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VOL. 35. K1NGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919. ~ NO. 4
RED CROSS NEWS
OF THE WEEK.
MISS GORDON RESIGNS AND
MRS MOUZON APPOINTED
COMMUNITY NURSE
The executive committee of the
Kingstree chapter, American Red
Cross regret to announce that Miss
Martha Gordon, 'who had accepted
the position of community nurse,
has been forbidden by her physician
to continue the strenuous activities j
entailed by such work, and has found I
it n^essarv to send in her resigna- j
tion. The committee were sorry to
have to lose Miss Gordon, but were
equally as glad to be able to secure
hi her place at once the ser*ces of
Mrs. Hessie Mouzon. who will carry
on the work so well begun without
any interruption. Mrs. Mouzon is a
graduate nurse, having taken her
| course of training at taker's Sanitarium
in Charleston. She has done
much private nursing in Florence
county and has often assisted at McLeod's
Infirmary with special cases;
she is also experienced as a community
nurse, having been engaged
hi that form of work at Great Falls
Ibr the past eight months. She is a
native of Williamsburg county and
fbr that reason is all the more fitted j
to labor among us. We welcome Mrs. |
Mouzon to her new field of service,!
and we ask of the public their
Heartiest support and cooperation in
this great work now being undertaken
bv the local Red Cross chapter.
Notice to Discharged Soldiers
The government will pav to all
?ld ;ers who have been honorably
discharged from the army a bonus
of ?60.00, hut many soldiers m applying
for this bonus have Ailed to
send to headquarters their proper
addresses, and therefore have not |
received the money."" So the follow- j
ing instructions have been sent out
through the Red Cross chapters: In j
applying for bonus be sure to write
your present address on the left!
hand comer of your discharge pa-:
pey. enclose this discharge with your
letter of application and mail to Fi-!
nance Office. Lemon Building. Washington,
D. C.. Mrs. W. F. Brockin- j
ton chairman of Civilian Relief, will j
^ be glad to assist soldiers or relatives;
of soldiers, in securing government
allotments.
Greelvville Again at Work
The chairman of Woman's Work
was glad to hear that the Greely-'
ille Auxiliary has agreed to make.
25 of the 100 refugee pinafores re-1
eently arrived from headquarters. j
Greelvville has also sent in for shipment
18 sweaters 27 pears of socks.
. 17 suits of outing underwear and a j
large box of second hand clothing. |
We all remember with pride th? ex ellent
work done by both the Senior
and Junior Red Cross chapters of j
Greelvville last Year and we trust;
that they will do equally as fine this i
year.
Other Auxiliaries Active
Branches of the Red Cross at,
Mouzon and Bethel have each accepted
12 pinafores to be made at
nee. Hebron sent a bundle of clothing
for the o'd clothes drive and
$5.50 cash in addition. We are pleas- J
ed to note the renewed interest in I
these sections.
Kinestree Juniors Busy
Under the auspices of the iunior I
Red Cross the pum'ls of the Kings- j
tree school are busily engaged in |
making money for the suoDort of;
French orphans. This they do in va-1
rious ways; bv selling homemade j
candv and sandwiches at recess, or
by giving an entertainment of some
kind. In all 4 orphans will be adopted
?one by the seventh grade, one by
the tenth and eleventh grades, and
two by the sch.jol at large.
General News of A. R. C.
During the past twentyone months
the American oeople have given in
cash and suooKes to the American
^ ?? ai ?*nnnnnnnn
^n)SS mure uian ^tw.wv.vw. ?
The efforts of the American Red
Cross in this war has constituted by
far the largest voluntary gifts of
money, of hand and heart, ever contributed
purely for the relief of human
suffering. Through the Red
Cross the heart and spirit of the
whole American people have been
mobilized to take care of our own,
to relieve the misery incident to the
war, and also to reveal to the world
the supreme ideals of our national
lffe. Everyone who has had any part
in this war effort of the Red Cross
i? entitled to congratulate himself.
No thanks from anyone couM be
eoual in value to the self satisfaction
everyone should fee 1 for the part
taken. Fully 8.000.000 American
women have exerted themselves in
Red Cross service."
Mrs. P. C. Gourdm.
Publicity Chairman.
