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SOCIETY NEWS M,k!Sri8: 4 Sheriff Wu Honor Gueet On Wednesday evening Mrs. J. H. MoLcod entertained at her homo on Laurens atreot in honor of her husband's birthday. The table was attractively decoifcted in a color scheme . of yellow and whit?, the guests finding their places by attractive place cards. A delicious dinner was served, after which all played ,<?arde. The Sheriff was presented with a lovely Sheaffer fountain pen by his friends, who were present, and wished for him many other h?uppy birthday** Lee's Birthday Celebrated The birthday anniversary of General Robert E. Lee was honored, Tuesday by the John D. Kennedy chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, with a musical and literary program followed by a tea atf "Dear? Place,V the residence of Mrs. Julia Long Knapp on Mill street. The program opened with a few remarks from the U. JL ,?L president, Mrs. S. C. Zeurp. Following was the program: A waltz, by Chopin, played by Mrs. Charles Salmond; dance by Mabel Foster; "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "Dixie," sung by a chorus of school girls who included Harriet Beard, Ellen Knapp, Charlotte Salmond, Ellen Salmond, Betty Carrison. and Adele .Savage; ".Sketch of Lee's Life," read by Miss Leila Shannon; poem, "The Blue and the Gray," read^ by Mrs. Donald Morrison; songs, "Lorena" and "Long, Long Ago," by H. B. Kennedy, Jr.; "Leo and the War," extract from the U. D. C. scrap book, "read by "Ellen Knapp; dance by Carolyn Cantey-, -The Sword of Lee," read by Mrs. Donald Morrison. Program committee included: Mrs.' Jaifies H. Burns, Mrs. J. L. Knapp, Mrs. Robert M. Kennedy, Jr. . , Following. . a social hour was enjoyed, and delicious refreshments were served. Miss Barnes Entertains Miss Margaret .Barnes charmingly entertained about twenty-five of her friends last Friday night at the borne of her parents. Games and dancing were enjoyed. The hostess, assisted by her mother, served delicious re-j freshments. . ..r. To Teach Voice : ' Announcement is made that with the permission of the school autor ities, Mrs. Ella D?Pont;j>f Colim!>*bj will conduct a voice studio n the school building, starting about ?ebruary 1. Mrs. DuPont .s a graduate of the South Carolina eoltfege.of m sic, in Columbia, having studied under the following teachers in that college: Professors Maur.ce Mattpson and M. Berry Seay. Also studied voice, piano, organ and public sch music with Mrs. J. J. Gandry, of Savannah, Ga.; Prof. Ohhs. Gray, of London and Prof. A. N. OornoU, of Sew York. Mrs. DuPont . will give a song recital probably in the schoo auditorium February V ?s.ng songs by French. German, Italian and E g ftsh composers, to which the P" is cordially invited. r9> . Salmon will bo the accompanist for the evening. ' *r"' - * Mr. and Mrs. Smith Honored One of the .prettiest parties. givmj in honor of .Mr. and .Mrs Mendel L. Smith, Jr., was tho din" which Mr. and Mrs. Lambort OePaaentertained on Saturday evening at their home on Fair street. The table was most attractive a lace cover and had a center ration of yellow snap ^^ons <"! fern. On each end of the tabl burned yelJffW "sticks. (Small dishes of yellow can dies and other colored confecJ;10"? effectively carried out a 30 e of yellow and white. The :Pr?* * affair assembled a group of the hos and hostess' friends and those had attended other parties in jthe\r Honor."" After the dinner cards wer played. Mrs. Hay Hostess To Club Mrs W. O. Hay was hostess at her bridge club last Thursday afternoon entertaining from 8 to 6 o clock at her home on -Fair street, cards tempting refrerfnnenta were served. The club will he entertained this week by (Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn Mrs. Baruch W?i Hoitow Mrs. Mannus Hurihh entertained the Temple Sisterhood club last "week st her home ou JLyttleton street. Four tables were arranged la tho living room sad after the games the guests were invited into the dining room where sandwiches, candy and ten were served from an attractively appointed tea table. These little gatherings are held weekly at the different members' homes. i ipj ??f-pp-p-r? ,r . Benefit Was Lovely Affair On Saturda^ afternoon of last week a very lovely