The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-09-05
GOVERNORS SONS IN SERVICE


!. GOVERNORS SONS IN SERVICE,
"The Governor of South Carolina
and at least two former governors OF
South Carolina, Sheppard and Hey.
ward, have son in the military ser
vice of the. United States. 'HColum.
bia State.
Make it three. Capt. Henry Till.
man, of Greenwood, has been ready
from the irst.-News and Courier
This is interesting-particularly
in Greenwood where Capt. Henry
Tillman is in charge of home boys in
the service. ..
In connection with the general ref
erence to Governors sons in the SER
vice. The Index wishes to say that
while on occasion it has criticized
the judgment of Governor Manning
in some of his official acts, as to his
patriotism and that Of his family
there can be no question. And this is
something which the Governor, with
the excellent taste of a gentleman,
does not use as a political boost. The
people of the State generally, we De-
lieve, do not really know the facts
and without his knowledge this plain
statement of facts, in justice to him,
is presented.
He has had four sons to volunteer
despite initial sacrifices and all ac-
copied for the active service of their
country in this struggle to preserve
our lives and liberties from the mer-
CHESS hand of the Kaiser. Many effi-
Gals have a son in the service, some
two, a few three, but perhaps no
other high official has offered so
many SON. to the country as Govern
or Manning with four sons now be-
hind the colors.
When the trouble with Mexico
came, William S. Manning, Oldest
living son of Governor and Mrs.
Manning, was earning his living as
Washington correspondent of a New
York newspaper. Though depend
entirely on his salary for the sup
port of himself and family, he re-
turned at once to his native state and
enlisted as a private with the Char
lesion Light Dragons at a wage
about one twelfth his Washington
salary. He served on the Mexican
border in that capacity. When this
clash with Germany came, William
Manning, above the age of the draft,
applied for admission. to the Officers
Training Camp. After training at
Fort Meyer, Va, he was designated
by the government a few days ago to
enter on special training at Cam
bridge, Mass, for trench warfare.
Another married son of the. gov
ernor, Bernard Manning, resigned a
responsible and lucrative position as
cashier of a bank and entered the
Officers Training Camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe. A few days ago this young
father returned on furlough to his
wife to bury their only. child. This
patriotic young Carolinian, having
earned the honor of being one of the
two men selected out of his COM
pany for the position of instructor
in the second training camp, returns
shortly to assume that responsibility.
Wyndham M. Manning, a graduate
of West Point, married and the IA
Their of two children, was Captain of
the, Charleston Light Dragons when
troops were needed in Mexico. He
served on the border until March
when he brought his troop home.
In the beginning of this war with
Germany, Capt. Manning was sta
toned as Captain in the Training
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe.
As if the father, with his duties as
war governor, and Mrs. Manning,
active among the of South
Carolina, in preparing the State for
the strain of war, were not doing
enough; still another son offered his
life. This boy, Burwell Manning,
two years below the requirements
of the draft, left college to become
a private in the Charleston Light
Dragons. There he waits, like his
brothers, to give if need be, his life
for the name of the State, the free
dom of America.-The Greenwood
Index.
AN INVESTMENT,