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[Society news Telephone 100 ; ' Camden Boy Marrlea 'r*\ x The follov^ng wa# clipped from a Cambridge, Maw., paper of recent SE It will be read with interest :* (rj?nd? of Mr. D?Lo*che, a former Camden boy, now making his home , Cambridge, where he la withHhe Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. On Wednesday, August 20bh, Miss Bliiabeth Valentine Walsh of Lexington and Hull, Mass., and Mr,Eugene Capers DeLoache of Camden, South Carolina were united in marriage by the Reverend Joseph C. Walsh, uncle of the bride. The double r^g 'ceremony was used. A reception followed at the summer home of the bride's parents, Mr. and jjr8. James J. Walsh, 105 Highland avenue, Huli iHill. The house was decorated With yellow gladioli and other fall flowers. The bride received before the living room fireplace, which was a bower of beauty with evergreens, maidenhair ferns and many tall white candles. The bride made a charming picture in a Duchess lace gown of old ivory tint, made on Empire lines and her tulle veil matched in color. She carried a shower bouquet of white orchids, roses and valley lilies. The bride'a sister Marguerite E. Walsh acted as bridesmaid and wore a blue mouselaine de soie dress, with pink roses. Jean Barbara, the smallest sister was the flower girl and looked very sweet in a long peach taffeta frock, holding an old fashioned nosegay. Mrs. Walsh, the bride's mother wore a turquoise green silk net with corsage of gardenias. Because of serious illness in the groom's family his parents were not able to be' present. Mr. J. C. Clifford motored' over from New York ,to T>e bWt man for Mr. DeLoache. The ushers were James J. Walsh, Jr., brother of the bride, and Messrs. Winslow J. Tower of Lexington, Alfred Pierce, Jr., of Winchester^*and ^Edward Williams Goodlett of Newton. After an ocean voyage Mr. and Mrs. DeLoache will be at home to their friends at 12 Shaler Lane, Cambridge, about .October 1st. McRae-Net ties Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, Sept 9. Miss Leona V. McRae of Franklin, Pa., and Hiram E. Nettles, Jr., of Lugolf, S. C., were married at an impressive ceremony Thursday night at the home of the bride's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. McRae, 512 South Lois avenue. The Rev. C. W. Duke, pastor the First Baptist church officiated. The ceremony was performed beneath an arch of 'Southern smilax and asparagus fern, with potted palms forming a background and tall baskets of pink roses and gladioli lending a soft color note. Tall candelabra holding pink tapers lighted the scene. Preceding the ceremony Miss Bess Clanton, accompanied by Mrs. McRa^ sang "Because" and "At Dawning." The bridal party entered the room to the strains of the "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." The bride who was given in marriage by her cousin, Mr. McRae, wore a sheer gown of White organdie and carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. Four sisters, cousins of the bride, were her attendants, Miss Norma McRae. gowned in yellow ruffled organdie ar.d carrying talisman roses, was Junior bridesmaid; Louise McRae, wearing dainty pink organdie frock, was flower girl, and Lillian and Jean McRae. wearing green organdie, were ribbon bearers. John S. Nettles, brother of the bridegroom, was his best man. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for a wedding trip to points of interest in the state. They will reside in Franklin, Pa., where Mr. Nettles is connected with the Atlantic Refining company. Among the out-of-town guests for the wedding were Mrs. D. C. McRae, mother of the bride, and Miss V. McRae. of Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Nettles, parents of the bridegroom, ?f I-ugoff; Miss Sallie Alexander, Camden, 3.- Or, and Mrs. A. R. Nettles and sons of Marion, <S. C. Truesdale-Cunhingham M:^s Nannie Elizabeth Truesdale and Charles Lewis Cunningham, both of Westville were quietly married September 12th at the Probate Judge's office. Miss Truesdale is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Truesdale and the '.ate Remard H. Truesdale. Mr. Cunr.mham is the son of Mrs. Annie Cunningham and the late Ernest P. Cunningham, of Westville. Met With Mrs. Murehlson Mrs. Dan Murchison delightfully *fltertained the members of her card club at her codntry home Saturday. A course luncheon wu served at n?on. Miss Charlotte Boykin was lected a new member at this meet'nK Top scores for the morning w?re held by Mrs. Mortimer Boykin Mrs. A. C. McKain Shower For Bride.. On last Friday afternoon)the Midway Homo Demonstration club met at the home of Mr?. 1{. C. McCoy and gave a miscellaneous si over in honor of Mrs. Sadie Craig Kirksey. The shower was indeed a surprise to Mrs. Kirksey as she had only gone out to hold the September club meeting. When Mrs. Kirksey had