Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-10-25
DR.. Daniel Makes Big Hit at
Textile Mems Banquet.

DR.. Daniel Makes Big Hit at
Textile Mems Banquet.
DR.. D. w. Daniel, the nation
ally known Chautauqua and ly-
ceum lecturer and humorist, and now
member of the faculty of Clemson
College easily played the stellar role
on the entertainment program at the
banquet given last night at Christ
Church Parish house to members of
the Southern Textile Association,
gathered here from three or four
southern states for the annual fall
convention which opened yesterday
afternoon.
The Usage of Calhoun" convulsed
his audience again and again as he
led them through one of his inimit-
able lectures, entitled "The Measure
of Man." The audience was filled
with wholesome thought, but always
punctuated by the shots of mirth and
fun which usually predominant in
the public appearance of DR.. Daniel.
The speaker paused at two OF
three intervals to pay tribute to the
far-sighted men in the spinning in
dustry and declared that the field Of
fers wonderful opportunity to young
men who are willing to work and
measure up" as men.
"After ALL" said DR.. Daniel, "the
measure of man is simply the gaug-
ing of his service to his fellow men
through God. The best man is new
er necessarily the man who sits high
and dry on a front pew at church
every Sunday, but the fellow who in
the mill, the factory, on the farm or
in the Office treats his fellow man
and himself fair and square.
"The time is coming when the Col
den Rule man is going to most near
ly measure up as the ideal man. The
chap who does others as he would
himself be done is by all means
man.
"The measure of a man is not how
much he knows, not how many diplo-
mas he has or how many encyclo-
pedias he has folded away in his
brain, but it is to what extent his
labors profit his fellow man, how
much he is willing to do and how
honest he is willing to be with the
fellow at his elbow.
"The men who stand up to the
measure in the textile world fancy,
are the fellows who run their ma
chimes the best, turn out an honest
days work for their pay whether it
be for service in the lowest or high
est quality.
"What man wears or how he
looks amounts to but little-fortu-
nately for most of us here-for if to
be ugly was to be mean about half
of us would be in the penitentiary
sure, instead of being here tonight.
"That reminds me Of the man who
was to be married. He got all dolled
up in silk hat, cane and spats. Going
down to the house of old Sam, his
negro servant, he asked Tom how he
looked.
.sYou sho' do be look bold, the ne
gro admitted.
"No, I don't, Sam. ] feel nervous
as can be. 1 am not bold man."
"sOh yes, Boss, you look bold as
a ion.'
YOU'RE fool, Sam. You never
saw lion.'
"'oh yes, Boss, I saw one down in
the medder dis mornin, boss
"sWhy, you're wrong, Sam, how
did it look?'
"'It had 'em long ears, Boss, and
switch hits tail when come close to
de place.
"sWhy Tom, that was an ordinary
jackass, not lion. We don't have
lions in this country
"sMake no diffunce, Boss, dat de
way you look
DR.. Daniel declared that applica-
tion of the "man measure" plan to
the textile industry would eliminate
strikes and other troubles which
have marked the history of the in
dustry in the past.
A number of visiting textile celeb
rites were introduced by Toastmas-
ter Dave Clarke, prior to the intro
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