The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-27
FAIR AND FLEET WEEK IN CHARLESTON

The prime cause for the assem-
blage of so many battle ships in
Charleston harbor is due to the
energy and public spirit of the
Charleston fair association, OF
which Mr.. Sam Rittenoerg, the
genial secretary, is moving
force. and with him is associated
such enterprising spirits a S
James and Santos Sottille. and
that indomitable worker: Major
Dan'l Sinkler. These gentlemen
were untiring in their efforts to
make Charleston smash a world
renowned record for hospitality,
that they succeeded is the testi-
mony of those who will sing her
praises all over the world where
ever Old Glory" floats, and the
bands play THE Star Spangled
Banner" besides, the refrain
will be taken up by the many
thousands that visited the grand
old city during the week.
The fair was success, consid-
ering that it was the first exhibi-
tion, and too, the project was
only suggested a short time ago,
the exhibits were wonderful.
There was almost everything
that could be placed upon exhib-
ition from the farms of Charles
ton county, and we venture to
say that the specimens of agri-
cultural products would be hard
to excel from any county in the
State. The poultry exhibit was
indeed splendid, so was the many
other exhibits. The Midway was
filed up with all manner of at
fractions which gave amusement
to the many visitors, and the
free shows were hard to beat.
To sum up in a word, the Fair
was alright, and now that the
crust is broken Charleston's fair
is to be a permanent annual at
traction, and it's management
will extend invitations through
out the State so that instead of
the institution being altogether
local, it will have a Statewide
and the rivalry between
the counties should make it the
greatest place to exhibit the re-
sources of South Carolina.
While on the subject Of the
Charleston fair, The TIMES edi.
tor would be derelict and void of
did be not in this
public manner acknowledge his
heartfelt thanks for the many
bestowed from the
officials of the association, and
be pledges himself to make every
effort to urge the people of the
State to make the Charleston
enterprise what it should be, an
exposition of South Carolina's
resources.
We cannot refrain from join.
ing in with the popular acclaim
to sing the praises of the people
Of Charleston for the way they
handled the social situation. 1t
looked to US that the whole town
was given up TO make the strang-
srs happy, social functions were
everywhere, a ride through the
city would find the uniform of
;he United States navy either
going in or going out Of the
many homes, and the strains of
music was an evidence that with
n those homes there was enter
aiming. Banquets galore. The
lance at the Navy Yard is said
20 have been the most brilliant
ever given in Charleston; we
we're told by some of the officers
hat it was without doubt EMIT
ed to the prize for it's excellence.
The banquet at the Charleston
lotel on Thursday evening can.
lot be described by our pen, we
acknowledge our inability to. pic
ure the grand scene; we have
many brilliant func-
ions, many of them in Charles.
on, the famous Taft banquet
hat newspaper writers claimed
vas par excellence, and that no
lrtist could improve upon, was
improved upon and excelled: how
t was possible to 60 so We are
lnable to explain, but the Char
eston hotel management imbued
With the spirit of the Sottilles,
md the master mind of Mr.. Sam'l
lapham did the trick, so that We
IAN say without the least hesita-
ion the Naval Banquet was the
greatest ever served in the Uni
ed States: not only is this our
but it is the judgment
If officers of the navy that were
recently banqueted at the Astor
House IN New York, these told
IS that while the New York ban
1uet was brilliant and gorgeous,
yet it did not come up to this
one either in artistic beauty, nor
in the whole heartedness of the
reception.
The dining room was visited
by numbers of ladies before the
doors were opened to the guests,
among whom was one of our lady
from Clarendon, when
she came out, her exclamation
was 'sit is Heavenly" The menu
was Of foods and wines ''ft for