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/dcietyX Hy .Wins Louis* Ncttle.s The Pageant A Success That the pageant "Camden Yostor ,juy and Today" was a gratifying sue in every particular in conceded ),y everyone, the most critical and fastidious have given nothing but words of praise and commendation. It was "ft thing of beauty," and will remain "a joy forever" in the mem ory of all who were fortunate enough to see it. We have the history, traditions, Upends, talent and setting for a pageant, of beauty and all of these agents were brought into active ser vice. Too great a tribute cannot be paid Miss Mary Black well and her coworkers for their wonderful .achievement and wfc will make, no attempt to pay off theijr' debt of a grateful and appreciative people. It was a great thing for Camden; to the parents who way have felt that their hildren's studies were being inter* lYrred with, let us say there art many useful and important lesson? ?aught outside the covers of a book. Tho community spirit of co-operation hould be cultivated for it makes for ?'ood citizenship. To have the local I history thus brought to mind is of! great value in fostering local senti-' inent a%nd promoting the sense of royalty, not only among the descend mts of the old residents but also among the new people who have come to dwell among us. The pageant was also a splendid means of promoting the social life of the community, bringing together as ? did a large part of the tfbfrulation, Majestic Theatre Programme Today, Friday May 8th Richard Dix and Francis Howard in "TOO MANY KISSES" He just couldn't make his lips be have, so his old daddy shipped him off to Spain. And into a dizzy round of misses, kisses and fun. Also a Sennett Comedy Saturday, May 9th Hoot Gibson in "THE SADDLE HAWK" The fastest, snappiest Western over brought to the screen And a new episode of "THE RIDDLE RIDER" Monday and Tuesday May 11th and 12th Motion Pictures of Camden Yesterday and Today Pageant These pictures will be shown as a part of the regular program, at n > additional vprice in admission. Monday, May 11th to Saturday, May 16th "TAK-A-CHANCE" WEEK Six Big Surprises Six big feature pictures No one knowing what the picture will be until flashed on the screen. We have rearranged our pro gram for the week and have per sonally selected six of the best features available. Remember our last "Take-a Chance" week. You missed some of the best feature pictures of the season because you were afraid to "Tak-a-Chance". Don't be afraid?COME! You'll not regret it. it provided opportunity also for ex pression of dramatic instinct which dwells often unsuspected and unfed, in every life, and it was a fine edu cational And interesting form of rec reation. The beautiful dunces given will have a tendency to cultivate a dis taste for unbecoming- dancing, just 1 as education in good reading makes the cheap and vulgar in literature , distasteful. We should seek to pro mote all things ithat are for com munity welfare when its total end and aim is the production of whole some, useful and joyous community life. The pupils of the city schools, lost nothing, or rather nothing that they cannot rogain by taking part in that pageant of beauty?a bright happy and instructive episode in theii young lives, Whitticr says "Beauty st?en is never lost." Moral: intellectual and social re sults ?re bound to follow the train- i ing given the pupils of our city j schools for the beautiful event that i crowned their efforts on May Day ' It was an expression of the worth j that the community attaches to it* own ideals. Met With Mrs. Knupp An invitation to Pea re Place is] always joyously "received and accepted by organizations and ihdividuals, for it is a place where old-time Southern cheer abides. Last Monday afternoon was not an exception and in spite of j the inclement weather, a goodly number erf the John D. Kennedy Chap ter United Daughters of the Confed eracy assembled for the May meeting. In the absence of the chapter presi dent, the first vice president, Mrs. W. J. Dunn presided and the secre tary, Mrs. N. C. Arnett was in her place. Plans were carried forward for the Memorial exercises and vet erans' dinner,to be given this year on Tuesday -May 12th. The different committees have been mailed out and the chairman of each has been askeJ to report to Mrs. A. S. White Friday morning. The members feel that they are a little late getting things under way, owing to other duties, and will certainly have to "bend to the oars" for tne next few days, but the John D. Kennedy chapter is equal to any emergency and everything will be all right next Tuesday. After business a delightful social hour was enjoyed, Mrs. S. C. Zemp read an interesting article on the Burning of Columbia, ami Mrs. Leon Schlosburg gave several beautiful piano jelep tions, graciously responding to* en cores. Mrs. W. R. Zemp and Mrs. John T. Nettles will be hostesses for the June meeting. Annual Dinner To Veterans On Tuesday May 12th, 12:30 p. m. at the Presbyterian Sunday School room the John I). Kennedy chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will give the annual dinner to Con ? federate Veterans, their wives and widows. All the veterans and "Girls of the Sixties," in the county are cordially invited to attend. No cards have been mailed out to the ladies are invited and a warm welcome awaits thenv ? Dr. and. Mrs. W. J. but we want them to know that they Dunn will again keep "open house" and the %men who wore the grey" are bidden to "come in and make merry" to make themselves comfort able and at home?talk over and live again the scene sof long ago. Come and enjoy , the day with us. Louise Nettles, Chapter President. