The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-12
NEWBERRY BOOSTERS GIVEN
ROYAL WELCOME AT WHlIMlRE
Stores Closed to Meet Boosters
Cincert Band Renders Beautiful
Concert

"Welcome To Our City were the
words that were sounded to the au-
tomobile caravan OF Newberry boos-
ters as they ente! cd the city OF Whit
mire or Wednesday afternoon on
their mission of friendship and bet
ter understanding. The automobiles
| loaded with merchants. business
men and women began to leave New
| berry at 300 o'clock and continued
until 2:30 and for more than thirty
minutes they lined up on the streets
of Whitmire and when the last car
arrived more than forty cars were
counted, all of them being loaded
with citizens of Newberry eager to
make new friends in Whitmire and to
renew their friendship with ones they
already knew.
For about twenty minutes after
the boosters arrived in Whitmlre they
were allowed to visit in the stores OF
the progressive merchants OF that
good little city, after which they
were escorted down near the mill to
beautiful grove where the after
, noon program was to take place. AS
they began to enter the grove the
| Glenn-Lowry Concert band which
had gone ahead began to play a well
come greeting to the visitors. The
band kept up the music for more
than twenty minutes while the crowd
was gathering, and truly the music
was beautiful and as an evidence OF
the fact that it was enjoyed the ap-
plauses were loud and long. Many
seats had been placed in the grove to
take care of the crowd, the overflow
being taken care of by seating them
selves in the many automobiles that
formed a circle around the band
stand. A platform had been arranged
for the speakers and on this platform
! there was a great big barrel Of lem
onade, also a barrel of ice water
which mad been prepared to quench
the thirst of everyone.
w. M. Sherard Toastmaster
After the large crowd had ENJOY
ed the concert and had quenched
their thirst with the lemonade and
ice water, Mr.. w. NJ. Sherard who
acted as chairman and toastmaster
for the occasion called the meeting TO
order. In very appropriate words
Mr.. Sherard extended words of well
come to the Newberry visitors,
pointing out in his remarks that
Whitmire and Newberry had been
drawn closer together during the past
year by the completing of the high
way and that it was the desire of the
Whitmire people that these two towns
work closer together in coming years.
Mr.. Sherard dwelt at some length on
the friendly relation that the Whit
.nire people reserve for Newberry
and in concluding said that this visit
would bind them much closer to
Newberry than ever before, and at
the same tine he hoped that it would
bring the Newberry people closer to
Whitmire. Mr.. Sherard also said that
while the merchants of Whitmlre
wanted their citizens to do all their
trading in Whitmire, yet if what was
wanted could rot be found in Whit
mire they wanted them to buy in
Newberry as this would keep New
berry county money in circulation in
Newberry county where it .rightfully
belongs.
The next speaker introduced was
Mr. z. F. Wright Of Newberry who
responded to the words of welcome
in a very happy manner. Mr.. Wright
assured the chairman and the many
citizens of Whitmire that it was a
great pleasure for the Newocrry pco-
pie to visit with them and that they
! greatly appreciated the hearty vel
come That had been extended to
them. Mr.. Wright told the Whitnre
people that this IS only the begin
Ming Of many visits that would be
made to Whitnl;re by the people CT
Newberry. that they were coming Of
ten and wanted the people Of Whit
m;rc to return these visits. NJ.
Wright concluded his address by 81
pealng for a greater cooperation be-
tween the citizens of Newberry coun-
". especially since the highways had
brought them so much closer to-
ge.hcr.
Mayor Puckett Speaks
The next speaker on the program
was Mayor ". G. Puckett of Whit
mire. Mayor puckett's address was