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By MUtt Louise Nettles Wilson- Retaill Wedding In a lovely June setting that car i it*ii out an effective color scheme of green and white and marked tyy UPUftU'fif charm, beauty and dignity jVftji t he wedding of Miss Sadie Ivouise Wilson and Mr. James Lawrence Ret all! i i lcbrated Thursday June 25th at p o'clock in the evening at the homo of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William George Wilson of this city. Unshaded candles added their soft lustre to electricty, the queen of illuminapts and gave an additional glow of beauty to the fl6werrfilled rooms. Miss Katherine Sorter of Union presided at the piano and a ? group of appropriate bridal songs were sung by Miss Elizabeth Dudley of Columbia, Mr. Frank McHevey of Laurens, and Mr. Ted Garner of Union. The bride's only , attendant was her sister, Mrs. J. Smyrl Halsall 'She was gowned in ecrue net over, ecrue satin and carried Russell roses. Well suited to the petite and girlish bride v was the lovely dress, of cream embroidered net over delicate pink georgette, her flowers were white lilies and ferns, showered with valley mttwrr She entered with her father who gave her in marriage. The groom was' attended by Mr. Donald Mathie son, of Richmond, as best man. The vows were spoken under an artistic white arch, garlanded in green with fluffy bows of white tulle. The Rev. J. P. Graham of the Baptist church was the officiating minister. After t ho ceremony an informal reception was held, the guests including rela tives and intimate friends. The bride's table was lovely in its appointment of white and green. A bowl of shasta daisies and feathery ferns gracefully fell to the cluny lace cover and white tapers in silver candelabra gleamed amid the foliage and, of courhe, the bride's eake held a place of honor. . (Iiceii and white mints filled the boy hon dishes. The color scheme" was charminglv carried out in the deli - ? < refreshments, -consisting of iiiTid cake, fruit cake and block ice rant, served by Misses Noil nnd Vargai.et Goodale, while Miss Mary Hake i Goodale extended tho . <*our ?. .-?i - at the punch \>owl dispensing >paikling beverage from an at : active corner on the south porch. M . and Mrs. Betsill left on the ? Mhbound train for Washington. The i>r;<le's going away dress was a1 t yiisli.. ensemble in tile and cham with hat and accessories to natch. After July the first they will If at home at I*?o. 4810 West Madison :i< et. Apartment 36, Chicago. Among ?he out town1 guests for the wed i/Mg were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P'ayetteville, N. C*> Mrs. j. '?). \ithu:, Miss Alice Arthur, Harry ? XrUuir, Upion, Miss Peggy Lancas 'cr, Columbia, Mrs. Mattie Smith, Sumter. ' Visitors Complimented Complimenting Miss Sadie Wilson and the out-of-town wedding guests, Mrs. Rivers Alexander and Miss Sal lit Alexander entertained Tuesday evening. The evening was marked bv informality, song and laughter ?speeding the hours. As there were several musicians among the guests an impromptu musical program was rendered. > The hostesses served cake and ices. Majestic Theatre Today, Friday, July 3rd Priscilla Dean in THE STORM DAUGHTER" Thrills that only the sea can give Kmotions that only Dean can live Also a Sennett Comedy Saturday, July 4th I he maddest, wildest screen com < dv that ever knocked your grouch for a row of howls "I'll SHOW YOU THE TOWN" With Reginald Denny A No the first of the H. C. Witner Fun Series "THE PEACE- MA HERS" ^ ith same cast as 'The Go-Getters' The snappiest, wide-awake little comedies ever ma/ie Monday and Tuesday A Rural Romance "MARRY MEH I* another captivating Cruze comedy classic with Florence Vidor and Edward Horton A cool, refreshing comedy romance Wednesday, July 8th Carl Laemmle Presents Herbert Rawlinson and Madge Bellamy in THE MAN IN BLUE" Take one Irish cop, one Italian flower girl, the toughest section in town, some bombs, a few fiery dispositions ? mix gently, and watch the greatest explosion of fights you've ever seen screened. PERSONAL MENTION Miss Khetta Nel?on of Columbia is visiting Miss Agnes Shannon. Mrs. If. I.. Watkins left Thursday for a visit to Natives in Miami, Fla. Miss Maggie Mayers, of Charleston, is the guest of 'Mrs. Frank M. j&etnp. Mrs. John Villepigue and children are at Folly Beach for a month's stay. Mrs. William Ancrum has returned from a visit at Camp Benning, Co lumbus, Ga.. Mr. J. H. Osbortje returned Satur day night frpm a business trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. / Mrs, Mattie Smith of Sumter who has b#en visiting Mr*. Rivers Alex ander has returned home. Abbott (Jooilale is sjumling this week at Sullivan's Island as the guest of friends and relatives. Mis^s Rosa MeLeod has returned home from a two weeks visit to friend* in Columbia and