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? ANNUAL CONVEX TtOff OF FEDERATION. '? Oka ha of rtoath Carolina i This OKy Thft? Wae* Attractive Programme- Ar Attendance. Annual Convention of Faiat at Ion of Women's Clube of th Carolina Is In session here, the t saaetiag having been held In the Hoaae laat night. The club en of Sun ter have been looking ta the meeting of the Fed with the kaeneat and moat aattclpattona for months. De* Civic League, anlated by the Club, vrill spare no ef'ort to the convention one of tie, most aad pleasant the Federa has ever hold. sasetlag Is a busy one and aeaa saeatons will >e h?ld aad Thursday, and final will be held on Friday morn i. AB of the leading club women the Mate are present and the Interestlnc programme that haa arranged shows that the ? Federated Clubs are engaged aatious aad beneficial work along us Haas of endeavor. The pro Is aa follows: . APRIL S7TR. 8 .30 P. M. Opera House. Beast on. Announcements, ?f Credential Committee. NBHDAT. APRIL 3 ITH. 9:90 A. If. Court House. Meeting Credential Committee. If sating executive Board. A V. CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER. H. H. Covlngton. of Welcome?Mrs. Herbert Baad. rs. Trapler B. Hayns. 1 'mapoft otf Thotautlal Committee. ' sseaart of Committee on Rules. ~\ sViSnrts of Officers, Beoorglag ftsaratary?Mrs Thos. ?. Becrstary?Mrs. H. ?burg, rs. Mitchell LovL Aadltor?Miss Georgia Dargaa? rs Report?if rs. W. B. . Caiembla km Laura D. GUI. Chair Committee G. F. W. Report. Reports of LUNCHEON AT ARMORY 1 TO 2 P. M. Cultu* Club. AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 P. M. Minute*. Education Department: Report of Chairman?Mrs. H. M. QrimbaU. Report* of Club*. Forestry and. Civics Department: Report of Chairman?Mrs. A. F. McKlsalok. Reports of Clubs. Library Department: Report of Chairman?Mrs. L T. Nichols. _ t Industrial School Committee: Report of Chairman?Mrs. A. F. McKtselck. Reports of Clubs. WEDNESDAY. 8:30 P. M. Opera House. Session of Literature and Recipro? city: Mise Louise B. Poppenhelm, Chair? man. Literature Department. Mrs, Robert A. Olbbes, Chairman, Music Department. THURSDAY. APRIL 29TH. 10 A. M. Court House. Reading of Minutes. Art and Handicraft Department: Report of Chairman?Mlas Mary Wickllffe. Lecture on Art?Mrs. Jean 8tans burg HOlden. Kindergarten Department: Report of Chairman?Mrs. B. A. Morgan. "Reports of Clubs. Report of Keystone?Miss Louis* B. Poppenhelm. Report on President's Recommen? dations. Report* of Clubs. LUNCHEON AT ARMORY 1 TO t P. If. Crelo League. THURSDAY. S P. If. Reading of Minutes. Unfinished Business. Report of Committee on Resolu? tions. New Business. Roll Call. Report on/ Revision of Constitution ?Mrs. L. D. Child*. Chairman. Election of Ofacers. THURSDAY, t TO 11 P. M. Reception try Civic League at Resi? dence of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ed? mund*. East Calhoun Street vio Drops jl v, u 3 ? ij ! v ...^-..i-i. .uiln# ALCOHOL 9 FIR CENT ANtteutfefteurtfc^As n^?*SiQM*Md?o^i lM?\NTS--f HlibrON IYoMofesI RmudtotDBttmsi OpkmJtepMV mt] not Narcotic. CASTORIA For Infant? and Children, The Kind You Havo Always Bought Bears the Signature of Aperlrrt Remedy for frroh> t ton. Sour Stomach.?uwTtoa WorrusjT()irvuts?nsi'rvrn^r n?s mmI Loss or Sojoi NEW YDHK. z\l b months old j5 Dosrs-JjCt wis Copy of Wrapper. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTOR! Ml MMMMM?ti ??? err?. IN, O. