The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 28, 1921, Image 5
Social and Personal News
By Mia LouUe Nettle#
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Have You Heard The Nouth A-Culliug
i in vc 5" ou plucked the sunny dairies in
tin- spring?
Then the memory of tholr sweetness
yet must cling
To t lie past with all It's treasure
To the Past's untainted pleasure
That In your soul foreveriuoro will
Have you watched the snowy daisy
fields at night?
Kv.ery stem with white of gold and po-?
mis white,
With t he moon-light on them stream
tng
\m?1 half the stars a dreaming.
Vml love beside yon walking In the
light.
.> , . v'- ;.v- -? ". ' ."."V
Have you heard the mock-bird winging.
soft and low?
In the stillness of the nluht-tlme sing
ing slow
With a harv<*t moon a-ellnglhg
l\i the sky when; stars are flinging
Worlds of light because they love the
daises so.
Their you've heard the South a-culling
in the Spring
"When erownv comes a blooming .dainty
thing ;
NY> matter where you wander
< )Vr these memories you'll ponder
When, you hear the South a-ealllng In
tihe Spring.'*
-Selected.
I!. D. C. To Meet
Members of the above chapter will
please' notice the change in the date
. ?f meeting. Monday January 31 st ati
i he home of Mrs. John llhamc with
Ml>s m, i<\ fierahl as assistant hostess.
The regular meeting has been called a
week earlier to perfect plans for the
? joining bazaar that is to be held in.
February in. Committees are urged
<o report that meeting If possible. One
> committee has not l>een 'notified yet,
ms we have so far failed to get a chair
man. but there will be time after next
Monday to round up the work of that
? ommittee. A full attendance is urged
and all visiting y. P. Vf!. members arc
iH>rdlally invited. \
? Baptist Church Notice. ?
Workmen have repaired the furnace
.tnd the church building is warm again
after two Sundays of discomfort.
The Men's Bible Class clectcd of
ficers as follows: resident, It. B.
Pitts; secretary, M. O. IIuckai>ee : as
sistant secretary, Mr, Mim.s. *
Visitors iTi_ihe city are especially
welcome.
Sunday morning service at 11:15.
Evening service at 7:80. Evening topic
?'Our Friendly Foe." ?
Cake Sale.
7 ? The Young Womuro; (/hunch Society ,
of the T/yttleton Street Methodist
. ehureh will have a cake sale at. Miss
M. K. Gerald's store on Saturday Janu
ary 29, l'rom 10 to 11 o'clock.
Bet in Court
Pittsburg, Man, 21. ? The Allegheny
county court in an opinion made pub;
io 'today dismissed a suit in which
the court was called, upon to decide if
the population oC China exceeded 400,
000,000. The suit was brought by j
<>ragioh Czgins against Alderman Wilt J
Mam Kroger to recover $90. Czgius
'?harmed that Kroeger. stakeholder, per-,
mltted Mike Bablch to collect the
money before ofllcial figures on China's
copulation had been secured. The
suit was dismissed when the court nis
ertalned that no ofllcial census of
^hina had ever lx*eii taken.
Majestic Theatre
PROGRAM
Today, Friday, January. 28th
Billie Burke, ;
The Parnmount-ArteraftStar Jo
"TOE FRISKY MRS. JOHNSON**.
Also Pathe News.
Saturday, January 29th.
Thr Last Episode of
"RUTH OF THE ROCKIES"
Al?o a Sunshine Comedy
"ELEPHANTS NIGHTMARE"
And a Cheater Comedy
*THE BIG SHOW"
Monday, January 81wt
George Me-tealf Presents.
"BEHOLD MY WIFE"
A picture or Interest, enrorraim.
and appeals to the better
emotions.
Also a I*nthe Nmvs.
