The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
GET TOGETHER Meeting.
Livery BANQUET AND SPEECH.
ES ON NIGHT OF JANUARY q.
Chamber OF Commerce Will Endeayor
With Dollar Dinner to InstilI Moro
optimism into Minds OF Sumters
Business Men,. *. Crossweu
Heads Committee in Charge of Ar
rangcments.


ness mems dinner, on January 6, 1916.
A rather unique feature of this
festive occasion will be the total elimi-
nation of ''set pieces Of pyrotechnfcal
oratory," all speeches being of five
minute limit, ''sky rocket, variety.
quickly up and quickly down, except
by unanimous consent for extension
Of time.
1t has been decided that there will
be no long or short reports" of
committees, and no possible oppor-
tVnity for expressions or explanations
of regrets of what might have
been" or what was done.
This dinner is going to be largely a
social gathering with an intermixing
and exchange of ideas, in short form.
between business men about what can
be. accomplished for the general well
fare of Sumter and Sumter county
during the year 1916.
Looking Towards the Future" will
ner. Optimism will predominant
throughout, and good cheer will pre-
vail. Let the dead past bury its
dead" Those now living must be
boosters" says the committee.
The committee however, has in view
several matters of importance for
consideration by any sufficiently inter-
ested to participate in the discussions.
and who think they can open and close
on the rapidfire, high gear process.
hitting OILY the high places as they
proceed. Only high tension talks will
be permitted.
All who desire to talk will be af-
forded an equal opportunity to do
so.
AS one Of the committee express
ed it. while being a business mems
dinner, with more or less business in
tentions, the real thing" is the ISL
mon pure feed" we are going to get.
taken In connection with the desire to
get our business men together for So
cial intercourse and to blow the cob
webs off of their minds, and to get out
their system old standing grouches
that are now unnecessary and out of
fashion in Sumter, onward to the 1916
model prosperity, we are going to en-
joy.
We propose also to have. some fun
while we are at it. All work and no
play makes Jack dull boy etc.
etc. don't you know. The idea is to
inject ''some ginger" into the discus
sions.
The contract for serving the din
ner has been awarded to the Hotel
Claremont, Sumter's up-to-date. and
popular home for travelling men. Mr..
c. F. Whitted, the proprietor and
manager guarantees that he will find
pleasure in furnishing a menu that
will please every one present.
Mr.. John X. Crosswell, the chair.
man Of the committee on entertain
ment, and a well-known cohnoisseur
of culinary art, has assumed the en-
tire responsibility on the part of the
committee for the variety, excellence,
and seasoning of the bill sof fare. His
reputation as a connoisseur, of which
lie is justly proud, is therefore at
stake.
The tickets will be placed on sale
next week, anG the sale will be dis
continued forty-eight hours prior fo
the dinner, which will be held at
$50 o'clock in the main. dining hall
of the hotel, unless sooner sold out.
Seating capacity for $50 guests will be
provided.
The following gentlemen consti-
tute the committee who will gladly
] take the name of any one wish
ing to reserve seats in advance.
John K. Crosswell, chairman; H. A.
Moses, Thomas Wilson, H. N. For
rester, w. w. McKagen, w. b. Upshur.
S. L. Krasnoff, w. Percy Smith, w. A.
Thompson, DR.. w. J. Bristow, H. G.
McKagen.
Ticket reservation may be made
at, through, or from the office of the
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, by telephone or otherwise.
Mrs. Grant, who is acting as as
sistant secretary will call on the busi-
ness men in few days with tickets
as special accommodation.
1t is guaranteed that neither be-
fore. during, or after this dinner
VIII there be any collections taken
up, nor will any guest be asked to
pledge himself, friends, relatives or
acquaintances. financially for any