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..go A VOLUME XXXIII. LAUR ENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NIANY 15, 1918. ,RE CROSS DRIVE B.[GINS ON MONDME This County Asked F o r 'Over $15,000. HOPED TO BE OVERSUBSCRIBED Itepresentatives Met. in the Methodist Churelh Last 'Night /tind Formulated Plans for the Campaign. Every See. tiont of the (County to be Canvassed for Fullds. Each Comnuiity has Ap-. portilonment.. Rlepresentatives from the various , branches and auxiliaries of the Lau rens Red Cross held a iceting in the Metiolist cliirci last night to formu late definite plans 'r the big Red (ross drive which is to be held in the county next week when the Cottnty's a pportionment of the nation-wide $100,000,000 Is to be raised. The meet Ing was presided over by A. C'. Todd, chairman for this county, anid a iu ge number of reiresentatives were pres ent. In addition to the regular busi ness meeting a light lunch 'was served by the ladies of the local chapter. Chairman Todd, in a brief address, )ointed out the sallent features of the campaign ani stressc( the need of organized effort. lie said that although tihe nation was being asked for $100, 000,000 it wa> hoped and expecte(l that this sum ly1ould be largely oversul) scrihed because when the campaign was outlined by the national commit tee it was not foreseen that greater de mands would be made onl the Red Cross on account of tile speeding upl) of the war program. lie referred to the increase(l number of troops, that are being sent daily to France and pointed out that the increase of troops necessitated] an Increase in the help which tht Red Cross was called upon to give. Informal remarks were made by other representatives in attendance with tile result that ari utndersmaTd1ifng of the whole program was arrived at. The cointy's apportionment is di vided into two amounts, one to tile Laurtns liapter and one to the Clin ton cbapter. The Laurens (hapter with Its auxiliaries an( comlunities Is apportioned approximately $12,000 an(1 tile (' liltol chapter approximate ly $5,000. At th meeting last night tile appr01tioillllnts for tile Va Iiouis Laureis units was read out andi as signeWd to tile ropres(entatives prescnt. It will be n l04(1 that ill 1om Instances - fihl apportIonmont-11 thi.:-4 tjine is4 less! than Iho u.111,1 c on trilu tio; 11a-f year, wiile that oOftr is somfwha t more. Cha11iran Toddicxr~dwhp thlat ovoryv lInit wN mbi urpa its gag. portioonm and that the tounty w(abd ;o "over the top" as it a' tione in r 1041vio s emn pa ign:. 'Tie folowing, at'the apiortion InIts of tho va' lw.; un).i ;hth Lai rOns jip V0re apter: ju2n Ior?)? ('htI: u \jj * I,.e lireel. I'as . I .. .. .............. 4444o Sh lo . . . . .4.,. 1. Darke ale-Ih~hhtd Ilo o4.. 00.0 Warri....... .. ..1 14(.0 - Tole.. ..... .........,.00 Townof O n.s...........200,00f Fiendhip' 1...............0.00 4 ree Pond-lbu...........h... ....2..00 44 Durban ..,. ....,,......J,5 0.00( Grlays.... .,,.