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Society
News of
Atlanta
1-5 HE home of Mrs. Henry S. John
son on Fourteenth street was
the scene of a beautiful buffet
]un( h eon today, when Mrs. Johnson
Entertained 35 guests in honor of her
n ;. r s .. Miss Elizabeth Rawson, a popu
member of the autumn bride group.
Mrs. Johnson and Miss Rawson re
vived In the drawing room, where
va „ es of large white chrysanthemums
(E-v.'d the decorations, in addition to
tllP usual handsome house plants.
In the dining room the table had for
n . cnterplece a large bowl filled with
Japanese chrysanthemums, intermln
glP, with large yellow chrysanthemums.
Silver compotes held creamed sweets
and bonbons.
Mrs. Johnson received her guests
wearing a handsome toilet of black
eharmeuse satin. Miss Rawson wore a
beautiful toilet of lavender brocade
charmeuse bordered in fur and worn
with a black hat adorned with a bird of
paradise.
Assisting in entertaining were Mrs.
Eugene Callaway, Mrs. Victor Lamar
Smith. Mrs. Vaughn Nixon. Mrs. Wil
liam R. Hammond, Mrs. Thomas Philip
Westmoreland and Mrs. Henry John
son. Jr.
Tea For Charity.
The members of the Finch club,
which includes several of the most
prominent girls |n Atlanta who have
studied at the Finch school in New
York, will be In charge of the tea room
of the Georgian Terrace Saturday aft
ernoon, when it is formally opened for
the winter season. The Home for the
Friendless will be the beneficiary.
The members of the club will act as
hostesses. Miss Hildreth Burton Smith
is president, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Jr.,
vice president; Miss Helen Dargan,
secretary, and Miss Sarah Rawson,
treasurer. The other members are
Misses Leone Ladson, Annie Lee Mc-
Kenzie, Elizabeth Rawson, Lucy Hoke
Smith. Harriet Calhoun, Harriet Cole
and Jane Thornton, Mrs. Harry Cham
berlin. Mrs. Marshall Clarke Johnson.
Mrs Lee Duncan and Mrs. Hughes
Spalding.
Miss Lindsey Entertained
Miss Miriam Smithdeal entertained
t lay with a bridge luncheon, compli
menting Miss Katherine Lindsey, of
Birmingham, Ala . whose marriage to
Mr William Streit, of that city, takes
t ■ ice on November 6.
Miss Lindsey was a much admired
vi'itor here last winter, and a number
of the friends made then were guests at
the party given for her by Miss Smith
deal on her present brief visit to At
lanta.
The decorations for the affair were
yellow and white chrysanthemums and
ferns The prizes were a picture for
top score, and hand-embroidered towels
for the guest of honor.
.Miss Lindsey was gowned In Ameri
can Beauty broadcloth, worn with a big
black hat.
Miss Smithdeal’s guests were Misses
Eta Tower, Geraldine Hood. Nell Can
dler, Huth Barrett. Sarah Terrell. Em
ily Jennings and Marie Mclntyre. Mrs.
John Day of Milledgeville, Mrs. D. R.
Lindsey of Birmingham, Mrs. John
Goss. Jr., Mrs. Raleigh Pattillo, Mrs.
Manning Goldsmith. Mrs. Homer Mc-
Afee, Mrs. Emory Pattillo and Mrs. R.
1. Morris.
An Afternoon Tea.
Mrs. Emil Breitenbucher gave a tea
this afternoon for Mrs. Perry Black
shear and Mrs. J. W. Masseling, recent
brides, and Miss Irene Bischoff, of
' 'harleston, the guest of Mrs. Black
shear.
The Halloween idea was carried out
In the decorations of autumn leaves
and red and yellow chrysanthemums.
The centerpiece for the tea table was
a bowl of red asters surrounded by de
tails of decoration in red and yellow.
Punch was served by Misses Lamar
Jeter and Irma Vogt.
Assisting in entertaining were Mrs.
George Breitenbucher, Mrs. Walter Do
zier, Mrs. J. W. Dozier, Mrs. A. H. Bas
kin, Mrs. Keith Bassett Muse, Mrs.
Robert Warwick, Mrs. Charles Wach
* ndorff, Miss Mabel Carlyon, Miss
Pauline Carlyon. Miss Lydia Mcßride
and Miss Henrietta Masseling.
The hostess and the two young ma
trons wore their wedding gowns of
white charmeuse satin.
