The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-20

Efforts are beng made 10 proton@ the
visit OF President Taft here for su!ii-
cieut time TO enable him 10 make his
address and attend I Pee Dee Pine
Bark Fish Stew" 10 DC given !n the
handsome dining room OF the new Ho-
tel Florence. II found that these ar
rangementS can be made I special train
escorted by the privat" car o! Gen. Mgr.
W. y. Royal, OF the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company will convey the
president and his party 20 Wilmington.
Invitations 70 this unique entertain
menc have been likewise extended By
the Board OF Trade. in addition 10 the
members OF the reception committee.
TO number OF the prominent and rep
reSenttive men OF various counties
throughout the Pee Dee section.
The programme for the addresses 20
be delivered before the Pee Dee section
convention OF the Sch and 9th days OF
November in the Florence auditorium.
where the session OF the convention will
be held. IS one OF the NOS. Interesting
and far reaching in lis importance that
has ever occurred in this State and in
the South. The sole purpose o! this con-
ven;lon is the drawing together OF The
Pee Dee section OF tho State in a gath
erIog OF the people 10 discuss the nag
niicent natural resources and agr!cul-
tural advancement OF this region and TO
bring 10 the notice OF the people OF the
Pee Dee section the advantages Of the
exploitation and development OF these
resources 20 theic own and the State S
lasting good.
Following is the proposed programme
OF this session OF the Pee Dee section
convention 10 be held at the Florence
Auditorium on the Sth and 9th Of No
vember:
Section l. OPENING.
l. Invocation Rev VIII u. Oliver
,. Address of Welcome 70 Pee Dee
Section Convention-Frederi |. Will
con. Esq, President Florence Board of
Trade.
;. Address of Welcome 70 City Of
Flo-ence-Mayor Herbert X. Gilbert of
City of Florence.
Section II. COAiMEHCEand TRADES.
l. Intelligent Labor-Hon. c. y.
Woods. Associate Justice. South Caro-
lima Supreme Court
,. The Norfolk & Western-Atlantic
Coast Line South -Bound-The Key TO
the Coal Traffic OF the South Atlantic
Seaboard-E. 5. Jacobs, Esq, Secre-
tary Of the Chamber OF Commerce. Roa-
noke, Va.
3. Charleston, the Gateway o: the
South Atlantic Coast, It's Relation TO
the Development OF the Pee Dee Sec
tion-Eon. r. Goodwin Rnett, Mayor OF
the City OF Charleston. S. c.
+. Resources OF the Pee Dee Section
James D. Evans, Esq, Secretary
Florence Board OF Trade.
5. Community Cooperation in 4Adver-
tising-H. e. Richards, Esq. President
Southern Commercial Secretary'S As
socia,ion: Secretary Jacksonville Board
o: Trade, Jacksonville, Fla.
g. lsaiicoad and Community Co-opera-
tion 10 Intelligent Development Work
Wilbur Mccoy, Industrial and Immi-
grafton Agent Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad.
Adjournment First Days Session.
Reception committee lin partl will
meet the president and conduc, bum TO
Florence Central School building.
Presi6en, Taft will be met az Florence
Central School building oy special re-
ception committee and conducted 70
rostrum with party. Senator E. D. Smith
will make the Introductory address
presenting the presiGen,
The public parade will be from Sta
ton West on Evans street TO postoftice
thence south on Irby street 20 Palmet-
70, thence TO front entrance OF school
building. The chief marshall will have
the entire charge OF the parade ana ar
rangemeats therefor under the direc-
sions received from the presidents sec
retary.
The president vii. be then conducted
TO the Florence Hotel where he will oe
rendered '.pee Dee Pine Bark Fish
Stew" 70 which viii be invited al OF
the members of the presidents party,