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msssssri I Buist's Selected Garden Seed i Wood's Selected Garden Seed i i I Every Known Variety I DePASS' drug store I PHONE 10 WE DELIVER PROMPTLY H m - f SOCIETY NEWS TtUpkon* 100 ^ ?? . . Bride-Elect Honored A number of lovely parties Aver? given this week in honor of Misa Fiancee Boykfn., whose wedding to William C. Royd, of Columbia, took place Wednesday evening, April 18, at Grace Episcopal church. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Woods Robinson entertained for her at a tea and lingerie showmr.*A particularly attractive arrangement of snapdragons artd roses centered the table and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy and Mrs. Leonard Graham poured tea and coffee. Wednesday afternoon at 5:80 Miss ! Susan Kennedy gave a tea and kitchen shower in Miss Boykin's honor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy. Purple and , white iris centered the tea table, . which was. covered with a lace cloth , and burning in silver candlesticks . were ivory tapers. Tea was poured by Miss Caroline Richardson and Mrs. Jennings Thomas presided at the , punch bowl. Others entertaining for the BoykinBoyd wedding party and out-of-town guests were Miss Helen Savage, who 1 gave a dinner party before the re- i hoarsal Tuesday evening and Miss Olive Whittredge and Mrs. John De- j vino, who entertained at a buffet i supper following the rehearsal. Wednesday morning at 12:30 Mrs. ! J. L. Weeks gave an informal party 1 for the wedding party following < which h luncheon was given at twl Green Leaf Villa by Miss Ruth Richards. In the afternoon Mrs. Samuel Russell received a number of guest* at a tea in honor of the bridal party and their friends. The last in the series of lovely parties for Miss JJoykin was that given by Mr. and Mrs. Walton Ferguson afc^Ceir beautiful country nome. "Chpncefleld." This party followed the Mention which was held at the home ox Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Clarkaon. Club Met Thursday Thursday atternoon Mrs. Mortimer Boykin entertained at bridge for the members of her contract club. Miss Charlotte Boykin was a guest of the club. Before the bridge games began the hostess served a fruit salad course. Mrs. A. C> MoKain scored high for the afternoon. Spinsters Met Monday Mrs. John Davidson and Miss Pickett Henderson were special guests of the .Spinsters' Club Monday evening, when Miss Caroline Houser entertained at her home on Fair street. Prize for high score was presented Miss Dotty Zemp. Punch, sandwiches and cakes were served after cards. Plaze-U-Pleze Club Met Monday evening Mrs: J. H. Osborne and Mrs. Leslie McLeod entertained jointly for the members of the Plaze-u-pleze Club at the home of the former. Miss Ada Montgomery won the prize for high score and Miss Lucile Allen the one for low score. Mrs. Louise Cantey was a guest of the club. The hostess served a sweet :ourse.(, I I I I \ W ' V 7 I I / \ I V \\ / I mT SPUING BROOK | BUTTER, lb 25c CLOVBRJMjOOM or BROOKFIELD | BUTTER, lb. 27c BEST AMERICAN" ,. / I CHEESE, lb. v. ... 15c DEL MONTE GOLDEN BANTAM ~ , I CORN, 2 for 25c POTTED MEAT, 3 Cans , . 10c I ARMOURIS CORNED BEEF, 2 Cans 29c I ROGERS'^ TOILET TISSUE, 3 Rolls . . .10c I ARMOURS \ I BRAINS, No. 1 Can. 10c : DE LUXR-JM)Z. LOAF " '" ' SANDWICH BREAD, 3 for 25c STANDARD LIMA BEANS, 2 No. 2 Cans .. 25c ROSED ALE | QUEEN OLIVES, 8-oz. Bottle 10c AIKJO BARTLETT PEARS, No. 2V, Can 19c I TAvSTY FLAKE i i SODA CRACKERS, lb. Box ...... 10c I AMERICAN SWEET - i | MIXED PICKLES, 25-oz. Jar 19c hucus" FLOUR, 24-lb. Bag : 89c ROGERS' BEST 1 FLOUR, 24-lb. Bag $1.05 I BALLARD'S | FLOUR, 12-lb. Bag J 63c ? rj < 1 BALLARD'S U FLOUR, 24-lb. Bag .... $1.21 B SOUTHERN MANSION [ORANGE PEKOE TEA, % lb.. ... 12c ? ? fancy BEVAPORATED PEACHES, lb 10c | ~ PRODUCE ."J] I Fancy Tomatoes, lb. .. 10c Green Beans, 2 lbs. .. 25c Iceberg Lettuce, head 10c Florida Celery, stalk 10c Lemons, dozen* 23c Bananas, 4 lbs 25c Irish Potatoes 10 lbs. 25c Cauliflower, lb 15c Green Cabbage, lb 4c Egg Plant, lb. 15c Personal Mention Mrs. R. W, White, of Wiiweboro, is the truest of Miss Marie Kirkland. Miss Blise Hook, of Port MiH, whs the guest last week of Mr. and Mrf. Wiley Sheorn. Mrs. Joseph Nelson has been called to Belmont, N. C., on account of the death of her father. Miss Cornelia Mickle has gone to Fort iBenning, Ga., to visit her nephew, Lieut: John E. Nelson. Mrs. P. T. Villopigue, Mrs. E. N. McDowell, Miss Lai Blakeney, Mbs Mary Hayes and MUs Sadie Craig spent a few days in Washington this week. Mrs. Villepigue remained to spend! the summer with her daughter, Miss Emma Villepigue. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Sanders, of Beech Hill Plantation, near Hitter, S. C., and Paul Sanders, of Hitter, were visitors in Camden on Wednesday. They came up to visit B. G. Sanders, who is still a patient in the Camden hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A. Clifton McKain have returned from a district convention held in Atlantic City from April 9-14, of the J. C. Penney ComSany stores qf Eastern district. Mr. ' [cKain states prospects for 'business are brighter than in -many years, .not only in this section of the country but also all over the United States. ' r \j ? Mr. Guion Improving The condition of L. I. Guion. of Lugoff, vice president of the Federal Land Bank, who was taken to the Columbia hospital Friday for treatment was reported .yesterday to be "some better."?-Monduy'a State. The above clipping will bo read by friends of Mr. Guion with pleasure to learn that his condition is improv- 1 ing. Heading Matter*Left Out The Chronicle regrets that owing to a last minute rush of advertising it is forced to omit a large amount of reading matter already in type, which will appear in our next issue. Ill the meantime read the store news ' and patronize our advertisers, mentioning The Chronicle when you trade with them. Entertains at Bridge _ Mrs. Henry Carrison gave a bridge party Wednesday morning for the members of her club, and an additional table of guests. Mrs. Alice Marye and Mrs. Annie Davidson held >the morning's high scores. A twocourse luncheon was served on the 1 card tables after the bridge games. Those playing 'besides club members were: Mrs. F. H. Craighill, Jr., Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Mrs. W. H. Harris, 1 Mrs. J. M. Villepigue, Mrs. Henry Savage, Miss Molly Anderson and 1 Miss Ethel Yates. General News Notes Paul Jones escaped from the city jail of Seattle, Wash., by hiding himself in a garbage can and covering : his head with carrot tops. Oscar DePriest, negro congressman from Chicago, Republican, was" renominated from the first district of JlJjpois in the primaries of Tuesday. vm$Nvo firemen lost their lives in a ?re which swept through a 5 and 10 Ats $tore at Perth Amboy, N. J., ednesday. A1 Reinke, stunt driver and motion picture racing pilot, was killed at Los Angeles, when- his car turned over /while going at 60 miles per hour. - growers and shippers of Wells, Arjfwent on a big dog hunt jyhere, where it is claimed that eight /doga broke into a corral and killed ?50 sheep. 7 A sniper in Brooklyn, N. Y., evidently using a rifle with a silencer, has during the past several days shot three persons on crowded streets. Two of . his victims were killed instantly. The Hudson Motor Car company's plant at Detroit, Mich., was shut down Monday on account of strikes in plants furnishing the company with auto partyWilliam Wallace McDowell, United States ambassador to the Irish Free State, died in Dublin Monday night, after being in office but two weeks. He was a victim of a heart attack and was aged 67 years. He died while attending a banquet given in his honor by Irish executives. Speaker Rainey is highly pleased with the primary elections in Dubois on Tuesday. He takes the results as a "wonderful endorsement of the administration." "For the first time since the Civil War," he said, "Democrats Tuesday polled more votes than the Republicans." The American Federation of Labor charges that the big corporations are grabbing the lion's share of recovery gains at the expense of unorganized labor. It is charged that 372 corporations paid dividends during the past three months, while 75 per cent of the wage gains have been nullified by higher prices. Dorette Zeitlow, 2 years old, is dead in Chicago from cold and starvation, the victim of a moron boy of 13, who has confessed to taking the child to the attic of an ice plant and keeping her there exposed to the cold a^d without food for two days. The child was not attacked, but died from hunger and