Georgia. Mrs. Jack AVhitpker, Jr., and little daughter, Ann Burnet, left this week for Folly Beach for a stay of several weeks. William H. Clyburn, Jr., left thin week for ('amp Osceola, near Hen dersonville, where he will spend the si^mmer. ! Mr, Otis Johnson of Darlington spent the week-end with his brother in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Willie Whitaker. Miss Etta Zenvp, a teacher in the Camden schools, has gone to Portland, Oregon, where she will attend sum mer school. Misses Harriet Whitaker, Elizabeth Zemp and Carolyn Burnet have re turned from a visit to relatives in Charleston. Mrs. Paul T. Wood of Itoseville is a guest at tho home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Reasonover. Miss Caroline Richardson -is with a party of friends at Camp Little Switzerland in the mountains, of North Carolina. Miss Ernestine Bateman is leaving next Tuesday for New York, Boston -and Long Island to be gone the bal ance of the summer. Mrs. H. K. HaHett and children and Mrs. Mortimer Muller of Charlotte, N. ('., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lindsay. Miss Annie Kate Alford attended the marriage of Miss McKella Wat son to the Rev. Robert. H. McKin uon, in Columbia Tuesday. George Rhame is expected home today after a visit of several days to friends ""and relatives in Chaflotte imd Salisbury, Notth Carolina. ? Mj^ss Willie Belle Mac key returned Saturday i" rem a visit in Florida, leaving again Tuesday evening for j a months stay in New York City. Mr. S. E. Boney, who ^ is director j of the North and South Carolina puty- j lie utility information bureau, was a visitor to Ca.mden Wednesday. Dr. John \V. Corbett and Mrs. Rob ert Marvc left Sunday night for New Hampsnm: for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Marvin and other friends in New England. Mr. and,; Mrs. C. H. Yates and Messrs. C. J. Shannon, John S. Lihd say and S. \V. van Landingham at tended J;he State Bankers convention held in Greenville last week. . Congressman W. F. Stevenson and his secretary, Mr. A. E. Hutchinson, of Rock Hill, were visitors in Cam den Saturday. Mr. Stevenson is pop ular in his district and his friends are glad to have him call around. Mr. J. C. Humphries, a former resident, of this county, but now a citizen of Sumter, is on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. Hum phries resided in <he Stockton sec tion up to about pine years ago. . Mrs. Sumner Waite and ? little daughter, Elizabeth Carrison, are vis iting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Carrison. They will spqnd some time here, later going to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where Major Waite is to be stationed. M iss Elizabeth Workman, of Cam den, a graduate of Winthrop College, has been secured to teach Grade 4-B at Dora Jones school, which makes the teaching staff of the Chester schools complete for the next sossion. ? Chester Reporter. Mr. George Wittkowsky left Wed nesday for a touring trip through Florida. He accompanied Mr. David Perkins, who expects to locate in Clearwater, Fla. Mrs. Perkins and the children are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yates. Miss Harriet B. Taylor, of W-in throp College, assistant state leader fif Home Economics, accompanied Mrs. E. Miller Boykin, county dera* onstration agent to Gable, in Clar endon county, in attendance upon a meeting of demonstration clubs. Miss Taylor wan the guest of Mrs. Boykin while in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Carrison, Jr., and children went to Myrtle Beach Saturday. Mr. Carrison returned Sun day but Mrs. Carrison and children will remain at Che seaside resort for .several weeks. Mr. Carrison says he took particular note of crops enroute and states that in no county were prospects any better than in Kershaw county. Friends in Camden were pleased to see Mrs. W. D. Trantham for a few days this week. She was accompanied by two charming little granddaugh- 1 ters, Nandy, daughter of Professor land Mrs. Hagfjr Trantham, Waco, Texas, and Josephine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simmons Trantham, Florida. They left Tuesday for Wake Foreti, N. C. , I'relty Home Wedding CluuacUiizud by beauty uud sim plicity were the nuptials of Miss Helen Christine Jones and Ml/bi G. McLane, solemnized at the homo of the bride's mother, Mrs. W. J. Jones, Thursday. June 25th. The quaint old fashioned parlor was transformed into a flowery mead with forest greens and summer bloom? blinds were drawn and the soft glow of candles lent their witching light. Mrs. S. C. Zemp presided at the piano, and Mr. Norman Huokabee gave a violin ac companiment to the musical selec tions. Just before the ccremony, Mrs. Ernest Zemp, now of Bradenton, Fla., delightfully rendered "Believo Mo If All Those Endearing Young Charms", the song that