The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-04

towns Of the state to prove his state
mspt. He read . letter from Record
sr w. p. Etchison, Of Columbia, In
which the Columbia Official stated that
drcat change had been brought
sbett In that city ~ The enactment
and enforcement o.: the prohibition
law thers. ana ofelins to make o
prdetical talk on prohibition any
why're In tho state at his own expense.
The Hon. Thomss q. Mcleod stat
ed IN beginning hts address that he
was allowed much latitude In the
choice of Nais subject. when he asked
tine chairman on what subject he must
spdak. and he would take advantage
OF ants privileges. fe would have for
his 'subjsct The Philosophy Of Life.
or the Manner Of Living." Using this
subject Mr.. Mcleod made a ringing
ad6fess for the building up Of a bet
ter, citlssnship In the state and ma
tlon. He stated that few diseases
could be cured. bu. that many OF
then could be prevented by the adop-
tioA Of the right measures He urged
that social svfas be prevented BY the
tsa6hlng Of the right doctrine to chill
drsA and then 80 many efforts would
not be necessary In trying to cure
them. This applied to other things. as
well as to the whiskey habit. Mr..
MoLsod made forcofui talk and was
siv<h the most profound attention by
the largo audience.
Tao following is complete list of
the oeieers elected. and those ap-
poiht,d by the executive committee for
the South Carolina state Women's
Temperance UnSon for Isls-tsi7:
NnA Joseph sprott Of Manning.
President; Mrs. J. L. Minis of Edge
as!d. vsss psssidsnt; Msss Cleo Atta-
way cf epiuda. corresponding secre-
tAry: Nh. T. II. Denny Of Johnston.
recording sserstaryr MRS. chas. r.
Robfnson q Cnhpin. treasurer.
the felIowine supsfintendsnts were
appesntsa y the executive session:
UnfsrsAShts0 wine. Mrs. J. r.. Mont
gomsrx. Marion; scientific tsmpetance
inssrsso>soA. Mrs w. Q. Mfddleton.
MsrASvs1Asf; srnday school work.
Mis zSta PSyks. johnston: fairs and
open air meetings. Mrs. Mamie N.
rllman. EdesAsid: temperance lit
srature. MrA w. b. Cosburn. Edge
nsl&; medal contents. Mrs. Lena 0.
Smith. Lessvilis; social meetings and
red letter days. Mrs. A. H. Rose.
Marion; soldiers and sailors. Mrs.
II. l. Birchard. Sumter; flower mis-
sson. Miss Jessie Curtiss. Paxville;
mo(hsrs meeting and white ribbon
recruits. Mra T.. =. Williamson.
Ns4hsFy; parliament tary usase ana
1oo11n1 n -an1 pptitt,n, = Ma, Aafrsa
,. WAITE. Conway; anti-narcotics.
Mir Pearl Collier. Aiken; Christian
cisissnship. Mrs. 8. c. Morris. Horny;
cooperation with missionary socie-
ties. Mra r. p. Cannon, Scranton;
/ cireulAsion OF ohiciai ORGANS. Miss
cisg .lttaway; musical director. Mrs.
J. = wysons. Florence.
Dsissates to the rational conven-
tion ere: Mrs. A. r. lewis. Johnston;
Mrs. Y c. Rice. Dsnr,ark: aiternates.
Mias asna Payne. Johnston: Miss 3es-
sis Curtis. PaxHflle: Mrs. Godbold,'
WARMER.
the saturday afternoon session of
tho 'sonvention waa opened with
prayer by Mrs. W., b. Coeburn OF
Ddsefisid. The efedentIaI coH,mittee
reported sc d1tsgatds ana onicsrs pres
snt. . larger hpmbcr i'han the average
attendance. ,t,e. ..
The resolutions were read by Mrs.
y. L Mims. which are. the declare
ton of principles ~ the wonan's
Christian Temperance union. This
was followed by the report OF MRS;
Alfred Waite Of Conway on the de-
partmsnts Of parliamentary usage and
legislative and petition. As : result
OF the model members contest de-
monstration In the convention In the
morning. Miss Cleo Attaway was
declared to be the most model men,
ber OF the convention.
A very intelligent report Of the
medical temperance department was
made by Dt. Mary Peery. OF Sumter.
showihg the Importance of making
sentiment among tho physicians Of
South Carolina. and bringing home
to the people the fact that alcohol has
been eliminated from the U. s. Phar-
maeopoela. DIR. Sophia Brunson of
Sumter was elected tho new gu