Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FW HUMUM Hl ITOMBKR Or OlT-OP-TOWN PEO RA? rOM t AHllloN tmow ttfiSKlTE HAUL Bavo Windows AtrwctlvcJy mmI Much Enthusiasm >* Qftcited by Occasion - Fall Fashion Show Day dawneU with dark gloomy skies overhead, hut fcbt Withstanding the Inclement weath m the day baa elicited much interest, ffcr H takes more than a comblnatiun at rain and wind to dampen the ar eW and enthusiasm of the merchants Of dumter and their many customers. the Inclement and threatening liter there were a large number Ipeople from out-of-town here for nativities of the show day and tfce merchants had their store wln sV|Ws decorated In a manner calcu ? fHISi to please all. The tickets for tha faahioo show In the Opera House Isnlght Ware going r?pidly, and at Indications were that all would mm aoh!f before sight. The lunch of the Civic League was doing business and the other reetau ware pleased with their large The merchant i were kept on mm displaying their large stocks of goods and everybody seemed r. even If It did rain and as many aa were expected did not ** The Civic League was happy at the of their efforts In lnaugurat tha affair and at the prospects of 4g bountiful harvest of silver coin to? la help them In their work for earning year, work which they been doing for many years. This It Of all kinds of charities, and turns to the beautifying of m the dty. Some of the merchants who have ! sagedally decorated their windows far tag day In a pleasing manner. v.worth? of mention are: I ?thwarts Bros., a beautiful evening L 4roas window In yellow, and one in toga! purple, where coats, suits, huts are on display. V. If. Phelps a dlspluy of package, and bottled goods. At D. J. ghanaler Clothing Com B. R. Smoak , has arranged a evening dress display in one and a showing of business la fan other. Quods Company ?0 of their door we y and on the nets and c jthing are placed in a manner calculated to catch the eye , Of the passers by. The Cash Dry Goode Com puny has displayed clothing, suits, shoes and other dry foods Hoaroa's has a neat assortment of school goods on display In his win dow. Pencils, pens, boxes for them, tablets ssd note paper tempt the school boy or girl. Shaw a IfoColiuni have some hand some elor is. suits and waists In one Window and shoes in 'be other. The Ladies Shop has displayed beautiful ever inn gowns and evening wear, temptlcg to the eye of the so? ciety girl or woman. In the oth#r wtndow a "Betty Wales' evening tea waa la progress, a feature attratclon Of much tateirest to many. The Wreck Store was more fortu? nate than other stores with Its six show windows. Cloaks, hats, dresses for ladles and children, skirts and dresses, shirts and waists, children's cloaks and shoos sere displayed In the windows. W. H. Hhclley ft Son has handsome suites of furniture to attract the old or young housekeeper. O'Donnell .% Compuny has a special sale of cogeo advertised in one win dow and tanned goode dlspluyod In thsj other. The O'Donnell Dry Goods Company ahewed Its ir on's clothing department goods in one window and general dt> goods In the other. Attractively designed windows, one to display shoes and hand satchel and the other suits, bats and other articles of clothing were features of J. *t. Chandler's clothing store dis? play McCollum Kres. displayed cloaks In one window und suits In the other. The goods were of handsome design snd the windows wero especially pleasing to the ladles I*vy and Moses had bouquets of beautiful flowers in their windows to attrsct attention end to show off their display of good things to eat. Btubbs Bros, showed shoes und hose In one window and huts and suits In the other, these, being arrang? ed in s etyle to catch the eye and ap? pend to the men. Mihert's l>rug More bad i t.i-dv dis? play of toilet articles in its show window. W. A. Thompson showed some prof ty tea sets .I )*\ncIi> In his well ar? ranged window. Pelt man Hhoe Store dlsplaye I som" tast> foot wear for men and ladles. 1. Alpert had attractive windows general merchandise bel?g shown. OHM hopse is (Houdkd to capacity to witness dis? play of fai L fash? ions. Everybody Pleased with Showing M.ule by Six of Suintcr's leading Merchants?Marriage Scene I? Dis? play of SehwurU Bros and I). J. Chandler < bulling Comimny? Stubs* liros. and Ladle*' Shop ll?