Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-15
sENEcA's CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
Invitation to Marriage OF Civic I'm
prOvement and Municipal Politics.

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sene$a, Dec. 13.-Editor Keowee
Courier: Your correspondent, IN.
v. 81" in your last issue made GER
tain structures and Inquiries, and for
her information we beg brief space.
IL your correspondent would take
occasion to make judicious inquiry of
members of the Civic Executive Com
mittee much better results might fol-
low than by newspaper heraldry.
Your correspondent makes this in.
quiry: What has become Of the
semi-annual meeting of the Civic AS
sociation?" We respectfully refer
the question to your honorable cor
respondent, with the further inquiry,
Did 1t not pass away during your
reign as secretary Of said associa-
ton? Perhaps the strenuous "activ-
ity' which "signalized" the past
years work left no date on
annual engagement. May we
not, in this superb activity of the
year following, in verification OF the
adage: after storm, a calm" At
ter consulting in several sessions the
executive committee decided that in
asmuch as the semi-annual date and
the Flower Show date came so near
together, that every effort be given
to the latter, the former to be taken
up later.
This is now in the hands of the
executive committee, to act as their
best judgment dictates, and since
deep waters run slow" perhaps
some interesting events are being de-
veloped. At least we hope this meet
Ing will not follow the example set
us last year.
IN. V. s." must not forget that
that worldrenowned and accomplish
ed archer, Cupid, has been practicing
his profession most successfully,
closing some contracts within the
civic circle, thereby engaging both
time and attention of former Sec
ton chairman, and of a present sec
tion chairman, causing a crippling of
civic effort. Ana we know not what
further effect this artist, who has the
world Of hearts for his home, is hav-
ing upon civic work. Foryi the de-
tailed information given out few
evenings past. by the Blossoming
gossips be true, the end is not yet. 1t
may be that some of his arrows, shot
at venture, pierced the main sail
OF civic thought and action.
Let us hope that within the next
twelve months Cupid will arrange
many other new firms and harmoni-
GUS relationships than those already
reported.
May we dare to expect an invita-
ton to the marriage supper of Civic
improvement and Municipal Poll
tics? TO that OF Condemning Criti-
ism and the right hand of Fellow
ship and Helpfulness? Let the vii
lage of forty years ago, with its hope
and aspirations Of that day, join in
q marriage supper with the ambi-
tious of the town to-day, and all to-
gether pull and push for the city of
1850.
We must abandon that spirit which
plants her foot square upon "pro-
gress' just because it sacrifices a
tree. The proposition of 'Indiscrimi-
nate and reckless slaughter of trees"
m. V. g, is merely a matter of
opinion.
Look deeper and see some of the
perplexing conditions and questions
which the Council has inherited, and
which are coming up almost every
day; and If you can evolve salts
factory solution of them, we hasten
to assure you that South Seneca
could at once exercise her privilege
OF giving, not only a candidate, but a
Mayor, for Seneca
Perhaps we all hate to see our old
landmarks disappear, but when lines
have been Strengthened, as they
should have been years ago, in ac-
cordance with the map Of our town,
then let us hasten to our. nearby for
est, calling upon her rich and abund-
and resources for help, and in a few
years have trees more beautiful,
grounds more picturesque, brighter
moons, and Cupid will invade Seneca
with better bows, more arrows, and
find more willing hearts than ever
before. Respectfully,
President Civic Association.