immortalized Moore, and that has never lost its pleasing romance. As the wedding march sounded on piano and violin, the bridal party filed down the white carpeted, vine garlanded . stairwuy. The dame of honor, Mrs. Charles Todd of Columbia, wore a lovely afternoon dress of delicate pink chiffon and carried a deeper shade of pink Rus sell roses, the maid of honor, Miss Louise Wat-kins was gowned in green chiffon, with matching accessories, and her flowers were sunset roses. The bride entered with het* brother, Mr. Miller Jones, who gave her in marriage. She was a pleasing- and attractive picture in a lovely after noon gown of pourie blue with gar nishings of silver, she carried brides roses in an artistic bouquet showered with vajjpy lillies. She wag met at the improvised altar by the groom who was attended by his bro ther, Mr. Foster McLane, Jr., of Ab beville, as best man, and the Rev. J. T. Peeler of the Methodist church wns the officiating1', minister. After the ceremony an informal reception assembling around one hundred guest? was held, wedding cake and refreshing punch were served. 'Miss Maude Botts of Abbeville and Can1 den, presiding at the punch bowl. The bride's table was marked by sim plicity in an attractive color scheme of green and white Italian lace cov ered the polished table, which held as a center decoration the bride's c'ake, its sncmy. surface adorned only with natural fiowers, white oleander) with its graceful and polished foliage. Green tapers twinkled in silver candle sticks and silver bon bon dishes held the "green and white mirfts; In the gift room many useful and beautiful gifts were displayed. Mr. arid Mrs. McLane left by auto for Columbia, thence to Savannah, and after a wedding trip, will -make their home for the present in Tennessee. The bride's going, away dress was a stylish ensemble in kui and green with hat and accessories to match. Among the out of tcJWn guests for the wedding vjjjjtc Mr. and Mrs. Fostev McLane, Misses Willie and Elizabeth McLane, Foster McLane. Jr., of Abbe ville, Mr. and Mrs. Giles McLane, Atlanta, Ga., and Mifls Mary Corn well of Chester, and Mis. Russell Davits of Georgia. Visitors Complimented In compliment to Mrs. Brooks Par ker of Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. John Torment of Asheville, N. C., the Misses Loree and Cecile Truesdale were hostesses at a bridge party Tuesday afternoon. The rooms were attractively arranged for t|he gajne and abloom with daisies and minia ture sunflowers, carrying out a color scheme of white and yelloto which also blended in the dainty refreshments of cream and cake served after the game. The score prize went to Mrs. W. D. Barnett and each of the honor guests were presented with a souve nir of the occasion. Important Library Notice The Library will be closed for a few days next week, beginning Tues day, as the Librarian goes to the South Carolina Press Association. Patrons will please remember this and exchange books and take out a supply for the next few days. Every thing in town closes Monday in cele bration of the 4th, but the Library will not close, will open as usual on Monday from 9:30 to 12 in the morn ing and from 3 to 5 in the after noon. No one need be inconvenienced if they will jutft bear this in mind and secure their books before 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mrs. C. H. Baum has returned from a trip to Miami, Florida. Mr. J. M. Hoffer is on a visit to his old home at Manheim, Penn. Misses Wilbur McCallum and Dor othy Smith left this week for a few weeks stay in New York. Mr. J. Douglas McDowall, of Char leston, West Virgjnia, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Edward A. Sal mond and two children, are the guests of Mrs. F. I. Proctor. Mr. McDowell is a native of Camden and left here seventeen years ago to make hint home in West Virginia and this is his first trip back to Camden. He and his family are pleasantly remem bered in Camdenr and hia friends are glad to welcome them here again. ' ._?* v' . ? v a ? sasJs Confederate Memorial Coins ' v ?. 1 ' - ^ ? s * * : '? : / , * . ? * . I : Can now be had at this bank, the release having been set for July 3rd by the Stone Mountain Con- / federate Monumental Association. Invest now, and transmit to posterity a lasting memorial to the Southern Soldiers of the Sixties. . . ? / The Bank of Camden ' .? ... . . ,4'\ y . * ? v '? ' .* > ?' '? v. * ?. . ?