The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-15

brought this need of lis4.ts 70 the no
tee ee the authorities some time ago
and the supervisor Of the county
promised 70 bring the matter before
the county commissioners and to have
electric lights put in, also a telephone.
5-work at the New Court House:
AS you doubtless know, Sumter is
now building new and handsome
Court House on very beautiful
square, near the heart of the city.
When some months ago the grand
iurv recommended the county COM
missioners to place new Jail also on
this square, our league said that it
must not be done. We called an in
dignation meeting and formulated a
protest. but before the protest was
delivered to the commissioners, in
fact. as soon as they heard Of our ac-
ton. they announced that they had
changed their plans and that the Jail
was not to be placed on the new
Court House square. They have also
asked our president to confer with
them in selecting a site for the new
Jail. They have said that when the
new Court House is completed, they
wish US to take charge fthe grounds
ora n lev them out and beautify as
We think, best. and that they viii fur
nish US the money to do it with. They
have furthermore promised at our re-
quest, to place at our disposal two
rooms in the new Court House. One
of these will be fitted UP as a lavatory
and rest room for visitors, especially
FOR the women Of the country when
n town shopping. The other viii be
used as a historical room and viii be
occupied as a civic museum ard filed
with valuable relics, books and docu-
l..ents throwing light upon the his
tory of Sumter county. For this last
object we have already had given Us
glass case and several relics and
collections. Rugs and rocking chairs.
tables. &C., for the rest room have
also been donated.
6-Work by Programme Commit
tee:
A committee was appointed to pro-
vide an entertainment once month
to which the public should be invited.
These entertainments were more to
educate the public than to entertain
them. This committee has done
splendid work and is JOY to the
heart of the president. This entertain
n1ent consists Of lecture and music.
Our first lecture was by Mrs. vi
sanka, of Charleston, our correspond
ing secretary. Three others have al
ready been delivered by gentlemen Of
our city: One by the superintendent
Of our city schools on the Influence Of
Beauty Upon the Child Mind; another
by the president Of the Board Of
Health on Tuberculosis-Its Preven-
ton and Cure; and third on Santa
ton of Our Homes by our health Off
Ger. We trust that sooner or later
you may be able to hear all Of these
lectures through the reciprocity bu
reau.
Work by our City Nurse:
We have left for the last subject OF
notice that which our city seems to
regard as our greatest work. namely,
the employment of trained nurse
whose duty it is to attend cases
among the city's poor. We feel that
by no work in which the league could
engage could we conduce more to the
health and beauty of the city than
by such organized charity. COM
,12ittee appointed for the purpose ve.'y
quickly raised about $500 by sab
scription. We then advertised FOR
nurse and received applications for
the place from several states. The
selection was left to q coomittee Of
tAree doctors. Who unanimously Sc
ieceea Miss Antonia Gibson. OF sum
te- Tie splendid WORK which Miss
Gibson has done and is doing
shows that her selection Was
exceedingly fortunate. We pay
lar sixty dollars per month for
ten hours a day. Jns2i;citeG suoscrip-
tons are constantly aG9ding to the
fGnd for her salary. and she has re-
ceived many valuable doaatioas Q.
money and other things needed II
her work When her own patients q
not demand her services, she is ALLOW
ed TO attend other cases which Go not
need the service . IA trained nurse AL
the time. The patients pay the
le2eue whatever the doctor in charge
thinks is right and the fund for her
salary is thus still further increased