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!gl-lHE_CAMDEN CHRONIC! F ? camdew' sou carouna. pr,day. december ,4 - ? number 38 Holiday Parties Of The Cottage Colony - " * (By Sally Broomell) r Christ ma? only a week and a 1 h |f away, the winter colony is maka olaiis far holiday visitors and IBK r . parties. ^jr arul Mrs. Walton Ferguson, [ have been spending the week in New York, will return sdpn accompanied by their sons, Walton Fer^on, Jr., und Matthew Ferguson, ^hy will be here for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Kurl P. Abbott and daughter, Cladys, will arrive December 20 to spend Christmas in Camden. Frank Abbott, a student at Mercerburg Academy, Mercerburg, VP#., will join them here. The Kirkwood will have its formal opening New Year's Day. Mr. Abbott has re<*ntly taken over the management of two hotels, The Towers, in Brooklyn, N. Y., and The Somerset in Boston, Mass. Frank W. Hunt, manager of the Kirkwood, is here arranging for its opening. Mrs. L. W. Whitman, of Boston, office manager at the Kirkwood for several years, is also here. A party from Massachusetts has arrived at the Hobkirk to spend two [ or three weeks here for the quailshooting. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Creighton, of Boston; Mr. tnd M rs. Thomas Mills, of Gloucester; Mrs. Mills' sister, Miss G. W. Dodge, of Toledo, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hutchinson, of West Newton, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Forbes, of Broukline, Mass. Mrs. Wallace I. Keep, of Loekport, N. Y., has arrived for the season and is at the Hobkirk. Mr. Keep and Miss Barbara Keep will not join her this year for Christmas as they arej planning a Southern cruise. Mrs. VY. S. Rainsford, of New York! City, has opened her winter home on Green Street. Mrs. A. H. Ehrenclou and children,' of New York City, have taken a house and are here for the season. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Lindsay, of New York City, have been spending the .meek at their home on North Broad street. They gave a cocktail party Sunday after the polo game. Fraser Campbell has returned to New York after a short visit with Mr. end Mrs. Newton C. Boy kin at '"Beech wood." Mrs. James McLean, of Convent,' X. J., is visiting Miss Jane Swords. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G, Knight gave a dinner party Monday evening for Mr. and Mrs. McKee Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Graham, Mr. and Mrs. (iaylord Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. 1>. Walter Mabee, who arrived recently from Saratoga iSprings. Mrs. Knight gave a dinner on Thursday evening "for dadies only." Her guests were: Mrs. Molly Robinson, Mrs. Anne Dews, Mrs. Ward C. Belcher, Mrs. John L. Weeks, Miss Jane Swords and Mrs. John McLean. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Tilton, of Hamilton, Mass., spent the week-end at the Hobkirk en route South. Mrs. W. N. Kerr, of Blue Hills, Me., has opened her home, "Mostly Hall," here for the season. Mr, and Mrs. John R. Todd are not expected until early in January. Hurry 1). Kirkover is already workon plans for the improvement of the cou'-se for the Hunter Trials on February 21 and the Washington's Birthday Hunt Race Meet on February J2. The Hunters' Horse Show has tentatively been set for March 15 16 to precede the Aiken Horse Show on March 20 and 21. The big <jen of the year here, the Carolina Cup Races, will be held on March 30, the;-.. tg prospect of the event taking two days' 'instead of one befauae of the number of horses already entered. ;>T The tirst dra?4ittnt of the season *j"thc Camden Hunt Club will be Saturday from The Kennels with ' arge field following the pack. Mrs. J*'?ht Partridge, of Bedford Hills, J; Y-. ?s again M. F. H.; Harry D. airlcover, of Geneseo, N. Y., field /J.1ler: ^rs- Charles P. DuBose, Jr., former Edith Wills, of GreenJ (?nn.) and J. North Fletcher, arrcr.ton, Va., whippers-in. ' Anf large hunt followed by a hunt a a>- wil] be held1'on Monday, auih. 24, for the holiday visitors, theY l>e semi-weekly :tM, ' A *th oxhra ones during special and on holidays, the main streets gay with a of twinkling colored light*, treefl *** holly, picturesqire fcTt\haa ***** to take on ? f?