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L Jfjch Cotton Destroyed by Fire
j^K>ut 2.500 ha'es of cotton were
<f&.roved by fire at Sumter last
Saturday entainling a loss of $500,000.
At Darl;?>gton ear'v Tuesdav night
of th's week 1 000 ba'es were bnrned
eano'no- a financial loss estima+ed at
$250 OOO. The cotton was stored jn a
warehouse and belonged ch;efv to
the Cox Vernon Co. A ouantity of
fertilizer was also destroyed.
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The bolshevik slogan: If any man
dares haul down a cake of soap fromthe
shelf, shoot him on the spot
BOYS PARADE IN COLUMBIA
Units of The 30th Division Now Being
Discharged
Columbia, March 31.?Eyes shining
with the joy of victory, faces
sobered by the thoughts of the car-,
nage through which they had passed
and by realization of the successful
termination of the high adventure I
upon which they embarked nearly!
twelve months ago, 7,000 virile, stal- j
wart Americans, the choicest prod-1
ucts of the South, paraded through;
the streets of Columbia this after-1
noon, between banks ot massed numanity,
from which mighty cheers
arose, the plaudits of graceful South
Carolians, North Carolians, Tennesseeans
and the folk of other States.'
It was the initial appearance of!
the Fifty-ninth brigade of the fighting
Thirtieth division, composed
principally of men from North and
South Carolina and Tennessee, with
a sprinkling of soldiers from western
States, but Americans all, welded in-1
to blood-brothers by the fires of battle
and by the trials and vicissitudes]
undergone by these greatest of modern
crusaders.
All Records Broken
The parade and subsequent entertainment
and celebration were unparalelled
in the history of this city
in the character of the event and the
size of the crowd, which has been
variously estimated at from 100,000
to 125,000 peoples.
The emotions of the crowd were
complexed. Roar after roar of cheers
welled upward as the men of the
Thirtieth marched in close formation.
Platoon front headed by their
* j? r>?~ rn? r
brigade commamiiT, dh^. uv?.
D. Tyson, of Knoxville, Tenn., and
his staff; but occasionally a sob
could be heard from a black-veiled
figure for one who now lies under
the sod of France or in Flanders
fields, democracy's contribution to
humanity and freedom. The faces of
parents, whose sons were in the parade,
radiated with joy, pride and
relief that had escaped the supreme
sacrifice, while others their
hero undetected in the sameness of
the khaki-clad lines, gazed tensed in
suspense, with heart-hunger in their
eyes. Winsome matrons, with infants
in their arms, looked for husbands,
perhaps to introduce father
and baby. Bent men and aged women,
their hair whitened by years and
faces seamed from hardship, looked
upon the martial spectacle and their
youth with its miraculous leavening
almost seemed to yturn to them.
Veterans of the war between the
States, thinking of the battles of the
South they fought through four long
years, became more erect and more
soldierly in bearing: and would liked
to havo joined with the warriors of
this generation. Young girls would
point with pride to their sweethearts
or fiances.
At Every Vantage Point
Along the whole line of March of
over three miles, every conceivable
vantage point was occupied by men,
women and children. Along Main
street the windows of every building
were jammed and men and^boys
clung to hazardous perches aloft.
The top of every building was fringed
with humanity.
The city, in honor of the Thirtieth,
had been extensively decorated, the
buildings being festooned with red,
white and blue bunting and hung
with the National Emblem and the
flags of the Allies.
Incandescent lights are arched
across Main street.
After the parade the city was
turned over to the soldiers and they
were entertained by the people of
UIC Oiauc. X lit') U1IU1I|(CU UIC awvvwu
in the afternoon and night and every
thing possible was done for their
comfort and to add to the hilarity
of the occasion. Booths had been
erected along Main street, and from
these the men were sunplied with
various sorts of refreshments, the
gift of Columbia and other cities of
the State.
o South
Carolina Chairman
Governor George J. Seay, of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
is very much gratified that quite a
number of War Savings County
chairman in South Carolina have
agreed to serve during the year
1919. Announcement was recently
made of the appointment and acceptance
of sixteen of these chairmen
and below are given the names of
the others who have agreed to
serve. Most of these men served in
the same capacity in 1918 and rendered
a splendid service to the Government
and to the people:
H. K. Aiken of Laurens for
Laurens County, C. M. Smith of
Gaffney, for Cherokee County. F. C.
