The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-09
Glen-Lowry Manufacturing
CO. Entertains Employees

hash-loaf bread, pickles, boiled ham,
pork sandwiches, cakes, pies and Gus
tards.
Now, this is progressive town. We
: nave been having big dinners here, but
t. was the largest squarest, round
est, fullest, deepest and best of all.
The crowd who partook numbered near
1000 and the fragments taken up were
more .han twelve baskets full.
At l o'clock dinner was announced
and the mighty crowd surged toward
the table. Standing on high box,
Rev. J. M. Fridy called for quiet and
in his usual gentle style, with his
hands uplifted toward lleaven, invoked
Gods blessing upon the people. The
crowd had just begun eating, when it
was announced that Mr.. VIM. Coleman
had arrived. A mighty stiffness pre-
vailed and all eyes were turned to get
glimpse of the worthy, much-loved
president. Mr.. Coleman came through
from Columbia in an elegant new Hud.
son automobile which re mas just pur-
chased. - - ID A&.Ai
Preparations had been made for
drinking as we'll as eating and an
abundance of ice water was on hand.
A nice little booth, branch of the
departmet store, had been built back
of the base ball grand stand. Here
you could purchase coca cola, cigars,
tobacco, chewing gum, candy and pea
nuts. This was presided over by Mr..
James Abrams, Carlisle Fridy, Sam
Gary, Allard Douglass and Elmer Nc
Carley. They seemed to do a good
business. a
A free breakfast was given on the
morning of the 3rd to all cooks and
bosses. You would be surprised to
know how many of these are connect
ed with this company.
In addition to all of this, boy went
around with ice cream blocks of every
degree OF hardness, and lMr. Hunnicutt
was there with his wagon, selling ice
cream in cones. The cones were of
every size, from tf-imble and upward,
and the cream of all the eolors of the
rainbow. Now, I've always heard that
''the test of the pudding is in chewing
the bag I did not try this cream,
from lack of funds, and no one offered
to 'sset me up but from the way peo-
pie ate it, it must have been good.
TIL music of Gse day was furnished
by the Whitmire Concert band. They
have for their manager Mr.. W. #.
Howard, who is one of the bosses in
he mill and the enterprising, pro-
gressive mayor of Wnitmire Their
selections remind US of old men who
were discussing lifuor, when one
said, Call liquor is good and better
to me-" 1 think the progress these
boys have made during the last year
is something to be proud of.
In one side of the grove a floor of
planks had been made for those who
loved the dance. When the band took
position near tie stand and played
cts Long, Long Way to Tipperary'
and waltzes and polkas you should
have seen the crowd hurrying down
to the stand. There was one dear
sweet old lady whose life had been
circumscribed and she had never seen
the dance. When the first couple got
on tie. floor and took position she
watched TER feet as1they kept time
to the music and, turning to the lady
beside her, said, SISTER, what's the
matter with them? Have they got a
spell on them?" Just then SIC looked
up and seeing their heads so close to-
gether and the expression on their
faces, she said, ooh, no, I guess they
are sick" "They look sick Now,
many people do not approve of dane
ing; they think it is desperately wick
ed and denounce it in tie bitterest
terms, but noticed that the righteous
and unrighteous, high and low, rich and
poor, big and little, old and young
alike, climbed up on benches, on tables
and on the railing of the stand, stood
on tip-toe and strained their eyes to
see the couples "trip the light fan
tastic toe"
A bench was sitting near and just
as many ladies as possibly could were
standing upon it gazing at the lance.
Two elders of near by colored church
came up and said, 'Missus, will you
alls please let us hab dat bench?' l
don't know whet' er tney didn't wish