*~ r ftouday appearance. Wfa ^xrbitaaas feesuty with ny feolly trees, bushes and Abbott Adds Hotel Somerset To Chain The following is an excerpt from * Trnnscript announcing ari P. Abbott as the new head of the Hotel Somerset: "though the announcement had been momentarily expected for several weeks it was not until today that an official release was given to the talung^ver of the Hotel Somerset, Commonwealth avenue, by Karl P. Abbott, who, with his father, operates the Hotel Vendome in Boston; The Towers in Brqpkline, N. Y., the Sagamore at LakaKieorge and the Kiikwood at Camden, S. C. The new arrangement is in effect today, but no J word as to the future personnel accompanies it, except that Kenneth I ainton, for several summers manager of the Lake Tarleston Club at Pike, N. H., has been appointed secretary to Mr. Abbott. What this change will mean to the ix>merset, one of the best known hostelries in the country and of finest New England traditions as to food and service, cannot be estimated. There is a suggestion in Mr. Abbott's statement that expansion is a possibility, but what line such an improvement might take is not hinted. The hotel, however, is well equipped for banquets and society events, as well as for the accommodation of its regular guests. The dining rooms are most attractive. The open-air terrace, an innovation three years ago, has become very popular, and the Louis IV ballroom of quiet stateliness and refinement, has lost none of its popularity with the years. That there is much in common between the Somerset and the Vendome is not- to be questioned. Each hotel is a monument to the best in Boston's history of public accommodations. Each appeals today as in the past to the highest type of clientele, men and women who though wed&ed to the refinements of another generation reluctantly yield to the color and the garishness of the present. The Ven-, dome, with the opening of new dining halls, is modernizing rapidly to meet the competition, all about it. Tne' Somerset has clung tenaciously to its j past. Time alone will tell the story of its rejuvenation." County^rMVon National Honors i * ; Of interest to the people of Kershaw county will be the fact that one of its 4-H girls won National honors" jin the canning contest in Chicago, i Dorothy West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Claud West and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Eljliott, of Shepard. Following is the i announcement: Cincinnati, Dec. 8.?Dorothy West,; j Kershaw county club girl, was awarded first plnce in the canned fruit exjhibit of the national club congress at |Chicago. Ruby Klintworth, Berkeley county, was awarded a silver trophy for highest individual score in clothing judging contest. Lugoff Club Met J The Lugoff Home Demonstration j club held its annual community party Tuesday night, December 4th, at the club house. There were many present and everyone seemed to enjoy the songs and games under the able direction of Miss Margaret Fewell, the new Home Agent. Mi as Fewell came to Kershaw county November 1st., after having completed y^ars of successful work in York, her own home county. J Attend Flinaral Tm P.?J?_ Among those who attended the funeral of Mr. John Cantey in Cam-' den Tuesday were: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brailsford, Mm John [Brailsford, Miss Elizabeth Brailsford, Mrs. J. E. j Foreman, Mrs. W. L. Glover, Miss Adele Salley', Musi , Frank Pinckney, I Mrs. W. M. Richardson, Messrs. Archie and Hampton Dukes.?Orangeburg Times-Democrat. Important Notice In another notice regarding the different places where ballots for the Bankhead Referendum will be cast, one of the places was given as Cassatt. However, instead of voting at the town of Cnssatt the voting will be at Midway School, near C&ssatt, advises Henry D. Green, County Agent. ' "I*'"' Fj. "The Fool" <Jfcan tiling Pollock's great story of] Christ, "The Fool" will be told with Htoaid oi beautiful slides at the vest, per service, Sunday evening, December Id at seven o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Everyone it invited. 3*.:.-?-^.? 9V " " fl ' !-,t_?.V7 I ' 1 District Governor Addresses Rotary l Camden Rotary Ctub had two distinguished visitors at Thursday's' meeting, Disliict Governor John Ar-1 rington, Jr., of Greenville, and Arthur U. Mayhew, of Uvalde, Texas, part] director of Rotary International. Mr. Arrington was introduced to] the club and made a short talk and in j turn introduced Mr. Mayhew, who reviewed the history of ICotary, now in its thirtieth year. He told of the increase of clubs and members in all parts of the world, and the good that is being done by the organization to bring better understanding among nations. Mr. Mayhew then diverged from that subject to another subject, "Happiness?a rebound of hard work," and gave a most interesting talk, telling of the part a Club must play in the community, and the Rotarian's part to live up to the objects of Rotary and the profession he represents in Rotary. Visiting Rotarians wei;e: John Wilson, of Sumter; Jofleph Brevard Kershaw