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11K A I li.A.N 1 A U I'.Ultd 1 A.\ AM* .\ !'A\ S. W FUNKS!) A V, Al'KlL Id. 1!) 1:. April 23, in honor of her daughter, Mi*s. Uiarles Downmn, Jr., of Bir- mins’ium, who will be her guest for rand opera, and for Mrs. Murphy, o f Birmingham, who will be in Atlanta lining op< ra week. Parent-Teachers’ Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers Neighborhood G’ub of the Kali Street School will be held to-morrow at 3 o’clock at the school. Aii interesting lecture has br«*n ar ranged and all mothers are invited. This evening the marriages of two <>f the city’s most prominent and pop ular young couples will be solemnized ' hen Miss Allene Gentry will he mar ried to Mr. John J. Woodside, Jr., .ind Miss Nora Belle Rosser will wed .Mr. Uhrifles Shelton. Both will be home weddings. Miss Gentry and Mr. Woodside will be married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 7\ Gentry, on Eleventh Street. The ceremony will be witnessed by the members of the immediate family o*ily. Later there will be a large reception, when >00 guests will be entertained. Miss Nina Gentry will be her sis ter’s maid of honor and Mr. Philip 1/Engle will be best man. The young couple will leAve during the evening lor their wedding journey East. Miss Rosser and Mr. Shelton will J>e married at 8:30 o’clock at the West End residence of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Rosser. Miss Rosser will be attended by a group of lovely young women as bridesmaids, her young sister, Miss Rosser, to be her maid of honor, and the others to be the groom’s sister. Miss Annie May Shelton, as first bridesmaid, and Misses Mildred Bor den. of Goldsboro, N. C.; Passie May Ottley, Lula Dean Jones and Martha Francis. Mrs. Luther Rosser, Jr., and Mrs. Joseph Eby will be matrons of honor, and Mr. George Shelton, of Valdosta, best man. The groomsmen will be Messrs. Lewis Shelton, Luther Rosser, Jr.. Cam Dorsey. Roy Dorsey, AI Xhornwell and Joseph Eby. A' brilliant reception will follow the ceremony when several hundred guests will be entertained. The series of parties for these two young women have constituted some of tlie happiest entertaining of the season, and other affairs will be given for them on the return from the wed ding journey. Miss Corrigan Hostess. In compliment to Miss Bess Wall, Miss Ruth Corrigan entertained a few of Miss Wall’s friends at bridge $his morning at her home on Spring Street. The tables were arranged in the Jiving room and music room, where fepring flowers were lavishly used. A pink silk boudoir cap was pre sented to the honor guest and a col lar of crepe embroidered In the Bul garian yarn was given to the winner of tbp score. The guests invited were Misses Bess Wall and her guest. Hortense Herrman. of Eastman; Dottle and Maury Lee Cowles. Pearl Parks. Ju liette Deu and her guest, Virginia Jones, of Augusta; Janie Cooper, Tommie and Marian Perdue, Gladys Latchings, Marian Ponder, who is vis iting Miss Corrigan, and Mrs. Wal ter Smith. For Mrs. Hersey. /Mrs. Richard C. Congdon enter tained informally at luncheon to-day at the Piedmont Driving Club, com plimenting Mrs. Helen Sterrett Her- sey, of Paterson, N. J. The luncheon table was elaborately decorated with the spring flowers— wild azaleas, and crabapple blossoms with branches or dogwood placed throughout the room. The place- cards were handpainted In spring flowers. Mrs. Congdon was gowned in a suit of taupe-colored silk, with hat to match. Invited to meet Mrs. Hersey were Mrs. Edward Ehney. Mrs. H. M. At kinson, Mrs. Edward C. Peters, Mrs. Cleveland Kinloch Nelson. Mrs. Hen ry Bernard Scott. Mrs. W. L. Cos grove, Mrs. Dudley Cowles and Mrs. Allen Whittaker. Reading Recital. On Thursday, April 17, 1913. at 8 o’clock p. m., a reading recital will be given in the lecture room of Grace M. E. Church, South, corner Highland Avenue and Boulevard, for the bene fit of the Grace Sunday School base ball team. The following are on the program: James C. Wardwell. tenor soloist at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church; Mrs. Carrie Hengge Croft, soprano soloist at Central Congre gational Church; Mrs. John S. Cook, of Grace M. E. Church. South; J. Gor don Moore, director of music at Grace M E. Church, South, and Mrs. John S. Cook. Admission, 25 cents. Mrs. Lopez Entertains. Mrs. David Lopez entertained six teen ladies at bridge this afternoon in honor of her guest, Mrs. Cherry Moses, Jr., of Sumter, S. C. The dec orations carried out in detail a color scheme of pink and green. Mrs. Moses wore a French gown of pink silk and net, with a coat of pink hs lo what work will be taken,up for mutual, improvement of the pupil. I lie Misses Bearden will render several songs, and there will be read ings and recitations bv Mr. Mem- minger of Ail Saints’ Church. The flrsL half of the program will be giv en over to story-telling and the other hall to the regular program. R-- freshments will be served. All moth er and fathers of the children in til? school are invited to be present. Bridge For Miss Wall. Miss Janie Cooper will entertain at bridge Friday afternoon in hone’ of Miss Bess Wall, a bride-elect. Her guests will be Miss Hortense Her mann, of Eastman, who is visiting Miss Wall; Miss Harriet Converse, of Valdosta; Misses Cowles, Ruth Corrigan. Helen Hobbs. Marie Pap- penheimer, Julia Meador. Ruth Wing, and Caroline Cooper, and Mrs. Flem ing Winecoff. A College Tea. The members of the Senior Class of the Agnes Scott College were ten dered an informal tea at the East Lake Club yesterday afternoon by the Sophomores. Favfrrs for each guest were in the college colors of white and gold, and tea was served. Be sides the members of the two classes, the guests included Dr. E. H. Gaines. Miss Nanette Hopkins, Miss Lula Mc Kinney. Dr. Mary Sweet. Misses Cabv and Sagin and Mr. Byron Bachman. Miss Ellis to Entertain. Miss Katherine Ellis will entertain 30 young people at a dinner dance Friday evening in honor of Miss Mar garet Hawkins, who has just returned home after spending three months with relatives in Mississippi. Mrs. Westmoreland to Entertain. Mrs. George Westmoreland will en tertain at a tea on the afternoon of Miss Maddox Hostess. A beautiful luncheon was given to day by Miss Leonora Maddox at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Beaumont Davison, in Druid Hills, in compli ment to Miss Ruth King, who will be married next Tuesday night. The guests \vm*e seated around a (able, where a large white wicker basket of purple iris, tied with yel low tulle ijows. formed the central decoration. All the other details of the handsomely-appointed table were in yellow, except the place cards, which were little hand-painted brides. The invited guests were Misses Ruth King, Mary King, Jeannette Lowndes, Louise Riley, Ethel Loving and Mrs. William Akers. Call to Atlanta Chapter. D. A. R. Mrs. James Osgood Wynn, regent of the Atlanta Chapter, D. A. R.. re quests th:u all chapter members at tend a called meeting on to-morrow afternoon at Craigie House at 3:30. Plans will be perfected for the tea loom which is to be conducted by the chapter members during opera week, and a full attendance Is re quested. Mrs. Colcord Entertains. Mrs. A. R. Colcord entertained in formally at tea this afternoon at her home in West End, complimenting Miss Emma Jordan, w'ho leaves soon for an extended trip abroad; her house guest, Miss Ethel Scarborough, and Mrs. John Wing, who returned last week from her wedding journey to Florida. Informal Dinner Dance. There will be an informal dinner dance at the Piedmont Club Satur- 'day evening, which will be the final informal dinner dance at the club until after opera week. Miss Amorous to Have Luncheon. Miss Emma Kate Amorous will en tertain at a luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club to-morrow. Her guests will be Miss Lillian Jones, of Waynes boro, who is visiting Mrs. Allen Claude Weller; Miss Hildreth Burton Smith and her guest, Miss Josephine McClelland; Mrs. .T. A. Campbell and I her guest, Mrs. M. Kilby, of Bir- | mingham, and Mrs. WYller. Parties for Mrs. Jackson. Among the parties to he tendon* 1 i Mrs. Robert Jackson, of Nashville, who will be the guest of Mrs. Robert Maddox for grand opera, will be the breakfast at which Mrs. Henry .lark- son will enti rtain on Saturda... April 26, and the dinner at which Mr. and Mrs. John D. Little will entertain Thursday evening. April 24. Choir Gives Musical Tea. A musical tea will be given by the choir of the Church of the Holy Com forter a 1 the residence of Mrs. Reames, 297 Pulliam Street, to-mor row evening from 8 to 10. Mrs. Mag id to Entertain. Mrs. Louis Magid will entertain twelve friends informally at tea at the Piedmont Driving Club next Tuesday afternoon, following the grand opera matinee performance. Informal Tea at Club. Mrs. St. Elmo Massengalc will en tertain informally Saturda.'. after noon at the Piedmont Driving Club. Bridge Party at Post. Mrs. Henry Bankhead was hostess at a bridge party this afternoon at her home at Fort McPherson, her guests including her friends among the ladies of the fort. PERSONALS Mrs. R. M. Callaway returned to day from New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey E. Moorefield have returned from a trip to Nor folk. Va. Miss Sara Rawson will return home Monday, after spending several weeks visiting friends in Texas. Mrs. Charles Goodman, who has been spending some iim<‘ in New York, has returned home. Mrs. Edward T. Miller, of Wash ington, Ga., will arrive to-morrow to be tile guest of Airs, .1. R. Watts for M . and Mrs. .Julian Field left to- day for a short visit to Chicago. They will return home for grand opera. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Childs and daughter, Miss May Childs, of West End. have moved to their new home in Hapeville. Miss Harriet* Converse, of Valdos ta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wil liam Haygood, Park Lane, in Ansley Park. Miss Clifford West was the hon >r Husband, Allowed a Dime a Week, Rebels I Atlanta Man Geeks Divorce After Twenty Years of Marital U nhappinesB. if your wife would permit you ar. J allowance of only 10 cents a week for j street car fare and for an occasional ‘good time,’’ in what manner would you rebel and assert your manhood? Charles II. Garrison, of 86 Connally Street, after all other methods failed, J sued for divorce. Uis petition, tiled Tuesday, narrates that fur nearly 20 years his married life was filled with unhappiness; that lie was cruelly and inhumanly treated, and that afler he dutifully had turned over his wekly wage of $18 to his wife, Fannie, she would give him only 10 cents for spending money until next payday. He left her in 1911, he raid, but on the pleading of his daughter he returned. His complaint continues: "The petitioner then believed that the long-absent dove of neace was about to return." Acworth Wants Opera Train. AC WORTH A number of grand opera lovers from Acworth have secured tickets for the several operas in At lanta next week. Acworth is starling a movement for towns on the W. ami A. Railway to request an extra train put of Atlanta after the opera each night. guest at a very informal bridge par ty this afternoon, given by Mrs. ’i. F. Wet*t at her home on West Elev enth Street. Mr. and Mrs. William Sherman Kirkpatrick announce the birth of a son on Tuesday. April 15, who lias been named Wilii im Sherman Kirk patrick, Jr. Miss Mamie Williams, the slste** of Mrs. Cyrus Striekler, was operated on for appendicitis yesterday. Her con dition is serious. Mrs. Paul Felder Vose returned last night from Columbus, where she was tendered a series of parties as the guest of Mrs. John Illges. Mr. and Mrs. John Illges and Miss Nouna Illges, of Columbus, will come to Atlanta for grand opera, and will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hurt in Inman Park. Captain and Mrs. E. F. Donnelly will arrive to-morrow from Fort Riley to be the guests of Miss Fit- ten. on Linden Avenue. Captain Don nelly will be here for only a very short visit, going from here to Wash ington. INDIAN STEALS ENGINE: HAS “HEAP MUCH FIJN” KLAMATH FALLS. ORKO., April 16.—Inspired by several "shots" of Klamath Falls flr< water, C J. Stone- co'e, an Indian from Sacramento. Cal., captured a mogul locomotive in the Southern Pacific yards and held it for two hours against all comers. Stone- ole thought he wa« preparing to take a train back to Sacramento. He shot the locomotive up and down the tracks southeast of this city at a record-breaking clip. After tiring of the toy, he quietly surrendered to the police. AGED HOUSE EMPLOYEE DIES. WASHINGTON, April 16. Charles H. Mann, aged 74. lor years the Superintendent of the House pres:; gallery, died to-day. If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. Atlantans Look for Hate Decision Soon Three cases vital to Atlanta ship pers are being handled by the At lanta Freight Bureau. -Final decision in two are expected soon. H. T. Moore, W. A. Wimbish, W. A. Parker and Sam I). Jones are ba ; to-day from Washington, where tlmy went to represent Atlanta in the Eastern and Western rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They expected to receive the verdict of the United States Supreme Court on the Atlanta-Nashville* grain rate case there, but the court failed to meet Monday. Tills decision is ex pected any day now. It is thought the interstate Com merce Commission will hand down a decision in the Eastern and Western ra f e cases some time next month. In this Atlanta is seeking to obtain the same freight rates from the West as those granted Birmingham, and from the Ki^st equal to those granted Cha*- tanooga. NEGRO NEAR DEATH FRGM HIDING IN CHILLY RIVER Allen Russell, a negro, is threaten ed with pneumonia to-day because of his attempt to elude tho officers who had pursued him by hiding in the shallow waters of the Chatta hoochee. Russell was half dead from exposure when he was dragged fp>m his chilly hiding place. Only his head was showing above the surface of the water when "Old Troup,” a convict camp bloodhound, trailed him to the river’s edge. The police wanted Russell on a charge of stealing a pistol. Dublin Elects Council. DUBLIN. - The municipal primary in this city yesterday resulted as follows: Mayor. <’. A Weddington; Aldermen. W. B. On tier, T. R. Ramsay. W. T. Dupree and C. O Sykes A heavy vote was polled, almost every voter In the city going to the polls. If you have anything to