The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-04-12
WILSON AND TAFT BEATEN
BY CLARK AND ROOSEVELT
WEST SPRINGS SCHOOL
HAS CLOSING EXERCISES

the Exercises, Which Were a Cred
70 the School-Governor Blease Di
appoints Woodmen Circle-Otht
%. Matters Of Local Interest
,k west Springs, April 9.-The Wes
,e springs school closed on last Thurs
)e aay and on Friday night the closin
X exercises We're held in the auditorium
20 OF the school building. A crowd O
probably 500 or 600 people were pres
70 ent A most interesting program hat
? oeen prepared for the occasion bv tb,
8 1eachers, Misses Rosa Wessinger and
Lucy Gasque. The children all ex.
d hibited evidence of special training
: Inc program, while somewhat lengthy
, was never wearisome. Each, piece
:! was full Of life. Mr.. Boyd Whitehead
rendered In a fine manner a declama-
tion entitled Happiness and Liberty"
Mr. Charlie Began as Suffering
coon. made a decided hit by discus
sing the subject Of Politics" Tom
Thumbs Wedding" by the scholars
OF the primary department, deserves
to be mentioned among the first and
best features Of the program.
For the benefit of those who might
wish to see it. we give the full pro-
gram below:
Song-"Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground"
Dialogue-"Fairyland
Recitation-"The Minuet," by little
Miss Annie White.
Farce-"Troble and the Cow"
song-"I Don't Want to Play in
Your Back Yard, by two little girls.
Josiebelle Lawson and Mary Began.
Exercise-"The Days of The Week"
by seven girls.
Farce-"From a Bright Family.
Recitation-"Specially Jim" by Hal
lie Farmer.
Stump Speech on Politics" by a
erty,. BY M Boycs 6fts6ssa =
Farce-"The Automobile Ride" |,
Song, by spigner Lawson. l.
Farce-"vice Versa"
Dialogue-"Tom Thumbs Wedding"
Dialogue-"Coon Creek Courtship."
Play 1.-THE Country Kid"
The play was one of the best got
ten up Of any that has ever been pre-
sented in this community.
It It not known whether the same
teachers will have charge when school
opens up again In the fall or not. The
trustees have not held meeting yet
to elect teachers. The teachers have
given almost perfect satisfaction dur
ing the past term.
The ladies of the Woodmen Circle
held the installation of their officers
at the school building here on last
Saturday. There were quite large
number Of people here from a dis
tance, who came with the expectation
of hearing Governor Cole L. Blease.
Governor Blease. though, found after
sending an acceptance for the date
that he would be unable to be pres
ent. The ladies served fine barbe-
cue dinner. Immediately following
the dinner the exercises took place IN
ltha school auditorium. Mr.. w. T.
slaughter, the state organizer, OF
hickory Grove, was the installing OF
ficer OF the occasion. Messrs. w. 1.
slaughter and Hon. Ira c. Blackwood'
OF spartanburg, delivered addresses
IN fraternalism. Sheriff ]. G. Long
also spoke briefly but his speech was
: devoted more to politics than to the
,. principles OF woodcraft. He stated
that he was not familiar enough WIZ
> that subject to discuss 1t very well
:. At the conclusion Of Sheriff Longs
i speech the audience was dismissed.
b Misses Ada Conrad and Ida Garner
- OF Clifford Seminary at Union, wer'
~ the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Bet
. sill, the last OF the week.
W Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Lancaster Mes
=, =, srs Otis Lancaster and Graham Pool
10 and Miss May Wessinger, OF Unioi
o' attended the school entertainer
here ON Friday night.
Mr.. Jack Lancaster OF Glen
Springs, spent Sunday here with Il
family of his brother, Mr.. w. d. La'
he caster.
To- Miss May Miller of spartanburg W
Of here the last of the week to VII
,s- her narents, Mr. and Mrs. d. II. M