The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-28
kIRVEA CIV. Tu|RD Term.
STATE FAp cIErY HOLDS AN.
nv MEETING.
reports hraging-History Of Or
ganiza Has Been Compiled and
Publ Vacancies Filled.


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Columbia, Oct. 26.-J. N. Kirven,
who has been directing the leadership
OF the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical society into progressive chan
nels during the last two years, was
last night unanimously reelected
president of this organization. A. B.
Langley of Columbia, member of the
executive committee from he Seventh
congressional district, was made vice
president to succeed Ben F. Taylor,
who asked that his name be not con-
sidered for this office. S. J. Summers,
M. D., of st. Matthews was made q
member of the executive committee
from the Seventh congressional dis
trict to fill the vacancy created by
the promotion of Mr.. Langley. The
secretary and treasurer will be elected
by the executive committee at its mid
year meeting next February. The re-
naming six members Of the execu-
tive committee were retained. These
are:
First district, Benjamin McTnnis,
NJ. D., Charleston; Second. r. b. Wat
son. Ridge Spring; Third. T. j. Kim
ard, Ninety-six; Fourth, John d. w.
Watts, Laurens; Fifth, b. H. Boykin,
Boykin; Sixth. Bright Williamson,
Darlington.
At the ouset Mr.. Kirven explained
that the fair just now was "in tho best
condition financially and otherwise it
had ever been." adding. "And we now
have on the best fair we have ever
held" In substantiation of his
claims, a comparison Of the attend
ance records Of one year ago with
those of this season was made. "The
attendance last year was the largest
we ever had. On Monday OF the pres
ent fair the figures exceeded those. OF
the corresponding day of last year by
% per cent; Tuesday they were III
per cent. in excess of that day one
|EssS sale; Fe!ls tee,x sasT rs.s q
another interesting feature 81 lsst
nights annual meeting was the report
OF the Committee, appointed several
years ago, to prepare and publish a
complete history of the society. w.
A. Clark, chairman Of the committee,
explained that 800 copies Of this $40
page history had been issued from
the presses and were now being dis
tributed. Collaborators with Mr.. Clark
in the task of providing a permanent
record Of the society were w. G. Hin
son of James Island and D. p. Dun
can of Union. Copies of the history
are to be placed in the libraries of
the various State Colleges. and one is
to be added to the archives OF the
society.
In assembling data necessary for
the publication Of the volume, the
committee has collected copies of able
addresses on agricultural subjects in
ante-bellum days. The society desires
to preserve these also and an appro-
priation of $50 was ordered last nigh.
to dsfray clerical expenses in pressing
this work.
M. S. Whaley of the Columbia bar
appeared for the Columbia Art So
ciety and made an urgent appeal for
an awakened interest and better ia
cilities to display the production of
South Carolina artists. The art So
ciety will be invited to appear before
the executive committee at it's midyear
meeting next January and outline
plans for developing this department
of the fair.
The work of encouraging special
effort to bring units Of school chill
dren from all sections Of the State was
continued. this to be urged by w. w.
Long and d. F. Efird, secretary of the
society
Thirteen life members elected were:
G. s. Boynton, Cline; NJ. s. whaley. H.
B. F. Jervis, f. E. Smith and NJ. H.
Wyman, Columbia; III. d. Jordan,
Ridge Spring; s. j. Derrick, New
berry; j. p. Kilgo. Darlington; A. S.
Smoak, st. Matthews; G. Gardner.
Hartsville; A. Hart Kohn, Columbia:
j. w. Razor, Donalds, and DIR. Jacobs.
Newberry.