*?? ? . ? ' L-*y- ?' FORMER TEACHER MARRIED Miss MrKella Watson Bride of Rev, Robt. H. McKinnon A marriage of interest to Camden people was that of Miss McKella Wat son to Rev. Robt. H. McKinnon sol-, emnijjed* in Columbia Tuesday. The young lady is pleasantly reittembered in Camden as a former teacher in the Ca mden schools. The following ' is reproduced from the Columbia ! Stale of Wednesday morning: "The wedding of Miss Sarah Mc Kella Watson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Martjne Watson of; Shandon, to the Rev. Robert Hector McKinnon of Ellenton, "a son of Mrs. | James McKinnon of Columbia, took place at high noon at the Shandon Baptist church. The church was ar tistic-ally? decorated for the occasion, the three alcoves forming the chancel of the church, being wreathed with ivy and the centers banked with palms, and ferns. On each side were tall baskets and jardinieres filled- with as- j paragus fern and shasta daisies. The) failing and floor of the chance! were j covered with white and an improvised I gateway was adorned with sprays of daisies tied with tulle: ^To the "Lo hengrin" wedding march, played on piano ami violin by Miss Mary Stan sell and Miss Elizabeth lOlliott, Misses Katherine Dorsett Morley and .Jane Katherine McKinnon, a niece of the bridegroom, dressed in airy frocks of yellow, entered to open the gates for the bridal party. First came; as a j miniature bride and bridegroom, lit tle Martine Watson, a niece of the bride and Jameg Dargan Reynolds, the latter dressed in a tuxedo suit and carrying the wedding, ring in a rosebud. The little bride was gowned in duchess satin, en train and a tulle veil caught with orange blossoms; she] catried a bridal shower bouquet. These were followed by the maid of ! honor, Miss Gladys . Watson, a sister : of the bride, in a dress of powder; blue georgette over tan, caught at j the waist with a large tea. rose. She wore a. leghorn pit-lure hat trimmed1 with pond lilies and carried a bouquet i or' pink Madame Butterfly roses. The bride, entering with her father, by whom she was given in marriage, wore an ensemble suit of light brown With plaited coat and touches of sum mer fur, with hat and accessories to match. Her bouquet Was a shower of bride roses and lilies of the val leyt~ She was met at the altar by the . bridegroom, who entered from the vestry, with] his best man, his brother, James McKinnon. "The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. H. Kennedy, pastor of j Tabernacle" Baptist church, assisted.' 1 by the Rev. Clyde K. Helms, of the | Shandon Baptist church.. Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. D. I;. Lewis sang a group of soiiks accompanied on the piano and violin "by Misses Stall sell and Elliott, who also played softly 'during the ceremony. Mendelssohn's wedding march was played as the bridal party left the church. Acting as usl\ers were: C. L. Knight, of Ellenton, E. S. Owens of Columbia, Martin Woodward of Aiken and George Watson, a brother of the bride. "The. bride is a graduate of Win Thrnp college and for the la%st year She has taught home economics in the consolidated high school of Lower Richland county. The Rev. Mr. McKinnon is pastor of the Ellenton Baptist church and chap lain of Aiken post, American Legion. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and also a gradu ate of the Baptist Theological semi nary in Louisville, Ky. He was in the Eighty-first division and served overseas during- the World war. "The Rev, and Mrs. McKinnon left immediately after the ceremony on their bridal tour and on their return will be at home in GUenton. "Among a varied and handsome ar ray of weddings gifts were a chest of silver from the congregation of th<" Klionton Baptist church and a set of 100 pieces of hand painted chijja, the gift of Aiken post, American Legion." y. Two Recent Graduate* Co in pi indented Misses McRae Whitaker and Betty Haile who recently graduated front Winthrop College were joiul honorovs at a lovely" bridge party Thursday morning when Mrs. Wm. Whitaker was* an agreeable hostess. A coloro scheme of white- and yellow made a pretty and attractive setting for the tables in rooms that were cool and inviting. The score prize went to Miss Sue Haile and each- honor guest, was geruittiusly remembered. After the game delicious refreshments were served on the prettily appointed card tables. FINAL DISCHARGES Notice is hereby given that on? month from this date, on Tuesday, August 4 tli, 1925, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw county my final return as administrator of the estate of J. N. Christmas, deceased, and on the same date I \y ill apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said administrator. W. J. CHRISTMAS. Camden, S. C., July 3rd, 1925. BIG CELEBRATION I " 4 * WATEREE MILLS MONDAY II TI V fi ALL DAY ! J U Ll 1 U Beginning at 9 a. m. and Ending at 9 p. m. with Fireworks on the Lake j Band Concerts, Ball Games, Swimming Contests Patriotic Address, Fireworks A Day of Delightful Entertainment for Everyone Come and Jain Your Mill Friends in This Celebration Admission to Ball Games 25 cents. All other Amusements Free ! 4 " - \ ? Lunch, Soft Drinks, etc., will be sold on the Grounds at Moderate Pricey ~ -"j,?- - ' ' ' *1 ' Irfj