The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-08-13
Weather Conditions Were Ideal and Everybody Spent
Happy Day.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS IN THE CITY
The Events of Tuesday, August Addresses
Motorcycle Races Balloon Ascension Baseball Game and
Ball Main Street

holding of big celebrations was never
better demonstrated than on Tues
day. August 10, when a crowd var
iously estimated at from four to five
thousand gathered here to celebrate
our first community Home Coming.
Early in the morning people from
every section of Lancaster county
began to arrive in automobiles, bug
gies and wagons. Then on all the
regular trains came our friends and
neighbors in great numbers. The
special train from Camden and points
south brought about four hundred
more and about one hundred came
on the l.. & c. special from Chester.
Attractive Welcome to Lancaster"
signs at the stations greeted the
guests as did reception committee.
which also looked after their enter
tainment during the day. And there
was one continuous round of pleas
ure provided for our guests. At the
appointed hour line of march was
formed at the Hotel Royal. With
Comstock's 10-piece orchestra from
Columbia furnishing the inspiring
music. Secretary Ellison took his
place as chief marshal and made 4
way through the crowd down the east
side Of Main street and then turned
into Dunlap, marching down the
north side until the Central school
campus was reached. First came
brave remnant of the heroes of
the Sixties, more than sixty strong.
and proud and happy to be together
again. Immediately following the
veterans was the Lancaster Chapter.
U. ID. c., and after their elders came
the Mary Anna Jackson Chapter.
Children OF the Confederacy. A
long procession composed of mem
bers of the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics from all over
Lancaster county brought up the
rear of the line of march. Arriving
at the Central school grounds. the
procession broke into groups and
mingled with the thousands of other
citizens in the shady grove at the
rear OF our imposing school building.
Here platform had been erected
and on it sat the speakers and a
number of prominent citizens.
OPENING EXERCISES.
First on the program was the sing
ing of "Old Lang Syne" by several
children of the Confederacy. The
impressive invocation was made by
Rev. w. s. Patterson, pastor of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church. Col. Leroy Springs, presi-
dent OF the Lancaster Chamber of
Commerce. as master Of ceremonies
extended "a cordial and happy greet
ing to the Home Corners. To those
who have moved away and been sue
cessful and to those who have not
been so successful, we bid YOU vel
come He then began to tell of the
many great improvements which Lam
caster has recently made. mention
Ing the splendid lighting plant, the
miles OF concrete pavement and
Main street paved with asphalt. the
manufacturing enterprises, the ice
plant. which makes more ice than is
needed here and therefore ships
much to other places. the cotton mills
which have more spindies under one
roof than any mill In the world and
over 5000 looms. the improved high
ways OF the county and the improved
farms and farm houses. Colonel
Springs took occasion to refer In
very complimentary terms to the
thrift, energy and enterprise of
Luther Ellison. secretarytof the Ian
caster Chamber of Commerce, to
whom credit is due for this splendid
gathering. Colonel Springs, again
bade the visitors welcome. 9 recon-
mendingto them the use of ex-Secre
tary Bryans favorite drink and tell
ing them that natures own beverage.
ice cold, was abundantly supplied for
them n5altnrrs
On behalf of Mayor Hood and the