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* SUITS And OVERCOATS! Suitable weights for these cool, snappy days. M We are showing a beautiful se|ectbn cf the season’s most fashionable colors, handsomely designed and tailored. $25 “ $45 See them today and make your selection before the choice patterns are all gone. Griffin Mercantile Company PERSONAL NOTES William Searcy, 3d, of Atlanta, spent the week-end with his par ents, Judge and Mrs. W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., at “Oaksmere. ” Mr. and Mrs. Bill Freeman, of Atlanta, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. George Manley on Ray street. —--vf—-----------" The Young Woman’ s Circle of the First Methodist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with Mrs. Fred Thaxton on Meriwether street. William Janes spent Sunday with friends in Jackson. Miss Rosalind Janes has return ed to Decatur, where she is at tending school at Agnes Scott Col lege, after spending the week-end In Griffin with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janes. Mr. and Mrs. Will Slaton at tended the performance of “Lit tle Jesse James” at the Atlanta Theatre last week. 4 Miss Sara Margaret Sams has retQrned to her home In Meridian, Miss., after a visit to Miss Sara Sams, on the Macon Road. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Renfroe, of , Atlanta, spent the week-end with her niother, Mrs. Jessie Porter, on Fifteenth street. Ira Skipper is able to be out after a recent illnesl. Mr. and Mrs. George Manley and daughter, Marie, spent Sun day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Manley, at GreenviUe. Misses Jessie Pearl Rice has re turned from Spartanburg, S. C., where she spent the Thanksgiving holidays with friends gt Converse college. Fleming Touchstone returned to Athens Sunday night to resume his studies at the University of Georgia, after spending the week end in Griffin with relatives. Misses Stella and Ethel Mar shall, of Concord, spent the week end with their mother, Mrs. B. H. Marshall. T. L. Rhodes, of Bamesville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Moore, on Fifteenth street. Wilbur McDonald, who has been visiting his sisters, Misses Lula and Carrie McDonald, on West Poplar street, has returned to his home in Hendersonville, N. C. Frank Binford, who is attending school at Georgia Tech, in At lanta, spent Sunday in Griffin with his father, F. M. Binford. Mrs. W. G. Nichols has return ed home after a several weeks’ stay in Washington, D. C. Miss Emory Drake has return ed to Forsyth, where she is a student at Bessie Tift College, af ter spending a few days in Grif- fin with her father, Emory Drake, on South HiH street. James Anderson, who is attend ing school at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, spent the weekend in Griffin with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ander son. Captain Fred Leicester, of Ma con, spent Sunday in Griffin with Mr. and Mrs. David T. Bussey. He was accompanied home by Mrs. Leicester, who has been the guest of Mrs. Bussey for several days. George Wheaton has returned to Atlanta, where he is a student at Georgia Tech, after spending the week-end in Griffin with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheaton. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stewart, former residents of Griffin, who have been residing in South Car olina for some time, have moved to Macon. Mrs. Charlie Manley has return ed to her home in Pedenville after spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Hope, on Ray street. Mr. and Mrs. E. W- Hood, of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cowan and son, of Clarkston, have returned to their homes after a short visit in Griffin to Miss Nel lie Goddard. Mrs. G. W. Kinard motored to Forsyth with a party of friends from Atlanta to spend Thanksgiv ing with Mrs. O. J. Ham. Miss Gladys Bailey, who is f teaching school in North Georgia, spent the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bailty, on South Hill street. J. P. Persons left Monday with a party of friends from Atlanta for his old home in Talbotcoun ty for a few days’ hunting trip. Ben Bolton went to Atlanta Sunday to meet his mother-in law, Mrs. C. A. Manrose, who re turned last night from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Green, in Portland, Oregon. John Hammond has returned to Georgia Tech, after spending the week-end in Griffin with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Woods Ham mond, on West Poplar street. Mrs. Anna Banks Johnson re turned Sunday night from Atlan ta, where she has been spend ing several days with her son, Thad B. Johnson, and family. Chief of Police Stanley attend ed United States court in Atlanta Monday. Lewis Brewer, who is attending school at Georgia Tech, in Atlan ta, spent Sunday in Griffin with his mother, Mrs. Butler Walker. Miss Sadie Duffy has returned to her home in Manchester after spending several days as a guest in the home of Miss Laura Wood ward on.