Tuesday, February 1st
William Fox Presents
JVarl White In
"THE THIEF"
A picture lavishly produced and
holds the attention thron-ont
Also a Now Episode of "BRIDE 13"
Wednesday, February 2nd
Mr. and Mrs. CVirter IVHaven In
"TW7N BEDS"
An amusing fa roe, and unlikv the
?tj]tr?* play. the pknture l? not
"smntty"
Thursday. February 3rd
(Vvii R. DeMille Presents
?SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT*
With RMott Dexater. Gloria Swan
won, Monte Bine, Theodore
Roberta ami Claire McDowell
A?lmi?ilon 3T>c to *11 ,
? J
Servian lit Ml. Morlah.
f It wat our privilege and pleasure to
attend the fifty-fifth anniversary
vices at the colored Baptist church
lust S mutiny ufterneen, and to hear a
very good and helpful address by the
liV\. Itlehard Carroll which contained
Bound and practical advise to ii|g jpep
|?lc. of which ho Is ail able h juh'iy
Hut the moat Interesting and tou< h
lug part to us was the song sorftce,
the o1d>: plantation melodies sung by
tin' negroes, as only their race ran sing
them. Listening to the weird and
mournful tune? memory carried. u*
hack to old' plantation days and to the
uncl'es and aunties of our childhood.
With what romantic interest their
lives were invested and how It deep
ens with the lapse of years: Got! bless
Mie ohl -time slave! Ho was a true
and faithful friend; ture to his mas
ter; true to fils children and his child
ren's children unto . the third and
fourth generation.' Their tortKues have
immortalized the nursery rhymes that
arc dear to every Southern heart. They
knew the language of Wie birds and
flowers; fhey conversed with nil the
Iweliers of the forest and knew their
speech by heart and we remember the
Irresistible charm of their bed-time
stories. Perhaps there was not a na
tive hut could have joined in tihofte un
forgotton songs and lived again In
fancy days of childhood.
'Phcre were only four of the original
church members living. And. their
weary feet are brushing the dews on
Jordan's hnnk a nd their ears catch
(he faint murmurs of the breakers on
the shore. May they find a shallow
ford: And In the. language of another.
"May their golden dreams .of golden
clippers of "tol'den streets, of golden
harps. ami <>f golden crowns. Of which
they have sung, become a golden reality
, I>. A. R's To Mcel
The above chapter will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. TO. Taylor, Thursday,
Feibruary 3rd at I :rt<> p. in. The hos
tess joins the chapter Regent in extend
ing a <*ordlal Invitation to all. members
of this organization In tlio county and
also to all the D. A. It. membefti among
our tourist frleujl* to be present at this
meeting. Vlfdting members of tills his
toric organization will no doubt be
pleased to attend a meeting in old
Camden, a Imttle-field of Hie Revolu
tion. and they are cordially Invited to
do so. Mrs. Taylor'** home is 1701
north Hroad street. ,
Mr. John ?!. Workman Dead.
After a short ilhies* in a Charleston
hospital, Mr. John James Workman, of
this city, died Saturday afternoon. He
was taken suddenly 111 only a few day*
previous to bis death and his death
came as a surprise. He had recently
recovered from pneumonia.
Mr. Workman had lx?en prominently
identified with the business life of
Camden since a young man. For a
number of years he was book-keeper
for the late I'. T. Villeplgue. Later he
\yas manager of the Camden Press
Brick company and still later he was
manager of the Waterec Cotton Mill of
this city. For several years lie con
ducted the Workman Wholesale Gro
cery, and at the time of his- death
was engaged in buying cotton.
Mr. Workman was twice married and
is survived by his last Wife and several
Children by his first marriage. He
also has a large family eonaection.'The
body was brought to Camden and the
funeral services were conducted from
the Presbyterian Church on Monday
by Dr. Edwin Muller, assisted by Rev.
F. IT. Harding, and the interment was
at the Camden cemetery.
Auto Men Arrested
Charlotte, X. C., Jan. 20.? Charg
ed with conspiracy and use of the
mails to defraud in the sale of stock,
F. W. Edwardy. Jr., and R. L. Wal
ters, secretary and general manager,
respectively, of the Wizard' Automo
bile {Company of Charlotte, capital
ized at $1,000,000, were arrested late
today on warrants obtained by Feder
al District Attorney S. J. Durham.
