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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER
FRIDAY MORNING DEC. IS.
The Woman’s
Club Notes
Where They Meet
Wedding Bells
E TY
“Entertainments
The Comings
and Goings
Local and Personal
WOMAN’S CLUB NOTES.
The Woman’s Club met at the resi
dence of Mrs. W. P. Gaifney Thurs
day afternoon, Dec. 10. There was
FINCH ER-J ERKINS.
Announcement is made of tho mar
riage of Miss Blanche Fincher of
, DINNER PARTY. Mr. and Mrs. John Mullins of An-
niston, Ala., were the guests of the
Miss Viola Burks entertained on latter’s aunt, Mrs. C. N. Shearer
Mountville, and Mr. Lee Jerkins of , Thursday evening at dinner. The Saturday and Sunday,
this city which took place Tuesday members of the choir of the First
a very good attendance in spite of evening, December 15 at the homo of Baptist church were her guests. » i 'Mrs. J. T. Hardy of Stovall, was
tile groom’s aunt, Mrs. J. W. Brum-1 The approach of the Yuletide season tho guest of Mrs. Ray Underwood Frl
beloc, on Hines street In the presence was suggested in the artistic table day.
of a few friends.
Rev. A. B. Vaughnn officiated. Mr.
and Mrs. Jerkins left immediately for
the inclement weather. Tti the ab
sence of the secretary, Mrs. Enoch
Callaway took the minutes of the
meeting. Mrs. C. V. Truit acted as
treasurer, Mrs. Mooty being unable
to be present.
Reports from the various sections
were very encouraging, Mrs. Brad-
field reporting good work in the j Mrs. Ray Underwood.
music section, Mr3. Holmes reporting
the rest room in good condition, and} ADAMS-JACKSON.
decorations. Tho centerpiece was
miniature Christmas tree on which' Miss Bessie Word of Chiploy, was
was a dainty favor for dach guest. The a visitor to LaGrnngo Saturday."
a short wedding trip to Atlanta and hostess was assisted in entertaining
other points and upon their return by Mi's. Henry Burks
they will be at the homo of Mr. and
CHRISTMAS RECITAL.
Thursday evening at the Southern
Mrs. C. E. Baker and Mrs. J. II.
Baker of Standing Rock, Ala., spent
Saturday in the city.
* * * *
Mr. Frank Hudson spent Thursday
Mrs. Robeson reporting a splendid! The many friends in LaGrange of Female College was the closing recital, in Atlanta
meeting of the literature section at; Mr. Henry E. Jackson will be interest- of the fall term. j * * * *
Mrs. Marshburn’s recently. Mrs.led in tlie announcement of his mar- The program was one of the mostj Miss Mary Lou Partridge of Mount-
Wooding, chairman of domestic | riage to Miss Louise Bolling Adams, interesting and best rendered of all! ville, was a visitor to LaGgango'Satur-
science was not present, nor was Mrs.! of Memphis, Tcnn., which occurred on the recitals of the year. day.
Atkinson, chairman of civics. J the 9th insl. at the home of the bride’s All tho departments were repres-
Mrs. Nimmons, who is chairman of mother, Mrs. E. F. Adams, on Union onted, each performer displaying an
the civic committee has a fine plan avenue, the Reverend E. Sterling I case and poise that showed careful ley, Ga., were the guests of the lut-
for some civic improvement which Gunn, rector of Grace church, official- and conscientious work on the part j tor’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. I. II. Lane
she will launch after the holidays. The , ing. Immediately after tho cere- 1 0 f both pupils and instructors. Tho j Saturday and Sunday,
president reported that the amount mony Mr. and Mrs. Jackson left for a ar t display was very interesting and
received from the bazaar held in. bridal trip to Chicngo, and other niany of tho pictures exhibited showed
November was $240.64 all of which points. Mr. Jackson was retired in | excellent work done in tliut depart
Mr. and Mrs. Frank .Ridley of Rid-
was paid on tho Club House except LaGrnngo but has made his home 'in
$49.30 which is now in the National Memphis for a number of years, where
bank. j he is highly regarded in both business
The tea room, Mrs. Harvey Reid, and social circles while his bride is
chairman, received the prize for be
ing the prettiest booth, and the cake,
candy, etc, booth, Mrs. C. V. Truitt,
chairman, for bringing in the largest
amount of money. This booth netted
the club $75 without tho addition of
$43.50 for the Georgia Products Day
Dinner, which was served under the
direction of these same ladies.
one of the most charming and popular
young ladies of that city.
