Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-12

ganiZation .,of a society at Richburg,
and on Sunday the Richburg Endeay-
orers, now grown to large proportions,
are to entertain the McConnellsville
society at an anniversary celebration.
After a program at Richburg, the
McConnellsville society will organ
ize another society at Great Falls.
Glover School to Close.
Commencement exercises of Glover
High school are to begin May 81, ac-
cording to announcement made yester-
day by Prof. w. S. Reid, superintcnd-
ent of the school. There are twenty
two pupils in the graduating class this
year.
Work on West Road.
Elliott &,Sops, contractors of Spar
tanburg began work this week on the
Hickory Grove-Bullock' Creek link
of the western road which will con-
| meet with Cherokee county at Smyrna.
These contractors were recently award
ed the contract for this work at a bid
of about $4,000. The distance is
about two and one-half miles.
Sunshine for Chaingans.
- Members of the Rock Hill Kiwanis
Dab are making arrangements for a
l'-sunshine" visit to the county chain
gang and to the county Jail At
meeting of the Kiwanians last We'd
nesday programme committee COM
posed of Douglas ~TomTi:ing, V. b.
| B!ankenship and G.. II. Greene was
appointed to take charge of arrange
ments for the visit. II Is the inten-
tion of the KiwaniaRs to not only
bring gifts Of fruits, ETC., to the pris-
| ~ hut ioa toil 20
inspect their quarters and surround
| ir'gs. At a. recent meeting of the
iKiwanians II WIS stated that the pris-
oners at the chaingang were not given
the proper treatment and care that
they deserved. 3.
Cotton Belt Commencement.
Closing exercises of Cotton Bolt
school, four miles west OF Yorkville
kwere held Wednesday evening, large
crowd being present for the exerc!s-
es. A play, "The Perplexing Situa-
tion," was one of the principal fea-
lures of the evenings program and a
playlet, Teacher, Can I Go Homer
was much enjoyed. Other numbers on
| the program were pantomime,
1Juanita," apdsa yDolly Show by pu-
pills of the primary grades. A read
ing, 'Violet's Troubles" by Miss
Frances Carroll, was much enjoyed
There were three pupils in the tenth
| grade, Misses, Frances Clark, and Em-
lily Smith and Mr.. Gus Carroll, who
Completed, the. course of. study offered
by; tfe schools -'Ne diplomas were
awarded. Cotton Belt school, which
completed seven months session on
Wednesday night, has been in charge
Of Frank Grayson, with Misses Ruby
DeVinney and Eva Petty as assist
ants. All three of. the teachers have
been reelected. 1.
Memorial Day at Fort Mill.
Fort Mill May 10: Memorial day
exercises were held in the auditorium
of Fort Mill high school this after
noon, under the auspices of Florence
Thornwell chapter United Daughters
Of the Confederacy business houses
closing their doors from 1880 to 5
o'clock, the hours of the exercises.
Capt. F. Murray Mack presided and
made the introductory address, In a
pleasing manner, and was followed by
Miss Elizabeth Ardrey, whose recital
of I'm Flanders Field. was .raptur-
ously applauded. The grafton was
delivered by the Rev. Robert H. Wiser,
pastor Of Fort. Mill Presbyterian
church, and his reverent references
to the sacrifices of the veterans before
him and their comrades were touching
while his urgent appeal to the pres
ent generation for an emulation of
their example was most inspiring.
Patriotic choruses by the high school
Glee club, filled the intermissons. At
the conclusion of the exercises in the
auditorium, column, led by the local
camp of Confederate veterans, fol-
lowed by a squad from Tom Hall
guards and the school children loaded
with flowers, filed to New Unity ceme-
terry, where the graves of the Confed-
crate dead were decorated The ex-
ercises were concluded with the
sounding of taps.