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CLUB am Bridge Club. Mrs. Marion M. Platt will entertain the Ladies' Bridge Club at her home on Church street Friday afternoon. __ D. A. R. Gives Delightful Entertain ment. - The D, A. R. held a Bridge and Hearts Dice Tournament at the Elks Club roooms on Wednesday aft r noon. The rooms were beautifully -decorated with flowers and plants and fourteen tables were arranged for bridge and one for Hearts Dice. . The lady making the highest score at each-table was presented with a prize and refreshing lemonade, punch and cake were served during the af ternoon. Quite a substantial sum was realized, and will be devoted to the educational work undertaken by the T>. A. R. at their schoools. Tamassee. near Walhalla, and at Georgetown. Sewing Club Meets With Mrs. A. A. HoweJU. The young ladies' Sewing Club was j ? delightfully entertained by Mrs. A. A. | Howell on Thursday afternoon, at her1 home on Broad St. After sewing and \ exchanging ideas on many subjects, j domestic and otherwise, for an hour, i refreshments of cream and cake were' served. The members present were Mesdames Wilson Greene, Edward Me- j Callum. Douglas Plowden. M. M. ? Pl itt, Edwin Boyle, E. P. Pitts and j Misses Martie Boyle, Louise Carson, i Reese Chandler, Adele Pitts and So- \ phie Brunson. Children's Gardens. For the past week t have been visit- ! ing in Sumter and my attention has! .been specially attracted by the chil- j dren's gardens. , Sumter is. I think, rather unique j in having a garden director who is! teaching the children in the city j schoools. how to garden in the most! modern and scientific way. She has a hundred, or more gardens under her charge, and the children - seem most interested and enthusiastic in their work. With the help of the director they \have chosen the most favored spot in mothers garden, and when this -was not possible their enthusiasm has led them to dig and hoe and plant the parking. And one showed his great faith in the garden that was to be by renting a vacant lot and by hard work transforming an unsightly spot into one of beauty and usefulness. Some of the young gardeners, to em phasize their ownership, have wired off the space given them, and along this trellis have planted beans so as to economize space and labor. In th1? gardens are found winter, spring and summer vegetables. One little "early bird," has even been selling corn for several weeks. The children gather their vegetables with pride, and some are learning to pre pare and cook them. A committee appointed to judge these gardens is making daily visits and hopes to turn in their report shortly when prizes will be awarded. The children are selling their vege tables at the Childrens' Market on the Court House steps at nine o'clock every Saturday morning. This has been a great encouragement to the young gardeners, and with the mon ey they hope to buy tools, fertilizers, etc., so that next year their gardens may be even better. . A Visitor. Children** Market. The Children's Market which is held j ?on the Court House lawn every Satur- J day morning is not receiving the pat-j ronage from the housekeepers which I it deserves. The children are there! promptly, with their baskets of fresh 1 vegetables and frAtit. but the purchas ers are few. and last week the little-j folks had to dispose of their wares from door to door. The prices are j regulated by a committee of ladies j and are guaranteed to be standard and the quality of the produce is first class. The committee and the children be speak your patronage, so do not dis- j appoint them. They will be on hand Saturday morning at 9.30 in front of| the Court House. RED CROSS XOTES. -? Home Service Department. ?? . i I Because the war is over and the j soldiers are returning from overseas! ,<*oes not mean that the work of the Red Cross Home Service is no longer j needed. There is still much for this j -department of the Red Cross to do. j Many of our soldiers are still over-; seas and others will Lave to spend j some time in camp. In the depressing; waiting they will los^ heart more easi- ; ly than before if thinprs go wrong ai home. Red Cross Home Service must j continue?we are pledged it shall?as long as families are deprived of the ( support of the soldier's presence. The, army is depending upon Home Ser- I vice to instruct returning men about j keeping up insurance, compensation, reeducation and fitting back into in- ! dustry. i There is large task ahead of the Red Cross in these days of demobiliza tion and reconstruction. The Horn - Service Section of this city has its part j to perform in this work. When the office was opened in the City National! Bank building in January 1919. we had about sixty cases. It soon became known that we had opened an office j to look after this work, and the num- : her increased by the first of February to about two hundred and we now have on file about three hundred and , fifty cases. It is impossible for the secretory to visit all these cases and give them the time they require and! attend to the