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Social and Personal News -? By Mill Louisa N?(|1m / ' , (irtUMi-Mu'rt MUpfen. f Ah, little Htioen with huge rosette, Ami heel "hi Miirlo Antoinette" SO yOU UUVO danced I ho minuet With oqurtiy Marquis LaFtpvtto! A huudm! ycur* you haVe lain ho still The thOBfbt opmtyf -with a sudden thrill 1 wonder If you could forgot Again to dance the minuet! r I " ' ' i ? ^ For I, tonight iu old brocade 1 Aud i>ettl04>ttt with silver braid * With patches, |K>wder, and pomade shall wear you to the masquerade. My grandma's slippers! And 1 muse When lastjyou d^gced^ oh* painty ahqes it wan with bright vsword and epaulet; Your part'uetf ^aWjufs LaVayette. j SE - ? ?? ' * ' . A hundred years ! what interlude. Since that far time 1 And 1 intrude Upon your garret solitude That you way da nee with modern, dude No! back within your ancient case " With by-gono\gowus and yellow lace. I reverent lay each little shoe, ' -r No modern man shall dance with ycAi. small slippers you shall not disgrace The memory of that time and place When last with flashing Jewels set, You led the reel with I >a Fayette, Webster defines society as "The per sons collectively considered who live iti any region, or at any period. Any community of individuals who are unit isl together by common bonds of mu tual interests, or intercourse. . Those who recognize each other as friends and acquaintances." Tho editor of this page does not wish, nor do tho managers of The Chronicle wish, the sphere of this page to bo limited. We wish to be informed of the movements of all our people so that in turn we t*an pass it on to others, thereby mak ing this page more interestiug *to a greater number of people,, We will highly appreciate any assistance that may be given to us towards this end.. Every day wo think of people who used to live here among us. Some of them have kept ties here with us but many have not. Will not those who hear from these absent ones or know of them in any way, sometimes furnish us a little item or two. Aldret-Mcl^eod. An attractive but quiet home wed ding which was solemnized yesterday afternoon at .4 o'clock was that of Miss Edna Ilaynes Aldret to Lieut. Alfred Moore McIxhkt Of Oamp sSe vier, (Jreenville. The Rev. Alexander Sprunt ofllciated. Tho apartment was artistically ar ranged in ptflms and pink cut flow ers. The (bridal l^arty entered the front drawing room to the strains of the wedding march. J The bride was (particularly pretty in a castor color traveling suit with a stylish l>at in tbft same shade and ac cessories to match, and carried a shower bouquet of orchids with lillles of the valley. There , were! no attend ants. . l' . ? ? . ? ",r After the ceremony a delicious bullet lunch was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Aldret, No. 53- A Tradd street. The happy couple left on the 5:15 train for Camden. S. O., where they will visit the groom's mother before going to Green vi lie, which will be their future home for the present. \ the otllce to his successor Mr. IF. W. the younger set, who regret very much that she is removed from their midst. Lieutenant McLeod is popular among the men at Camp Sevier. Lieutenant and Mrs: McLeod re ceived many ^beautiful pifts, which proved their popularity.? ^Charleston American, Feb. 1,5. :Jif PROG R A M Tod ay Friday Feb. 22nd. Thomas H. Ince Presents- .. William S. Hart in ? "THE WOLVES OF THE RAIL** " Absolutely ?positivefr" Harf a he?t Production Admission 20c - - Children 10c . Saturday Fob. 23rd. -/ \l" Triangle Kay Bee Presents ,*'? . MARGERY WILSON IN ? "WILD SUMAC" u . ALSO "THE FIGHTING TRAIL* Vita graph's N4w Serial Sunday Fob. 24th. Go To Church and Sunday School. Monday Feb. 25th. William Fox Presents The Smile-a-Minute Mao, That's George Walsh in "YANKEE WAV The most genial and effervescent star who ever made an audience roar with laughter at new,' clean And refreshing- humor. The best antidote In the world for anything resembling ? the blue* ? ? ? ?? JULIAN BI/TINGE IN "THE CLEVER MRS. CAFRAX" Mso a Barton Holmes- Travelogne. Wednesday Fab. 27th. Triangle . Kay Bee Presents AJma Heubena in "The Firefly and The Candle." PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Ka the line Zernp is vUltluK in ?olhmbla. MIh s Virgiuin Taylor spent #cveml <M*ya h> homo during the pant week. ,Mr*. David Wolfe has returned from an extended visit to Baltimore aud Richmond. Capt. and Mrs. L, I., Clyburn and baby left Tuesday for a trip to points iu Florid*. Mr. Haw Karesh wan in town this week on a visit t*> IUh mother. 