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I SOCIETY NEWS Ttl*phw?i 100 I? i T? Exhibit Min|?tur?s Au exhibition of miniatures la be| lug planned by the Carolina Art a? I Hociatton to embrace artists and sub jects from the whole ot South CaroI1ins, January 31 to February 26, Qlbbs i Art Gallery, Charleston, 8. C. Officials of the association hope to reach into private and other oolleoH lions, and have listed cities and com inuulties where there objects of art are known to exist. Camden has been I designated as one of these cities as Hi here are rare and valuable mini*Htures to be found here. Among them are those in possession of: Mrs. Bur re 11 Boykin, Mrs. Charles P. DuBose, Major Moultrie Brallsford, Miss Kthel Yates, Mlfcs Henrietta Johnson and iniuiatures In the Shannon family. Miss Anna Rutledjge and Miss Alice II ager Smith will visit Camden this week for the purpose of collecting miniatures for the above exhibit. H'rhese articlQs .wiU. J^.jRsurfid And kept under glass in a (Ire-proof buildling. "Miss Atlanta For 1936" ' A messago was received in Camden ^ oii January 2 announcing the birth n Atlanta ot Ann Soria Burke, to Mr, and Mrs. Soria Burke, of 1384 Peachtree street. The little lady name in two hours after the New Year Hand was the first "Miss Atlanta of Hi936." Mrs. Burke will be rememberHed as Miss Margaret Jenkins, daughHer of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Jenkins, Hnf Camden. The Atlanta Journal of .January 2 carries a photo of the young Miss. Mrs. Nettles Was Hostess Mrs. W. F. Nettles, Jr., entertained for members of her contract club Wednesday afternoon at her home on Laurens street. Mrs. -Miles Montgom cry. Mrs. Irving Pearce and Mrs. P. a. Small were additional guests. Mrs. Montgomery won the afternoon's top Hsrore and was presented a prize. The hostess served a delightful salad course after cards. House Guests Honored Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bauin gave Hi pretty party during the holidays In compliment to their houBe guests, Mr. and Mrs. David Tewell, of Asbury Park, N. J. The party WaB given at the Baum home on Highland avenue, where holly wreaths at the windows and brightly-colored flowers of the Yuletide season made pretty decora tions/ Supper was served the guests upon their arrival, after which bridge Hand other card games were enjoyed. Entertained At Bridge Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whitaker, Jr., entertained at a delightful dinner parity Tuesday evening at their home on Laurens court. Places were laid for Hwi-nty guests at two prettily appoiutHed caudle-lit tables In the dining room. Contract followed dinner and five prizes were awarded. Mrs. J. G. RidP1 Birds, Jr., and Ralph Shannon won the op score prizes and also the two ^ pi i/.cH for bidding and making a grand slam. For holding three deuces John le Loach received a gift. Garden Club Meeting I The Camden Garden Club meeting ^ wiii be held at the home of Miss Leila shannon Monday afternoon, January 3. at 4 o'clock. I Mrs. Margaret B. Miller, florist of H'amden, will make an address using ber subject, "Evergreen Shrub^H>? ry," for winter effect. I In addition to the usual floral exHiibits each member is requested to >ring to the meeting a "winter bouHjuet," which will also be judged and H prize will be awarded the winner. Honored On Birthday I Mra. Donald Morrison entertained Monday afternoon on North Mill treat, honoring her won, Donald, on his fifth birthday, Naucy DeFass won the prize In the donkey content and after many other games the guest* inarched Into the dining room, singing, "Happy Birthday" to the honor guest. Red and white was the color note carried out in the decoratlona and the refreshments. In the center of the table there was a Jack Horner pie, from which each little guest received a Ttretty priier The while-Iced birthday cake with flye lighted red tapers was auother attractive feature, of the table. Ice cream, cake arid candles were served the following guests: Mackey Chase, Lyn Boy kin, Nancy DeFass, Ida Heath, Withers Trotter, Jr., Mert Whltaker, Bilf Salinond and Johnnie Zemp, Watts-Mi ms Mr. and Mrs. Claudius Elmer Watts announce the marriage of their daughter,. Florence Eleanor, to Solomon Mime, of vCharleston. The wedding was solemnized on Friday, ..December 27, at noon at the home of the bride's parents on Highland avenue, 'lhe Rev. J. B. Canton performed the ceremony In the presence of only the immediate family. For the occasion the Watte home was very lovely in its yuletlde decorations. Gorgeous poinsettlas and burning tapere made a most beautiful setting for the marriage. Miss Nancy Watts, sister of the bride was maid of honor and Lloyd Smyrl acted as best