bridge party was gtven for the benefit of the iCamden hos^ pital. The affair was held at the residence of Mr, Frank E. Coursen and there were fifteen tables of players. Both contract and auction bridge were played. The highest score for the contract players was made by Mrs. Harrington Yates, Jr. The second highest was made iby Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr., and the third by Miss Lillian Yates. The low score fell to Miss (Blanchard, who is passing the winter at the Hobkirk Inn. In the auction game, the highest score was made by'Mrs. Tom Ancrum. .After card# refreshments were served. , % Met With Mr. and Mrs. Goodate Last Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. F, D. Goodale entertained the weekly bridge clifb of which they are members, at their home on Broad street. The three tables were placed in the living room whew, pretty cut flowers 'were attract!veljjw arranged. The first prise was won by Mrs. Hubert O. Wilson *and Mr/ J. B. Queen made high for the gentlemen. Mrs. Floyd Beaver cut consolation. Delightful refreshments were served, following the game. '. , Auxiliary To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary will :be held on Monday afternoon, January 25th, at four o'clock at the Camden hospital. Tea Room To Open On Monday afternoon, January 25, TReT" Woman7s JCxebange wall open" their tea room with a loveljr silver tea from 4 to 6 oV?lock. The proceeds from the tea will go towards the Parish House fund and the Woman's Auxiliary. IMrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr., is in charge of the tea room.. % Mrs. Savage Was Hostess The Wednesday afternoon contract club met this week with Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr. Guests, other* than club members, were: Mrs. M. L. Smith, Jr., Mrs. Donald Morrison, Mrs. Robert Pomeroy, Jr., Mrs. William Heath, Mrs. Roscoe Bonsai. A prize was given at eaoh table and. those winning were Mrs. Bonsai, Mrs. Lambert DePass and Mrs. B. M. Smith. After the game the hostess j served lovely refreshments. Club Met With Mrs. Wright Mrs. W. L. Wright was the charmj ing hostess this week, entertaining | the Wednesday morning bridge club 'at her Rome on Ohesnut street. The ! high score prize was won by Mrs. j'Hoyt, of Garden City, who is the | guest of Mrs. Wright. The second j highest was won by Mrs. A. S, Dav'idson. At noon a delicious cflbrse luncheon was served. Camden Club Went to Sumter On Wednesday evening fourteen members of the Camden Club pf the National Federation of Temple Brotherhood went over to Sumter for a joint tneeting with the Sumter club. The members of the club from here had charge of the program and the main speakers of the occasion were Mr. M. H. Heyman and Mr. L. A. Wittkowsky. The meeting tf*s he|d in the Temple and a delicious supI per was served to those in attendance. For successful Tove letters the Tndiana Association of Optometrists in session at Indianapolis, recommends a "pea-soup shade of writing paper and purple ink," and then gums up the works by adding that the loveletter color scheme be used for the ^'peedy goll^ttgrr df gverdpg ffccouTits.CONCRETE Lily Pools, Garden Furniture, 1 Bird Baths, Benches, Floors, Steps, , Walkways. Cemetery Coping*, Crad: les, Burial Vaults. Specialties made to order. A. K. BERNSHOUSE I Phone Ml 88 * Cnlhonn SUMTER, S. C. __xL For Sale . ; 7^ SHRUBBERY A beautiful selection of sturdy, well-rooted shrubbery everyvariety, nandinas with berries, three-year-old plantp the cheapest prices on record; well-rooted. Grown by^ Mecklenburg Nurseriea Charlotte, North Carolina. DePASS'DRUGSTORE Y T?tophone 10 Personal Mention i -i p Mtoa NeMl Goodale ?pwt the w<H'k end with friend# in St. George. ? Mitrs Leona Terry, of Columbia, i? the gueat of Rev. end Mr#. Wayre" G Ariail. ^ * Kimble Wilson I# In Charleston thi# week serving as a juror in bederal court. Miss Pearl Kaplan, of Macon, Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Leon Schlos'burg. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Kwood Williams on January 18, a son, Lucas Rlwood, Jr. . Mis# Fay Ktrkland spent l?