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: '? :4*>: ?*'? wA ? ?/ . > - . / The Camden Chronicle VOI'VMK XXV. CAMD1CX. HOtVH CAROLINA, PKI!>\V, IXItlU 'AllY 2<>, 11)11. ? . u^.i ? ex. Botru M III i| ?? ? x rt\! mat 44. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF SOLDIER AND JURIST General Joseph Brevard Kershaw Was Subject of Paper Read Before U. D. C. (The following interesting payor waa road by Mr?, Anna 0'. Ancriun before the Daughtera of the Confed eracy at their laat meeting.) I respond with pleasure to the request of our president to wrRe a sketch of one of tho lusroes, whose joint birthday we annually celebrate, and It is a labor of love to pay a tribute to the brave soldier and no bio gentleman, Joseph Brevard Ker nhaw, whoso memory wo love and honor, and who was personally known to many of us. Of hla military career there can be but a brief outline. a? time, both for the preparation of thla paper, as well as foiwthe reading of it, will only admit of mention of a few of the most prominent! inci-: dents ef hia career. In his early jtouth or manhood, he went to Mexico as- first lieuten ant of the PoKalb Rifle Guards, and hla law partnor, the gallant Jamea Polk Dlcklhson, went with him as Colonel of a regiment, and was subsequently killed at the bat tle of CherubuBco. Korahaw's ca reer us a soldier in Mexico was cut abort by an illness from fever, and he came home a physical wreck. After hia recovery re resumed the practice of law, and waa a mem ber aeveral times of the-'Legisla ture and was sent as delegate to ?the Secession Convention. Ho was elected colonel of a regiment at the beginning of the war ? tho se cond South Carolina, and afterwardB was made commander of a brigade, and joined Lee's army near Rich mond, and helped to fight McClel lan. With Stonewall Jackson, his brigade was ordered to capture Ma ryland Heights, which difficult} feat was accomplished after climbing a steep mountain with a rain of bul lets In the soldiers faces. At the top they found the narrow pathway blocked by tree trunks and large stones, at which the soldiers cour age faltered, and they halted. One private and two officera had been struck down as they bore the Teg mental flag aloft. The soldiers ral lied from their dismay when Ker shaw's clear volc? rang out, "Charge and take the works!" and they ad vanced and planted their flag on ttie heights. At Sharpaburg. Ker Shaw'a brigade were said to have entered the battle "on the run," in spite of being t.lre?l and hungry from an all night march. At Freder ; Ickuburg aome of hla men were placed on top of Marge's Hill, and ttie roet at the foot,' with Georgians and North Carolluiana. behind a stonewall. Thousands of Federals advanced to take that hill but not oue ever reached it. It waa here that our hero, Richard Kirkland, distinguished hmaelf by climbing over the wall, In the midst of the battle, to carry water to the wound ed and dying Federala. At Manassas, Kershaw's command arrived while the battle was raging and the issue was most doubtful, and they rendered valuable^ald In the gallant charge against McDow ell, at Stone Bridge. Dlckert's. his tory of Kershaw 's brigade aaysi "Ker shaw, Cash and Hampton, pressed the Federals hard toward Stone Bridge and their retreat became Joseph Itrevaml Kernlmw. first a pantC:,nFen a roul^, In Mrs. Chesnut's diary alio says of the part Kershaw took in this battle: "I hear that Joe Korshaw, tho eleventh hour hero, covered himself with sto ry," and from another source we read that "eye witneesses all con cur In extolling to tho highest de gree, his cool intrepidity, his dash ing courage, nnd the military skill he displayed In this memorable bat tle, and that he literally 'covered himself with glory.' 