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Society News of Atlanta 1 MISS LYDIA M'BRIDE was host ess at an informal porch party today, entertaining a group of the special friends of the honor guest of the affair, Miss Janie May Webb, of Athens, who is visiting Miss Rebie Wil kins. The prizes were embroidered handkerchiefs and silk hose. After the game a dainty luncheon was served on the porch tables Besides the honoree and her hostess. Miss Mcßride's guests were Misses Rosalie Davis, Adgate Ellis, Lucy Rob erts, Jessie Thompson, Alice Parks, Fay Dobbs, Bertha Moore, Lawson Hines, Ferol Humphries, Margaret Ros ser, Jane Cowles, Jane Cooper, Isolene Cooper, Sappho Thrash, Margaret Traylor, Brock Jeter, Marie Dinkins, Mary Brown, Mary Murphy, Dorothy High, Kate Cooper, Christine Hooper. Mrs. Walker Gives Bridge. Mrs. J. W. Walker entertained at a bridge party for two visitors, Miss Ber nice Johnson, of Nashville, the guest of SEVEN DAYS ONLY I OurGreafesf I I Offer 1 H And one that will | K prove a boon to hundreds I I of Eyeglass Wearers, as I I well as prospective wear- I H ers. I $5 Gold I I Eyeglasses I I*l 00| JL mml | «« I For seven days only, begin- BB Ig, ning, Saturday, Agust 3d. I We intend to double B our July patronage in I f August. » WHAT YOU GET FOR I ONE DOLLAR | We will fit your eyes |h CORRECTLY, with finest I lenses in 15-year guar- I? anteed gold frames. ||| I '“our GUARANTEE | We guarantee the same absolutely accurate work ga at this special price as H you receive when paying I the regular full price of I' $5.00. n We have been here for n K 5 years, are here to stay, M j and MUST deliver the ® ■ goods. 7 Days Only i REMEMBER: This I fei great offer lasts only 7 K, days and starts Saturday O I morning. All Work Guaranteed | COLUMBIAN | I OPTICAL I | STORE I I 81-83 WHITEHALL ST., I In Columbian Book Store. HR FUTURE EVENTS Miss Eunice Jackson, of Nashvilh the guest of ■ Mrs. Robert F. Maddo: will be tendered a small dinner part tonight by Miss Eula Jackson, and o Saturday afternoon Jackson wi share honors with Miss Dorothy Ju< kins, of New York, at an afternoon t' party given by Mrs. John K. Ottley > the Piedmont Driving club Mrs. Charles Remsen will enterta ; Mrs. Charles A. Dana, of New Yo:l with an informal tea party tomorro afternoon at the Piedmont Drivin club. ENGAGEMENTS Rafferty- Masgeling. Mrs. Ellen Deignan Rafferty an nounces the engagement of her daugh ter, Mary Berchmans, to Mr. Jam* William Masseling, the marriage t< take place early in August at St. An thonys church. West End, Rev. O. N Jackson officiating. No cards. Mrs. Edward Latta, and Miss Alict Everett, of Eufaula, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Everett. The decorations were of golden-glow, a color scheme of yellow and white being carried out. The prizes for the game, were won by Mrs. H. E. Shaw and Mrs. Edward Leonard. Twenty guests were entertained. Davis- Davison. The marriage of Miss Louise Rogers Davis to Mr. William Watson Davison took place last evening at the First Methodist church, the ceremony being performed by the bride’s father, Rev. W. C. Davis. The altar and chancel of the church were banked in palms and smilax, forming an effective background for the bridal party, which included: Miss Wil lie Davis, maid of honor; Misses Ro wena Daley, of Wrightsville, Ga., Chris tina Sanders, of Mountville, Ga., Lillian and AnnaloU Jenkins, brides maids; Messrs. A. M. Beck, H. S. Daley, D. L. Jenkins and M. R. Woodall, ush ers, and Misses Vera Kamper and Doro thy Spratt, flower girls. The bride wore white charmeuse sat in trimmed with chantilly lace and em broidered with pearls. She carried brides roses and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was In pink satin veiled with white chiffon and carried white roses. The bridesmaids wore nile green charmeuse crepe and carried pink roses. The flower girls wore white lace-trlm med frocks. The wedding music was rendered by Mrs. A. L. Cummings. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. R. H. Davis. Mr. Davison and his bride went to Greenville, S C„ to visit relatives and later go to Toxaway, N. C. They will later be at home at Glasgow, Ky. TWENTY MEN BURIED BY COLLAPSING BUILDING NEW YORK. Aug. I.—A building in course of construction at Livingston and Hoyt streets, in the heart of the Brook lyn shopping district, collapsed this after noon, burying twenty men. All were taken out alive, but three will die. SHOOTS IN SELF DEFENSE. VALDOSTA, GA., Aug. 1.-In self de fense a negro farm worker was shot and probably fatally wounded by Tom Spivey, a yqung farmer living about two miles I from the city. The negro advanced on Spivey with an open knife, when the lat ter fired. The bullet entered Just under the negro's right eye and passed entirely through his head, but missed bls brain. TO BUILD HOSPITAL WARD. TALLAHASSEE, FLA., Aug. I.