The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 23, 1931, Image 5
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r By Mr#. France# M. B. Wootcn
| Telephone No, 133-W ;
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Engagement Announced
Rj^Rr, and Mr*. Gustav Hirsch anU
Ace the engagement of their
uBphtof, ^Louise 1 Henrietta Hirsch,
Blr. Martin Kenneth Rosefiekl, of
Rter, 'B. C. The wedding i# to be
aRcial event of early summer. Mis*
j^Bch is a graduate of the Camden
jRn school, of the ^University of
^j|Rth Carolina and also of the SehoyJ
JouriialLs.ni fit (Columbia Univer||>(B
and is popular in her home town,
if REr. Roaetfieid da a native of ProvI!Lhode
Island, but has been
us home in .Sumter for the
e years, twhere he b a purt ,
the Roseknit hosiery mild.
Garrison Honors Visitors
umvy |Sharp, of Philadelphia,
\ Ellen Knapp were honor
Li# week at a lovely bridge
l Miss Phyllis Cnrrison gave
>maon Rectory Square, Afe
the guests were invited in
?T room where delicious rets
were served from an atr
appolnte<l table.
asonover Entertained Club
reekly Bridge Club met on
at the holne of Mrs. M. M.
er on Lyttleton street. The
>r trards were ,arringed . in
^RPK!- living 11 io a setting of lovely
Rpl$rers. Mrs. F* I). Goodale won
H|' score for the members and Mrs.
Huyrl Haloall won high score for
visitors while Mrs. S. W. Van
^^Hdi ngha m cut consolation. The
iHtess served! a salad course after
were laid aside. 1
PL, Club Meetings of Week
Rr. and Mrs. Blakeney Zemp en-'
uRfcined their bridge clu'b last Tues,j^RLfiveiiiTUg
(with a delightful duck
I Bper at 7:30; bridge followed.
R*his week the club was entertained
" RMr. and Mts. John M. Villepigue.
R course dinner was served at 7:30
^^Rtd the bridge game followed.
Ron Wednesday .morning Mrsc H.
( Garrison, Jr., was hostess at her
Ridge dub. Guests for the moruWL
besides the regular members were
B?. H. G. Oarrisonetaoinshrdlushr
Ks. H. ?. Marvin,' Mrs. G. B. MarK,
Miss Elizabeth Farrelly, Mrs.
Wf, H. Harris ahd Mrs. Scott, of -Now
fork, who is passing the winter ait
Hobkirk Inm.
R Legion Auxiliary Entertained
Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs.
Rlenry Beard very delightfully enterRained
the Legion Auxiliary last FriHjty
afternoon. The president opened
Hhc meeting with America and folB>\Ved
with a prayer by the chaplain,
~^Mrs~~Cftrl A. West. n
R A report by the chairman of each
^Romniittee was given.
I Mr. T. V. Walsh, Jr., commandei
R>f the local post, was present and
^kruide a very instructive talk on the
^Rvork of the I,egion. Mr. Hollis Cobo
hen followed with several vocal seRections.
R The next meeting will be held
' Rlie home of Mrs. Leon Schlosburg
Rith Mrs. Sam Karesh as assistant
, Ristess. Mrs.n Sidney ?emp, the
^fcnericanism chairman, will have
Harge of the program.
The meeting then closed with the
Hreamble after which charlotte russe,
Bound and fruit cake wove served.
Club Met With Mrs. Hay
[ Mrs. W. 0. Hay was hostess at the
Thursday afternoon bridge club last
Hvhek entertaining delightfully at her
^Rbonu- on Fair street. The five tables
R|ere placed in .the 'living room an<l
Reception ball where .pretty narcissi
R^ere arranged. Besides the regular
Rlub members the Other guests inKuded
Mrs. W. H. Harris, Mrs. J. H.
Ruthrie, (Mrs* Henry Beard,
Rlughie Tindal, Mrs. W. L. Gooda^R
Hlrs. R. E. Stevenson, Miss Minette
Boykin, Mrs. ,W. L. DePass, Mrs. J.
B. Richards, Mrs. Carol DesChamps,
R[>D. 0. Housor find Mrs. F. M.
^ ooten. The high score pirze for the
Rjosts was won by (Mrs. D. O. HouRr
and Mrs. W. H. Hands cut consoBion.
Aftejr cards were laid aside
R& hostess served chicken salad sand.^Bchcs
and hot coffee, dainty dishes
<E<candies were placed on each table.
