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1r ? , j - . yy y- * * * l, *-' "Eiyi'l , . -{ - :N * Msg -.. *, mmmm i w???e- - a mm 9 IN PEACE, AS IN WAR, THE LEGION SERVE* 1 11 * I The Camden Chronicle :=: XXXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1928. NUMBER 45 JJJ mil' II if II I Hill I J I > I I'll TTTT-TTT- 1 ? ^^ Bf ARRIVALS JNCRKA8K B' iWyflB ,j ?rf? Nawtor Vteitoro in Kjen For The 8e?wm . ^^heublc iucreaau in hotel arv K cottage residents ushers Dnbh which is second only to B. the rush of winter travel ; Bfl- Every sign points to an : BT large number who will Hkden during the late-season, edy gaiety is beginning, to Wuntil April brings -the homeBd, . of the winter colony attendHard party given on Tuesday Hi in the attractive home of ^ tnnon Jr., some playing and Bringing guests for the tea Hf the game.' A large sum Hred for the Hobkirk Hill tJp. a. It. for which the af H given, and all who attended B it a great success, and a Bo the energy of Mrs. Reuben fte Chapter Regent, and her ^^Kaining at the Woman's Ex Bon Tuesday afternoon was Hlliam B. Scarborough of Bod, who had with her six Brom the Kirkwood where she ^^^^ ing the winter. Lamont Be of the Court Inn group B at the Exchange for ted the B^ernoon .! Bnd Mrs. Lawrence Rainsford IN. Y. have arrived for a th Dr. and Mrs. William S. Bid at their Camden * cottage, B. Van Alsteyn Cornell and Bgliter Mrs. deBodisco of New ' Hre guests of Miss M. Eleanor BHilda Foster' has come from B for a visit with Mrs. George Bson who is in her Lyttleton Be cottage for the winter. Bving at Deare Place are Mrs. BStuart Martin of , New York, 1 Katherine Van Boskerck of York, Miss Katherine Stanton Boston, Miss Therese Thome of York and Mrs. Mary S. Oliver ^^^Bst Orange, N. J. Bidnesday afternoon notwithI Bin*' the weather, which was a > B" uncertain, a large number ^^Mred to Mt. Pleasant Plantation he opening tea. This charming Borne was a most popular rendezm 1^8t winter, being only a Bant drive of six S miles sputh tff Cartiden,v and gdlU agaeti be Bid each afternoon excepting SonHiritil the close of the season. Holly Tree, a little further on B? open and many luncheons and have been held there recently. ^Ener wa.^gfiven there recently by John Hutchinson, who is passBhe winter with her daughter George R. Cook for Mr. and Thomas Fairborn of Buffalo and Hal other guests. ^ Br Mrs. Wiliam R. Miller of ^B*to, who is staying at the Court Mrs. Henry Savage entertained Bs lea at her home on Wednes pf ternoon. ^Bs. Langford Warren, and c-hil-' who huve been visiting her parBMr. and Mrs. Henry Savage reefed a few days ago to their home ^Boston. B- and Mrs. Newton Boykin and ^^pal other guests were entertained 1 B a dinner at Mulberry Plantation Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. ton Ferguson. Br* and Mrs. Harold W. Howe of Bemont, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. W. M. noil and Miss Katherine Pennell Mamaroneck, Miss Isabel Lyman i BMt. Vernon, N. Y. Miss M. C. Bigan of Springfield, are recent ar^B"ls at the Court Inn. Blrs. Charles Clifton^ and Miss cc Clifton have come from Buffalo B their usual stay at the Court Inn. Mrs Edward McCready Gaillarf m childfem hAse*. arrived to* spend, month with her parents Mr. and Hl B. D. Ticknor. Box and Drag Hunts continue to ^ cirest the many sportsmen winter ? here, and are held twice weekly. Bi couples of hounds belonging to B Camden Hunt Club, add to the B*"t- After the Tuesday and FriB morning hunts breakfasts were Bfn for the participants by Mrs. Bight Partridge in her cottage ad ning the Court Inn, and by Mrs. bert W. Pomeroy and her daughB* R- B. Deans in the Pomeroy Be. jMrs. Howard Dews, who has been several weeks with her sister, P8- William N. Kerr, left the first pthe week fy Nfw Qjfcw and Bw York on her way to Paris. As farewell to Mrs. Dews, Mrs. Woods obinson entertained with a n card Brty on Saturday afternoon. Monday afternoon at the Sarsfield ub, Mrs. James M. Charles of New Bprk was hostess with three tables of Bidge at. a delightful party. As fcting the hostess at the tea table ere Misses. Adrienne Charles and B?lie Gillespie, and among