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H^UMK xxxjk. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FftlDAY, DECEMBER 30, !?*?. NUMBER 40
HMpUUAi arm*a 1'KK.yailh \
'^Bl, Visitor* in Camden Among the
/ iKrourlati For The Holiday*. T
jRfctMe
faativitiel are in full
| |RtJMin Camden's winter colony this
the addition of many college
)M Kpta in whose honor various env
SarUinments are given add to the
iKnral Jollity ' the happy season, p.
jHrrtne of the very attractive" parties
V?*s? dance with Mrs. Julia Long
' ' jf ISJpp ? hostess for her daughter,
%! Mies B?Uy Knapp, who is at home
^B from Waahlngton, D. C., school, for
B l, holidays and for Miss Theresa
1 Sfome, of New York. The affair
; I wtl v^id tt Deare Place, the interestI
inK colonial home of Mrs, Knapp on
I Tuewhy evening ar^i was largely at1
tended by the young sef who enjoyed
| jaDoing t<> the inspiring music of La
'V Mod's orchestra from Columbia until
H thpsee ?m?U-hours.
M Another dance anticipated with
H ftlesiure Is to be given by Mrs, H. G.
I Marvin on New Years Eve at Hobkirk
H lan for her nephew, James Campbell,
'la of the Mohonk School, of Lake MoH
honJt, N. Y. The younger set will be
H Jfiss Kstelle Bassett, of Summit is
with her paretats Mr. and Mrs. Carrol
Hp, Bassett, at Goodie Castle. Duncan
';B|dward8, of Princeton, is with his
pother, Mrs. J. Leonard Graham, and
the Mi sues Diamond, of New York,
Hire with their family who are wintering
in the Davidson cottage on Fair
[Ellen, John and Philip Knapp are
Btlao among the students here for the
Holiday and at ,fche Court Inn, MissHilary
De Peyster Charles has come
Hbo New York to paSs the holidays
with her mother Mrs. J. M. Charles.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Charlton has
come from Washington to be with her
Mother Nfrs. M. F. Charlton in her
Camden bom?. ?
On Christmas night Miss Olive
Whittercdge entertained with a' din
nor at her home and on Tuesday after
noon at the ^arsfjeld Club Mrs. B. D.
Tiiknor entertained with three tables
of -bridge for her sister, Mrs. James
I. Parker, of Washington, and others.
T Representative James E. Parker, of
flew York, and Representative? ^llen
freadwty, of Massachusetts, cayne
B from Washington to spend the conB
fressional recess with Mr. Parker's
B iter, Mrs. B. p. Ticknor, at the
B Mso at the Court Inn among recent
B vfestis are: Reverend Lawrence T.
B C<k, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Knowlton,
As Knowlton and William R.
H elton, of New York; Mr. and Mrs.
I I. H. Cluett, of Dobbs* Ferry; Mr.
Bind Mrs. John C. Thorn, of New
B York; Mr. Ernest F. Carter, of Port
;Washington, L. I; Arthur E. Whitney
I ind Craig Whitney, of New York;
m Edward. Kneass, of Philadelphia; Mr.
Band'Mrs. Howard H. Gage, of HaverI
hill, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Clark,
of New York, And Mr. and Mrs. C.
Ruber, of Philadelphia.
'The Kirkwood Hotel which opened
Bon Christmas Eve is most attractive
B with its new paint without, and the
BhsTidsome furnishings 7 which have
befcn added to the spacious lobby.
Early guests at the Kirkwood include
B Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Maltbie, Miss
Matilda Lahm, F. V. Jackson, H. P.
Homasn, and JameA 'F. Pierce of New
BYork; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Coogaiu
B Philipsburg, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Jan\es
Lewis and Stradley' Lewis, Montreal;
IH. Nelson Flanagan, J. Quincey
[Flanagan, and N. .A. FlahAgan,
I Englewood, N. J.; W. C. Belcher and
B.M. Belcher Lakeville^Conn.; B. H.
[Morton, and Shermah Hanlon, Fair
-Haven; Judge William C. Hungerford,
"Mra. M. E. Harris, New Britain.
Mrs. H. Frank Moore v of Linville
[Pffli N. C., is the guest of Miss
Qurlotte Campbell and Mrs. H. G.