11c is on duty at Camp Hancock, Mr. John J. Workman, of Camden, visited his sister, Miss Annie Work man, Sunday. ? Laurens Advertiser. Miss Kliyubcth Arthur who has been {he que&t of Miss Jean Lindsay for .the past ttn days has returned to her home In Union, Mrs. E. O. vouTresckow left yes terday to spend the week eud in Green ville near which Major von Tresckow is on duty. Mr. Teddy doLoaeh who is a stu dent, at the University of South Oaro llna spent several days thts week with hopie folks. Bonnie Team Is at home this week on a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Itobert Team. Bonnie is lu the Navy yard at IS'orfolk, Va. Mr. S. Griffin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Medlin of Unlonvlllo, N. 0?? ? spent Sunday night with Mr. and A|rs. It. A. Purser Mrs. ,.1. J, Goodule and daughter Miss Mildred went to Greenville Sat urday to spend Sunday with their son aud brother, Ir. I)ess Good ale. Mrs. Lydla Muivhison and daugh ter, Kathcrlne, have returned to Cam den after apcndlug several days with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. J. Smith of this city.? Sumter Item Messrs. \V, It. dcLoach, L. T. Mills, L J. McKenzle, Miss Nclma Parish, pr. and Mrs. Sorrell, and Prof. G. Richards attended* the state conW^ of defense held In Columbia Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Davidson and Jtwo children and Miss Mary Wilkes aro .expected to motor through the Country from Camden Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wilkes. Miss Mary Wilkes is ,now acting as stenographer in Mr. Davidson's office at Camden. ? Laurens Advertiser. Walter 'Frapp tells us that some folks have beeti Inclined to matrc* sport of his mule, but he says that he can say this much for his animal : That it is an excellent "down hill" mule and that although hard to get started off, onee set in motion i^he Is hell to stop. Tonight (Friday) we will have with us at The Majestic Bill irart', who was never In liner feathers than In this his newest Artcraft. lie has never done iu. better job than "Wolves of the Kail". Only In it he's not a wolf. Boys he's a bear! The manager of The Majestic says that this is "ab solutcly-positlvely" Hart's best work. Unconscious Beauty. Loujsville, (Ky.) Times: Just tam plaint has been made from time to time that the war has produced no literature worthy of the name. The reason for this tact is, perhaps, that the literati. feeling the weight of hu man sorrow, file height of human no bility, and willingness, saerflce, have become too self-conseious to put forth their best. The faet i?, that love of country these day# carries with it an almost intolerable heart-swelling; and the at tention of writer folk is addressed fa* more directly to the passage of enor mous events than to the merely hu man expression of the individual den* sations caused by them. It is evident that the best expres sions matt be unconscious rather than studied. We are in created to the Fort Myers (Fla.) Press for the preserva tion of some of the beet lines of this juiconscious character produced dur- 1 irtg the war. .They follow: ri ?J' ' . m v V.-' jLflf ? ? * Heir's to the blue of the wind-swept ? ; * piyhen'V^tafet on the fields of France ; May'- the -?rplrit 'of Grant be over them 1 - / when2 the sons of the North advance. , , .Heire?* to the griiy of the sun-kissed 'Tj '-490U11#/; ' When tae'meet on the fields of France ; ! May the- spirit of Lee be Over tbem'all, When * the sons of the South advance. 1 And - here's to the t>lue and gray, as ' Kioto f - ? ? When we tneet on the field* of France; Maf tbto spirit of Ood be over them all, When the. sons of the Flag advance. J ??*:?