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. John Sibert, of Sumter, was a visitor here last Friday. Mr. John Hughes and son, of Sum tcr, were visitors her? last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson McLeod, of Sumter, were visitors here last week. Miss Cornelia Nelson, of Harti, ville, was a visitor to homefolk# last weefc. Camden always holds a drawing card for these, as they once called it home. Mr. U. M. Kennedy, of "Columbia, <W?s a visitor here last Friday for the pageant. Mr. and Mrs. David Muggins, of Manning, came up for the pageant last Friday. Mrs. Henry Strohccker and daugh ter, of Charleston, were visitors here last week. Mr. R. P. Smith, of Sumter, was a visitor hero last Friday to witness the pageant. Mr. and Mrs?. Christie Dennett were visitors here lajst Friday to witness the pageant. Worth Maxwell, of Charlotte, N. C.i was a visitor in Camden last Fri day for the pageant. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Uoswell, of Hartsville, were .visitors here last Friday to witness the pageant. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lafitto of Be thune were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. \V. Humphries Sunday. Mrs. J. It. McAlpine, of Harts vnlle, was a visitor here last Friday to witness the Camden pageant. The Misses Margaret Mills and I.ila Wills, students at Converse Col lege, were at home for the Pageant. Misses Harriett Lipscomb and Louise Hirseh, of Converse College, came home for the pageant last Fri day. ? Mrs. W. W. Bates and son of Or angeburg, were visitors at the ^iome of Judge and Mrs. M. L'. Smith last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hallett and children, of Paw Creek, N. C., were visitors here Friday to witness the pageant. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirseh leave this week for Frankfort, Germany, where they will spend the summer at their old homes. Mrs. Kennedy Blakeney and child- I ren, and Mr. and Mrs. Mortimei Mailer, of Charlotte, were visitors J here for the week end. Mrs. Edna Z. Team, and son Don- ? aid, of Ashcville, N. C., are spending j a while in Camden. They came down to witness the pageartt. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Laney of Che raw were guests Friday of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Humphries, attending the Pageant that afternoon. Albertus Clarke, now making his home at Waycros's, Georgia, spent a few days here last week with his father, Mr. B. B. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kinard, Mrs. Allan Johnstone and Mr. Malcolm Johnstone, of Newberry, were visitors here last Friday for the pageant. Miss Annie Workman, of Winthrop College, was a visitor to homefolks last Friday to witness the pageant. She stayed over for the remainder of the week. Miss Jeanette Plowden, of Man ning, now teaching at Rowland, N. C. was the guest of Miss Loree Trues dale last Friday. She came to wit ness the pageant. Among the visitors to the Pageant on May Day were Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bennett and Miss Perry Belle Bennett of Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. /Rufus Thurman, Cheraw; Mr. and Mrs. Sherbourn Yardly, Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. John Marion, York; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Watkins, Co lumbia. Mr. Henry Workman, who i? now ungated in business as a traveliOff salesman in Indiana, was a visitor here last week. He made the trip to Camden by automobile. Misses Emmie Alexander and Sarah Steedman are spending: this week in Abbeville where the former is acting as sponsor and the latter as maid of honor for Camp Riehard Kirkland at the Confederate reunion. Mr. and Mrs. J. l/oonard Graham leave this week for Paris, France, where they will spend the summer, returning to Camden in Novomber. Young Duncan Edwards will join them later after school days are over. ; Memorial Kxercises On Tuesday, May 12th, at r> o'clock in the afternoons appropriate Me morial services will be held at the cemetery. A committee from the John I). Kennedy Chapter II. p. C. nt' which Mrs. Francis Proctor i# ?ehainpnn have gotten up the follow* ing interesting and beautiful pro gram: ' . Song? America the Beautiful. Prayer by the Kev. Mr. Peeler. Song ?Tenting Tonight. Mr. L. A. Wittkowsky will then in troduce the speaker, Mr. K. II. Hilton a World war veteran. After the ad dress, the Bonnie Blue Flag will be sung and the closing prayer made by I)r. Edwin Muller. Songs, America, Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner. All church choirs have been invited to participate in the singing and the jeommittoe has asked for the loan of the sehool children and have secured Mr. Richard's promise "to deliver the goods." May we also ask that all places of business be closed promptly at 4:30 and that we may have a large attendance at these beautiful exercises, in which interest should never lag, or grow less enthusiastic. Verbena Plants Wanted The old-fashioned verbena that wo associate with the gardens of long ago has again come into popularity and is now one of the admired pets of the garden. The Civic league would like to give an additional touch of brightness and beauty to our parks and nothing seems more appropriate for this purpose than the lovely pink and red verbena. Now is the time to plant and any one having plants to contribute to this worthy cause will please notify Mrs. William An erurn, president of the league?sho will collect and have them planted. Clean Up Week Tuesday, May 12th being Memorial Day, the Memorial Association asks for the co-operation of every one for "clean up week" at the cemetery. Try and have your work finished by this Saturday. Mrs. A. S. White, President. A Misunderstanding. Returning in a street car from- tht theater the other night two girls were discussing their favorite operas. Just as the conductor came to collect the fares, one girl said to the other: simply love Carmen." The conductor blushed and w*his--j pered: "Try the driver. I'm married."