The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-06-16
STATE COMMITTEE
EXPLAINS PURPOSE
do it For South Carolina Dinner a
Success
FOR EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
DIR. George b. Cromer and G.. Croft
Williams Respond to Toast of
South Carolina

South Carolina
Columbia, June 14.-"Lct's do it'
was the keynote of the "Do it
for South Carolina" dinner here this
evening, when the two hundred prom
inent men from all parts Of the State
who are going to lead the expansion
campaign of the South Carolina De-
velopment Board gathered to take
counsel with each other and put the
finishing touches on their plans.
Gov. Cooper, chairman Of the execu-
tive campaign committee, who re-
turned to his office today for the first
time since he had his tonsls removed
the first of last week, could not de-
liver an address but had Senator Niels
Christensen, president of the board,
TO go somewhat into detail as to the
unQueStionablc demand in South Caro-
lima for union Of the people on a
program which will develop and util-
lze the vast resources Of the State.
Senator Christensen called on G..
Croft Williams, secretary of the State
Welfare Board, and one Of the
staunchest advocates Of the Develop
ment Board, and Dr.. George B. Gro
mer, of Newberry, former president of
Newberry College and member Of
the State Executive Campaign Commit
tee of the board to respond to the
toast Of South Carolina" in the place
Of Gov. Cooper.
Both stressed the point that South
Carolinians as State and nation, can
operate for the good Of the whole peo-
pie if they expect this State to be a
forefront commonwealth.
EX-Gov. Manning, who was to have
spoken, was unavoidably detained.
Manning is Detained
Senator Christensen gave an outline
Of the history Of the organization and
an insight into its plans and purposes
and it's methods Of operation. His talk
was illustrated by number of con-
crete examples of work that needs to
be done and for which there is no ex-
isting agency Of accomplishment.
Then former Gov. D. G. Hayward
told why he had selected the topic of
Let's Do 1t" for his talk. He had
been impressed by the slogan Of the
drive. "Do it for South Carolina >"
which he felt now was well known to
the great majority of the people of
tatn I H.
said, to say "Do it" the hing now was
to go out to do it. All of the talk met
responsive sentiment in the minds
Of the company and the sum of the
expression of the men who attended
the dinner was that We do it."
The dinner was in many ways one
Of tn" most notable ever held in South
Carolina. Every article of food placed
before the guests was a South Caro-
lima product. The subjects Of the
spcayerS were South Carolina and va
rious phases of its development and
upbuilding. The determination at the
close Of the evening was to make
South Carolina the finest State in the
Union and then 90 out and tell it to
the world.
Groundwork of Movement
Four essentials compose the ground
work of the movement for the utili-
zation Of the resources of South Car
olina, according to members of the
State committee which has assumed
the responsibility for the Statewide
expansion campaign Of the South Car
ollna Development Board These four
arc: \ program OF activities, a rep .
reScntativc and influential member /
ship, the necessary income, efficient |
management.
"Thc last named of these we mav
regard as assured by the character
and standing Of the men who have .
accepted the temporary leadership in !
the movement it was said at rhc .