*e Madame Vogue Introduce New Models? Slimier Clothing Co. and Stuntcr Dry Goods Company Have llou.se Party Scenes. :?ron. The Daily Item, Oct. 5. Tho Fashion Shou, as an exhibition of the new fall styles of ladies and gentlemen's, boys' and misses' wearing apparel, was a success. Its success from the standpoint of the Civic : ?eague, who received something over two hundred and tlfty dollars from admissions, was noticeable by the gleam in Manager Kyttenberg's eye, who evidestly wao wondering why ne could not get such large audiences r.o attend good shows when he has t hem at the Academy. ** Its success from the audience's standpoint was demonstrated by the froquent and hearty appiauso and the fact that for three hours the audience sat and watched new style unroll and present Itself before.their eyes. Its success from tho models' standpoint Is hard? er to say*, but it probably gave them a great deal of pleasure to wear so many different styles of tine clothes in on* short forty-five minutes, and then they were helping the merchants and delighting the spectators. Its success f/om the merchants' stand? point was fully shown by the ap? plause which the pretty gowns and styles elicited and the numerous con? gratulations which have been show? ered upon them ever since. Everybody was pleased and the Civic League made sufficient money to help them beautify lawns and parks for several months during the year, without men? tioning the^ numerous other needs they have for funds. The writer well knows that com? parisons are odious, but how else can a mere man go about telling of the wonderful display of goods made by theiSuinter Dry Goods, Schwartz Bros The Ladles* Shop, the D. J. Chandler Clothing. Company, Stubba Bros., and the Busstcr Clothing Company. The ^eS^r?^iff^niir^Mr?^rV^^^eisi C^fSt tkndsoroe. as It wee worn by woman or man as the 'case might be, were too numerous to mention, much !ess de? scribe and they did not remain on the stage long enough for one to get a full line on them, oven If he did wish to describe them. Suffice it to say that there were goods and more goods fine goods and handsomer goods, dress? es and prettier gowns, and many u married man's heart y was made sad that he could not buy all of those things for his wife, or at least such oi them as she wanted and he wanted her to have, and many a single man took warning and decided that a wife would be a very expensive luiury in these war times, when the ladles were wearing such handsome and high prlc od gowns and suits. The opening scene was a beautiful one. D. J. Chandler Clothing Com? pany and Schwartz Bros, furnished the models and the garments for the modfls In this scene, they having been given the opening display of tin evening. Tho display was a marring* scene. The preacher, Mr. J^tnes - C. Pryan, stood before tho improvised altar with his Bible ?n his hand, garb? ed In the correct clerical garments, a? tho bridal party entered from oppo? site doors. The bridesmaids crossed the stage so as to give a full display of their evening gowns, while tin men were attired in the correct even? ing suits. Tho couple was "In th< name of Schwarti; Bros, and 1>. .1 Chandler Clothing Company pro nounced a well dressed pair" and tht scene ended as, following the givin and receiving of congratulations, the pair mado a dash to catch their train. In the bridal scene representing Schwartz Bros, were Misses' Louise Carson, lluhy Koennecke, .Mrs. Abe Wlenberg, Mrs. M. W. Zemp. and V.l.-. Alice Hurnum, as bridesmaids, Mis^ Virginia Saunders. as maid of honor Miss M it't l Bowman was the beauti? ful bride, of whom Mr. John It. Duf? fle became the very proud husband (Others representing the 1 >. .1. 'Mian Her Clothing Company besides Mr I Duffle end Mr. Bryan were: Messrs If. M P.lehnrdson. S. K Nash, fig] mono" Blandina*, W, i. WThltehead, si 1 groomsment and Mr. S. It. Smoik <.i the D. J. Chandler Clothing CoPV puny, as the bride'l father. Tho next scene was w here the bride and groom were taking their train and dressed In traveling suits. ;n wer ih ii- friends, who were busy tlcfng Up III |f Seggagt With old shoes, rib!"Oi nd Ihe usual specialties which gr< alculatod to draw alt? i tion to I irwly married couple. All of lb. in Miel ? were dressed In street dress i m ,i<|nfi the scene attractive, The third scene showed the happ] young couple, lc'.urncd from thch honeymoon, contentedly nettled down in their new home. Their friends nune in to offer congratulations, the costumes worn being the evor.v-day home wear of the ladies and men. The iir.st part under the directions of Schwartz liros. and D, J. Chandler Clothing Company was a very effective piece of advertising. The clothing was shown In an effective manner and not once was the name of the concerns mentioned savo in marriage