Robinson of McCormick, for McCormick
County. E. J. Mims of Edgefield.
for Edgefield County, W. J.
Mosely of Aiken, for Aiken County,
J. C. Guilds of Famberg. for Ramberg
County, H. C. Crouch of Barnwell.
for Rarnwell Countv. George
Waterhouse of Beaufort, for Colleton
County, H. Klugh Purdv of
Fidgeland. for Jasper County. W. T.
Morgan of Georgetown, for Georgetown
Countv. T. C. Harder of Ben-,
nettsville, for Marlboro County.
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In Chicago Tuesday the municipal
election resulted in the re-election
of Mayor Thompson. repubi;can over
his nearest onnonent, Sweden
democrat. The city also voted "Wpt"
bv a sweeping maioritv. Over 200.000
women voted at this e1ection, I
and strange to say only 76,325 of!
them cast a dry ballot
WILLIAMSBURG COUNi
! SCHOOL ASS
To be Held at the Pi
in Kingstree on
Beginning at
I
MORNING '
lu:lo?Service of Song, conducted by R
10:3d?The Convention Theme: "Thy Ki
j 10:55?Brief Report of the Year's Worl
S. J. Deery, County President.
M. A. Shuler. County Secretary
? f It r /~V11 1
:W rs. l.. v*. uiiunu, v jiiiui i-ii r>
Mrs. Dr D. P. Fri? rson, Young
11:16?Song.
1 i :20?Grading the School for Kingdoi
Children's Division Superintende
11:50?Enrollment of Delegates. Appoir
12:00?"Making the Wheels Go Round
Secretary.
112:30?Adjournment for Dinner.
.Vote: Brief Conference of ail C
AFTERNOON
1:45- Service of Song, conducted by R
1:55?Reports of District Presidents:
District No. 1,?J. C. Everette. 1
District No. 2,?G. M. Beasley,
District No. 3,? f. W. Boyle, Pi
District No. 4,?K. C. McElveen,
District No. 5,?W. E. Nesmith,
District No. 6,?D. E. McCutche
District No. 7,?J. M. G. Eaddy,
District No. 8,?R. T. Grimsley,
2:10?The Teacher's Work Between Su
mery.
2:30?Song.
2:35?(a) "Over the Top".
(b) Offering for Sunday School
3:20?(a) Our Second Line of Defense
(b) Open Parliament. By Miss
I 1:00?ReDort of Committees. Annou
Convention.
! i;15?Adjournment.
NIGHT SE
7:30?Period of Worship. Conducted b;
7:45?Working Together to Win in Kii
The Teacher and Parent Hand ii
j 8:15?Giving the Hoy a Square Deal. I
POINTS TO K
1. The South Carolina Sunday
J eiForl of all denominations for more ar
only organization in the State which ail
work is by way of suggestion, not by a
'hinders none.
2. The Association is managed
! Christian business men of all denominal
3. The Association sells nothin
j tions. Its workers go into every county
; annually, and furnish free on request
j printed matter on the best methods of
4. The County Sunday School
I parts of the South Carolina Sunday S<
1 catod by this program is an interdenom
I ;*? ovaro WKito <?iindav ftrhool in the Co
CHILDREN'S WEEK, APRIL 2
SEEING DANGER 1
IN TARDINESS;:
t
PRESIDENT YILSON SOLEMNLY i ^
URGES BODY TO SPEED jF
UP WORK '?
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Paris, April 1.?What is construed j t
| as a warning that the world could f
I not long countenance further delay t
in the adjustment of peace was de[
livered to the Allied premiers by
military representatives of the associated
powers by President Wilson
yesterday.