finished gmng the outline of work for the ollowing year, to her surprise little ( laud West, Jr., entered the living room with a wagon load of useful gifts, which had been presented by the club women. The living room in whioh the guests were entertained had been attractively decorated in ferns and flowers. The hostess served a delicious sweet course, assisted by her daughters, Mary and Emily McCoy.' The club was delighted to have as their guest Mrs. Henry Belvin and Mrs. W,> jLL'Hunnicutt of Mt. Zion section and Miss Christine Hey, the county^ nurse, of Camden. Mr. and Mrs, Hotter Entertain Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hoffer celebrat-' ed their nineteenth wedding anniversary Friday evening by inviting a dozen guests for bridge.^ Vases of fall flowers were used in the card rooms and a chicken salad course was served after the contract games. High sc6Kq prizes were awarded Mrs. A. C. McKain for the ladies and Basil Bruce for the gentlemen. Mrs. Copeland Massey and James Candy won the low prizes, while Mrs. S. W. VanI>andingham held the floating prize. Attended Wedding Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hay, Mrs* J.| T. Hay, and Thornwell Hay left on Tuesday to attend the wedding of Miss Mary Adelaide Hughes and W.J O. Hay, Jr., which was solemnized at the bride's home in Dover, Del., I Thursday, September 20th. Club Met Monday The first fall meeting of the Plazeu-pleze club was held at the home of Miss Etta Zemp Monday evening. Guests besides club members were: Mrs. S. C. Zemp, Mrs. Dan Murchion, Mrs. S. W. Hogue, Miss Katherine Murchison, Mrs. Hubert Wilson and Mrs. J. L. WiTliford. A salad course was served at 9:30 and the j bridge games were resumed until a iate hour. High score prize was awarded Miss Grace Oakes and low prize went to Mrs. S. C. Zemp. Bett er Halves Met Mrs. Sam Evans was hostess Friday afternoon, when she entertained the members of the Better Halves at a party at her home on Fair street. Two tables were placed on the lawn and here the contract games were played. High score prize was awarded Mrs. William Nettles, Jr. Qn Wednesday-, afternoon Mrs.l Ralph Little entertained the members! of the Better Halves club at her home] on Fair street. Other guests were: Mrs. James Gandy and Miss Nancy Dempster. The top-score prize went to Mrs. John Davidson. Miss Baxley Hostess Miss iDrue Baxley was bridge hostess Wednesday afternoon, entertaining^ at her home on Hampton street for the members of the Neighborhood club and Miss Laura May Brown, of Savannah and Miss Charlotte Boykin. A sweet course was served after cards. Ifigh score prize was won by Miss Laura May Brown and low prize by Mrs. S. W. VanLandingham. Mrs. Hughey Tindal cut the consolation. Book Club Met The Kirkwood Book club resumed its meetings for the morning on Thursday morning when Mrs. W. L. DePaSs entertained at her home ot> Fair street. Mrs. Edwin Muller, of Columbia was an out-of-town guest. After the business hour a delightful i luncheon was served. Had Theater Party Miss Dally Jackson delightfully entertained a few classmates at a theater party Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being her thirteenth birthday. After the show the girls were invited into Thomas' Coffee Shop and enjoyed ice cream. Those attending the party were: Misses Aileen Belk, Grace Rhoden, Neta Kirkland, Lottie Smyrl and Olive McGuirt. Garden Club Note*. The activities of the Camden Garden Club were resumed on Monday, September "TOth, when they met with Mrs. Louis I. Guion. Her home was indeed attractive with many lovely (lowers of early fall. It being the first meeting since adjournment for the summer months, there was much business to attend to. Around twenty members were present. The president, Mrs. Francis H. Craighill presided. After the vArious reports were given, many plans were made for work during the remainder of the year. On the program was a very interesting and instructive contest concerning "roses." At noon the hostess assisted by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Louis I.* Guion, Jr., served delicious refreshments. Adjournment of the meeting was concluded with a visit to tha flower garden, which4 afforded much benefit and eaUrtainment. Personal Mention H. 0, Carrison spent several days last week with relatives in Jacksonvilte. , Dr. C. A. West and family spent last week end in Spartanburg with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander left Wednesday for a two week's trip to Florida. Mrs. Walter Lowery, of Lancaster, visited her mother, Mrs. Lydia Murchison, last week. Miss Mary Ele*fe>r Goodale spent the week end with her brother Abbott Goodale, in Mvtllins. Miss Blanche Hough returned this week from Plattsburg, N. Y., where she spent the summer months. Mrs. Fletcher Lafitte, of Winches-, ter, Va.f was the guest of Mrs. T. V. Walsh for several days last week. Mrs. W. L. Jackson and family are at home again after spending the summer at their lake, near Camden. | Misses Eleanor Watts and Frances MoLeod left Monday for Cblumbia, where they will attend Columbia college. Miss Beatrice Blum, of Latta arrived in Camden Sunday to begin work with the Civil Works Administration. Misses Mary and Natalene Zeigler left Tuesday for Bristol, Virginia, where they will enter Virginia Intermont college. ? Mrs. W. E. Jones, of Summerton was the guest Tuesday of her sister, Mrs. Anna Mao Holland, in the Antioeh section of the county. Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, Jr., had as their guests last week Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Shaw and Hugh F. Knight, of Sumter. Miss Sallie Alexander has returned from Tampa, where she went to attend the wedding of her nephew, Hiram Nettles, to Miss Leona V. McKae on September 6th. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baker, Mrs. Lamay Fuller and Miss Florence Lamay, arrived Wednesday in Camden, from Plattsburg, N. Y., to spend the winter months. Friends* of George W. Nicholson will fee interested to leprn that he has a professorship at Brenau, Gainesville, Ga. He with Mrs. Nicholson and sons left. Sunday for their new home. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Truesdale will be glad to learn that they are recuperating nicely. Mrs. Truesdale was able to leave the Camden hospital Tuesday and return to her home. Elizabeth West, Joe West, Nellie Copeland, Roy Copeland and Martha Copeland, who have been visiting their grandfather, E. L. Copeland near Bethune, have returned to their home in iSavannah. Friends of Henry Lee Clyburn, son of Clerk of Court James H. Clyburn will be interested to know that he has received a Lieutenancy appointment at The Citadel, where he is a member of the senior class. T. N. Waters, D. J. Creed, J. E. Lewis, D. M. Davis, Horace Zeigler, Dan Moseley, Walter Rhame and Barney Young have returned from a fishing trip to Daw Haw Lake, near Andrews. They all report a fine trip. Wilson Rice, of Madison, Ga., arrived Tuesday to join The Chronicle force for the winter months. He worked here .for many years returning to his home town, Madison, about five years ago His many friends aro warmly welcoming his return to Camden. Party At 4-H Club Miss Etta Kemp chaperoned a party of young people Friday evening at the 4-H club. The party was composed of the four cheer leaders: Misses Mary Richey, Edith Copeland, Helen Tindal and Eleanor Kirschner, the football boys, and their dates. Sandwiches and punch were served. Had Birthday Party Mrs. Arthur Smith complimented her son Billie Smith with a party last Friday afternoon, in celebration of his ninth birthday. A pink and white color scheme was carried out. The beautiful pink and white iced cake topped with nine candles centered the table. Games were played and prizes presented to the lucky winners who were: Beth Wilson, Louise Copeland, Jim Gandy and Jack Reese. Was Delegate To Convention Rev. J. W. Boykin returned this week from Oklahoma City, where he was a delegate to the National Baptist Convention held in that city. On Sunday night, iSeptember 23 at 8 o'clock at Mt. Moriah Baptist church Rev. Boykin announces he will tell of his trip and observations while at the Convention. Governor Blackwood has appointed Andy R. Ross as sheriff of Pickens county to fill frhe unexpired term of John .B. Craig, who resigned several weeks ago. Ross was nominated for the office in the recent democratic primary. It was said at the governor's office, Ross will take over the post at once. W. T. Beasley^has been serving as sheriff for some time since the resignation of John B. Craig. Three-fourths of the world's cotton ia produced in the United States. u?.i' jx . ji. i. 1'Jii i jiiui...Ljjg!ry General News Notes The deadline (or the registration of securities with the securities exchange commission in Washington has been extended from September 16th to the 26th. Three badly beaten textile strikers appeared at Carterville, Ga., and alleged they and a fourth man, missing, had been set upon and beaten by a mob at Rockmart, Ga. Serious rioting between strikers and guardsmen" occurred at the Gibson mill at Concord, N. C., Friday. One guard was aerioqsly stabbed by a striker, it is alleged. Three men robbed a bank at Leary, Texas, and got away with between $350 and $500. The cashier was abducted by the bandits, but was released shortly thereafter. Harry Allen Shay, Jr., 16, will serve six years in a Florida industrial prison for having killed his mother because she required him to study harder to overcome school deficiency. The Yellow river?scourge of the sons of Han?q>ne of China's largest rivers, is on its annual rampage, sweeping over the low lands and spreading death and destruction. The total enrollment of