For Mrs. Albert Herring.
Mrs. Elijah A. Brown entertained at
tea this afternoon at The Garden, in
honor of Mrs. Albert Herring, of Mis
sissippi, formerly, of Atlanta, who is
being cordially welcomed during her
visit to her sister, Mrs. Robert Bur
gess.
On the tea table was a vase of crim
son dahlias, surrounded by red-shaded
tapers and other decorative details in
lor] Mrs. Brown’s guests were Mrs.
Charles Moody and her guest. Mrs.
Roscoe Moody, of Boston; Mis, Ernest
Woodruff, Mrs. John Hurt, Mrs. J. E.
Carleton. Mrs. Henry Porter. Mrs.
James Osgood Wynn, Mrs. George Hurt,
Mrs. George Calhoun Walters, Mrs,
Burgess and Miss Lena Johnson.
Mrs. Murray Entertains.
Mrs. T. A. Murray, Jr . was hostess
at a bridge tea thia afternoon for Mrs.
Peterson Heath’s house guest. Mrs.
Galt, of Washington, D. C. Yellow and
white crysantjymums formed the dec
orations. with palms and ferns. Score
cards bore yellow chrysanthemums in
water color and mints were yellow and
white.
The first prize was a brass candle
stick, and the second a brass Inkstand.
The guest of honor received a pair of
hand-embroidered towels, while a booby
prize was provided in the shape of a
handsome bouquet of yellow chrysan
themums.
Mrs. Murray wore apricot velvet with
•-’old garniture.
I FUTURE EVENTS
In addition to the many parties al
ready announced for the Hallowe’en
ball at the Piedmont Driving club to
morrow evening, those entertaining
will include Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Sisson, Mr. and Mrs. George Calhoun
Walters, and Messrs. Prince Webster,
Hubbard Allen, Charles Sciple, E. M.
Durant and Edward Gay.
Miss Annie Loo McKenzie will en
tertain 25 guests at tea at the Pied
mont Driving club next Tuesday after
noon in honor of Miss Elizabeth Raw
son, a bride-elect.
At the Japanese dance to be given
Friday evening by Mr. and Mrs. George
C. Speir, the Japanese idea will be
carried out In detail. The ladies as
sisting will wear Japanese costumes
and the home of Mr. and Mrs. Speir
"ill be converted into a Japanese gar
den for the occasion.
Mrs. Irving S. Thomas will entertain
at an afternoon tea from 4 to s»o'clock
Saturday for Mrs. Thornwell Jacobs'
guest, Mrs, Camp, of Boston, the honors
to be shared by Mrs. Augustus Wilker
son, lately moved to Atlanta, and Mrs.
Thomas Latham, a bride.
Assisting Mrs. Thomas will be Mrs.
George E. King, Mrs. W. A. Wimbish,
Mrs. George C. Walters, Mrs. Thornwell
Jacobs, Mrs. C. P. Glover, Mrs. Clyde
L. King, Mrs. J. L. Pritchett, Mrs. Wil
liam Akers and. Mrs. F. S. Dean.
A series of entertainments will be
given next week in honor of Mrs. Cary
F. Spence and Mrs. Calvin Morgan Mc-
Clung, of Knoxville, who arrive Tues
day to spend a week with Mrs. Julian
Field. On Friday, November 8, Mrs.
Field will entertain at a luncheon of
twelve covers, at her home on Peach
tree street. The visitors will be ten
dered a dinner party at the dinner
dance at the Piedmont Driving club the
following Saturday evening, and a num
ber of other parties are being ar
ranged.
Miss Marjorie Brown entertains the
members of her sewing club at a lunch
eon on Wednesday of next week in
honor of Miss Frances Nunnally and
Miss Elizabeth Rawson, two brides
elect who are members.
Miss Brown gives another luncheon
on November 8 in compliment to Miss
Mary Traylor, the guests to include
Miss Traylor's bridesmaids.
A series of parties will be given for
Miss Redona Ragsdale, a bride-elect.
Miss Leila Booth gives a matinee par
ty for her tomorrow, and Mrs. Henry
Harper entertains at a reception on Fri
day. Mrs. W. C. Harper will compli
ment Miss Ragsdale with a theater par
ty Friday evening, and Miss Maude
Ashmore will give a matinee party
Monday. Mrs. A. R. Colcord will en
tertain in honor of Miss Ragsdale Tues
day, and Mrs. W. C. Harper will give a
buffet supper Tuesday evening.
