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I SOCIETY NEWS By M"* JKrjiie* M. Bk Wwtea T*|l?? N?. 1M-W - 1 'II , I Lovely Home Wedding A marriage which come on a great ,rpri?e to their many fitfenda was Lat of Miss Elisabeth Jumelle Haile La Francis Drake Rodger*, Jr.r?f Irnnettaville, which was Solemnized > Tuesday, A#Hl 14th, at 8:30 o'pck at the ham# of the fbride on lir street. The wedding ring of the wie's grandimother was used. The remony was performed by the Rev. , Douglas McArn, pastor of Bethel , Preebyterion church, and was wittssed only by the Immediate family, le bride was lovely in a white flat epe with tight bodice and long Ming skirt with high waist linei ir flowers were a corsage of bride's ses and valley lilies. Immediately after the ceremony the >ung couple left for Bennettsville, here they will make their home. -Mrs. Rodger* is the ? attractive tughter of Mr. and Mts. W. H. aile, of Camden, and is admired bV host of friends. .She was graduatl - from Winthrop college in the far 1029. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. id Mrs. Francis Drake Rodgers, of pnnettsville. He graduated at the resbyterian college at Clinton last tar. He now holds a position with i insurance company of Bennettslie.' Burgess-Sal mond [>ecial to The State. [.Summer ton, Aipril 11.?.Mr. andj ks. A. P. Burgess, of Summerton, Lnounce the marriage of their lughtcr, Alma Mood Burgess, and jilliam Courtenay iSalmond, of CamIn. Thursday, March 26, at Petfcrs|rg. Va. Miss Burgess is a graduate in Ime economics of Flora Macdonald lllege. For the past several years }e has been home demonstration Kvnt in TfAraVifl.w countv, resigning Bine weeks ago to take similar work B Henrico coipvty, Virginia. Mr. Salmond is a business man of Bamden. ** I Club Met With Mrs. Murchison B The Teachers' bridge club was deBghtfully entertained last week by Brs. Dan Mtirfchison at the "Mount Bleasant Tea Room" near Boykin. he lovely old home was filled with Bretty garden flowers. The guest's Brize was won by iMrs. Alfred McBeod and Mrs. Mortimer BoyHn made Be highest score of the club mem-; -Bprs. Low score fell to Miss Lenora j night. * A delicious salad course J Bis served in the late afternoon. i ^ Tiu' friends of Mrs. John Stevens,' I Kershaw, will be pleased to know j U rwnpprftting nWly at hoy] Bne after an operation in the Ohar-1 Be hospital two weeks ago. I DRAIN Hmt "winter-worn" oil delay it doagwMt F I L L now crack-pfoo# Iojmmo hen . . . LISTEN a quieter sweeter-running engine ife for warm-weather driving ^ *a" - : veil Star Service Station l lw. A. ROWE, Manager IUdsca|,e Gardenin? Mrs. C. M. Emanuel I Borden Nnrseries & Borden, 1 C I Lo?I Dietence Phone Nureeri?# if mlle? out OB . StrmUr road. | National Garden and Better Homes Weeks ^ month two Trculfi in succession art being celebrated nationally?the first A<pril 10th to 26th feainr National Garden Week, and ?*??di*tely Allowing, from ApiHl 40th to May 2nd, being Better Homes Week. These two event* should be of interest to every woman in South Oarohna, fpr what woman is there who doesn't love a garden, or who isn't interested in a better, more convenient or more attractive home? And to the extent of her interest, every woman is being asked to observe these two weeflcs. Garden beauty, like charity, should begin at home, but neither should stop there. The influence of beautiful home gardens cannot be gauged, but would be difficult to overestimate. 1 . Home gardene are merely the nuclei from which this garden beauty grows. National Garden week should act as a fresh impetus to^ beautify homes, cities, roads, schools, churches and ,public institutions. During this week let our aim be to spread beauty all oveif the neighborhood. Attractive gardens, either in town or country, usually mean neat and well kept grounds and buildings, a family that is enjoying life,,,And a place where people couldn't help being home loving. The surroundings of the country farm or home might be termed'three outdoor rooms. The front yard, the living room, where on a hot Sunday afternoon or in the evening after the work is done, one rests on the porch or under the trees. The vegetable garden is the dining room?for one leads up to the other, and the farm yard is the kitchen?the scene of a deal of one's work. r Without extravagance landscaping, and with the use of many of our lovely native evergreens from the nearby woods, any farm home can be made "a thing of beauty and a joy for-, ever" at practically