Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-24

membership. PleXico estimates tina
there are 40 or so white exservice
men living in Sharon and vicinity. Ar
interesting programme has been pre-
pared for tonight in connection with
the organization. meeting. A parade OF
ex-scryice men in uniform is schedul-
Cd for O'Clock this afternoon and
shortly after that feed" will be
cerved by ladies Of Sharon to the boys
There will he a number'Of short talks
made at the organization meeting and
officers to serve this year will be elect
ed. -i
Let's Pull for Rock Hill.
The Rock Hill correspondent OF The
Yorkville Enquirer had story In the
naper last Tuesday that Frank Roach
Post Of the American Legion wants to
entertain the 1922 convention of the
South Carolina department. mforma-
ton comes, to the writer that Florence,
which considered. inviting the conven-
ton, has decided not to extend the m
yitation and that the outlook is now
that there will be only two invitations
extended the, executive committee--one
from Columbia and the other from
Rock Hill. Now who wants to go TO
Columbia to attend an American Le-
gion convention and have a good time
As convention city of any kind Co
lumbia is not. The only thing in its
favor is that it is about the geographi-
cal center of the state. It's dollars. t.
doughnuts therell be no free entertain
ment for the delegates if Columbia
should get the convention, As gen.
eral thing restaurant prices and hotel
charges take hop every time con-
vention cores off in that city. Be-
sides the Legion is ASSURED of bet
ter time in q smaller town. The con-
vention in Newberry last year was the
best that has ever been held and there
is every assurance that there'l be as
an elaborate. entertainment provided IN
Rock Hill as there was in Newberry'
Word comes that every organization In
Rock Hill is rearing to have the con-
yention come there. So far as YORK
county is concerned the holding of the
convention in Rock Hill would furnish
the opportunity for every eX-serVice
man in York county to attend. the
Good Town. is not far removed from
any of the lads and it would do every
ex-service man good to go. Speak to
the post commander of your post about
II and ask him to write Ben Adams at
Charleston, chairman of the state
executive committee urging that the
convention go to Rock Hill.
.... Seed for Soldiers. ...
How many Of you ex-servicc men
are going to plant a garden this year?
It'n be a good thing. to do and since
the most of you are farmers no. doubt
YOU will. But what the writer was go
ing on to say is that Representative
William Francis Stevenson has sent
him a supply of garden seed for dis
tribution. Mr.. Stevenson would ike
TO give every ex-service' man of York
county a package of seed if he is going
20 have a garden. Included in the lot
that came the other day were quanu-
ty of flower seed. If you've got, wife
or sweetheart or mother or sister or
mother-in- law who would like to plant
some flower seed, they. are here for
you. Drop into my office ut The York
Vile Enquirer any day you're in town
and the seed will be here for YOU.
Victory Medals.
Commander Mack Ferguson OF Meech
Stewart Post is still ordering Victory
Medals for eX-service men. If you
haven't got your medal bring your dis
charge to Mr.. Ferguson and the medal
will be delivered to you within few
days afterward without cost,
Getting Along Nicely.
Friends of Fred and Claude Brown,
ex-service men of Hickory Grove who
are undergoing treatment ina govern
ment hospital ut Johnson City, Tenn,
Tor lung trouble viii be glad to know
that they are getting along quite nicely.
Both these lads served with the llSth
Infantry of the 30th Division and were
gassed. Fred hOpes'to soon receive his
discharge from the hospital; but ii
will be some time before Claude is able
to come away.
Service Man Seeks Job.
Emmett Love. an eX-scrvicc man is
4 candidate for magistrate in Kings
Mountain township to succeed the late
A. J. Quinn. So far as the records
show Mr.. Love is the first eX-servicc
man of York county to seek pol!tica
appointment He is a member Of
Mcech Stewart Post of the American
Legion and has many friends in Clover
Kings Mountain township and over the
county.
OF Interest to Veterans.
New York-Twelve majors, fiVe naVa
commanders, 27 captains, and nearl!
100 lieutcnants have applied for. JOB
at American Legion employment head
quarters in New York since Scptcm
Der.
Fairmont, w. Va.-A cemetery II
Tairmont, w. V, where Civil Wa