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Social aid Personal News By MU? Lo??i?o N#itU? A Reqifft*. Wbeu I am dead, my dearest. sing do **i) acoogs 'or niej Plant thou no roaes at my head. Nor shady cypres# trw; Btii the green above me With shower# and dew drojw wet ; vu<i If thou wilt renumber. \ ,1,1 if thou wilt forget. I shall not see the shadows. I . i. a u not feel tbe rata ; I shall not hear the nightingale sing on. as if In pain ; And dreaming through the twilight That (fotfi not rja* not set. Haply I may remeuftber And Haply may I forget Gets (<ood Promotion. Mr. I>. Vernou I>ikon, who for tl>e past haa bean ehafrtder at the Camden Veneer Plaut, has been promot ed and |s now manager of the Camden plant. He succeeds Mr. C. Frank Wil liams who has conducted the plant In ?Camden since It was first lustalled' In Uiis elty. Mr. O. L, Williams owns a group of veneer plants in Cataden, Sum ter. and Conway. S. C.. and at Mocks ville and Rural HaU, N. C.. with his residence at Sumter. Mr.. Frank Wil Hams lias been made general manager of this group of plants. Mr, t>lxon is a thorough-going young business mau and 1,1s friends wilt be glad to know of his promotion. Mrs. Vernon Mr Do well Complimented. A loveV affair of the late 'summer was abloom In golden rod and dasles ternoon at the Country Club with Miss {Catherine Blakeney as the gracious hostess, and Mrs. Vernon McDowell, a recent bride as the charming honor guest. There, were six tables attrac tively arranged in the ball room, which wwas abloom in golden rod and daisies, the artistic color scheme of yellow and white was charmingly carried out In detail. Miss Bakeliey was the fortu nate winner of the score -prize, while the consolation went to Mrs. Ralph .Shannon. The honor guest also re ceived a lovely remluder of the occa sion. The hostess served lee cream and cake. Meeting of Library Association. The regular monthly meeting of the Library Association will be -held at the Library Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Members are urged to attend ami all interested in the library wheth er members or not are invited to attend. Missionary Society to Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the . Woman's Missionary Society of the Camden Baptist church will be held Tuesday afternoon September 21st at 5 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. B. E. ? ? ? " A ? Sparrow. A full attendenceila_requet?t pflpniTl all visitors welcome. Mrs. John Wilson. Secy. Sixteen miles of pipes were required "to conrrt the ocean liner AqUltanltt Into ah oil-burner. Fresh Oysters. We are now handing fresho ysters and can scrve'tliem to you In any style Cull and try them. The City Cafe. l>. (!off Proprietor . East I)eKalb street. Camden. 24tf. Majestic Theatre PROGRAM Today, Friday, Sept. 17*** Metro Presents Bert Lvtell ill "ALIAS -MM Mitt VALENTINE" The most gripping arid fascipat injr rrook play of aU timesy* Also a Fox Weekly News. Admission 25c fc?^hildren 15c Saturday, Sept. 18th. , A new episode of ?THE I/OST CITY" A l?o "Fatty" Arbuckle in "OH! DOCTOR. And a Mark Sennett Comedy. /THE NEW BELLHOP" Monday, Sept. 20th. ~ D. W. Griffith's "THE LOVE FLOWER" Ne\ve<t picture of love, romance and adventure. I'r-K'la i in<>d by Critics to !>e a Grif fith Masterpiece. AdiDission IWe Children 15c * Tuesday, Sept. 21st. Mhto Screen Classic. "STRONGER THAN DEATH" A hreatM**?<s drama, and a soul -^^''ill of a jjroat jjpd l>eantiful love. Admission' :$<? v Children 15c ?> Wednesday Sept. 22nd. Willam Fox Presents Shirley Mason in ^hk little wanderer." AUo "Hidden Hangers." Admission 20c "Children V>c Thursday, Sept. 23rd. Kenlart Presents Alice Brady in "SINNERS" Adtnlsuion 20c Children 10c PERSONAL MENTION. ~ ? - ? ? ?. Mr. Henry Savage, Jr., left this week to ateud the University of Virglula. Mrs. K. C. vonTreackow has return ed from a several , weeks stay lu At UuiUl. Miss Kmestine Rateman left Sunday afternoon to resume her atudlea at Cok er College. MlseVvUHc Belle Mackey has return ell to Ooker College as has also Miss Cornnu f?ewle. Mr. Leon Highland of Atlanta. Ga. ban been visiting at the home vf Mr. H. L. Sehlosburg. Mi--. Dorathy Virginia Coleman of Savanuah, tla.. Is the guest of Ml-s Louise Hlraeh. Maxtor stokes Shiver is the guest of i bis grandparents, Mr. aiul Mrs. K. C. Stokea lu Columbia. Mr. Kdwln Sullivan, formerly of Qam 4eB? but now residing In Aiken, was a visitor in Camden tbts week. Miss ftfauey Lindsay has returned to Wlnthrop College where she takes up her studies for the senior year. Lawrenye Jones left Tuesday for 'Col umbia to take a combined ?ourae at l>raughon's business college. Miss Sadie Wilson left this week for Coke r College where she wJfU bo a student for -the iueomlng year. "Mr. and Mrs. J. O.vBoag. of Wlnns