The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-04-05
VIII Welcome Soldiers
Mass Meeting Discusses Pro-
gramme Submitted by Special
Committee

! merce 10 consider plans for properly
welcoming: the soldiers Of this county
+: who. having completed their term
OF service in the army. either over
seas or al home are returning nome
was in session for several hours
Tuesday night in the court room. Ihe
| attendance was larger than al 'he
previous meeting. but. as president
Booth remarked in calling the meet
/! ing 10 order. the interest OF the pco-
ipTe Of Sumtcr was not as great rs the
matter for consideration demanded.
DR.. Booth stated that, as directed oy
resolution of the previous meeting ne
had appointed {, committee TO 1orihu-
late a program outlining the scope OF
the proposed exercises in honor OIL
the returned soldiers, the committee
being as follows: DR. Walter cheHne'
chairman. F.. w. Dabbs, J. Frank
Williams. l. ID Jennings. Nelli o DON
nell. II. G.. Osteen. F. F.. Rombeft,
Mrs Nina Solomons. Mrs. Horace
Hardy.
Chairman Cheyne Of the committee
on proerm read the tentative pro-
gram suggested by the committee
and the discussion opened. Every
section OF the program was debated
at length and by quite number OF
those present There wa& consider
able diversity Of opinion rs TO the
manner i'm which the people Of sum
ter should. honor the returned SOL
diers and the matter was fully
threashed out Ii was The consensus
Of opinion that il woud be imprac-
ticable 10 undertake to make Che
celebration OF n general character for
al The soldiers who were called into
eefvice from sumter county. so rs 10
include the negro troops. as Well as
the white. as The negroes have already
undertaken 10 hold 4 celebration ol
their own and have solicited financia!
assistance from the white citizens.
and the celebration that will be illl-
dertaken under the auspices Of this
mass meeting OF white citizens VIII
be for the white troops alone. com
mittee consisting o1 Messrs. z. d.
Epps, Walter Cheyne and Geo. w.
Dick was appointed TO draft u suitable
resolution setting out the object and
purpose Of the proposed celebration
The following outline OF programme
was finally adopted
/. That Il thanksgiving service be
held in Sumter on some Sunday. 1T a
place and time to be designated later.
That the ministers OF the city of
Sumter OF every religious denoln:ni
tion be. and are Designated as q COM
mittce. with tnll power. TO arrange for
this Thanksgiving service. This ser
vice. 10 be participated in by the pro-
nle OF The entire county OF sumter.
= That q parade be held III sum-
ter 10 be FABRICATED by every white
soldier. and sailor from the county
OF Sumter. OF every branch OF the
military and naval or other service |!
during this WY, whether these heroes I:
served 1T home Or abroad. That the
officers OF the Sumter
Light Infantry Home Guard. the com !
n,andan, OF the Boys High School
Military battalion, and Major y. c.
of this parade with full power 10 act. /
Ina, the sumter Light Infantry /
Home Guard and the Sumter High !
School Military Battalion be invited I
to march in this parade as an non |
o.:,ry escort TO the survivors OF the
war who arc being honored by the
citizens OF the county OF Sumter.
3. That a banquet or dinner be |
served to the returned soldiers and i
sailors 10 be served on tho Monu-
mental Square ut such time as may
be. suitable in connection with the pa
rade.
DR.. f. s. Booth. president Of the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce. w;ts
designated rs chairman OF this ban
quot or dinner committee with Mrs
Horace Hardy and Mrs Nina Solo
mons. Those three to select any
others they sec lit TO serve as mem
bcrs OF this committee This commit
tee to be clothed with full powers to
act!
4. Tha, the presidents of the
banks Of the county OF Sumter be
the committee on finance. with MI
Eciil ODonnell. rs chairman, and M
L. y. Jennings as vice chairman.
Mr.. ]. r. pooth. secretary and treas
urer. 70 raise tho necessary FUNDS.
%nd 10 supervise the expenditure
Thereof.
\ general discussion Of the
suggestion made by the committee
that steps be taken At once tc create
come permanent memorial in honor
Of The soldiers who fell in service
resulted in the decision TO leave this
matter in tho hands OF Mr.. A. e.
phelps who was requested severn!
months ago by the Chamber of Com
mescc 10 organize 4 committee ana
| inauguratr Il movement 10 establish
such q memorial. Mr.. Phelps has iuii
power 10 select Il committee that
! will represent cNcrN section OF Tue
county and With the endorsement OIL
! IN" mass meeting he Will undertake.
!. :hiS work with The assurance OF sue
cess.
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Eargle Case Settled