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PstaoA donna or Chicago ORAXD OPTCRA COMPANY , i nmm*mm enjoyable; RJDCTTAL. Crowd FUM Mil to (hwtowlni on Fesnl NtHM of a*umuqua *s Assistant* AMo Totti HM to Be OipMlitlr Chan to Close, After a* Toe Doily Item, May 30. Yl Beautiful la Its clearness and menej Bi Us deep, rieh tones the of Madam Julia Clauesen last for nearly two hours entranced of people of Sumter snd the surrounding country. Tht> audience was the largest which had attended Chautauqua and it was ap pareatly more then satisfied with ths eeUBenee of the great einger's recital. Messy number on the varied program wan heartily applauded and three Ihnes the prime donna responded to Ufa encases. Her assistance wae of the aathest class far Pierre Hen rotte Ose audience with his violin and Inarcel Charlies was The prime denaa of the Chicago Opera company baa a mellow veto a, made strong and ex ay training, which backed by of persona IHy and evident anaaaalaisMi of the applause of ths Menial i\ asnie nor altogether charm sgej to Bar snBhmne, Her einging gBessnd ner a great artest, as had been jajgeillilj announced, but It also e^asJii tbjtt ana was natural and with & tBn Benaeraiaont. which often * Uftes away from the charm of high tfkm artMfc.fer their audiences. She iM Bet arouse ner audience to great liljailllii i . aahouga she was heartl 1? apalaasil but aU of those present went c^Bg heps wllii ner* ??er sahBBtg wae unaSTccted, her sagaair meet simple, flbe showed Bet sympathy tor her audience by re to their encores with a gen often Making la some of the artiste. This disposition to freely of her art wen for her the ^ good warn es of the large and* . Ker pf ogramme embraced at tea simplest aa welt as some "enttesenlf' selections, ant IB aft el thfas al>e displayed consum L art ft* feeltnl wad a mtusoel taint tBoeg who heerl Bar spare to the eaearoee she Of the soage that are near nets, such as *Annie inerte," ^Oueshsg Through ths Rye." She 'Dixie," which, while not a eesssto from the technical standpoint, B) a classic for nee Southern people, ard thoss who heard her last night were gled that eta nevertheless would use her veeec to emg a song that is dent to every Biuthem heart. To say that the pianist and violinist ware entirely wtrthy of being chosen with Madam Claussen is te gtve them praise In high measure. Mr. Wsarslte, the violinist, now con eert maetir of the Chicago Opera orchestra, was formerly a r of the Metropolitan opera hoast orchestra. Hie playing has Ittful reflnemont and finish, his being pure and clear and hie in? terpretations fervid and hie style of foctivn. afr. Charlicfs accompaniments Ihn imrfeettuc feature of both ami vtetfalst'a The pianist, is one of the conductors of be Chlengo company and his strong musscesBship and good taste were svl la everything he pis red. His etn firmness snd strength, but He crystal teeennees and clearness are lie oeistandlng qualities. The programme of selections by Madam Cmessen and assisting artists hast evealag was ae follows: I. Bvontlds.. ..A. Backer Urondahl 1. Mlfanwy.Dorothy Ponder t. The Slumber Boat., Jessie U Oaynor 4. Flower Rain_Edwin Schneider Mms. Claussen Ava Marie via VioUn Obltgato) .. Ch. Qounod Ma\e. Claussen snd Mr. Henrotts Caprice?Aedante.Ouiraud Allegro Appassionato. Mr. Henrotte Alia from ' La Oloconda". A. I'onchlelll Mms. Claussen 1. Le Cygne.Balnt-Saens 1. Fantasie Impromptu.. .o. Plerne 1. Light.... Merlon Eugenie Bauer I. Sacrament. James O. MacDermld I. The Lea. Ross of Summer. Irish Folk Sons: I. A Spring Bong. R. Kjnttngton Woodman Mme. Claussen Dr. Hngerman's hectare. Dr. E. T. Hngerman had a fair slsed audience, which was neat te red all over eng outside of the big Redpath tent i-.oitolay afternoon, when he spoke on 'The World We Uve In," Dr. Hager man's lecture was sven better thsn his sermon the night before. The substance of his address was "Be an I GILL II CITIZENS COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION ASKS PEOPLE TO AID MISS LISMMON. Entertainment for Four Days Wanted for One Hundred Boye and Girl? of Snmter County In City of Sumt er. Edltor Daily Item. I feel that the work that Is being done by Miss Lemmon, both wli:h the girls and the women, is highly uppre eiated and needs now no explanation to the people of Sumter county. ? Miss Lemmon this year has one hundred or more girls In the Can? ning Club. In order to be able to reach all of these