no cost except time and labors May this 'be a^plea to the farmers, as well as their wives, to begin today to plan to beautify and make attractive their outdoor rooms. And with attractive surroundings soon will follow better homes. Whitewash is cheap and easily made. A good coat of whitewash oh fences, barns anJd outhouses will put new "petp" in any community, and do away, with that dejected appearance that looks as if spring fever had every homo in its grip. An era of whitewashing throughout the state, coupled with a clean-up and paintup campaign, wherever (possible, and a little transplanting of native shrubbery to the "outdoor rooms," would mean a new and encouraged rural South. Carolina. 1 Let us also extend our efforts beyond city limits to the high-frays. Schools also have no excuse to be without some planting. With proper care and understanding a school may become a very paradise of welcome. National Garden Week is a great success if it enriches the countryside so as to bring back the original beauty Better Homes Week offers an excellent time to stage a "Clean-up and Paint-tfp Campaign." There are this year in South Carolina 105 Better Hornet chairmen for whites and 88 for colored people, wot^king on programs of bettering home conditions in their respective con^munities. The Better Homes Movement is not intended to encourage the building of expensive homes or the purchasing 6f expensive furnishings or equipment. Quite the contrary, it is to encourage modest, welldcept homes and to inspire worthy home life. Remember the dates, April 19th25th?'National Garden week; and April 26th4May 2nd?Better Homes Week. .... . . Popular Excursion TO-? Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va. Virginia Seashore FglQAY- APRIL 24. 1931 From Catndn, S. C<, to Washington $12.50 Richmond ' 9.25 Norfolk ?. 9.75 Ok! Point Comfort 9.75 Virginia Beach i... . 10.26 Good 5 days from date of $ale. Plroportfortate, exourston^ tares from other points Visit the/ Nations Capital in the Beautiful Spring'Season. Famous Cherry Blossoms in Bloom System Personal Mention Miss Bessie Young was s visitor to Charleston the past week. Mrs. F. F. Williams spent the week end st Myrtle Bon oh with relatives., iMiss Ernestine Bate men . has re* turned from a three weeks* eksj^t in New Yo?h City. . . Mr. and Mrs. B. Of Csntey and family spent .Sunday in Camden with relatives.?Sumter Item. 'Mrs. Dewey Jowers, of Columbia, is spending several days here with her father, Mr. E. P. Truesdale. Friends of Mr. William Nelson will regret to learn he is a patient in the Colunfoia hospital for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrison and baby left on Thursday for Oak Park, 111., where they will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Watkins and daughter, of Savannah, were week end guests here of Mr. R. B. DeIx>aehe. Mr. and Mr#. Hughey Tindal were guests of Mrs. Tindal's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Madden in Columbia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boykin and i children, and Miss Mary Exum spent Sunday in Camden with relatives.? Sumter Item. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kirkland, of Rock Hill, are guests at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Kirkland. Andrew L. Myers, of Sanford, Florida, arrived here Thursday for u visit i to his' sisters, Mrs. T. P. Brown und Mrs. Carrie M. Davis. Mi*s. J. S. Lindsay, Mrs. Palmer C. DuBose, Mrs. F. Leslie Zemp and Mrs. Wylie Hogue attended the Presbytery at Blairs last week. >Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Jenkins and children, of Richmond, Ind., were guests on Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Jenkins on Laurens street. Mrs. Dora Bennett returned Wednesday to her home in Boston after a visit here to her mother, Mrs. George S. Knapp at DuBose Park. Mrs. Martin Was Hostess One of the loveliest parties of the season was that given by Mrs. G. B. Martin on Saturday afternoon at the residence of J. Kirkland, on Lyttleton street iSeven tables were arranged in the living rooms, where pretty flowers made an attractive setting for the occasion. (Progressive contract bridge was played and lovely prizes were given to the eight highest winners. Those receiving, prizes were: Mrs. T. J. Kirkland, first; Mrs. Charles Rarlet, second; 'Mrs. B. O. Boyvkdn, Mrs. C. H. Yates, Mrs. William Mayfield, Mrs. Henry Savage, Mrs. W. L. Goodale, Miss Elizabeth Farrelley. Mrs. D . A. Boykin and Mrs. D. O. Houser