* . y&i ^ These verses were spoken recently as a toast tft a patriotic meeting by the Hon. Herbert Drane, member of Con gress,- a -^resident of .Lakeland, Fla. Our esteemed colleague, the. Press, <Joes not name the author of the lines ? perhaps they are Mr. Drane's. At any rate, we congratulate the author, upon their beauty and their meaning; and the Press upon their preservation. They are worthy a place*. in f*et$ scrap. ^ 1918 FEBRUARY 19181 151 Lei The Chronicle Print Shop Do Jtaff WRAI*PICI?-ON DKKS8 Individual ld?M In KiUU|n| Acrrwor Urt^ -vSllks Follow Gingham*. j i n- n- u? i ^ New York, FeU 1H. ? There is nome thing quite wonderful In the way Amer* l*a In coining to the -front tn every lino. Vli<|?unN by elrvuwstaiu'os, she act'opt* the eondltions made n<H*?N>Hary by war, Hiul makes the best of them. Anything tihiit ?*pells economy, *liat mean* a Having to help our govern* went win the war, In eagerly conald ered by the patriotic women of the I'ntted State*. * "They Kay" abroud that we always go Into thlngN so hard, putting our whole souls into the thing of the mo ment, ami It In true. The fashion* of the proi^ont Jay prove this fact. Con nervation dre**es, frocks that require tto minimum of wool, are the order of the day. And yet they are not frump ish, for they are in good taste, sim ple and becoming, -v Black and Whit? Wrapped -On Dress of Silk Glnghiun The new materials lend themselves rtlcely to the limited yardage. The cot-, ton Herges and gart)adinos are very good looking, and, of course, the silks are wonderful. There is. a new silk, patterned after the glnghajp which en joyed such i>o]>ularity last year, and which promises to hold its o\vi%tliis year, too. The weave of this silk Is identical to the weave of gingham, and the quaint patterns are the same. For the early Spring dress, this material is splendid, an It will wear exceeding ly well. At present, it Ik quite the vogue to have one's dress wrapped-on, and the one illustrated here is a splendid ex ample of the simplicity of this style Afade of silk gingham, in a stunning black-and-white check, the dress can be closed at either the right or the left sido. There are only two fastenings liecessarA. the buttons that hold It at the side front. The upper half of the front gore is made ot lining, to conserve the material, and tha? Is ono reason why such a smart frock can be made from only four yards of silk. The tunic may be faced back with the white satin of the collar and cuffs. All the stitching is done in white, an especially clever idea, as it does away with any extra trimming. The skirt is narrow at the lower edge, and the sleeves are very tight, two absolute ly necessary features of the Mode 1018 Some of the Smartest shop/v .are showing very clever coats which appear at first glance to he dresses. There are tunic coats made of two materials and some are In redingate style with sligh ly Empire waistlines. One of the most noticeable things is the absence of the pocket, that important member of so ciety last year. Belts and collars follow the prevailing mode in dresses, and the materials used are those usual ly Relegated to the province of dresses, far- lighter in weight than the ma terial thought necessary for a coat hitherto. / ...... . ? LIBRARY NOTES ~ The regular monthly meeting of the Association was held at the library Monday afternoon. The President Mrs. B. C. vonTresckow presided, and the minutes of last meeting were read and approved, The llbrarian's report show ed the library, to be In a very flourish lng condition,^ The rent from books was quite satisfactory ,and the hook committee will reinvest the amount at once in ijew Action. A handsome set of Mark Twain'* works has recently been bought, also a set of James Whit comb Riley, beautifully bound and il lustrated. The John D. Kennedy Chap ter U. D. C. presented the library with a copy of the life of Lieut Gen. R. H Anderson, of the .Confederate States Army. "Varnished Halls aqd Cathed rals of France" ? a book handsomely bound and^ beautifully illustrated was given by Miss Francis A. Kellar, of New York. Mrs. Hall has given two .more "hovels. Members of the Asso ciation are requested to remember the regular date for monthly meetings ? the third Monday afternoon in each month. Members are also urged to pay their