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Chesterfield ^Advertiser VOL. 38.?No. 9 " CHESTERFIFJ,D. s7c~ thursday, may 15, 1919, ~ "$1.50 A year IN ADVANCE 3 ~ ? ? ?? ;? MEMORIAL DAY PROPERLY their courage, to cover with a pall of RADCLIFFE CHAUTAUQUA I Tk. a ^ wustRVED IN CHESTERFIELD The Confederate Veterans were entertained last Saturday, May 10th, by the Stonewall Chapter, U.D.C., with an elegant dinner, served at the Courthouse. Too much can never be aaid in praise of any dinner prepared and served by these excellent ladies. This one was grand, in proportions and quality. There were only twenr. # ty odd veterans o>n hand to partake of the feast spread for them. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon memorial exercises were held at the cemetery in honor of t.ho??? who sleep the long sleep with Lee and Jackson. Major W. L. Gillespie, of Cheraw, formerly Captain of old Co. "I", was the orator of the occasion. His fine address follows: Ladies and Gentlemen and Veter- , ans of the Gray: It is an honor to me, that I, soldier ; of to-day, greet you, soldiers of yes- 1 terday. My father was a veteran of J V the Civil War and from my earliest , childhood my idea of a hero was a < man who gave himself to this great cause. My ideal was to grow up to be like these men, who Xought, bled and died for a principle. Children are imitators and they strive to become like those they love, and I loved i all soldiers. I used to sit by the hour j and listen to the old soldiers tell of ( their thrilling experiences, and O, . how I longed to be a soldier, to be a leader of men. I have lived to attain | my ambition of being a leader of { men upon the battlefield, but I have ^ learned that there is but one spirit | that makes a true soldier?the spirit , of the Sixties. , Victory has perched again upon the ( Starry Flag, placed there by the same , riotous blood of the South that, j though defeated, was never conquered. Placed there by the sons of. you heroes, by you noble men who taught , the world what courage means, what endurances accomplish. Glory consists not in never falling, but in ris- 1 Ing again every time we fall, in persistence to an ideal, in sticking to a principle. The path of progress in every nation is marked by the bleach- ( ing bones of its martyrs to some cause-?religion, politics, science, and 1 in every line of development, but not r one drop of heroic blood was shed in vain, if our hopes mount higher, our , . dreams come nearer to becoming realities, if more deeply ingrained into j our hearts are the principles of trust, \ honor, justice and liberty, and al- | though we fought a losing fight, we ( won a victory even in defeat when j our Bonnie Blue Flag was furled and laid away and we took up the duties | of a united nation, with malice to- , ward none, and with charity for all. i When we cease to honor our heroes , of the Grey we will cease to love valor, cease to be worthy of the sac- ( rifice of blood that has been shed in , very momentous change in the his- j tory of our nation, a nation built by , achievements of men like these who helped to shape the ideals of the present, to build those of the future? , men whose high principles, whose one- | ness of purpose and whose love of , liberty shall keep forever burning the ' Fires of Freedom in every new gene- j ration, fed by your faith, an unassailable bulwark upon which rests our hopes as a nation. I To-day we have "citations for brav- , ery," but many a gallant battle was fought by you brave men in which every man was a hero. Many an unmarked grave holds one of those grand and valiant soldiers who died ] unhonored, commended only by his , own consc.ence, remembered only by his God. Again our love of liberty and justice has called America into a bloody struggle, and we have gone bravely overseas to fight for those principles you taught your sons to honor, and we were led by unseen leaders, the spirits of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. This war has brought forth no great military leaders. Lee and Jackson stand apart as the greatest generals the world has ever known. The leaders of to-day are great strtegists, great tacticians, but they do not go themselves upon the battlefield to stand side by side with men who would gladly die to carry out their commands, men who followed where they led, charging bravely forward into the very jaws of death, feeling and knowing that for many of them the bugles of destiny were sounding taps for their last long sleep. Shall we forget these men who gave their all in following a for lorn hope, who stood hardships wr ennnot understand, cold, hunger, fatigue, knowing their loved ones back home were sometimes in desperate need, sick, with no one to help, their homes /invaded, pillaged, laid low by flames,! but never faltering, the nrob^ lest mln who ever bore arms in the * * cause If Liberty, kept their