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Social and Personal News Br Mix U>uU* N?uIm ' ? THK NKW ITl^AH >v?'i th?( threshold u gallant u?w-<,\?tuer jftcppeth Wlfh 4re?d tMt i* ??>yal t*? h -?> ; iVhite' hh the winter time, rofy as turn ! mer. Hoih' in his ?yw >t u?i his laugh rftlfeth free L>! iu his hand* there ? n- gift# over tiowlng. protniwii come lu his train; h'er iiitu the dawn in it's in-uuty is flowing rfee from his presence the shadow of palu. Jow shall we welcome him? Hhwll we reiuember >ne who royally came to our door Pwelve month ago, when the wind# of Pecefnbor tfoaned in the tree tops and raved on the alio re? Me, too, had largeness of honnty to offer ; Re wax as moiling and graeiona of mien ; illy the "beautiful nought he to proffer, f)nly such looks as were eajtm and serene, Now he has fled, and our hope* that have perished, |<ovcly ideals which never were found, preams that we followed and plana that i we cherished, ?* ? ' , Lfe| like the Autumn leaves dead on 1 the ground ? Ho wilt thou Cheat us with sign and with token, lo wilt thou woo us to follow thee on, [til ,thy last aigli through a lute that is broken, , ? Pill thy last vision is fajied and gone* Hay ! we are thankless indeed if we borrow >uly the weary libretto of pain ; ftnd in the retrospocc nothing but nor* TOW, 'ount up otir year in the tnues tbpt i complaiu, Jurely we are stronger through faith and endeavor; v Surely we are richer fn courage and )ove ; turely we are nearer the infinite ever, fearer the dear ones who wait us above. VelYNune, then New Year, with irtd^less white pages, - ? r. ? ? - *? lLUXA ["hough we may blot them ere lotig',\vith our (cars ; ' lo it has been through the long puling ages, ? V Voru with the foot-pHnts of close crown ing years , Welcome, sweet year! may the full- ? handed hours Snd us like servants who wait for their l?ord : Ising with ?'j;rnest devotion our powers ?ooking for him. and obeying his Word. IK. THOKNWEIX [AY ENTERTAINS Mr. Thorn well Hay. was it genial host t a stag dinner on last Tuesday even ig given at the home of his parents Mr. li d M s. Onkinan Hay. Tom Kirkland nd John Kennedy DuBose were the ouor guests of the occasion. The rooms '( re bright anfl co*y, filled with Christ ins dfrco ration and Christmas cheer, for was a merry crowd of high school id college boys that gathered a-round table that was beautiful in every de lil, having as a center piece a silver L-sket filled with luscious grape, s nad trrounded with holly and mistletoe. An cgant six course dinner was served to ie following guests : Tom Hoy Kirk nd, John Kennedy DuKo.se, Harriug n Yates, $erre del/oach, Andrew Whit ;er, ('hap Barrott, Oakman Hay. Hen Clark, Iyouie deLoach, Henry Savage, lom'as IvCnoir, Dan Miller, Julian Iraki in, Jim Wallace, .J. T. Houston, rte Mackoy, Andrew Burnett. AfteiMlinner speeches, college jokes, f., kept the boys amused for quite a ne. A Beautiful Calendar. The Bank of Camden hus had issued e o?f the prettiest calendars, we have in this season and have been distri tihg them to their friends and cus ner.x. '' Majestic Theatre PROGRAM ? -i Friday Jan. 2nd. ZSr '3 SHznick Presents ; OLIVE THOMAS IN "THK SPITE BRIDE" Aiw? ?? V-ierra's H awn Hulls Singers, Dancers and Players Admission <?4k<* Children 30c Saturday Jan. 3rd. "Fatty" Arhuckle' in I lis hi tost, comedy succors "THK HAY8EEI)" Als.r? a Fox Sunshine Comedy "DABBLING INTO SOCIETY" And a new episode of'3 "THE GREAT GAMBLE" ? With Vierra's Hawaiian* Singers, Dancers and Players Admission (t(>c Children itOo Monday Jan. 5tb , IRENE CABTLK IN The Paramount-Arfccraft Star in "THK INVISIBLE BOND" Also a new Paramount Mftff&zine Regular Admissions . Tuesday and Wednesday January 6th and 7th George Iyoan Tucker's "THK MIRACLE MAN" A vivid, vital drama of human arts. See special display ad else in this" issue. Admission 30c Children '25c Thursday Jan. Hth I Thomas H. Ince Presents "Klas M)Cl<enn and I)ori? M?>'| in "as 1.2 HOURS LEAVE" ?'ive reels of the merriest kind of | you ever had an opportunity to ne*w, 1*7 a Kolin C-omedy and Topics of The Day* MING: igla* Fairbanks in '* Majesty, The American* ' MEETINO OF MEMORIAL TREE COMMITTEE Mr* N, C. Arnett, chairman of the tree committee request* Hll members of that eonmWttee to inert nt the Library this, Friday, afternoon at ft o'clock, The Ilobklnk Hill Chapter D. A U? tW Civic I At ague and the John I). Kennedy Chapter, are all represented on this eoui? mjttee and are urged to be present us It in to 4m? the la*t meeting before the trees are planted. The ladies would alxo be glad to have Mr. Willie Will ta ker meet with them as representing the city council ; he <-ould give advice j.nd information in regard to the planting, whejre the city will allow them to be plauted, and what it will furnish in work, etc. The Magnolia has been se lected and just where they are to bo plauted will be decided this afternoon and every memlber of the committee la urged to t>e present. MISS ESTHER NCIII.OS BUR4J ENTERTAINS In couipllmeut to her.ltouse guest, Miss Hose 'Levin, of Spartanburg, Mit>? Llv lugston, of Charlotte, and Miss Shapiro, of Augusta, MIhh Esther Schlosburg gave an informal dance Tuesday evening nt the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. 