'v At Gettysburg. his command reached the battle field at the be ginning of the second day, -and took their places In front of a hill called "Little R6und Top." Cannon balls were making gaps in the lino ot men, says White's history, "but the soldiers advanced witli bristling bayonets. Moro of the enemy's can non were turned against his men, , and grape shot catnr like hnil, bnt Kershaw walked with his 'men ? quiet and brave ? his eyes flashing And his clear voice gave courage to Ml. He was a man of deep piety, ? and always prayed while he fought." "A large part <*f the glory of that T IJNIVKIWITY nkws notkh, What Til? lloya Ant Doing ?t Tl*'# Institution. Columbia, S. 0., Feb. 18. ~ Th? *?tu dents hud tho privilege of hearing the second of tho series of lectureB gl - on under the auspices of the University Y. M. C, A. in Fllnn Hall Wodn. sday night, ut whic h tiniu F. W. Cappollmanu, haw, 1912, deliver ed an address upon "hiiw im a Pro fession." Tho students turrted out In full force to hear Mr. Chappelmai who was known while In college for lila oratory. The manager of the Track Team huH announced that the University will meet Wofford college in Spar tanburg, March 20, and upon the team's return it will go to David Bon, N. (J., to meet Davidson col lege. Dr. Heed Smith, Professor of En gllBh at the University, haB pub lished In the January issue of the South Atlantic Quarterly a long ar tlc.o entitled "Popular Etymology." TeaniB from Newberry, Wofford, th? Citadel and Furman have an nounced that they will compete In tjie State track meet which It to bd Ubld at the University during Eas ter week. The Law School' has reached the hundred mark. - This is the largest attendance In the history of the law School. The law students are hoping that the Legislature will pro vide better quarters for them an other year. The University basketball team won from the Citadel quintette by a score of 2 4 to 16 last Saturday night ? In the University gymnasium. The University plays Furinan In Columbia Saturday night, ? The students who Inten.d study ing medicine after graduation have organized an aescelapian society. The editors of tho Garnet and Black, tho annual of the Universi ty of South Carolina, are getting all material ready for the publishers, so as to have tho annual out on time this year. ? The University will this year, as heretofore, celebrate in a fitting manner Easter week. Each year the students prfrtciipate in his Spring celebraion with greater zest than during the preceding year. The Literary Societies have re sumed work after the examinations. C. L. S. Work Progressing;. The contractors for the new wa ter and light plant are getting the" work well under way. A large force of hands are now at work dlg j ging holes ?tond placing poles in po sition for the wires. Quite a num ber of workmen are hero from Charlotte and other places engaged in the work. Bocond day at Gettysburg belongs to tho Carolinians of Kershaw's bri gade," says the same authority. At Chlckamauga with a second brigade under his command, he made a famous charge, which his tory says was long and bloody, but help came and the enemy was driv en back. At Spottsylvania/ Kershaw and his brigade again distinguished themselves and they fought against Saeridan in the Valley of Virginia, and at Petersburg against Grant. When Sherman entered the lower part of South Carolina, Kershaw's and Hampton's men were there to meet him with other Carolina troops. They slowly withdrew as Sherman's army advanced and in May, 1866, Kershaw's brigade stack ed arms and went home, along with tho other thousands of the remnant of as brave an army as tho 'world ever saw. Their bravery in adversity was as great as in the long, bloody war. ? ' When I first know General Ker shaw his military career was over and he had once more returned to li s profession of law, twice inter rupted by "War's rude alarm," and ho was one of our honored judges. Ho still retained tho erect military carriage and tho air of command and distinction of a bravo soldier and leader of men. Tho brightness of his eagle eye was undiminished by time. So handsome was his per son, so distinguished his carriage, and so elegant his manner, he would have been a marked man in any assemblage, and to add to his per sonal attraction, his undaunted cou