man. The bride who was given in marriage by her father was most becomingly attired I in heavy bj-own crepe with matching | accessories. She wore a corsage of Johana.Hill roses and valley lilies. ' Mrs. Mlms is the second daughter (of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Watts. She Is a graduate of the Camden high school and attended Columbia College. Mr. Mime Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D S. Mlms, of Charleston. For a number of years he was a valuable employe of the Camden Floral company and now he Is associated with the Carolina Floral company, of Charleston. After a wadding trip to points In Florida they will go to housekeeping In Charleston. Camden Spinsters Party Hostesses One of the outstanding social events of the winter in Camden is the annual Christmas party given by the members of the Spinsters' club, and this year the affair was an unusually lovely one. This attractive group of young women entertained Friday evening at the Sunset club w.ith a dinner party j to which only the club members and | their dates were invited, and later in. the evening with a dance, to which a number of additional guests from | Camden and from out-of-town had i received invitations. I in the dining room v?tfs of poinsettlas were arranged on the mantleplieces and a lighted Christmas tree and garlands of smllax added to the decorations. Covers were laid for 26 guests and a flve-courBe dinner was served. Decorating the table were Ave bowls of American Beauty roses and lilies of the valley, and down the center of the table fern and lighted white tapers around each of which an American Beauty rose had been wound. As master of ceremonies, Miss Virginia Halle gave a toast to the Spinsters' guests and this was cleverly responded to by Moultrie Burns. Attending the party were MIbb Lucy Kirkland and Miss Thomasla Guthrie, two former members of the club, both of whom are now living In Washington. Dancing was enjoyed until 1 o'clock and a charming Informality made the affair a most delightful one. The members of the club include: Miss Virginia Halle, Miss Willie Halle, Miss Dolly Singelton, Miss ? Nancy Dempster, Miss Helen Savage, Miss Mary Goodale, Miss Faith deLoach, Miss Qerturude Zemp, Miss Caroline Richardson aj)$ Miss Carolyn Houser. W For Hospital Benefit A bridge party for the benefit of the Camden hospital is announced for Saturday, January 18, at 3 p. m., to be held at the home of Mrs. George R. Cook. Tickets will be 50 cents I per person, including tea. Reservations can be had by phoning 484. The j hospital needs your support and Mrs. Cook hopes to have a full attendance. ? Host To 8an Souci ' Mr. and Mrs. Marvin ReasonOver entertained the members of the San I Soucl club and a few additional guesta Wednesday evening at their home on Dyttleton atreet. A color motif of green and white was used tn the rooms tn which the bridge tables were placed. At the conclusion of the games the hostess served a delightful salad course'with" fruit cake and ^coffee. Mrs. Hnghey Tlndal received a lovely -prise as winner of . high , score for .the ladles, and U P. Tobln, one aa winner for the men. In addition to the club members', those present were: Mrs. Louis* Center. Mve. Hsnry Miles ! and M. B.. William*. ^ \-'y. ^ '*> ' ^ ' "1 I MEDICAL BATHS KIRKWOOD HOTEL Telephone Connections * Electric Cabinet Massage and Medical Gymnastics, Reducing Massage and Exerolses, 01! and Salt Rubs, Hot FomentsItlons, Etc. ! Scientifically done by 8wedleh Masseuse and Medical Gymnast. Treatments Given at Patients C Home |f Desired. Moderate Prices The above treatemnts will regulate and restore bodily functions, increase energy of body and mind, wonderful in nervous disorders, re-, lieve pains and acbes of almost every kind, breaks up eolde,- eleans out waste matter, softens stiff joints, congested muscles, pains and aches disappear as In rheumatism, gout, neuritis, neuralgia, lumbago, arthritis, etc. r All bodily Ills are due to poisons and no better method has yet been found for elimination, than these baths, with massage and exercises, plenty of fresh air, and a diet consisting. mostly- of- fruits and Y&get&i. bles. After a while you will find the toxtc poisons eliminated, the process of nutrition stimulated, the blood enriched, and a happy, healthy state of mind follows. " J " : , r - ..v. > Ill I I I I III ? 