The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-10
CRILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES
AT Cedar Swamp---A Joyous Oc'
caslon Throughout.

AT Cedar Swamp---A Joyous DC.
casion Throughout.
Benson, June S:-Last Saturday
dawned bright and beautiful. In
the early forenoon quite a crowd
gathered at Cedar Swamp Methodist
church to celebrate Children's day,
an event that is looked forward to
as a guarantee of an all-round good
time.
The happy and congenial crowd,
apparently oblivious of their busi-
ness cares and domestic duties,
strolled leisurely around in the shade
of the lofty pines and stately oaks
that have stood as ornaments to a
neat little church since ante bellum
days. The children were placed in line
outside of the church and marched up
the aisle to the rhythmic sounds OF
soft music and took their places in
the chancel, beginning the exercises
with welcome song. They were
trained by Mesdames G Ollie Epps,
John Cunningham and Miss Sadie
Snowden, all of whom possess rare
and enviable tact and ability for
training and directing affairs of this
nature to a successful elimination.
The children who took part in the
exercises were: Geneva, Hardle,
Laurie and Dan Brown. Salters. Do
sia, Francis and Addie Burrows. Ber-
tina Cunningham, Hazel and Henry
Epps, Bert FELTON,, Julia Marion and
Emory McGill, Ora, Ossie, Alberta
and Tommie McCrea, Eulah, Ever
cite, Edith and Winnie Lee McCul-
Tough, Fowler, Emah. Blanche and
Dave McCutchen. Maybell and Sadie
Tyler, Ina and Ernest Brown.
Reys L E Peeler and E K Epps
raade short addresses to the assem-
bly,. A few selected and appropriate
songs were rendered by chorus
composed of Misses Alma Duke, Mu-
riel Chandler, Nita Epps, Mrs Nita
Cunningham and Messrs j Graham
Mccullough, Fielder and Scott McGlll
and Waite Snowden; Miss Sadie
Snowden, organist.
After the benediction the crowd
assembled around specially ar
ranged table,a low side for the little
tots and the opposite side to suit the
heights of the grown folk. This ar
rangement was made through the
kindness of our committee, composed
of Messrs Thomas Chandler, Sammie
Duke and Scott McGill. The sump-
tuous dinner was served by few
married ladies, assisted by half
dozen or more of our charming
young girls, who know how to serve
in a most pleasing manner.
After dinner the majority of the
crowd wended its way to the base
ball ground to witness a game be-
tween the boys of "hustling Hem
ingway" and the local team. In the
first two innings neither side scored
and apparently an exciting time was
in store for the enthusiastic fans.
Will Mccullough pitched for the.
Benson team and Roy Lambert for
the visitors, whose heavy hitting and
good infeld work defeated the locals.
The home team hit as often as the
"hustlers from Hemingway and
there was plenty of speed as the
batsmen dashed to first, but the un-
fortunate fly would sail high and
then descend so gracefully into the
"hustlers' clutches. The visitors
began to make scores in the third
inning and it tappeared that the home
boosters would have the distinction
of big O to their credit on the
score card, but pitcher Mccullough
scored in the seventh inning. A
Howard to the bat concluded Nc
Cullough's one score would have a
lonesome time, so he made desper-
ate hit ard home run, giving Ben
son 9 For the visitors Row Lam