#t week I at home with her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. T. J. Kirkland. I Aittorneya M. M. Johnson and L. Smith wore business visitors to Darlington on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander and Mrs. Louise Rosick spent Sunday with friends in Mullina. ? Miss Mary Goodale was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Rogers, Jr., in Bennettsvilte. Ch? Winthrop girls who spent the week end .here were: Misses Carolyn Richardson and Dottie Zefap. Miss 'Etta Rolbbins, superintendent of the Camden hsopitsl, spent la week at Miami Beach, Florida, with friends. . ? . 'Miss Sarah DePaas, wfoo is teaching in St. Matthews, spent the week end with her parfents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DePfcss. , Mr L. A. KirkTand, now a promincnt attorney ot Now York City, waa a welcome visitor to his old home here this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Johnson have as their guest for the week end the latter'* sister, -Mrs. M. L. Brogdon and two daughters, of Wagener. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huckn'bee, of Baiteslburg, spent the week end wi the - former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hut'kabee. Miss Kit DeLoache, Miss Maxlrte Sterne and Jack Neettles were th. week end guests of Mrs. R. R- Thurman in Ch??aw. - MrsT-Sam Wellborn and Tittle "son left Sunday for their home in New Orleans after spending some with Mrs. Wellborn's ihother, Mrs. Virginia W. Clarke;. Messrs. A. S. Llewellyn and ffi. FCobb attended a- conference of the Kendall Mills in Charlotte the #Ast week. They were accompanied. Jfr Mesdames Llewellyn and Cobb, who visited friendb there. | Fugitive SaysNey#' Will Face Gang Alive New York, Jan. 17,-Through a. newspaperman, Robert ElUott Burns twice a fugitive from Georgia, has issued a challenge to authorities to return him alive to the cheingmrg. The Brooklyn Eagle reporter whose interview with, the fugitive was pub-I fished -yesterday, said he talke Burns, but was careful not to reveal where the interview had taken pU He said the meeting had been "within 1,000 miles of New York He said Burns had resolved to die I rather than go back to the chamgwg to finish his six to ten year term for robbery. . ' "They can send a casket to chaingang with me, Burns ia quoted. "I'll kill myself before HI let then* t?icpt ?v? beck. Georgia will not # ? me alive." . t The reporter said Bums gave bw the impression, however, that he would not be likely to take hie ewn life, despite his words. The courage of Burns as a soldier, and his grit in climbing bade te respectability after escaping the first time from a Georgia prison camp, would lead him to carry on, the new*paperman said he was convinced after chatting wjth the fugitive. New York city is shy on money, and the big bankers have notified the city administration that it can get no more money Until it begins to economise in its expenditures. The W C. T. U. of three state# wiir-boLTV WiTehbe-at Columbia next Monday and Tuesday with several national leaders on the program. ^ Landscape ,;~a Gardening N -t v - .. Mrs. C. M. Emanuel *?C Borden Nurseries Long Dutaaco Phone / ' t;i c Nuraerfos 17 M(ka Oat on ?' .. "T**- . i .1, j ec-j ', ^ \*v - -Hit:/^3T^7. Little Local Lines Poetmas?t*r O. V. Pendleton, of Cheraw, was a visitor in Camden Tuesday. Prior to the cold snap of Tues-, day morning grass and weeds were appearing in fields and gardens as though real spring were here. A bearded .petkiler was halted in his spiel on Main street toy the police one day this week because he had no Hoense and was ordered to 1 move on. Bill DaPass, of DePass' Drug J Store, is selling lota of shVutobery to I the Indies of Camden. He is representing the Mecklenburg Nursery, of Charlotte. The Chronicle job department has recently added some late design fac-l es of type, rules and borders to its! equipment which further add? to its I facilities for turning out high-elaas I printing. The fire department was called to I the Guy Lumber company 00 Rip- J pondon street Thursday afternoon*"to 1 extinguish a small blaze in ? saw I dust shed. No damage of any consequence resulted. Pew people know the name of the! In aT street east"of Oamden,running I north and south. It is called Rippon-1 don street and the large planing mill I and lumber plant of the J. L. Guy! company is located thereon. Ijocai