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socSty news Telephone 29 ^~"5^7h M?m BuchananHonoring M'88 Ellz*beth Buchanf parliniftoi*, ? popular member Mhe school faculty, Mrs. F. M. entertained at a picnic and Sing P?rty Friday evening.^ The J.- motored up to the summer k of the Creed's on the Wateree *? where a delightful' Brunswick J'was served. Mr#, Zemp'a guest ^included besides the honor guest. I and Mrs. E. C. Zemp, Misses ilie Carson, Tommy Guthrie, Gerde Zemp. Susan Kennedy and Eli1th Zemp, Thomas Wooten, OiarkRhame. Harold MeNinch, Frank Jokey? William Nettles and Brevard loykin. . Mrs. Marye Hostess 4 Mrs. A!,ve Marye was hostess to he m< ,^-rs of her bridge club on luraday afternoon and the follower, special guests: Mrs. D. O. Hollar Mrs. W. L. DdPass, Mrs. D. A. jpykin, Mrs. R. B. Pitts, Mrs. Al(ed Mo Lewi. Mrs. T, L. Little, Mrs. irroll DesChanKp#, and Miss Molly Upderson. Mrs. D. 0. Houser won op score for the afternoon. Choir Entertained Friday evening the members of the Presbyterian choir and a few invited pests were entertained at a party iven at the home of Rev. and Mrs.l( D, McArn. After several games nd contests the guests were delightally entertained by Mi'. Hoyt Cook, of Charleston, in a series of violin solos. Punch, sandwiches and cakes *ere served. O _ Auxiliary Had Fine Program The Woman's Auxiliary of the >resbyterian church held a loyalty meeting in the Sunday school room ftiesday afternoon. Mrs. J. S. Lind;ay conducted an unusually impressve devotional hour. Mrs. Palmer hiBose and Mrs. Dan Murchison, in costume, portrayed some of the interesting customs of the two foreign countries which they represented. After a short business session the juests were invited into the dining room where a tea course was served. Bride-Elect Honored Here Miss Mary Harvin, of Sumter, a iride-elect of the early fall, was honx guest at a party Saturday afterwon when Misses Emily Pitta and Elizabeth Zemp entertained at bridge it the home of the latter. Pale yelow flowers interspersed with blue lydrangeas and agerratum were arranged throughout the house. A Bhoukler corsage of yellow jrosebuds marked the bride-elect's chair. ... A color note of yellow and blue was emphasized in the tallies and other bridge accessories. Miss Mae Mann received high score prize, Miss Elizabeth Jennings low, Miss Kit Cathcart cut consolation and Miss Harvin was presented a guest prize. . A salmi course was served at the conclusion of the games. Out of town guests besides Miss Harvin were: Mrs. L. A. Harvin, Miss Jacqueline Stoudemire, Miss .Lula Harvin and Miss Tillie Parker, of Sumtor; Miss Mae Mann, of Columbia; Misses Kib^%nd Ella Cathcart and Miss Elizabeth Jennings, of Winnsboro. Pretty Home Wedding Monday Of interest to their many friends here and throughout South Carolina is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Margaret Uw Malls to Mr. j James Hollemah Seaborn. the marriage ceremony was .per* > formed 4 Monday, September HI, at high noon at the home Of the bride's parents on Mill street, Kev. A. 1). MoArn, of Hethesda Presbyterian church, officiating. l'he ibride was most becomingly attired in a green ensemble with ac- i cessories of matching tones and wore a corsage of orchids and valley liliei. Mrs. Seaborn is the eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Laurens Teenoy Mills. 'She is a graduate of Converse College and has taught inihe schools of Walhalla and 'Ben nottsv file, Mr. Seaborn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Seaborn, of Walhalla. He is a graduat<0of Clemson College 1 and is engaged in tho lumber busi- j ness aC Walhalla. The young couple will make their home in Walhalla after the first of October. Relatives attending the marriage were Mrs. Allan Johnston, of Mewberry, grandmother' of the- bride; Miss Lila Mills ami Job Mills, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. George Seaborn, parents of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. George ISeaborn, Jr., of NinetyiSix; Mr. Louis A. Seaborn, of Walhalla. Has Birthday Party Twenty-five little boys and girls enjoyed a party given by Mrs. Robert Babin on Friday afternoon in honor of her daughter, Doris, in celebration of her ninth birthday. Contests and games on the lawn had been arranged for the -entertainment of the guests and prizes were awarded Doris McLeod and David Wolfe Wallnau. A color note of pink and green was