Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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("society news T?Upboo? 100 ; - ' Went An DeUgaUa uui Emily MoCoy, of Midway mub and Mi" p ggy Ho*>*nd. <* An; Club, were delogatoa la?t week Tthe StaU ^*ir AaaocUtion, repre^-.tiPtP Korahaw county as a 4-H J^try Judging Tfrfr. liouie i\ Hare for a via* recently to her wher W. M. Alexander and Mrs. Hf Jlder, W? Mr.. P. M. Millen of otte. Tburaday aftarnoon Mra. ,nder gava vary pratty Hallowr vaii P?^y in comi>liment * lier * guest, inviting gnaaU for four Lies of bridge. Mra. Louise Roalch Elated the hostaaa in entertaining. ^Hallowe'en motif was very cleverly inled outUlHee .nd refre.hments which were aerved late in the Sternoon. *<>r high score was ?on by Mr., P. D. GooiUl. ami the one lor low Mere l>y Mr?. T. V. Walsh. Mrs. Joa Thomas cut the ^^aaolation. I Mrs. Mobley Hosteea One of the prettiest parties of the ' week was that given by Mrs. E. B. Mobley on Tuesday afternoon at her 1 home on Hampton street. White chrysanthemums and other fall flowera furnished a lovely background for the four tables of players. The Hallowe'en motif was carried out in the tallies,' mints and chicken salad coursfe which Mrs. Moble? served after the <*rd games. Prise for top score was F won by Mrs. John T. Mackey and the low score prize by Mrs. Annie David: son. Mrs. R* E. Stevenson held the floating prize. I^ra. Norman H. Fohl assisted the hostess in entertaining. Miss McLeod Complimented I Miss Marguerite Holland enterr-tained at a bridge party Saturday afternoon at the home of J. C. Mc} Leod honoring Miss Viva McLeod, ' hride-eleet of December. Fall flowers and pumpkins carried out the Hallowe'en idea. Tallies, covers and table appiontments also emphasized this holiday color scheme. High soore prize was won by Miss i Annie Pate, consolation by Mrs. Willie Chewning. Miss McLeod was presented a guest prize. The guest list included Miss McLeod, Miss Ruth McLeod, Mrs. J. M. Robinson, Miss Annie Pate, Mrs. W. C. Holley, Mrs. O. W. Knight, Miss Sara Bruce, Miss Estelle Cram*, ling, Mrs. S. W. Hogue, Miss Louise ' McCoy, Miss Willie Porter, Miss " Evelyn Quabtlebaurn, Miss . Marie Green, Miss Lillian McCoy, Miss Myrtle Pate and Mrs. Willie Chewning. Honors Mrs. Fouts Mrs. Corthell Fouts, the former Miss Mary Thompson, an October bride, was honor 'guest at a pretty Hallowe'en party given Friday evening by the Business /Girls' Circle of the Camden Presbyterian church. The party was given at the home of Miss Elizabeth Clark and Hallowe'en decorations were used. In the contests Mrs. A. D. McArn and Miss Harriet Nelson were the clever prizewinners. An attractive feature of the party was the "Wishing* Wheel" - from which the guests learned their fortunes. As a guest prize Mrs. Fouts was presented an Irish crochet luncheon set. 'Pie a-la-mode, coffee and c heese were served to the twenty guests present. DOC" gub Met At Boy kin The Young Matron#' contract cl& which usually meets on Thursday afternoon,,yvue entertained thia week on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Willi** Boykin at her home at Boykin. There were no substitutes and the higjn wore prise was won by Mrs. C. H. Zemp. Sandwiches, cookies and coffee were served by the hostess. Mia* Coneland Hostess Miss Edith Cope land entertained the D. C! O. C. club members at a bridge lunchec^ S^turdAy morning at her hofie oh Mill street. Tables were arranged for a dozen guests, Prize for top score waaawon by Miss Louise McJ>eod and the floating prise went to Miss Lena iStevenson, Mrs. Copeland assisted her daughter in serving a luncheon on the card tables after the bridge games. Jk/tJar Halvea Club Met Mrs. Sidney T. Zemp entertained the members" of the Better Halves club at a bridge party Tuesday afternoon at her hdme on Laurens street. Decorations were suggestive of Hallowe'en. Mrs. (Hermas Granade was a guest of the club. Delightful refreshments were served after the card games and' the prize for top score went to Mrs. John Davidson. Mrs. Harris Hostess Mrs. Warren Harris gave a pretty party (Saturday afternoon at her home, on Fair street, inviting the members of her card club and an extra table of players. Playing at the guest table were: Mrs. <3. H. Baum, Mrs. Frank Spencer, Mrs. W. L. DePass and Mrs. R. E. Stevenson, an-cf Mrs. Edwin Muller substituted for the hostess. Two decks of cards were