Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

' E . ?~~ - 111 'V 1 1 111 '1 ^ ^^??>"^a^^^2&&SEBB8&SB3XBBSSES5535S3HfiHS8323BHHHti39K5S2Sl (~ ' / " ' ' NEW DEAL 7 ^TtW^fiEyTAUD MALVA Both Wonderful Spring Tonics and Blood Builder* 50 Cents Esich ? 3e0" Our Window DePass1 Drug Store 1 . '-UXv ^.. - ^ We Deliver Promptly ^ The REXALL Store f " i 1 L_.. 1 SOCIETY NEWS Telephone 100 Givpn Kitchen Shower As a compliment to her sister, Mrs. Henry Heard, Miss Charlotte 'Boykin was hostess at'a pretty bridge party anil kitchen shower Tuesday afternoon. Howls fpf garden llowers made au attractive' setting for the tKree tables of contract. Miss Boykin presented appropriate gifts to Mrs. -Mortimer Boykin, Mrs. Alfred McLeod, Miss I>rue Baxley, Miss Alberta Team and Miss Catherine Murs>ehison for score and consolation prizes. Each one present brought a gift for the honor guest's new kitchen and these were presented to Mrs. Beard after the contract games. Auxiliary To Meet The Camden Hospital Auxiliary will hold an important meeting at the hospital next Monday afternoon, April 30, at four o'clock. All members are urged to attend. J. \V. Boyd, W. I). Goodale, C. R. Villcpigup^and E. M. Workman, of Ciinuhm; J. E. Sowell, of Kershaw; \V. I.. Stokes, of Cassatt, are serving as jurors in United States District Court at Florence this week. v,V . > ' " ~ - ' . 1 - . ' - J- I- Revival Services There will bo u series of Sprint? Revival Services at Providence Bap-, tist church beginning Wednesday, May 2, at 7:30 p. m. Rev. S, E. Robinson, of Kershaw,, will assist the pastor in these meetings. Ail are most cordVlly invited to come.? R. D. Phillips. 1 Met With Mrs. McKai^ Mrs. Joe Mackay \vasua special guest of the Neighborhood bridge club, when it \net with Mrs. A. C. McKain Wednesday afternoon. Prizes were presented Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs. R. E. Stevenson for high and low scores, while Mrs. J. L. Williford received) the lloating prjjfQ*- Bei fore the card games Mrs.^McKain served a salad course. Mrs. Muller Hostess Mrs. Mortimer Muller gave a pretty party Friday afternoon at her home on Lyttleton street. This was the regular meeting of her contract club ano the guests included tho club members and several additional friends. Mrs. Nettles Lindsay won the score prize for the guests and Mrs. A. D. McArn the one for the club members. The hostess served a salad course. Guests were: Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Mrs. J. M. Villepigue, Mrs. George Bruns'on, Mrs. Will Goodale, Mrs. A. K. Blakeney and Mrs. Nettlfts Lindsay. !' !" I II ij.mWUBI IMUtV^ r JilHd "IHI^i j iRRS 18 OUNCE LOAF ICED BREAD, 3 for 25c ;T AMERICAN IEESE, lb. 15c >- SOUR -r TTED CHERRIES, No. 2 can .. 10c ?^ j. tNGE ]KOE TEA, 1-4 lb. package 12c SEY IRN FLAKES, 2 packages 13c INOBROOK tINT BUTTER, lb 25c ERS ntos COFFEE, lb, 18c ERS )T CUP COFFEE, lb. . .. 15c : S CENT?(STRIKE AN YW H E RE VTCHES, large box, 6 for 25c mlno SUGAR, 10 lbs. ! 50c mino SUGAR, 25 lb. Bag $1.25 I & HAMMER . CDA, 6 packages 25c ETS JEWEL ORTENING, 8 lb. Carton 60c ke FLOUR, package 25c u;ox VP or POWDER, 5 for 12c WELL HOUSE FFEE, lb. 29c ' PREMIUM ' * S'" ike CRACKERS, IK box 16c undry SOAP, 3 Bars 10c FLOUR, 24 lb. Bag 89c n n ' 7 * OUNCE JAR Bgalad DRESSING 9q PRODUCE j Juicy Lemons, dozen 17c Iceberg Lettuce, head 10c j Fresh Cabbage, lb 4c Green Beans, 2 lbs 25c I Fresh Cucumbers, lb. 10c Large Celery, stalk.... 10c Bananas, 4 lbs 25c Squash, 2 lbs 25c Trim Cauliflower, lb. 15c Fancy Tomatoes, 21bs 25c y , .,,.1 . -v.Pr^ , ' Grand Opera To Be In Columbia In May . . Maurice Frank, director of the New York Grand Opera company, waa in Columbia last week to make prelim-} inary preparations for what is stated to be the most pretentious production of opera presented in Columbia in recent years, exceeding that given here some eight years ago by Mr. Frank. Thisr,company, sponsored by the Columbia!. Merchants' association, is being brolight here by F. L. Brown. It is on its way to till engagements at Savannah and Atlanta and will play at the Columbia Township auditorium May 5, matineo and night. The matinee performance will bo "Rigoletto" generally recognised by music lovers as perhaps the greatest and most enjoyable of all coloratura operas. Saturday night) "11 Trovatore" Verdi's most popular opera, will be given. The company, according to advance notices, will consist of stars from the leading opera houses of the world. A chorus and grand opera orchestra comprising 05 people should make this a truly galu May duy opera festival. The capacity of the auditorium, combined with the "new deal" in prices enables the music lovers of Columbia and vicinity to hear these grand and glorious operas at unheard of prices, the lowest in opera history. Seats are now on' sale at the chamber of commerce offices. Personal Mention Miss Jean . Harris hus returned from a visit in Washington; D. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander, j Miss Mary Lucia Tobin, of this city, ! accompanied by Miss Myrtle. Alexj under, of Charlotte, have returned from a visit to Washington, D. C., where they went to see the Cherry Blossoms, so lovely at this season of I the year. i M isses Susan Kennedy, Jean Harris ! ami Alice DePass left yesterday to spend the week end at Chapel Hill, where they will attend the May Frolj ics at the University of North Caroj lina. j Mrs. Charles Block, of St. Louis, is Ion a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Simon Eichel, on Fair street. Friends of D. Kirschner will be glad to learn that he was able to return home last week from Baltimore, i where he underwent an operation sev' eral weeks ago. Miss Christine Herman, of Lenoir*: ' N. C., is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mary Helen Flowers. Lieut, and Mrs. John E. Nelson, of i Fort Benning, are guests this week of their aunt, Miss Cornelia Mickle. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, of I Barnwell, are guests of the lattar's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kennedy, near Lugoff. Mrs. Hay Club Hostess Wednesday afternoon the members of the Wednesday club had a' most enjoyable meeting with Mrs. J. Thorn1 "vyell Hay as hostess. Mrs. Brevard | Boy kin, Mrs. C. H. Yates, Jr., Mrs. { Donald Morrison and Miss Susan Ken! ri^dy were substitutes for the afteriidon. Top score prize was won by Mrs. Bennie Smith. A salad course followed the card games. Mr. and Mrs. Villepigue Hosts Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Villepigue entertained at a bridge dinner Tuesday evening. Covers were laid for eight and dinner was served at 7:30. In the contract games which followed Mr. and Mrs. Villepigue held top scores. Met With Mrs. McLeod Mrs. Alfred McLeod gave a bridge party Thursday afternoon for the members of her contract club. Mrs. Brevard Boykin substituted for an absent member. A sweet course was . served after the games. Mrs. Hughey Tindal held the afternoon's top score. Plaze-U-Plese Club Mot Misses Ada Montgomery and Grace I j Oakes were joint hostesses at a very i delightful meeting of the Plaze-u! pleze club Monday evening, entertainI ir.g at the home of Mrs. John T. Mackey on north. Lyttleton street. Mrs. Joe Mackay, Mrs. C. H. Zemp, Mrs. A. D. McArn, Miss Anna Bell Thompson and Mrs. Beulah Hicks played with club members. . Miss Julia Sea/brook was winner of the high score prize and Miss Elizabeth Clarke won the low prize. After card's the hostesses served sandwiches, punch and cakes. Celebrated Ninth Birthday On Wednesday afternoon around thirty boys and girls attended a birth* day party celebrating the ninth birthday of Jack Reese, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reese. , Games and contests were enjoyed, the winners being Carolyn Pitts, Billy Vanl-andingham and Ixrwis Bradford. Refreshments were served on a table in the yard, a color scheme of 5>ink and white being carried out in the lovely cake holding the nine canI dies, the ice cream and candies. 9 " BOYKIN?BOYD At 8:30 Wednesday evening Francos Ancrum 'Boykin and \A illiani Cktftnce -Boyd, Jr., of Columbia, were married in Grace Koiscopal church. Both being ilescemUnl from families Identified with the history of the state, the wedding was one of aycjal , prominence as well as an unusually pretty affair. The ceremony was performed by the rector of the church, the Rev, Francis H. Oraighill, in a setting which was typically Southern- ; Lighted candles also Added to the , lovulineaa .of the church. _ . j The bride's aunt, Mrs. Charles Salmtfnd, played the wedding-marches. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Stephen C. Team, sister of the bride:. Mrs. . William Speight Adams, Jr., of Charlotte, N. C., sister of thQ bridegroom; Mrs: Alfred Goodwyn, Jr., of C-olutu- i bia; Miss Evelyn Gardiner, of Boston; Miss Jessie Uigga, of South port. Conn.; and Mi>w Helen Savage, of Camden. 'lshey worp organdie dresses in pastel colors made drop shoulder effect and having long frilled trains. Their slippers were the shades of their drosses and they cai - 1 ried bouquets of azaleas tied with | pink tulle. . 