The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-07-06
WHITMIRE TOWN CELEBRATES
FOURTH IN SANE MANNER
Large Crowd Present-Good Cheer
Prevails-Fine Athletic Sports.
Good Barbecue Dinner
Served Free.

Served rFee.
There never has been and there
never will be another day in the CIVIC
~history<of this country that will be
so generally celebrated as the fourth
: of july. We celebrate it, all of US,
! whether we know the significance OF
the day or not. The idea of observ-
ing this day is born in US and with
the birth is likewise born the spirit
of freedom, and it should inspire the
spirit of patriotism. There was a
time when there was not that sane
ness in the observance Of the day
that there should have been, but that
time fortunately is numbered with
the things that are no more, and now
we 90 along in sane and sensible
Wv and have holiday and ENJOY
rts. and games of various Kinds
Knowing that we are having(a holl-
day and laying aside dull care
whether or not we fully reaIlze VI
even stop to think just what the DAY
represents.
It.vouId be well to have the les
SON taught because no people can
ever be great or truly patriotic who
do not have a history That, is streWn
with ruins and with monuments OF
yalor and sacrifice, and unless the
children, and succeeding generations
: areAtaught the significance OF tnese
ruins and these monuments ana sac
rifces they will have been almost IN
vain because we will not Know just
what they mean, and the observance
of them will fail Of its true and hlgn
purpose.
Particularly in this age Of business
and commerce and hurry would 1t De
we'll to pause. for a brief moment
and mediate and study the reason
and the cause for the celenraelon "
this day. It has been nearly cen
tury and a half since the declaration
of our forbears which made this Gay
famous for all time. 1t is not the
n4rnose of this story to write MS
forv of the. origin Of the day, but l
would like to suggest to the boys ana
GIRLS at least, that they get their ms
forv books and study the story whlch
made the day immortal in the annais
nf this country, and learn something
of The sacrifices and hardsnlps MhiIl
fheir forbears suffered that their ae-
stendants may be able to ENJOY tns
great fourth of July in the rlgn1 anu
true spirit.
This year the fourth came on pun
dav. so there was practically three
Javs IF celebration, some taking SAT.
,,rday and others Monday, but all Of
them in the spirit of PATRIOTISM ano
Of good cheer and thankfulness tnaI
tbey hare been permitted TO ENJOY
the % many advantages that were
yos,chsafed to them by their foroears
IN making this a great day IN MS
+ary - The mill communities TOOK
safnrday for their festivities and the
hanks took Monday and they always
-7selekrate these days by closing tneif
,doo,X Xand resting.
Rv the kind invitation of the au-
+bor;ties of the Glenn Lowry mill l
snent the forenoon Of Saturday IN
tbis GOOD town with these good peor
nIe By the courtesy OF Sher1n
P1aase was permitted to 60 early
in the morning and enjoy one ol
those fine barbecue breakfasts ioi
which the barbecue makers OF New
berry are, famous. Hon. d. n; Evans ans
eiso went with the sheriff. we ie1e
Nswherrv Nv around 6 o'clock and were
n Whnmire about half past seven;
We drove Immediately to the oaA
,.rk where the barbecue was TO De
Sawed. And / must stop to say taa1
+hev had the best arrangement ior
tLe cooking and serving of a barDe-
c,,e TO a large crowd that have ever
60, The enclosure for: the meat
,a;t and for the cutting of the meat
md serving was wired in all around
and overhead so that there was no
chance for the bugs or the gnats, T., OF
the flies to enter, and then the oin-
ner was served in paper baskets WIFI
4he spoon and fork so that you coulo
oo off to yourself and eat or go along
With vour fricei or your family and
not he disturbed. And I was told that
there were given out for the barbecue,
dinner more than 1900 tickets and
Of course there were many who ate
who did not secure tickets. The
sinner was furnished by the mill COM
pany, of course primarily to the help'
! but there were many there besldesS
But | am ahead of my story. The
breakfast was. brains and eggs and
nash and hot coffee and it was fine:
Kay Shannon cooked the hash and
Pink Glenn had charge OF the 1raln
i ness Mr.. Gillian cooked the barbe-
/ cne che meats, and they were fine. In
fact everything was well arranged
/ and done Systematically: Tidmarsh,
and Gillian had general charge OF
tae outside. arrangements, but Presl'
!! Seus Child and Superintendent W. M
Sherard and Assistant Superintend,
emit ". F. Howard and j. W. HlpI
] Srd the Watson brothers and w. 3
.e +ha y NC A and in fact