?hr
Carrahfp &hup
of NEW YORK
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Now has h winter brunch in
Camden at 1818 Broad Street
near The Klrkwood Hotel, where
yon ni;i y (*>tain
Exclusive Hand Made
Millinery
Swratera. Scarfs, Lingerie, Bou
doir Capo, Hotierj. Including;
CJolf Stocking*. Wool? Noveltie?,
Btr
1818 BROAD ?STREET
PImmm 4 SO Nnr The Klrkwood
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PERSONAL MENTIONv
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Mrs. Robin Zi'iikp spent Tuesday in
Columbia.
M?\ \\1|| Stewart has returned from
*
a two weeks stay in Florida.
Soniet liitijx To Think About at the
Majestic Theatre nexzt Thursday.
Mra. It. it. Team Is spending some
time In Clmi'lenton visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs, II. R. Up Hot t leave for
I lost on Sunday night for. a ten days
1 rip
Miss Annie Thompson leaves Sunday
for a stay of a week or ten days in
Host on.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tunis of l'aoll
I'm., who spent last winter at the Court
Inn. are here ayaln for tie season,
inueh to the del'ght of a number of
friends they won, and have held in
i^amdeu.
Mr. and. Mrs. Ralph Shannon sj>ent
last week end in Columbia and attend
??d the Saturday night danee at Rtdge?
wood Club.
Kirk wood Hook Club Met.
Mrs. J.dardner Richards was a gra-|
eious hostess to the Kirk wood -Rook
Club Inst week. The club decided to
read Rarrle's plays, and the readers
appointed for this mooting were Mrs.
Kdwln Millar, Mrs ?!, It, Zem'p and
Mrs. I, Richards. The list of hooks
for th.e year has been ordered. The
hostess served dainty refreshments at
i be close of the meeting.
He Is u C.Ood Simper.
(Jeorge \Voll s, who has been em
ployed fn F.fird's Department Store
as delivcrman, was found taking shoes
from the store Monday and hiding
them behind the store, where tlrey
eouhl he removed at will. The man
ager of the store bad him arrested and
confined in the guard house. IIo went
to sleep Monday afternoon about slv
o'clock and Tuesday morniiu; the of
ficers found It impossible to awake
hi m. Two physicians were summoned
and they. too. failed to arouse him.
IT<' was shaken, tickled and put through
a number of tests but all to no avail.
One of his colored friends stood hit*
bond and be was removed to his home
on Railroad avenue. He awoke Wed
nesday afternoon apparently none the
worse for bis hater sleep.? -Sumter ller
:ibl.
?Saturday morning. January 20th at
10 o'clock the Majestic Theatre will
run a Special Show, presenting Mary
Pick ford in "Iluldn From Holland."
the entire receipts which will go to the
Relief Fund for Starving Rabies in
Kuropo. Everybody should attend this
performance. Thi? will in no way
conflict w.kl the resrular Saturdijiy
show which starts as usual at 2 p. m.
Officers Fleeted.
At a recent joint meeting of the KJcr
shaw Guards Corporation and the Ker
shaw Guards military Company the fol
lowing Officers for the Corporation
wore elected : 10. C. von Tresekow,
President; J. 10. Cauipl>eH, Viee Presi
dent : T Mills Secretary and Treasur
er. The officers with Captain A M
\lcr^ofl and John T. Mickey Jr., form
the board of directors^ The Constltu
tlon was also changed Vo .that l>e8ides
f he members of (lvo Military Company
and those former members* of the Com
pany who had served with it for more
than ten years, also any former mem
ber of the Kershaw G?ards ean. if
elected, become a member of the Cor
poration.
The Corjwration was formed in 1910
to seeure and maintain an armory for
the Military organization, and it is
hoped that the extended memlwrsh^p
will create an increased and helpful
interest in military organization in
town and County. Already a number
of men have requested to be recruited.)