boro, were guests of l>r, and Mrs. R. T. Goodale a couple. of days the past week. Miss Wilbur McCallUm has returned from Concord, N C. where she attended a bouse party, given by a college friend. ^-Misses Arabei and Elizabeth Ken nedy returned to Columbia Wednesday to resume their studies at Columbia ^College. Miss Miriam Mayer who was the at tractive guest of Miss Esther Schlos burg has returned to her home in Balti more, Md. Mrs. K. C. Stokes, of Columbia, spent the week end in the city as the guest of her daughters, Mrs. T. R, Shiver and Mrs, H T Lovett Mrs. H. L. Watkins, Mrs. John s. Lindsay, Mrs. Robert Lat'ta. Miss Willie Watkins and Mr. Steve Perry motored to Charlotte yesterday. Mr. M. vBaruch has returned from New York, where he combined a busi ness aijd pleasure trip. Mrs. Ba'ruoh remained for a longer stay. Mr., and Mrs. Gus Hirsch and daugh ter Louse. /have returned home from a visit North, where they sepent eight weeks at Saratoga, Lake George, New. York and other points. ,t. T. Hou^tan , sjpent ast week in .Jacksonville, '-Fla. motoring down with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Houstan and Mrs. T. A. Spivey, who have been ?pendlng the summer In Camden. Miss Helen Geisentaeimor, and her brother Mr. Lexie Geisenheimer have returned from Chicago, where they spent the summer taking special courses at the University of Chicago. Mr. 0. J. Shannon, Jr., returned last week from a stay In Canada. He was -joined? br ? Mr; STevens of Kershaw a lid they spent some time in the differ ent sections, of the Dominion. , Mrs. Anna TO. Ancrum returned last week from an extended visit- In- the middle west. After 'leaving St. Paul. Minn.,1 she visited her son, Maj. Cal houn Ancrum in Newport. It. I. Little Miss Mattie Lee Benson, who has bwn spending the summer with her aunt. Mrs. Beulah Bar field, has return ed to her home In Charleston. llii{>ert Benson, also a visitor here, will leave for Charleston today. Mrs. Jno. Cantey, now of Orangeburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Burns.* Mrs. Cantey was one tiipe the popular president of the John D. Ken nedy Chapter and always receives a warm welcome in Cangden. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watkins and family and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whitaaker have returned from a two weeks ?campLng trip in West Wateree. They had a comfortable and systematic camp and a number of visitors from town enjoyed their hospitality. Messrs. L. I. Onion and John T. Mackey returned yesterday from Wash ington where they attended a meeting in the interest of the Cotton Associa tion. Former Governor Manning and J. S. Wannainaker were among the other prominent Carolinians in the party. ? Baptist W M. U. Meeting. The eighth annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union will be held Saturday. Sept. 25th at Mount Pisgah church. All Missionary Societies arc urged to send delegates, and those churches with out societies, please send representative. Mrs. Chapman, the state president, and Mrs. I,. K. Sturkie, the vice president of Central Division, will be with us. De legates coining on train to Kershaw Saturday morning Septeml>er 25th will be met and taken to the church. Mrs. Bol>ert Ooodale, Supt. Whales and seals will be hunted by airplane tn the Denmark Strait this summer. Blue glass drives flies away but white, yellow or orange colored attract* them, says an English scien tist. > THE MKBTING THl'KSD^V Firmort and Kusine** Moo (/muIimw ly BMk 0*iton Association. , Ou September 9th, the Chamber of Coiutuertv of Caiudeu, along with some of the progress!?*) furA?er? ot our Couuty gave a delightful barbecue, We had with us on this occasion Mr. Wan utfiuukt'i resident of the American Oottou Association, aud Mr. McIahkI, Chairman of the ftnancc Committee of the American Cotton association. Those gentlemen made splendid addresses. It wan decidedly the highest Cotton Asso-> elation meeting w# have ever had iu this county. Mr. Wannaiuaker after stating what the American Cotton Asso ciation stood for.vlsi ; holding cotton until the price reached a point when it was profitable to grow It; Waif housing to prevent country damage: grading by tht? Government < Irader and the planting of one third small grain, oue third cotton In 1021. After his address Mi. Wanna maker took a band primary on whether that crowd would hack the association ?ud the alK?ve measures and with one accord all hands went up aud made . It unanimous. Mr. Harmon made a splendid address and begged the people of Kershaw ( ounty to stand for the pr|Hples of the Association. Me. McLeod addressed .us bit the financial condition of the Association and made if very elear that we could not run the AmeHcan Cotton Assocla tlon on hot air, he said that we had a sustaining