the guests ere. Mrs. Warren Harris, Mrs. B. Ticknor, Mr*; Robert Marye, isses McMullen, MUi Ernestine Bsteman, Mrs. Thomas Gillespie, ^Biss Anna B. Strar^B'-Mra. W. B. isbet, Mrs. George Henderson, rises were won by Mrs. Warden arris. Mrs. George Heitderton and Wir*. Robert Marye. I Mrs. Newton Boykin entertained at er home on Saturday evening with dinner for ten guests. B boats of Camden friends of olonel and Mrs. Frank G. Hoyne of nicagp are delighted to welcome B?? afceta to Hofckirk Inn, They B'H remain as usual until Iste March Bdog joined by tbair daughter Mri, .r T|pr r m Jql/Mlfc" T_ 'jr*?1 ^ - 'X. Del*ASS NAMED MASTER To Succt-ed Hilton and Ben,M- Smith! Becomes Magistrate. NV. L. DePasS, Jr., for the past two years magistrate of DeKalb township, was 011 Saturday notified of his appointment by the governor as master in equity for Kershaw county to succeed R. H. Hilton who recently resigned to - become assistant state service officer with headquarters in Columbia. Ben M. Smith was also advised of his appointment as magistrate to succeed Mr. DePass. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University law school and a practicing attorney of! this city where he is connected witn ; the legal firm headed by his father former Judge Mendel L. "Smith. Both appointments were made bv the governor, it is understood, upon I recommendation of" the Kershaw I county legislative delegation. LITTLE BOY KILLED Former Camden Man Figures in Fatal Auto Accident. According to a pressdispatch to ! the Columbia State of January 25th. j Little Alex Brunson, 5-year-old son 1 0* and Mrs. ip. A. Brunson, was' killed by an automobile at 5:30 this : afternoon. 1 he car was being driven 1 by D. A. Kudisill with Mrs. Rudisill 1 accompanying him. Mr. Rudisill's! home is at Cherryville, N. C\, and i Logoff. He is president of the ! Morgan company and was on his way ; to Faigefield, where one of the plants is located. ! The accident occurred on the highway in front of the Ridge Inn, the little boy had just crossed the road with his sister, and turned and ran i in front of the car, which was runmng at about 15 miles an hour. The above report will bring sorrow ! to People of Camden, for the reason! that both participants qre known in. Camden. The young lad killed is a! cousin of Mr W. O. Hay, of Camden, and Mr, Rudisill was a member of the Bean Luber company of Lugoff, | and for a while made his residence in I Camden. BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL Prominent^Jacksonville Man Was Native of Camden. ? Funeral services for George Reynolds DeSa us sure, 70 years of age, who died in Jacksonville,' Fla., Friday night were held at the Quaker ceme9?30 o'clodcmd?n SU"d0y mm'ninK a< Mr. DeSaussure was born and raised in Camden and has many relates, who are prominent in business and social life of this city. He also leaves a wide circle of friends. At the time of his death he was manager of the Jacksonville branch of the Atlanta Federal Reserve bank. i!u(' put-of-town . relatives attending the funeral were: D B DcSaussure aml R. C. DeSaussure of Mr. aM'u Heywal'd Clarkson, Mis. Arthur Hey ward and Mrs. Benjamin Haile of Columbia, Mrs. W. M.? t ook of Jacksonville, Fla He is survived by his* widow and several children. Death of George W. Butties George W. Barnes, 21-year-old son of Mrv and Mrs. E. T. Barnes of the Wateree Mill village adjoining this CflmH W.ed?e8day n?ght at the ,Camden hospital where he had been! suffering from peritonitis following f????PeratioIL for Wendicitis more than a month ago. hU ^AthJer, and mother Mr. SEX* J8 survived by four brothers, ^Jlp^/ Barhes, ^Erank Barnes, Edw*rd Barnes, Donald Barnes, and n ' Misses Lottie Barnes, of r*arnes, Margaret Barnes, all JL^e5' and Mrs. R. E. Howell of Decatur, 111. was one of Camy?unK fellows and amsSsd thro^hoot this section ?f tCState atlthi. ynetf' serr'ce? wiil be held at the family residence near the mei*rS5nmiUi1 - and interJkt u^l fol,?w in the cemetery of the Wateree Mills Baptist .church. Guests of Mrs. Baura * Mrs, L. w: Ware of Thomj>s6u7^~GeorgIa7 were recehT guests of Mrs, Gay Baum on Broad street.