The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-07
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Inc address OF welcome was rO.
sponded to by President j. II.
llayos Oh bohalf Of the South Caro-.
lin" Volunteer Firoman's Associa
ton. Mr. Haynes spoke as follows:
PRESIDENT HAYNES RESPONSE.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr.. Mayor
and Follow Firemen: In behalf Of
tho State Nolumtoor Firomen's Asso.
clatlon | thank you for your address
Of welcome. 1t has always been the
custom in these affairs to hayo q sot
speech in response to tho address Of
welcome. But / 800 horo somo old
lromcn. Wo have Il toam visiting
horo from North Carolina, our sister
State. Now, I am going to call on
tho captains of tho teams horo and
lot thcm respond with short ud.
dress
OTHER RESPONSES.
MIR. Is. }. Swinston, Captain of
tho Charlotte Rool Team, was tho
first to respond, and he did 30 in u
fow we'll chosen words. He was fol-
lowed by Chief DAILY and President
Shields, Of Columbia, and President
l. w. Bowman, Of Orengoburg
MIR. Bowman was freely applaud.
ed when he rcforred to tho women
Of Nowbcrry. ILo said in part:
say that we are glad to bo horc, and
whom our friend tho Mayor was
Dragging upon tho great lawyers
and doctors and preachers Of New
berry wo looked to hoar him say
something about tho beautiful Ia
dies, but somehow no didn't. But,
gcntlcmon, ! stand before you rs u
man who knows somo Of the Now.
berry women and | say that for pu.
rty and progress and for tho women
that tend to mako tho best mon in
this State, Nowborry is the equal of
any IN tho world, Why, two Of our
men camo here once on visit
ard each Of thom camo back and got
wife and thoy aro two of tho bost
women YOU can find anywhere. Wo
havo ~ m IN our town for as many
moro of those ladies rs our boys can
got. My friends, 1 have been to
noarly evory ono OF these associu-
tons, and this is tho bost welcome
that wo have had yot, but 1 am glad
to 500 tho old association taking on
now life, and now wo will 20 On to
victory. Let me say to you, let us
learn to do like N"poloon's bugler.
1t is said that when ono of his bat
ties WAS at its best and Napoleon
was defoatod no turned to his buglcr
and said TO him, blow tho retroat.
Tho buglor replied, sir, I can nover
blow tho retreat.
Col. W. II. Hunt, who for many
years WAS connected with the Excel
sior Fire Company, was called upon
for u response and spoke as follows:
col, HUNTS RESPONSE.
Ladies and Gontlemen: This is
quito surprise to mo. When I WAS
invited on the stage l did not know
that my friends wore setting trap
for mo and it always scares mo to
mako speech when I am not pro-
pared, and | an not prepared this
morning. And I have very much
tho samo fooling that ono Of the ro.
cent converts Of ono of our ministers
had when called on to pray. Ho
said: 90, Lord, como down and help
your humble servant, for he is scared
near unto DEATH"
But when asked to respond in be-
half Of the Excelsior Fire Company
[ could not refuse I could not ro-
fuse to do anything tho Excelsior
boys ask mo to do. In days gone
by they honored mo in a great many
ways-among others as their Presi-
dont--and wo had some mighty good
times togethor And I can toll you
that they are as fine set Of boys as
you can find anywhere-not finer
than you, of course, because South
Carolina and North Carolina firemen
cannot be boat tho world over. L
want to tell you that when these boys
bid you welcome and give you the
hand shake of welcome they mean it,
and can swear to the hospitality Of
tho Excelsior boys as earnestly and
just as fairly as the Irishman swore