The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-03

ers throughout the game.
dom at this meeting. H. was report
ed beforehand that those i'm charge
of the ceremonies had something up
their sleeves, SO to speak, and what
they did for the candidates would
be aplenty, but as a number of tn.
local men were seen OH the street
Friday it could not have been so bad,
after all.
! a feature of the meeting came at
it's close Prof. Wilbur S. Schu-
macher was one of those who had
been brought with many pains to the
sacred Shrine. He had passed the
candidates degree and he was called
on for violin solo. Prof. Schumach-
er played, it is reported, with a feel
ing and beauty that he had never
packed house was hushed so that
there was not another sound to be
heard as the sweet harmonious strains
of the violin issued forth. Never be-
fore had those present heard such
music and at it's close there came a
burst of applause q storm of cheers
and shouts fc" more. Again Prof.
schumacher played and again the
great room was hushed into perfect
silence. Everyone was so intensely
listening that for q second after the
music ceased there was not sound
then a great sigh from every throat
and another storm of applause for
the musician.
The Banquet.
The banquet in honor Of the visit
ing Shriners last night was attended
by about six hundred and fifty of the
mobiles and forty-hve local Shrine
club members.
After the ceremonial session of
Omar Temple at the Academy OF
Music, which ended about II O'Clock,
the hundreds of mobiles headed by the
Adluh Drum corps, of Columbia, the
Arabic Patrol, and the officers, march
ed to the banquet hall in military
style to the marshal airs OF trumpet
and drum.
without ceremony the mobiles began
to feast The tables were prettily
decorated in red. pink, and white car
nations. white chrysanthemums cycle
man, ferns, and smilax.
The menu, tcmptingly prepared
and served, consisted of Manhattan
Cocktail, oyster cocktail, cold pork,
cold ham. cold turkey. cranberry
sauce, potato salad. salted almonds
olives, celery, pickles, coffee, beer,
four kinds OF sandwiches, more beer,
cigars, cigarettes.
Schumacher's orchestra furnished
the delightful music which contribute
uted great deal to the pleasure of
the evening by it's splendid rendition
of selected numbers.
Each guest was presented with a
very pretty embossed leather case
filled with Fatima cigarettes on which
was inscribed in gilt letters "CompH-
mcnts of the Sumter Shrine Club"
Another very highly appreciated
souvenir courtesy, and somewhat ex-
pensivc one, was the presentation to
each visiting noble by the Sumter
Bottling Company of a magnificent
combination two bladed pocket
knife with cork screw and bottle
/ opener attachments
The Sumter Shrine Club also pre-
sented every visiting noble and visit
ing lady 'better half" or other female
visitor with Il beautiful gold ename!Ad
souvenir badge Of special design. The
badge represented pumpkin with
red eyes and nose, the letters Omar"
forming the teeth.
At the conclusion of the feast Re-
firing Potcntatc julius T.. Cogswcu of
Charleston, and Past Potcntatc George
Bryan. also of the "City by the Sea-"
and Assistant Chief Rabon Dr r.. r.
I Wilson, were called upon and respond
ed with short speeches which were
enjoyed by all. Mr. Bryan said that
he had been thinking hard TO rcmem-
bcr any similar occasion when the
cordiality or welcome had equalled
that extended to the visiting mobiles
in sumter and he was certain thai
the meeting i'm Sumter. i'm point Of
reception and every other way, was