- Mrs. Ware is pleasantly remembered in Camden, as Mis? *ulia ?ho was the guest of Mrs. Baum- in November, 1926, and while here received much social attention. '. ' : j ? ? ' i Hoyne-Anderson, who is now visiti > Orlando, Florida^ K.wiP J?0***1 W. .Winston of Dur-I w Passing the winter I at Hobkirk Inn paid a short "Visit to I the~ T t*1 wefk' heing called H-ffv ? f?9nfe!i ^th h,a Pnhii^hera! Henry Holt and Company, in regard to his forthcoming book. "A Life ot itSSfu which they will ma^Ilf^ ?l2i a ? near future. Tho many friends here of Judge Winston] J! ,. . ** with interest his new hook, and predict for it a jgreit 100- 3 cess. i Wallao. 1, Keep and Mine SESTJJISE. of bockport, N, Y? wintering at the Kirk wood. HISTORY OF THE LOCAL POST This article may not be complete in every particular uk our Post of the American Legion has not heretofore hud permanent headquarters. Ah many of the records have been misplaced, it is our purpose to here give only u brief outline of what the Post has done since its organization. The James URoy Belk Post was organized and chartered in Septem ber 1919, with thirteen members, with Major E. C. vonTresekow as commander. Sjnee Major vonTresokow's administration the following have served as commanders: Colonel M. L. Smith, R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Sam Karesh, Arthur Clark, Jack Whitaker, Jr., Herman Baruch, James DeLoache, Jr., Hughey Tindal and R. H. Hilton. I he lirst years of the Post's existence were devoted principally to internal organization and building up its membership. This has not been such an easy undertaking as the majority of ex-service men at the expiration of the war were young and just starting out in life, which will readily show that the members of the Post were not financially able to immediately render the assistance necessary in developing a strong and permanent organization. At the -beginning the Post had no headquarters of its own. This problem was solved, however, through the kindness of Mr. I,. J. Whitaker, who furnished club rooms over his store without cost to the Legion. Until recently the rPost has maintained its headquarters' there, and we wish here to express our appreciation to Mr. Whitaker for the kind assistance he has rendered. As soon as the .Post got organized it began a buildfng fund which was slowly but regularly increased until last Spring It found itself in a position, with the aid of its members, to organize a Legion corporation and purchase a two-story building on De- i Kalb Street. The first, floor of. this) building has been renovated and ' made into a beautiful drug store and j is now occupied by the Clyburn Drug 1 ( ompany. The Legion and the cor- , poration at first were not financially 1 able to renovate the second floor, but arrangements have been recently made and the second floor is now being made into a recreation hall. This work will be, completed within the next few weeks, and the Legion wiU then have headquarters that will be as good as any in South Carolina. This will not only be a great help to the Legion Post but wjll be beneficial to the city and community. While the LeRoy Belk Post has been handicapped to some extent in doing the things and rendering the services to the community that it originally anticipated, it is now in a better position to carry out its com[ munity service program and the other various duties that constitute 2? ?d?als and Principles of the Am. trr*?aT1 L?*ion as enumerated in ths. preamble to the constitution. * The James LeRoy Belk Post has jn*d a hard road to travel?its bright* est days are ahead. Legion has participated in ev-: ery community Bervice when called upon and has fostered and carried into execution many moveirientsJfrorth while to the whple community. State and Nation. , Tiddler* Convention. There will <be a Fiddlers Convent tion held at Piedmont School Friday evening, February - 3rd. Public in cordially invited. .A small admission fee--will be charged. * Jg THE LEGION NATIONAL BODY The American Legion was conceived out of the common interests and aims of those who had served in the World war foj^ the purpose of perpetuating the friendships formed during the