The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 11, 1929, Image 5
SOCIETY NEWS ,
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.:Club Meetings:. ,
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l)el iOMche- Bryant
Coming as a surprise to her many '
friends here was the news of the mar- '
riage of Misfp ^Catherine DeLoache.
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. *
Benjamin P. DeLoache of this city, \
to Mr. Malcomb Bryant of Marion. 1
The ceremony took place on last Sunday
eY*njng In Marion at the home ^
of Mr. Bryant's parents. The young 1
couple will make their home in that *
city where Mr. Bryant is engaged in
business.
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Bridge Compliments Miss Knapp <
On Wednesday evening Miss Emily
Pitts entertained at the home of her J
parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Pitts, on >
Lyttleton Street with a bridge party '
complimenting Miss Ellen Knapp,
who is spending the holidays here <
with her mother. There were three ?
tables attractively arranged for the 1
game. The high score prize went to *
Miss Caroline Richardson and Miss
Susan Kennedy received the booby. <
.Mis T'"o?>n. as guest of honor, also 1
received a reminder of the occ?>..
At the. conclusion of the game the 1
hostess served refreshments consisting
of ice cream and cake. 1
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Will Hold Silver Tea 1
The Woman's Auxiliary of Grace i
Church will hold a silver tea at thei :
Woman's Exchange on Wednedayj
afternoon, January 16, at 4 o'clock.!
Wintering Here Again
Mr. and Mrs. Walton Ferguson,
with their sons Walton, Jr. and Mat- '
thew Ferguson, of Stamford, Con- 1
necticut, are in Camden for the winter
season. For several years they oc- !
cupied "Mulberry" but this year they 1
will occupy the Mrs. E., Miller Boykin
home, on North Broad street. At '
present they are guests at The Kirkwood
hotel. 1
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Little Girl Dies i
Mr..and Mrs. John C. S'niriey have
the sympathy of their friends in the i
death of their two-year-old twin girl,
Betty, which occurred last Thursday
evening after a sudden illness. The
little twin brother, Bobby, was at
the same time most critically ill and
for several days his life was despaired
of, but for the past few days he
has been improving. Mr. Shirley is
the efficient truck driver carrying the J
mails to and from the trams co mo
postoffice. He and his wife ask The
Chronicle to sincerely thank all who
showed them kindness during their
sad bereavement.
Then Silence Felt Heavily
Talkative Barber?Your liair is
getting thin, sir! You should put
something on it.
Bored Client?I do.
T. Barber?May I ask, sir, what it
is ?
B. Client?'My hat.
PERSONAL NEMfS NOTES
_Mi?8 Esc# Myers left Sunday for
Charlotte, N. C., where she will take
k business course. '
Mrs. Elizabeth J. T. McGinn
left Tuesday for New York to buy
upring goods for her shop
Mr. and Mis. Trace Henry, of
['harlottp, were the week-end guests
jf Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Iam Little and
children returned Saturday from S
-wo weeks visit to Mrs. Little's mother
in Reliance, /Virginia.
Dr. and Mis. Palmer Williams, of
liaitimoro, ure guests this week n?
he home of the letter's aunt, Miss
Mary ilaile, near Boykin.
Mrs. J. R, Green, of N'ewberry,
Mrs. Gary Martin and children, of
Clinton, were the week end guests
Mr. and Mrs. H. l>. Niles.
John Knapp returned this week \)
Milton Academy in Massachusetts
lifter spending the holidays here with
lis mother, Mrs. Julia Long Knapp.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hallett and
children, of Charlotte, were the guests
>f Mrs. Rallett's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Lindsay, for the week
jnd,
Mr. F. W. Chapman spent the week
*nd in Newberry. Mrs. Chapman
ind sons returned home with him
fn'rt "'eeks visit to the
former's parents.
Miss Ellen Knapp, after spending
the holidays here with her mother,
Mrs. Julia Long Knapp, has returned
to St. Timothy's School near Baltimore
where she will resume her
studies.