1 4. Schlosburg. The rooms were In holiday dress and a three piece orchestra furnished the music for the merry dance that went on from (>.30 to 12.30. Deli cious punch and cake were served dur ing the evening and lovely favors given. DANCE AT TIIK COUNTRY CLUB The 'opening datxje .for the season was given at the Country Club' .on the evening of the 26th. The music was /furnished by a Columbia- orchestra and the complete success of this first dance, makes it snfe to predict unbounded pop ularity for the rhrb this winter. Quite n . mwubcr of the belles and beaux froln neaifay towns lent their presence to tytyffcrten the occasion. , ' ? : i DANCE AT D. A. K. CHAPTER HALL, ! One of 'the pleasant affairs of the holi days whs the dance for the junior danc ing set given at the Hubkirk Hill Chup tervllall. The Chapter has recently put in a piano and dances can be gotten up on short notice. Members of the Hob-' kirk Ilill Chapter chaperone all affairs given at their Hall and this assures1 per-' feet conduct and gentility in every re spect, The dance on this occasion was very enjoyable and will no doubt be followed by others. It was the first in a sesie.s of many delightful affairs to 'be given in tWs beautiful old ante bellum hall. I>R. RALPH l)t'NN HONORED It is with genuine pleasure that the friends iu ins native town hear of the promotion and the position of honor, trust and responsibility accorded Dr. Ralph Dunn by his appointment as as sistant to Dr. Crow, an eminent special ist of .fcdins Hopkins HosjYttfiT^ Balti more. Dr. Crmfy, liRs more than a na tion wide reputation and his selection Of an associate is a distinct compliment, The Camden people feel that the compli ment is well placed, and rejoice with his parents Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Dunn in It&lph's good fortune. f MISS /\(JNKS SHAN NON ENTERTAINS Miss Agnes Shannon was the charm-* itig hostess at a loveJy fiance on the even ing of the 26th to which about sixty of her young, friends had been bidden to come in and make merry. The rooms of this handsome home were garlanded with yule-tide emblems, and formed an appro priate setting for the merry faces of the lads and lassies gathered to celebrate an old tiinp Christmas festival. From a .crystal bowl embedded in ferns, fruit punch was served, and delicious fruit and pound cake always acceptable to healthy young appetites were abundantly in evidence. Miss Hetty St. Paul, Minn., and Miss Ithetta Shannon r Nelson of <7d tunica "were among the ad mired guests of the evening. PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Harriet Patterson of llaruwt-U 4s visiting Miss ltetta Heath. Miss Jennie Kirkland of Harnwell is this guo*t of Mis# Naucv I.indsa.w Miss Anuie Wade 1 1 of Kalelgh, N. C. is tin* guest of Miss Olive lthamc, Miss Unth 4'rary of Colomubia was t lit* w?*ok mil guest of Mia* l*ois Wil liams. Prof. A. 1< (Jeisenheimer ??f Charles ton ha* been spending the holidays at llOllie. Miss Harriet Nelson of llartsville spent the holidays with home folks in Camden. Messrs Fred and Thomas Culler* ?:t Cameron, have been guests this week of Mr. Sam Kvans. To A utomobile Chauffers; 1 >i<l you over drive a car that wasn't tired V The Miracle Man is coming. Watch the Ma jestic. Mr. and Mrs. .1. (>. lioag- of Winns boro with Master lleury and Oliver Johnson s|>ent Christinas day with Or. and Mrs. II. T. Ooodale. Messrs. P. M. Wooten, <1. T. l.ittle, W. It. DeLoache, J. L. Moseley and L. A. Kirkland leave tomorrow night, ou a business trip to New York. Mr. Claud Williams, who is employed by the Oupont Chemical works at Wil mington. I>el., spent the holidays in Cam* den with his parents Mr. and Mrs. It. 11. Williams Friends in Camden were delighted to see former Postmaster and Mrs. C, J. Shannon here for the holidays. They are now residing at Jefferson, in Ch.'s. terlield county. Or. Walter Korrell who recently moved to Alabama, was in Camden (hiring the holidays. Or. and Mrs. Sorrel! ai*e nicee ly located on a farm about 11! milcts uut from Huntsville. Lieutenant Commander William An crmn has been ypending the holidays with his family in Camden. Commander An cruiii was recently decorated by the King of Belgium. "Itcmeniber. you're to play the shy, blushing ingenuine. So' ease up on the make-up. I'm waiting for you- ? haven't seen u silk anJcle in a week." A liue from "The Miracle Man." Prof. It. 1*. I>n- vies, of Delaware, spent the holidays fu Camden with his parents Sunday night Prof. Davies delivered an interesting address at the Methodist church. Prof. Davies' father is .with the <?. I.. Hlackwell jewelry store Mr. N. T. Purdy who left Camden about thirty