The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-15
|eIuE cock DAY / SUCCESS.
SOLDIER BOYS FIND MUCH
PLEASURE IN ENJOYMENT OF
GOOD THINGS SENT
N THEM.
Sitney Filled with Boxes Receives
Warm Welcome at Camp Moore and
Young Men Quickly vanquish Eat
abies-v visitoras 70 Camp Find Com.
pany Lin Good lIealth and Enjoy
hng stay at Styx--visits Of Ladies
Especially Appreciated.

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i Especially Appreciated.
Game Cock City day at Styx, Camp
Moore. was q complete and happy
event al the way through. according
Ito Secretary Reardon Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, who went along with
numbers Of Sumter ladies and gentle
men to see "Our Game Cock Boys
yesterday.
i The jitney bus. prettily decorated In
red. white and blue bunting and flags.
numbers Of Sumter pennants, made
record breaking run all the way to
|styx without mishap. Messers M. w.
Shelley. =. I. Reardcn and DR.. ]. b.
watson. Of watson's Pharmacy fol-
lowed the jitney about thirty minutes
behind ~ IN emergency car. but the
jitney made fast time and the escort
car did not catch It until Columbia
was reached.
Tn taztosnebile then led into styx
and - -,lttsss Ola Ford kept q rollin'
along" q was said Of the 1itney bus,
and turned up hrA 1t the Sumter
IAsht Infantry street.
Immediately about, one hundred
and ten husky, happy. sunburned and
hungry Sumter soldiers from every
company In the camp came In double
quick step order and surrounded the
committee and the "feed wagon from
home" ~ the boys called. (the feed
wagon Mostly and the IS. L. l." gave
the feed committee'' d royal welcome
and handshakes.
Major Bradford. Captain Brown,
Sergeant Major Perry Brown and 9TH
or oficers lined the company up TO-
receive the boxes. But It was hard
work keeping the soldiers In line. as
they woIld sneak over to look In the
jitnsv Aln lot of children looking
for psass1atp from santa Claus.
EvuxsnS@ and then you could hear
> corporal holler out get back In
lirc there you men" or commissioned
cJiicer would yell out why can't you
mako those men stand in lins." etc.
The Sumter boys from Charleston
companies and other commands had
been notified to be ION hand" and
they came with . rush. As Led"
Reid from the band remarked. '~the
Is9lensi and ether oh,cers. didn't want
- r1et' or Z smutiny. % they allowed
the Sumter boys. wheresoever dis
persed, to get there In hurry to
see how Sumter grub from home
looked"
There Was enough to eat to feed
ESQ men and the Sumter company was
then marched around the jitney hold
Ing mp their boxes and waving their
hats and Johnny on the Spot
'Blanchard) Of Columbia took a NOV
Ing picture Of the company. the IL.
cy and a number Of Sumter lad,s.
and gentlemen. Mayor 'Jennings.
Councilman c. q. Rowland and others
walking around with the boys.
"Silent pictures." as Johnny on the
Spot called them. W xen also for
the state Of Columbia.
About Is happy Sumter soldiers
soon we're seen sitting ON the ground
In to ASt sun. in Company l. street
'eatings their boxes" az they said.
when Mr.. blanchard had another
raoving picture Of them with Mayor
Jennings In the center and other SUM
tsr men. Also another silent pic
tire Of this group for the State.
The Sumter boys requested the
committee to express their heatry ap-
Ireciation Of the thoughtfulnsss Of
the ladies Of Sumter. Certainly the
Game Cock boys were made very
happy and they couldn't say enough
to show their appreciation.
A number. Of the Sumter boys
came to Columbia In the jitney and
others In the committee automobile.
DR.. Watson gave some Of the boys 4
ride Ground Columbia in his car
which carried the feed committee" to
Styx.
Col. Springs Of the Second regiment
was visited by q number Of Sumter
visitors and he expressed his thanks to
the people Of Sumter (the ladies par
ticulararly) for thinking OF the Sum-
ter company. Col Springs said that
Sumter county has just right to feel
mighty proud Of the Sumter boys who
are loyal. patriotic, we'll behaved and
gentlemanly soldiers. He feels proud
Of them too.
The Sumter company ate their