The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-05-31
BIG DEMONSTRATION RALLY.

the home industrial club work
as was shown today when the
Club agents had their regular
spring rally. Itreally commenc-
ed to rise Friday afternoon when
the ladies Of Manning gathered
on tie court house square to dec
crate the floats to represent
each club. These were as fol-
lows: Tomato Clubs. MISS Mar
ion Wells car decorated by Miss
es Matte Applet, Corine Bartield
and Minnie Sue Sauls. Pig
Clubs-Oliver O'Bryan's car dec
grated by Mrs. Oliver O'Bryan,
Miss Elizabeth Wannamaker and
Mrs. c.. A. McFaddin. Bear
Creek Demonstration Club-Mr.
D. HirSchmann's car decorated
| by Miss Annie and Rounette
Hirschmaun. Bread Clubs
Prof. E. J. Browns car decorat-
ed by Mesdames Katie Cole and
Murrit Mouzon. Corn Club
Mr.. David Lew car decorated by
Mrs. David Levi. Poultry Club
Miss Katherine Richardson's car
decorated by Mesdames F. O.
Richardson and Mrs. J. V. Ed
wards.
This morning before we lazy
town folks had scarcely finished
our breakfast these busy people
from every section of Clarendon
county were beginning to gather
on the court house grounds, and
each one eager for the days pro-
ceedingS.
At eleven o'clock all of the
cars were in line ready for the
parade. These came in the fol-
lowing order: The Tomato Club
car driven by Miss Marion Wells
This was done in the club colors
red and green, and showed a
great deal of taste and work. A
post at each of the four corners
was prettily wrapped with toma-
to vines filed with green and
ripe tomatoes suspended b e.
tween them. Several icanning
club girls road in this car.
The car representing the Fig
Club was driven by Mr.. Oliver
IO'Bryan, and seated behind side
him the Mascott little Billie
O'Bryan representing a real hog
This club choose the national
colors for wrapping the whee'S,
and ripping little ribbons along
the edge of the Car. The sides
were we'll covered with bright
green cloth, representing the
clover fields, while peanuts and
grains of corn strung, formei an
attractive web curtain on the
open sides of the car, then sus-
pended from each of the four
corners on the outside was a
nice fat ham.
The bread Club car was IN
brown and white. The object OF
this car was we'll demonstrated
with shocks of wheat tied at
each Of the four corners, and
strings of loaves and rolls grace
fully fastened about the sides,
with drapperies and bows of the
brown and white paper.
The Turbeville Home Demon
stration Club used Mr.. Coffey's
car, and had it very tastefully
done in gold and purple. The
garlands of purple were grace
fully draped about the car, being
caught up at intervals with yel-
low Chrysanthemums. A pref
ty Club Penuant was shown on
the wind shield.
National colors were used for
drapperies and wrappings on
the corn club car with U. S.
flags displayed at the corners.
Half shucked corn was becom-
ingly punched by the sides, and
overtoped by green stocks OF
corn. The sides of the car were
covered with corn colored cloth
and trimed over with ivory.
Members of the corn club road
in this car.
Sardinia another of our en-
thusastic Home Demonstration
Clubs had a pretty car in nation
al colors and flags, arranged
about the front and along the
top was an attractive penant CIV
ing the name of the club.
The Poultry Clubs were we'll
represented in this car covered
with lavender and draped with