executive duties that j demand her attention. The Home Ser- j vice is badly in need of volunteer workers who will give a part of their time each week to this work. During $he war our community did its part; AFFAIRS i 1 SOCIAL [ nobly, buying Liberty- Bonds and War [Sayings Stamps. making surgical j dressings, knitting sweaters and ! socks, and contributing to every I worthy cause. We cannot stop now : that the war is over. There is still j much to be done and the Red Oos.' j Home Sen-ice Section offers a field j for even wider serviceah?n that which j was performed during the war. We must do our best for the families of j the men who are still in service and j we must give our service to the sol j diers who served us so well in the ? greatest war in history and who have j now returned to their homes. It is I the patriotic and neiarhl- ->r!y duty of i every person in the c: of Sumter, who can render any assistance, to get in touch with the Home Service Sec tion. For any information in regard to the work, call at the Home Ser vice office, 4 02 City National Bank Building, and talk with the Secretary, Miss Mamie J. Chandler. Remember our motto must be the same as the soldier's "Carry On." I XT. D. C. Notes. Miss Bessie Burkheimer of Wil j mington will arrive in Sumter June 12 I to begin rehearsals for The 'Girl Who I Dared, the play she is going to pro i duco under the auspices of Dick An | derson Chapter U. D. C. Miss Burk ; heim er has written and produced : many successful plays and has lately [ presented this one to delighted aud ! iences in Darlington and Florence. She has return engagements in both of these places for this summer. Only a portion of the war work done by the United Daughters of the Con federacy after the United States en tered the war has been tabulated but the report of this gives some tremen dous figures of amounts taken in the Liberty Loan drives, of contributions for all war funds, work in the Red Cross and so forth. Unique however in the records of patriotic organiza tions was the work done by the T". I). C. in endowing hospital beds. The American Military Hospital Xo. 1, Neuilly, France, was the hospital se lected and in this the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy endowed sev en wards of ten beds each at a cost per bed of StfOO a year, a gift out right of $4.200 for our wounded boys overseas. Each bed bore a brass plate statins: what chapter or division gave it and in whose honor, such as "Jef ferson Davis." "Robert E. Lee," "Wade Hampton." "The Private Sol diers of 1861-1865,' "The Brave Sol diers Fighting in France" and so forth. These brass plates are to be placed in museums in France. Richard E. Power, executive secre tary of this hospital wrote the presi dent general of the U. D. C. Miss Mary B. Poppenheim of Charleston: "I should like to say to you a word of personal admiration, not alone for the splendid interest which your or ganization has shown in the work for 'his hospital, but also for the wonder fully efficient manner in which your organization functions. You certain ly have the spirit of cooperation and team work exemplified in a marvel ous degree, arid I am sure that the U. D. C could readily accomplish tasks which less efficiently organized asso ciations could not even undertake." ; Death. Mr. Sam'M. Haynsworth, one of the best known citizens ot" the Foreston section of Clarendon county, died suddenly at Martin's Lake yesterday afternoon about r> o'clock. He was: fishing on the lake and fell from his boat into the water, as the result of a stroke of apoplexy, it is thought. Help reached him within a few min utes, but when he was removed from the water life was extinct. Mr. Haynsworth was known and sincerely liked by all tho Sumter fishermen who have been accustomed to nsh at Martin's Lake and vicinity. He was about 55 years old and unmarried. There is a fortune in chicken rais ing at the prices now being demanded and paid on the local market for Ut ile orphan biddies that are not much past the day-old-chick stage. Lady's Strength Restored Again She Was Weak, Rundown, Ner vous, Could Not Sleep, Suffer ed from Constipation, Liver and Kidney Troubles. All Praise Given Dreco. ! "For years I had been breaking down m health and growing weaker all the time." are words of Mrs. Sa [ ran K. Hanes of 201 E. Monroe St.. Jacksonville. Fla. "My nerves wee jail on edge: 1 could not sleep sound.: iiny food disagreed and caused gastr itis and headaches. My bowels were bound up :j nii my liver sluggish ami dub. Rheumatic pains were in every joint. I was in Such poor health f al I most despaired of ever being well and , rong a gy in. "A friend told me Unit many peo : pip were praising Dreco , for tbo good jit was doing in cases just like mine. I bought a lioli!?' and am happy to say 111:j; i am in better health -todav than I hav<- been in years. Dreco fitted my hcase exactly and overcame my trou I bles. and 1 will always have a good word to say for Dreco." Dreco is made from juices and <-x tr&vts of many medicinal herbal plants which act on the vital organs in a pleasant and prompt manner. Dreco is highly recommended in Sumter by Sibert's Drug Store.? Advt. County Board Meeting Minutes of Regular Monthly Session The Board of County Commission [ ers met in regular monthly session .