Urges Speeding Up. C
It is learned that at a late hour on i a
Monday he arose during the confer- li
ence taking place in Premier Cle- a
menceau's room at the French war t!
office and solemnly assured the con- J
ferees of hia belief that they should J v
do all in their power to bring togeth- o
er the loose ends in the debate in an P
effort to unite on peace terms upon h
which a treaty might be presented c
to Germany. >'
World Wants Results. c
It is understood that the Presi-1 n
dent pointed out frankly the delays)
that have occurred in the work of
peacemaking. He declared that the j
world has been awaiting the conclu
sion of the task of the conferees and I
that it had a right to expect early S(
results. 0
The President's appeal for an ex- (l
pedited effort followed a long ses ?
cion in whinh there had been more ^
than the usual oratory. It came at n
the close of a day when financ'al experts
had been called before the s<
President and ?ie premiers. They "
had erp^ainec^^he different points of
view that brd arisen during1 the con- ?
s'derat'on of the ouestion of reparation.*
Military experts likewise had
been consulted at length regarding
the reparation.
Experts Consulted.
Military experts likewise had been
consulted at length regarding the P
T SUNDAY- I
OCIATION MEETING
esbyterian Church
April 6, 1919,
10:15 A. M.
SESSION
ev. J. G. Herndon. ,
ingdom Corr.e". Bv M. A. Shuler.
c.
I:
j
and Treasurer.
Division Superintendent.
People's Division Superintendent.
I
m Service. By Miss Cora Holland
nt.
ltment of Committees.
I." By R. D. Webb. State General
buntv and District Officers.
SESSION
lev. J. T. Fowler.
^resident.
President.
-esident
, President. ,
President. #
tn, President.
President
President,
indays. B. Prof. Marion F. Montgo
Work. By R. D. Webb. Cora
Holland.
ncements. Date and Place of next |
2Ci?s!l
!
:ssion.
y Rev. K. A. McDowell,
lgdom Service. By W. E. Nesmith.
n Hand. By Miss Cora Holland.
By R. D. Webb.
EMEMBER
School Association is a co-operative :
id better Sunday Schools, and is the j
ns to help every Sunday School. Th^ ,
uthority: therefore, it helps many, if ;
j
by an Executive Committee of fifty I
lions in the State.
a Kut it ic snminrted bv contribu- i
%> ? r*
in the State from one to ten times
hundreds of thousands of pages of
Sunday School work.
Association is one of the integral
diool Association. The meeting indiinational
meeting, and every worker
unty is urgently requested to attend.
7.TO MAY 4.
lisposition of the Saar valley, the
eft* bank of the Rhine, the problem
if Danzig and other questions in
vhich strategic issues were involv<L
President Wilson explained today
hat he was willing to accept his
hare of responsibility for the peace
onference delays. He was careful to
oint out that the slowness of the
icgotiations was not due to any sinrle
country or its representatives,
le declared emphatically, however,
hat the time for talk was virtually
inished and that now was the time
o show results.
Rural Carrier Examination
^ The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exmination
for the County of Wiliamsburg,
to be held at Andrews
nd Lane on April 26, 1919 to fill
he position of rural carrier at
lemingway, Kingstree and Morris
llle and vacancies that may later
ccur on rural routes from other
ostoffices in the county. The examlation
will be open only to male
itizens who are actually domiciled
i the territory of a^postoffice in the
ounty and who meet other requireicnts.
NOTICE TO SOLDIERS
All those from Williamburg who ;
erred in the United States Army \
r Navy in the World War are re- <
ut\sieu iy come iniu my on ice unu
egister their nanc; on the Roll of
ronor to he kept as a permanent ,
^cord of this county. Parents wi'l i
'ease furnish the names of their ]
ans who died. For special reasons
nnecessary to mention, it is urged
lat this be attended to without deH.
O. PRITTON,
Clerk of Court. ]
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Keep down the gopher pest with ]
22 caliber Remington and hollow i
oint cartridges.
DR. W. L. LAMAR COMING
Evangelistic Meetings At The Kingstree
Baptist Church
Beginning Wednesday evening,
April 9th, there will be a series of
evangelistic meetings conducted at
the Kingstree Baptist church, in
which the pastor will be assisted by
Pastor-Evancrelist A. W. Lamar, D.
D., of Ellijay, Ga.
Dr. W. L. Davison in speaking of
Dr. Lamar says: "Few men give
more abiding satisfaction. His presence
is inspiring, his voice is striking
and penetrating, full of pathos
and sweet Southern accent His delivery
is unconventional, conversational
and entrancing. H's utterances
are bright and winsome, yet deeply
thoughtful and helpful. He is full of
pathos and honor of a high quality."..