1 Personal Mention | Mrs. Chariot} Block, of St. I?uls, Mo., was the guest of her daughter, Mra. Biwou Eichel, Christmas. c Mrs. W. Curtis'Moore left last week for an extended vtslt to her daughter who is residing in liakerstleld, California. Major Moultrie lirallsford, of Cam* den, was the guest of relatives In the oity on Monday.?Orangeburg TimesDemocrat, Mr. and Mra. j. V. Hunt hare returned to Washington, D. C., after a visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ,F. C. Jones, Mrs. Hunt's parents. , Born to Mr. and Mra. Fred W. Par. ham at the Camden hospital on December 30, a daughter. She baa beeu named Margaret Hlisabeth Far ham. Mrs. W. Q. Wilson has joined her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Osteon, on a trip which wi]l carry them us far west as California. . I Dr. K. Z. Truesdale, of Bethune,' has returned from New York and Chicago, where he hug been taking post graduate courses und has resumed his practice. I Miss Betty Carrlson, who Is a student at Winthrop College, has returned to Winthrop to resume her studies after spending the holidays at home. She whs detained at home for some tlm$ as the result of au automobile accident in which she suffered a fractured collar , bone. Mr. aud Mrs. Richard M. Boykln, Miss Mary Moirlg Boykln, of New York; Dr. Irvine M. Boykln, of Phila-' delphia; Cullen Capehart, of Carolina; Burrell Capehart, of Bailey Military Institute, were at Carter Hill plantation, the Burwell Boykln home for the Christmas holidays. Met With Mrs. Mooore Mrs. W. C. Mpore entertained at her apartment on Lyttleton street Monday evening for the members of her card club, having among her guests, also, Mrs. Wylie Hogue, Mrs. James Qandy, Mrs. Q. S. King, Mrs. Edna Clybum and Mrs. Henry Niles. j The prizes for high and low scores were presented Miss Ada Montgomery and Miss Margaret Blandlng. Charlotte russe, cake and coffee were served following the card games. Richards-Hodges Liberty Hill. Jan. 4.?Of interest to society of the Carolinas is the wedding of Miss Marion Henrietta Rich-] ards, lovely daughter of Mrs. James Prioleau Richards and the late Dr. J. P. Richards, and Wilbur Breeden Hodges, which was solemnized in a ceremony of . beauty and dignity j Thursday afternoon, December 26, in the Liberty Hill Presbyterian church. The church was beautifully decorated J Inter-City Meet x Of Rotary Club The Camden Rotary Club wan the boat to 226 Koturians and Rotary Anns Thuraday night at the main dining room of the Klrkwood Hotel at 7:30 p. m. The occasion wuh u Hotury Inter-city meeting of the following cluba; Sumter, Manning, Hishopville, Hartavllle and Camdeu. The gueat orator was Dr. Julian Miller, editor of tkm Charlotte Obaorvor. Qeorge M. ivoy, alao of Charlotte, and Dlstriot Governor of the fifty-eighth Hotary District, also attended the meeting. Attractive favors were given each Rotary Ann and prises were drawn , for by the ladles following the dlnnor. The Camden Rotary Club has about forty-three members. The president for this year Is John M, Villeplguu, Camden business man, and coach of the Camden high school football team. The Klrkwood Hotel is the largest of the tourist hotels here and is the center of sports and social activity of the tourist colony. The owner, Karl H. Abbott, always sees to it that a fine dinner is served, and all who attended enjoyed a most delightful evening. Newly Weds Visiting Here According to a dispatch In the Columbia State of Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. W. Winchester Keith, who have I been at the Court Inn for the past two dayB, are on their wedding trip, having been recently married In | Washington. I . Mr. and Mrs. Keith left Camden on Thursday for Philadelphia, to return again soon. Mr. Kelth'B polo ponies have been In Camden for several weeks. The dispatch in The State 1b as follows: "Washington, Jan. S.-^-The marriage of Walter Winchester Keith and Mrs. Elizabeth Atterbury Connelly at a ceremony In the Belvedere hotel was announced today by Mr. Keith's mother, 1 Mrs. Walter Woodruff Keith. Both the bride and bridegroom are socially prominent. I "The former Mrs. Connelly is the daughter of Mrs. W. W. Atterbury of Radnor, Pa., and the late General Atterbury. former president of the Pennsylvania railroad. Only Mr. Keith's mother and her brother, George Brown, attended the ceremony. The wedding was private, Mr. Keith's mother explained, because of the recent death of General Atterbury. Immediately after the wedding the couple left for Camden. The bride and bridegroom will make their home in Philadelphia and on Mr. Keith's plantation near Georgetown. V The "red board" w&b against a passenger train as it approached Green! ville, Pa. The trainmen investigated to see what the trouble^was and found the tow>rman dead at his post. Heart attack.