! Good Colored Woman Dead. Patsy Gamble, a well known col ored woman, a life-long resident of Camden, died at her home on Gordon street on April 2Gth, in the 74th year of her age. She was the widow of the late Ransom Gamble and had reared quite a number of children who are making good citizens in this and their adopted homes. They are Marion Gamble, of Hartford, Conn.; Ransom Gamble, of Buell, Va.; William Gam ble of Summitt and Camden; James Gamble, of Camden; Mary Cantey, of Hartford; Mattie Hargrove, of Methuen, Mass. She was a member of Trinity church, but her funeral was held at Mt. Moriah Baptist church, services being conducted by her pastor, Rev. B. F. Bradford. .. Near'-/ .'12,000,000 copies of daily papers are printed for every week day in the year. One Hundred Million Dollars LOST! According to figure* published by the United States government, hailstorms cause an annual loss to the American farmer well in excess of One Hundred Million Dollars. This agency with a record of satisfactory service to its policy-holders writes Hail Insurance on Growing Crops. Under their policy you may place your own fair valuation upon your crop. In case the crop is damaged by hail this agency will pay your loss on the basis of the value you placed upon the crop. For example: If ohe-fourth of your crop is lost by hail the agency will pay you one-fourth of the insurance on that crop. If one-half of the crop is lost the agency pays one-half of the insurance. If the crop is all lost you are paid the full amount of the insurance. Hail Insurance stabilizes your income and the prosperity of your neighborhood. You save nothing by waiting. Insure today. C. P. DuBOSE & CO. CAMDEN, S. C. PHONE 43 Wedding Curds Mr. and Mrs. John Skottowe Wan namaker have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Kiln Salley to Mr. William Lambert De Pass, Jr., on Saturday evqning May the twenty-third at eight o'clock, Presbyterian church, St. Matthews, South Carolina. The bride will be a valuable addition to Camden's younger society circloi^where she has already made many friends and ad mirers and will receive a warm wel come in Mr, DePass' home town where ho is well and favorably known and widely connected. Much interest cir cles around the event and a number of Camden people will attend the wed ding. Kev. Hugh Leith of Wilhinshurg, Pennsylvania, has received a letter from the Transvaal, South Africa, in which the writer told of enjoying the Thanksgiving service in Dr. Lcith'a church, although 10,000 miles away, through a receiver of his own Construction. George Wittkowwky Again Wins George Wittkowsky who represent ed the University of South Carolina in a debate with the University of Virginia on the Volstead Bil|, again carried off the honors for Carolina. Mr. Wittkowsky will graduate in law from the University in June. During his course as a college and law stv dent he has represented the Univer sity in thirUtm notable debates, and won laurels for the institution eleven times?losing out only twice. A wonderful record, and> one that hiw home town is very proud of. His friends are pleased to know that ho has not only made a brilliant record^ but enjoys unusual popularity with the student body. Engagement Announced Mrs. Helen Archibald Jones un< nounces the engagement and ap proaching marriage of her daughter Helen Christino to David Gilliam Mcl.ane of Abbeville, 8. C. Planting Cotton Seed If you have to plant your cotton over remember 1 have some pedigreed delinted Salsbury seed left. These seed can be planted now and your cotton will mature as early or earlier than otlher cotton planted early and now up to^stand. Salsbury is about the quickest maturing cotton you can plant and is a heavy producer, turns out good at gin and brings a premium. J. L. Moseley, Camden, S. C. What Would You Do if the Investment in Your Crop was Wiped Out in a Few Seconds of Hail? IN NINETY-NINE OUT OF A HUNDRED CASES, SUCH A CALAMITY WOULD SO CRIPPLE THE OPERATION OF A FARM THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO OVERCOME THE LOSS. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO PREVENT SUCH LOSSES?BY INSURANCE IN A STRONG COMPANY. WE HAVE WRITTEN HAIL INSURANCE SINCE RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES FIRST UNDERTOOK THIS CLASS OF INSURANCE, AND BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD MORE-EXPERIENCE IN THIS LINE THAN ANY OTHER AGENCY IN THIS SECTION. WE HAVE SETTLED EVERY LOSS TO THE ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION OF OUR CLIENTS IN EVERY CASE. HAIL INSURANCE IS WRITTEN FOR THE GROWING PERIOD, AND COSTS THE SAME WHETHER TAKEN IN APRIL OR AUGUST. SEE US AT ONCE. > Williams Insurance Agency JAME|EDlfmACHE,' JR^MANAGER ESTABLISHED 1865 CAMDEN, S. C.