standards flying And struggling bravely forward ) for t? right as they saw it. EaA 19th of May is given as an f. opportunity to lay a tribute on their <$r*rA to show our admiration for nowcrs those buried forms who won the Gray, and while we place ou: flowers here to-day I find myself hop ing that over yonder some kind hand: are twining the Golden Rod ant Fleur-de-lis and keeping green th? graves of those who lie asleep ir Flanders fields. We feel this yeai that we can bow our heads with youi honored heads around these graves can mingle our tears with your tears and feel that by our experience w? are bound together with the bonds ol truest love and sympathy in the ties of real brotherhood, that* the blood that stained the fields of France hat lerged somewhere in the vast Beyond with that parent stream that flowed upon the battlefield of the Civil War. Not with Congressional medal of honor, not with a military cross, nor ICing George's Badge of Valor, but with nature's fairest blossoms, with ihe roses of remembrance, with the lillies of purity, the violets of modesty, do we now decorate these men. With pride and reverence do we now place these flowers on this hallowed spot, loving tokens of remembrance, not only for those who lie here but frvT- of? ' " >v. uiou miu sieep un uie nowcry fields of France, and for all our Confederate dead. THE BIG CENTENARY DRIVE Thfe Big Centenary Drive of the Methodist church will begin May 18 ind continue through May 25th. During this period it is the purpose of th? church to raise in pledges 135,000,000 to help rebuild the world. Sunday, May 18th, has been designated by the Bishops as "Go to Church Day," and all Methodist people are earnestly requested to attend services that day. It is expect?d that visiting ministers or laymen will speak in all the churches of the Chesterfield circuit that day, but no Centenary collections will be taken n the churches. Services will be held at Zoar at 11 :30 A.M.; at Shiloh, at 11:30 A.M.; it Chesterfield at 9 P.M. flENA McFARLAN COMMITED SUICIDE LAST THURSDAY Rena McFarlan, who was arrested, >n suspicion of being implicated in :he murder of Nathaniel Smith, comnitted suicide last Thursday evening. After Rena's confession, which was mblishcd in The Advertiser last rhursday, she was admitted to bail n the sum of $200. She had then )ocome the State's witness. Her reease from jail was secured by Mr. 2. W. Teal, who was badly in need of lelp for his wife. Mr. Teal states that she went about ler work in a very satisfactory manicr, on Thursday, cleaning up and itraightening up the house. The Advertiser had in the meantime arrived it the Teal home, carrying the story >f her confession, in which she implicated Charles Benton. She is said to lave commented on the truthfulness ){ this story, saying that every word >f it was correct. When the woman had finished her ivork, the last of the cleaning up *>ok her to Mr. Teal's room. A revolver lay on the mantle ki this room. This she picked up and the first warning those about the house had of her nt?*ntion was the report of the shot. The ball penetrated her chest near the heart and she was dead in a few minutes. CARD OF THANKS T wish to thank all my friends and patrons for their kindness and their patronage during my stay in Chesterfield county. Gratefully yours, F. B. Fraley. FRIENDSHIP We are very sorry to report that Mrs. J. W. Gulledge has been quite lick for the past week. The Rev. Julius F. Camp'bcll filled the appointment for the Rev. Wolling here last Sunday and preached a very interesting sermon. Private Ross Parker his returned from over seas and is now back with his loved ones and friends. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Melton spent Saturday in Anson comty, visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fair Bittle, of Chesterfield, spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. J. W. Gulledge. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, of Sandy Plains, were the guests of Mr. W. K. Streeter Saturday and Sunday. Gen."Green has the farmers hustling now. Several from here attended th< Sunday school convention at Chester field Sunday afternoon and report t good meeting. We are glad to see Mr. E. J. Mor ris able to be back with his road plov again, doing some fine work. Mr. Jack Gardner was up fron Cheraw Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Glddege, o Anson county, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gul ledge. Mr. Tommie Hunt spent one da; last week here with his parents, Mi and Mrs. Jamea Hunt, I I s MAY 26, 27, 28 3 r i * f 9 Final preparations are under way 1 for the opening of our Chautauqua. c i The dates of Chesterfield's 3-day in- d 1 spirational community meet are May r, 26th, 27th, 28th, Monday, Tuesday ^ and Wednesday. 