dues, only $1.00 per year. This is a small amount, but if paid would make a great difference to the manage ment.'' The privileges at the library are almost unlimited, and each family should have at least one meinbeishlp In the Association, somf have two and more. Pleaae band your dnes in at the desk or mail a check to the Cam den Library. ^ ? . * In Charge of Small Arms Practice. Major B, C. vonTresckow, of Cam den, has been appointed instructor of small arms practice at Sevier, near ( Jromvilfe. ~ AN APPEAL TO TRK im Some year* ugo the children of the Camden graded schools uiKtc a suc cessful effort to perpetuate the mem ory of Camden's six Qvii^rnk who were t rue to the instincts of their birth, faithful to the teachings of their fath ers, and coDHttttit In their low for tho State, and an a result of those ef forts, the fountain (Hi Kershaw Park was unveiled and it was lielleved that as tho years passed tho memory of theno bravo soldiers would sparkle In Its spray. Hut alas, ruthless hands tear t lie spray down and All the basin with everything objectionable. > Boys, this must Ih? thoughtlessness You surely cannot stop to think what you are doing, and we feel sure that we need only to appeal to your better judgment. Mothers are requested to Interest themselves and advise their children accordingly and to lustrttct nur*es not to allow the little tots who da not know any better to throw any thing in the basin. The Olvle JLoaxue lk>|tes to put this fountain in tlrst class condition a train and we api>eat to the law-abiding youth of Camden to al low it to remain j?o. ? WASHINGTON'S ItlKTIlDAY CKLKHKATION This annual event that is ever look ed forward to. with so much pleasure by our |?ooplc both old and young, will bo danced at the Klrkwowl tomorrow evening February 28 rd, the date cliang ed in coniplimeiit to the officers and men at Camp Jackson who may be invited guests and who could not con veniently attend on tho evening' of t.he 'Ji'nd. Invitations have lK^n sent tint for the jmst week or ten days and no doubt it will be 'like all func tions at the Kirk wood an ciijoyable affair. VALENTIN K PAKTY Tho heautiful Kirk Wood presented a gay and festive" scene on Saturday evening, ablaze with lights and In bright holiday attire, m honor of St. Valentine. As usual it was an affair ; of hearts, the rooms being garlanded with them In white and red. while ?cupld was monarch of the realm. The , dancing was spirited and enjoyed mucl) , by the young ]>eople. The favors wert> , red hearts on staffs with red and white' ribbons tlylng from artistic rosettes. Quite a number of soldiers were over from Camp Jackson and both the town and tourist colony were well represent ed by a bevy of pretty glrla. I>eli clous refreshments were served during 1 the evening. County Schools ? Please Take Notice ? At a recent meeting of the John 1). Kennedy Chapter II. I>. C. it was de cided not to give a composition medal this year, but to donate the umount usually spent for the medal to some war, relief work; the money to be given ? in the nnmc of the girl -0.r t>Oy writing the best composition on a sub ject selected by the following commit tee: Mes dames A. C. Ancrnm, Bruce Davis, Brat ton deLoach, Wm. Shan non. E. 10. Sill and Miss Leila Shan non. This committee has met and the subject selected is "The Coast Defense of the Confederacy." All schools In the county are asked to enter the con test ? eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grade scholars are to compete. Teach ers are urged to give attention to this matter at once and see that v their school* Is represented ; they are asked to select the two or three best. compo sitions from each grade and send not later than April 15th fo Mrs. K. E. Sill, chairman of the committee. Now let us appeal to the girls and boys of tho County to show their loyalty to the heroism of the paRt, and their patriot ism of the present by doing their very best on this subject,. The winner will have the pleasure of donating $0.00 to their choice in war relief work, and the honor of having the composition published in the County papers and pos sibly having it Tead on Memorial Day,' Tills is the only notice