K Sheriff Honor Guest at Party
R I Mrs. J. H. McLeod on Tuesday eveR>irtg
was hostess at a lovely dinner
^Kstrty given in honor of her husband's
Riirthday. Blooming pot plants of
^K>ink and white were attractively arRanged
in the rootns of the home and
Hn the dining room the following
guests were seated at the beautifully
appointed table: Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
ROooley, Mr. and Mrs.' Walter Rush,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rhoden, Mr. and
Mrs. IT. N. Myers, Mr#. Carrie Woo
jRtan and Mr. W. H. As-hcraft. Mrs.
?Myers assisted the hostess in serving
Rthe four course dinner. Later in the
Beveni: g cards were enjoyed* . ? <
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Personal Mention "
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Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. U. Bruce
on Sunday. January 18th, a son. Hp
ha s been named Charles Robert
Bruce.
Mr. 'D. J. Garrison, of Jacksonville.
was the guest of his parents,
Mr. and CJ. Garrison, last
week.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Daniel Miller,
of California, are spending thie week
iwith Mr. and (Mrs. William J. Mayheld
on Broad street, before leaving
for Pensncola, Fla., where Lieutenant
Miller will be atatfoned.
Mr. John S. Davidson, of Charlotte,
and Miss Jennie Lee Morris, of
Gastoniaf motored eto Camden last
Sunday and spent the day with Mrs.
A. S. Davidson on Fair street.
Mrs. W. R. C&peh&pt and sons, Cullen
and ?Bunwell, are visiting the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bunwell
Boy kin, at. Boykin.y
Mrs. E. F. Beemer, of New Vork
City, and attractive little son, Edwin,
Jr., are with Dr. and Mrs. Sidney
.Zomp for the wiilter,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Savage, of
Newberry, apenj, Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr.
Miss Jennie Whitaker spent last
week-end in Columbia with friends.
Mrs. D. E. Hinaon, Mr. Arnold Hinson,
of Columbia, and Mrs. J. C. Jteid,
of Atlanta, -were visitors in Camden
on Thursday of last week.
Mrs. M. M. Reasonover and Mrs. A.
A. Reasonover left Thursday for Rock
Hill to spend several days with
friends. 1
M isses Ruth and Edith Goodale are I
visiting relatives in Hollywood and
Miami, Florida.
Mi's. V. J. Lipscomb, Mrs. Robert
Taft and Miss Harriet Steedmun, of
Charleston, were guests at the home
of Mrs. H. S. Steed mail last week
end. - .* : ?i.
vjMr. and Mrs. James Del.oaehe, of
Charlotte, visited relatives .here on
Sunday. _
Mis3 Frances Bissell left on Monday
for Richmond. Virginia, after
spending several months here with
her mother, Mrs. W. L. Wooten.
Mrs. H. S. Zeigler has returned
home from Orangeburg, where she
was called on account of the illness
of her mother, Mrs. M. J. MoCants.
Sheriff J. H. MoLeod and Rural
Officer G. B. DeBruIhl were in Charleston
Monday in attendance uj>on
Federal court as 'witnesses.
Mrs. V. W. Clarke has gone to
New Orleans to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Robert Lewis 'left Saturday
for h?r home in Washington, D. C.,
after a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, T. P. Brown.
Mrs. Palmer DuBose has returned
from Newborn, N. C., where she
spent a week. ;\
Mr. and Mrs. F. W, Chapman and
sons spent last week end in Newberry
with the .parents of Mrs. Chapman.
Miss Myrtle DesChamps, pf Statesville,
N. C-? is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. (\ W. Evans this week. r?
Mrs. G. G. Alexander iind Miss
Emmie Alexander left today for^
Jacksonville and Gainesville, Florida,
to visit relatives? , . .f.
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Elect a' Receiver Today. r
Quite a crowd of interested persons
who were stockholders and depositors
of the late-Loan & Savings Bank,,
will gather at the court house today-,
at 10 a. m. to elect a receiver for the
late institution.
Mrs. Ranlet Hostess at Tea. 'S
One of the loveliest of in id-winter
affairs was the tea given on Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. Josephine Ranlet
in honor of her daughter, Mrs. ?has.
Wrychoflf, of Ridgefield, Conn. The.
attractive affair was given at the residence
of Mrs. Edwin QpBose on Fair
street. The rooms were thrown ensuite
and pretty yellow sweet peas
and breath of spring were used in
decorating. The table was graced
with a lovely lace cover and had a
^center decoration of yellow snapdragons
and ferns. On each end of the
table burned yellow tapers in silver
candlesticks. Small dishes of yellow
mints, salted nuts, cakes and other
confections carried out the color
scheme of yellow and white. .Mrs.
