The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-30
A COMMERCIAL SYMPOSIUM.
Enjoyable Smoker Given Tobac-
co Men by Board of Trades

hotel Friday night in honor Of the
tobacco men on the Kingstree mar
ket was highly successful. More
than one hundred guests were pres
ent, and all seemed to enjoy the oc-
casion.
The speaker of the occasion was
Mr. A V Smell, secretary of Charles
toms Chamber of Commerce, and
his address was highly pleasing. He
spoke in a forceful, earnest style, i'm
pressing his hearers that he was
deeply interested in the work he is
following and the material growth
not only of Charleston but Of the
entire State of South Carolina.
At 900 o'clock the guests went
into the dining-room, where three
long tables were attractiveIv ar
ranged and we'll supplied with delic-
ious refreshments. Grace was offer
ed by Rev W E Hurt and the spread,
consisting of olives, pickles, chicken
and potato salad, ham and cheese
sandwiches, ice cream, cake and cof-
fee, was partaken Of with apparent
relish by all present. When the
company had finished their ice
cream, cigars were passed around
and everybody addicted to the habit
proceeded to puff the fragrant to-
bacco. ., -,
Hon Philip H Stoll was toastmas-
ter and presided admirably. The
first speaker introduced was Rev P
5 McChesney. His subject was:
Our Churches: The Conserving In
Auence Essential to the Successful
Growth of Our Town." and the
speaker showed their Importance in
a highly appropriate manner.
Hon R Kirk spoke in behalf of
Our Schools: The Cornerstone of
Commercial Advancement" and as
schools and education are subjects
which appeal very strongly to Mr.
Kirk, it is needless to say that his
remarks were we'll received and heart
lily applauded.
AC Kinds, Esq, followed Mr. Kirk
in charming little speech upon:
"Kingstree. A Good Town with a
Good name in Good Locality. Its
,, Citizens are Good People, among
Whom there is Spirit of Co-opera-
ton for Its General Good" Mr. Kinds
thought he had a big subject and a
! bigger speech, but as he was no
speaker, he was goidg to get out of
the way and let one have the floor
who could speak. His address was
excellent and we'll received by every
one, despite his own opinion of his
ability to speak entertainingly upon
such an occasion.
Mr. Smell was the last speaker. The
subject assigned him was: Our
Board of Trade: The Nucleus of In
dustrial Development" Mr. Smell
spoke for about one hour. He out
lined in excellent style the impor-
tance of commercial organizations,
their duties and how to perform
them. He especially stressed the
importance of a good membership,
its pulling together with interest
and enthusiasm in every move that
is set on foot for the good of the
town, and not for personal gain or
from selfish motives. In concluding
his address he said he could not re-
frain from saying something in ia
vor of old Charleston-the City by
the Sea-and he did; for what he
said seemed to create a new love in
the hearts and minds of his audience
for that old burg" and when Mr.
Smell took his seat Toastmaster Stoll,
on behalf of the Kingstree Board of
Trade, assured him that the people
here loved Charleston and would do
all in their power to further or fa-
cilitate her interests.
The following paragraph is taken
from the Charleston Sunday News:
Secretary Smell, of the Chamber
of Commerce. returned yesterday
from Kingstree, where on Friday
evening he delivered an address be-
fore the Kingstree board of trade
Mr. Smell spoke on The Nucleus of
Industrial Development
He said that the meeting, which
closed with a smoker, was very
enjoyable affair and that the busi-
ness men of Kingstree appeared to
be interested in everything that
might tend to the advancement of
their town. Several other addresses
were made by prominent citizens of
Kingstree. The smoker of the
evening was marked by informality
and was wholly delightful, accord =