P^pvin at Hobkirk Inn, where recenL
Motions *re Mr. and ? Mrs. Guy
I * Robinson of New York;---Mr*.
?d Mrs. J. L. Toppin, . of* East
wangc; David J. Smyth and Robert
9.'Smith, of Philadelphia, and Mr.
lad JIr8' yt' Stlckney, of
[_ Mr. and Mrs'. D. Slote Wood oand
hav^ltfken one the Cook
[Bungalows for the season and.^Mr^JL
BJprkovur is now established in'the
kbinson house. ^ - f t: ,>
^B&r. and Mrs. William S. Rairtsford
Te opened their cottage and , Mr*
p Mrs* WilllaVa^JBt; Kirkbride are
^BMg the holidays at Cool Spring.
Mb. an4* Mrs, - Clarence Morgan, of
nont, are Here for a short visit
twill lease their cottage to friends
Ktt W. N. Kerr has as' holidey
Nts her sister, Mrs. Howard Dews,
BFsds, and |lr. Charles Doyle, of
HM*. and Mrs. Richmond F. Ball, of
nckley, are guests of Mrs. George
Henderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Van
^ jrn Kley, of Philadelphia, passed
^BMscaiJ W Mr; and Mrs. Thomas
Arthur Vogel, of New York,
,hi* family at Dejtfe Place for
^BMiohdays and hrrivlKg there this
HSarc.Mrs, Foster Adams, of New
wl Jo^n w Lee> also of
Jf. Sidney Hunt Smith, of PittsHCiftlr
two m?nths visit at Mrs.
DuBoses' left-this week for
-t ^^yterian Church
^BJM^unday, January 1st, It the
K5kon fiitiLdlC!?ClCt the ^n*
ShST'I Mrylcik, t ^
HICKMAN 18 NOW IN JAIL
Officers Hud to Rush Through Thous7
?nds To l??nd Him Safely.
Los Angeles, Dec. 27.?-Thb toughest
job of bodyguarding assigned
to police officers in many a day w^t
successfully completed just kgfofe
noon today when William Kdward
Hickman, confessed kidnaper and
slayer of Marian Parker, was placed
before Superior Judge Hardy for arraignment.
But it was by tbe most slender of
chances that the group of burly detectives
delivered their quarry alive
to the bar of justice at tbe end of
the 2,000-mile trip from Pendleton,
Oregon. As the cavalcade drew up
before the Hall of Justice, a mob of
several thousand people rushed police
lines and surged about the prison
party with menacing cries.
Detectives Dick Lucas and Harry
Raymond, with the prisoner manacled
between them, took one look at
the advancing mob and broke into a
run for the jail elevator. After the
first few steps the prisoner was head
of them all the way. They made the
caget>y the narrowest of margins; the
door slammed and the party was
whisked up to the ^jail atop the fourteen-story
building, with all concerned
puffing heavily and thoroughly out of,
breath from their sprint.
"Well, we made it," grinned Lucas.
l"Yep," replied the thoroughly
scared Hickman once the most hard
hearted of killers but * now a cowering,
cringing creature ...suggesting
anything but "The Fox,'*', the name
with which he dignified himself while
he was creating a reign of terror that
has iynown few equals in the annals
of American crime.
The prisoner and his guards and
captofs arrived in Los Angeles shortly
after 10 o'clock, aboard a special
prison car attached to the Padre
Limited of the Southern Pacific, Ail
through the night prisoner and captors
alike looked out at threatening
mobs. gathered on station platforms,
^t Glendale, the last, stop outside the
city and the station at which it had
been rumored the prisoner would be
removed from the train, the platform
was solidly banked with humanity.
But' as the train left Glendale the
party was still aboard. Suddenly, in
th^' heart of ^the manufacturing d??-(
trict, there was a aereefching of brakes
and the train was brought to an abrupt
stop on orders from an engine
foreman specially taken aboard at
San Louis Obispo, and who had power
to order a stop at any point.
As the train stopped, doors hastily
opened and three police cars drew
alongside as if^ they had sprang up
from the earth*. The -party bundled
into them and the trip to prison began
without second's delay. To
avert suspicion, the prisoner was
placed in an open touring ^ar with
the' side curtains partially in pla^e,
while th? pthers of the party occupied j
more palatial limousines which the
crowds wer& liable to mistake, and
in fact did< mistake for the Hickman
machine.
