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Society News of Atlanta _____. - - dinner dunce given at the *T fi dmont Driving club Saturday I .-ung was a most enjoyable ' , delicious dinner being served. r ' „i.-h there was dancing. An or .,rovided music during dinner the dance, and the club was ( in foliage plants, with vases Of vmong "those dining at the club were < Thomas B. Felder. Mr. and \ V t Gent.y. Mr. and Mrs. Robert .A;Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dargan. Mrs ,i. Frank Meador, Mte« Goldsmith and Messrs. James ■ ; Nunnally. Brooks Morgan, Hal . Art hur Lane and H. A. Lonck. p ar t 3 included Mr. and , Robert Adger Smythe, Mr. and v \ Ten Eyck Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Manley. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley . t .\,n<l Dr. and Mrs. John Somer- ville. Tin- regular Sunday supper was serv ,.,j ; ,st evening, among the hosts being Jje/rs. Clarence Trippe, Carl Fort. H \ Loriek. W. E. Hawkins, Jesse Dra r I iozier Lowndes, Ed Peeples, Mad n,.,i Bell, and Edward Alfriend. Brookhaven Dance. The dance given at the Brookhaven club Saturday evening was a compli ment to a group of visiting girls and . much enjoyed by those present. ';'<n.g the guests were Misses Agnes Jones? of Albany; Rose Briscoe, of Knoxville; Martine McCulloch, of (r.vonsboio. Ky.; Helen Dargan, Annie Lv McKinzie, Helen Hobbs, Marie p.ipj.enheimer, Harriet Cole, Jennie D. Harris, Mary Helen Moody, Ruth Stall ing- Lyda Nash and Gladys LeVln. with a number of young men. Mr. and Mrs. Thiesen Retu'n. Mr. and Mrs. John Rudolph Thiesen, whose marriage was a recent beautiful event, returned yesterday from their ti. Iding journey and are with Mrs. Thicsen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Traylor, on Ponce De Leon avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Thiesen visited a num -1). of points in Florida,* spending some :inm in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Miami. Key West and Palm Beach, from Key West they went to Havana, Cuba, where a number of interesting trips were taken. Thanksgiving day was spent with Mr. Thiesen's parents. Mr. and Mrs. <’. Thiesen, in Pensacola, Ila.. a family dinner party being ar ranged in honor of the young couple. A cordial welcome is being extended .Mi. and Mrs. Thiesen and they will re main in Atlanta until January, when i y h av< for a month’s stay in Balti more. Anniversary Dinner. Dr. and Mis. F. J. White entertain ed Saturday evening at a small dinner party at the Georgian Terrace in ob servance of their third wedding anni v. .sary. Their guests included Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Quillian, Mr. Taylor Jones and Miss Lucy Vale Jones, of Carters ville. FUTURE EVENTS Mr. Prince Webster will give a box party at the Grand this evening in hon or of Miss Margot Cushing, of Boston, who arrived yesterday to spend some time with Miss Eloise Oliver. The tea at which Miss Oliver will < ntertain on Tuesday afternoon, De cember 16, from 5 until 7 o’clock, will assemble a number of young men. as well as young women, with a few young married couples, and will be one of the happiest events of the coming week. Miss Grace Callaway, a charming bride-elect, whose marriage to Dr. George Kent Varden takes place on the ' vening of January 1(1, will be the guest of honor at a matinee party on Wednesday, which Mrs. Charles An drews gives at the Atlanta, theater. Among tile parties which will be given ! '>r Miss Callaway before Christmas ill be an afternoon tea which Miss ''leveland Zahner will tender Miss <’al ' iway and Miss Marguerite Beck, an "tb' r January bride. The majority of parties for these young women. ! "wev< r. will be events of the after -1 I’ristnias season. •Mrs. Alox Stirling and Miss Janet Stirling will give two card parties this week, on Thursday and Friday after “'"ms, at their East Lake home, in "'nor of Mrs. Johnson Stirling and Mls,« •Danne Stirling, of London, England, "ho an their house guests. di. < harles Sciple will entertain at :l > informal dance and old-fashioned ' ,J l'per party this evening at the Brook- " n club, in honor of