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a* asi'&tithm *e A telegram reeeired frsm lfm. Porter, under ***** efficient care and ?0?ac lfm, Oeo. W. DK* Um been fee the paet several meat** state* ?et Or. Horaley, the surgeon of St. ?egnneth Hospital of RUhmend. Vs,, thai lie patient cm return ha. about tea days, well. This, wlU he most gratifying to her friends throughout the j ?sals) ss general, sad tele community Dl earth* tor. Mr. sad Mrs. S, Mood Smith and ftuaUr here gene to Leesville, b. C, Where thegr onil make their homo In Irene Bryan le spending the at home. ? ?? i . ???? !?? ? tfcOWLD HAVB STABXJCS gCRBKK at Its An uuerestiog meeting eg the Ooastv Medlosl Issoiilstloii hern Met night with a large at De, JL B. Fag man rend an r paper en "Ignorant Super - end Qnnagaty In Mntldne" a>?. Uttlejoha opened the. dtoeussion d? He*ereatlea of DUaaso In towns: What M needed He *? npMea tauter.'' . m The moothag peeeesVo rebseetloa re m*M B Cwnsnu as tee* a* Usance < * wenm enahine In 4a* eft* ?**V nasal * ehjajsjga* moneyed ? trage; tbdna %t 'Mast,! ?aaeYw+ek. because #t typhoid and way to prevent the j of filet, M to use tease good ^ste^p^nV op^sp^ep^epnra'j^ ?a^sa^nl 00s I^S^snS^nnnns^^ wttk the Butneugni Indies at the Sop * t : .M J Fcssy The Daily Uses, March 3. Msg. Ida Bi Rotanetra. eaeghter-of J Mrev B- D. Bttgg* of lain pinna, *a?| djnssMy tnsarTted at aar home At Char-] letso last evening on nast Avenue to , Mr, Oreo Invte Webb of Charlotte* j ?* i 3*wte James, to iUhert M. James, f acres in sfJddfetoa township, 16 an a astern ptio a of mortgage. HtfaroBaw TL Bake* and Margaret P. to 8? Belle Baker. 10 acres la . II and ether coiunaaneth Real Estate Transfers. Bantuet lemae to Robert M. James.] fere eerea m county. II itr. II aBd sgaenay-1 of ssMgage. lew ?eisen to Saapherd; Johnson, Met m Manning arena*, |t?l, 7. Charles 8. Klngsanare to M. R ?ha Deventer. let ea Calhorn* street. ?Mee Charles U Cutttno to C. EL Single tan,. 10 acres of Shady Side tract ?ate. Master w 1* 0. Janalags. 14 1-4 ear as la county. III. Mrs. Cassandra B. Ramsey to Alice Chandler, Mauds Chandler. NslUe Chandler and Rodney Chandler, 17.41 aenan at sMgewood tract, |l, Da tea Waat Baaeeatt? There will be a meeting at the T. MCA. neat Wednesday eight at I o'clock. March Ith, of nil those who are interested In amateur baseball for lilt. The T. M. C. A, team last year > seede a splendid record Cor the sea? son and gave some good games, it to baaed thai the same or boiler can be eeae thin season, but there, must be aa ttgrsgelon from those Interest? ed and it to Ume that thin Is-known by those promoting the game, If you hare a "fan" germ that to about es be ret Its winter's sleep come to the T. M. c. A. on Wednesday htght end let us hear I-om you. j. z. h baron, Pros! tent T. M. C. a B igitess Men's Onbw . ? , Death of aa lafaat, BUheyelHe. Marsh 1.?Utile Alllne, daughter ef Mr. and Mm. D. M. Bllen. dlsd February II. She was II months and 10 daye of age. She wee a bright and attractive child. BwJIdlng oa Bra Street Burned. Sunday night a few minute* before 11 o'clock fire was discovered in a building on the corner of Harvln and Bee streets. The firemen found the| struoturo practically destroyed when they arrived oa the scene, bot saved an adjacent store from burning. The building was owned and occupied by a negro by the name of Smith, who with his family was at church at the time. Practically everything In the house wee burned. Bide on street paving will be called for In the near future, but It la scarce? ly possible that work can be started or early fall. (w ? ? ?.?-??? Oman's Circle A FOREWORD. This column Is to be given up to the women and tbelr clubs in Sumter ana the county and If they care to make it so it can be a very interesting f-page. All reports of the different oo cities, all questions of general Interest will be given space and careful con? sideration. Brief letters, anecdotes, ana comments on any subject which Interests women and toueh their lives art asked for and will be treated as confidential, If the writer so wishes. The main object of the editor will ho to bring before the' women what other women are doing and how much all club work needs Interest end help, "list mo the In a house by the s de of the road and be a friend to mail," 8am Walter Foes says in euch swost friendly humor It seems a good motto for a page which has tor Its motive power the wish to help a little,, to make Sumter a better place to live In. That house by the otdo of the road must have its door wide) open for the