The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-10
PRESIDENT CHILDS.
Children Of Thornwell Orphanage
Appreciate His Kindness TO
Them During Fair Week.

The last issue of Our Monthly, is
sued by the Thornwell Orphanage, at
Clinton, contains as a frontlsplece a
full-page cut of President ". G.
Childs, Of the Columbia, Newberry
and Laurens Railway, and the fol-
lowing account Of a trip to Columbia
during Fair week enjoyed by the Or
phans as a result Of Mr., Childs' gen.
.erosity:
I The older pupils Of Thornwell
Orphanage received during the Fair
week, a very delightful and appre-
ciated favor of trip to Columbia.
Some weeks before the occasion a
phone message from Mr.. W. G.
Childs Of the C. n. & L. R. R. mott
fed the President Of the Orphanage
that a car would be placed at his
disposal for whatever children he
could take to the Fair. A message
from Mr.. Boland, the agent, in
formed US that the car had 30 seats
in it, that 68 could be seated COM
fortably and that perhaps hundred
could be squeezed in by putting
three in seat. It might we'll be
said here, that one hundred and
twenty boys and girls got into that
car. And there was room for more.
The children had a jolly time aad
saw more sights and had more fun
than falls to the average lot of boys
and girls anywhere. They were all
happily in their best health. Their
breakfast had been eaten a little af-
Ter FIVE o'clock in the morning, east
ern time. When the cooks prepared
it We do not know, for it takes about
three hours to get breakfast for our
three hundred. Probably they cook
ed it while they were asleep. The
car drew up at the Gervais Street
station at 10 O'Clock and there our
dear, kind hearted, jolly friend, Mr.
". 4. Clark, President Of the Ma
tional Bank, took US all in /charge
Mr.. William Elliott, President of
the Street Railway Co., gave the
children two large observation cars
and these were soon on the Way
around the city. The children had
pointed out to them the various pub
lie buildings and after a delightful
ride were taken out to the Fair
grounds Of the South Carolina Me-
chanical & Agricultural Association.
The authorities had ordered the
gates to be opened to the young peo-
pie and even many Of the private
exhibits, welcomed the children. As
for the merry-go-rounds and the Fer
ris Wheel, We doubt f it made many
revolutions without some Of the
children aboard. A delightful incl
dent Of the day was the dinner CIV
en- them by the members of the Pres
byterian church. The young folks
were very grateful for this kindness
and thankful to the kind ladies who
served them so bountifully. In the
afternoon, another pleasure was the
seeing the brave six hundred Of
Clemson college come in from the
train. Our girls thought they were
just splendid.
Mr.. Childs met US at the train
when we were leaving bringing with
him IS boxes Of grapes to be taken
home to the 165 little folks who
could not 60 to the Fair. Mr.. Clark
had given us whole day of his time.
Everybody was delighted to see Mr..
Childs and to thank him for the
very great kindness shown. On the
return trip the l2O youths were Civ
en- tvo whole cars and sent home in
fine style. They beguiled the way
with innumerable jokes and fun and
when they had told out their roper
toir, they sang songs in the night
time. They reached home sharply on
time $50. And ali, without excep-
tion, affirmed "that. they had just
had a grand old time.' The Presi-
dent and fourteen teachers aeeompa-
MED the party. Mr.. Scott was
placed in charge of the general man
agement Of the day and discharged
his duties splendidly adding to the
general hilarity in his own lively
way, so seeing to it that everybody
was happy. Mrs. Durant had pro-
vided sandwiches and apples for the
evening meal and after it not even a
single basket full Of fragments was
gathered m. We are greatly indebt-