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WMBRATION 0#? CLUBS TELLS OF ACTIVE CAMPAIGN* Annual Convention Dig* Innportat* Questk? In Session Anderson. May 10.?Tits flrsl bus? ?salon of the 1A1U session of Ukh F?deration, *f Woman s Clubs was hoed Wedneeday morninff. One bun ant trve delegates were reg is - and by noon many others ha 1 Mr* J. W. AJUan, president, made ar splendid report , airs. Allen the Importance of the clubs the State and told of the nigli t week la Bpartaaburg by Mlta She commented on the ad-j >,efjA. 8. Johnstons of the State of chatiMas, and stated thnt.aa ths fjahs had, helped In the formatog of IN* hoard. they were la duty bsjsjad to help the board In any way (hay could. In her report she gave thjs ^s new clubs that have been feaaiad daring the year. The lsgie h\J|re oommttee recommended two Vt>he federation: To make eligible aa school and library tnsjtsss and that a home be estab Isjaas) far- the care of the feeble? st adae\ as* the State. "No UUterao* la South Carolina, la lltgr k* the slogan et the adaoattonal desnrtmeat. Mrs. Waltai B. Duncan, Alk am. reported tha federation is now sjgdag . aaa echolarshtnti Four, to ^satsnop. two to Laadar. two, to MssaaUaiii one to Converse, one. to Ol aar. Reference waa also made to this compulsory adnaailon lasts of the auifta, tha report saying that the law la becoming Statewide and tha : fed Is puahlng foa IIa enfocoa Cataaahaa chapter. 1* A. R. luncheon to the federation. , Tha afternoon eeeelon. wna. tha soa? of reports from tha wUa*a of tha lute. Mian Imssn hair C Snartanburg ad dot sgsd .tha ta4h as> tha moonlight school work ?barg county, told of tha esmbllsasaaat aad of many night aohoola in I, tag persona ware en night, nafcanej have la a wonderful degree In de tha Illiteracy sereenUge of npsilsahsig eouaty. # Mrs. Retlly. corresponding secre? tary of this division, mage an address an tha club weak la general. She taM of tha national sanstlng of the fadaraUon In Jfesr,Yotk and oi tha tsdnsjs that ware brought before this msating. She also gave some inter? acting dam concerning the club work as a whole, I Tha day's programme^ waa brought to a close In the evening by the "nne arts session.*' This session was purely social In tha form of a, musical, with asreral addresses ay tha delegates. W. a*. Ctrowson, Jr.. Dead , Mrs. Eleanor Mason Crowson. wlf y William J. Crowson. Jr., died at tha Tourney Hospital at about 8 a/clock Wodnesday night, where she had been sick for several days, the %sw? oe) her death bringing a feeling ejf sadness and a shadow to the lives of saany of her numerous young friends.; aad to friends of the family in around Sumter. Mrs. Crowson was first taken 111 about two weeks ago, but partially sncovere*. and for several days considered out of danger. The first aart of the week she took a re tepee and has bosn in a dying condi? tion for tha past two days, although h was hoped to the last that her life oould be saved. Mrs. Crowson was the, youngest ahlld of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Ma? son of this city and Is nurvived by one slater. Mrs. E. K. Friar, and two brothers. Meosra, C. Stewart Maaon af Sumter and Carl T. Mason of New? ark. N. J. Whe was married to Mr. William J. Crowson. Jr.. not quite two fears ago. who with a ten-day old In? fant survives her. Death of Mm. A. L. Wallace. Mrs. Annie L Wallace, the widow af the lets Dr. Murray C. Wallace, died at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. C. W. Hicks, very suddenly Wed geeday night, as the result of an atr tack of acuta Indigestion brought en by heart trouble,, Mr* Wallace llytd, on Bartlette street and van spmdlru the night with her daughter, death following In a few mlnur.es after the ettoea earns on. Mrs. Wallace was well known and highly esteemed. In, Sumter, where she has lived for msny years. She k nunrh/sd hy.oaa sun, Mr. Leltoy VVal lacs of Atlanta? and on* daughter Mis. C. W. Hlcka of Sumter. She wa: ?jUo a stepmother of Mr. D. C Wal ls<e, treasurer of Sumtsr county. jmi si ? mssn? ? mi) i? At Halen* Baptist church the^e wll ha no sermon on Sunday morning, bu ?4 tbl# how .the tytads* school wil render a program celebrating; Mother' Ot.y We are parilcejarb/j aaxioa* to IDs yejnag man whose lathers *rs ih In Sumter or have already Crosse? tha mysturioua river, to be present. imui ur tiEBcists UO^ THOMAS F. Bf DOW OF YORK MAKES ANNUAL ADDRESS. Uravea 94. Confederate Varans , are