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?4 the PoszoAcc as Sonst?*, 8. \ O.M Seeoad Claaa Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. T. D. Goodale, of Camden. has recently moved to Sumter and accept ed a position as engraver with Mr. J. B. Folsom. Mrs. W. L. Heaner, of Orangeburg, / is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hal P. Scott. Miss Julia E. Gruber. of Savannah, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M. Fol eom, and after attending the com mencement exercses of Sumter Ili.nh School, at which time her two nieces Misses Lillie and Loulie graduate, she will return to Columbia and join them there on their way to Asheville where they will spend the summer. Miss Claudia Fr?ser left this morn ing for Fayetteville. N. C, on a visit to Mrs. J A. McMurry. Dr. Jno A. Brunson leaves tonight for Atlanta, Ga., for several weeks' vacation. Mrs. F. C. Manning, who has been visiting her father. Col R. M. Cooper, of Wisacky. returned to her home in Newark, N. J., yesterday. Mrs. O. H. Folley and children have returned from Birmingham. Ala., after a stay of several weeks. Mrs Philip Schlamp, of Henderson, Ky., is visiting the family of Dr. H. M. Stuckey. Mr. L. J. Myers, of Hagood. was in ? town on business yesterday. Mrs. H. A. Trueman, of Lincoln. Nebraska, .is the guest of herjsister. Mrs. Reid Ard. at her home on East Liberty St. Mrs. Trueman is accom panied by her youngest son, Eldredge.. Misses Irene and Helen Plowden and Messrs. David Plowden and Clar endon Croskey. of Clarendon county, i are in the city attending the closing exercises di the city schools? Miss Cossie Plowden, of Wilson, S. C, is visiting in the city. A telegram was received this morn- j ing from Lieut. Orin F. Crow, of the ; 318th Field Artillery, saying he land ed at Newport News yesterday. Mrs. E. W. Vogel and children left this morning for Hendersonviile, N. C, where t?ey will spend the summer. Mr E. B. Rhodus. of Greeleyville, spent today here on business. Second Lieut. James C Hood, who has been with the American Army in France for nearly a year has received his commission as First Lieutenant. Improvements at Pocalla. ____ WiTV the coming of real summer j weati..*r the season at Pocalla has. opened in full blast and the crowds j 4that visit this pleasure resort every; afternoon and evening are already j as great as at the height of the sea son last year. Those who visit Po calla find that during the winter Mr. Beck took advantage of the opportun ity when he was not^ crowded and busy taking cape of his patrons to make many improvements that add to the attractiveness of the place. "The lake-has been deepened by the erecton of a concrete wall entirely encircling it. so that danger of the ; darn breaking again has been almost j , entirely eliminated. Concrete retain ing walls have also been erected around the terraces that overlook the lake and new walks have been laid out. The number of bath houses has; been more than doubled, with a row j of private bath houses on the north [ side of the lake which have been rent- j ed to the holders of season tickets. The greatest of all the improve- j ments has been the installation of an j electric lighting plant of three htm- j dred lights capacity. The plant is suf- j ficient to brilliantly illuminate the | dance hall and the picnic grounds on j the brow of the hill and to give ample lights for the lake and all the bath j houses, so that bathing at night will be as safe and delightful as in the afternoon. In the dance hall a large and fine electric piano has been place and dancers can have the J latest music at all hours of the day, j and until a reasonable hour at night, j No dancing will, however, be allowed ! on Sunday. J Year by year Mr. Reek has develop ed the natural beauties and? attrac tions until it is now one of ihe most delightful places of healthful recrea tion in this section of the State, but ! as much as he has done his plans have not been completed, for he has many other improvements in view that he will makr as soon as it is practi cable to do so. In the mean time the people of Sumter have the opportun ity of spending many hours at a pleas ure resort at their own doors that has advantages over majority of places Th*-y have been accustomed to '*go away in the Summer" to visit. Sum ter people can take their summer va cation at home and have a better time at less expense then when they go to the mountains or seashore. Public Health Exhibit at Y. M. C. A. A large card exhibit for High School boys and young men is on display at the Y. M. C. A. for the boys and young men of Sumter. This is ;j health exhibit gotten up by the United States public health service, and is being shown to every high school in every state through the State Board of Health and the Y. M. C. A. Mr, R. L. Alexander, who