Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Society news I Telephone 100 Garden Club To Meet urn J ^ ('ftutoy will be hoatosx ,he Camden Garden Club Monday 0 jUJ5 June 10th, 4 o'clock at the Brick Collage" near Hobklrk Inn. rhli the meet,nK before uUouminwut '<>r the a full [JepdHOce Itf urged. Met With Mrs. Grenade Members of the Better Halves ridge club were guentu of Mrs. lerwan Grunade Friday afternoon at ef borne on ldturona street. Miss iell GoodsIc waa a gueat Of the club. >riw lor ,h0 a'tern<K>n'8 high .score ,M wou by Mrs- Joe McKain. The ,AaN>Bf, served a frozen fruit salad ours,- aft".- tart*8Attended Barnwell Wedding Mr uii?i Mrs, C. Qrainger Kornegay, ,( Cuimit n. were in attendance upon be marriage of Miss Lydia Elaine nfley. of Barnwell, to John Stewart junbar -If., of Columbia. Mr. Dun^ is brother of Mrs. Kornegay ^ littl. Grainger Kornegay, Jr., actid aa nngbearer in tbe ceremony fbicli was performed in the Burn well j,p(jsi tmuch. Mrs. Tobin Hostess j|rB I. B. Tobin waa hoateaa Satpjav afternoon at her home on Ches|t strut t. inviting gueata for seven jbks of contract. The rooms In rhith ilie gueata were entertained r?re lovely with larkspur in pastel bades and Khusta daiaiea. . Prizes in he bridge guinea were won by Mra. fugh? y Timlal for high score, Miaa iara Wolfe for low acore and Mra. ack Nettles for the floating prize. A rozen fruit salad courae waa served iy the hostess after cards. San Souci Club Met Thf Sun Souci club members were luests at a bridge party given Thursay evening by Mr. and Mra. L. P. Tobin at their home ' on Chesnut treet Arrangements of mixed garlen flowers invade the Tobin home uom attractive. Supper waa served in (ard tables before the bridge antes began. Playing for absent lub members were: Mra. M. M. Reasmovt r ami Mrs. W. M. Alexander, 'rizes in the liridge games were won iy Mr and Mrs. Hubert Wilson. Mrs. luglit-y Timlal. Mrs. Reaaonover and aim^ Ciamly. Club Met Thursday Til-.- Thursday afternoon contract lub has- (hanged its time of meeting o Thursday morning for the summer nontlis. I.ust Thursday morning lias Lai Blaketiey was hostess at her tonic on ('hesiiut street. There were l*o tables of. club members and a atte of visitors. The morning's high w>?* were made by Mra. D? A. Boykin ud Mrs. W. O. Hay. At twelveHtlrtycards were laid aside and Miss Bbieney served a delightful lunch. Pliyinx with club members were: Ulis Margaret Fewell, Mrs. A. D. McIrn, Mrs F. H. Harding, of Milledgefllle. Georgia and Mrs. D. A. Boykin. Enjoyed Picnio On Saturday afternoon at Lake haniokm a dejightful picnic was givn in honor of several visitors in Cam*n from Washington. The hostesses fere Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Villeplgue, lr. and Mrs. E. N. McDowell and iiss Lai Blakeney, and the honor nests w. iv Mrs. P. T. Villeplgue, Ass Knitita Villeplgue and Misses *ssie ami Kate Lenoir. Boating and Warning were enjoyed and at eight clotk a picnic supper was served n tha banks of the lake.- Other out f town uii,.sts at the party were: 'ft- 1' K Armstrong and daughter, oulsf. (?; Orangeburg, Miss Alpha ;i'id Cantey Villeplgue. ot ?ye?eviHe. x. c. U. O. c. To Moot The June meeting ?r the John I). Kennedy Chapter U. 1). C. will meet with Mrs. N. C. Arnett at her homo on North Broad street, Monday uftemoon, June 10th at 4 o'clock. Mm. ! O. E. Taylor will be assistant hostess. Entertain* At Brldg? The members of the Neighborhood ' bridge club and a dozen additional players were the guesta of Mrs. Hughoy llndal Wednesday afternoon at her home on Fair street. Top score prize for the guests was won by Mrs. Dan Murchlson and the one for the club members by Mrs. T. I^e Little. Mrs. Murchlson also held the float- ' ing prize and the one for low score wont to Mrs. J. H. Outhrie. Following cards a sweet coarse was served by the hostess. Hostess At Bridge Miss Molly Anderson, of Richmond, Va., who has been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn, gave a lovely party at the Llewellyn home Wednesday afternoon. The party was given in honor of the Wednesday and Thursday contract clubs, whoso meetings Miss Anderson has attended during her stay In Camden. After two hours of bridge lovely score prizes were