[announcements
The Altrurtan society will meet to
morrow morning at 10:45 o'clock in the
committee room of the Carnegie library.
The Woman's guild of St. Lukes
church will hold a monthly meeting on
Friday, in the infant class room, im
mediately after morning set vice in the
church.
The Twentieth Century coterie will
meet at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. Walter G. Cooper.
Mr. Albert H. Pratt, of New York,
president of the National Organization
of Burroughs Clubs, will give an illus
trated lecture on "The Economic Value
of Wild Life,” or "Necessity For Pres
ervation of Wild Life,” at Washington
seminary tomorrow morning Ht 10
o'clock, before the members of the
Atlanta Mutual club and a few invited
guests.
At tiie request qf Miss Katherine
Wooten, librarian of Carnegie library.
Mr. Pratt has consented to deliver his
lecture at tile library Saturday night'at
8 o'clock. To this lecture the general
public is invited. A large attendance q!
Boy Scouts is especially desired.
The Ladies Missionary society of the
First Methodist church will hold an
all-day sewing for the Decatur or
phans home at the church tomorrow.
NINETEEN ARE BLINDED
BY TROLLEY WIRE LIGHT
ANDERSON, IND.. Ort. 30.—Nine
teen persons were stricken blind by
gazing at a light caused by workmen
welding with an electrical process on a
trolley wire early today, according to
physicians who treated the cases.
Several who saw the light were not
stricken until a few hours later.
U. S. WARSHIPS SENT TO
SAN DOMINGO, IN REVOLT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Alarmed at
the growth of the revolution in San Do
mingo, President Taft today ordered the
cruiser Baltimore and the tender Yank
ton to Santo Domingo immediately.
yy Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 A. M. Prices Ripped _
a FORCED ° o u f t BUSINESS*
N REMEMBER TIME, NAME, DATE AND PLACE
e The FAMOUS Mitchell St
D 1,000 PEOPLE TO ATTEND THIS E
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 30. 1912.
Richardson- Y ates
Wedding This
Evening
The chief social event of this even
ing will be the marriage of Miss Julia
Richardson to Mr. Presley Daniel
Yates at the home •of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Richardson. The ceremony will
be performed in the long music room,
an apartment whlch.has been the scene
of many delightful and artistic social
affairs. A charming musical program
will be rendered before the wedding,
and a reception will follow.
Among the guests from other cities,
who have arrived in Atlanta for the
wedding, are: Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Knowlton, of Watertown, N. Y; Mr.
and Mrs. John Chestnutt Haile and
Miss Nellie Haile, of Savannah; Cap
tain and Mrs. James Fuller McKinley
and Lieutenant Creed Cox, of Fort
Oglethorpe, and Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Cutler and Mr. Jack Cutler. Jr., of Ma
con,
For the last of the brilliant series
of pre-nuptial events for Miss Rich
ardson and her fiance, the cavalry col
ors of yellow, with the Halloween de
signs and the flowers of autumn, chrys
anthemums in shades of yellow, blend
ed harmoniously in the decorative
scheme adopted by Mrs. Grayson Heidt
at the buffet supper, which was ten
'dered Miss Richardson and Mr. Ya.tes
last evening by Captain and Mrs. Heidt.
The Quests for the buffet supper were
seated at small tables, each decorated
in yellow chrysanthemums with Hal
loween suggestions. The place cards
were yellow and bore the figures of
ghostly black cats with staring eyes.
Confections of yellow and candlesticks
tipped with yellow shades carried out
the colors.
Mrs. Heidt was gowned for the even
ing in’a white embroidered Japanese
crepe costume, lace trimmed. Miss
Richardson wore white charmeuse with
cerise chiffon draperies. Miss Helen
McKinley wore a gray crepe evening
toilet. Mrs. James Fuller McKinley was
lovely In pale pink chiffon beaded and
combined with a soft green chiffon,
draped over white charmeuse. Miss
Katherine Richardson was gowned in
black chiffon over yellow satin, and
Miss Gertrude Richardson wore tur
quoise blue crepe and lace.
Among the guests were Miss Rich
ardson and her fiance, Mr. Yates;
Captain and Mrs. James Fuller McKin
ley, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dlsosway, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Richardson, Judge and
Mrs. Andrew Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Lee Crew. lieutenant Creed Cox,
and Misses Nellie Haile, Esther Smith,
Katherine and Gertrude Richardson,
Frances Nunnally, Anne Orme, Lillian
Logan and Nancy Hopkins and Messrs.
