Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GIFT HEADQUARTERS ll j Make thle little shop your*. Select gifte for the family *nd all your frlenda while \ t eitting costly at our flraalde. Catherine Goodale's Shop gg ? " I--' 1 " h (society news TaUphone 100 y KNIQHT?WHITAKBR / J.0 Beautiful Home Wedding 8p|amnlx?d c ?t Oool Springs sih * ' A- Q / * ' A wedding of much social prominence In 8puUf Carolina and New York was that of Miss Phebe Oreenl?af Knight and Dr. Andrew Burnet Whltaker, which was solemnized at the home o% the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Oreenleaf Knight, Saturday evening, December 4, at I 8:30. Rev. C. M. Brown, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Kershaw, officiated* H^n^ers of the iraf mediate families and~*a "few intimate friends attended the ceremony. Cool Springs, the lovely old home of the Knights, made an unusually charming setting for such an occasion. The vows"*were spoken before a background of palms, ferns, cedars and smilax. Gregory Pearce, of Columbia, rendered the nuptial music on the organ. f ?; To the strains of Lohengrin's bridal chorus the wedding party descended the stairs. Serving as ushers were Van Zandt Knight, Of Avon, N. Y.,- a brother of the bride; Roy Eakin, of , Washington, D. C.; Moultrie Burns and Anorum Boykin, Jr. Miss Ruth Pearson, of Hyattesville, Md., and Miss Gretchen van Zandt, of Rochester, N. Y., were the bridesmaids. They wore imported gowits of Margeaux slipper satin, fashioned on similar lines and carried arm bouquets of African daisies In shades of apricot. The matron of honor was Mrs. Van j Zandt Knight, of Avon, whose gown was also an imported model, but of Chateau Margeaux slipper satin. Her < flowers were an arm bouqet of Afri- 1 can daisies in shades of rose. The bride entered with her father, < O. -vO*- Knight, who gave her in mar- 1 riage- and was met at the improvised altar by the bridegroom and his best < man, Caleb C. Whltaker, Jr. She was < Ibvely In her imported wedding gown of Chateau pearl slipper satin made ' on long, graceful lines. Her fulllength tulle veil of the same shade ] was held to a Juliet cap by a dainty wreath of real orange blossoms and i her b<HMW?t was a".shower of Eka roses and lilies of the^vajley. j Mrs. Knight, mother of the bride, j wore a goiwn of cream lace over plnk^ satin and ? corsage of Talisman rpset. | Mrs. Whltaker, mother of the bride- < groom, was attired in black velvet, *nd her cors&ge was of Joanna Hill roses. ' -L I After the ceremony the members of the bridal party were served a wedding supper at a ^beautifully ap-^ pointed table placed in the western end of the spacious dining room. At] .another table in the eastern'end of. the dining room the guests were served a salad course with wedding cake j and champagne punch. Later the floors were cleared for dancing. , During the evening Dr. and Mrs.^ Whitaker left, for a trip south and ( upon their return will be at home to ^ their friends at their cottage on Lyt-. tleton street after December 16. Mrs. Whltaker Is the only daughter t ,of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oreenleaf i Knight, of Avon, New York, and Cam- J ' den. She has made her winter home ^ ??????? In Camden (or a number ot years. She attended St. Mary's Cathedral school ou Long Island and Brenau College at Gainesville, Ga. .. The bridegroom Is the^son of Mr. And Mrs. Caleb Clarke Whitaker, Sr. 1 He was graduated from ttfe College of . Charlestou and the' Charleston ' Medical College and la a member of I Pheta Kappa Psi fraternity. He Is ( prominent in the medical profession in Camden. Among the out-of-town guests pre- " sent for the ceremony were Miss la- 1 abel Puffer and Mfss Linda Puffer, of Avon, N. Y.; Mrs. Ruth McClave. of Greenwich, Conn.; Rodney Jarvls, of I Great Barrlngton. Mass.; Porter Van ? Zandt, of Rochester, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. BurchlU Moore, of Charleston; < Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson, of ' Newberg, N. Y.; and Miss Caroline 1 Richardson, of New York City. < Many Parties For Couple Since the announcement of their J engagement In the early fall, a series of lovely parties have been given- In 1 honor of Miss Phebe Knight and Dr. 1 Andrew Whitaker, whose wedding 1 took place Saturday evening at Cool } Springs, the home of the bride. Among those given this week was -I the tea at which Miss Susan Kennedy, 1 Miss Dolly Singleton and Dixie Boy- 1 kin entertained Jointly Sunday after- 1 noon In honor of this popular couple. This informal drop-in party