The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-10
Chamber of Commerce Notes.

ReardOn. and DirectOr H. A. Muses.
was unanimously adopted and order
cd published in every paper ir sum-
ter county: 49,
Whereas, it is of the utmost i'm
portance that the entire industrial,
military. commercial, agricultural and
general economic forces of this cour-
try should be exerted to the limit in
backing up the military and naval
forces of the United States of Amer
lea in the winning of this pra ctically
worldwide war for the preservation
Of democracy and human liberty MS
we'll as the enjoyment of religious. and
political freedom of thought and wor-
ship. L l....
And Whereas. The President, the
national congress, ,and the various
governmental departments are urging
that the entire manpower and woman. :.
power of this country be utilized to
their highest possible degrees of eff
cheney, patriotism and extraordinary
production and conservation.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved by the
Board Of Directors and the officers of
the Chamber Of Commerce of Sumter,
s c., that in their opinion all idleness
and loafing and unnecessary indul-
gences in extravagant pleasure and
amusements are, during the greet
crisis now confronting the entire civil
lied world crimes against the soy.
ereignty and the freedom Of the peo-
pie of this country and of our allied
fighting countries.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
every man. woman. boy and girl in
the city and county of Sumter should
patriotically and cheerfully utilize
some part of every day in such CO.
operative and useful occupations in
the support Of the military and naval
forces, Liberty Loan, Red Cross, War
Saving. Food administration, and 9th.
or official and patriotic activities so es-
sential' to the winning of the war. !,
out hundreds of resolutions to the
township )chairmen and members of
the Sumter County Council of Defense
and to other Sumter county farmers
and other business men, urging them
to whoop up the attendance at the
opening Liberty Loan drive mass
meeting to be held in SUMTER al
noona Saturday, April 9th, in.the
Opera House. and requesting the en-
tire membership Of one hundred ana
twenty-five members of the County
Council to place themselves as volun.
teers in the service of the Nterty
Loan committeesto sell as many fk6ul
sands OF dollars<of these bonds as pos
sible next week.. II"
Upon motion of Director II. Al.
Moses and Second Vice President w.
Percy Smith, the Chamber of Com,
merce calls on all of the citizens OF
Sumter. especially the business, men
to- attend the patriotic meeting to bc
held Saturday April 9Th, at twelve
o'clock, noon, In the opera house, t
be addressed by Major Beals, Judge
Advocate General of Camp jackson, il
the interest of the Liberty Loan drive
ia ar y az b
On motion of Director H.. A
Moses and First Vice President e. g
Booth the Sumter Chamber Of Com.
And BE 1t Further Resolved, Tha,
we believe 1T to be the duty of every
physically qualified man of military
age to tender his services to either
fight for his country, or to serve hts
country in some useful manner as a
civilian In such way as will be pro.
ductive Of results peculiarly appli.
cable and beneficial to the military
and naval necessities of his country
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
we hereby respectfully request tn,
Honorable Mayor and Councilmen O,
the City of Sumter, the Board o,
County Commissioners, the Sheriff
| City Recorder, Magistrates, and al
| constables. Rural and City Policemen
to take the necessary steps in the rig
| id enforcement of the laws agains
idleness and loafing, and to prompt.
report and suppress, If any there be
any disloyal or unpatriotic utterance
and acts Of any and all individual
calculated to bring, about dissensior
or unpatriotic conditions which VIII
conflict with the necessary and loya
cooperative activities of our citizen
ship necessary to win the war for tn
preservation Of democracy.
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