The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
CITIZENS HEAR WiR LECTURE
LIEUT. ROBERT BOWMAN INTER.
EsTs LARGE AUDIENCE OF
SUMTER PEOPLE.


sented and Delights Children and
Older F0aks-Other Attractions are
fSeasine-Creatore's Band This
Afternoon and Tonight.-Y. NJ. G.
A. signs for Another Year.
From The Daily item, April 2s.
Yesterday afternoon at o. meeting
Of the board Of directors Of the Y. M.
c. A. a contract was again made with
the Rsdpath Chautauqua bureau for
next season. Although not az many
tickets were pledged. as was desired.
1t is thought that. unless conditions In
this section are vastly different on &C.
count of the war being prolonged. the
Chautauoua will be supported moro
largely than ever before. Sumter pa
irons therefore have this attraction
which has become an annual one for
the city and one which has delighted
q large number Of citizens.
Yesterdays program was a full
one. The attractions were pleasing
and numerous. In the afternoon. at
the conclusion of the community sing
Ing. Mr.. Hardy presented DR.. William
Ia Tomlins. the originator II COM
mnnity singing. DR.. Tomiins. who
had charge OF all Of the music at the
Columbian exposition In Chicago, and
who. by the way, is now nearing his
eishtieth birthday and has been sing.
Ing professionally for sixty-four years.
made q very interesting talk on tho
origin Of community singing, the idea
II conveyed and the great good It, or
any kind of singing. accomplished. He
gave an analysis of music, as It ap-
pealed to the human emotions and
mind. and showed how through It
much Of good had been and could be
DR.. Geo. L. McNutt. the Dinner
Pail Man." as he has been called, was
the next speaker. He told how Sum.
ter housewives could reduce the high
cost Of living. His lecture was a prac-
tical one in many ways. The speaker
held the attention of his audience
his talk. his forcefulness
md earnestness adding to the interest
of what he said. He gave a large
number Of ways Of preparing cereals
Ind at the conclusion Of his talk in
IN informal way answered questions
him by members of his
audience.
Wednesday night was "Children's''
light. Mother Goose was present and
With her were the members Of her
arge and interesting family. There
we're several hundred children who
Participated In the frolic and all
'eemed to enjoy themselves thorough
y. The children who were looking OH
instead of participating and the older
'olks who we're spectators also en-
Dyed this very pleasing part of the
program. Miss Mccormick has kept
and the children extremely
busy In the five days she has had
hem In charge to train them for this
svent and she has wrought wonders
with them. She and her pupils are to
be congratulated upon the success of
their entertainment.
Mr.. McGregor gave several most de-
lightful musical numbers which were
enjoyed by all. He has an exceptional
voice and his efforts were appreciated.
Lieut.. Robert Bowman. formerly of
the ambulance corps In France. de-
livered the talk Of the day. Lieut..
Bowman is not an eloquent orator.
but he is man with an earnest mes
sage and he delivers In a way that
holds his audience waiting on his ev-
cry word. His talk. for that is what
1t was. was to the large audience the
most interesting Of the Chautauqua
series Of lectures. The United States
recent entrance into the world war
has created q great al additional
interest In the war among the ciu-
zena Of this country and they were in
the right mood to hear what this clev-
er young speaker had to say. Lieut..
Bowman Is doing a great work for the
United States by his talk. for he is
encouraging enlistments more than
any number of recruiting officers
could.
Lieut.. Bowman described what he
had seen and what he had gone
through. He told Of the work of his
department and Of other departments
as well OF the movements OF the arm.