-..... ...7.00 Harmonye' ..e .., '.. .... .....10.00 LAURENS HIGH TAKES HONORS Annual High School Athletic and Declomation C o n t e s t s Were Held on Last Friday. Crowd Was Small But the Contests Were Keen. The annual high school fieid day ,xeiises ad(] declamation held Fri lay afternoon and night were not as argely at teided' a's in past years, nor vas the number of contestants as arge. lowever, the contests on the leld aind on the rostrinm were ier forils and deserved heartier suppor, rom those interested in school mat - ers. The majority of the honlors of he day were capitred hy tihe Lau rens ligh school thouigh the other selools wvere creditably represen ted. In the Ith letic contests only three schools vei' represented. viz.: Laurens, ('ln oil and Shiloh. Laurens led the other wo school;s in the total numinber of mlints won with a score of 8S. She vas thereby declared the winner of the "I cleming elup Offered to the school win ling the highest score in these von ests. This being ithe third successive 'ear in which this school has won this ionor It was awarded the cup per nanently. Presentation of the cup was nade by Mr. 'R. T. Wilson of the Gray ,ourt-Owings school in a very happy ;peech after the declamation contest. tt night. Clinton won second ilace vith 38 points and Shiloh came third vith 6 points. Declamnation Contests. In the declanation contest for boys, 'aslh P'hilpot, of ithe Laurens school, vas designated as winer of the Min er medal offered for the declaimer -eceiving the highest htonlor in this ontest. Allen Stokla, pf Clinton. vas awarded the Contest medal for ectiring second place. The other ;peakers were Rufus-Wolff. of Shiloh; tnd Curtis Teague, of Mountville. The udges stated that they had much dif leulty at arriving at a deelsion as to he winners in the contest, as in the ;irls' contest which followed. In the tira' contest, first. honor went to Miss nnie Iatton, of the Clinton school, tnd second place to Miss Met tle Sue Yofford, of the Laurens school. .liss latton was awarded the lledal of ered by the association for tiis pur Jose. Tihe liresentation of these nedals was made by Prof. 1. 13. Ken iedy, of the faculty of tile Preshy erian college, who was one of the udges. The other two judges were Ir. L. A. Searson, of Columbia. and Ir. Ilattorff, of the Chautantqua hi .Athletic lIesilts. 10t Yards Dash --1st, Langston Lautens); 2nd, inrgess (liiiton) rd. Ilichebouirg (Clinton). htunniniig lIIfigh .Imip-AVolff (Shi. fh; 2nd, Crisp and lhurns i (aurens). lialf Mile Run--Gasque (Laurlens); 'onng (Clinton); lyers (Clinton). Discus 'I'lT row--RIch hoirg (C'Ifin on i Flurns an 111 rish fii (Luenis). 22') Y ard IDash----Lan11gs to (it Laui ents: [arigess (('lintoin); l~lhbourg Potle Y'atlt-Lak~ne t [aureiw) Crisp iiiurdles---(risl, (Laurenis); L k Clinton):ue risp L aurens);:tot Iun lta~ny--(ooks................ 150.00) Toal .............$1,*05'.00 Watecrhoo Irancm(h, ow \Viof Wa terloo .. .......$ :5.00o ft. Olive . . . . . . . 50 It. Pleasant.............50.0 '(:li. G 'llagher-ing' yle pe.... 100.00 ledh.ehemi ~l....,..... .. ;. 25.00 Tek otal.. .. ....... .....$0h. .isho .. .... .. .... ..... . '('ros hu ll irnch. 'own of ('ross 11111 .. .....$1,275.00 'line Iluiff.. ... .. ......7..00ttw Va e . . . . . . . 100.00 <mng View....... ..... .., 50.00 Total .. '.. . .. ... AtOnnOn CITY SCHOOLS TO OLO8[I TIS WIN( Exercises Tonight, Thurs day and Friday. TWELVE GRADUATES WILL FINI SH COURSE Rev. C. T. Nfiinires to) Deliver Itacca.l inurente ermon Tonitit and 1)r. . 1'. M1ann, of (Jrecenlville, to 3in1ke lit. irnry .\ddress Friday NIait. ('lIss Exercises Tomorrow .ifternoo . Th:11e closing exercises of -11le city schrools will h'rin at the graded school Iilding this evenintg t S:30 o'clock with Ihe l,(l'Iacal areate sermilon deliv 'ered by itev. c. 