rage, his purity of character, his devotion to his country and his God what a man it mado and how wor thy to be honored by hfs country, his State and by the people of Ker shaw county. He was indeed a Cavalier Bayard, "sans pour, et sans reproche" (without fear and without reproach) and his services to his country and state ? demand more than tho simple tablet In our Park, or the modest monument ov or his grave in tho cemetery, erect ed by tho family, on which nothing is inscribed but his name and?the date of his birth and death, and tho simple epitome of his noble life in the legend on its base "I have fought the Rood fight; I have kept the faith-" .-There is still a great work for tho noble women of the U. D. C. to do as long as the memories of such heroes as wo do honor to to day are not perpetuated by "sto red urn or animated bust." and 1 hope that tho shaft that "lies with in the stone" may bo exhumed ere long and that noble monuments may | adoriv our Parks to show the youths of coming generations how we hon ored our heroes of the Civil War, and to show "what raranner of men" lonce lived in our Southland. CLKMMON nkws notkh. I)> moi^sfial ion A|(?n(N of Nearly All ' Count i?H Mt?i at * Cleiiiaon. ' Clemson College, 8. (5., Fab. 17. ? Forty demonstration agents from every* part of South Carolina as sembled at Clomson College Thurs day, February 12, for their semi-an nual mooting, which htBted from Thursday morning to Saturday eve ning. Papers, lecturer and address on of groat practical value were hoard by the agents, besides the gonorul discussions, which were per haps moHt valuable of all. One of the principal features of the meeting; wan the annual report of W. W. Long, state demonstra tion agent and superintendent of the extension work of Clemson Col li go. Mr. bong had just complet ed this report to send to Washing ton and he read it to the agents, who received groat encouragemeent from the showing it made of the great total which their work dur ing the year amounted to. Among ,many interesting figures the report showed the actual amount of the wealth added to he agriculture of South Carolina by the extension, di vision in 1913 to bo $2,274,374.12. This amount represents only the work which the agontB actually had charge of and does not take into consideration the vast total of add ed wealth created by the good in fluence of the demonstrators. The meeting devoted much atten tion to the subjec of winter cover crops, especially to such questions as when to turn under the crops, which crops wero best suited to particular sections, methods of sav ing legume seeds, etc. In Mr. Long's reeport It was stated that in 1-913, 138,000 acres were planted in cover crops ln?tjils State, add ing to the soil ill plant food and iiuinus value $1,107,000. In 1912 the cover crop acreage had been only 13,000. Dr. W. M. lliggs, president of Clemson College, spoke on the Le ver Bill. H. E. Savely, of Washing ton, demonstration field agent for South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, outlined a systemat ic crop rotation which he recom mended to the agents and spoke on tne fertilizer situation, saying that this could never be a really prosperous agricultural community until the farmers stopped paying such high prices for his fertilizer. He said that there was no need for fertilizer mixing plants and urged home mixing. Mr. Savely also add ed much of interest to the discus sion on cover cropfl. i D. R. Coker, of Hartsville, made an address to the agents in which he devoted most of his time to a d'scusslon of the Williamson plan for growing corn. He gave the re sults o experiments made on his fapious plant breeding farm which s lowed the Williamson plan to be a certain njethod of increasing the corn yields. Mr. Coker also talked of the value of Abruzzi rye as a cover crop. Prof. Hutchinson, of Clemson College, spoke on the need of seed selection. Prof. Earle on motive power on th? farm. Prof. Conradi on entomology, and Prof. Shields on live stock. Others of prominence