The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-21
State Chairman of State Preparedness Com.
!, mission Calls for Service For ALL"
e Must Raise Much More Food Sus and Waste Must Be
Checked-Meetjngs to Be Held Throughout State During
week 20 Arouse to Crisis Which Confronts Them
ProGram Of Action Outlined by State Committee which
= Actively at Work.

- TINS meaDage will be carried to
{ tboueaDds Of South Carolinians this
week by . battery OF two score speax-
err representing the South Carolina
'pwsparedne9 commission. Already
asscesssful meetings have Zen held at
ppartanburg and Orangeburg.. Begin
sing tomorrow several meetings will
- held each day and the entire state
\ Wi1l b reached.
! DAVID r. Coker. chairman OF the
pgsparedness commission. was busy
+ yestsrday at headquarters in The
Gsts building. tuning up the state
eennisation preparatory to the big
drive this week. More food crops
are being urged and every man. wo.
Z nan and child viii be urged to save.
a spirit OF thrift must be created to
m4st tho new economic conditions
Witch have been brought about by
the war and the consequent drain
hpon the worlds supply Of food.
80 saturday Chairman Coker held
coassrsncss with the newspaper men
81 ne state and q committee repro
\ usating the negroes.
I The STATE preparedness commission
G - 'tsssting with cooperation on every
hand. Thousands OF persons have
eaersd their services. Instructions
\ ore being ssnt out and the State is to
oo oreanised on . sound AID sane
hoeta Nothing new or radical 10 to be
a1vpcatsd In agriculture. Appeals
( WIN also be made to the city folk to
y1aSt sardens and cut down tho cos.
q living.
Many ministers in South Carolina
WIN today deliver sermons calling
.nDpn TIE people to cooperate in the
mevsmsnt for more food and econ
smy. .?> tSs ~
~ Instructions To the chairman Of the
eountv preparedness committees were
sent out yesterday by Mr.. Coker. The
< ,chsirmsn are urged to report their
na,nss and addresses to state head.
y quaytsrs immediately after appoint
nenG II IN also urged that the names
% eounty committees be sent in at
once.
Jhe following letter Of instructions
was ssnt to the county chairmen:
!, To the Chairman of Each County
Committee for Civic Preparedness:
Dear Sir: The commission and tho
campaign committee for civic pre-
parsdnsss held q joint meeting In Co.
lumhia on the 10th inst. at which a
day for inaugurating in your county
. campaign movement for civic pre-
pArednsss for war was designated
and speakers representing the State
organization were selected.
The farm demonstration depart
mont Of the national government win
furnish an agricultural speaker in ad-
dition. and II would be well for you
10 secure the services OF one or moro
local speakers for short talks.
Yeu win be expected to advertise
this meeting and s.Sure the largest
possible attendance and contribute In
every way 10 its enthusiastic succesc.
After the county meeting the
spsakers representing the State or
animation will meet with you for u
conference as 20 your plans for a
vigorous countrywide campaign.
You will be expected to hold. In
the shortest possible time. meetings
In every church and school house In
the county. secure the best possible
speakers for arousing effective en-
thusiasm and cooperation at these
meetings; you will be expected to
secure the hearty cooperation of
every available agency-churches
schools. boards Of trade. farmers as
sociAtions. benevolent associations,
labor unions. women's clubs. ETC.
for your campaign. Your campaign
must bring to the whole people a
resiixation or the fact that the world
10 facing a famine--that the success
ful prosecution of this war depends
fully as much upon the production
and conservation of food ~ the United
States an n does upon any military
action which can he taken by this
country. The people must he made
To realize that the duty of responding g
TO the call OF our nation and State
for the production and conservation N
Of foodstufYs is just as patriotic. and
under present circumstances will
prove just as effective from a mill
tary standpoint. as actual service with
arms.
The State com m issiou for civic pre-