passerby who awry wish to enter and rest awhile to give and receive a greeting If only the human touch le felt. And so. IT women are to really <k> good work lor the town and for each other, It miait not be by addlnw to .the number of dubs, but by doing the work they have undertaken, and doing! It wall. ? Below lg n partial list of the du w which are carried on by .women In ?reater for. what might be called, ??welfare work!" The Civic League wttk Its manifold purposes, some of which are the free lectures to mothers, free play ground* | for children, prises for childreo'e get free lunohes for underfed school And. beat of all, the trained sMrse who goes into the homes and the care of the elck and ths of the mother and the children* proper food, the need of fresh sir and cleanliness. The benefit eg this work to the town can not bei ones eure fl at close range, hot In t ie years to come It will show in lives made strong and useful because of the Messina; of health. Could there bo a hotter motive for the women to work for? The league does net stop thero, however. Under the auspices of the Civic League Is the fr#^ Hb rary with live hundreu uubacriberH. Just now the loagrue u* w-v much in? terested in "Better Baby du ? whlcn Is Saturday, the 4th of March. The doctors' Couhty Association, The Trained Nurues' Association and the Civic League want Bat?rday to be a community day In Sumter. If every] one who cares for the welfare of the children would com and help. If every mother would bring her child, if every one" who wants Sumter to he a better plaoi to live in would take a hand, what a great day It < could he made. Will you not come and do all you can to make the coming men and women the Healthiest the town and county have over known? The baby parade starts at 10 o'clock In the morning from the court house grounds and will go down Main street to Uberty. ground the "turn to the sight" sign and back to the grounds, where the parade will break tjp and every one will go into the court house, where the whole upper door has been given up to the "Better Babies." A demonstration will be given ort food for babies. An exhibition, room will show be,by needs; good simple beds, a home-made Ice box and a number of things any homo might have at small cost to make a ohild comfortable and add to its htalth. The doctors will give a free examination to any child brought to the examination roomn and prises ha.ve been secured for thu different clauses. Other towns am realising the importance of health fo the babies. Why not Sumter? Th.) committee who conduct the "Moth? er's Club" wnli have a rest room in the court house where the women an I children can go and get a glass or? milk or a cup of tea or coffee. Lectures by the doctors on health knd a lecture by Miss Obenschain on food values will be an interesting and Instructive feature pf Aha day. An Appeal. The Associated Charities asks, for your help. They want clothes and shoes for chlMren, not new shoes nec iSasarlly, nor new clothes?Just wholo decent clothen for school children and whole deeent shoes for the ones of us who can not get them* If you have aythlng which can be used, will you not make it up In a bundle and call up any one of the committee whut ? namee and phone numbers are given and one of them will call at the housu for the package : Mrs. Henry Wither spoon, Phon? 430; Mra Ferd Lev;, Phone 2*6; Mrs. C. P. Exum, Phone 208. A member of the associated charities has promised to send in sn article on thin society at an early date. In the meantime rest assured the clothes and shoes will be given to those who need them. There are only a few of the clubs In Sumter the women are carrying on. only a Pvt o;f the welfare work which helps to make the town better, and happier. What we need is, not more clubs, but more workers in the clubs; better attended meetings, more com? mittee work, arc! more of the touch of the elbow, more "team work" as the football Playern say. This column may do just that, if it can be made to express the ideas of the women who are interested. Club news, reports of meetings, items from the school, an? nouncements, receipes, personals, jokes. AppealM will all be welcome and given a place, if possible. OBJECT OF COMMERCIAL BODIES 8. Ii. Krasnoff Outlines What Cham? ber of Commerce Does and Tries to Do?Urgv* Citizens to Support This Mcm*> Important Institution, as Prosperity of Community Depends Upon Cooperation of AIL Editor Sumter Daily Item: Upon my arrival home from the north, my attention was called to a letter from Mr. 8. E. Miller, appear? ing