The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-25
Woman's College Alun.nae

WomanS College Alunnae
The Newberry division Of the Due
West Woman's College Alumnae as
sociation Will meet with Mrs. J. ".
Carson on Tuesday afternoon, Aug
use 20, at o'clock. All alumnae
and former students Of the college
are most cordially invited to be pres
ent at the meeting.
them. He thought taxes were too
high and there should be reductions.
The next speaker, Mr.. H. H. Ev-
ans, also favored economy. He told
of his services of several years in the
house of representatives. He eX-
planned fully to his audience how the
general assembly worked on Sunday
and called it Saturday, by having the
sergeant-at-arlns of the bodies to
turn back the clocks when the hands
were getting ready to point to twelve
o'clock Saturday night. He favored
appro priations for the common
schools and for good roads. He eX-
planned to his hearers how the legis-
lature did it's work and told Of his be-
ing chairman of the railroad COM
m;ttee when he was last member.
He smoke of the depression OF the
farmers and of his suffeIings as one
of them and promised to try to aid
them.
DR.. J. W. Folk spoke of having op-
posed woman suffrage but now that
it was upon US he welcomed the new
voters. He paid a glowing tribute
to women. Said he had three sons
and each of these three sons had ten
sisters. The audience went to figur-
ing how many children the speaker
had. He spoke against the legls!a-
ture holding meetings on Sunday ard
pointed to passages in the B:1le
against it. He told of his services IN
getting the roads of Newberry coun-
ty built and the streets Of the town
of Newberry paved. He also told of
how he had worked in the legislature
for the little country schools. He was
opposed to high taxes but favored
taxes for schools and roads. Said
the voters must vote for three men
for the house and scratch out the
names of four and begged them to
not scratch his name.
Dr.. Euston n. Kibler, present rep
resentative, was the last speaker for
the house. He argued in behalf of
cooperation among al Our people IN
the present stress and pointed out
how this was necessary if we were
to have good schools and good roads
and all the other things necessary
for the comfort and happiness Of the
people. He said that man could
not learn everything in the leglsia-
ture in one term; that it took time
to get acquainted with the members,
to learn how to do the work there
that he felt now more able to really
represent the people than he was
when he was elected two years ago.
He had voted for the house TO ad-
journ over from Sunday to Monday.
He had voted COR the common schools
and had opposed eXtravagant and un-
necessary appropriations and useless
offices and officers. He promised to
renGer the best service he could. He
was thankful that he had been honor
ed ii the past and would appreciate
reelection.
The candidates for magistrate,
Messrs. J. H. Chappel!. c. W. Doug
las. v. H. Gradd;ck, W. S. Jones and
f. L. Rodelsperger, made brief state
ments. All of them spoke Of .he iIn-
por,ance Of the Office and promised
faithful service # elected.
Ny. J. III Nichols served an extra
NICE barbecue dinner. which many
people, including q large number Of
ladies. enjoyed.
The county campaigns will be held
at Hunter-DeWalt schoo! house TO-
day friday and at Newberry court
house next Monday, the 2Sth of Aug
ust. at 10 o'clock a. NJ The election
comes off on Tuesday next, August
29th. The polls will open at
o'clock and close at o'clock,