girls and tD In? struct them when instruction is most I needed, she has planned for a four day short course. All of the club girls Iare requested to come to Sumter, Mon? day afternoon of June 12th, and to re? main here until the 16th. During this time they will he taught the sole ice of I I canning, preserving and bread mak? ing, together with the use of th*? tire? less cooker, Iceless refrigerator and Imany other devices for the conven? ience and comfort In the home. I be? lieve this Is a progressive step that I Miss Lemmon Is taking, and that it will mean very much for the girls of her club, and* for their mothers and friends, and the public at large, all of whom are Invited to attend the lec? tures and demonstrations. After consulting with the heads of several of the lending organisations in the city of Sumter, Miss Lemmon felt I that she could he safe In promising to [her club girls free entertainment by I the hospitable people of Sumter. This I in a great opportunity for .our city to Show to our frier's and relatives in the country that we consider It an honor to he entrusted with tho care of their daughters, and an oppor? tunity for them to enjoy some at the I pleasures of the city. I The country Is sending us Its very [choicest product, the flower 01! the I land. Never before has this been Idona, hot may we hope that It wlil be? come a custom, and repeated every I year. I Let us relieve Miss Lemmon of all I anxiety, by sending in right an ay to I Mrs. Nina Solomons, president oj the I Civic League, or the Chamber of Com Imerec, our names as the ones trilling [to entertain one or more of the Bum lier county Canning Club girls. Remember the short course begins June llth end ends June leih. The ISth will he given over to a big basket - plcnle en the court house grounds, when the Canning Club girls and the Corn Club boys, and all others Inter? ested, are invited to be present. Dr. Long of Ciemsen and Miss Edith Parott of Winthrop will be present, and will make addresser. The County Board of Education en? dorsee Miss Lemmon's work. This work is educational, but above all it is extremely practical. When we can show our people the practical side of education, it goes a long way towards strengthening their Intereet I smoerely hope that the people of Sumter will rally to Miss Lemmon's aid at this Urne. J. H. HAYNSWORTH, County Superintendent of Education. Grand Valley, Colo., May 30.?Ten persons were injured, some of them fatally when a passenger train No. 2 of the Denver and Rio Grande was wrecked today. Spreading rails caus? ed nut care to he smashed. optimist. You are put In the world and you have to stay there for a cer? tain time. The world you live n Is what you make It and you can make it either good or bad. Why not be an optimist and make the best you can out of life?" With the coming of the great mu? sical treat last night In the person of Madam Julia Claussen the Red path Chautauqua series of entertainments came to a close, after seven days of pleasure for those who attended. The Chautauqua this year has had several high class and very Instructive and In? teresting attractions, although the number of attractions was not as nu? merous as last year, and some of them were not as pleasing as were soma of those last year and the year bet?re. There are some of those who attend? ed, who did not think the Chautauqua as a whole csme up to what It was In former years, but all who purchased tickets no doubt got the full value of their money out of the number and class of the attractions which were good and everybody will welcome Chautauqua here another year, as it was welcomed this year and last year and the year before. It Is an Insti? tution which has become fixed In Sumter and which the people will al? ways want. Mr. H. C. Dunbar In his closing re? marks last night stated that this was the banner Chautauqua town which had been visited thus far this year by the Redpath Chautauqua. It was the banner town both in attendance and Interest displayed and the evident ef? fort on the part of tho people of the town to make It a success both for themselves and the visitors. WINTHROP ENDS BEST SESSION' ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE GRADUATES IN LAUGEST CLASS TO LEAVE COLLEGE. Dr. Len G. Broughton Delivers Ad? dress to Graduating Class?Gov. Manning Presents Diplomas?Miss Lilly Gregg Wins Coveted Honor Daisy Chain Exercises and Alumnae Reunion. Rock Hill, May 