Ida Heath poured coffc^ and Mrs. Edwin
DuBose poured tea. Mrs. W. I>.
Trantham served^ punch, assisted by
Miss ^larie Sinclair, of Toronto, Canada.
Miss Agnes DePass ari(T~Miss
iSarah MftUs served as waitresses.
y New Books at Library
Following is a list of the new books
added to the Camden Public Library
recently: "The Adams Family," by
James T. Adams; '*Mary Baker Eddy,"
by Lytman P. Powell; "Morgan
tho Magnificent," an autographed
copy by the author, John K. Winkler;
"Destiny Bay," by Donn Byrne; "The
States Through Irish Eyes," by E.
E. Somerville; "Maurice Guest," by
Henry Handel Richardson; "The
Lv&ky Iaurenees," by Kathleen Norris;
"Po' Bu;kra," by Gertrude Shelby
and SanvGailtard Stony; "Little Cao- ]
aar", by W. R. Burnet; "Fabulous |
'Forties," by Meade Miniegerode.
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Bethune New# Notes
Tnld by Correspondent
Bit hunt', Jan. 21.?In an interesting
banket ball game played on the
Bethune court last Frida/ afternoon
by the girls of the high achoal team
fu 1 ' Fiagah high school team
the home team .was victorious, the
ecore reading 3JM3. The Bethune
boya, however, suffered defeat at the
of the Mt. Pisgah boye.
Th* faculty of the Mitfway school
presented a play at the Bethune high
aehool auditorium last Friday evena9,
Play wu? entitled "Molly's
Aunt, and -was enjoyed by a fair
sized audience. The (proceeds {vent
to the Bethune school. The faculty
of the iBethune school will return
the compliment by carrying the pkiy,
A Poor Married .Man," to .Midway
Friday evening:, January 23, and giving
the proceeds to Midway school.
Mf?. D. B. dure and Miaa Cella
Kmg, of Homestead, Fla., spent the
week end witlj their eieter, Mrs. D.
M. Mays.
Misses 'Sarah Hammond, Margie
Parrhtt and Sarah Heuatiss, of
Winthrap college, were at home for
the week end.
Miss Lizzie Davis, who is teaching
in the Kershaw schools spent the
week end at home.
Fred Josey, who is teaching in the
Georgia Military college, at Mrlledgeville,
was at home for several days
last week.
Mrs. George Wallace, of Florence,
spent last week at the home of her
father, IS. E. Stewart.
. _ Bojrn to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Best
Mnoday, January 19, a son, Leslie, Jr.
Neil Truesdale, of P. C., was the
week end guest of his parents, Dr,
and Mrs. E. Z. Truesdale.
Miss ^Catherine Ward, of Chesterfield,
was at home for the week end.
Miss Frances Severance has returned
to her school at Schrock's
Miill after a week spent at home for
medical attention. 'Muss Eunice Severance
supplied for iher at school.
Little iM/iss Louise Clyburn, of
Keishaw, >was the week end guest
of her sister, iMrs. luring Davis.
Mr; W. It. Roz-ier, who has been the
efficient and accommodating postmaster
here for the past eight years,
received hi* commission la*t week
for the next four years as postmaster
of Bethune.
Miss Mary King, of Columbia college,
accompanied by Misses Cornelia
and Marguerite Johnson, aleo students
of Columbia college >0ent the
week end at home. ^
Mr. F. M. Arthur report*/that not
only Columbia can 'boast offing visited
by robins. On Sunday a, flock
of about a hundred of these birds
spent most of the day around his
home on north Main street.
Shower For Mrs. Jowers <
On rhursday morning Mrs. Floyd
Beaver and Mns. Hubert O. Wilson
entertained for Mrs. S. Dewey Jowers,
of Columbia, wtho before her
Smarriage Christmas was Miss Loree
uesdale, of this city. The home of
rf5" <>n Laurens street was
prettily decorated for -the occasion
with potted plants. The honor guest
Was presented with a hand-p?inted
tray carrying a lovely assortment of
presents from the ladies present.
^Bridge was enjoyed and the high
score winner was Mrs. Hughey Tin1
and Mrs. Hollis Cobb received
low. A delicious salad course
served by the hostesses. 1 ^
General News Notes
The Killing of eight marines Wo'.ln<jKday
by Nicaragua;! insurgents
prompted both Republican and Demoicratic
senators Friday to renew deUfcamLs
on the administration-for ini
t mediate withdrawal of American
fiyces from the Central American
-republic. Efforts to get the Marines
.out' of Nicaragua-by withholding ap!$VC>X>YlAtions
for expneses failed twice
tin the Semite in April, 1928. -
Southern railway officials in Spartanburg
announce 150 men idle since
will be re-employed at its
car repair shops at ICayne, near
Spartanburg. . The number brings
the total employment at the Hayne
| shops to 350.