The following testimony was
borne by the Presbyterian, Baptist.
Lutheran and Episcopal pastors of
Orangeburg, to Dr. Lamar's efTi-;
ciency as an evangelist: "The Union
Evangelistic Meeting by Dr. Lamar
in Orangeburg, has been a great I
benediction to our people. Our whole'
community has been unusually stir- j
red. Fearless, earnest, tender and j
eloquent have been his appeals.
When his two weeks were up, wci
prevailed on him to remain longer. !
The blessings of his labors will long!
abide."
The following extract was taken i
from the Orangeburg Evening j
News: "The great auditorium of the
Methodist church was filled to its j
utmost capacity. There was no stand- J
ing room. Dr. Lamar spoke on
"Christ's Vision of a Man." Formore
than an hour he held and swayed
the great audience?men, women,
children, all classes and ages?holding
every eye and playing on every
heart string. Calloused indeed must i
have been the heart untouched and j
unmoved by the eloquent and earn-:
est, persuasive appeals as the speak-j
er drove home the mighty truths of1
the gospel. It is impossible to de- i
scribe such a meeting. It will abide;
long after these evangelistic ser- j
vices have passed into history."
It seems that the season of year j
for this meeting should be ideal. The i
weather is mild, the roads are good j
and we hope to have a large attend-1
ar.ee from the country as well as the
city. The hearty cooperation of all1
Christian people and their prayers!
are earnestly desired.
E. A. McDowell, Pastor.
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"HOVE TIES"
1
Program of Entertainment to be
Given by School at Nesmith
A play in four acts to be given in
the school auditorium, Nesmith,
April 11, 1919. Beginning at 9
o'clock.
Crst of Characters
Martin Winn?"With memories of i
the Past"?Clarence Myers.
Aunt Melissa?"Martin's Sister"?
Mrs. E. D. Fairey.
Leonard Everett?"A Son of the
Soil"?Fred Johnson.
Harold Vincent?"From New York"
?Boston McLean
P ith Winn?"Martin's Daughter"?
Lois Nesmith.
Alma Wayne?"Her friend from the
City"?Gladys Johnson.
Josiah Tizzard?"An Umbrella Mender"?Lenwood
Browne.
Mrs. Poplin?"A widow With A Pen-.
sion and "Symptoms":?Ethel i
Seybt.
Lindy Jane?"Who "Helps" Around",
?Ida Mae Setzler.
Synopsis
Act 1.?An afternoon in June, be?
* * mi
tween five and six o'ciock. ine
home coming.
Act II?One month later, visitors
from the city.
Act III?An evening the next week.
The party.
Act IV?The following January, six
months having elapsed. The wedding
announcement, and "Home
Sweet Home."
The action of the play takes place
in the sitting room of the Winn
homestead, near a small village in
the eastern part of NTew York State.
Admission?15 and 30 cents.
Lake City Boy Honored
i
Private Lonnie E. McCutchen,
Comnanv E. One Hundred and
Eighteenth Infantry, on September
27, 1918, was engaged as a runner
between company and battalion
headquarters. Soon after leaving
company headquarters the enemy
laid down a heavy barrage. This did
not stop him. Without hesitating,
jumping from shell hole to shell hole
ar.d being covered up twice by ex- ,
ploding shells, he delivered themessage.
Over 3,000 more soldiers arrived j
yesterday in Charleston from over- ,
seas. The^e men arrived on the '
steamers Madawaska and Huron.
Members of the Charleston Light
Dragoons and un'ts of the 30th di- 1
vision con nose the number. They 1
will go at once to Camp Jackson and
>e mustered out of sendee. '
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MEAT PRICES.REDUCED 1
From this date mv prices on fresh !
seef will reduced as follows:
HJhoice s^nk 35c per pound
Roast beef 30c per pound 1
Stew beef 25c per pound 1
5oyp meet 10c r*?r nound i
E. A. MILLER.
DEMONSTRATION
OVER EUGNE DEBS
PARADERS IN TOLEDO UTTER
REMARKS CONCERNING
MAYOR
Toledo, Ohio, April 2.?When city
officials refused them admission this
afternoon to Memorial Hall, a city
building, where Eugene Y. Debs was
scheduled to speak, 5,000 persons
stormed the place, broke windows
and doors and then paraded the
streets, crying "To Hell With the
Mayor."
