The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 24, 1916, Image 4
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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.
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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.
It carries a heavier load?all day long
?and never shows fatigue.
It is always ready for rush work and
emergencies?can be put to work at p
moment's notice.
It runs twenty-four hours a day, if
ntjd be.
It enables you to deliver more goods, ?
and to deliver goods more quickly. I
It enables you to give your customers
better service, and hold trade in face of
the keenest competition.
And it enables you to deliver goods at
greater distance?to trade that cannot
be served with horse delivery.
In this way it soon pays for itself in
new business that it brings you.
The cost of an Overland Delivery Car it
low?little more than the cost of a horse
and wagon.
?much lower than the cost of any >
other cars of similar specifications.
A post card or telephone call will \
bring one of our men to give you all the
facts. Or a catalog will be sent to you
on request.
Model 75
?595
With Screens and
Side Curtains
Overland Delivery Cars are made in two models
Prices f. o. 6. Toledo
Model 83 B
$695
Closed Panel
Delivery Car
Overland Sales Company, Sumter, S. C.
Phone 723. 210 West Liberty Street