Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOCIETY NEWS Telephone 100 i ? , Engagement AnnoMnced Mr. a'"! Mr8- A JollW8' of Ashevllle. announce the engagement or their daughter. Ethel 1ax>, to Bynuin jj. Noose, of Camden. Mtas Jonea 1b a graduate of l^ie H. I'klwurdH high echool and BUtmore college, Aahevllle. Mr. Neese, the ton of the Rev. and Mre. Joseph L. Neese, of Reldsvllle, graduated from Bessemer high school, Greensboro, and attended Elan college. For the past one and a half years Mr. Neese has resided Jn Camdon, where he Is manager of tho J. j.? Newberry store. 4 The wedding will take place Sunday, March 3, In Central Methodls) church at Asheville. / Engagement Announced Of Interest to friends will be tho announcement of the following engagement. The clipping was taken from the society columns of the Chicago Tribune of February 4: In March the town will loso another oi its well-known bachelors, Shannon Ulackwell, who becomes the bride groom of Miss Dorothy Kelly, of Klngsport. Tenn. A graduate of the Tntvorslty of South Carolina, Shannon has lived in Chicago for three years, winning friends and Influencing people with his charming southern voice and his courtesy and naturalness. Ho Is the son of Mrs. Josephine Shannon Blackwell. of Camden, S C., and his fiancee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Kelly. Their wedding is tentatively set for March 23, In Klngsport. They will live in Chicago, where Mr. Blackwell is in business. * Entertain* Blbla Claaa Friday evening, February 9, Mrs. J. I, Gillis was hostess to the Alathcan Bible Class of the Camden Baptist church. There were twenty present, with two visitors. Mrs. G. J. Mitchell is teacher of the class. Mrs. T. C. Gladden. president, presided In Iter usual charming manner. The class i song web sung, followed by the devotional and prayer. A short business session was held, many interesting and helpful suggestions were made as to how we can make our class a better class. Mr8. C. O. Stogner was elected assistant teacher. The meeting was .then turned over td Mrs. V. ' J Rector, social chairman, who entertained with games and contests. Prizes were won by Mrs. Huckabee and Mrs. T. C. Gladden In the guessing contest. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mesdames Ross, Laney and Stogner. KIRKWOOD ORGAN18T WILL PLAY AT PRESBYTERIAN DINNER B._ B._J3ond. organist at the Kirkwood Hotel, will give a program of organ music at the dinner being given at thb Presbyterian church school building Tuesday evening, February 20. Mr. Bond will be at the organ from 8:39 to 9:00 o'clock. This will add much pleasure to those attending tho dinner. Celebrated Birthday Innmy Lattimore was given a party Wednesday afternoon by his grandnattier, Mrs H. E. Graham, to celehra't his sixth birthday anniversary. little boys were Invited to the party which featured Valentine games an i decorations. Ico cream and cake served In the dining room and " h guest' received attractive favors : (1 hats, whistle blowers, balloons i mall bags of red candy hearts. Entertain ?? Exchange Thu Valentino Tea, which haa bo come an annual affair of the wlntot season at thu Woman's Exchange toa room, was given Wednesday afterneon from four to six o'clock Small tables wore a/ranged for the guests about thu room und refreshments wore aarveti from a large tea table, having a lace co,ver and a pretty eentetv arraitKemcnt of red carnations In a sliver bowl and red candles In four silver candlesticks Silver services were at either end of the table and ta and coffee were aervd by Mrs. Dennison Dana, a guest at the Klrkwood, and Mrs. W. L. Wright, of Hempstead, L. I., and Camden. They were assisted In serving by Miss Caroline Hoykin, Miss Cary Guthrie and Mrs, J. H. Guthrie, who Is in charge of the lea room. Others assisting In entertaining were Mrs. J. H. Burns, Mrs. 