The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-21

The NTH annual Y. M. c. A. mass
meeting Sunday afternoon was
ness succsssful one from all view
teinta The crowd In attendance fill
- every seat downstairs and In the
baleony. Dr. ID. w. Daniels made a.
oa6nisosnt address and most de-
ulohtcsl concert was given by the
Agossh Arts Conservatory Orchestra
g Chicago. Those In the audience
resDendsd literally to the call for
funds mado by Mayor L. d. Jennings
- support the Y. M. C. A.
" was an suspicious opening for
she annual membership campaign.
which bssan In earnest today. The
eards were given out to the campaign
es On Friday night and go eager were
the men to set TO work that many of
tnsm put In q good days work on
saturday. However. the campaign be-
Han oSscially today and ON all side
with their Red and Pink. Red and
Orsnge. or Blue and Green and Blue
and Yellow badges were to be seen
busy gatherings In the new members.
Wucceo seems assured for the cam
veasn and indications are that the full
300 senior memberships will be Sc
eured and the amount Of money sub
scribed which was set 40 tho aim of
the campaign.
Tho meeting opened promptly at A
o'clock when the young ladies COM
possnw tho L. A. G. club began their
excsiient program. A number of
Well chosen selections were rendered,
when Or. 8. H. Edmunds. who presid-
Cd during the exercises. called on the
Rev. DIR. ]. H. Wilson for the invo-
cation. DR.. Edmunds then introduce
cd the speaker Of the occasion. DIR,
y. w. Daniels. as one well known and
highly appreciated in Sumter, who
bad been TO Sumter on several pre-
viotis occasdons. and one always re-
esivsd with pleasure by Sumter aud
knee. ,&
Dr. Daniels expressed his pleasure
n ing present. saying that the nu-
nsfcus dificuities he had met and
overcome In getting to Sumter wero
considered insisnincant beside the
pleasure he felt at being allowed to
tsce 20 magnificent an audience. He
rsferred to his former visits to Sumter
n . pleasing manner. and began his
addrsD with q number of we'll Sc
1ectsd Jokes told In his inimitabl
seyis. which caught the attention OF
the sudiepcr and held Il throurhout
his short talk.
Or. Daniels subject was "Tho
Asesurs OF Man" He said that
many people had wrong idea of the
values Of things In life and therefore
snsir attitude to many Of these vi
tally important things was q wrong
one. He stated that the most common
measurs OF q man was How much
mopsy he made" but he thought this
va the lowest OF all measures OF o
man. He said the two highest meas
urse Of the value Of a man were tne
pervtce no rendered. and the heights
g his Ideals and how hard he strove
- attain them. He referred TO the
Houns Mems Christian Association "a
one OF tho most important and vital
factors In building up great men. 1t
eared for his physical. moral and
mental fsculties and did a magnih.
esnf wcvk towards turning out big
nen for the community. "A great
nan h coming to Sumter some day."
Ne said. 'T don't know who nc is, I
eon't know when ne Is coming. and I
eont know where he Is. but I know
wnere you won't find him." he do
eiared. "You won't find him In tho
pool room. you won't find him In the
gambling Joint. or on the street COR
ner; you won't find him \in question
able places, i know that much about
nina In measuring man, DR..
Daniels said that he thought a man
ought to make all the money no could.
but he ought to spend 1t wisely. and
hs did not know of any way In which
. man could spend II more wisely
Than In supporting the Y. M. CA.
pr. Daniels spoke only for abou.
twenty minutes. as he had to catch
train. He made the best address nc
has ever made In Sumter, and the
- saying a great deal. for all OF his
addresses here have been splendid
enes. Many persons In the audience