9 - # Vl (j Co- operating with the RadcllilTe s ' Chautauqua System, the local organ- o izers of this annual getting-together ^ J are arranging for a rousing time with ( twelve gripping events on the pro. gram. Entertainment numbers of r ; the first quality are to be combined e i with features illustrative of the n great central theme of this year's h r program?Education for every Ame1 rican child. ci Embarking on a crusade for real r< education and staking its success on o: the finer and more joyous things of t< life, the RadclifTe Chautauqua, and " its local co-operators invite the whole county to make the town the j -1 dynamic center of the United States w for three days. ! ir The local Chautauqua promoters di are building for an ideal?a raised I standard of living: for everybody, a And they are building: with ideas The tc program is loaded with material. i ri The Fighting Yank*, a group of a1 military boys in the uniforms they R wore in France, will make the Chau- e< tauqua atmosphere vibrate with the c< speed of their rapid-fire entertanment S on the afternoon and night of the first day. , hi I ILvi - . ! In Chesterf BURR'S RIDGE S The farmers are becoming a little , uneasy about their farm work. Gen. Green is moving most too fast to r suit them. b Mr. Jadie Campbell was over at his father's recently. a Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Adams and ? . family were visiting at the home of . Mr .and Mrs. R. F. Smith Thursday a , afternoon. ' q Mrs. H. T. Hildreth spent Thurs" day afternoon in Morven visiting her ^ 1 sister, Mrs. Sam. Hawkins, who has ^ typhoid fever. Truly hope Mrs. Daw- n 1 kins will soon be well. f Mr. A. T. Campbell spent the week end in the Wamble Hill section ' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. 11 K. Pittman. * ? y The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Jul* Hildreth, of Maxton, died Fri- 1 day and was brought to Chesterfield .... ( C. mmnii \_o., roillCKIH] routhful spirits, all of them, but art sts of high order, will offer two per ormances on the second day. The Emerson-Winter* Co. will (fivi haracter to the last day with thei listinctive entertainments. The big, throbbing question of th< our is Education. The Chautauqu: rators and demonstrators will nmkr his subject ring. Col. G. A. Gearhart will give th( pening lecture on "The Lamp ol iladdin." This lecture will be re lembered long after the khaki tenl as departed. His evening subject The Greatest Thing That Men Maj [now," will promote ideals of true ducation, not of the hands alone or yet of the head only, but of the eart also. The marshal of this educational rusade will be the Chautauqua disctor, who, on the night of the secnd day will carry the central theme ) a practical level under the topic, The Problem of the Unprepared." Of particular significance will be \c lecture on "Home-Making" by the oman specialist in Home Engineerig on the afternoon of the second ayMiss Frances Breckenridge Maltby graduate nurse, especially assigned > this educational work by the Amccan Red Cross, will lecture on the fternoon of the third day on "The ed Cross?A Record and a Proph;y," and will hold an instruction inference on "Home Care of the ick." There is something worth while ?rc for everyone, and none need go leld May 26th, aturduy for burial. The sympathy f the entire community goes out to Mr. Ross Parker and Miss Eva iriggs visited Miss Lula Griggs and rother, Sanford, Saturday night. We think Mr. Judie Campbell has bout decided to move back to his Id home. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Adams visited t the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. H ampbell Sunday. Mr. Ro?? Parker has returned horm rom over seas. We are very glad tt ave Ross back with us, and we d< ot doubt that one person in particu *r was especially glad to see him. Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Campbell vis ted their son and his wife, Mr. am Irs. .Tule Campbell, Sunday. Come on, Sandy Plains. Burr' tidge is going. Best wishes to The Advertiser. Jv jr any mucs from home to get lively entertainment and fresh cultural im _ pulses, when these are brought in | such rich measure right to the come munity. i r The following committees are in 5 charge of the various phases of the i work connected with bringing this i great entertainment here: Chairman, D. H. Laney; treasurer ? and chairman of the ticket committee, f D. II. Douglass; advertising commit. tee, H. M. Odom and P. H. Hearn; t reception committee, Mrs. F. B. San, ders, Miss Mattie Gaddy, Mrs. Fulr mer, Miss Haynie; tent committee, 27th, 28th AUGUSTUS SULLIVAN Mr. Augustus Sullivan died at the I County Home early last Monday mornir.p after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Sullivan is survived by I his wife, with whom everyone deeply II sympathizes. Mr. Sullivan was about 6(5 years of | ape and was an excellent Christian pentleman. For a number of years he had been the superintendent of the County Home and he and his pood i wife did much