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huW'0VMUUf Waal ?i 9tw SJki tfc* ??itthroa la mm aii? war? bal<l aa 4t ft*. Vary faw wer* aai Um Aelafaeea lead not yet Tae> drat eaaj meeting Wae at InaJSSBi by the The mnatc wn es to the glad weleome and to at that muting of I Thin spirit wan Tarn la Manning."] His aim made each glad Otista of Plnewood ra? tals la "Why Wo Cams to And we agree with hei Ismaning because wa had many good things about the si not stay away, society extended through Mrs. C. A. Harvtn Baptist ttoatoty was repre Mra. P. O Rfchardeoik Aad that cacti delegats to IM the hearty wel her. a Tjuosdile of Suniter than | the saeetJiig Impressing the In the foreign field, thaw aiiournad to meet AS each ose entaied this morning was. given a n fresh lag greeting being handed a bouquet of sweet with whit* ribboa and at a report from some mls r e up et I sens of a werker. used htttr ta response to Mrs. W. U Wait, president Coef crenoe eaadueted devotion - Mm Weil le truly the of our eeafeeeno*. We lore I appreolete bar work with us. bo see the needs of our es realise wherein i The cell call or dele? ft of commit? tees were presaptly dispensed with, ?ijae Duties of a Delegate" waa very presented by Mrs. Dr. of Manning. Hess lessee Curtis, our faithful Dis? trust Secretary gave her report. Then oases the report of the council meet sag hi Atlanta. This was made by R. I* Klrkwood .of Bennettsvllle*. this a pretty and nppro oeto, rendered by Mrs. C. R. stm by the seeretarr. as had that topis was at hems bscaase of steam This suede us see the amount of good work our young people might do, if we could only get them interested. Mrs, Oereid presented a splendid ssuwt, displaying the various publlca ejeasj aad helps for Christian work em aad good literature to havo on the hasse. She also Impressed toe use at attractive posters for advertising regmlar meetings. In connection with this little Miss Mildred Smith recit? ed "What the Missionary Voice Can De far Too." Mrs. J. P. Attaway gave ue a real seedier missionary spirit when ehe told us of how happy she was to give ep her only daughter for the foreign Sold. Long before the program, assigned far the morning was finished son eone a move to adjourn, and really it Urns, for delegatoe never like to late for meals. We adjourned to In at I o'clock. Devotional exercises Saturday after? noon were conducted by Mrs. Klrk? wood. Following this were reports from socle tie* represented. Mrs. Joe. Sprott gave a parllmentary drill which would prove helpfnl to any society In organisation or at regular meetings. Miss Kate Fair had a very Interesting paper on "New Americans." She pre? sented the thought* of "Why the For? eigner Comes to Our Shore*," and "What America Mean* to Him." "Mew Ws Should Treat Him Hew he Watches Us In our Christian Ufo." Um Jos. Sprott egsln talked to us oe "Temper*no end Missions." Ws **** |M to hear Mrs. Sprott give Mmm on UinptrutM for she baa none a great work in our W. C. T. U. ?Teaching Missions to Children" was very ably discussed by Mrs. ? C. R. Sprott And an Interesting paper prepared by Mrs. F. 8. Oedding tvas read by Miss Corbett. Mrs. Sprott stressed the JjPjal of telling stories to children tttitM ?l rending them; an? other Idea wfsV to let children know where their money goes, make them understand and be interested in the different demands for their little con? tributions. A paper on "Social Service," pre? pared by Miss Annie Sc huler, was read by the secretary. Miss Ida Oriffln. Now, each one present was asked to tell "What has Been the Most Helpful Feature of the District Meet? ing to Me." A few responded, than all who felt they had been benefited were asked to rise. All rose, of course, for this was a most helpful meeting in every respect And let us thank our district secretary for hav? ing; prepared such an helpful and In? teresting; program. But this band of workers did not Impress foreign work alone. A great deal was said of the home needa L*et us begin at home with the missionary spirit Them issseuUtr the needs abroad. Two ssottaes on the wall were "Not How much of my Honey Will I Give to God. But How Much of God's Money Will 1 Keep Myself," and "The First Work of the Wttole Church Is to Give the Gospel to the Whole World." Let us copy these two and put them wham our eyes may fall upon them each day. Revr Watson B. Duncan filled the pulpit Sunday morning. Sunday a*, i tarnoon Mrs. C. R. Sprott had a mass meeting of the children. Rev. Gist Gee, a missionary fro.a China talked Sunday afternoon and was to have spokcm Sunday night but because of misunderstanding* he did