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Society News of Atlanta l_ Mis? HELEN BARNES, of Ma ron. whose visit to Mrs John Marshall Slaton has occasioned if the most interesting social af ’f ,~f the week, was the central fig ure .if a charming group of girls gath f-r( for afternoon tea at the Piedmont D'-hing club today, when Mrs. Slaton was the hostess. Barnes wore a pretty Paris lin- E r ■. frock of white net and hand em e re P n ribbons, her big pink picture hat compieting the toilet. T'-a other young women of the party. „ racing dainty afternoon gowns and hats, were Misses Gladys Dud s.in, Elizabeth Butler. Alline Fielder. .Margaret Northern Virginia Lipscomb. ..'..P.ti Ellis. Isolene Campbell. Mar taret Hawkins, Nell Waldo, Laurence H 'W and Mrs. t'harles R. Andrews. .Miss Walker's Party. A delightful affair for the house par ty of young people being entertained by Mr. Howard McCall. Jr., was the dance given iast night by Miss Nell Walker at her home in Druid Hills. The apart ments open to the young people were decorated in nasturtiums, wild dowers and vines. The young hostess was charming in a blue embroidered mar ., sette gown. Rhe was assisted in en ’ertaining by her mother, Mrs. Leon Walker, who wore a white lingerie gown. Miss Walker's guests were Misses May Crichton. Cynthia Ellis, Margaret Lowman. Mary Bowen. Katherine Rey nolds. Jessie Thompson. Evelyn Green. Mvra Scott and Mary Stuart, and Mess-s. Tom Crenshaw, Rhodes Hav erty. Howard McCall. Jr.. George Har rison John Stewart, Lynn Branan, ivrrv Dimmock. Wallace Rhodes, Mau ri, e Thomas. Thomas Hancock, Coyne Rickinson. Horace. Holleyman and Frink Tidwell. A House Party, Miss Ma-tha Whltner. the young . ighur of Mr, and Mrs. John Whit ■w >- entertaining a group of her o at a house party at Porter <rr:nzs The young people are being chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Whltner, t - party including Misses Martha. " ’:tne-’. Margaret Fraser, Dodo White, R-r- Paden. Laura Santel! and Wyck ;n. tV'crn. and Messrs. Richard Whit r- . i-’.Cph Paden, Howard Sawtell, i> John Whltner and Dean Tn v Mountain climbing, fishing. . ,•«. .• bling and other pleasures st- ny su joyed. thw party now being r . < five ! ays fishing trip to Blood ■•'■••Ct Erersu Club Organized. t’ the home of Mrs. V- Judson ~n P’achtree street, about 2" . r ’nau students me! yesterday and art - ■-1 f•; the purpose of helping ni'bf’ FirenJU • oilego and help worthy gni'p -ie unable to obtain a col 1-z . nurse. ' ■ ■ . -about 75 old Brenau girls tn V in ad.dition to the w ork r-ypects to accomplish ’■"i !’t e■ ■' it- will be held, M’s. Underwood Entertained. Mrs. Hal Steed's luncheon was a ’ ’ went to Mr-. Alvin Underwood, of I up us, who is her house guest, and tr. Mrs. Albert Akers' guest. Miss Merrell \ color scheme of pink hitn was carried out in the table '"liuyt.s. the centerpiece being a pink and white roses, sur-t i by pink shaded tapers, and "’Ub'.iis in pink and white. In i'l meet the visitors were Mrs. 1 .Akers M>s* John 11. Powell Y’Uiair Garner. Mrs. Valdemar Mrs. 1. S. Mitchell. Jr., Mrs. Wil li "o!., Mi s. Harold Boers. Mrs Maddox Mrs. Thomas Beau- M,i s McWhorter Milner, Mrs. n Underwood, Mrs. P. D. McCar • 'I ■ liilPm Akers and Misses Wil ,. 1.' 