The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 20, 1916, Image 3
Chinese Journalist and Statesman
To Speak Here Chautauqua Week
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NO POOH CHEW.
JJQ WON CHEW, former consul of the Chinese government at San Fran
ctoco and editor of the first Chinese newspaper In this country, Is to speak
lew* on the third afternoon of Chautan iua week. He to eminently qualified
ta toctare on the new China and her relation to the western world. As a Jour
?allst and a statesman Dr. Chew has done much to cement friendly relations
??twisa this country and the; great Mongolian Empire. He Is very much
Assnrlenn la bis point of rtew and mott enthusiastic about our country.
Dr. Chew to known to the platfoim world as the "Chinese Mark Twain.*1
Ha* Wit to spontaneous and contagion!, but In addition mach valuable inform*
Haw ti scattered throughout Hal delight f\l address.
9% The Haaetav Schools of Sumtfr
County.
At tho State Sunday School Conven
Uoa witsch mot la Charleston recently
there wore thirty delegates front
shunter county who came away full
of iMhnsnisai for Sunday school work
had asMesally to arouse others to ?
I senses ?4 their da*y^tW freaW
work k* the Master's rlnoyard, which
at la frren us to do.
FW the first time In the lives of
any of these thirty delegates they were
sands, ashamed of Sumter <ounty. Our
- W|Sialaation has bean allowed to go
w to piece* and instead of having a ban
nor for- Sumter county displayed
among the banner counties or like our
little sister county Cl?ren?! on, a gold
star banner, Sumter county was only
mentioned as a county of the State in
a list showing what was contributed
during the past year for the support
of the Mate Sunday Schocl and Nat?
ional Sunday School work, and there
at tho foot of tho list which showed
contributions from nearly every
county In the State, Spartanburg
just above Sumter showing $&00 con
tri bated, was Sumter?
^ Si ratter's delegation was ashamed.
Out of failure conies success and wo
must get to work and show tho next
convention that Sumter is not asleep
to her duty ahd can boast of as many
and as good Sunday schools as any
other portion of the state.
We have arranged for a aeries
?nestings to be held on t.tie fourth.
Sfth and atxth of June, to cover the
?nttre county and we want every Sun?
day school in the county to be wetl
reptaeemed at one meetlr g at least.
JL food programme haa been arranged
isr each meeting with excellent
speakers on different phaHts of Hun
day school Work and f??r the Provi?
dence, Privateer and Hhiloh nicotines
the whole day will be spent (except
for dinner on the ground) In bear-in .
speakers on Sunday school work. It
Is vory Important that repiesentatlves
of each Sunday arhool in the county
attend <?ne meeting, and that tho
nearest to the Sunday school.
Mr. J. C. I Mint< ir. president of the
district embracing Dal/ell, Plsguh.
Ttrsah. Horeb. Lonx lir- nch, Good
Hope. Providence, Hethesda. McLeod's
Chapel and any other Sun lay school
In that territory will have the Iba?
meeting at one of his churches inesM
convenient for all to attend Sunday
June 4th Ber\ ices .tl!
Mr. W. H. Ramsey, president of the
dlatrct embracing Wedgelleld. Hl??h
Hills. Church of the Holy Cr<>m, .Jor?
dan, Bethel. Oateen and Ingram, will
have the second meeting at the l?ap
tlst ihureh at WcdKclleld at 8 p. in.
June 4th.
Mr. S. P Kb hardson. president of
the district embracing Providence,
Oraham, Zoar. Lewis Chapel. Scy
more. Concord and Webb schools,
the third meeting Monday, June Ith,
At Climham church
Mf. B. P. Cuttlno, president of the
I
district embracing- the city of Sumter
will hold his meeting at 8 p. m., Mon?
day, June 6th, at one of the churches
In the city.
Mr. J. H. Wilson, president of the
district embracing Brick Church, Shi
loh and all churches in that com?
munity will hold his meeting at Snlloh
church Tuesday., Jfffr,
? *? iaV^Mp^fsM^^psdHlr^^^i^
district embracing Mayesvtlle, Bethel,
Baker school and Boasard .Cross
roads, will hold his meeting at Mayes
vllle Tuesday i lght, June Cth at s p
m.
If any Sunday school Is omitted In
the above list It is due to my ignor?
ance, but I respectfully ask them to
attend the meeting nearest them by
as large delegation as possible. The
district presidents will make arrange?
ments for the meeting of their re?
spective districts and preside over
j same. I desi-^ to urge each and ev?
ery Sunday school to attend the meet?
ing of Its district, It will be Impos?
sible to procure a Gold Star at the
next State Convention unless each
Sunday School Is represented at a dis?
trict convention, and each Sunday
School some time during the year
makes a contribution towards the
amount promised by Sumter county
to carry on the work. The State
convention secretary, and many live
wires In Sunday school work will be
on the programme which will be pub?
lished later.
