The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-17


to our Country and we are confident
that our fellow citizens will attend
these meetings and do their part to
arouse our people to patriotic fervor
in support Of our great nation.
May I especially ask that school
trustees cooperate in making this q
rally occasion in their communities.
Each Township Chairman Of the
County Council of National Defense
will, of course, do everything pos
sible to make these meetings "rous-
ing" success.
Meetings are scheduled as follows
Monday Night, October % at 1880
Pinewood, Harmony, Hicks, Union
Tuesday Night, October %.
Pamela, Oakdale, Summcrton, Big
Branch.
Wednesday Night, October "a.
Jordan, New Zion, Davis Station,
Home Branch.
Thursday Night, October 25.
Alcolu, Paxville, Trinity, Foreston.
Friday Night, October 26.
Enterprise, Turheville, Sardinia,
Silver.
Those of us at home are not asked
to sacrifice much but for the sake of
the Government and for the boys who
are in training to offer their lives
let us awaken a spirit of loyalty and
service befitting citizens Of the great
Republic.
j. X. BREEDIN,
Publicity Chr. Council of Defense
The following notice from Capt.
Davis does not affect and has no ref
erence to the patriotic rallies to be
held throughout the County next
week. Capt. Davis refers to the house
/ to house food canvass.
| The President requests postpone
ment Food Campaign so as not to
conflict with Liberty Bond campaign.
Big Mass Meeting at Court House
on Friday, the 10Th, at 4 p. m.
At the request of the President the
Food Campaign authorities have
postponed the beginning of Food
Campaign from the week beginning
Oct. 22nd to the week beginning Oct
29th. This postponencnt does not
mean that there is to be the slight
est relaxation in the preliminary cdu-
cational campaign. All previous i'll
structions as to organization, daily
reporting of results Of canvass, use
Of every possible force in your COM
munity to awaken our people, etc,
are still in effect.
The ladies some weeks ago made a
preliminary campaign. If you then
signed pledge card, you are request
ed to Immediately place window card
in front of home, thus saving second
solicitation. If you signed pledge
card and have not. received window
card, kindly call at headquarters,
(upon Mr.. e. C. Horton, Campaign
Manager), and secure window card
before the 10th.
There will be a mass meeting in
Manning at the Court House on Fri
day, the 10th inst, at p. M Not
a single person connected with Clar-
endoh's Organization, Captains, Lieu
tenants, Workers, Committeeman, can
afford to miss this meeting. Your
duties will be explained and supplies
furnished those not yet supplied It
is hoped that Mr.. A. V. Shell, u S.
Field Representative, will be on hand
to address this meeting.
want to impress upon every one
that the call of the government in
both the Liberty Bond and Food Cam
paigns, is urgent. The call must be
answered. We cannot afford to fail.
We must make up our minds to sac
rifice little of our time in the Food
Campaign, and to lend the Govern
ment q little Of our money, if our
men at the front are to be properly
equipped and have enough to eat
while fighting our battles.
BY order Of w. C. DAVIS,
State Council of County Chairman.
Dnfanaa s..