The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-17
mElllE Fon 5. |. |. COMING
No CEEERRATION no BE HELD
IN SUMTER ALL NEXT
t9stf .t WEEK.
var>ous Civic Organizations Uniting
q Mako Occasion . Big Success and
Rotusn Of Soldier Lads VIII Add
Intofcse-Committees Kept Busy
2fAking Arrangements.

Sumter will celebrate In appro-
PIRATE style the completion OF the
paving Of many miles OF streets and
Sidewalks with permanent material
ef concrete. bithulithic. asphalt and
vitrinsd brick. this month during
\ ths week beginning March 10th. the
/ CIVIC League. City Council. and
!, Chamber Of Commercs. helped out by
the Murphy American Shows and
their splendid band. the Sumter Light
1 ynfantry. Calhoun High School mill
4 tAyy battalion. the firs and police de-
vertmsnts. automobile owners and
cIeisens generally participating in a
!. ~ spectacular parade with hun
!. treds Of automobiles and apparatus
: eocoraxsd In national flags and BAN
noro or other national patriotic en-
p1ome Sumter has put down three
!. hr1ndfed thousand dollars worth of
n,edsrn paving In eighteen months.
The home coming Of the boys Of
4 Company I. 8. G. National Guard.
(nunfsr Light Infantry next week
!. Vim ~ made the dual occasion of cell
ebsat,on and rSjoicing by the citizens
ee sumter city and county. and the
/. 4ato q the big parade will depend up
90 The time Of the arrival of the gal
lAnf young soldiers of the home mill
tssy. company.
~. - cslebration Of tho street paving
psegFsm VIII be combined with the
reception to the dear old 's. L. l." as
that fsmous command Is endearingly
termed by Sumter county citizens.
Committees from the Sumter Civic
League and Chamber Of Commerce as
follows met ut Chamber of Commerce
rooms yesterday and discussed final
plans for 4e dual celebration some
Day next week.
Chamber OF Commerce committee
90 civic Cslebration-Dr. z. 8. Booth.
\ Tirst Vice President. Chairman; A. C.
Phelps. president and H. r.. vanDeven-
ter. director Of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
sumter Civic League Committee
Mra Nina solomons. President; Mrs.
h W. Noise. Chairman. Mrs. C. L.
.Wr~y Mrs. J. J. williams. Miss Han
nah Christensen. Miss Lucille Phelps,
Aisp Aline Hardy. These joint COM
nittees will have charge Of the pa
rnds features Of the celebration. the
ladies Of the Civic League committee
being particularly charged with that
portion rslating to enlisting auto
mebiles and the decorations thereof.
ssnd to seeing that the different
church and civic societies desiring to
Do "a are notified to bid on the serv-
Inc Of the supper complimentary to
the rsturning soldiers of the Sumter
1ght Infantry.
The following me-. ,ers OF the
Chamber OF Commerce are members
g the general committee Of arrange
ments for the reception Of the Sum-
~ Hght Infantry: DR.. E. s. Booth.
aset Vice president. chairman; Mayor
"A y. Jennings, r. X. Wilder. treas
urer; I. G. Strauss. w, b. Upshur.
Bernard Manning, II. q. Osteon.
Z Every automobile IL the big parade
must have national emblcmatical
significance In It's decorations with
sfthsr nags or banners. national pa
trsotism being coupled up with local
civic pride and typifying the welcome
70 the soldiers returning from months
Of loyal military duty in the service
AZ the nation.
Gov. Manning. Sumters favorlte
son. has been invited to be here to
welcome the boys of the "S. l.. l." and
he y expected to cancel all other en-
gagements. " he has any. as his home
town claims. on this special occasion.
the right of way and first place In his
oficial and private duties.
Hon. l.. ID. jennings. sumter's pop
lar and hustling mayor. has been In
vited to address the "s. l.. l." with
Gov. Manning on the occasion of the
banquet TO be rendered in their hon.
or by the men and women Of Sumter
under the auspices Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. Civic League. City
Council. and citizens generally Of
their home city.