Gabriel Soloman, Strother Fleming,
Westervelt Terhune, Frederick McGon
igal, Walton Harper, Rockwell Johnson,
Ralph Reed bnd others.
Box Party For Miss Roan.
Mrs. Edgar Fuller entertained this
afternoon at a box party at the Grand
for Miss Minnie Roan, a bride-elect.
The other guests were Miss Gladys
Roan and her guest. Miss Raphael Wil
liams, of Nashville; Miss Donna Lee
Pace of Smyrna, Miss Louise Horsey,
Miss Annie McLarty, Miss Margaret
Anderson. Miss Harriet Broyles, Miss
Lollie Be!'. Fuller, Mrs. W. S. Yeates,
Mrs. J. E. Miller. Mrs. W. M. Dunlap
and Mrs. T. J. Ritter 'of Denver, Colo
HORSE SWAPPERS TO MEET.
DALTON. GA., Oct. 30.- The north
Georgia' "horse swappers” will meet in
convention here November 12-15, in
clusive.
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fcjEafc® larging A complete stock tihns,
plates, papers, chemicals, etc.
Special Mall Order Department for
out-of-town customers
Bsnd for Catalog and Price !_<•«.
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M Whitehall St. ATLANTA, OA.
DIAMONDS
Certainty In Value Awaits You Here
The buyer depending to quite tin extent on the merchant,
it is most important that the house should lie of undoubted
responsibility. It is. therefore, fitting that your purchase
should be identified with this establishment. The value that
you get for your money is by far more important than the
price you pay for a diamond. As tin instance, the better
grades have-advanced continuously until their worth has
more than aottbled what they wore seven or eight years ago.
From the fact that our facilities for handling them are as
economical as is possible to make litem, we are in a position
to supply you at as little cost as the same grade stone can be
had anywhere.
We invite you to see our splendid display, at which time,
if you wish to take advantage of it. we will explain to you our
partial payment plan.
Selection packages sent an’ywhere on approval.
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| WEDDINGS
Reid-Herrgult.
The mariiage of Miss Laura Reid
and Mr. Pierre Charles Herrault was
solemnized last evening at the home of
the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Reid, on West Peachtree street. Father
Dußose officiated. The bride's sister,
Miss Inez Reid, was maid of honor;
Mr. Edward Thomas Ivey, of Thomas
ville, was best man. and Masters John
Reid, Henry Reid and Joseph Boston,
ribbon-bearers, .
An altar of greenery formed a back
ground for the bridal party and the
apartments open to the guests were
decorated with ; Ink and white roses.
The bride's gov. n was of white ehar
ineuse satin combined with duchess
lace. The long tulle veil was adjusted
with orange blossoms and the bridal
bouquet was of bride roses, showered
with valley lilies. The bridegroom's
gift, a peat! brooch, was her only orna
ment. The maid of honor wope pink
charmeuse satin veiled in crystal net
her flowers were pink roses. Mrs.
Reid, the bride's mother, wore pink
satin veiled in black chiffon, with a
bouquet of roses and valley lilies.
A reception followed the ceremony,
when a number of friends were enter
tained. Miss Leila Artope, of Macon,
and Miss Bessie Kempton served punch.
Mr. Herrault and his bride left during
the evening for New York and on their
return will be at home in Gainesville.
Arnold - Boynton.
The mariiage is announced of Mrs.
Lillian B. Arnold to Mr. Hollis A.
Boynton, the ceremony having taken
place at the bride’s home on Orange
street, this morning at 10 o’clock, Rev.
J. B. Robbins, pastor of Trinity church,
officiating.
The marriage was witnessed by
members Qf the two families. Mr.
Boynton grid his bride left after the
ceremony for a trip to New York and
other points. I'pon their return they
will be at home, on Windsor street, aft
er November 15.
The bride is the only daughter of the
late Dr. J. M. Biittafn, and sister of
Messrs. W. H. and M. L. Brittain. The
bridegroom is a well known Atlanta
business man.
The prices of the Pianos
in the stores of Phillips &
Crew Company are plainly
marked.
