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LAURENS BBIAR MEET IN ANNUAL IEUNION Confederate Veterans Held Their An. nual JIally at Gray C~ourt Saturday. 0. G. Thompson Presided. Survivors of the JLaurens (Briars, (Co. 0, 3rd S. C. Rogt, Capt. in. 1. Todd; Co. E, 14th S. C. Regt, Capt. 'Jos. -N. Brown, and, Co. E, 3rd .. C. Bat., Capt. Burnside, met in their 33rd annual reunion at Gray Court Saturday, Alay 8th. ' The following answered to roll cali: Co. U-Mel Fleminill, 0. G. Tohmlpson, Louis Stoddard P Ths. Y. Henderson; Co. E, I14th.--Capt. "IH. P. Gr.1llith, 'Lieut. A. C. Owings, Robt. J. Stod-I dard, Chesley .Hughes, John Y. lI-len derson, J. D. Mock, Jackson Tumbling, White Westmorcland; Co. E, 3rd 'U1nt. -Shnon Ball; besides a number from other commands. A great crowd were In attendance. The meeting was held in the 'Methodist church and opened with an impressive invocation by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Watson, followed by an appropriate welcome by John W. Wells, which wds answered by 0. G. Thompson, who in the name of his comrades, thanked Gray Court for Its gracious reception t.o these soldiers, which had their beginning away back In the days of secessioi; when Todd's e'mu)any drilled at Capt. Jim Shells, and when the two other companies came a little later. Chairman Thompson explained that these three company survivors uni ted because they were made up. at dir ferent periods in 1861, from the same territory-the upper 'Battalion 41st Regiment S. C. Militia. Co. (, 3rd, (the Briars), being one of four com panies enlisted In Lauirens 'District, ,under the flrst call for ten thousand volunteers by Gov. Pickenh, and went to Virginia prior to the First Battle of Mannassas. Co. E, 14th, one of four more companies raised in August the same year in this district, three of which went into the 14th 'Regt. and one into the 13th. Co. 14, 3rd Bat., one of flve compalnes enlisted under a still later call In December, and go Ing Into James Ieattplion, went along with the ilrst four named above (which went into the -3rd Regt.) In 'Kershaw's Brigade, making nine 'Laurens com panies -in this brigade. The four com panies enlisted in August served In McGowan's ,Brigade. Thus we had 1', infantry comijpanies that went to the front from Laurens.'thofirst 10 months of 1861. Dealing in reminiscences of the Sixties, Judge Thompson gave statistics 'of the losses in the Durbin section of the county as Illustrative of what the distridt lost in the four years, in a radius of thre6 miles from IDurbin seventy-eight men and boys lost their lives by disease or battle. Scai'cely a hone from which one or more went that did not lose from one to live. Some lost one, many lost' two, others lost thrce,-one lost four (all that. served) and one mother who had cigth sons in the sorviCe lost five, in this three .miles radius twenty men lost their lives, leaving families. In Idescribing the sacrifice and suffering of the wo men pf the period he referred to Aunt Sallie Owings, %who died recently il the Owings section, as having during the recent War of the Nations, knit one hundred and twelve pairs of sock:s, and that lie had tried to find out how many she knit during the great Amer ican war, but had faliled Resolutions in memory of comrades who have died since last reunion were passed. Capt. Griflith made a splen did address, dealing at length in the causes, conduct and results of the great war between the sections. le drew graphic pictures of the achieve ments of Southern ansi, and paid trl bute, in 'glowing terms, to the great actors, furnished by the South, in the forun and on .the field, in the long four years' struggle. Onipt. Griflith be came captain upon the promotion or Brown, who was made colonel, and with Brown and Licut. A. C. Owings, make three surviving officers elected at the organization of 'the company, August 1861. I doubt if there Is an ther company organized in '61, -In 'te ,onfederacy, that can show three of :he original officers living. Few can ;how one. The last speech was by Captain John J. 