The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-10-19
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The Executive cemmittes is Working
&ard to Comprise Arrangements.

!. sne ExectkAre Ce1Uthittet lS Wu' N'Ea
Gard to Gompbsse Arrangements.
The Excessive COMMITTEE Of the
SUmte. Fall Festival met'at O'Clock
Mondas afternoon sat 'the.of OF h.
r. Wilson Esq. Present: X T. nay
nsworth, President; H j.. Wilson
Vice President: E. /. Reardo1, Seore.
tary and the faIlowiag cbasrmen OF
committees: W. ~. McKaeon, II.
Hardy, Jf., Dr.. "a. S. Booth. Dr.. }.
A. Mood, J.. {. Pasrott, J. A.
sSchwerin. ). L. Asaut, &c. p. ;Edayns-
wortb, J. Fl. Levy, Abe RytteG berg,
~. S. Graham and j. &c i. r. Wilder:
i!Reading of minutes of October 14th
3as deferred.
The president called for seports Of
|, chssEmen of foot bali and dremeH's S
tousn ament committees.
Mg. G. E. Haynswortes for foot .basA
committee had nothing definite to re.
port as.to securing teams He asked
for fusther time. One Week was
granted.
Nj. ~. S. Graham did not think fire
mans tozrnament could be pulaed off
on Wednesday as the visiting Grenasn
could not get off excep5 on Thaaks-
giving day. The tournament was dig.
cussed at length, and on motion OF
Dg. Mood nae matter was left open
until next meeting to give committee
tiae to fnd OCT more about the possl-
biaaty of getteg visiting teams here,
Dr.. Booth Submitted list OF prizes
for live stock show.
Il. Hardy, Jr.. stated that voting
booths Coz voting for queen OF the
fall festival had been opened, and
rules and regulations published.
Mr.. j. 81. Levy Cor trades display
reported that several firms from other
places had eignifed their desire to
have handsome floats ia the trades dis
play.
ssgDr. Mood reported that two automo-
bile manufacturers had written that
they will send three cars accompanied
by experts to enter the automobile
races and that tautomobilists from near
by cities have promised to enter the
race.
Mr.. L. I. Parrott, Chairman fire.
works committee reported satisfactory
progress with fireworks display.
Nj. Abe Ryttenberg for advertising
committe reported that contracts
for sufficient advertising matter
had been made and that Messrs. j: A.
Schwsrip, H. ". Hood and S. j. Ryt-
tenberg will Gravel as advertising
agents for the fall festival.
Mr.. j. L. Alnut stated that passep-
ger rates for fall festival were limited
to points in South Carolina.
Mr.. J. Z. Alnut introduced the fol
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved: That the president shall
appoint committee to aud it the ac-
counts and expenditures of the festi
val funds and that the chairmen OF
the several committees furnish the au-
diting committee itemized statements
of every expenditure made by them
and that all itemized statements
shall be accompanied by vouchers.
And all checks or orders for money
paid out by the treasurer shall be
countersigned by the president and
attested by the secretary. That after
the accounts have all been audited by
the auditing committee full report
shall be published in the newspapers
for the information of the subscribers
to the festival fund.
Mr.. W. ". McKagen reported 50, $40
collected to date.
On motion of Mr.. L. I. Parrott the
president appointed Messrs. H. F.
Wilson, L. [. Parrott, and h.
Hardy, Jr., committee to appear be-
fore the City Board of Education and
request that the public schools be
closed November %, %, "a. 25, in order
to allow all of the school children and
teachers to enjoy the pleasures of
festiva. week.
On motion Of j. II. Levy, it was
also decided that the executive COM
mittee of the fail festival publish an
open letter requesting all of tie mer-
chants and all places Of business to
close their stores and places of bust
ness on THANKSGIVING day. and that
all citizens be requested to make all
necessary purchases before that day.
J. G. r. Wilder for music commit
tee said his committee was waiting on
completion of official program in or
der to complete arrangements. Secre
tary was ordered to furnish official
program.
The sum of $50 was appropriated
out of the proceeds of the festival ball
for orchesta and other expenses of
ball.
The chairman Of advertising COM
mittee was instructed to have suffi-
cient fall festival advertising en-
velopes printed to supply the demand.
Meetinp 3diourned To meet again
Monday, Oct 4, 1904, at p. N.
E. I. Reardon, Secretary.