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I SOCIETY NEWS I .:Club Meetings:. I New hooka In Library Mrs, W. L. Woot?n librarian of the Camden Public Library announce* ? list of new books for the library I as follows; / "Peder Victorious," Rolvsar | "Jublilee Jim," K. H. Fuller; | "Mamba's Daughter," DuBose Hey ward; "Joseph and His Brethern," H, W,?Freeman; "Scarlet Sister Mary," J. Peterkin; "The Window," Alice Bosman; "The Lonely Island" Rose Rogers; "The Double Chance," j, S. Fletcher; "Leave M<- With a ! Smi^"dE" sPrin*8; "Cock's Feather,1" H The one who borrowed from the library the first volume of "The Memoirs of Queen Hortense" and ;) I failed to return same, please bring it ! in tit once as others are asking for it. Announces Engagement The following announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Mattle Lee Benson will be of interest to her many friends here, where she made her home for several years. Charleston, S. C., March 18, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Benson announce the engagement of their daughter, Mattie Lee Benson to Dr. Herbert A. Gross, of Bamberg. The marriage ceremony will be performed in the : Circular Church, of Charleston on April 3rd. Gives Piano Recital On Saturday evening, at 8:30 o'clock, Miss Sarah Kirkland, a pupil I of Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Columbia, deI lightfully entertained at her home on DeKalb street a group of her friends I with a piano recital. The youthful pianist presented the : [ numbers from memory, playing with poise, accuracy and pleasing style, showing talent and thorough training. Bridge Club Meeting I The Wednesday afternoon Bridge Club was entertained afe^its meeting for this week by Mrs. W. L. DePass, Jr., at her home on North Fair street. Mrs. Donald Morrison was the guest ?f the club for the afternoon. ' The score prize went to Mrs. Thornwell Hay. After cards the hostess sensed a delightful salad course. ITEMS OF INTEREST Lyle Harmon, 22, student at Cort land normal school, Cortland, N. Y., died Tuesday morning, after the first ft vertebrae of his neck had been broken.by a.fall of a.scant six inches while engaged in football practice. Washington reports^'have it that Hon. Charles ,G. Dawes, former vice president of the United States, is slated for appointment to the Court of St. James, London, as ambassador for the United States. I Robert G. Poole, prominent business man, and 'Harold Hunwoody, police captain, were killed Wednesv.riay when the airplane owned by Poole stalled at an altitude of 300 feet and fojl near Amarillo, Texas. The big rayon plant at Elizabethton, Tcnn., was ordered closed down Wednesday by the president of the company, after 800 strikers had made a demand for increased pay,.which the management said was "out of the question." The plant employed 2,000 people. I Three persons were killed and nine others, mostly children, were inJu 1 , in two mysterious explosions H which wrecked two separated build at St. Joseph, Mo., Wednesday ^ft morning. I - Majestic Program I MONDAY AND,;TUESDAY " March 25th and 26th ? Warner Brothers presents a Vita ,lw??.ne All-Talking Picture "ON TRIAL' with Bert Lytell and Paul me Frederick. Great stars and great picture. Added Vitaphone vaudeville I Acts. Admission 50c. Children 25c. w f iUtESDAY aND~thuRSDAY' March 27th and 28th. Samuel Golfhvyn presents Ronald ' "THE RESCUE," by Jom i?h Conrad. One of the screen's I ycatest lovers in the supreme love H dentures of his career. Colorful! ' iptivattrtgt TITear the especially' I prepared sound and musical acconiI ' aliment by the internationally popI 11 >"United Artists Orchestra. Add '"(i \ itaphone Vaudeville Orchestra. Admission 50c,; Children 85 ft:.... I FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH ~ .... ,ew^e Daniels and Neil Hamilton in I ^HAT a NIGHT". What a day, M hat a night is Coming! JBebe Dan I *?ls romantic riot. Gangster plots and thrilling danger. What a whirl! A'so Vitaphone Vaudeville acta. Admission 60c. Children 26c. I ^SA TURD AY,' MARCH 80TH I *ox PrOR??ts Rex Bell in ' A KING. A CHANCE." A big vital ( ,ama of the great out-doors. Grip^^B entertainment. Amj Mir-frwy I ^vmedy. and ViuPhone talking Vaud eville Acts. r Admission. 