on the pro gram were Mr. Badford Knapp, of Washington, agent in charge of all the demonstration work, and Dr. Kellerman, of Washington, govern ment., soil bateriologist. Mr. Long presided. Those present, besides Mr. Long, were S. F. Read, Abbeville; Ash ton Head, Aiken; J. W. Rotbrock, Anderson; A. M. Sanders, Barn well: J. G. Hearsey, Beaufort; B. M. Hudson, Berkeley; J. F. Claffy, Calhoun; W. M. Frampton, Charles toil; F. McCluney, Cherokee; R. L. Cunningham, Chester; W. J. Tiller, hesterfield; C. A. McFaddin, Clar endon; J. B. Muldrow, Darlington; 1). L. McAlhaney, Dorchester; P. N. Lott, Edgefield; II. H. Lemmon, Fairfield; W. T. J. Lever, Fairfield; J. O. Finklea, Florenco; J. A. Rl loy, Georgetown; W. P. Stewart, Greenville; W. M. Cauthen, Green wood; George F. "Hannah, Hamp toV M. W. Wall; Horry; L. B. Alt man, J*j?per: F. H. Arrants?, Ker shaw; C. L. McMahus, Lancaster; 8. N. Welsh, Ivee; J. W. Shealy, Lex ington; Colin McLaurin, Marion; M. G. Holland, Ooonee; F. M. Crum, Orangeburg; cT. A. Bowen, Pickens; J. M. Napief, .Richland ; J. F. Ezell, Spartanburg; J. F. Williams, Sum ter; F. W. Carnell, Union; T. O. Epps, Williamsburg; J. R. Blair, of York; A ? A. McKoown, York. Be s des these there were W. H. Bar ton, assistant State agent and in charge of tho western district; W. R. Elliot, of Winnsboro, in cnarge of the central district, and L. L. Baker, of Bishopvlllo, in charge of the eastern district. Tho county agents are required to | attend such a meeting as this at Clemson College twice yearly, at which times they not only exchange practical suggestions on important subjects but are also given instruc tion. by lectures, addresses iftld oth erwise, in the newest ideas which might assist in their work. ' Mr. Long's report showed that | 1913 had been by long odds the most successful year of the demon Is'ration work in this State and t that thp work is growing at a re | markable rate. Soil-building will | continue to be the slogan of the I work and Mr. Long said ho hoped to see 500,000 acres in winter eover crops in 1 91 4. Mrs. M. L. Gilliam andbaby have returned from a Btay at Asheville, N. C. IIAITIHT IXWOK8 TO MKICT A (Ik ('uiiuldi ( liuirli on Suiul?>, March I si., For ('OQfort'nro, At u meeting of the pastors of Kt> i'dIihw Association )n Camden Monday, February 9th, |t was de cided to hold u conference of the Baptist force h of Kerhsaw Assocla tlon in tho Camden Baptist Church, Sunday, March 1 ut . The purpose of the Conforenco i? to study the present missionary sit UKiion and the opportunities which confront us for service In the King doin on the Foreign and Homo fields. A morning session, uu ufternoon session and u night session Sunday, March Int. Tho pastors of ubout f?f een of our churches huve entered heartily into the pluns for thin cx eeedingly important conference, a groeiug to BUBpend their own ser vices for th.B day and to put tho matter up boforo their' members u King a large attendance. If your cfeurch has not already done tho sime, wo urge that you take BtepB 16 bo ure the co-operation at once. Tto. co-oporatlon of every church 1b absolutely necessary to the largest aicceHB of this conference. The reason why this Conference is put ou Hundav is to ensure the very largest delegation from our curdles possible. If we succeed wo must enlist your earnest and active efiort to get all the members of your' church to attend this meeting if possible. Tho Camden Baptist Church Jb prepared to entertain all who will come. The Conference Leader will bo Rev. W. E, Wiikins, of Greenville, secretary of the South Carolina Bap tist Laymen's Missionary Movement, Yours in Christ, John A. Davison, ^ T. L. Cole, T. E. Goodale, Committee on Arrangements. N KG I tO WOMAN HUHNED. fiuutul Face Downward at Hw Home . Sat u i day Morning Last. i The horribly burned body of Car rie Truesdel, a nogo girl, was found tying in the fire-place of her homo In Kirkwood last Saturday morning about 9:30 o'clock. The fact that her skull was crushed led to the qnspicion of foul play, and a coro ner's Jury was summoned, but for wanjt of time to look further into the affair the verdict was postpon ed until tomorrow when the . the inquest will be resumed. , I From what we have been able to learn of the affair, James Tures del, the father of the girl, left her at home early that morning and at 9:30 a boy delivering letters to her found her lying in the fire place. When the members of the Jury ar rived there was no sign of fire and the girl must have been dead sev eral hours.