The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-01

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ONO CESS matter.
TIE GRAND LODGE MEETING.
The Queen City OF the Pee Dee,
Bennettsville, was u soc!a!
Mecca last week. and as the en-
pertaining was for the Knights OF
Pythias, the State was we'll rep
resented. The attendance was
about the largest in the history
of the order. and it is the concen-
sus of opinion that it Was one OF
the most enjoyable meetings ever
held. The people of Bennetssvl!ie
was the committee on entertain
mens, that they performed their
service we'll, IS attested by the
fact that so many were toathed
to leave TO go back home. Ben
nettsvilIe is a great town wath a
great people, there is 2 spirit OF
pull together (which makes the
success and the great strides OF
the town easi.. Understood. There
is no town in .ne State that has
so many pretty homes, and there
is no town 10 the State where the
stranger is so warmly greeted.
We regard Bennettsville the most
thoroughly up-to-date towns IN the
State for its size, and 1t is oacked
up with a sturdy yoemanry that
has made the soil blossom, aad
yields riches beyond the calcula-
tsors of man. Marlboro is the
garden spot Of Carolina.
It was the writer's pleasure to
he entertained at the hot2e Of
Hon. John L McLaurin, who
made the welcoming speech to the
grand lodge for the people OF Ben
nettsville. and his speech was a
gem, a masterpiece of thought
and eloqnence. This brilliant Caro-
hnian delighted his many hearers
by his words Of wisdom, and his
ssatesman.like grasp of the trend
Of the times, and, at toe same
time, all through his magnificent
speech there was prophetic les
son for the thoughts Of man. Nc
L.aurin's address of welcome was
SO different from the stereotype
brand, thatit was the subject of ia
yorable comment during the en-
tise convention. At Mr.. McLaur-
in,s hone there were two other
guests, Messrs. Page and Lam
bright of Landrum; and both of
Ghese gentlemen like ourself were
given every attention that a home
OF refinement and culture could
devise to make guests feel at
home.-we were simply OF the
family, and so it was with all OF
the yisitors-all are singing the
praises of the people Of Bennetts-
vile. With the writer it was pc
sculiar pleasure to be the guest OF
thisdistinguished statesman, who
m his political career was laisnn
derstood, mainly because ne was
q student Of affairs and bad the
honesty TO give expression TO that
which his great mind saw was
coming: and in q measure has al
ready come, the relations which
exists between rs, made our being
his guest. the happier, to be with
our friend in the bosom of his de
Ightful family and commune with
them socially was a treat we shall
long remember, and Will oe car
5ried by Us through life as among
our has:1lest moments.
The rasa storm that came up on
Tuesday night, prevented the
Knights from touring Marlboro
Ia automobiles, which was a great
disappointment to the Marlboro
itesas well as to their guests from
ever the State, but an idea Of
what rural Marlboro is, could be
gathered from the MAGNIFICENT
horses ne saw driven IN from the
country, the fne vehicles and the
prosperous planters who came to
town TO lend their aid in the work
of entertaining South Carolina.
The writer did however, have an
opportunity to see a little Of the
country life, and really, if the
homes on the road side going out
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