The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-27
PATRIOTIC TNTERTAINMEN
Meetings Announced This Week at
Statcburg and Wcdgcficld.

people of Sumter two very cordial in
Vitations to take part in two very i'm
portant and cooperative patriotic
meetings and entertainments with our
good friends Of Stateburg and Middle.
ton townships this week.
tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday,
March 10Th, at 430 o'clock, the loyal
and patriotic men, women, boys and
girls of Stateburg township will hold
very interesting patriotic rally and
entertainment at Stateburg school, OF
which Miss Olive Boggs Newton is
principal. i'm Stateburg School District
No. 6. Organization of a township or
school district council for war pur-
poses will be discussed
Mr.. I. c. Strauss, Of Sumter will be
the speaker for this meeting and as
he is a well known and enthusiastic
Red Cross leader, and as the pro-
ceeds of this entertainment will go 20
the Red Cross fund, it is an oppol-
tunity for the citizens Of this city to
cooperate with their country friends,
ana help them to organize their dis
trict to help win the war, and at the
same time enjoy themselves by listen
ing to splendid speech, and some
good instrumental and vocal numbers,
and also enjoy some delightful re
| freshments.
ON next Thursday afternoon, March
2Sth, ut 4 o'clock. the equally pa
triOtic men, women, boys and girls oc
Middleton township will assemble at
the graded school in the hOspitable
and loyal little town of WedgefieId in
another big patriotic and organization
rally to help win the war.
Refreshments will also be served al
this entertainment, which will be en-
livened by patriotic songs and fine
music also. The speakers for this
meeting have not yet been announced
nut they will be among the very best
the county affords. This patriotic
township will organize it's forces for
continual service to the governmcn;
and our soldiers.
These Two meetings, like many 9th
ers that have already been held, and
will yet be held in every school dis
trict or township. as the local people
decide, are in compliance with re.
quests from the National and Stat,
Councils of Defense, and the Food Ad
ministratiOns of the Federal and Stat,
governments for the purpose Of or
ganiZing every community for various
war activities such as growing anC
conserving food. supporting the Rec
Cross, getting ready for the thir,
Liberty loan issue, selling War Savin.
and Thrift Stamps. and other patriot,
services.
1t is proposed to hold the organ,
iZations by communities intact unit
the victory for democracy and civil
zatiOn is won
The hOspitable and patriotic men
women, boys and girls of the rura
districts who are actively engaged in
many ways i'm support of their coun.
try, and who are working for the
boys who are fighting and dying, ant
Tor millions more who will, fight and
thousands OF whom will die, for their
country, are anxious for their loyal
Fellow citizens and friends of this city
to go out and help them make thei,
meetings success. 1t is hoped that
there will be hundreds of Sumter cit,
people at both of these meetings and
at the many other rural patriotic raj
lies to be held in the next ten days.
The Sumter County Council of De-
fense. and the Sumter Chamber OF
Commerce respectfully request the
citizens Of this city to respond to the
cordial invitations of their country
friends to attend these patriotic meet
>ngs, during the next ten days, and
show that Sumter, the county seat is
only too glad to work shoulder 70
IShouider with the good and loyal peo-
pie OF the rural districts and smaller
communities of Sumter County, and
ut the same time help to win the war.
! ly cooperation, and exchange of plans
| and ideals of organization both the
city and country profit, and these ar,
| tlineS when every man, woman .bOy
ana girl i'm this county should know
each other and work together as a
unit for the preservation of human
llbelty, and for civilization itself.
Every one of these patriotic moe.
'ngs has for its object the welfare of
the gallant SoI,1tprS ana Suilor, ~ .,,,..