1 The groomsmen wore: Munroe Shund, William McCuen and Buford Smith, all of Columbia; Robert Coker.. of Hartsviile, and Burchill Moore, of Rock Hill; and the ushers yore: John DuBose, Dixie Boykin, James Willis Gantey Boykin, Alexander Clarkson, Stephen Team and Duncan Edwards, all of Camden. Mr.s. James Willis Caqtey Boykin, sister of the bride, was Hie matron of honor, Her dress was of pale pink organdie made dike the bridesmaids. J dresses and she carried an arm bouquet of lilacs tied with lavender tulle. . The maid of honor, Miss Martha Singleton, wore a coral organdie dress the neck line of which was high in front and low in the back. tJHer dress also had a frilled train and her flowers were blue delphinium tied withblue tulle. . The little flower girls, Caroline Boykin and Meta Boykin, wore white or-J gandie dresses made of the shoulder ^ effect and having long skirts mane of 1 tiny frills. They carried miniature old fashioned bouquets? The bride entered with her father, .Henry Deas Boykin. by whom she was given in marriage. Her dress of ] ivory satin was made with a higli ' neckline and fastened up the buck j with tiny satin buttons. The sleeves j were long, fitting tightly at the; Prists, and the skirt had a long grace- j tu! truin. llcr plain tulle veil, caught 011 either side of the head with orange 1 blossoms, was worn over the face ( until after the vows were taken. Her j slippers were of white satin and she carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The bridegroom entered the church from the vestry room with his best man, his brother, Lyles Boyd, of New York City, and met the bride and her father at the chancel steps. immediately following the ceremony at the church an informal reception was given by the bride's aunt, Mrs. Alexander Clarkson, Mrs. 01\aries P. 'DuiBose and Mrs. Dan Jones, at the Clarkson home on Chesnut street for relatives, the out-of-'. toWn guests and the close friends of the bride and bridegroom, which included members of the young society set of Camden and Columbia. The rooms of the lower floor were decorated with smilax, spirea and lighted white candles. In the dining room the bride's table was a duplicate of that, bf her mother's, the former Anrfe Cunningham Johnson. The candies on tho table were hand moulded and have been used on the table of brides in her mother',? family for five generations. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. Boyd left for a wedding trip, Mrs. Boyd changing to a traveling suit of dark blue heavy silk trimmed with touches of green. With it she wore a small blue hat, blue shoes and blue accessories. Mrs. Boyd is tho daughter of Henry Deas Boykin and the late Anne Johnson Boykin. 'She is descended from the "Ancrums and the Douglases and has a large family connection in the state. She attended St. Mary's college in Raleigh, N. C., and during the last few years has been living in Camden and Columbia, where she has been outstandingly popular because of her sweet and attractive personality. Mr. Boyd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boyd, of Charlotte, N. C., his mother being the former Bessie Lyles of Winnsboro. He is a graduate of Furman university and of the University of South Carolina law school and is now associated with the firm, Benet, Shandmnd McGowan in Columbia. Upon their return to Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Boyd will move into their home on Heyward street in Wales Gardens. A Quiet Home Wedding Louis Calvin "Jack" Pate, formerly of the Mt. Zion section, and Miss Dorothy Carpenter, of Camden, were [married on Sunday, April 22, at the i homo of the bride's parents, Mr. and '.M:s. R. A. Carpenter, the Rev. J. B. j Ca-ton, of the Camden Baptist church I officiating. 1 Miss Carpenter is originaily from Pageland but has mark? her home in Camden for a number of yeans where she has been a popular registered nurse. Mr. Pate was formerly with the A. & P. Stores in this city, but Ls now residing in Georgetown where he is manager of the Georgetown unit of this great organization. He was popular iff Camden and friends of both young people will regret that thoy will move to Georgetown to reside. Had Birthday Party Little Joan Schlosburg, daughter of Mrs. Leon Schlosburg, celebrated her sixth birthday with a party Thursday afternoon. A group of friends j were invited to play games and make merry for the afternoon. -Ice cream, cake and candies were served late in the afternoon. Engagement Announced Of much interest to friends in. Camden will be the announcement of the engagement of a former Camden man, which will appear in the Sunday papers of Atlanta: Mr." and Mrs. William Thomas Gayle, of Atlanta, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Pritchard, to James Jenkins Wallace, ; of Atlanta, formerly of Camden, S. C. The marriage will be in June. Miss Gayle received her education at Girls' High School in Atlanta and is a member of the PiPi Club. She is a sister of Mr. S. A. Gayle, j of