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UKAKST’H HI MJAV AMERICAN, ATLANTA, IJA., SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1913.
II Mixs June Skinfield zxiizz
ries of visits to friends in Richmond, Baltimore and Washing
ton. Miss Stanfield was tendered a series of parties in these
j; cities, anrl spent a month away from Atlanta. She is now with
jf her aunt, Mrs. John M. Moore, of Atlanta, with whom she
makes her home.
A HANDSOMELY appointed din
ner party was given by Colo
nel and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry
on Friday evening at the Piedmont
Driving club in honor of Mr. and Mr*
William Conklin. Covers were laid
tor twelve, at a table arranged in the
pink dining room The < enter of the
table was covered with a low mound
of pink roses at either erfd and tall
silver vases filled with dowers in the
center.
Smilax was garlanded over the
cloth, and the silver dishes were dec
orated with pink tulle bows. Many
details emphasized the color motif,
Ices were served in pink loving cups
and cakes were embossed in pink
roses. The silver candelabra were
decorated with pink tulle* bows, and
the place cards were French figures,
gowned in pink Mr. and Mrs. Conk
lin leave soon for the Eatrt and will
spend the summer at their camp In
the Adirondack?.
* * •
Miss Edith Brown, of Birmingham,
who was a much admired grand opera
visitor here, as the guest of Mrs.
JPVank Pearson, will return to the city
next week to visit Mrs. Pearson.
• * •
' Miss Bessie Jones 1 is spending some
time in Chicago, a ; - the guest of
friends. Miss Jones ia one of At
lanta’s prettiest girls, and has been
much missed in the social affairs of
the reason, in which she has not fig
ured on account of her niourping. She
spent a part of the winter at Palm
Beach, chaperoned by her mother,
Mrs. W. O. Jones, and was greatly
admired.
• * •
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clarke spent the
week-end In Asheville, at the Battery
Park Hotel. Other recent Atlanta
guests at the Battery Park were Jas.
H. Xunnally, Van As tor Batchelor,
Richard Battle, VV D. Wakefield, T. B.
Hazsard and H. W. Hug).son.
• * •
Mrs. Rush Erwin will give a box
party Saturday at the Atlanta Thea
ter.
* * •
A WEALTH of purple orchids and
petunias, arranged Jn bowls
and vases, formed the decora
tion*' of the College Park residence of
Mrs. Clarence Wickersham on Tues
day afternoon, when she entertained
at a large tea in honor of her guest.
Mrs. James Spotswood Billiard, of
Richmond. Vu. Purple orchids, tilling
a large silver loving cup apd sur
rounded by silver candlesticks bear
ing purple shades, adorned the tea
table, and silver compotes held pur
ple and white bonbons and Invests.
In the den. w here Miss Frankie Mc-
Crory served punch, purple petunias
filled vases, placed on the mantel and
cabinets.
Receiving with the hostess and hon
or guest were Mrs. A U Murrell and
Mrs. Edward Richardson. Assisting
in entertaining were Mrs. Lowndes
Connolly, Misses Annie May Hardin,
Laura Graves, Mary Gray, Bessie
Smith and Eugenia Richardson.
, Mrs. Wickersham was a cordial
hostess, wearing a handsome toilet of
black crepe meteor, combined with
princess lace and embroidered in gold.
Mrs. Dillard wore black velvet trim
med In shadow lace and chiffon. Mrs.
•Murrell’s gown was of white crepe do
chine. Mrs. Edward Richardson worn
black charmeuse satin and lace.
* * •
The extensive grounds surrounding
the adjoining residences qf Mrs.
George M. Traylor and Mrs. Don
Pardee, on Ponce DeLeon Avenir*,
‘will be the scene of an elaborate lawn
fete on Friday, May 23. when a coun
try fair will be staged. The lawn
fete will last through the afternoon
and evening, and there will be many
attractions and a great variety of
booths, where all sorts of novelties
will be on sale.
A Lilliputian wedding, a Maypole
dance and other features will be ar
ranged. The affair will be sponsored
by St. Elizabeth’s Guild of St. Luke’s
Church, Mrs. H. N Hurt being chair
man She wiii be assisted by Mrs.