membership in each county in the cotton belt aud that he wished to get fifteen members iu Kershaw County, at $250 each. After h?s address he call ed to take up this memlK?rship ? -which they did In great shape going over the top in twenty minutes with seventeen members. Immediately after the barbecue there was a meeting of the Executive Com mittees of the county branch of the As sociation, during the meeting there was a resolution. offered and carried, tliank ing the Camden Chamber of Commerce for the bountiful hospitality. Meeting of (he John I). Kennedy Chap ter U. D. C. Immediately after the adjournment oi the Civic League, the above chapter was called to order -by the President Miss Louise Nettles, and Mrs. Arnett was in her place as Secretary. The President laid before the chapter her plans for work, which were graciously endorsed and heartily responded to by the members present. It was decided to have a rummage sale on Saturday ii5. and evry member 'flie chapters ex pected to make h contribution to thin sale, and we expect to go further and ask the ladles of the town to contribute as thfc money m^de is to be spent in Camden, and for n purpose in which the entire town will be interested, Mrs. John T. Mackey is ebairmaii_aiid Mrs, Tea nfTIee chairman of the com mitee for this sale, and every member is expected to be interested, and do her part. The bazaar was only touched upon, and tjje ladies are urged to keep it in mind.- It will be discussed at the October meeting, and be held some time before Christmas. FACTS FOR YOU Some Things You Know and Some You Don't Know. Once a woman becomes married in Korea she loses her name absolutely. A feature of Japanese weddings Is tlit building of a bonfire maih of the toys of the bride. <>ue of the three reut commissioners of the District of Columbia is a woman Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. The Empress of Japan has so en couraged the workers in that cou-utry that the Japanese Red Cross now has nearly 2,000,000 members. As a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, Mrs. Helen H. Gardner, now holds the highest Federal position ever held by a woman Plain gold wedding rings are bought in duplicate by the bridegrooms of Chill and Peril, one ring being given to the bride and the other retained by the groom. :In order to teat the tobacco habit twenty-four girl students at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, have been en gaged to smoke and chew tobacco at the rate of forty cents a-n hour. Women between twenty-one and thity-five years of age are eligible for appointment as members of Boston's metropolitan force. The compensation Is $1,580 a year with annual promotion until $1,580 is reached. ? Mosquitoes are so numerous in Paris that the Pastenr Institute has l?een working on a plan to destcoy the larvae in the water. ? Culture is dle>ng in Russia, and learning is starving to death," nays a correspondent ^>f the London Times reporting hi# obaerations. ? Ttor value which France sets upon her *omen may be estimated by the fact that the F'rench gpvemment re cently agreed to give up .1,000 Russian pri*loti?jrs in exchange for 12o French women amf children held in Rnmia. Meftiof of tfee Civic U?|u?. The regular monthly mating of the Clvk* League was held at the LtbrirjT Monday afternoon at 5 :.'t0 o'clock. In the absence of Che president. Mrs, i Edwin Muller, and the vice president. j Mrs. William Shannon, the Seervt <? r \ Miss Louise Nettles inysldetf, and Mrs, j N. C. Avuett wan Secretary protem. Mrs. F. I .I'xlit' Zernp ?h chairman <?f the park committee reported that eon slderahle work had beeu done i>0 |hc parks, miuI the advisability of replacing the fountain spray on Kershaw Park had been looked In toi' and the committee agreed vthat It should be done. This re port was received favor a My and the committee asked <*? eoutlnue it's work. The Park Committee was also request ed to Inquire Into the cost of pHicfriiJ the seats in the parks at eonveuieutj ilisi.iMi r.s oil t he st reels as Camden is a place of such "MagQtflc ent DbdanVes," that we feel this should he one for the eomfort of our i>eople us well as for the stranger* withiu our gates. This will not Include Library Park as we do not wish seats placed there, but does Include all other parks and some of the streets. Mrs. N, It. Goodale gave a very full and interesting talk on her visit to Kershaw where she represented the claims of the Amerlean Library Assoela Hon and asked that the ladles do some thing toward the $,'100 dollars that Ker shftw County Is expected to give," as Camden has already glv|p over $1<)0 She also told of the Interesting County demonstrations tshe had attended at the Camden High School,-; and In Kershaw, and advised tb$> ladies to take more in terest in these