scene, yet everybody knew who and what thoso enterprising concerns wore of? fering the pubi:^. During an intermission Little Miss Ernestine Fantle danced, her steps being varied and artistic, with a grace that was marveled at by those who watched her. Mrs. J. A. Schwerin in her beautiful soprano voice sang a selection, Which was applauded heartily by all. Later in the evening between acts, Mr. W. A. Bryan of the D. J. Chan? dler Clothing Company called atten? tion to the various styles which were being worn this season, the models displaying the styles to the audience's view, as he pointed them out. He stressed the fact that all of them wero from stock and were the kind the company had on hand for sale to the public. Besides the models already mentioned, Masters William Bryan, Quignard Wilder, Dwyer Barnum, Ed? ward Falck and Little Miss Alberta Falck acted as models in displaying the boys' and children's suits. Later in the evening during an In? termission Miss Alberta Falck and Master sEdward Falck recited several selections to the delight of all who heard them. The second setting for the evening was an elaborate "display of fall and winter clothing, Stubbs Bros, display? ing the male attire and The Ladies' Shop providing the female garments for its models. The display was re? viewed by Madame Vogue herself, Miss Natalie Norman, who was robed in a beautiful white garment trim? med with fur, holding her wand in her hand and giving her queenly sanction to the wearing of the garments by her female subjects, as they were pre? sented to ""her? before her throne. None were-turned down by the Queen of Fashion, as,all were so beautiful that she was quite willing that her numerous Subjects might adorn und be rdorned by them. Miss Mary Nash was the chief model for the. Lad let Shop, Vogue's first lieutenant, so to speak, and Mr. JfuUfli^ H, Levy waa the leading model PeV-htalAai Br?l/1 '^rewntimr-^lam Nash to Madame Vogue each time the model came out wearing a new {own, and there were many of them, ill beautiful. Other models for the Ladies' Shop were Misses Ethel Green, Pearl Scale, Mrs. Walter L'oyle, Henrietta /Boykin, Mabel parks, Cora Duffle and Alice Dixon. Miss Cora Du Hie, as a school girl, .uade a special display of Betty Wales lresses, which are sold by the Ladies' -Uiop. For Stubbs Bros. Messrs. Mll or Daniels, James Hood, F. O. Law ion, Julian Levy, Robert Qrlflln, J. C. iaincy and Harry Hoyt were the liv? ing models. The scene waa divided into three parts. In the first the fall suits and hats for street wear were shown by the ladles and business suits by the uen; in the second scene Madame ,'ogue was at home, and the aftor loon dresses and wraps were shown, he men wearing walking suit3 and ?vercoats. In the third and last scene the correct evening gowns of ladies ind dress suits and wear of men were hown in a complete manner. During an Intermission Miss Keller endered a delightful solo. The Sumter Dry Goods Company tnd the Sumter Clothing Company daged the last Act In the evening's performance. While we are not say ng that the other models presented >y the other business houses were not beautiful, as refers to the ladies', md handsome, as refers to the men, die models, In form and face, of the sumter Dry Goods Company and Bum* er Clothing Company would be hard o equal, for they were very attrac ive. Unfortunately the audience tit his time had been In thlr seats for wo hours and a half and many people .ere getting restless, as the hour be ame late. However, this part of the how was rushed through with ra ddlty and exactness which showed xeellent training. The models of the Dry Goods Com ?any were Misses Susie Dick, Adele Bowman, Pauline Blandlngi Sue Duf ., plosaoiti Xash ?nd Adelle l'itts. I Messrs. Keis?-r Mack,, Geo. F. Epper on, Jr., .lames llrower. Di award lultman Henry Cuttlno and Harold I McCoy represented the Sumter Cloth ng Company as well qualified models. The Aral scene was a boudoir scene .n which the ladies displayed the gar? ments which they are wearing in the ?creases of their homes this year, a 'eature very Interesting to the male j pec to tors In the audience, The la iles seemed on a house party and , re all having b Jolly time together liking about What pretty things they OUld get from the accommodating dr. Clark at the Sumter Dry floods. In each of the scenes which followed iho conversation of the characters ucemed,, most peculiarly enough, to be about what good clothes they colli] get from one or the other of these two places, the men from one and the women from the other. The