The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 16, 1926, Image 5

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Voci^ty\ Ymibi Pedple Camp it Hollands , Camp Madeline ia the name given a tented colony located along the picturesque shores of Hollands Lake just north - of Camdeu. Opening Monday under the patronage of Mrs. C, C. Beck of Sumter the camp has been the scene of many festal gatherings during, the week, notable among which was the dance of Wednesday evening in the pavilion at Hollands which was sponsored by George Coleman, a member of the party and director of a local orchestra. The list of guests, in addition to Mrs. Beck, includes Misses Lois Goodman, Katharine Carroll, Bertie Lee Beok, Alice Carroll, Hilda Thome, all of Sumter, Emily Lang of Camden, and Messrs. Charles Kirkland, Norman Huckabee, George Coleman, Samuel Evans, Basil Bruce, all of this city, and Kenneth Beck of Sumter. Further honoring the young ladies of the party Kid Coleman and His Ssucy Seven will Stage a dance at the Camden Country club on Saturday evening and this no doubt will bd liberally favored with the society of Camden and attract many visitors from out of town. Circle Entertained. Circle Number Two of the Presbyterian Auxiliary was entertained by Mrs. L. S. Davidson on Tuesday afternoon. There were eleven ladies present. Mrs. G. E. Taylor led in the devotional, services. Mrs. H. L. Richey had charge of the business The hostess served delicious refreshments. Ice Cream To Be Sold.. Beginning at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening, July 21st, ice cream will be sold at Midway school house for the benefit of the school. Later in the evening a musicale will be given in the auditorium. I Majestic Theatre WHERE ITS CpOL. Home of High-class Entertainment Today, Friday, July , "Hanson's Folly"?Featuring Richard Barthelmess and Dorothy Mackaill. It's folly for anyone to miss this picture; it'a the greatest Barthelmess picture of them all; a drama of a daring young soldier in the days of the flaming West. Dick has never had a greater role. You have seen him in "Classmates;" now see him in "Ranson's Folly.,#~~^ Also Pathe comedy, "Ukelele Shieks," a comedy that will make you laugh. Saturday, July 17th. __^._ "The Cowboy and the Countese. ? Featuring that famous Western star, Buck Jones, in a smashing Western thriller that will hold you spell-bound. See how a Westerner won fame and fortune in Europe. You will like Buck in this one. Also Our Gang Comedy, "Uncle Tom's Uncle." , The management wishes to assure everyone that this Gang Comedy is positively the best comedy of aty other Gang comedies. This picture alone is well worth the admission price. Also Chapter No. 4 of "The Green Archer." Don't forget our Special Matinee Saturday morning at ten o'clock. . Monday and Tuesday, July 19-20th. "KIKI."-?-With Norma Talmadge and Ronald Colman in one of Norma's greatest pictures. Supported by Ronald Colman, the Shiek of the screen. There's a note of sad^ ness, a lot of gladness in little Kiki, who came from somewhere to filf the heart of "best catch" Jn Paris. Kiki caught him alright! Caught him and held him.- And how could he help but love Kiki? You U love Kiki, you can't help it, because Kiki is Norma Talmadge. That's the finest thing that can be said of any actress, in any part, and there isnt anything too nne to say about Norma in thfs great, great picture. It's her best. Also Fighting Hearty Chapter No. 5, "Smouldering Yires," featuring ( Alberta Vaughn. - M'' Admission, Adults, 50c; Children!. 25c. : L:?.?c? ' ' Wednesday, July 21st. ? "The Johnstown Flood."?Featuring George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Ganet Taylor, and Paul Nicholson in one of the most thrilling pictures ever made. -Sea J?* bursting of the dam that cost the lives of thousands and thriving city off the map. See the thrilling rescues .iiv ftro and do?d* A picture that you cannot afford to miss. Also Felix th# cat in "Felix Misses the Cgll." "The Sporting Lover "?A drapna Thursday, July 22nd. of the race track, featuring Conway Tearle and Barbara Bedford. A picture that you will enjoy. Also Pathe News. COMING SOON.?Harold Lloyd In "The Freshman." Colleen Mooreln "Irene"; Bebe Daniels in The Palm Beach Girl" and Ojlda Grey In 'Aloma of the South Seas' and many other outstanding pictures. CLASS OF '2S HOLDS REUNION Banquet Features Event Held By Former High School Students The third annual reunion of the Claaa of 1923 of the Camdeu High achool was held at the Hetty Thomas coffee shop on Tuesday evening with eleven of the twenty-three members and one of the faculty present. This claaa ie making the remarkable record of having a reunion every year since graduation and is keeping up the saiue fine spirit lyhich was chariicWmed throughout" its htgh school days. The bauquet table was beautifully and appropriately decorated* in green and white, the colors of the class, and stately white gladiolus and dainty fern were used as decoration to invite enjoyment of the delightful fourcourse supper. 