The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 22, 1918, Image 5
Social and Personal News
-? By Mill Louisa N?(|1m
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(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!
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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.
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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* ? ? ?
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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
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Heir's to the blue of the wind-swept
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piyhen'V^tafet on the fields of France ;
May'- the -?rplrit 'of Grant be over them
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when2 the sons of the North advance.
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.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.
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^ 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
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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.
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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. ^
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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.
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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
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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
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THURS. FEB.
?pei?A
A" s- STEftri
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& COMPANY, Presents
location with SELWYN & COMPAY
THE FUNNIEST PLAY IN THE
WHOLE WORLD
Br SALISBURY FIELD and MARGARET MAYO
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A COMEDY OF LIFE AMONG THE APARTMENT
DWELLERS. ITS CLEAN, ITS HUMAN,
AND OH! IT IS SO FUNNY.
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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.
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