The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-22

Main street yesterday afternoon to
the greetings Of number of sum-
terites. who had assembled to give
them q rousing good welcome. The
column proceeded to the corner OF
Main and Liberty streets, when the
patrol gave an exhibition drill, going
through the nanouevres that will
be used by the entire patrol at the
Rochester meeting Of the Imperial
Shrine in July. This drill was imme-
diately followed by concert by the
band. The drill and the music were
well received by the crowd. and the
applause was very liberal.
The Shriners then marched to the
Claremont hotel, where they enjoyed
an informal meeting, until the ban
Quet hour arrived. The dining room
IA which the banquet was given was
handsomely decorated in Shrine pen.
rarts and flags; the tables were made
very beautiful with cut flowers and
other decorations, and there were q
number Of electric Shrine emblems
lighting up the wallis. A stage was
built In the door connecting the main
dining room with the private dining
room. and from this stage the musi-
cal program was rendered. Covers
vefc laid for one hundred. q
5, At the banquet board, President O.
=, H'Oiicy, Of the Sumter Shrine Club,
presided a. toastmaster. On his right
was Noble q. r. Wilson, Potentate of
Qmat Temple. and on his left was
Noble Pierre Mazyck, Captain OF
.Adiuh Band and Drum Corps. The
sbnnduet was most sumptuous one,
'tad was served In perfect style. After
each course vocal selections were
rendered. Mrs J. Clifton Brown. who
Has delighted many q Sumter auds
ience. was on for the first number, and
sang with much effect "Beautif,A
Dreams ! am Dreaming" and in res
spOnse to much applause sang az an
encore my Old Home Town In Ire.
lard" Mr.. D. Il Pierce. who has 4
host OF admirers here sAns '.1t's Nice
to Get UP In the Morning. In such )
manner AZ would be calculated 70
make Harry Lauder himself sit up and
take notice. A monologue imperson-
ating Lauder was his encore. He
scored decided hit. Miss oeorgie
Bcethann. without whom no such an
event In Sumter could be & complete
success. received an ovation. Her
wor4- was most artistic. Her selec,
tons for the evening were Tulip
Time In Holland" and Here's O Rose
for YOU" but her audience would not
be satisfied. and she was forced to
render third song ''Humming Bird.
which she did delightfully."-. Miss
Beetham was very popular. Mr.. Chas.
Hilliard Hurst, female impersona.
tor OF national reputation and of
splendid ability. sprang big surprise
and was an immense hit with the
clever rendition Of Take Me to that
Midnight Cake Walk Bali" When he
his wig at the conclusion of
ms number, large portion Of his
audience was hard to bring to the
Of the fact that he was
really q man. His makeup ana cos
tuming was such as could be expected
only Of one who was at the top notch
OF his profession. Prof. Schumach-
Or and the members Of his band fur
nishcd the concluding numbers. There
Ia no musician in the world who is
nearer to q Sumter audience, or who
can charm them more than "Schu."4
and when, this great artist, so
we'll beloved by all Shriners, played
on his violin when You Come to the
End of a Perfect Day." no greater
could have been paid him
than the hush that fell over the aud.
lence and the tears that were every
where evident. His solo cornetist
played Silver Threads Among the
ioid" with band accompaniment.
Toasts were very generally respond
ed to. and amid surroundings that
had made the evening one to be re-
nempered as musical and social
'vsnt OF the greatest magnitude, an
other big Sumter Shrine affair came
20 happy close.