noli BIG RBWflON AT BIRMINGHAM. About Trip to Mcrtlag Editor Dally Item: Maying home Saturday morning irr the *sjrly hour of 4U0, after a rfeifeg ant ride, we reached' the city of Augusta, Ga., where we remained four hours and saw the rains from the great Are. Tall are-proof buildings I Ilka the National Bank building lit) Sumter swept clean by the heat and Then wo started on to Atlanta, and had only SO minuses to cMch the train aercW the elty, but mado It all right, and with pleasant company aboard reached this city 11.?? p. m,. Of the many friends on the way was one. a native of New Jersey, who was living I In Augusta, Ga., when our war broke out Ha cast his lot with the South and fought with Lee's army four years. While four of his brothers, at the old home In New Jersey, went In the Union army. Just think, brother against brother In that fearful war. We found Birmingham In gala dress and a warm welcome awaiting us, and by Monday night the papers reported 11,00? old .soldiers in the city. Some with the old tattered flags and gnfUkum uniforms, looked like they hagfjes* arrived from the battle? fields, but Instead of the stern-hat bib faced boys, who came back, they were old and feeble men, but with the same spirit and fire that led them up the heights of Gettysburg and Chicks manga, and sustained them in the weary hours of prison'far from hems and friends. Wa attended the Birth of a Nation, and could almost imagine we were again aialdst those scenes, which cloud our memory as the darkest In our lives. The four years of war passed away amidst the noise of war and carnage, and we expected a blow when we gave one. But the eight years of radical and scalawag rule, when our white peo< pie were put under the heel of the alien and oppressor, was as bitter as wormwood and hastened many of our best people to their graves. Wo can and do forgive, but forget, never. This is a grand reunion. 'Tis said the greatest ever held, to the sounds of martial music we go to rest at night. We had the good fortune last evening to meet a niece of Bill Arp. If she had been single I might have kissed her in memory of Dear Old Bill Arp. Perhaps another line later on. D. James Wlnn. A Card of Appreciation. I wish to extend my sincere thanks end high appreciation to all who help? ed me to win the beautiful Overland car In the recent contest as conducted by this paper; also to the manage? ment for sending me the Dally Item during the contest, and to the Cam? paign Manager who so fairly and Im? partially aonducted the contest for all. The gar Is all right and I appreciate It. Miss Nell Qlllls. St. Joseph's Academy, Sumter, S. C. Some sections of Sumter county are still suffering for rain, only light showers, not sufficient to bring up cotton, having fallen. A WORD OF APPRECIATION. Hagood Bethea Thanks Citizens for Making Picnic a Success. Editor Dally Item. Is It not proper in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, the commit? tee of arrangements, to express our thanks to our citizenry, rich and poor, high and low, together, for the hearty manner in which they responded, making possible the grandest occa? sion in the business and social life in the history of our county? Already folks are saying: "Let us repeat it; it is too good a thing to let die," and the writer says "Amen." One can not but congratulate Sum ter county for such a time as was given to every one so fortunate as to be present. The people without a dissenting voice pronounced the affair a grand success surpassing all they hoped or thought. Evt.ythlng pass? ed off nicely, because each individual constituted a committee of one to make it so. We came together as brothers and sisters of a community, a county, a great commonwealth, in the pleasing Consciousness that we were engaged in a most laudable bus? iness, and this begat a sense of satis? faction, always'.associated with, and only with well-doing. We are eure Sumter county, the absent as well as those present, con? gratulate themselves that the county has taken the Initiative in so laud? able a matter. We can't stop writing, Mr. Editor, stop us. - , # "Hagood." x Rembert, May 20, 1916. Pocalla News. Pocala, May 22.?The S. L. I. are taking: hikes every Sunday afternoon. They quickly stepped out to Pocalla the last two Sundays. Wo are al? ways glad to see the boys. They fnaife our minds begin to wonder and think about the brave young men marching to Mexico or boarding a transport for Germany, England or some other warring cpuntry. The thought makes us feel sad, for they never come back in as many num? bers as they go. Then some poor mother's heart is made