The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-16
PATRIOTIC COMMUNITY MEET.
INGS,
War Savings, Food Administer ton
and Council of Defense Campaign.
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held Monday at Wedgefield, Bethel
and Providence schools, the two lat
ter In Privateer township. At Wedge
field about $50 ladies and gentlemen.
and boys and girls of the higher
school grades, and about the same
number Of ladies, gentlemen, BOYS
and girls at Bethel, and about 65 at
Providence heard the speakers.
Messrs. j. Frank Williams, ]. H..
Haynsworth, H. A. Moses. S. l.. Rod
dey and E. 1. Reardon, discuss the
problems Of the war, and the import
ant facts about community organiza-
tion, food production and conserva-
ton, agricultural pursuits. rural
school advancement, war savings
stamps. Red Cross. Liberty Loan
bonds, etc.
AT Wedgefeld Prof. S. L. CIarkson,
principal of the school, spoke, and at
Bethel and Providence school Messrs
]. M. Kolb and H. Drane Tindal de-
livered short but practical and inter-
esting talks.
The Is township meetings to be
held under the auspices of the County
Council of Defense and Food Admin
istration forces within the next two
weeks. the Patriotic Field Day e&-
ercises, in April, were discussed by
DR.. Haynsworth and Secretary Itear-
don. and the teachers and patrons of
all three schools promised that there
will be big community or township
meetings and full participation from
their townships in the Field Day pa
triotic program.
There is gratifying evidence every
where in the rural districts, as evil
denced by the attendance at the
twenty community meetings held
within the past week over the coun-
ty. that the rural people are rapid,
ly becoming thoroughly awakened to
the realization of the fact that our
country Is at war, and in the aud
fences there were many men and wo-
men who have sons in the service, and
some already in the trenches of
France. Many ladies and gentlemen
urged frequent community meetings,
and work among the farmers and at
the schools to keep the potent facts
about the war before the public at
all times There are hundreds of la
dies and gentlemen all over the.
county who are seeking service for
their country. e.
1t is planned that at about fifteen
or twenty schools there will be given
entertainments like hot suppers. ice
cream and cake festivals, musical
numbers and patriotic songs, etc, to
which the public will be invited from
over the county. State and County
Council of Defense speakers of some
note will address each community
meeting. The proceeds will go to
some local church. charity, school.
Red Cross. or home demonstration
organization as the people Of each
community prefer.
Three of the speakers yesterday,
Messrs. Williams, Reardon and
HaynswOrth, were very fortunate in
being the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Nj. Kolb of Privateer township and
helped to dispose of sumptuous
birthday dinner in honor Of the
birthday of Mr. j. Nj. kolb, Messrs
Moses and Roddey being unable to
attend as they had attended another
meeting in Sumter early in the af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Kolb will purchase
five dollar war savings stamp for each
Of their ten children under legal age
and they say that the oher four chill
dren will have to purchase their own
stamps. The dining table at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kolb is about as long
as the average picnic dinner table
and has about as much to eat on il
daily of the good things of life as the
average picnic. About all home rails
ed too. The fortunate guests were
anxious to know when their charming
hostess will celebrate her birthday
and offered to he there to help pull off
the celebration.