Sikes Address Highlights Kiwanis Meeting in Aiken
Dr E W Sikes of Clemson spoke at the Aiken Kiwanis on a women’s college remark and civic duty. He urged leaders to balance business with public service, citing Hoover and General Lee as examples of dedication beyond personal gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Sikes
Coker Coles, Sartre
Carolina
Aiken Kiwanis
Holbrook Wyman
Drip J. McLean
Holbrook
G. A. Durban
Loys . C. A. Owens
Clifford Johnson
Walter Duncan
Audrey Ward
Sikes
Coker
Garis
Clemson
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Dr. Sikes
Browning
Herbert Hoover
Robert E. Lee
Confederacy
Lee
Appomattox
Kiwanis
P. F. Henderson
Noted minister to be heard at St. John MN Sunday
Rev J C Roper D D of Chester will fill the pulpit Sunday morning at St John Methodist church. Dr Roper is described as one of the most able men in the South Carolina Conference and is expected to draw a large congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John MN
J. C. Roper
D. D
Chester
St. John Methodist Church
Sewing Circle Entertained Social at Mrs Bensch Home
Fireside Sewing Circle met at Mrs W Q Bensch Saturday afternoon. Miss Eula Bates presided with Miss Thelma Ross as secretary treasurer. Members admired new patterns and discussed home topics. Refreshments followed and Mrs Bensch offered vocal and instrumental selections. Mrs J L Frazier attended as honor guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, & C
W. Q. Bensch
Eula Bates
Thelma Ross
M. H. Whitlock Dies At Graniteville At Fifty
M. H. Whitlock, 50, longtime Graniteville resident and mill operative, died at his home Friday night about 7. He was buried Sunday at 3 in Graniteville cemetery. Survived by widow Mrs. Ethel Whitlock, a brother A. L. Whitlock of Philadelphia, and a sister Mrs. C. H. Nowell of Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Whitlock
Graniteville
Whitlock
Graniteville Mills
Ethel Whitlock
A. L. Whitlock
Philadelphia
C. H. Nowell
Aiken
Annual Meeting of Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting Wednesday at the Masonic Hall with about fifty citizens. A. K. Lorenz was reappointed president for the ensuing year, and a board was named. The group discussed polo support, library fundraising, underground power lines, and planned improvements around the station area. Mayor Moseley urged cooperation, and local press and photographers were praised for publicity. Members were urged to send in dues to reach a 250-member goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Lorenz
J. W. Ashin Aiken
Henderson
Library
Ernest Allen
Alen
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Duncan
South Carolina
John W. Moseley
R. G. Tarrant
B. F. Holley
J. J. Sweeney
C. J. Hill
New York
Aiken
Jack Reilly
Edwin Levick
Williams Singers Delight Large Audience at Colored Church
The Williams World Famous Colored Singers performed at Colored Friendship Baptist Church to a packed house. The group, oldest of its kind before the public, presented a program from Grand Opera to Spirituals, with notable Italian aria and Lucia sextet numbers. The soprano voice impressed, humor lightened the program, and the pianist earned praise for accompaniment.
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Williams
Colored Singers
Colored Friendship Baptist Church
Williams Singers
Il Trovatore
Lucia
Gemkhana Races At Aiken Season Night Events
The Gemkhana Races at Harriman field as part of the Aiken season featured many contestants. Winners included Cornelites Rathbone in the men’s boring race, Francis Hitchcock and Miss Josefa Hofmann in hand-in-hand, and Forrester Clark with Miss Me. Loughlin in the exchange race. Harry S. Nicholas Jr. and Beatrice Gallatin won polo ball, Mary Artemus and Ray Morris led the girls nightshirt, while Dunbar Wright Bostwick took the men’s nightshirt race.