exposure. Eighty-six old darkies of Civil war days ' were gathered at Southern Pines, N. C.r>Wednesday for a dinner given to old slaves. The oldest present was Demus Taylor, 106, and Aunt Mary Bass, 106. Aunt Mary Henderson gave her age as 102. Rev. George Goode, 84, was present with his son, 55. He has a child aged 2 years. Beloved Lady Dies In Charlotte,-N. C. A message was received here lust Saturday of the death of Mrs. MaryKershaw Shannon, in Charlotte, whera ahe had been for the past year making her home with her daughter, Mrs! Frank W. Laehicotte. She was born April 23, 1848, and was the wife of the late JCharlee J. Shannon, who had served as poet' master at Camden under four presidents: Clev\>lund, McKinley, Taft and Wilson, lie died in February of lust year. Mrs. -Shannon was a lady of lovablo character and endeared herself to all who touched her life. She und her huifjkund were loving companions for sixty-six years and to this union were born ten children, all reaching maturity, only one predeceasing, the parents. A living testimonial to the teachings of this good woman are her descendants, influential and usoful citizens. They are: W. M. Shannon, J. K. Shannon, Mrs. H. S. Steodman, Mrs. J. S. Blackwel), of Camden; Mrs, A. S. Heyward, of Yemaaseo; Mrs. F. W. Lachicotte, of Charlotte; Mrs. Guy Hunter, of Greenville; Charles J. Shannon. 3rd, of Savannah; Randolph W. Shannon, of Jefferson. One sister, Mrs. W. B. doLoach of this city also survives, us do thirty grand- ? children and eighteen great grandchildren. V, A brief service was held at the home of Mrs. Lachicotte iu Charlotte * with Rev.t J. L. Jackson officiating. The body was then brought to Cam- * den, whero services were held in Graco Episcopal church, of which she ' was a lifedong member, Rev. Francis * H. Craighill, Jr., conducting the ser- ] vices there and also at the Quaker 1 ^metery, where she was laid to rest ( By the side of her husband in the family plot. Pallbearers were grandsons: J. K. Shannon, Jr., Jaines doLoach, Charles J li. Zemp, D. L. Blackwell, Charles S. { Blackwel 1 and F. W. Lachicotte. ????????? ?* , j News of Interest In ; And Near Bethune ; Bothune, April 17.?Mrs. John McDonald had as her dinner guests Sunday Mrs. Berlie Newsgme, from Darlington county; her brother, T^urlow King, Hartsville; and her son, J Carl McDonald, also from Hartsville; [ Mrs. Z. P. -Gordon and Mrs. W. R. ? Rozier attended the funeral of Mrs. Gordon's sister near Charlotte last 1 Friday afternoon. I The Methodist Missionary Society s met Tuesday afternoon at tho home f of Miss Louise Tiller. . Members of the B. Y. P. U. gave-' a very enjoyable social at the home x of Misses Lottie and Oneida Outlaw recently. 1 Mr. and Mm. Moody Joyner and baby, of Spring Hill; Misses Melvoree Folsom and Mr. Drown, of Bishopville, spent iSunday in the home of * Mrs. Joanna Caaton. . i 'Mrs. T. R. -Co pel and has been spend- i Ing several days in Lancaster where j ahe went on account of the serious . illness and subsequent death of her 1 father, Mr. Hudson. , The Ajpril meeting of the School Improvement Association was held at t the high school auditorium at the regular time with the president, J. H. McDaniel, presiding. Pupils from the high school entertained at this meeting*-" tyr. and Mrs. Ira Gordon and infant son, of Asheville, spent several days last week with -the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Gordon. Mrs. W. E. Davis and children visited Mrs.. Davis' mother, Mrs. John MdSween, hear Darlington, during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Pate entertained a few friends with a fish supper Monday evening^ The fish which furnished both the pilou and fry was an eighteen pound red' snapper. Met With Miss Yates Iris and spirea made an attractive background for three tables of bridge at which Miss Lillian Yates entertained Thursday afternoon. Her guesto included members of her con- 4 tract club andi Mrs. W. H. Harris, Mrs. W. L. Goodale, Miss Alberta Team and Miss Ethel Yates. High-> scores were made by Mrs. Thomas Ancrum and Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr. . The hostess served a sweet course. O .. 