The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-12
BIG DAY AT u
REMBERT
Booster Trip Under the Aus
pices of Chamber of Com
merce and Young Mems
Business League a Great
Success

MS1CS dffU 1OuuS V1Cu .
Business League a Great
Success
The first Booster Trip of the
1922 season under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Young Mems Business League was
made Wednesday to Remberts by
several hundred business men. la
dies and other interested progress
sive citizens The trip was made
by some of the boosters by rail,
the northwestern Railway. placing
a special coach at their service,
while many others motored to
Remberts, despite the early morn
ing reports that the roads were al
most impossible, owing to the
heavy rains of the night before
The trip was made successfully
and pleasantly by both methods Of
transportation. The roads had
dried off during the morning and
there was neither delay nor acci-
dent to mar the pleasure of the
motor trip. the Northwestern car
sried the larger part of the Sum-
ter crowd and the trip was made
on time.
In addition to the delegation
from this city there were large
number OF representative citizens
OF the upper part Of the county
present at the booster meeting
which was. held in the large grove
near Mr.. E. E. Rembert's resi-
dence. A speakers stand had been
provided by the Rernbert committee
Of arrangements and there We're
seats for the large crowd. Mr.. J..
E.. DuPre presided and introduced
the speakers. The meeting opened
with an invocation by Rev. r. s.
Truesdale, of Columbia. Addresses
were made by Mr.. J. Edwin Rem
bert, who welcomed the boosters IN
behalf Of the people Of Rember5;;
DR.. E. S. Booth. president of the
Sumter Chamber OF Commerce,
President P. NJ. Parrott of the
Young Mems Business League. Rev.
r. S. Truesdale, Mr.. H. a. Moses,
former president of the Young
Mems Business League. Hon. D. D.
Noise, all OF whom emphasized the
outstanding fact that there is ne
excuse for pessimism in a country
such as ours, which has wealth
OF. natural resources that can be
turned to account to recreate
prosperity for all our people. The
remedy for hard times and busi-
ness depression is hard work,
coupled with cooperation for the
improvement of opportunities and
the development Of economical
marketing systems This was the
theme that served as the keynote
of all the addresses, but each
speaker presented the subject in a
different and instructive manner.
The speaking program was in
terspersed with songs by a chorus
composed of members of the XII
wants and Rotary clubs, under the
leadership of Mr. Pearce, and this
part Of the; program made a hit
with the crowd. At the conela-
sion of the set program Mr.. Pearce
was called on and responded with
several of his ininitable dialect
recitations.
Secretary Reardon announced
dinner. The crowd repaired to
the Rembert high school building,
where dinner was served by the Ia
dies of Rembert in the large as
sembly hall. The dinner was an
elaborate feast Of good things pro-
duced on the farms and prepared
in the kitchens of the Rembert
neighborhood. where living well
at home is custom brought to
perfection by long practice.
In the afternoon there was a
game of ball on the program but a
majority OF the boosters were
forced to leave for home before it
was concluded.
Everybody who went on the trip
pronounced the occasion success
from every point of view and all
enjoyed very pleasant day, due
largely to the cordial reception they
received from the people.