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 West Liberty Street - - - - Up Stairs. Hours:?8 30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6. anoe Phone?No. 80 ? - - House Phone 382 FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH, 10 A. M. Meeting of Board of Directors. Meeting of Executive Board. Adjournment. The following is a list of the dele? gates to the convention: Guests?Miss Gill, Washington, with Mrs. R. M. Mlkell; Mrs. Holden. Tryon, with Mrs. Nelll O'Donnell; Mrs. T. B. Hayne, Greenville, with Mrs. M. Levl. Miss Luclle Alexander, Columbia, with Mrs. A. Weinberg; Miss Clara McNeill, Greenville, with Mrs. Schumacher: Mrs. Coleman, Ab? beville, with Mrs. E. C. Haynsworth. Officers?Mrs. W. B. Burney, presi? dent, with Mrs. W. H. Ingram; Mrs. L. W. Parker, first vice president, with Mrs. H. C. Haynsworth; Mrs. Geo. E. Gibbon, second vice president, with Mrs. J. M. Knight; Mrs. T. S. Silcox, recording secretary, with Mrs. I. C. Strauss, (at Mrs. Mims;) Mrs. E. F. Bell, corresponding secretary, with Mrs. J. D. Graham; Miss Geor? gia Dargan, auditor, with Miss Alice Moses; Miss Theodosla Dargan, edu? cation, with Miss Alice Moses; Mrs. H. M. Grlmball, domestic science, with Mrs. Geo. D. Shore; Mrs. A. F. Mc Kisslck, forestry, with Mrs. Abe Ryt tenberg;' Mrs. R. W. Gibbes, music, with Mrs. Agnes Bogln; Miss Louise B. Poppenhelm, literature, with Mrs. Mitchell Levl. Delegates. Anderson?Mrs. C. S. Llgon with Mrs. Neil O'Donnell. Mrs. Carrie Pat rick with Miss Perry, Miss Minnie Wilson with Miss Dulce Molse. Bamberg?Mrs. J. H. Cope with Mrs. Bar tow Walsh, Mrs. Q. Frank Bamberg with Mrs. Bartow Walsh. Beaufort?Mrs. J. H. Klnghorn, Urs. McP. Gregory with Dr. C. C Brown. Bennettavllle?Mrs. E. D. Moore with Mrs. Klngsmore, Miss Elvira Drake with Mrs. Hasel Sanders, Mrs. C. P. Townsend with Mrs. Campbell 8tubbs. Mrs. W. R. Grasland with Mrs. W. R. Phillips. Blacksburg?Mrs. E. F. Bel! with Mrs. J. D. Graham, Mrs. E. A. Mont? gomery with Mrs. Morse. Mrs. A. O Osborne, Mrs. N W Hardln with Mrs. L. W. F olaom. Charleston?Mrs. Charlotte Moore with Mrs, C. F. Schwerin. Mrs. Har? riet P. Lynch with Mrs. 8. C. Baker, Mise A. Willie, Mise E. Willie with Mrs. P. G. Bowman. Mes Elisabeth Horlbeck with Mrs. L B. DuRsnt, Mies Marion Hanekel with Mrs Louis Lyons. Mrs. Rlgge with Mrs. Marshall. Miss Miriam G'asser with Mrs. C. Schwerts, Mrs. J. M. Vleen ske. Mies Nettle Loeb with Mrs. M Levf. Chester?Mrs. A. M. Alken, Mrs. S B. McFadden with Mrs. Altamont Moses, Mr*. A. G. Smith, Mrs. Holmes Hardln with Mrs. John T. Green, Mrs. J. W. Reid, Mrs. J. S. Booth with Mrs. C. G. Rowland. Columbia?Mis* McCllntook with Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mrs. H. L. Davis with Mrs. Agnes Bogln, Mrs. A. C. Moore with Mrs. Edgar Hayns worth. Dillon?Two delegates with Mrs. E. L. Witherspoon. Darlington?Mrs. A. J. Howard with Miss Llnnle McLaurin, Mrs. H. S. Harles with Mrs. A. D. Harby. Edgefield?Mrs. A. E. Padgett, Mrs. J. C. Sheppard with Mrs. R. I. Manning. Gaffney?Mrs. J. N. Nesbltt, Mrs. Boyd Haymes with Misses Telcher. Greenville?Mrs. W. S. Turner with Mrs. Henry Harby. Mrs. J. S. West ervelt with Miss Perry, Mrs. O. O Fletcher with Mrs. R. I. Manning. Mrs. J. E. Sirrlne with Mrs. F. A Bultman (at Mrs. Mlms.) Mrs. J. H Munn, Mrs. John Woodslde with Mrs. Henry McLaurin, Mrs. Henry Bulst with Mrs. L. D. Jennings (at Mrs Mlms.) Mrs. John Kussel with Miss Perry. Greenwood?Mrs. O. Y. Porcher with Mrs. R. I. Manning, Miss Ethel Stuckey with Mrs. L C. Scarborough Hartsvlle?Mrs. M. S. McKinnon with Mrs. I. A. Ryttenberg, Mrs. T. H Coker, Jr., Mrs. J. L. Coker with the Misses Furman. Johnson?Mrs E. S. Ivey, Mrs. M. A. Lot with Miss Barnett (at Miss Garrick.) Lancaster?Mrs. W. E. Taylor, Mrs. L. C. Lazendy with Mrs. Reese. Laurens?Mrs. C. C. Featherstone with Mrs. Thos. Wilson, Mrs. J. H. Toague with Mrs. Marshall. Latta?Miss Louise Bethea with Mrs. J. M. Woodley. Newherry?Mrs. L. W. Jones with Mrs. R. D. Epps, Mrs. J. H. Molntosh with Mrs. H. J. Harby, Mrs. Elizabeth Dominick with Mrs. A. L. Lesesn*. Mrs. R. H. Wright, Mrs. A. T. Brown with Mrs. Henry Spann, Mrs. W. A. Carwlle with Mrs. Theo Scarborough. Orangeburg?Mrs. O. A. Scoville with Mrs. A. D. Harby, Mrs. F. F. Malpass with Mrs. Davis Molse. Ridgeway?Mrs. J. W. Team, Miss Jane C. Thomas with Mrs. Alnul. Rock Hill?Mrs. E. L. Barnes with Mrs. Raphael Mols? (at Mrs. Garrick,) Mrs. Sallle Frew with Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. James F. Reld, Mrs. T. L Johnson, Mrs. J. H. Milling, Mrs. Alex