—The board of commissioners of state insti tutions has asked for bids for the con struction of a receiving ward for the insane hospital at Chattahoochee. The new building will cost $25,000 completed. * Some Special Values In Women s Shoes at Muse s ' ■aVJes. ear e showing some unusually good values in Womens Shoes with the following reductions m prices: All Low White Shoes Reduced. Pumps, Oxford Ties and Button Oxfords $3 50 and $4.00 Styles, $2.50 $5 00 Styles, . . $3.50 $6 00 Styles, . . $4.25 Misses Low Heel Ankle Strap Slippers, Patent. Tan Russia, Suede and Velvet; sizes 11 1-2 to 2. 2 1-2 to 6, $3.00 Styles, $1.85 Splendid Lot Women s Pumps, Oxford Ties and Button Oxfords, Tan Russia, Patent, Gun Metal, Suede $3 50 and $4 00 Styles. $1.85 One Lot Womens White Canvas Ties small sizes,formerly S2OO, 95c Womens Shoe Section——2nd Floor. Geo. Muse Clothing Co. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1912. * diss Jacques, of Macon, toWed Mr. Wadley -MACON, GA.. Aug. I.—Two of the ealthiest and most prominent families f Georgia will soon be united by the tarriage of Miss Constance Hall acques and Edward D. Tracy Wadley. Miss Jacques Is the daughter of S. . Jacques, a leading merchant and cot in factor of Macon, and is one of the tost popular and frequent of the Ma on society visitors to Atlanta. Mr. Wadley is the son of George Dole Vadley, president of the Wadley South rn railroad and Southern Cotton Cor poration head. The date for the marriage has not >cen fixed, but the engagement was an tounced today. WEDDINGS Roberts-Teague. St. Mark Methodist church was dec orated in a wealth of greenery for the wedding of Miss Eileen Roberts and Mr. Lawrence Stokes Teague last night. A musical program was rendered by Miss Eda Bartholomew immediately preceding the entrance of the bridal party, which included a group of pretty girls and an equal number of young men friends of the bridegroom. The bride came in with her brother, Mr. Warren Roberts, of Macon. She was charming in a gown of white char meuse, embroidered in seed pearls and combined with chantilly lace. She wore a tulle veil, caught with orange blossoms, and carried bride roses and lilies of the valley. Mrs, Warren Roberts, the matron of honor, who was Miss Camille Lamar before her marriage, was beautifully gowned for the wedding in white char meuse, embroidered in pearls and trimmed In flounces of duchess lace. Her bouquet was of orchids and pink rosebuds. Miss Ruth Smith, of Gainesville, as maid of honor, wore white embroidered net over satin and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The color motif of pink and white was carried out In the costumes of the bridesmaids, Misses Hildreth Smith, Glover Henderson and Ethel and Lorie Teague, of Washington, who wore dain ty white lingerie gowns, with pink sashes, and carried pink roses. The flower girls. Misses Leona Turner and Jennie Johnson, wore white and pink also. • Mr. John Teague was his brother's best man and Mr. Paul Reese, Dr. Charles T. Hodge, Dr. Arthur P. Flow ers and Mr. James Scott were grooms men. Mr. B. W. Elliott and Mr. John Goodman were ushers. Dr. J. W. Roberts, the bride's father, performed the ceremony, the marriage being followed by an informal reception at the home of Dr. arid Mrs. Roberts in Ansley Park. The residence was decorated in white and green, with jardinieres of hydran geas, palms and ferns. Mrs. Roberts was gowned in white lingerie for the evening. The young couple went to North Car olina on their honeymoon. ARSENAL; 1,900 WORKMEN IN PANIC PHILADELPHIA. Aug. I.—An explo sion, causing serious damage at the Frankford arsenal, Bridesburg, today injured one man seriously and drove 1,- 900 employees in panic from their tasks. The explosion occurred at a test ta ble in the building occupied b>- the fuse department. It shattered windows and tore off part of a roof. Fire broke out following the explosion, but was soon extinguished. PERSONALS Miss Leone Ladson and Mrs. Well born Hill leave tomorrow for a visit to Toxaway. Mls» Eudora White returns from a visit to Miss Madge Pollock, of Rome, this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey E. Moorefield and family leave this afternoon for Wrightsville Beach. / Misses Elise and Lucile Craig, of Lawrenceville, Ga.. are guests of Mrs. J. C. Cooper at 701 Peachtree street. Miss Jan'e Webb, of Athens, was ten. dered a hearts dice party last night by Miss Dorothy Banks at her home on Tenth street. Miss Deignan and Miss Theresa M. Deignan, of Columbus, Ga., arrived to day to spend some time as the guests of Mrs. Ellen Deignan Rafferty. Dr. and Mrs. William Miller Baird left last night for a trip to Boston by water. They will visit their son at his summer home on the Massachusetts coast. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Dana, of New York, will remain in Atlanta until the middle of next week, when they leave for a trip to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Barfield, of Ma con. are in the city today en route home from a trip to New York, Niaga ra Falls and Atlantic City. They leave for Macon this afternoon. Miss Katherine Gordon entertained an Informal tea party at the Georgian Terrace for Miss Sarah Jackson, of Charleston, the guest of Mrs. Forrest Adair, Jr. Mr. Howard W. Read, of Boston, is in the city for the marriage of his sis ter, Miss Ethel Read, to Mr. Julian Van Hodges, which takes place tonight at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs. J. V. Read. Mrs. Frank Hawkins and Miss Mar garet Hawkins left last night for Tox away to spend August. They will be joined later by Mr. Hawkins and Miss Louise Hawkins. They will probably visit Asheville before returning to At lanta. Mrs. Hamilton Douglas and Misses Helen, Dorothy and Joan Douglas have returned from a stay of several weeks at Sullivan's Island. Miss Helen Doug las leaves this afternoon for Rome to attend a house party given by Miss Cobble May Dean. CHICAGO CAR MEN VOTE ON A STRIKE PROPOSAL CHICAGO, Aug. I.—-Street car em ployees at two mass meetings voted down the proposition of th# companies to extend the present contract for a term of years and today are preparing to take a strike vote. Ballots are be ing prepared today and it is expected that the vote will be completed before the end of the week. BOMB IMPERILS FAMILIES. CHICAGO, Aug. I.—Four families were imperiled early today when a dy namite bomb, evidently containing sev eral sticks of the explosive, was fired against the door of a saloon owned by Emanuel Abrahams at No. 921 West Twelfth street. Four families live in the upper floors of the building in which the saloon is located. The Trials of a Traveler. “I am a traveling salesman," writes E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire, Vt., “and was often troubled with constipation and indigestion till I began to use Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which I have found an excellent remedy.” For all stomach, liver or kidney troubles they are unequaled. Only 25 cents at ail druggists. ANNOUNCEMENT S | The Third Ward Woman’s Civic club will hold Its regular monthly meet ing tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock In the bandstand at Grant park. In case of rain the meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs. D. H. Floyd, 79 Augusta avenue. The King’s Daughters and Sons will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock with Mrs. Goree. 1080 DeKalb avenue, on the Decatur car line, at Candler Station. A regular meeting of Eiecta chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will be held to morrow night at 8 o'clock at Masonic temple. CONVICT'S SLAYER RELEASED. COLUMBUS, GA., Aug. I.—Charles A. Ellison, the Muscogee county officer arrested for killing Warner Young, an escaping convict, was released at the preliminary hearing before Judge Mc- Crory, who held that the officer fired the fatal shots in the discharge of his duty. ChamberlindohnsotrDußose Co. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS A Rousing Sale of Wash Goods Tomorrow at 9 o’clock Below are the facts, the price facts, upon which we base our prediction that tomorrow’s sale of wash goods will be a rousing sale. When wash fabrics that women are using al most constantly are marked as these are, who is | not going to avail herself of the savings of such a sale? I Are you? Then come while the morning is still fresh and while the assortments are the greatest. Here are some of the values in quantities large enough to invite you to; others, in smaller quantities are not advertised. 25c, 30c and 35c White Lawns and Batistes, checked and striped, 28 inches wide, are 11c 25c Bordered Batistes, 42 inches wide, borders in blue, black and lavender, are 121 c 25c Colored Repps, 30 inches wide, about all colors, are 14c | 35c Black and White Voiles, 28 inches wide, dotted, are 14c i 25c, 30c and 35c Silk and Cotton Mulls, 27 inches wide, plain shades, striped and checked, are 16c 29c Striped Voiles, 30 inches wide, white grounds with blue, green and lavender stripes, are 16c 25c White Piques, 30 inches wide, are 16c 45c White Voiles, 45 inches wide and border- ed in black, blue and lavender, are 25c 35c, 40c and 45c W hite Voiles, all white with fine stripes and checks. They are 28 inches wide and are 25c Concerning Eighty Three Pairs of Blankets They are all that are left from our recent blanket sale, and are priced at figures that mean money saved to those who buy them. Os course, they are ones and twos and fews of a kind. We can not well give the various reductions here, but can assure you that housekeepers who see them will certainly ap preciate this little notice that they are going u to be disposed of. Chamberlin=,lolinsoii=Diißose Co. i La .-j'-.' ■ * Three Features of The STODDARD Way I W IIEX Men's or Womeh’s clothes are STODDARD- M ’’ IZED. all dirt and stains are removed without in- jury to the fabric—any germs that may have lodged in H the garments are destroyed—and the Pressing is done H in tailor-like fashion. Hj Men's Suits Dry Cleaned and Pressed for $1 A Wagon For a Phone Call. ’ |||| We pay Express (one way) on out-of-town orders of $2 or over. II _J J J L 2 f l p^, achtre r e St^ ec Dixie's Greatest CL At) an ta Phone 43 Dry Cleaner and Dyer 5 FOUNDS BEST STANDARD f— C GRANULATED SUGAR FOR. CASH GROCERY CO. 118 WHITEHALL STREET. 9