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1 . .CLOSING SALE . . " < -r.\ All Next Week, April 4 to 9 AT THE CATHERINE GOODALE SHOP 1811 FAIR STREET - 4 . - :' " i SOCIETY NEWS Telephone 100 v.. ' * lovely home wbdoinq solemnize* at brevard place At H o'clock the evening of ^arch 26.. Miss Margaret Byllesby Pitts, thA dnughtro of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben B. Pitta, of Camden, became the bride of Robert j:\uiih Breok, of New York City, The ceremony, beautiful In-, simplicity, wua performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I'llt.s In Brevard Place. The Rev. Barnwell Cuaton officiated. SinllaX, dogwood and apple bloaaoma., softly lighted by white cathedral candles In pedestal candelabra, were used its decorations, and made a lovely setting for the Improvised altar In the south ii\lng room. Mrs. Francis N. Mctporkle, pianist, rendered a program before and during the ceremony- The pre-nuptlal music Included: "Venetian Love Song" (Nevln), "Meditation" from "Thais" (Massenet) iukI "Andante Rellgioso" (Thome). The vliridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin" (Wagner) wns used for the processional and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" for the recessional. Schubert's "Serenade" was softly played dhrlng the ceremony. Miss Mary Pitts, the youngest sister of the 'bride, was maid of honor. She wore a dress of aqua marquisette trimmed in silver, and a Juliet cap of silver (aught with rhlnestones. Her tlowers, arranged in a showered bouquet, were sweet peas In pastel shades. V SlBfi > MILORKO H. ^pP| ! &>,. >:3 I WOULDN'T think of using ini.v tiling?but?Octagon Toilet ^ Bonp,'" she said. "'I've found it so helpful for true skin care. Its soothing creamy lather keeps my skin soft and young looking, too.' "I followed her advice and now my complexion is really lovely. In fact, I use it for lx>th face and bath." Why notlet the bland, gentle lather of Octagon Toilet Soap guard your beauty, too. Try it, today! ONLY 5' A CAKE The bridegroom's beet m?n whs Donald Morrison, of Camden. Heubeu Pitts, Jr., and Isaac Pitts, brothers of the bride, were ushers. The bride descended tho stairs with her fattier, who gavft her in marriage. Her wedding gown was of white marquisette apptiqued with satin, and her tuile veil, caught with opalescent lilies, extended into a lengthy train. *She carried a show* ered bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Reuben Pitts, mother of the bride, wore a dregs of poudre-blue marquisette and lace, and ^ corsage of yellow roses The bride, one of Camden's most beau* tlful young women, attended Converge college, and is a member of the Camden Junior Welfare league. Her father, Mr. Pitts, president of the Hermitage mills of this city, is a trustee of Coker college and Put man university. The bridegroom Is the only son of E. it Hreck, vice president of the DanielGreen Manufacturing oompan.v, and the late Mrs. Hreck, of Dolgeville, N. Y. He uttended Harvard. Yale, and the Huston School of Fine Arts. He spent last Hummer in Camden enguged in portrait palming, and at present is associated with the Alley and Richard company, of New York City. The bridegroom is u mem- i ber of the Harvard and Yale clubs. At the reception following the ceremony Miss Carolyn Williams, of Columbia, cousin of the bride, and Misses Jean t Harris, Charlotte DuHoae and Betty Blakeney, of Camden, assisted in the din- i ing room. Sinilax and white iris decorated this room, and the bride's table, which was covered with an imported cloth of ' filet lace and embrodlery, was centered ] with the wedding cake, and flanked with ; crystal candelabra holding white candles. The young couple left after the reception for their wedding trip, after 1 which they will be at home at the Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N', Y. Tlie out-of-town guests present, were: . Mrs. H. M. Byllesby, Mrs. Warrington Lawrence