'T. Sqiires, pasmtor of the Firs: lPrelbyteian entureb. TFhur-.. day afternooni at 6:30 o'clocl a pageatii pa rti cipated in by mallny p - pils of tite s.hool and directed by tile teach ers will be held on the graded school grolinds. lPriday afternoon at S:.'10 o'lock the class day exercises of the graduating class will be held In the School auditoriumin. Friday even Ing at 8:30 IDr. J. L. Mann, superin tendent of the Greenville city schools, will deliver the annual literary ad dress, and diplomas to the graduating class will be delivered. To all of these exerclses tle public is invited. The commencement exercises t his year will mark the close of Suint. B. 11. Parkinson's four years of service with the schools. As has already been piublished, Suitpt. Parkinson resigned several weeks aao to enter Y. 1. (. A. work in tle army. Supt. Parkinson will leave the rity for iieauititirers in Allanta on MaY 27th. Since assum ibg elha -:e of the school here foiir years ago there has been niarked pro ,ress in every departi meini. Aecord ing to tle state high seliool ins ilecto r's (lassilication, the school has be"'en raisert from B class to A class. In the fall of 1916, the hih school was plac e-1 upon the neeredited list of the As sociation of Colleges and EcCondauy Schools of ti Southern Stat es. An eleventth grade has been adiled and Iiree additional courses have been added to tile Iigh school course of sttidy : a four year, commercial course; one year normai course; a;,d a four year agricultural course. To teach tlese courses, three teachers have been added to the high school faculhy. Because of these optional tohrses, the' Ihighi school enroll ment has i ncreased from 1l1) to 1";:. ThIe Co riso of sIly for grade; I 1troug 1t I has b'en r I re" :1 Iinize. ,t Ii v w i 4en. A Ii II vuoy prog/.aml by, whichl 11upi!N helawm 11hv high"l School preparo their t::.n ait silool itntder th direction of th10 teachers has been introdlidi. A pro fvssionial study col-r fo, : erIs of the0' vity, a nikght school for adu lts at Iaireis .\Mill .chool, medi cal inisp l(ionl in the first s ven iad-v.vl oigaiized playgrounid activities uper visedi by to.j.chers, and .tandard o *2;uie i th shoumbet..!al Th'le griliaduating clas thN i e V r i Icompo45ed ctt lte.e nw2l':>, as (,, lI i i 'tlleji lIernice .\ling 1I2abetle Sulilivani .\arigaret Tal'~ ior Of) t he facutyI of I he 1 :ueiulntndrol and sixt(een lonehers at tihe .entlral I chlool andt lthre. teariht tM at thle iaut rilns mtill schotl onily !! . hav~e til, d appl) i aIonus for Jtositilonls next y \ andl these hatve all hee'n re-'leted, as 101llows: .\ is~ .\ 1le(2ne Franlk3. I' - 2ra .. Ali hs iloria la rpr. '' d grae. 'lis.\ary l'ark1er'.4 2a irade. At' th'2'e recin meting~i oif .th boar month liwals granit(d to all lie t(eatth I(ce ('ream Snpp'ier. lee crteam wvill be servedi at thle home of .\ir. Jeff Armstrong for. the btenefit ot Sh iloh Ried Cross, F~'rday ev ening from eight to tent o'clock. The [LOGIlt SUNDAY' Memorial Day Was Fitting ly Observed. ADMIRAL M'GOWAN MADE ADDRESS Althtough1he ('ermaivnes wlcre Inter. ru11114-d by a Hln y Iaini. .1idm1irall Iennill na H1ear b a l.arue Ni itulier of People whoI hadl (;m4 0 t (isi to icar1 Him ti a Iitnr 4 th Ih -ad. Alemory cf the dad (' I ratI sohlrs was revivil anitd fro lin d the atnnua .