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Aiken
Smorts
Harriman
F. Skiddy von Stade
Robert K. Gerry
Cornelites Rathbone
Forrester Clark
Francis Hitchcock
Josefa Hofmann
Me. Loughlin
William de Rham
Edith Hope Iselin
Harry S. Nicholas, Jr
Beatrice Gallatin
Mary Artemus
Philadelphia
Ray Morris
Dunbar Wright Bostwick
Legislature Delays as Soft Drink Tax Fails for Second Time
The South Carolina Senate again rejected the soft drink tax and cosmetics proposal by a 26 to 20 vote prompting leaders to seek alternative revenue. Finance Chairman Gross immediately offered another measure, while discussions warned of possible extra sessions to cover a 2 million plus deficit ahead of 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aight
Anne Oun
Secon
John Gener Moore
Liom H. H. Gross
Ition
Senate
Finance Committee
General Assembly
Gross
Dorchester
Nance
Ways and Means Committee
Mendel L. Smith
Kershaw
House
Conference Committee
Moore
Goodwin
Laurens
McDonald
Oconee
Greenwood
Searson
Alliendale
Duncan
Union
J. E. McDonald, Jr
Fairfield
Abbeville
Hamilton
Chester
Fant
Anderson
W. S. Rogers
Spertanburg
Stewart
Lancaster
Funderburk
Martin
Orangeburg
Padgett
Coleton
Ward
Georgetown
Golf Champion Miss Collett Heads to England
Miss Glenna Collett of Providence Rhode Island, United States women golf champion, has stayed several days at Highland Park Hotel and sails next week for England to compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna Collett
Providence
Rhode Island
United States
Hichland Park Hotel
Miss Collett
England
Civil Court On Attempts in Common Pleas Weekly Session
Civil Court on Civil Court On convened Monday with Judge W Hi Town presiding. Goodrich Rubber Company v J M Holley ended in a verdict for the plaintiff for 150. W B Oliver v P M Lewis settled by a consent ren of 100. Eugene Rankin v Addie Rumbley involved title to a tract of land and was called for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
W. Hi. Townsend
Columbia
Goodrich Rubber Company
J. M. Holley
W. B. Oliver
P. M. Lewis
Eugene Rankin
Addie Rumbley
Ohio Arrest Brings Murder Suspect to Custody
Sheriff reports Jack Bush alias Ransom Washington, sought in Aiken County for the April 18 1920 Barnwell sawmill camp murder of George Baker, is in Cincinnati police custody. Bush denies identity, demands requisition papers before being returned for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Cincinnati
Jack Bush
Ransom Washington
Aiken County
George Baker
Baker
Barnwell
Bush
Aiken
Ten Commandments Praised at Aiken Theatre
In bitter times when it is debated to rain or not and to show Simon Called Peter, locals praised The Ten Commandments at the Aiken Theatre last week calling it a wonderful picture with grand music. Williston Way notes the film sparked praise and urged gratitude toward manager Welborn for bringing the film to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Peter
Aiken Theatre
Mount Sinai
New York
Gothan
Welborn
Williston Way
Correction of Library Fund Contributors Shown
In last week’s Standard a $250 subscription by Mrs Eugene Grace was miscredited to Mrs E G Miles. A $100 subscription listed as Mrs was also included in the same list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Dilble Memorial Library Fund
Eugene Grace
E. G. Miles
Dion
Mrles
Minstrel Show Planned by Junior Order at Opera House
A minstrel event under the Ville Junior Order United Ancan Mechanics will be held at the Hermanit Ville Opera House on Monday, June 30.
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Ville Junior Order
United
Ancan
County Federation of The Aiken County Fede Women’s Clubs Meet
The Aiken County Federation of Women’s Clubs will hold a meeting in Augusta on Saturday, April 4, with members urged to attend and engage in planned programs and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Federation of the
Aiken County
Fede
Augusta
Civic League Play Under League Auspices May
A play organized by the Civic League will be staged in May under the auspices of the League with direction by Mrs. Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
Th League
Henry
Whiskey still found beneath garage floor near Gloverville
Ben Turner, a nearby truck farmer and dairyman, was arrested by Federal officers for operating a whiskey still. A full distillery, with a 50 gallon cellar still and additional equipment, was found in his garage cellar and upstairs room. A thousand gallons of mash were destroyed and Turner's Ford was confiscated. He was held on $1,000 federal bond and $300 state bond in Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Turner
Gloverville
J. E. Andrews
J. P. Hart
Arthur
Turner
Aiken
Whitney Injured In Polo Play On Whitney Field
Harry Payne Whitney, a former international polo player, was injured when his pony tripped and threw him to the ground during last Saturday's game on the Whitney field. He was unconscious for minutes, taken to Joy Cottage, with a broken rib and slight brain concussion, but slated to receive friends at home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Payne Whitney
Whitney Field
Whitney
Joy Cottage
Goelet Gallatin
Legion Commander Names Committee for Wilson Highway
Henry S. Johnson of the Aiken Post names Captain Richard D. Clowe and J Haskell Shuler to form the Aiken county committee backing the Wilson Highway project. The proposed route runs from Washington through Richmond Petersburg Florence Sumter Orangeburg Aiken Augusta Millen to Texas and Los Angeles. An Aiken delegate will meet promoters in Waycross Georgia to organize the Wilson Highway Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Johnson
Aiken Post
American Legion
Richard D. Clowe
J. Haskell Shuler
Aiken County
National American Legion
Woodrow Wilson
Warteader
Great Democrat
National Capital
Washington
Richmond
Petersburg
Florence
Sumter
Orangeburg
Aiken
Augusta
Millen
Leases for 1925 Season Hear Cottages and Homes
Rakiwin D. Spilman Jr of Baltimore hauls in Prickley Pear for 1925. Laird's Incorporated lists Malcolm Stevenson of Long Island at Pellew cottage, W Milton McCoy at Circle V Polo Ranch, Goelet Gallatin of Wyoming at Teague cottage. S Brice Wing of Long Island will occupy Herman Hahn house. Harold G Williams of Mast Islip has Givens place on Hayne avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rakiwin D. Spilman, Jr
Baltimore
Laird’s, Incorporated
Malcolm Stevenson
Long Island
W. Milton McCoy
Circle V Polo Ranch
Goelet Gallatin
Wyoming
S. Brice
Herman Hahn
Harold G. Williams
Mast Islip
N. Y
Givens
Hayne Avenue
Sandhurst Purchased by Harry S. McKean of Beverly Farms
Harry S. McKean of Beverly Farms Massachusetts has bought "Sandhurst" in Aiken adjacent to C Oliver Iselin's "Hoptland" estate for about $50 000. The poloist will use the winter home and sale was arranged through George A Durban of Laird's Incorporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. McKean
Beverly Farms
Mass
Sandhurst
Aiken
C. Oliver Iselin
Hoptland” Estate
Consideran
MceEan
George A Durban
Laird’s, Incorporated
Mrs Marshall Field Buys Fell Place on York Street
Mrs Marshall Field of Chicago purchases the John R Fell place on York street for $9,000 through George A Durtian of Laird's Incorporated. She will use it hereafter as a winter home.