CHAS. U CUTTINO,
President for Sumter County.
Winthrop college Commencement.
Invitations to the commencement
exercises of Winthrop College have
been received in the city. One hun?
dred and tifty-one young women will
rccelvo diplomas.
The beautifully engraved invita?
tions are as follows:
The
Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College
request the honor of your prcsenco
at the Commencement Exercises
May twenty-eighth to thirtieth
nineteen hundred and sixteen.
Hock HIV
S fcl ? nlna.
The follow program:
Sond.iy, May l. a. m.?Sermon
I fojrt the Voting Women's Christian
I .elation. l)r. Z. T. Cody, D. L>..
breenvttte, s. c.
8:30 p. m.? Baccalaureate Sermon,
llOV, Waller Ia liSfflt i>. ?>.. Kich
t loud. Vu.
Monday) May 29 10 a. m.?Inspec?
tion of buildings nnd departments.
<? p. in?? l iss day rxerctesjl,
8:30 p. in.?Joint celebrntion of llt
i r iry societies.
Tuesday, May 30, 10 a. m.?Alumnae
1 inlon.
?? pi m.?Daisy Chain procession.
I :i0 p. m.? Graduating exercises,
dress by Rev. Len G. Broughton, D.
1 ., Kn >xville, Tenn.
COLORED SCHOOL WORK.
Report of Year's Vfork. by Sui)ervisor
of Colored Schools for Sumter
County.
To The Public:
Now that all of the colored schools
of the county have closed, we are
very glad to be permitted to give a
short review of the school year's
work.
At the county commencement,
March 31st, none of the schools had
closed, all were kept working until
that time, which gave all who were
sufficiently interested to take part in
the county closing and have work on
exhibition.
We are very glad to say that all of
the parents and children showed a
very great Interest in the entire
school term, and only a few of the
teachers took no interest. Out of the
70 schools in the county we visited,
all except about 6 or 8, those we
could not locate and the teachers
were not sufficiently Interested to at?
tend the teachers' meetings where
we could come in touch with them
or did not think it ncessary to In?
form us how to teach them.
In District No. 1 all of the teachers
and pupils took great interest and did
excellent work, except the school at
Saltarstown. District No. 2: All did
well except Wolf Bay. District No. 3:
AH did splendid work; we could not
locate Rose or Pierson until too late.
No. 4 did splendid work. No, 6 did.
splendid work, except Richardson end.
Orange Hill. No, 6 did good work.
No. 7: All that I could locate .did
splendid work. No. 8: I could not
locate until too late in the term. No,..
11: Did excellent work for the time.
I they had. One little boy about 12 at
St. Luke's invented and made a churn
{with an attachment to keep flies off,
propelled by the same crank that,
operated the churn. No. 18: Ebr
onczer took no Interest. Fox Grovo.
changed teachers. We would not get
there the last of the term. The
teacher, Miss Covington, Is an excel-,
lent teacher and thoroughly interest-,
cd. No. 22: Muldrow school did
splendid work; so far distant we could
not go often, having a most compe?
tent principal, good work was carried
on. Plum Hall we could not get to;,
the teacher was most anxious.
More than 1,021 were In the indus?
trial classes and the same number of
sewing bags were made, for that is
tho first step, and about 500 garments,
and other articles in wood work and
[other material were made. Much
I time was lost in waiting to get money
I to buy some material as no funds are
available for that purpose. Since
March 31st we have been attending
the closing of all the schools that we
could reach and helped many prepare
for their closing and when we could
we have organised improvement
clubs for the purpose of working dur?
ing the summer to Improve the con?
ditions around in the home, church
and school, and to save some money
to improve the school building, ex?
tend the term or to buy a lot where
they have none. We cannot mention
all, but a few deserve to be mention?
ed. At the closing of Bloom Hill,
I not only was a most excellent literary
program rendered, but all of the
children's work was on exhibition; 2
out of the 3 trustees were present
with their wives. At Shot Pouch
school a splendid program was car?
ried out, and all of their industrial
work was on exhibition; here they
have a splendid club and are arrang?
ing to purchase a lot, the prlco of
which has been nearly sll pledged,
and we hope the school hoard willl at
least give a school building, even if
not furnished, for another year.