60c. Children 25c. I Monday and Tuesday at the' Majea '-C. sPecial Vitaphone all-talking !'ctuJe be "On Trial," with Paul nec Frederick and Bert Lytell. M ' ('^ '()n Trial" at the Majestic on H Monday and Tuesday. This is a ViI f!!ft a,i * diking special picture, ''"-. ft I vf"n mfir Frederick and Bert Vitaphone vaudeville acts 11 ** *hown each day. ? H**1'1 *" ? ?' ,> ? --r? PERSONAL NEWS NOTES Mr. W. 0. Hay U on buainea, trin to Now York. Mr*. W. H. Pearce wu a week end visitor to relatives in Columbia. Mrs. George Khame and children are spending the week end in Sumter with relatives. Mrs. J. H. Osborne whs called to Ilendersonville Monday on account of the death of her brother. Miss Helen Whiteker, of Heath Springs, was the guest of Miss Lk>u Young during the horse show. Miss Polly DePuas, who is teaching in the schools of Pelzer this season; If ? home this week.? Iuh,in Burns, who Was operated on at the Camden hospital Tuesday is reported to be steudily improving, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McDowell have as their guest this week their niece* Miss Helen Mcl^eod, of Bishopvllle. Dr. T. B. Jacobs and Mr. L. G. McCullough, of Newberry, were -visitors here Wednesday for the horse show. Mrs. Hufus Thurmond and little daughter, of Cheraw, are on a visit to the former's father, Mr. R. B. DeLoache. Mr. and Mrs. Laurens T, Mills were visitors for the-week end ' at Newberry, the guests of Mrs. Alan Johnston. * Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allen and daughter, of New York are here on a visit to Mrs. Allen's parents, Mr. arid Mrs. D. A. Boykin. Miss Agnes Corbett and Miss Agnes DePass are among those from Camden attending the teachers' meeting in Columbia this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. VanLandingham and 89n Billie, were in Columbia Monday. Mr. VanLandingham was serving on the United States petit jury. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, Jr. had as their guests for the week end the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, of Sumter. Mrs. H. H. Wilson and daughter, Bettie Sue, of Bishopville, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Holland. __ , r_ Mrs. Hughey Tindel returned Friday from Greensboro, where she attended the state conference <of the Daughters Qf the American Revolution. The many friends of Miss Mary Thompson will be glad to know she is getting along nicely at the Camden hospital after an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. W. B. Carns, of Columbia, and Mrs. J. M. Stewart, of Camden, spent the week-end with their mother in Lancaster, to ' be wrth her on her ninetieth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. W. 'F.'Nettles and Mrs. S. Wylie Hogue attended the meeting of the grand lodge of Masons in Charleston last Wednesday and Thursday, Mr. Netties was a delsgate and Mr. Hogue senior warden from Kershaw lodge. The following Winthrop girls are home for the Spring holidays: Mary Eleanor Goodale, Gertrude Zempn Mary, Cureton, Thomasia Guthrie? Louie Lang, Virginia Lee Nettles, Elizabeth Lorick, Dotty Zenip, Virginia Nicholson. I'ay Kirkland, Vy-i gir.in Haile, Sarah DePass, Virginia' i LaLoache, Molly Blackwell*Louise. Watts and Ellen Stewart. ? Mr. C. W. Evans attended tjiri, funeral of his kinsman, Mr. J, L. Sims, who passed away at his home in Orangeburg Monday_at the,jgye^. age of eighty years. Mr. S.im^was perhaps the oldest newspaper man in South Carolina, being bdnnected>jvith the Orangeburg Times and Democrat for many years. He also served as United States deputy marshall under President Wilson for eight years. Services at St. Mary's Services at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, corner of Lyttleton and Pine