Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-12-08
FORD AND PARTY HAVE SAILED.
Hanna, of North Dakota, Only Cover
nor Announced on Trip.

New York, Dec. 4.-Henry Ford
and more than 80 peace advocates
sailed from here to-day on the
steamer Oscar II for Christiana and
Norway. The party was accompanied
by 57 newspaper correspondents and
photographers, and more than 20
general assistants, secretaries and
stenographers.
The steamer sailed at $40 o'clock
One hour and Is minutes later than
the scheduled sailing hour. Such de-
lay, however, Is not unusual, and in
this case 1T was caused largely by the
late arrival of Is members Of the
Ford party, as well as the large
crowd which thronged the ship to bid
farewell to various members of the
party.
Bryan Gave "Godspeed."
VIM. J. Bryan spent some time on
the ship bidding "Godspeed," as he
termed it, to Ford and the party
Thos. A. Edison was another of those
who called on Mr.. Ford after the lat
ter had boarded the steamer.
There is some chance for the mis-
sion to succeed" said Mr.. Bryan;
that is all / care to say now, except
that ] wish them very good fortune"
Two Large White Doves.
ALI OF the saloons and many of the
cabins on the steamer were decorated
with palms, ferns, flowers, flags and
Streamers representing the national
colors Of about II countries. The
red, white and blue predominated,
however.
Two large white doves which had
heen carefully mounted, and bearing
olive branches, were suspended from
the ceiling of the main saloon and ex-
cited considerable comment
Henry Ford boarded the steamer al
1.O5 O'Clock, accompanied by several
friends and three policemen. The
latter held the crowd back while Ford
posed for score Of moving picture
cameras and more than IS other pho
toSrapherS. Ford carried a tattered
American flag, which he waved with
one hand, while he repeatedly doffed
his hat to the cameras.
Some of the Envoys.
OF the Governors invited, so far as
announced, l.. b. Hanna, Of Mort n
Dakota, was the only one to accept.
VIM. J. Bryan, who received an invi-
taton, declined to accompany the
party, but said he hoped to join them
at The Hague a few weeks later. He
explained that he believed he could
accomplish more in the interest OF
peace at present by remaining in
America.
In the list OF ENJOYS given out by
Mr.. Ford's assistants, are. among
others, Rev. Chas. +. Akcd, of San
Francisco; Lieut.. Governor Andrew
j. Bethea, OF South Carolina; Mrs.
lneZ MilhOlland Boissovain, New
York; II. G. Evans, DeS Moines.
Iowa; f.. II. Holt, Detroit; +. A.
Hosteller, Washington: Rev. j. l..
Jones. Chicago Rev. S. S. Marquis,
Detroit; l.. Maverick, Winnetka, H..
Geo. +. Milton, Chattanooga; h. II.
Mclthan, WilliamstoWn, Mass. II. G.
Morris, Chicago; Senator Helen K.
Robinson, Denver; r. NJ. Smock, New
Plymouth, Idaho; c.. d. Thompson,
Chicago; VI. w. Van Loon, Ithaca. \.
y; \. l.. WcathGrby, Lincoln, Noh.
Rev. w. NJ. Wright, Little Rock
Ark; Lara p. Nelson, New York.
TWenty-thrCc members OF the party
are women. Students from Yale. Vas
sar, Barnard, Dartmouth, Oberliu,
Williams, Drake, Vanderbilt and CO.
lumbia and the Universities Of Kan
Sas, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wis.,
consin. Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan
and Texas, accompanied the expedi-
ton.