Fire, which followed a terrific explosion
in the business district of
-Moneeswv Pa*. em4y -SnUmkiy eaweddamages
estimated at $125,000. An
entire block was destroyed by the explosion,
which was believed to have
been caused by &ua.
Three men said by officers to be
connected with the shooting of Philip
Smoak, 60, at BHoree, and the robbing
of his store, are being held ;n
jail at Orangeburg. The elderly man
was shot by three handits Saturday
in an attempt to hold up his store.
Several hundred Norfolk & Western
railway company maintenance
i woYkcrs wbo were laid off
last fall, will return to work Monday.
The <omi>any announced that
i the number maikes a total of 3 500
men returning to work for the road
since January 5th.
A typhoon which raged in the central
part of the 'Philippine* Tuos9^^
at loJust 150 and
.?ieSoU,000 property damage, accordln?
to reports from Manila. Twentyseven
persons drowned when a steamship
foundered and thirty others died
in the sinking of fishing boats.
The cafeteria plan of feeding hogs
through use of self-feeders saves
much labor, trouble and cost.
Fr?nk Farmer says: "We farmers
Who are no^ giving so much attention
to cooperative marketing" are
not giving enough attention to cooperative
buyiraf."
The dairy farmer who doesn't make
milk from the. soil* by growing^eeds
win make milk at a loss.
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I). M. Met a) Mr#. Nettle#' \
The John D. Kennedy Chapter of
the U, I>. was delightfully enter.taiued
on January 5th by Mrs. W. F.
Nettle# at her home on Eauren#
atreet. Twenty-five member# were
present.
The meeting opened with prayer,
followed by the reading of the minute#
and reports of committee#. The
treasurer reported |30.*JO on deposit
Another committee reported having
aent boxes to all veteran# in the
county and having received a note of
thank# from one, <who expressed himself
very appreciative for the re mem
bra nee. f
Mrs. W, K. Hough was duly elected
a member of this chapter.
Mirs.jA. A. Reasonover, a delegate
to the convention, told o?f some interesting
and instructive notes on the
convention. She reported that every
chapter in the state was a working
chapter and that there were sixtysix
junior chapters now.
Mrs. S, C. Zemp gave an interesting
report of the social part of
the convention.
The historian had a f^ne program.
Mrs. N. (\ Arnett read a paper on
the life of Jeff Davis and gave sonu
incidents in his life. This paper
showed deep thought and was wellwritten.
Mrs. James Candy rendered several
piano selections in a masterful
way.
The hostess served delicious re-j
freshments. Those assisting in serv- 1
ing were Misses lienor a Rhamo, Olive j
Nettles an<l Mrs. E. W. Nettles.
The February meeting will be at'
the home of Mrs. H. CJ. Garrison with
M s. W. J. Mayfield as assistant host- j
ess.
Mrs. R. E, Chewning, Secretary j
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Story Hour and Dancing/Class
The Nattona' Junior Shakespeare *
Story Telling Glub through the as
si stance of a local organizer will j
shortly form a branch here. ?
The club is educational in purpose j
and is designed to acquaint children i
of graded school age wibh the works
of Shakespeare, and in such a way
that it will appear to them like play.
At the same time .it prepares them
for high school English studies.
The plan consists of story hours
for children when groups .will meet
once a week and ^ell iShakespeare's J
stories in simplified form. After j
the story telling there will be an j
opbional dancing class at wlvich in- I
struction in elementary steps and fig- !
i ures will be given. There will be
no additional charge for the dancing.
Aside from the fact that members
of the club are improving their
education and mastery of English
there is the social feature of the
dancing class.
Prizes will be offered at various
..stages of the course and diplomas \
"Will be awarded each child who has I
finished the prescribed work.
The gram! finale will be. a fancy
dress party at which the children will
appear as Shakespearean characters.
The National Association now
reaches into practically every state
ami has been immensely successful.
Any parent -interested in this- course
please notify Agnes DePass as soon
-fta._posa.ible.
East of The Year ..Arrival
A son was borq it the Camden hospital
on December 31st to Mr. and
, Mrs. Milton H. Deal, of north Broad
street. The last of the year youngster
has been named William Hoffman
Deal.