sell adver- I tisc in The Sunday American. L?r- I gest circulation of any Sunday news- i paper in the South. ^Illll!!lillllllll!lllllllll!ll!illllillllll!llllllll>!l!l!l!lll!llililll!!lili!ll!i!:illllil!lllllil!lllll!!l!!!llili!lllllllllllllli:il!l!llllll!ili 1 At Women of Fashion Are Buying Ratines for ■w trocks silk. A for im. A number of parties will be given Mrs. Moses during her visit, among them a morning bridge at which Mrs. S. C. Dinkins will enter tain. Mrs. Lopez will give a box par ty at the Grand Monday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Moses and Mrs. Webb, of Hillsboro. N. C., the guest of Mrs. C. L. Pettigrew. Mrs. Congdon's Guests. Miss Mabel Drake and Miss Nlta Black, who have Just returned home after spending six months in Paris, will be tendered an informal bridge party P'riday afternoon by Mrs Rich ard C. Congdon. Invited to meet Miss Drake and Miss Black are Misses Louise Black, Ada Alexander, Katie Stocking, Mrs. Robert Crumley and Mrs. Milton Saul. Calhoun Parent-Teacher Meeting. The Parent-Teacher Club of Cal houn Street School will hold an in teresting meeting at the school house •j'hu-sdav afternoon at 8: SO o’clock. ►There will be a story-tellers' hour find a musical and liteTary program, fcesides an open discussion between |n« parents and teachers of the school Draped Skirts have won favor. A wide assortment of simple and elaborate styles are shown in the Standard Fashion Sheet for MAY Free at our Pattern Counter. With April putting on the garments of spring and a million buds a-bursting, no wonder women are indulging the desire to possess the lovely new fabrics here which later will he dainty frocks—among the keenest joys of summer. Surely nothing short of Aladdin’s Lamp could have brought them. These last arrivals—their marvelous, vivid, but artistic colors, their various novelty weaves, two-toned effects. Among the new col or tones are: Sevres, marine and Copenhagen blues, Du Barry rod, Nell rose, wistaria, mulberry, fig leaf green, apricot, geranium reds, bisque, golden brown, reseda and many other shades. We want you to see the new Ratines, Linens and Crepes here. Catch their true colors, fee! their textures, admire their real beauty and newness, which words fail to portray. To-morrow You May Buy $1.89 White Ratine at $1.50 yard—54 inches wide---a beautiful novelty weave. 36-inch white, silk-stripe or plain Ratine, at 59c yard. 40-inch white Ratine; 75c yard. 42-inch white Ratine; $1.00 yard. Colored Ratines, in the new tones mentioned above—in fact, every fashionable shade; vari ous widths and priced at 59c. 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 yard. The popular two-toned Ratines at $1.50 and $1.89 yard. These French Crepes are entirely new and equally delightful. Light, soft, lovely for dainty frocks; the shades too are beautiful: Maiden’s blush, mode, old blue, lav ender and navy. A very popular fabric; only 59c yard. Crepe Bedford Cord is another very fashion able fabric for dresses; very soft; 40 inches « wide; white only; $1.00 yard. Beautiful Ramie and French Linens White and all popular colors. French Linens. 40 inches wide, 59c yard. Ramie Linens, 44 to 46 inches wide, 50c, 59c and 69e yard. SPECIAL FOR TO-MORROW 36-inch wide-wale white Pique at 20c yard. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. Special Purchase Smart Hats 201 Charming New Models for “Grand Opera Week Affairs” $Q50 A| sjn See Window Display See Window Display New Styles shown only hy J. M. HIGH CO. Millinery Dept. Second Floor In center a large Leg horn flower-trimmed Hat. At left one of the new ribbon - trimmed ef fects. At right a popular Tam with feathers. Fresh, New, Up-to-Date Hats We rushed our Millinery Buyer to New York to get the newest, latest styles fresh from the ateliers of the importers---Hats suitable for the Grand Opera, Matinees and social affairs. We found a wonderful lot of charming Pattern Hats, also copies of most expensive models. In addi tion to these, we will show Hats created in our own work-rooms that vie in style and beauty with the best imported models. Hats you will find priced so remarkably low that you will won der how we can afford to give them. Hats to suit every taste; large, medium, small; for full dress, afternoon, or for street wear---two groups at two prices, $8.50 and $10.00 for choice. AND $1$ FOR Choice SALE BEGINS 9:00 O’CLOCK $5 and $6 Panamas $3.48 These are most extraordinary bargains, genuine Panamas in the correct 1913 shapes. Every Hat worth $5.00 and $6.00 each—small, medium and large hats, while they last $3.48 SALE BEGINS 9:00 O’CLOCK Shapes to $5.00 $1.98 200 new fashionable shapes, in hemps, milans, chips and fancies. All the most authoritative styles and colors of the season. Values up to $5.00 while they last $1.98 * J.MJfcGB Cgmmnt. J.MJUgs CosHBunr.