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/dciety II v Miiis I.ou?*e Nettles M?-f With Mrs. Taylor Mis. ft? Taylor was an a gree? ab!c hostess to Ifobkirk Hill Chapter D k. for tin- June meeting. The regent Miss Leila Shannon presided in,| i h,.- M-crt'tary, Mf*. S. Xniip called the roll and read minutes of last; nu v ttinflf. The treasurer's report showed finances in a very gratifying condition. As this was the final 'meet* in*: of I he year some of the work for next year was mapped Out ^t ho agent appointing committees which will hu given later. The chapter do nated $r?.\)0 to the Montieello Me morial Fund, and decided to take a $60.00 bond for the new auditorium in k- added to Memorial Continental Jlnil at Washington, D. CV ThiSLJi to be a magnificent building erected Tind used hy ihe daughters of the American Revolution. It is to cost around $2,000,000. It was decide*} to hold informal social meetings during the summer at the homes of the members, the first to be with th? icgent on Thursday morning. The KOt'ial hour was pleasant and infor-j nuil, the hostess served eake and it or. Meeting of Civic Ijeagife As the local U. D. C. Chapter "had appropriated the second Monday af ternoon, the day that rightfully be longs to the Civic League, an invita tion was extended to the League to meet with the Chapter and imme diately after the adjournment of the Chapter the League held an informal meeting. The committees reported the parks in need of attention and Mrs. Sumter Rhame was authorized to request the street^ commissioner, Mr. Wm. Whitaker to furnish a man for the work. Directors of othor parks are instructed to communicate with Mrs. Rhame and find out when the man's services can be transferred to the different parks. The ladies . also thought that the condition of the pavements along certain streets might be improved. They realize that Camden is *'A city of. magnificent distances" and that one must be eternally on the job and it is not in a spirit of fault finding that these suggestions are made> But we have high ideals for our town; we mean to work till every street shall be shaded, every noxious weed eradicat ed and every nook and corner beau tified ? in short till art combined with_ nature shall have rendered our town the most beautiful and attractive in our ancient commonwealth. When we add to the beauty of . a town we increase by so much its value as a place or residence ? we increase the value of real estate far beyond the amount expended in planting and ?care. Consider what it is that causes you to remember one town as attrac tive and another as unattractive, and you will see thaft the (presence or absence of trees, shrubbery, flowers and well kept streets and parks has been the determining factor. They make all the difference between a beautiful and an ugl y town. May the Civic League live long and happily. The League has the hearty co-opera tion of ,4the Powers that be.wc Majestic Theatre Today, Friday, June 12tl? * '' JIBW AWD WOnBTI DeMilJe Production.,, ... There is no hero, no heroihe, no villian in this story? The charac ters are just men. and women. In the cast Richard Dix and Claire Adams Also a Sennett Comedy,,. .. NOTE:? At 9:15 a $l6.00 Gold Piece will be gitren away.. ... Saturday, June 18th Jack Horle in A Bluo Streak Western ?RIDIN' THUNDER" Also a new episode of. ?. \ . "THE RIDDLE RIDER" Monday, Jane 15th A Paramount Picture , . "THE CHARMER" With Pola Negri in a delightful comedy romahce Also Pathe News Tuesday, June 16th Carl Laemmle Presents "K THE UNKNOWJT ? Based on "K" the greatest ro mance erer written by Mary Rob erta Rinehart. With Virginia Valli and Percy Marmont . Wednesday, Jrae 17th Metro-Goldwyn Presents "THE CONFESSIONS OF A QUEEN" With Alice Terry and Lewis Stone Also a Christis Comedy _f *-? . hi ii i ii * ? Tharaday. Jom ItOi A wuiVitw! riyUw^ "A WOMAN'S FAirr With Alma RnWaa, Percy Mar. ? - ^ ? i*. MM PERSONAL MENTION Miss Daisy Lang attended the col lege dances in Columbia this week. Mrs. B. H, Baum and son, Billy, were visitors in Charleston last week. Mr. George Nicholson who teaches! in Georgia Tech is at home for the summer. Miss Faith tieLoach Js visiting Misses Janic ami Katherine Shannon in Columbia. t Mis* Agnes Shannon is enjoying the gaieties of (oinmoiufmcnt week in Columbia. Mr. Loul* d?LOHCh, .t -UitlniL at Georgia Tech, is spending the holi days at home. Mrs. I. C. Hough and son, Harold, k i t Thursday for a visit to relatives in St. Joseph. Missouri. Mrs. Hratton de Loach will leave Monday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw deLoaeh in Beaufort. Arthur Stokes, a student during the past year at the Citadel, Char leston, i* at homo to spend the sum mor. 7 Mr. (.ieorgV Khame who is a stu-| dent at the Charleston Medical Col lege is at home for the vacation period. ? ? Mrs. S. Y\\ van Landingham has been visiting her sister, Mrs. 1). C. Brasington, at I'aw Creek, N. ('., this week. Born -To Mr.' and Mr?