Decorated with Flpwers and Salute it Fined ore* Doperted Heroes Exercises Presdcd over by Dr. Dick. The usual Memorial Day exercises were held op yesterday afternoon at the Suinter Cemetery with a.,largo at* tendance of old. and young people present The annual address was de? Uvered hy Hop. Thomas F. McDow of York, who made an able and scholarly speech. During the day the Daughters of the Confederacy placed wreaths around the Confederate, monument on the school green and yesterday afternoon little girls of the school, children und grandchildren of war veterans, dress? ed in white placed beautiful flowers on the aT*yee of ths departed Confeder? ate soldiers, at the 8umter Cemetery. The exercises were, short, but appro? priate. A feature wheh brought a feeling of sadness .to many of those present was the fact that there were so few veterans present, the number In attendance at these exercises each year being fewer than the year' pre? vious. . yesterday there ware only six? teen veterans present* < the .smallest number which, aaa ever, attended Me raoral Day. eaenciaee hare. . T*>e exorcises were presided over hy Dr. Oeo. W. Dick and were .opened by the march ot Confederate,veterans from the gates of the cemetery to the speaker's, stand, i Fpllowla" the vet? eran* were Jdj* .r^uf^erero* the Con? federacy apd tpn little flower girls, dressed in white, thsa thf . Sumter Light Iafantry and the nlgn, school bsitallon, As the march, stared the band, struck, un, end fche n>ua*e con? tinued,until the vefcra/UL had taken inelr. seats on the stand and. the flow? er g?*fe.st*tlooed In ^enclosure con? taining graven of Confederate soldiers. Pr, U. Wilson offered. pw.yer and music was. randerad,, while the graves of ths soldiers were being covered with, flowers. Mr. McDow waa then introduced by Dr> Dish. Whn stated that the occa sfkee wen one for rejk?nlng an<l not for sadness, as it should be a matter of pride with us that we were the sons and daughters of those whom we were endeavoring to honor. Mr. McDow showed hew slavery was merely an incidental feature In the cause of War of Secession and only arbitrary actions of the North brought it 4*lo the causes. The right ' of secession he showed by history was admitted by New England and the Northern statesmen long before there was any talk of the secession of the Southern States. The speaker nar? rated, Illustrations to show that op several occasions various of the New England States had threatened seces? sion, stating that now the question waa merely academic but it showed that the South was merely upholding tfci right. Mr. McDow ably Justified the course of the Southern States and paid an able tribute to the soldiers, who of? fered their lives in defense of theVr ho si es and what they believed to be right : j After the.close of hls address "taps," e/are sounded and a salute hred over the graves of the soldiers by the Sumter Light Infantry. Cotton Suffering From Dad Weather. .Washington, May 10.?C..ton \p getting a poor start this season. The national weather end crop bulletin of the weather bureau today in its re? view of the weak Just past says: "Much cotton seed has failed to germinate well, and a general potjr stand Is reported, because of cold and dry weather. The warmer weather of the latter part of the week has im? proved the conditions somewhat, but replanting has been delayed in the Southwest section. Damage by cut worms has continued in parts of the lower Mississippi valley." , Sugar cane is making good growth In the lower Mississippi valley. Corn growth has been retarded by cold weather in the Southeastern States, where rain also Is needed and winter wheat In the South shows no Improvement because of lack of rain. Marriage License Record. * Licenses1 to marry have been issue, 1 to the following couples: P. E. Chat? ham and Miss ficorglo P. Eagcrton, Sumter; Harry Poulos and Miss Anna .Lebering. Sumter; W. E. MuL>anlel, Tlndal. and Miss Edna Seymour, Man? ning. Colored couples to secure li? censes were: Andy Johnson and Ep^y puRant. Wetlgefleld; John Shaw and Fannie White, Mayosvillo. Francis Drunson und Hattle Brunson, Wedge field. Charleston College Commencement. The closing exercises of the one hundred and thirty-first year's work of the Col lege of Charleston will b< held at the Htbertan Hall on Tues? day evening. May l*th, idle. Prnjf Charles McLoan Andreas of Tale University will make the annual com? mencement address, '_ NEW" FUND MEK8 