30.?With the pre? sentation of diplomas to 159 girls, Winthrop Normal and Industrial col? lege tonight closed the best session in its history. Tonight's exercises, fea? tured by the address of the Rev. Len. G. Broughton of Knoxville, Tenn., probably the best known minister in the Southern States, and Qov. R. I. Mannin ? came at tr? close of a day of mingled joy and sadness, the usual accompaniments of the final day of the school term at a girls' college. The day began with the alumnae! reunion this morning with Its flavor of the days that are gone. Then the busy hours were filled with talk and laughter, with greetings and the long farewells of school girls who think the brief tomorrow all too short a time for such partings. Then, as the shadows of the Win? throp buildings lengthened athwart the greensward, came one of the pretties: features that could attend a college commencement anywhere?the "daisy chain" procession, symbolic of the new graduates' love for their alma mater a nd their trust that those who come alter them will worthily uphold the hoxtor of'Winthrop. ' The mystic steps and woven paces of this storied dance completed, the attention of all turned to the really great event of the commencement?the delivery of the diplomas and the other ceremonies attendant on the closing of the school year. ' ? ' Dr. Jiro ugh ton's address to the graduating class, as It strayed some? what from the beaten track, was of unusual interest. While commence? ment orators on the whole are inclin? ed to ; dress abstract morality and ethics, Dr. Broughton made a strong churchly appeal, sketching the part played by the Christ spirit in the ref? ormation of the world. In the course of the speech, Dr. Broughi on paid a notable tribute to Dr. D. B. Johnson, whose work he said was one of the noblest In the Whole vorld. He trusted that Dr. Johnson would continue at the head of Wint irop college as long as he was spared. The A. 21. Lee scholarship was awarded to Miss Lilly Gregg of Sum? te r, and honorary scholarships were given tc the 12 girls in the under graduating classes making the best records during the year. j Gov. Manning presented diplomas to 159 girls and certificates to 48 girls, saying In his short address: "I deem It an honor and privilege to bestow upon you this evidence of your application and efficiency. I trust that your achievement here is but an earnest of your future accom? plishment. The State of South Caro? lina Is itrateful for the privilege of granting you the opportunity of the training which this Institution affords. I am sire that you will go from these scenes, which are endeared to you by association almost sacred, with full sens a of the obligation you owe for these advantages. You will dis? charge that obligation by responding to the call of service in leading oth? ers out of the darkness of ignorance Into paths of light and Information. Furthermore It will be yours to shed sweetness and purity upon the hearth 'stone, not only of the family but In the community and State. Let the love of the true, the beautiful and the good grow In you and spread till it purifies and fills the State. Your hands will strengthen the church of God. Paths of service in literature ,ln education, In business, and most of the professions, are now open to you. The State Is appealing to you In the great work of aiding the ignorant and giving comfort to those who need. It is a work of ser? vice and of mercy that lies before you. I know you will meet and dis? charge that obligation." Iu connection with the presentation of diplomas and certificates, Presi? dent Johnson mado the following statement in regard to the college work during the past year: "Winthrop college .ias made good progress during the past year, and I be]I**ve it Utting that some report of that progress should bo made to this great representative audience of the people of South Carolina, to whom this college belongs. # "The material equipment has been added to, v.ho academic work has been strengthened and improved in char? acter and extent, the standards rais? ed, the extension work enlarged and broadened, and the enrollment In? creased. Tho Htudents were better prepared for college work than ever before and tho work done of a higher order. "Much reeded farm land has been secured adjoining the old farm, In creasing the number of acres to 259 3-4?enough for all our purposes for years to come. A profit of $2,572.46 for