After the exciting escape from the
crowd* at the Hall of Justice, the
prisoner was taken to the jail booking
office where he ^ answered routine
questions. He gave his age as ^nineteen.
He was givfen number 88,788,
then he was fldven a he^uIatIoh h^Vi> "
taken tor the~Tmger print bureau and
finally lodged in a "cell on the tenth
floor.
P* Just before the noon recess, Hickman
was taken dowh to the court
room of Judge Hardy on the eight
p|droere he was arraigned at once.
Upon telegraphic request of his mother-from
Kansas City, the time for his
plea to the grand Jury indictment pf
kidnaping 'and murder was delayed
lentil after the arrival of Attorney Jefom.
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moptu am >? viiaojavp
juattnuog pasnojv s?ij BujXiib bu?
, sutaatuppi skoijm *^avg 9U|A?$
put mux ??l?Suv ?<^ m jo xjap'
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TWRLVB (.RANTED FREEDOM '
Two From Kershaw County Benefit*
Through Executive Clcuiency.
Twelve prisoners of South Carolina
were released from their prison*
through executive clemency from
Governor John G. Richards Saturday:
Listed among the number were five
.men, convicted of murder. The names
of the men and the crimes for which
they were convicted, also the reasons
for paroles were given in Saturday's
Columbia State as follows:
Howard Clara, Florence county,
convicted of murdering his wife in
June, 1911, and sentenced to life im-i
prisonment, after 18 years in the
penitentiary, oncd again is breathing
the air of freedom. Clark was cot?
victed on circumstantial evidence, the
governor said in extending clemency,
and evidence and testimony .at .the
trial wore to the effect that Mrs.
Clark had said she Was going to hill
herself. He has made a good prisoner
and Judge S. \V. G. Shipp, before
whom he was tried, Solicitor Gasque
and Senator P. H. Arrowsmith have
Joined iri'petitioning clemency for him.
Will Gibbes Georgetown county,
convicted in June, 1906,!of murder and
sentenced to be hanged and whose
sentence was later commuted to life
imprisonment, after over years
within the gr^y walls will return to
his native swamps. Affidavits and
letters have been received by theJ
governor saying that at the time ofthe
homicide Gibbes was acting in
self-defense and t?*t ifhe had not be*
come frightened at the trial and mixed
things up with his own statements
he would have received a lighter
sentence. Gibbes lias served for ids
entire*'21 .years and has been a trusty
for ]? ypars. His parole by the governor
has been approved by the pardon
board.
Will Wilson Chesterfield county,
forgot by relatives and without
friends whose intercession might
have hastened his release, after 16
years of penal servitude will leave
the gloomy pile, so many years his
home. He was convicted before
Judge Shipp in March, 1911, of murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment
Those who were once familiar
with the facts brought out at hie trial
have foygptten them.. He has been a
faithful prisoner. "My action in releasing
this man is from the dictates
of humanity and the long suffering
of this friendless Negro." Governor
Richards said.
Walter -White, Lancaster county,
cpnvlcted in March, 1917, of murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment,
regain^his freedom. rtAt his trial,"
Governpr Richards 1 said, T "eleven
jurors were for acquittal and one for
conviction without recommendation
for mercy and a compromise verdict
was reached. The juror who stood
for conviction has made affidavit that
lie feels he was wrong in standing for
conviction and ten others of the
jurors have signed the petition for
clemency, the 12th being dead. The
board of pardons, the tiral solicitor
and a number of citizens have recommended
demand^.- White has served
ten years and hag been a good prisoner,
and I think deserves clemency."
Walter White with his father, Riston
White, was convicted of the murdbr
of Sylvester Stack, ort circumstantial
evidence. Riston White was later
granted another trial ajid the
was nol prosecd.
George Rivers, Aiken county, convicted
of murder In May, 1922^ for
wrecking en Atlantic Coast . Line
train, in which Engineer Joe Temple
was killed and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
will be freed todajy,
Clemency was recommended by the
board of pardons, Sheriff Nollie
Robinson, Judge Hayne F. Rice, before
whom he was tried, Solicitor A.
