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kciety news i BlLllri. France* M. B. Wootcn I Telephone No, 133-W t gpiK';. Yates Hoatesa to Club ^^ jThura<ijiy afternoon bridge WiS$ delightfully entertained laat IMJKy Miaa Ethel Yates at her UlBjp Broad street. A delicloua IHiupper ' wM served at 7:30 fl|K an<l the aame followed. 'Mrs. 1 li||LAjKrup?, Mrs. (Alfred McJUeod sSmjirt. J- K. delaooh were quests 1 JpHfw * , H Banquet Given Team lIBi cven^I>g of I*"* week iSf Camden Athletic Association ifEd the foot ball team here with 1 lijEfhtful banquet ft the American 1 IjEn hall. Ttta iplfcp wa?, attractdecorated in OhristnuU greens, yjm, the school colors trere effectIjjE Used. In addition to the of'IK, wd teachers of the school a 1 |fE*r of the fans were also pres- ' j judge Mendel L. Smith acted 1 ||?e^tmaster; Judge E. D. BlakejHind Rev. A. Douglas McArn both 1 * splendid talks praising Coach I^K.Villepigue and his team. Sam ? 'Mining, who has been a star on |Etwm for the past five years is ] Erjng shortly for \ California. He 1 ;E given a lovely gold watah. Judge 1 iKh, in .presenting it, made an exijEnt talk. He spoke of the fine 1 Hfeing that foot ball gjave a young , ind brought a splendid message t?be team. Silver foot balls were , given the hoys by the "Camden ' This team has lost only one f^Lout of twelve this year and tie! D, A. R. Chapter To Meet. ^ [rr Camden iGhagter of I>. A. H. Ej^d the first meeting for the , H^on January 8tiK, at 3:45 o'clock, j the home of Mrs. Frank Qhap All members are urged to at7j;j W. M. U. .Notes. * Ehe Woman's Missionary Union of J Camden Baptist church-held their Kthly meeting at the church on . Tuesday, December lfith. After 1 'E regular program there was an s H^ion of officers for the year which J Etlted in the election of the foliow ^ Mrs. P. D. Drakeford, president; E.C. F. McCoy, first vice-preeiMrs. L. H. Myers, second viceKjntt; Mrs. C. 0._ Sbogner, third 1 Hj*president; Mrs. John Wilson, ? EeUry; Mrs. James Clyhurn, treaErr, Mrs. George Wilson, personal Erica chairman; Mrs. Lottie Vaugh- 1 E literature chairman; Mrs. Henry Eijrl, missionary study chairman; ^ Hh. Carrie Davis, enlistment chair; { * g !' ] 1 A* mhristmas Savings [ *?Proving?Popular t V.j ( fre new feature of savings recent;Einaugurated by the Bank of CamEll is proving decidedly popular. You Ekany class you want to and can ] Rta as many clubs as you desire. It e Hill prove a mighty easy way to have t me money saved up for next ( Bjkistmas. The Bank is well pleased ] H the great number who are joining. 1 Bad scape Gardening I Mr*. C. M, Etowiuel 1 Borden Nurseries j J:i| Bortfo, 3. C. Dtituct Phooe , ' ^Eierios 17 miles out on ,,'J Sumter road." ( Personal Mention week "in''i' S M?bUy '' the week in Lancaster with relatives. Kue^t'of hi*"* af th/ Cit?^l ? the Mr. and Mrs.-George Hanks and son are Visiting r*\Ul*w |n Manjli . W. J. Hall, of Sumter, i? on ? visit to her daughter, Mrs. George Kihame. - J ?,-x " ?'3 M<Ajrq ,eft Saturday for Naahville to ppend ? wfcRt with relatives there, r" /^- *fcArn expects to ?pend Christmas with his parents, in I/aurtnburg, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers, of Virginia, are guegt* at Mrs. L. A. McLeod on Fair street. , iMr. and Mrs. J. H. Odbome and children have gone to Hendersorwille to spend the Christmas holidays. ' 'Mr. and Mrs. Bright WilMams, of Richmond, are guests of (Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. LleWeliyn for the holidays. Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Bradham, of Starksville, Mips,, are spending ?he holidays with Mr. and Mrs. H. Nettles. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Tucker arrived here on Saturday and are with Mrs. Woods Robinson on Lyttleton itreet. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Knoblauch and Freddie K. Knoblauch, of Charleston, ire guests at the home of Mrs. J. S. fthanie. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dellin*er, a son, December 6, at the CamJen Hospital. He has ibeen namgd Hiram Nettles Delljnger. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jewett and ,'hildren, o*f New Jersey, are guests it the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Danforth on Lyttleton street. George Wittkowsky, who is taking i course at Columbia University this ,'ear, arrived in Camden Monday ro ;pend Christmas with ^'s parents. Douglas Montgomery and Miles Montgomery, of the University of Florida, at Gainesville, are at home vith their parents for the holidays. Mrs. G. A. Rhame has as her quests 'Mi^-and Mrs. R. T. Brown and ind family, Mrs. John Maurer,. of 5umter, and Miss Raseniels, of Atanta. Cecil Wittkowsky, a student at the Medical College in Charleston, i3 (pending the holidays here with his >arents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Witt:owsky. iMr. and Mrs. Leroy Wdoten and amily left on Wednesday for Chareston, where they will spend Christmis with the bitter's parents, "Mr. ind Mrs. E. H. Mellichamp. ' _ Mrs. Lawrence Kirkland arrived iome on Sunday aifter spending the >ast two months in Wilmington, Del., vjth her- son, Lawrence Kirkland, fr. Lawrence is also here for thd lolidays. Mr. and Mrs. George Nicholson and ion, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nicholson this week. They will risit relatives in Atlanta before- re-j urning to Suwanee where Mr. Nich-1 >lson is n professor. , Officers of Each Circle. / , The various circles of the CamdeA* Japtist church at a recent meetfi&ijL sleeted the following officers to serve! is head of each circle: Mrs. W. "It.' Dlyburn for Circle Number One; Mrs.Lottie J. Vaughan for Circle Nam-4 >er Two; Mrs. Oscar Sjnyrl for?Circle: dumber Three; Circle Number Folfis in-named at this time. Mrs. John Wilson has been secretary of the soci-j sty for thirteen years and Mrs. Jam&st H. dyburn has been treasurer for' if teen years. At different times those adies have put in their resignations, rat the members felt that they were so efficient in their offices that the lociety refused. A rising vote of thanks was given to all retiring ofieatm and, also, to the nominating committee composed otf Mm. Carl A. West as chairman, Mrs. J. G. McCaskill, Mrs. Billy Rush, Mrs. Carrie I>avis, Mrs. E. I. Welbster. T Miss Carolyn Heyman, of Agnes , "Cott, is at homo for tho holidays. Miss Mary Oureton, who is teaching school at Cowards, is hero on a visit. >"$'*** Nancy Pearce, who is a student at Bienau, is here for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Health will lea,ve Friday for Atlanta to visit r^lat^ves. Miss Margaret Mcl^eod is home fojr the holidays from Draughon's bust- 1 ness college. Billy Lindsay and Louis Guion, stu- 1 dents at the University of North Carolina are at home. >Miw Carolyn McKain is at home from Charlotte where she attends King's business coHege. John Gettys, Gordon Guthrie, B. R. Truesdale and Frank Suwell of Clem- i son are alt home on vacation. Miss Mary Helen Flowers, who at- , tends Kings business college* in Charlotte is here for Christmas. Miss Lenora Rhame, a student at Coh>nribia College, is here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boykia Rhame. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders and ( children, of Henderson, N. jQ., are guests of Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Chewnlng. 