the year was made on the old farm of 144 acres. Extensive additions to the dairy and poultry plants on the farm have been made. "A large new gymnasium, the best appointed and handsomest in the South, has been built, enabling us to look still more carefully after the physical development of our students. This gymnasium has been built at a cost of $65,000, but tho State ap? propriated only $30,000 of that amount. The remaining $35,000 was supplied by the college authorities from other sources. The whole col? lege plant is now worth considerably over $1,000,000, and of this amount the State has appropriated $482, 702. "The improvements at the training school in the way rf connecting the old building with tho new and the grading and equipping of the play I ground have added very much to the attractiveness and usefulness o: that department. "The service of the college to the schools of the State is increasing with each year. The demand for our graduates as teachers is constantly In? creasing. Most, if not all, of our 5,000 Winthrop daughters have taught or are teaching in this State or else? where. You can find Winthrop girls teaching In nearly every State in the Union and also in South America, Africa, China and Japan, to which foreign lands they have gone as mis? sionaries. Wherever they are you will find them, married or still un? married, taking an active and effec? tive part in school improvement work, In social betterment efforts, in civic uplift and helpful undertakings of all kinds. I believe that the Winthrop girl has contributed no little by her work and example to the marked Im? provement during the past 30 years In the teaching profession, if we may so refer to it yet awhile. "The extension work of the college has been enlarged and broadened and the college has been brought Into closer touch through It with the life of the State and has been enabled to ren? der still greater service to the State in its work for the betterment of the schools and homes and community life of the State. This extension work consists of helpful bulletins, the Win? throp Weekly News, the Oak Ridge farm school, addresses of members of the faculty at educational gather? ings, the mill village betterment work under Miss Frayser and her agents and the home demonstration work for the women and girls of the rural districts in1 the inteerst of the coun? try home, carried on by Miss Parrott in home economics for the benefit of the mill and rural homes Is carried on by Winthrop in cooperation with the United States department of agri? culture and Clemson college under the Smith-Lever act. There is only one other normal college In the country, besides Winthrop college, that has the advantage of carrying on "home economics" extension work under the Smith-Lever act. For the work carried on under the direction of Miss Parrott 8,476 women and girls are enrolled. "The enrollment of students for the past session was the greatest in the history of the college, reaching 974. There were 1,626 applications for admission to the college. Most of the 652 who did not gain admis? sion were not prepared for college work, but 210 were eligible for ad? mission on entrance requirements. Our board of trustees asked the last legis? lature to provide for another dormi? tory to accommodate more of the young women applying for ac dsslon to Winthrop and now turned a ay for lack of accommodations, but it failed to make the appropriations. It was freely said in the legislature, how? ever, that the new dormitory asked for by our board would probably be provided for at the next session. "I wish to warn the friends of Win? throp against the insidious suggestion that Winthrop is in great danger of becoming too large for good work. She Is a long ways from such danger. The 11 strongest and best institutions j of the United States have an enroll? ment of 1,000 and over, and those in? stitutions of a smaller enrollment are putting forth their utmost efforts to Increase their numbers. Smith, Wel lesley and Vassar colleges, institutions patronized by wealthy people at a cost of $700 to $1,500 a year per stu? dent to secure the best Individual at? tention for their daughters, have en? rollments ranging from 1,200 to 1,700 students. Winthrop'.?