1 '.. Edith Bradley, Allison o'Brien and Kate Carroll. ■'Mrs. John H. Powell will 'i" 'neon for Mrs. Underwood. SOLICITORS RE-ELECTED. v..,r, I!na . , 0 <g t Elmo Massengale. < ittending the convention of the Billposters Solicitors in Min- Mlnn.. the same solicitors n elected for the coming year 'Mem which has been In use - 1 ! e ■ nntinued. BESSIE | TIFT The Bessie Tift girl ] f avcs college a thorough ly educated woman. She has been taught to think or herself; not merely to memorize text-books. The Bessie Tift girl rcakes a real woman, lhe college has been mak i Georgia’s best women ; tor sixty-five years. Art, Domestic h taught by masters ■ | O| rnese branches. and a cat will tell you more. rite to t . c - H. S. JACKSON. Fn, -yth. PrC5 . | PERSONALS Miss Emma Kate Amorous is visit ing in Savannah this week. Mrs. W. H. Preston has gone to Ohio ■to spend the summer with relatives ■ near Cleveland. I Miss Louise Hill, of Macon, will re turn home Monday, after a visit to Miss Laura Wyatt. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brown leave Saturday for a fortnight's stay in New York and Atlantic city. Mrs. Frank Hawkins and Misses Mar garet Hawkins and Eula Jackson leave on August t for Toxaway. N. C. Mrs George M. Kohn has gone to St Simons Island, where she will stay un til August 1, spending the remainder of the summer at Hendersonville. N. c. Mrs. Calvin Morgan McClung returns to her home in Knoxville tonight, after a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Adair. Mrs. Adair, who has been quite ill, is much better. Misses Ruth Taylor, of Baltimore, and Alma Jagger, of Southampton, L. 1., who have been spending several days with Misses Frances and Pene lope Clarke, will be with Miss Emma Gregg after tomorrow. Mrs. Ringland F. Kilpatrick, of New i York, who has spent some time with | her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby, will leave Tuesday to join Mr. Kilpatrick at.'their summer home at Toms River. N. J. Mrs. D. C. Correll and little daugh ter, Victoria, of Spartanburg. S. C'.. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Provost, who have recently moved to Atlanta from Mobile, and are at home in the Marlborough apartments. Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Burkhart have re turned from a fortnight's visit in Mem phis. They were accompanied by Mrs. Burkhart's sister. Miss Cross, of Mem phis, who is their guest at the Marl borough apartments. Miss Josephine Tolbert, of Villa Rica. Ga.. is visiting Miss Marguerite Gail mard at her home. 527 Gordon street. West End. Several partie- will be i given in honor of Miss Tolbert. Mrs. A. C. Hendley entertained the Ladies Aid society of the East End Baptist church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Decorations were of sunflow ers with ferns. Refreshments were served. Miss Caro Sharpe leaves Sunday for Nev. York, whence she will sail, with Mrs. Frank Logan's party, for a two months tour of the continent. Misses Aimee Hunnicutt and Jennie Knox are other Atlanta girls of this party. I The Great July | ‘ | Clearance Sale; .«.! Offers Attractive Specials For Ak FRIDA Y’S f 7 * » $15.00 Silk tA QC VfOpWSIn/£ ■- L Dresses, Friday Y, SpJl O' ’t|L I Cl \u ( W'J U j / Silk Dresses of the i'ery finest qualities of Slum- J jiVMI, % Lung and Rajah Silks in champaigne. tan. blue i i ■! ,’i ! il J J Y and heliotrope, go on salt 1 tomorrow at this ri- I kt ! I J j dieulous price. Just 22 Dresses in Q £ b TI ’ '■> the lot. $13.00 values Friday I jij < f $15.00 and $20.00 White CffCi fl Je Sr*- J'M t Lingerie Dresses £9.95 / * / Your choice of our entire stock of finest while ' Lingerie Dresses that sold al SU.(H) Q QCL V t and $20.00. offered toninrrnw at .... ’ ; Ladies 9 White Silk Shirts $1.98 /|' 8 dozen tine quality,white Jap Silk. 