The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
FIDDLERS IN CONVENTION.
Enjoyable Meeting Held in Bamberg
Last Week.

| lead by Brooks All, we knew full
we'll the fiddlers were here, and after
the meeting was called to order by
Capt. w. S. Bamberg, looking around,
| we found the following members
we're in attendance:
w. D. Sease, A. NJ. Loadholt. A.
NJ. Kinard, Herbert Folk, c. R. Mil
Ter, Jr., J. H. Pearson, ]. F. Mitchell,
Connor Smoak, ]. B. Folk, Miss w.
Folk, Miss Folk, Miss Steedley,
Miss Minnie Kirkland, G. NJ. kearse,
R. F. Kirkland, H. G. Mcmillan. l..
L. Hightower, r. J. Hightower, Pol
lie Sandifer, J. B. All, NJ. L. Zorn,
F. W. Mcmillan, Grady Mcmillan, j.
A. Lain, ]. S. Breland, l.. A. Brab-
ham, C. W. Bessinger, A. w. Brab-
ham, w. w. Hair, Geo. Copeland,
w. S. Bamberg, John Dan Turner,
]. NJ. Grimes, Dayton Breland, w. G.
Kearse, w. NJ. Brabham, A. McB.
Speaks, C. W. Rentz, F. E. Hallman,
S. G. Mayfeld.,
Members absent: W. J. Kearse, ].
T. Hightower, o. D. Faust, Ernest
Ritter, F. o. Brabham, W. A. Hay,
J. F. Breland, Jr., R. c. Bassett, w.
X. Best, L. W. Ritter, w. H. Warn,
NJ. S. Jennings, G. B. Bassett, W. R..
Hubbard, H. j. Delk.
The first business Of the meeting
being to elect officers for another
year, the following were elected:
Capt. w. S. Bamberg, president; j..
S. Breland, first vice president; j..
NJ. Grimes, second vice president; c.
w. Rentz, secretary; ". D. Sease.
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The convention then proceeded to
arrange a programme for the meet
ing at $50, which was completed,
and after little promiscuous fid-
ding by various fiddlers, the meeting
adjourned to meet at $3.50 p. m. the
same day. When that hour arrived,
such "cat-gut" stretching, thump-
ing and tuning was never heard in
the history of the county, when
suddenly we we're called to order by
our president, who announced our
good friend, Mr.. S. G. Mayfeld, would
in behalf of Bamberg deliver an ad-
dress Of welcome to the fiddlers. This
address was one of the features OF
the evening, expressing the pleasure
and delight of our people in Bam-
berg in having our friends, neighbors
and fellows enjoy this social occasion
with US.
After this fiddling began in ear
nest. We will not give you in de-
tail pieces and players of the even
ing, as it might cause too much re-
gret on part of our friends who were
not with us to see what they missed.
But we must mention some work of
this evening, such as Turkey in the
Straw" Sweet Bunch of Daisies, y
"Up-to-date Waltz" as rendered by
w. D. Sease, A. NJ. Loadholt, A. NJ.
Kinard, and G. w. Jenny; Steam
boat Bill" "Ragtime Band" whist
ling Rufus" by Herbert Folk, c. R.
Miller, J. H. Pearson, John Mitchell,
Connor Smoak, and ]. B. Folk; Red
Wing" Ham Bone" Jesse James,
by L. IL. Hightower, George Cope
land, Dayton Breland, and W. w.
Hair; "Soldier's JOY" 'Leath-
er Breeches," "Old Shoes
by J. B. All, NJ. L. Zorn, F..
w. Mcmillan, Grady Mcmillan, and
]. A. Lain; Kitty Wells" "Raccoon
on de Rail-" Red Wing" by J. S.
Breland, L. A. Brabham, and DR.. E.
Kirkland; ''Tallehassee Waltz, Col
den Slippers, "Shearum,' by g. NJ.
Kearse, R. F. Kirkland, H. G. Nc
MILAN, and w. G. Kearse; "Cindy,' y
"Old Gray Horse" by c. W. Bessin-
ger. Before the session was over,
C. w. Bessinger was better known
as "Cindy," Brooks Ais name bet
ter known as Leather Breeches, y
Frank Kirkland's name now is Dix
ie," ]. S. Breland and L. A. Brab-
ham are the 'Raccoons on de Rail,
w. D. Sease's name now is Turkey y
Gin the straw DR.. Ed Kirkland's S
Ham Bone" w. G. Kearse's Golden
Slippers" Most of the other fid-
dlers will answer to their proper
names, so it is reallxeaot necessary to
go further with the names. Just be-
fore the close of this meeting, the
president announced that the next
day at 10 o'clock, all the fiddlers
would assemble near the court house,
where they would find automobiles
to take them to the river to spend
the day and be furnished dinner.
Then, after Dixie played by him.
self, the meeting stood adjourned to