'Leila 11. Klrklaiul, of Old Lyme, Conn., aftd Camden; Mrb. John VUleplgue, Mrs. J. W. Cantey, Miss Leila Shannon and Mrs. Mortimer Boykln. Mrs. Charles Fletcher, of Boston, entertained a party of guests, as did also Mrs. Kennedy Blakeney. Compliments Bride Mrs. John Lawrence Team, who has recently come to Camden as a bride, was given a lovely party Saturday afternoon by Mrs. E. J. McLood at her home on Fair stroet. The party rooms were decorated entirely with yellow calendular and yellow candles and there were guests for seven tables. After the game, In which the prizes were won by Mrs. l^unbert DePass and Mrs. C. H. Zenip, the players were joined by Mrs. J. R. Montgomery, Mrs. Jumes Burns and Mrs. Loula Kelly. Mrs. John Rauch assisted in serving refreshments. As a souvenir juf the occasion, Mrs. Team received an attractive gift from the hostess. v I Legion Auxiliary Notes i The February meeting of the American Legion auxiliary was heltf Friday at home of Mrs. Carl West. Mrs. John Mullen president of the auxiliary presided and the program was in charge of Mrs. R. E. Chewning, who read a paper on George and Martha Washington. Papers were also read on Washington and Lincoln by Mi^s Frances West and Miss Margaret Cox. The speaker was C. A. Farrish, of Columbia. state Inspector of dairies-and restaurants. After a beautiful violin solo by Newell Wimberly, accompa-, tiled by Mrs. James Gandy, the guests j were Invited into the dining room fori refreshments. The hostess was as-! sisted by Mrs. J. L. Willlford. Entertained at Bridge ' Mrs. Hubert Wilson entertained at a bridge paxty Monday afternoon and the guests were Mrs. A. C. Bradbam, Mrs. E. J. McLeod, Mrs. John Rauch, Mrs. Hughey Tindal, Mrs. Roland Goodale, Mrs . Brevard Boykln, and the members of the hostess club. The Valentine motif was carried out in the party decorations and refreshments. Mrs. James Gandy and Mrs. John Rauch were the score prize winners and Mrs. Tindal cut the consolation prize. A salad course and coffee were served after the game. Was Bridge Hostess Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Brevard Boykin was hostess to the members of her bridge* club. Additional guests were Mrs. Davis Green. Mrs. Elliott Sheorn and Mrs. Hubert Wilson. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Lee Little and Mrs. Dess Goodale were the highest scorers in the bridge game. The hostess served ^ a salad course and was assisted by i her sister, Mrs. Alfred McLood. The many friends of Louis I. Guion. who Is critically ill In Columbia, will be pleased to learn that his condition is Improving as this paper goes to press. cmr-rwi^i-nmmuMn ! BHII MIIIF 1 ' lliii?ll ??I THE KIRKWOOD . . . < Announces the Opening of a Branch Studio of the Nationally Famous Arthur Murray School of"Dancing Under the direction of " Mark Stevens Friday, February 16th Private -tr Fox Trot, Waltz, rl| . * . OrTr-- ; ?? Rhumba, Cls^s Instruction r- Tango, Conga ., CLASSES - - . Personal Mention Vttl Lipscomb, of Piedmont. was ? ' | business visitor here last Saturday IC. K. Del.oache, of Chester, la tlit guest of his aunt, Mrs. II. S Steed . inuu. James Williams and Harold Shirley visited friends In Lake City last week end James M. Gaudy, of Atlanta, spent the week end with Ills family at the l'ark View Inn. Mrs, Palmer Duliose left SuttdAy for Richmond, Va., where she will spend some time. Mrs. I. A. Thompson, of Aberdeen, N. C., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. M. M Johnson. Mr. and Mih. J. H. McDdniel are spending the week end with the letter's mother in Rock Hill. .Miss Annie Mae Cureton, of Blshopvllle, was the week end guest of Miss Nancy Nelson. - ? Mrs. J. 10. Dukes and young son have returned from a visit to the former's parents In Atlanta Carson Gordon, of Dalzell, visited his father, 1). E. Gordon, In the Camden hospital last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDaniel had as their guest last week end Miss Mildred Manning, of Harnwell. Mr and Mrs. S. W. I^achicotte. of Charlotte, were the guests Sunday of Mr ftpd Mrs. C. JHL Zemp. Mrs. Hubert Wllsi)n and Dogan Wilson have returned from h visit to the former's parents in Union. Miss Rosa McLeod and Miss Mary Richey visited friends and relatives in Atlanta, Ga., last week end. Mrs. M. J. Wit ten, or Blue Field, W. Va. