The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-06-13
MOVE FOR COMMON GOOD
ORGANIZATION IN COLUMBIA.
Il X. Tate is President of Confer
ence-Rev. HI. II. Murchison
on Executive Committee.

The following account of the or
ganization of the Conference for
the Common Good" was taken frCr.
Wednesdays State:
Socially sensitive South Carolin-
1ans, men and women, more than
half hundred of them-appearing
some as representatives of organi-
cations, others in the character of
publio-spirited private citizens
gathered yesterday in Columbia, at
the call of five Of their number, and,
after a canvas of views in which
many practical, constructive sug-
gestions regarding the project in
hand were advanced, formulated
plans for a statewide meeting in
Columbia late this summer, the first
OF it's kind, under the style of the
Conference for the Common Good;
such conference to be thereafter an
annual fixture maintaining between
Its yearly meetings an executive sec
retary, probably in Columbia, with
an organization for the prosecution
OF its work; and to be followed by
similar conferences at the county
seats, for the consideration in detail
of local concerns.
Those numerous individuals and
organizations working for the COM
mon good shall, it is intended, find
in this conference a medium where
by they may come to know each
other better, be enabled to formu-
late program of progress, and so
coordinate, correlate and articulate
their endeavor as to concentrate eff
forts and unity forces for accom-
plishment of substantial results.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
William X. Tate of Columbia.
state supervisor of elementary rural
schools and professor of pedagogy
in the University of South Carolina,
was elected president of the confer
ence. Albert Sidney Johnstone,
secretary of the chamber of com
merce, Greenville, was made secre-
tary. Engagement of an executive
secretary who shall manage the
office of the conference and direct
its propaganda, was entrusted to
the executive committee, composed
the president being ex-officio it's
chairman-of William Weston, M.
D., r. Beverley Herbert and Henry
j. Hardy, Columbia; Mrs. NJ. T.
Coleman, Abbeville; e. w. Dabbs,
Mayesville; David r. Coker, Harts-
Vile; Thomas F. Harper, Clemson;
Rev. Hugh r. Murchison, Lancaster;
Rev. Howard Lee Jones, Charles
ton; George B. Cromer, Newberry.
and Henry M. Dibble, Aiken. This
committee is to meet this morning
at $3.50 O'Clock in the Y. NJ. G.. A.
building, Columbia, to work out
program for the State conference
and If that seems practicable to fix
a date therefor. Two sessions, both
IN the Y. NJ. c. A. building, were
hold vaCfnrHaU
at noon, the second at $3.50 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Adjournment was
taken at $50 p. m. Yesterdays S
meeting was born of much thought
and study by many minds, but those
active in arranging 1t were William
u. Gonzales, William Weston, w. X
Tate, r.. w. Dabbs and e. j. Wat
son. The organization as it now
stands will exist intact until the
1914 conference.
Dynamic energy, purpose and en-
thusiasm ran electric throughout the
proceedings, from which evolved
cIear-cut the stimulating, hopeful
conception of people divided in
matters of creed and politics but
united in moral and ethical con-
Germs, of good will among them
selves, mutually trustful, all solicit
tous for the larger welfare of the
state and working together therefor
efficiently and wisely
Participants in the preliminary
meeting yesterday return to their
homes under agreement to make
known the character OF the enter
prise thus launched, TO give the exc
cutive committee the benefit of sug-
gestions which their mature delib-
Grafton may yield, and to interest
their neighbors in the financing or
the work to be done in the immedi-
ate future-for which it is esti-
mated, about $1,000 will be re-
quired.
County fairs to the number of 40
or more will probably be held in the
state this year, and il likely that the
dates and other dispositions for
county conferences subsidiary to the
State Conference for the Common
GOOD Will be arranged with refer
ence TO the dates of these fairs.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
woodrow Memorial Assembly hall
il the Y. NJ. C.. A. building was the
scene of the meeting yesterday. r..
y. watson, state commissioner of
agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, took the chair by request un-
III the organization could be effect
ed. The Rev. Charles E. Burts, pas
tor OF the First Baptist church, Co
lumbia, offered an invocation of
divine blessing Mr.. Watson. in
stating the purpose OF the meeting.
said that this was the most signifi-
cant gathering" ever held in South
Carolina. There are today at work
IN the state" he said, forces max
ing for uplift. under the direction
OF some Of the most natrintfc yno,,
AnG women ! know We are here
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