- It is said that she was subject to fits and may have f Hen in the fire, Another story is to the effect that sometime pre vious the woman had been in a difficulty with another girl by the name of McDowd, during which the Truesdel woman cut her, and tthat she made threats that she would play even. Another reeport sayB that a brother of the McDowd wom an has not been since the finding of the dead woman. The woman was horrribly burned, her face and arms being badly charred. No arrests have been made in the case but it Is expected some light will bo thrown on the affair at the inquest. Npring Hampton In. Mr. M. L. Gilliam, ' of the Fit Right Tailors, has Just returned from an extended stay in New Yorkr where he attended the Na t onal Convention of Tallorn hold in that ctiy. While away Mr. Gil liam learned much that ho says i will be of great benefit to him In j h s business, being thrown in con tact with the leading tailors of the ' country. He has an advertisement in today's Chronicle telling of his now line of samples Just in. Take a glance at the array of samples in his window . Ponies Htilpporf to KiikIuiuI. A press dispatch sent out from New York, dated Feb. 14, contains the following: "Four polo ponies were shipped to England today on the Minneton ka. They were purchased by a prominent member of the Hnrllng ham and Ranelagh Polo Clubs, and i is understood that at least two of them will be used by Lord Ashby , St. I^eger's team of British invad- j ers: Tho ponies, which were ship ped by Godfrey Preece, include two froin California, ono Kentucky thor oughbred and one ffcom Texas. Thejfl are four of the best obtainable in this country. The Kentucky pony is a bay, well built and clever un der tho saddle. Opposed by a doz en of tho best ponies in the district, tho mount won the blue ribbon at Durland's weekly horse show last Wednesday. The other three were placed In the ribbons of the two classes shown. "Tho ponies will be tried out when they refcli England, and if they arepronounced fit, they will ibe sent at once to Spain, where [ Lord St. Leger is wintering with I tho HritiHh internaional players." Mr. Preece was a member of the Camden polo team last year, and this season hr>s a string of twenty s x.'ttuo ponies quartered at the Camtfbn Country Club stables to be used In the games which have al ready begunr - 1 m:\LTV TUANKI I KS Af. Shown by Hooks in UlO of County Auditor. James W. Peach to Levy Kirk laud, 37 arroK, $000. Jv A, McCaskiii to W. C. Blalook, 1 lot atBethune, $110. B, 13, Clarke, Special MiiHlcr, to (loo. W. Met lain, 2 lots In Cam den, $300. lorn tf. Mathls to f. M. Zoiup, 3 lots $300. J. L. Guy,Trustoe, to W. B. Bran* hain, 91 1-2 acres, $1,800. J. 1>, Gerald to Mattie 10. Ger ald, his intercut in 1 lot and I houtio, $1,000. Minnie (1. Klrvln to Mattlo 10. Gerald, her interest in 1 lot and 1 ilOUttO, $1,000. Walter Hintum to 1 Audio Shtvor, 04 1-2 acnm, $1,100. Jan. 11. BuriiH to Lucy M. Glad don, 1 Uouho and lot $300. S. .A. Newtnali, et al., to Mattlo Harnett, 20 acres. Charlotte Wright, ot al., to Di ana Drakeford, 22 acres, $100. b\ I^eello Zemp to Mary I). Vllle pigue, 1 lot $126. * 1j. M. Waters to I). J, Clyburn, 1 accre Intown of Bet hvine, $600. Leah Ballard to Albert Williams, 4 3-4 acren. A. K. c. Plttman to Jessie T. Rohs, 1 lot In town of Blaney. lOnterprlbe Mercantile Co., to Wil lie Neal, 93 acres, $4 00. L. A. Wittkownky, Master, to Charlotte M. Thompson, 1 acre, $100. T. 1'. Sanders to it. 10. Boykin, 50 acres, $500. Ransom Shavers, et