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EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT,
A New Society Organized at HarreI-
sOn-ObIect Of the Association Ex-
planned - Its Constitution - Mem.
bers-ORcers, Gc..

Greenwood, s. c., May %, 1894.
The young folks of the Harrelsonvlle neigh.
borhood met last Friday evening at the res.
idence of Mr.. w. A. HarreIsou and organized
literary society. N. o. Pyles briefly stated
the object of the meeting as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen:
We have assembled here this evening for
the purpose OF organizing Literary Society
1t is an old adage that In union there Il
strength. Our object In organizing this So
cety is to unite our forces that we may NUT.
ually aid and stimulate each other To make
greater exertions 10 Improve our education.
mean to usethe word education In It's broad.
eat sense. Not merely as II applies 10 u
knowledge of books alone, but as II relates to
intellectual, moral, social and physical con-
dition.
God in his Infinite wisdom has endowed u
with minds which are susceptible OF improve.
ment almost beyond limit. Around US, he
meath US, above us are natures work teach ing
US lessons, II we will but learn-lessons that
better prepare us for that eternal home where
there Is no night, no sorrow.
1t has been aptly saG that men are as their
inclinations and speak as they are taught.
not wholly 80. AS we understand 1t men are
largely creatures OF circumstances. In other
words. they are what circumstances make
them.
Ones character is shaped to greater or less
extent by surrounding influences. Take for
instance two boys Of similar constitutions
and intellects and surround them with oppo-
site Influences. Educate one under the in
f1uence of an ungodly home, the bar room,
the gambling den and other Infamous dens
and train up the other under the influence OF
pious mother. the church and the college
and you will have two men Of opposite char
acters-the one will be an outcast-an enemy
10 all that is good, while the other will be an
ornament to society, ever found laboring in
the hig hest interest Of humanity.
can see no reason why we cannot make
society about
q source of interest and profit TO each individ.
ual member. We can find about US many
things of Interest TO engage our attention.
Our failure or success will depend On our
Individual interest and eftoits. We want no
drones In our midst-we want all workers.
To succeed we need the combined assistance
and influence of every young man and young
woman In this community.
You are young and active and The country
needs your services and sympathy. In help
Ing others you will help yourselves But SOW
good seed In good soil and you will, In due
Season, reap a rich and plentiful harvest. OPP
portuuitles for doing good are abundant, then
let US be up and doing, ere II Is too late. Let
each Of US erect to himself monument oil
honor. which the ravgaes Of time Will not
crum6le. Let us leave behind us an influence
Ior good which shall be waited on 10 eternity.
Al the conclusion of the above remarks, the
following constitution was read and unani-
mously adopted:
CONSTITUTION.
PREAMBLE-Whereas experience has shown
that knoWlede can be more readily acquired
uy combination of effort than singly, We
whose names are hereuutO annexed, have
| agreed 10 form an association TO be known a.
The Harrelson Literary Suciety, p. o., Green
wood, S. c., and for It's better government, do
, hereby establish the following constitution:
Article |. The name. style and title OF this
association shall be The Harrelson Literary
Society and It's object shall be the Increase and
the diffusion Of knowledge amongst Its mem
bers.
Article II. The officers Of this Society shall
bea President, Secretary, Librarian, Treasurer
and Critic, who shall be elected quarterly by
| ballot. The said officers shall hold their oi-
| fees until their successors shall have been
duly elected: and their powers and duties
shall be similar to those OF like officers IN
| like associations.
| Article III. This Society shall meet weekly
at half past eight o'clock on Friday evenings.
and at such other times as 1t may be called
upon by the President, upon the written re,
quest, or verbel, Of two members; OF each
Uf which meetings due notice shall be given
and al each ana all of these meetings five
members shall constitute quorum for the
transaction OF business. All meetings snail
close at ten O'Clock p. m;
Article Nv. All questions either political
or bordering on immortality or sectarian'
shall be excluded.
Article V. When the Society Is called to
order every member shall take his seat, and
shall, during the transaction OF business, act
with the decorum becoming gentleman.
Article VI. No person can become mem
ber of this Society unless he receives three
! 1ourthS of the legal votes cast.
Article VII. This constitutlon may be al
tered. amended or abrogated at any stated
meeting, by vote Of two thirds OF the mem;
/ bers present, provided that written notice OF
| said alteration. amendment, or abrogation,
shall have been given at q previous meeetlng'
@. Pyes, Miss Lulie HarrelsOn, Miss Nan
ME Haddon, Miss Lula Harrelson, Miss Annie
Harrelson, Miss Hattie Hare lSon. Miss tlor-
ence Harrelson, Sumter Chatham, George Il.
| Felers.
An election for officers was then held which
] resulted as follows:
PreSident-Mr. n. 0. Pyles.
Vice Presdent-Mr. Sumter Chatham.
! Secretary-Miss Lulie Harrelson.
| Treasurer-Miss Mamie Haddon.
| l.ibrarian-Miss Annie Harrelson.
Critic-Mr. George X. Felers.
| After IL first rate essay on Education had
been read by Miss LuIle Harreson followed
| by Miss Mamie Haddon and Mr.. Sumter
| Chatham, who read extracts. the Society ad
journed to meet aeain next Frixay evening al
The residence Of Mr.. W. a. Harrelson.
n. o. PyIes.