>. James M. Gandy at Camden hospital, on S^t-. urday, June f>th. a son, James M. Gundy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kirkland and Mrs. Ralph Shannon left Tuesday by motor for Washington, D. C., where they will spend several days. Friends in Camden are looking for ward with pleasure to seeing Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zemp of Bradentown, Fla., who are expected here this week for a visit. Mrs. J. H. Clyburn, Mrs. Franks Campbell and Mrs. George Crecfl are attending the annual meeting of the State Woman's Missionary Union be- 1 ing held at Gaffney this week. ^ Mrs. F. D. Blakeney and children have joined a ^ferty of friends at Charlotte'and are spending the month of June at Chimney Rock. Judge Blakeney was a visitor at Chimney i Rock for the week end. Lawrence H. Jones has gone to Co lumbia where be" >vill be employed in the bookkeeping department of the National State bank, j&r* Jones -is a son of Mr. and Mrs. * Frank C. Jones and is a graduate of the Cam den High School. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. West and two daughters, of Greenwood, S. C., have arriwid in Camden and are occupy ing the Beattie home at the corner of Lyttleton and Chestnut streets. They will be permanent residents of Camden and this city will extend them a welcome here. Class Reunion OAe of the most interesting events of the week was the reunion banquet of the class of '23 of the Camden High School on Tuesday evening. This class was marked in school by its wonderful spirit of loyalty and is still showing the same fine spirit. There were present eleven of the original twenty-three members of this clas3,vthe others being prevented from coming bjb absence from the city or some other. real cause. The banquet table was spread in the dining roo-m of the . Domestic Science hall of the High School and was beautiful in all its appointments and decorations.. The color scheme of green and white (class colors) was carried out in the table decorations of Shasta daisies and asparagus fern, i and "in the mints and cakes. The loyalty of the class was shown by the background ? of gold^and black (school colors) made by the decora tions in tlje rest of the hall. A delightful four course supper, prepared by Circle Number 1 of the Presbyterian church, was served at nine o'clock, and for two hours in toasts, speeches, and general fun the old ties of classmates were renewed and strengthened. One of the fea tures of the occasion was the set of clever drawings made by the talented artist member, Ralph Little, and pre sented to each one present. These drawings were numbered and the ?lucky number won also a beautiful picture done in oils by the same gifted hand. This lucky number fell to one of the faculty, Miss Etta Zemp, whose pride in its possession is increased hV the fact that it was done by onej off- this class ao warmly remembered and loved by the whole school. The president of the class is Al bert Evans, who acted as toastmaster and kept things going at a lively rate. All present jjrere called on for a toast or a speech and responded with spirit and warmth. ? Those present were Albert Evans, Martha Workman, Ralph Little. Cnily Wooten, Mary Neal Campbell, Thelma Flowers. Kate Witkisa Nor wood Hall, Lee DaLoacfce, Polly De Pass, Basil Bruce, and three members M* Agnes CtifctU, Mwtinf of John D. Kennedy Chapter " The Juno meeting of the above chapter was held at the home of Mrs. John T. Nettles, with Mrs. W. R, Zemp as assistant hostess. The chap ter president Miss Louise . Nettles presided and Mrs. N. C. Arnett wa* in her place us secretary. Officers reported the treasurer's report show ing that we had met all obligations paying all demands and thereby plac ing the chapter on the honor roll in the next U.'l). C. State Convention, but also showing the chapter treas ury almost depleted. For this reason it was decided to assess the members 2.') cents oach to meet a local debt. A committee consisting of Mrs. N. C. Arnett, Mrs. M. Coleman and Miss Charlotte Shannon will collect this assessment and all members are re quested to hand , the amount to one of the committee at theft earliest convenience. It was decldcd to or ganize a Children of the Confederacy chapter and a committee consisting of "Miss 'Ella Zomp, 'Mrs. C. M. Coleman und Mrs. N. R. Goodale was appointed to canvass for membership and or ganize in the near future. Tho chap ter expressed its appreciation for the excellent work and valuable service rendered the town by Messrs. Kirk land and Kennedy in their "Historic Camden" and also its hope for a speedy publication of the second vol ume, The recent sign boards placed on the Confederate monument came Hip for discussion ? the chapter presi dent pleading guilty of giving her consent, her defense Was "Safety be fore sentiment." The social hour was much enjoyed, Miss Virginia Clarke gave an interesting arid appropriate reading and Miss Elizabeth Clark several beautiful selections on the piano. Refreshments w??re served by MiSSOS Dotty Zemp and Virginia De Loache. The chapter adjourned to meet the first Monday in September with