L. Gunter and a number of citizens.
Sheriff Robinson said that he, with
the late Sheriff Howard,>had investigated
the case and that he is convinced
that Rivers should not have
been convicted. Judge Rice said: "I
will say that at fhe time this man
Was convicted I, had some doubt a* to
whether I should allow a certviction
to stand. , I am satisfied now that
if'thefbfcts now shown by an affidavit
of one -ot,th* witnesses who testified
for thwatate'fiad been put before the
jury at the trial the result.woflW^sve
been atr-acquittal fbr the defend^
Feeling as I do about the matter and
At the same time realising the gravity
of the, charge, I am forced to recommend
a parole for^vers" ^Solicitor
Gunter said: ''I Have thought about
this case a great deal since the. trial
and have talked A >i Amber of
residents in-the--station where the"
wreck occurred. 1 have come to the
conclusion that tlnA. is considerable
doubt as to the guIR of the defendant,
-llieyrifcdict was based on circumstantial
evidence and there have
been discovered facts sluce
W jHfcl which would- probably have
changed the opinion of the jury. Under
all circumstan&s I. would recommend
that a parole; U granted the
defendant during good behavior.''
gJfegfcU Reijenhalay and T. H. Hinson,
both ox Lee county, , convicted-in
September, 1926, of housebreaking
and larceny and qentcndfi to aarve
\ - .I'r '\ -*1^.
.
18 months in the 'penitentli&y,'were
yesterday extended clemency. "They
have served a little ever a year and
the amount of fertilizer stolen wa*
small/' the governor said.
>Tfcomas Taylor of Brooklyn, hi. Y;4'
and Edward Flnkla of New Haven,
Conn., poAvicted In Kershaw county
in February, 1927; of larceny and receiving
stolen goods and sentenced
to serve one year, having made good
prisoners were paroled during good
rscomnikhdation of G.' W. Birchmorj
behavior by the governor on the
of Camden/ These men lacked only a
few day?"of servtngf their sentences
/ Esley Blasters of Pickens county,
convicted and sentenced to one year
In June, 1927, for housebreaking and
larceny on recommendation of prison
physician and superintendent of the
fftnitenttiiry, was granted a parole on
account of having tuberculosis,
Richard Rowe of Bamberg, convicted
in September, 1926, and sentenced
to from four to ^eigh(,: years for
housebreaking and larceny, hiST his]
I sentence suspended on recommendation
of the priso/t physician and the
superintendent on account of having
tuberculosl*?^- >.; : Winston
Steen of Marlboro county,
convicted In October, 1925, and sentenced
to one year for vtelatten of the
prohibition law,- who began service
June 30, 1927, ttKK g?ttW-d .parole on
recommendation of the prison physician
and the superintendent oi^ account
of having tuberculosis.^ ?-r* t J
Bh1T?-?ggr^iffr- y* & J, ['*,"V vr*r .' i V'wa
if:;y*
#5BHTS MADR GLAD
Ij* JT. '? ^
^ &ixi> BwkeU Distributed
^ **- Twough Coodfellows.
?!!!?* .baskctg of groceries and
w* moro than sixty
nZl!f ^!.nfeMy ?n Chri?tma. Eve.
SUI?af ?dde,lvere<i by Mrs. Mar'
Wfth the u#e ?* <>?
cL- >Jly *, ?uW truok8 and <"r?n>ie
ploy c? Q y s faithful ?mThe
baskets ware made possible by
of t^J2l J&J!^ iwo nt*w*I>apers
contained a basket of groceries and a
of fruits snd nuts!
^ Sir' ofw^
??"? r",1 Comiwny and in ?acb
jjty P'^r1 \ " Pound tack
/i;;' ,l*rd; 6 pound.
2 ? 1 POUnd C?ndy.
?Mk 2 ri!?'.*"8 . ?* r*i,ln'' 2 ? ??
wiff, y caw tomatoes, I box awoet
4 aipC * *t">P'y ?f
KuV^"*," t0 th,c ,bove th? 'oo*1
ivu/Mnx Klan packed, paid for and
delAfcred eight baskets to the needy.
LenJir 1* *'' 'und were Whit
nS'r. ^ I^eLoache, Miss M. A.