Leases for Next Season Homes Named by Salley and Hall
Leases for next season list six cottages with lessees including Mrs Charles Bolan of New York at Clowe cottage Mrs A A Coleman of Philadelphia at Pine Haven cottage Frank Burton of New York at Fairway cottage Mrs M L Akers of Louisville Kentucky at Bonnie Brae cottage Mrs Brooks Thayer of New York at Pellew cottage and Mrs A G Bowdoin of Baltimore Maryland at Hood s Lane cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salley & Hall
Clowe
Charles Bolan
New York
Pine Haven
A. A. Coleman
Philadelphia
Fairway
Frank Burton
Bonnie Brae
M. L. Akers
Louisville
Pellew
Brooks Thayer
Hood’s Lane
A. G Bowdoin
Baltimore
Canadian Doctor Leases John Sanford House for Next Winter
Dr. J. L. Todd of Canada who has spent several winters at the Beach cottage has leased the John Sanford house for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Todd
Canada
John Sanford
New York Resident Rents Periwinkle Cottage Through Agent
Robert R. Guerry of New York has rented the Periwinkle cottage for next season through Albert Willcox, ensuring a seasonal lease arrangement and an agent mediated transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Guerry
New York
Albert Willcox
Aiken Seabeese Commerce Hosts Polo Benefit Saturday
Saturday afternoon a special polo match will be presented by the Aiken Seabeese Commerce at 2 30 o clock. The Reds meet the Yellow team with members of the International polo squad in the lineup. Notable players include B W Spilman Jr Devereux Milburn Miles McKean Forrester Cask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Seabeese Commerce
Reds
Daughters of Confederacy Hold Historical Meeting
Ed ward Croft Chapter members read two original papers from years past. Mrs Lucy Norris presented Call for Troops to South and Mrs John Williams introduced The Part the South Took in the War. Miss Gardner read a Confederate poem, Mrs Cleve Thomas offered a reading, and a Veteran's Memorial Book was exhibited with plans for a future Aiken veterans publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Croft
Confederceries
Atkinson
Col
South
Lucy Norris
John Williams
W. W. Edgerton
Wade Hampton
Harley of Barnwell wins corn show laurel
Barnwell W W Harley of Barnwell won the South Carolina state sweepstakes at the National Seed Corn show in Chicago last week. He topped 170 competitors from 15 counties as judges tested germination. The event was described as the world’s largest corn show with nearly 30,000 entries and $17,000 in prizes.
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Barnwell
W. W. Harley
South Carolina
Chicago
Accordi
Harley
America
Langley High Wins Three Cornered Debate Victory
Langley High School debaters top North Au sta and Laley in an interstate preliminary. Langley affirmatives beat Lalley while Langley negatives defeated North Augusta, on the county unit system in public school administration. Beatrice Knowles and Cassie case supported the Langley affirmative. Richardine Parker and Leona Howard led the negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Langley High School
North Austa
Laley
Lalley
North Augusta
Salley
South Carolina
Beatrice Knowles
Cassacase
Richardine Parker
Leona Howard
Salary increases at Aiken post office raise pay for clerks
Postal workers at the Aiken post office welcomed raises dating from January 1. Clerks gain $300 more yearly, boosting total post office pay by $2,200 annually, and the postmaster’s salary rises from $2,600. New rates will cover the increase.
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Aiken Post Office
Aiken
Henderson Home Burglary Reported On Newberry Street
Last Saturday night the home of Mr and Mrs Elmore S Henderson on Newberry street was entered by thieves. Jewelry and money valued at 100 to 200 dollars were stolen after forcing a window. Upstairs rooms were ransacked and Mrs Hendersons valuables missing while the couple were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore S. Henderson
Newberry Street
City Officials Attend Kiwanis Club City Fathers Day
City officials from multiple departments attended City Fathers Day with the Kiwanis Club. Mayor Moseley spoke along with council representatives B F Etheredge and B F Wyman fire chief Iradell McCarty and city clerk treasurer Henry Busch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Moseley
B. F. Etheredge
B. F. Wyman
Iradell McCarty
Henry Busch
Magnolia Gardens in Full Bloom Readied for Peak Display
C. N. Hastie owner states Magnolia Gardens will be in full bloom March 27 to April 15. An excursion on April 3 is expected to reveal outstanding beauty, surpassing recent years and leaving a lasting impression on visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Hastie
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