presented Mrs. R. E. Stevenson as a prize for the highest score. Met With Miss Oliver I Monday evening Miss Cornelia Oliver delightfully entertained the Plaze-u-pleze club at the Wallace home on iBroad street. There were "three tables of players'which included, besides club members: Mrs. Wylie Hogue, Mrs. Harry Baum and Miss Anna Bell Thompson. Before the contract games began the hostess served a sweet course with coffee. Top Score prize was awarded Mrs. Harry Baum and the low prize Miss Anna Bell Thompson. Miss Grace Oakes won the floating prize. Football Team Entertained Mr. and-Mrs. J. M. Villepigue entertained informally Friday evening at their home on Lyttleton street, their guests being members of the Camden football squad, their dates and the foUl\ cheer leaders. In the dining room the table was particularly lovely with an ice punch bowl in which golcien-cosmos had been frozen. Lighted gold tapers in black candlesticks and cakes i?ed in gold and black further emphasized the football colors.' Various games were played throughout the evening. ,7j 1 Neighborhood Club Met ] Mrs. R, E. Stevenson entertained the Neighborhood Club members 'mtj a bridge party Wednesday afternboiil at her home on Pair street. Mrs> A* C. MeKain and Miss Katherinej Murc'nison won the two high score prizes while the low pHze wetot to l Miss Minette Boykin. The consola^ tion was cut by Mrs. A. D. MoArn. I After cards" the hostess served'!A sweet course to the regular club mem- ( bers and the following visitors: Mi's. | J*. G. Richards, Jr., Mrs. A. D. McArn, [ MA. W. O. Hay, Mrs. Dan Murchiaon, Miss Katherine Murchison, Mrs. Lou- j ise Cantey and Mrs. Frank Spencer. firido-Kloct Entertained _ An interesting wedding of next Tuesday will be that of Mias Virginia U# Nettlea and Clarence Brabham of Bamberg which ia to take place at at the home of the bride-elect on Laurens street. A. lovely parly of this week given for thia popular couple was a dinner for a dozen guesta at the Chatter BOX in Columbia on Thursday evenin# and the hostess was Mre. Alexander Heyward. Besides the honor jneata those who motered to Columbia for the party were: Miss Virginia Haile, Mias Faith deLoach, Mrs. Alex nder H.yw?wt;< Mr. ,nd Mr.. U? M.y., Mr .nd"Mr., S.rre detach. Burn, and B?ykin Rhaqif). ' Mim Nancy JOc'mp.Ur entertained at four table, of bridge Monday evena. ., in compliment to this bride-to-be. (Bouquet* of chryeanthenfums and dahlias adorned the rooms and a quaint little nosegay of flowers marked the honor guest's Plve at the tables. High score prises * Mr?- ^hn Davidson and Miss Mary Goodale. Miss Nettles received an attractive gift from Miss Dempster. After cards a delightful course was served by the hostess, assisted by her sister, Mrs. BeuJ*iok?. Those playing were the members of the Spinsters' Club and Mrs Hermas Granade, Miss Virginia Haile, Miss Virginia Lee Nettles, Mrs. Alexander Heyward, Mrs. Lee Mays, Mrs John Davidson, Miss Elizabeth u m J^r8' Jack N*ttle? and Miss Hallie Carson. A lovely party given Tuesday evening by Miss Elizabeth Clark assembled a dozen friends in honor of Miss Nettles. A delightful dinner was served on small tables when the guests arrived and the bridge games followed. Pretty score prizes were awarded Miss Mary Goodale and Mrs. Alexander Heyward. A lovely luncheon set was presented the bride-to-be. Mrs. Louise Cantey invited guests for three tables of contract Monday afternoon to honor Miss Nettles. Top score prize was awarded Miss Mary Goodale and the one for low score went to Mrs. Jack Nettles. Miss Nancy Dempster held the floating prize and a lovely gift of glassware was presented the bride-elect. An ice course with coffee was served after cards. On Wednesday afternoon a party of ten motored to Columbia to attend a party given by Miss Mary Brennen in honor of Miss Nettles. Hallowe'en colors were used in-the decorations and the supper served, after bridge games carried out the chosen color scheme. Marking the place of-the honor guest was a corsage of rcfjes. A prize for high score was awarded Mi?9 Elizabeth Clark and Miss Nancy Dempster held the floating prize. The bride-to-be was presented a lovely crystal^ bowl.