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arch Sterne at the Hotel Camden. Mrs. J. S. lllackwell has returned from a two week's visit tp her daughter. Mrs. Serre delxiach in Columbia. Mrs. H. S. Steedman had as her guest lust week end Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Karenet; Jr., and datighferrof Charlotte. A group of her friends gavo a party in Columbia Saturday evening for Miss Gertrude Zemp In honor of her birthday. Herbert Richey, of North Carolina state college, Raleigh, spent the week end - with his mother, Mrs. H. L. Richey. Mr. and Mrs, _H. C. Fouts had aa, their guests last week end Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams of Lakeland, Florida. Miss Caroiue Nelson, a senior at Wluthrop, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson. The many friends of Mrs. Serre deLoach. of Columbia, will be pleased [ to learn that she Is Improving from an illness. Mrs. Leroy Sheorn returned to her home In Charlotte Sunday after spending a week - with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Leadley. Mrs. C. T. Trapp, Mrs. A. H. Hall and Mrs. Woodrow Trapp were the guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Carson J. Gordon at their home at Dalzell. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington Yates are receiving congratulations on the arrii val of a son, Cornelius Harrington, 3rd., Thursday, February 8. at the Camden hospital. A party Including Miss Sara Wolfe. Mrs. Frances Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Mannos Baruch, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wallnau. Miss Carrie Wolfe, drove to Columbia THursday to sh? I "Gone With the Wind." Mr. and Mrs. Louis delx>ach and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Law. of Spartanburg, attended the polo | game here Sunday. Dr. F. Eugene Zemp and a party of friends from CoI lumbia also attended the game. Mrs L. I. Guion. Mrs. Stanley j | Morse. Miss Faith del?ach. Mrs. H j D. Niles and Mrs. E. A. Mcl^auchlin | were among thos? who attended the presentation of "Elijah." last Friday evening at the Township Auditorium in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Alexander, of De Land, Florida, were welcome visitors In Camden yesterday for a few hours. They were enroute to Charlotte to attend the celebration of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Alexander, parents of Mr. Bill) Alexander. Interesting to their many friends in Camden is the news that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halter have a daughter The baby was born February 13 at the Women's College ' Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Halter was before marrlhge Miss Jean Harris, of Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Herbert and their baby daughter are spending a week in Charleston with the former's parents^ the Rev. and Mrs. T.'C. Herbert. Mr. Herbert is conducting a bible school during uhe week at his father's church? Bethel Methodist church in Charleston. . .. -Mrs. Baldwin Hostess At the bridge party which Mrs. C. T. Baldwin gave Wednesday afternoon, the guests wore members of her bridge club, Mrs. John Raucb and Kris. Lee Mays. Mrs. C. J. Bhamxon, 4th, won the score prise and after the game the hostess served tea. -i-'- - - - u Local Police Halt Big Swindle Game Chief of police Alva Rush believea he has two alleged swindle artists who have been reaping a harvest with the old drop-pockotbook game in the southern states. In custody here. Fing.