The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-09
The Prohibition Rally

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ton rally ever held in Pickens
county, and probably in the
Piedmont section, was held at
Pickens last Thursday, Septem-
Der 9.
The crowd numbered about
one thousand people, the order
was practically perfect, the
speaking was extremely good.
the people were enthusiastic
the dinner was all that could be
wished, and the day was well
nigh perfect for the occasion.
A good sized crowd of ladies.
gentlemen and small Sunday
school childrden met the early
morning train to meet the Eas-
ley band and Will. u. Upshaw
the principal speaherof the day.
Preceded by the band playing a
popular air The crowd, flying
prohibition banners, marched
up the street to the court house
grove where the meeting was to
take place. Rev. d. w. Hiott,
who led the successful fight
against the dispensary in Pick
ems county years ago, presided
and called the meeting to order.
Rev. j. G. Bailey, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, opened
with prayer.
Collie Seal Lorn. the boy or
atOr of PiCkens was the first
speaker to be introduced and he
added to his growing list of sue
cessful efforts. He made fine
speech, said a whole lot of good
things and knew when to Quit,
! which is not the least accom-
plishment a speaker may have.
Lieutenant governor Bethea
was unable to be present on &C
count of the illness of his moth
er, and w. g. Mann, of Six Mile,
: another Pickens county bred
orator and student Of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina, was
introduced and held the atten-
! ton of the crowd with pleas
e ing speech. He also said a lot
of good things and, tho called
# on unexpectedly, his demeanor
. " 90 oileIO VI ~ SCbCIdll.
IT Will d. Upshaw, Of Atlanta,
a famous thruout the nation as a
= prohibition speaker, was next
Y introduced and held the undi
IS vided and sympathetic attention
y OF the crowd from the time he
n uttered the first word until he
O finished. Seldom, if ever, has q
n speaker been to Pickens who
e could SO hold the attention and
interest of the people as this
Georgia Cyclone. I" His anec-
dotes were irresistible, his logic
5 convincing, his arguments un-
answerable and his style pleas
0 ing.
Between each speech the la
t dies and children sang prohibl-
ton songs, and after the last
t speech Rev. l.. e. Virgins. pas
6 tor OF the Methodist church led
+ in prayer.
Y About one O'Clock dinner was
+ announced and everybody pres
: ent was ready and prepared for
. this part of the program. And.
IN the parlance of the street,
q take it from us, twas some dim
ner. We, along with many 9th
| ers. had an idea that you could
, MT have a good picnic in town.
5 because town people didn It know
t how to fix 'em up like they do
out in the country. But, as
Goldberg would say, Were
: cured. Never before have we
> seen SO large a crowd fed SO sys.
tematically, well and without
confusion The ladies should
: have some extra thanks for this
part Of the program.
The Easley mill band was here
to furnish the music which thcy
, did to the great delight Of ali.
This band made good reputa-
ton here when it played for the
Old soldiers reunion ana added
to it Thursday.
The arranged program was
finished with the dinner, but
the people were SO well pleased
with everything and 50 enthus-
iastic that they clamored for
some more, and the morning
propram was repeated in the af-
: tcrnOOn.
Those responsible for this
meeting should feel themselves
5 well repaid for their trouble and
they have the congratulations
, and thanks Of all visitors for
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