awarded and those winning were: Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr., Mrs. A. S. Davidson. Mrs. E. N. McDowell, Miss Leila Hhannon, Miss l.al Blukeney and Miss Charlotte Halmond. Mrs. L. I. Gulon joined the 'guests after cards when a very delightful frozen salad course with coffee was served by the hostess, assisted by her sister, Mrs. Llewellyn. Mt. Zion Club News Miss Eva McCoy was hostess to the Mt. Zion Home Demonstration Club for the May meeting. The liviug room was decorated with beautiful roses. The president being absent Miss Fewell presided and conducted the devotional. Minutes read and roll called, each member responding by telling of their plans for a vacation by Mrs. Henry P. Belvin Business discussed and disposed of. Miss FeweR~gave an Interesting and helpful talk and demonstration on "Better Buymanshlp," and gave those present samples of La France and Satina. Luring the social hour the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Henry P. Belviu and Miss Mary Brown served Iced drinks and individual cakes. Miss Brown was a guest of the club. Mrs. Mason To Honolulu Mrs. Jemel R. Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rabun, of Logoff, left Monday for Ixjs ' Angeles, Calitornia, where she will sail June Sth. I on the ship "Malola" for a visit to; the Hawaiin Islands. She will Join I her husband at Oahu where he is engaged in radio service. During her trip West she expects to stop over in Jacksonville, New Orleans and Hollywood, California. Prior- to her leaving, Mrs. Mason who has been connected with the Federal Land Bank of Columbia for many years, was entertained extensively. Two weeks before her departure the Appraisal Division of the bank entertained in her honor with a "Going Away Party" at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Tharln on Senate street. Mr. Orell, acting as spokesman for the department, presented her with a lovely fitted traveling bag from the department. Mrs. Mason was the dinner guest in the homes of several of her friends before leaving Columbia and was the recipient of ma^ty lovely and useful gifts on each occasibn. She expects to be away several months during which time Bhe plans to visit many places of historic interest. Travel Club At Library For boys and girls who wish to travel through books to all parts of the world the Camden Public Library will conduct a summer travel club, beginning June 17. Novels, books of travel, as well as current events from magazines will be included in the suggested list. On a travel log the names of all members will be listed and a stur given for each book read. ' Among the interesting new books in the library are the following: "Hampton and His Red Shrts." byAlfred B. Williams, presented by Dr. John W. Corbett; the Pulitzer prize "Biography of Robert E. Lee," by Douglas S. Freeman; "Now in November," Pulitzer prize novel, by Josephine JpJinson; "Green Light," Lloyd Douglas; "Young Renny," Mazo de i^a Roches; "Come and Get It," Edna Ferber; "Pumpkin Coach," 1 x)uis Paul; "Of Time and the River," Thomas Wolfe; "Don't You Weep, Don't You Moan," Richard Coleman; "Beauty for Ashes," Grace Livingston Hill. Library hours during the summer months are from 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. One of the supreme court's decisions of Monday was to the effect that President Roosevelt exceeded his authority in removing the late William E. Humphrey, Republican, as a member of the Federal trade commission. The court laid down the principal that the president is limited in his powers to discharge officials with whom he disagrees. The president Is empowered to remove postmasters and certain other government em- i ployes, but not officials of a legislative or judicial agency. i ?. i Thomas C. Bradford of Blrming* lam, Ala., was this week awarded a i llstlngulshed service cross for extra- < ordinary heroism in action at Bols | 3e LaFere, France, July 26, 1918, in i he World war- i , * 1 Haiglar Theatre Corner Broad and Rutledge Sts. ! FRIDAY, june 7th I ' Filial Showing ! qo into your dance" With ti'.i world's greatest song and j dance combination? ; WL Jo|,SON and RUBY KEEL.ER. SATURDAY, june 8th \\ avne in a Western thriller I "Neath Arizona* Skies" j new > pisode of RUSTLERS OF ED DOG" and "IN A PIG'S EYE" j Comedy. j i late show at 10:30 I'm iiing entertainment "the mystery man" 'th itohert Armstrong and Maxine Doyle. ONDAY and TUESDAY, I JUNE lOth-llth j tip and ?heer for Traveling Saleslady" 'jh '".in Blondell, Qlenda Farrell, 'llian. tjargan and Hugh Herbert. 