{Tuesday. Juno 3rd.- with all members i present. j Cotton weigher A. C. Thompson j made a statement in reference to the lection platform situation. No action ? I was taken. [. County Engineer McLellan stated ijthat the Dalzeli-Bossard public road ? would hot be completed until about ? June 15th and the crew could not be transferred to ihe shiloh road until ; then. A crew will be put on the Manning road from Britton's store to the county line after crew is through , ?it would be economy to finish this ? work. Board approved recommenda tion; Mr. McLellan stated that Supt Holland wants an increase in salary. . He has boon offered ?144 a month and j thinks he would stay for $150. . Moved and carried that he be paid' $150 with the understanding that he remain twelve months at that sal ary; A letter from Mr. J. F. Bland was read. He states that the State en gineers have made a change in the j line of the road through Iiis land near [Scape O'er Swamp, that he will agree j ;o the change if the county will assist him in getting the old road plowed up ??aid in condition for cultivation. The proposal was accepted and approved, as the change is to eliminate curves in the road. Engineer reported that correction of curve at Kirven place takes about one-fourth acre of land. Matter re ferred to Chairman McLaurin. Engineer also reported that the sur ! vey of the Mayesville road bad been j complete/1 and survey was being made of the Camden road. Chairman j McLaurin stated that there are a 1 great many curves on the Camden { road between Dalzell and the Ker shaw line which the Highway Com j mission wishes straightened, eliminat j ing among other things the heavy j grade at Bollard's Hill. It will be j necessary to confer with the people .of the sections through which the road passes. Engineer McLellan was I asked to keep in touch and advise the j Board. Engineer McLellan submitted ex pense account for May, and. stated that he would need $S(K? for June. Approved. j Dr. E. R. Wilson, treasurer of Camp | Alice, explained procedure of auditing] .bills and stated that operating -ex penses now average about $500 per| month. He suggested that an approx- j imate estimate of expenses be made land the Board advance the amount, an adjustment to be made at end of month when bills are audited. The j suggestion was approved and the {Board decided to advance ?250 as the 'county's one-half of the expense, j A delegation from lower Mayesville [and Shiloh townships presented a re- j quest.and made arguments for chang ing the program of the Board with respect to the State Highway system. They urged that the road by way of McRride'S Crossing. Shiloh and Hud- j son's Bridge to Florence be adopted j as a part of the State Highway sys- I tern. Mr. E. I. lleardon read a let ter giving reasons for the suggestion, j A letter from State Engineer Pennell] ! was read. In which it was stated! ?that it was not advisable to change.] the system as proposed, and the| 'change will bo made only upon the' recommendation of the authorities of [the counties affected. 1 : Chairman McLaurin stated that the [maftter had been given very careful I consideration at the outset and this j road as a parr of the State High wary j system was discussed at length with j Engineer Pennell. Engineer Pennoll I j says it is impossible to change the l ?program without taking the matter t? J Washington. The Board, if it saw fit could Could adopt resolutions which j [he would forwardlo Washington. The ?Highway system was outlined by the [State Commission after sauding ques-i Itionaresto all county; supervisors,! but without further consultation with: I county authorities. The c hairman1 ! had tried to induce him to m?he ihisj ? a part of the system, stating that this ; road and section were most in j need of Federal aid on account of then j character of the road and the cos; of! jupkeep. It is the intention of trie j Board to put the ehairigang on this! j road and keep it there the balance I of the year, and as there are twenty-' ; six men in the gang this section will; ; probably .uet a good road just asj ! quick or quicker than if it was made a part of the State Highway system.; lowing to the delays to be encountered in building the highway roads under j Federal aid. I Senator J. H. Clifton made a! ? statement in which he discussed The j matter of expending funds derived I from township bonds. It was stated thai the County Hoard will have noth-I J ing to do with these funds, if town-a ship bonds are issued, but Jhe matter j will l><- in the hands of a commission.,) 'consisting of Dr. M. L Parlor. L. DJ [ Jennings. I>. V. Keels. j Mr. E. W. Dabbs made a state-' ment in reference to the advisability I of making the Shiloh road a part of ; the Highway system. Mr. It. B. Belser discussed the State j j Highway system as authorized by the; ? Siat'- ?'ommission. I Mr. \V. M. Wall, of Shiloh. inform-j I ed the Board that unless tin- roads of j that section were improved the peo ple we; ? determined to call an elec tion and vote t'? annex to Florence ' county. j Tin' members of the legislative del egation conferred with the Board inj j reference to adopting a road program ! f<>r building permanent roads instead qfi srtnd clay roads as outlined. Mr. Moise suggested thai an act !"