John Marshall Slaton. Mis. Uiric At
kinson, Mrs. Don Parch Mrs. Ernest
Daliis. Mrs. Fitzhugh Knox, Mrs.
Louis Magld. Mrs. Fhessley B. How
ard and the Misses Oilinger.
, The officers of the guild are Mrs.
Pon Pardee, president . Mrs. Fitzhugh
Knox, vie* president; vlrs. Ernest
JDal I is, treasurer.
thorn- • ntertainlng the past week for
Mrs Henry Troutman’s guest. Miss
Lillian Prnttey, of Columbus. Ohio.
IVednes 1 lay afternoon she Invited
»ight friends to play auction bridge,
ind a most delightful time was en-
loycd. The house was bedecked with
garden flowers, and palms and ferns
/ere artistically placed In the rooms
.here the game was played. The prize
for top score was a fart.
T
HE handsome Druid Hills resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Smith was the scene of a happy
gathering of young girls on Friday
afternoon, when the members of the
senior class of Washington Semi
nary were tendered a reception by
the juniors, Miss Willis Smith being
member of the junior class.
The class colors of green and white
ere observed in the decorations
throughout the house, which were of
white carnations and white roses,
with greenery.
Tea was served in the dining room,
where the table had for a centerpiece
a large basket of pink roses, with
smaller vases of the same flowers at
•ither end of the table.
The young hostess wore pink chif
fon draped over pink m< ssaline, with
a corsage bouquet of pink roses.
Miss Emily Fassin will entertain
twenty girls at bridge on Tuesday
afternoon at her home on West
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Peachtree Street in compliment to
Miss Lillian Beattey, of Folumbus,
Ohio, guest of Mrs. Henry Trout
man.
»* * *
The marriage of Miss Nannie L.
Youngblood, of Atlanta, and Mr. U.
R. Martin, of Bixby, okla., was sol
emnized in Fort Smith, Ark., on May
6. Mr. Martin and his bride are now-
on an extended trip West, and will bo
at home in Bixby, Okla., after June 1.
I* * *
F AOR Mrs William M> < han. of
l Asheville, tvho is visiting her
mother, Mrs. William Nutting,
Miss Margaret Nutting entertain'd
her bridge club and a few other
friends of Mrs. Meehan’s on Friday
afternoon at her homV on Merritt?
Avenue.
In the living room, where the card
tables were placed, vases of garden
roses decorated the bookcases arid the
cabinets. The prizes for top scores
were white* silk stockings.
Miss Nutting received her guests
wearing a heliotrope «huriueus« . a.*
ctively draped; the corsage had a
vest of white charmeuse, with a chif
fon collar.
Mrs. John S. FJark entertained at
a o’clock tea Saturday afternoon,
in compliment to Miss Helen Row
land. of Savannah, the guest of Mrs.
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Richard Johnston was
lained at a number of par-
week on her visit in Macon.
Johnston gave a handsome-
itev! luncheon, the table be
rated in varying shades of
as. in the center were
i Beauty red sweet peas, and
of pink to lavender border-
•ttiit-hued centerpiece. Mr.
William I*. Foleman gave
partv of 14 covers for Mrs.
. who is a former Macon
ind is always extensively en-
on her visits to that city.
ranees Fonnally is spending
:-end with her sister. Mrs. |
Martin* on Ponce DeLeon!
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honor of Mrs.
who is a guest
parties, which
his spring. The
the Piedmont
Driving Flub was the scene of the
affair, and the guests were seated at
small tables, euch table holding a vase
of pink roses. In the center of the
room was an oblong table from which
arose a mound of pink peonies, sur
rounded by pink snapdragons and in
terspersed by maidenhair fern. Pink
tapers burned in silver candlesticks
beneath pink silk shades and silver
basket* of bonbons were tied with
tulle bows.
After an elaborate course luncheon-,
the guests were served coffee in the
living room, which was also decorat
ed for the occasion in ferns and
roses,
Mrs. Cobbs received her guests
wearing t clear blue charmeuse,
draped in black chiffon, with a touch
of rose ai:d old gold lace on the cor
age. A black crepe hat completed
her costume.