\\ oniau Dies From Wounds
Mrs. Esther Mangum, wife of PC C.
Mangum, shot herself in the mouth
with a parlor rifle last Thursday
morning at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Lucy Roberts, in the Buffa'o
section. She was taken to a hospital
in Rock Hill as, quickly as possible,
where she lingered until Friday afternoon,
when she died. Her remains
were brought back home for burial
and were interred at Fork Hill cemetery
Saturday at 3 o'clock, the funeral
services being conducted by Kav. J.
Hawiey Byra, Rev. Broaaus Broom
and Rev. John Dabney. Mrs. Man-'
gum was twice married, her first
husband being William Blackmon.
She is survived by her husband, E. C.
Mangum, and two children, Alma
Blackmon and Willie Mae Mangum.
Mrs. Mangum had been a sufferer
from pellagara for some time and
it is thought that this affected her
mind and was the cause of her unfortunate
self destruction.?Kershaw
Era.
Howard McAtee, 31, was convicted
by a jury in Philadelphia last PTiday,
on a charge of murder, and sentenced
on a voluntary manslaughter verdict
to six to twelve years. McAtee killed
a man in a barroom last August. A
coroner's verdict said it was a case of
self-defense and turned McAtee
loose. Later he was arrested and
was tried last week on a murder
charge.
Service* at Baptist Church j
lingular preaching service* will bo
observed at the First Baptist church
of C'auolen Sunday when Kev. Samuel
Long of Lalta will a<ldre*H the congregation
both morning and evening. {
The morning hour of worship i* an- J
nounced at 11:15 while service* for
the evening will be held , at 7:30 1
o'clock.
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Entertained at fit. Mary'* Hall '
Through the courtesy of Father (
Thomas J. Mackin the members of '
Camden's high school and college set 1
hud two delightful dtyu-es at Sairu
Mary's Hall during '^b'p pa^t week.
On last Friday evening and again on '
Tuesday evening the young people
were favored with this entertainment. 1
Eastern Star Chapter Elects Officer*
The Ix'slie Zemp Chapter Number
111, Order Faster Star held its
regular monthly meeting in the J
Masonic Temple Thursday evening
with a large attendance. The newly i
elected officers for the ensuing year .
were installed. The installing officer
was past worthy matron Mabel i
Baldwin. The following officers were I
installed to serve the Chapter for
the year 1U2If: I
Mrs. Mattie Creed, worthy matron;
W. R. Clyburn, worthy patron; Mrs. <
Alberta Hoffman, assistant matron;
Mrs. Sara E. Graham, secretary; Mrs.
Nannie Campbell, treasurer; Miss
Rebecca Rabon, conductress; Mrs.
Lottie Huckabee, assistant conduct- i
ress; T. \). Campbell, chaplain; Mrs.
Adlah Evans, Adah; Mrs. Kula i
Gaskins, Ruth; Miss Mary Zan > <
Gettys, Esther; Mrs. Leslie Ross, .
Martha; Mrs. Mary Mclxjod, Electa; <
George L. Mickle, sentinel; J. E. Ross, ?
organist; Mrs. Blanche Clyburn, '
marshall; Mrs. Emily Clyburn, wa> <
den. :
Mr. Knapp and Miss Knapp Entertaii j
A delightful affair for Camden's
younger set was the dance given by
John Knapp and Miss Ellen Knapp j
at their home Monday evening. An i
unusual feature and one that added i
much to the eveiring's entertainment <
was that the boys were dressed as :
girls while the young ladies all as- 1
sumed gentlemen's uttire. for the oc- i
casion and acted<as the escorts of the j
evening. Punch and sandwiches were
served the guests. There were about 1
thirty young people who shared in
the evening's delightful entertain- 1
ment. <
Picnic at Knight's Hill
On Thursday of last week a group i
of vmincr Tipnnlo of PnwwJpv* nnri I
V O I* ?' ? w * ttliu tlicii jj
visitors here for the holidays enjoyed
a most delightful outing in the form
of a picnic at Knight's Hill. The party
left in the morning on horseback an J
had dinner at historic and picturesque
Knight's Hill. The party included
Misses Betty Knapp, Loulie
Simms, Ellen Knapp, Agnes Del'assi
and Frances Boykin; Edwin Guy,!