Mrs. N. C. Arnett. Mrs. G. E. Taylor will be assistant hostess. ? Death of Mrs. Emily Po?t Mr. and Mrs. It. B. Pitts left last Saturday for the North, called by the death of Mrs. Emily Post, mother of Mrs. I*itts. We do not know any of the particulars at this writing, but the news of her death saddened the people of our (town where she was well and favorably known, having vis ited here often and for the last sev eral winters made her home in Cam den. Mrs. Post was a woman of imany personal charms and engaging manner; leaving irere? last spring to tour the west, full of life and vigor her death came as a shock to her friends, whose memory of her will ever l>e bright and sunny. The Confederate Monument As Daughters of the Confederacy, one of our chief objects is to show honor and reverence to Confederate heroes living: and dead. So faith fully and nobly have we commemor ated the deeds and lives of heroes of the South with monuments of granite and marble, and tablets and memo rials of bronze, that we are called monument builders. We deserve the name for so impressed were the wo men of the South with the knowledge that the Southern soldiers had* none but them to do them honor, and so proud were they to be conservators of the glory of the Confederate Army, and so desirous that the world might see appreciation of this valor, our first work was Erecting towering bronze and spotless marble to tell the story of this glory. We have aoato* thing to show for our labor, for fcon* dredtf and hundreds of monuments dot the entire' South batlHied against the sky silent voices asking the ages to listen to this wonderful stot-y. The SAFE ALL AROUND w You're safe all around when you buy Goodyears. Safe when you ride ? be cause of their dependable quality. Safe when you buy ? be cause there isn't a better value on the market. Why take chances? Play aAf?^-put on Goodyetrs. ? SUCH IS THE FAR H Of MEN Bv A B CHAP1N, V&IA AM . ~~ I'll un rou off- TJcllS Timc { &rr*FTt'R this vvTTum t TBUL. WO TO scaup TMt ^ORCm ANP CI CAN TUt UrM <K)OSR ,; I OON T VVV4T VOU TO vrO SNLAKiN' 0?>" , Tt> TM5 CRICK ! modest little monument that stands] at the corner of Broad and Laurens streets, was erected in the years that are gone by the Memorial, Associa tion?mothers of the present genera tion, and was presented by them to the city, then the little town of Cam den. This band of earnest, patriotic women have passed away and the mantle of custodian of this portion of the city's property has fallen upon their successors, the local Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. Since that monument was erected "How things have changed! The wire less, the moving picture screen, the automobile, the radio, have filled the years between" and that cornel* has changed also. Several near serious accidents have occurred from care less or ignorant driving and for that reason, as president of the local U. D. C. Chapter I was approached and asked if the signboards might bo put 'q/i the monument for a short time only and assured that they should bt> removed within the next few weeks, safeguarding the public in a differ ent and less objectionable way. I weighed sentiment and public safety in the scales of justice and decided in favor of "Safety First." The mayor and aldermen of the eity of Camden are exonerated ? they would not have put the signboards up without the consent of the one who stands as the representative of the chapter and its ideals. When I joined the Daughters of the Confederacy I was imbued with enthusiasm, love and veneration for the ideals of "the Confederacy, and enlisted to do honor to its memory with earnestness of purpose and loy alty to the cause. Have I kept the faith? I leave the verdict to the public. To the South and its tradi tionH I have ever given reverence and tenderest homage and my shield hn.^ been kept pure and stainless, burnish ed and untarnished even when I al lowed the signboards to be placed on the monument for a short while to insure public safety. "Early ami provident fear is the mother of safety." and we should not wait until like Job of old "t^io thing we feared has come upon us." The objectidhal signs were not put there as fixtures, but would have boen taken down within the next few weeks and this fact was plainly stated to the U. D. C. meeting. In conclusion may I say that I am not without sentiment and lofty ideals and that I have an abid ing love for the South and its tra ditions and honor its heroes living and dead. Louise Nettles, Pres. John D. Kennedy Chap. U. D. C. HALF DOLLARS Minted by the United States Government as a Tribute to the Valor of the Southern Soldier On and after July 3rd this bank will have these coins for sale at One Dollar each, and we urge that the public liberally invest in this worthy tribute to the Southern Soldier, 4 'That i . / Their Glory May Live Forever." * We will gladly present with our compliments a coin to any Confederate Veteran who will call for it at our bank THE BANK OF CAMDEN ~ ? RESOURCES OVER A MILLION 1 rJ r* - _ j-\._ r\y i.'iiriit'jL'v t