A,,en J* B?ykin, Ensign
, o
4i?l a ,**' McCaaklll Dead.
kJ'l > Murehteon MuCaa-1
dSWiln- "' ?'ld,nt of thlB county,
?W suddenly at the old Ho<
iLd0me*^*d f*ut "ix mi'?? east
Mr e1 ?'cl<w* Tuesday.
&2 aCSS?! *d b*en 10 fiamdon oh
Saturday to do Chrlatnma shopnln*
and .turaa while returning home ^ith
McCaaklll. She noticed
fered^. Quit talking and had aufParaIytic
8tr?Ke from which
ll7 U J^urei conaciouancaa.
wa> not a married
jns?, but is survived by three lwnii,
Caikifl68er8riD^M' McCaekill> S. A. Mc*ggf
And,C- K' MoCaskill, all of
Camde? and two sisters, Mrs. Janie
Luli?Inty' 2 Pishopville, and Mrs.
Luja Chewing, of Lee County.
W ?fi the late Charles
LHSSkl1 ind Mary Murchison
M^askill, and besides his immediate
Jf, 8Uxviy?* by one bf the lnrg-\
Jt family connections in the county
He was a good friend and neighbor
tested ?f by "? as .waa attested
by the overflow crowd at
Beulah church on Wednesday at 11
< lock, where funeral services were
son ofth hr ReJ' George p'erce Wat.
son, pf the Camden Methodist Church.
Uberty Hill Road Closed.
A seventy-five foot bridge spanning
Cranny s Quarter Creek, about seven
miles north of Camden on the Liberty
Hill road now * state fcighway, fell '
m a few days ago and the road has
been closed to traffic. The bridge
d wh^undTlined by hi*h wate'?
reoair^ 1 .W?rkm?n wer* engaged in
repair^ a heavy log struck it and
th ew the whole bridge into ft* watt?
Zl%Zl J'ust> "me to
wST dewn wit^ Its The
oad will be^ closed probably thirty
deto^T 2 Khe meantime travel will be
detoured by way of Camden-Charlotte
highway to Childers Mill, turn to the
Clvbu?? 00 bi?hwfty- Thence to
8JSf| ?![ Teke to lbft and go
JJek into Liberty Hill road at R. A
McDowell's place. * -
' ' ' "" ' ' iT'
U. I). C. To Meet Monday
^K?en08SUr monthIy n,e?"nk of the
?ni k?' k ?e/lnfdy ChaPt?^ U. E C.
It j bt Monday, January 2nd,
h Lntio ait -JhomVf M?' Q?y
H. Haum, on Broad street '
# Mfabifsr
NBW CHEVROLET SOON
.Mr. Wei til Sees New Car en Display
At Columbia.
"Never before during the course o|
By experience in ^*the automobile
isiness has a new car so completely j
captivated dealers a* did the new j
Chevrolet, which was shown to over
100 Chevrolet dealers from all over
the Palmetto State in Columbia Tuesday,"
stated O. C. Welsh of Welsh
Motor Company, local Chevrolet,deal-1
er, who has just returned to the city
after attending 'this pre-showing.
Without disclosing details, Mr. Welsh
declares that the new car embodies
the resuits of the 13 years experience I
and progress in the building of low 1
priced transportation, and heralda Itj
gs the greatest automobile by a wide
margin ever offered the public, by I
Chevrolet.'
. Unofficial reporta from the Chev-J
rolet office say that the new car will
embody many improvements in design I
and construction. / New standards of I
beauty are promised. Easier hand* I
ling and smoother riding dualities are 1
heralded as some of the outstanding
features of the new Chevrolet line.
Many unlooked for changes have 1
been made 'in the appearance of the
car, according to reports, providing
the new Chavrolet with a beauty and
Btyle appeal unexampled in the low I
prico field.
Shipments of the new cars to
dealers have been leaving the various j
assembly plants since December 15th I
so that the vast country-wide dealer J
organization may he prepared fer the I
introductory showing on New Year's!
day. Practically every dealer in the J
United States will have cars ready for
inspection on that date. From Bangor,
Me., to San Diego and from
Miami to Vancouver there will be
simultaneous exhibitions of the new I
car, that haB caused so much discussion
in the last few months. j
Cars will be ready for, the boule-1
vards and highways immediately after
the first of the year. Production at I
the various plants throughout the 1
United States is racing along as fast
; as precision manufacturing will per- J
mit. Never before in the histroy of!