High Point, N. C., and of W. T. ] Gayle, Jr., Mrs. John C. Pye and Miss Ruth Gayle, all of Atlanta. i Mr. Wallace is the son of Mr. and ' Mrs. James Benton Wallace, of Camden. He received his education at The Citadel, Charleston. iFor several years he has resided in Atlanta and is now connected with the Home In* \) | surance Company, of New York, as Marine Special Agent. Wednesday Club Met The members' of the Wednesday morning bridge club wore guests at a party given this tfeek by Miss Leila Shannon. Besides club members present Miss Shannon's guests included: Miss Molly Anderson, Mrs. W. H. ftarris, Mrs. H. G. Marviij. >and Mrs. Henry Savage, Sr. High score for the morning was made by Mrs. W. H Harris. Mrs. Willis Cantey came in for lunch, which was served after cards. Met With Mrs. Sheorn Mrs. DoLoache Sheorn was hostess to the members of the Bettor Halves card club Friday afternoon, entertaining at her apartment on Fair street. A delightful salad course was served following the bridge games. An attractive prize was presented Mrs. John Davidson, who won the top score prize. Special guests were: Mrs. DuBose Blakeney and Mrs. Frank Cureton. Clarence Simpson, a farmer near Hurtsvillc, 33 years old, handed himself in his barn with a plow line, and his family and friends said they knew no reason for the syicide.v ...?/ * ?.l U ? JOHNSTON?N KTTL KS In a simple but beautiful and impressive ring ceremony, Miss Primrose Johnston and William Fletcher Nettles, Jr., were married at high noon Sunday, April IB, at the homo ^ of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. McRae Johnston in St. George, the Rev. W. C. Gleaton, pastor of the Walterboro ^ethodist cnurch, officiating. The ceremony was amended By the immediate families andfQk few intimate friends. Ferns, wild azaleas, Easter lilies and white dogwood, tastefully arranged throughout the Johnston home furnished a lovely background for the wedding. The bride entered the ceremony room on the arm of her father by whom she was given in marriage and was met by the groom and his father, W. F. Nettles, who acted as 'best man. The bride was most becomingly dressed in a handsome blue ensemble with navy blue accessories, with which she wore a shoulder corsage of white orchids and lilies of the valley. Immediately after the ceremony a wedding-breakfast was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Nettles left for a wedding trip through the Shenandoah valley and Washington, D.' C. Mrs. Nettles is the eldes# daughter of Dr. and Mrs. McRae Johnston, of St. George. She received her education at Winthrop College and the University of South Carolina from which institution she was graduated. Since her graduation she has done social service work in Atlanta, Savannah and Camden, where she is Director of the Kershaw County Relief Council. Mr. Netties, who is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nettles, is a graduate of Wofford College, where he was a member of the Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity. He is a very Fopular business man And is in the urniture business with his father. He is a steward in the Methodist church, a Rotarian, Mason and Scout Master of the Camden troop. Mr. and Mrs. Nettles on their return will be at homo to their many friends at 416 Laurens street, the home of Mr. Nettles' parents. '? ''??? - mmmmm ANNOUNCMENT We with to thank th? people of Camden for their patronage to our Theatre, Beginning next -Monday, , tn ' t\ A i, April 30, we announce the following prices: MATINEE AT 3:15 Children 10c Adults 15c Evening Performance at 7:30 and 9:15 Children 10c ~ Adults 20c i Balcony 30c CAMDEN THEATRE i , \< v..; - 1. 1 . . 1 . i1..1 1 1 ' " ? , . ^ * j^Gai^M^TDayGrandOperal^ i Saturday, May " f Matinee and Night ""Columbia Township Auditorium Prior to hnKAKenient Savannah and Atlanta New York Grand Opera Co. Presents Mat., Rigoletto?Night, U Trovatore Seat reservations will be filled in order received. Make checks or money orders payable N. Y. Grand Opera Co., care of F. L. Brown, Chamber of Commerce, phone 5171, where tickets are now on sale.' I I . Prices, Inc. Tax: Mat. $1.?0, 75c, 41c; Ni^ht $1.80, $1.20, 00c j j Sponsored by Columbia Merchants' Association ..-fl CO-OPERATION The management of this institution t stands ready to co-operate with any worthy enterprise foStered by individuals, firms or corporations and will gladly consider a proposition for assistance when submitted on a sound bankable basis. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN o . , , r nKdertMJcpoSir'lnsuranw. The funds of each depositor in The Comme-rial Bank of Camden are insurer! up to $2 500 by the Temporary Federal Deposit Insurance Fund. * - 1 .. ,