The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-01
LOYAL LANCASTRIANS
ON BOOSTER TRIP
Continued. from Page OneD

| is making threatened Rock HIPS
supremacy among the good towns of
the state. Mr.. Roddey was present
at the organization of ourSChamber
OF Commerce less than ~ year ago
and expressed himself AS being little
surprised at whatI~1ancaSt, has
achieved. when he remembered the
enthusiasm/ m/manifested by her citi-
zens on fhat memorable occasion.
Responses to the addresses oc well
come Were made by Hon. Claud n.
Safp and r. E. Wylie. After this
reception, the party was entertained
at sumptuous dinner at The Caro-
lima Hotel.
Mr.. Julius Friedman paid glow
ing tribute to the progress of Lam
caster when he expressed himself, in
characteristic way, saying, We'll,
well well, just see what Lancaster
is doing and all the rest of the
country going to hell. I'm sure
coming over to see your fair"
The party, after dinner. were
taken in automobiles to Winthrop
College. where they were conducted
through tha magnificent college by
its president, the great educator,
DR.. ID. B. Johnson. The party felt
loath to leave this Cool Town"
but remembering that "Lancaster
Leads" hurried on back to the train
and resumed their journey.
Stops were made at Catawba
Junction, Riverside, Elgin, Pleasant
Hill, Heath Springs and Kershaw.
where good crowds received the
boosters and where the party left
their train to mingle with the people
On arriving at Kershaw the train
of hxya lor
outpouring of men, women and chill
dren. After marching through town.
the halt was made in front of the
postoffice and appropriate addresses
we're made by Mayor Grover c..
Welsh and Hon. ]. C. Massey and
responded to by Hon. c. ~ Sapp and
Secretary Ellison. The party in
spected the new passenger depot.
which is quite modern and would
do credit to a larger city.
On the return trip, n stop Of
twenty minutes was made at Heath
Springs, where Notwithstanding n
driZZling rain, the party was greeted
by good crowd. Continuing the
Journey, stops were made at Pleas
ant Hill and again at Elgin. AS the
train was nearing Lancaster,
Mr.. Ellison thanked the boost
ser for cooperating with him
in advertising the town and
county. The success of the trip
is due mainly to the untiring zeal
and enthusiasm of Secretary Ellison,
who worked with SO much conf
dence as to fire the boosters with his
splendid spirit. 1t is no dfsparag-
ment to the parts played by others
to say that after Secretary Ellison,
Gus Beleos lied all the rest His
oft-repeated cry at various places
along the route was, You've got a
good town but Lancaster Leads "
Mr.. S. M. Barnette as Uncle Sam
and Mr.. w H. Franklin, quite a re-
cent newcomer, in the role OF clown,
made things merry all along the
way.
Following is list of those whose
pleasure 1t was to boost Lancaster
and the Lancaster county fair:
j. II. Wylie, r. Mack Mobiusor,
Baxter Robinson, George +. Poovey
w. F.. HarSer, X. l.. Beckham. G.. w.
Parr, r. A. Long, NJ c. Cunning
ham. Gus Beleos, w. f.. brennan.
VIII Plyler A. G.. Ellison. Ii. w.
Bell, II. S. Harper. II. ]. Gregory.
Ira B. Jones. Jr., II. f. Wylie, w. 5.
Langley. A. p. McLure, f.. NJ. CroN-
ton. c. n. Sapp, S. NJ. Barnette. AL
bert Blakeney, J. +. Nesbit. Hazel
Cunningham, r. f. Johnson, ]. T.
Thomasson, Luther Ellison. w. T..
Taylor, Benjamin Hirsch, Joe Nc
Twain, Rev. III. r. Murchison, w. VI.
Franklin. ]. l.. Rape. G.. II. Greene
George Bratsos, A. H. Brewers, J.
r. Logan, J. S. Riddle. Besides
these home folks, there were also
some Southern Railway officials
who made the trip with the boosters
viz s. Fl. Mclean, assistant pas.
senser agent s. r.; ]. l.. Saunders
of the Southern Railway secre,