tied so each was presented with n prize. After the game the guests were invited, into the dinthg room, where tea was served from a beautifully ap-? pointed table which had as the center decoration a large ibowl filled with purple flags and spirea. Light green tapers burned at each end of the table. Mrs. William Shannon and ^Mrs. Ida Heath poured tea. Assist^ ing in serving were:> Mrs. D. O. Houser, Mrs. W. L. DePass,* Mrs. W. I U Harriet o.nd tMiaa EHiabath Farrelley. Guests calling for tea were Mrs. W. H. Harris, Miss KnowRon, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Swett, Miss Swett, Miss Celeste Mumford, Mrs. W. D. Whitaker and Mrs. F. W. Spencer. Mr. and Mrs: DePass Entertain 111 ' * i ' * iB?r. and Mrs. W. L. DePass entertained on Friday evening with a lovely buffet supper honoring Mis#' tNna~ ey DePass, of Columbia, and Milton DowdeswcU, of New York,.. whose marriage in the early fal-l will be one of social interest throughout this state and New York. Large vaSes of lilacs and spirea were attractively arranged throughout the lower floor where the guests were entertained. 1 After suptperHhe guests motored to "The Pines" where square dancing was enjoyed. Those included in the invitation list were: Misses Mangaret DeI>oache, Helen Savage, Jumelle Halle, Edith Wills,' of New York; Frances Bissell, Dolly Singleton, Sarah DePass, Agnes DePass, Louise Pallen, Messrs. Leroy Davidson, DuBose Blakeney, William Nettles, Jack i Nettles, John Martins, of New York; George Hodge, Dan Patch, of New York; Duncan Edwards, Charles DuBose, Val Lipscomb, DeLoache Sheorn, Andrew Burnet and Glenn Hyer, of Pennsylvania. Miaa Blakeney Entertains Club v .jj, _ >L'_i Miss Lai Blakeney was hostess at the Thursday afternoon bridge 'xjlub last uteek entertaining at her' boine" on Chesnut street. After the game sandwiches and lead tea were served. Other guests beside# club members included -Mrs. George Branson, Mrs?" R: B. Plttl, Mra-iW. L. DePaee, Mrs. D. O. Houser .^and Mrs.. Frank I I I II ,i ,1.1.1 II Wednesday Brklft MnUr|? The Wednesday morning bridge dub met last week with Mrs. A. S. Davidson on ?\air' street. Contract bridge waa playad and a delicious luncheon was served at noon. Guests hesidee club members ware; Mrs. F. M. Zeaap, Mrs. A. 8. liawcllyn and Mrs. fXiartoa Ranlet. The club met this week with Mrs. D. O. Ho user. An extra table was added and the gueata iacloded Mrs. John W. Conbett, Mrs. Kruiribholt, Mrs. Henry Savage, Sr., Mrs. W. H. Harris, Mrs. Dan Ml. Jones, Mx*. G. B. Martin and Mrq. Frank MWooten. The guest prise was won by-Mrs. Krumbholz and she was presented with a lovely pot of white hyacinths. After, bridge the hostess served chicken salad, and strawberries with whipped cream and coffee. Celebrates Seventh Birthday Master Billy Clybtyrn celebrated his sveenth birthday on Tuesday with a lovely party. About twenty of.vhie young friends were invited and games and contests were enjoyed during the afternoon. Marion Schlosburg won the prize for pinning the donkey's tail on. In the dining room a cojor scheme of pink and white was carried out. The center piece on the table was of cra'bapple blossoms and in the mfidst of it was the (beautifully iced cake, on which was seven lighted Candles. To each little guest a dainty basket of candy was presented and Ice cream and cake were served. Entertained at The l'ines On last Monday evening Sheriff J. H. McLeod gave a lovely birthday dinner at The Pines honoring his wife's birthday. At nine oMock the guests were invited into the (lining, room where an elaborate dinner was served. The table was centered with a bowl of beautiful lilac and white candles in silver candlesticks were placed at each corner. I.ater in the evening cards were played. Home Products Sale The American Legion Auxiliary will have a home products sale on Saturday, April l<8th, in the store just East of the post office on De Kalb street, occupied by Bryant Brothers. There will be on sale cakes, pies, jellies, preserves and other delicacies all home made products. The proceeds will go foF the (purpose of a scholarshpi to the adult .opportunity school to be held at Clemson college during the summer. Many Enjoyed Fish Fry On last Thursday evening Rev. and Mrs. Warren G. Ariail and officials of Lyttleton Street Methodist church i were guests at a delightful fish fry held on the lawn of the home of Mr. and Mrp. B. P. DeLoache,. on Mill street. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Reasonover and Mr. aryi Mrs. Willis Shporn . were joint hosts. One man was killed and eleven others were injured, seven seriously, when a section of new concrete roof of the mechanics building, under construction at the University of 'California at Berkely, collapsed Wednesday. Majestic Program Friday, April 17th Phillip Holmes, Lucille Powers, Grant Mitchell and Barbara Weeks in "MAN TO MAN," a Warner Bros, and Vitaiphone picture. One of the most gripping plays yet brought to the talking screen. Also a new Gang Comedy. - ^ * Saturday, April 18th * You<ll laugh as never before at William Haines in "A TAILOR MADE MAN." With Dorothy Jordan. '' Let Haines give you a lesson, in "How to Succeed." It's a riot. It has laughs and romance. Also MOM Comedy "Snappy Coblers," and Aesop Fables. Monday & Tuesday, April 20-21 The merriest love comedy of them all with "America's Sweetheart, Mary Pickfofd, in "KIKI," playing a harum-scarum madcap who gets her man. (She fights a battle, but with dancing eyes, sunny smiles, wiles and witchery. Novel! New! Reginald Denny and a super cast. Wednesday, April 22 The picture that will create more talk and discussion than any picture ever shown in Camden?"OLTWARD BOUND," with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Leslie Howard, Beryl Mercer, Alec B. Francis and Montague Love. They were all bound for the "other world" and they did not know they , were dead. ..Coming: The year's sensation? "TRADER HORN." T . lrt*STHETI*(ffru w: X B REN NAN, Dealer Jw.Wiw9 v/ 4 x LobKING BACKWARD Taken From the Files of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yfeara Ago THIRTY YEARS AGO April 17. 1D01 Bridge spanning Pine Tree creek just below Camden collapsed on account of high water. The body of Willie Kelly, negro boy who was drowned near Mulberry during high water, found near whir/? he went down. John T. Nettles, Jr., goes to take a course in Georgia-Alabama business college at Macon, Ga. Mi*s. Mary Ross, 57, wife of John T.' Ross, dies suddenly at her home in West Wateree. James lx>ve, 81), died in Monroe,' N. C., and body brought here for burial. Mrss Pauline Heyman, mother of Mrs. Leo Sehenk, dies in Savannah, Ga. Hop Lee, Camden's only Chinaman, returns to Camden after visit to the Orient. Heavy rains cause dam at AdamiF mill to break. Bank of Camden publishes statement showing total renounces of $208,866.13. Capiatl stock was $25,000. Deposits, $134,051.08. Directr ors signing the statement were H. G. Garrison, W. M. .Shannon and A. D. Kennedy. Mr. S. J. Miller and daughter, Mrs. "fcn?tt; Ambler, winter residents of o j Camden, left Thursday for Cannondale, Conn., where they are to spend the summer. 1 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO April 21, 1916 Mrs. Sallie Hudkabee Ixillis dies at Camden hospital after short illness. Thomas J. Thames married to Miss Nannie Bell Thompson. Road being constructed from Shannon's Lane to l^ee county line. Kirkwood hotel stables destroyed by fiie with loss amounting to around $4. (HO. The stalbles were Jeased by George Ii. Dunnell and nil carriages/ victorias and surreys were humeri. The horse* were getter, out without any losses. Kirkrwood Hotel planning to add fifty-three rooms. John PettigrewM. aged 62 years, faithful city enyployee, died suddenly. Monument unveiled by Woodmen to memory of Cuthtoert Clank. Engagement of Dr. Rlias Dodson Poe to Miss Nan / Trantham announced. Engagement of Dr. Edwin Herrlott Kerrieon to Miss Mary Goodwyn Lenoir announced. Conductor John Barxtell wearing bronze medal for twenty^-nine years' service on Southern railway. F. E. Culvern, of Kershaw, collects $2,000 insurance on burned dwelling. Scarcely more than half the value of the building. ^.-.v A small ginnery located n^ar Paint Hill deatroyecRhy fire. J. D. Sinclair announces for sheriiT and N. S. Richards for the house of representatives! j ; , j <*&? - . ?)j I SUITS and I ? I DEPARTMENT STORE [ ,". f . ?. r. ,6* " '. * * * ' *'* ^ I ' ] flHRlWAHMBfliiVVfllHHM f - * *~ . v. . ^ I | I We Haven't Said I 9 * 4 I Anything About ^ * I | Spring Shirts I until we were able to say quite a,lot. Now we have more to talk about than we can afford to buy newspaper space for. One look . . . worth a thousand words. . ?f" f;"vd ' One shirt ... urges the purchase of two and three of its brothers in beauty. Inexpensively priced under the newvl$>31 code of hiring your dollars to go to work by paying them overtime ift value. 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