MURPHY-LEHMAN.
ment.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Col. A. II. Thompson spent several
days of this week in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Mrs. W. J. Albright will entertain
on Monday afternoon at her home on
South Lewis street in compliment to ^j n
her little daughter, Emily, in cole
bration of her sixth birthday. The
In the Atlanta papers of last Sun- house will be attractively decorated,
the Christmas season being emphasiz
ed in all the details. The table will
Mrs. Kate C. Bell, who has been in
Memphis, Tenn., for several weeks,
is spending this week with her sis
ter, Mrs. C. B. Ridley in Anniston,
She will return to LaGgange
day occurred tho following announce
ment: Mr. and Mrs. Georgo W. Mur
phy, of Shawmut, Ala., announce the] have for its centerpiece a mound of
^he presideiit^resented thos'e chair- engagement of their daughter Ruth’ fruit in which the birthday cake will
men, for their booths, tho prizes, $5j Newc11 to , Albo ^ Leh ™“ nn ’ Jr -’ “ f bo embedded. Six red candles will
’ . ., j LaGrange, Ga., tho wedding to take burn on t h e ca ke to represent the ago
^She'^Mko’ of the beauty of each ‘ ' ,lac& at home January 14, This will of the little hostess. A feature of
booth and how difficult it must.have ° f the aftCTn0 ° n "“J b ° ^
of the New Year. The groom is the t ] ie canc lles for which a box of
been for the committee of Newnan la-1 M A1 h H (
<•» <• «•»"»SLTJd b .° r.™-.
! wishes and sincere interest is felt in
his marriage.
STAG DINNER.
At each place will bo dainty favors
for the little guests and a delicious
sweet course will be served. Little
Miss Emily, in a dainty frock of lin
gerie and lace, and her brother, Wil
liam will rcceivo at tho door. Assist-
Mr. S. H. Dunson was host at a j n g Mrs. Albright in the entertaip-
dinner on Thursday evening at the 1 men t 0 f the little folks will be Miss
es Lulie Hudson, Ella Cary, Grace
Lane, Dora Lane, Mesdames Lucilc
Artley, J. R. Harrison, H. C. Fincher,
R. Upderwood, W. Tucker, C. E. Mar
ket. Among the guests will be: Louise
entire club membership for the gener
ous co-operation which made such a
success of the bazaar.
Mrs. Truitt and Mrs. Nimmons in
behalf of their committees presented
the prize money to the club, which
was a very gracious thing to do.
Several letters of congratulation
were read by tho secretary, a very I home of Mr. and Mrs. . . • •
cordial one being from Mr. Lester C. The unique inflation read as: follows.
Bush. A letter from the Equal Suf-| Thursday, December 17, 1914
frage Party asking for co-operation “Mr. Big Boy will have live o sec,
.'“ 4 - b01 W “ M„. It. F. Ab- Draior , E „„ P„ Phillips, Elizabeth,
“T,™ of $2.50 was noted for the : rahams arc going to initiate him in Rakestraw, Mary Lehmann, Mary]
. . ... Fund \Lthe degree Of “Great Eaters” at 8 p.m. j Ward, Mildred Phillips, Noll Childs, 1
A let ter'from the Pynctree Paper] It is at his special request that you Frances Spinks, Frances Loflcy, Vir-i
Comnanv of Gordon, Ga., offering $10,be present to witness his undertaking] pinia Morty, Lillian DeLamar, Cecelia.
a ton for old papers and magazines to pass through the trying courses nnd Sarah Wright, Katherine Young,
similar to Saturday Evening Post and' and to render him all the assistance Lucilc Market, Orrie Mae Mallory -
Ladies’ Home Journal was read and in your power, in order to certify as
to his worthiness of becoming Grand
Eater. Yours truly,
R. P. Abrahams, Past Grand Eater.
Seated at the table were MeSsrs.
R. P. Abrahams, H. B. Callaway, R.
P. Collier, Herman Fincher, J. D.
Saturday.
* * * *
Miss June Crawford of Kondallvillo,
Indiana, will be the guest of Miss
Nancy Birdsong during tho holidays.
* * * *
Miss Ethel Smith of Luthersville
was a visitor here Wednesday.
* # * *
Mrs. John Barrow of West Point,
spent one day last week as the guest
of Mrs. Iloyward Booker.
+ * * *
Mrs. W. W. Arnold of Manchester,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. John
Witherspoon.
Mrs. J. F. McGlnty spent Friday in
Ronnokc, Ain.
« « * ■ *
Mrs. Annie Flemming will spend the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
Newsome Cooper, in Columbus.
* * * «
Mr. nnd Mrs. Willis Johnson of
Manchester spent Wednesday in Ln-
Grnnge.