fishermen predict that with J the recent high river causing the I water to tumble over the dam at the I Southern Power Plant, fishing will j be better in the Wateree river this | spring. The long drouth made fish- J ing poor for the past two years duel to low waters in the river. . | James Cook, former Camxlen bar-1 ber, but who no-w holds a good po-1 sition at Glenn Cove, New York, has! been visiting in Camden this weekIIo was for n long time, up to sixteen years ago, serving the white trade in Camden ami1 is a most respectable colored citizen. The Hermitage ootton mill has on display in their office many samples nf "hospital gnnzp, Thia.jmlLla_now engaged in the manufacture of this! class of material exclusively. Thousands of automobile wrecks and the attendant injuries of victims make aJ growing demand for these gt>oda. *' Jenkins Repair Shop, on South j Broad street, has two: interesting and novel machines which come in good! for repair work- One is at machine I for duplicating any kind of keys and another for re^ftrihgtng. tennis racquets. They da almost any class of small repair work and enact awning#. The rural residence of B. S. Trapp on. the former J. W. Carvtey place, Oftmden-Sumter highway, was completely destroyed by fire late Sunday night. Mr.< and Mrs. Trapp> and one child occupied the house and they lost all of their belongings with no insurance. They are in needy circumstances and would be grateful to their friends for help. The Camden Floral company is issuing each month an illustrated and j descriptive pamphlet entitled "Flower Topics,'Vwhich is read with interest by "all lovers of flowers.. ' With the approach of Easter begins quite a bit of activity in the dozen or more mammoth greenhouses of this company, whose wholesale trade extends from New York to Florida. . ,\ Mrs.. F. N. McCorkle, of Camden, was the lucky winner of * living room suite given away by the den Furniture company Saturday night- She held the lucky number. Mr. Smith, proprietor of the furniture company, says he wan well pleased with, the re soft ofi^hn auction sales duruig the past two weeks. Many pieces of furmtwre were moved out of his place through these sales. -.Dickie Branham, a member of the Camden football team, had. the prisfortune to get hia leg broken in %an automobile wreck Sunday afternoon near 15alzell. A party of young peoMajestic Program Friday, January 22nd The new sensational Greta Garbo in "MATA HA 1*1.** with Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Lionel Barrymore in as great and thrilling ft picture as the screen has produced! When all other pictures fade from memory, there will be In your mind and heart the unforgettable thrill of Greta Garbo in "Mata Hari." Saturday,- January 23rd Ttoe unrivalled Western hero, Bob Steele, in "SOUTH OF SANTE FE." Thrilling action, riding fast and hard. Also Zasu Pitts and Tbehrra Todd in "On The Loose." If you like 'em hot see this one. "Danger Island" and44Aesop FaMee." Monday St Tuseday, January 25-2S L Here it is?1931'a best picture, because it is a uprightly, sparkling, scintillating comedy?bubbling wiUi sheer entertainment?done in a manner to captivate everyone from sis to staty: THB .PLATINUM BLONDS" is the picture, because .it had everything a great picture ! Must. have. The cast include: Boborl Wslflamsand Jean Harlow with Loretta Young. We4nseday St Thuraday, Jan. 27-21 Sally O'Neal, Frank Albertson and Mjrms Loy in TUB BEAT." Froft the merry, merry to the ultra-uRsnt Story of a gay soobrsttd who breaks a lot of Park Avenue ice and skates on it where it's thin. pie were eiuroute to Sumter it* a tubUrban car, the property of M*. Charles Hough, uthaix it left the road and gave all thw occupants a spill. The car was badly wrecked, but none were seriously injured. The highway dcpdetment has at last taken cognizance of the stretch of road near Midway school house on Federal highsway number one. It was here that numerous wrecks occurred during the wet spell, resulting in j three fatalities and a large number of injuries. A detour sign at the comer of DeKalb and Broad streets, routes motorists by way of Kershaw, while this roadway is undergoing surface treatment. Local municipal politics are beginning to be talked around.n While no publio announcement has come from any prospective candidates, it is stated on good authority that M. L. Smith, Jr., former alderman . from ward five, but who* has -.recently moved into ward six, will be a candidate for alderman from ward six. He will oppose H. Savage, Jr., the present alderman, while in ward four L. H. Schloeburg will be opposed by Lewis I.?ee Clyburn. He Who Would Eat Must Work Chester* Jan. lU.