The Kershaw Guards Company re
eently re-organized thus starts out
with bright prospects. Captain Mc
l/ood states that the nttendanee at
drills has been fine and that the men
show great- enthusiasm.
A committee of *the.Ke*8haw Guards
Corporation, consisting of Jj. T. Miffs,
F. C. von Tresolcow and A. M. McLgod,
Is: 'ooking for a suitable lot or build
ing for an armory.
Next Thursday. February 3rd for
special presentation at the Majestic
Theatre will be Cecil II. DeMille'a won
derful picture "Something To Think
About Never wan a picture more
truly titled. One of the finest vital
documents of real life the screen has
ever known. A drama that Is tense
n story teeming with events drawn
from human life, told clearly, swiftly
and impre.<?sive in an absorbing man
ner
Knt ire Family Perish
Washington Court House, Ohio, .Inn.
23. ? >8ix mem1>ers of the family of
JamoK Ad kins, living 14 miles north of
here. w??re burned to death early this
morning when fire destroyed their
home. Adkins was fatally burned.
The fire followed the explosion of
a coal sfove into which adkiiw j?oured
kerosene onto the ho! in an ef
fort to vtart it Quickly
The dead are: Mrs. James Adkin*,
30 ; Oraee Adkins. 14; T/eona Adkins,
11; Naomi Adkins. 1; Freeda Adkins.
? *
3 Walter Hennett, 70: uncle of
Mrs. Adkins
Something Tv Think About, ix a
play that you will ttiink about. See It
at the Mi\y+?t}r next Thnrwday.
Henvy, Sleol Sturiu
Miu ii to tiu> delight of young folks 1
mid much t, , the disgust of ilu> (.1,1 or
folk* olMy.ohs awoke Wednesday i.norii - J
lug to find the ground covered with ft
mantle of s1?m*i . The fall kept up dur |
tug day and by night It had covoredt
the ground 10 a depth of more than!
two Inches Truus a ltd It niton wore
broken down and in novum! Instances
telephone and electric Held p<?ius wore
broken d??wn. causing a slight n mould
of datiuiuM lad as'du from a fuw telu
?phones out if commission thoru lias
Tioen Tin serious interruption.
The t'oium'da Statu of yesterday
says ' ? '
Wrapped iii a blanket of snow,
sleet and fro/en rain the northern
mid contra l portions of South Cnro*
Una are In tho grip of tliu first gun
oral storm of tho wlntor. Snow nnd
sleet began falling onrly y oh tor day
morning and, continuing Intermit
tantly throughout tho day, soon oovorod
h'ouMet, buildings, truus and wiros to
depths ranging' from throo and one-half
to four inches In tho Piedmont to two
Inches In Florence, in the heart of the
Pee Doe, from whore lit gradually
dwindles off toward Lake City, where
free/lug weather. hut no snow or sleet,
were reported: I
Tho rain a mL sleet w.hioh citing lo
(he t roes and telephone, telegraph anil
power lines 'has crippled service
through Mil tliu styto. Columbia ap
pears I" toe the focal point of the
wire trouble, the i-ixi-. which accom
panied tho k'ooi. freezing almost I m - ?
media tojy to weigh down the trues anil
wirus hoyOnd the breaking point. In
the. !)? rlhorn scot Ion of the slale the
-mow and sp'ot ontistMl few breaks and
tvlopho.no and telegraph service is be
ing (Maintained. South of Columbia
the tlrirry of sleet and snow was not
enough to cause trouble.
Football Team Banqueted.
The football fans of Camden gave a
banquet Friday night January 21st
at the Commercial Hotel to the Cam
den High School Foot 1 '.all Tea in _of
11*20 which had finished It's season
with a most enviable record. Practi
cally the entire squad was present, and
jil*o a number of business men who
thoroughly enjoyed being with
ltoys to say nothing of the splendid
turkey dinner.
.lust before going to the dining room
the members of the squad east their
votes for a Captain and a Manager for
the 11)21 team. The results were an
: ununoed toy Mr. Richards as soon as
MILLINERY SALE
HALF PRICE
i lave" recently completed inventory of my
?Millinery Stock and find that I have too much
stock to carry over to another season and
therefore offering every hat in the store at ex
actly HALF PRICK.
