The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-02
MEMBERS OF CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE GATHER
AT BANQUET TUESDAY

The second of the delightful ban
quets enjoyed by the board of direc-
tors of the Abbeville County Chanr
Der Of Commerce and their guests
was held last evening in the dining
room of the Eureka Hotel.
Judging from the unusual outlay
of substantial viands placed before
the hungry banqueters hard times
hasn't hit Mrs. Taggart inexhaustl-
BILE pantry yet. Slices of turkey
breast as big as the half sole of Otto
Bristow's shoe, with all the typical
accessories to a real turkey dinner
were heaped before the guests. A
salad course followed by coffee and
boiled custard ice cream completed
the food-feast.
Following the devouring of dollars
worth of good things DR.. Louis j.
Bristow was presented by Secretary
Barnes as toastmaster. DR.. Bristow,
as everybody knows, is just as good
POSTMASTER as he is preacher and
that's good enough for most people.
He was in a happy frame of mind
following the only real meal he has
had; since the last directors dinner
month ago.
DR.. Neuffer was the first speaker OF
the evening and was awarded much
applause for the splendid talk he gave
the company. The doctor plead for a
whole-hearted unselfsh activity on
the part of the members of the cham
DER of commerce for the healthy ad-
vancement of Abbeville and Abbeville
County. He regretted that some men
had their eyes set on larger piece
of public pie for themselves than they
are willing for their neighbor to en-
joy. DR.. Neuffer's talk might we'll be
summed up as being plea for un-
selfish and untiring activity for the
civic good of our community.
Major j. D. Fulp, superintendent
of the city schools, was the next i'm
promptu speaker and made an ear
nest plea for the continued advance
ment of the school system of Abbe-
vile. He cited figures and instances
of his work as head of the schools to
show that Abbeville is beginning to
retrograde in efficiency this session
due to a lack of sufficient building
space in which to house the pupils.
He stated that the white enrolment
already exceeded 700 pupils and that
ONE grades have more than 100 pu-
pills enrolled. What we need, the
speaker said, is additional buildings
and additional teachers to take care
of the natural growth of the school
population. Major Fulp deeply i'm
plored the absence of an auditorium
in the high school building stating
that this deficiency was detracting
from the high schools rating as
first class institution.
Mr.. A. S. Thomas, - the new welfare
worker of the Abbeville Cotton Mill,
was the third speaker and he told in
very impressive manner the nature
of his work and how Abbeville had
been robbed of the honor of being
the home of the first cotton mill to
grant a partnership to its employees
in the world. This cooperative system
of industrial management was first
used in the Abbeville Cotton Mill and
it was not until six months later that
the same system was introduced into
the Bleachery at Wappinger Falls,
N. Y. but now everybody practically
believes that Wappinger Falls is the
home of this most satisfactory meth
cd of doing business. Mr.. Thomas also
stated that Wappinger Falls, where
he has been employed lately, has been
advertised all over the world for its
supposed pioneer work in cooperative
Methods between capital and labor,
while Abbeville has lost the honor due
it simply because of lack of adver-
tising and chamber of commerce ac-
. tivity.
Mr.. Thomas was we'll received by
the guests and strikes one on first
appearance as being the exact sort
In