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SOCIETY NEWS Club Meeting*:. 75; isjtweSfo^faKWC. *Jat xurra-p feSiSXrAVBS %JS Vtn 5ft?"!S ipper wa? *rved at the last meet% Order Piaster Star ho\4 their ItiM* wry ftr8t &****&*? niirht [Se month. Visiting members are w#y.s welcome. ^nital Auxiliary To Meet Monday lumbers are urged to attend the Jain* of the Hospital Auxilary to Thel* Monday, May 28th, at 4:30 ni This meeting will be. held at ie Camden Hospital. * "? Club~Meet8 with Mrs. Lindsay Mrs Nettles Lindsay wa4 hostess ?he Wednesday Afternoon Bridge lab at its meeting this wo$k.~ The ,lv substitute oI the afternoon was ii Isobel Bunkley, who was alao ? winner of the top score. \ After cards the guests epjoyed a lightful salad course. ' i . ' ' w Meeting of Evening Bridge Club The Evening Bridge Club met tms Mk with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. oodale at their home on North Fair ;reet, Mr. and Mrs. Thornwell Hay ere substitutes for the evening, ie top score prize went to Mrs. Hay. At the conclusion of the game the ictess served a salad course,.-.-..? '"I . ! > Miss Thorns Entertains A lovoly social affair of^the past eek was the party given on Tuesday in'mg by Miss Scotta Thome at r apartment on North Mill Street. ? occasion the party was to *?or Miss Louise Gregory OH. her rtWay and at the same tin?# to apliment Miss Thome's hftuse-I sit, Mrs. Robert C. Thome/ of Jtimore, Md. Dancing was enjoyed throughout e evening. The guests were servpunch, cake and mints. There were about tjventy-diye prQfet it, including .Misses Lilian and Vioia-; ing and Fred Clarke, of Columbia, ho motored over for the evening. ridge Club Meets With Miss Yates1 The Thursday Afternoon Bridge lub was entertained at its last ipeetig by Miss Lilian Yates at her home i North Broad Street. After cards le hostess sewed a lightful salad >urse. Besides the regular club members, lose present included Mrs. Stanley leweliyn. Mrs. Adams, Mrs. W. H. arris and Mrs. A. M. McLeod. r*-; ' ' Majestic Program itinee 3:30 p. -mr JillHl! 8 ;00*OA l . 9 ^ p 'V r I Friday, May 25. 'X GIRL IN EVERY PORT" faring Victor. McLaglen, the star that Fric^ Glory," in^dus latest fcdy hit. See Victpr in the Navy, had a girl in every port. A pic Hrtth a thousand and one laughs, eciri, notict?-this picture ran for Tuft week in the Imperial Theatre Charlotte and from reports it everyone, Also Our Gang nedy.?"Barnum Ringling." ; Saturday," May' 26* HE CANYON OF ADVENTURE" Starring America's leading cowboy hw latest thrilling picture of the *b Ken MaynaroTwas never ,bet? before. See him do the best wack % of his career. Fight like he a. never before. You see Maynard his best when you' see him In the ighty pietuie. Also Comedy. Am) apter number two.?"The Masked a^Arthurtarrin* Larry Kcnt an^ I n Monday and Tuesday, May 28-29 Q. . 'RAMONA"* * Starring Dolores Del-Rio, sopport? cast include Warner Baxter, era Uwi, and Roland Drew in a cture for you and your family. * best selling romance of all time, "lions have read the book. MilSi J, ,ivo t-he romance oh the "Raraona," dream with ? Thn'.i with her. Love witfh her. one oi the year's biggest and I u^8' Also J^the News. Adults children 25c. " ~ M c inesdayy May 30 ; - cif ; J *t#r THE DRAG NET" fen! George -Bancroft, Evelyn f>t, NNdham Powell, Fred Kohler w many other stars in a thrilling J*rl of the Underworld. Bancroft ' n on edge again. See "oft on both aides of the law, Ar0p.v.an<1 a culprit?" H you are of those who thought "Underoo? viJUst about tht hurt word in ??: Mcio<iramas, dont let thi*7bne You napping. It's a great _ 0 comedy. st.. E STREET Urrin^ F.mil Janninga. They call E , w?rld's greatest actor, this ? Jannmgs. And they're right, r eA?n,a uyone,? *nJn*here, who has hum uU 6(1 *uc" ftn? portrayali human beings as did Jaunings in Kh" II and ;Th? Way Of All Batost f ,^a!t unt^ y?? TOe the In rt, *" "Th* Stmt Ot Sta" Id y VN, P'ctura of life'a weakness Wsu"s strength. Also Pathe ^st picture. ^Saturday ^ V Biar ^"ABFSlioOTERE" iS? ISBJZ*? ' "ra' PKRSgWW. tw5T~, , Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chapman and ' on^ware end guests in NewMr. and Mra. W. C. Moore, of Char Htte, were visitors in Camden' laVt ^ week end. Miaa Emma Holland of Columbia > waa the weak-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland, Jr. > Misa Ethel Yates left this week to \ spend the summer at Tahawus Csmu ( Club in the Adirondack*. ? Mr. and Mra. R. K. Stevenson and ] children spent the week end with 1 friends at Whfti Oak, S. C, , Mrs. W. E. Jackson was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. E. W. English < in Hishopville the past week. ,. ' Miss Cornelia Aldred, of Charles- ! toujs visiting her sister, Mra. Alfred ! McLeod, at ner home on Hampton j Street. *> J Mrs. W. H. Holland, Sr., and L. H. ' Holland ,of Ninety-Six were week- < end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland, Jr. % Mrs. Dan Blake, of Royal Pines, N. C., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John.K. deLoache, at her home on , Laurens Court. ?< ' ? <> , Whitakar laft Monday for Charleston, where the will visit her daughter, Mrs. Henry DeSaussure, for several days. 1 ^Mrs. Alfred McLeod and Miss Cornelia Aldred were among those who attended^ the commencement exercises at Flora McDonald during the Mrs. Robert. C. Thome and Miss Julia" May' Thome of Philadelphia, Pa., are guests this week of Miss Margaret Scotta Thome. Mra. T. V. Henderson, Miss Mary Maran, Miss Jeane Maran and Miss Margaret Fox, all of Warren, S. C., were guests last week-end of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland, Jr. Miss Thelma O. Jackson left last Sunday for an extended visit to Tennessee. While in Tennessee she wiU attend tlie wedding of a friend, Miss V$?ta James, in Chattanooga. >vMr. ?n<* Mrs. L. T. Mills and Mr. M. H. Heyman leave Saturday for Atlanta to attend commencement exercises at Agnes Scott. Miss Lilla 'JMUbUffiUI be ft.ipember qi the?gr#4uatfott-class. Miss Caroline Heyman is also V student there. Presbyterian Church Notes A congregational meeting will be held a(ter morning worship this coming Sunday at which time three new deacons will be chosen. This congregational has been asked by Presbytery to raise $170 to help JPreebytemn College, at Clinton, " in its present emergency. The college is fac^pg the danger of closing its doors next session unless the church comes to its aid. An opportunity will be givtai .the* members of Bethesda to help raise this amount at ^JMrCbngrogatlbnal meeting. ?s Under the direction of circle lead-. er, Mrs. W~ L. DePass, a beautiful Auxilliary birthday program and pageant was given Tuesday afternooit Aj the church. The pageant refected the duty we owe to the colored race in the Southland. The offering was glvbn for the * erection of a training school for nurses at Stjllnjan Institute at Tuscaloosa, Alh. > - The Senior Christian Endeavor has recalled its meeting Sunds^^eVening in order .to-?ive the young, people opportunity to attend the exercises at the High School. Sunday. evening, May 20. a group of ybuivg people from the First Pres-; byterian Church, of Columbia, gave a rally program for the young people of our church tp stimulate our- i?~ terpet in -the Young People's?Con ference at Clinton* We hope to bend three young people this year. \ Last Sunday bur attendance at Suhday School was 102. In the contest between the men and women the wfcnan are two points ahead. Four more Sundays yet for the men and women .to do sotae good Work. Miss McKain Gave Recital Some of the music lovers of Cam*1 den were given a treat ii\ music when they wcrelnvited to ibe home of Miss Carolyn McKain on Wednesday evening t?i hsr jpia'no, recital. Mi^s McKain is a-pupil of Mrs. John W. Smith, of; Columbia and is an accomplished musician, for her years. Twelve numbers were rendered beautifully by her from memory.