Mrs. Harris Compliment* Visitors
Narcissus and pink sweet pea
were used for the lovely inform i! afternoon
tea at which Mrs. \V. H. Harris
was hostess on Friday afternoon
at her home, on Fair street from 4 to
The Charming affair was given
in honor of Mrs. George Willock, of
-Pittsburg and her sister, Mrs. Off, of
Chicago. Mrs. Harris poured tea
frpm a small attractively appointed
table in the large living room from
which sandwiches, cakes and all the
tea dainties were served to the following
guests: Mrs. R. M. Kennedy,
Jr., Miss Henriette Johnson, Mrs. Edwin
DuBose, Mrs. Josephine Ranlet,
Mrs. F. M. Zemp, Miss Etta Robbins,
Mrs. E. E. MamlevilAe, Miss Celeste
iMumford and :Mrs. Willock and her
sister, Mrs. Off.
J?rs. William Ancrum and (laughter,
Margaret, arrived here last week
and will be with the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Garrison., Sr., unI
til May. Captain Ancrum is in Cuba
with the North Atlantic fleet.
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?Mm. Green Hostess To ClubMrs.
Charlie jtrreen was hostess to
! hot bridge iv.h on Wednesday afternoon.
A prize was given at each of
the throe tables and the winners were
Mrs. Lambert DePass, Mrs. T. I^ee
Little und Mrs. Green. At the conclusion
of the jramos a salad course
with coffee was served.
Mtb. E. B. Mobley has returned
home from a visit to relatives) in
Lancaster.
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Landscape Gardening
Mrs. C. M. Emanuel
Borden Nurseries
Borden, S. C. . \
Long Distance Phone
Nurseries 17 miles out on
Sumter- road. *
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LOOKING BACKWARD
Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Years Ago
THIRTY YBAKS AGO
January 23, 1901
i\ T. Villepiguo resigns as president
of Camden Cotton Mill and is
Succeeded by <3aptain W. M. Shunnon.
"The Commoner," W. J. Bryan'*
paper, published at Lincoln, Nebraska,
n akos ,itu appearance.
I)r. and Mrs. Simon Baruoh, former
citizens pf Camden, stopping nt
the ('obrt Lnn for a few days.
Dr, A. Weinberg purchasers the
William Olyburn residence on upper
Broad street.
President H. G. Carrison, of the
Bank of Camden, addresses business
men .of Bishopville who are contemplating
opening's hank at that place.
One white man and three negroes
escape from old jail on lower Main
strdigging out u hole in the
brick wall.
Flanders Tillman acquitted of the
murder of Meynnrdie Brown. Defendant
lepresentod by B. B. Clarke and
M. L. Smith.
W. T. Hammond and M. G. Huekal>ee
open green grocery and restaurant.
,
Daniel/ MoCaskill and Miss Flora
Sowell of Buffalo section married.
Robert Sullivan and Miss Meeky
Hammond of .Bethune married by H.
T. Johnson, notary public.
Carrie Nation and followers smashing
saloons in Kansas.
Miss Ethel M. White, of N' ew York
City, is*a guest at the home of Mrs.
R. W. White on Lyttleton ; treet.
FIFTEEN YKAKS AGO
January 28, 1916
Ckaranpe O. Morgan, of !6helhourne,
takes up tire gaiis* of golf for ft rat
time on Kirkwood links.
Bishop Hilton, of lk*thune, married
to Miss Viola Estridge, of Kershaw.
W, B. Man gum, of Tirnrod section,
killed four hogs which netted him
i 1,3,11 pounds of meat.
A. h. Watkina and Jdhn W. ,Smith
form Consolidated Auto Co. on west
i DoKalb street.,?
Juntos Boyd Magill and Miss
Blanche Hough of Kershaw married
in Camden. f
Qmrles O. Cooper,, of Camden,
marries Miss Bessie McKoithan, of
Georgetown, queen of the harvest jubilee
at state fair.
Dr. W. R. Bvo dead in a hospital '
in Savannah. i
Charlie Hinsou, oT Camden, n)urried
to Mifts 'Fannie Freeman, of
I.Ugoff.
liconard Ray and Miss Belle Branhum,
of Lugoff, married.
Georgia mob at 'Sylvester hangs
five negroes from a limb for the
killing of BhWiff iMoreland.
Will lam L. Btaokmon nominated for
postmaster at Kershaw.
Mrs. Nannie L. llorton, wife of
W. W. Hortoh, died at her home in
Kershaw.
E. I). Blaketiey elected mayor of
Kershaw over T. K. Fletcher. E. M.
Estridge, F. E. Truesdel, W. W. Jlorton
and G. Frank Cook elected wardens.
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