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

the little ones. as in speaking to
audiences Of adults.
From the Daily Item, Sept. 80.
u would be hard to find anywhere
a busier lot of people than those in
attendance upon the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union which is now
In session IN this city. The delegates
have hardly had time to breathe out
side of the walls of Trinity church,
where the meetings arc being held,
so rapidly does one meeting follow
another. The meetings commence at
9 In the morning and are out by one
o'clock. At 3 O'clock in the after
noon the meeting is aagin called to
order. and the delegate barely has
time to so to her quarters and refresh
herself and secure something to eat
before she has again to go to be there
when the convention Is called TO or
der at O'Clock. However, notwith-
standing this rush the meetings are
being well attended and much inter-
est Is being manifested in all that is
being done.
At Saturday mornings session Mrs.
Joseph sprott OF Manning. who has so
ably held the office Of president of the
State union for the past year was
again elected to this office. Mrs. ]. L.
Minis Of Edgefield was elected vice.
President and Miss Cleo Attaway Of
saluda corresponding secretary and
MI ch2klsa = R9binlpn II chsP!n.
Saturday Mornings Session.
After the Official board meeting held
In the parlor Of the church, the con-
vention was called TO order and the
devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. w. 8. Middleton Of Clarks
Hill.
Mrs. j. L. Minis. editor of the off,
cial organ, The Palmetto White Rib
bon." presented her report and asked
for the cooperation of all unions IN
making this paper what itshould be
1t Is the policy Of the w. c. T. u
to enlist every one from the cradle to
TIE grave, In the Union, and "The
White Ribbon Recruits were brought
In by the mothers. and a very sweet
and affecting scene was enacted, as
these little ones were brought in and
the white ribbons tied on them by
the national leader. Miss Gordan.
These recruits were Lewis Hix,
Frances Clark, Dora Lois Harris, Will
lie Lee Harris. As these little ones
were held before the audience, the
body stood and sung when He
Cometh to Make up His Jewels"
A letter was read from the nation
al treasurer, asking that South Caro-
lima do her part In the national cam
paign fund. and the body pledged
the amount of 800 per union, there
being 72 unions.
Pledges for State work were made
to the amount of $157.
The model membership plan was
well presented by Mrs. j. l.. Minis,
and model membership cards were
distributed over tho body and filled
out to be collected later, and the new
members names to be read out.
The reports Of the State superin-
tehdents were then taken up.
Fairs and open Air Meetings." Miss
Mamie Tillman. Edgefleld.
Sunday School Work." Miss Zena
Payne. Johnston.
Prison Reform" Mrs. N. NJ. Wa
ters, Florence.
"Anti-Narcotic." Miss Pearl Collier,
Aiken.
Temperance and Missions" Mrs.
II. B. Cannon. Scranton.
Social Meetings and Red Letter
Days." Mrs. l.. G. Rice, Denmark.
The petition gotten up for the pas
sage of the Gillette bill was cndors-
ed by the convention.
| The purport OF this bill Is to stop
the shipment of liquor from tho
United States to Africa.
The report Of the credential com
mittee, by Mrs. a. II. Lewis, OF John
son. showed the voting strength OF
the convention to be &C.
| The election of officers was takci
ur with the following result.
President. Mrs. Joseph SprOtt OF
Manning.
Vice President. Mrs j. l.. Minis, o.
! Edgefield.
Corresponding Secretary. Miss Cleo
Attaway, Of Saluds.