occasions as they would obtain nuich valuable information .The North Central District Conferences of the Federated Woman's clubs meets in Winnsboro in October. Mrs. Edwin Midler will go as the .League President. Mrs. Robert Team will go as the dele^ gate with Mrs. .Tames Burns as alter nate, Mrs. E. C. Voh Tresckow goes as District Vice President, And Mrs N. It. Goodale as State Chairman of Civics. The committee to visit and send flowers to the hospital was asked to continue It's duties until the October meeting. The League adjourned to meet on tfce second Monday in October _in the after noon at the Library. Iionald Amundsen, Artie explorer, ar rived In Name, Alaska, Tuesday night, from the Artie ocean. He Is In Koine, it Ik understoodr'to outfit for an at tempt to ren?*h the North Pole. No. 908X :-m?7 >T REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF1 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMPEN , At cam i >i:n. in THIS stati: or south Carolina, at thf, oi/osw or * business O.N si:i'Ti:.\im:u Mh. iouo . Resources Loaua and discounts .. ...... UlM.fHK5.ai Notes and Mils redlscounted with Federui Heserve Hank MMXMUM) 578.508.34 Overdrafts, secured. $1,800.00; unsecured. $5,057.21 ....- - 0,357.21 U- S. bonds deposits to secure circulation (par value > ... 00.000.00 | U. 8. IktmUt pledged S3, 500.00 War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamp* 'actually owned 24.40 -Sr?.rV2 4.-10 ! Bouda other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal \ savings deposits 2.000.00 i Stnuirltles, other than U. S. Boud# (uupledged ? ? 7.000.00 0,000.00 Sio.'k of Ko<|. mil Htlftve plllk ?-',850.00 Value of ha liking house 20,748.78 20,748.78 Furniture and fixtures ? 3.002.02 l. awful remove with Federal Reserve Bank - 20, 508.00 Cash In vault and net amounts due from National Bank* ... ... 32,058.4t Net amount kdue from hanks and hankers 2.078.01 Cheeks on batiks in the sauic city or town C.. 1,000.47 Total of last throe Items.,. 87.248.53 Outside checks and other cash items, 1,883.00 Hedemptlon fuml with 1T. S. Treasurer ? ' 2.500!00 Interest earned but'uot eollected--npproxliuu tc -on Notes and H>lls Receivable not past (|ue - - 800.00 Other assets: Short account ... .. .. 883.05 '? Other tuBeeta-: Customer* Bond *ect. . g Total $785,078.04 Liabilities. Capital stock paid In - - 75,000.00 Surplus fund . - 'J5.000.00 Undivided profits ? ............ ? .... 23,555.88 I. ess current expenses, iuterest, and taxes paid 0,518.80 17,030.00 I<Mf>mt awl discount collected ? ., 2.000.00 Amoutit preserved for taxes accrued ..-v?.?- "? i "47,7.1 Circulating notes outstanding 30,000.00 Certified checks outstanding ? , 188.52 Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding.............. 1,440.01 Total of last two items - - 1,637.53 Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to <?heck 230,062.24 Dividends unpaid . ? ?; 02.00 Total demand deposits .'. 230.754.24 Time deposits : Postal Savings Deposits 400.33 Other (Jme deposits 317.758.3$ Total of time deposits f. 318,218.71 United States Deposits Hills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank (ih^ludiug all obflgatlons representing money borrowed other than rediscounts ....25,000.00 Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank 30,000.00 Other LiabillMeeti : Reserved for Depreciation 883.74" Total ? .. $785, 078.04 Liabilities for rediscount's with Federal Reserve Bank - 40,000.00 Of the total loans and discounts shown above, the amourtt on which interest was charged at rates in excess of thos^ permitted by Uw, exclusive of notes upon which total charge not to exceed 50 cents was made was $1,732.00. Th(? number of such loans was 28. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. \ I. S. W. YanLandinghatn. Caahier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement i* true to the best of my knowledge ami belief. S. W. VanLANDINGHAM, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me thiK* 14tlr day of September, 1020. Correct ? Attest: I. C. Hough, Notary Public. & C. J. Shannon, Jr. j George T. Little Directors. ' W. J. Dunn * FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHO STAY YOUNG Marked Style Changes Men's Clothes For Fall New style changes for Fall as correctly interpreted by Society Brand Clothes will be heartily welcomed by men who pay particular heed to their appearance. The long vent in the coat has gone. Vents in modish suits this Fall will be noticeably shorter. Body contours have changed. The high waist line and the pinched -in effect have gone. Coats hang with greater fullness from the shoulder. The result is a pleasing effect of unusual ease and smart ness. These are the style features that mark this season's models in Society Brand Clothes. .1 THE MEN'S SHOP Camden: S, C. A