? passed ! a! th<- next session of the leislaturej ' to Pond tin- coun't-j up to 'In- eonstitu |tlonal limit and then i:' tli.it was not: enough to increase the constitutional limit. Tin- bond limit under tin- pres- j I enl law would I"- hetweon $400.0Oft j and $1.000.000. Mr. Reiser stated thai i; would cos4 at leasi $2.000.000 to build the nee- i 1 essary permanent r^ads in Sumter county, about 100 mi!<-s of main high I way being needed. i The county attorney will be request- J The United States will be on Water Soon But you need not be at Sea as to where to buy your needs in Summer, Clothing and Furnishings as our several lines offer some very attractive merchandise. Li Consisting of Palm Beach, Mohairs, Tropical Worsteds, Cool Cloth and Serges contains many desirable numbers. THAT BOY'S SUIT We have it in Palm Beach, Cool Cloth, serges and fancy Cassimers, PRICE $6.50 to $15.00. A very complete line of men's ?hirts in both the soft and laundered cuffs. A nice selection of patterns in Percales, madras, crepes, fibre and tub silks. PRICE $1.00 to $7.50. Also a nice assortment of goods that get next to you including Night Shirts, Union Suits and separate gar ments. VISIT OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, IT WILL BE BOTH PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE FOR YOU. ed to prepare a bill authorizing bond, o amount permitted by ihe constitu don. A suggestion was made that a pe tit ion be prepared or an election bt held this summer to authorize tht delegation to pass ihe necessary leg islation. Miss Mamie Chandler. Mrs. A. .7 Stubbs and Miss Purdy, a committe? appointed by the executive committee o: the lied Cross to investigate the condition of the county Alms House, presented their findings with recom mendations to the Board. We. the undersigned, members of a committee appointed to inspect the County Alms House, made a visit to the Alms House on March 7. 1019. and beg to submit the following re port: There were at the time of our visit six inmates at the Alms House. The white inmates are an old woman, who has been there for about thirteen years, a young woman, and a mother with her invalid, idiotic daughter. This daughter is about twenty-one years old. Sin* is deformed and is abso lutely helpless, requiring her mother's constant care. The colored inmates are a feeble minded girl and a blind man. The inmates live in separate houses, ensisting of one room, which Uv.v ke< p. Tin- rooms are bare and unat tractive, but showed evidences of care on the part of the present inmates. The room of ihe old lady and that of ill.-' blind colored man were exception ally neat and clean. The rooms con Lain very little furniture, the beds are old and .USty and tin- beds and bedding in an unsanitary condition, the mattrts.es being exceedingly dirty. Two of the \vhi;o women arc fur pished with groceries and prepare their own meals in their rooms at the fireplaces. This is at ihcir own re quest. Meals are furnished to the others in tin plates and eaten in their own rooonis. These meals arc pre pared in the Superintendent's kitchen. Xo chickens are kept for the in mates. The Superintendent keeps a cow for his family !>ui there is no milk for the inmates. There is a very small gard< n plo't and they are fur nished with some fresh vegetables in season. The hospital is a two room house-; very bare and without the necessary conveniences, the equipment consist ing of rusty, dilapidated iron beds, with lumpy, unclean mattresses. There were no inmates at time of inspce ! i?>n. None of the inmates are physically aide to work, except one white wo man who helps the Superintendent's wife ;ii>ont the house, and the blind colored man wie? cuts wood. provision is made i <n- recreation for the inmates and there is no regu lar provision f?r religious services. The dining robom in the Superin tendent's house is badly in need of ren ovation. The waiis are dirty and in need of repair- and the window panes :tre loose and almost ready to fall <e.l!. The premises are clean and fairly well kepi, bul the fences are in need o'f repair. The Sm ?e ri n ten d ejj i said that he would like to have sonic w hite w ashin g d o n e. i MM IUI I IM O?Mmugna?nroai vjw a Respectfully submitted, Mamie J. Chandler, Annie Purdy, Louise B. Stubbs. We, the undersigned, members of a committee appointed to inspect the j County Alms House, after making j our inspection beg to submit the fol lowing recommendations lo the Coun , ty Hoard of Commissioners: We recommend: 1st: That the houses of ihe in mates be whitewashed inside and 'suitable furniture provided to make ; the rooms attractive and homelike. That the iron beds he examined and.; 'if found to be unfit for use. discard ed and replaced with new ones; if found in a condition to be used that they be re-enameled. That the mat tresses be burned and new mattresses provided and the bedding which can be used thoroughly cleaned. 