second scene showed tho woung couple waiting y>n the arrival of their guests for their house party. The guests soon arrived in traveling suits, ladies and gentlemen, with their'grips and satchels and soon got down 'to having a good old friendly conversation. The third scene was a reception given for the party, whore all were enjoying themselves In various ways, their dresses being according to that prescribed by the dictates of the fall fashion guides. Evening gowns and suits were worn in the next and linal scene, where cards were being played and the fun was running high. However, the game was broken up by the arrival of a very important telegram telling of the big Special display and sale of goods at the Sumter Dry Goods and Sumter Clothing Companies on the morrow, and the curtain went down es the members of the party depart? ed for their rooms, each having in mind the l'clnd of dress or suit he ex? pected to choose for herself or him? self on the succeeding day. As stated above the gowns wer6 beautiful and there were many "nifty" suits displayed, but each one cannot be described because of lack of time and space. If the reader does not know what it was all about, he or she should have been there himself, and lYVas hers or his own faul 'hat he or she" was not, he or she mlg ask some lady to tell him or her about It. The Street Parade. The fall fashion parade on Main streeA 'between 7 and 8 o'clock hrst night was attended by hundreds of Sumter people and other hundreds or people from out of town, who came in their cars to be present for the occasion. Everybody saw the hand somelj^ decorated windows and werj pleased*'with them. The* ?umter Motor Company, the Carolina Machinery Company and other ^automobile agencies demon strajea their cars on the street in a pleasing manner. Several school girb>?excuse me, young ladies I should shy^?displayed Betty Wales dresses' In an afternoon tea in the show"'window of the Ladies' Shop, a featttt^wtiich attracted much atten tlof^ ihlon show day was a suc ' *Wny rWhd-a3?d~wuijbod^ was pleased with It, although It was' to be regretted that the rain during the day prevented the coming of many out of town visitors, who would have been here had the weather been good. Dance After Fashion Show. ,The' dance In the Elks' club last night after the fashion show was a so? cial affair which was attended by a large number of young and old people, although there were not more than fifteen couples dancing In the hall. The music furnished by Metz's band was the best which the dancers have had here in a long time. The dancing commenced shortly after the fashion ahow was ove> and continued until o'clock, all of those In attendance finding the occasion a most enjoyable one. The Automobile Parade. The automobile parade of about fifty*cars on yesterday afternoon was a feature of the Fashion Show Day events which attracted no little at? tention. Not as many cars as had been expected joined In the parade but there were still sufficient to make it quite a display. Many of the cars were decorated with banners of va? rious mercantile establishments, while others merely tarried the name of the agency which handled them. A feature of the parade was the large number of Dodge cars in it. The .Sumter Motor Company had sent out notices to all of the ow ners of Dodge cars that they would wash up the, cars free of charge, if the owners would run their cars in the parade. Many owners took advantage of this opportunity to have their cars clean? ed up free of cost and 'as a result there Were about forty Dodge cars In the parade. There were also a num? ber of Overlands. Of other cars, there were a variety, but not a suffi? cient number of any one make to be noticeable. During the intermissions and pre? vious to the beginning of the pro? gram ,of fashion events, Metz's band played selections which charmed the audience, the music being the best of its kind which has been heard in Sumter In a long time. Everybody was Immensely pleased with the mu sic and the Civic League was praised unreservedly for securing the services of the band. Paris, Oct. R.?The official Com mbpte today announces the capture of nine heavy guns by the French near Morval on the Soiiime front. French troops operating against Monnstlr on the Macedonian front cross the Teherna river, occupying Buf. * is PRAISED TO SKIES BY DOLOR. KD PREACHER AND IN? STRUCTOR. JH'splte Protest on Part of Alumni. Former Governor Makes Speech at Opening of Allen University?Bays lie Has Always Sought to Give Ne? gro Justice. The State. Cole L. Blease