- Those who attended ?arty from Camden were: MLss Virginia Haile, Miss Nancy Dempster, Wija Virginia JLee Nettles, Mrs. Jack Nettles, Mrs. Alexander Heyward, Af*s,* Lee Mays, Miss Elizabeth Clark, Mi-s. Herinas Granade, Mrs. W. F? Jr., and Miss Mary Goodale; nV"'; j . . .Eptertain New Members officers of the Junior Welfare League ifiH entertain for the new ^ensbers o* the (League, with a /tea on afternoon from 6 to 6 at fhe hpm? the president, Mrs. Donald Morrison, Lake View. The new members ,who are to be guests of honor.,aim: Mrs. Kennedy Blhkeney, Miss Charlotte Boykin, Miss Elizabeth Clark, Miss Emily Pitts, Miss Caroline Richardson, Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr., and Mrs. Ralph N. Shannon. All the Junior Welfare League members have been invited. The November meeting will.be held a: the home of Mrs. William L. Goodale, Monday, November 5th, at 3:30 o'clock. ? Hostess at Hallowe'en Party On last Friday evening Frances Rhame entertained her classmates with a Hallowe'en party. All the guests came dressed as ghosts, witches and other characters symbolic of the holiday. The home was beautifully decorated with the yellow and black of Hallowe'en and to each guest arriving favors were . presented. Games and contests were enjoyed, those winning being Billy VanLandingham, for pinning the tail on the donkey; Margaret iSalmond, for guesaI mg the correct number of peanuts in the Jar; Joe Rhame was voted to haye had on the .best costume; with booby prizes going :to Jane Trtintham and Lois Rhame. Fruits, nuts, candies and cakes were served before an open nre.__. ' : - .it*, -y K Contract dub Met Mr. and Mrs.Uack Whitaker entertained the Tuesday evening contract club this week at their home on Laurens Court. Dinner was served at !2?i8i bridge games followed. * * Lai Blakeney, who was a gtttit of the club, made the evening's top Odre for the ladies and J. M. VillePigue scored high for the men. U. D.C. T? Meet - : rr^6 JChh ,Dk Eennady Chapter , m**t Monday, Novemqureten, Cheanut street, at * p. m. Mrs. Cure ton and Mrs. ItMSffcn**, ing win ba hnstssms Hall?Whitaker Nuptials The following wedding announcement taken from the New. Haven, Conn., Journal-Courier will be of especial interest to readers of the Chronicle. The groom is one of Camden's young doctors, popular with the profession and townspeople alike. Mrs. Whitaker came to Camden last year to make her home and since that time has been one of the charming members of the young set, so her return will be warmly welcomed. The young couple will occupy the Arthur Metts cottage on North Broad street: , 'V3t. John's Episcopal church was the scene of the weddii^g last evening ?t 7 of MUl Alice Irving Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rea Ball of Pine <>rchard, to Dr. Andrew Burnet Whitaker, &id, son of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Clailto Whitaker of Camden, 3, C- The ctWnony was performed by the Re^Mwtonlng James, The altar of the c^gpL-h was banked with cybotium ferns{?\^|dms and white chrysanthemums.. ifoH lighted cathedral candles lighted the aisle through which the bridal party passed. "Mr. Ball gave his daughter in marriage and she wore an Empire gown of antique ivory satin designed with a yoke and puffed sleeves of rose point lace. The skirt ended in a long train. Her tulle veil was arranged from a cap banded in back with pearls. White roses and gardenpis .comprised the bridal bouquet. Mrs. Edward L. Hopkins, nee Marion Ball, was her sister's only attendant, and she wore a gown of light green crepe with a high neckline outlined in ruffles cascading down the back to form a train. 'Her bouquet was of bronze chrysanthemums. "W. Oakman Hay, Jr., of New York, was best man; and the ushers were: J. Langdqn Peters of Great Barrington, Yale 1932; Edward L. Hopkins of this city, brother-in-law of the bride, Yale 1919; Hamilton W. Wright of Hempstead, 'Long Island, Yale 1933f~ and William Sargent of this city and New York, Yale 1926. "Following the ceremony a small reception was held in the Lawn club with the parents of the bridal couple assisting in receiving. At the Lawn club palms and autumn foliage and flowers were used in the decorations. Mrs. Ball wore a blue crepe gown, patterned in back with plaited godets which formed a train and a corsage of Joanna Hill roses and bouvardia. Mrs. Whitaker wore black lace and Talisman roses and violets. "The couple,left for a wedding trip to Hot Springs, Vu., the bride wear-! ing a traveling costume consisting of a rust tweed coat, wolf collar, rustl silk dress, a brown hat and acces-1 sbries. After Novemlber i5 they will reside