Miss Helen Dar- 41,1,1 her guests, Miss Rose Bris '• "* Knoxville, and Miss Martine Me ,‘H"ch, of Owensboro, Ky. iI" dinner party to be given tomor ning by Mr. Lamar Hill will be “ ’ ’piiirn nt to Miss Dargan and her NEW SHIP TO TAKE 16.000 BALES FROM BRUNSWICK I( ' K ’ <!A - ” e <’- 2. The Eng earner H<;sß ’un arrived in port yes ei °". hep maiden voyage from Llv bt-st ~n„i‘ ' , ? onp of the largest and in l ' l ‘~ taiae seen in these waters 1.. , , 1 lle ll'-sian, which is of the ' ■ • <> l P ' eoTnf ' :; ’<> take on cotton for i s . ' " "'ll earr., 16,000 bales, which 11.. . '' l '''d cargo for this year. The 1.. , 11 la; ’ been completed only two V^?INGTON AND RE- TURN SI9.3S—SOUTH ERN RAILWAY. on sal. December Ist. 2d and : ■ ‘•‘l icturn limit Dei embei 15th, '• 'AdVtj PERSONALS | Miss Elizabeth Morgan returns from a visit to Macon today. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Slaton have returned from New York. Miss Edith Bronson, of Athens, is the guest of Mrs. Allen Johnson. Mrs. George Paulo, of Little Rock, Ark. is the guest of Mrs. J. Frank Courtney. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sciple have returned after a ten days stay at the Hotel Seminole, Jacksonville. Miss Angie Harding left yesterday for Piedmont college at Demorest, where she will have charge of the music de partinent. Miss Willie Gayle, of Montgomery, arrives today to visit Miss Sarah Cowles and will be delightfully enter tained during her visit. Miss Lester Hill, who has been the guest of Miss Elizabeth Hines for some time, leaves tomorrow for her home in Anderson, Ind., and wil be accompa nied by Miss Hines for a visit. -Mrs. H. M. Atkinson and Miss May Atkinson have returned from a stay in New York. While there they attended the Yale-Harvard and the Yale-Prince ton football games. Dr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Morrison have retained from their wedding trip in the East, and are at home at 590 North Jack-on street. Mrs. Morrison was for merly Miss Louise Read. Miss May Bancker was the guest of honor at a large bridge tea in New Or leans, given by Mrs. Thomas D. Stew art, a few days ago. Miss Bancker is the guest of Misses Josephine and Eleanor May while in New Orleans. Mr. Herbert Edward Macmurphy, of Charleston, S. C„ is in the city for a short visit. Mr. Macmurphy’s engage ment to Miss Princess Watts, of At lanta, lias been announced, the marriage to take place the latter part of this month. Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Wasson, the for mer having been pastor of the Druid Hills Methodist church, are spending a week with Mrs. A. L. Waldo before going to Barnesville, where Rev. Mr. Wasson will have charge of the First Methodist church. Mrs. Jack Hayes and Master Jack Hayes. Jr., will arrive from New York Wednesday, to spend the holidays with Mr. Hayes’ parents, Air. and Mrs. R. G. Wilby, in the Hampton Court apart ments. Captain Hayes will join them Saturday and will remain in Atlanta until after Christmas. ANNOUNCEMENTS The members of the Ladies Aid so ciety of St. Philips church have pre pared a variety of dolls and fancy arti cles suitable for Christmas gifts, and will offer them for sale at a bazaar to be held Wednesday in the Sunday school room of the church. A turkey dinner, with plum pudding, and a lunch will be served. Tile Woman’s Pioneer society will meet in the parlors of the Aragon ho tel at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The regular business meeting of the Woman’s Missionary society of St. Johns church will be held at the church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The election of officers for 1913 will take place. The Ladies Aid society of the West End Presbyterian church is holding a Christmas sale at 64 Peachtree street, commencing today. There are dolls, aprons, fancy articles, bags and neck wear for sale, besides cooked food and candies. MAN ACQUITTED OF CURSING MOVER FOR MAKING $6lO CHARGE NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—lndignant over a bill of $6lO for moving the household goods of Elbridge Gerry Snow, Jr., from 102 Riverside drive to 185 Riverside