The c is silent because s would sound like slither, and c would sound like cold.
C beacuse Happy Times Club is a place and a place is a noun and that means that it should be capitalized. :)
It is silly, person above is correct
You didn’t attach the poem, but I would assume that it is because the boot is used more frequently, and there’s a familiarity between the boot and a person that isn’t always present with the dress shoe– one is likely to be owned by many.