The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-08

both as a means OF income and -
teach the industry to the pupils.
financial fru>recIs G00u.
The financial prs ..ects OF the sc!:oG'
are most encouraging The citizens
OF Walhalla and vicinity have con-
tributed over 1870 toward the baila
ing fund With rrnml.. OF more
Many Of the Oconee co,thty peob,e
have not yet joen aYorra he'd '.wi!.s
10 the short n D"tveen 'he ehtl
- tie site al, tie mcnt!E., Il Con-
ference but as3urc,i!;; Ul once county
and the UPPER sec::2ns o. til" state VIII
make their apprc :je:Ii;l o: the seiec-
ton of this locality evident. rcr the
past two years the D. A. R. have oeeu
accommodating a fund and. altogether,
there is now between S2.0dh an1
$4,000 for building purposes. An en-
dowment fund OF $4,000 was started
at the recent conference. This IL 20
be raised by securing 100 indivld-
uals or chapters who will each pledge
500. thus becoming original found
ers. This amount can be paid in one
check or in four yearly installments
of s25. The income from this fund
will be used for running expenses.
It is hoped to have this fund in sight
by Christmas. Individuals may be-
come founders by the payment OF the
800 or it can be given as memorial
The response of the chapters al
conference was most ethuslastic'
The following pledged as founders
Esther Marion chapter. Aiken; Catee-
chez, Anderson; Mary iAdair, Chester
Andrew Pickens, Clemson College,
Columbia chapter, Columbia; Charles
Pinckney, Denmark; Rebecca Pick
ems. Dillon; Old Ninety-Six District
Edgefeld; Daniel Morgan, GeHney;
Star Fort, Greenwood; kosciuszko'
Greenwood; Margaret Gregg Gordon
Kingstree; Henry Laurens, Laurens;
Lone Oak, Latta; Jasper chapter
Newberry; Eutaw. Oranseburg; Mich
ael Watson, Ridge Spring; tatawoa'
Rock Hill; William Thompson, st.
Matthew'S: Kate Barry, SpartaAburs'
Sumter,s Home chapter, Sumter; wal
halla chapter, Walhalla; Rev. James
Caldwell chapter, Jacksonville, III.
While the list of individuals is not
vet large many have the matter un-
der consideration. The following have
already pledged C. w. Pltcaiord'
G. W. Bauknight and J. E. Bauxnisht,
Walhalla; Campbell Courtney, Court
ney; Mrs. F. H. H. Calhoun. Clemson
College: Mrs. Jones Fuller, Green
wood.
Made Partial Pledges.
Several of the chapters represented
at conference hesitated to pledge then
chapters to the 500 without consider
alton but promised $50 for this veal
with the privilege of allowing that To
count as first payment if the chapter
decided to become founder. 1t Is
expected that nearly all will take this
step at their next meeting. These
are: Pee Dee chapter, Bennettsville;
Old Cheraws chapter, CheraT; VIII
liam Capers chapter, Columbia; Mus
groves Mill chapter, Clinton; Kan
awha chapter, Fort Mill; Nathaniel
Greene chapter, Greenville; Moultrle
chapter, Orangeburg; Cowpens chap.
ter, Spartan5urg: Thomas Woodward
chapter. Winnsboro; Kings Mountain
chapter, York.
Additional Pledges were maae ~
Mrs. Clark Waria5, $:5; EooHlrA
Hill, Camden, 81: Fair Forest. th-
ion, $40; Mary .icGlure, Aliendale,
$5.
Yet to Respond.
The following chapters were not
represented or haze not yet 1esIohd-
ed: Andrew 'Ialu.!:3n, Abbevllle;
Samuel Bacot, Florence; Behethlano
Butler, Greenville; Robert Lide, Harts-
Vile; Jane Campbell, Lgnchhurs;
Swamp Fox, Marion; Thenton, Tren-
ton; Wizard of Tennessee, Seneca
Emily Geiger, Johnston.
Oconee county has proved its in
terest in the school by its lccai
pledges. When South Carolina has
demonstrated her earnestness by
completing this endowment, we eH-
pect to go outside for additional aio
AS a. national society the D. A. e.
have pledged themselves to the SUP
port of industrial education in noun
tain schools. Many State organiza-
tions send hundreds of dollars each
year to Georgia, North Carolina
Kentucky and Tennessee. They Will
be glad to share with South Carolina
when we have proven ourselves
Can't YOU be one of these 100 foun-
ders? twenty-five dollars a year Is
not a prohibitive amount and the IN
terest promised in better citizenship
is indeed high. If you can not do
this much you should at least nave
some part in this splendid work
Send a check or pledge either to
Mrs. E. W. Duvall at Cheraw or to