drive, a distance of about eight blocks, Mr. Snow expressed his opinion of the bill sender in such forcible language that the latter sued Snow for $15,000 damages for alleged slander. After the jury had heard Mr. Snow and his wife tell of the provocation for the language used, a verdict in Mr. Snow’s favor was reported. George E. Mitchell, a solicitor, ar ranged with Mrs. Snow to transport the goods. She testified he assured her it would cost about $350. After the goods were removed the company sent a bill for $6lO. Snow held up payment. Mitchell came to ills office to collect. There Snow denounced Mitchell for making an exorbitant charge. Afterward Snow paid the bill and Mitchell sued for slander. FAMILIES OF MEN KILLED IN FIRE TO GET $2500 EACH WAUKEGAN, ILL., Dec. 2.—Families of all the men who were killed in the explosion and fire that destroyed the starch plant of the Corn ’Products Re fining Company here, and those who were injured, will be compensated under the Illinois working men's compensation law, which adjusts damages automatical ly. The dependents of the dead men—of whom eleven have been identified —will re ceive about $2,500 each. FLIES UP 5,000 FEET WITH A PASSENGER LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2.—The world’s record for altitude, was broken here when Aviator John Guy Gilpatrick as-, eended to a height of 5.000 feet. The | trip was made in a monoplane. John : Cogle. nf Oklahoma City. wn« th" pas senger I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.MONOAY. DECEMBER 2,1912. Out -of - Town Guests to Come for Wedding Mrs. A. E. Thornton will entertain at her home cn Peachtree street a num ber of guests who will axilve tomorrow to attend the- wedding of Mr. Albert Thornton and Miss Edna McCandless on Wednesday evening. Among the visitors will be Mrs. Austell Thornton and Master Austell Thornton, Jr., of Asheville, and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Thorn ton, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thornton, Miss Kitty Thornton and. Dr. and Mrs. John Banks, of LaGrange. Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Pope, of Washington, arrive tomorrow and will be gues*. l of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mc- Candless for the wedding. The series of parties for Miss Mc- Candless and Mr. Thornton will con clude with the buffet supper at the home of Airs. A. E. Thornton tomorrow evening, though a number of affairs for the bride will be dated after the bridal trip. The dinner party given by Miss Helen Payne on Saturday evening was a charming compliment to Miss McCan dless. The table, with covers laid for fourteen, was placed in the New York room of the Piedmont Driving club, and a large mound of pink roses and valley lilies formed the centerpiece. The sil ver candelabra held pink shaded tapers and the place cards were hand painted in wreaths of pink roses,, with the names of the guests In gold. Beautiful toilets were worn by the ladies present. Miss Payne wore pink chiffon veiling pink satin, with a cor sage of orchids and valley lilies. Miss McCandless wore a French gown of pink ehiffion over pink charmeuse sat in, w ith an embroidery of crystals, and her flowers wi re a corsage bouquet of orchids and valley lilies. Mrs. Carroll Payne was gowned In black tulle over black satin. Miss Jane Thornton wore white tulle over white satin, witli a garniture of crystals, and a corsage bouquet of parma violets and valley lilies. Miss Anne Orme wore pink charmeuse satin. Mrs. Alex Smith, Jr., wore a modish gown of pink chiffon, draped. Miss Esther Smith wore ciel blue satin and lace. | MUSIC NOTES Mr. Wilford Watters, director of the voice department of the Atlanta Con servatory, made a complete conquest of his audience at the first concert of a series which he will give during the winter under the auspices of the con servatory. His varied program consist ed of old airs and songs, classical Ger man lieder and miscellaneous modern airs and songs, and In each group he displayed a broad, noble conception and brilliant vocal material. In the compositions by the old mas ters the singer was perfectly