emphasized in the dining room. Centering the attention of tho children was the'birthday cake lighted with nine pink candles. Mr. and Mrs. Richards Host Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., entertained the Tuesday evening bridge club this week at their home on Fair street. After a delightful dinner, contract was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr. held top scores for the evening. Book Club Met Thursday The Kirkwood Book Club held its regular bi-weekly meeting with Mrs. R. E. Stevenson Thursday morning. In the absence of the president the business session was presided over by Mrs. P. C. DdBose. Miss Etta Robbins was a special guest of the, club. After the exchange of books a delightful lunch was served. Welfare Meeting Thursday The Junior Welfare League had their first meeting of the season on -Thursday afternoon, September 15th. TKe meeting was held at the home of Mrs. W. L. Goodale on Fair street, where the organization meets regularly twice a month. New officers for the year were elected as follows: Mrs. W. L. Goodale, president; Mrs. C. H. Zemp, treasurer and Mrs. J. Thorn well Hay, secretary? The organization subscribed their customary annual amount to help support the Children's Home. They also subscribed their annual amount to the milk fund for undernourished children in the Camden schools. The members decided to do over and re-decorate the nursery of the Camden Hospital. This work is to be done at once; and is dedicated by the Junior Welfare League in loving memory to their former president and member, Elizabeth Anderson Savage. Met With Mrs. McDowell The Friday afternoon bridge club was entertained this week by Mrs. E. N. McDowell. Mrs. J. W. Corbett, Mrs. C. H. Yates and Mrs. T. J. Kirkland substituted for absent members. A tea course was served after the. games. * To Serve Chicken Supper The primary anu juiuui u?P?rk ments of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church wifT serve a chicken supper from 7 to 9 o'clock at Masonic Hall on Saturday, October 1, at .15 cents per plate. Proceeds from this " supper will go -toward a fund to remodel and enlarge the Sunday School rooms of the Methodist church. The public is cordially invited. TO OPEN STUDIO i Mrs. Edw. Crooks,-teacher of voice of the .South Carolina College of Music, will open a- voice studio here in Camden and will offer a scholarship to the best ^girl or boy voice in an audition which will be held in the high school auditorium on day afternoon, September 28, at 4.JU o'clock. All contestants are requested to get in touch with Mias Mallie Carson at the Camden High &*00}: The age limit will be between 16 and 21 vcsrfi* Mrs. Crooks needs no introduction to the South Carolina public, having a lovely contralto voice and has studied with some of the best artist teachers, having spent this past sum mer in New York studying with the well known teacher and composer, Frank Laforge.?adv. Personal Mention Miss Kitty Kellar has returned to Camden to spend the winter. Miss Nancy Brown is a student at George Washington University, at Washington, D. C, Miss Beulah Cook, of Lancaster, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Sheorn on Sunday. Mrs. Hugh Bilhjps and son have gone to Washington, 1). C.,. to join Mr. Billups, where they will reside. Mrs. K. W. White, of Winnsboro, is the ittiest of her sister, Mrs. V. W, Clarke at her home on Fair street. Misses Mary Florence Little and Frances McLeod apent the past weekend in Columbia with Miss Peggy Baldwin. ? Miss Drue Baxley has as her guests Miss laiura May Brown, of Savannah and Miss Sally Rivers, of | James Island. Mrs. R. L. Bell, Mrs. Fay Russell, Mrs. H. L. Thrower ami son have returned from a visit to relatives in Suffolk and Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Godwin and two sons have returned to their home in Suffolk, Va., after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bell. Clisby DuBose, who has spent .the summeiv^flonths here with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. C. DuBose, left Friday night for Now York. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr. had as their guests over the week end Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Cook, of Charlestqn, and Mr. and Mrs. Burwell Trues^lale, of Kershaw. Mr. and Mrs. N. tC. -Boykin and | sons returned this week to Camden j from South Poland, Maine, where: they spent the summer. Camden poo- J I pie welcome them back for the win' ter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Tate, of Charleston, a daughter on Tuesday, September 13, antf'she has been j named Myrl Elizabeth Tate. Mrs. Tate before marriage was Miss Gladys Rast of this city. Mr. F. E. Coursen has returned to his home here after spending the summer months inf Easton, Pa. He is one of the early ones of tho tourist colony to return ami his popularity always makes him 'a welcome visitor. Insurance Head Killed While Hunting Greensboro, N. C., Sept. 21. Charles W. Gold, president of the Pilot Life Insurance company of j Greensboro, was killed early today while hunting from Randolph county when the discharge of a shotgun blew off the top of his head. ( I Gold's huhting company, Hi C. Deeson, assistant secretary of the Pilot company, advised relatives and officials of his superior's death. Dr. G. H. Sumner, coroner of Randolph county, said over the telephone that while he personally considered Gold's death "accidental" he had ordered an inquest as n matter of formality. " Coroner Sumner said Gold's body was found beside an old barbed wire fence. As he reconstructed the tragedy, he said Gold evidently ad - attempted to cross the fence and his trousers caught in the bottom wire, causing him to lose his balance and the shotgun to discharge. Women of Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday staged a riot at a moving picture theatre when the management switched an advertised picture and put on something else. The .police ordered that the picture be not shown because of its character, hence the riot. Met \ytth Mr?. Jenkins Kershaw, Sept. ?'The September meeting of the MucDowell music club was held ttt the home of Mrs. J. C. Jenkins with Mrs. 1). R. Starling as assistant hostess. In the absence of the president, Mrs. B. J. Truesdale, Mrs. C. J. Seawell presided over the businoss session, at which time the usual routine business was transact* ed and plans for the operetta which the club is planning to present at an early date, were-discussed. A special guest of the afternoon was Mr. W. Hoyt Cookf violinist, of 'Charleston and Kershaw, who contributed several ffUmbers to the program. Other invited guests were: Mrs. W. Hoyt Cook, Mrs. W. 0. Cook, Mrs, E. C. Urasington, Mrs. L. T. <iregory, Mrs. E. C. Severs, Mrs. K. R. Williams, Miss Loute llenton ami several members of the Chopin Junior Music Club. Mrs. K. K. Tompkins, leader of the afternoon, presented the following program: _ Subject, "Polish alusic";* paper, "Polish Music and Some Polish Composers," Mrs. James Carson; voice, "The Maiden's Wish". (Chopin), Miss Mary Davis; violin, "Prelude Op. 28, No. 7" (Chopin), Mr. Cook; piano, "Vulse Drilliante" (Chopin), Miss Mary Davis; piano, "Sister's Dolly" (Hoffman), Miss Dorothy Hough of Chopin Junior Music Club; violin, "Minuet a L'Antique" (Paderewski), Mr. Cook; accompanist, Mrs. James Carson. During the delightful social hour which followed, Mr, Cook rendered additional numbers which were thoroughly enjyoed. Misses Esther and Mary Ada Jenkins assisted the hostesses in serving Russian tea, sandwiches and cakes. General News Notes China has made an appeal to the United States and the other nations signatory to the nine-power treaty, to halt Japanese "aggression" in Manchuria and prevent tlie treaty from being ignored as a "niiere scrap of paper." Mahatma Gandhi, India's. most noted protestant against English rule of that country, has been released from prison but refuses to leave. He has entered upon his death-fast in protest against Great Britain's new communal' settlement. The French government's conversion measure by the terms of which $3,400,000,000 of the nation's bonds, will be refunded or replaced by a new issue bearing interest at the rate of 4 1-Q. per cent has been enacted by the French parliament and signed by President Lebrun. The proposed merger of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical corporation involving $40,000,000 with the Armour corporation has been declared off at Richmond, Va., after several weeks of negotiation. The merger was opposed by a minority group of the V.C. corporation. In 1930-31 Federal penal institutions received 2,300 women prisoners Of this number 1,459 were liquor law violators and 276 violators of the drug act. Male prisoners received during this period totaled 40,044, whom 20,242 were violators of 'the