The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-25
SCHWARTZ WINS FIRST.
DECORATIONS WORTHY OF 4
METROPOLIS.
Sumter Surpassed Herself I'm the Mat
ter of Decorations Committee
Finds IL Hard TO Make Decision
O'DOnnell Gets Second Prize.
From The Daily Item, June 90.


week have called forth many en-
pressions of admiration and praise,
and deservedly so; for never before
has Sumter put on her gala dress
more than she has this week to greet
the many firemen and visitors who
have gathered together in the Game
Cock City from most all of the State.
Almost all of the business houses,
both large and small. have expressed
their pleasure of this festive occasion
by decorating; and while some have
OF course, decorated more elaborately
than others. each and every one de-
serves praise for the active part they
have taken in beautifying our city.
One of the most elaborately dec
Grated dry goods stores Is the
Schwartz Bros. store. From the top
of their building are draped stream
ers Of red. white. and blue bunting,
from the ends of which are hanging.
alternately. stars and rings. made Of
q.
over the door Is the word welcome, I"
also In red. white and blue. In the
window to the right is a representa-
tion of Flora, Goddess of Flowers,
standing in her garden, beneath a
bower OF red roses. The goddess Is
wearing net over green nile, and
holds I'm her hand a bunch of forget
me-nots. Just in front of her is
a lake. with moss along it's edges, and
further from the lake, carpet of
green (velveD grass. Standing
around the lake are the nymphs, the
attendants of the goddess. Millinery
Is conspicuous in this window in that
there Is only one hat displayed This
hat Is made almost entirely of burnt
Neapolitan, with fiange Of black vel
vet. and is covered with white will
low feathers.
In the other window. standing in
the midst of trellis-work, before a
|DaSk ground OF red, white and blue,
Is Columbia. Goddess of Liberty. In
terwoven through the trellis on eth
er side are the words Welcome Fire
men" June 1910. In this window,
are also displayed. belts, parasols and
gloves, all OF red, white and blue.
Another very tastefully decorated
dry goods store is the Sumter Dry
Goods Co. Strung along the tops of
their store are national flags, from
which are draped streamers of bunt-
ing, almost touching the pavement.
Their corner window contains an at
tractive display of black shoes,
which with the back ground
OF gold. go to make up the Sumter
Firemens' colors. black and gold. The
other window contains a neat dry
goods display, with a back ground
of the regular flremen's colors, red
white and blue.
Over the door and also each win
dow. of the Shaw and McCollum Mer.
Co. Is an arch constructed Of red,
white and blue bunting. Just over
these arches. on a back ground of
white are the words welcome AL"
In firemen colors, also.
The entire second story of Mrs. At
kinson's Millinery store Is covered by
bunting. alternating with white and
blue stripes. and coming together in a
point resembling somewhat a large
open fan.
Everybody's Store. The Cash Dry
Goods Co. and B. j. Barnett all have
very attractive windows.
Strung along the top of O'Donnell
& Co.'S building are national flags
with streamers of bunting connecting
them. All of the awning frames are
wrapped in red, white and blue, and
stretching from the highest point OF
this building to the side walk is a
rope-ladder, the rungs of which are
also In flremen's colors. The entire
front of the first story Is covered with
bunting and festooning. The windows
OF O'Donnell & Co.. have excited no
little admiration, especially one of the
windows Of the grocery and hard
ware department. In this window. a
dummy with a cabbage for its head
and smoking a 10c perfecto is repre-
sented as riding a bicycle to the tour
nament. This bicycle is made entire
ly Of articles OF hardware sold by this
company and Is indeed ingeniously
constructed The other grocery win
dow represents a prize ring and a
dummy Purity" made of a bag of
flour has just knocked out his an
tagonist. Inferior Brands" The dry
goods windows of this concern are
just as ingeniously decorated. In one
Of