is the di rector of the health campaign for the State of South Carolina is here today. Owing to the fact that the com mencement exercises are on at the High Schoool, the exhibit will be shown at the Y. M. C. A. for the next few days. Thi< is an interesting exhibit, with pictures direct from life. Rvery young man i>> promised a treat, which he receives, when he views this exhibit. It is known as the "Keeping Fit" campaign for High School boys. Mr. Alexander says that the exhibit has gained the highest praise and ap proval from educators and teachers as well as pupils wherever shown. There will be a summer stock com pany at the Opera House next week. The Pickert Sisters Stock Company will be here starting Monday, June 16th. Y. M. C. A. XOTES. Special Swimming Glasses at tbe-Y. M. G. A. for Men and Hoys. , There is no excuse for any man or j boy nor knowing how to swim. On j Wednesday and Friday mornings at ! 10.30 there will be special lessons giv en boys 9 years and older who cannot j already swim, free of charge. Any j boy who is interested will call at the j Y. M. C A. and ask for a free swim I ming card. Any man not knowing how to swim i can secure special instructions and help free of charge and can have pri vate instruction by seeing T. C. Mc i Knight or just phone him at the Y. M. C. A. i The best summer tonic is a good j shower and a swim in our clean swim I ming pool. For pleasure and benefit i come around and try it. Somctliing About Dr. Wright. The Sumter Daily Item: I have been asked to say something regarding Dr. Frank Hall Wright wiio on Sunday, June l?, will begin u se ries of evangelistic meetings in the Presbyterian Church of our city. It gives me real pleasure to comply with this request About fourteen years ago this coming September I became pastor of the\Baptist church of Win chester, Ky. While there Dr. Wright conducted a series of meetings in the Presbtyerian church of that city. The meetings lasted for three weeks. j There were two services held each j day. One of these in the afternoon' and the other in the evening. As j well as I can remember Dr. Wright is a man of medium height. At the J time 1 knew him his hair and mus tache were black, lie wore glasses j He is a half Indian. Somebody twit-i ted him once about having to use j glasses and also having some trouble] with his teeth. He replied: That is I the white bloood in me. That how- j ever regarding Dr. Wright in which} we are now most interested is as a man and,preacher. He is a fine Chris tian gentleman. He is a/good preach er, lie is not at all sensational. He relies upon the word of God and the Holy Spirit for the effectiveness of his message. In the early part of the j meeting he directs his messages large ly, almost entirely to Christians, church members. If you hear him and you are at all in doubt as to your spiritual condition you are likely to be made to feel very uncomfortable. After precchin.n for some time along the line indicated above he presents the wonderful plan of salvation with simplicity, clearness and force. One r>f the chief charms about Dr. Wright i both as a man and evangelist, is his wonderfully sweet voice. I have heard few sweeter tenor voices than he has. Every time 1 heard him he concluded each- sermon with an ap propritae soiig. Although it has been ? t long time since 1 saw and heard j him some of the songs he sang with j such marvelous sweetness and won- j cierful effectiveness linger with me still. I remember a meeting for men yne Sunday afternoono. He sang aj song called "My Mother's Hands.'" There were few dry eyes in thai j :-hurch that afternoon. There are j other songs which I heard him sing [ that 1 could mention, but I think 1 have said enu^h. No Christian in Sumter, either for his own sake or the interest he has in the salvation of the unsaved, can afford to miss hearing him. Dr. Wright is a deeply spiritual man. He practices what he J preaches. Behind his message is a man yielded to God. If the Chris-j tian people of Sumter. regardless of j denomination, will get this man and his meeting on their hearts; if they will hold him up by their prayers, the entire community shall be blest. I hope that the pastor of the Pres-j byterian church will feel free to call! on me and my people for any service j we mav be able to render. W. E. Thayer. High School Commencement The closing exercises of the Sumter High School opened Tuesday in the auditorium of the Girls High School with an interesting program. The attendance was. as usual, so great that the seating capacity of the build- j ing was overtaxed and many who 1 desired to attend could not gain ad- j niittance. The features of the pro gram in which there was most inter est were the competitive drill by the three best drilled members of the High School battalion and tin- d.e