to bleed for a lost son. Sometimes it is a young wife or a sweetheart. Mr. Wm. McDaniel and bride have returned, after a pleasant trip on their honeymoon. Mrs. Carl Heidt of Charleston is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. j J. Jones. The Catholic Sunday school held their annual picnic at Pocalla on Tuesday. All seemed to enjoy them? selves very much. Some of the older folks got down with the little ones and all were children together for the time, which made the children very happy. Well, we poor farmers are feeling better since we have received' the blessing of a nice mild rain on last Monday. I think now we will get a stand of cotton, even though it is late. Better late than never. Mr/ T. C. Cuttino and family of Florence came over Saturday in their auto and spent Sunday with Mrs. M. H. Beck. I Mr/ Henry Burkett with several friends out riding Thursday evening in his auto had a narrow escape when his steering gear failed to work prop? erly and the machine went in a big ditch beside the Pocalla pike. For? tunately no one was hurt and the car very slightly damaged. I H-i-1-* Farmers of Salem in Pleasant Mood. Salem. Balck River, May 20.?Fine rai net fell here on Monday. L* E. Warren, the government weather ob server, reports a fall of 1.63 inches. This fcives plenty of moisture to ger? minate seeds in the ground, but the cool . weather since is very much agaidst good stands. Cotton that is comiSg up looks pale and weak. Some oats have been harvested this week* but the bulk of the crop Is later*and the rain is in time to add much; to the weight of the grain. WSSsawsssaaaMWM_____ Since the rain farmers have been very busy, some setting tobacco and potatoes, and others sowing peas. Farmers are delighted that there is no prospect of a rainy spell just now. There is moisture enough to do all cultivated crops until oat harvest is over. The Rev. W. H. Workman, pastor of Salem church, is attending the Southern Presbyterian general assem? bly at Orlando, Fla., this week as the ministerial deelgate from Harmony presbytery. Mrs. E. E. Dabbs is celebrating her 90th birthday anniversary today. She is remarkably well preserved for one of her age?goes to church regularly, reads without glasses and does ex? quisite knitting of bed spreads and fancy work. Her grandson, James McB. Dabbs, is president of the senior class and valedictorian at the Uni? versity of South Carolina. Miss Mary Mellette has been re elected principal of Salem school for another year. Unless there can be a consolidation with two other very small schools in the district this school will .not have an assistant teacher. It Is a backward step, for most excellent work was done last year by the two teachers. Perhaps In a year or two the sentiment for an extra levy will grow strong enough to put the schools on a firm basis. This district Is the only one in the county without an extra levy. Baker School News. Baker School, May 20.?Probably some of the readers of the Item would like to hear from this place. Miss Stella Glaascock and Miss Ca? rl ta Handle's school closed Friday night, May 12th. We had quite an entertainment at the closing. ? We are having quite a drouth over the country, and the oat crop is prac? tically ruined. Today we are having a little mist of rain, but hoping to get more. The gardens seem to be ruined for want Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHITE of rain. There is a new saw mill on Mr. H. Weinberg's plantation and it is con? venient for the people to get lumber. An auto left here with a large crowd going to Bishopville on May 7 to hear the great J. L*. Collins. I know it would be impossible for us to make a full crop of cotton were it to rain right now. The farmer better not get any more on credit than they can possibly help. You know every debt that you make will be ex? pected to be paid. Don't buy things because some one has them to sell. Buy them because you can't do without them. Funston Wants More Troops. San Antonio, May 22.?Gen. Funston has asked Washington to send more coast guard forces. There , has been no reply, but Gen. Funston is expected to press his request. Delivery Service - on the Time Clock Horses must be fed whether they are working or not. They demand atter <ion on Sundays and holidays?that you ave to pay for. And an idle horse costs just as much to keep as a 44worker." The cost of operating an Overland Delivery Car stops when the car stops. In addition to this, an Overland De? livery Car covers three or four times as much territory as a horse can cover?in the same time. 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