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Holiday Parties Of
The Cottage Colony
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(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
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; 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.
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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.
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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.
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mzr B. Mayhew
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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.
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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:'.^.