ATD FOR. EU ROPE'S RUND, in tww *: American Hunkers -aud Business Men Issue Appeal Throughout the Unit? ed Stetes. The thousands of French, Belgian and British soldiers who have been blinded in the European war are in a pitiable condition, according to an ap? peal of American bankers, phibuv throplsts and businesa men, through the B. F. B. Permanent Blind Relief War Fun^d, 590 Fifth Avenue, New York city,. < Tho appoal was issued locally, to* day, by, L O. Strauss, president of the Suinter Trust Co., wh* iatanbttreasrv urar of the* fund in this locality and who will receive all 'ocal contribu? tions. Vnable to work gits former trades, these, aurnorous blinded war victims cannot support themselves and their iamlUea. Their gAvernmejjta, over? burdened, with more immediate prob? lem* are. abb* to do -vary Uttlo for them, the appeal stalsa aj I Six months' training, on the, other, hand, the baaker?, business men .and philanthropists say, can educate al* most all of these thousands of now* useless blind men in practical, paying trades, in. which they can surppqrt hemselves and at Uast partially sup* port the^ fan^e%, .Worlf,, of tb|s kind haaalroady bean begun Arthur Pearson, the blind EngHah newspaper proprietor and philan* thronist, a* St. Dunstan's, m BnsJand, by M. Rene Vatlery-Radot through "Les Amis, des Soldats Aveuglea" in the "Malson du Convalescence" , ?v FTfance..ftnd by. Miss.Wiptfaed Holt af EicComito Franco American pour* h? yeugie* of whlefc the Ron, Joeejrh H. C*#aia isjiwesidemkf ,Thn(B, av*' Wsmanant. Blind Uehei War . slums seeks to assist, develop and enlarge these effort* I The American bankers, business hiw^an4lxj)bil%pthropista. who are bv sui>? ,tha appeaA Inojudg, FranJ*Mfe Vanderllp, President of the National Oity Bank, Augunt B*in*o?t, the Hpay Elibu Ro^t. Vincent Aster, the ?uhV Hobest Bacon, Dr. NtehoJas Murray Butler, U. a Senator Thomas P. Gore, the Hon. Myron T. Herrlek, Otto H, Kahn, Joseph Wldener and George AV Kessler. These gentfejnep,.. ajp& .their, asao-.. cla.tea intend. organ!** an .American, fund of aMOTciant projawcMons to, cop,, duct thoroughly throughout. ?ujopar tba.work.which Mr, Pearson, at St: Dunatan'o, M. . Re-'* Vallary?Radst through "Las Amis das Soldats Ave ukres," in Paris. Miss Holt of the Comlte, and kindred institutions are now doing locally. The first work of the fund will be to enlrage and modernise all tho pres? ent blind Institutions of Europe by meaaa of financial donations, aa wall as assisting the work of Mr. Pearson In England, M. ValleryRadot and Miss Holt, in France. The fund later in? tends to organize in various European cities additional modern equipped blind schools, blind workshops, blind, employment exchanges and agencies, for commercialising blind products, so that all this particular class of war victims may be saved from their nree-ij ent hopeless and helpless situation, and may be rendered self-supporting for life, rSalf-respecUag. ablerbodlod. pass? ing dally through a living death, these thousand* of blinded war victims are boing slowly killed, not by thoir In? juries, .net by starvation., but by the apparently, permanent hopelessness oU their situation. Six ranotha' training, on the other band?, will educate eaoh one of them In some trade not re? quiring sight. A single contribution of several hundred dollars will go far to make one of these blinded soldiers self-supporting for life," the appeal 'states,. I; The appeal is being sent to one 'hundred and twenty thousand people of prominence throughout the United States. The patronage of their Majesties, the King and Queen of Great Britain, and tho Queen Mother, Alexandria, as wed as M. Raymond Polncare, presi? dent of France, and King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, has been obtained for the distribution of the appropriations from the fund In their respective countries. Among the ladles who are active in tho fund's work in Europe r- d Amer? ica are Lady (Arthur) Paget, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. O. H. P. Helmont, Mrs. John Astor, Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt, Mrs. George A. Kea^ sler, Mrs. R. Valentine Webster. Act? ing as honorary treasurers, with Mr. Vanderllp, are Sir Edward Holden, chairman of the London City and Mid? land Bank, and M. Georges Palialn, Governor-General of tho Bank of France. Mr. Pearson, tho English newspaper proprietor, who is on the fund's execu? tive committee, is