The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-04-25
THE BOYS
lat THE COTT0NM|LL
rbe Mill Gives a Delightful Supper
10 the Young Men Who Went to
War From the Village-Major
Tillman, Speaker of Evening.
Mai. Hemphill Guest.

Mai. Hemphill a Guest.
Major Henry C. Tillman has
brown off the uniform of the soldier
d resume the habit of the court and
knds himself content with the issues
It arms in the great world war in
which he played not inconspicuous
bart. Such is the influence OF en-
ironment that Henry, as his friends
kall him, has broadened into a well
bounded citizen of the world. Born
Ia Edgefeld, trained in Charleston
kor the practice of law in Green
Food, killed his quota of Huns, pre-
3un,ably, he has not been spoiled by
kdulation. One of these days, posi-,
bly,, he will run for ofice-the de-
ire for this sort of thing is in his
blood when he runs he will
ind all his comrades in arms roofing
Tor him and fair majority of the
kommon people casting their ballots
Tor him. \
Henry was in Abbeville last Mon
lay night, He came here to speak
it the dinner given by the cotton
mill company to the young men who
vent from the Abbeville mill village
d serve in the Army of Freedom
I cannot be repeated too often that,
besides being one of the most pros
berous mills in the State and the best
Equipped for the comfort of its peo-
e and its people "home folks" of
[igh quality; it must be added to
he lasting glory of this institution
hat one man for every fifteen resi-
tents of the village-counting men,
women and children-rallied to the
Eolors when the call, to arms was
founded.
The dinner Monday night was all
hat heart could wish or the genius
bf the kitchen autocrats provide.
Foster Barnwell, president of the
hill, presided with rare grace at the
festive board but the ladies who
Eeally made the occasion a gastrono-
hic triumph were, Mrs. Barnwell,
Miss Boyd and Miss Wood. The din
her over the entire company repair
Rd to the village auditorium where
Major .Tillman delivered his speech
kfter he had been properly introduc-
Fd by William P. Greene, as among
those present when the Hindenburg
Line was broken. Major Tillman
would not admit that he had really
b Propria persona smashed the Hin
Renburg Line but generously insist
ed that this Line had been cracked
n number of places and that it
fould not be fairly claimed that any
particular State had turned this trick
kll by itself.
Major Tillman paid a most elo.
huent tribute to the little blue-clad
Soldier of France for his immortal
courage, was moved to speak from
b full heart of the striking dissimi,
farity of the food at the Community
House and the grand old Army
Beans at the front in France. He
was reminiscent and tender by turns
put always suggestive in his counsel
10 the young fellows who had come
back from over there to help 'build
R greater state. He charged those
who had been privileged to go to
fhe front that they must not in any
way seek to discredit the courage anG
devotion of the very large body Of
pther soldiers who were in training
ht home for service abroad and who
were just as anxious and ready tt
light on foreign soil as their more
fortunate comrades who were taker
10 the front. The boys in training
here were in all respects as much de-
Eerving of praise and honor as the
Poldisrs who went over. Major Till
manssillustrated his point with 1
homsty story about a negro bass
bail game. In passing he asked thl
right tdeider "How does the score
ttand," Seventeen to nothing
egsinst u.s." replied the right-felder
FfWell, that's pretty bad" observed
Mr. Tillman-that was before he be-