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SOCIETY
Written Especially for the Covington
News by Mrs. J. Thomas W^ght.
Mr. William Boyd, of Salem, was
in the city Tuesday.
Mr. A. S. Clay, of Walnutgrove,
was in the city Monday.
Mr. Porter Barnette made a busi¬
ness trip to Griffin Monday.
Mr. Charlie Smith left last week
for a visit to Griffin and Atlanta.
Mrs. J. L. Whitehead has returned
from a pleasant week’s visit to rela¬
tives in Atlanta.
Mrs. S. A. Fincher, of Culloden, is
iii the city, the guest of her son,
Mr. J. J. Fincher.
Mrs. H. G. Fincher and children,
of Culloden, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Fincher.
Little^Miss Cleone Felton, of Mar
thasville, is visiting her cousin, lit¬
tle Miss Mabel Fincher.
Dr. and Mrs. Tully U. Smith spent
Sunday at Mansfield, where they
were guests of relative®.
Mr. W. T. Milner and his son,
John, were called to Lithonia Sunday
by the death of the latter’s grand¬
father, Mr. John George.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Garrison and
handsome sons spent Sunday in
the country visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Young, of Greensboro,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W.
H. Cooper one day last week.
Mr. J. J. Fincher returned last
neek from a business trip to Fay¬
etteville, Culloden and Atlanta.
Mr. Frank Word, of Hogansville,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Norman Thursday night and Friday.
Mrs. W. E. Smith and two grand¬
children have returned from a very
pleasant visit to Griffin and Atlanta.
Messrs. Sam Cohen and J. Cohen
of Elberton, visited Mr. W. Cohen
of this city last Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Willie Berry, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. R. H. Heard,
has returned home after a very pleas¬
ant visit.
Mrs. John Elliott and Miss Flossie
Smith, of Oxford, spent Thursday in
the city, guests of Dr. and Mrs. T.
IT. Smith.
Messrs. W. Cohen and Louis Zeitlin
attended the confirmation of Master
Leon Eugene Wice at Eatonton last
Sunday, the l&th.
Dr. E. G. Ware and son, Mr.
Hamilton Ware, of Duluth, are spend¬
ing a few days in the city guests of
Mrs. Laura; Carter.
Little Miss Jeeanette Carter, of
Newborn, who has been the guest of
her grandmother, Mrs. Laura Carter,
has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Quinn and fam¬
ily, of Atlanta, visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Barnette, at their home in
north Covington Sunday.
Mr. W. A. Holland and brigfht little
daughter, Miss Lillian, spent Tues¬
day in Atlanta, where they went to
meet Miss; Maggie Holland.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Hurst and
children, of Cincinnatti, Ohio, spent
Friday night in the city, guests pf
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Norman.
Mrs. C. D. Shelnutt, of Sandres
ville, after a very pleasant visit to
her rnoUher and sister, Mrs. Laura
Carter, and Miss Mary, has returned
home.
Mr. J. Neal Corley, formerly of
Covington, but now of Atlanta, spent
the week-end in the city, the guest
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Corley.
Mrs. Charles A. Cannon and two
brig 1 ** children, of Porterdale, spent
Thursday in the city, guests of the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Loyd.
Master Rufus Franklin has return¬
ed from a most delightful visit to
Mansfield, where he spent a week
with Mr. and Mrs. Felix Franklin's
children.
Little Miss Ida Shelnutt, of San
dersviiie, who has been visiting
grandmother, Mrs. Laura Carter, for
sometime, will return home the lat¬
ter part of this w r eek.
Mr. Ben Simms, formerly of Cov¬
ington, but now of Atlanta, was in
the city last week to attend the wed¬
ding of his sister, Miss Sarah Simms,
to Mr. C. S. Thompson.
Misses Louise Walker and Lillian
Cox, who were members of Miss
Annie Belie Robinson’s delightful
house party, returned to their home
in Monroe on Thursday.
Miss Lenh Milner and her little
s-ster, Mary, left Monday for Atlan¬
ta, where they will spend sometime.
Little Miss Mary will go to the Bap¬
tist Infirmary, where she will underg
an operation. The many friends of
Col. Milner and little Mary wish i or
her a successful operation and
speedy recovery.
Mr. James Dozier, of Athens, was
the guest of Miss Lucy Beck Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Franklin.
Mr. W. G. Norman formerly of
Covington, but now of Grifin, was
mingling with his friends in the city
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Anderson, of
Starrsville, were in the city Monday.
Mr. Will- Allen, of Atlanta, was in
the city Monday.
Mrs. J. O. Cooper will leave Fri¬
day for Atlanta, where she will be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. D.
Kilpatrick, for a few days.
Miss Lucy Beck, of Griffin, the
charming guest of Mrs. Charles A.
Franklin, returned home Monday af¬
ter a most delightful visit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Orr, en route
to their home in Atlanta in their big
touring car, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. King, Monday.
