The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-13

period, can do so with the assurance
that on six days of every week during
his subscription period, he will re.
ceiFe newspaper which will meas
ure up TO his very requirement.
Il am told by Manager Smoak that
tomorrow mornings will be a -
page issue, and that j,5G9-eopfcs- -yvrtii44f +
be printed. II has been decided for
while to mail the daily TO the 4,500
subscribers Of the Semi Weekly
throughout this section. and without
any extra cost, which will mean for
month or more an average daily
circulation Of something like 5000,
which means opportunity for our
advertising friends that they will not
be slow to grasp"
The toastmaster then introduced as
the next speaker, General NJ. l.. Bon
ham, one of the board of directors
OF The Intelligencer. General Bon
ham was never in better form than
on this happy occasion and delighted
his audience with his bits OF humor,
at the same time making evry mans
blood tinglc when he spoke of the
patriotism which was. expected from
those connected with the new un-
dertaking.
William Banks, editor of The In
telligenccr, followed General Bon
ham. Mr. Banks spoke feclingly of
his hopes and ambitions in which he
was sure he had the support OF ev-
cry one grouped around the festive
board. He plans and aspires to make
the publication one OF the foremost in
the State ana promised that wfittfr=tfTe
assistance OF the people of Anderson
this would ultimately be accomplish.
ed
w. w. Slnoak, business manager,
followed Col. aBnks and beginning
with the news-boy who deliver the
papers, Mr.. Smoak strcssted the i'm
portance OF every single duty, wheth-
err seemingly important or not. lie
assured his hearers that what has
already been accomplished Is merely
start on better things yet to come.
| He proposes with the assistance that
he knows lie has to strive to make
the publication credit to the city
OF Anderson.
Among the other speakers from The
lntelligencer force and staff were
Richard Cheshire, Jr.. and D. Watson
; Bell. following whicn Porter a. Wilai-
ey, secretary of the Anderson Cham
Mr.. Whaley said that the fondest
dream he had entertained since ' as
| suming his duties in Anderson had
been fulfilled with the announcements
that Anderson was to have a pro-
~Gressive morning newspaper and
! prognosticated that It would shortly
be one of the city's most highly ap-
precfated institutions.
TIE last speaker of the evening
was L. VI. Burnett, director CT the
Anderson Y. M. G.. A. Mr.. Burnett
was enthusiastic in his remarks con-
corning the outlook for the new mat
/ ter and takes it as a foregone con-
clusion that the new paper will be q
,sIccess. He sees broad field for
asich an undertaking and feels conf
dent that The Morning Intelllgencer
is to supply long-felt want.
The baquet demonstrated coclusive-
ly the fact that the officials OF the
company already think much Of the
people engaged to work with them
in making Anderson q bigger and
bisier city and those employees are
already more than enthusiastic over
the men for whom they are working
The following Is the register OF those
whe participated 81 the. evenings
pleasures: w. w, Smoak, w. w.
Smonk. Ia. Richard l. Cheshire, Jr..
Theodas c. King, Eucelars Adams,
Caroline L. Vance Porter A. Whaley,
Marie ii. Norrin, T. NJ. Burnett, sa-
rah Hayes, Mrs. William Banks. NJ.
n. Mattison, NJ. l.! ponham, G. w.