Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-17

35 MORE YOUNG MEN WENT
Last Friday for Service at Camp
Jackson, Near Columbia.


The 35 young men whose names
were given last week left Walhalla
Friday morning for Camp Jackson,
Columbia, to begin training for the
military service Of the United States.
The scene at the Blue Ridge Railway
station before the train left was one
OF the most touching that has been
enacted here since the sending of
men to the camps for training began.
A number Of the young men were
married. and the families Of several
were at the depot TO bid husband and
father goodbye. This fact added a
touch of sadness to the scene that has
not heretofore been so pronounced.
The meeting held Thursday night
for the select-men was well attended.
there having been some 600 or more
citizens Of the county and town pres
ent. Addresses to the men were made
by Harry r. Hughs, Esq, and Rev.
church Of Walhalla; Newton Cren-
shaw, an aged Confederate veteran,
who spoke but few words, announce
Ing that he was not favored with the
gift Of CAB" as is Mr.. .Hughs, and
who gave to "the boys" n few brief
bits OF advice for use when they shall
have been called into active service.
Rev. w. r. Mcmillan, Of the Baptist
church OF Westminster, and Rev. j.
w. Lewis, Of the Westminster Metho-
dist church. were also among the
speakers Of the evening. The ad-
dresses by Revs. Hamilton, Lewis and
Mcmillan were exceptionally strong,
and were listened to attentively by
the large crowd. They we're the
principal speakers. r. ". Jaynes,
Esq, represented the Red Cross
work, his remarks and those Of Mr..
'Hughs being brief in order that the
three ministers might have the more
time to speak. to the men of the se-
lective draft and the audience In gem
eral. ~
Messrs. Ansel, Dendy, Grubbs and
w, G. Hughs, comp osing the quar-
tette, rendered several pieces, the
piano accomplishments being played
by Miss Weeks and Mr.. Grubbs. One
sofathe most popular selections by the
laisf afts was Iielp Old Kaiser Bill
4 IN Wor are by
music for the occasion. " E$''e' M
The usual distribution OF Red
Cross comfort kits" was made, each
select-man receiving one Of these
little kits. which had beer made and
filled by Red Cross workers Of the
county. Some criticism has been
made Of these comfort kits" and
reference to these criticisms was
made by Mr.. Jaynes in his brief re-
marks. As o matter Of fact, informa-
ton has come to The Courier office
from military camp sources that indi-
Gates that. whatever may be the civil
ian opinion Of these comfort kits"
the boys at the camps are finding in
them all that their name implies
and appreciate no little the thought
fulness Of the good women who have
taken the time and trouble to make
and fill them.
IaFolIette is Scored,
The following resolutions we're pre-
sented to the meeting and adopted by
rising vote. The sentiment seemed
to be that Senator LaFollette Is also
In line for public assistance in quit
ting his job" The resolutions ad-
opted by a rising and unanimous vote
are as follows:
whereas, it appears from the
public press that Senator LaFollette,
OF Wisconsin, has taught and Is
teaching doctrines contrary to the
welfare and interest of American cit
izens, and that by his seditious and
disloyal speech and conduct the loss
of lives Of many American soldiers
and sailors may be caused; and
whereas, both in the United
States Senate and on the public plat
form he has been and continues to be
help to the imperial German gov
ernment and menace and hindrance
to the American government in it's
conduct OF the war; and
Whereas, it Is the sense of the
representatives Of the citizens Of Oco-
nee county, South Carolina, in public
meeting assembled at Walhalla
school auditorium on this, the 11th
day Of October, 1917, in honor Of the
drafted men from Oconee county for
the National Army, that Senator La
Toilette should be forthwith expelled
from the United States Senate, ana,
If possible, deported to Germany,
whore his speech and conduct would
do less harm: Therefore, be 1t re-
solved:
Il. That our Senators, B. r. Till
man and e. d. Smith, be, and they
are hereby, asked and urged to vote
for the expulsion Of Senator LaFol-
lette from the United States Senate.
"2. That copy Of these resou-
tions be forthwith mailed to each
Senator, and copy furnished the press
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