Andrew Burnet, Eugene- Lenoir, j
W ithers Trotter, and George De.m,
of Spartanburg.
Girl Scout News
Our last meeting was at the home
of our Scoutmistress, Mrs. S. C
Zemp. The Eagle Patrol had charge
of the program. Teeny Lang read
the Bible, after which we all repeated
the Ivord's Prayer. Peggy Pitts read
a poem" entitled "Castor Oil." Charlotte
DuBose read some splendid
jokes, and Katherine Kennedy a
humorous poem.
Mrs. Zemp gave us a grand time
after the meeting.
We expect and hope for our uniforms
to be here before long. We
haven't gotten our Scouthouse yet
but the prospects are still bright.
By a Girl Scout.
Margaret W. Bullock
Margaret W. Bullock, 13-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Bullock
of South Fair street, died at the
home of her parents Monday morning
and was buried at Marshall's church
in this county Tuesday. Rev. George
Pierce Watson of the Lyttleton street
Methodist church of this city conducted
the services.
In addition to her father and
mother the young girl is survived by
a number of brothers and sisters.
Thomas Luther Wilson
Funeral services for Thomas Luther
Wilson, who died at a local hospital
.Tuesday morning,, were conducted at
New Hope church in Sumter county
* Wednesday with interment following
in the cemetery adjoining the churchyard.
The funeral and burial services
were conducted by Rev. T. P. Christ
mas.
Surviving Mr. Wilson, Resides his
widow, are eight children and a
sister, Mrs. Irene Blackwell, of Sumter.
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Beau C. Johnson and Harry ?L
Osterman, second lieutenants in thi
sir corps reserves, were killed *h?n
riHe, Va., on Saturday.
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Boy Scouts Formed '
Central Council
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The Boy Scout organization in Cam
ien has recently been merged into
;he Central Carolina Council, with
aeadquartera in Columbia. This <
neans that the movement in Camden
will contribute to the expense of a
ield executive, and will get the
renetit of his expert services. The
jfficerh named for the Camden dis.rict
are as follows: K. B. Tills, chairman,
J no. M. Villepigue, vi -chairman,
J. K. deLouch, deputy scout
j^mmirtsioncr, W. F. Nettles, treasurer,
and the following committees:
Finance Henry Savage, J t., chair- ,
nan; Sam Karesh, W. L. (module, J
W hi taker, Jr.
Coutl of Honoi ?Jno, M. Villepigue,
chairman; Jame? Ik-Louche, Jr., T. K.
rrottcr, J. Ci. Richards, Jr., James 1).
ieinp.
Leadership Ti aming?J. C. Ri'chirds,
Jr., chairman; T. K. Trotter,
J. M. Villepigue.
Troop Organization?P. \V. Chapman,
chairman; T. V. Walsh, J. B.
temp.
Publicity?T. K. Trotter, chairman;
K. H. Osborne, Dr. C. A. West.
Civil Service?-Stanley Llewellyn,
chairman; R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Hughey l
1'indal. :
Reading?Wm. King, H. R. Lung, ]
R. Zemp. (
Camping?J. Del.oache Jr., chai * 1
mun; Herman Baruch, J. B. Zemp. 1
On Tuesday night of this week, a
meeting was held of the officers and
chairman of the committees at which
Mr. Jacocks of Columbia, the field
.'ommissioner of the Central Carolina
Council was present, and the plans!
were outlined for the work in CamJen.
These plans include the orgniiation
at once of four troops, a staining
program for Scout Musters, and
a celebration February 8, 9, and 10th
of Boy Scout Anniversary Week.