deLoach; and S. K. Oliver, of Columbia; and the guest visitor was J. B. Jackson, of Alabama. The program on December 28th will be in charge of Moultrie Burns. The following is a sketch of the life -of Mr. Mayhew: Arthur B. Mayhew is president of the bowd of regents of the seven Texas state teachers' colleges and is M member of the board of I umberI men's Underwriters. He was born in Wellington, Kansas, in 1879, but has lived in Texas nearly all his life. He was a merchant for over thirty years and when he retired from active business in July, 1934, he was president and general manager of the Mayhew Lumber Company of Uvalde, Texas, operating eight retail businesses, handling lumber, hardware, crates and farm implements. Mr* Mayhew organized the Rotary Club of Uvalde in 1922 and was its first president. He also organized ROtary clubs in the four Texas towns of Del Rio, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City and Sabinal. He was governor of the 47th district of Rotary International in 1928-29, member of the club service committee in 1930-31, and a director of Rotary International in 1933-34. Entertained At Auditorium "The Musical Clock" under the direction of Claire Shadwell, radio announcer for W. B. T. at Charlotte, cave a pleasing performance at the high school auditorium here Wednesday night. The program consisted of songs, jokes and "PhiW Phil' and "Gatemouth" Setzer, in a team as "Anastasia," the cow. The program was sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Mitchell, head of the Young Woman's Auxiliary and hej; organization. The proceeds of the enteitainment will go towards a fund for helping the needy at Christmas time. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday December 16. A. Douglas MoArn, pastor announces services: Church school 10 a. m. Morning worship with anthem' and sermon 11:15. Study groups for children Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Vesper service Sunday evening at seven .showing pictures of "The Fool" by Channing Pollock. Everyone is invited. Join The Good Fellows Club Beginning Tuesday, December 18, a committee will call at each and every business house and home of Camden fof 11.00 memberships to The Good "Fellows CZ$b, tot the benefit efthe Children's Home, Donations can also be left at this office, tor the Club. h- ... , j:. mzr B. Mayhew l- .iX^a ' 1 ' ' - - - ' Hearty Response To Red Cross Roll Call Jtev, A. I>. McArn, Chairman of tiw j Rod (.>088 Roll Call has turned tr i?> the Treasurer $402.23, representing 303 members of which 380 arc I regular annual memberships hi $1.00 each, 11 contributing memberships ut $6.00 each and 2 sustaining member 'ships at $10.00 each. J Remittance is being made to National Headquarters of 60 cents per member which amounts to $100.50 from this year's Roll Call, leaving $206.73 in the Treasury for the pur pose of carrying on the work of the local chapter. Work of the local chapter for the I past year or so has been mostly confined to having children with defe:tive eyesights treated and in nee ly cases having glasses fitted and paying for them for these children and quite a number of cases of this nature have been handled. This Roll Call represents a more generous response than has been made for the last few years and shows the approval of the community In the work of the local organii ration. Additional Sale Of Health Bonds | In last week's issue we gave a list I of the organizations and persons purchasing health bonds. Since then the following have purchased: Lyttleton Street Methodist Sunday School, Pine Tree Hill School, Pine Tree Hill School Faculty, Camden Eastern Star [Chapter, Camden Chapter D. A. R., Mr. and Mrs. I). Kirschner, Mrs. [Ward Belcher, Mrs. N. C. Boykin, George Campbell. This list will he no doubt largely added to during the next week and I in our next week's issue it is our J purpose to give a complete list of a i (those purchasing-these bonds. Charles K. Hough Hied On Tuesday [ Friends of Charles Kirkland Hough I will be saddened to learn of his death I which occurred suddenly Tuesday I morning, December 11. j He is survived by two sons Maxie land Charles, Jr., of Nazareth, Pa., 'and two daughters, Mrs. George [Reynolds and Miss Cecile Hough, of 1 Hampstead, N. C. He is also survived by two brothers . I. C. Hough of Camden; and Joel ' Hough, of Charlotte, and two sisters, ' Mrs. A. H. forester, of Sumter; Mrs. jP. J. Redmond, of Greenville. Funeral services were held Wednesday, at Komegay Funeral Home at 11:30 with interment in the Quaker cemetery. Pallbearers were: S. B. Kirkland. S. M. Johnson, John W. Wilson, J. R. Belk, J. E. Christmas and J. H. McLeod. Man Struck By Car