-i prints of tlie two men have baen sent to Washington. Frank Johnson, colored, ago 35. of medium build, height 6.1. weighing about 160 pounds and with brown eyes - giving his home as being Tampa, Flu ; and Fi nest Johnson, age 28. of stocky build. weighing 187. height 6.1, a mulatto and having brown eyes, are the two in custody. They had in their possession a Plymouth car of the 1986 model, this car being registered ub belonging to Eva Carter. 1416 Twlgg street, Augusta, (la.- A bill of sale from an Augusta auto.dealer showed the car was purchased on February 9, on an installment basis. The two Johnson's claim Eva Carter Is a girl friend of theirs. Police broke up the swindle racket the two Johnson's are allegod to have tried to work on Homer* Green, a local negro. Accordiug to the pot lee version, one of the Johnson's met Grpen In Hampton Park on Monday and engaged him in conversation. The other Johnson walked by and dropped a pocketbook In passing. The Johnson with Green picked up the pocketbook and opened it and displayed what the police assert was a fake $100 bill. He then offered to divide the money with Green, but suld Green would have to give him $50 and take the $100 bill/ At this tifne-the police stepped in. According to Chief Rush, there have been reports of this form of swindle being worked in many places in tho state and In neighboring states. He1 states that ho would like to have the: police of other cities who have re-. ports of people being victims in this, racket to get in touch with him. as; be believoB the two Johnson's have been working through the south for some time at the game. Tlmrod Club News The Tlmrod Home Demonstration! club held Its Christmas meeting. December 22, at the school house with' about twenty-five present. Tho meet-, ing was opened by Miss Juanita Wat-! kins reading the devotional. After the! ceyotional period a delightful Christmas program was.given, including the| singing of Christmas carols by everybody. Those contributing to the program were Misses Hope Newman, Jay, Blackmon and Joyce Munn. An in-( teresting Christmas story for the little folks was given by Miss Elizabeth Munn. ?fter the program everyone received gifts from the beautiful Christmas tree. Fruits and candles were served by the club. , . Celebrated 8econd Anniversary A delightful party was given Monday evening by Mrs. Jack Nettles for the Business Women's Circle of the Methodist church. The party was given at the home of Mrs. John T. Nettles. Sr., and the occasion was tho second anniversary of the organization. In the absence of the leader, Mrs Kathleen Watts, Mrs Nettles presided and later Introduced tho speaker. Mrs. N. C. Arnett. Twenty members were present and at the conclusion of the meeting the guests were served from a prettily appointed table. The cakes and sandwiches were m made In the shape of hearts and red hearts were molded Into tho Ice cream. Tho hostess' grandmother, Mrs. M. J. Wit ten. of Blue Field, W. Va., was a guest. Hostess To Club Mrs. Kennedy Blakeuey entertained for the members of her club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. William Bates and Mrs. I^ambert DePass made the two highest scores and after the game the party attended the Valentine tea at the Woman's Exchange Tea Room. In addition to Mrs. Bales and Mrs. DePass, thoso playing were Mrs. Nettles Lindsay, Mrs. Mortimer Muller, Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs. Kirby Tupper and Mrs. C. H. Zemp Met With Mrs. 8heorn Mrs. Elliott Sheorn was hostess at a bridge party given at her home on .. Thursday afternoon. Besides members of her club, those playing were Mrs. R. E. McCarty, Mrs. DeLoache Sheorn, Mrs. Davis Green and Mrs. Leroy Sheorn. of Charlotte. The clnb score prize was won by Mrs. Lee Mays Hird Mrs. Green won tor the guests. A tea course was served after cards. ,i<1 ^ ' FORMER CAMDEN RE8IDENT DIES IN SPARTANBURG HOME Friends in Camden and Kershaw county were saddened Tuesday to learn of the death of Andrew Simonds Anurutn. 