The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-18

appointed hour OF their arrival. SO
pressing were the throngs in their
hearty welcome that it was difficult
for the committee in charge to es-
cort the dusty tourists into the par
lor Of the hotel. There the scouts
stood in line, and for ten minutes
they held reception while the prin-
cipal citizens were presented to them
in turn.
Meantime a fine banquet had been
prepared in the dining room. Captain
F. S. Evans presided at the head of
the board with Major John S. Cohen,
of The Journal on the right. Several
courses were served and when cigars
were lighted the scouts gave three
cheers for Greenwood and Capt. Ev-
ans responded for the New York Her
aid and The Atlanta Journal.
Convicts in Autos.
Leaving Greenwood at forty-fve
minutes past four, the scouts depart
ed with many mutual exchanges Of
good wishes. Again they found that
special work upon the roads had been
done in anticipation Of their coming.
Earlier in the day fifteen conviets un-
der a foreman had been sent out
from Greenwood in a White Steamer
and other automobiles at every point
along the road up to the county line
where had holes or washcut ap-
peared the convicts in their striped
garbs and shackled legs tumbled out
Of the automobiles in which all Of
them were riding for the first time
in their lives and got to work with
pick and shovel mending the imper-
fections in the roadway.
One Of these convict bands was
photographed while at work and from
that point the run into Newberry was
good except. for the blockade at the
bridge already described.
Despite the detour the hospitable
shelter Of Newberry was reached
before the storm broke serious over
the scouts devoted heads and they
had finished one day entirely without
a wetting.
Many in Escort Party. -.
The Journal-Herald scout cars were
escorted from Elberton, Ga., to Alb
beville, S. c., by the following: Co.
lumbia car, driven by Il. B. Sparks,
J. A. Cauthen, Col. T. J. Brown, So
licitor-general.
S. NJ. Haley, sheriff, rode in The
Journal car and acted as pilot to
fuckers Fenry; in a Rembler were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Mccall.
At Lowndesville the party was en-
Enthusiastically greeted by Mayor E. ].
Huckabee and other prominent farm
ers of Abbeville.
The scouts were met at the river by
the following citizens of Abbeville:
DR.. C. C. Gambrell, W. H. Harris IN
Ford; ]. W. Mckee and Albert Har-
ris in Maxwell, DR.. P. B. Speed, Ow-
ing Speed, F. E. .Cothran and Wade
Harrison. The reception committee
who entertained the scouts at Abb
beville consisted Of DR.. G. A. Neuffer,
J. R. Glenn, W. H. White, ". W.
Barnwen, H. S. Link, L. L. Miller, }.
L. Perrin, NJ. B. Reese, W. R. Brad
ley, James Chalmes, W. D. Wilson.
The following cars and occupants
came to Abbeville from Greenwood to
meet The Journal-Herald party. ut
Abbeville: Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.
Chipley, Mayor Kenneth Baker, G. W.
Gardner, Jr., Russell Lawson; Ford,
W. C. Harrison, member of leglsla-
ture; F. C. Cothran, T. c. Burnett;
Ford, B. F. McKellar, Jr., Peter Me-
Kellar, H. C. Smith, J. ?. Abney;
Maxwell, W. T. burst, l. vi. Arrlns-
ton; Franklin, a. F. McKissiek' F. B.
Cobb. Ellison McKissick; Ford, Clyde
Kellar, Eugene Arnold; Ford, T. W:
Mcclure and family, from Greenwood
escorts.
AS the party was returning from
Ahbeville the following from Green
wood met the scouts a few miles from
the city; Rambler, J. T. Simmons, W.
\. Williams, c. W. Garrett, H. &.
HaGtzog: Maxwell, DR.. J. c. Harper,
A. S. Hartzog; Rambler, J. K. burst,
J. c. Self. A. Rosenberg, }. S. Bailey;
International, Winfield Thorne, }. I.
Crymes. G. ". Gardner, Jr.. acted
as pilot in Journal car.
Large crowds Of enthusiastic clt'-