Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-04
PRESS MEETING.
Continued from First Page.)

of Columbia, secretary, and B. P.
Davies, treasurer.
The executive committee is COM
posed of Col. Ryan McKissick of
Greenville, Col. L. w. Cheatham
and Allison Lee of Laurens, to.
gether with the officers Of the asso-
citation.
The citizens provided some form
of entertainment for each day.
Thursday afternoon about so auto
mobiles assembled on Bay street to
take the visitors for a Joy-ride
through the trucking district. Port
Royal was first visited with a stop
over at the old Spanish fort along
the way. As we passed out among
the fields of cabbage, beets, potatoes,
etc., a stop of half an hour was
made at the beautiful home Of Mr..
w. R. Eve. He has a field of Is
acres surrour ding his residence
which is irrigated by overhead
pipes. While we were there the
water was turned on and the small
streams squirting in mid air present
ed an enchanting scene with the sun
rays shining through the crystal
water. Mr.. Eve has cucumbers,
his forth crop this year, now grow
ing upon the Is acres, having net
ted about 100000 from these crops.
Other farms near Burton were also
visited. by the j~oy.riders, causing
several hours of the afternoon to be
spent with profit as well as in plea
sure.
Friday afternoon a boat-ride
down the bay, about 10 miles, was
arranged. with a stop of an hour at
the government training station,
where 1000 marines are taking a
nide-weeks' course of instruction.
This is not only the largest but the
only training station of the kind
east of the Rockies. Rear Admiral
Beatty went down the bay with our
party and when we reached the sta
ton thousands Of marines were in
company formation to receive the
Admiral, who in his modsty request
ed that no salute be fired. We
never saw a finer body of men be-.
fore than those who are taught at
this station. The equipment is be-
ing enlarged to make room for
several thousand more recruits.
Among the marines are found col
lege professors, university students,
millionaires, sons of millionaires.
We had a very interesting CONVEX
on the boat with a student
from Cornell University. Space
will not permit of our going into
detail in writing of the training
station. The presence of the marine
band of 80 pieces on the boat great
ly added to the pleasure of the
afternoon.
The climax of the social and
entertainment feature of the annual
meeting of the association was
reached Friday evening, when a
reception was rendered the visitors
on the beautiful lawn of Mrs. A.
Christenses. japanese lanterns
were suspended along the upper
and lower porches of this lovely
home and the lawn was also bril-
liantly lighted with electric lights
and japanese lanterns. On the
eastern side Of the lawn a platform
built beneath overhanging
boughs, branches of shrubbery and
trees, with several large national
flags effectively arranged in the
background. 1t was a great disap-
pointment to the people of Beau
fort, as well as the newspaper folk,
that Gen. Wood could not be pres
ent. However, Major Kilbourne, a
member of his staff, came in his
stead and made an instructive and
inspiring address. An address on
the Needs of the Red Cross Work"
was delivered by Admiral Beatty.
The program of the evening closed
with the formal presentation of the
gavel by the retiring president to
the newly elected president of the
association. Until late in the even
ing the young people ~promenaded
and gathered in groups upon the
lawn enjoying the refreshments that
were so ~graciously served and also
the inspiring music by the marine
So exceedingly pleasant was
the occusion that good-byes were
reluctantly said.