in Camden, S. C. j "The bride, who is a member of the Junior league, attended the Baldwin school in Bryn Mawr, Pa. J>r. I Whitaker was graduated from the! College of Charleston and the med-| leal school of 'Charleston, S3. C." Visitors Complimented J and Mrs. Claude Williams, of .Baltimore, have been here for a visit I to Mr. Williams' mother, Mrs. Etta I Williams, at the Park View Inn. I During their vieit several informal I parties were given in their honor and I among the number was a bridge party which Mrs. Louise Cantey gave at her home on Fair street Wednesday evert-1 ing. Players were invited for six I tables and the top score prizes were! awarded Mrs. L. P. Tobin and Mrs. Leon Schlosburg. Mrs. Tobin also won the floating prize. To the.honor! guest the hostess also presented a dainty gift. Miss Carolyn Cantey! assisted her mother in serving a delightful salad course. j Another pretty party given for Mr. and Mrs. Williams was the one at 1 which Mr. and Mrs. J. M. HofTer entertained on Thursday evening at their home on Laurens street. Garden flowers in shades of yellovf and { orange decorated the living room and a Hallowe'en motif of black and yel- J low was used in the card appoint-] ments and the refreshments. There were players for flye tables. Mrs.] A. C. McKain won the top score prifce for ladies and Claude Williams was the winner for the men. The] floating prize went to Mrs. Wylie ] Sheom. The two honor guests were remembered with (t~ gift. j Legion Auxiliary To Meet The November meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the home of Mrs. William M. Alexander, Hampton avenue, Tuesday, November Oth, at 4 v. m. The change in the day of the meeting is] made on account of the presidents'] and secretaries' -conference of the] American .. Legion Auxiliary held in Columbia on Friday. All member*! urged to be present. r* s . The' dam at the Hermitage mill I pond has been sealed and water is] no willing the l.OQQ-acre pond, which j will some day be a Mecca for local ] fishermen. The pond will be stocked with game fish and will be patrolled to break u$ seining, baskets and nets, j Lloyd G. Garrison has resigned as I chairhihn of the National Labor Relations President Roosevelt j Personal Mention George Jenkins is visiting' relatives in Washington, iD. C., this week. Mr. and Mrs. iDeLoache Sheorn, of Anderson, were week end visitor* in Camden. Miss Mary Eleanor GoodaUnspent several days last week in Chester, the guest of,Miss Francenia Abeh< Charles W. Nuite, formerly head of the Kershaw County Forestry Service, was a visitor in Camden on last Saturday. Mrs. Barney Sparrow and daughter, Miss Ethel Sparrow, nre spending the week end with Mr. ah'd Mrs. R. K Laney, in Bishopville. I? rank Mackey left on Thursday for New York City where he expects to pay an extended visit to his brother, Pete Mackey. Mr. and Mrs. R. iB. Laney, of Bishopville, were gueBts of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McCaskill on Walnut street, last Sunday. Captain and .Mrs. William Ancrum, of Balboa, Canal Zone, are in Camden on a visit to Mrs. Ancrum's father; H. G. Garrison, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Niles had as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gary Martin and children, of Clinton; Mrs. J. R. Green, of Newberry; Mrs. J. C. Hickman, of Arcadia, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DePass, Jr., and children have returned to Camden after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J, IS. >Wannamaker.? Calhoun Times. Misses Marietta Thompson and Mattie West, students at Winthrop college, were home last week end for a visit to relatives. Miss West had as her guest, Miss Ada Gamble. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kennedy had as their guests at Betty Neck . Plantation last week their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, who teaches at McCormick, and Mr, and Mrs. John C. Cureton, of Chester. MoWillie Boykin, of Sumter, was a visitor in Camden on Thursday. ,He plans to return to Camden Wednesday night to attend the meeting of the Kershaw County Fish and Game Association. Mrs. W. E. Jackson has returned from a two weeks' visit to Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stone in Beckley, West Virginia. While away she attended the National Outdoor Advertising Association meeting held in Chicago and also spent some time at the Worlds