The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-16
The Booster Trip
Caravan of Business Men Tour
Tobacco Region

| Tyyentv-seven automobiles carrying
fully one hundred boosters. among
them about fifteen or twenty ladles.
were on the 1919 annual tobacco
market booster trip and pleasure tour
of the Sumter business men on 'as'
Thursday TO Sardinia. New zloh.
TurbeviIle. and Trinity sections Of
| Clarendon and Sumter counties.
Several automobiles with the rural
| friends Of the business men accom-
panied the boosters to the deileht OF
the business nen.
A combination Of circumstances was
| against the booster trip. as the circuit
court being in session had quite d
number of the leading business men
on the jury lists. and kept number
of attorneys from going, as we'll as
court officials.
! And many business men and thc
employees Of business establishments
are away on their summer vacations.
The rain in,the afternoon broke up
the meetings scheduled for Shiloh
and Trinity although the boosters
visited those two places, and came
home in a downpour Of heavy rain.
The first stop was at Sardinia in
Clarendon county where number of
ladies and gentlemen Of that section
met the boosters and gave them
most cordial welcome in behalf
of Sardinia in short but cordial
talk and called upon E. I. Reardon.
Secretary of the Sumter Chamber OF
Commerce and Mr.. J. K. McElveen,
also of Sumter fer talks, and both
responding.
At New Zion there were many farm
ers out to greet the boosters. Mr.
Hicks welcomed the visitors and re-
quested Secretary Reardon TO preside.
He introduced Messrs. Newton Of
Kott & Newton. of the Banner To-
bacco Warehouse Of Sumter. Mr.. John
w. Moore of Moore Brothers Of the
Sumter Tobacco Warehouse. and Mr..
Y NJ. c.. A of Sumter. all Of whom
made short but interesting talks.
At Turbeville a big crowd had col
lected and three hou, stop was made
there. Mr. j. Frank Williams. county
agent. presided at this meeting and
called on Mn S. l.. Krasnoff, MI
Young ToGd and Mr.. Z l. Reardon. ali
three OF whom responded in happy
VEIN Mr. Williams thanked the Ia
dies of Turbevilfe for the cordial wei
come and the delightful dinner
Messrs. Dan and John Turbeville were
particularly cordial in their welcome
talks in behalf of the TUrbeville cltI-
zens.
The ladies Of Turbeville certainly
maintained their reputation as
charming hostesses and as culinary eX-
perts. The delicious dinner was COM
posed of more good things to eat than
can be remembered. but among the
delicacies and substantials We're chick
en fried chicken pic, chicken cooked
with rice, Turbeville ladies half-moon
biscuits. the kind Of biscuits where
the first bite forms half moon i'm
preston, and the second bite produces
total eclipse. SO anxious is the eater
to hurry up and grab another biscuit.
country cured ham, sweet potatoes
candied. salads, macaroni, lemo!
pies. apple pies, apple tarts, custard
tarts, chocolate cake. plain cake. lay
er cake and all other kinds OF cakes
J and pies rnakeable. ice tea. etc.
Coupled with the delicious dinner
was the real unadulterated hospitality
Of the people of Turbeville. and the
| friendly gracious manner in which the
lady hostesses made their visitors
| feel at home.
The boosters are under many obli-
cations 10 Prof and Mrs, F. A. Girard
Mrs. S. f. Miller. and Messrs. Burgess
Bultrnan, DuPre Rhar1e;i w. 4. ,Searls
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