in your Issue-of February 9th, subscribing $25 to the Chamber of Commerce, and offering further as? sistance by way of giving a benefit performance In his theatre. While the spirit and intent of the letter meets my fullest admiration of Mr. Miller's liberality, progreeeive ness, and good intention, showing him to he a public-spirited man of which we should be proud to have among us; yet there is one word in the letter which requires comment and explanation, as it creates a wrong impression about our Chamber of Commerce, and, If you will allow me space, I would like to correct eame. Every organisation, whether of lo? cal character cr of national scope, 1 has for Its basin structure, or funda? mental principle, a certain purpose i and Ideal. The church has Its prin? ciple purpose: the upbuilding of mor? ality; the'T. M. C. A. has set its aims, in addition to Improving the moral ' and religious aspects in the communl- > ties, also the development of physical : culture and social relations. The i Civic League Is trying to develop ar- I tlstlc tendencies and the beautifying 1 of the surroundings; and many oth- 1 er organisations have some such pur- i pose In view upon which its member- 1 ?hip has set its mind to accomplish, < But among all the eocuitles and or-' ranisattons, in my mind, there Is In i no * organisation whoee purpose and 1 *cope are so wide and beneficial?I i may say, so Imperatively needed and 1 ?o Uttle understood and appreciated i %a is tho Chamber of Commerce. Its I Mrne and purposes arc so extensive. I Its fundamental principles are so t comprehensive and multitudinous In < their scope of .beneficial accomplish- 1 ments, that I cannot, for the life of < me, understand how people can be ] so indifferent to Its existence. Bither i dpa we may turn. In any city you may mention where progress, pros- \ parity and sound enterprise reign su- i preme, you will find that a Chamber ] of Commerce is playing Its part in its j Aevelopment. j Had It not been for the Boards of i Trade, Chambers of Commerce, Mer- . chants'. Bankers' and Manufacturers' i Associations of New Ycrk, Chicago, 1 Boston, Baltimore, and ether leading American cities, these places would not be the financial, wholes*.* and < manufacturing centres of America , today, and Ike business men of these cities freely admit this to be true. In proportion to the importance and , value of systematic organised efforts for extension of trade territory, and j increasing of business and trade re- , latlone between Sumter and its pres? ent and much desirod now trade terri? tory, the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce Is of as much value to Sumter, considering the opportunities, as tho trade bodies of the leading cities of tho country are to those places. Ed? ucation of business men in Sumter to modern methods of doing business, getting new business, and keeping it, is about as necessary as education of the farmer to the importance of di? versification, cooperative marketing, and other economic problems. We do not have very far to go to find that the business men of a pro? gressive little city, discovered that it wae not what it cost to maintain a Chamber of Commerce, that counted, but how much it cost the city and county to be without a commercial organisation. Florence, S. C, where they once claimed to be as progressive and prosperous us we are In Sumter, after their Chamber of Commerce be? came a thing of the past, is now in dire need of alarm clocks, and It is because its business men have, at last realized that they need new life and energy In their city, and the wise heads, among the business men, havo set about to bring back to life their old friend, the Florence Chamber of (Commerce. So, having permitted, for some months, the cooperative, Inspir? ational, and cosmopolitan Influences of the commercial organization to re? main in cold storage, that city is now spending many hundreds of dollars to Ret expert life savers to prescribe the hook-worm and cold foet treat? ment for Its citizenship before pes? simism becomes chronic and epidemic. Sumter's Chamber of Commerce, with characteristic Game Cock grit, did not surender to the dark clouds of threatened adversity, engendered by the European war, but fought on; kept its doors open, working for Sum ter and Sumter county. This organ? ization sought to eliminate personal aggrandizement, and substitute there? for the maxim, and a realization of, "the greatest good "to the greatest number." When I was first approached by Secretary Iteardon to become a mem? ber