-South Hill street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker and Miss Cheney Walker have re turned from Thomaston where they spent the Thanksgiving season with relatives. Milton Daniel. Jr., has returned to his home in Anniston, Ala., af ter- epending the week-end -wfth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Daniel. Miss Louise Gordy has returned home after spending Thanksgiv ing in Atlanta with her cousin, Miss Donpa Lee Gordy. / Mrs. George Cope passed through Griffin Monday enroute to her home in Savannah from Cartersville, where she spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. Harris Cope. Mrs. Richard Henry Lowndes, of Atlanta, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Nich ols, on South Eighth street. Miss Alberta Williamson, Miss Katherine Rogers and Grady Nor ton returned Sunday night from Columbus, where they attended the state convention of the Chris- Mrs. Sammie Bartles and Miss Annie Katherine Bartles have re turned home after spending the week-end in Atlanta with Mrs. Frank White. Roy S. Wood spent Monday in Atlanta on legal business. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Beck, Jr., spent Monday in Atlanta with friends. Miss Celia Mae Whitlock, of Or chard Hill, spent Monday in Gri din. Prof. George Mitchell, of Zeb ulon, spent Monday iif Griffin. ~ mss-TIinah was among those shopping in Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Futral, of Milner, visited Griffin friends Monday. George Wheeler, of New York City, , has returned to Athens, where he is a student at the Uni versity of Georgia, after spending the Thanksgiving holidays in Grif fin with Robert Shapard. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Baugham and Miss Blanche Baugham, of Gay, formed a party spending Monday in Griffin. Mrs. I. H. Peebles, of Woolsey, spent Monday shopping in Griffin. Mrs. Robert L. Musser, of Har risburg, Pa., is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Thomas L. Shapard, GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS tian Endeavo iety of the Pres byterian church. Misses Margaret Kennerly, Re becca Thompson and Sara Gay have returned from Atlanta, where they spent the week-end with friends. Ralph Eubanks has returned to Macon, where he is a student at Mercer University, after the Thanksgiving holidays in Grif fin with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. E. Eubanks. Miss Runette Knowles^ returned Sunday night to her home in Co lumbus after a several days’ visit to Miss Jack Hancox. Friar Thompson has returned to Athens, where he is a student at the University of Georgia, af ter spending Thanksgiving in Grif fin with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Carson, Mrs. Frank Lindsey, Miss Mamie Mills and Tom Lindsey motored to Atlanta Monday. Tom Lindsey will remain there in a'hospital for several days. - Ernest Hulsey has retarned from South Georgia, where he spent Thanksgiving with relatives. I. H. Peebles, of Woolsey, made a business trip to Griffin, Monday. Miss Mary Digby, of Brooks, was shopping in Griffin Monday. Alvin Dickinson, of Williamson, spent Monday in Griffin on bus iness. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry Axley, of Savannah, have returned home af ter a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Da vis and Mr. and Mrs. John Dobbs Rogers. J. T. Waldrup is convalescent at Davis-Fisher Sanitarium in At lanta after a recent illness. Mrs. Bradley Wood and Miss Collie Wood, of Williamson, spent Monday shopping in Griffin. Misses Emily Cope, of Savan nah, and Eliza Ramey, of Virginia, have returned to Decatur, where they are students at Agnes Scott College, after spending the week end in Griffin with Miss Agnes Sorrell. Jesse Cole, of Williamson, made a business trip to Griffin Monday. Miss Mildred Brown and Miss Winifred Brown, of Zebulon, spent Monday shopping in Griffin. Miss Lessle Llooyd, of Orchard HiH, spent Monday shopping in Griffin. tention to any of the principals without slighting the other, for there was not a weak spot in the entire cast. The female imper sonators did remarkabaly well in their difficult roles. Lawrence Petri as “Dulcy” was very attrac tive. The Marionettes have an estab lished reputation and their pre sentation of “Duly” has enhanced ft. NEGRO GOES ON A RAMPAGE IN CAR; GOOD MORNING JUDGE Lori Jones, negro, went on a in Nullh Grlffltt ~ s ™~ day morning in a new automo bile, Running into a car belonging to C. C. Stanley, of the Slaton Powell Clothing Company, at the corner of Eighth and Quilly streets, he smashed the fender and broke the radius rod of Stanley’s ; car. Following this accident, the ne gro, crazed with drink, it is said, ran his car into a fence near Da vid Johnson’s home on Eighth street. Officer Connor placed the ne gro in the city prison, charging him with being drunk and reckless driving. Jones will "explain it all 1 to Recorder Philip Cleveland at the regular’ session of the police court this afternoon. Road the bargains offered in the want-ad columns. Scene From “Merry-Go-Round”, Big Film at Alamo Today Si; sd llli w % -- and her sister, Mrs. Davis Wil liams. Mrs. Alvin Dickinson, of Wil liamson, was shopping in Griffin Monday. Mrs. M. E. P<5pe, Miss Ruby Pope and Frank Pope, of Haral son, spent Monday in Griffin with friends. J. H. Peebles, of Woolsey, spent Monday in Griffin on business. Misses Emma and Laura Mitch ell, of Zebulon, were visitors to Griffin Monday. Harry Rogers has returned to Emory University in Atlanta after a short visit in Griffin to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rogers. SMALL CROWD SEES GOOD SHOW HERE SATURDAY