The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-19
cHAMBER OF cs,afMERcE sSsoE.
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second Monthly Meeting of Members
AMI Interested Friends Well At.
tended and EnIoyable.

~ACsssA8 VI N1cIuUCrS
AMI Interested Friends Well At.
tended and Enioyabse.
The second of the ssrtss of smokers
that the chasuhsr ,st.- cvmmeros has
arranged to ho,a each meath was held
Monday evening In the parlors of the
Elks Club. The attendance was large
and the interest fully as manifest at
the April meeting. The number Of
country members OF the organization
and guests from the country present
was even larger than at the previous
meeting. svidencins an augmented in
terest In and sympathy with the OBJ
1ects OF the Chamber Of Commerce
among the people Of the county. It
is the purpose Of the management of
the Chamber of Commerce to make it
an active force for the DEVELOPMENT
and betterment OF the entire county
and to enlist the interest and hearty
cooperation Of live and progressive
men OF all sections of the county in
the work Of the organization; and the
presence Of so many out town men
indicates that the efforts of the direc-
tors are being crowned with a meas.
ure of success. Nearly every section
OF the county was represented, Mayes-
Vile. Wedgefield. Stateburg, Manches.
ter. Rafting Creek Dalzell and Priva-
teer. The city was. Of course, well
represented, but not as well in pro-
portion az the county districts. Quite
number Of the business houses Of
the city had no representation in the
gathering. and this is not as it should
be. II the business men of Sumter
all realized that these monthly gath.
erings are bringing the representa-
tive men Of the county together for
an interchange OF ideas and for the
cementing OF purpose to work. to-
sether for the good Of town and coun.
ty on the broad platform of SER
Vice and cooperation. they would
miss none Of the meetings.
The presiding oficer of the occa.
sion was DR.. E g. Booth, vice presi.
dent OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
who introduced the men who had
been invited to make FIVE minute
talks on subjects of present day in.
terest.
Talks were made by Rev. r. L.
Grier. OF Mayehville. who discussed
the regulation Of food prices and the
control Of food distribution by nat
ional authority a. an immediate ne.
cessity for the preservation Of dennoc-
racy. and the safety Of the people: by
Mr.. w. H. Ramsey. of wedgefield.
who discussed the campaign that is
being made IN Sumter county to make
our section f-sustaining and an
asset to the country In the time of
stress and peril: Mr.. c. J. jackson. of
Horatio: Rev. William Haynsworth,
Of Privateer. Mr.. ]. r. Williams; Mr..
3 L. Krasnon. DR.. 8. II. Edmunds. At
The conclusion Of the regular program
DR.. Booth spoke briefly on the sub
tect of common sense thrift 40 op-
posed to boarding and miseriyness.
He laid particular emphasis on the
need Of business and indus
Try and production In all lines OF en-
ieavor being carried ON as usual. 40
hat the people may have employ
ment and that hardship and unem-
ployment may not result from q mis-
apprehension Of the terms thrift and
economy. The need Of the hour Is
Industry. coupled with the elimina-
ton Of needless waste. the conserva-
lion Of food and labor and the utili-
kat!on Of resources and opportunity
President Phelps announced that ut
The next meeting he would invite all
Of the High School boys Of the city
and the school boys Of the county be-
tween the ages of IL and 1S to be
present. He requested the members
from the country and all those pres
ent to bring n school boy to the next
meeting. He also announced that DR..
g. II. Edmunds would deliver an ad-
drees on Educational Conservation at
that meeting.
The meeting was concluded with q
buffet luncheon.
WOMAN TIGER CONVICTED.