war and with the determination that the disabled should re- ' ceive proper care and consideration as the years faded out the picture of sacrifice they had endured. Notwithstanding that the thought of such an organization occured to many men, it remained for a group of twenty typical soldiers of the A. E. F. to deal with the idea in a concrete way and to lay the foundation for the organization that became the Legion. , A meeting had been called by General Headquarters of the A. E. F. of these twenty National Guard and Reserve Officers of field rank in order to obtain from them an expression as to the wants, inclinations and needs of the non-professional soldiers who constituted such a vast majority of the American army. These officers were asked to submit recommendations designed to improved the morale of the troops. The A. E. F. was homesick and restless. Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the twenty reserve officers. He conceived that the time was Yipe to make a tentative and initial stand for crystalizing the wide spread feel' ing of the American army that some sort of an organization of veterans, dedicated in peace to the same high ideals that had animated them in war, must grow out of their comradeship in arms. So Col. Roosevelt gave a dinner to the twenty delegates at the Club Interalliee February 16. 1919, and they there informally discussed the steps that must be I taken to launch this dreamy of rf \ veterans' organization. These men fully realized the magnitude of the task. Several similar attempts to launch an organization had failed because the initiators had some personal end in view or because they were.insufficiently respective of jail classes and units of the fighting i forces. These twenty officers constituted themselves a temporary committee to take the necessary steps for gathering together from the whole A. E. F? , a body of several hundred officers land men who would be of a character to command the confidence and support of all units and all states. It was assumed that this contemplated caucus would name delegates to attend a joint caucus in v the Uinted States of delegates from all parts of the country, from the troops who had not been sent to Europe and * from the Navy and Mgfrjne corps. The twenty Officers uicd /heroic means to spread the story /of the contemplated Veterans' organization through all ranks and sections of the A. E. F., with tho result that the caucus was convened with 1,000 representative dfflcers and ear listed men of the A. E.,F. in attendance. The caucus was held In the Cinque Paris, March 15 and 16, Eben Putnam, national historian of the Legion, has written about the fixation of the Legion in part as TThis caucus, which will live in memory as The Paris Caucus,' was called to order by Eric Fisbbr Wood, in the absence of Roosevelt, who had acted as chairman of the temporary committee, and, who had returned to the United Stated on a mission to promote interest .In the' new organ PUTS Ul? CASH HON I) C. A. Keller lie leaned From t'untody 1 For Injuring Man. C. A. Re iter, ur rented in Columbia la*t Wednesday ufternoon and returned to Camden for hit* connection in injuring a man with the cur he whs , driving here eurlier in the day, whs , on Friday released from the county jail and permitted to continue along his way to Florida after posting cash bond in the sum of $600. Reiter is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill as n < result of his automobile striking W. A. Christmas near the letter's homo one mile east of this city. After striking the man Reiter is said to have placed the victim in his home and, after notifying a doctor, to have made a hurried get-away. Reiter claims, however, that ho left because of threuts upon the part of a gathering crowd. He expected to return to the scene in Camden's cotton mill district, he said, after obtaining legal counsel in Columbia. He was accompanied by his wife and other memlbers of his fumily en route from their home in Youngstown, Ohio, to spend the winter in Florida. Christmas is said to be resting well at the Camden hospital where his chances for recovery are said to be