Fifty of the young married women
enjoyed this pleasant occasion.
Among th»* many charming costum
ed guests at Mrs Fobbs’ luncheon
Mrs Charles Davis, in violet and
taupe crepe: Mrs. Robert Davis, in
black and white chiffon; Mrs. Tom
HinQtun* in a draped gown of blue
charmeust ; Mrs. Will Spalding, in
a white serge tailored costume; Mrs.
Milton Dargan. in wistaria crepe;
Mrs. VV. F. Jarnigan, in blue bro
caded ere pie: Mrs Rogers Davis, in
blue matelasse; Mrs. George Tray
lor. in taupe crepe; Mrs. Thornton
Marye. wearing white and black chif
fon and satin; Mrs. George M. Brown.
In black satin; Mrs. George Howard,
wearing one of the popular draped
gowns of black satin: Mrs. Lowry
Porter, in pink crepe and lace; Mrs
Fred Lewis, in blue satin, with white
-attn coat; Mrs. Sims Bray, wearing
blue matelasse; Mrs. Cyrus Strieker,
wearing a gown of mulberry crepe;
Mrs. Edward Durant, in btyck satin;
Mrs. John Hill, in n tailored cos
tume of taupe; Miss Emily Lowndes,
ih a gray crepe tailored suit; Miss
Jennie Mobley, wearing blue brocad
ed matelasse; Mrs. Wilkerson. in
bln k and white silk: Mrs. Arthur
Hobbes, in taupe satin; Mrs. Win
field P. Jones, in blue embroidered
■ ope and lace. Mrs. Robert F rum ley,
in black satin, Miss Martha Boynton,
in black chiffon and satin, with Nell
rose on the corsage.
INK. and Mrs E. L. Connally. Dr
John White, and George M.
Brown will be among those leaving
Monday for St. Louis, where they will
attend tl*‘ Baptist Convention.
* • *
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mi D Wilson will
leave the latter part of May with the
Old Guard party for a trip East.
Miss Jennie Lou Lindsey entertain
ed the members of the Thursday
Morning Bridge Club at their meet
ing this week. Mrs. Everett Giffen
won the prize, and Miss Elise Brown
cut the consolation. Luncheon was
served on the card tables, at the
close of the game.
T HE pretty weather of the past
week has brought out many
summery toilettes at the Driv
ing Flub affairs. A gathering of
young women at the club on Thurs
day when a breakfast was tendered
Miss Ruth Wilson, of New York, the
guest of Miss Helen Dargan, by Mrs.
H. L. Cobbs, was graced by a number
of effective spring costumes. Miss
Wilson, the honor guest, whose smart
toilettes have been much admired at
the many parties she has been ten
dered during her visit, wore for the
morning party, a dark green ratine
gown, with a hat of black. Miss Dar-
gan wore a white ratine skirt, with a
Bulgarian blouse, belted in green, her
hat of black with flower trimmings.
Miss Ruth Stallings* costume of
blue ratine was worn with a skirt . f
white voile, a big black picture hat
completing her toilette. Miss Mary
Helen Moody wore a suit of black
moire with hat of purple straw. Miss
Margaret Hawkins wore an accordion
pleated skirt of white voile, with coat
of figured voile showing a design of
Dresden flowers. Her large purple ha r .
was adorned with pink roses. Miss
Annie Lee McKenzie wore a smart
tailored suit of white cloth, with a
Panama hat.
Miss Katherine Ellis was* in old
blue crepe de chine, her black hat
adorned with a Paradise. Miss Sara
Rawson wore blue charmeuse satin,
with hat of black straw' laden with
pink roses. Miss May Atkinson wore
taupe colored cloth with hat to match.
Miss Marlon Achison wore a white
suit and white hat.
Miss Jennie D. Harris’s gown of
pale gray crene de chine was worn
with a blue hat wreathed in pastel
colored flowers. Miss Caroline Muse
wore a blue moire blouse with skirt
of black satin and a black hat cov
ered with blue plumes. Miss Emily
Wlnship’s toilet of blue crepe de
chine was worn with a black picture
hat.