and Miss M. G. Baldwin, Rosello, N. J..; Mr. and Mrs. Latimer Williams. Columhiu; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley 1 Morse, Stateburg; Miss Elizabeth Cot- } trail, Albany, N. Y.; Judge and Mrs. C . C. Feather-stone and Mr. arid Mrs. Douglas Featherstone, Greenwood; and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Morse, Jr., New York ? City, tho latter the former Miss Emily Pitts, elder sister of the bride. ? Entertained At Club t Mr. and Mrs. Sam Karesh enter- t tained at a buffet supper and dance i Wednesday evening at the Bang Bang eliii) af the Onifrt. Init Dogwood bins-Boms and pine boughs made pretty f decorations for the club YtTOm and the ( supper table was centered with a crys- < tal bowl of white iris and lilies. Ivory { tapers burned in crystal holders, j Among the fifty-six guests who at- ? tended the party were; Mr. and Mrs. j Sam Wittenberg, Mr. and Mrs. R. Rob- < en, and Mr, and Mrs. Berry,- of Co- j lumbia. 1 U. D. C. Meeting The John D. Kennedy Chapter U. D. C. will meet Monday, April 4, at , 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. S. C. Zemp( on Chesnut street. All mem- ? bers urged to attend. GIVE YOUR WARDROBE A LIFT FROM WINTER STORAGE j Now that the clothes are coming out of winter 1 storage for your spring wardrobe give them a lift with i t _ ) our rejuvenating dry cleaning. . . . . or change them ( with our dependable dyeihg-?all moderate prices. 1 PALMETTO DRY CLEANERY ~ V-- TELEPHONE SIX ? ^* . ' : Solicitors: i.John Henry McDoweii, Dsn Msckey 1111 1 - Personal Mention The Wintrop girls home for the spring holiday# are Heleu Tlndal, Caroline Nelaou and Nanoy Watt# Mrs. H. 8. Steadinau haa returned from a visit to her daughter, Mtb. Robert Tafl. in Charleston. Mih. Carrie M. Davis spent Sunday with her brother's family, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Myers, lu Charlotte. N. C Mrs. Hubert WWson visited her pa rents. Mr. and Mrs. J. I), Arthur, in Union last week. end. Mrs. L. P. Tobln and son. Joe. spent last week end in Greer and attended a reuuion of her family. Mrs. C. V. Mussebeau visited her mother, Mrs. h. J. Chewuiug, in Greenwood this past wook. Mrs. Ralph Brown, of Barnwell, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Kennedy at Bettynoek plantation. "? Mr. and Mrs. ThomaB Ancrum have as their guests, Mrs. Ancrum's brother, Henry Piel and his daughter. Miss Marie Louise Piel, of lxing Island. Little Harriet Whitaker Moore, of Charleston. Ib the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Allison DuBose and children, of Greenville, were the week end guests of the formers mothei, Mrs. E. C. DuBose. Miss Beatrice Lowell, of Boston, is on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sav age. Miss l^owell is a niece or Mr. Savage. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Fletcher, of Greenwood, announce the birth of a daughter on March 27. Mrs. b leti hei was Miss Frances Chewning of Camden before her marriage. Among those visiting the gardens In the lower part of the state this week were: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McKain, Mrs. Willio Whitaker, Mrs. Prank Spencer, Mrs. C. 0. Whitaker, Sr., and Mrs. John T. Mackey. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDaniel had is their guests Sunday Miss Edna i'oung and Carl Brown, of Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moseley moved oday from the Commercial Hotel to heir home on North Broad street. Miss Hortense Weichsel from the iVelchsel Art Galleries, of New York, 8 now stopping at the Kirkwood Hoel. She has traveled extensively ill over the world and is making a itudy of Camden's scenic displays. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wilson, Mr. ind Mrs. Leon Tobin, and Mr. and Mrs. Hughey Tlndal attended the Williams-Arthur wedding in I^ancaser Wednesday evening. Mr. Arthui s the brother of Mrs. Wilson. Amoug those going down to Charvisit MagnoHa~a-nd,-C> pi gardens last week were Mrs. J. H. Jsborne, Mrs. T. Lee Little, Mrs. J. 3. Lindsay, Mrs. A. D. McArn, Mr. md Mrs. A. Reed Sarratt, Mr. and vlrs. J. J. Rauch, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smyrl, Mrs. Shell West, Mr. and Mrs. vl. G. Huckabee, Mrs. Frank W. Spencer, Mrs. Alice C. Marye, Dr. (ohn W. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Sector. Gave. Lovely Tea An unusually lovely tea was given Wednesday afternoon by Mjjp. H. G. Harrison at her home, Cherokee Hill. The Canison home was lovely in its lecorations of evergreens and spring lowers. Mrs. W. L. DePass and Mrs. t. M. Kennedy, Jr., greeted the guests it the door. The tea table was beautifully appointed with a bowl of purple iris and wild pink azaleas. Lovely old canilesticks held lighted tapers. Pourng tea and coffee were Mrs. Henry Savagfe, Sr., and Mrs R. B. Pitts. Dthers serving in the dining room were Mrs. John deLoach, Mrs. Thomas Ancrum, Mrs. Frank Wooten, Jr., Miss Lillian Yates, Miss Marie Louise Piel and Mrs. Fischer Black. Mrs. Rslnafora Entertains A lovely tea was given by Mrs. W. 3. Rainsford Saturday afternoon to which were Invited the members of :he Camden Garden club. Punch was served in the living rooin by Miss Dannie Fletcher and Mrs. George R. Zock and Mrs. Samuel Russell served :ea and coffee in the dining room. Later the guests were invited into Mrs. Rainsford's garden, which is one >f the loveliest spots of Camden at his season. . Hostess at Tss Following the christening of Fischer Sheflfey Black, Jr., son of Mr. in4 Mrs. F. S. Black, of Washington. D. C., Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zemp entertained at a small tea at their home 3unday afternoon for the immediate members of the family. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Black, of Bryson City, N. C.; and Mr. ind Mrs. 8. W. Black, Jr., of Charlotte. ----- I Plaie-U-Plezo Club Met At the Woman's Exchange tea room Monday evening, a pretty party was given honoring the members of the Pase-u-plexe club. Mrs. James D. Zemp was the hostess snd Miss Sara WoUe was an additional guest. Top Core prise was won by Mrs. E. J. McLeod and low prise by Miss Henrietta Zemp. ^ Viola Winmill To Wed Randy Duffey \\'oil. It la out hi lust. Wedding bells will bo ringing OH Nluy 3 wboii Miss Viola Winntlll. of Warrenton and Haudolph Duffoy, of Mlddleburg, will make a truco to tho aged feud but woo u the two huuttiiK hamlets. and like the last of tho Martian and MoCoys, tho two will middle-aisle it la St. James Episcopal church with Rev Paul llowden doing the ilea. Miss WluiaHl, daughter of the Robert C. WlntnlUa. of Clovolly, will have her | two sisters, Misses Virginia and Jose| phiuo, as bridesmaids. Mr. Duffey, I son of the Harry J. Uuffuya, will have | J. North Fletcher as best man. Tho bridosmuids will be Miss Mildred Nlcoll and Miss Frances Brewstor, of New York; Miss Jane Wilbur. Miss Sallle Apploton, Mrs. Melville, Beams, all of Warrenton; Mrs. Raymond VVoolfe, of Camden; Mrs. VN' 11liam W. Bralnard, of Greenwich, Connecticut; Miss Murian Gray, of Westbury, L. I.; Miss Dorothy McGee, of Roslyn, and Miss Wllhelmlne Kirby, of Bedford Hills. N. Y. The ushers, many to do with the steeplechase and hunt-meeting riders, are Anderson Fowler, William B. Street. J. V. H. Davis, Jack Skinner, Henry W. Frost, Jr., B. Clarkson Rhame, William Bralnard, Jr., Louis E. Stoddard, Jr., Raymond Woolfe. Townsend WlnmiU and Harry J. Duffey, Jr.?Middleburg, (Va ) Chronicle. CAMDEN LIBRARY NOTES Among the books recently added to the shelves at the Camden Public Library are the following: "Rod Star Over China," by Edgar Snow; "Madame Curie," by Eve Curie; "Out of Africa," by Isak Dinesen; "Seed from Madagascar," by Duncan C. Hey ward; "Pepita," by V. Sack viHe-West; "R. F. D.," by Charles A. Smart; "Prodigal Parents," by Sinclair Lewis; "Death on the Nile," by Agatha Christie; "Light of Other Days," by Elizabeth