NIGHT The Tech Marionettes, in their third annual appearance in Griffin, presented “Dulcy” at the High School Auditorium Saturday night to a small audience. The play was most admirably suited for the Marionettes and they handled it in a most delight ful manner. The story is concerned with the activities of “Dulcy,” a beautiful though dumb wife who has planned, very craftily, to help her husband in an important busi ness . merger. Dulcy's plans work out rather disastrously for her husband until several odd twists in the plot bring about an out come that is satisfactory to every body. One could not call especial at- Pomona News N,_______ Miss Caroline Binford and Wal ter Binford, Jr., joined a party of friends and motored to Atlanta Thursday for the Tech-Auburn football game. Mrs. Lafe Wheat and her guest, Miss Ethel Ryals, of Macon, at tended the Tech Auburn football game Thursday and were the guests of Mrs. George Branch. Mr.' and Mrs. Grady Babb, of Lovejoy, spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Mollie Griffin. The condition of littie Jeannette Patterson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Patterson, is re ported as improved today. Wayne Daniels went to Atlanta Thanksgiving for the Tech-Auburn football game. Miss Virginia Lasseter, of "Mont gomery, _is The guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Elder. Franklin Castile, of Griffin, spent Thanksgiving with Bill Pat terson. Caroline Binford was the guest of Annie Ruth Elder on a camp Friday. Miss Amy Smith is ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Binford. Mrs. J. J. Goodrum had as her guests Sunday Mr. J. O. Good rum, Misses Mary and Kate Good rum and Emmett Goodrum, of Bir die. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Duke re turned Sunday from Atlanta and will be the guests of Mrs. Duke at Orchard Hill for several days. CHURCH BUILDING DEDICATED SUNDAY The men’s building, erected as a temporary structure to take care of the overflow of the Sunday school of the First Christian church, was dedicated Sunday morning. The dedicatory sermons was de livered by the Rev. J. A. Taylor, state secretary. WIFE HURT BY AUTO CAN SUE HER HUSBAND Hartford, Dec . 1. — Superior court here ruled that a woman can sue her husband for injuries re ceived in an automobile accident when he is driving. A demurer was overruled in the case of Mrs. Mark Rushnell, suing her husband for $5,000 for injuries received when -t hei r c m struck a Wa* in Mansfield. WHAT NOTABLES NEVER DID Napolean never voted the pro hibition ticket. Oliver Cromwell never rode on the rear seat of an automobile. Jeanne d’Arc never rode on the rear seat of a motorcycle. Cleopatra never wore a union suit. Julius Caesar could play any thing but pinochle. The Queen of Sheba never had to stand up in a street car. Nero never tried to blow out % gas. Three toed horses roamed over this country two million years ago it is figured. Men as well as women of the better classes in Greece use cheap perfumery extensively. Monday, December l, 1924. y' T'T'T ■r'* r" T T V T V 'T. T TTT'T ▼ T T V T T « r 'T , '"r I TODAY Let* £of" AND -2* TOMORROW THEY COULD NOT SEE WITHIN THE EMPEROR’S COURT They could not realize the hold that ita daily round of lavish revelry had- on those with whom it came in contact. Once it had surrounded and saturated one’s soul with its indolent mag nificence, it was almost impossible to be other than its slave! See the reckless, riotous lives, the voluptuous existence, the majestic glory and splendor of the Austrian emperor’s court— beautiful, gorgeously gowned women; pompous, statuesque officers. The picture sensation of the year! It’s love that makes the world go round; it’s love that makes the “Merry Go Round”! The most beautiful love story ever told! A picture such as you have never seen before; a picture that you will never forget! VS* i. II i I I « / I ■7T. Starring the screen’s most sensational beauty MARY PHILBIN and the screen’s handsomest lover NORMAN KERRY NO ADVANCE IN PRICE Wednesday—Thursday—Friday FRANK LLOYD PRODUCTION/, INC. m v.Jl t A mammoth spectacle—the glowing romaiwi^ and amazing Jventure of the boldest gentleman pirate that ever roved the la or scuttled ship, with MILTON SILLS Admission: 25c and 50c SPECIAL MUSIC Read the bargains offered in the want-ad ' columns. GETTING AWAY WITH THE BOOTY The police seldom are able to capture hold-up men until after they have cached their swag. Modern robbers work quick ly. Protection against the loss they may cause you is essential. HOLD-UP INSURANCE will reimburse you for loss in curred by hold-up of your peo ple entrusted with business funds. Come Here For Information Drake & Company ‘■sSsftff •n HERE’S YOUR ORANGES AND GRAPE FRUIT In Bulk, at Central Freight Depot Only $1.60 Per Bushel at Car BETTER HURRY! VACANT LOTS Among the vacant lota we have lor sale are— 2 on South HiH Street 1 on West Taylor Street 2 on West Broad Street 2 on West Poplar street 3 on East Poplar Street 6 on Meriwether Street. 2 on Lane Street 2 on East College Street 2 on S. 14th Street 1 on S. 16th Street 6 on E. Chapel Street 1 on West Tinsley Street Several in EASTBROOK Many more in different parts of the city. Stop paying rent. Buy a lot and build you own HOME. Griffin Realty Co. W. G. CARTLEDGE, Mgr. 116 E. Solomon St. Griffin, Ga.