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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WrcihNKRDAY, BErTBUBBR 18, 1907. / SOCIETY WELCH-JOHNSTON. Announcement has Just been made the engagement of Mrs. Jeannle Me Phall Welch to Mr. William Robertson Johnston, the wedding to take place early In October. Mrs. Welch Is one * the most popular young matrons Richmond, and Mr.-Johnston Is promt rent In the business and social life the city. Mr. Johnston was bom In Charlotte, y. c., and Is the son of the late Colonel William Johnston, at whose house In charlotte President Jefferson Davis took refuge after the evacuation of Richmond. While there President Davis learned of the assassination of President Lin' coin, and expressed his horror and grief to those around him. Mrs. Welch la connected with many of the prominent families of Virginia. Mr. Johnston Is an uncle of Captain W. R. Robertson and Miss Julia Rob orison, of this city, and a brother of Mm. A. B. Andrews, of Raleigh. He I prominently Identmed In Richmond' business circles and under his own name conducts one of the largest wholesale grain concerns In that city, on Carey street.—Richmond Times' Dispatch. WRITERS’ CLUB HOSTESSES. The Press, Club of Birmingham, which will be the hoft at the meeting of the International League of Press Clubs, which Is to be held In this city October 21-26, says The Birmingham Ledger,, has given over to the Writers' 'Club the management of the social functions, wlilch will bo given during the con ventlon, and the special entertainment of the women, who will bo among~the distinguished guests on the occasion. In view of the above, and In accept Ing the Compliment thus paid the Writers' Club, which also Involves no little responsibility, Mrs. J. A. Boun tree, the president, had a called meet' Ing of the club, at which the plana of entertainment were formulated and the chairmen of committees appointed. It was decided that attractive quay ters should be fltted un at the city halt, which shall be headquarters of the club during the convention, and which shall be at the service of the Visiting women during their'stay In the city. These quarters are to be fltted up with sofqs, lounging chairs, telephone, stationery, mirrors, etc., and In abort, be made beautiful and attractive for the occa sion. These quarters will be the gen eral meeting place for the visiting women, and will also be the place for special committee meetings, etc. It was also decided that a brilliant entertainment should be given at tho • 'ountry Club In honor of the visitors. It Is yet to be decided, however, wheth er this will be In the form of a recep tion or cotillion. The Invitations to this function will be Issued by the Writers’ Club. The president appointed Mies Annie Kendrick Walker chairman of local reception committee! Mrs. Edmond Taylor Taliaferro chairman of the re ception committee at the Country Club, and Miss Henrietta V. Wilcox repre sentative of the Writers' Club at tho press banquet. All members of the Writers’ Club ere expected to assist the chairmen of the committees In doing the social hon ors In behalf of the club, to the visiting women, and each member feels that a certain amount of responsibility as a hostess rests on her Individually. JULIETT nTxTw. C. T. U, The Jullett Nix W, C. T. U. will hold a mothers’ meeting at the Old Ladles' Home Thursday afternoon at S o’clock. Members are urged to be present, welcome to all. MRS. D. L. BRADLEY, President LADIES'AUXILIARY. The Ladles' Auxiliary to B. of R. T. will hdld their regular meeting Thurs day afternoon, September 19, at I o'clock, In K. of P. Halt Kiser building. All members ars urged to attend. MRS, ELLA HAMILTON. Secretary. WOMAN’8 BOAR'S"" SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. There will be a call meeting of the woman's board of the Atlanta School of Medicine at half past ten o’clock on Wednesday morning, In the Candler building. MRS. STEWART R. ROBERTS, Secretary. MEETING "oF 500 CLUB. Mrs. w. S. Lorendon entertained the members of the 600 Club Tuesday aft- u noon at her home In Inman Park. The members Include Mrs. C. D. Maddox, Mrs. James Tutwller, Mrs. Samuel Finley, Mrs. Homer Bramlett, Mrs. c. J. Maddox, Mrs. Flanders, Mrs. Daley, Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Judd and Mls« Belle Morris. ATLANTA WILLARD W. C, T, U. The Atlanta Willard Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union will meet as usual Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock In Trinity church bouse, on Trinity avenue. New members and visitors are cor dially Invited to attend. MRS. MARY L. M’LENDON. President. MRS. JANE A. ADKINS. Recording Secretary. , W0MAN’8ALL!ANCE. The Woman’s Alliance of the Uni tarian church will hold ita first fan business meeting Thursday at 1:10 o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Francis Brownell, 19* West Peachtree street, ds there Is much important business >o he discussed, a full attendance Is “■nod. - ALICE ORMOND, Corresponding Secretary. Pcrsohal Mention Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Jackson and Mrs. Nat Baxter, who sailed from Cher, bourg on the Kaiser Wilhelm nearly week ago, are expected to land In New Tork on Wednesday. They will spend a few days in New York, and .Mr. and Mrs. Maddox and children will leave for Atlanta, Mrs. Baxter coming dl rectly home.