was the chief speak? er yesterday at the opening exercises of Allen university, a large negro school Iii Columbia, despite the pro? test of Tuesday morning by alumni and former students, who petitioned President Manet and the faculty that the invitation be withdrawn, "as it will greatly embarrass our wives and daughters to have ex-Gov. Blease speak to them, since he has spoken so harshly in the courts and on the slump against the virtues of the ne? gro women and the respect and de? cency of negroes in general." Mr. Blease made no direct refer? ence in his speech to this petition, but the Rev, W. D, Chappelle, D. D., bishop of the African Methodist Epis? copal church in this State, who in? troduced the ex-governor as "the strongest white man in the State of South Carolina" and one whose par? doning record had removed all sting in things "said on the stump" was somewhat scathing in his denuncia? tion of those who presumed "to dic? tate the policies of a great church." "Who are they, anyway" Chappelle asked. Then in answer to his own query he remarked, "They aren't known outside of their own back? yard." The harsh things said on the stump, the bishop observed, were only to tickle the ears of the voters and thereby gain their support. Ten minutes were consumed by Bishop Chappelle in hjs speech of introduction, generously seasoned with superlatives. In asking the ex-governor, he had sought, he said, to get the strongest man In the State. He had gone carefully over the records, careers and deeds of all governors of South Carolina, and Mr. Blease, he said, easily held tirst rank. Several par? don cases, where the former. gover? nor "by a single stroke of the pen set that negro free,", were cited. One of these was that of a 14 year old negro boy sent up for life. The con? gressional controversy between the negro, George Washington Murray, of "Sumter "kn^Ta wTote^?nTCotr^-Mt^^ of the same district, was also re? viewed by the bishop In all Its rami? fications. Eater in his speech Mr. Blcasa reminded the bishop that it was he (Mr. Blease) who had made Murray the congressman from this State instead of the white man. Mr. Mease was tjien a member of the canvassing board and cast the decid? ing vote. "If I had got justice three weeks ago and if the board had been as honest" he said yesterday, "I would be the next governor of South Carolina." He had always sought, he said, to do justice to the negro, regardless of his color. Much speculation had been en? gaged In by the negroes themselves as to the character of speech Mr. Blease would deliver, but the speak? er throughout his discourse spoke guardedly and with moderation. He mid he had been misunderstood by the negroes, whom he greeted as my friends." In politics he had al? ways urged that taxes negroes paid diould go to ihe support of negro schools. School boards, he said, chis? eled the negroes out of their just proportion when making apportion? ment for the schools of the two races. Christian citizenship was earnestly commended to the students of the school. "I don't make much profes? sion myself. I have been so hound? ed, villilied and abused that I often go by my own church, refusing to enter, because I know that there are hypocrites and scoundrels at the com? munion table, who are a dUgraee to God Almighty." The students were told to aim high, tell the truth and to attain the ends of a worthy ambi? tion honestly,' and not by slipping books under the desks in the exami? nation room or copying information from their cuffs. Preferring to the sentiment in the petition, by inference, Mr. Blease said he had never Insulted* "a colored girl," "I have never wronged any woman, white or black. Neither have I spok? en a word of slander against any wo? man." A slanderer was denounced as 'a most contemptible cur." The ex-governor's attitude toward convicts w as somewhat enlarged upon. He sometimes thought, he said, that all penitentiaries, jails and court houses might be abolished. What was the use of these and the church too, he asked his audience, that applaud? ed his words with increasing volume, and punctured the unfinished sen? tences often with confirmation com? ment. An overruling Providence was held up as tlie mighty avenger of all wrongs, both political ami spiritual, Rind certain political controversies were enumerated to sustain this asser? tion, the names of those wronged being artfully withheld. In urging that the negro students bitch their wagons to a star, the race, just up from slavery, was cordially commended for its entrance into pro? fessions and the varied phases of com? mercial life. "You are coming into higher things," they were told. * They can't hold you back despite wiiat I or any other man may say," he said, while the auditorium roared with cheers of approval. 