favorable. He is suffering from u double fracture of the left leg, broken left arm and a gash about the head. Would Abolish Office Representative Loring Davis of Kershaw .county on Tuesday introduced a "bill in the House to abolish the office of road superintendent ft>r Rershaw county. Death of: Mr. Shiver. Funeral services for Burnett Shiver, aged fifty years, who died suddenly at his home near the Pine Haven Dairy east'of Camden Wednesday afternon, were held Thursday afternoon at Antioeh church with interment following in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. Shiver, whose passing is attributed to heart failure, is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Miss Emma Holland* of this ; and i..two children, C *v' T? L WWerAnd''Bumtyv Shiver, aged 13. He also leaves one brother, L: A. Shiver, and two sisters, Miss Ellen Shiver and Miss Daisy Shiver, all of this county. Notice to School Patrons. Superintendent J. G. Richards. Jr., has issued the following notice to the patrons of School District No. 1: "As we stated in The Chronicle of two weeks ago, a beginners* first grade was begun on Monday, January 30. We feel that perhaps not All have entered who are six years of age. We must refuse to allo\v further entrance into this class after Monday, February 6. This is neecessary because late comers will not be able to keep pace with the class. We therefore urge patrons who have children six years old who have not enrolled to enroll them not later than* next Monday morning." ization among the troops at home.-1 Nearly 1,000 delegates, ranging in rank from private to brigadier general, were present; And the spirit of democracy that hks since become characteristic of Legion meetings was established by a resolution, offered by Lemuel Bolles, eliminating all | consideration of rank or precedence in the deliberations of the caucus. ''Bennett C. Clark was elected temporary chairman. The caucus outlined tentative aims and .purposes; adopted a temporary constitution and the name 'The American^ Legion.'. Definite, commitment to permanent policies was postponed until, up the, return of the A. E. F., a great caucus could be held at some point in the United States* which would be truly representative of every brarioh of the service and of every state. . '* "An executive Committee of 10(? was elected to complete the organisation in the A. E. F. and arrange for the meeting in the United States. Milton j. Foreman was"elected" chairman of this committee and George A. White, secretary. Every soldier oi the A, E. F. was automatically made a member of the organisation pending definite arrangements to ,be made later. A subcommittee of 17, headed by Bennett C. Clark, was aent to the United States to effec^. an organization among the troops at home. "Coincident with the organization in France, a movement originated In Washington, D. C? where, on February 5, 1919, an informal gathering of men who had scrved iu the war was held at the Cosmoa Club, presided over by E. lister Jones, to consider the advisability of forming a national veterans' organization. It was decided to holt) a caucus on March 7 and to get in touch with whatever move HA I VI PROPERTY SOLI) Old lime Hometiteud Pumhch Into Hand* uf Northern Ladled 1 he beautiful old Buuni homestead and gardens on North BroAd street was sold yesterday to Mrs. Mary 1). ; JJoMahon ?"<' -Miss Ruth Richards, of New York, who intend to make extensive improvements on tho house aa well us the old fashioned gardens of vai iouA kiixis of tgcmih. The property covers an area of 177 feet on Broad street, extending back ' westward to a depth of 271 feet. 7 he building is of brick construction of three stories, containing twelve rooms, and the price involved represents around $25,000 making it one the largest ( amden real estate deals of the year. The sule was made through E. C. Zenip, local real cm. tate dealer. This quaint old home, built right ' up to the sidewulk has- quite an unique history. The original plot of " land on which the house is built was ' a deed from the King of England, before the war of the Revolution. The house was erected some date between 1802^ and 1820, and was first owned yy * niuel h lake, later it became the prtrfieny of the Johnsons, who were4 ' original owners of the Holly;?1 i /f? property, now the property of Ernest L. Woodward, millionaire citizen of LeRoy, N. Y. It was later in the -possession of Dr. Joseph Lee, ' - * Virginia, a kinsman of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and was said to have V been set on fire by Sherman's raiders* on their memorable match through ( amden. The doctor's wife is said to have personally extinguished the' i flumes, and it was later used for earing for wounded and invalid North- V ^ ern troopers. After the war it came into the possession of the late Her* man Baum, a well known JewishZ merchant and has since remained the L?Pe/uy of, h'B ?nns finally coming : v , Intp. the sole possession of B. Harry Baum, who made the titles to its new ij owners. 7 " - - ;$ .,r,The noi7therii ladies have named it Greenleaf Villa," and will use it.v M during the winter seasons a? a te#j? 4S shop and for the selling of gifts and?* foc?T trade*" l"""1 by "" t0UrUt ""ll' I ' . ? BETHUNE NEWS NOTES .o?~iirt?ria ? T?U Our Regular Correspondent "^5 Bethune, Feb. 1.?The quarterly ' ? f . ? rally of the Kershaw as- -?? Rociation was held with Timrod church on the Bethune field qn last Sunday afternoon with a large number of young people present. The president, Miss F^vn Severance, presided during the business session and at the conclusion of this period, Mr.- /';: David Hoi ley, district leader, had ' M charge of the very interesting and inspiring program. The officers and young people of this Organization . T were much encouraged and felt that the B. Y. P. U. work is going for- ' 73 ward in our association during the year of 1<J28. ^f)U1 correspondent was in error last week in stating that Mr. and Mrs. Ocar Outlaw and Mrs. Henry M West had g0ne to attend the funerttj of their niece, Miss Marie Locoste. ,1 he whose funeral they attended near Hartsville was in fact the wife ^ a ?!lerPhevL' Mr* E* ?utlaw, and was before her marriage Miss Marie Mc^arlan of the Stake's Bridgoc ? ' if: u!)' ^ ,the time of ber deaths which occurred in Washington, D. C. ^ the young couple, were making theTr^ home at Ft. Humphries. We were erroneously informed and regret hey; A misiatement. and ***' W. V. Jem^h and little son, Francis, of Aynot SRXJT*?1 days >Mtin* friends in town last week. i?Jf ,d' ?} Coker College, %pent Uit week-end at their homes here. Oavis, of Chlcora, ae> fe, "tsxss u ey tv5nt th? d?y with thei? son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard. * Bnd turiiu and Mrs* John Olyturn aud relative*,! Lydia*'* '8,t Sund,y ?f tPred of Clemson CoK atj m* for * ahort visit last week end. iaSra' K* McLaurin and Miss Malloy Hearon have been spending ' oa vistttngr^ ?J? * Severance was' the week v?llL*U aiater in Timmons^ BB? It-* u?ev!re ^ndst?rm which viss blown off itSp pillows. A resided which^was occupied by negroes on iDavJ? Place was blown P 8rn?*h? \n and ? b?rn on Mr. Ji-J*LJ5nmh.8 place. Fortunately no livea were lo? ami n0 ,erioUi Ln- J age was done. ^ i? Bntertalna Book Cti&ujH r*. J. S. Lindsay was hosteWJI the Thursday Morning^ook Clukfl week at her home on Lyttlet<Mlj| JPhe program for the with the life aqd wo^l South Carolina*! i.-iiiSS Julia Peterkin^H . I w ^1 | ,.v ; 1 1 1 ' i [I PREAMBLE TO THE LEGION CONSTITUTION _ a . * . r or uoa and oo^ntry, wo associate ourselves together for the following purposes; To >uphold and defend thirl Constitution of the UnitedStates of America; to maintain law and order; to foster' Jind perpetuate a one hundred^ per cent American-: ism; to preserve the memo* ries and incidents of our association in the great waiw^ | to inculcate a sense of indh > t i . . i _ g_ | a a. _ VlflllM OOoS^AmOS- CO U&ffe COOh |8> murtity, state and nation; to II combat the autocracy of both the ' classes and the masses;. to make right the master of might; to promote . peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity ^ the principles of justice, freedom aund democracy; to consecrate and sanctify; our comradeship by oof devotion to mutual helpful/ - - - _?- - , ?