. the industry willso many new models 1
of one make have been placed in deal-1
era' hands In such a brief space of 1
time. v j
Over 5,600 newspapers across the
country 'will assist in broadcasting.!
| the announcement, which will take j
I the of one of the most comprehensive
advertising campaigns
ever attempted during the entire h??- j
tory of the automobile industry. j
To Give Testimonial Dinner
Under the auspicies of the Chamber
of Commerce, a testimonial dinner
will be given at the Holjkirk Inn on
Thursday evening, January 5, at 8:00
o'clock, to Mr. Benjamin P. DeI*oache,
Jr., a native Camden boy* and successful
candidate in the rec(Ht Atwater
Kent radio audition contest.
Telegraphic invitations have beyn
extended to Mr. and Mrs. A. Atwater
Kent, of Philadelphia, Pa., andJ to
Mr. and Mrs, A. D. Wall of Charleston,
S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
I Embleton, of Columbia, S. C., state
I distributors for the Atwater Kent
I company, and also to Prof. Charles
1E. Burnham of Asheville, . voice
J teacher.' i* . .
Tickets at $1.50 each are now on
(sale at the Thomas Cof(|m?ShQp,
|W. K. Zemp's Drug StoreTClyburn
| Drug Company and the Chamber of
Commerce. The sponsors of this dinner
ask the public generally to se|
cjpre tickets at once?certainly not
llater than Monday the 2nd, as the
I number of tickets is somewhat limlte^
| ' - ? ?: : :?
f: \~Camden Mcthodi^SMI^^i
Lyttleton Street, nsar -.Hampton
I Park? -George Pierce Watspn,
Sunday, January 7, Bible Sfcfool at
110 a. m. Public worship at 11H5
la. m. and 7:80 p. m. conducted by the
{.pastor. Morning theme: "The New
(Year and Individual Responsibility."
{Thi* service will conclude
Holy Communion. $ Evening themef
("A Desirous Combination;" Epworth(League
at 6:45 p^. m. The public.?
I mo it cordially invited to worship with
J us. Visitor* especially* welcome.
Sjgijfdard'From After Long Absence
OSSSJI* 8- Hough of thie'clty hw
I bden advised that her *on*WUlJ3pu*fc?.
lis fnTa marine hospital at Norfolk,
Vs., where he was placed following
his return to this country after a
three montjis* illness with tropica!
1 fever in. the / jungles of South:
I Youngi Hough left New York City
{last August > aboard a< Merchant
I Marine vessel and his whereabouts
since that time remained a complete
1 mystery' until his letter reached "Mrs.
(Hough, this weekr^Thr youth stated
I in his message that he was unable to
( write and that it wai hard to findj&ne
(down in the jungles who cottld write
in the English language.
?When able ta-atand-the-'trip young
Hough ( KWW Pjmk tg the. States, "tfe
Spent on# week"In a New Y<jrk hospital
.and after leaving th^re he found
his condition too" wewtiJbJbe- entered
the Norfolk hospital. Doctors in the
Virginia city, according to. information
reaching Camden relatives, *tate
that It will be some flme before the
young man recovers 'sufficiently te
rctourn to his home in this city. >
^OKssssKSBSssBamesmmessf. gu-1 . L'v-.i.a
HKIIII NK NBWS NOTKB
Happening* of Interest as Told By
Our Kr|olir Correspondent
Bethune, Dec. 21.?Dr. K. Z. True**
dell has just completed an attractive
brick office building of ten room* *
with all modern conveniences and
splendid equipment located on Houth
Main street, two doors below the
Truesdell Drug Btore.
On Thursday afternoon, friends In
the town and community gave u
hospital shower, at which time handsome
gifts of linen, blankets, silverware,
pillows and other useful articles
were given. _ ? *
On Thursday evening the building
was thrown open to the public when
Dr. and Mrs. Truesdell gave a delightful
reception. The rooiua wore
attractively decorated with cut flowers-potted
plants and Christmas decorations.
In the front reception room
was the receiving line including Dr.
E. Z. Truesdell and Mrs, Truesdell,.
the Rev. W. V. Jermun, a former
pastor and constructor of the building
and Miss Hattie Hough, trained
rpirso. ' Receiving at the door was
Mrs. J. B. Hillhouse and the following
ladies received In the different
rooms. Mrs. M. G. King, Mrs. J. JL.
