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Society News of Atlanta /'•'yNE of the most hospitable homes I 1 of Atlanta is the beautiful coun try place of Mr. and Mrs. Robert ! Maddox on Paces Ferry road. Since the completion of tar new home many happv informal affairs have been given I by Mr. Maddox and his charming wife, though the season precludes any for mal entertaining. Tomorrow Mrs. Maddox will give a pretty luncheon, her guests to be the members of the Order of Old-Fashioned Women. On the Fourth Mr. .Maddox will en tertain the president and other offi cials of the American National bank at "Woodhaven” with a barbecue in the afternoon. For Mrs. Coleman. Mrs Joseph Baldwin was hostess at a bridge party today for Mrs. V. A. Coleman, of Louisville. Ky. Invited to meet Mrs. Coleman were Mrs. W. H. Burwell of Sparta. Mrs. W. I. Maddox. Mrs Dillon Akers. Mrs George She“*'ard. Mrs. James Futwile Mrs. W C Coles, Mrs. C. R. Maddox. Mrs. L. C Roper, Mrs. Frank Gilreath. Mrs. W. A. Gosnell, Mrs. Jack Stewart. Mrs. Neill Leary, Mrs. J. P. Clayton and Miss Dozier. A Dinner Party. An elaborate course dinner was given by Mr. L. F. Smith, of New York, lo cal manager of the OaWand Motor Company, at the Georgian Terrace last night. The guests were a group of lo cal newspaper and automobile men. The table was decorated with a mass of pink carnations, and at each guest's place was a single carnation arranged for a boutonniere. After dinner the guests were enter tained by Signor Bonanno with several songs rendered in a magnificent voice. The dinner party included the fol lowing gentlemen: Messrs. Julian Mur phey. Jules Jernigan, W.-G. Long. John C. Baldwin. Jr.. Clifford Lochridge, Dick Jemison. Paul Wilkes. W. S. Farns worth, Percy Whiting, Gilbert Johnson, L. F. Smith. Charles P. Hennessy, Louis Barnes and Signor Raoul S. Bonanno. Miss Lowndes Gives Bridge. Miss Jeannette Lowndes entertained informally at bridge today for a group of visitors and their hostesses, who were Miss Lowndes' classmates at Hol lins institute. Va. The party was given at the home of Miss Lowndes parents. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Lowndes, in Ansley Park. The game was played in the living room, where the decorations were of yellow lilies and ferns. In the drawing room pink roses were the flowers used. The prizes included silk hose for top score and for consolation. Miss Low ndes was lovely in a morn ing suit of white linen. Miss Emily Lowndes assisted in entertaining, wear, ing white linen also. The guests were Misses Frances Dor ris, of Nashville. Tenn.; Henrietta Yer ger. of Jackson. Miss; Margaret Bos well, of Chas. City. Va,; Maida Roun tree, of Quitman: Pearl Wilkinson, of San Antonio. Texas; Willie Muse. Lou. ise Riley, Helen McCullough, Adgate gills, Ferol Humphries and Laura Lee Cooney. Launch Party at Wrightsville. Moonlight sails and launch parties rue i feature of social life at Wrights ville Beach this season A recent event of mis kind was the moonlight picnic given by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Broyles, who are chaperoning a party of young Atlantans at Wrightsville. After al', elaborate course dinner at the Sea shore hotel case, the party enjoyed a sail on the Banks channel, in the Vi - gia May. The chaperons were Mr. and Mrs Arnold Broyles, Dr. and Mrs. T P. Hinman and Mr. Francis Drake, of Atlanta. Those in the party were Misses Louise Broyles, Josephine Mob ley, Helen McCarty, Frances Broyles. Harriet McCullough, Dorothy High and Rosalie Davis, of Atlanta; Harriet Benedict and Sarah O'Farrell, of Ath ens, Ga.; Sarah King, of Columbia. S. C., and Miss O'Donnell, of New Or leans; Messrs. Edward Broyles, George Brown. Paul Barnes. Hugh Willet. The odore Smith. Kendrick Smith, John Pf-rry, of Atlanta; Mr. Bowling, of Birmingham. Ala . Mr. Dowd, of Char lotte. Mr. O'Donnell. New Orleans, and Messrs. George Carmichael, Isaac Grainger an i Hugh Calder of Wil mington. Among the Atlantans going to M rightsvi e Beach yesterday were Mr. and Mis H. G. Pruitt. Mr. George .VI Brown. Jr, Mrs. George W Forrester, Ml. Paul Barn'S, Mr. and Mrs. J J Strnps -n and family, Miss Jennie Mob ley. Fourth of July Party. The approach of the Fourth of July furnished a suggestion for the effective decoration of Mrs. B. M. Boykin's resi dence at a bridge luncheon she gave to day for M,ss Naomi N.