—Nashville American. The numberless friends of Mrs. Luke Wright will be delighted to learn of her return to the city Thursday after an absence of eighteen months spent In the United States embassy In Japan. Mrs. Wright Is now at her home. She wag accompanied as far os Chicago by General Wright, who went on to Wash ington for a few days’ stay.—Ki\pxvtlle Journal and Tribune. Miss Ruth Louise Blodgett and Miss Nettle Banks Tiller have gone to Bos' ton. where they will enter the Emerson College of Oratory. Miss Tiller will take a post graduate course and Miss Blodgett will enter the Junior class for a two years' course at this famous In stltutlon. Mr. Charley II. Cothran spent Tqes day In Atlanta en route from New York to Birmingham, where he will be the guest of relatives for a few day Mr. Cothran is now residing In New York, where he Is achieving decided business success. Miss Claire Ripley, of Macon, who has In Atlanta suen a wide circle of friends, will come from Galveston Tex., where she Is spending the year, to be an attendant at the Todd-Thomas wedding. Mrs. Eugene Murphey, of Augueta, who Is the guest of her slater, Mrs. W. 8. Richardson, will return home Sat urelay. Mrs. Murphey Is one of the most attractive young matrons of Au gusta and has In Atlanta many friends. Miss Lucy Evans and Miss Sarah Lee Evans are In Macon, where the latter will enter Wesleyan. Miss Anne Kendrick, of Macon, Is visiting Mrs. Belle Haynea, on Eos' Ellis street. Miss Antoinette Blount, who has been delightfully entertained at Newcastle. Pa, and Is now vUlting Mrs. Twitched, In Cincinnati, will return home ofl Sat urday. Mrs. Msrla L. Riley has returned to Hot Springs. Ark., after spending the summer delightfully with her son, Mr. W. E. Riley, at 991 Oakland arenas, and her sister, Mrs. F. M. Moorefleld at 9? West Cain street. Mrs. A. B. Wright and Miss Mabel Cauble, of Greenville, S. C.. are spend ing some time with Mrs. Frank C. Owens, 751 Peachtree street Mrs. Stanley S. Crittenden, who was the gaest for several days of her nieces. Mrs. Palmer Phelan Clarke and the Misses Phelan, returned Tuesday afternoon to her home at Montgomery. Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barrett have returned from Danville to New York, where they will spend a week before coming to Augusta.—Augusta Chroni cle. Mr. and Mrs. John Kiser and Mrs. Luther Read have returned from a vie It to the mountains of North Cany llna. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sdplc and Mr. Charles Sclple, Jr., leave October for a visit to New York, Mrs. C. T. Osborn, of Columbus, Is the guest of Mrs. A. L. Colcord, In West End. Mrs. R. W. Tucker has returned to her home, at Conyers, after visiting At lanta friends. Miss Lilia Norman, of Conyers, will spend the winter In Atlanta, Mr. P. S. Ferris, who has been very 111 at his home, on North avenue, is slightly Improved. Mrs. D. I. McIntyre entertained the West End Bridge Club Wednesday aft ernoon at her home In West End. Colonel Willis Regan has returned from a visit north. Lieutenant and Mrs. Jack Hayes have nrrlved Jn San Francisco and will re turn to Atlanta next week. Mrs. Henry W. Grady and son have returned from Lake Saranac and New York. Mr. Lauren Foreman and Mr. Lee Duncan have returned from New York. Miss Emma Qrogg and Miss Lucy Yancey have returned to Baltimore, where they will continue their studies at Woman's College. Mrs. Bun Wylie hat returned from Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Walker are vis iting friends in Charlotte. Mrs. Alex Bonneyman has returned from a stay of eeveral weeks in Can ada and Is at home at her apartments, in tho Marlborough. Mrs. R. L. West and the Misses West have returned from an oxtended stay at Porter Springs, and are now at their new home, on West Peachtree street, between Seventh and Eighth streets. Colonel Harry R. Shorter, of Birm ingham. Is the guest for a few days of his sister, Mrs. C. C. Hanson, on Piedmont avenue. CHILDREN ^EETHINq Mrs. Winslow’s MhTYY>?Au’ MilUtEKTHING WITH I’f.ltFrXr SUO- £&*• IT SOUTHS* T11E CIII 1,1),SOFTENS wtii br dni ** uu *“ ervry part of the Twenty-five Cents a Bottle. 0l i*r*ntee‘l under the Pure Food sad Drug act, June 10. 