2nd. That proper plates and cut- ? lery be provided. 3rd. That a cow and chickens be kept for the inmates. 4ch. That the infirmary be thor-. i oughlv renovated and suitable eauip men; provided. ! 5th. That the necessary repairs bei mad- on the Superintendent's house.; 'the fences put in good condition and ; the necessary whitewashing done. Sth. That a visiting committee be j appointed, whose duty shall be toj visit the county Alms House at least ! once a month, look after the comfort] land well being of the inmates', provide' j suitahle employment and recreation : for them, and make proper recom- j mendations to the County Hoard of! ? Commissioners. ? Respectfully submitted. Mamie J. < 'handler, Annie Purdy, Louise B. Stubbs. Commisioners Oliver and Mints were 'appointed to inspect the Alms House.! see what is needed ami make rec?m- j j mendations to the Board at the next meeting. The following resolution j was adopted: Resolved: That the County Board of Commissioners request Hhe State 'Highway Commission to include the! present road to Bishopville. by way of Mamille in tin- State Highway system] and grant request for Federal aid funds for the permaneni improve-1 ment of sand road to the Lee county j line. ; The clerk was directed to send copy , of resolution to State Engineer .1. Roy Pennell and also to the Supervisor of! ; T^eo county with the request that his board adopt a similar resolution and send sure- :o State Highway Com-j mission. Reports of County Demonstration ; Agent, Rural Policemen. Health Sur vey Director and Cotton WVigher j were presented. The clerk was directed to write to Magistrates that they must comply] with law as to making return to coun ty treasurer. A resolution was adopted thai ap plications !"r admission ti> the Alms House be approved by the chair-! ma n. \ letter from State Kngineer IVn nel was read: lie stated that only two surveys could be made in Sumter county at this turn-. County Treasurer B. C. Wallace [-'made statement as to deposit of coun ty funds with the banks and interest ; obtained. He was asked to ascertain I if he could not get increase on daily balances of ordinary funds. A committee! of the grand jury in formed the board that the Court House is in need of repairs and that conditions at the jail are very bad. The committee had not obtained es timate of the cost of repairs. Chair man McLaurin suggested that the grand jury recommend to the next term of court that the Board have the repairs made. He stated also that the erection of a new jail is in the hands of a spe'-'ql commission and that he understood. tha t delay had been due to high' cost of material and labor. The grand jury was advised to take up the matter with the commission. The application of T. P. Ward on fde for Rural Policeman temporarily in place of Policeman Bradley was referred to Commissioner Mints with power to act. Action on loan of ?60.000 for road work was postpone^. A number of bids were on tif> ranging from 5 1-4 per cent to 5 2-4 per cent. Claim of Ii. W. Cuttino for damage io vehicle and harness caused by horse getting into a hole in the road and running away, was, referred to county attorney. The claim of .T. P. Booth for 10 per cent on purchase price of 8 mules bought at Fayetteville was held up for ecoyery of a mule which had de veloped a bad eye. < "ommissioner Britton was appointed to see Mr. B^poth and advise him that if his claim is paid it would be only on the under standing that he guaranteed the mule would recover or a new mule furnish ed. Special Evangelistic Services at The Presbyterian Church. Commencing next Sunday. June 15, and continuing through the 21Hh. there will be a series of services at the Presbyterian church to which all the people of Sumter are invited. Th^ meetings will be conducted by !>;-. Frank Hall Wright, of Si. Louis. .Mo., an evangelist of wide experience and a consecrated Christian minister. Has Lather was a Choctaw Indian Chief and his mother a Seotch-Trish lady who was a missionary to the Choe t a ws. Dr. Wright has conducted meetings at Wilmington; Macon; Jacksonville, Staunton. Va.. and many other cities and comes very highly endorsed by men like Rev. A. M. Fraser, of Staun ion. Va. He is also a sing?-r of note and ( loses rill his services with a solo. The hour for tha- afternoon service has not yet been tixed but night ser vices will be at $.30 o'clock. A special choir of voices, led by Mr. W. K. Moore, will provide music of a high order, and the meetings .-ire expected to be a great blessing to Sumter. Death . Ad.be l.ee. the six-year-old daugh ter of Mr. A. W. Xewmari. of Concord, township died at the Tuomey Fiospt tal Thursday night, after a brief iil ness. The funeral services were held at ai Church Friday afternoon.