that wlU .Jfce given out to the Schools. Teachers and pupils are nrged not to Ignore it or put the matter oflf. . Cordially Louise Netties, Pres. U. t>. C. . . i .? ,r ? j> St. Valentine's Day. The custom of sending, on St. Val entine's . Day, February 14, tokens of a sentimental character to those we love or. admire, so old that-Lihe per son a go in whose honor or memory the day was established as a festival can not. at this time be accurately ' traced. That It has always been a custom in great favor is evident through Its long observance, being today a festival honored in no less degree than it was in Shakespeare's time, the poet him self .frequently alluding to it iA his MILLINERY ARRIVING ' j ? t . ' . ' * ; . , ? ,ty ? '? . ' Miss Nellie P. Waynes, our milliner, is now in the Northern markets buying our Spring and Summer goqds. These goods are arriving daily and it will pay you to watch our windows for the ne.west creations. Complete line of sport hats now on hand. MISS M. E. GERALD Camden, S.C . works as an iiu]x>rtunt day of cere monlea Valentino was tho name of a con sldoraibfo number of saints, in fact there arc recorded no less than fifty two of this name. Of those, two arc commemorated on February II, and olio of them Valentinus, presbyter and martyr, is believed to bo tho person age honored by tho 4 custom. This ValontUH, or Valentine, according to the authori*ed ltoiuan legend, was ar rested and thrown into chains at tho instance of the Kinperor Claudius, Marcus Au roll us, Oothicus, who roign ed in the Nocoa?<3&half of tho third cen tury, and banded over to Oalphurlnus, who employed one Asterlus to try to, win him back to idolotry. Valentine miraculously healed the 'blind daugh ter of Astcrius, who accordingly bo ileved and was baptized, with all htb house. The saint after long imprls onment was beaten with clubs and fi nally beheaded on February 14. , r But there is nothing in this story to suggest tho custom so ]>opulnr today. All we know is that tho fcstivul of Hi, Valentine's day Is time-honored to an extent that there are no chroniclers. Among the younger pooplo It Is the most important festival of tho year. Tho love-lorn, often in an anonymous way, salute those whose affections they seek >vlth gifts carrying the mes sage of hrvo, which Ik the sentiment of the day, shared by both sexes alike. In Shakes pea re'* time these gifts, or t were homo made effusions, more or loss |K>etk', written on per fumed i>a|H'r, gaudily decorated with hand-ua luted designs; or (hoy were "|H?sVys" tastefully arranged, and eoiu- v posed ol' dowers symbolic of various sentiments. The "wags took advantage of the day to send to i>ersoimges whom I hoy desired to ridicule effusions t hat wore anything but models of i>oetio elegance, and thus -was introduced the "comic valentine", which later, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, when lithography -was introduced, was perpetuated in the penny valentine, still a feature of the -trade productions for use at this day. loiter came the . tiUusy lace an<l embroidery, Imitations in paper, bearing various designs in color, ribbon bows, dried flowers and other ornamentations, with ready-made verse, generally of a maudlin character In Jail For (JatnMing. Willie Alexander, better Jukhmi as "Spaniard" is in jail on a charge of gambling having been arrested . by Constable Ha tenia u while In a game a few days ago.\ It Is very likely that a charge of vagrancy will bo attached to that of gambling. Camden Houi ' r THURS. FEB. ?pei?A A" s- STEftri . /n Am & COMPANY, Presents location with SELWYN & COMPAY THE FUNNIEST PLAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD Br SALISBURY FIELD and MARGARET MAYO .1 ? ' . . s, -= A COMEDY OF LIFE AMONG THE APARTMENT DWELLERS. ITS CLEAN, ITS HUMAN, AND OH! IT IS SO FUNNY. ..... - ? > .. . -.turz: 7" _ ? ' m . " r:~ ? ] T h ere is Nothing Like it and Nothing "Jwst as Good" Prices: $1.50, $1.00 50c. Stat Sale on at W. Robin Zemp't Drug Store Tuesday, . February 26th. 'S f. ?' J ? 7 *T : ' \ r - i' HEALTH FIRE LIFE ACCIDENT v. CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY COMPANY Offic* Man Bldg. A. J. B? ttifr Manigtr ^