The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03

The clubs OF Sumter county observ-
, ed Reciprocity Day on Wednesday
by a well attended meeting at the
Elks Club. at which reports were
made by the officers OF the various
clubs OF what their organizations were
doing and endeavoring to do and an
address by Mrs. j.. w. Allen Of Spar
tanburg. president of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs for South
Carolina. The reports showed that
many of the clubs were doing an ex-
%cellent work and the remarks of the
presiding officer and Of Mrs. Allen
were OF a nature to club
members Of the various organizations
to harder efforts for future accom-
plishment. A delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered by the Philhar-
monte Club. the numbers being in
terspersed between the various re-
ports.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Nina solomons. president OF the
Civic League. who presided during the
evening. She welcomed those pres
ent with a short address In which
she told Or the work Of the Civic
League and expressed a wish that
more OF the ladies Of Sumter might
/ fnin with tho cl,,ho D. c.--- 80.
their work. She mentined a number
OF things that the League had done
and referred to the excellent stand
which the "One More Effort Club"
composed Of the colored women of
Sumter, had taken In the matter of
improving sanitation and aiding the
needy.
A chorus by the Philharmonic Club
was delightfully."- renderd and the re-
ports were received. Mrs. Walter
Cheyne reported for the Nurses Az.
ISOLATION the work they were doing
to encourage the interest II and to
improve the sanitation in the city.
Mrs. r., A. Chandler of the Mayesville
Civic League reported that because Of
unusual conditions little work had
been done during the past year. She
stated that tho civic League had sc
cured a chautauqua attraction for
Mayesville and the proceeds from n
obtained by the League would go TO
preparing a play ground for the chill
dren of the town.
Mrs. Henry Spann reported for Die
Anderson Chapter. U. d. c. There
were so members. No special work
had been undertaken during the year,
a nurse having been supported for q
number OF weeks as formerly. the
usual rewards given to high school
students and the annual dinner to
Confederate veterans having been
given on Jefferson Davis birthday an
niversary.
Mrs. J. Walter Thames reported
that the Tuesday Afternoon Book
Club Of Mayesville had certainly
achieved the object sought. social en-
tertainment and the reading Of the
best books. The club had also made
contributions to worthy charities.
The Winthrop Daughters Chapter,
which is the only other organization
In Sumter besides the Civic League
which has Joined the Federation of
Women's Clubs. reported through
Mrs. ]. Z. King that it was supporting
student at Winthrop College, some
one who could not have attended
without assistance. and that It had al
ready paid the required sum for edu-
cational expenses this year and had
something left in the treasury to be-
gin with next ear. The club had
t~hirty-two members about one-half
of whom took an active interest in its
affairs.
Miss Kate Moses stated that in ad-
dition To the usual prize offered by
the ID. A. II. OF Home Chapter the or
ganization had this year taken up the
subject Of good roads and was at pres
ent working to have the old Camden.
Charleston public road repaired and
put back into good condition for a
width Of forty feet.
Mrs. Solomons with q few appro.
pirate remarks introduced Mrs. Allen
who expressed her pleasure at being
In Sumter. but hoped that more than
the two organizations which had al.
, ready Joined would be represented In
the Federation In the future. Mrs
> Allen told of her trip to the National
I m~eeting'an OF the enthusiasm which
had been shown. She praised Sum,
ter for taking up the city nurse