was held s at the Kennedy home on north Broad 1 street, where only intimate friends a of the honor guests were Invited. * Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Jr., poured tea ? at the table which was appointed In bridal green and white. A cocktail party given Thursday I afternoon honored Miss Knight and 8 br. Whitaker. The host and hostess I* were Mr. and Mrs. Ancrum Boykin, C Jrs who entertained at their country home at Chancefleld' Plantation. ? One of the lovely affairs given for 8 the bride and bridegrboph-elect was ? the dinner party wnj&h Moultrie T Burns jfave Friday Evening at the * Court Inn. The guests were invited >| to a private dining room where covers were laid for twelve. The bridal mo- i tlf was carried out In1 green and s white. Green tapers lighted a center- h piece of white snapdragons. A course 8 dinner was served and immediately I afterwards the guests attended the 8 wedding rehearal at Cool Springs. . Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wright added I another party In .the 'series for*Miss H Knight and Dr. Whitaker, when they entertained at a lovely luncheon at ? their home on Chesnut street at one 1 O'clock on Saturday. Bekldes the t members of the bridal party, covers I were laid for Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Burchill Moore, of Charleston, and Porter VanZandt, of j Rochester, N. Y. 1 ? \ Hobklrk Inn Arrivals 1 G. W. Hundley, Jr., and Dr. W. N. ^ Fortescue, of Hendersonville, N. C., t are at the Hpbkirk Inn for a few days , shooting. Other arrivals include Mrs. t Fred R. White, of Cleveland, Ohio; t Lawrence H. Norton, of Cleveland, r Miss Isabel PufTer, Avon. New York; ( Miss Linda D. Puffer, of Avon, New f York; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Pearson, of Hyattsvllle, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. t L. Claypool, of Pittsburgh; Mr. and < Mrs. C.'L. Pierson, of St. Davids, Pa.; j G. Bernard Fenwick, Jr. of Baltimor?. . Personal Mention Joe Barucb, of Mtu-rell's Inlet, la the guest of J. CooJey (Hills ! I Mrs. Jim in le Hunter ha* returue^L to her luuue in Richmond after a week s visit to Mrs. Henry Brothers. Mrs. F. M. Wootou spent a few days this week with her sister. Mrs. J. O. Howsn at Concord. N. O. Mrs. Clyburu Perry and Mrs. Heed Sarratt were visitors la Columbia on Tuesday. i. , Hoy Parker and. MIbb Mae Parker. * of Spartanburg, visited their brother, * Wade Parker, recently. Miss Kosa McUod, of I^Hoy, New York, arrived Sunday to spend the winter here. Mr. and Mrs George Grlswold are , occupying Mrs. B. O. DuBoss's home j on north Fair street thlB season. J Miss Ellen Salmond, who has been ( Bpendlug the summer. with her aunt, . In Old Lyme, Conn., returned to Cam- , den this week to spend the winter. j Mrs. Leila Boyklu Klrkland, of Old ( Lyme, Conn., Is the guest of hor sjster, Mrs. Charles Salmond. for the j Dhrlatmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Burdett and , daughter, Miss Huth Burdett, of En- , jlewood, New Jersey, will be guests ( it the Hobkirk Inn for several weeks, t Alvln T. Untermeyer has shipped ( twelve horses to Camden for training j :hls winter. . He will arrive at an oar- j ly date for a visit. I SB*, and Mrs. Fred Ralph, ami sou, j >f Miami, Florida, are spending some j :ime at the Hobkirk Inn. Mr. Ralph i s connected with the Pan-American { kirways corporation. L Ward C. Belcher arrived from Lake-'^ Mile, Conn., this week and Is opening' j lis beautiful home, Horse Branch'r Hall. Mrs. Belcher is expected next r week. H. Grainger Gaither, with twenty i fine horses from the stableB of Am- 8 3rp8e F. Clark is here. He Is occupy- ^ ng the Cato G. Glover home on north j ihoad street. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Wolfe and j ion are in Camden for the winter. They are occupying a house on Green 1 treet. Mr. Wolfe brought down ten torses he Is training for E. L. Woodyard. Lawrence H. Norton, of Cleveland, 8 here for a visit, having somo re?alrs made on his home on Green treet. He with his brother, R. C. e Jorton, expect to spend Christmas in g >amden. li Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Scott and e fr. Scott's sister, Mrs. Roberts, were J uests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirk- r ver on last Friday. They expect to s eluru at an early?date?and?have- fc anted the E. N. McDowell house on g forth Mill street for the season. s Mrs. "Woods Robinson and daugh- 1 era, Miss Alice and Rosemary Robin- t on, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tucker ? tave returned to Camden for the sea- g on, and are occupying their home on I jyttleton street. They have been T pending some weeks in Hew York. a Mrs. Lv .L. Sarratt, Mr. and Mrs. t teed Sarratt and daughters spent the t veek end with relatives in Charlotte. 