The table for breakfast was placed
in the loggia of the club and was
elaborately decorated with three large
mounds of pink peonies and snapdra
gons. The place of each guest was
marked by little nosegays of the
same flowers. The place cards boro
water color sketches of old fashioned
girls.
* * *
One of the many Informal affairs
of the week for the younger set was
the ‘porch party” given by Mrs. K.
|F Peters Friday evening, for Miss
* Ruth Wilson, of New York, the guest
of Miss Helen Dargan.
The guests included forty young
people, twenty young men and an
equal number of young women, among
whom were: Misses Helen Dargan,
May Atkinson, Margaret Hawkins.
May Butler and her guest, Agnes
Jones, of Albany, Alice May Freeman,
Mary Hawkins, Helen Hawkins, Isa
bel Kurht, Mary Helen Moody, Kath
erine Pegram. Kathryn Gordon. Jen
nie D. Harris, Katherine Ellis, Mar
garet Northern Esther Smith. Sarah
Raw son.
♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Witham
leave for New York the end of the
month, and will sail on May 20 on
the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, of the
Hamburg American line, for Europe.
* « •
D R. M. A. MATHEWS, of Seattle.
Wash., who will spend the week
in Atlanta, and preside over the con
vention of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, will visit Calhoun, Ga., his
former home, en route to Atlanta.
While there he will be the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Pitts, and will
be tendered a reception by the Cal
houn Womans Flub. Mr. and Mrs.
Pitts will give a dinner party for Dr.
Mathews Tuesday evening.
* <* *
Miss Lorn a Carr, of St. Louis, and
Miss Caroline Scott, of Arkansas,
who are being entertained at a series
of informal parties as guests of Mrs.
Bates Block, were tendered an in
formal tea Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Junius G. Oglesby, Jr. The tea was
given at the Piedmont Driving Club,
and the tea table was placed in the
rose room of the club. Garden flowers
formed the decorations, and fifteen
friends were guests of the informal
occasion.
* * *
Miss Lilian Logan, who has spenl
the past two months with her sis
ter, Mrs. Cay McCall, in Asheville.
N. C., will return home Wednesday
A series of parties has been tender
ed Miss Logan during her visit, and
she was a member of the house paY-
ty entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Call. Mr. and Mrs. McCall will
spend several weeks with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Logan,
after which they will join Colonel
and Mrs. Cay, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
for a motor trip through New Eng
land
• * *
Pretty Empire fans were given for
top score, for consolation, and for
the honor guest, at the informal
bridge at which Mrs. J. Frank Mead-
or entertained Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Wilson of New York,
whose visit to Miss Helen Dargan is
the occasion for a round of parties
was the honor guest, and invited to
meet her were Misses Helen Dargan,
Katherine Ellis, Ruth Stalling®, Jen
nie l>. Harris. Mary Helen Moody,
Margaret Hawkins, Katherine Wylie,
Sara Rawson Ruth Wing. Annie Lee
McKenzie and Helen Hawkins.
Quantities of pink and white sweet
l>eus. with vases of pink roses were
effectively arranged throughout Mrs.
Meador’s apartment. The scores were
kept on cards handpainted in pink
roses, and the color scheme was ob
served in many decorative details.
Miss Lottie Wylie assi -ted in enter
taining.
Mrs. Meador was very handsome in
taupe colored chiffon, draped over
satin and combined with shadow lace,
the corsage having touches of old
blue.
• • •
M RS. Joseph M. Brown will have
as her guest at the Executive
Mansion this w<*ek, Mrs. Walter Boy
kin. of Augusta. Mrs. Boykin is on
her way to Birmingham for a visit,
and will remain with Mrs. Brown
for a few days.
* * *
Miss Evelyn Martin, of New nan,
has returned home, after visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Robert Harrison Jones,
Jr., Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Charles H.