-al, of Florida and Misses Laura Keith and Gertrude Jones, of S. Inta. Ala., three pretty vis itors. Flags and cannon crackers with Fourth of July score cards and a floral arrangement of bright-hued nastur t urns were the decorations. The prize for each of thp honor gue(its initial embroidered handkerchief ' Th< Wvase”' P, ' iZe " aS a " an< ’'-P ai " lp d vio- Mrs Boykin wore a lavender linen go neT- S BnJ ' kln "a- '«ned in cream embroidered lingerie ;«neMiss F l oron < oR., ykin , white dtess with pink ribbons. SI.OO will Start a Savings Account with the strongest state bank in Georgia nav iitg 4 pe> cent TRUST COMPANY OF GEORGIA ' _ I FUTURE EVENTS Misses Ruby Freeman and Lucile McLaughlin will entertain Friday even ing for Miss Freeman's guests, Misses Louise Wharton and Ella Smith, of Columbia, S. C._ at the home of Miss Freeman on North Jackson street. Miss Virginia Lipscomb will enter tain a group of girls at tea at the " Georgian Terrace Friday afternoon for s Miss Henrietta Yerger. of Jackson. . Miss., Miss Adgate Ellis' guest, and for t Miss Frances Dorirs, of Nashville. Miss p Helen McCullough’s guest. ” A dance will be held at the Elks club n tomorrow evening, which will be one “• of a series of affairs for the club mem ‘ bers and their friends since the new club house has been occupied. i e Miss Mamie Ansley will be hostess fl at a motor ride, with supper at Ros well, this evening to a party of four- - teen young people, chaperoned by Mr. - and Mrs. E. D. Ansley. Miss Yerger, k of Mississippi, who is visiting Miss n Adgate Ellis, will be the honor guest of the informal affair. Miss Frances Clarke will entertain f eight guests at an informal bridge ~ luncheon tomorrow morning for her guest. Miss Jagger, of Southampton e Long Island. ’ 'For Kentucky Visitor. Mrs. Edward Hafer entertained at a ■■ bridge party of two tables this after i, noon for Miss Betty Brooks Smith, of ■ Louisville. Ky., the guest of her aunt, n Mrs. Charles Stirling Price. The top score prize was a box of correspond ence cards and the consolation, a book. “The Wisdom of the Woolish and the 1 Folly of the Wise.” The guest of hon or was presented with a new book. ' "The Melting of Molly ” Mrs. Hafer was charming in white embroidered batiste. Miss Brooks wore white lingerie, hand embroidered. The guests were 'Misses Elizabeth Blanc, Elizabeth Smith. Louise Watts, Gladys Miller. Amelia Smith, Edith Watts and Princess Watts. I informal Tea. Miss Irene Bennett’s tea this after- ■ noon was a compliment to Miss Mar- - garet Grogan, of Montgomery', and h Miss Minnie Brown Henderson, of k Round Oak. The guests included a - group of young girls, and the hostess i, was assisted in entertaining by Misses s Janie. Zachry, Marie Norris. Marie Smith, Constance Berry, Annie Stand ard and Bessie Tappan. Misses Louise , and Fay Dobbs served punch. ci . P Bridge Party. r > Mrs. William A. Hemphill enter • tained at bridge this afternoon for Mrs. II J. A. Childs, of St. Petersburg, Fla.. ’• Mrs. W. F. Manry’s guest. The deco n rations were of garden flowers and the prizes included a hand-painted plate s for top score and silk hose for the hon e or guest, and for consolation. Mrs. e Hemphill wore white lingerie, as did k her guests, the Misses Estes, of Ma i. con. Mrs. Childs wore white lingerie - with a white hat. y FORTY-SIX CANDIDATES FOR WHITFIELD OFFICES DALTON. GA.. July 2.