'McSwain, the orator of the lay. U1e was introduced as a 'World War voteran, a son of a Confederate Boldior, a grandson of John J. Mc Swain who was a survivor of both the Seminole War of '36, and the War of Recession, and as the ablest exponent in South Carolina of the tenets of the two great opposing parties, and of the causes that led up to an appfal to tle sword.in the (lays of the Sixties. When we say that McSwain was at his best it iiways means something. At the conclusion of Captain Mc Swain's speech the crowd was ad journed and repairing to the beauti ful grove adljoining, were bountifully fed from a richly laden table, by the splen(did ladles of the town and neighborhood. A motion thanking theseo good peup(ie for' their magniflient entertainment was unanimously car ried, with the old tHine Rebel Yell. Adjournment was then thaken, to me't it Lanord ii 1921. 'DEINES GIFT. No liit. for Madam4h11e lecane111110. Not to b.e Th'iiougit Of. New York, May G.-President Des chaiel of-France has refused to per mit Minle. Deschanel to accept the $5,000 hat offered her by 3,000 Ameri can milliners for her indpirsement of the "four seasons for millinery." This was announced today at the convention here of the Millinery Job hers' association when a letter was read from Ambassador Jusserand de clining the American creation made from materials supplied by each of the 48 states and decorated with ning sparadise plumes, each costing $500. The ambassadorial letter addressed to iHenry S. Bernard, president of the association, read: "I am instrncted hy the president of the republic to inform you that he sincerely appreciates the motives of your offer, on behalf of American mui liners. Since it is not possible for Mime. Deschanel to receive, under' such conditions, any gift' of value, the president begs you not to realize your intention for which he begs me, how ever, to tender you his sincere thanks." :Ilardly had reading of this letter ended when the milliners were read a cable from -the Society for the mi provement of lillijnery Art in lrance, giving "14 points" why Alne. Res chanel should not accept the gift. The points 'were: 1. Bad precedent-Parli only style center. 2. America took advantage of Paris (luring war. :1. Americants dangerously re sourceful. I. 'Paris never prodiuced so expen sive a lhat as $5,000. 'lig a novelty as iiffel tower 5. Paris milliners object to accept ainee of hat. G'. Such gift is like carrying coals to Newcastle. 7. South American trade stolen from Paris by 'New York. N. American prohibition will hell) Paris regain South American trade. 9. America should not give away what it will not buy-paradise. 10. American milliners should h e content -to buy the dictates of -Paris. I1. American buyers already act dictatorially ;toward Paris creators. They want what they term "American styles." This must stop. 12. The label "Made in Paris" must be included in all world-wide styles. 1:. America has no artistic atmos phere--nothing but colossal wealth. i4. Rate of exchange gives Ameri cans unfair advantage over Paris crea tors. Grna*'s Tasteless chll Tonic restorcs vitaulty and energy by purifying and e.N riching the blood. Yon can soon feel its Strength 'ning, Invigoruting Effect. P.1c- 6W. ITS A S U R E FRIEND Did you earn that money? Well you worked for it, didn't you? Why can't you put some little piece of it in the bank each pay day, so that some day, it can work for you? Vou wont always be able to work. even. if you are well. Then it will be a fine feeling to have the money you banked, while you could work, whioh is now. Bank it. We add 4 per cent. interest. Make OUR .bank YOUR bank. The Enterprise National Bank N. B. DIAL, President C. H. ROPER, Cashier BOATH J C. BURNS & CO. OT AT AT BOTH **BT STORES SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY STORES $.t f r% n y in . Thrpp Ruilehn'g in 1.mvrens and we now offer you these goods at 15 to 40 per cent. under to-day's market prices. Come to J. C. Burns & Co.'s 3 Stores and buy your Spring and Summer Bills of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats. Millinery, ladies' ready-to-wear Dresses, Shirt"Waists,Skirts, Underwear, Hosier, Gloves, Dress Goods, Shirt ings, Sea Islands, Plaids, Percales, Ginghams, Lad and Lassie Cloth, Bleaching, Cambric, Denims, Cheviots, Hickory Shirting, Ta ble Oilcloth, Damask Towels, Handkerchiefs, Curtain