The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03

Reeistrants In Present Quota Arc
GovevhcT BY tie OIi Rules, says
CrOw(lcr.

y .ilnquirte4 from several states tnd.-
cate that the suppression exists that
ths pfoDossed change in the regula-
tions involving classification Of regis
trants will be effective before the
present quota is IA camp. This i'm
preston isa a. n,isaaasea one. The en-
tire ARst Quota viii be chosen undc,
the regulations now In forces. As THO
1--we. form, and Will not DO retroactive.
lit, is manifestly .inadvisabie to. answer
questions concerning. them or to con
strue or interpret them at this time. ;
T., 4 - IS
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR MEETING.
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Annual Conventions In CharIcston VIII
...a - Largely Attcisded.. -4,
Chaslsston, Oct, 30.--Indications
are that. there viii be, about thrco
hundred, visiting. delegates to the State
christian Ehdsavdr Convention to- ,ba
held In Charleston Novenaber 9-11.
These young people. will come from
practically every countp- and from a
half dozen different denominations:
A. local., committee headed. by Chen
-McKnight and Of which Miss Mari
anne Paul Isl secretary. is, co>opnrat-
ing with the State Christian .Endeavor
Union to make tlsis the best. conven.
tion Of youag people, ever held in, the
State: Bert Corc6ran 6f. this. city, Is
the president Of the Stata Union. and
he says the cohvention will be the Best
and that, It Will put on record the bes:
years work ever done by this organ
isation Of. the chupchs young people.
A banquet. q. sunrise prayer. service
on the battery, an automobile ride
about the city and a reception. ut tho
Circular Congregational church will
be- among the features &C the .conven.
tion. The Z, program contains the
namss' Of. such speakers and End eavor
workers as. Rev. J., O.. Reavis, d. d.,
Of Columbia; e. Karl I.ehmarn, gem
eral secretary Of . tho, Christian En-,
dsavor work. in the South; Wyatt Al.
Taylor. sscretarv for ~tAas South; Mrs.
n C. Cronk,a of GolnnBia; DR.. -oeprse
n, Ward, president or Rollins. Col.
lese' Winter Park. Fla. and forn1er
general sscretary OF the United 80
ciety Of Christian Endeavor:, Or. Turn
ef. religious, work director Of the.Ma.
rine.. y. M: c. "A. <at. Paris- Island,. s.
c.. Chaplstn Rrok enshirc, OF theA char,
lesion Navy Yard: and many OF the
leading Endeavor workers OF the
Statss .,e sNr ,4r> .s.s, S.t "a
Plans are under. way for. a. spsrsal
train tor rariyftouhs some point Ind the
Piedmont ssction.t Roclc Hill. or Green.
VILE, psohabiv. toeCharlestcn, to, take
the deieeatss from, up, the. State
Thea Christjaa Bhdsavor naoveaMept,
has. srown wondsrfnliy: in SCUM caro-.
iina asida ths' whole South In. recent
years. In. the past. two years. there.
have been nearly two hundrcd new
societies. osganized- There were' nearly
Ave HUNDREDS registered delegates n,
the convention last year. but this yeaa
The attendance is being linaatedi In orr
der not to- tar. the city that liz acting
as host. az the Delegates are enter.
taiaed In tho lfomes Of the Endeavor-
sts. About q score Of dAlesates are
sxpected from Columbia. ana a large
fronat the Piedrnomt section,
whaie every society in the lower ha If
Of the State will be- we'll represented.