1 A Guaranteed attraction. i W*? Mc.m News & "Little People" < WEDNESDAY, june 12th h JO BE announced ' h THURSDAY, june 13th jlliam Haines, Esther Ralston, N'acel and Hale Hamilton in ? Marines Are Coming" jj Thrilling comedy-drama. 11 W HOLLYWOOD TROUBLES" f Personal Mention Mrs. Joe Thomas is ou u visit to relatives in Columbia. Miss Emily Shannon, of New Veork, is ?>n u visit to relatives here. Mr. ami Mrs, E. 1). Mubley spent the week end with relatives in lain ouster. Mrs. Victoria Lipscomb, of Charleston, Is ou a visit to Mrs. 11. 8. Steed inau. Mrs. E. I). Hlukenuy is ou a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Ernest 8pong, iu Columbia. Abbott Goodale, of Mulllus, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. It. Goodale this week. Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, who Iiuh been teaching at McCormtck, is at home for her vacation. Miss Elizabeth Zemp has as her gueat this week Miss Mary Rarr Prince, of Anderson. Miss Estelle Myers lp uttoiidlng the Rhododendron festival being held iu AsheviUe, N. C., this week. Mrs. J., N. Kliven, of Darlington. Ih on u visit to her sisters, Mrs. John E. Rhame und Miss Mattie Gerald. Mr. und Mrs. ltulpli Drown, of Bainwell, are visiting Mr. und Mrs. Alt red E. Kennedy at Bettyneek plantation | Miss Cornelia Nelson returned .Monday to her work in Washington, I). C., after a ' siiort visit to lier relatives here. ' Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Ehrenclou and two sons, Orvar and Morris, of Now York City spjnt a few days in Cainden last week. Miss Lena Stevenson left on Wednesday for Tyronzu, Arkansas, where she will visit Miss Virgil Barton for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Graham. Leonard Graham, Jr., und Duncan Edwards, Jr., are at the St. Regis from Camden, S. C. Mrs. Ralph Hall and son, of Salisbury, N. C., are visiting the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Myers, neary Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huckabee and Utile daughter, of Datesburg visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Huckabee. during the week end. Miss Mary Richey hjas gone to Nashville to attend the graduation exer| cises at Peabody College. Her sister I Miss Sara Lynn Richey is a member of the graduating class. I Mrs. William OrndofT, of Spartanburg, was the guest this week of her aunt, Mrs. R. B. Williams, at the Park View Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll G. DesChamps and daughters, Carroll and Zulene, who have beeii making their home on north Lyttletou street for a number of years have moved to Spartanburg to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Hoffer, of Manhlem, Pennsylvania, came down Sunday to attend the graduating exercises at the Camden high school. Their grandson, Jerome Hoffer, was a member of the ^graduating class. ! Phillip Hoffer. of Fayetteville. N. C., Visited the,family of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hoffer this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Hoffer, of Manhiem, who have been visiting here returned with them." Mrs, W. S. Rogers returned Sunday to Norfolk, Va., after an extended visit to her sister. Mrs. Leslie McLeod. Mr. Rogers came down for the week end and Mrs. Rogers accompanied him home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Rice, who have been making their home in Camden for the past eight months, have returned to their home in Madison, Ga. Mr. Rice had been filling in as a substitute on The Chronicle force during the illness and absence of the editor. Mrs. Dreher Hurt In Crash Mrs. T. H. Dreher, wife of Dr. T. H. Dreher of St. Matthews was admitted to the Columbia hospital Saturday afternoon suffering from injuries received in an automobile crash near Lexington. Mrs. Dreher sustained a fractured knee-cap und slight injuries about the face. "She was ridiug with her nephew, John X. Weeks, at the time of the wreck. They were en route to Green ille from St. Matthews. According to Mrs. Dreher, a car entering the main highway from a side road forced them into the ditch and collided with them. The names of the occupants of the other car could not be learned. Mr. Weeks was not hurt.?Calhoun Times. When Sally Weber. 