streets, will be as follows for the coming days;.. Friday, March 22, morning service at 6:30.' Evening service at 8:40 o'clock. Saturday, March 23, morning service at 7:30. Sacrament of penance at 4:30 and 8:30 p. m. Palm Sunday, March 24, first service at 6:15 a. m. Second service, Blessing of the Palm, followed by mass at 11 a. m. Evening service at' 4:00 followed by children's instruction class at 4:45 p. m. Week day morning services at 6:30; Monday, Wednesday and Friday.. ~ On Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-! day at 7:30 a. m. j The week day evening services for j this week, Holy week are as follows: Maunday Thursday night, Parian hour of Adoration 8:40 p. m. and reading of the Scriptural account of the institution of the Lord's supper. Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at 3:00 p. m. and abbreviated Tenebrae office at 8:40 p. m. and reading of the Scriptural account of the passion and death of Christ. _ j Holy Saturday sacrament of Penance at 4:30 and 8.30 p. m. Easter Sunday, morning services at 6:15 and 11:00 o'clock, The Charleston grand ,4jury Pri Thursday handed ou?~ indictments charging Harvey Afong, said to be the son of a wealthy Hawaiian, and R. J. Watson of Wagener, both of the United States array, with the murder ora fellow soldier near Fort Moultrie during the Christmas holidays. The case was continued to the June term vrf 'tK* court. . David D. Buick, 72, inventor of the Buick Automobile company* died in a Detroit hospital Tuesday night. H? was almost pewflese-sifter an iilnessof several yeart^ .j. , - ,5^1 GENERAL NEWS NOTES For the first time since his illness King George whs able to toko <*] short waik of 60 yards unaidod along a gravel path in the grounds at Craigwell house at Bognor in Sussex. Sims G. Brown. M. n wejl known farmer of Newberry, attempted f.uH tide with a shotgun Friday afternoons on bis farm near the city. 'Mr. Brown had been in a highly nervous state for several days. Friday about one o'clock he was found on his place by a negro tenant with a load of birdshot completely through his abdomen. Financial ..trouble -ia said to be the reason for his ra#h act, .* The bill of Representative Dulin, of York county, to increase the pensions of all Confederate veterans of South Carolina to $240 a year Hnd the pensions of all widows, who have reached Che age of 60 to $160 a year with all other widows receiving hat been ratified by the general assembly and signed by the Governor. The bill U effective January 1st, 1030. Thirteen air joyrMers ware killed late Saturday at Newark, N. J., in the crash of a colonial airways metal plane one mile of Newark metropolitan airport. All were killed outright. Two men who occupied the pilot's cockpit escaped death, but were seriously injured. The pilot was said to be Ix)u Foote, 32, of Newark, a mail flyer, and the man with him in the control cockpit was Belmont Parsons, of Brooklyn. ' The Winchester Manufacturing company at New Haven, Conn., this week shipped two carloads of arms and ammunition to M^x^co for the use of the federal government in its fight against the revolutionists. David Lloyd George, former premier of England, has announced that ho twill support any party in the coming elections provided that party will back his plans for vast road building in the empire in order to reduce the number of unemployed by a million a year. Princess Victoria, sister of tho former German kaiser, has, been foreed-Tntor bankruptcy by her Prussian creditors. King George of England is reported to be improving so rapidly that ^he idea of appointing the Prince of Wales to serve as regent in his stead, will probably be abandoned. Memphis, Tenn., dispatches of Wednesday brought the disquieting news of rapid rises taking place , in the rivers feeding into the \ Mississippi and fears were expressed that, the valley of the Mississippi was in for another period of high waters. Captain Ira C. Meeker attempted^?1 make a dawn-to-dark flight from Brownsville, Tex., to Panama on Saturday, but was forced down at Managua, Nicaragua, at 5:21 p. m., Satuf* day. \ ']* Dr. William Dekleine, head of ,thfe American Red Cross medical servic^, left Washington Saturday night to take personal charge of the health program in the flooded portions of \ Alabama. ?