Fair. . ^ Bolivar D. Boykin has a five-acre patch of cotton from which he has already picked over, two bales of cotton and expects to average two and one-half bales on this plot. He attributes the fine- yield to Austrian winter peas, which he has been growing for several years. He used only three hundred pounds of 10-4-4 on the crop and 60 pounds of soda as a side dresser and expects to average .over a bale to the acre on his entire farm. Other farmers an* now planting winter peas and getting splendid results from them. Cotton of this year's crop ginned before October 18, was reported yesterday by the census bureau to have totalled 6,748,223 running bales, counting 120,772 round bales as half bales and. including 0,074" bales of American Egyptian. Ginnings to that date a year ago were 8,608,090 running bales, Including 327,418 round bales and 1,215 bales of American Egyptian. Ginnings to October 18, this year with comparative figures for same date last year: North Carolina, 222,903 (483<272); South Carolina, 372,793 ( 646,066). 'Hie Century of Progress fair in Chicago will come to its close on next Wednesday night. - Ddfing the two years the fair has operated more than 38,006,000 pay guests have. passed thru the turnstiles; l6,00#d'6ff or more will be the total of this year. More than 30,000 persons have been employed on the fair grouridif'fhis year. The fair corporation will be able topay all of its obligations and retire the last of the $ 10,600,000 bonds issued for the project. . * * Mrs. Adelaide Tate Moffett, 47, estranged wife of Vames A. Moffett, head of the federal housing administration, was hilled in New York when she fell from a window of her bedroom on the eighth floor of an apartment house. A Texas legislator has introduced a bill providing that persons convicted in Texas of being habitual drunkards, have a capital letter "H" tattooed on the back of each hand. The , sale or gift of intoxicants to a person so marked would be punishable by a flne of $10 to $50. "Has" Lindemood of Union county, Tennessee, in the Tennesee Valley area* objects to being moved from his old home until a home iB found for him near enough to carry Are from his own hearthstone to his new domicile. Since his family went over the mountains from Virginia generations ago, the fire on his hearth has never gone out, and - he wants to keep the same strain of fire for his new home. -1 l Camden Theatre Week Beginning Nov* fejjd FRIDAY T 'KANSAS CITY PRINCESS' "With Joan Blonde 11, Glen da Farroll, Robert Armstrong and Hugh Herbert . I Also'Comedy and News. SATURDAY "YOUNG BLOOD'?-; .With Bob Steele. Also Chapter 2 "Burn. 'Em Up Barnes afnd Comedy *?* ^ TX Saturday Nite At 10:30 "ELINOR NORTON" ^ . -With Claire Trevor, Norman Foster and Hugh Williams ~, \ MONDAY and TUESDAY "BRITISH AGENT' | With Kay Francis and L#ealie Howard ~ ; Also Comedy anjl News, WEDNESDAY "PARIS INTERLUDE" - r-.lr-' ? rm With Robert Young, Madge JBvans, Una Merkel and- Otto Kruger Also Selected Short Subject*. m ? * m'mm'mii mHi ? ? ?n?i,p ? ~yy THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "SHE LOVES ME NO*" -- With Bta# CrMBy "t j . Also Comedy and News [1 v i# 1 \ *-V?. J-ui . - . -ir-Hh* A Harvest of Values TOMATOES, No. 2 Can, 2 for 15c PINK SALMON, Tall Cap 10c A PEAS, Argo, No. 2 Can 17c MILK, Carnation, 3 Tall Cans 19c CHOCOLATE, Mother's Baking, Va -lb Package .... 10c CHOCOLATE DROPS, Cream Center, lb. 10c SHORTENING, Mountain Laurel, Mb. Carton .... 79c A POTATOES, U. S. No. 1 Cobblers, 10 lj>s. 15c 1 JELU), 2 Packages .V 13c | COCOA, Hershey's, 1-lb. Package 15c SNOWDRIFT, 3-lb. Can 39c 6&. Can ...... 75c MARKET SPECIALS A REGULAR HAMS, 8 to 10 lbs., per lb 20c PICNIC HAMS. 4 to 6 lbs., per li.' .....V...:..? 15c ROUND STEAK, per lb. 20c POT ROAST OF BEEF, per lb. 17c PORK CHOPS, per lb 20c ft SPARE RIBS, per lb. 15c | . PIG TAHAi lbs, for ...i-Vi..: ? 25c ?}I?CK BONES, 3 lbs. for 25c PORK SAUSAGE, per lb 20c FRANKFURTERS or SMOKED SAUSAGE, per lb. lfc - FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS Home Stores , Where the DoHar Does its Duty I Increase The Value of Your Property With SHRUBBERY % ' M- - , - U. EVERGREEN NURSERIES SOUTH BRtiAD ST. TELEPHONE 303 i. <y? ll-.'I i.. fi ii.I ' SP for y^ur 4 -BIG DAYS- 4 NOVEMBER 14, 16, 16, 17 DeKalb Pharmacy Tha Rtxftll Store Telephone 95 We Deliver . See the New Fall Line of (lifts costumenjewelry THEJ^ioHUHOPi