Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-10
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1907.

1Oll0 lou, unQer date OF November oVln,
1905, this class Of entries aggregate
$30,982.57, demonstrating fully an utter
lack Of control over the books and ac-
counts, with absolutely no desire to
complete the records Of the institu-
tion." The company limited Its inves-
legations to live accounts" and accept
ed the "supposition that all stipulations
provided for by the state board Of di-
rectors under the terms Of the dispen-
sary law were fully complied with in
the taking of goods into stock. A
the claims filed against the dispensary
necessitated our calling upon creditors
to furnish abstracts Of transactions
with the institution under review. The
abstracts thus obtained revealed a null
titude Of differences. the pursuit Of
which has been laborious in the extreme
beside working hardships on the credi-
tors, without whose assistance the re-
conciliation and adjustment OF ac-
counts would have been impossible. The
report reveals that an item OF S475 paid
twice by draft to a Kentucky concern
finally turned up to the personal ac-
count to collect this amount from Mr..
Crum's estate"
Chester Lantern, Friday: Yester-
day and today the city has belonged to
the Daughters Of the Confederacy, that
band Of noble and devoted women, who
by word and deed and act, are seeking
to perpetuate the memories Of their
sires' illustrious achievements. Com
mittees Of reception, and In many
cases the hostesses themselves with
whom the different delegates and visi-
tors were to be quartered, met the In
coming trains Tuesday evening and
yesterday morning and welcomed the
guests. Tuesday evening the palatial
home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ Jones on
Wylie street was the scene Of a lovely
reception in honor Of the visitors. Most
Of these had by this time arrived, and
with their hosts and hostesses enjoyed
the bounteous hospitality Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones for the evening. On yes
terday morning shortly after 10 o'clock
the convention Of the South Carolina
division Of the u. D. G. was called to
order by the president, Miss Mary B.
Poppenheim Of Charleston. The ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf Of the city
was delivered by Mayor r. B. Caldwell.
who in felicitous style, bade the yisi-
tors welcome to the homes Of the city.
Mrs. A. w. Kfuttz delivered q few
words Of welcome in behalf of Ches-
ter chapter. Mrs. Kluttz, referred to
the noble character Of the deeds that
the u. D. C.'s are endeavorfng to keep
alive, and. of how Chester and Chester
chapter are deeply interested In this
sweetest Of all tasks. Mrs. M. j. Perry
Of Lancaster, In few words, full Of
grace and meaning, accepted the prof
fered hospitality Of Chester and her
people. The remainder Of the morning
| session was devoted to the reading Of
reports. These were all Of an extreme
| ly encouraging character, and showed
that the order Is making progress along
nfpInrlr q "A ry1r m INF
| taken for lunch. which was served In
the armory. The delegates and visi-
| tors spoke in the highest terms OF this
feature Of the entertainment. In the
afternoon the convention listened to
| the reading Of further reports. The
reports showed that forty-two chapters
out of total Of sixty In the state are
represented in the convention and that
four new chapters have been organized
since the Greenville meeting year
ago. All Of the state officers are pres
ent, with one exception, and the re-
ports from the different sections OF
the state were gratifying In the ex-
treme. In the evening the regular an
nual historical meeting Of the conven-
| tion was held, under the direction OF
Mrs. r. D. Wright Of Newberry, chair
man Of the historical committee. The
evening was devoted largely to a study
of school histories, with the purpose OF
ascertaining what works are accurate
and trustworthy, so far as precision OF
narrative is concerned. A list Of OBJ
jectionable text books was also given
out. The report showed that the U. d.
C.'s now have In the archives Of the
Confederate museum at Richmond 327
collections Of war manuscripts, forty
two Of which have been made up this
year. The report showed that list OF
1855 rolls Of honor have been made up
to date, there having been forty-seven
additions to this list this year. These
are in bound volumes in the Confeder-
ate museum at Richmond. An inter-
asting and enjoyable feature OF last
nights entertainment was the reading
4 two poems, written by Miss Kate
Cornish of Dixie Camp Of Anderson.
The poems were entitled, "a Camp Fire
Dream" and Memorial Day" and were
read by Mrs. Sharpe Of Anderson. "a
Soldiers Revery," by Miss Cora Har-
din Of this city, and read by Mrs. Julia
Campbell, was much enjoyed. "Inoi-
dents Of the Battle Of Sharpsburg." by
Mrs. Taylor of Lancaster was also
greatly enjoyed; as was "a Leaf from
the Life Of Soldier from 1s61-1S6b,"
read by Mrs. c. c. Featherstone OF
Laurens. :.