52, at Spartanburg. He was a native of Camden, the son of Col. and Mrs Will lain Anerutn Mr. Anerutn was with the Soil Conservation Service at the time of his death For a number of years he was eonneeted with the Loan and lOxchange Hank of .Columbia. Ho was also formerly employed by the South Carolina tax Commission He moved to Spartanburg several years tjgo. Survivors ltylude'hb widow, Mrs. Mario Dean Ajtcrum, two children? Porcher Ancrnm a-nd Miss Harriet Anerutn. both of Spartanburg.? Two sisters and four brothers also survive: Mrs. John 1). Miller, of St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Bdward Kve, of Beaufort; Captain William Ancrum, of Waverly Mills; Col. Calhoun Anerutn. of Hendorsonvllle; Major Norwood Anerutn, of Panama Canal-Zone; , Thomas A. Anerutn, of Camden. Burial wtis at Spartanburg. Window Features Scouting j A small but interesting window on' '"Scouting" has l^een on display in the J Fashion Shop window for the past ; j week. Titty- window features one of: J the Scout laws, "A Scout Is reverent"! | and accents "Duty to God." j Many people have stopped to study | the window and remarked on its at-; , tractlveness. The display was install| ed by James R. Gibson, field Scout i executive from the Columbia office. ' Had Valentine Party The Magnolia Kindergurten was the [scene of a pretty Valentine party on! Wednesday morning given by Mlss| Sarah Wolfe for the pupils of her j school. Appropriate games were play-i led and for their lunch heart-shaped; i cookies and vanilla Ice cream wero served on Valentine plates?each tot also having a enndy favor. After the 1 lunch Jimmy Rich, Carroll 8avage, Al-f diet Boykln and Joe Williams played postman and distributed the many Valentines brought by the children. ! Betheada Presbyterian Church Sunday, February 18, the services I at Bethesda Presbyterian ojiur.ch, wllh! A. Douglas McArn, pastor, will be as j follows: Church school with a bible' class for every age. Morning war-! ship at 11:16. The public is cordially Invited to attend these services. PRESBYTERIANS TO 8ERVE * TURKEY DINNER FEBRUARY 20 On Tuesday evening, February 20, the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will serve a turkey dinner in the church school building from six-thirty to eight-thirty o'clock. The dinner is for the benefit of the repair of the church school building. Tickets are one dollar and may be secured at DePass' Drug Store and the Cor- ^ y ner Book Store. / Jp.i Ti-; Library Meeting Tomorrow.. ? The Camden Public Library Asso- ~M elation will hold a meeting at th-e Library Saturday. February 17, at 3:00 S-i&p p. m. All members and others inter- ' ested in the Library are urged to at- . tend. r.:<M tmmtmmmmmmmmmmtmmm?wm??????>???a e? * COMING ATTRACTIONS V At The I Camden Theatre FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th Fred Astalro ? Eloaror Powell 'I In* world's greatest dancers in tho world's greatest musical "BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940" ogji+ CI f ? SATURDAY, FEB. 17th Tho spoof lined, stronmlined, scramble of the screen! Laurel and Hardy in "THE FLYING DEUCES" with Jean Parker Added: Green Hornet and cartoons SATURDAY, FEB. 17th 10:30 Show Wayne Morris ? Rosemary Lane Humphrey Bogart in * "THE RETURN OF DR. X" MONDAY and TUESDAY ? | FEBRUARY 19?20 Spencer Tracy Haddy Lamar ?* "I TAKE THIS WOMAN" WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21?t Tony Martin ? Rita Hayworth Edith Fellows ? Eric Blore "MUSIC IN MY HEART" * THURSDAY and FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22?23 Margaret Sullivan ? Jas. Stewart "THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER" (]om- n/} Send Her a Corsage -OfROSES A complete supply of cut flowers at all times. Visit Our Greenhouses. THE CAMDEN FLORAL COMPANY PHONE 193 . ... 1 - -3 ?5 i* 32 .7:.^ I New 1940 General Electric j Refrigerator CEE the new 1940 G-E ? ^ the refrigerator with Conditioned Airt From the great General Electric Research Laboratoriea have come advancements that make this the most complete, the most thrifty G-B refrigerator ever built. 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