23. was sentenced to a year and a day for passing counterfeit bills, by a Chicago Judge, she fainted, and didn't hear the rest of the court's decree. "The sentence is suspended. Five men, including a private detective, are under arrest, in New York, charged with transporting jewelry valued at $185,000, stolen several weeks ago from a wealthy woman in Miami, Fla., hotel. Paul Vaughn, Charlotte grocer, lost his suit against Henry Groves, Gastonia, N. C.. mill executive, iu which he asked $100,000 damages for alienation of the affections of his wife by Groves. . The libel case against the Gastonla | Gazette, in which Tom I^ay, cotton j mill worker of Lincoln, N. C., was I asking damages for alleged libel last September, was thrown out in the Gastonla county superior court on a motion for non-suit. The Russion steamer Belakuhn Is at New Orleans, to load 900 bales of cotton for shipment to Leningrad. 3oviet Russia. Including the cotton the ship wlU carry away a cargo valued at $5,000,000. J - JJ. LET'8 CALL IT "THE LITTLE PARK" Mr Trotter's suggest I??m that attention b*? railed to lovely placet* around Camden (hut might be visited In an afternoon's ride Is such u good one that everybody with a favorite view in mind is going to wum to toll ubout ; it. { Among the pleasant places just a few minutes from Camdeu Is the Way- ( side i'ark on the I'amdou-Columblu road. So many people remark that they have seen it, und so few seem to have gone in to look at It, that j the purpose for which It was built should be set forth, in the llrst place, ( Mr, It. A. Conard, who was Huperln- | tendent of the 0. C. 0. Cainp when "j it was stationed at Hlanoy, visioned a j recreation park where motorists, bor- | ed with town, or tired with travel, t might stop und rest. The park is situated just above the | State Forestry nursery, und when it was decided that more water wu | needed for the thirsty young seedl- , ings, the stream supplying water wuu dammed, making a very pretty pond. The result was that Mr. Conard real- ] ized that here was the spot for his I park It was on Mr. George T. Little's ( land, and, it is owing to that line old gent Ionian's public spirited generosity, that Mr. t'onard's splendid dream could come true. The C. C. C. men went to work. Hundreds of stumps were dug. The spot was landscaped and surrounded by a rustic fence. I'ndergrowth was cleared away, and trees of all kinds were planted in groups to finish (lie picture. Dogwood, laurel, wild a/.a!eas, yellow Jessatnlue and many other native shrubs were used. The pond, naturally a pretty one, has a very graceful rustic bridge built across it, that reilocts In the water beneath. There are 110 fish in the pond yet, but a white sand bottom makes It line for bathing. The beach is shallow euough for smaller children to wade in, and the water goes to a depth of eight or ten feet In the center. Clean shady picnic spots are plentiful and roomy?und the park is large enough to allow privacy if you want to dine alone. If a reul meal, cooked In the open, is wanted, there are four outdoor stoves, where meat can be roasted and coffee boiled to the king's taste. Tables and benches under shelters make it all right if a shower should come up. Everything that a thoughtful mind could devise for a day's pleasure has been done in this pretty park. Besides Mr. Conard's idea and Mr. Little'b gift, the C. C. C. boys look special interest in the work they did there,, laboring like Trojans to get the place in shape. Seeing it now it is liurd to realize that the pond is not a natural lake. From the standpoint of a landscape, the place is pretty, going far hack into the wooded hill beyond the lake. But it is from the standpoint of u reci eat ion park that it should be better knowtu It is close enough to the busy highway for a mother with small children to feel safe and for a motorist tired of the glaring road to take