The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-30
Visit of the Winthrop Students.

Hagins hill top four miles south
east of town on the S G & G Elk,
tension Railroad last Monday and
viewed the eclipse. On their re-
turn they stopped over several
hours in Lancaster. We had been
notified of their intended visit sew
eral days before and it was antici-
pated by our citizens with equally
as much delight as the eclipse.
Scores of our citizens wore at the
depot to meet them and as each
young lady stepped from the cars
she was presented with bouqet of
red roses tied with the College
colors, sold gold and garnet. :"
Vehicles were in waiting and our
pretty fair guests were soon taken
to the .graded school grounds
where they we're refreshed with
iced drinks. There Mayor
Thompson welcomed them in be-
half of the town in the following
address:
MIR President, Faculty and
Young Ladies of Winthrop
Representing the town of Ian
caster, as its executive officer, and
thereby the servant of it's citizens,
| take pleasure, in behalf of the
town, in extending to you this
morning, hearty welcome to oul
community. We feel honored in
having you stop in our midst, on
your way home. We have made no
elaborate preparation, or pro-
gramme for the occasion, feeling
sure you would not expect it, and
that you would readily appreciate
that your short stay with us.
would not permit it, however
willing we might he, to make the
occasion one to DO remembered
by you.
1oung ladies, as a community,
we are proud of the Institution
that is today training you for
the walks and responsibilities of
life and it is as much ours as
that of any community of the
State and we commend the wise
action of your administration in
providing you with the opportun-
ity of witnessing to an advantage,
the sublime spectacle afforded you
this morning. l sincerely trust
that, as you have felt awed and
impressed with the imnutability
OF Gods laws governing the uni>
verse, as witnessed this morn
ing and have realized the utter
inability of man TO prevent or
stay them, that you have also
felt a Just appreciation of the
knowledge of man, in furnishing
you with schedule of this won-
derfui event, as reliable as that of
the train that carried you to your
point of observation, and that it
has illustrated to you, what man
can attain, by training, study and
observation, and that it may lead
you, each one, to a just appreci-
alton of your valuable oppor..
tunities.
1t is our desire and wish that
you shall feel at home with us,
during your short stay IN our
community, and We assure you
that, our homes are all open to
you, that you will find the door
of every house unlocked to you,
and l take pleasure IN placing
into your keeping the key of the
entire town, with your colors at
tsched AS a seal of authority and
ownership. Feeling that We are
indebted to the eclipse for the
pleasure of your visit, we have
made the key that we give you as
a souvenir of the occasion.
large enough to "eclipse' any
that you are in the habit of using,
we ask you to accept it, regarding
it as symbolical of the Truth,
that, To him that hath the Kew,
There is no mystery.
Young ladies as students, you
have our best wishes, for the
highest attainments, and when you
leave your Almamater to enter
life's walks, and assume its re-