The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-01-10
SUCCESS AND EVERYONE PRES
ENT VOTES TO HAVE SOCIAL
MEETINGS SEMI-MONTHLY.-
FIRST DINNER WAS AT THE
EUREKA HOTEL FRIDAY EVE
MING, JANUARY 7TH.

The first of what promises to be-
come a series of delightful get-to-
gether meetings was the social meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Abbeville Chamber of Commerce and
their guests held Friday. evening at
the Eureka hotel. Only few guests
were invited to this, the trial meet
ing, so to speak, in order to test out
the sentiment of the score who were
present. So generous were these
twenty in their remarks of approval
of semi-monthly social meetings be-
ing held in the future that Hard
Times," having previously in the eve
ming, been given a decent interment
by Mr.. M. R. PlaxcQ, has small hope
of a resurrection in the minds and
sentiments of the board of directors
and their guests.
An elaborate turkey dinner with
all the fixing was served, even to not
over one and one-half per cent vint-
age being poured over the grape fruit,
which fluid was pronounced genuine
by Brother Peele of the Wesleyan
persuasion.
Following Mrs. Taggart's delight
full repast Major j. D. Fulp, who act
ed as toast master in few words
explained the wherefore of the So
cial meeting and called upon MIR. j.
VI. Nickles, president of the Abbeville
County Chamber of Commerce who
cordially welcomed the guests to the
meeting and expressed hope that as
he social affairs were held from time
to time that every citizen of Able
vile would attend one or more of
the delightful meetings which have
been planned to be held.
Rev. A. ]. Derbyshire, rector of
Trinity; responded happily to Pres.
Nickles' welcome and incidentally
gave his first impressions of Able
vile. Mr. Derbyshire stated that he
was three days coming from New
York to this metropolis, having made
the trip from New York to Charles
ton by boat and from Charleston to
Abbeville over the Southern railway.
He stated that first after leaving
New York he landed in Charleston,
which he found bit smaller than his
home town, then Columbia, which he
found a bit smaller than Charleston,
then Aston, bit smaller than Col
umbia, then Hodges a bit smaller
than Aston. While waiting for the
"Syfan Special" at Hodges he reach
ed the conclusion that Abbeville, if
any smaller than Ho dges, must be
about the end of the world. Mr..
Derbyshire said that Mr.. Lewis Per-
rim, the first person he met in Able
vile, tells on him that the first ques-
ton he asked was "How far is it to
New York;" But his first impression
did not remain long with him. He
has found that his lines have fallen
in a pleasant place, the people of Abb
beville progressive and most hospita-
bic. Mr.. Derbyshire took occasion
during his response to make several
very complimentary remarks about
the Abbeville high school with which
he has been Connected for several
months as instructor in French.
Following Mr.. Derbyshire's res
ponse the toast master called upon
Mr.. Arthur Rosenberg who made a
witty response quite to the point. He
came near giving the toast-master
away when he referred to some ex-
periences they had had at the reun-
ion Of the Wildcats in Columbia in
September.
The next speaker was Rev. N. R.
Plaxco, pastor of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church of Able
vile. Mr.. Plaxco stated in the outset
there were valid reasons why the
. subject Hard Times" had been as
signed him to respond to. He stated
that he had had personal experience
with many of the Hard Times family
and that for this reason he had be-
come sufficiently interested in the
family to give much time to tracing