< She inciden tally tpld thoM present that herl program^ of . little ovWr half an<Tiour ; a year's practice^ cake were served to thoS present, by girl'friehds of the hostess. ;r During the evening Messrs. Joe McKain and' Clifton McKain brothers ef the hostess sung solos. . ' ' V . State Junior^Thamieg to Greenville ' p. The Greenville rJuniot Chamber of Commerce will "be host; to the state 1 organisation Of junior commercial agencies on June 8 at their apnual meeting in Greenville. Delegations from 'Charleston, flfcj c A-Wbevi Greenwood, Greenville, Columbia nm J Camden have'notified Dan W. Cochran, president, thai they will attend. The Young Men's Bbsinegranague of Camden is planning to send a . large delegation and thoee intending l' to go have been requested to notify , Henry Savage, Jr., vice-president of the state organisation, who will ar, range for transportation to Chraanville. The last annual meeting of the ) State Junior Chamber -was held in -L' * GOVERNOR TRLLS OF METEOR of Toes- I N lgnt~**P#ff jNoar Rrr* . Governor Richards was one of the x>lumbiape who mw the meteorical i m?nom?non pf Tuesday night H?* c Inscribed it today myU wonderful J light Mr rhe goveruor andJ. McT., Denial, r bate high school supervisor, wfie 1 wtigrning-to Columbia from Antfoch, i Near Camden, where the governor t leliveiijd a commencement address Tuesday night. They were near I Dents, on th^Columbla-iCamden high- 'J way, approaching Columbia, when the I phenomenon appeared. i "It was like a glorious light cov- i iripg the entire heavens/' the gov- t ernor said; "there were all colors of c Lw? rainbow, and the light was darkling. The stars had been shining ? and the night wss clear and calm, t the meteorical display came suddenly 1 and was somewhat terrifying.v Mr. 1 Daniels, who was driving, stopped his c car quickly, fearing something would i [*/ w* would be in daieger. j We both feared that something might ^*PP<!n to us, sure enough. It looked t i i^l!0^!"0 **ad bitfaW scattering ( AfF. a11 av*p th* fMC? ot the > earth. t The governor believes the metor t fell somewhere near Columbia. Whjle i the light covered the entire heavens, t he said, there was a part of t$ 'iK m688 brighter than the reet, and i red, like a ball of Are. This seemed t to sink to the earth, south of the highway on which the governor and Mr. Daniels were traveling. Reports from Charleston are to tho effect that the meteor was seen there. * moving in a northwesterly direction. tlIhlI?.'. together with the fact that the light fell- to the ground south of the Columbia-Camden highway, makes 1 me believe the meteor landed some- ( where near Columbia, or at least be- 5 twen Columbia and Charleston," said { Governor Richards, "ft looked like 1 it landed in the woods close to the ( highway, so bright was the ball of < fire; but of course it may have been ' miles or hundreds of . miles away." ' The governor said he has never seen such a sight,> "'It was -, wonderful. After the brightness had * gone, and it lasted only a few sec- ' onds, it left the earth covered with ! a dense darkness, the denseness increase of course by the contrast with 1 the brilliant light that had preceded." ?Wednesday's Columbia Record. Because of an unusually heav^.fog 1 hanging over New York harbor last 1 Saturday six ships experienced ac- ' cidents of more or less seriousness. The steamer Mohawk of the Clyde line, outward bound, collided with the Jefferson of the Old Dominion line, inward bound, and both vessels were considerably damaged. The Mohawk's passengers were transferred to other vessels which stood by. >j Under authority of.: the interstate commerce commission the Pere Marquette railroad system is to be consolidated witlwthat of the Chesapeake & Ohio, making a system of upwards to 5,000 miles. ' ; Wants?For Sale FOR RENT?.House on East Walnut.. Street, five rooms and bath. Possession Jqrie > 15th. Apply 1119 J^Pickens St., Columbia, S. C, 9 tf. FOR RENT-~One five room house on * Laurens street. Apply to M.' H. _Pteyman,Camden, C. 9tf. ,. ALE?Two good milk vcows, . | <bboth fresh? See J. L. Moseley, ? -Camden, S. C. " 10 pd. . FOR SALE?50. bu. sound stock peas ^ S. M- Ydung, Westville, S. C. Route 2'Box 5 . 