The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
THE SCHOOLS AT THE EXPOSITION.

For the past few months we
have made efforts to induce the
trustees to give the school chill
dren the opportunity Of seeing
the great educational show-The
South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition now
about to close in Charleston: in
this endeavor we met with an
opposition not at all creditable
to those engaged in their work
of obstruction, for to crafty a
personal spleen, the children
we're the actual victims, but we
are glad that the influence Of the
opposition did not extend to a
majority Of the trustees. Some
who did not make arrangements
for their children were prevent
ed by a lack of means, but there
were others that exerted them
selves, because they realized the
great advantage the exposition
afforded. On Tuesday Of last
week the children of the Pine
Grove school together with a
humber Of friends and the editor
of The TINES as their guest
went down, they were met at the
depot by Hon. George S. Legare
who supplied them with tickets
of admission to the exposition
grounds, and after seeing to Sc
curing quarters The TINES edi-
tor had to leave the city to re-
turn home. The Pine Grove
crowd enjoyed the stay in the
city, they not only visited the
exposition but they took in Sui
livan's Island and the Isle Of
Palms and they returned home
Thursday morning. feeling un-
der obligations to Capt. D. ".
Alderman and Hon. George S.
Legare for generous courtesies
extended.
On Wednesday the children OF
the Pamela school together with
friends went down. The writer
by invitation met the party at
Wilson's where their car which
was rendered free by Captain
Thomas Wilson, was attached to
the regular train. Miss Geiger
the teacher came down from Co.
lumbia, and it was indeed an af-
fecting scene to see two Of the
boys conducting their teacher
from the train to the school car
and the demonstrations Of love
from the children. Miss Geiger
received an ovation from her
scholars. AS the guest of the
school we were honored with a
seat in the car and a more pleas
ent party we have never travel
ed with. The children. many Of
whom had never been out of the
sight of ':mama" before, were
made to feel at home and there
was not the least thing to occur
to mar their JOY; on nearing the
city at the sight Of the exposi-
ton buildings illuminated the
children went into ecstacys, and
on reaching Charleston DR.. Al
len Legare, met the party at the
depot, took them to car. paid
their fares, and accompanied
them to the Ashley House on
Rutledge Ave-, where they were
nicely entertained. The next
morning the writer called for the
children and took a number of
them out for a walk while Mr..
Shields Holladay was eating his
breakfast, and they had a long
walk too, seeing many sights of
interest, only to come back to
find him still enjoying his break
fast, but after some more delay.
and while the crowd of happy
young souls were getting ready.
Hon. Geo. S. Legare came to
the hotel and treated the party
to ride down to the battery.
Never go to Charleston without
seeing the battery. The elegant
residences, the beautiful park,
the grand old ocean, Fort Sum
ter, Castle Pinckney, and a lot
of other sights of an educational
value was the delight of the
Panolaites. After sauntering
on the sea wall of the battery
where ships and steamboats, were
seen for the first time by most of
the party we took a car for the
:tIvory City" Here again the
generosity of Mr. Legare was
exhibited, for every member of
the party was presented with a
Wagner Souvenir ticket. We
reached the grounds at l0o'clock
and from the moment of our ar
rival until 10 o'clock that night
we were a steady going body of
sight-seers. The children saw
everything from the Cuban and
Porto Rican building at the be-
ginning to machinery hall at the
end. every building was visited
excepting the Woman's and that
was missed because the jam was
so great there we did not feel
justified in trying to take the
children through it. At the
Missouri exhibit, our party was
given some apples to eat which
was highly appreciated. Shields
Holiday and Charlie Brown got
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