The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-12
.PR|MUS MAN WHITES
INTERESTING LETTER
ATTENDED CONVENTION
Greenwood Royalty Entertained
State Junior Order Meetin.
Many Lancaster Delegates.


Order I will give to the readers Of
the News a short sketch of the pro-
. ceedings of same. The writer of this
article boarded the train at the city
Of Lancaster Thursday morning for
the city of Greenwood in company
with large number of the other
boys previously mentioned in the
News. We arrived at Greenwood
about $3.50 o'clock p. m. After reg
istering and taking lunch, a number
of us took a stroll to the Connie
Maxwell Orphanage one mile from
the city, on arriving, Mr.. Jamison,
the superintendent, took charge of
US and for one hours time explained
to us the different departments of
the institution which consists of six
hundred and fifty acres of land and
twenty-six modern buildings, with
each department well furnished. One
OF the striking scenes is a sanatorium
we'll furnished. At this building we
found three children whose condi-
tions were sad, but they seemed to
be cheerful and we'll cared for. AT
this home there is three hundred
bright boys and girls who seem to
be happy and cheerful. This home
is something that the State ought
to be proud of. Mr.. Jamison told
us that the property was valued at
three hundred thousand dollars and
that 1t had not received one cent of
State aid. / haven't told half about
this article too long.
We will now return to the city of
Greenwood and take supper and meet
the first session of the State Council
at 8 o'clock. The hour having ar
rived, we found the large court
house crowded to hear the welcome
addresses from the different orders.
The presiding officer was II. C. Till
man, Esq. The following addresses
OF welcome were made: In behalf OF
the /. o. o. F. and w. o. W., X.
Baker; in behalf OF the Elks, by T..
S. Evans; in behalf of the Juniors
by Rev. G. w. Bussey; in behalf of
the T. o. r. M. by o. o. Smith; in
behalf of the City of Greenwood by
II. G. Tillman. / do not know
whether he is a son of B. r. Tillman
or not, but he is a splendid orator.
He delivered to us the city of Green
wood to do with as we pleased. He
said in part: "If you see anything
You want just take 1t, If there is any
thing you want and don't see it just
ask for 1t and you shall have it. II
any OF you young men want any of
the fair ladies for wife you can
have her (provided she says so) and
we will furnish the preacher to
marry you" And by the way I will
say right here that / left my friend
Ethest there. and he may bring one
back with him. The following re-
sponded to the addresses of welcome
r. Atmer Smith of Charleston. S. c.;
C. B. Webb of North Carolina Ma
tional Councillor, and John Noyes OF
New Hampshire, National Vice Chan
cilor. l wish every Junior in Ameri-
ca could have heard Brother Noyes'
address on the Immigration Question.
He said we Americans treated the
immigrants, the dirty cut-throats
and sneaks of the old world, better
than we do our own native born
sons. Why, because we have a law
on our statue that demands that our
boys shall be twenty-one years OF
age before they can go to the ballot
box and vote. and yet we will permit
the immigrants of the old world to
come in and in two years let him
walk up to the polls and vote to ma Ike
laws with which to govern us. when
as matter OF fact. he has no inter.
est In our government whatsoever
He said the immigration bill, now
pending In congress, was as sure tC
pass as the sun rises In the east. He
said he would not he satisfied unit
congress enacted a law to make those
that could stand the test remain her,
twenty-one years before he would bt
allowed to vote. He spoke in high
terms OF all the senators and con
gressmen from South Carolina as be
ing I'm favor OF the immigration bill
He praised Ed Smith in the highest
terms. Speaking being over. thu
Council then went into secret ses
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