The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-13
The Press Association Meeting.


starting for Georgetown, a remarkable
place when once understood, but which
few years since was known only by
very few. We had to lay over for three
hours in Columbia. but put in the time
very pleasantly by doing up the city on
the trolley. Ran out ID that grand i'll
stitu,ion established only 4. few years
ago w the Meth6'lsts for the care of
the CI phaus, Which is growing larger and
larger with better accommodations each
year THEA to, Shsiitlon. IIya.''S Ptrk
and otGe3-plaCrs of interest, hu Of all
the sights that struck us none impressed
themselves more forcibly ian the
lover shade trees hat lined both sides
AID in some sections the trees are il the
center of the StTcStS. The troll
ley, without any damage to the trees,
goes humming along just under the
arre 0v"ghaugtng limbs of the stately
water oaks, which cast their shady
shadows over everything making the air
as balmy rs the CoveS around Saluda-
that is when your car Is in motion. On
all new streets trees are beng planted
and projected by boxes and watered reg
ularly and carefully tended to make
them grow; the same enterprise was
shown in every place we passed through,
and the though struck Ia, why should
every town be planting trees and our
City council he discussing the annihila-
ton OF ours? While we DO not have as
line specimens as some OF our lucky
neighbors still what we haze have taken
root AND if left alone will grow to be
handsome in time, whereas if cut down
everything will have to begin again
We were Joined in Columbia by some
thirty-live Or forty others vending their
way to the meeting, and the Atlantic
Coast Line officials having very thought
fully provided a special coach for us
made the social features of the meeting
begin i'll Columbia instead Of George
town. TueSday WAS the last day Oh
which excursions tickets were sold for
the Charleston Exposition. and .had the
\. (4 ! not been SO Thoughtful We
would have found trouble in getting
SeatS-thC train wa, composed OF Twelve
coaches and every available space occu-
pied-standing room even was in de-
mnnd.
Tie party arrived in Georgetown on
time and having been met at Lanes, the
junction. of n. 4. l.. and G. X w. Rail-
road, by the entertainment committee,
we found ,iiat the homes Of this loSpi-
table people had been thrown open to us
ant received our assignments, as the
MethGdiSt preacher would SAY.
lie mention Oi Georgetown heretofore
has always brought up thought of age
wIln It's dccJmpanlmentS OF incl tneSS
and satisfying egGtl5tlca, ideas Of per
I"ctOn, but anyOn" going there wijh
such an erroneous ida would soon find,
to his pleasure, that be had poor con-
Crpi ION OF tins WhJle-souird, liberal AID
#-lt-Sacrltlcug people Never in the
history OF the Press Association have
th,y received such attentions: the city
anu everything therein was turned over
to the press and each member was sup
piled with Il very unique and beautiful
badge emitting him 10 anything that
was there. The city, though found .d
in 1892, is by no means ANCIENT, though
| She can slow you the OH EDiSCODtl
| church Dul,, dNJul 1850 auI beng une
OF the fOur churches ~ this ,unJ,y with
| the o'd -, lc box paws. General La
| Eayettc landed at GeuTG~tOWn when he
| first visited America. GlOrgc Washing
ton wa. entertained here o. lis South
ern zip prerid,It MoHru. va, also a
visitor to L;.lS lovely place, and Grover
| Cleveland having drank of tue Sampit
| waters III 9l, !&s lna!e Il regular ~
| 9rlmtge ever SuCe, 50 oar readers CaIi
see the Press Association were oaiy fDl-
| lowing th'ig HluSJriOuS predecessors in
Iho0sinr Sucn places tu dwell, bug il any
OF the ash s - th">a ant quariOuS ar.
around here u)W thry are not percapGi-
be Tie Win. ali II 81 Society, ) sJcia
and litrrory S1cicty. founded in 1853
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