The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-21
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KEyNoGh on HISS S1IciifIING 81
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COLOhHD CITIZENS is 10y.
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.,se& s W01RC& ~
r>14iasns Men 10, Nssro Race IN,
qaeAes 1xp.sw xhslr Rafsiolisu N
Gl1Sat Language = Resolutions
p1 ~ Afssp1ae Cox dssaaine Re.
t1kb'Y1kAs NSstoA Have rdstened
- ephspine 0ssmA.s. 49,.
Isyaity to the stars and stripes,
eur eas. eur cosatry.s nag wa. the
neReAW q tAs nAss msseins held las.
nleht IN the lincoln school ba.lding,
vAea about three hundred negroes
9le1ksa sAsir loyalty to the United
n1o ,and expressed themselves as
4 ana willing TO 50 and fight.
tl>o ~ death. II need he. when they
MN ANA upon. Resolutions were
4 ooh0emnins iii reports of ne
y lnEoyaIey and terming such, re .
- - ISLANDERS on the negro
- sstins wAs wen attended by
Il men And women. who were most
q 6n9last,c IN their expression Of pa.
80 -. - 6hown by the applause
,joH V6o given the various speak ers'
Ae&6 number Of the most promi-
- e the negro race in the city
~ "a Zach one afirmsd In en-.
oQ8 n(sAAss that now. a always.
~ ~ we're and would continue
jJ11 - tAstr country. Although the
$4,000 Xsrs limited to fivs minutes.
\ p t,1At ! lAtss numbsr of them
III Weak . number Of splendid
49, e(ft p1adc. Coming as a
a the seeding Vas the intro
~ Al6 pAsssss OF the resolution
nhihf the reports that there
&t tkfsyAi nseress. os ;
Y tAs nS>tins. q already stated.
4st kttsndsd ana was a mag.
elCt <tufSg6aon Of the feelings Of
~ rfee sSwtrds their country. A.
~ as6i9aes vas sathsripg IN the
s epfjt6rthm % the Lincoln
s54eet 16lidins. music was furnished
a ~ vietrola owned by the school.
~ ~ Andrsws prssldsd a. the meet
~. On ~ rostrum were seated 4
thhes ef ths more prominent color.
I stln The meeting was opened
~ sh8iaa ~ AmlricS BY the aud
e@t. IN stihdins. a Unitsd state
- VA brought to the rostrum and
NJ 'eopspicuous place. as appro.
l4t4 for me patriotic rally. The
~ Z ~ Davis Ted n. prayer.
Xhe chaiFmsp.. IN opening the meet.
~, be4{S0 q3as tnoss present had
c1el = = loyAI subjects Of the Unit.
81 - 70 Sxprsas their feelings Of
I6yA1ty. No stated that II was q se.
sse~s chArss which had been made
A63InA ihSh. and % race. he felt
~ th1l NOUN recent the imputa.
- - thslv dla,oyaty. They wore
pl16ed . = pscpiiar position. they
~ Rety y pain or lose from the
~ tA enyqss slss II the United
8 ~ he fsfstrsd 20 the night Id
nk4ieo Sat Cstrtaal In which negro
tteeps - lost thsrir lives. saying
~ nv would b juat a. loyal and
~ ready - nknt. II needed. He urged
10 hssfttt a b extremely hesdful OF
tAet shsy ssafd, a. any wrong word Or
AseleA &ight bs misccnatrued a. ais
tS4es3 ana cast = rshsction on the
reeA. Loys1ty was duty ne said.
M au4 4tsscs thsn joined in sinsins
ths alAr spanslsd hannsr and the
rlsetiag ,wes opened by the chairman
calling On DR.. o. w. Birnie AZ the
Artt srSakss. Ms''t+ Z
Dv. Bfsnis quoted SCOTS patriotic
llpes: A, =
"bfsAthss there the man with soul no
dad
Who never 70 himself hath said:
This = my own. my native iand?"
THIS was the keynote OF the meet
Inc. he stated. and the fumors of no.
gro disisyalty were only In the minds
Of . few narrow-minded persons. who
eppoesd the negro. and themselves
HAD ascussd suspicion. and who would
aew, no doubt. reject him In his Of
fer Of loyalty. II was the only coun-
tfy, me NEGROES knew and SOC. 600
mon could be secured from the negro
race for the United States army, "
thpy were wanted.
The Rev. J. >. Stark. president OF
utrrie college. was called on next. He