elaimers' contest. The contestants for the Levi medal for the manual of arms were; Har old DeLorme. Henry Edmunds and Archie Phelps. The medal was award ed to Harold DeLoraie. The Garland, the C. 11. Wilson medal for athletics, was awarded to Clifford Crawford. The O'Donnell medal , for penman ship was awarded to Miss Douise Troublefield The program of the evening was as follows: ( overture?The Golden Sceptre. Invocation. Competitive Dirll. Awarding the Mitchell Levi Med I a! for Manual of Arms. Orchestra?The American Patrol. Awarding the Garland; tin- C. H. VYi'sou Medal for Athletics. j Awarding the O'Donnell Medal for' j Pa Imer Penmanship. Declamations: j Leslie Schwartz- President Wilson's Comments Cpon the Armistice. Holier: Edmunds Why We Foughi Germany: Secretary Lane. Orchestra- Angel's Serenade. Archibald Phelps?When the Tide of the World War Turned: OUv j Kahn . Oolcldugh Dick?England Vn sheathes The Sword: Asquith. Orchestra?U. S. Field Artillery March. Henry Edmunds?And Peace Came: !>r 11. X. Snyder. Eugene Lewis?France Fnited in I the Cause of Right: Paul Deschaul j Orchestra- The Beautiful Ohio j Leslie Denniston?President \V,: ; son's 1 lost on Speech. ! (The las! named declaimer is : M in the contest for the Rhame declar er's medal, as he was awarded medal by school as representative at Clin ton and Columbia). Announcements. The Star Spangled Banner: Or I ohestra and whole audience. ('!'!.? whole audience will please remain standing until rhe last note of our national anthem is sung). High School Commencement. i The closing exercises of the -Sumter j High Schools were held in the audi torium of Girls High School IVednes I day and the graduating class of oftrty eight, twenty-four ?, girls and i twenty-four hoys, received diplomas. ! The awards of medals wert- an-, !nounced as follows: j Declaimers' Medal?Archie Phelps. I Spelling-?I.ila May Xewxnan. j D. A. K.?Azilee Mellette. j U. 1). c.?Katharyn Keardon. j For Manliness?Robert L. Edmunds. i Jr. j Special Achievement?Claude Smith ! The older of exercises was as fol | lows: % i i avocation. j L'nfold Ye Portals? Song by Class. ! Awaiding the I. C. Strauss Prize, I for Spelling. I Medals for D. A. R. and U. D. C. Medal for Maniiness. Mooonlight Boat Ride?Song. Words of Welcome?Miss Margar- ! et Beaumont. Piano Solo?Wedding Day?Greig? j i Miss Eleanor Wallace, r Women After the War?Miss Adria j j Du Rant. j Ilumoresque?Miss Lillie Folsom. j i The Thirtieth Division?Miss Doro- j j thy Schilling;- ! I God that Madest Earth and Heaven j I?Miss Blanche Spann. j j Doughboys?Miss May Blanding. A Son of the Desert Am I?Song by j i Class. ! The Young Old Man of France? Miss Katie Reardon. Anchored?Song by Class. j As it Will Be?Miss Annie Laurie j Booth. Class Poem?.Miss Eva Chandler. Words of Parting?Miss Azilee Mel-) lette. Lovely June?Song by Class. Presentation of Diplomas. Medals for Declamation. The National Anthem by Whole) Audience. ? Class of 1919. Margaret Cathrine Beaumont, Annie Laurie Booth, May Blanding. I Marie A. Brogdon. Coline Thelma Campbell. j Fva Chandler. - j Theodosia Virginia Deal, Sarah Adria DuRant. Irma Urselle Felder, Lillie Cert rude Folsom, Loulie Mood Folsom. Carrie Kathleen Harper, Marion Rosalind Jackson, Vermele Jennings, Ruth D. Lyon. i Azilee Mellette. j, Eugenia Miller, i Lilla Mae Newman, j Katharyn Reardon. ! Ethel Revill. j Fannie Ida Rembert. Dorothy Schilling. I Blanche Richbourg Spann, Eleanor Craven Wallace, Edward S. Booth. Jr.. j Douglas C. ChevTie. . j George Lloyd Cothran, Clifford It. Crawford. Calhoun Dove Cunningham. Charles Leslie Denniston. ; Alexander ?'ololough Dick, James Doby Dinkins. Samuel Henry Edmunds, Jr., Robert Leland Edmunds. Jr., Donald Fr?ser Kirven. Furman Jenkins Knight. Henry Eugene Lewis. James Wesley Lewis, Eugene H. Moses, Jr., Archibald Phelps, j James Rafileld. j Wade Riley Reynolds. Leslie Kenneth Schwartz. John Whitworth Shaw, Jr., Henry Wiley Sholar, Jr., Walter Claude Smith. Robert Jennings Till. Alexander Dick Tisdale. i Cotton Blooms. Tile first cution blooms of the sea- \ son were reported Friday. The ; first was brought to the Item Office by Victor Baula from his farm on the; Bishopvile road. He said he found ; it yesterday afternoon. The second ' came in about noon from the farm} of Messrs. George 1.. Ricker and T. K.; Mclntosh. ! Notice. Subscriptions to Salvation Army Home Service Fund are now due and payable. Please forward checks tc Mr. W. 1. Whitehead. Treasurer, at once. The general interest in what will . be the immediate outcome of the ef-j forts of the committee appointed to j consider me situation and devise aJ plan to erect sufficient house to ac commodate the people who are now here and are without homes and those who want to come as ,soon as they can secure houses is great.' Long time residents who own their own homes and'are comfortably fixed cannot real ize the feelings ol those who are! crowded into a few rooms or nr. j boarding, or who. if they have aj hous<-. are daily expecting to have the! house sold over their heads or the} rent jumped to an exorbitant tlgure. Sumter musi have more houses or thej growth and business prosperity of the! town will receive a back-set. What i.