—Candidates for Whitfield county offices have quali fied for the approaching primary in ? August, the lists having closed last e night. Forty-six paid the entrance fees, a record-breaking number. No one seems to want the office of coroner for there has been no announcement, g The candidates are: For treasurer: James Leonard, J. M. Cash. L. R Morgan J. A. Blanton, Sam Thomas, Will McNally, N. G. Hen ’ derson. T. M. Kirby. J T. Coker, Joe ’ Smith. Lon Bohanan. Charley Hall. J. A. Shope and J. L. Ledford, for ordi nary. J. M. Davis. Joseph Bogle W. H. 1 Ishill, H. J. Wood and R A. Williams; , for sheriff C A Connallv, S. A. Vaughn, F. J. Vining. J. H. Gilbert and f T. F. Howard; for superior court clerk, J. D. Field and W. M. Sapp: for state senator, Forty-third district. M. C. Tar ver and J. A. Longley; for representa tive. S. E. Berry and E. B Holland; ■ t for tax collector, J T Nicnoi* and J. ; H. Smith; for tax receiver. W. A : Broadrick; for surveyor. Peck Wor- Worthy; for county commissioners J H. Carr. J C. Johnston, W. R. Evitr. J. N Crow. J. B. Hayes, D. C Hen ton, G. W. Stafford. R J. L Richard ’ son. G. W. Mitchell, S. J Broyles. J. B. Wallace and W. H Westbrook. 11 ’l*;'..". i_ _ J . ■■■■ » 'I - -- . = BESSIE TIFT The best, college for YOI’R daughter— Because it does something more than teach her what's in the text-books. Bessie Tift graduates are the finest women in Geor gia today, and the hap piest. They are the prod uct of a refined and reli gious atmosphere, of care ful training and fresh air. They are healthier when they leave than when ! they came. A post-card brings a catalog and pictures. C H. S. JACKSON, President Forsyth. Ga. I I — 1 THE ATLANTA GEORGTAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JULY 2, D. A. R. Members to Observe f Fourth On Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock , the Atlanta chapter, D A. R.. will ob , serve Independence day. The interesting exercises will be held . in the chapter house opposite the Pied . mont Driving club on Piedmont ave nue. . The following program has been ar i ranged by Mrs Sam D Jones, regent: ■ “America.” by audience. Prayer—Rev. M. A. Hughlett, chap lain. i \ ocal Solo—Mr. J. W. Marshbanks. Reading Declaration of Independenc'' —Rev. w. w. Memminger. \ ocal Solo—Mr. J. W. Marshbanks. Address—Rev. John E. White. D. D. Song of Resolution, by audience. Accompanist—Mrs Rogers. • All members of Joseph Habersham and Piedmont Continental chapters, all other D. A. R., Daughters of 1812, Pi i oncer Women. Woman's Relief Corps. , I D. C. and Confederate Memorial as . sedation, are invited to be present. The officers of Atlanta chapter will welcome the quests. CHAFING DISH BLAZE BADLY BURNS WOMAN WHILE FILLING LAMP ROME. GA., July 2. —As the result of burns she received at her country home near Rome, Mrs George Ramey is In a . critical condition. Mrs Ramey was attempting to pour gasoline in a lamp under a chafing dish, not knowing it was already lighted. The flames shot up and Mrs. Ramey was quickly enveloped Her screams brought her husband to the kitchen. He smoth ered the fire with a blanket. Her clothes were nearly consumed, and her arms, i chest and lower limbs severely burned KEELY'S K E E L Y ' S A Clearance Sale of Suits and Dresses On Second Floor Wednesday Linens, Voiles, Lingeries A One-Price Sale $5 Each Linen Suits Linen Crash. Art Loom Linen and Linen Homespun Suits. In regulation Coat Suits and Xorfolks. In white, oyster, natural, light blue, tan, brown, and rose. Some are strictly tailored, others are fancy styles. Braided, button-trimmed and self-trim ed. Were SIO.OO, $12.50, $15.00, $18.50. Wednesday’s E Clearance '4r Voile Dresses Cotton Voile Dresses, white grounds, with blue, black, lavender, delft stripes. Mostly velvet sashed styles, with Dutch necks, broad Irish lace trimmed, elbow sleeves. Skirts are inlaid with wide lace bands. Also a nioe collection of all white, elabo rately trimmed in laces. Were $6.50. $8.50, SIO.OO. $12.50. (H* g* Wednesday’s sale price Tub Dresses I Linen and Pique Tub Dresses —white and colors. Solid white pique hand-embroid ered Linen Collars. Revers and Cuffs. Also all colors. Solid white pique hand-embroid plain Linen Blouses. Also colored Linen Dresses, embroidery trim, button trim, self trim. Prices $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, SIO.OO. dfr Wednesday sale price KEELY'S | WEDDINGS Carleton-Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Azariah T. Fuller an nounce the marriage of their daughter. Mrs. Lora Fuller Carleton, to Mr. Hugh Anderson Howard the ceremony hav ing been performed at the home of the ; bride. 