al., to Annie McLauchlin, 12 acres, $1. Hansom Shavers, et al., to Victo ria Cauley, 12 acres,- $1. Ransom Shavers, ot al., to 101 1 lot t Shavers, 12 acres, $1. I'olly Harold to Samuel Shavers, 3 2 acres, $50. R. J. Mclntyre, executor, to ft. J. Mclntyre, 103 acres, $07 0. J. J. Workman to Howell John son, 1-4 acre. J. N. Jones to Stein Halle, 2 afc res, $20. Thos. A. SpradlOy to Thos. J. Klrkiand, 20 acres, $400. Powell Johnson to City Cam den, 1-4 acre, $00. ?II. H. Sehlosburg and S. F. Bras l"gton to A. 1 j. Herron, 1 lot at $350. L. A. Wit-tkowsky, Master, to J; J C. Massey, et al., 247 acres, $800. i S. A. Newman, et al., to Nancy Shaw, 4 0 acres, $1. Susan Price to Floreuee Price, 1 lot$5. John Watkins to John T. Nettles, 1 lot $450. Z. W. Wooten to Oa Aa Catoe, 2 lots, $100. / W. B. Burns to J. a. Rhame, 1 house and lot, $4,000. L. A. Wittkowsky, Master, to T. M. McClester, e;' al, 135 acres, at $350. JW. M. West to Amos VVest, 2 4 acres, $150. * YEGGH MADE BIG HAUly. Mcrcliant Wouldn't IJJto Hanks And Crooks Got His Money. Milledgevllle, Ua., Feb. 16 ? Cur rency said to . amount to approxi mately $25,000, In addition to a valued collection of rare coins, waa aeceured early today by yeggmen, who wrecked the aafe of C. H. lion ner, a wealthy planter and merchant of the place, Ono of the robbera bound and gagged the night watchman and guarded him while two othera ex ploded three chargea of nitroglycer i e, completely demoliHhing the? aafe, and emptied it of what ia aaid to have been the accumulation of a lifetime. '1 he Safe blown open wuh used in Mr. Honner'a mercantile! establish ment and carried in it regularly a largo siim of money and kept a night watchman about the place for many yeara. Mr. Bonner's cuBtom of handling hie money ia well known throughout many, placea in Georgia, and >vhile ho fails to make known just the amount of the haul by the yeggmen, he does atate that there is no doubt that the haul ia one of tl o biggest made in the state in many yeara. It is understood that the safo contained more than $25, 000. Field Day Exercises. J [ Every achool in the county should be making active preparations for I tho ield day exerciaea to be held Friday, March 27th. The parade will bo a atrlking feature that day, and every achool ia expected to get up a banner bearing the name o/ their achool. Schoola will as semble at the court house at 10:30 o'clock. Tho literary exercises will take place lnthe court house imme di itely after. The county fair ex h'bits will also be shown at the court house. After the literary ex ercises the schools will Join in tho parade, and will march out to tho fair grounds where the athletic ev ents will take place. Dinner will be served at tho fair grounds, and all are reminded to bring their bas kets with them, so that a good pic nic d liner can be enjoyed togethor. A committee will b? appointed ? to take charge of the baskets nnd to arrange the dinner. A red letter day is looked for and no school can aTford to miss this important gath ering. ? ? - - ? Dr. and Mrs. W. R. pve, of Beaufort county, are visiting their son. Mr. W. R. Bve, Jr. NEWS OF THE TOURISTS AND KIRKWOOD SOCIETY St. Valentine Dance Was Feature of the Week at The Kirkwood. Polo Being P'.yed. Am I ho season In the north wiii^u, that ut tho various southern resort ? inado famous l>y tliolr fostlvo win tor colonies, approaches Uh height, Such is the caso In Camden. Tango pirties, tefta and dinners follow each other In such ?iulc|t. succession that days and nights aro not long enough for tho many things tho merry ma kora aro Hooking to cowd Into them. The merriest affair of tho Week wan tho annual St. Valontluo dance at Tho Kirkwood, claimed the at tention of tho ontlre colony. Not a one suggestlvo of the day and Its sentiment wau tho affair, but the p ogram was replete with novelty and surprise typical of tho Bplrlt of tho modern dunce. Tho attractive dinner favors woro In hacmony with tho occasion and tho evening1 wan pronounced a groat success. Those attending wore