-George Washington Olvany, for (several years past the head of Tammany Hall, New York, has resigned, ion account, he says of ill health. jJeremiah T. JVIahoney is spoken of as <hip possible successor. . ..-The census bureau at Washington iannounced last week that 598,098 bales of lint cotton and 68,552 bales of linters were used by the mils of the ,CQpptry during the month of February.' * Rudolph Xarg, chief of the forrtidr Kaiser Wilhelm, II, and in fact chef for three German emperors, died at his home at Fair Lawn, N. J., on Friday, aged 76 years. Poison, believed to have been taken in mistake for an indigestion remedy, caused the death of W. R. Slate and his wife, in Atlanta, Ga.,- Tuesday night. Body of Collins Stolen But Later Recovered Horse Cave, Ky., March 19.?The | body of Floyd Collins, stolen from its metal and glass casket in the-Crystal j cave, where it was on exhibition, Was found tied in a burlap sack, about four hundred yards from the cave here this afternoon. .Bloodhounds, led searchers, who ; included. the sheriffs of three counties, to the body. It was hanging over a bank on the Green river, ac, cording to reports-No motive for i the theft could be adduced by the sheriffs. According to - advices received by the county attorney, the body either had disintegrated or had [ been mutilated. The 17-day battle to save the life of Floyd Collins when he was trapped while exploring Sand cave stirred the nation in 1925. Relief workers battled furiously to reach the imprisoned man but before they could release him Collins was dead.? _ Recently the body was put on exhibition in Crystal cave. When attendants reported this morning, they noticed that a^chgjn barring the door had been sawed. Tnside they- found the casket had been opened and the body removed. Crystal cave is owned by Dr. R. B. Thomas of Horse Cave. Dr. Thomas reported the theft to the sheriff's offices early today. He said that about a year Ago the ?mrTf#d "been broken into and someone apparently had attempted to carry away the coffin, but had been unsuccessful. The body was i*? a chamber about 600 feet from the ihain entranceDr. Thomas said he knW of no; ^tive thaL could cooount-for thej mmrnzzMaiMBmmmmmmmKtmmmmgBmm The Fashion Show Pleased Large House Camden's most alluringly youthful pulchritude ami the latest dictates of style and dress went on formal parade 1 before a highly appreciative audience i that crowded to capacity the new Majestic theatre in thiB city Thurs-1 day evening to witness the fashion show sponsored by the American ; 1/ogion auxiliary and the retail , merchants association of Camden. The style show, which has become an annual pre-Easter festival here, opened with A. Stanley Ltewettyn, local Amohcan legion post commander, on the stage to introduce as the first model appearing on the evening's program Miss Gladys West who wore an evening dross of tlame georgette, the skirt of which created a novel elfect in flounces and carried a rhincstono buckle as its ornament. Miss Virginia Howard, president of the junior class of Camden's ^-high school, modeled an evening dress 'fashioned in light blue taffeta. Miss Howard's dress carried one shoulder strap of rosebuds and a large butterfly bow as its only trimmings. M iss Dora Thompson, also in evening dress., wore a creation of black velvet and lace combination which featured an imported lace imbedded with gold circlets. Miss Etta Robbius modeled an afternoon dress of monet blue georgette while also appearing in this group were Miss Margaret Lan<^ in crimson maple georgette and Miss Emily Jenkins in a formal afternoon dress of soft green georgette. Appearing together for probably the most generous reception of the evening were Miss Mary Thompson in sports costume, the coat of which was mude of imported English tweed trimmed with Alaska fox fur, and Sam Evans in a collegiate style suit of striped cashmere and top coat of Scotch tweed. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mnckey, appearing in tennis garb, also claimed a liberal share of applause with Miss Sara Campbell and Miss Thelma Truesdale receiving many favorable hands as they crossed the stage in riding toys. _ Sports dresses were displayed by Miss Jumelle Haile, Miss Lucy Kirk* land, Miss Louise Gregory, and Mins Margaret DeLoache while models appearing in ensemble suits were Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Miss Harriet Lipscomb, Miss Elizabeth Workman, Mrs. James Gapdy, Mis? Cora Lee KetchIns and Miss Thelma Flowers. Models for the latest styles lj) hairbobbing and waving included ~ Miss Catherine Campbell, Miss Harriett Lipscomb, Mrs. J. R. Montgomery and Mrs. D. M. Davis. Others appearing included Miss Margaret Chewning in a goltlex creation, Miss Sybil Turner in afternoon dress, Miss Emily Wooten in a Premet model of pale pink moire while others appearing in evening gowns included Mrs. H. F. Cobb, Miss Harriett Steedmnn, Miss Susan Kennedy, Miss Adele Savage and Miss Carolyn Richardson. Among those modeling for the men's shops of Camden were Basil Bruce, Elihu Schlosburg, Joe McKain, Robert Bruce, William Nettles and Christopher Vaughn. The style show was arranged by the legion auxiliary in cooperation with the following Camden Business houses: L. Schenk Company, Hirsch Bros. & Co., Camden Clothing Co., Miss M, E. Gerald, The Fashion Shop, The Outlook, Camden Beauty Parlor, Camden Floral Co., F. D. Goodale, M. H. Heyman, and the Hoflfer Jewelry Company. Gifts and bequests from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial fund during the year 1928 totaled $98,*082,068 to colleges, industrial and sociological institutes, charities, religious - organizations and research bureaus all over the country. Miss Louise MoPhetridge, landing at Oakland, Cal., at 1:57:47 Sunday, made a record for women flyers remaining in the air. She had beei: in the air for more than 22 hours when she landed. .She beat the former woman endurance record by several hours. BM?ii (D J unrig E\STER into the HOME r rpHE delicate, X regal beauty of Easter Lilies reflects most gracefully thsr spirit of this _ wonderful day* ? ,r* ' \ bjry 'r - \ i*r ? ? |j Our banks business is not only to keep your I money safe but to accomodate you with a loan when ~gjj you need it. 11' you wiah to BORROW MONEY come in ami talk it over with one of our officers. We are always glad to loan money, when consistent with our feUknown sound banking methods and the secuipty is satisfactory. We j\yill welcome you The Bank of Camden ^ V' 1/ , ok! : boul "There's a delightful refreshing, ,St| cleansing k^ck in a FITCH SHAMPOO!" _____ ' ... Especially when you gel it in our shop with our superservice methods. We study the condition of your hair and' scalp and prescribe treatment accordingly. Our equipment, service and sup plies insure your health and contfort.Give us an opportunity to demonstrate the last word in tonsorial service. This is the shop you have been looking for. Free bottle of Fitch's Lov-Lay | ~~~ with each shampoo. EUREKA BARBER SHOP I. B. ENGLISH, Proprietor ' | The supreme court has handed down a decision affirming the verdict -of the lower court hi the case of Charlie Robinson, Charleston negro, convicted last ,June of the murder of Mamie Smith, and sentenced to death in the electric chair, Polds Checked I5y moaem vaporizing ointment?Just rub on VISSS . _ ROUNSVELL, Inc. I 4 | 22 East 49th Street, New York I i - I M EXHIBITING ^ - y^^Hj A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION OF Gowns, Sport Costumes, Sweaters and . r Imported Wov?ltie? ~ AT THE J VILLEPIGUE HOUSE For the Season LyWIeton St.,"near HobkirV Inn ? Camden, South Carolina Competent Fitter in MRS. M. B.