Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-02
IT WAS A GREAT PARADE.
From Miles Around People Came to
Join In Liberty Loan Opening.

1all opening was nGlQ last saturday
night in Walhalla. 1t was a success
from the word go, and the crowd that
witnessed the parade and heard the
address Of DR.. ID. w. Daniel, Of Glenn
son College, has been variously esti-
mated from $500 to 5000. Those
accustomed to estimating crowds
seem to agree that there were about
5000 people massed in Main street,
between the hotel and the Wagcncr
monument The crowd--and this is
more important than the numbers in
twas good-naturcd, jolly. and,
best Of all, ready and anxious to buy
Liberty Bonds of the fourth loan.
And they bought.
Miss Liberty and the American
Soldier were put over the top
twice in the evening in competitive
bidding for bonds, the total Subscrip-
tiOns amount in round figures to
$65,000. or about onc-seventh Of
what OcOnec is expected to raise. In
the bidding Glenn Watkins and Jas.
f.. Neville were the two individuals
who went cover the TOP their sub
scriptionS marking Il total of $4,000
each.
And just here it is worthy Of note
that neither Glenn Watkins nor jim
Neville is given to Oycr-loud or SUI
pertluous talking. But a bystandcr
happened to hear Mr.. Watkins talk
ing in a conversational tone to a
friend interested in the climbing fig
ures of Mr.. Watkins purchases or
subscriptions.
Going pretty high. Mr.. Watkins,
aren't you?" was asked.
"Oh, don't know; going over
the top, thought"
"flit her for ten thousand, you
mcan?"
Yes, and ten more, too, If needed.
And I've got some property | can sell
and put in if more is needed-Aand if
am needed, although | am getting
up in years, | am ready to go my
SELF"
And Mr.. watkins looked as though
he meant just what he said. And he
did mean it.
But we didn't start out to write a
story about Glen Watkins and jim
Neville. who turned the big tricks
and trumped all the off-suit aces in
the game. AS any correct writer Of
English would say, 'rhey done no.
ble!" but there were others in the
crowd bidding for bonds who went
just as high, doubtless, gauging by
financial ability, etc, when they
bid for smaller amounts.
The fact remains that the crowd
was there and the people we're ready
to buy bonds, did buy bonds, and the
allotment for Walhalla District is
going to be forthcoming. Nobody is
going to lag behind, and every fel-
low is going to do his full share.
The Parade.
formed at the Presbyterian church
abOnt S.l5 o'clock and marched up
Main street to the Lutheran church,
where turn was made, passing
down Main street to near the Wage
ner monument. The street was
jammed with humanity when DR.. d.
w. Daniel, Of Clemson, began his ad-
dress, and not person left the
crowd until long after he had spo-
ken. He made a most admirable ad-
dress, sandwiching in here and there
just enough Of humor to keep the
crowd in that frame OF mind at once
serious OF thought, yet lacking any
thing approaching gloom.
The parade was headed by a Camp
Sewer band Of 43 pieces, and the
band boys" carried everything by
storm. From the time the boys in
Khaki reached town until they left
about 1890 Sunday common NOR
tai THAT Is to say, just town boy
didn't have any more show with a
girl than a snowbird in Helena,
down in Newberry county. Those
Khaki Boys from Sewer we're the
real thing, too--fne fellows, real
American soldiers, chivalrous, polite
and Eve got this by overhearing) 80
cute" There were a number of
floats in the parade, and banners, SER
vice flags and slogans were to be
seen on every hand.
''A1iss Liberty"
however, held the center OF attrac-
ton for the crowd when the bidding
began and Liberty climbed the steps
leading to a platform some 25 feet
above the street. AS The bidding pro-
gressed Miss Liberty ascended the
steps; and, as we indicated in our
reference to Mr.. Watkins and Mr..
Neville, Liberty was finally carried
"over the top" with $4,000 sub
scription. At the top, however, Miss
Liberty waited for a brief period,
looking over at the American SOL
dier about to ascend from the other
Siue' Anu inc DlQdlnB began again,
and the American Soldier began to
climb. AS the bids rose the soldier
went higher and higher toward Lib
erty. and another $4,000 mark gave
him the impetus necessary to carry
him up to Liberty's pinnacle, and to-
gether--beatifully symbolic and with
prophetic realism--Liberty and the
Soldier went "over the
top Liberty was represented by
Miss Eunice Macaulay, while George
Harrison did the honors as an Ameri-
can Soldier.
Aud tho nnrndn tho i .ihnrfy Rnnd