1 Miss Mollie Black we 11 a rvV-Shannon Blackwell are at home for the holidays with their mother, Mrs. G. L. Blackwell. iMr. and Mrs. M. G. Huckabee will have as their guests for the holidays, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huckabee, of Batesburg. Mr. J. B. Crocker, of Boston, has returned to Camden for the winter months and is occupying his home in Brevard Place. Mrs. G. E. Taylor left last Saturday for Charlotte where "^she will spend Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Mark Johnson. Converse studenlts, Misses Elizabeth Zemp, Adele Savage, and Emily Pitts are spending Christmas here with their respective parents. Moultrie Burns had as his guests several days the past week, Charlie Barron, of Columbia, Teddy Burwell of Charlotte, and Fred Baarcke, of Montgomery, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson and children, of Bennettsville, and Miss Cornelia Nelson, of Rock Hill, are guests at the home of Miss Cornelia MLckle on North Broad street. Misses Willie Haile, Aileen Fund- ( erburk, Carolyn Burnot, Faith deLoach and Duncan Lang and Charlie Do Loathe from the University of i South Carolina are here with their parents. Mrs. Herman Bass, of New York city, is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. M. Dempster on Ohesnut street. Mrs. Bass, Mrs. Dempster and Miss Nancy Dempster will spend Christmas in Kershaw with relatives. The following from Winthrop are to spend Christmas here: Misses Katherine Boykin, Tommy Guthrie, Betty Cureton, Nell Gooda'le, Virginia Haile, Virginia DeLoaiche,, Sarah DePass, Louise Drawdy, Caroline Ricn- > ardson, Olive Nettles, Dotty Zemp, Gertrude Zemp, Elizabeth MoCaskill, and Willie Porter. Thomas Harrison, retired capitalist of Owerrtboro, Ky., was married Wednesday to Mrs. Myrtle Tanner, 51, The United States senate on Saturday passed the emergency public works bill carrying a total appropriation of $116,000,000. The appropriation is to become available immediately upon its signing by President Hoover and will be used for vast public improvements of one kind and another. OUie Dorson, negro, is held in jail at 'Norfolk, Va., charged with the slaying of James T. Howe, of Princess Ajnne county. HoWe was a hunteF, trapper and semi-recluse. The bonded indebtedness of North . CfUtolipe will be reduced -^>y $5,000,Kfcr January 1st, when that amount of state bonds are retired on payment of the money in New York,- The state's bonded debt is now $160,000,000. The net return from the football game played in New York between the HeW York Giants and Knute Rockiie's Notre Dame All Stars recently for charity, was $115,163. GerrR John Diekema, United States ambassador to the Netherlands, died at The Hague iS*tupday -following mr operation on~tast day. - , > * ' " Ijrartij (&mih Uiflhra every member of this organization to you and yours for a very mi Christmas r .. *. , and a prosperous |*ar L Penney Co. - : > AKtMEMT . JtOII SV id St. ? Camden, S. C. naanwHiHnannMBnoHnaBHneMeHaMHMWi gaaaannnennnnHnMa^ - Majestic Program THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25th. Christmas Day Program. A feast of good things in Will Rogers' latest picture, "LIGHTNIN'" Most human of comedies. Most humorous of dramas. Rogers is a joy to behold and listen to. Also a RKO comedy, "The Night Before Christmas. