The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-03

and carriages and spirited horses, but
q line Of automobiles and good chaui-
feurs and soon we had been taken 10
! tire nrivate home of the good people
Of the city where we were MADE TO
feel perfectly at home. l was taken
| the first night to the hospltaDle nome
or Mr. and Mrs. Bailey fronting rlght
on the river and l had most delight
fu, room. The next day, however, my
| vouns friend, Hon. R. R. Legare, Win
! whom ! served in the legislature
few years ego, came around and IN
Sisted that l should spend the rest
Of the time with him, which dlo'
and he and his good wife spared no
Mains TO make the stay pleasant, ana
do not know when I have hao d
more delightful sojourn at any place
Mr. J. E. Kerr of the Aiken journal
and Review was also entertained III
+bis home. It was the old time hospl-
ta,itv which l fear is getting TOO
scarce in this day. 1 want to tnanN
these good people for great deal Oh
tho Measure of the trip to Beaufort
attentions and kindnesses Will hnsei
for many days.
am not going to write OF the pro-
caadings except incidentally. Tney
wore devoted mostly to hearing o1n-
orc nresent claims for which 1t was
Desired to enlist the services OF the
ad;tors MIR. D. R. Coker of the de-
fense board was to have been present
70 outline that work, but on account
of illness in his family he could not
come Mrs. Rembert was there TO taiA
oho,,t her work with the board OF
health in removing tuberculosis. Mrs
Duncan was there from the woman's
clubs to present the illiteracy ques-
tion and enlist the aid of the press
! in removing it. Gov. Manning wrote
a letter regretting his absence. DO
not know what he was to talk about.
General Wood could not come, but
Admiral Beatty was there to talk
about tthe army and navy. And Mt.
; J. K. Breedin sent letter asking
that national prohibition be endorsed
~
These are all good causes, but am
not so sure that it is the purpose OF
the association to tackle all OF them
in their meetings. We have all help
ed AZ best we could in extermlnatlng
tuberculosis and in driving out lllit-
eracy from the land. AS. to nation
wide prohibition there is difference
of opinion and it is political aues-
tion with which as an association We
should have nothing to do. ENJOY
! cd the talks of the two good women
! and also their presence at the meet
ing and hope to see them often. The
prohibition resolution requested oy
j Mr.. Breedin was laid on the table.
There was a proposition to send a
/ telegram to President Wilson endor-
sing whatever he did, but if 1t ever
! came before the meeting did not near
OF it. We did pass resolution winch
offarad TO ask our representatives
in congress to see if something could
he done to give the federal trade
commission authority to break up the
news print paper trust. But I want
to write about Beaufort.
i The press party was given drive
on Thursday aNernoon down to Port
Royal and out to some of the truck
ing farms. Those shell roads are
fine. but the sand is something else.
II was a little out of season to see
the growing truck but some of the
results of these farmers read like
fairy tales. We drove out to the farm
! of Mr.. w. r. Eve vino has only re-
' Gently engaged in the business. He