A meeting of the Court of Honor is
planned for 6:00 p. m., January 28,
at which it is expected a great many
more of the Camden Scouts will
qualify for higher rating, and for
merit badges. It is the desire of the
Camden organization to nave a Bov i
Scout district here, second to none,
and in all probability, with the active
functioning of the committees and officers,
and under the leadership of the
Scout Commissioner, this will be accomplished.
It is hoped that Camden
can send some delegates to the State
meeting in Greenville to be held at
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1:30 p m. on Monday, February 4th. I
51idway Hour Ko!J.
Grade 1, ? Linwgrd Champion,
Archie Gordon, Willien West, Margaret
West.
Grade 2.?-Kathleen Anderson,)
The I ma Mi annum Duncan Corbet'-, I
Elizabeth McCoy, Olive MoGuirt,
Willie J. 1'arker, Roddy Rosier, Dolly
Stokes.
(it ude 3. ?Margaret Anderson, G?'ii?Cooper,
Mary Luucy, Williuin McCoy,
Milton McGuirt, Cliford Threat,
Dorothy West.
Grade I Ruth Walters, Sleilu
Dolson.
(irade f? Oralie Brannoti, Ruby
Day West, l-'loree Hosier, Blanehe
Threat t.
Grade t>. Frances Hyatt, Annie
Mae ilea run.
Grade 7.?Mary McCoy, Vivian
Stokes, Ruby Spears, Caroline Tidwell.
Grade lb ? Monetu West, Myrtle
Elliott.
Grade 10.?J'anio Bi annua, Louise
Hunnicutt, Geneva Trueadale. i
Grade 11.?-Elsie Hough, Ruby
Mosier, Mittie West, Leila Tidwell.
Enjoy Coon Hunts
An outstanding feature of enter;ainment
during the recent holiday
reason were the coon bunts on the
lloykin plantation south of Camden.
Dn these occasions Miss Frances Hoy
kin entertained quite u number of
rter friends.
Legion Auxiliary To Meet
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold their monthly meeting at
the legion hull on Kust DeKnlb street,
Friday January 11th, at -1 o'clock."
The hostesses for the meeting wiil
be Mrs. R. E. Chewing, Mrs. T. J.
Kirkland and Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn.
All members are urged to attend. j
To Attend Wedding
Miss Mary Eleanor Goodale left
on Tuesday for Greenville, where she j
will be one of the bridesmaids in the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Daniel and
Dr. William Dewey Moore, on Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the
Buncombe Street Methodist church.
Miss Daniel visited in Camden last!
winter and made many friends while
here. She is a daughter of Dr. J.
E. Daniel.
Dr. Moore is a professor at' Clemson
College.
Miss Goodale will return to Winthrop
College Friday.
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Window Display
In Commerce Rooms
An altiactive window display by
the Camden & Kershaw (bounty
r.I.u'.iibc; ol Commerce fur its office
window on OeKulb Struct. Exhibits
of t ;i rythw.g made in ( amdcn are
being gathered'together for this display^
Among these are, ur sunn will
he, gauze from the Kendall Mills,
pi ml cloth from the Hermitage Mills,
\.iiu>us foundry products from the
Camden Iron and Brass W orks, bricks
ftoin the ('amdcn Brick Yard, stocking
from the Phoenix Hosiery Mill
No. J, mirrors and frames from
the Hotter Company, gravel and sand
from the Camden Gravel Company,
pigment clays from l'aint Hill, cotton
seed oil products from the Southern
Cotton Oil Company and rollers from
the Camden Roller Mill. In addition
to these exhibits will be pictures of
other industries such as the Camden
Floral Company und Camden's hotels.
The Chamber of Commerce has
now arranged for the benefit of the
merchants and business men an information
table. Here can be foun i
the Manufacturer's Record, the Blue
Book of Southern Progress, a Commercial
Survey of the Southeast, anil
numerous other reports and surveys
and other informative booklets. The
trade body cordially invites the public
to utilize this service.
The new commodious, ground floor
offices of the Chamber of Commerce
are at all time open for use by any
organization of public interest for
its meetings and for any other service
that can be rendered.