prohibition laws. Dr'. A. C. Hill, Jr., economics professor-of Springfield college, baa -announced the early opening at Port Royal, Va., of a "depression college," where students will be able to secure a year's education, board and lodging for $250 a year. Two old colonial houses and an abandoned town hall will be used for the college. The Republican national ebmmittee in New York, charges that Roose* velt's suggestions regarding railroids made in his Salt Lake City address on iSunday night, were "lifted bodily from the president's addTess to congress last December and "cribbed" from interstate commerce commission reports. Governor Murray on Saturday cut short a speaking tour to take personal charge of military control of Ok lahomn oil wells to prevent overproduction. >V supreme court, oruer imc been issued to allow certain wells tr operate under bonds. While police and state nations guardsmen of Massachusetts wer( making an intensive search for Mrs Ediih'T)uBois al Quiney, Matts., miss ing for sometime, it was found thai her husband, Charles E. DuBois, i Tuckahoe, N. Y., jeweler, had com mitted suicide while hidden at i Quincy rooming house under an as sumed name. He was under suspi cion of having done away with hii wife. * Gladden?Gordon Miss Margaret Gladden and Hun I ter Gordon were married Septembe I 17, ceremony performed by B. ? Broom, pastor of Hermitage Baptis ' church, Camden, S. C. i Barfield?Goodale Mrs. B. E. Barfield and Dr. R. 1 Goodale were married September 2C , ceremony performed by B. S. Broon , pastor of Hermitage Baptist churcl . Camden, S. C. \ ' s ' * > Blues Winner in Last Sunday's Polo Game I |T <l *. A beautiful drive by Kirby Tupper in the final minute of the game carrying the ball the length of the field enabled Ancrum Boykin to tally the winning1 ureal for the Blues, which goal also gave tho Blues the series,! in the regular ISunday afternoon intra club polo game of the Old Camden Polo CluA>< (Sunday afternoon on tho No. 2 field in Kirkwood. The final score was 4 to 3 in favor of the Blues. Before tho Whites could tally the Blues had put through three goals, but a comeback by the Whites tiod the score in the fourth ehukker which tie held ui^il the final minute of th^ play. Charles Little was the greal_fnctor for the Whites in staging this comeback and in the defensive work throughout the game. Following the game a meeting of the club for the election of officers< wa? held. Henry Savage, Jr. was elected president and Kirby Tupper was elected manager. iSummary: Blues (4) Whites (3) Kirby Tupper 1 Henry Savage Ancrum Boykin 2 Whit Boykin Frank Wooten 3 Chas. DuBose Joe Bate?s _ 4 Charles Little Referee: Clarkson Rhame Scoring: Blues, Tupper (1), A. Boykin (2), Wooten (1); Whites, Sfnith (1). Little (2). Substitutions: M. L. Smith for Savage, C. Rhamo for W. Boykin. Met With Mrs. McCoy. The Midway Home Demonstration Club held its regular meeting with Mrs. H. C. MoCoy Friday, September 17, with seventeen members add f?ur visitors present. It was a business meeting for reelection of officers and to plan for our new years' work. After the meeting all were invited to the dining room where delicious refreshments were enjoyed. n . Comptroller-Ceneral Beattie yesterday ruled that payments by the state of items in the appropriation bill of the last legislature will be reduced 15 per cent, because of lack of money to pay more than 85 per cent of their face. Lack of money on hand and the impossibility of borfoWtniT any more are pointed out. Some of the salaries for the yast two months wiW not be paid when due. The comptroller general can see only i $8,600,000 receipts this year by the state treasury, provided by the legislature, and the main appropriation bill it passed totaled $9,440,00 be, sides many more appropriations hid i in other bills passed by the solons. ' But it is not the salaries of state officers and clerks in their departments ' whose salaries are to go unpaid for i the last two months of this year, but those in the state educational instii tutions, non-political positions. All the state colleges, the penitentiary - and reformatories, the state sanator ium for consumptives, and the like are > appropriations made for them disI counted 15 per cent this year. The I new deficit made by the last legisla> ture is $1,500,000 to be added to the . former millions. " I ' t! Declaring the bonus demand "witht. out fair basis," and that its payment . will prolong depression, the National II Economy League has announced thai . I it proposes to "fight this issue to e . j finish." 