* 1 : ... . . LJL-. ...J.1 for thu occasion under the skillful dl- i rection of Misses Ixniise Jones and i Phoebe Richards. Southern smllax i was gracefully arched over the win- i dows and a burning candle was placed on each window sill. Smllax, cedar and other Christmas greens form- ! ed a lovely background at the altar for the tall branched candelabras , which held myriads of white cathedral tapers. A program of lovely nuptial music , was rendered by a trio composed of Misses Cooper Davis and Martha Hlnson, of Lancaster, and Miss Rdlth . Parker, of McColl, with Miss Sophie , Richards, sister of the bride, as ac- ( companist. Miss Richards also played the wedding marches, using "The Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin" for the processional and Mendelssohn's "Wadding March" for the recessional. frlrst to enter were the groomsmen who also acted as ushers, J, G. Richards, 3rd, of Asheville, N. C., W. J. Richards, Of Concord, N. C., James Prioleau Richards, of Luncuster, all brothers of the bride, und K. B. 1 Hodges, of Bennettsvillc. Next enter- ' ed the bridesmaids, Mrs. J. G. Rich- ' ards, 3rd, of Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. ' J. Prioleau RichardB, Jr., of Lancas- 1 ter. followed by the Junior bridesmaids, Misses Carolyn Heriot, of 1 Bishopville, niece of the bride, and i Joe Alice McMillian, of Mullins. The bridesmaids wore green taffeta gow;is, gold turbans and gold slippers and carried arm bouquets of poinsettias i tied with huge red bowB.' Miss Lai Richads attended tyer sister as maid of honor. She wore a charming green taffeta dress, gold turban and slippers and carried an | <1 J irm bouquet of poinsettlas. Little ? Su/.anno lloriot, niece of the bride, und Louisa Hull, cousin of the bride, Acted as flower girls. A. J. Richards, Jr., nephew of the bride, acted as ring bearer, currying the ring on a silver tray. The bride, a striking bruuet, entered with her eldest brother, A. J. Richards, by whom she was given In marriage. They were met at the altar by the brldgegroom with his best man, Charles Hodges, of Mulllus. The charming bride was never lovelier than Ih her wedding gown of Ivory satin fashioned with deep yoke of lace and bias folds of satin, having high neckline. Her bouquet was of bride roBes and valley lilies. The Rev. C. M. Richards, D. D., of Davidson, N. C? uncle of the bride, officiated. Mrs. Richards, mother of the bride wore a becoming gown of blue lace with shoulder corsage of pink roses. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother for the guests. The home was arranged with Southern Hinllax, white flowers and many lighted white candles. Mrs. Hodges is a graduate of WinIhrop college and has taught in the schools at Uennettsvllle for several years. She possesses a lovely voice and with her charming personality has endeared herself to a large circle of friends. Mr. Hodges is prominently connected In Marlboro county and is a graduate of North Carolina State college and a popular fraternity man. After a wedding trip to Florida they will be at home at Bennettsville. ^ '-- --^-sM^r I Clearance Sale of m. | TELEPHONE 206 j STATEMENT SHOWING CONOlTlbN OF I THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN f DECEMBER 31, 1935 ;|?f)| I j RESOURCES . Loans and Discounts $ 42,104.89 Bonds owned by Bank 198,384.85 I I Furniture and Fixtures 1,714.80 I Federal Deposit Insurance Premium .. 234.68 1 Cash and on Deposit with Banks 236,381.47 ! I ' $478,820.47 LIABILITIES Capital $ 30,000.00 ! Capital Debentures 10,000.00 |W- " ~ Surplus . 17,500.00 J Undivided Profits 1,055.78 II v| Deposit. ..... 420,264.69 |( $478,820.47 . W' "A Share of Your Banking Patronage U Appreciated" I h It is with great pleasure that the management of.this institution submits to its patrons and friends a copy I - of it's annual statement as published above and would call their attention td the steady progress this bank is I . making by a comparison of its resources for the past three years. I { DECEMBER 31, 1933 DECEMBER 31, 1934 * DECEMBER 31, 1935 I j ' r- t ' % ' - lj?'V I , S1B9.OI4.66 $331,623.68 $478,820.47 | j Since our organisation October 6, 1933, we have made 716 loans lb individuals, firms, corporations, the . i j City of Camden and Kershaw County School District Number 1. We have bid on and bought bonds of both | our County and City. We have paid out $645.47 in interest to our savings depositors and by Careful manage* v j | ment have strengthened the institution by increasing its surplus fund from $7,500.00 to $17,500.00 having toI day a bank which Vs feel fsdamderlng a real service m the community it serves, and one well able to telle care j of such business as we may sine entrusted to our care. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN? J MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION I DIRECTORS] | H. G. CARRISON.SK, ^ RTZEMF? R. B. PITTS, HENRY SAVAGE; JlLT I I ? W. J. MAYFIELD, J. COOLEY GILLIS, H. G. CARRISON, JR. I