The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-21
THE wArcHMAN AND soUrHRoN, SEPTEMBER 21, 1921
Women's Council
of of Sumter County
An Important Meeting Held
Saturday Afternoon

The Woman S council OF Sumter
county held very important and
interesting meeting at the quar-
tcrs of the Sumter Chamber Of
Commerce Saturday afternoon. A
number of matters pertaining to
the future economic as we'll as
present conditions confronting city
and country life were discussed.
Cooperation with the Chamber of
Commerce marketing committee,
and Giving at home" were stress
ed. Mrs. z. W. Dabbs, Jr., pre-
sided. Miss Caro- Trulnck, home
demonstration agent was present,
and took up with the other ladies
subjects of more than ordinary in
terest in home demonstration and
club work.
Among the ladies who spoke for
their clubs and communities were
Mrs. E. w. Dabbs. Jr.. Mrs Ned
Levell Mrs. H. W. Beall, Mrs. Jas.
Pagan, Mrs. S. C. ,PlowGen, dis
trict home demonstration agenD
Mrs. J. J. Dargan, Mrs. E. J. Gar
ssck, and Miss Dargan. E. l. Rear
don, secretary OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, conferred with the la
dies about Importance Of the COM
munlty clubs, and the weekly. club
market for sale of club and other
farm products in Sumter, and
guaranteed that Sumter's business
men and the ladies of Sumter will
do their best to help the men, wo-
men, boys and girls of the rural
districts to sell their products. And
in any other way that will help the
rural sections. Owing to the pres
ent scarcity of vegetables and fruit
due to the prolonged drouth
which has ruined most of the gar
dens, it was decided to defer the
weekly club market for four weeks.
Committees were appointed to
investigate the advisability Of start
ing some kind Of industrial work
which CLUB girls and women can
do at home and sell through the
home demonstration department,
and for making plans to have the
numerous clubs of the county rep
resented by exhibits at the 1921
Sumter county fair in Sumter No
vember 14th to 18th. inclusive
a very important phase Of the
discussion was the value to the
county and to the county seat, Sum-
ter. and to all trade centers in the
county, Of doing everything pos
sible to reduce the annual bringing
into South Carolina of approXi-
mately one hundred millions Of
dollars of food and feed stuffs that
can be produced in this state, and
the Importance of making Sumter
county ,money live at home and
work in the same place" Miss
Truluck reported plans for dem
onstration work for the next Sfew
months, stating that the scope Of
the work has broadened. Mrs. S.
@. Plowden, district home dem
onstration, urged the earnest in
terest, work. and cooperation in
the plans Of the federal govern
ment, Clemson and Winthrop Col
leges, and the business organiZa-
tions to overcome the adversely of
the present and to do something on
the farms TO substitute for cotton,
and the Importance of the city and
rural people pulling together 1t
seems that the Sumter county Ia
!. dies are greatly interesed in the
buy at home" to keep money in
circulation to provide industries
and employment for Sumter coun-
tvs citizens, and to produce every
thing possible and sell it 'at home.
These two ideas appear to be the
dominating factors in getting ahead
cr noticeable feature Of the reports
made and the ideas advanced was
that the women and girls of Sum
ter county, and Of Sumter city must
participate and cooperate in every
movement, as far as women can,
citizens
The Woman's Council of Sumter
|. County. and Miss Truluck, the
home demonstration agent, and her
hundreds Of women'S and girls
clubs are making a showing that
shows something-that shows that
women and the girls are awake to
the Importance of doing many
things to make Sumter county
prosperous in the shortest possible
time.