\l mi.ia Dly eM(-m hJlIl in !:o ceueltery Sunday ater noont. Th addre:-s of the omtsa wa deljiv red by A t r l tAdial !ani .li .. Gowan, ('hief of the hureasu 40 Sup plh.s and Accounts of the lniteA States Navy. Admniral AI. iowan pa:d a glowitg tribute to thef Conicderate Soldier, but his address was directed principally toward affait-s of today. The exeireisCs wer1 i InterriupteI by a heavy rain in which many cevived a wctting, bit very few people let! tihe gronnds and the program was carried out in full. The exercIses wer( to be gin at 1 o'clock lit the iouri w\.ai moved up to allow Adm.. Iral .(Gowan to catch a train to \\'ashingion. The (lha ne in the hour also ex iains the absentce of Ra v. ('. T. Squires, n ho was to deliver the nintitig player. trv. Squires had an engagecnlt to i-(-ech else.'twhere at that hour. loni. N. A. C'ooplr acted as ma1.ster. of )IImoies. The exerci!ses began W;11 the lno "Nearer .\ly God to Thi c". Ptaysr was olereid by lRev. .1. Al. Str- itan. Iol lowing a patriotic son g Admiral .e Gowan imtade his address afltr which he Iad the Iolor R{oll of (onfederate de (a d. Int opening his address Adniral .Me hownn rcferred feelingly to the ties that bound him to ILaurens and to his attachment for the community. lie then launched into a eulogy of the soldiers of the Confederacy, both as warlriors and citizens, and picltured I tlhe gradual and heroic sItruggle they made after the war to rebuild theirl devasted homes and to (net. a civil ization tomded on truth and jiustice. And duigall of1 this of liiid (if struP. gte and sacriltee, it .,d. antother tna tion, under the direction of an auto cratice Kaise(r, was humeily im1ilding" and1 'oach"ng a pigaitic war :N!aie with which it liolai- to mn a.-Itr the world and to substitute it; friLhfil chiliza lion of ku11ailtr tor that,1 which thlto t (onftfdor:tri soldi< rs sitraled lon.: to 1 ,1t. 1 10 h t 1ni:. ds, the l! 'roI : armb of te "Ilhm ,T .- V1.4 nceh. iheLv r~s anld ou i e ali llA ort tre y s .ars :-tood as a bl rist in I'.~s':n this co-:mty :1,td1 '1h1 i- s dI a ~tina ;'8r maschine wit it th.s .4 A~ -o A el i'a XV. .a 2 nh.~ a:8'. it n T it. I ior.a . ir . t h.' It - n,14 1 . 1 s - :! . o .. sa' ~ e I h- thtls one it heI but no n n o h lo ed to be. " e ttatd y a lo t"tatIdo no e i th ls.ir ar al. biruh, ormely f Ca den un 55til ecently a leain buies'ano New. Yor huft nn-: 'Iu~o ''r', CROWDS ATTEND ANNIVERSARY Rival of Annual Event in Clinton Proves a Great Success. Mag. nificent Address by Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. Parade a Beautiful Exhibition. Anniversa ry )ay, revived a1d ploan ned for an annual evernt, atiact-ed a I.lrge lliher of ieople from the Sill ril rlin e. countfry to Clinion Saniurdlav when mtsie, an inspiring parade, a patriotie adrdress and 2enial hosaital ity made the (day an 1injova hh01 and prolitable one to all v.ho a 1 tfenied. 1:rrly in the day aItoIoI ile Ifm 'Al 5eIction)s of- the county .ndl som.i- Inim adioilling counties began to ari ive wvith peoplo who had conle aga in 1o fillhteth flay which wasI- for1 ytrUs1 a notatle ooccasionl in this s(etion. The day was an ideal one fron the \eathvr standpoint and the open Wk 1(e011n4 Of the Clinton people, with) the prograim they had provided, cont ributed to nal: inu; the day a complete and uniualed success. The, proLran of tht dav hoy an w'h the parade of symbolic and adveril-. ing floats. The parade formed on Alis.. grove street and lead by the Eiighth Pennsylvania band of Camp \\as worth. moved toward the lrshyteian college campus where a stand hail heen elected. Besides the Orphanage and school chibiren , thirty-four organiza lions and firins were ripeseiicj in tile lille which stretched fron) thei Con federate monument alnost to the 10.0 callipus. The parade was *: d ed by thief of Police Masoi on tr. hue!k and was directed by Geo. !. lis. (C1i14 .