MISS MATTIE GERALD
Millinery and Novefti?*
nil hud boon seated. '11a' new (\i plain
s Honuy Smith, and tho Manager An
drew Burnett. Both weroolectod .praoJ
I ioaUy unanlmouly. Mr, Hlchards
thou formally awarded stars and
block <"s. In I ho following players.
Thus*' who won their letter lasl year
thereby reviving a star llils year worn
[Hay. I in r net t.. Klrklauri, 11., Kirk land,
('., Ktans. r.oykin and Walts, Tho lot
tor winners wore Smith Ik Ha Inns,
Smith A, Wallace and Rush.
Judge M. I*. Smith wns iho chief
?-peaktir ?>f Iho occasion and as always
> His address was most appropriate and
in^piHpg. and was highly oli^ourffinc
,i.? both Iho players and tol hose inter
ested in tho t^oaan who wore fortunate
enough. to hear him. Al tin* ond of his
j addross In* awarded tho Mop's Shop
i Trophy a gold miniature football which
jwas offered for-* ilm man. who playod
,'is position best Ih rough out tho Hea
<?m. 'Phis trophy was won h.v Albert
1 Kvans tho star loft end.
Captain Hay of tho 11)20 squad mado
a splendid farewell address as ho will
graduate this year and will never
again play High school foot hall.
Nearly 1 1 of t'hoso present -were call
?d upon for speeches and rosq>ond<>d
with words of encouragement for fu
ture athletics in tho- Camden lllgh
Sehool. At tho suggestion of Judge
Smith a committee was formed to sol
icit funds for the equipment of future
nthilotic4rr?ums of the htgli school.
Tho banquet was a groat success and
all present foil especially indebted to
Mr, .1. Ik Zemp who made all arrange
ments for tho occasion, and to .Mrs.
' lattie Steadman who decorated flip
tables so nppropUitoly.
Honor Roll for Mt, /ion.
(.ratio 'J. -Arthur Brown, Union Me
Caskfll, (Jeuovu Trucsdalo.
Grade A 1 m ! i * TiU'hoV. Junior
\V?lors.
(initio I. Ma ry Brown. Oloo Me
CUHklll, Willis Shed.
(1 rado 5. (Mara Myers, Alva MeOn#
kill.
Grade 0 Mario Turner, Leo MoHeley
Junior 11 row n. Kpunlo llall, Oorbett
Moseloy, Claud Moseley.
Grade 7.- Volosler Truesdale,- Viola
riminlvut. 15. T. Shodd,
( ! rath' s. Ola Truostdnle. Mayr Tor
nor.
>lol With MInk Villeplguc.
The Thursday afternoon bridge elut?
had a delightful meeting ' this week
with Miss. Mary Vllloplgue, After
cards the hostess sorvod oyster* crack
its and. coffee.
i
* Garage Changes Hands.
Air. W O Iluy. who has owned and
opera toil Hay's Garago on Lower Main
street for a number of years, has leas
ed his property to Mr. W. G. Henrhoro,
of this rity. who will conduct the busi
ness, hut will remain In Cnnulcn. He
wishes t/h rough these trolumns to thank
his many friends and patrons In Cam
den and the eonnty who have given
lit in a generous portion of their busl
ties# in the future. For the present Mr.
Ilay will not enter the automobile bus!
uess and wishes to ask that they con
tinue their patronage with Mr. Scar
luiro, who he feels certain will give
them the same good service that this
j shop has always afforded.
We are carrying in stock a large
supply of Printing Stationery and have
one of the best Printing plants in this
section for producing high-class Print
ing and can turn out work promptly.
We use the famous Franklin printing price list
which insures the customer getting the right price.
We have in stock the following well known brands
of paper to select from:
Hammermill Bond
Castle Bond
Tokvo Bond
?J
Signet Bond
Temple Bond
Norman Bond
Japan Bond
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