'Tailored ' J’ b Waists offered tomorrow C 7 Q Q ® J at. all sizes t/>l. JFO ¥ ■ Two Remarkable Reductions Fine Wool Zdk - On Summer Dresses Skirts $1.98 At $2.98 you can select from 100 Dresses in lin- Panama ami Mohair A *= cns, piques, imported ginghams. zeph\ r tissues iTT' o" niK '\ , : "" i P < and shrunk luieiies, that sold from QO ~Hoos,. from. Po.miveh H 1 SD.OO G> s!>.-)<I —tomorrow, your choice our best numbers. 1 ♦ Choice of Dresses that sold from (pl QQ tomor- ch -j qq i " $3.50 to $3.95, tomorrow j Li i ‘’Atlanta’s Exclusive Women’s Apparel House” 43-45 Whitehall St. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. JULY 11, 1912. Bridge Party for Visitors at East Lake A group of young women gathered on the broad piazza of the East Lake Country, club overlooking the lake en joyed a game of bridge and a dainty luncheon today, as guests of Miss Mar guerite Beck. The little party was ar ranged in compliment tf> three visiting girts. Miss Louise Hill, of Macon. th.' guest of Miss Eaura Wyatt. and Miss-'- Ruth Taylor, of Baltimore, and Alma Jagger, of Southampton, Long Island, guests of Miss Frances Claike. The pretty hostess wore a white lin gerie frock, with a chic little taffeta coat of changeable blue’ and gold, and a big black picture hat trimmed in white plumes. Miss Taylor wore lav ender lingerie and a big blue hat; Miss Jagger, a smart white and black cheek ed voile costume, with a cerise chiffon hat, and M'ss Hill, a dainty white mar quisette frock embroidered and trimmed in cluny, with a white hat. Miss Clarke was a pretty member of the party wearing a white lingerie gown with a flower trimmed hat, and Miss Laura Wyatt was charming In white marqui sette embroidered in yellow and wo n with a yellow hat. I A SPECIAL OFFERING IN | WHITE CANVAS PUMPS U— ■ - I j Flat ribbon bow, turn I /\\ sl*l9 sole ’ coverßcl heel, short ( \\ vamp. V V\ ALL SIZES. \ X These Pumps absp- | \ Xok lutely perfect in every r ■ vjA F° r Frida y ar| d I i I orders filled. ? | Rich’s Economy Basement “The Shoe Bargain Center of Atlanta" z'/mifUllß *l9 8 Ml! •>«»»!>■•>>! BM! COMMERCE CHAMBER CO. MAKES A $30,000.00 PAYMENT ON HOME Bond for title to the Young Men's Christian association's present home passed today Into the hands of the Chamber of Ccmmcrce Realty Com pany on payment of ?3O,nof> p, the Y. ’ M. C: A. trustees. This is the first payment 'he chamber h.i- made on its new home, of which It will get rossev slim next April., The remainder will - be paid in monthly in st. ill merits. Th' total turn to be [aid for the ; building on North Frym- street is I $160,000. By publi sale cf preferred I stock in the Chamber of Commerce Realty Companv $200,00n :ecent!y raised and of i ; cm mint $40,r.0i) will ’ be speu, tn ri mudeiiing ihc structure. Remodelling work- will be started next summer, just as soon as thebuild i ing is turned ovdr to its new owner;. I lit .will be made one of the finest homes ever owned by a civic organiza ’ tion and will contain the headquarters • of a numbe: of other trade and busi ; ness organizations besides the Chant . ber of Commerce. Among them will be the Atlanta Ad club and the real 1 estate men. 1 REUNION DATES CHANGED. MARIETTA, GA.. July 11.