Cooper, Mrs. Martin Rosier, Mrs, J*
L. King, Mrs. R. E. McCasklU, Mrs.
C. E. Bras well, Mrs. C. C. Pate, Mrs*
W. E. Davis, Mrs, B. W. Best, Mrs.
J. A. McCasklU, Mrs. C. L. Mays, Mrs.
C. C. Padgett, Mrs. W. V. J or man,
Miss Eva Sevmmce,~Mrs. D. M. Mays,
Mrs. K. K. Tompkins, Mrs. M. O.
Ward, Miss Stella Bethune, Mrs. 'A. - ~
B. McLaurin, Mrs. T. R. BethuiS f *
Prom a prettily decorated corner df 4
the eye room, punch and y wafers
were served throughout the evening
by Misses. Katherine Truesdell and
Margie and Dorothy Parrott.
The large number of greats were
nstinted in their expressions of admiration
for the building and gratification
that this long felt need had
been supplied, by Dr. Truesdell Who
was showered with congratulations
during the evening.
^ 'Mrs. R. K. Tompkins was hostess
to the Teacher's Hewing (Hub on
Tuesday evening of last week. The
rooms had been made bright with the
holiday seasons'decorations; ^Sewing -75
wor abandoned and the young* men of
the town conic! in for a delightful
social evening. Interesting contests"
were given, and clothes pins and
small spoons with gay crepe paper
were pi&sented to each guest io
dress in attractive girl and boy costume.
During the evening punchy ice
cream and cake and candles Were . * Z..'
served. 'The
masons of the Lynch wood lodge'?
entertained their wives and daughters
and members of the Eastern
order on last Tuesday with an oyster
and fish dinner at the town hall. A
large number of people-were present
and enjoyed very greatly7 the hospitality
extended by the masons.
A white Christmas, proceeded by a
pleasing musical program was given
at the Methodist church on Wednesday
evening of last week.
The Shield's trio^of Chicago ap- " '
peared tn h Lyceum alfrhctToh <; on
Monday evening at the high school
auditorium. This was chiefly a
musical number and the audience was 1
delighted with the performance.
Miss Hattie Gardner of the Clyde
section who, has been attending the " ?
Bible school in Ne>y Orleans was
called home on account of the death f
of her niece, Miss Ruth BlackwaH/: ;r-s
Miss Gardner will/Teturn _ to . New ,
Orleans next -Week. '-y:, /
'Mr. N. A. Bethune accompanied by
his daughter, Miss, Stella, spent the
Week end with" M&T WaHRKfn jf *t
Neeses, Mrs. King, with her chil- vV y
dren, accompanied her. father home
ahi| will remain for a visit.
Tlie Rev. M. B. punter is spending
the holidays With his parents in Leesviiie.
y- * .
Prof, and Mrs. Poster and children
are in Spartanburg -for the holidays.
' Mr. and Mrs, C, M. Wall b*me ov*r^ ^
from Sumtei* to eisit the home of 3dt.
and Mrs. M. O. WawL Mr. W?l re-rt v
turned on Tuesday leaving Mrs. Wall
to spend the remainder of the week
with , her parents.
Miss Lois Watte of the Columbia
Baptist hospital Is spending the hbU*- t
days- with her mother Mrs. Nanfrilsj , Watts.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny G. Richards
of Cheraw are visiting at the. home of
Mr. and Mrs. J, A. MoCaskill. -'J
Mr. Mayo Davis left on Sun&fo ??
Dothan, Ala. to join his wife who has'
been spending the holidays with her #
parents 4h Dothan.
Mrs. G, B. Mekinnon of Lancaster
Mr: ,hrMrs Dr.
Rldon Severance. snd Lester
King df Columbia spent Christmas
1 day at their homes here.
Mr, and Mrr. L. K. YarbVough oft.:'
ReSKaw are visiting reUtfiS:/ inT "Tr*;
'"the Rev. end Mr*. W. V. Jernian of
Aynor spent several days in town
Gladys Bloom, 24, was killed by :i
speeding fire engine in New York - ,
r "Monday, as she attempte<r to cross ftstreet
in front of the fire engine.
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