of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, I had not subscribed to It, like some do, just to get rid of him, and say, "Here is $6 or $10. It is a pub lie institution and I have to contribute because everybody else does, and it would not be good policy to stay away because some people will think I am a "tight wad," but I have told him to come again, and meanwhile, I have investigated and found out its pur? poses and alms and i who the people are behind it. This done, and being satisfied with its purposes and busi? ness management, I have become a member of the organization, and pay my share of the expenses of conduct? ing an Institution whose purpose is the improvement, uplift, and extension of the community's commerce. This Includes the merchant as well as the farmer, the doctor as well as the banker, the lawyer as well as the me? chanic, the hotel as well as the house wife. The prime object of the Chamber of Commerce is the community's finan? cial development to healthful stand? ing and progressive tendencies, which I consider is the corner-stone of all other charitable and religious institu? tions. Once the commercial stability of a community is established, the so? zial, moral, physical and religious adjuncts grow automatically, and on ? progressive plane equal to the pros? perity of the community. But should the commercial end of the community fall into stagnation, thCn, who in the name of common sense, will support your churches, four T. If. C. A., your schools, your city government; in fact everything in the community, in the State, in the And, depends on the commercial sta? bility of its citizens, because upon it wb build a social circle, and then a Arger one, and then one still larger intil ws get a United States. Ths Chamber of Commerce is not ?. charitable institution. It is a bue ness organisation, but not in the .enBe it is generally accepted, as hole y a business men's organ!*? ion. it s a businco? organization f< every? body in the- community, tov coun y, or Htate in which it la lo tod, for he benefit of all within its radius. Its luty is, first: to help the consumer so ;bat the producer may have custom? ers, or better speaking, we want to lave good buyers in order to make good sales. Is that plain enough? In a community, everybody is buy >r i the houss wife buys groceries, the 'armor buys implements, the patient 3uys medical skill, the client buys le ral talent, the congregation buys min? isterial service, the banker buys good lepositors, the mechanic buys good lobs; the public in general buys ev? erything, and le supplied according to its needs. Our nontenant governor, Andrew Bethsa, once made the remark that the Chamber of Commerce in a city or county should be considered as the business department of the municipal government, and should rank in a city or county like the department of Commerce and Labor, to the United States government and the State of South Carolina, and should have municipal support. , I fully agree with him in that respect, for as we are pro? vided, by law, with a city and county government to, keep order and dis? pense justice to all, protect health, life and prpperty, provide educational facilities, why not provide a business department whose duties it would be to look after the business interests of the community? I am supporting the Chamber of Commerce because I feel it my duty to do so; in order to pay my share in the expense of developing the commercial and social interests of the community in which I live. This (s not a donation. If 1 did not do it, I should feel that I would he im? posing on my neighbors, to do and pay my share, just as much as though I should try to dodge paying taxes and live as "dead head" among my fellow men. To refuse to support, or be Indif? ferent towards the Chamber of Com? merce, would aliow either a lack of judgment or else a disposition of be? ing willing to get something for noth? ing. For that reason it is my opinion that by using the word donate, as Mr. Miller did, we would convey the mean? ing that it is a charitable institution, when tt really Is not. During my trip north, I had many occasions to meet with people from all over the country; business, as well as professional people, and I made it my business to inquire about the do? ings of the Chambers of Commerce in their respective localities. As yet T have to hear one of them who could or would advise against it, which further convinces me that I am not wrong in my belief that a Chamber j of Commerce is one of the most es? sential and beneficial organizations