The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-27
FUNDS FOR CAMP.
$2,2OO for Equipment Of Tubcrcu-
lOsis Camp.

The meeting in Trinity Methodist
Church in the interest of the Tuber-
culosis Camp was attended by an aud
ience that almost completely filed the
large auditorium and in the Sunday
school room which had been thrown
into the church proper there were u
large number of cOlored citizens who
are evidencing an interest as great as
that of the whites in the establish
ment and equipment Of the camp for
the treatment of the unfortunate of
both races who fall victim to the dis
ease.
Dr. Snyder delivered an inspiring
and eloquent address that was appro
pirate TO the occasion and the bus
mess that brought the large
crowd together. The keynote OF
his talk was service for the bene-
fit, the uplift the succor the happi-
ness Of all the people. lie spoke OF
sciOusness that enables men and wo-
men of all sections and all creeds tC
think and act in terms of humanity
and not as heretofore as individuals.
This trend of thought, he said. is
characteristic of the period i'm which
we are now living; that i'm the very
recent past, as most of those of ma
ture years very we'll remember. the
dominant note i'm general thought was
the individual idea, that each man was
responsible to himself and for him
self and that so long as he did ont di-
rectly violate some specific law. he
need not concern himself with the
effects of his course of conduct upon
his neighbor, his community or the
nation. But now people are think
ing in terms of service and they are
beginning to put these thoughts into
being so that we are cooperating to
heip others and by helping others as
individuals we are helping the COM
munity as whole. The ability to
work in cooperation with others, he
said, is the manifestation OF the high
est type Of intelligence, and the worlo
is Just now rising to this intelligent at
titude in dealing with matters of gen
eral moment The application of thi:
idea to the plan to establish and main
tain the tuberculosis camp for the pre-
vention of disease and the alleviatior
OF suffering i'm Sumter county was sc
patent that all could see it.
AZ tn conclusion OF the addrcs.
Mr.. l.. ID. Jennings explained the gen
eral purpose OF the meeting to be tt
secure sufficient funds immediately e
purchase the necessary furniture an
equipment OF the camp. He stated, as
al know that the site for the camr
md an endowment of $4,000 hat
been provided by Mr.. III. j. HARDY
that the county and city had assumed
the expense Of maintaining the insti
tuition, that he lumbcrmen and hard.
ware dealers OF the city had donate,
the material for the required build
ngs-now the people of the count,
and city are called on to give tho
money to provide the furniture.
called for subscriptions and i'm a shor;
time sum exceeding So, 200 was rails
ed, all of it. except $3.50 from citizen
of Privateer, being donated by resi-
dents of the city 1t is expected tha,
additional amounts will be given By
other citizens of the city who were
not present last night and that other
sections of the county will fall in lin
with Privateer and help the GOOD
work along so that it will be fully
and properly fitted TO do all that l.
expected of it.