Andrews left to-day, with Mr. Jones
and Dr. Andrews, for the mountains
of North Carolina, where they will
spend ten days on a fishing trip. On
the return of Mr. Jones and Dr. An
drews to the city, Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Andrews will remain longer in
North Carolina.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Conklin
are in Cincinnati, having left the city
this week to join Mrs. Conklin’s
mother, Mrs. Schmldlapp, at her
home in that city. In June Mr. and
Mrs. Conklin will open their camp
in the Adirondack?, and will spend
the summer there, leaving later for
Rome, Italy, where they will take
possession of the villa they occupied
previous to their residence in At
lanta.
* * «
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shelton, Jr.,
have returned from their wedding
journey and are at home temporarily
with Mrs. Shelton’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. Z. Rosser, in West End. Mr.
and Mrs. Shelton spent some time in
New York, sailing from there to
Jacksonville, and stopping for a short
visit to relatives in Valdosta. A
cordial welcome Is being extended the
bride, who was Miss Nora Belle Ros
ser.
• * *
Mrs. John Spalding entertained the
members of the History Class of 1008
on Wednesday morning at her home
in West End.
♦ * •
One of the prettiest small parties
of the w eek was the informal tea giv
en Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Char-
leton Ogburn. Miss Josephine Mc
Clellan, of New York, who has been
tendered a series of parties as the
guest of Miss Hildreth Burton-Smith,
was the honor guest, and invited to
meet her were Misses Hildreth Bur
ton-Smith. Elizabeth Winn, of Vir
ginia. Frances Connally, Annie Laurie t
Robinson, Adeline Thomas, Mrs. Le-
Roy Child* Mr-. Albert Collier, Mrs.
Julian Prado, Mrs. Pressley Yates,
Mrs. Luther Rosser, Jr.
Tea was served on the terrace, the
party being grouped around a large
table prettily decorated with pink
loses, arranged in a large basket. The
hostess was very attractive in blue
chiffon draped over blue messallne.
and worn with a little pokebonnet of
blue straw adorned with clusters of
pink and blue lilacs.
Among the guests. Miss Frances
Connally wore Dresden crepe, border
ed In lavender, w ith coat effect, open
ing, over a vest of white net. Her
large white hat was adorned with
valley lilies and one large pink rose.
Miss Adeline Thomas wore blue voile,
with guimpe of white crepe and lace,
and her black hat was trimmed in
blue ribbons. Mrs. Julian Prade’s
costume of blue crepe de chine, had
a vest of white chiffon, and her hat
of blue had clusters of blue flowers
and knots of black velvet ribbon.
* * *
Mrs. George Muse and Miss Aljce
Muse are spending the week-end with
Miss Willie Muse at the Hollins In
stitute in Virginia. *
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Butler, Jr.,
of Buffalo, N. Y., are expected soon
to visit Mrs. Butler’s mother, Mrs.
A. M. Robinson.
* * *
Mrs. J. B. Robinson wall leave
Tuesday for Augusta to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Hinton J. Baker, for
a few days.
• * *
Mrs. James Hook Spratling, of Ma- j
con, arrived Sunday to spend some
time with her sister. Mrs. Roy Col
lier, at her home in Ansley Park.
Mrs. Spratling has frequently visited
Atlanta, and is always entertained
while here. Several parties are
planned for her during her visit, and
she will be among the out-of-town
guests attending the opening of the
Piedmont Driving Club Tuesday.
* » *
A NUMBER of the young people
left Saturday for Athens to at
tend the Georgia-Tech baseball game
there. Some took the more pleasant \
trip by motor. One automobile party
included Miss Mary Helen Moody,
Miss Ruth Stallings. Mr. and Mrs.
Forrest Adair, Jr., Clarence Knowles,
Jackson Dick and Jesse Draper.
James Harris, Dozier Lowndes, Ed
ward Gay, Jr., were in James Harris’
car. Carl Ridley had with him
Charles Cox. Others going over
were Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Spalding.
Mr. and Mrs. James Palmer, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Troutman, and their
guest. Miss Lillian Beattey, who are
the guests of Mr. Troutman’s sister,
Mrs. Robert Wilson; Mis3 Hildreth
Burton-Smith. Edward Carter,
Groover Middlebrooks, Miss Bertha
Moore and Miss Kate Cooper are
the guests of Miss Florence Hooper.
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