Stone Hill had splendid exercises
for three nights. The women teach?
ers. Miss Pauline Sampson, Mrs. Mag?
gie Glover and Miss Beatrice Suoney
(music), worked faithfully the entire
term. A piano was purchased last
fall for the school and through their
efforts every dollar that has been paid
was secured. The last two weeks
they received no pay at all for their
labor. We gave all the help we could.
Through the Woman's Progressive
Club and the county bo rd we have
nearly enough to fit up one donestic
science kitchen at that school. At the
beginning of the next school term it
will he in operation. Wo hope to bo
able to have a kitchen at Shot Pouch,
New Haven, Bloom Hill, Mulberry,
Muldrow, Stateburg and many other
points where ail of the Industrien are
needed. We thank the superintendent
of education, tho county board, the
local boards und all who have shown
fiu much interest in the work, and we
earnestly ask if you ' will continue
your Interest and help us to have
comfortable school houses, longer
school terms, better and more inter
estod teachers by giving better sula
i i?'s. Wo pi utilise you that in a few
years' lbs boys and girls of the county
'.ill have a clear conception of, and
v/111 practice in their lives, morality,
Industry and usefulness, for after all,
I (lie purposo of education is to train
one for usefulness and he or she is of
sorvice only in proportion to their
I usefulness to themselves and to oth
era. Knowing and doing is the need
today.
Dr. L. Bragg Anthony,
Supervisor of Colored Schools.
Sumter County.
COPIES NEW CONSTITUTION SENT
Rock Hill, May 17.?Proceedings
the recent meeting of the State
Teachers' Asoclatlon of South Caro?
lina have been mailed out to all the
embers. R. C. r urts, secretary of
the association, states that these were
mailed to the school address of the
teachers and if any teachers have re?
turned to their homes, it will be nec?
essary to forward 3 cents tp the post
office where they taught in order to
have it forwarded. The copies were
mailed out carefully, but if there are
those who did not get their copy they
should inform tho secretary at once.
The proceedings contain the new
constitution and by-laws and also tho
constitution of the department of su?
perintendence. The principal address?
es are printed as4 are the minutes of
the departments. Those who are not
members and wish a copy may get
them by sending the dues to W. E.
Black, Lexington, and he will in turn
have sent a copy of the proceedings.
The enrolment reached 1,420 as
against 861 at the Florence meeting
of 1916. Of the total enrolment 360
were men and 1,069 were women.
Richland county led with 222 teach?
ers enrolled, Laurens coming second
With 125 and Dillon third with 79. Dil?
lon was awarded the banner because
she had the highest percentage of. her
teachers enrolled..
Many new departments have been
added for next year and It is expected
that the attendance will be fully 2,
000.
The large enrolment in the as?
sociation and the increased interest
in the work of the association are an
indication of the advance in all lines
of school work.
ft News and Views of Pisgah.
:? Pisgah, May 15.?Children's Day at
McLeod's church yesterday after?
noon was very interesting. Over the
rostrum in green letters were tho
?1 ??? 1 "V
words "The King's Garden," and un?
derneath and the altar were decorated
With evergreens and flowers in a
very tasteful and pretty manner.
Tfche program embraced the entire
school and the children recited their
pieces in a manner which showed
careful training and study on their
part Among those who did so well
were Kate Reams, Leila Brown, An?
nie Murray McLeod, Samuel Toung
and Wyley Jenklne.
. "'"Mother's hearts in the garden"
was beautifully rendered by Miss
Genie Montgomery, who has fine elo?
cutionary powers.
Hon. R. D. Epps of Sumter was
present by invitation and made a most
interesting talk on how the Sabbath
was observed in the far East where
he was some years ago and the im?
portance of Sunday schools to the
children.
Dr. Truesdale of Sumter, who was
Invited to be present made a fine
address on the importance of Sunday
schools and his experience when
young and the good he received from
his early training. He related some
very interesting anecdotes in attending
church and Sunday schools when
young. Both he and Mr. Epps have
many friends here who are always
glad for them to come. Their ad?
dresses were highly appreciated.
Superintendent W. C. Harllee, Mrs.
J. M. Reames, Miss Adele McLeod and
others deserve much credit for their
efforts for the little ones and big ones
too, in getting up such an interesting
program.
Miss Bessie Hatheld of Cassattt is
here visiting' relatives and friends. She
Is a Pisgah young lady Just loaned to
Kershaw county for awhile and her
many friends here are always glad to
see her.
Mrs. C. S. Baker went to Sumter
Saturday.
Miss Carrie Baker is visiting rela?
tives in the vicinity of Sumter.
Mother's Day will be observed at
Pisgah church on tho 4th Sunday af?
ternoon this month.