years ago, was a visitor in Camden ' for a few days during the holidays, Mr. Purdy was for a number of years a merchant in the opera house store and .Is pleasantly remembered by ^he older people. He is now a prominent merchant -itf LRwrenceville, Va. Miss Elizabeth Carrison -who is a senior at Columbia University spent the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Carrison of* this city. Miss Car rison has received many compliments and been highly honored a number of times at Columbia. She was elected to repre sent that institution in the Students In ternational Association meeting in Des Moines. Iowa, this week, but for personal reasons decided not to go. MISS DeLOACHE AND MK. THIRMAN COMPLIMENTED <a Aftdr the wedding rehearsal on Krt? day evening a delightful dinner was given bride and groom-to-be, niai'ls, grooms *inen and ushers at .the Court Inn. Mr. Frank Williams, who was to have been the best man, had not illness prevented, was the genial host, and it wcs indeed a merry party that gathered around the Festive board where an elegant course dinner was served in the spaeiou? din ing room' of the Court Inn. Former Virginia Judge Dead. Washington, Dec. 24. ? Represents live Walter Allen Watson of Virginia who was the presiding judge at the trial of Henry Clay Beatty for the murder of hi* wifp near Richmond. Vu., eight y?*Hr* Kgo, died here today following an opera tion for mastoiditis. 1920 Our sincere wishes are extended to our Friends and Patrons for a Glad and Prosperous New Year! Mackey Mercantile Company . * ? - Your Attention Mr. Bank Depositor: Have you considered an investment for the New Year? Why not an account in our Savings Department? Your interest is compounded quarterly, and your money always available. ' We want your business anyway, whether a checking ac count or a savings account, or both. Consider our strength ? Capital $100,0QQ, Surplus $100, 000. Resources more than a Million. And as to our service- ? it is our intention to make it the equal amount of attention to small accounts as Make your New Yeara Resolution an account with us and accept in return our pledge that you will never regret it. The Bank of Camden Capital $100,000 Surplus $100,000 t MKtfTINC; OF JOHN 1>. KKNNKDY C HAI'TKIl The above chapter will meet next Mon thly January 5th at 4 o'clock P. M. at the Presbyterian Manse with Mrs. Mai ler. Mrs. Harwell lloykln and Mrs. Frank Ij. Zemp as hostesses. Kepoi^s from the State Convention will 'be givt-n and other matters discussed. This is the meeting for the annual dues and Mrs. Sill, the chapter treasurer urges every one to pay promptly. The work ot' the t".' I>. C. is three-fold ? memorial, educa tional and -benevolent. The organisation leads in education": we say this without fear of contradiction., for last year we' had seven hundred and ninety odd schol arships and wjSent more than seventy three thousand dollars on education. These scholarships* .are for the descend ants of Confederate soldiers and are competitive as it is not known to whom they are given and no "pull" however strong can win them. We hopi* that th** membership will 'turn out in fall Monday afternoon. The hostesses extend a cordial invitation ? to all. MRS. L. A. KIKKI'.YNI) ENTERTAINS The bright chain of portiefc given it honor of Miss Nan DeiLoactie ended in a delightful .shower on Christmas evoC The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kirk land on Fair Street was In holiday at tire for the occasion. A lovely holly tree had been arranged for the fleecy cloud to empty its contents of snowy white linen and other appropriate gifts for the happy bride of Christmas week. She was pleaded, entertained ? aud ; jjuite enthusiastic as she opened one by one of the arttatic packages "%fth which the tree was laden and which lmd been show ered from a cloud of love and goo<i wishes by her most intimate friends. Friendly chat and a merry time in general was enjoyed by the young crowd, the hostess serving: delicious crenrn and cake during the afternoon. To Hankers, llrokers, Jewelers, He. In> you know thai your safe can be opened '-without your knowledge? "The Miracle Man" is coming. Watch the Majestic. "She-She's n 'bad girl, Martha. Come away". A- line from "The Miracle Man." FRENCH Oral Instructions CONVERSATION, SONGS, POETRY, GAMES MISS GILLET Whistler Cottage 1205 Broad St. Camden, S. C. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ' C/IR INiSlMERlC/1 If you contemplate purchasing a Paige car let us suggest that you hook your order immediately. Our dealer is anxious to serve you but his allotment is limited and orders must be accepted on a strict priority basis. Even a brief inspection of the new series "Lin wood" five ^ passenger model will explain why this car is so universally popular. Why not make this inspection today? and solve your automobile problem permanently. 9 PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, Midi CAROLINA MOTOR CO. Camden, S. C.