Martin, with Mrs. Geo. Dick, Mrs. Alexander Long with Mrs. Nell O'Donnell, Miss Mary Marshall with Mrs. Geo. Rlcker (at Mrs. Mlms,) Mrs. C. B. Haynes with Miss Lucia Roach. Spartenburg?Mrs. W. G. Lee. Mrs. Charles Petty with Mrs. Burns, Mrs. R. D. Callbralth with Mrs. Geo. D. Shore. Miss Mary McGowan with Mrs. Davis Molse. Stateburg?Mrs. E. N. Frierson with Mrs. Thomas Childs. SummervlUe?Mrs. C. B. Boyle with Mrs. John Sumter, Mrs. Granger with Mrs. L. B. Du Rant. Walhalla?Miss Jane Neufville with Miss Perry. Mrs. J. w. Bell with Miss Lucia Roach. Mayesvlile?Miss Alice Cooper with Miss Ethel Carson, Mrs. Robert Chan? dler with Mrs. Harry Spann. Homes where delegates will be also entertainted, not yet assigned: Mrs. J. A. Mood, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey, Mrs. Ferd Levl. The Senate on Friday confirmed the nomination of Mart W. Floyd to be postmaster at Spartanburg. A young white man was arrested in Greenville on the charge of slash? ing an automobile tire with a knife. i The first services In the new Baptist church at Latta will be held next Sunday. The new building costs about $13,000. Fire at Ellenton destroyed the liv? ery establishment of L. D. Bradham and three residences. The cause of the fire Is unknown, and the loss is estimated at $10,000, partially covered by insurance. -1 Chester Chapter U. D. C, has for? warded to Mr. J. W. Bunch, treasur? er, Columbia, through its committee, Mrs. G. W. Gage and Miss Emily Graham, a check for $25, the appor? tionment made In Chester County for furnishing the old soldier's home John Hill, an old colored man, who livee alone on the W. E. Long place, in Saluda county, was shot on Mon? day night. It is not known whether the wound Is fatal or not, and no par? ticulars have been received as to the causa of tho shooting or by whom It was done. Mr. George W, Summer, president of the Mollohon Manufacturing com? pany in Newberry, has Just received a diploma awarding to the Mollohon Manufacturing oompany a silver medal for the best exhibit of per? cales and madras cloth made at the Jamestown Exposition. Prohibition forces of Aiken county are preparing to wage an active cam? paign against the dispensaries. A big mass meeting of the anti-dispensary force* Is to be held at the court house on May 3. About a thousand notices have been mailed to the leaders in the movement in every locality to meet on that date and plan a cam? paign this summer. The dispensary profits for the county of Alken have just been de? clared for the quarter ending March 31st. The county cleared $21,804.83, which Is distributed to the various objects In thirds. The county get? $7,268.27, and the schools of the county a like amount. The cities and towns get the following sums: Alken $3.313.42: Salley $263.90; Wagener $397.83; North Augusta $3,287.14. The invitations to the commence? ment exercises of the graduating class of Winthrop College are now being sent out This is the fourteenth class to graduate from Winthrop College since the college was located at Rock Hill. The class numbers seventy, not quite so large as last year's cla?s. Dr. K. E. Flnley of Trinity church, Co? lumbia, will preach the sermon before the T. W. C. A. Bishop Gallor of Tennessee will preach the baccalau? reate sermon. Dr. George H. Denny, president of Washington and Lee Uni? versity, Lexington, Va., will address the graduating class. The exercises will begin May 30th and continue through June 1st The new St. Andrews Episcopal church In Greenville will be conse? crated next Sunday. Dan Robinson, colored, was hang? ed in Hampton Friday. He killed his wife several months ago. I^awson Addison, colored was hang? ed at Chester Friday for the murder of two negro women. The examinations at the South Carolina Medical College in Charles? ton will be concluded by the end of thin week and next Monday the fac? ulty will meet and make up the marks, with the list of graduates. Rev. W. W. Memmlnger will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the ser? vices to be held at St. Paul's Epis? copal church next Sunday night. Tho commencement exercises will take place at the Academy of Music on Wednesday night, April 28. when Senator E. D. Smith will deliver the address to the graduates. Dr. Rob? ert Wilson, dean of the faculty will preside over the exercises. THE PREMIUM LIST. 0 Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a-Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Frizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?