Miss Vivian Holmes returned
Lucy Cobb today accompanied by
Lucy Ray of Stockton, Cnla., who will
be her guest for the holidays.
* * * *
Misses Jane Harwell, Claude Dun-
son and Margaret Phillips will return
from Agnes Scott College on Tues
day next.
. Mr. Enoch Callaway will return
Miss Anmo McGee has returned 1 . kt 1 . 1 ,
Prom New Orleans tomorrow to spend
homo from Fitzgorald where she has
boon for several months.
* * * *
Mrs. Gus Lane of Little Rock, Ark.,
Is the guest of Mr. und Mrs. R. R.
Lino.
* * * «
Miss Katherine Harrison loft Fri
day for her home in Louisville, Ky.
* * * *
Mrs. E. T. Fincher spent several
days of this week in Atlanta.
* « * *
Miss Eva Truluck left Saturday of
last woek for Palm Beach, Fla., whore
she will spend tho rest of the winter.
» * * *
Miss Carrie Smith lms gone to At
lanta where she will spend the holi
days.
+ + * *
Messrs. Swanson Pinckard and
Cason Callaway will arrive in La
Grnngo Saturday from Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., to spend tho holidays.
# »l« * *
^Miss Lucy Adams will leave Satur
day to spend the holidays with her
parents at Juliette, Ga.
* * * *
Mrs. W. A. Holmes spent Thurs
day and Friday in Atlanta.
An attractive photo of Misses Emily
and Dorothy Atkinson was one of
the features of last Sunday’s Atlanta
Journal. These young ladies are the
daughters of the late Col. T. A.
Atkinson, for many years a prominent
and popular attorney of this city, and
on their mother’s side are connected
with tho Willis’, one of the most
prominent families of Columbus.
They are among the brightest pupils
in the LaGrange High Schools.
* * * *
Miss Margaret Phillips will visit
her room-mate, Miss Louise Hooper
in Selma, Ala., during the holidays.
* * # *
Miss Helen Reeves will return to
morrow from Cox College.
Christmas at homo.
* * * «
Messrs. Will Glunton and Cal. Har
man of Odessada'e were visitors in
the city Friday. ?
♦ * * *
Misses Martha and Mildred Part
ridge of Odossadalo spent one day
this week in LaGrange.
♦ * * *
Miss Carrio Glanton and little Wiley
Reoves spent several days in Atlanta
recently.
♦ ♦ * *
Mrs. Henry Caudlo and children
spent the week-end with Mrs. W. T.
Smith at Roanoko, Ala.
* * * *
Mrs. It. L, Christophor and chil
dren will leave Saturday for New
born where they will spend the holi
days.
* « * ♦
Misses Sarah Lane and Martha
Mitchell will return from Milledge-
villo tho latter part of the week.
* * ♦ *
Mrs. Shyra and Mr. Will Pago of
Bryonvillo were called to LaGrange
Tuesday on account of the illness of
their sister, Miss Leila K. Page.
Friends of Miss Pago will be glad to
know that she is improving after an
operation for appendicitis at the Mis
sion.
* * « '*
Mr. Park Dallis of Atlanta, has been
tho guest of his father this week.
* * * *
Messrs. Howard and Pierce Harris
have returned from Waleska to spend
the holidays at home.
* * * #
Mrs. Robert Burks leaves tomor
row to spend the holidays with her
father in Thompson.
* * * *
Mrs. J. L. Lane of Lineville, Ala.,
will spend Xmas week with Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Lane.
the ladie3 were asked to begin to save
these magazines and papers. A col
lection of them will be made some
time early in the year from which it
is hoped to get a good sum.
Mrs. W. A. Holmes’ resignation as -• — _ _ 1 , - , ... T 1
not; Hudson, Sam Jones, Walter Dallis, U. ] niond Underwood, John Artley, Jr.,,
M. Martin, A. M. Wynn and the host. Edwin Powell, Ralph and Roy Market, 1
Herchel Jenkins. Claude Daniel, out of
Evelyn Powell, Dorothy and Louise j
Park, Katherine Mitchell, Celeste,
Dunson, Lena Terrell, Mario Dix,|
Margaret Dallis, Eleanor Mills, Sarah
Hamilton Gaffney, Nell Underwood, j
Eleanor Dunson, Mary Jane Hill, |
Richard Hutchinson, James Dix, Ray-]
1 HE
SANTA CLAUS GOT
CARLOAD OF FRUIT
HERE ON TIME
Our 18 Years Experience in the Fruit
Business IVIakes our Service Perfect and
Enables us to Secure the Best Fruit.
chairman of the rest room was
accepted. Mrs. Holmes is too good a
chairman to lose and it is hoped she
will reconsider.
