The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-11
SOUTHERN PUBLICITY COMMIT
TEE.
Mrs. Jesse D. Hammond, Secretary of
Organization, Spends Day in Sum-

Mrs. Jesse d. Hammond, Secretary of
Organization, Spends Day in Sum-
ter
Mrs. Jesse D. Hammond, Of Dalton,
Ga, the secretary of the Southern
Publicity Committee spent yesterday
in Sumter and was engaged in seek
ing information about the manner in
which the Sumter Chamber Of Com
meree, the Sumter County Council OF
Defense, the Wonan's Division Of the
Council of Defense. Liberty Loan
War Savings, and Red Cross commit
tees, the Home Demonstration
Agents and other official and semi
official organizations carry on inten-
sive organization work for agricul-
tural;2 public health, and industrial
work of all kinds, working together
in a cooperative manner not only to
better the social, financial, physical,
ana moral aspects OF the county, but
also to get first hand information
about how Sumter and Sumter coun-
ty do these things.
Mrs. Hammond said that she was
attracted to. Sumter by q copy Of a
report of the ACTIVITIES Of the Sumter
Chamber: OF Commerce and the Sum :
ter County Council Of Defense IN
war work, and the description in this
report particularly of how the white
and the negro population of this cC"n-
ty worked so splendidly together In
Liberty Loan, War Savings and Red
Cross work. This report had been
semitic the South Carolina State
Council of Defense by Secretary Rear
Con by request of Or. Reed Smith,
the executive secretary Of that coun-
Gil
Copies. of this report had been
sent to the Council Of National De-
fense in Washington, and then dis
tributed to the various State Councils
of Defense throughout the country as
modelsp1an Reorganization and CO.
operation, and hundreds OF the lead
ing papers Of this country had print
ed andacommented favorably on the
report
The >work of the Sumter County
Council Of Defense, and the Wonlan's
Division thereof, the organization
among the negroes of the county, the
splendid responses of the white and
negro farmers to the appeal of the
government for extraordinary produc-
ton and conservation Of focdstuffs,
and the general loyalty and patriotism
of the people of this county attracted
widespread nationwide attention.
The Southern Publicity Committee
is an organization of leading and in
huential ladies and gentlemen organ
lied: for the purpose .of making
known the constructive aspects Of
race relations in the South" Among
the distinguished Southern men on
the committee may be mentioned
President. w: S. Currell, of the Uni
versity of South Carolina. Editor
Clark Howell, Of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, James H. Dillard OF Char
louisville, Va, Charles J. Crow, Of the
State University of Florida, Thomas
Jesse. Jones of the Bureau of Educa-
tion.i sWashingtop, p. G.. Jackson Da7..
Wis Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
Richmond, Va, Edward D. Britton, Of
the Navy Department, Washington.
Arthar2S. Kroclz, Of the Courier
Journal, Louisville, KY. Mrs. Percy
B. Pennybacker, Austin, Texas, D. P.
Toomey of the Dallas News, Dallas,
Texas, and other noted Southern men
and women.
Mrs. Hammond was interested in
ty, their industrial traits, their re-
spoases to the war calls and pur-
lchases by them of Liberty Loan
bonds, War Savings, contributions to
the Red Cross, their educational in
stitutions, patriotism, ownership Of
homes and farms, the effect prohibi-
tions has had on their habits, pros
perity, and physical and moral condi-
ticns, also as to what prohibition
South Carolina.
Size said that the Southern Pub
lic:ty Committee is not an advocate
of social equality between the races,
but that this committee seeks to
bring about a proper understanding
between the white and colored races
aleng industrial lines IN order to avoid
misunderstanding and to create
friendly relations between the races
by showing that the white and ne
gro races can. get along together IL
the South if the negroes are fairly
treated as they appear to be IN Sum
ter county.
This committee thinks the South is
the logical home of the negro. and
that they can live here side by size
and work with the white people to
the Advantage of both races, and that
there is no reason why the social
problems should be injected into the
constructive aspects of the situation.
The negroes, do not. she thinks. care
for social equality, that is not to any
extent, but that this phase of the re-
lations need not produce prejudice
against the negro because COM
raratively few of them may harboi'
such aspirations which cannot and
never will be realized III the South.
Mrs. Hammond met Mrs. Nina NJ.