The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-26
MISS BESSIE McKEITHEN
QUEEN OF The JUBILEE
HISS REBA LANGF0RD 4 MAID OE
HONOR.
Miss Mckeithen Is From Georgetown
Contest Spirited Affair-Big
Vote Was POlled.


juOilee and ner maids are Misses Ce-
ieste George (13) Of lexington; Annie
May Pryor (2) Of Chester; Reba Lang
ford (32) of Prosperity; Geneva L..
Murray (26) of Aiken; Martha Aver
Duncan (2G) of BarnWell5 Jean Lind
say Co. Of Camden; lone York (25) Of
Clinton; Mary Ellen Wilson $50 of
AalhalIa; Lou Ellen Ligon CID OF
Anderson; Mrs Annie Laurie Williams
(7) of Greenville; Misses Lebbie Cor
nelia SMITH (5) Of Greers and Marie
Smith Q6) Of Dillon
The numbers indicate the photo
graphs reproduced on the beauty sup
plements that appeared in the papers.
The committee finished the counting
of votes at o'clock Saturday after
noon in the executive Offices of the
chamber of commerce. The committee
was Pierre Mayzck, general chairman;
H. F. Eldridge and Miss Ruby Johnson
of the chamber of commerce clerical
staff.
There were, in round numbers, 81
100000 votes polled in the contest and
all the fair candidates received abun-
dant testimony Of their popularity.
The Tote cast was about nalf the pos
sible total. Not only were the votes
from all parts of South Carolina, but
interest was manifested in many other
States
Miss McKeithen arrived in Columbia
today and stopped at the Jefferson
hotel
The queens parade starts at the
Jefferson hotel at $50 a'clock (this)
Monday evening, headed by the Shrin-
ers' drum corps, followed by the ladies
in charge, the queens attendants in
landaus and the queen of the harvest
jubilee drawn by Columbia Boy Scouts,
Troop No. 5, followed by the chaper-
ones, 'Shriners and her court, proceed
ing to the capitol where the corona
ton will take place. The queen will
ride in a decorated landau, accompa-
MED by John J. Cain, her official es-
cort. Governor Manning will crown
the queen, after which the party will
90 to capitol terrace, where the queens
dance will take place.
The grand march will be led by the
queen of the harvest jubilee and Gov
ernor Manning, followed by her court
Arrangements for the dancing have
been in the hands of T. jeff Goodwin
and it is intended to make this quite
a unique occasion for the opening of
the social features for the entire week.
There will be ample music and dane
ing will be in the nature of a con-
tinuous performance.
Miss McKeithen is daughter of Mrs.
A. V. McKeithen. She is a sister OF
Miss Ida lMcKeithen Of 1907 Hampton
avenue, Columbia.
Miss Ida McKeithen te1ephoned her,
sister of the happy culmnaton OF the
contest and, needless to state, she was
very much gratifed with her success
made possible by the loyal support OF
hundreds of her admirers, both known
and unknown, in all parts of South
Carolina, every county send in votes,
and in addition votes came in from
New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Smith
Vile, Ca, and Petersburg, Va.
At the last named place enthusiastic
support was given her as evidenced in
the following letter which came to the
committee under the date of October
Is.
Columbia, S. C. Beauty Contest
Committee.
Dear Sirs: The young lady, No. "a,
in beauty contest is admired as the
prettiest girl On your sheet. She is
now unanimously voted for by 10000
employees of the E. 1. DUPONT Powder
Co. Please drop me note and let
me know VINO wins the prize. Hoping
her good luck, remain,
'fS. C. Doyle.
"612 Laurens ST., Petersburg, Va"
The contest for the honor Of being
the queen of the first harvest jubilee
was a very spirited affair and the mail
at the chamber of commerce swelled
daily. Under the system inaugurated
when the contest was opened, the votes
for each candidate were segregated
and when the hour came for the count
to begin the committee were able to