in every community. If it were not for* the Chamber of Commerce, I would not have had the chance, as I did during our last boost? ing trips, to show the people beyond all doubt, that we are doing our best to build good roads, good school houses, etc. It was, also, demonstrate ed by facts, that our main purpose is to develop rural prosperity, before everything else. We have also been able to demonstrate the "buy at home" idea and its benefits to both consumer and merchant, as well as to the community at large. Details and individual instances can be had by referring to the Chamber of Com* merce. , i It has been brought to my atten? tion that a good many citizens neg? lect to support the Chamber of Com-, merce on account of differences of I opinion regarding its policies in some instances. To those who are so dis? posed, I can only say this: the Cham Lcr of Commerce does not exist, nor is it created to satisfy certain individ? uals or certain lines of business; but is intended for the most good to the greater part of each community. If anyone, on the outside, thinks that the management of the organization needs improving, there is only one way of doing it, as the outsider thinks; get inside and do things. The old saying that "You can not sweep from without and keep inside clean" still holds good. The only way to keep clean inside is to get inside and ..weep out. The other fellow, who stands outside and kicks, must have forgot? ten the common horse sense of a progressive mule: the only time he kicks is when he gets between the shafts, and if he finds the harness don't fit, or the load too heavy, then he begins to kick. I am a great kick? er myseif, but I never show my heels before I get in the harness. Come on brother, and let us get be? hind the team; together, we may kick up something good. The Chamber of Commerce has its enemies among some business men who believe this organization and the city council should throttle legitimate competition in the interests of a class of business men. This is not the ob? ject of municipal government or com? mercial organization. Equal rights to all, special privileges to none, the greatest good to the greatest number, are the fundamental principles of democracy. Any Sumter business man, unable to compete with legiti? mate competition, must, and should go to the wall, as decreed by the pri? mal law of the "survival of the fit? test." If we condemn mankind, the church, Y. M. C. A., the national, State, county, and municipal govern? ments, and all other organisations, because of their sins of omission, or. If God held the human race respon? sible for omitting to do the things they ought to do, the whole world would be without hope hereafter. The man who does nothing and pays nothing to help build up his community has no right to remain on the outside of any organization and find fault with those on the in? side who are working for the common good. You better come inside Mr. Farmer, Mr. Merchant, Mr. Banker and let us see If we can help one an? other. In unity there Is strength, progress and prosperity. Tours truly, a U Krasnoff. The Bailey ?Leb by Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies, AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. AGENTS FOR J3MFUArtY?sIR? CELEBRATED G. & J. TIRES. CHARLESTON, S. C. Daily Ballot Good For Thirty Votes In the Golden Festival and Voting Gampaip. Contestant. Address.. Not good unless received In the office of the Campaign Deport* ment by Saturday, March 11, * 1 NOMINATION COUPON GOOD FOR 1Q,000 VOTES I Nominate ... .i.,t] Address. Nominated by.!.U Address. In the Item and Watchman and Southron's Golden Festival and Voting Campaign. Only the first nomination coupon sent in for each candidate will be counted. i J i . . ?? , , ?mm ttititiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiHiui DOES MY BANK Welcome Small Depositors? The People's Bank Is always glad to see here the small de? positor. Young men?married people?working men and women-? indeed all who are seeking to better themselves?everyone who desires to be connected with a safe, strong Bank finds a hearty welcome here. Careful attention to the needs of small depositors Is found here. A strong Bank for small depositors as well as for largo. THE PEOPLES BANK. 4 Per Cent, on Savings Accounts ??iiliI>ilIlii?Ht?itMiilillllil?M?n?HNiinilll??ll!IIMIIillillllllllMHmm Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OP ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to Booth Shulsr Lumber At Supply Co. Goo. Epperson's Old Stemd Opp. Court Hoooo