Corbett; "Romance Royal," by Berta Ruck; "Trumpets Calling," by Dora Aydelotte; "Tuesday Never Comes," by Llda Larrlmore; "Katrina," by Sally Salmlnen; "Juice of the Pomegranate," by Ethel M. Dell; "Action at Abulia." by Hervey Allen; "MyBtery of the Queen Mary," by Bruce Graeme; "Whistlin' Hangman,"! by B. H. Kendrlck; "Celia," by E. H. Young; and "Forever Ulysses," by C.j P. Rodocanachi. From a list compiled by tho American Library Association of the best books published for boys and girls for 1937, about twenty have been addecf * ? Camden Library Until the end of school the library hours will be from 10 a m. to 1 p. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. U. D. C. Notice Will the families in Kershaw county who have relatives, Confederate Veterans, buried unmarked, In the old Quaker cemetery In Camden notify Mrs. E. C. VonTresckow, vicepresident of the John D. Kennedy Chapter U. D. C., and send In initials, names and regiment, and the like, in which they served and say if they agree to have the U. D. C. get markers from the government. These markers will cost the families nothing. DI8TI NGlJ ISH ED GUE8T8 VI8IT AT COL. CLARK WILLIAM8 ESTATE The Faculty Party from Williams College. Mass., visiting Col. and Mrs. Clark Williams, at The Cedars and The Pines, Camden, from March 2t> to April 2. Among thoso visiting Col.. Williams are: I Dr. Charles L. Seeley, professor emeritus of physical education, for 43. years track coach at Williams college; | Karl E. Weston, professor of line' arts; Walter W. McLaren, professor of economics; Bralherd Mears, professor of chemistry; Ames H. Corley, professor of romance languages; John I P. Comer, professor of government; Carl W. Johnson, professor of Ger-' man; Edwin L. Perry, professor of geology; Allyn J. Waterman, professor of biology; Alton H. Gustafson, j Instructor in biology, Dr. Dana H. i Farnsworth, assistant director of health and athletics: Paul?H,?Fall, professor of chemistry. Assisting Col. and Mrs. WML ns In entertaining the group are Mrs. Herbert D. Porterfleld, of New York; and Miss Olive Rand, of Greenway, Va. Miss Whitaker Was Hostess Miss Elizabeth Williamson was complimented again on Monday evening When Miss Betty Whitaker entertained at a small dinner party at her home. At a prettily appointed table centered with apple blossoms and lighted green candles were seated, besides the hostess and honor guest, Miss Ann Whitaker, John Buqkley, of Millbrook, N. Y.; Jlmmie Worcester, Of Stamford, Conn.; John Hill, of South Kent, Conn.; Billie Pitts, and Massie Trotter. SPRING TIME Is Natures I Suggestion for PAINTING.... < . o ' * We carry a full line of B. P. 5. Paint for outside and inside work. * -C i I We will be glad at any time to give estimates on any paint job?largi or small. We also have a large stock of Dutch Boy White Lead and Pure Linseed Oil. Come in and see us. Barringer Hardware Company 1 PHONE 21 Camden, South Carolina I UIIIIUHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIinklM r 1 E. W. M O I S E, JR. ARCHITECT F. H. A. PLANS No. 1 Law Range 8umter, 8. C. Legion Auxiliary To Meet The April meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will bo held Friday, April 8, at Wlmberly Hall at four o'clock. Mrs. It. E. Chewntng and Mrs, D. F. Nicijuucxmn win be hostesses at this mooting. COMING] PpfNgr J USTIN TO .ADIO^BHadi April 13,14,15,16 DeKalb Pharmacy I JOIN OUR FOURTEENTH SERIES APRIL 18, 1938 / - .? Get the thrift habit by systematic monthly savings installment shares, $1.09per month per share. Proved safety plus liberal earnings. Insured shares provide for the payment of the full par value of your stock immediately at your death, should that occur before maturity of the stock. . 4 Income from our shares is exempt from State Income Tax. - ' ? The Wateree Building and Loan Association "34 Years of Community Service'* ~j DAVID WOLFE, President . V *" "-C. . LEWIS L CLYBURN Srcrel?ry-Trrn?ui-er I