The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-26

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1ssa ~ bsaH nsn. Ssps. II.
~ svsrnow msstins was hold a,
4>.os 0ek sohsoa Hssss in Shiloh
stsk Dueksse - lase MINT un.
- "a ssepiess % Ne snntsr Count,
V)>Re4 - DseSr Nq> 80 ens
Arndrsd iaaiss ana gentlemen attend.
~ - nssA ipApsA was panis~.ssd
r. ~ ep0nssA g -ps1suss vesh.
Mr. Ifadors Trulnck. member OF
>e&OsnpAR cepneil sren sA,lsh towu.
Snak usntdeA saA iAaFe@uosA ths
anphsrs He spsAe - The pleasure
ths iadiss and as4Aeusn ef tina,
'schoel district sxpsrisncsd in having
Ne Ce~esil - ssad spsahsrs IN thes
HlnA sRd said thas Ipns Oak School
oereps &pa pnpAAe were ana are doing
o>sar dw<S towards hsiplas the govesn-
~s.e ~ vin tAis wsr. A local Red
@5oep shaDtsr has hssa organised In
thst district with moro than one hun
~ psnbsss snA ths ladisa Of Iona
O. soAssa ere bssi,y engaged m Rcd
ffess sctivitiss knitting and sewing
- - so>1tsea
- spsakss> Of the evening. Msssrs
= rrsnh Wualapa J. X. McElvsen.
ri Rsaedsa snA W. W. Cunninshsm
vtqe e1v>o ~ infermai reception after
~ lpssSins and the gentlemen intro
dpesA ~ visatora 20 their wives apd
<4n1e4eFS end ne wesld-bs orators
upsstvsa nv~<sosa lnxitAtons TO be
Ne ssssss g ~ AeeRisalhls, people Of
That secttoa for the night. a. Lone Oak
spAeol - oltgax Wllee ervu Sumter.
Mr.. and Mra w. W. Cunningham,
~ Dopssept Grow School ,dslshtetl
- peaete snA iRetasaga,as tAs pasatss
- ths visiters with enes q Mr., Cum
ainsham's dslAoiana snppsrs for which
~ heD1>ahls laey y tauouA and
~ snoonlsA = pssnssosa. canEse Of
ies srepn enA eakss spA aftsr the
us>A)Aq MrA cunninghAm repeated
0N h1Ddnos to the spsahssa
7he arse telksr 'was Mr.. r. I. Rear-
&'A VIE IN ths bsasen track OF hts
ssusA as1psHsnts sbsus Dlsntins tobac-
s@n g - vas n ths srsstsst tobacco
p>qa>1qo ssetiep. u tlsAa, state. He.
hpowsa isnaehsd into an autherita.
tivN AeenglHtioA q Me kesrors ol Cor
HsaA snd Avaasiaa strecitiss N Bslf
GisR' snA ysaae~ hsnA pietursd the
u,01ll>attpa sA4 murder Of lnnocsn,
sn1 hslpleav women and girls by thu
cruel ana cowardly German bsshar-
iAs@ Ne shevsA What German VIC
seey. vtn psap fsr ~ unitsd states
sa4 ~ sslases q the oivilisei
D. NJ Psardee .speke Cor the Red
cs>A snd urgsA . continuation of
~ leyel end patriotic, activities Of
shs NJ sn4 women Of that section
toe ~ brave soldiers at the 'front.' He
uSysd the ladies and gentlemen to
eollsce ~ and send In TO Sumter Red
creee ehaptsr their spare magazines
- - ssp& q the cantonmsnt Abaries
~. J. yraak Williams delivered
eoe ~ the woss intsrselius and prac-
ticel ta,bs ee the vhirlwind campaign
psnetpsAine his practical discussions
ahsut d1versincatien aAd marketing Of
crops, With some splspdid patriotic In
spsra&,eaA ana shoysd wherein Ger
uan Victory Will mean practical slav-
cry foS the people oe America aad the
rest Of the world.
Ar. Williams told Of how to plant
oaes vith less danger Of killing by
'frsssins weather and how to treat
o. ana wheat ssed 70 avoid smut. sx-
pAaAne4 advantagss Of winter cover
creRs and gardsrA the manner In
which farmers and business men Of
Sumter should work together In mar
ksting cotton and all farm products
talked up the 1917 oamecock County
ralr, and invited all present to par
ticipats therein. told Of the good that
coopsraticn between communities and
between city. town and country. and
advocated . united county working
Tor the upbuiidins and preservation of
ths democracy Of freedom AMI reIis-
ious worship Of the true God. az
AGAINST worship OF an impostsr who
claims to be divinely inspired to ruiz
ths world. the German Kaiser.
Ne. J. X. McElvsen, chairman of
the shiloh Township Committee of
the County Council OF Defense elo-
aHsntly portrayed the duty OF local
cisissnship and expressed his apprs-
citation and the gratitude OF the men