\larshall. The iloa:- wyr,' artimieally tbuli'i and sllowed '!w r silT .4 caefl't it plan niniig and stlldl. ill briniltIg out the t p-m : :Oes; of Theimi stroVe' t ele . ' riz'le's haqlw0eneci offered to li.t, artist i and exprelssive t'uals : t those were awarded to the (linton Hed Cross Surgical D!)ressig ils-, the Tiornwiiell Orphanage and . Ti. H[ot land's agricnitural exhibit. respectiVe ly. The parade disbanded oil the cole Camuis Where patriotic exere tooj i ptlae. Ir. A. E. Spencer, pre st Ilr. G I.t. Cromer, of' New.% \ y, - a the atldress of the day whitch way a matrfl presenltationl of* the cau!s. I the dlh'es !In tile wof!!l r - p t ' whih this co nlilt a' l a 'n Vlulcitizenlla to 'dlty. 1-. Crom1 V' Va- o 1tspoklel il J. 'r...id. it .1d all oi Iam;hnically supporiln" h a Yn nit; , but he coldel n who dirtofly m- by.n3. - e\ ri ite n I - * II b' %VI'.(' abgl Jleel pal rihe la~ e. tina ae whch wreth o !aw SOLDIERS ACROSS Secretary Tells of Army's Progress, FHERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF GUNS II-li are F1 111) ' E iipped Biefore, Leat'. InItI.. Ilredietionl of' I 1en11 y IGunsi - wi1 ('41111Ille InI InIcreai, I git, yp Brn m r-,uis are ( ornin- 1 orward i n nt. alay s.---. u oro t han hal f n .\m1 lit r .i1 -ldd iers have .e 1 - >) an.. said Seeretary *k.kalo: ;4 :ri Hz in th st1atemenI wI t. Ihat I 1 If o C n f11Vs11 .1 lnuarl . t troops1, n.otid bt dis ttehI It F a 221 arl '1 y in t he Vilst y I ' . %r. akvr dI i taed the foIIowin: Ia 'm:nt: In .Ja:In ary I told (e Sel ('11 0c o tha t there was strong ikli mool that (arly in the present. year1 'l',21 Aierian troops would be dis >ad I:.( d :j) Prance. I eann not. either lw W 'r. orhIlaps later, discluss52 tIhe S Im ' Anterican troops in France, ai I InIl glad to be able to say that he fr i''st i inatde in .1lanuary has 1 If f2i passed.'' As a 0.aflt of a personal investiga i2'n' .I machine gun prodiction dir 1 t!wt p:'t f(-w days, the secretary that ther is no preenlt, - f li;ght or. heavy typ('.- of - n -i her in Franco or 22o Vlhortat'l is inl pr's.. - aid r h'ac l n fno '- o2b11 1 p a,s to I I .,It I) v. u- 1 < minA forward in lff iall Ih- v.ollhl not s-ay whethefr Ahip n ns f tlleve gun11s tlo Franc'- had ewn 1._ id. As to the he'vy Bra.wn ftL., Ie .id: 1 , autf1I Ili fact uit ' I j" 11in121 . - ti. pi -h li(on of the w vy yp r-4 imlore op Im) i2llis i an I .a it d. 1Te , si af theIfn .1 " o I tte I 22 rt nt In I in .1,1n1a r"' :!:as - '1 I i b ing Inet. somell of I -unls are beingt proi weed '22 ront inl ue il increi,2. I I k I' fi~ 'll2 \\($ d- 011 1 V i"allw i, ilnc 0.ber.IIV *u 2 ho2se11118 21 rd 22 : f.mt~ ' 1 -pc ifically a 'k.. I I!! - is 11 t r aw . wle t r mi t - 2 , t 1 I I il ehd an U : a' theg 222 overn' allid Insal no rn lo'l in bri2. .f lin -21ff t h 1 i 2t2of n i I h2''ad211 fo. 2pp wasnevr d erbe except b onalthogh a a maor o itit w ''2con titute intwo d i eiin