9 .Pd. L CARPENTERING?John S. Miers, phone 268, 812 Church Street, - famden, a , C?, will give satisfactory service to all for all kinds of carpenter work. Building, general repair*, screening, cabinet making and-Lyepairing furniture lr-My workmauship is my . reference, I solicit your patronage.. Thanking you in advance. . 50 .tf. j FOR SALE?First bungalow ,, back of Court House/on Lafayette ave- < nue, S|x rooms, all modern conveniences, price all right, good terms. Address D. V. .Dixon at Dix* on a Grocery, Camden, S. C. 10 sb. SPECIAL NOTICE?This is to notify everyone that I am still".handling ice at my old stand on. Market street where I solicit a part of your ice business arid will render good service. Look for, the sign near streets?Haynes, the Ice Man.* 8*1? pd. FORD TOURING CAR?In good cawdition, good tires, for sale at a bargain. Apply, to Little Motor Com^pany, Camden, & C. 9pd FOR RENT?Room with private s. bafi^U- '- 'AlsoJ. three rooms with -gll conveniences. All to be rented it moderate figures. For information address "P." O. Box 425, Camden, fORD TRUCK FOR SALE?In JoSd condition,* recently OMrhaulod. Priced tqpeelL . Apply Little Motor Co., Camden, & C. 9pd. MONUMKNTS-R. B. Ross, N. Broad Street, Camden. 1s the local representative of the National Marble * and Granite Corporation, of: Atlanta, Ga. All order* entrusted to him will be handled satisfactorily. FORD CdftPE?A 1926 model in l{ne shape.;.Apply Little Motor ComRed Boot Shop next door to Ex* Sit?4 A' * J0N?^ RENT?4 room house on Broad ?* & L. A. Wittkowsky, Camden, S. C. 2 tf. CURTAINS STRETCHED?Any ene wishing curtains stretched please apply at 204 Campbell Street, tasonabls g_tf W^MTED?No. 1 nine log*. Highest mand. Shmter Planing Mills and Lumber ** Attention R. <?. Bdoth, Sumter, & a l-tf3 MONEY TO LOAN?At six and onel^n ^ improved COMMUTES TO MBRT i i ii i' i* ull Attendance Expected at Meeting of Democratic M?clltivc Body The Kershaw County Democratic executive Committee will meet at thy ourt house in Camden Saturday, fune 2, at U a.m., according to aniouncement from the office of the ounty chainnwn ihursday afternoon. Phe committee will hear the appointnent of various committees And ither routine business. The clubs of Antioch, Caaaatt, >oby'a Mill, Harmony, Lockhart, Pine Tree, Roland, Sandy Grove and shamrock were not represented at a neeting of the committee held here donday, May 7, and committeemen iom these clubs are unknown to the hairman. A full membership is desired ijt the neeting to be held next Saturday ind all cluba not reporting at the irst meeting of the committee have >een requested to hund in the name >f their committeeman to the chairnan if it is not possible for their epresentative to attend in person. The enrollment books of the An,ioch, Gumberry, Harmony, Swift/ Jreek and Three C's cluba are not vithin the possession of the executive ommittee and clubs unable to locate he books will be furnished new ones ipon advice to the chairman or secreary. J. F. McDowell ia the county chairnan and M. L. Smith, Jr., is secreary of the executive committee. ANTIOCH SCHOOL CLOSES ji over nor Richards Principal Speaker At Commencement Exercises . Exercises which were featured by iward of diplomas to eight members )f the senior class of Antioch High K-hool were held Tuesday evening in ,he auditorium of the school. Gov. John G.. Richards delivered the principal address of the evening and the iiplomas were awarded by - J. McT. Daniels, state high school inspector, if Columbia. ? A-, piano solo by Miss Emily Wooten was a distinct contribution to the jvening's entertainment as was also ihe chorus, "Blossom Time" presentid by Misses. Emily Wooten, Estella Williams, Caroline Burris, Annie Pate, Estelle Wheeler and Annabelle , Watts. 