Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-12-22
MARSHAL FOCH At GREENWOOD
The Visit Of Marquis de Lafayette to
South Carolina in March 1925.
q is Recalled.

Greenwood.-In March 1925, the
Marquis de Lafyette, while on tri'
umphant tour of the land which he
had help to make free, entered South
Carolina near old Cheraw and pro-
ceeding by coach made his way to the
sea. At every stop he was acclaimed
by grateful people, and to this day
the residents of Camden, Columbia
and Charleston speak OF celebrations
held in his honor, and other places
point with pride to tie fact that the
distinguished Frenchman included
them in his itinerary. The houses IN
which he was quartered, the chairs
in which he sat, cornerstones which
he laid, are still treasured.
Today, nearly 81 years afterwards,
South Carolina was honored by the
presence of another great Frenchman,
another man who helped set its peo.
pie free. And from the time Ferdi-
nand Foch, commander in chief OF the
allied forces, first saw the light OF
Carolina sun near Calhoun Falls until
he left the Palmetto State In the his
toric Waxhaws he was acclaimed
with the same warmth Of feeling as
was expressed to his illustrioIs pre-
decessor'
South Carolina did not have the
generalissimo within its borders but
a few, all too few, hours, but in that
short space he travelled over half as
much territory as was covered by the
marquis in about two weeks.
A hundred years from now genera.
tions, yet unborn, will talk OF Foch's
Tisit. Things he said will be repeated,
things he did will be related. The
places he visited will be set apart.
he things he used will be held up In
veneration and children will be told
that they in turn may tell their des-
cendants of the generalissimo. One
hundred years from now the happen.
lngs Of December 9, 1921, will be look.
ed back upon with the same historic
pride as the people of today look up
on Lafayette's tour Of March, 1925.
Batesburg.-Mrs. C. J. Milling of
Darlington was elected president OF
the South Carolina division Of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
at the closing session Of the 25th an
nual convention of this organization
here. Mrs. Milling takes the place OF
Mrs. st. John Alison Lawton Of Char
lesion. who has just completed two
years Of service.
The division decided to. offer a sill.
ver loving cup in the future to the
chapter doing the greatest amount OF
historical work each year.
Anderson.-Gen. C. A. Reed, com.
mander of the United Confederate
veterans of South Carolina, received
official notice from Gen. Julian 8.
Carr, commander in, chief, that the
reunion of Confederate veterans
would be held in Richmond, June 20.
% in 1922.
Greenville.-At the closing ses-
sions of the State Baptist convention,
here, Rock Hill was chosen as the
place for the next meeting, and the
following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year:
]. j. Lawton, Hartsville, president;
w. C. Allen, Dillon, secretary; a. b.
Kennedy; DR.. A. T. Jamlson, Green
wood, vice president; DR.. J. r. Jeter,
Greenwood, vice president
Charleston.-Sergeant y. S. Beth
ers, q. S. M. c., guard IN nail car
attached to Atlantic Coast Line train
No. 80, Jacksonville to New YORK,
fired his sawed-off shotgun five times
at three men, two Of whom ar least
are negroes. it is believed, who were
throwing packages from a sealed ex'
press car about four miles this sids
of Savannah, Ga. Two of the men
were wounded, according to unofficial
information, and the third is at large.
Some of the goods were recoveed.
Ganey-As an aftermath Ut the col
lision between the cars of Claude F.
Humphries and G. II. Wallace on the
National highway across Bread river
on the night of November 9. three
suits have been filed, one by Hum.
phries against Wallace for one hun
dred dollars for damages to bis car,
one by Wallace against Humphr,es
for eleven hundred dollars and actual
and punitive damages, and one by O.
w Wallace and Mrs. Pauline Wallace
IN the sum Of SO 0UJ damages.
Jail Delivery Attempted.
Aiken.-A Jail delivery was attempt
ed at the Aiken Jail by two prisoners,
Lucius Barton and Aleck Lindsay,
who are held under the charge OF car
stealing. The men twisted off large