'The place cards were not only artistic but valuable to the class as the work of Ralph Little, their artist-member. Miss Emily Wooten, vice-president of the class, presided in the absence ofthe president, and made a gracious hostess, THe first pleasant surprise provided was the reading by Ralph Little of a telegram from Albert Evans, whose presence has always added so much to this class. As a means of reviving old memories parts' of the class day exercises were repeated, The statistics were given by Miss Polly DePass, alphabet of the class by Miss Aubrey Beattie, who came over from Columbia especially for the occasion, the jokes by Miss Martha Workman, and the biography by Miss Emily Wooten all proved interesting as well as amusing. The evening, in a great measure, was spent in reminiacenses and general fun, and came to q close with a heartfelt toast to-the class by Miss Etta Zemp. Those attending were Misses Etta Zemp, Emily Wooten, Martha Workman, Lee DeLoache, Polly DePass, Aubrey Beattie,. Margaret Mills, Annis Rast, and Messrs. Andrew Whitaker, CorthellFonts, Ralph Little, and Lawrence Jones. It was deeply regretted that Albert. Evans, president of the class, was unable to be among those present on account of sickness and that so many others were prevented from attending but it is hoped that next year's re*> union shall see every member joined in the celebration already being' planned. J. W. Thompson, Lonnie Watts, Capers Moseley, of. Camden; Shelby Truesdale, of Westvflle And" Carrier Horton of Heath Springs, attended the State Rural Carriers' association held at Spartanburg Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Miss Mary Thompson accompanied the party as far as Chester for a visit and Mr. Thompson visited Hendersonville and other points before returning. ' " " B. Y. P. U. Rally. At. Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, Sunday, July 25th, 2:80 p. m. Welcome address. Miss Lula Mae Munn: Response, Mr. Josh Smith; Devotional, Mies Lois Stognqr; Special Music, Bethune Union; Enrollment of delegates. "Why do'.the 'Daily Bible Readings?' by Miss Frances Savcrance; "What is a good B, Y. P. U. program?" by Charles Stogner. Special Music, Mt. Pisgah Union; "Are young-people growing better?''by Cletus Black mo n; Special Music by Camden Union; "Junior and .Intermediate Work" by Miss Florrie Lee Lawton. Awarding ofa Banners. , 1 , ? iwr EXCURSION TO CHARLESTON Friday, July 23 Round Trip Faro From CAMDEN. Moo Tickets good until midnight, July 27. Fares proportional from other points. Tickets and information from T. V. WALSH, JR. - v Phone 128 CAMDEN, S.C. ? X.lj . a. PERSONAL MENTION >11 Mr A. D. Kennedy is visiting inl Atlanta. Mr. Chap Barrett spent Sunday in Sumter with relatives. Miae Charlotte Shannon was a visitor to Columbia last week. Benson Fairy, of Silver, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. C. W. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. G, H. Powell spent list week at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. John Langford is spending eometime in New York City. Mr. Pride Simpson, of Rock Hill* was a visitor in Camden Sunday. tMiss Wilbur McCallum left this week for Nova Scotia to spend several weeks. Mr. Henry Clark, of#Waycross, Ga., is on a visit to his father, Mr. B. B. Clark, Miss Carrie Rodgers, of Bennetts* ville, spent the week end here with friends. * Mrs. W. J. Mayfleld and Mrs. E. T. Asberry were visitors in Columbia Tuesday. Mrs. H. R. Lang and daughter, Miss Louis Lang, are visiting friends in the North. Miss Celeste Mumford left thls week for* Philadelphia, Pa., to spend some time. Mr. and Mrs. T. Lee Little and children left Sunday for Virginia to spend the summer. . - u Mrs. E. H. Foster and children have gone to ffew London, Conn., to spend several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hoffer and children have returned from a visit to relatives in Manheim, Pa. N[r, and Mrs. C. W. Evans were visitors on Sunday to their former home in Clarendon county. Miss Elisabeth King, of Mount Pleasant, is spending sometime with her aunt, Mrs. F. Leslie Zemp. Mrs. Louise Nettles left ' Sunday for Richmond, Vs., where she will spend two weeks visiting friends. Misses, bottle Zemp, Virginia Nettles, Virginia-Nicholson ure visiting Miss Margaret Hodges in Denmark. Mr. and Mrs. William King and McLain King spent the Week end with Mr. King's mother in Columbia. MIbs Beckie Walt, who has been the guest of Miss Daisy Lang, has returned to her home in Cleveland, Miss. Miss Ida .Wallace has returned from a visit to Atlanta. She was accompanied home by Mr. and Mrs. Belton Vaughan. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown and children of Sumter spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George "Rhame. *Mr. end Mrs. B. G. Sanders left Tuesday for Three Springs, near Russellville, Tenn., where they will spend several weeks. MKt end Mrj^ David R. Williams will leave Hitsweek for Banner Elk, N. where they will spend the remainder of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Niles and Mrs. W. H. Pearce left Tuesday for Darlington to Join the 'South Carolina Press trip to Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garrett of Macon, Ga., are visitors at the home of Mr. John T. Mackeyr~ttr. Garrett is Dean at Mercer University. ' Miss Susie May Clyburn and her mother, Mrs. Lewis Clyburn, of Savannah, Georgia, who have been visiting Miss Minnie Clyburn, have returned home. v Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moore and children, Misses Lou Young and Ett$ Lee left this week for the mountains. of North Carolina, Where they will spend about two weeks* Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Osborne and children left Tuesday for Hendersonville where Mrs. Osborne and children will visit for a month. Mr. Osborne will return Sunday. Mr. H. C. Cole of .Anderson spent last week in Camden and while here assisted Rev. J. B. Caston as director of the choir during the ^revival services at Wateree Barptlst church. Dr. A. W. Humphries, Messrs. W. S. Burnet and N? C. Arnett, of Camden, with Messfs J. Arthur Boykln and William Rogers, of Ocean Drive Estates, spent iHiesday at Ocean Drive Estates. ? ' Miss Margaret James, of Darlington, who was the guest of Miss Dorothy Smith, has gone to New York lor a visit. She was accompanied by Miss Dorothy Smith and Mr. Mendel L. Smith, Jr. Miss Aubrey Beattie of Columbia visited in Camden during . the past week as the guest of Miss Lee ?eLoache, and while here attended the banquet and reunion of her high school graduating class. Mrs. G. H. Baum is spending this week in Montreat as a delegate to the Woman's Missionary Conference. Mrs. E; G. SUi and Mrs. Baum will represent the Woman's of tho: Camden Presbyterian church. Mrs. Sam Karesh and daughter, Phyllis Karesh. accompanied by the former's mother, Mrs. 8. Shaperio, of Augusta, Ga., left this week for Niagara Falls and Canada and from there they will go to visit relatives in Cleveland. Mifs. M. M. Reasonover and Miss Etta Zemp were visitors to Columbia on. Monday afternoon, Where they Witnessed the regimental parade of the entire South Carolina National Guard, now holding their annual encampment at Camp Jackson. k j-} ' r ' " Free Air, Storage Battery Water, Radiator Water, Road Information. ?Service is our first consideration. GA80LINK INN . Texaco Gas and Oils?Fisk Tires J. T. Hay, Mgr. Telephone 151 Cars Washed and Greased 1 1 ?' ; ' " mi *?> ?r:s^fts THINGS WORTH KNOWING. UUrMtiR| N?tM Gathtrd Fram Many gmycw. "On the whole I should say America stands first in the kind treatment of animals. Now that is a fine feather in the American cap, for the treatment of animals is a sure gauge of national character."?Johu Galsworthy. During normal sleep the electrical response of the human body increases from 60,000 ohms to 600,000 ohms. . Between $15,000,000 and $25,000,000 worth of goods, mostly textiles, hides leather articles and silks were smuggled into Russia last year, according to Soviet authorities. The birth rate of the United States has declined more than 30 per cent in the past thirty years and is still declining. Carrier pigeons will be used by truck drivers hauling ice into the Imperial Valley of California this summer. In case a driver needs assistance he will release a bird with a call for help on the home office. An apparatus invented by two Swedish youths, which, they declare, will produce gold by the combination of two simple gases in an artificial refrigerator, has beeu sold for the highest price ever obtained in Sweden for patent rights. By means of active radium injected into the body, the rate of blood flow tpr the human system has been measured accurately for the first time. More than 800,000 girls employed In the factories of Japan receive an average pay of less than 20 cents a day. Canada ranks second among the countries of the world in value of ex porta per capita. f War between Sweden and Denmark is definitely outlawed by an unlimited arbitration treaty signed by the two natioua. Skin on the feet of Binghi natives in Auatralia is said to be the thick* eat found on any human beings. The Binghi have been known to put hobnails in the soles of their feet and proudly exhibit them. A Chicago boy, hailed into court on a disorderly conduct charge, was aer\tonced by the Judge to read good books. The sentence was carried out under supervision of a court official, * Several Chinese generals have issued edicts imposing