The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-05-18
MR. !. B. HAYNES TELLS
! OF EUROPEAN CONDlIioNo
TIL. at Lutheran Church in Prosper
ity-"Giant Starvation Gs''
commencement Season.
Mcswaint Elected Super
.ntendent.

McSWalnt ElectSo SuP
.ntendent.
prosperity, May 17.-In the inter.
as+ If the Lutheran World Service
osnonaien at Grace Lutheran churcn
sunday morning the address by, Dr'
sThornwell Hayne :, who was until re-
? nantlv American diplomatic comm!s-
s;oner to Finland with rank OF MINIS
ter plenipotentuary, emphasl7eo tne
5estitution now reignlng IN huiopes;
"A four wear tornado full OF IRON ana
s+eeI and poison gas, raging on lana
IN the air, and under the sea- IS hos
na1cnIated to leave Europe 1uli OF
sase @ardens." he said. His picture
of "Giant- Starvation was an I'M.
Orossive one and he pointed out thas
= seemed not only appropriate Du'
,,.rticnlarlv the privilege OF Lutnei-
ans to help the lands where Ao'Ae
3ived and worked. ,,,;o 10
ssThe proposal of the world serve ',
.amnaign of the National LutnerIn sa1n
sa,nc;l to raise s1,s00.0oO to help !,
seed and clothe the famine stricken, =,
W said "could only be accompaneo
!. sv nv Setting together-except Chr.s- rs
oy ;tr $50 God could have made any re-
tlahiss, ~ earth with himself and one
u ngioN Int u to make Christianity 1t re-
nnired l,,r God and not less than aocisI' ssI
.r,an~all progress, whether $780, co
Industrial or spiritual oemanuS "
operation" ..,on;os If how fire
~ nster together produce power ,
; any s,,n and soil beget grown
ran, rati, M how and genius produce mus'e'
were very impressive. evoke
" In the evening Dr.. Haynes spohss
r. the Young Peoples socle;y " VOC :"
Grace Lutheran church. ms eaa1 IAN w. Wv.
,enlete with interesting persona. ..We o.
nerisnce in Russia and Flnlano: w. w.
ss Americans have done mucn IA sne
war; he said. "We helped pue nea, af
w all the kings out OF business. VI
aenrse ~ m there are few left-such as
tSe Iing of clubs and spades ana
hearts M and diamonds and these nave
.;anominiouslv ruined more lives per, :,
Sss han ali the kings of Europe:
He cautioned the young people not y
he over DOdStlul, 1oi w
to our allies. "For Great % %brlsali
first gave US our language whereoS
we are enabled to express our 1hanhs !,
Italv in the very beginning furnlsneo
a man wise and brave enough TO as
cover us and France produced the
bero who helped to save US"
He spoke of Finland as having
-4on,ne5 the tide of Bolshevism and
hit for this little country's three
and a half million people Botshe-
yism might today be raging through
out Scandinavia and probably III
England and France. His decrlptlo!n
of Finland geographically, ethnoiogl-
cally. historically, and politically was
very interesting and greatly appre-
ciated by the audience.
The commencement of the Pros
perity high school will be held May
81 to 25 inclusive. Beginning Sun
day an appropriate service will be
held at Grace Lutheran church at IL
a. m. On Monday evening at the towr
hall at $50 p. m. debate ON the
government ownership of railroads
will be given by the eighth, ninth
and tenth grades of the high school.
A gold medal will be awarded to
the best debater. The graduating
exercises will be held on Tuesday
evening when 21 graduates will be
awarded diplomas. The school has
made an excellent showing this ses-
sion under the efficient management
,of it's teachers, comprised of the fol-
lowing members: Miss Mayme Swift
tenberg, superintendent; Misses
Thorn, Long, Brown, Burton, Sing
lev and Mrs. Bedenbaugh.
DR.. c.. K. Bell of the Lutheran
seminary of Columbia will preach the
sermon before the school at Grace
Lutheran church on Sunday morning
at II o'clock.
Miss Mabel McWaters and Mr.:
Horace Counts were quietly married
Saturday evening at the Lutheran
parsonage by the Rev. Charles j..
SheaN. The bride is the attractive
daughter Of Mrs. Carrie McWatess.
She is a graduate of the Prosperity
high school of the class of '19 and
has been teaching the Swilton school:
Nf. counts Is tne only SoH VI 4Ni. anu
Mrs. Enos J. Counts, and holds re-
sponsible position with Bedenbaugh's
garage. Hearty and sincere good
wishes we extend to this youthful
couple.
Miss Willie Mae Wise, at beauti-
full afternoon reception given Thurs
day at her home in Main street. en-
tertained the teachers of the Pros
perity school. The whole lower floor
of the house was a bower of roses
and sweet peas, giving a pink and
white effect in the living room, re-
ception hall and parlor. The callers
were greeted in the hall by the hos
tess. Miss Mabel McWaters, with
dainty score cards, assisted the
guests in finding their places at tables