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 26th-27th Charles Farrell, Maureen O'Sulljvan and H. B. Warner in "The PRINCESS and The PLUMBER." Delightful, ( wholesome, entertaining with lots of comedy and a feast for the eyes and ears. * And a Metro Comedy "Ladies Last" and Aesop Fables. Monday and Tuesday, (Dec. 29th-30th. A Warner Bros. Vitaphone Production, "SOLDIERS' PLAYTHING''; with Lotti Loder, Harry Langdon, Ben Lyon, Jean Hersholt, Noah Berry, Fred Kohler, Lee Moran and Marie Astaire. Comedy and romance just after the Autmartfce. A picture to threaten you with hilarious heart failure. Also Ripley's '^Believe ft or Nbt" ihd Grantfend Rice EpbrtUght. Wednesday and Thursday, December 31st- January 1st. Joe E. Brown, the funniest of the funny, In "GOING .WILD." Based on "The Aviator", with original^ situations, gag9 and dialog. Also comedy, "Scotch Taffey." ittrifie ^ v I III I'll 1 t 11,1 News Among Tourists and Kirkwood Society With the opening of The Kirkwood Hotel on Saturday Camden's winter season swings well under way. Among those at the Kirkywood for the opening are Mr. and M'ra. Watlace I. Keep and Mian Barbara Keep, b# Lock port, N.'Y., Mr. K. A. Sh#lv?n and family, Mr, IS. D. McGrath apd Mf. Clayton Mayo, of New York, Professor George F. French and Mrs. French, of Anaovcr, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. H. 11. Abbott, of Lawrenceville, Mr?. T. Edmund Krumbholz and Mi?<* Klara Krumbholz, of Albany, and Mra. Cornehus Lawrence Winkler, of New York. Mr, and Mra. 'Karl P. Abbott, Miaa Gladys Abbott and Frank Abbott, Jr. arrived juat before The Kirkwood opened and will make their home again in their cottage adjoining the hotel. Mr. Frank H. Abbott will join them this week. Dr. and Mra. J. Dodge Petera have arrived from New York for their annual vieit at the Court Inn and Langdon Petera has joined them for the vacation period. Mr. and iMra. John Wella Arnold, of Chappaqua, and Mr. Louia McMichael, of New York, are alao recent guests at the Court Inn. Mra. D. tM. Converae and Miaa Charlotte Campbell are visiting Mrs. Harry G. Marvin at Hobkirk Inn. Miaa Virginia C. Gilderaleeve, dean of Barnard College, and Miss Caroline F. E. Spurgeon, of Sussex, England, are spending several weeks at Hobkirk Inn. Mr. Albert E. Dannermiller and family, of Garden City(y have joined Mrs. Dannermiller ^nd Mies Helen Dannermiller for the holidays at the Hobkirk Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Ferguson, of Stamford, are also guests at Hobkirn for a few days prior to opening their cottage on Broad street. Dr. Irvine M. Boykin, of Philadelphia, has come l'or a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burwell H. Boykin, at Carter Hill plantation. Mr. William Brewster, of Boston, is a guest of Miss Ruth Richards at Greenleaf Villa, where Mrs. Robert Gill, of New Yoik, is also a recent arrival. Many returning college students are visiting their families during the holidays and for them social events are numerous. .Noted are Langdo.i Peters and Duncan Edwards of Princeton; Hamilton Wright, cf Yale; Miss Susan Kennedy, a student at Providence; Misses Ellen and Betty Knap.p, also John and Phillip Knapp, Miss Jean Harris, of the Mt. Vernon Seminary in Washington, and Miss Merriam Farrelly, of the Holy Child Convent at Sharon Hill, Pa., who is with her grandmother, Mrs. Stephen Farrelly on Hampton avenue. Mrs. W. L. Wright entertained for her sons, Hamilton and Craig Wright with a charming party on Monday evening. Guests included the Misses $usan Kennedy, Phyllis Carrison, Molly Blaekwell, Carolyn Houser, (proline Richardson, also Duncan Ed????iwi?i wards, Langdon Peters, JEdward Woo- ! ton, Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., and others. Christmas day will brio- the usual1 festivities in a social and sporting , way. In the forenoon the first hunt j will be held with Mrs. Dwight Par- I tridge as master of hounds. Among those riding will be Mi', and Mrs. AUbert T. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Dominick, Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Seeley, Count d'Azy, Miss Betsy Ross, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Kirkover. Mr. Walter West and Charles P. I)i?Bose, Jr. Mr. Frederick Towle has come from Detroit for shooting and is stopping at Hobkirk Inn. . Mrs. S. Osgood Pell and Mrs. J. Howard Dews, of New York, are with their sister; Mrs. William N. Kerr ? - ff the holidays. Mi s Olive Wfiittredge will be a hostess on Christmas night for about sixty guests. Mr. und Mrs. Samuel Russell, of Millbank, have ffone to Middletown, Conn., for the holidays and Mrs. Clark Williams loft a few days ago for Greenwich. Major and Mrs. Albert T. Fletcher, of Washington, are visiting Mr. and M rs, Dwight Partridge over Christmas. Shanghai dispatches say that 500. Conrmunifslts were killed by airplane bombers in the province of Hunan, China, during the 24 hwra ending at ll o'clock Wednesday reigk. LOOKING BACKWARD * / ^ k Taken From the Hie# of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Year* Ago THIRTY YEARS AGO December 27, 1S?0I. Neal Bennett, ,colored, of the Spring Hill section, hind his hand blown off by firecracker explosion. Miss Virginia Davis, aye 7U, died at her home in the New Salem secHon. S. U. Lumpkin, age 08, general freig) t and passenger agent of S. C. and'Ctft. Extension road, dead at Black*burg. I, V. West erects saw mill six miles southeast/of Camden with Frank H. Arrants m charge. Dispensary for the sale of alcoholic liquors established at Bethune. P. A. McDowell and Miss Mary Truesdell married at Weatville. T. C. Nelson, bookkeeper for Hirsch Bros. & Co., goes to Kershaw with the Kershaw Banking and Mercantile Company, Thirteen bales of cotton belonging to Springs & Shannon destroyed by Are on Hutledge street. Mrs. Matilda Mickle, nged 7B, widow of Capt. J. T. Mickle, died at her home on upper Broad street. H. H. DeLeon, age 72, a native of Camden, died in Charleston, after having amassed a fortune us u bro ker. Frank Villepigue, of Fort Worth, Texas, on a visit to relatives in Camden. Contract for erection of a new ju;l awarded to Pawly Building Company of St. Louis, at a cost of John T. Watson married to Miss Gula E. Hawkins of the Pi .gah section. ? IJ FIFTEEN YEARS AGO December SI, 1915. Met hunt* school children to occupy now |1S,000 school building. S Andrew Bethea, ort Potd peace expedition to Europe, reported 111 in Stockholm. Mrs. Elisabeth Ann Truesdell, wife of L. M. TYuesdell, dead at WeatVille. 1 Rev, T. L. Cule, former pastor at Rembert, dead in Greenville, .. < tr:fiS7w Miss tyary Lylcs, age 30, died at College Place, and burled in Camden. , Samuel W. Mobley, aged 45, a citi* sen of Ti*njrod section, died in Camden. Automobile of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wray, of RidgewaJL turns over near Mulberry and all in party injured. Oiarkson Khame gets Shetland pony as a Christmas gift. Kngugcmenft of Miss Kli/.abetn Hale Van Wyvk to Dr. Marion W. Zump announced. Mis* Willie Dixon of Camden married to W. II. Dempsey, of Blacksburg. * January 3rd announced as opening day of new Library in Ca/mden, where public reception will be held. Miss Mary JE. Marsh married to K. E. Lee of Camden. Fred C. Moseley and MiH.s Julia Lois Moseley married. Seventy-five Masons enjoyed banquet at Masonic Hall. Laura Green, native of Charleston, S. ( ., said to be 115 years old, died in .1 aeksonville. A Merry Christmas To All of Our | f?'*. 2. FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS # ~ ,.v and may the New Year bring you Health, Wealth and Happiness <? Carolina Motor Company HUGHEY T1NDAL, Manager DISTRIBUTORS OF SINCLAIR ECONOMY GASOLINE SINCLAIR HC GASOLINE OPALINE AND PENNSYLVANIA ? MOBILINE MOTOR OIL if4 ?.1 > '