1 The salutatory was rendered by , Lloyd Linwood Davis and the Valedictory, by Miss Ruth Henrietta Jpy^ Other graduates taking part and receiving diplomas were: Bailie Belle ; Hinson, Harry Lee Johnson, Sallle Wynn Johnson, David Lnwton Self, Elma Elizabeth Shiver, Isa Lee Stokoft Medals, presented by Rev, A. D. J McArn, were awarded the following: Marie Sparrow, American Legion Auxiliary medal, history: Connie Mae Shiver, scholarship high school, Evelyn Branham, recitation, Louise Branham, scholarship grammar school, Irving Shiver, scholarship first grade, Connie Mae Shiver, honor medal, awarded by the student body. ? , Little Girl Instantly Killed i Laurens, _ May 15*-?'Hettlf? . Lake Jones, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R. Fleming Jones, was in- ; stantly killed tonight when a lawn swing .in the Jones yard on North Main street gave way, a post falling across the child's head. Five or six children were in the swing at the time but no others were hurt. Mrs. Jones was on the porch at time of the accident and was the first to reach the | child, but death was almost instan-1 taneous. ' ' The Jones family is one of the most popular and prominent in Laurens and the tragic death of their little girl Is greatly deploreclf "Buddy" Evins, negro, was lynched by a mob at Center, Shelby county, Texas, yesterday .morning, for a murder committed May 12. The negro was hanged to the same limb tnat Another negro was hanged pn ftveM years ago after an attack on a whito woman. v Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, must stand trial on a charge of refusing to answer Questions propounded by the seuate Teapot Dome committee, says a ruling of the District of Columbia supreme court. Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston of Mattoon, 111., on yesterday morning was taken from a Chicago swimming pool after breaking the world's swimming record. She was in the water 60 hours, 10 minutes, 15 4-5 seconds. Lieut L. E. Pickard flow from Rock Hill to Richmond, Va., in three hours last week with. Sidney Adams, of Rock Hill, aH a passenger. Aviator Pickard is the man who has been flying arpund here for some time and . was on his way home to Rochester, N. Y. E. P. Vandivef, president of the Carolina National bank of Anderson, was made president of the bankers association of the third congressional district at its recent meeting. Mr. Vandiver is on the advisory board of the Federul Reserve bank of Richmond, Va. . . C. M. Guest, a contractor and builder of Anderson, died Sunday night aged 60 years a few hours after a stroke of paralysis. - " ' J . . , 1 j. u iirnu J . rrr. L.JJ.HJULUJ..W> IWIUM?Bt ~ *"'"**"* "* * J r -* J' *1 * ** K r r r * M-j-jTM-fifiji r ? #*rjxjir C , | . ^lie SQ&ssard * Line of Beauty I / You are most cordially invited to visit a display of The Gossard Line of Beauty in our corset department. Gossard Cortipletes, Tedelites, Combinations, Dancelettes, Step-^inn, Clasp- A rounds, Brassieres, ^ Front-Lacing Corsets, and 3Rubber Reducing Garments will be shown by Miss Helen Vogt, of the H. W. Gossard Co. She will give you figure advice, if you wish it, and fit you personally. * ' ' T \ ' " v - - ? Our Corset Department is at your service CThe fashion Shop v? . - 1 CTuesdaq, Itlaij 29th 1 " * >' t"" ' r - j ' 1 L. . Ijj. 1 1 " ?' W ? --g-"?f - 1 IL Crushed ice, a dash of lemon and full-flavored * * f\i- *?-V v Make the { matchless _ summerdr - * : - - ' '* *paa*r7*^" lli : ; " .1 ?.4 , - - ' ... .. j >' ; : ?, . . tam - BBBBBjOBS : CONTRIBUTING TO THE TOWN'S GROWTH ' N. . V / . ;. . , -. #1^.1 ' 4 ' 'a ST A * The courageous'merchant or manufacturer who ? p^ l builds up a big business in any community contributes to ttvat community more than he ever personally takes put. The bigger the business or the industrial , units, the bigger the city and citizens should never fail to show appreciation for increased values all down the line. 4 . ?, " ' . * v ' BBck of all business sctivitiGs is the service de*ed by banks and financial institutions. This "bank has always bSen willing'to take" part in contributing in its small way to the upbuilding of Camden and Kershaw County. It stands ready and willing at all times to lend its facilities to any worthy enterprise which ultimately is for a bigger and better communTHE BANK OF CAMDEN