And all the time Debs was in bed
in a Cleveland hotel, where it was
said he was too ill to appear.
A sub-speaker for Debs appeared
about 3:30 o'clock, but when he attempted
to make an address in public
was chased away by policemen.
More than 75 men were arrested,
including Thomas Devine, socialist
member of the city council. Charges
of inciting to riot were placed
against them, but after 300 policemen
ha a succeeded in l? raking up
the mobs the prisoners were all released
without bail.
Announcement that Debs would
not be permitted to speak was made
late Saturday night, after the socialists
here had prepared to handle an
overflow crowd. The annuoncement
appeared in the morning papers and
- 1 * ^ SAAialicffi
was tne nrsv nuucc urc ow.nu>..>..
had that their meeting: could not be
held.
When the hour for Debs to speak
arrived there was at least 6,000 men
and women congregated about the
William McKinley monument i?
Court House Park, across the street
from Memorial Hall. /
A man mounted the base of the
monument. "We'll use Memorial Hall
this afternoon if we have to wade '
through blood to do it," he shouted.
A policeman grabbed him and he
was unceremoniously thrown into a
patrol wagon. The man who essayed
to speak next also was arrested.
As the crowds sensed what was
occurring the radicals began to hoot
and boo the officers. Clubs were
drawn and the crowd was got moving.
Then came the parade through
the streets, and cries of "Down with
the Mayor," "Hank him," "To Hell
With the Police,, and others of a
similar nature.
It was\ after five o'clock before the
police were able to disperse the
crowd. Fist fights by the dozen occurred
on street corners. Hotel lobbies
were invaded by the malcontents.
Street cars were held up and
threats of serious outbreaks were to v
be heard on cverv hand.
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District Centenary Meeting
A meeting of the pastors and
church directors of the Kingstree V
District was held at the Methodist
Church of Kingstree, Friday March
28th. Twenty of the twenty two pastors
were present, and about fifty
laymen from the various churches.
The meeting was full of enthusiasm,
and those who were there went away
with a firm purpose of making the
Centenary- a success in every way.
Rev. J. T. Fowler spoke words of
welcome and at the very beginning
the meeting got right down to business.
The purpose was to discuss the
plan of work in the special eight
day drive which will come in May.
Mr. J. E. Corfield, of the Central
office in Nashville, made a clear and
earnest presentation of the plan,
showing that, while it is elaborate
and large in its scope, it is simple in
operation. There will be teams in
every church, and they will make a
personal canvass of the membership,
after thorough preparation.
At the afternoon session. Rev. A.
J. Cauthen, Conference Missionary
Secretary, made a forceful address
on the Centenary movement. As the
church faces . world conditions and
world needs, the Centenary gives an
opportunity that has never come before.
The war stricken countries are
reaching with outstretched arms toward
America to free them from the
yoke of Catholicism or political oppression
and chaos. Christianity is
America's only gift that will savethem,
and it must not be withheld.
Also the heathen world . is calling
for help and our Christ alone can
save those who are without Him.
No one could listen to 'these n
sneeches without feelincr the tremen
dous impulse to move forward and
help the church build for larger
things.
The ladies of the church in Kingstree
served a splendid dinner, which
was greatly enjoyed and appreciated
by those who were there.
The eight day drive comes May
18-25. and during that week Southern
Methodism is to raise $35 000,000
for Missions. Of that sum the South
Carolina Conference is asked for
*1.000.000. and the quota for the
" ? a < r o r-AA rm i
Kingsiree uistricc js siou.ouu. insi
the district will go "over the top"
is not doubted, and it is expected to
!o even rrore t*?an that.
Mr. Leeland Moore, of Charleston,
is the Conference director of the
campaign. Mr. W. E. Nesnvth, of
Kingstree. is director for this district.
and there is a director in every
:hurch. This r^akes the organization
strong, and success is certain!'
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Lieut Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
las announced that he desires to
'devote himself to public life" and
ivill endeavor to follow in the foottops
of his distinguished father.
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