The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-30

tSs,, a,.d the Tree So.stRron in 1866. The
WntcAsaon and Southrop now has the COM
hSned circulation aud :n3,tenee OF botn OF
she old pspe ard IS manifestiy the best
advertising medium in surntes
The Fall Festival of 1904 has passed
inso history and it will ever be to the
soyaI citizens Of Sumter one of the
brightest pages in the history OF this
GOOD old town, for it is a page that
stands Cor successful achievements.
The success that was attained was
shesfruit of the hard work and ensfu
siasm of a uaited people. The officers
and committeeman of the Festival
organization worked faithfully and
hasnaoniously with but single object
sn view-shs success Of the undertak-
;sne on q scale commensurate with
sheir civic pride and loyalty to the
cssy-but no amount OF hard work on
sss,eir part could have made the Fssti-
sal the success it vas unless they had
received Che hearty, enthusiastic and
public spirited support OF the eight
thousand inhabitants Of Sumter, who
were one and all heart and soul for
the enterprise. The Festival was a
,,roud achievement for Sumter. moth
ing like it was ever before seen in
Sorsh Carolina, so our friends from
other sections Of the State tell us, and
We are to be pardoned if We have a
feeling Of complacency and self-con-
sraulatiea at the outcome of our ei-
forts, yet we should not forget that our
own work and our enthusiasm would
havs been of no avail without the gen
erous cooperation of our friends in all
Darss of South Carolina. Had they
not been Sumter's friends, he'd they
nos had faith in Sumter, had they not
believed that Sumter would make
good every promise and fulfil every
expectation. they would not have ac-
ceaeed our Invitation to attend Sum
ser,s house party and We would have
had a festival without festivity, a show
without an audience. They were our
friends. however, they accepted our
Invitation AID they aocked to Sumter
IN enexanpled numbers. The city was
hlIed with visitors from Monday till
Saturday and on Thanksgiving day
the greatest crowd ever gathered in a
South Carolina town OF the size of
Sumter was here, and the best feature
OF the day was the hearty enjoyment
and good nature of the immense
So asse newspapers of South Caro-
Flna, the Columbia State, the Florence
Times and the News and Courier, in
particular, the people of Sumter should
meyer cease to be grateful for the good
work they did in behalf of the Festi-
szaa From the inception of the enter
piss Tie State labored indefatigibly
and generously to encourage US and
TO make known to South Carolina the
scope of Sumter's undertaking. The
whole OF It's great influence was exert
ed in behal: of Sumter's Festival and
we Sncw that much Of the success was
due TO the advertising the Festival re-
ceived through The State. This ac-
acknowledgements is due the State as
newspaper, and to their representa-
tive, Mr.. z. II. McMaster, especial
thanks are due for his individual
efforts. The Florence Times was most
liberal and generous in its attitude TO-
ward our Festival and the Pee Dee
delegation that we had with Us was
diving testimonial of the potency OF
She Tines influence. The News and
Courier, despite the fact that Festi-
val was to be held in Charleston the
same week, @as Liberal IN advertising
she Festival and published an extend
ed descriptive write up'of if, prepared
at their, request by Secretary Reardon,
besides columns OF other festival mat
Ser sent in by their regular correspon-
deut. While the Festival was in
progress the State and Courier bad
staE correspondents here aud the re-
ports Shat McMaster. Bagot and
Baaks. of the State, aud W. ". Ball
Of the News and Courier furnished
5heir papers not cc:y pleased tie peo-
ME OF Sumter, hrs made them fesl
gree ey Pride in Their town and in tae
Res,ira. itset. than they had ever felt
before. Il We ara ju-t Little bit
puged mp and boassful for time, 1t
vii, be doe to the maay nice things
that our friends have put III print