The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-03
A PLEASANT OCCASION.
An Elegant Banquet rendered by the Tex
tile Club-The TOaStS and the SpeeSheS.


tile Club-The Toasts and the Speeshes.
One of the most pleasant and delight
full, as well as instructive entertain
| ments it has been our pleasure to at
tend in long time was the banquet
given by the Ncwberry Textile Club at
their hall in the Newberry cotton mil
village on last Saturday evening.
There were about seventy-five per.
sons present including the members OF
the club and invited guests. The eve
ming was very pleasantly spent, ane
the lecture by Supt. j. M. Davis, show
ing the purpose and work of the Textile
Club, and the other speeches were enter
tanning and instructive. BY the use OF
the stereopticon the lecture of Mr..
Davis was illustrated, and it must be
Instructive and helpful to those who
desire to advance in the mill business.
The Club holds stated meetings and
only those are eligible to membership
who evidence a disposition to improve
their opportunities and who by their
own efforts have attained certain po-
sition in the mill. Mr.. Davis started
on Saturday with the picker room where
the cotton is first opened, and showed
the different stages in the manufacture
and the machinery used all the way
through to the cloth room. This gives
the theory and the practice can be OBJ
tanned in the mill. The motto Of the
Club is "Theory and Practice are the
Keys of Success" And it is true.
The theory is needed, but the theory
without the practical knowledge would
be of little use to the average OPP
erative The Club also creates a
and employee. 1t is evidence
that the employee is anxious to fit him
self for the best and most efficient
service to his employer and gets the
two in closer touch. This is important
for capital without labor is stagnation
and labor witout capital is starvation.
What we need is a better understand
ing between the two and a recognition
Of the fact that the two are interde-
pendent. One without the other could
accomplish nothing. There were pres
ent at the meeting Saturday evening
the president Of the mill and several of
the directors as well as lawyers, college
presidents and preachers. Many of
the differences between capital and
labor comes from lack Of knowledge
Of each other and meetings like this
and clubs like the Newbcrry Textile
Club help to give this more perfect un-
derstandng. But we started only to
write of the entertainment.
Mr.. w. H. Hardemon was master of
ceremonies and toastmastcr and right
well did he perform the duties.
The address Of welcome was deliver
ed by Rev. Jno. j. Long and then fol-
lowed the lecture by Supt. j. M.
Davis. This part of the program was
in the hall. At the conclusion the
members and invited guests We're in
vited to the banquet room where a
most elegant repast was served, The
supper was prepared by the ladies and
was most daintily and pleasantly served
by number Of the young ladies,
daughter and wives of the operatives.
The supper was all that any one could
desire
At the conclusion of the feast, the
toastmaster, Mr.. w. II. Hardemon,
raped for order and called on Col. Geo.
Johnstone to respond to the toast
"Are the Manufacturing Industries Of
the South Beneficial to the Coumtry?'
President Geo. B. Cramer was then
called on to respond to the sentiment
1.-THE Necessity of an Education in
Connection with Technical knowledge
Of Cotton Manufacturing.
Cole l.. Blease, Esq, then spoke on
the subject-''The Opportunity for
Advancement of the Young Men of to-
day in Manufacturing Industrics'
Rev. Jno. O. Wilson, ID. D., was
called on and responded to the senti-
ment-" -"Woman.
All of the speeches were pitched on a
high plane and while entertaining were
at the same time instructive.
The occasion was a very pleasant one
and much enjoyed by all present and
we wish for the Textile Club and all it's
members much success. The club has
a worthy object and must be Of great
benefit to the members and the mill.
SPECIAL NOTICES.