Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-23

Va, is visiting relatives and friends in
Yorkville.
Mrs. Harry Long, Of Charlotte, is
No. 8, Yorkville.
Miss Sarah Wilkins Of Converse col
llege, Spartanburg, has returned to her
home in Yorkville for the summer
Miss Louise Barron, who has been
teaching school at Andrews, n. c., has
returned to her home in Yorkville.
A. M. Inman Of Davidson college,
spent the last weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. c. M. 1nman, in
Yorkville.
Thomas w. Quinn, 376th Aero
Squadron, recently returned from
] France, arrived at his home IN YORK
Vile Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Keeter Of Grover,
IN. c., spent yesterday in Yorkville, on
q visit to Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. b. Jen-
kins, Jr.
Mrs. R. M. Hope Of No. 7, Yorkville.
has information Of the safe arrival or
her husband, Of the expeditionary
forces, at Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
Mrs. D. E. Boney, Of Yorkville has
received information Of the safe ar
rival in the states Of her nephew, Cor
poral Robert McCreary Abercrombie,
32d Division.
Mr.. Leon Plaxco, who has been
serving for more than year with the
American Expeditionary Forces In
France, having received his discharge
has returned to his home on No. g.
Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. White Of Kings
, Creek. have received q telegram from
, their son, Private Paul P. White, an.
!, nouncing his safe arrival back in the
States, after being in France eigh
l months, he is to be mustered out a.
e Camp Stewart, Va. He is expected
home soon.
q Friends of DR.. Catherine N. Munro
formerly physician at Winthrop; 6u
D the past two years or more a mempe
of the faculty Of Shorter college,
ell Rome, Ca, will be interested to learI
. that after the close Of the present col
lege year, she will become associated
:, with the work at the Harbin hospita
n at Rome. DR.. Munro lived in York
" vile for several years and she ha
many friends here as we'll as In Rocl
Hill.
Through the kind offices Of Con
= gresham Stevenson, to whom they ap
Il pcalcd. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Whitener
:, of Yorkville, have received information
from their son. Private Walter !
: Whitener, about whom they have beer
s very much concerned for some time
: Mr. Stevenson's information comes Il
the form Of letter from ]. T. Kern
: adjutant general in charge Of the OF
y flee at Washington, under date OF Ma
}, 20, which reads as follows: "A capi
:, received at this office from abroa
u states that Private Walter ]. Whitener
Aero Squadron 159, was reported Il
It Base Hospita on May 19, 1919. Tn
e cable further states that his condition
r was good"
n During his visit to Yorkville thi
t week, the friends Of Captain G.. c
: McCelvey were able to share wit
e him much Of the pleasure OF ad
n miring the beautiful distinguishe'
o service cross that was some tim
= ago awarded him for valorou
e conduct in the Vesle river. Captain
k McCelyey was then a first lieutenan,
The official citation reads: First Lieu,
8 George c. McCelvey, Forty .seventl
n Infantry: For extraordinary heroisn
: in action near ST. Thibaut' France
e August TO, 1918. Lieutenant McCel
o yey stood in the swift current Of tn
8 Vesle river and helped men Of thre
s platoons across the river. He wa
e pulled into the river twice by drown
o ing men, but each time succeeding Il
bringing them ashore. On succeedin
: days he was conspicuously present II
p places Of danger, setting splendid ex
o ample to his command" 1T was m
: height, rather than my ability as
r swimmer, that enabled me to be or as
s sistance to those men," modestly ex
e planned Capt. McCelvey IN reply 10
- question. II never could swim mucn
The water struck me about here (indi
n eating his chin) and with some OF tn
: bows who were not so tall as am,
e went pretty hard. AS, they would g
: under. I would try to drag them out.
q He is not being quoted exactly. for n
e did not make it that plain. There
: very little ego about him, and he talk
: ed rather out Of a desire TO accommo
3 date than to boast about his exploit