to cheer and briphten } the lives of the unfortunates who ) were placed under their care and * keepinp. Ilis only son had preceded him to the prave a few years apo. The funeral services were conductj ed at Center Grove Baptist church, by the Rev. J. D. Purvis, on Tuesday g morninp and the. body was tenderly laid to rest in that cemetery. Surely "a *" 1 Israel has fallen sleep.Ttfl' 1 1 'V _ k ? >v. j. l.iier, Vj. M. Stanley, J. A. , Knight, W. D. Campbell. ! The contest system of selling season tickets is being used. The girls I and young ladies are divided into two . camps or companies, called the 'Reds" and the "Blues." The contest opened with a sort of , sprint on last Tuesday, when a race ' of one hour's duration was made and ( prizes awarded to the three best sell> ers for that period. The winners! were 1st, Bennett Moore, who worked with the girls; 2d, Miss Ruth Hurst; 3d, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay. The contest is still on and there will be other prizes awarded. The teams are as follows: Blues: Mrs. Fullmer, captain; Miss Jenny McKinnell, Miss Mildred Laney, Miss Maude Edgeworth, Miss Mary C. Haynie, Miss Elizabeth Lindsay, Miss Sara Moore. Reds: Miss Ruth Ilursl, Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Doris Laney, Jack Douglass, Bennett Moore, Lindsay Odom. aW?W?Mfci ii ??? TO OUR MOTHERS S The following fine letter has been received Sergt. Thornwell Sowell, of Fourt Moultrie, S. C.: u w Editor Advertiser: vn I feel that it is my duty to thank ^ not only my own mother, but the 11 mothers of America for what they w have done to make our country safe * for democracy, during our hardfought battles in the World's War. ^ Please allow space for this letter. ^ Respectfully, P' Sergt. Sowell, ^ 4th Co., Ft. Moultrie, S. C. ti Ft. Moultrie, "Mothers' Day." m P' Dear Mother: ^ To-day, as one year ago to-day, 1 am inspired to write you a letter, which shall not be as other letters. The Secretary of War has asked v me to write you this letter in token 'r of what you have done to make Ame- ll rica safe for democracy. He has I1 asked a million other sons of Ameri- M ca who wear the khaki. I wonder n how many of them have written ( What will it mean when the hearts of n America's womanhood pulsate with new flush of devotion that her sons give in addition to that they have 1 given? Will it not make the heart of the nation swell with pride, and burst j' with joy for every mother to know * that her boy has held up the honoi of his country and most of all that l! he has glorified his mother by show- ir ing forth in his action what she instilled in his heart when but a child? Hut, O, what of those mothers who a .jhall never receive letters? Of those whose last bitter tears have beer. " shed, and who know that they have given all they had to give, and must ' I his day sit silent and watch other mothers read letters that they themselves can never more receive? My s answer is, "America gives them their ? reward." When I think of all this there comes to my mind a question: What have you given me and how *' h ive I used it to make America safe for the mothers of the future?" My answer is this: "You have ins.illed in me a noble appreciation of my country's freedom and manhood, and the highest estimation of the vir* 11" of "I" T I VI VUI nuiiuwilUMUJ, 1 llUVt kept these three as ever bright light! before me, and if I can hold their ibus I can in a measure repay thosi who gave their all." 1 know that I should not mention myself in this matter. Sometimes 1 feel that neither you nor 1 have an> cause to be triad or rejoice, for havi not America's mothers, by the thousands wept the last bitter tears ^ of sorrow for those, the flower of America's manhood, who sleep on the battle fields of France? Therefore 3t when I think of this, I must only say. Mother, 1 ant proud that I still live and that the opportunity is left to " ihank you for what you have done. v Let us not mention ourselves in this ] matter, but render homage to the 1 .housands dead, by working in silence 1 to heal the great wounds in thi hearts of mothers of America, wh( '* have instilled in the hearts of hei 1 men the unselfish sacrifice that they have made in silence. ^ Has not America been made safe for freedom and virtue? Has not America been made safe for democ- ^ racy? Thank you, Mothers, dear, for 1 what you have done. Sergl. Thornwell F. Sowcll, Coast Artillery Corps. LETTER FROM EVAN VAUGHN Camp Merritt, N. J., May 8, 'lb dear Dad: Your letter of May 3d to hand. I was indeed pleased to get it and to know all are well. 1 guess we will leave here to-morrow for Camp Jackson. 