The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-22
FINE WAR SAVINGS MEETING AT
HAGOOD.
war savings Societies of Rafting
Creek Section Show That They Arc
Aiivc-Much Work to bc Done
Throughout County.


Throughout County.
The War Savings meeting held 1T
the Hagood school house TUESDAY af-
ternoon was highly satisfactory. The
meeting was attended by members of
the war savings societies of Horatio,
iiagood and Rembert, and the school
house had out the standing room only
sign. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Mr.. Ellerbe and District Di-
rector c. j. Jackson then turned it
over to Chairman Moses of the War
Savings Committee. With a brief
outline of the working formation of
the War Savings machine he intro
duced Mr. S. l.. Roddey of the COM
mittee for the first address Mr.
Roddey was followed by Mr.. w. A.
Bryan, and after that came the re-
ports of the Horatio War Savings So
ciety. the Hagood War Savings So
ciety, the two Rembert War Savings
Societies, and the two colored War
savings Societies from the Rembert
section. 1t was brought out here
that many farm owners were not en-
couraging their laborers to invest in
government securities. This situa-
ton was turned over to District Di-
rector j. A. Reames for investiga-
ton and correction
| After the reports Mr.. A. S. HARDY
rade the final address, and following
that there was cash sale of many
stamps and many subscriptions for
immediate deliveries, and a few for
future deliveries. These were turned
over to the respective societies that
the deliveries may be made and the
society records kept straight. Among
the subscribers were: T.. f. Rembert
800; 7. p. Sanders, 800; j. L. Jack
son. 500; Julian Sanders, 500; s.
w. Thompson. 500; c. j. Jackson,
800; Mrs. T. p. Sanders, $50; c. A.
Ellerbe. $50; DR.. Kirk, $25; Kirk San
ders. $25; Drayton Sanders, s25:
Frierson Wilson, $25; Nelson Boykin.
s25; Willie Alston, s25; Dudley San
| ders, $40; James Sanders, SO; Alec
Sanders. $40; Mrs. e. f. Rembert.
$40; Mrs. c. Il. Sanders. $40; Mrs.
c. w. Sanders. $40; Mrs. j. f. San.
ders. $40; Mrs. w. w. Wheeler. $40;
Mrs. M. S. Kirk. $40; l.. S. Vinson.
Jr. $26; Mrs. w. NJ. Lenoir, $40;
Louise Reames. $40; Mrs. Il. +. Ny
ers, $40; Lenoir Sanders, $5; B. F.
Myers, 500; w. NJ. Lenoir, 800; w.
A. Alston. 500: w. H. Freeman
500: Robert Moore, s25; n. G.. Ell
lerbe, s25: Mis- Ida Sanders. $25; Mrs.
w. "A. Alston. $40; the Aston Twins
$40; Miss Marie Wheeler. So; Miss
Pauline Kvaternick, s25
The list of district directors for the
county TO take charge of War Saw
ngs in the territory of each and to
is follows: w. II. Wells, r. Nj. Jones,
Mrs. Il. Ii. Furman, +. NJ. Coulter, r.,
a.. Aycock, Miss Annie Moore, j. Is.
Jennings. j. a. Reames. A. G. Thomp-
son, G. j. Jackson, Miss jamie Mel
on. y. III. Truluck, j. Thomas Den
MIS- Lewis G. Tisdale. i. c. Brown
Mrs X. n. Chandler II. 5. DuBose.
J. w. Odom, Jas. r. Brogdon.
These. with the various postmas-
.ers. are to spread the knowledge OF
War Savings everywhere. see that
War Savings societies are formed all
over their districts and in every way
20 promote War Savings to the end
that Sumter county do her full duty
md take rank with the foremost COM
munity in America when the final
| count up is made. There is no time
to be lost getting on the job.
Numbers assigned to the societies
at Hagood are number 80 for the So
ciety of Mrs. Chandler and Miss
iieames and 40 for that of Mrs. Vim
son and Miss Gillies.
Add TO Big Buyers:
sumter Council No. Z Jr. q d.