at home and the German lieder were given with commendable attention to phrasing, enunciation and dramatic effect. It was perhaps the modern songs that ap pealed more strongly to the audience. The number consisted of two French compositions by Leo Delibes, two Shakespeare songs by Roger Quilter and a group by George Fr. Lindner, an Atlanta artist. Mr. Watters’ wonderful voice re sponded to every demand of the com poser. The recital was one of a series given bj- the Atlanta Conservatory for the benefit of a scholarship fund, the sec ond to be given by Kurt Mueller, pian ist. in December. The first Philharmonic Orchestra concert of the season will be given Sunday afternoon, December 8. at 3 o’clock, at the Grand Opera house. This is the beginning of the fifth season of the Philharmonic Orchestra concerts, which have been musical events of in terest during that time. Mr. Mortimer Wilson will make his debut as director of the Philhariponic at this concert. The series of musicales will be presented under the auspices of the Atlanta Mu sical association, of which Mrs. John Marshall Slaton is president. A splendid program has been pre pared for the first concert, from the works of Weber. The first of a series of three recitals and concerts to be given by the Atlanta Conservatory of Music will be a song recital by Wilford Watters, assisted by Kurt Mueller at the piano. The second concert will be given by Kurt Mueller in the early part of De cember and will be devoted to the com position of Max Reger, one of the greatest contemporaneous German composers. The last of this series will be a violin recital by Georg. Fr. Lindner and wil) take place in February. COTTON RECEIPTS CUT IN HALF. MACON. GA., Dec. 2.—Bibb county's cotton crop lias been marketed, and the figures show 9,000 bales as against 18,000 last year. On the other hand, the pro duction of oats and corn this year is doubled. Crankshaw Gifts Are Always Appreciated ■ The high quality of all wares sold by this store makes them gratefully ac ceptable as gifts. The holiday stocks are now complete Precious Stones, Jewelry, Silver, Cut Glass, etc. Charles W. Crankshaw 16 Whitehall Atlanta National Bunk Bldg.' | WEDDINGS Ring-Ledbetter. The marriage of Mrs. Minnie Baugh Ring and Mr. Homer Iverson Ledbetter took place yesterday afternoon, at the home of the btide. The ceremony was performed by Dr. J. B. Robins, of Trin ity church, in the presence of members of the two families and a few intimate friends. The only attendants were three little nieces of the bride and her small son. These were Misses Belle Bmrfine, Eloise Lewis, Margaret Baugh and James Lee Ring. The children wore white and carried pink carnations. The bride was gowned in an afternoon toilet of tan crepe, and carried white roses. Mr. and Mrs. Ledbetter are at home at 78 East Ellis street. Maier- Kenimer. The marriage of Miss Marie Majer ami Mr. J. B. Kenimer was solemnized Saturday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, an informal reception following the ceremony. The attend ants were Airs. Gordon Kenimer, ma tion of honor; Misses Nancy Birdsong, of LaGrange; Leila House and Lura May Kenimer, bridesmaids; Mr. Ben Gantt, best man, and Messrs. Charlie LaFontaine and Guy Kenimer, grooms men. Paims and ferns, with pink and white roses, formed the decorations through out the house. The bride wore white charmeuse with pearl passementerie and draperies of chiffon. The long tulle veil was caught with orange blossoms and tile bridal bouquet was of bride roses and valley lilies. The brides maids wore pink satin draped in chiffon and their flowers were pink roses. Troutman - Martin. The marriage of Aliss Claudia Trout man, of Milledgeville, and Mr. George Martin, of Newnan, will be an inter esting event of Wednesday. Dr. ano Mrs. Charles Andrews will attend the marriage. Dr. Andrews to act as Mr. Martin’s best man. Air. W. F. Slaton, Jr., of Atlanta, will be among the groomsmen. Sartori us-Glogawski. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sartorius an nounce the marriage of their daughter. Etta, to Air. Nat H. Glogawski, the ceremony having been performed on November 28. Mr. and Mrs. Glogawski are now in Athens. | ENGAGEMENTS Elder-Tyson. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bennett an nounce the engagement of their niece, Miss Carmelite Elder, of Durango, Mex ico, to Mr. James Sterling Yard Ty son, of Glen Ridge, N. J., the wedding to take place in December at the home of Mr. and Airs. Bennett, Inman Park. Miss Elder is visiting her aunt and a number of social affairs are being ar range d in her honor. PICTURE PRINTED UNDER WRONG NAME NOT LIBEL WORCESTER, MASS., Dec. 2.—The printing by a newspaper of a picture of one person with the name of another person under it and branding the picture as being a likeness of the second per son, is not a libel under a decision hand ed down by Judge Marcus Morton in th? superior court. He sustained the de murrer of the Post Publishing Company, of Boston, to an action brought against it for libel by William J. Healey, of Wor cester. POPULAR BREAD STORE SHOWS BIG INCREASE SINCE DAY OF OPENING. D. Zakas’ new bread and cake store, at 30 Peachtree street—Five Points— has shown a decided increase in busi ness since the day of opening, which shows that his efforts to give the best of everything in the bread, cake and pastry line are being appreciated. One purchase at the new store will make you a regular customer, because you get the best and purest bread, cake and pastry to be had at prices charged for inferior products at other places. Philip Thompson, the Boston expert, uses neither cheap goods nor cheap labor Result—the best of everything. (Advt.) MADELYN SHONE, IN SONG-S AND STORIES AT THE MONTGOMERY That jolly big girl, with songs and stories with a laugh in every line of song and story, is at the Montgomery theater for the entire week. If you have a suspicion of the blues or are depressed from any cause, visit the Alontgomery and laugh it away. Two unusually interesting dramas, “The Farm Bully,’’ Kalem. and “Ranch Mates,” Lubin, will be shown Monday and Tuesday. Alontgomery caters to the really hard to please. If it's the best, Alontgomery has it. (Advt.) LIGHT RUNNING TRADE MARK RCGIRTKRCD Not sold under any other name. Buy direct and secure maker’s advantages. We rent and repair, also make needles for all ma chines. Can save you money and trouble. THE NEW HOME SEW- I ING MACHINE CO. No. 44 Edgewood Avenue. No. 10 Equitable Building. KODAKS^. MSWkeye* First Class Finishing and En larging. A complete stock films. I plates, papers, chemicals, etc. Special Mail order Department for •ut-of-town customers •and tor Catalog and Prlco Liat. I 1 A.«. HAWKES CO. • -Kcdtk D'ptrfntnl , M y/hlt«h«ll St. ATLANTA, I GIRL, 14, QUITS HER DOLLS TO MARRY MAN AGED 24 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.—Mrs. Michael Pap pas, fourteen years old, who was mar ried yesterday afternoon, showed report ers a household of dolls with which she had been playing the morning of her wedding day. The girl, who before her marriage was Miss Eva .Mary Rains, is a talented mu sician, and It was while giving her hus band piano lessons at her home, 713 South Broadway, where he was boarding, that they fell in love. Pappas is a molder and 24 years old. NEW GLYNN GAME WARDEN. BRUNSWICK, GA., Dec. 2.—State Game Warden Jesse E. Mercer has ap pointed Al. B. McKinnon-game and fish warden for Glynn county, succeeding P. Al. Golden, who has just resigned to accept the management of the Baxter Lumber Company at New Orleans. Chamberliip Johnson=Dußose Co. ATLANTA Good Housekeepers Will Joy in the Possibilities of This Stock of Blankets and Comfortables We mean those good souls who hold it as much a matter of pride to have plenty and the right sort of bedding as it is to have a dustless, spotless reception hall and dining room. They will joy in this stock because here they are going to find blank ets and comfortables that measure up to their ideas of what good blankets and comfortables should be—and because they are going to find them at prices that fit in with their sense of economy. In other words, owing to the care with which we have made selections and prices we do not hesitate to say that one’s money can do greatest