Dies From Injuries Hartwell Folson, about 55 years of age was killed Monday afternoon, while walking on the Bishopville highway about eight miles from Camden. A car driven by Leland Strickland of Bishopville hit him, after he had zig zagged across the roadway several times, so witnesses testified. An inquest was held in Bishopville Tuesday and the coroner's jury brought in a verdict: "That. th*> deceased had met death by being struck by an automobile but the accident wa? unavoidable." Mr. Folson had been making his home 1n the Antioch section of this county for the past several years and is survived by a wife and several children. Christmas Seals The Tuberculosis Christmas Seals and Health Bonds are on sale at the Corner Book Store in any amounts. They may also be secured from any of the following persons: Miss Kitty Keller, Miss Olive Whitredge, Mrs. F. H. Craighill, Mrs. J. G. Richards and Mrs. A. Douglas McArn. A . . Christmas Dance The Camden Dance Club is sponsoring a Christmas dance to be given Christmas night at the Armory. The committee in charge is making arrangements with a well known orchestra and further details will be given in Jt?|t w*ek> Chronicle. i . Christmas Health Seals . Christmas health Seals and Bonds may be secured fan any amount.from the Comer Book Store. Popular Citizen Dies After A Long Illness i 1 \\ illiuin Redding DaLoachc, 57, died at the South C arolina sanatorium at 'State l'urk, Columbia, Monday ufuer' noon of a complication of maladies. Mr. Delxmche had led an active life ! until ordered to bed by his physician ! in June, being carritnl to State Park I in August. Throughout his painful illness he was cheerful and interested in the all'airs of others ami was conscious until the end, which came quietly and unexpectedly. Horn near Camden March 15, 1857, at the fumily homestead, the son of the late William Elliott and Rebecca] Workman DeLoache. Mr. Uelvodche was known for his open-lieurt-ed and whole-souled generosity and thoughtfulness of others, and would go to unlimited trouble and inconvenience to perform an act of charity, accommodation or kindliness, lie was affectionately known to friends and family as "Doc." liy his consistently cheerful and ingratiating disposition and thoughtful courtesy and generosity, Mr. l)e- j I>oache endeared himself to all with ] whom he came in contact and at the same time took pride in the affairs of his community and contributed largely to its activities. A loyal friend, a devoted husband and father, and a valued citizen, Mr. DeLoache will be genuinely missed in this community. He lived all his life in Camden, where he was engaged for a time in the brokerage business and for the I last 20 years in the automobile busijness, being a pioneer in this industry ! in his section of the state. | He was a member of the Methodist church and a Mason. Funeral services I for Mr. DeLoache were held Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock from ; the Lyttleton Street M. E. Church, with Dr. C. F. Wimberly, assisted by Rev. J. H. Castun conducting the ceremonies. Serving as active pallbearers were: B. P. Delxiache, R. B. Dej Loache, W. E. DeLoache, J. B. Zemp, E. C. Zemp and B. C. Zemp/ ' Surviving are his widow, who, before marriage was Miss Louise Zemp of Camden; three sons, Eugene Capers Del/oaehe of Boston, Mass.; and Charles and William Redding DeLoache, Jr., of Camden; three daughters, Misses Elizabeth, Virginia and I Ruth DeLoache, and the following I brothers and sisters: William E. Delioache, Sr., of Columbia; R. B. DoI Loache and B. P. DeLoache, Mrs. [John T. Nettles, Mrs. W. Robin Zemp , and Mrs. Willis Sheorn of Camden : and Mrs. A. H. DeLay of Birmingham, Ala. Blackmon Named Lancaster Sheriff Appointment of R. A. Blackmon of Heath Spring as sheriff of this county was made by Governor Blackwood on Wednesday and the new sheriff is expected to take office soon. A $10,000 bond > is required of the sheriff and this is being made. It is 'believed that Deputy Moore will be maintained by the new sheriff and that he will take office as soon as he receives his commission. The sheriff's office pays $2,000 per year and out of this salary expenses of travel must be paid within the county. On duty outside the county the sheriff gets mileage. Mileage is also received by the sheriff's office for collecting delinquent taxes. Under Sheriff I>abney most of the delinquent taxes were collected by the ineputy and the mileage went to him. 1 Sheriff ^Dabney collected Rome delinquent taxes himself and where the taxes were paid at the office no mileage it; paid. The salary of the deputy is $1,200 per year with no allowances for travelling expenses. During the past year Sheriff- Dabney has collected a large amount of delinquent taxes, much of the total amount being for taxes over<hi6 for three or four years. About $36,000 in delinquent taxes was collected by the sheriff's office since the first of the year.?Lancaster News. Antioch dub Meeting The Antiooh Home Demonstration club met on Tuesday, November 27th at the home of Mrs. L. E. Hill. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. The County Home Demonstration Agent was unable to attend the meeting so a social hour was spent, after which a sweet course was served by the hostess assisted by her daughter, Caroline Hill. Red Croaa Roll Call Up to this writing $04 members and $404.33 have been received on the 1084 roll call. Unreported memberships should be turned in at once. Dry ( leaning Plant Changes Hands The pausing of the old year will m'o the beginning of the Palmetto j Dry Cleanery, which will be tho new name tor,. DesChnmp a, Inc. A deal j hu* recently boon made whereby T. I V. Walsh, Jr., will take over this | enUTprise on east DoKalh street opelated for the past six years by Carroll Dest humps, formerly of Biuhop\ ille. Mr. Walsh, who has been agent for the Northwestern ltailroud and affiliated Atlantic (Joaut Line at Camden, will sever his agency duties with thv.se railroads but wiil Mill be re- 4 tained by them in un advisory capacity and also us solicitor. The new management will make extensive improvement in the mechanical department, replacing obsolete machinery as well us rearranging the front office equipment. They intend to replace the trucks with others, in green, and mako a strong bid for patronage, not only in Camden, but outlying rural (patriots will be canvassed daily. For the present th# same plant personnel will be employed. Mr. Walsh, the new manager, came to Camden shortly after the close of the World War. He made himself popular by his pleasing personality in his railway connections, and has uffiliated himself with all civic bodies for* the betterment of Camden. At present he is serving his first term as Alderman from Ward Five. He is ulso popular as a Legionnaire and as a member of the Shriners, Rotarians and other fraternal organizations, and above all a most loyal and devoted citizen of his adopted home. Governor Paroles Three Life Termers Thirteen convicts, four of them 'j serving life sentences for murder, received clemency at the hands of Gov! ernor Blackwood last week. Jack Scott, convicted in October, 11)20, in Kershaw county of murder ' with a mercy recommendation and sentenced to life imprisonment, was given a parole. The pardon board and !Solicitor A. F. Spigner recommended 1 clemency. Ivevi Moore, convicted in Kershaw in November, 1920, of murder with recommendation to mercy and sentenced to life imprisonment, had his sentence suspended in May, 1930, tho suspension order being revoked in October, 1932. His sentence was suspended yesterday during good behavior. The pardon board recommended clemency in the case. The other life termer was Stewart Barrett, convicted in Kershaw in July, 1926, of murder with mercy recommendation. His sentence was commuted to eight years and five months. Solicitor A. F. Spigner and the late Judge W. H. Townsend recommended clemency in the case. A Generous Response Letters containing one hundred Christmas Health seals have been mailed to citizens in and around Camden. In each of these letters is a return addressed envelope in which a dollar for each one hundred seals or the seals themselves may be returned to Rev. F. H. Craighill, Treasi urer of the seal sale. People receiv' ing these letters have made a generous response. It is requested that everyone receiving the . seals will please cooperateby returning the letter just as soon as possible. "Making Good" / Or, next Sunday evening at 7:46 at the First Baptist Church the pastor J. B. Caston will speak on the subject: "Making Good," ^or "Winning Success." Morning worship at ,11:16, subject: "The Elder Brother." Teacher's meeting Tuesday evening rat 7:80. B. Y. P. U. Tuesday evening at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. L Has Been Appointed Supervisor Eddie p. Truesdale, of Camden has been appointed supervisor of the Agricultural Census for the Fifth Congressional District, comprising seven counties. Mr. TruesdAle is busily engaged in making the necessary plans for this census. Enumerators must be selected for each township in each county; only persons with a good knowledge of agriculture or farming should apply to him for the position of enuHwmtor*-: " Applicants for position of enumora- o ; tor should maih their written appli* : catkins to him at Lancaster, prr:'.^.