Gastonia, N. C., city schools this year is more than a hundred shy of the enrollment last session. The textile strike is blamed for the fall off in enrollment. French fabric makeTs ar^.Jftishing to America in the hope they may be able to sell their goods to American buyers before the end of the textile strikes here. The messengers of the Western Union and Postal Telegraphic companies are back at work aftei' a one day strike for higher wages at Richmond, Va. The Soviet union of Russia has formally accepted the invitation of 30 nations to become a member of the League of Nations at Geneva, and will probably become a member this week. A resolution has been introduced in the Texas senate asking for the repeal of the Bankhead cotton act, or at least its suspension for a year by executive order. Rev. Robert Chew, 78, of Camden, N. J., has entered suit for $10,000 against Charles Winters, 32, alleging that Winters moved into his home, stole the affections of Mrs. Chew, 35, and made the reverend take up quarters in his own chicken house.. Mayor James L. Key, of Atlanta, Cla., notable as a wet, has filed vigorous protest against the Federal government charging beer sellers in his town and state a license of $1,000 per year for the sale of beer. The famed Dionne quintuplets of Cullender, Ontario, are still adding weight and are in fairly good condition, despite the fact that last week they caused their physician anxiety because of a tummy trouble. Thousands of sea gulls invaded fields in the suburbs of Colorado Springs, Col., one day last week, for the first time in the memory of old settlers there. After devouring the seeds on vacant lots they flew away. The 1935 budget of France will be much reduced, the finance minister declaring that economic ruin and with it the disappearance of civilization, are threatened by continued high tariff walls.Senate investigators have developed the fact that at least a part of the $10,000,000 loaned to China by the R. F. C. last year, presumably to buy wheat from surplus stores in the United States, was used to buy war munitions for Ohina to be used against Japan. . Warden Garrett is in a serious condition in the Laurens hospital. His brother, "Scoop" Garrett, is in jail, charged with stabbing him severely at their home near Laurens with barber's scissors. He has at least five wounds in the chest. W. J. Darby, of Greenwood, was elected president of the South Carolina State Association of the National Association of Letter Carriers which held its third annual convention at Spartanburg, to succeed Blain Arledge of Greenville. The other officers elected were all from that section of the state. About 60 delegates were present, and the resolutions included one urging the same scale of pay for village carriers as for city carriers. The News and Courier estimates that transients have spent $45,000,000 in South Carolina during the past year. This includes the nickles, dimes and dollars by those passing through the ?state, winter colonists, tourists and other visitors. Hugh Peterson, Jr., 36, newspaper editor, has been nominated for congress in the first Georgia district to succeed Representative Homer C. Parker. Peterson promises to "rattle the capitol's dome," to get the farmer rehabilitated. Two men are under arrest in Chicago, charged with the hammer murder of Dr. John Schacht, a "dentist At Fergus, Falls, Minn. Police are undecided whether it was a robber murder or one for revenge. The federal cannery at Anderson will process 15,000 head of beef cattle brought into that part of the state from the drought-stricken Northwest. Anderson county is pasturing 5,000 head of them now. News at Bethune Bethune, Sept. 18.?Mr. and Mrs. Nart, of New Jersey have been recent guests of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. Captain Frank Arthur of the .S, S. Antietam has been the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. ^rfchur, during the past week. Mrs, Lawrence McDowell and children, who huV? been spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. >V, A. McDowell, have returned to their home in Tampa, Florida. The Z. P. Gordons and Mrs. W. K. Rosier attended the funeral of Mrs. Gordon's father, Mr. Mctyanus of Monroe, N. C., Wednesday. The revival services at bhe Presbyterian church closed Sunday evening. The Rev. Mr. Russell of Georgia, who conducted the services, was a very attractive speaker. There were a number of additions to the church. On Sunday morning the Rev. Mr. McQueen of the Dillon Presbyterian church, was also present at the preaching services, he having graduated in tne same class at the seminary with Mr. Russell and Mr. Keels, pastor of the local church. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune of Hnrtsville apent Sunday here with relatives. Mrs. A. K. McLaurin, Miss Mary Louise McLaurin and J. M. Clyburn, Jr., are spending several days in Columbia at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilson. Robert King has gone to Baily Military Institute, Greenwood. Paschal McLaurin and W. K. Davis, students at Appalachian State college, wor6 at home for the week-end. Miss Gladys Baker, of the Gaffney schools spent the week-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Gordon had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gardner, Wagener; Mr. arid Mrs. R. F. Secrest, Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. Grier Gordon arid Ray Fortner. Charlotte, and Miss Sara Stroud, Indiana. Mrs. M. L. Watts has been spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. K. K. Austin at Matthews, N. C. Major 'Robert C. Kent, Jr., World war veteran and member of a prominent Virginia family, was convicted at Fincastle, Va., on a charge of kidnaping Mrs. Mary Jane Hastings, Blue Ridge Springs ho^el proprietor, and was sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison. Kent still maintains his innocence. A jury of 12 farmers at Norman, Okla., on Saturday night acquitted Neal Myers, pharmacy student, aged 21, of the charge of murder brought in connection with the death of his sweetheart, Marian Mills, 19. The girl died in July from the effect* of an illegal operation, for which the state sought to hold Myers responsible. Forest fire prevention is not a science, It is just common sense?fire is rare where care is there. Forest .fires mean'- higher lumber prices. ^ Behold what a blaze a little fire0kindleth. Burn the trees and destroy the race. Forest fires destroy the income. Have I the right to burn off your land? Prevent fires and lessen the cost of fire lines. The land is our capital? Its products our dividends, Don't burn the interest. The Next Best' Warden to new guard?Did you wake up No. 1,444 and take him out and have him executed this morning? New Guard?No, sir. I couldn't wake him up but I did the next best thing. Warden?What was that? Guard?I took No. 1,445. Thirtieth Division To Hold Reunion Aaheville, Sepl. 10.?South Carolina veterans of the famous Thirtieth division, which 10 years ago smashed the Hindenburg line, will take a prominent part in the division's biennial reunion in Asheville September 28, 29 and 80. ' < . John McSween, president of Presbyterian college and a chaplain in the division during the war, will deliver the memorial address, while Captain Robert W. Hudgena, Greenville, is first vice president of the Old Hickory association, the peacetime organization of thirtieth division veterans. South Carolina's famous infantry regiment?th 118th?will hold a luncheon and meeting Saturday, September 29, it was announced today. Other regimental luncheons will bo held by the 113th Held artillery, 113th, 114th and 115th machine gun battaU * ions, .the 105th field signal batallion, and tho 117th, 119th and 120th infantry regiments. The three-day program includes addresses by Governors Blackwood, of South Carolina; Ehringhaus, of North Carolina. Senators Bachman, of Tennessee and Reynolds of North Carolina, and Congressman Bob Doughton, <4y^fman of the house ways and means committee. The local committee expect that 2,500 veterans of the division will attend the reunion. Ninety per cent of the division's members came from r? the two Carol inns and Tennesseo, while 33 other'states also contributed their part. Howard Guilford, former newspaper editor and reform leader, was shot to death by gangsters on the streets of Minneapolis, Minn., as he was on his way home. The killer and a companion drove their car alongside tho car of Guilford and killed him with a shot gun. ^ ' . 1 ?\ Camden Theatre I Week Beginning Sept. 21st. FRIDAY "OPERATOR 13" With Gary Cooper, Mariqn Da vies, Jean Parker ana the Mill&^Brothers Also Comedy and News SATURDAY | "THE FUGITIVE" m With Rex Bell. Also Chapter 7 "The Lost Jungle" nnd Comedy. Saturday Nite At 10:30 "SHE LEARNED * ABOUT SAILORS" With Lew Ayers and Alice Faye MONDAY and TUESDAY | "TREASURE ISLAND" With Wallace Berry-, Jackie CoOper and Lionel Barrymore. , Also Comedy and News WEDNESDAY j "WHOM THE GODS DESTROY" With Walter Connolly, Robert Young and Doris Kenyon. Also Selected Short Subjects j ' THURSDAY and FRIDAY "LITTLE MISS MARKER" With Adolphe Menjou, Shirley Temple, and Dorobhy Dell. Also Comedy and News Coming: "Girl From - Missouri" and "The Cat's Paw." * NOTICE - ' We have moved our office and showroom from our Number Two Plant on West Laurens Street to our Number One Plant at 211 East Laurens Street, until further notice. THE CAMDEN FLORAL COMPANY WILLIAM L. GOODALE, President SCHOOL SUPPLIES STATIONERY Everything Except Text-Book 0 Office Supplies and Stationery Social Stationery Plant Grass Seed Now t " Zemp's Drug Store City Drug Co. Phone 30 ? Broad St. -Phone 130? DeKalb St. New Crop, Free From Weed Seed, by Wood A. Sons lOc per pound /