11 Mr^ and Mrs. Carl Johnson returnid Friday to their home in Boston, liass., after a short visit to the later^ sister, Mrs. Jesse Barnett and lira. Charles Dymock. Mrs. Wllllford Was Hostess t c Christmas decorations featured the t iretty party which Mrs. J. L. Willi- j ford gave Wednesday afternoon at f ler home. Guests were members of j he Neighborhood club and Mrs. Barn- ^ veil Clarkson, M-rs. James Zemp, Mrs. j ''rank Spencer and Mrs. Alex Clark- f ion. A miniature Christmas tree , with blue ornaments centered the tea ( able and on either side burned tall t >lue tapers in Bllver candelabra. Each t efreshment plate held a tiny lighted j :andle. ' Scores were kept on tallies j ittached to candy walking canes. I Miss Mlnnette Boykin won the high ? icore prize, Mrs. Alfred McLeod the ] >ne for second high, and Mrs. R. E. j Stevenson cut the consolation. Entertain at Dinner Red candles in lovely old silver 1 candlesticks and sprays of Nandina 1 formed the lovely centerpiece for 1 the table when Mr. and Mrs. Jack " Whltaker, Jr? entertained at a bridge .1 ilnner Tuesday evening, at their 1 aome. In the card games, Mrs. J. G. " Richards, Jr., Jack Wbitaker, Jr., and J. B. Zemp received the evening's Mgh scores. J .? Fwenty-flve Cents to five dollars a week. T&ke your chofoa, Open a Christmas account. The. Commercial Bank of Camden. Member F. d. i. c. ..." Had Party at Exchange' The Woman's Exchange was the scene of a pretty party Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. Q. T. Little entertained there for the members of her club and Invited In addition,* Mrs. John deLoach, Mrs, Jack Whttaker, Jr., and Miss Lillian Yates. Bright Yule tide decoration* and red candles made attractive ^setting for the TH* COMING OF OH. KOCH TO haiqlar theatre in camoen Frederick H. Koch, who has Just returned from the thirty-fifth tour of the Carolina Playinaker's, in t'CflHiig to Camden, aiul such a treat we have lu store In hearlux that gifted nian' Dr. Koch could spend an evening -many evening* lu fact?in telliiiK us of the pidueor work he lum done In the development of nutivefolkdrama and the distinguished fig-1 ure* who have emerged from these groups. Under his leadership writers have illustrated that there exists lu the life ahout him the same dramatic Interest tl^at was found In the life of Troy, or Camelot. or any fabled city ot the Golden Age. Founder aud director of the North Dakota Haymakers, whore that distinguished play, wrlght. Maxwell Anderson, waa a charter member, Dr. Koch came In 1918 to the University of North Caroi?a to found and direct the Carolina t'laymukers. Two ' charter members >f that organization were Paul Oreen, winner of the 1927 Pulitzer prize for lis epic tragedy of the negro "In Ab. 'sham's Bosom," and Thomas Wolfe, loted novelist, whose first literary work to be published was the moun,a|n tragedy, "The Return of Buck 3avin," written under the supervision >f > Dr. Koch. Mr. Wolfe on recelvng his first royalty check of five dollars for the production of his little >lay wrote Dr. Koch, "Thank God, Prof.?It's the first real money r ever tad for ray writing." But Dr. Koch is not coming to Oamlen to tell of his great contribution o creative work and to the nationvide recognition he has received. I laresay he would be very reticent In nentioning It But ho is coming to ead that Immortal classic, "Dickon's Christmas Carol, which published In [843, is still the favorite Christmas itory of thousands of readers. And 3am4en has a rare treat in hearing >r. Kpchs' reading ot it, says Mary iorrison, director of the Camden 'Iaymakera' Guild. "wenty-five Cents to, five pilars a week. Take your vcholce. Open a Christmas Club account. The Commercial Bank of Camden. Member F. D. I. C. Celebrated Eighty-Third Birthday The Columbia State of Friday, Decimber 3, carried a picture by Sar;eant of Mrs. Josephine Hay, of Co- ] umbia. Mrs. Hay was born and reard in Camden, the widow of Senator | . Thornwell Hay, -and a very promllent lawyer of his day. The paper ays: "Mrs. Hay celebrated her 83rd ( :ly<?n In her honor by her son-in-law tnd daughter, Mr. and Mrs .M. Bontarn Brooks, at their honie on Pres- | on street. Among those enjoying the ffTalr were the following children and xandchildren of Mrs. Hay: Mr. and Ira. W. O. Hay, Mrs. J. T. Hay and thornwell Hay, all of Camden; Mr. ,nd