Goods, Notions, Ribbons, Stationery, Work Shirts, Overalls, Pants, Ties, Collars, Shirts, Union Suits, Sox, Stockings, Suspenders, Sunhats, Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases, Window Shades, Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Toilet Soaps, Talcum Powders, Laundry Soaps, Washing Powders, Matches, Soda, and hundreds of items we cannot give splace to mention. Come to J. C. Burns & Co.'s Two Stores, and look us over. 650 pairs etadies' WhiteSShlppers, irts, lest. union- s 4i l. ak5IttII i or[Men's am] \\ - S v I woitlh $2.50, our -May lpric .. .... $1.75 meit SIov~ an SipIs. (losil Ladies' fine White Oxfords, latest 1 lot Men's Elastic Seam D Weil'-., (lt. samples and odd lots, sp((ial 1 lot styles .... .... .... ..$2.39 to $4.05 our price..........$1.25 s t$2 1,600 pairs Ladies' Oxfords, nll stylest ress ants, good vmius Sj ltt of CHIt' '1a1d Ch 1( '(iI'5 ')list --i- kd lalck, fl ods, atent fi t. .... .. ... .... ..$3.48 to $10.00 D~resses. Big al ties, fill ages, biiu fn pin n ilunne'has h -vici kid, black, tain, brown, paiten1t, at .... .... .... .. $2.48 up to $10.00 - Men ' Work Pants, $3.00 elsewhere. Ihe wl1l( biiiil ill alut (1 tess l tler You can save dollars if you 1) 3'011" our l'iee nowV................$2.48 pecial at..$2.25 to $4.39 ylm Shoes here. ' 1e ,, line of B S all ages. Dress wt I lot Rubber-soled Canvas Pumps, go- at ... ..... .... 98c to $6.00 ill) boys. Special .... $4.39 ip to $14.50 'adi ing it .... .... .... .... .... .. 49cun- Special lot, I adies' fine Voile lresses. wh 1~~~~ at ~~~~~~latest ce-'ationls. ISpecial sale price 1MW it4 t e'sa m o sIFt n $2.00 quality fen'i' Union 'Suits, spe- er the market, value today. cial laly Sale .... .... .... ....$1.50 'len's fine Silk Neckwear, specially..$6.00 to $9.90 Ca 1 lot Men's Undervests, dollat kind, pric................50 up to $1.50 speell~l sale F d iie i I Silk and Geor'gette lDresses. $peifll 1 lotsliron'yadweI i'le. our price .... ..................690 .2.0X Watch, going oi time - 12.ws Special value in Ladies' Gauze Vest, 1 gold filled Watch Chain, guaranteed See ou) line olIa(Iies fitie ShirtWaists. May sale,.... .... .... .... ....25 fot 10 years................$1.50 Silk and Georgette. Special sile l l lot Men's Palm B3each Suits, worth Watches and Clocks at money-sdving price...............$2.98 to $8,C9 $17.50 elsewhere, our price .. ..$12.50 pricem. 5,000 yards o' fine Dress Ginghams, $ o See our Men's Suits, big line to select 10c cake Stweetheart Toilet Soap ... Be Chalhn'ays On Sale at......30c to 45c Shoe from ... &..-..... ......$18.00 to $45.00 25c can riin, Powder.............17c Above goods worth 5e to 10c a yardo See or line of Bien's Shoes and $lip- 35c can fine Talcum Powder........25c more. per .... .. .... .$2.98 to $11.50 144 Shirt. bttons ......i6c Zen's Hose..............13c to $1.48 Red] All sityles and kinds. WeCollar Buttons.................10 I dies' ose............16 to $4.95you ll aty oney-saving prices. 2 paper- Pins......................e speiaI sale this week of good yad Impat mne-svig )1ies.2 papers Hair Pins . . 00"..... ....S 50 ide llBlea('hing, wott 33.c, ot11' 30c sz ~c sSle...... 5 2,000 pairs -Men't Overalls, good 7 balls Tht'ead..................100 price . .. ..........25c 1 ' heavy Overalls, worth $3.0) a 4 cakes (10c) Washing Soap........25c No. 0 bleaching wotth 45e our 1 $3.76 a pail; all sizes; best made, Special price for May ..$2.25 to $2.95 5 as Powder...........5c pr - I lot. b 5 cakesgood WshitigSoap........5c Gool yat'-wilcSem Island..... .... 20c he(XnSeerseia.....c boy's Overalls, for rough work, all Men'- and Women's Smtt Hats, Hpecial Best yard-wide Ti. Ti. Sea Island, I m sizes, best made, ........$1.48 to $2.25 at......................20a to 50c voi'tl V)(!, otut sale pri. . ..28a 8v b Men's Work Shirts, limited quantity,. 1 table of Apron ant] D'ess Ginghams, 'Ov qtality Cheviots, our special lttee 33c good shirts ........... ..... $1.25 worth $1.5, our price .... .... .....25c 1 lot .18( amd liassie Cloth, special . .'290 10b YOU KNOW OUR MIDDLE NAME IS "SAME GOODS FOR LESS MONEY. At Both Stores J C BURNS & COMPANY At Both Stores No. 1 Store, Old Stand, 210 West Laurens St. No. 2 Store North Side Square, in Burns Block