now living at tit. Dunstan's with one hundred and thirty blinded soldiers and sailors to whose rehabilitation he is devoting his lifo. This fund, although specifically or? ganised to aid tho blind ofi three hat Ions, will ultimately contribute hcncCsrUtuut upon evory blinded per? son throughout the entire worin, its officials say. According- to statistics, the wojcld, a year before the.war broke out, contained 2,600,000 blind. The number of blind who will be added to this total by the war cannot be esti? mated until years after the war itself Is over. . N _?? WESLEY AN 8 TO GATHER HERE. Large Number of Members of Bible Class Federation to Come to Sumtcr iu July. Rev. R. S. Truesdale of Trinity Methodist church of Sumter met with the. Sumter. Chamber of Commerce, last, Tuesday afternoon and made a abort, but vegy interesting talk about tn? 191? annual meeting of the Wea leyan Federation of Bible Classes of South Carolina that will be held in Sumter on July 3, 4 and 5. There will be between thirteen and fifteen hundred . very estimable and representative gentlemen from every portion qf. this State attending this big contention, v A gigantic Bible class parade will be held during the- convention in which the Bible classes of every denomina? tion in this and adjoining' counties will take part,, making perhaps 2,500 men in the procession headed by .a first 6laas band frojn.?umter.,,. Two, eminent Methodist prelates in the persona of two bishops, apd other brillant divines and pulpit orators and platform, lecturers will speak, to Sum tar's citiaens and visitors during the convention* . ???:. ? . ? ' Mr, Truesdale way. given a cordial 'recaption by the Sumter business men, jdrh^o by. unanimous Ypte decided. that the Chamber of Commerce and. Retail Dealers; Association wiU find great Plenen** in cooperating with ffgfegftr MeJthndtat church and , other churches ?ia ntvlng the visiting! delegates a royal welcome and ever to be remembered -entertainment. ? ? .i ?. nj T\i? ' ?". 1 ??? : ? S. L. I. ENJOY FISH FRY. Soldier Boye Ha* e Pry Tisae, but. De? lightful Ontmg at Cain's MU1. "'The Sumte? Light Infantry last night held its annual,Hah fry at Cain's Mill, the occasion being, an extremely Pleasant outing for the. thirty young men who were in attendance. Mr. Cain had provided, a, bountiful fish and..Biopsy of f*j?d fish and. the sjOMieaJada.all h*di>good,.appetites bX tha Ume the supper was served,, as they had marched out to the.cemetery In? the afternoon and. taken the ride to Cain's Mill in a double horse wagon. The picnic was a dry affair for the young men, it being the first fish fry which they had held in many years at which there was nothing stronger than pond ox sprung watex.ta drink, 1 - 1 v WOULD PROTECT THE BUYER. Senator Smith's Assessment to Oot toii Futures Section. ?WaehingtOii. .May 9.-^Senator E. jp. Smith- today introduced an amend? ment to the Lever cotton futures sec? tion of ?the agricultural appropriation bill, providing that no tax shall be levied on contracts in which a basis grade Is specified, provided this basis grad$ shall be one , of the standard grades. es&Ulished. by the federal gov? ernment and .provided ..also that the buyer ahail.ha.ve the, right, In case of not being able to ranch an agreement with the seller if another grade is tendered in payment ,to demand the grade contracted for at the stipulated I Price, "Qf. course," said Senator Smith, ir commenting, on his amendment, "1 buyer apd seller shall agree upon the grade and the resulting differences in price other than the grade enum? erated in the contract, there is noth? ing In the provisions of the bill as I propose to amend It which will pro vent them from trading aa they see fit . The difficulty which the meesuro does obviate is the. practice that here? tofore put the buyer at the mercy of the seller." ? .hu, "vim ? ? ewew '?w1 Young PcoplcV* Cnk>n Meeting. The Sumter Young People's Union Will meet at. the. Presbyterian church on Thursday evening, May, 30th, at 8;30 o'clock for a social session to which all of the members of the va? rious Sunday school and church or? ganisations are cordially invited. A committee, has charge of the program and, the gathering Is to be a moat en? joyable affair for all who attend. Meeting at Bethel School. A meeting will bo held at Bethel school house, Privateer, next Monday night, May 15th, at 8 o'clock, for men and hoys only. An address will be da? llvered by a Health Teacher sent oqt by thq International Health Com? mission Every man and boy hi the community should be there, as a mat? ter of much importance to the com? munity will be discussed. JXo. collec? tion will be taken and there is no charge for admission. wkh "?'