* regular winter enrollment has not exceeded 974. Don't be misled by such suggestions. They are not friendly suggestions. "We are sending out this year 198 graduates and certificate students, the largest class In the history of the col? lege. These, added to those who have been sent out In former years, make a Uttle army of 2,081, not counting the large number of young women who have attended Winthrop without receiving diplomas or certificates. Counting these, there are 5,000 Win? throp daughters altogether upon a conservative estimate. ( "These Winthrop daughters we send ? GARRANZA MAKES DEMAND. INFORMS UNITED STATES THAT AMERICAN TROOPS MUST BE WITHDRAWN. Note Criticises American Policy and Asserts That Bandit Raids Resulted From Failure to Protect Border Says That Presence of Troops in Mexico Cause Suspicion of American Motives. Washington, May II,?The Car ranza note demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico has been delivered to the State depart? ment by Ambassador Arredondo, it is officially stated at the Mexican em bassq. Mr. Arrendondo says that Carranza demands an explanation for the Americans staying in Mexico and says the failure to recall them cre? ates suspicion. "If the United States government's assurances of friendship for the Mex? ican people are sincere the American I troops will be withdrawn at once. The attitude of this government and the course it is now pursuing leaves room for suspicion as to its real in? tention^." Both governments are obliged to patrol the border, but troops should remain in their respective territory. One glaring fault of the present sys? tem was leaving Glenn Springs un? protected. The note says the raid was possible because American troops failed to pro? tect the American border. The note was sent to President Wil? son immediately at the White House. Later Mr. Arredondo admitted that the note was brought by Manuel Mendez, though this was denied at first. Carranza says he fears an in? vasion as long as American troops stay in Mexico. out tonight arc well prepared to ren? der valuable service to the State and I am sure are determined to render that service." ? The graduates from Sumter were: Misses Mary Haynsworth, Gordon Field, Mabel Booth, Cecile McKagen, Genevieve Boyd, Marie Causley. The officers of the class are: Miss Mabel Claire Booth, president; Miss Alexina Atkins, vice president; Miss Susan Go wer, secretary; and Miss Margaret Shaw, treasurer. The principal event of yesterday at Winthrop college was the inspection of the grounds and buildings. This began at 10 o'clock this morning and for several hours hundreds of visitors visited the several buldings and wit? nessed the demonstrations and ex? hibits. Many of the former students are here and this nu .iber was aug? mented by scores from the city. Mem? bers of the faculty and students act? ed as guides for the visitors. Of especial interest was the gym? nasium, now nearing completion. The swimming pool and the gym are al? ready in use. though the finishing touches have not been put on..Classes of girls gave demonstrations of the training proposed. A basket ball game on the court within the building also brought forth keen interest. The rooms in which were placed the exhibits of the department of manual training, under Miss Wick liffe, the domestic arts, under Miss Gertrude Duntz, and the domestic science, under Miss Mary McGowen, also attracted no little interest, as here was to be seen concrete evidence of the thoroughness of the training re? ceived at this institution. Last night at 8:30 o'clock the an? nual joint celebration of the three literary societies were held. The salu? tation was by Miss Susan Gower, pres? ident of the Curry society. Miss Esther Bauer, president of Wade Hampton society, presided and intro? duced the orators: Miss Ann Mitchell, Winthrop, who spoke on "And All That Makes a Man;" Miss Margaret Shaw, Curry, whose subject was, ?'Modern Alchemy," and Miss Lillian Brown, Wade Hampton, who spoke on, "We That Bear the Torch." A number of musical selections were given by members of tho societies during the evening and the large au? dience was kept deeply interested throughout. The valedictory, which followed the awarding bf the cup and medals, was by Miss Hazel E. Hutaff, president of Winthrop society. "Learning to Teach From the Mas? ter Teacher," was the theme of a practical and forceful sermon deliver? ed Sunday night by Dr. Walter L. Lingle, of Union Theological semi? nary, Richmond. The spacious au? ditorium was filled and the audience listened with rapt attention during the whole sermon. The occasion was the