1nner Committee: irs. C. M. ('!ark, chairman; 'Mrs. J. S. 1ennett, 'Mrs. Warren Bolt, 'rs. 1cy Boyd. Mrs. H. V. Ball, Mrs. William Byrd, Mrs. .John Bolt, Mrs. V'..lam Richey, Sr., Mrs. M. . Copeland. Mrs. William Richey, Jr., "Miss Ella Bell Copeland, Mr's. W. H1. Dial, Mrs. J. 0. C. Fleming, mrs. W G. Lancaster, 'Mrs. Y. C. Iellams, Mrs W. E. Barre, 'Mrs. Alrah Sullian, Mrs J.. G. Qullivan, AMrs. Casper Smith. i'rs Jonas Gray, Mt's. Robert. Eiiele'rgetr 3Mrs. Albright. Coffee Comilt tee: 'Mrs. .1. If. Teagt:' cialriman: Mrs. Lois Halle, Mrs. 11. i Alken, Mirs. Swygert, Miss Betlal l1alle, Aliss innic Uabb, miss Alaytnn Ferguson, Aliss lessie Roland, 'irs. R F. Fleming, Miss Lauira Barksdale liss Willie Jones. Committee on Plaen for Dinner .\Miss lewitl Halle and miss Maymi Fergiuson. Committee oti Con I tribut ions Ot Square: Mirs. Swygert and M!ss Hes sic Roland. Year Book Committee, to report a June meeting: Airs. .1. H1. Teague chairman: Aliss Laura Barksdale, AlIs Minnie Babb, Aliss Ella Roland. Cotmmittee to Solicit on Alain Street: Miss Alinnie Babb, MlIss Ella Roland. 'Committee to Solicit on S. Harpei Street: Mirs. Albright, Mirs. 'Nell Riee Committee to Solicit, on Irby lill: Mrs. Lancaster and Airs. J. IT. Teagie Committee to Solicit onl Chulire! Street: 'Mrs. Capers IcllIams, i'rs Warren Bolt. Cotmlittee to Solicit oti North Ilar nor Street: i's. J. 0. C. leming an Mt's. Gilker'son. SHEEP C'OULD lRE IN('REASEI. Sheep-li illitng iDogs are Said to he fhe Pluitcipatl ('utse of Marked lDe'rensu in Amer'lenn Shteep. Washiingtoni, D). C., AprIl . 17.--Thc numbiller of sheep in the '36 farm states whIch do not iclude any in' the West ertn dlIisionm, could( be incr'easedl by 150( iet' cent, it Is est iimated, w'ithou t dlis pllacing other lIve stock. Some au thor'ities believe that the Increase could be ev'en as muichl as 500 iper cett without serIous interftet'ence wIth the numtiber of other animals. An itncr'ease of 150 pet' cet In these 36 states 'would miean in money $1.t-,2ti7,000. Tn a new ipublicat ion of the Depar'tment of Agt'icuiltur'e, Farnmer's Bulletitn 652, the r'esponsililty for this loss to the coutry ' is ilid upon the sheep-k illing dog. Sheep-klling (logs, it is said, arc the iiepal cause of the marked de erease in the nuttber's of' sheep on Amter'ican fitntms. In the 10 years be twveen 1900 and 1910 the nutmber of sheep In thle country, exclusive of the states In the westet'n divIsion, de cr'eased about 3,000,000 head, Ia face of the fact that dluring these same yeat's the market value of sheep rose so rapidly that the total value of sheep in this area was $19,000,000 or approx.. imate'hy 25 per cent more in 1910 than in 1900. Favorable though the market conditina were, they' were ,rlot a auif ficient incentive to Induce farmers tc risk the heavy losses from's+,ay doat JOS[PH T. JOHNSON B[00M[S JUDGE Sent Resignation to Gov ernor Monday. WILL MAKE HOME IN SPARTANBFoURG Johnson Issied III Address to Ile leo'. Pi'e of fie Fourt hCongressional 1l18,< trict. Thankimet themn for their Sup.< port aiad Coflidence iI tlie Past. Spartanburg, A pril 20..loseph T4 Johnson, for 1.1 years eengressinan from the Fourth district, was In Spar tanburg a few hours yesterday morn ing en route to Greenville, where ho will today take the oath as federal judge of the Western District of S-outli Carolina. The oath will bie administered by' Judge -1. A. Al. Smith, of the Plastern district, who has, up to this tiie, had jurisdiction in both (listricts. A numtill ber of lr. .1ohIson's friends will go to Greenvile today to le iesent at the cereiony. As soon as he is sworn in, judge . ohnson will preside over the present term of tile federail court. Mr. .olinson yesterday tcIlder-d to Glover.ior manning his resgnation as ait member of tIe national loulse of representatives, ani it is expected that an election will immediaitely bo ordered in this district to select his successorl. vhile in Spatrtanbu rg yesterday; Judge Johlisoni shook hands with a large number of his friends and re ecivedi many colgratulat ions uplion tho position to whichi he has been ap pointed by President Wilson. Spar tanburg friends of .judge .ohnson were pi eased to hear his statement tiat lIe does n ot pro ll:se to imiove to (eenville, althoutgh the liadquart er:-a of the colr't are there, but wilt make Spa tailh.'g his pla ce of resi .Judge Johnson yest eiday declined to commit himself as to whom ho will appoint. to the positioni of clerk of file court of the West erni istrict. udge .lohnson sa'Ld. lowdvier, that lie had devided lupon this app!-oint ienit, buit was not yet ready to mnako tihe ;lnnou nevinent. .1. C. lI I song who has been clerk of the coirt fot hot hi districts for a nmitiber of years past, will serve in tlie Western ciIs trict for the present term. In conversation with friends yes terday, .Judge .ohnson said he deep ly regretted that lie N. unahle to thank all of his frien.ds personally for their loyal support duii iing Iis terlls in Congress. Statement to Consl tiuelcy. Al-. .1lohnson yesterday w rote. ili following statement, addressed "To tie People of tle PoIurthlI Congression al Distriet": IHlaving been apiointed by lresident Wilson judge fotr the Westein distri'ct of Sonth ('arolina, I have juist miailedl to Gbover'nor \tlann ing miy resignatlion as re Presen tativye In the SI xly-focurmthI congrtess. In sitrre nderi tng my comn-. mission I wish to say a few words to the const i iueney that lhas so long hotnored ime wit h tihe h ight and I import anlt office of representative in congress. Probably no man01 ever worked longer 01r htardert to get to congress than I had to. After miy electioni, I resolved to wvork as hard for the people as t hdworked for myself. That resolu tionhas eenkept. No oplportulnty to r'end~er service to all the piecople or aniy of them was neglected. No allure-. mlent, entertainment 01r luxury ini Washington could draw me away from service or cause me to forget the plel who made(1 me theIr con gressmlan. I have b)een etIrustedl withl the m1ost dliffleuilt aind respons ibile work, and( in that work havo co110me ito close and iltimlate reltions with most of tile highest oflicials of' ihetgoernmet. Mly work andl my, Conduct hlere has -been such as to gain tile conflience and1( the esteeml oif thle presiidencft of the 'UnIted States anld othersn hIgh In the government ser'vice, T appreclate their confidence and~ es temi hiighily, but 1 (d0 not forget that it was the contfidence of the people of' the Fourth dIstrict of South Carolina. that enabled me to make a record here, and the confidence of my homefolks is precious beyond expression. In my; life here I 'have endeavored to relprea .senft. the highest .and best type 'of th5 tiznshp.My commissihon is beinig '"ntinued on Pae l'on-. .