E. F. Wall, of Spartanburg, HI
years old, has lived ull his life in the
house in which he was born and slept
in the same room since his childhood.
The home has been in the family for
over a century. The present owner
is one of the pension commissioners
of the county.
Just as Reasonable
Two Irishmen had just laid a
wreath of flowers on a comrade's
grave, and while crossing another
section of the cemetery tney saw a
Jap lay some rice on the grave of a
countryman.
One of .the Irishmen asked, "When
do you expect your friend to come
and eat the rice?"
"When your friend comes to smell
the flowers," was the quick reply.
I The New Majestic
Matinee Daily at 3 P. M. Nights 7:30 and 9 P. M.
prqgram fqr week of jant?ary u r
j Monday and Tuesday, January 14-15
aTHE WEDDING MARCH"
'Starring Erich Von Stroheim and Fay Wray in Paramount's
: outstanding picture of 1928. This picture is the love classic of
I the ages. The limping Princess and her fairy Prince. Another
beautiful sequence. The fame of "The Wedding March" will ring
around the world. Whenever you smell the appleblossoms you'll
remember this wonderful picture. Also Metro News.- . Adults
50c; Children 25c. r ^
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; <5, Wednesday, January 16
"CAPTAIN LASH"
Starring Victor MacLaglen -the star of "What Price Glory"
! ??id "Mother Machree" in his latest and best picture "Captain
Lash." He will give you many thrills in this picture of the seas.
Also Pathe Review*,. *
I Thursday, January 17
I "TRUE HEAVEN"
Starring George O'Brien and Lois Moran in one of the sweetest
love stories ever told. "True Heaven" is truly a picture that
will please everyone. A picture that you should see. Also
Metro News.
SPECIAL NOTICE
J' 11 -k* 8^OWTt January 10th, but _
I Friday, January 18
"ALADY OF CHANCE"
Starring beautiful Norma Shearer and John Mack Brown the
former Alabama football star in Mise Shearer's latest ahd best
picture. The snappy story of n big city gold digger and a small
town hick who taught her a lesson. She tried to give him a trimming
but he stole her heart. Also Our Gang Comedy, "The Spankjng
Age." It's their greatest comedy. ^ ^
Saturday, January 19
I "THE HAUNTED HOUSE"
The greatest mystery story of all time. It's a mystery how .
?o many scares, and so many laughs, and so many breath taking
into one picture. , You'll never know who the
1 -P!**! the final fadeout. A picture everyone'should eee.
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STATEMENT |l
of the Condition of I
The Bank of Camden
at the Close of Business December 31, 1928
I RESOURCES
j Loans and Discounts $796,660.90 . ! j
Overdrafts . 609.27 _
Liberty "Bonds owned 208,226.40
Bonds and Stocks owned by Bank 139,309.19 1
Furniture and Fixtures 16,692.21
i Banking House ;.... 64,000.00
Other Real Estate owned 38,360.05 I
i Cash on hand and due from banks >.'... 201,107.65
Checks and cash items 5,983.68 j
Total $1,454,949.25
LIABILITIES i
Capital Stock Paid in .....$100,000.00 j ;
Surplus Fund 100,000.00 j
i Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid .... 17,230.33 I
Due to banks and bankers NONE j i
! Dividends unpaid i 12,140.00
i Total Deposits 1,225,578.92^ j
Notes and Bills Rediscounted .: ;. NONE j
Total ..$1,454,949.25 Wn:
OFFICERS - *=
H. G. CARRISON President
C.Y.YATES . - / ... . . Vice-President
H, G. CARRISON. JR . . , Cashier I
M. B: WILLIAMS . . , Asst. Cashier
D. A. BOYKIN . . . . , Asst. Cashier
L. T. MILLS, Attorney
^ - ? DIRECTORS K
H. G. CARRISON H. Gtf CARRISON, JR. F. M. ZEMP
C. H. YATES W. G. WILSON DR. J. T. itAY S
JNO. W. CORBETT DAVID WOLFE R. B. PITTS
The Bank of Camden I
1888-1929 J