1 Celebrates Birthday Billy Clybura, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lee Clyburn, celebrated his tenth birthday Thursday afternoon 'by entertaining twenty of his school friends at a party. The children enjoyed various games and contests on the lawn and prises were awarded Pat Bruford for high and Betty Stevenson for second high. Singing "I.ittle Piggie Went to Market," the guests marched into the dining room, where they were served ice cream and cake. The table was covered with a J p:nk cloth and centered with lilacs j and pink candles. A white-iced birthday cake hearing ten lighted pink | candles was also an attractive feature j of the table. Assisting the hostess J were Mrs. G. E. Taylor and Mrs. W. R. Clyburn. Mrs. Zemp Hostess Mrs. S. T. Zemp was hostess to the members of her bridge club Friday afternoon, adding extra tables for tho following guests: Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Mrs. W. L. Goodale, Mrs. J. ?. Queen, Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. J. L. Williford and Mrs. Fred Bryant. High score prizes were won by Mrs. J. B. Queen for the guests, and by Mrs. Basil Bruce for the <^ub mem *" San Souci C9ab Met The members of the San Souci Club were entertained Monday evening by Mr. and Mra. F. <D. Goodale. Other guests were: Mrs. Cecil Brasington, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gandy and Mr. and Mra. Leon Schlosobrg. Prizes for top score were, awarded Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Leon Schlodburg. Mrs. L. R. Ambler and her father, S. J. Miller, left Thursday* Sot t/icir summer home in Cannondale, Conn. Mrs. DePass Club Hostess M*a. Charlie Green won the top core prize at this week's meeting of Wednesday contract club, which was leld at the home of\ Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DePass with Mrs. lambent i)ePass as hostess. Guests othor han club members were: Mrs. W. II. Harris, Mrs. M. L. iSmith, Jr., and VIrs. Donald Morrison. A salad :ourse followed the ibridge games. Mrs. Little Entertains <-< Last week's meeting of the Neigh)orhood bridge club was held at Sarsleld with JVlrs. Lee Little as hostess. She added an extra table for the 'ollowingt Mrs? Alfred MeLeod, Mrs. Brevardv Boyk}n, Mrst vJ. II. Queen, VIrs. F. 1). Goodale un<l Mrs. Floyd Beaver. The guest's high score prize vas presented to Mrs. Brevard Boytin and the club's to Mrs. Hughey, rimkil. Had Delightful Party On last Saturday evening Norman Baum delightfully entertained a num)er of his young friends at a party it his home. The guest list numbered twenty-three boys and girls and hey enjoyed playing games until the iummons was made that it was t%'reshment time, when on a table" on he lawn ice cream, cakes and candies vere served. Harold Simons, of Asbury Park, J., was the only out-of-town guest. Mrs. J. N. Flowers was called to Sranite Falls, N. C.p last week on account of the serious illness of her nother, Mrs. Lucinda Cline, whose funeral was held on Wednesday In that city. L.! M...1L.I..imaJMHi. .-JHggB To Wed at Saratoga Saratoga Spring*,*^. Y., April 14. ?Misa Edna Mabee announced today that she would be married to Dcr. David Lewis Monroe Smith, of Atlanta, here on June 2. The engagement of the young couple was made last December at Carpdon, South Carolina, whero Miss Mabee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mabee, have a winter home. Legion Auxiliary To Meet The American Legion Auxiliary will meot this afternoon at Legion Hall at 4 p. m. with Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs. Stanley Llewellyn as hostesses. All members urged to attend. Charlotte Thompson News Last Saturday night the high school pupils gave a fis?h supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Young for the benefit, of the Athletic Association. The supper was served on the lawn. After supper a cake walk and cakeguessing contest added much fun to the occasion. >C. L. Young celebrated his birthday Sunday with a dinner. A bountiful dniner was served on the lawn to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. C. R. iRlackmon and family, of Taxahaw; Mr. and Mrs. Landy Huckabee, of Camden: Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clyburn, of Flat Rock; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Young, of Weatville; Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Young and family, of Weatville; Mr. and Mrs, L. J. 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