These prices are carefully
based on the factory cost of
each instrument, these prices
as a rule are fixed by the
manufacturers, and are fair
and proper, consistent with
the material used and the
workmanship. The profit
allowed will not admit of
fictitious or over valuation
for any old instruments
which might be offered in
exchange.
Our belief is in the Golden
Rule and to be honest with
the’ people. We have striv
en on this line for our
Forty-seven Years in the
Piano Business in Georgia.
We resort to no subterfuges
or unfair schemes to in
duce buyers.
We want your trade and
that of your friends, but we
want your respect and con
fidence still more. We ex
pect to get the former by
deserving the latter.
Our many thousand Geor
gia customers are our best
indorsement.
Phillips & Grew Go.
82-84-86 N. Pryor Street.
Established 1865.
PERSONALS
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Elkin have re
turned from Kentucky.
Miss Ella Clark, of Gainesville, has
returned home, after a visit to Miss
Cora Brown.
Mrs. Emily Carter Devine, of Car
ters, Ga.. is the guest of Mrs. Spencer
R. Atkinson.
Miss Ida Joseph has returned to Co
lumbus after a visit to Mr. C. A. Sisson
and Mrs. Edward H. Barnes.
Miss Amalia Hausmann leaves for
her home in Jacksonville this evening,
after a visit to Mrs. A. M. Reid.
Miss Katie Howell entertained at a
luncheon at "The Garden” today in
honor of Miss Emily Jennings, a bride
elect.
Miss Mary Vlrgina Harrison, of
Brunswick, is the guest of Miss Evelyn
Reynolds, in Birmingham, after a visit
to her aunt, Mrs. Spencer R Atkinson.
Miss Ford Stockdell, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Stockdell, of New
Orleans, formerly of Atlanta, will be
presented to society at a dance on No
vember 141, at the New Orleans County
club. •
Miss Harriotte Winchester, of Ma
con, accompanies Miss Frances Con-
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Charmeuse and Serge Dresses
Special Values
Allen Quality Allen Style
Tis of the splendid qualify and the choice colorings in those Dresses that we ”
have to write about. The unquestioned style is too plainly demonstrated in the pic- j
ture to need description. ■“
Excellent Quality Charmeuse Dresses
Should you seek a dress of good quality charmeuse—and he shown one of these
you would expect to hear that S2O or $25 is the price. . * |l
But $16.75 Is Our Price
Colors are black, blue, brown and taupe.
Smart Street Dresses of Serge
Brown, Blue and Black, with velvet buttons and velvet bound button-holes—s”o values 7
$15.00
J P Alien & Cn Sl ' s3
j. r. siuen gi Whitehall st.
natly home from Athens this afternoon
and will be with Miss Connally for a
brief visit before going to Macon. Miss
Winchester spent the summer abroad,
and since her return visited in Vir
ginia and this past week lias been with
her sister, Mrs. Joseph Atkins, in Ath
ens, where Miss Connally joined her for
a series of complimentary parties. Mrs.
Atkins leaves soon for the Pacific slop:’,
where her husband, Lieutenant Atkins,
of the I'nited States army, has been
ordered.
SIX DIE ON FOUNDERED SHIP.
BELFAST. Oct. 30. —The steamer
Tenet foundered off Bristol today with
the loss of six lives, including the cap
tain.
STODDARDIZING
Renews Coat Suits!
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Ipx ON’T wait until the weather is cold before you
JLJ have your COAT SI'IT, . DRESS or GOAT Dry
('leaned! Beat the cold weather by doing it NOW.
STODDARDIZING makes Women's and Men’s clothes
look just like new!
Men's Suits Dry Cleaned and Pressed for sl.
A Wagon for a Phone Call.
We pay Express tone way) on out-of-town orders of 12 or over.
J^, p nu chtre r eSt^ et Dixie's Greatest
Cl. Atlanta Phont 41 Dry Cleaner and Dyer
GIVES OF HER CUTICLE
TO SAVE HUSBAND
NEWTON, KANS., Oct. 30.—T0 »awe
the life of her husband, who was burn
ed in a gasoline explosion, Mrs. T. M.
Erb has sacrificed more than two
square feet of skin to be grafted to his
wounds.
The couple are lying on fxJjotntng
beds in a hospital here.
WHITFIELD BOYS COMING.
DALTON, GA., Oct. 30.—The Whit
field County Boys Com clu-b will send -a
big exhibit to the corn show In Atlanta
December 3-6. Fully 50 club members
e. ill attend in a body.
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