-nCapt. J. W? Fowler, of the Salvation Army announces the establish maud, of a lunch counter at 108 West Eto in the outside of the R, A. Smith building. The transient hungry seokers for [food are served here. Wo me* and ^children and weak, helpless, crippled men are given meals freo. Able: bodied men are sent to the "wood yard" on Aiken street and are resquired to work ^pno hour and a half 'before given ahy meals. The wood from this wood yard is given to qeedy families within the city. The Tunch counter is open all day and un,til 10 ?-'clock at night. The Associated Press reports 12 deaths and 160 injuries to persons fmrri torhadbeir that Swept over sections of the Southern states Tuosdiajr night. Hundreds were made homeJess a? the result of the storms* j._ The Rotary club of Knoxville, Tenir., has adopted a menu of crackens ami soup for its weekly luncheons and is giving tbe money heretotifofr spent for dinners to the poor. The Cordova bank, and trust company,. Cordova, Term., looted by jflnr difcs on December 16 last of $600, was held up again on Tuesday and after threatening tbe cashier with pistols the robbers escaped 'with $2,0002. I ' "How ' LoveW I Surprise ber a 'itb Mr WBBK-BN? FLO WE U SPECIAL ' Camden Floral Co. ; Phone 193 Cimdttii.S. C. Expert Watch Repairing Jewelry Repairs Also Engraving SrtMuttM Cmw>H< PfUCHS RtMoaailr All wovh given 111111I ttentleoi DICK GOODALE J Th? Wlgwwn Bro?48ki?il _ ' t Dry Agent Held " For Late Death '1 Lexington, Jan. 18.?S. S. Sligh, V Jr., of Columbia, a federal prohibition agent, was indicted by thei county -grand ji?F today on ja murder in\ connection with the-death of Mrs. Mary Alma Jof fcon t in an automobile accident near Nerw .Brookland. , ' A- - iSligh claimed <he was chasing a rum running sunpect when his automobile struoflr and killed Mrs. Jeffcoat on DeeemQWr 91. Thewntd Jury indictment charged he was driving \xt a careieas and reckless* manner. ft j . MM Bight negiteee are reported killed at Cypress;. Ala., Tuesday by a storm -.r that sweptr. that section of t/hor state. ,.;l | | . . . v,-v^ " " , v'- v : 1m Ligget's OPEKO COFFEE (invacua tin) lb. 29e Strawberry, Raspberry, Pineapple MMS 2 5&.46c Clapp's Baby Soup and Strained Vegetables Meads Cereal :: Wryco DE kalb pharmacy Telephone 95 Jv.D. ZEMP, Ph. G. 1 STATEMENT Fidelity Building and Loan Association Camden, South Carolina RESOURCES i' j Jan. 9, 1931 Jan. 7, 1932- ft? Oash in Bank of Camden $ 1.668.57 _ .1*710.29 & Mortgage Loans 122,695.00 117,600.00 ?gs Stock Loans 828.00 808.00 JjS Real Estate 738.03 2,788.67 ?g Furniture and fixtures .. 175.00 175.00 j ??Total R6S6Tg<^8T^~.~:::^r $126,104.60 $123,081.64 p| HABILITTES Installment Stock- $ 63,808.63 $ 57,090.55 K?1 Borrowed Money '. 55,576.76 57,434.34 Accrued Interest and Reserves .... 2,219.21 2,557.07 Undivided Profits ... 4,500.00 6,000.OCT : ^^ ? Total Liabilities, Reserves 04 and Profits $126,104.60 $123,081.96 J We have made a balance sheet audit of the records of the Fidelity Building & Loan Association as of January 7, 1932. Recorded. assets and liabilities of the Association have been satisfactorily accounted for and the records are in good condltion. , In our opinion the above statement of condition, taken from the audited records, correctly reflects the condition of the Association at the elose of business January 7, 1932. GOODING AUDIT COMPANY?; S3 By H. E. GOODINCt I Certified Public Accountant. . Columbia, S. C., January 20, 1932. We pay six per cent, semi-gpnual interest to ail stock. | 7-" Same has been credited to stock to <|ite. I - OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS W. F. Nettles, Pres.-Treas. Dr. A. W. Humphries, W. G. Wilson, Jr., Secretary Vice-President! J James H.. Clyburn E. D. Blakeney, Solicitor I i Vk L. Goodale 17 H. Hands i I. J. McKenzie James E. Belk L : *