Mrs. I). Thomaa Mooro, Mr. and Mrs<- A. tOngnss, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. W ont , Mrs. Leonard Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Bland, Mrs. MUo Les ter Coffen, Miss Lester Coffen, Mrs. Ida Small, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Mil ler, Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mr. and Mb. Howad Mansfield, Mr. and Mts. \V. G. Northrup, MIbb Dangler, Mrs. Whltolaw, Mr. and Mtb. Alex Fa her, Mr. and Mra. II. B. Day, Mr. II. Munich, Mr. and Mrs. Oharlea Felix, M. Taintor, Newton Boy kln, Mr. W. C. Salmoud, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dunbar, Mr. and Mrs. I tester Wallace, William Shields, ! Mr. RdgaT Park, Mr. and Mrs. Ho nor F. Smith, Mr. II. T. Frost, MIbb A. !?;. Hill. Mr. Albert Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. Shaw Kitchen, Henry B. Clauiucn, Mrs. A. A. Jones. MIhh Hland WUllaina entertained her guest, MIbb Plilps, of Baltimore, by a Danco Toa given at Mulberry, . the old plantation home of General ChOBnut, and now .owned by Mr. D. H. Williams, a nephew of General Chesftut. Mr. K. E. Mandovllle, of Philadel phia,- is spending a few days In Camden, where his wife JoIiib him on an extended trip through Flori da. their destination being Havana, Cuba. Tlio usual Tuesday and Thursday teas at The Klrkwood are enjoyed and numeroua dinners at the Grill, and the hotels have rounded a full calendar for the week. ( A children's St. Valentine's par ty was given at Hobkirk Inn by Airs. Wilcox, of Baltimore, Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6. The chil dren from the hotels and surround- 7 lag cottages were Invited. Tall Pines, the home of Mrs. K. G. Whistler, has as its guest* thin week Mrs. Howard Snelling, and child and nurse, of Lincoln, Mass.; also Mrs. S. W. Sherwood and child, of Southport, Conn. The Misses Valentine, of Belfonte, Pa., are expected shortly. A small and informal dance wait' givou by Miss Olive Whitredge ,at her cottage Wednesday night. Among those preseAt wero Miss Whittle, of the Court Inn, the Miss es Lefflngwell and their house par ty Triends, Miss Francis Boykin, Mrs E. C. vonTresckow, Mr. Newton C. Boykin, Mr. Pete Johnson ft Mr. Wal ker, Geo. Warren, of the Court Inn, and Mr. E. C. vonTresckow. The regular weekly polo tea wan held at the Club House Wednosdajr afternoon after the polo game. Mrs. T. Edihund Krumbholz presided at the tea table, assisted bj^ the Mis ses Lucian and Lillian Yates, Miss Francis Boykin, Coleste Mttinford, Bland Williams. ? -> An informal tea given by Miss Ce leste Mumford the past week. Those that dropped in wero Mrs. Gallord Gillis, Mr. E. C. vonTresckow, Miss Klara Krumbholz, Miss Francis Boy kin, Miss Eldredge, Mr. Warren, Blssel Kennedy, Mr. Louis Sledge, Mrs. I). Thomas Moore, Pete John son, Mrs. Lincoln Smith. Eveiyone is looking forward to the festivities already mapped out for February 2 2. Gymkana races on the polo field in the afternoon will be followed by the- annual Washing ton birthday ball given at Tire Klrkwood. Golfers are out in full force how on the Camden Country Club links. A committee composed of Mr. Kerr, Duncan Edwards, Newton Boykin and Mr. Newel Bent have arranged for a series of handicap tourna ments for cups and attractive prizes,. The Klrkwood cup being one of the first events played for. A party of golfers from the Pine hurst links were here for a short j stay, registelng at The Klrkwood. I The excessive high winds of Monday prevented the match that had been ! planned to come off. In the party wero F. M. Borden, Philadelphia; F. E. Greenwood, St. Catherine, On tario; W. H. Douglas, New York; Franklin P. L?e, Milford, Mass.; G. P. Lamont, Philadelphia;' J. C. Weller, St. Catherine, Ontario. ? A putting contcst is now being held on Sarsfield links. An attrac tive prize is being offered by F. A. Farnwell, of the Court Inn. Rev. Jno. A. Davison delivered an address at the B. Y. P. U. con vention at Greenville Wednesday. Wis subject was "The Call of thfc Howl"