Miss Kate Beck Thompson,a charm¬
ing young lady of Eudora, visited
relatives in the city last week and
was one of the brides-maids at the
Simms-Thompson marriage.
Mr. George Holland, of Schenecta¬
dy, N. Y., spent Tuesday night in
the city en route to Texas. He w r as
the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. A. Holland, while here.
Mrs. L. P. Reeves and charming
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, returned
Saturday night from a most delight¬
ful visit to the farmer’s mother, Mrs.
Matthews, near Smithville.
Dr. and Mrs. George C. Mizell and
infant and Mrs. Emma Glass Lee,
of Atlanta, passed through the city
in their automobile Tuesday, and
stopped over for a short while.
Messrs. Merry and Henry Thomp¬
son attended the Simms-Thompson
wedding Wednesday aftenroon, the
former acting as his brother’s best
man, while the latter was an usher.
Mr. T. E. Tant and family, who
have made their home in Covington
for several months past, left last
week for their old home in Milledge
ville, where ‘they will reside in the
future.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Corley, Miss
Fannie Kate Corley and Mrs. Charlie
Wright, driven by Mr. Herbert Cor¬
ley, made an automobile trip to the
city Saturday afternoox and made a
short stay.
Misses Zena and Frances Talmadge
and Miss Williford, of Athens, who
were included in Miss Annie Belle
Robinson’s house party, returned to
their home Saturday after a most de¬
lightful visit.
Misses Eoline Still, of Conyers, and
little Ruth Still, of Atlanta, who have
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Em¬
mett Piper for several days, will re¬
turn to their home Thursday, after
a most enjoyable visit.
Dr. and Mrs. Tully Smith and ba¬
by will leave Saturday for Madison,
where they go to attend a family re¬
union at the home of the former’s
sister, Mrs. A. J. Howell. They will
be away about a week.
Mrs. Louise Whitehead, who lives
near Walnutgrove, arrived Saturday
and will spend two weeks with her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ida Anderson.
Miss Odessa Barnette is visiting
Miss Della Quinn in Atlanta.
Misses Joyce Henderson and Esthe
Jordan, two lovely young girls from
Monticello, who have been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Barnes for sev¬
eral days, returned home Thursday,
after a most delightful visit.
Miss Maggie Holland, who has
been connected with the Seneca pub¬
lic schools for sometime, arrived in
the city Tuesday evening and will
spend her summer vactaion with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.W . A. Hol¬
land.
Prof. C. M. Furman, of Clemson
college, S. C., Mr. Alvester G. Fur¬
man, of Greenville and two children,
were guests of Mrs. E. R. Pendleton,
daughter of Prof. Burinan, a day or
two this week, having come through
in an automobile.
Miss Annie Cowan, of Salem, was
in the city Wednesday en route to
Atlanta', where she spent two days.
Miss Cowan left Monday for a trip
up the Hudson river to Washington,
Boston and other interesting points
north and east and will be gon^ a
month.
Mrs. Edward Hines and two hand¬
some sons, Emmett and Madison, of
Milledgeville, came up through the
country in an automobile last week,
and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. White. Mrs. Hines will
he pleasantly remembered as Miss
Nelle Womack, and will receive a
cordial welcome from hre many friend
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mrs. Lois McNair, of Monticello, is
the guest of relatives in the city
this week.
Mrs. Minnie Powell Wright wall
soend the week-end in Atlanta, the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Green, at her home, 73 Orleans-st.
Mr. Alva Cooper returned Saturday
from a very pleasant visit to Sanders
ville, and left again Sunday for At¬
lanta, where he will visit friends.
Miss Eloise Cooper will leave on
Thursday for Atlanta, where she goes
to be the guest of Miss Cullen Bat
tie and her aunt, Mrs. J. D. K. Kil¬
patrick.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryan and hand¬
some young son, of Fort Laudertiale,
I’la., came down from Atlanta last
week to attend the anarriage of Miss
Sara Simms and Mr. C. S. Thomp¬
son. While here they were guests
of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Perry.
STANTON-DYER.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. Stanton an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Leila, to Mr. Paul Dyer.the
marriage to take place at their home
in Social Circle on July 28.
Miss Stanton is well known to a
large number in this city, Where she
has a host of friends, she having
lived up until a year ago at Brick
Store, five miles east of the city.
She is one of the most attractive
young women of Social Circle and
will be missed by the social realm
of that city.
Mr. Dyer lives at the Dyer home
place near the city and is one of
the county’s most progressive young
citizens.
Congratulations are extendde in
advance by the News.
RECEPTION.
Mrs. Sallid Jackson Simms enter¬
tained at a most beautiful reception
last Wednesday evening in honor of
her daughter, Miss Sarah Sims, whost
marriage to Mr. C. S. Thompson was
a brilliant social event of the same
exening.