Mr. Jordan, who has a fruit store
on Ridley avenue, .proposes to give
the building fund of the club 5 per
cent of ail cash sales beginning Mon
day morning, Dec. 21 and extending
through to Christmas day
WINS ART PIN.
At the closing exercises of the
Southern Female College, Miss Her- Phillip Albright,
berta Herring was awarded an art
pin for making the most and best
This is' drawings from nature during the
very generous of Mr. Jordan and the
ladies are urged to buy all of their
Christmas fruits from him.
Mrs. Enoch Callaway, chairman of
the Philanthropic section reported a
sum of $275.00 collected by the chair- (ring has received,
man of this committee. This amount
will be given to the Benevolent As
sociation for use of the sick and
needy. A committee of ladies will
serve with Mr. Clark in dispensing
this money. Mrs. Callaway asked
that cases of need be reported to her
or a member of the committee.
A request was made from a citizen
of the town that the club urge the
merchants, to close their stores all
day Christmas day. Mrs. C. V. Truitt
and Mrs. C. M. Awtrey were appointed
on the committee to look after it.
The following ladies were unani-
summer months.
Each year Miss Black, the director
of the art department, gives several
pins for different phases of the art
work and this is the fourth Miss Her-
town guests; Katherine Lay field, May
Harris, Susie and Mary Hardy, Mary
Williams from Odessadale, James and
from Grantville, i
Minnie, Christine and Elizabeth Las-
setter of Luthersville.
We" have bought a big lot of Christmas Fruit and
paid cash for it. By doing this we are now able
to sell you your Christmas supplies at the follow
ing Rock-Bottom Prices: r
CLUB MEETING.
Mrs. Robert Burks was the hostess,
1 to the Eighty-Four Club on Tuesday
afternoon. Only the Club members
were present.
You are invited to announce births
in this column.
Mrs. Harvey Reid spent Monday in
Atlanta.
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GABBETTVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Baker, Jr.,
announce the birth of a little girl on
Monday, December 14.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Cone announce
the birth of a handsome boy who
mously elected members of t e c u . ma) j e y mse ]f a member of their home
Mesdames C. E. Market, Chas. Dix,
W. J. Albright, Walker, J. W. Pugh
and Miss Kate Floyd. They were
cordially welcomed by the members
present.
The president in a few words borne w ith them last Thursday,
thanked the members for the lovely,
table cove7, so graciously presented
Mrs. C. W. Emory and children
visited relatives at Pleasant Grovo
last week.
Mrs. A. C. Williams and children
were the guests of Mrs. R. L. Hart :
Saturday. ,
Mrs. Roland Strong of LaGrange
spent the weeek-end with Mrs. H.
N. Brady.
Miss Kate Davis entertained her,
Sunday school class and other friends
girl. Little Rachel came to make her ! ] as (- F r : da y night. I
Mrs. M. C. Potts and Mrs. Jim
Hairston shopped in LaGrange Thurs-
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. O’Neal of Salem
announce the birth of a handsome
FRUITS
APPLES. Allvarie- 9f|„
ties, per doz |U^
BANANAS. We now have two cars
of the best that can be bought, 4 ft
per doz.__ lU*'
Larger ones ISC
ORANGES. All sizes and the best
ST perdozen 15c to 30c
GRAPE FRUIT. Large and
jui-'.y, 10c each, 3 for
|| TANGERINES. The best that
m can be bought, per
is doz
20c to
We make up Fancy Baskets of
Fruit for Special
orders. Prices
75c to
NUTS
WALNUTS. This year’s crop,
r 20c, 25c AND 30c
BRAZIL NUTS. Everyone «JC
is good. Per lb. lU'*
CHESTNUTS. Large and <JC
tempting. Per lb
PECANS. The finest t\r .
grown, per lb Ld'*uU' -
Extra large- -----
RAISINS. 3 CROWN. Per
pound I3C
2 pounds for , 25c
Buy them by the box and save
money.
Mrs. Bruce sang “Judith” in a very '
to her by the club recently.
day.
! charming manner and there was a] Mr . Ed Tray i or spcnt the week-end
She spoke of the beautiful offering beautiful solo from one of the Lu-,.^ ^ fami , His friends wi „ bo
for the European war children s fund, ( Grange College students. | d whcn he moye8 the first of Janu .
there being 188 nice warm garments ] The Club then adjourned to meet at 1
and $8.40 in money. An interesting. the residence of Mrs. Enoch Callaway,
card of acknowledgement was read. J January 14. 1915.
1 r~
ary.
Sansone Fruit and Produce Company
5 Bull Street. Phone 59
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