the death penalty on any soldier found smoking opium. . Opera singers are entitled to a 10 per cent increase in salary when the performances are broadcast by radio, a Berlin court has decreed. The most recent estimate of the I world's population gives n total of 1,849,600,000, of which 726,000,000 are Caucasians, 680,000,000 Mongolians, 210,000,000 negroes, 100,000,000 Jews, 104,600,000 Malays, 80,000,000 Indians. ; ' Four million people in the United States moved into new homes May 1, at a moving cost of 168,000,000. Moose tallow Viras recently used for motor oil in an airplane operated in Alaska. Th6 aviator obtained the tallow from a trapper, melted it, and poured it into his engine with satisfactory results. There were #0,820,898,'746 cigarets produced in the United States in the first quarter of 1926. Forests cover nearly 26,000,000 acres in France, or one-fifth of the total area of the country. A tame elephant eats nvofe than one thousand pounds of green fodder twenty-five pounds of unhusksd rice daily. An .artificial salt water lake, 600 acres fiiP extent, has been formed on the Island of Zeeland, near Holland, for the purpose of. raising edible eels Each family in the United States uses an average of eighty pounds of soap a year,, at an approximate cost of ten dollars. The amount of food consumed in New York City in one year would fill a freight train extending f&m Cuba to Alaska. There are 16,009 restaurants in that city, catering t6 some 3,000,000 persons daily.?. Americans purchase annually $6, 000,000,000 worth of goods on the installment plan. The energy used In dancing the Charleston is equivalent to that used, in running a 440-yard race. So low are army salaries in France * that officers in crack cavalry regiments and professors of the war college aro working at menial labor to augment their income. Many are in dire want. The average liquor expenditure for every non-abstaining family in England last year was 1175. When Persian women walk abroad at night a servant carrying a'primitive lantern precedes them through the unlighted streets, just as was done in medieval times. Ditch diggers, factory hands, clerks and stenographers of Leningrad eat their meals from the tableware of the former czar when they go on their frequent vacations to the Workers* Sanitoria, established by the government. American farmers raise 12 tons of cereals for each man engaged in form work. Farmers of the rest of Urnworld raise only 1.4 tons for each man. The number of church member* in America increased 800,000 during 1925. Methodists led In the increase. There are now 40,883,000 church members out of a population of XML000,000. About fifty billion words, more than half of which are of feminine origin, pass over. telephones of the United (States every twenty-four hours. The condor is not only the world's largest bird but is also the highest flier. It has been found flying at < heights of more than four miles. Its young,- however, cannot take to the ~ : air- for twelve months after being hatched. The festival of-St. John, thought to be derived frw^^ pi^c Si^ifcftsti is still celebrated in Brlttanftfe " Bale fires blase on every fciitskle. The peasant#, in holiday attire, dancw ? around them all night to the music of the. oboe and the shepherd's horn. It is believed that the girl who dances around nine fires before midnight is destined to be married within the year. ' Damage totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars and the loss, of several .lives was caused by storm* sweeping over sections ef Ohio on. ? Tuesday. BANKRUPT SALE Sixteen Thousand Dollar Stock of I SHOES of The Goldsboro Shoe Co-, Goldsbor'o, N. O, I WILL GO ON SALE AT ? II BARUCH -NETTLES CO. Friday, July 16,1926 . | At Nine O'clock Sharp, and continue far 10 Days Only \ This stock consists of such well-known brands for Men as How- I ard and Foster, J. P. Smith's smart Shoes, Bostonians, and Mill- 1 ! erand Creach in all the different leathers, and styles to suit all; I Also all widths from A to E. j For Ladies, Shelby's Arch Preserver, Natural Arab, nnri m*r>v 1 . other Well knowp makes in all widths and styles. An opportu- I nity to be fitted correctly. " I For Children, "The Great Scott Line". " J The Prices at this Sale will be irresistible; hundreds will declare, "Never before J have we witnessed such a ShO* Sale. These Shoes will be sold regaxxftdssof I former pride or cost. An opportunity to buy two to t^ree pairs loathe price of one* I Come look them over, even thoufh you do not make a purchasp. We want to have I that pleasure- of seeing- you in our store. We beg to odl your attention to wt fact I only, that we will positively not send out shoes on approval or make any charges. All Shoes CASH to everybody. If any purchase is not satisfactory we will gladly refund the purchase price. ^ BARUCH-NETTLES CCj