The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-07-08
BARBECUE DINNER
NEAR COTTON MILL
Judge Frank B. Gary Makes Interest
ing Address-About 1900 People
Astend-Musie, Athletic Games
and Baseball on Program
Dinner Enjoyed By All.

the COLCOH MILL Iuih SoseAo~1' WY
5, by the Abbeville Cotton Mill to ITS
employees, families and friends.
About 1900 people attended. 1t was
a real, old-fashioned event with
barbecued pork, hash, chicken, cake,
pickles and delicious food of all
kinds.
Prior to the dinner Judge Frank
B. Gary addressed the crowd, discuss
ing current topics that are of espe-
cial interest. Touching upon bolshe-
vism he quoted Thos. E. Edison who
said:
"a new order of things in emerg-
ing from the events Of the last five
years." the inventor said, "whatever
may intervene, the ultimate result is
going to approach more closely a
square deal-for labor. for capital,
for the merchant, for the farmer,
Dor everyone. The employer who is
not square with his employees or the
employee who is not square with his
employer is going to be out of step
with the times"
"It is a question" said Judge Gary
"of cooperation between Capital and
Labor, no one man nor any class Of
men can produce the desired result;
it can only be done by getting to-
gether of those who love their coun-
try more than they do wealth or
power"
In concluding Judge Gary said:
"To enable you to efficiently dis
charge your part of this joint under
taking, let me beseech you to give to
your children a Christian education.
Educate the People," was the first
admonition addressed by Penn to the
Colony he had founded; Educate the
People was the legacy of Washington
to the nation he had saved; Educate
the People was the unceasing exhor-
tation of jefferson.
"Each day attests the wisdom of
those founders of this great Repub-
lie.
eve look around US and see what
education is doing for the betterment
of the world, and how it is blessing
human toll and suffering and see on
the other hand the untold misery and
suffering entailed by ignorance. We
can not hesitate long in determining
what course to pursue.
'The very right of all future politi-
cal power will rest in the education
of the people.
1T was Lord Macauley who said,
The Education of the People is not
only means but the best means of
attaining that which all allow to be
bhe chief end of Government"
Following the address came the
dinner. A huge circular counter
like table had been erected under the
pines. This table was loaded with
good things to eat and the crowd
Ealling-to enjoyed to the fullest the
bountiful spread.
Interspersing the various events
. was music, furnished by the cotton
mill band.
An athletic program was given in
he afternoon. The program fol
- ows:
Relay Race-Nine Boys.
Three-Leg Race-Boys Under 16
Years.
Sack Race-Boys Under 16 Yrs.
Potato Race-Boys Under IL Yrs.
1OO-Yard Dash-Free For All.
Wheel Barrow Race-Men.
Other Races for Boys and Girls.
Speaking, 1900 P. M.
Dinner, 1890 P. M.
Basket Committee:
Miss Fannie Fuller, Miss Bessie
Erith, Miss Othella Norrell, Miss
bzella Creswell, Mrs. Edna Sigemore
diss Christine Willis, Miss Cora Hor
on, Miss Pearl Campbell, Mrs. Lucy
dcCurry, Miss Gussie Ables, Mis-:
florence Langford, Miss Ozelle Bell,
liss, Jessie Gaddis, Miss Lilliai