152 Holderness street, on Sat urday by Rev. John R. Wing. Whittaker - Belding. Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Monnie Whitaker, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whitaker, of Atlanta, to Mr. Harley S. Belding, also of this city, on Sunday morning, at the I'niversalist church. Rev. E. Dean El lenwood officiating. The bride wore a becoming suit of blue < loth and carried white roses. The marriage was witnessed by a group of friends and relatives, the ceremony having taken place after the morning service. Mr. Belding and his bride went East on a visit to New York and Boston. MACON WATER CONSUMERS TO BE GIVEN FREE METERS MACON, GA., July 2. —As soon as me ters can be Installed, all water consumers of Macon will be put on a meter basis, and charged for the amount of water used by them The commissioners last night abolished the flat rate" system, and de cided to Install about 4.n00 meters at the city's expense. Macon will thus be the first In the Fnlted States to furnish con sumers with meters free of charge. An outlay of JBO.OOb will be required A resolution, fixing the maximum rate at 20 cents per thousand gallons and 10 cents for the same quantity for large consumers, was introduced and favorably considered, and will doubtless be adopted next week. FLOYD CANDIDATES ENTER. ROME. GA.. July 2.—Eight candidate have announced for the Floyd county board of roads and revenues and four for the legislature. ANNOUNCEMENT S The regular monthly meeting of Cir cle No. 3 of West End Baptist church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. E. O. Pritchard, 149 Gordon street. The Woman's Pioneer society will meet at the Aragon hotel tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. W. I. Maddox will give a bridge party for Mrs. V A. Coleman, of Louis ville, Ky., Mrs. Joseph Baldwin's guest Mrs. Walter Larendon will also enter tain for her during her visit. BLIND TIGER ROBS MAN DRUNK ON HIS WHISKY ROME, GA.. July 2.—When J. A. Fowler, of Bowden. Ga.. got drunk on whisky, it is alleged John Brown, a negro, bought for him from a blind tiger, and awoke, he found his SSO gold watch and a roll of money gone. Brown was searched by officers and the missing timepiece and money found It is claimed by the officers that after the negro had succeeded in getting the white man intoxicated he entered his room and secured the plunder. COOK CLAYTON NEW CLERK OF JUDGE SPEER'S COURT MACON, GA , July 2.—Cook Clay ton, court crier of the United States court for the Southern district of Geor gia. has been appointed chief clerk for the district, succeeding T. F Johnson, son of Hirschel V Johnson, Georgia's ante-bellum governor. Mr. Johnson was removed from office by Judge Speer. Mr. Clayton, the. new clerk, will have his headquarters in Savannah, taking charge today. Women’s Dresses, Suits, Waists, Kimonos, Hosiery, Etc., at These ' Amazjng Reductions FOR WEDNESDAY SELLING The woman inclined to economy may gather from these groups of garments, apparel in which she will feel stylishly clad for the warm weather season at prices wonderfully low 7 . s>.oo and $6.50 Linen Dresses at $2.95—0f pure linen, in white, blue and nat- 1 A uraL Many delightful models to select from—every one new, ehie and stylish. I Regular $5.00 and $6.50 values, Wednesday only, $2.95. j ,$> .50 A oile and Lingerie Dresses. $3.75. Women who enjoy a touch of origi- CP O /X ' na hty will be delighted with these frocks. Lovely new models in voiles and • t CZ lingerie, beautifully trimmed with tine results. Good $7.50 values, Wednesday, (at $3.75. /$7.50 White Pique and Linen Norfolk Suits at $3.95, with black patent leather 0 xj yw* V >f> b, both models, one of tine linen, in white, blue and natural, with lace » ajx trimmed collar and cuffs, and the other of charming white pique, are the em- /bodiment of style; also a lovely plain-tailored model of white pique; Wednes day, one day only, $3.95. 