.? ejnrp Second Mill Is about the most, 1*>P ulac place in the community Just now. Hundrade of fishermen have been go? ing out there the past few days and catching plenty of ilsh. MJRS.^T. H. CLARKE INJURED. Automobile Runs Against Tree and Ladies Arc Thrown Out. Mrs. T. H. Clarke whs seriously, if not dangerously, injured this morning when the automobile, in which her husband was taking her and her sis? ter-in-law, Mrs. James Hoi man, to the sttaion a short while before lj) o'clock ran against a tree and threw them out on the sidewalk. Mrs. Clarke was at once taken to the hospital, where an examination was made, but it was stated that the ext?nt of her injuries oould not be learned until an X-ray was taken. 1 The. accident took place, it was learned, when Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. I Holman were in the car and Mr. Clarke had started off to take them to the station. A suit case in the car slipped and Mr. Clarke made an ef? fort to catch it and it is thought that he must have disarranged the gas fjeeding apparatus, as the machine darted off and before he could again get it under control it struck a car? riage block in front of Miss Eliza Copper's residence and stopped short up against a tree. Mrs. Clarke was thrown out over Mrs. Holman's lap and her head struck the ground as she fell. This produced the injuries from which Mrs. Clarke is suffering. Mrs. Holman was also thrown out, but was not seriously hurt, it was stated. She sustained bruises to her arm and hip, when she fell. Mr. Clarke was not* thrown out. It was learned that the ladies were on the rear seat,, and they were thro vn out when the car went over the block. The automo? bile was badly damaged and the top <>f the block was torn off. Death of Mr. Win. T. Guy. Rev. J. W. Guy was at Hope Bap? tist church holding a meeting when on Tuesday he received a telegram calling" him to the bedside of his fath? er, Mr. Wm. T. Guy of Pungotcngcn, Va. He left on the first train, arriv? ing at his destination at 1:30 p. in. Wednesday, just twenty minutes be? fore the end came, yet time enough to be recognized by his aged father. \ Princess Wants Divorce. Rome, May 11.?Princess Colonna, formerly Evelyn Bryant, the step? daughter of the late John W. McKay, has begun suit to annual her religious marriage. Divorce proceedings were filed in New York. Prince sought a larger monthly allowance. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker M EltolPtr. Prowpt Attention ft? Cay BJ - Ul.o, Crslf OM Stand. H. ?ebi Phones nEhmici TAKE YOUR CHOICE. J BLUDWINE, m the Hobble SlrJrt bottle, is made from Fruits and Cereals. , j ., t . . . T ?* il.nl SATAN ET 18 Ulc new and celebrated Frtiit Jidoc drink. HIRES) the genuine Rootbecr, is made from Roots, Berries, , Barks, etc, gathered from all parts of the globe. ALL ARE PURE AND HEALTHFUL. I Sinftfgr Battling Work 1 Phone 84. Lumber, Lime, Cemettt; BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to BoottCSholer Lumber & Supply Co. I I ? . ' N?Jir 'T^' ' .. Qpp? Court Hpuao Gaay Cpporeono Qld Sta,rtd niiiMijinininiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinHtiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiM ??Si 0, "How Money You can start an account at the People's Bank with any reasonable sum. In the exl^if nce or the officers of thjs Bank ?ujy have seen many very smaU accounts grow into thousands of dol? lars. Beginning with a small account here-padd? ing to it from time to time you can buiid up a large account. May we have your account this week ? THE PEOPLES BANKL . ^.4 Tiit?uiinn^mA?uuniiig?;i i tqinpniuiiiM^MiiiiniiiiLintiiiiiiMiMxiiwii :nii liLiiuifcUl The National Bank of Soutti Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. Correct Time and Correct Methods None more anxious to please, or better prepared to serve. Leaders: Capital. Surplus and Volume. Your account we want. tlUMc&V Acting Cath'r. C. 6. ROWLAND, Pi es. V. EVERY DAY We are adding new accounts. If we have nQt already succeeded in hand? ling yours, come in and let us talk it over. We might make it to your interest. % i * <i \\ w Jl :l I The Fir*& National Bank | S?MTER, S. C. The Oldest Banking Institution in the County