9 c.?aaB.?v ?W(So.fteWv K0RNEG4Y FUNERAL HOME; Junml Dutctors *$??mAa/mrs PHONE 103# CAMDEN,SC. Hostess to Wednesday Club Mrs. Alico Maryo was hostess to the members of the Wednesday morning bridge club at its meeting this week. Contract was played at three tables. Playing besides club members were Miss Molly Anderson and Mrs. F. M. Zemp. A delicious lunch was served at noon. Miss Alberta Team ontortained the members of the neighborhood bridge club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. G. Richards, ? Jr., Mrs. Leonard Schenk and Mrs. A. I). McArn were guests of the club. Top score award went to Miss Minnette Boykin and consolation was cut by Mrs. McArn. Punch, sandwiches and cakes were served after cards. Met With Mrs. Muller Mrs. Mortimer Muller entertained the membors of her bridge club on Thursday afternoon. Substituting for absent members were: Mrs. Henry Niles and Mrs. R. E. Stevenson. Mrs. A. C. MaKain held top score for the afternoon. Delightful refreshments were served after the games. '. Club Met at Boykin The young matrons bridge club had a delightful meeting with Mrs. Willis Boykin at the home of Mrs. Deas Boykin Friday afternoon. Mrs. J. L. Williford and Mrs. Tom Ancrum substituted for the afternoon. Mrs. Ancrum received high score prize and Mrs. John T. Maokey, Jr., low. Met With Mrs. Barrett The Wednesday afternoon bridge ^ club was entertained this week 'by Mrs. C. H. Barrett at her home on? Chesnut Street. Playing for absent members were Mrs. M. L. Smith, Jr. and Mrs. John I>angford. A sweet course was served. -?on which you always save a penny or two . . . Best the market offers in Fiv>h Veg-etables and ? Fruit.- Nationally advertised products for less! Sliced Breakfast Bacon, per lb 17c ; Best Creamery Butter per lb. 27c Filet of Mackeral Per lb 25c Heinz Sweet Mixed rickle per lb 29c LANG'S GROCERY we deliver Telephone 2 Majestic Program Friday, September 23rd. Constance Bennett in a new show world hit?"TWO AGAINVST THE WORLD." Most briliant, most flashing" of the new personalities in a puls, ing drama that you will not soon forget. Also <?r> the Stage Amateur 1 Night" Saturday, September 241K Tw". Mi" n r.-.l l>:- wf,iwl<ir h.-.rso | Tony, "MY PAL, THE KING" A ; great, picture of the great, .outdoors! ! Bristling with action and thrills! Al: so final episode of "Mystery Trooper" and Aesop Fables. Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 26-27 i '~Sd different it might "have been filmed in another world. The most amazing picture produced within the past fifteen years?"DOCTOR X." It's the fourth dimension of motion j picture thrills. The picture of the . future. It takes you into another j world. When it thrills you, you stay J thrilled. Nothing like it has ever < been seen on the screen. It's entirely in wonderful technicolor. Wednesday, September 28. The Juggernaut of thrills is "THE LAST SQUADRON" with Richard Dix, Mary .Astor, Joel McCrea and Dorothy Jordan. Yoli'll be thrilled from the very start with a picture that has broken every known record Thursday, September 29 She paid the price of fame to a world that wanted its pound of flesh Constance Bennett in a drama of thi worM, the flesh and the movies? "WHAT.. PRICE.. HOLLYWOOD' with Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamiltor and George Ratoff. -* - * & - - - ? . Ol' ? ' Italian Rye Grass Seed 1 to 25 lbs, per lb 10c 25 to 100 lbs,, per lb 8c 100 lbs. or over, per lb 7c Stocks and Snapdragon planted now will bloom early in your Spring Garden. Plants in all colors < " 75c per dozen in Pots ' . > '4 .. . , . . ... . The Camden Floral Co. | | Phone 193 WEST LAURENS STREET CAMDEN, S. C. - ' A \ keep On smiling but don't be too sure j Well today and sick tomorrow. Able bodied to- j day and off your work- ~ r - ing, earning- feet b y nichtfall. Our Health and Accident policy is what you need. i i EyZ^^Q. {'j -i .-a i,i\ i 'j ; I'/vr.!*; . I BEAUTIFUL WINTER LAWNS I r I Just received a shipment re-cleaned, tested Ital! ian Rye Gress Seed, this year's crop. 98 per cent I t I germination. $7.00 per hundred pounds; 10c per I pound in small lots; 8c per pound for 50 pounds or I more. Phone us your orders. Also for Onion Sets and H other winter garden seed. Telephone 10 I DePass Drug Store . the rexall store