The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-15
ROTARY CLUB
RECEIVES
CHARTER
District Governor Joe Turner
Makes His First Official
Visit to Rotarians of Sum-
ter

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The Sumter club is now an Off
cially recognized unit OF the great
international organization of Ro-
tary clubs, the charter having been
delivered at the regular weekly
meeting Of the club at the Clare
mont Hotel Tuesday night by Jo-
seph A. Turner, Of Hollins, Va.
Governor of the seventh Rotarian
District, which includes the states
of Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina.
The meeting was the most i'm
portant event in the history of the
local club, which has been IN pro-
cess of organization for several
months. and the occasion was one
Of enthusiastic good fellowship,
with Rotarians representing the
Columbia, Orangeburg and Flor
ence clubs participating in the well
come extended 10 the Sumter club
as the latest addition to the Ro-
tartan organization that is rapidly
growing in strength and usefulness
in South Carolina.
The meeting was held in the din
ing room OF the Claremont, where
artistically decorated tables had
been spread for seventy-five, it be-
ing customary for Rotarians to
meet at luncheon. once each week.
for the transaction Of whatever
business may come before the
club. The management Of the hc-
tel had prepared q more elabor-
ate menu than usual in honor o.
the importance Of this meeting and
all present did full justice to the
good things that were spread be-
fore them.
The meeting was called to order
by Sam II. Edmunds, president of
the Sumter club, who after extend
ing a cordial welcome to Joe Turn
er, district governor and other
visiting Rotarians, turned the meet
ing over to Joe" TO do with it what
he willed There was no formal
program, but the presiding officer
put on a program that kept things
moving throughout the evening and
furnished instruction and entertain
ment to ALL There were songs and
stunts, Of course, but the real fea-
ture of the meeting was the inform
al but earnest and eloquent talk
on Rotary and the fundamental
principles Of the organization, by
District Governor. Turner. Talks
were also made by Eugene Atkin-
son of Orangeburg, Carroll Jones
of. Columbia, 3. ". Covington, Of
Florence and Sam Edmunds of
Sumter. presidents Of the respcc-
tive. clubs, by William Banks, OF
Columbia and by several others Of
the visitors.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15
to enable the visitors from Colum-
bia and Orangeburg to return
home on the $50 trains.
AT the close Of the meeting Dis
trict Governor Turner held an
hours. conference with the board
of directors. of the Sumter club.
Those attending the meeting
We're:
District Governor: JOS. a. Tur-
ner.
Sumter: S. II. Edmunds, J. G..
De- orrne, D. d. Noise. Geo. d..
Shore, S. L. Roddey, Geo. L.. Rick
er, Henry P. Moses, I. c. Strauss,
r. e. Belser. 4. c. Phelps, II. G..
Osteen, G. A. Lennon. L. d. Jen-
nings, O. II. Foley, W. c. Boyle,
c. E., Hurst, e. S. Booth, Geo. W.
Dick, L. c. Noise, Perry Moses,
John J. Riley, f. c. Dunn. r. l..
Mcleod, P. N. Parrott, O. L. Will
liams, l. 4. Ryttenberg, E. l..
Witherspoon, G.. c. Propst, E. z.
Boyle.
Columbia: Carroll H. Jones,
Edmund H. Hayward. Asher F..
Brown, Julian Clark, Monroe May
er, William II. Jones, William
Banks, Douglas Mckay, Jesse &.
Roddey.
Orangeburg: ". Eugene Atkin-
son, l.. F. Williams, NJ G. Smith,
Geo. r. Brown, Jno. T. Wise, a. L..
Dukes, Laurie Wolfe, Henry K.
Sims, Adam II. Moss, r. II. Jen-
nings. Wallace Bethea. j. r. Thorn
as.
Florence: 3. W. Covington, J..
A. Self, j. c. Long, r. L. Reed, S.
w. Brown, NJ r. Mobley, f. D..
Sallenger. Everett Lucas, W. NJ
Waters. S. l. SulZbacher.
The officers Of the Sumter Ro-
tary club are:
S. H. Edmunds, president; Fl. G..
Osteen, e-president; Geo. L.
Kicker. treasurer; S. L. Roddey.
secretary. Directors S. H. Ed
munds. II. G..Osteen. Geo. l.. Rick
er, c., G. Rowland, Geo. d.
Shore, Davis d. Noise. S. L. Rod
dey, e. S. Booth, sergeant-a,-