^and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local. County, State and general news in a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will hive editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in .his section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents In every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ' ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription la $1.50 a year, or 75 centii for six months?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be connted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocke: Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Threa Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga xlnes; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the: following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Poet, or a Stem-Winding Nlckle Watch. FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Winding Nlckle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Homa Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baser a'T Mitt, or Ball anl Bat FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Quart tied sum Winding 0;>*n Fa kle Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; a Waterin4&1| Fountain P*n. a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?-Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounv.ed Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Win ding Nickle Watch, either polished or ozydized case; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins & Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Barrel Special Breech-loading SThotgun; a fine Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Calibro Winchester Repeating Rifle; Double-Barrel Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hammer less Shot? gun; 32-callbre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin 4 or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerlesa Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal? tham Watch. FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at * 9 o'clock p. m, sharp. Each agent will be held lndlvidue.lly responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time Of such stoppage. Where a subscription lias been paid in full, it cannot be di!*continued. The Agent however, may, If he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a subsciber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted In completion for a premium until the subscrip? tion price has been paid, nor will ary premium be delivered until the Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent in by him or her. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay.we shall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each such payment. After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to make such trans? fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as may saatB necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. Any and all Agents will have the right to Get Subscribers Wherever They Can. It Is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postoince address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them, and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when it is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postofflce Money Order. In sending names, Always give correct name or initials, and present post office address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. 0.