Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-05-07
BANQUET AT WESTMINSTER
Proved Delightful OccasiOn-The
High School Parade-LOcals.

Westminster, May Especial:
Hazel Smith, OF Greenville, was here
Monday driving a large new Cadal-
&C car. He is engaged in the auto
mobile business in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Earle Barton and
two children visited at the home of
Mrs. Barton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. j. Stribling, Sunday.
w. r.. Mason, Of GreenVille, was
here among relatives and friends last
week.
II. o. Harrison returned Monday
from Georgia, where he had been
spending two weeks with his daugh-
tGI
VIM. p. Anderson is identifying
his handsome residence with a new
coat of paint.
w. S. Haley, of Lavonia, was here
Thursday driving his new touring
car. He had the misfortune to lose
a nice car Monday by fire.
The parade Of the pupils of the
Westminster High School last Thurs
day about II o'clock was witnessed
by a great number of interested on
lockers. 1t was very spectacular on
account Of their interesting cos
tumes-the first grade representing
soldiers and Red Cross nurses; sec
ond grade, s]un-bonnet girls; third,
Rose Red" and Snow White'';
fourth, the farmers; fifth, roses;
sixth, students; seventh, athletes;
eighth, wild flowers; ninth and
tenth, school spirit. The school is
indeed a large one, and to see them
all in line marching makes a lengthy
procession. They had judges to de-
eide which proIn p,orchDI a..
best. They gave their decision in
favor of the third grade-the Rose
Red and Snow White. We al
most forgot to mention that the jan
itor brought up the ear of this pro-
c%ession, holding aloft his implement
of war, the broom. Old George was
keeping step and enjoying it as much
as the youngest.
j. G. B~reaZeale went to Autun
Monday in his automobile.
George Jones, colored, who lives
near Oakway, had three children
bitten by a dog Saturday afternoon
last, and on Sunday the dog returned
to the home and bit two more of the
children. Jones then killed the dog,
and on Monday expressed it's head to
Columbia for examination at the
Pasteur Institute. 1t is feared the
dog had rabies.
The banquet given by the West
minister Board of Trade on Monday
evening proved a great success.
There were $50 odd people present.
We give the program which followed
the elaborate supper: Address of
welcome, by Dr.. C. M. Walker; BUS
mess Opportunities of the Young
Men, K. w. Marett; "Westminster's
Past" A. Zimmerman; Evolution
OF Agriculture" j. P. Stribling,
Richland; music; Present and Flu
ture Possibilities of Westminster"
w. P. Anderson; Southern Rail-
ways Attitude in Cooperating with
Boards of Trade in Securing Farm
and Industrial Improvement" A. H.
Chapman, Greenville; Possibilities
of a Board of Trade" Albert s. John
son, Secretary GreenviIle Chamber of
Commerce; "The Necessity Of an
Organization" D. A. Henning, Ira
fc Manager, Greenville Chamber of
Commerce. d. B. Traxler, Of Green
vile, also made a very interesting
and appropriate address, and Repre-
sentatives Shirley aud Mcdonald and
Senator Werner made brief but very
pointed talks along the line Of ad-
'aheoLiioHl. lHlS was d very OnJOy
able occasion and we hope the or
g~anization of the Westminster Board
of Trade may prove a potent factor
in the upbuildirg and general i'm
provement of Our town.
Miss Maude S,ribling, OF Sanders
Vile, Ga, is visiting her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Strib-
ling.
w. A. Harrison and wife, OF
Gainesville, are visiting relatives
here this week.