The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-08
SIX HUNDRED MARCH
IN SUMTER'S PARADE
Sunday SCHOOL PROCESSION
FEATURE OF CONVENTION.
Rev. w. /. Herbert Chosen President
Meeting in 1914 Will he Held in
Anderson.

Sumter, April avery feature OF
q beautiful spring day seemed to leno
itself to contribute towards the sue
cess of the mems parade-the big fea-
ture of the 36th annual Sunday school
association convention, which came
to a close with this evenings session
The parade was composed Of men and
bows who stood for the Bible and be-
li2ved in the Bible.
At 4 o'clock the parade formed at
the intersection of Main street and
Oakland avenue 1t was headed by a
souad of mounted police and the Sum-
ter band; the leaders were R. |. Man
ming, s. H. Edmunds, C. c. Brown
500 men marched in it. Of these
COO men marched in it. Oof these
special trains had brought delegations
from Rishopville, Darlington and Co.
7umbia. The part Of the line that at
tracted most attention was that given
over to the boy scouts, the troops
from Columbia and Sumter marchlg
and making a fine appearance.
The line of march was through six
: blocks of Main street to Calhoun and
these we're thronged with onlookers'
all doors and windows being full and
the sides of the streets lined with au-
tomobiles. Every street in town was
closed during the hour which tho pa
rade consumed. Through Calhoun
street to Washington and down Wash
ineton to the monument square
marched the line and halted there in
front of the bandstand from which 1t
was reviewed by President Green. Mr..
Pearce and DR.. Mitchell. After the
band had played DR.. Green introduced
President S. C. Mitchell Of the Uni
versity Of South Carolina, who ad-
dressed tha 1000 people present. The
setting was entirely picturesque; on
either side of the speakers stand were
The two vine covered school buildings
and in front of it the monument to
the Confederate dead, surrounded by
beds of bright scarlet verbena, and
everywhere oak trees in the. new
green of their fresh foliage.
w. C. Pearce of Chicago spoke on
Dividends on Our Investments" At
the close of his address he called upon
the counties and individuals for
pledges for funds to carry on the
field work of the association. Three
thousand. three hundred and forty
seven dollars and forty-one cents was
pledged and s11S61 paid in; Spartan
burg following last years plan donat-
ed $500, the largest county donation.
One individual pledge was for 500
which is the largest individual pledge
Il ever given the association.
Friday morning the attendance was
ID ain excellent, the interest and en-
Pthusiasm in the work continuing.
Several more addresses were made,
then came the reports from counties
given by their presidents. 1t was de-
cided that Collision was a front line
banner county and that Spartanburg.
Florence, Union and Saluda are ban
ner counties.
The report Of the treasurer. Mr..
T.anham. showed receipts amounting
20 s3.G69.24 and balance Of S473.13
on hand.
Officers Elected.
Election Of officers resulted in the
Following: President. the Rev. W. I,
Herbert Sumter: vice president, Cul-
len Sullivan, And rson: secretary, th'e
Rev. d. d. Jones. Easley; assistant
secretary. ". A. Harrison. Columbia;
statistical secretary, Chester F. Har-
TlS- = SjdI tduUuI x I4SeAo''4 ~
Reid, Spartanburg Department Super
intendents: Elementary-Mrs. S. \.
Burts, Spartanburg: secondary, Prof
Y. 4. Wise, Columbia; adult, Paul
cuattlebum. Conway, teacher train
% ing. Rev T. w. Gregg, Rock Hill
and Prof. L. b. Haynes, wilkins
vile; home. W. A Harrison, Column
No: home visitation the Rev. J. F.
Coker. Charleston; missions, Mrs. S
t. Lanham, Spartanburg; temperance
nr. Joseph Quattlebum, Columbia,
Members Executive Committee
Prof. T. W. Keitt, Clemson; Johr
Burts, Columbia; Jno. D. Capple-
mann. Charleston; S. c. Hodges
Greenwood: w. Z. NJ. Peoples, Brun-