13. \V. Manee, president of the uni? versity, was reared in Newberry coun? ty, and the Newberry negro was the choice of Mr. Blease to head the State negro college at Orangeburg, when an attempt was made to oust Miller, the president of that institution, dur? ing the Blease administration. Mance himself took occasion at the conclu? sion of Mr. Blease's speech to deliver another laudatory speech in which he recalled the early efforts of Mr. Please at the Newberr> bar, "when Cromcr and Johnstone and Schumpert and Welch and the late la? mented Pope were the giants i:i the legal profession there." These had dwindled into the proportions of "mere pygmies" in comparison with Mr. Blease, before Mr. Blease. was elevated to the governor's chair, Mance argued. The president of the school commended the examples of Mr. Blease and Bishop Chappelle to the students as worthy of emulation. Both, he said, were known throughout the United States and It was only through their zeal and adher? ence to worthy purposes that they had been able to carve their way through untoward circumstances. MARKETING ASSOCIATION EN? DORSED. Concerted Action Necessary for the Prosperity of All Lines of Business. Editor Daily Item. The main object of organization is not to confine the associated efforts of a community or county to any one line of business or class of people. That fact is perhaps best emphasiz? ed by the fact that the federation of trades unions consist of a number of different lines of industrial efforts, but embraces many different unions of la? bor. Therefore the efforts of the Sum ter Chamber of Commerce to combine the farmews, merchants and bankers, of three or more counties into a co? operative marketing association to in? telligent dispose of cotton, live? stock, grain, and other farm products are the best efforts yet put forth. ^The- rrtefCha.ilt,- -the?frinftea-j-elht .. farmer are all Inter-dependent upon each other in South Carolina, as else? where in the world. The man who produces an excess of farm products has to be furnished with markets in order to sell his excess products SO as to get the cash or the credit where? with to purchase the necessities which he does not Jlimself produce. - When a farmer has products to sell, whether it be cotton, corn, hogs, but? ter, poultry, he must realize a liv? ing profit on his investment and his investment means the brains and energy he puts into his farm to pro? duce the things his fellowmen need. When the farmers have money they must spend it. When they spend mon? ey for necessities of life that means money in circulation among the mer? chants and manufacturers, and this money eventually finds its way into the banks in the shape of deposits. It therefore stands to reason that when Congressman A. F. Lever speaka here next Monday, October the 9th, regarding the value of organizing a cotton selling association and organiz? ing for cooperative marketing of all farm products, and the securing of a government expert cotton grader, ev? ery merchant and banker in Sumter, I^ee and Clarendon counties who pos? sibly can. .should be here, shoulder to shoulder with the farmers to find out just what may be necessary to back up the farmers. United and concerted efforts be? tween the producer, the merchant, and the banker arc essential in order for the Southern cotton producer and farmers generally to get what Is their dues so that they will have that much more money to spend with the merchants and deposit , with the bankers. We should not longer stand apart, bait should unite the forces of the mercantile, banking, and agricultur? al interests for ihe "greatest good to the greatest number," which is the only sensible method of doing busi? ness The Sumter Chamber of Commerce Is a very democratic, but non-politi? cal organization, and it has democrat? izing inlluenoes and methods wh\ch do not appeal to the selfish Individual who thinks that his way is the only way. and that all mankind should so work that the interests of a few are of more importance than the good of the majority of his fellow citizens. 1 therefore, as a merchant, as one who, with many thousands of others derive their living from the tillers of the soil, sincerely trust that there will l?e a general gathering of farmers, bankers, and merchants to hear Con? gressman Lever nc\t Monday. Sumter, Oct. u.