baccalaureate sermon. The central churches of the city dismissed night services and the congregations were largely represent? ed In tho audience. The ministers of the several churches were on the plat? form and several took part in the ser? vice. The graduating class in grad? uation gowns, marched In single tile and occupied seats in the centre of the auditorium. Dr. W. J. Nelson offered the invoca? tion. A hymn was sung and Dr. Lingle read the scripture lesson. Dr. ANNUAL DRESS PARADE. UK ill SCHOOL BATTALION PLEAS? ES CROWD ON SCHOOL GREEN. Mescsrs. Ralph Flowers, Henry Spann und Eugene Purdy Selected to Drill for Manual Medal at Com? mencement Tonight?Band Plays Well. The Sumter high school battalion of boys yesterday afternoon executed their annual dress parade and review on the school green in the presence of a small, but very enthusiastic aud? ience of spectators. The Sumter Band was revived and reorganized for the occasion and played with its old time vim. The parade was to have been held at. the baseball park, but Liberty, street was so torn up by the wor?t being done on it that at the last min? ute it was found necessary to change and have the parade on the school green. This necessitated a delay and as it was raining up to a few min? utes before the time set for the pa? rade, the crowd of spectators was not nearly so large as usually attends this very pretty and Important func? tion of the high school battalion. Those present were enthusiastic, however, and liberally applauded the battalion and the band, as the mili? tary formations were executed and the battalion formed. The battalion then passed in review before the com? mandant, Major S. A. Wods. The members of the battalion were dress? ed In their uniforms of white caps, blue coats and white trousers. At the close of the military cere? mony, the thirteen cadets who had been picked out of the battalion at a preliminary drill were placed in a squad and drilled by officers of the battalion until the number in *he squad was gradually reduced by elim? ination to three men. These three men were Eugene Purdy, Ralph Flowers, Henry Spann, who will have the honor of drilling on the stage commencement tonight, until only one man U left, who will receive the medal as the best drilled man in the battalion In the manual of arms. The drill was a hard one and the judges, officers of the local militia organisa? tion, had a difficult task in selecting the three best drilled men. FRENCH ADMIT RETIREMENT. Germans Gain Mile and a Quarter West of The Mouse. Paris, May 31.?French retirement west .of the Meuse is admitted in the official announcement today. They have fallen back from the east of Hill 304 to Chattoncourt station. Chat toncourt Is one mile and a-quarter south of Cumicres. Intense attacks by the Germans on Dead Man's Hill and west of the Meuse were repulsed. The Germans carry by storm a French trench in Caurettes. Wood, a heavy fog helping the Germans tu advance unseen. FRENCH AEROPLANE RAID. Successful Attack on Bulgarian's En? campments. Saloniki, May 31.?French aero? planes bombarded the German and Bulgarian encampments at Gieugell, causing many casualties. A Zeppelin got caught in a tree when attempting a landing at Koprulu and was burn? ed. GERMANS TAKE CUMIERES. French Completely Driven Out of For? est. Berlin, May 31.?The forest south of Coumteres has been completely cleared of French troops. AUSTRIANS CAPTURE ARSIERO. Drive Into Italian Teritory Unchecked Vienna, May 31.?The Austrians are surrounding the Italian city of Arsiero. The official statement indi? cates that the Austrians forced a passage of the Posina river west of the city occupying the heights on the southern cide of the stream near the city. Italian counter attacks were repulsed. More serious artillery combats with the Russians on the east front of the Bessurabian sector are reported. NEW SILVER COINS. New Design Will be in Circulation July 1st. Washington, May 30.?The pre? paredness coins?twenty-five cent Pieces?which will start in circula? tion July 1st have a figure of liberty, with shield standing at the gate of America ready to prevent invasion The ten cent and fifty cent pieces will also be new. This is the first change In silver coins in 25 years. F. W. <lregg offered prayer. The chorus sang an anthem and the au? dience joined in another hymn. At the close of the sermon a final hymn aas sung and Dr. A. S. Rogers pro? nounced the benediction.