—The date for the state reunion of Confederate t veterans to be held in Marietta has i been changed form August 20 to 21 • until August 28 and 29. on account of i the stale primary election coming on August 21. COX COLLEGE GIRL IS GOING TO CHINA AS BAPTIST MISSIONARY RICHMOND. VA„ July 11. Miss Ida Pruitt, who graduated from Cox col lege. Atlanta, Ga., with the degree of B. A., in 1909, and later took the B. S. . degree at Columbia college. New York, i was today examined and accepted by (the Southern Baptist foreign mission board as a missionary to Tsing Tao, china, where her father. Dr. C. W. Pruitt, is now located in a similar ca pacity. Miss Fruity was born in China. She came to thia <“untry several years ago to get a college education. She will return to china in August. FATHER KILLED BY BOLT AS HIS CHILD IS BORN PITTSBURG, July 11.—Simultane ous with the birth nf his baby, V J. a painter, was killed by light ning during a storm here. Insect Bite Costs Leg. A Boston man lost his leg from the bite of an insect two y ears before. To avert such calamities from stings atid bites of insects use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling and pain. Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, bruises. Only 25 cents at all druggists. *»* rs M. Rich & Bros. Co. 1 J; _~ “THE REAL DEPARTMENT STORE" ± £ | Prednventory Clearance Prices J- In the Ready=to=Wear Section f LINEN DRESSES! I : —ii mu in | ; Our determination to make an absolute clear- ; ance of these Dresses, is clearly evidenced in the ; repricing we have subjected these splendid gar* ; ments to. The variety of styles is large and of St [ the most pleasing character. They are elab- St ; orately lace and button trimmed; are in all SE ; shades and colors, and in an adequate size jc ; range to make selections compatible with ; varying tastes. ; I hese Dresses are “chic” and charming; ; for either house, jg street or outing wear/rhe values I f are absolutely ’'div “ &3 ? 50 : JJC i/JI | ; Do You Think You Can Really Afford to Disregard This Offering? 3" f Sale of Skirts!! ] I ; I J «| ; We have included all of our I better grades of Linen, Ratine and Sb : Pique Skirts in a Sweeping Reduction ; in price—prices you would not p l suppose possible on the values rep- S; S' ; resented. « - Don’t fail to ask to be shown ; these Remarkable Bargains!! *2 rich Oros co. |i ; ~ HE FOUGHT THE INDIANS FOR 30 YEARS IN WEST NEW YORK.* July 11. - Matthew Duggan, who saw forty years of con tinuous service In the regular army and was retired In 1898, with the rank of ordnance sergeant,. Is dead at hl.s for mer home, 216 Jamaica avenue. Astor ia. age 74 years. Born in Oyster Bay. Duggan enlisted in 1858. was sent to Utah and for 30 vears participated In Mormon and In dian troubles. He saw the Indian and buffalo disappear from the plains and the prairie schooner make way for the Pullman. STODDARD IZI NG 111 ——Mi Tones Up Your Clothes I]VfEX and WOMEN who want their clothes to retain ■ x that HIGH-TONED appearance should get ’em STODDARDIZED! To have your garments Dry ('leaned and Pressed by the famous STODDARD w-ay tones them up—-and J keeps them looking like new ! ’ ■? A Wagon For a Phone Call. We pay Express tone way) on nut-of-town orders of $2 nr over. n 2 n P n^ chtre , eSt ß fet Dixies Greatest tOddCrrCl Aslant °Phone 43 Dry Cleaner and Dyer PERSISTENT PERSECUTION PROVES FATAL TO WOMAN SPRINGFTF.LD. MASS., July IL— The death of Mrs. Frank King, after persistent persecution which brought about her illness, has aroused intense indignation in this city, Mrs. King, with her daughter, lived on the out skirts of tlie tow n. A few weeks ago the, family doz died of poison. A little later Mrs. King's cattle were made 111 by poisoned hay, and her horse wag poisoned. Next a thick scum was noticed on the water in the well, and it was found that the water had been poisoned. 9