-;, needed is a house building campaign! for the public benefit, not a specula^ Live real estate development for large] profits, if a plan eaa be formulated and t>u; into operation by means oi i which an adequate number or houses can be erected for rent ;it a reason aide rental, based on cost, or for sale) on easy terms, by which the occupant j may apply the v\'.\ to tin- purchase' price. Every man v. ho . an !.<? indue ? ?d to buy a home on easy terms is.! more than apt to become a permanent resident, who will be interested in the welfare of the town. What we want is a large and contented population of home owners, not a transient and dissatisfi? d lot of renters. The damage by hail in the Mechan iesville section of Lee county was not as serious as reported. xvc.^ r \Two Recent Stock Car Records 4370 miles in high gear without a stop, in Oklahoma Round ulv between Oakland and Lo? Aurele*, 9i7 miies, 2t> houri 45 min uted, average 24.2? mile* per gallon. Tests That Show What Owners Know \ The fine appearance and comfort of the Overland Model \ 90 could not, alone, have won it the deep public appreciation it enjoys. . ^ It is the character of this car that lies beneath all of its popularity?character as demonstrated by consistent, ef?- v cicnt performance. % The pride of more than 150,000 Model 90 owners is built \ upon the daily service their cars render under all conditions. V lit us show you a Model 90. OVERLAND SALES'CO. W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. Overland Model Kiaerr Five Passenger Touring Car, $985 f.cb. Toledo Boll Weevil in Bamberg County Rain is Need?Crop Conditions Generally Fair?Fields Practi cally Clear of Grass. Columbia. June 12.? R. FL Sullivan local meterologist of the laiitvd States weather bureau, has issued the following summary of crop and Weather conditions tor the week ending Juih- 10. "Hot weather during the major -por tion of the week has been favorable for rapid growth, and fields are prac tically clear or" grass, except in sec t;o:!.s of the miildle and southern coastal plain, where heavy rains ana! wei soil lins prevented cultivation. "Cotton, corn, truck and gardens in other sections of the State are be ginning tu need rain. ''The wheat. Oat and rye harvests are progressing, and the oat harvest is approaching completion in the more southern sections. Stray squares have appeared in early cotton, and the crop, as a whole, is in good condition, though in a!l stages of advancement, with some complaint locally of un satisfactory Kenninai ion and of lice in some sections: chopping continues in the central and northern counties: ? the boll weevil has appeal J in east-' em Bamberg county. "Corn is growing rapidly and has: healthy color, though still small inj many fields. Tobacco is in good con-, dition generally. ? Sweet potato transplanting con-' tinues. Cucumbers arc beins" shipped in about average quantities, and vege- : tables an-4 plentiful, bur white potato, digging results are not up to ex-; pectations." Another Cotton Bloom. Mr. YV. J. Stafford who h:is held j the record for several years for pro-j ducing the first cotton bloom of the ? season brought in his first bloom to-; day. but as there were two blooms' brought in yesterday, lie drops to I rhird place this year. 1 .... -:-igunm AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTlSlM COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RE8DLT&? NEILL O'DGXXELL, President -f O. L. YATEs, Cashier :5J A Satisfied Customer i ? . ' . \ '?' ? A . j Is the best asset t?at any Mer-i^ cantile or Banking Institution - can\ ' possess. If your Banking arrange- ?. mcnts are not perfectly satisfactory^; come in and :.% Tell Us Your Troubles 1 And If tve can help you, be assured, that It will be onr pleasure tc do so. ; J The First National Bank! SUMTER, S*. C, I I The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter SSI Capital.-.$200,000.00 Surplps and Profits_u. 207,000.00 The amount or surplus set aside for the protection of Depositors estab lishes this institution, as he strongest hank in this section of this State. YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED C.C. ROWLANO, PresWtit. f E. HfNNANT, Cashier. COUNTRY \ AU kinds of Plumbing for Country Homes. We Install Bath Rooms, Ceptic Tanks Lighting Plants For Country Homes Estimates Furnisned on Work Anywhere in the Country Free of Charge log Plumbing Co. Sumler. South Carolina