The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-30
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RETURN AFTER SPLENDID TRIP
INTO LEE AND. OVER POR.
TIONs OF SUMTER cOUN!
y tTY.iis af'3
Number of Cars From Rural Dis
tricts Join Booster Party, Making
About O5 in All--linc Dinner f,ur.
nislled at LynclIburg.

The second community boostins
tour of the Sumter Chamber of Com.
merce. and Retail Dealers Associa
ton Friday to Oswego, Mayesviile
st. Charles, Elliott and Lynchbure
was very pleasant success in ever,
particular. r't.,, JrS -,
About Is automobiles filled with
men and women of Sumter and Lee
counue's, business and professional
men OF Sumter, with a sprinkling al
sumter retail merchants went along
Everybody was happy, cordial re.
ception was given boosters by those
VINO came out to hear the talks.
AT Oswego talks were made by
Messrs. NJ. O'Riiey and E. I. Rear.
don; at Mayesville by President r. B.
Belser and Secretary Reardon; at st.
Charles by Messrs. r. E. Wells. Ed.
win Wilson, and Rev H. C. Harmon.
OF st. Charles and by Messrs. r. b.
Belser. j. Frank Williams, and E. I.
Reardon; at Elliott Professor Moody.
and Local Farm Demonstration s. N.
welsh OF Lee County. welcomed the
visitors and were responded to by
Messrs o'Riley and Reardon; at
Lynchburg the big rally place Col. J..
A. Rhame welcomed the visitors and
Messrs. III. c. Haynsworth, s. H Ed
munds. r. b. Belser and e. l Rear.
don spoke In behalf of the Sumter
boosters - 4,.t'
Mr.. H, G. Haynsworth made very
interesting talk giving detailed infor-
nation about the local building and
loan associations of Sumter as Lynch
burg wanted some information along
this line to use in organizing an asso-
citation in that hustling town. f
DIR. 8. H. Edmunds, City superin.
tandent of Sumter schools delivered a
masterpiece address on education.
stressing the value thereof and en-
phasizing the responsibility of the
State in seeing that every child wa.
given an education. His address was
one Of the most interesting and in
structive ever listened to in this sec
ton Of South Carolina. ~
The ladies' OF the Lynchburg Civic
League served delightful dinner and
were profuse in their cordiality Of
welcome. Lynchburg's Civic League
In one of the iiveiiest In this state and
has accomplished great deal for
Lynchburg. The dear ladies made
Lynchburg famous in a day.
The ladies of hospitable Lynchbul z
ana the men folks too showed how de-
lighted they were to have Sumter
county and Lee county citizens in
their hustling little city. If any of
these ladies ever run for governor
they will carry the Gamecock county
almost unanimously.
The warm welcome given the
ooOStCIS ny tuoSc VINO LurnoQ out to
listen to the talks on diversiflcation
live and buy at home, pre-.
paration for the cotton boil weevil,
and other subjects was very gratifying
to the visitors.
Four or five automobiles from the
rural districts of Lee and Sumter
counties. filed with friendly and
happy men and women went along
with the booster procession. About
G5 boosters went along.
Both trips were considered success
es just the same, and 1t is said that
during 1917 the boster trips will be
repeated In compliance with requests
from those who participated in the
1916 trips and by requests of the
farmers and country merchants OF
Sumter. Lee and Clarendon counties.