The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-07-16
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
BY DR.. DANIEL
Urged Loyalty to Town and
Country
URGED CLOSER
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DR.. Daniel Laycd Stress on the De-
STABILITY OF Closer Relationship be-
tween Town and Country and Better
Provisions for Social Comforts for
Both Town and Country.
In an eloquent address before the
l1aurcns Chamber of Commerce and
invited guests in the court house Mon
day evening, Dr.. d. Wistar Daniel, of
Clemson College, left challenge with
the town and county that will be help
ful IN promoting the common interests
or the people in this section, and will
long be recalled as a very practical
speech, replete with timely suggestion
and friendly advice. The occasion
was a regular meeting Of the Chamber
OF commerce, with a special program
which included the address of Dr.. Dan
lcl and the serving Of refreshments
at the close Of the speech.
The meeting was presided over hy
Dr. Dial. president. He was delighted
TO introduce the speaker as a Laurens
County man who had achieved success
III his chosen field Of cndcavor and was
known iar and vide as public speak
or ana educator. Dr. Daniel was very
happy in his references to Laurens.
his native county, and after relating a
series or anecdotes he announced his
general subject, Forces that build
ne treated topically cheerful LOYALTY.
cooperation, character and cash"
In The building Of a town or com
munity, the speaker said, there must
be loyalty on the part of every person
residing therein. Let the SLOGAN be
baurens is my town.. And if one
'nds that he cannot adopt this motto
and IS always praising some other sec
'ioh or county, he ought 10 set out,
The quicker the bettcr. In this connoc-
uon IJr. Daniel SuOkc OF the fine loyal
~ on the part Of most all Americans
through the crisis which this country
has Just passed, but paused long
enough to say that there was no room
mere for SlackcrS, though the war IS
over il would be VOL for all pro-Gcr-
mans to 80 TO Germany or anywhere
else they wanted 10, for they arc NOT
needed here. Loyalty is absolutely es-
Scntlai in building up the city and the
community. and without it there will
never be any progress worth while.
INDni,1 C...iJ Il
The city ought 10 be member Of the
Chamber of Commerce and all tbn
farmers ought TO be invited and urged
10 Join and lend his hand and influence
in promoting tho growth of tho ontiro
county, for without such cooperation
there could not be that development
and expansion in all lines which is so
vital In these progressive times. He
suggested that the pcoplo or thn citv
make special efforts in the matter Of
bringing the people OF the county into
closer business and social relationship
'hrouSh Inc cooperative methods. Let
town merchant and other business man
sec TO 1t that when the women, bows
ana girls come to town from the coun-
try that they have access TO the com
!ortS and cOnvcnicnccs Of the city dur
ing their stay, rest rooms for all, fresh
water. etc. lIc appealed to the city TO
provide play grounds fcr the children.
TO beautify the city in every possible
way, TO keep 1t clean and sanitary
mus protecting the health Of tho nao
PIC and making Laurens a fit place
IN which TO live all the time. There
VIII DC no full enjoyment of prosperi
ty unless the character OF the citizen
ship is well grounded and established
| There must be obedience 10 law. And
this applies TO all mandates. In order
that the unborn generations NAV have
pure minds and unspottod bodies, tho
! present generation must live right.
| clean lives. or course the laws OF God
ana OF man are daily violated. he said
but such influences ought to be thrown
around the boys and girls, men and
women that IL will be hard TO break
these laws. Public sentiment and pub
lie opinion count for much in direct
ing these matters.
There arc men in every town and
community who kick about taxes and
the speaker said he supposed there