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

and carriages and spirited horses, but
a line OF automobiles and good cnaui-
feurs and soon we had been taken 10
the private home of the gooo people
re the city where We were MADE 10
feel perfectly at home. was taken
the first night to the hospitaDle nome
or Mr. and Mrs. Bailey fronting rlsht
ON the river and l had most dellghl-
fnl room. The next day, however, my
voung friend, Hon. R. R. Legare, WIN
whom | served in the legislature d
few wears ago, came around and IN
sistad that I should spend the rest
If the time with him, which l did,
and he and his good wife spared no
pains to make the stay pleasant anu
do not know when I have hao
more delightful sojourn at any place
Mr. 7 2. Kerr of the Aiken journal
and Review was also entertained ~
.,;s home It was the old time hospa-
tality. which 1 fear is getting lou
scarce in this day. 1 want 10 tnanN
these good people for great deal o'
the pleasure of the trip to beaufort
o++ontions and kindnesses will lingeT
for many days.
am not going to write OF the pro-
caedings except incidentally. Tney
wore devoted mostly to hearing otn-
ors nresent claims for which 1t was
desired to enlist the services Of the
editors. Mr.. D. R. Coker OF the oe-
fonsa hoard was to have been present
70 ont}ine that work, but on account
oe ;,]ness in his family he coule not
come Mrs. Rembert was there to talk
ohout her work with the board OF
health in removing tuberculosis. Mrs.
Duncan was there from the Womans
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.
IT K Breedin sent a letter asking
that national prohibition be endorsed.
o.
These are all good causes, but l 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 as best we could in extermlnatlng
tuberculosis and in driving out llllt-
eracy from the land. AS. to nation
wide prohibition there is difference
of opinion and it is political ques-
ton with which as an association We
should have nothing to do. ENJOY
ed the talks of the two good women
and also their presence at the meet
ing and hope to see them often. the
nrohib;tion resolution requested oy
Mr.. Breedin was laid on the table.
There was proposition to send a
, telegram to President Wilson endor-
sing whatever he did, but if it ever
came before the meeting did not near
OF it. We did pass a resolution which
offered 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 l want
TO write about Beaufort.
The press party was given drl'e
nm Thursday afternoon down to Port
Royal and out to some of the truck
ing farms. Those shell roads are
fine, but the sand is something eise'
If was little out of season to see
J 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 who has only re-
Gently engaged in the business. He