The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-04


and directors of the Sumter Chamber
of Commerce was held Tuesday. Sew
eral matters of importance were dis
cussed and plans set for events of in
terest to the members during the next
thirty days.
The directors discussed at length
ways and means of providing a suita-
BILE grain market for Sumter. 1t was
decided to take this matter up with
the grain dealers Of Sumter at the first
monthly meeting Of the organization
to be held on the second Tuesday in
March at Chamber Of Commerce
rooms at $50 in the afternoon.
Other matters of Importance will be
taken up at this meeting. 1t was de-
cided to hold the annual meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce or the
fourth Tuesday of March, and to
serve first class Bill McKagen chick
en- stew, with corn fritters, rice, chick
en- stew gravy, and coffee and cigars
as side issues to keep the record
straight.
Arrangements are to be made for a
gifted and brilliant we'll known South
Carolinian to address the meeting. His
name and identity will not be disclosed
until he has signified his acceptance of
the invitation to speak, and If the
date set doesn't exactly meet his con-
|venience why the smoker and chicken
stew will be pushed back or forward,
like the South Carolina legislatures
lclock to meet constitutional require
ments, for during chicken stews and
corn fritter craftsmanship. what is the
constitution between friends; whether
| it be Chamber Of Commerce consti-
tuition or any other kind of constitu-
ton. Just so long as the human con-
stitution can stand chicken stew and
corn fritters. "all is WE'LL
The board of directors unanimously
adopted resolution Of thanks to the
wv. B. Boyle Company, Of Sumter, for
the steps taken by that enterprising
and well known public spirited Sum-
ter concern in the establishment of a
regular market for buying hogs and
beef cattle. This company has pur-
chased hundreds Of hogs from Sumter
county farmers during the past sixty
or ninety days for shipment, from
off the foot" as we gay. They are
still doing business at the same old
stand.
With the cooperation Of the farm
ers and the Chamber OF Commerce
they hope to enlarge their facilities at
an early date.
Messrs. r. B. Belser, H. A. Moses.
and e. I. Reardon were appointed a
special committee to serve with Chief
Caterer and Master Of Ceremonies
bill McKagen" to get up the kind of
chicken stew that has made Sumter
famous and put the famous
"Florence-Bill Taft Pine Bark
Fish Stew" in the archives of ancient
history and passed glory.
Messrs. D. r. McCallum, J. A. Nc
knight and A. H. Wilder were ap-
pointed as a committee to nominate
candidates for the election for three
directors. to serve for three years. The
annual election will be held on the
Fourth Tuesday in March. The elec-
ton of a president, two vice presidents
and a treasurer will occur at the first
meeting of the directors, following the
election of the three directors by a
ballot vote of the membership in typ
ical. true democratic style.
Monthly meetings of the entire
membership are to be held on the
second Tuesday of every month dur
Ing the year 1916. if sufficient interest
Is shown by the members. During
those meeting members may introduce
any matter Of public interest for con-
sideratiOn.
The Chamber Of Commerce will
have grain market by next fall. and
Is working for a cold storage plant
for all 1T is worth, for storing dressed
hogs, beef and other perishable pro.
ducts.
Clemson College and the United
States Department Of Agriculture have
been asked to cooperate in the sccur-
ing OF the cold storage and packing
mousse plants. Mr.. H. A. Moses was
present at tuesdays meeting Of the
directors with some valuable sugges-
tions regarding the probable securing
OF a cold storage plant, and getting the
garin market