190*. Serial num ber 1091. Mr. R. Llgon Johnson returned on Tuesday* from a business stay of two months at Washington. 0. C. Mr. and Mrs. Blackman Dunn have apartments at (he Aragon for tht win ter. Mr. and Mrs. Vassar Woolley have leased the residence, 109 Weet Peach tree street, and Mrs. James Jackson will bn with them for tho winter. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel F. Jackson have taken apartments for the winter ot 409 Peachtree street. Miss Lily Allen has returned to her home at Macon, after a short visit to Atlanta. Misses Marie and Louise Phlnlzy. of Augusta, are the attractive guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Colee, W. D. Carswell Buried Tuesday. Halcynndale, Ga„ Sept. H.—-W. D. Carswell, of this county, died Monday- afternoon at hie home. He was a very prosperous farmer. He died of typhoid fever He leaves a wife and one child. Ills interment took place at Union Baptist ebureb tbls afternoon. © iH (SOS' MILLING rm~ ^CROGKEKYV 85® [DRY Goop/e 2I25LJ4CAR PETS ■ ■ -—SlUM 1 I— J n— iffYBWIWRM 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888Wednesday, Sept. 18.88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888^88888; Today’s Story About Fashionable Dress Fabrics “St \ £■ Choice Silk Fabrics 1 New Fall Dress Fabrics in the Newest and Most Exclusive Patterns for Fall and Winter Wear; Distinctive in Character and Highly Favored. Porhaps no feature of this unique displny will commend itself more quickly than the'exquisite color combinations in the new weaves—simply ns an exhibit it is well worth seeing. The absence of tho commonplace in designs is apparent at a glnnco. The wido range of purposes for which the fabrics arc adapted and fa vored for autumn wear leaves nothing to be desired. Confident of the high ap proval of buyers we select and briefly describe a few notable examples. PLAID SILKS ARE IN VOGUE. French nnu clan tartnn colorings; some with satin Imrs, others in solid taffetas witB brochc figures. Many nre printed in the warp before they are woven into plaids, givhtg a distinctive character. 59c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. Great Special Black Silk Bargain for TOMOR ROW, One Day Tliursday-T-one day, or while ten pieces last—we’ll sell regular $1.25 quality celebrated “Money's Worth” yard wide Black Taffeta Silk for just the one dav at $1.05 “Money’s Worth” Silk is a yard wide, ruustling, guaranteed Taffeta that sells the world over at $1.25 yard. But for one day—Thursday— we cut tho price to $1.05 Black Peau De Soie. Yard-wide extra quality lustrous black Penu De Bole Silk; fella everywhere $1.11 to $1.10 a yard; QOa specially priced wOC Plaid Silks. Great collection beautiful Plaid Rilke In rich, bright, new fall colorings, for waists, suite, children's dresses, etc., exquisite styles to chooso CQ« from, 75c and 05*0 Lining Taffeta. Plain solid color 11-Inch Lining Taf- fetta Silk, all tbe leading, shades, extra 65c 36-Inch Colored Taffetas. Extra quality yard-wide Chilton fin ished Taffeta Bilk, In browns, cardi nals. nsvles, greens, tans, Alice blue. Evening Silks. We've a magnificent range of Evening Bilks In printed wash Taffetas and Persian and Dresden effects; beautiful floral designs on white and colored nds: suitable for evening dresses, y wnlsts, etc, 75c to 92.00 a yard. Present Interestingly New Color Combinations Every worthy new weave is represented in this splendid showing of Fashion’s most favored fabrics for fall and winter wear. But exclusiveness largely characterizes the showing. Withal it pre sents such variety that with scant delay a satisfactory selection is certainly assured. As illustrating the attractiveness of the values, we offer these suggestions: Fashionable Black Goods 54-Inch black Bcrge ."...A ^ 64-Inch black Cheviot I Tk I 54-Inch black Broadcloth.... f tl/ A Bilk finished Sicilian Invisible striped Serge 1 V*s Vrl And all the new Novelties I * al U Black Dress Goods 45-Inch black Panama ...A 45-ihch black Cheviot / 45-Inch black Serge } 54-lneh'black Tricot I V-j.J 54-Inch black Mohair / “ <**0 Fine Black Goods 54-Inch black Clay Serge 54-Inch black Imperial Serge 46-Inch black Satin Serge Invisible checks, stripes and plaids. *$1.50 Yard Colored Dress Goods Beautiful Silk and Wool Tartan Plaids In elegant new color combinations, red*, greens, browns and all the, ^6 AA leading shades »I«VV Choice selection of 46-Inch Wool Plaids, for ladles’ waists, children's CA. school dresses, etc OOB Smart Novelty Suitings In dark Invisi ble Plaids; very fancy, suitable for smart tailored suits, separate skirts, etc., 48 Inches $1.25 Waisting Flannels All-Wool Tricots In shades of navy, brown, old rose, green, pearl OQ^ arav. etc., yard Challis Wool Challle In choree patterns, for kimonos, house dresses, mines' and children's school drosses, 39c HIGH’S HIGH’S HIGH’S HIGH’S HIGH’S