Mrs. Archie Frlpp, of Columbia, he host and hostess. Many^ happy reurtas of the day Is the wlsh'of her aany friends." ? I _ - i Organize Carolina Club Miss Lodema Gaines, of Greer, asistant dean of women at the tJniverdty of South Carolina, was the' speak>r at the Kershaw County chapter of he University Alumnae Wednesday ivening. The meeting was held at he Woman's Exchange, which waB jrettily decorated In Christmas jreens and red candles. A buffet sup>er was served and Mrs. Dan Mackey, vho was elected president of the club, )oured tea. Miss Ruth DeLoache, a itudent at Carolina, made a few renarks in behalf of the Camden Btulents now at the University. Besides he speaker and the president, among hose present at the meetlng*Were diss Sara Rector, of Bethune; Miss ^aith deLoach, Mrs. Zander Clarkson, drs. John deLoach, Mrs. Henry Savige, Jr., Miss Sara Crawford, Mrs. Harrington Yates and Mrs. William Mettles, Jr. Mrs. Davidson Was Hostess In entertaining her bridge club on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. A. S. Davidson added an extra table in honor of her house guests, Mrs. H. S. McKay and Mn. W. L. Powell, of Cheraw... Playing at the guest table with the honorees were-Mrs. Edward Leadey and Mrs. E. C. VemTresckow, while Mrs. A. C. Bradham substituted' for the hostess. . After cards tea was served In the fining room which was lighted only hy candles. The tea table was beautifully appointed and centered with a bowl of lovely red carnations, Mrs. T. J. Klrkland and Mrs. E. C. VonTresckow presiding at the tea aervicea. Mrs. Frank Spender, Mrs. Ranlett and Mrs. W. O. Hay joined the guests for tea. To Hold Bridge Tea On Friday, December 17, a bridge tea will be held at the home of Mrs. Louise Proctor, on Lyttleton street, sponsored by Circle 2 of Grace Epte copal church., Play will begin at I o'clock and tea served at 5 o'clock Tables will be $1.00 each, Dont forget that Christmas dob ac count. The Commercial Bank o Camden, 'Member F. D, I. C. 8EEGERS?MUNN Mr. and ^frs. T. B. SeegerB aivnounc the marriage of their daughter, Addle Evelyn, to JameB Munn, which took place at 6 o'clock Saturday evening November 20, in Kershaw, at the home of Rev. J. M. Noal, officlating. " | Mrs. Munn is from the Gates Ford section of Kershaw county. ' Mr. Munn is the son of Mr. and. Mrs. Fulton Munn, of the Mt. Pisgah Bectlon of Kershaw county. Mr.? ami Mrs.?James?Munn?are .pending thiB week in Kershaw with Mrs. Munn's sister, Mrs. J. I*. Bradley. A sure way to save. Open a Christ' mas Club account. The Commercial Bank of Camden. Member F. D. I. C. | Honor Young 8on A delightful 'Christmas party was enjpyed Friday afternoon by fifteen' young friends ot Withers Trotter at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j J. W. Trotter. Upon arrival the gueBts were presented novelty nursery rhyme toys and balls. Pauline Trotter and John Stevenson won the prises in the peanut contest. Ice cream and cake were served In the dining room where a color motif of red and white was used. A Christmas scene with' 8t. Nick's reindeer, red candles and the white-iced birthday cake with red candles made lovely table decorationsJohn Richard Ru.ssell, 45, confessed embezzler 'of funds of the closed Farmers Band and Trust company at Charlestown, W. Va., lias been sentenced to serve 25 years in a federal prison by the court at Elkins, W. Va. To Moot With Mrs. Marvin I The Camden Garden Club will meet Monday, December 13, at 4 o'clock, with Mrs. H. G. Marvin. Mrs. E. 0. VonTrosckow will speak on "Tulip Time In Holland." Members are asked to bring Christmas decorations ?holly excluded. The blue ribbon will be awarded to the bast exhibit. 1 _ WHEN IN COLUMBIA During thew Shopping Dtjn Relax by Dining - AT Bihari's Restaurant 1229 Hampton Street COLUMBIA, S. C. REFINED ATMOSPHERE Courteous end Efficient 8ervtoe MODERATE PRICE . ' L?? I I Mil ID e P A S S' Slli I I j *'Th# Roxall Store" | | Reasonable Drug Prices i Phone 10?We Deliver Opp- J- C. Penney'? j Don't fail to see ou holiday line, consisting of the i I famous Lentheric line of Tweed, Miracle and Shang- j j j I hai Toilet Water, Body Powders and Extracts. i j gars, Cigarettes, Cigar Lighters, Kodaks and Films. i v Also a lovely line of the exclusive Elizabeth | j i Arden preparations, as well as Houbigant, Coty, Eve- i H ning in Paris and many others, impossible to list. I [ | Exquisite Candies for Christmas; Christmas Ci- , j ! kars, Cigarette, Cigar Lighters. j j See our famous line of Arizona Spruce Christmas I Trees. 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