The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 12, 1925, Image 5
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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?
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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
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Tharaday. Jom ItOi
A wuiVitw! riyUw^
"A WOMAN'S FAirr
With Alma RnWaa, Percy Mar.
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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
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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
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, 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."
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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
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RESOURCES OVER A MILLION
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