a few hours of rest without losing time. Yet it 1b secluded enough for town people to get a full share of country air and nature at Its prettiest. The place was planned for everybody who wants to use it. It is not a private enterprise, but belongs to all those who have said so far, "I saw that pretty little park when I passed by," and who should say from now 011. "We stopped there and had a picnic." It is called The Wayside Park, but any park anywhere could be called that. The purpose of this writing, besides calling attention to the place, is to say that everybody in Kershaw county, since Mr. Little owned the land, would like to call it differently. I Let the proper authorities change the ; name to "The Little Park. People passing will think that a pretty name, and those of us who know all about it j will know it is a suitable one. MIGHT BE WORSE Knowledge is power. Of course. So's money. Some people's faces Insure them against the advances of crooks. Truth fears nothing but concealment It is always easy to thumb a ride on the road to ruin. The superstition of today was the belief of yesterday. Nothing yet Invented to make a man Immune to noise. Often when you don't answer the phone you haven't missed much. If one has no enr for music, he Is spared many aggravations. Know yourself and don't take your friends' word for It. The easiest way Is usually easy for a very brief period. It's queer about pacifism. It can't make you belittle the warrior deeds of your ancestors. Man Is more warmly dressed than wommi except on his breastbone, where lie risks pneumonia. People say about the marriage woe 1 of others: "Well, they brought It on themselves." We eat too much salt; hut dieticians warn us against everything else. How big does a house have to be before the parlor Is called the drawing j room? Does education prevent us from taking up crackpot theories of government? The happiest person Is the person 1 who thinks the most interesting thoughts. If Americans don't hare better teeth I than other peoples, they at least hart more plugged ones. ' ~ \ - . .. - -V THE WORST FORM OF GAMBLING It I* Pari Mutual Betting Which Gamblers Want Leyahzed Here. Apropos of the attempt of t!i?> gainI) 11 UK element to have purl inutuel hut* ling on horse races legalized in this state which did not got far In thin legislature, but will conic up again at the next sosslou? is a study of the effects of that specially vicious form of gambling, where it was tried out recently. Iu this connection, The Spartauburg Herald prints this: We huvo heard talk of licensing Itorae racing in South Carolina. Florida fell for the halt several years ago und the race tracks -dog and horse have drijwn many visitor# to that state, if a state or city Is not particular ubout the* kind of visitors It attracts racing makes its appeal, though it'has been called the "underworld sport" because of the claBs that largely patronises the tracks. Lust year Rhode Island legalised racing. Governor K. Pelletler, of the aditorlul staff of the Providence Journal, recently made u survey of the results of the first year of racing in his state, tie admits that it has iu- I (-reused state income und furnished entertainment for tho crowds that go to the traoks. Rut in tin article written for the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Mr. Pelletter Bays: Rhode Island fhrned to gambling last year and tno effect on retail sales and hank accounts is reported to have j been disastrous, although definite tig-' ures cannot be obtained. Savings tie- i counts in Providence and Puwtucket j banks were wiped *out by the score i and there were common complaints In both cities that it, was "impossible , to do business while the horses aro > here." This writer heard more thau ono business man heave hearty thanks when the last season was over. I Yet public protests against horse racing wore few, largely due to the baronlul setup of Rhode Island, where high society, Idly wallowing in riches on one hand, und a working class which is almost u peasantry on the other hand, both, for different reasons see an emotional outlet in "watching t 'em run." The harslr-facliTg process in such a state setup as this Is merely a question of giving the