service right here. Now, we do not say this without serious thought and real conviction—any more than we would think of selecting blank ets and comfortables without first knowing they were supreme values. Will you be guided in your selection by these facts? Blankets 11- Gray cotton blankets, pink and blue border, at $1.25 12- Gray cotton blankets, pink and blue border, at $1.50 11-4 White cotton blankets, pink and blue border, at $1.50 11-4 White blankets, pink and blue border, one-half wool $3.00 10-4 Colored checked blankets, three-quarters wool $3.50 10- White blankets, pink and blue borders, three-quarters wool ... $4.50 11- White blankets, pink and blue borders, three-quarters wool, grades at .$7.50, $6.00 and $5.00 12- White blankets, pink and blue borders, seven-eighths wool, splendid value $6.50 11- Tan blankets, all wool, that out-door sleepers like $6.50 12- All-wool, white blankets, pink and blue borders $7.50 13- All-wool, white blankets, very fine qualities at $15.00 and ... $12.50 Richly Patterned Indian Blankets $6.50 to $15.00 They will make ideal gifts, for their uses are so many—for couch covers,-traveling rugs, automobile robes and lounging garments. They are of wool through and through, and in those wonderful patterns and colorings that the Indians first gave us—rich browns, reds, greens, soft grays and tans. We do not doubt that this is Atlanta’s greatest showing of Indian blankets. Cotton Bath Robe Blankets $2.00 They are 72x90 inches, and in patterns and colorings that make into bath robes for both men and women —great, large, swirling pat terns, and small geometries and conventional patterns. The cord and frogs to match are here, too. These in sets at 35c. Comfortables Maish cotton comfortables— inches, covered with richly patterned “warmth without weight,’’ owing French satin, at $8.50 and $7.50. to a process that robs the cotton of Lamb’s wool comfortables, 72x all stuffiness—these in light and 72 inches, very light, one side cov- dark silkoline covers, at $4.50, $3.50, ered with silk, the other silkoline, at and $3.00. $8.50 and $7.50. Down comfortables —a very soft And then those very fine com- . goose down—72x72 inches, covered fortables of down and of lamb’s wool, with French satin, at $5.00. with silk or satin covers in great Down comfortables—of even variety, at prices ranging from finer grade than the above —72x84 $17.50 to $32.50. Lamb’s Wool Comfortables $3.50 \ ery unusual value —one you will not be long in appreciating. 'I hey are 72x78 inches: the covering is silkoline—in pretty patterns — and the filling is pure lamb’s wool. Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co. DESPONDENT COLLEGE BOY COMMITS SUICID& GREENVILLE, S. C., Dec. 2.—W. D. Watson, a student of Furman uni versity, registering from Horry county, was found dead on the Augusta road, about four miles out from Greenville by a party of students who had been searching for him since last night. A note found in his pocket contained the simple message that he had com mitted suicide. He had been in a mel ancholy rnoed for some time, and this is supposed to be the cause of his self inflicted death. TO RUN MACON WATERWORKS. MACON, GA., Dec. 2.—11. D. Langwor thy, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo., has been chosen superintendent of the Afacon wat erworks at a salary of $2,400 per year. He supervised the recent laying of twelve miles of extensions. NEW YORK SEARCHERS DRAG RIVER FOR MISSING JEWELER CHARLESTON. S. C., Dee. 2.—Ash ley river is being dragged today for the body of Joseph M. Thoma*, aged 57, a wealthy Charleston jeweler, wha ! is supposed to have committed suicide ' by drowning late Saturday. His over coat and hat were found on the Boule- < vard, near the Rhett memorial. Recent- t ly he severed connection with the firm of S. Thomas & Bros, He had evi denced signs of melancholia for several : weeks. He leaves a wife, five children and several grandchildren. EDITOR MEMORIAL ORATOR. GREENVILLE, S. C,, Dec. 2.—The Elks lodge of sorrow was held this ’ afternoon, the principal address being made by Editor George R. Koester, of The Daily Piedmont. 9 PARIS