A wealth of June flowers filled the
house with their brightness and fra¬
grance, every available space having
its decoration of sweet peas and
roses.
In the hall, punch was served by
Misses Flora Carr and Frances Hen¬
derson, from a table, on which the
punch bow] was imbedded in a nest
of sweet peas and asparagus fern.
The table in the dining room had
for its center piece, a most exquisite
Cluny lace cover,on which rested a
basket of pink and white trellq, The
silver candlesticks and candelabra
held white tapers shaded with pink,
and the heart-shaped bon bons and
mint were pink and white.
T ( he cream was frozen in the fo
cur of pink roses and was served
with heart-shaped cakes in the same
dainty color. Mrs. Simms was as¬
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. John
M. Wright and Mrs. J. A. Wright
ARCHERY CONTEST IN
HONOR MISS SIMMS.
Among th’e many beautiful and de¬
lightful affairs, given in honor o
Miss Sara Simms, whose marriage o
Mr. C. S. Thompson was a brilliant
social event of last week, was the
archery contest at which Mrs. C. A.
Franklin entertained a number of her
friends at her home on Tuesday af¬
ternoon.
The guests were received on the
porch which was beautifully decorat¬
ed with handsome ferns, pink and
kvendar hydrangeas. Suspended just
over the entrance to* the door way
was a lavender and white heart at
w' 'eh the guests were to shoot with
bow and arrow. The bride was the
first one to begin the contest and
Miss Bonner Simms was the success¬
or contestant, having pierced the
center heart. The prize, a *bow and
arrow, was presented ot her by Mrs.
N. S. Turner, with an appropriate
verse. Little Misses Florence Turner
Dorothy Lee and Josephine Franklin,
dressed as cupids, kept them sup¬
plied with arrows. The guests were
next ushered into the dining room
which was dceorated with a profus¬
ion of sweet peas, in all their colors,
great bowls and vases of the fragrant
blossoms artistically arranged on
cabinet and mantel.
The table had for its center piece
a huge pink heart from which were
drawn the fate favors tied with baby
ribbons in the sweet pea colors,each
one with a descriptive verse. At
each end of the table were placed
Marie Antoinette baskets filled with
sweet peas. Candelabras held pink
shaded tapers, and the b on bons and
mints were also in pink and white.
The cream and heart shaped cakes
were in the sweet pea colors. Mrs.
Franklin received her guests wearing
a white lingerie dress. Miss Simms
the lovely guest of honor, wore an
elegant gown of black lace made ov¬
er satin, large black picture hat
trimmed with pink plumes, and her
corsage bouquet were pink roses.
Miss Beck. who assisted Mrs.
Franklin, was becomingly gowned in
yellow embroidered silk mull.
(Other Social News on Page Pour.)
Wednesday, June 29, 1910
at These Prices
C. E. COOK is cutting down prices to rock bottom
the goods are first-class, the prices are low.
MILLINERY.==Everything is now trimmed and put
on sale at nearly half price.
$ 10-00 hat 5.50, $9.00 hat 4.75, $7.00 hat 3.75, $5.00 hat 2.75, $4.00 hat 2.00
$3.00 hat 1.50, $ 1.00 hat 69 cents. A nioe line of summer underwear cheap.. Summer
dress goods, the BEST VALUES to be seen anywhere.
1 bottle vaseline, 3c. 1 set baby pins, 5c.
lc COUNTER 1 card hook and eyes, 3c. 10c cologne, 5c.
1 cake soap, 3c. 25c pin set, 5c.
7 paper hair pins, 1c. 1 pair dress shields, 3c.
1 bunch tape, 1c. 1 handkerchief, 3c. 10c COUNTER
1 thimbie, 1c. 1 doz collar buttons, 3c. 2-gallon milk bucket,
1 paper needles, 1c. 10c.
1 pins, 1c. 5c COUNTER 1 man’s hat, 10c.
paper 1 pair gloves,10c.
1 pencil, 1c. .
1 corset cover, 10c.
3c COUNTER 1 lamp chimney, 5c. 1 wash belt, 10c.
1 box stationery, 5c. 1 wash tit,10c.
1 roll crepe paper, 5c. 1 borette, 10c.
1 box talcum powder, 3c. 1 box shoepolish, 5c. 1 pair specks, JOc.
Have only selected a few items to mention here. Our
store is full of just such bargains. And a full line of cloth¬
ing, shoes and mens hats.
C. E Cook J Covington, Ga.
The Bargain House of Covington
■Ed
Here’s Something of Vital
Interest to Every Lady
Who Wants to Wear a Shoe that is Comfortable
We have a fine lot of Oxfords and Pumps in
patent kid. One strap pumps with Cuban heels,
plain toe and nurses comfort soles. We also have
a nice line of Misses pumps in patent and vici.
For Men we handle the old reliable Heywood
Shoe===The best made.
C. SWANN CO.
The Store of Good Values.’
Covington, Georgia