people a circus to make them forgn^ the ills which beset them. Whatever may be the economic or moral effect ot- the truck seems of little consequence to those iu power, so long as the people are kept amused. As a result, workers often gamble their last dollar in the hope of a "strike," and. If they lose the welfare rolls are always open. Those who have profited most from the Narragansett track to date have been the politicians, to whom tho track offers jobs for themselves or relatives during the summer "off season;" the liquor dealers, to whose em-, porta go winners and losers after the 1 day's play, the one to spend their winnings and the other to drown their sorrows and disappointments, and the sly and cunning gentry once known as bootleggers, who, with the coming of repeal, have turned their talents to touting individual horses and "pax* leys" as loyal agents of betting syndicates which flourish openly in defi-; ance of law. In South Carolina we have no "high society, idly wallowing In riches" but we have thfe working class and others of moderate income. We have merchants trying to recover from depression by the increase of trade. The race track in this state would injure all claskes of citizens and no doubt would interfere with trade and cause deposits in savings banks to shrink as in Rhode Island. Racing in this state could not thrive on local patronage and efforts would be made to bring in tho riffraff that floats from one track to another as the seasons open and close. Squth Carolina ought to find some other way for the increase of Its income. Heartaches are "not good foundations upon which to build prosperity. Given Bullet-Proof Cars Buffalo, N. Y.?Two limousines, bullet-proofed over every square inch of their surfaces, have been sent to Washington for the personal pse of President Roosevelt and J. Hdgar Hoover, chief of the investigation division of the Department of Justice. The machines are capable of making 110 miles an hour. First Escape-Proof Prison The world's first escape-proof prison Is Uncle Sam's Alcatraz penitentiary qn an iBland In San Francisco bay, To- a day It Is equipped with tool-proof steel, new-type cell locks, bullet-proof glass sections, microphones und amplifiers, weapon detectors, and thick glass, thinly perforated, through which friends can talk to prisoners but not puss articles. Even letters are uot given directly to an Inmate for feur they may contain secret messages. They are copied In a different word arrangement 4 on plain prison paper.?Collier'# WGekU. Spider With "Human Face" A spider with a human face has boen discovered In Chumatlen, llonun. Its body Is smnll, but Its head Is abnormally large. The face Is dead white, with black eyebrows and a black nose. White lips add to the horror of Its appearance; Its feet are dark brown. A well-to-do Chinese found the creature In his house. Me sent It to the people's educational Institution. Milk Delivered Quietly London's Anti-Noise league plans to have milk delivered noiselessly. Milk wagons are to be electrically driven and have rubber tires. Milk bottles will bo made of a vegetable pulp Impregnated with mineral wax. Milk men will be non whistlers and will , wear rubber heels. Sheep Breeder'* Name Honored The Australian government Issued stamps to commemorate the centenary of the death of Cnpt. John MucArthur, who Introduced the merino breed of sheep Into Australia and so established the great wool-producing Industry. 'Tother One -? "Money, money?it's always money 1 Do you think I'm the goose that lays the golden eggs?" "No, dear, not that one 1"?Tlt-Bita Magazine. Foresight Surgeon?We found this four-carat diamond In your appendix. Victim?Fine l I saved $400 4oty by swallowing It, nnd the operation coat# but $100.?Detroit News. FOR SALE DESIRABLE DWELLING Six Rooms, Bath and Sleeping Porch NORTH MILL STREET Reasonable Terms Enterprise Building and Loan Association , Camden, S. C. 6 ewmm |2lUAU^eNS ST.- PHONE 193 [ I The Grain Crop Is Excellent I I SEE US FOR : I I McCormick-Deering I j BINQJERS i THRESHERS I 1 MOWERS | RAKES I | i Binder Twine j j | We also carry complete line of repair parts for I I McCormick-Deering Machines ! ; I WHITAKER & CO. 1 ... I Phone No.-.4L_ Rutledge 8t.