0 S 3OO Messaline Silk Petticoats at sl.Bs—made of all silk, black, •03 "’lute, navy, tan. Copenhagen, emerald and other shades. $3.00 Petticoats here ( Wednesday at $1.85. i * P* r epe Kimonos, $1.59. Beautiful empire models of genuine “Serpen hne" crepe, in blues, black, lavender, etc. Regular $3.00 sellers, tomorrow, ($1.59. _ SI.OO Lawn Kimonos. 57c. Very attractive, full length Kimonos of fine qual- Xf* . ity of lawn, in an excellent assortment of patterns. Regular SI.OO values (at 57c. . (50 dozen Lingerie Waists at 53c Styles and assortments are too large for de- w \ tailed description. Every one au excellent value at the regular sale price of •xCxC* ($l.()0; special Wednesday at 53c. (Women’s 50c pure silk Hosiery at 35c. Good quality pure thread silk Hose in j O /T* 'black, tan, white and colors; made with high spliced heels, wide garter top and ireinforced sole and toe. Good 50c values, Wednesday, 35c pair, or 3 pairs (for SI.OO. ( Children’s SI.OO Wash Dresses. 55c. Stylish Wash Dresses CC nt ' por<-ales. ginghams, etc. —good assortment of plaids, stripes 000 Jind figures in sizes 6to 14 years. Extraordinary Wednesday (special 55c. 7 Ox» ’ Men’s 35c I nderwear. 19c. Excellent quality of men’s 50c (Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, Wednesday only 19c. Sty/e Quality i 49 Whitehall Street I COURT NAMES RECEIVER TO GATHER PEACH CROP ROME, GA.. July 2.—Although he owns several carloads of fruit on his farm near Rome. A. W. Watters Is not allowed to gather the peaches Instead, Judge J. W Maddox has appointed a receiver to do It This unusual state of affairs came about through a misunderstanding be tween Watters and S. G. Bray. The former rented the farm to the latter nn a crop basis. The fruit was not con sidered in the contract When Watters tried to pick the fruit Bray objected, and then Watters brought a petition to re strain Bray from interfering Bray ad mits the fruit belongs to Watters, but he does not want the latter to drive his teams over his cotton patch Judge Mad dox thought It best for a disinterested party to gather the Elbertas. BLOODWORTH NOT A CANDIDATE. FORSYTH, GA. July 2—O. H. B Bloodworth has announced that he will not enter the race for solicitor genera! of the Flint circuit. The weight, grade and price of our diamonds are in plain figures on each individual stone. There is no chance of error here. That is why we can. without reserve, afford to give the guarantee we do. Our partial payment plan makes it possible for you to buy of us and not feel the outlay. Talk the plan over with or write us for it in detail. ftiuqepe ifytaiweyQ. lIEM LUUS - Cs7 ST. GEORGIANS FORM CLUB AT CHICAGO UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. July 2.—A Georgia club has been o'ganized by the Georgians, many of whom are school teachers who are attending summer school at the University of Chicago. Superin tendent H. B. Ritchie, of Fitzgerald, Ga.. is president, and Miss Irene Hunt, of Dalton, secretary and treasurer. Fol lowing is a partial list of the member ship:. Mrs Martha Spencer, Dalton: Miss Fannie Lu Camp, Miss Irene Hunt, Dalton; Aubrey Matthews. Dallas; J. G Stip* Oxford. Miss Newel Mason. Macon; R. H. Hixon. Royston; J B. Norman. Norwood; Miss Susie Gale Brunswick; Miss Bernice Jenkins. For syth. H. B. Ritchie. Fitzgerald. P H Hogan. Sparta; W. H. Butler, Macon; W. P Graham, Macon; W. S. Rob erts. Demorest; G E. Rosser. Macon; W A. Shelton, Miss Helen Rudolph Miss Evelyn Lewis. 11