1 don't think it will I h' very long before we will be I home again. Won't be home for my v birthday dinner, but will he somewhere near. .TIIyI n wnr.l t<i t V... K....1 1 ents. The news of little Nellies' death was indeed sad. It is sad to t| realize that the death angel has crept into the home of my dear brother and has carried away one of the fuirest and dearest jewels on earth, one who for months has talked and thought with longing heart for me across the sea, a/id then to realize the fact that on the very eve of my return to the dear land so free, that death should have taken the precious ' jewel to rest. ? In our. greut sorrow over the al>- ' sent child, and for the bereaved par- s ents, we have this noble thought, "'God's will be done," and not ours. We must endeavor to be ever true and just and look forward to that ! bright and happy day when all shall ! gather together around the throne j of God, to the home prepared for all, and meet the bright and shining face of dear Nellie and the others who j have gone. i ! Evan D. Vaujrhn. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all those frienda Iwho were so kind and thoughtful of ua dunnjf our recent w and bereavement. , r ' P'.y, V ^ fri V iALVATION ARMY MAKES BIG DRIVE NEXT WEEK The Salvation Army is going: to call pon the people of America next 'eek for a Home Service fund with 'hich to continue the gTeat work in J9 .merica and to enlarge same. Durig the world war just ended there ere many agencies that did welfare ork for the soldiers and at various ?, mes the agencies called upon the A mcrican people to furnish the funds >r war work. Without any great ! irade of their virtues, the Salvation rmy people went to work with very ttle funds and, according to the reirning overseas soldiers, they did ore for the American boys in ranee than any other agency?and lis with very limited means. A*ik any returning soldier what the llvation Army did in France and he ill be loud in his praise of their eat work. When the tired soldier me from the trenches all caked with ud and filth, and hungry, it was the llvation Army lassie who was waitg for hini with delicious cookies, ughnuts, etc., that put new life - 71 to him. Ask Ray Rivers and other turned soldier boys from overseas >out the Salvation Army work for e soldiers. This organization is asking the |'j merican public for $1,350,000.00 r the home service fund, in order ui mi-ir great worn lor tne downodden in the cities may continue id increase in the great good they e doing. The Salvation Army sloin is "A man may be down, but he never out." They pick up the ontists, the ones whom society haj iSt under foot and they make new en and women of them. The Salvation Army is actuly accomplishing more real good for e fallen and oppressed humanity an any other agency on earth. This a broad statement, but we believe it be true. Chesterfield county's quota for the omc Service fund has been fixed at 1,500. Mr. R. E. llanna, of Cherav, is been appointed county director ?r the drive and Mrs. J. R. Millard, ' Ruby, has been named as county easurer. The following are the inirman for the various towns and le quota of those towns: Cheraw, $500, Mrs. Hattie McCoy. Chesterfield, $250, Mrs. L. B. Riv s, D. II. Douglass. , Ruby, $100, Mrs. J. R. Millard. . , Ml. Crogahn, $100, Mrs. J. O. Tayr. Pageland, $150, Mrs. Ed. Catoe, L. . Parker and C. M. Tucker. Jefferson, $150, Mrs. Edd Miller. M<-Roe, $150, Mrs. C. L. Evans and r. F. E. Kerr. Patrick, $50, Mrs. Press Campbell. Middendorf, $50, Mrs. L. O. John n. It is hoped that every town will nible or triple its quota. The oney is needed and every cent of it ill go through Salvation Army chanels to aiil in their great work of fting up the fallen and the weak of umnnity. Cash payments are dered, but subscriptions will be ac pted and payments made during the ext four months in installments. /ORK OF BOY SCOUTS INDORSED BY WILSON Washington, May 11.?President r'ilson, in a proclamation made pubit here to-day, recommended that ic period beginning June 8 to Flag Day," June 14, be observed ovr the country as Boy Scout week for te purpose of strengthening the ork of the Boy Scouts of America, he president urged that in every !>mmunuy a citizen s commuiee oe rganized to co-operate in carrying ul a program "for extending the :<>y Scout program to a larger pro;>rtion of American boyhood." Under plans announed by James F. rest, chief scout executive, a nationide campaign will be conducted for ,000,000 associate members to act s scout masters, assistants and other aders of the scout troops. The ountry will be divided into 12 disricU wiih headquarters for each at toston, New York, Philadelphia, develand, Richmond, Atlanta, Chiago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas 'ity, Dallas and San Francisco, lach district will be given a quota of ssociate members to enroll. NOTICE All persons owing the estate of ohn F. Johnson, deceased, must setle at once and all those holdihg laims against the estate must preent same duly itemized and sworn to. JV.SSV. I JOHNSON. Administrator. tea"] ii i For a Delightfully Refreshing Drink, Hot or Cold, Try Our BANQUET India and Ceylon Tea a. F. j ^ , m