The burial of Mr. John Barfield
took place this morning at Pisgah
church after divine services by his
pastor, Uev. Mr. Roton, in the pres?
ence of a large congregation that
could not be seated. They came to
pay the last sad tribute to a man re?
spected and liked by all. The coron?
er's Jury brought out some facts in
reference to his death not published.
It was testified by Godwin, the State
witness, that Barfield was standing
still when shot, with no motion to
strike Lognn. He was holding the
paddle by the handle in his left hand
:ind the other end was resting on the
ground. When Logan said he would
shoot, Barfield pointed Ms right hand
towards him and said "No man but
;i coward would shoot in this way."
I Kigali then fired and ran off, leaving
Barfield welling in his blood on the
ground. The other facts showing how
tho fuss started have already been
published in The Daily Item of Sat?
urday. The heart-felt sympathies of
all go out to the widow and little
fatherless children, who are left with?
out a father's care and love.
M'KAIN-DUNNE MARRIAGE.
Popular Young People of Sumte r
United in Matrimony at St. Anne's
Church.
Two ppoular young people of Sum?
ter were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony on Wednesday afternoon
at 6:30 o'clock at St. Anne's Catholic
Church, when in the presence of a
large gathering of friends and rela?
tives Father N. A. Murphy received
the vows of Miss Emily. Dennleon Mc
Kain, daughter of Mr. and Mit. Wiley
J. McKain, and Mr. Edward Campbell
Dunne.
Just before the wedding march
was struck up by Miss Ammle Teich
er, Mrs. Julius Schwerin sang "Ave
Maria."
The only attendants were Miss Lo
retta McKain, a sister of the bride,
as maid of honor, and Mr. Frank Mc?
Carthy, the groom's best man, a"nd
the two little flower girls, Mijses
Katherine McKain, a sister of the
bride, and Frances Dunne, who were
dressed in blue and white and car?
ried blue baskets, from whKh they
sprinkled lillies of the valley and sweet
peas in the path of the bride.
The bride was dressed in crepe de
chene and carried a bride's bouquet
of calla Hilles showered with lillies of
the valley. The maid of honor wore
light blue and carried a bouquet of
Easter Hilles, carylng out the color
scheme of blue and white.
Potted plants were grouped about
the altar, which was further decorat?
ed with white carnations and lighted
candles.
Reception for Young Couple.
After the ceremony a reception was
given at the home of the bride's par?
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKain, on
West Hampton avenue, where the dec?
orations were pink and white. Only a
few intimate friends and' close rela?
tives of the bride were invited to the
reception. Punch was served ' by
Misses Marie Mayes and Beulah
Bracey and refreshments were served
by Misses Maida McKain, Mollie Bow?
man and Francenla Hamilton.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
Dunne went_ to their home at 112 N.
Salem Avenue, where they will reside
for the present.
' BENENHALEY SCHOOL CLOSES.
Successful Session (Held Under Man?
agement of Miss Katie Ray*
Dalzell, May 16.?The Stateburg
Benenhaley school, which has. been
under the management of Miss Katie
Ray during the past session, closed
on last Friday for the summer holi?
days, a unique program being carried
out with a precision which showed
that the pupils had been well trained
for the occasion. Miss Ray is a con?
scientious young woman, who has
spared no labor and pains in trying to
Instruct those under her tutorship,
that they may become useful men and
women, when they grow up.
The exercises inspired the writer
with the thought that these people
have natural ability, which can be
cultivated and developed into a pow?
er for good to themselves and those
by whom they are surrounded. They
are a quiet and inoffensive people,
who attend to their own business; they
are industrious and have an ambition
to build themselves up in a moral and
intellectual way and should have the
sympathy and encouragement of all
right-thinking people.
After the exercises, Dr. J. H.
Haynsworth, county superintendent of
education, who was present, was call?
ed on and gave a very practical and
thoughtful talk, telling of the great
importance of moral and Christian ed?
ucation, how it was developed in men
and women in order that they may
face and properly deal with the great
duties of life that lie before us.
He also encouraged the consolida?
tion of the two schools, both of which
are near the lines of the two districts
in whichi they are located. He show?
ed how by consolidation they could
have a better building and a strong
corps of teachers, by which methods
they would get better results.
The audience did not fail to give
him attention and seemed to take in
all that he said, and to show a strong
desire for better things and conditions.
An inspiration seemed to get hold of
these people, and, as you know, once
a determination and zeal for higher
Ideals are aroused, it is hard to con?
fine a people to the old way of doing
things.
Dr. .Haynsworth, having concluded
his remarks, a dismissal was in order,
when the audience gathered itself
around a table, sufficiently long to
easily accommodate all who were
present,' on which was spread many
of the good things which the physi?
cal man enjoys, and there we spent a
good little bit of time gratifying those
longing desires which frequently arise
within the inner man.
