Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-10
Chester Reporter, Marehs: Associate

Chester Reporter, March 8: Associate
Justice ]. H. Marion, Chichester, will be
the anniversary orator at the COM
mencement exercises Of Erskine Col
lege to be held June 9Th. AsDue West
special says of Judge Marion: HE is
possessed of a thorough knowledge IN
matters of statecraft and is able 10
present with force and logic any truth
which may grip his. conscience HIS
service to his state rendered whlie ne
was q member of the state senate mas
attracted much attention IN Soulh
Carolina, his treatise on the puzzhng
tax problem being generally regarded
as sound and practical" line oooy
of James Woods Babcock, native Oh
Chester and for many years dlstin-
guished Columbia physician, was lald
TO rest in the family plot at Old Purity
graveyard yesterday afternoon in the
presence Of large concourse or Ches-
ter friends and former neighbors and d
large attendance from the capital city.
Funeral services were held the after
noon before at the. home in Columbia
by Rev. G. Croft Williams. and short
service was conducted at the gravesioe
by Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, rector Of st.
Marks Episcopal church. The pail
bearers were Ex-Governor D. c. Hey
ward, d. w. Robinson, Esquire, M. f.
Gittman, and August Kohn, Of Column
bia: A. C. Haskell, Of Augusta, Ga, and
Samuel E. McFadden, B. N. Spratt and
James L. Davidson, Of Chester.
sketch Of DIR. Babcock appears on the
first page Of ,today's Reporter-..~.-...--The
reception for the teachers Of Chester
Thursday afternoon by the Civic Club
at the Moose Hall was a delightful
success, and was well-atttended, not
withstanding the unpropitious weather
The guests were met at the head of the
stairs by Mesdames Jos. Lindsay and j
c. Cureton. In the receiving line were
Mrs. T. S. Leitner, Prof. and Mrs. NJ. E
Brockman, Miss Cora Linduff and the
teachers. Mesdames L. Z. Brown, w
r. williams. c. c. Edwards, L. T
Nichols and Flournoy Shepperson in
troduced the guests to the receiving
line. In the hall, Mrs. l. e. Cross, Mrs
Jas. II. Glenn and Miss Vangie Wylle
We're stationed, while Mrs, j. {. Roper
and Mrs. A. G.. Thornton assisted II
one of the receiving rooms; and Mrs
Il. NJ. Douglas and Mrs. c. r. AleXan-
der in the refreshment room. Ice
cream and cake were served by beVS
of pretty young girls; and two dainty
little misses. Alice Gage and Sarai
CASTOR, pinned on the favors. Mrs. Or;
Ferguson and Mrs. l.. B. Dawson slicet
the cream and Mrs. r. R. Moffa
presided at daintily appointed table
serving coffee and mints....-t~..-....-Dr
Charles Aubrey Eaton, who addressed
the Chamber of Commerce Friday
evening, had a great message. Summed
up, what he is pleading for in large
measure in American life Is greater Ell
ficiency, plus character He told o
how civilization after civilization ha
reared itself in the world, only u
perish in a great many instances be
cause national character decayed. Th'
Anglo Saxon race, which mainly peo
pied this western world, have beer
noted from their very tribal beginnin!
as a people who stood for liberty an'
have rejoiced in freedom. They eN
plored this country to its uttermos
reaches. and blazed the trail for th'
onward march of civilizations; and TO
day there stands as the fruits of thei
lnhnrs the greatest nation that eve