After dinner was served, tho people
gathered in groups, discussing differ?
ent topics pertaining to tho times
and conditions under which we live.
After spending two or three hours in
this way they began to quietly disperse
to their homes and thus one day of
social enjoyment by a peaceable and
law-abiding people was over.
1 J. C. Dunbar.
AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECON?
OMICS.
Miss Mary Lemmon, County Agent,
Makes Report of Work Planned for
Girls' Tomato and Women's Domes?
tic Science Clubs.
The organization for the year has
been completed and the enrollments
have been submitted to the proper of?
fices. There are in the Canning clubs
one hundred and fourteen girls,
thirty of whom are first year girls
growing 1-10 acre in tomatoes, twen?
ty-seven are second girls who have
divided 1-10 acre into halves, on one
half of which they are growing toma?
toes and on the other half string
beans, our State vegetable; thirty-five
are third year girHs growing string
beans, pimentoes, and okra; twenty
two fourth year girls growing ber?
ries, grapes and fruit trees. These
will upon the completing the work
this year receive diplomas.
In the poultry clubs there are
thirty-two boys and girls raising pure
bred chickens.
There is a forty dollar domestic
science equipment in each of the fol?
lowing schools: Wedgefield, Oswego,
Concord, Providence and Shiloh. At
these schools fifty-two girls are taught
how to make better breads. Five oth?
er schools are planning to secure
similar equipments before September.
The county board of education gave
one hundred dollars towards the pur?
chasing of the equipment used in our
domestic science work in the five
schools above named.
They will also contribute one-half
of the amount that will be used in
equipping tho other five schools.
While much interest is shown in
the above lines of work greater in?
terest is shown in home demonstra?
tion work for women. We have wo?
men's clubs with an enrollment of
two hundred and twenty-three mem?
bers. These clubs hold regular
monthly meetings in which they are
carrying out programmes outlined by
Winthrop college. The demonstra?
tion of the practical solution of some
home problems such as home conven?
iences, balanced meals, school lunch?
es, home sanitation and the like, is
given at each meeting. Five of these
clubs use the domestic science equip?
ment for some of the demonstrations.
Tho clubs are at the following schools:
Oswego, Wedgefield, Providence, Shi?
loh, Concord, Salem, Stateburg, Dal?
sen, Hagood and Bethel. Three of
these clubs have just enrolled their
members and have not as yet held
regular meetings.
About one hundred of our girls are
looking forward with much interest
to our short course which will be held
in Sumter from June 13th to 16th.
They will be entertained in our
homes. Teachers from Winthrop col?
lege and county home demonstration
agents will give lectures and demon?
strations. Our girls will receive in?
struction needed in canning, preserv?
ing and jelly making early In the sea?
son.
WEATHER AND CROP CONDI?
TIONS. '
Dry Weather Has Threatened Short?
age of Several Crops.
The continued dry weather, with
excessive heat and nearly maximum
sunshine, has Inteslfied the drought,
especially for truck, gardens, oats, to?
bacco and pastures, and generous
rains are now needed to prevent se?
rious shortage in all crop. Cotton
germination has been very irregular
and unsatisfactory, and planting con?
tinues, with considerable replanting.
Corn is standing the drought better
than all other crops; late planted has
not germinated; there is some com?
plaint of cut woms. Oats are ripen?
ing rapidly over the middle and south?
ern sections, and harvest has begun.
Fruit has begun to drop in the wes?
tern portion.
Real Estate Transfers.
William Wallace Sumter to John R.
Sumter, tract of 115 acres in State
burg township, $5 and other consid?
erations.
W. Wallace Sumter and John R.
Sumter, 111 1-2 acres in Stateburg
75 acres in Stateburg township, $5
and other considerations.
John It. Cuir/.cr to William Wallace
Sumte;, 112 1-2 acres In Stateburg
township, $5 and other considerations.
McCallum Realty Company to Mary
S. Dwyer, lot and buildings on Cal
houn street, $3,500.
V. A. Parrott to Hascal C. Parrott,
lot on Sumter street, $5 and other
considerations.
Lucia P. Koach and Wessio R.
Lane to The City of Sumter, strip of
land to be known as "Charlotte Ave?
nue" running off from North Main
street, $10.
Master, to Frank Brogdon, 5 acres
in county, $100.'
Louise B. Stubbs, Trustee, to R. W.
WoHtberry, lot on West street, $18.
Master to William T. Player and
Thomas G. Player, interest of Rudolph
and Caroal Player In tract of 150 acres
on East side of Pudding Swamp,
$100.