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I I 1 * i i Three charming society girls snapped at (he spring opening of the Piedmont Driving Club Tuesday night, nie Lee McKenzie and Miss Helen Hobbs. Loft to right, Miss Mary Helen Moody, Miss An- New and Charming Toilets Add to Beauty of the Scene. The annua] spring opening of the Piedmont Driving Club was a bril liant event last evening. As is tne custom, members assembled for sup per at the club, following the the an nual election of officers. Dancing followed supper and the entire even ing was a round of gayety and light and Informality. About 600 guests were present. Porches, the terrace and the entire house were crowded with guests—married people, the younger set, debutantes and all. *\ew and charming summer toilets added to the beauty of the occasion. The club house and grounds were in gala array with festoons of Japanese lan terns outlining the terrace, on which tables bearing great floral center- pieces were placed. An orchestra played througlffiut the evening. The re-election of Mr. .Tames ri. Nunnally as president met with pop ular approval. Mr. Nunnally s regime has been most successful, the past year showing a remarkable series of beautiful entertainments. Mr. Nun nally has several times attempted . j give up the presidency, but his ef- jf forts have met with a united pro- test. Other officers elected were Brooks Morgan, vice president; J. J. Spalding, George C. Walters. Jesse Draper, John S. Cohen. Preston Ark wright hoard of governors. Many visitors from far and near added to the pleasure of the evening. Mrs James Hook Spratling, of Ma con Mrs. Roy Collier’s guest, was .the’central figure in a party comprls- Jring Mr and Mrs. Collier and Mr. I ao d Mrs. John Kiser. Mrs. Spratling I wore shell pink batiste with draperies of shadow lace. Her large white French hat was adorned with pink and blue plumes. Mrs ('oilier wore white mull with coat of pink taffeta and a large pink hat. > Miss Mnrv Gaut, of Nashville, Mrs. Vndrew Calhoun’s guest, was tender- a parti hv Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun, ahich inc luded Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson. Miss Ellen Meeks, of Mem - plvs and Mr. Joe Brown Connally. Miss Gaut wore white Japanese silk, embroidered in s design of chrysan themums, and a large white hat laden eith pink plum, >. Mrs. Calhoun white crepe embroidered in pink rosebuds, the skirt having a panel of 'ace with over-drapery of embroid ered crepe, and sash and high girdle Of pink chiffon. Hr hat was a large leghorn, adorned with pink roses. Miss Caroline Carr, of Arkansas, and Miss Lorna Carr, of St. Louis, guests of Mrs. Bates Block, were pop ular visitors. Miss Carr wore a Lu- cile model of blue embroidered chif fon with lace draperies and a largo black hat. Miss Scott was gowned in accordion plaited chiffon combined with lace, the toilet completed by an old rose sash. A white hat was adorned with rose colored plumes. Mrs. Block wore net and lace with lavender sash and girdle Her lav ender hat was laden' with lavender yd times. _ , ,. . Miss Gwendolen Barnes, of Lmon- town. Pa.. Miss Alice Vandivers guest, was the central figure in a party Miss Barnes was costumed in a Lucile model of pink and blue chif fon, worn with a large blue hat adorned- with one large pink rose. Miss Vandiver wore a Callot model of white voile embroidered in rose and green, with a large pink hat trimmed in pink plumes. Miss Helen Dargan’s guest, Miss Ruth Wilson, of New York, wore white satin with panels of lace, the sash and girdle of black. Her hat was of black tulle, trimmed with pink roses. Miss Dargan’s dancing frock was of ecru shadow lace, threaded with pink ribbons caught with pink rosebuds and belted with a eiel blue girdle. She wore a hat of ffiue chif fon edged in tiny ruffles. Miss Hariret Calhoun’s guest, Miss Marion Phinizy, of Augusta, wor* white lace draped with pink chiffon and a big hat of blue chiffon trimmed with pink roses. Miss Nelson Cham bliss. of Chattanooga, Miss Lula I^an Jones’ guest, wore white lin gerie and a big white hat adorned with pink roses. Miss Jones was gowned in white lingerie, worn with a flower-laden hat. Miss Robyn Young, of Washington. Mrs. W. C. Humphries’ guest, wore a French gown of apricot taffeta, with tunic of yellow chiffon. Her hat of yellow straw' was adorned with a cluster of yellow aigrettes. Miss Margaret McPheeters, of Raleigh, N. C., Mrs. Samuel Inman’s guest, wore pink satin combined with pink chiffon. A large hat of white lace was adorned with pink roses. Miss Anne Selden, of "Washington. Mrs. George K. Selden’s guest, wore pink chiffon and lace, with a large white hat. Miss Maude Arthur Weir, of To ronto. Canada, Mrs. Charles Godfrey’s guest, wore white satin and shadow lace, with sash of pink chiffon. Her Leghorn hat was adorned with pink roses. Besides the visitors, many of At lanta’s most prominent people were noted in the assemblage. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. .lames H. Nunnally, Mr. and Mrs. Winship Nunnally, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Spald ing, Mr. and Mrs. George Calhoun Walters, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cohen. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Arkw’right, Col onel and Mrs. William Lawson Peel, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster Maddox. Mr. and Mrs John W. Grant. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dickey, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dickey, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sri pie, Mr. and Mrs. George Dexter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence May, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Speer, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Cowles, Judge and Mrs. William T. Newman. Judge and Mrs. Percy Adams. Dr. and Mrs. Bates Block, Dr. and Mrs. Phinizy Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Calhoun. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Philip Hinman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Donnals, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. George Crandall, Mr. and Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sis son, Mr. and Mrs. George Hurt, Mr and Mrs. Thornton May re, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wimbish, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elliott Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Remsen, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bancker. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dargan, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Newell Mr. and Mrs. Russell Porter. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Huverty, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Owens and Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam S. Owens. Among the popular dangers were Misses Annie Lee McKenzie, Mary Helen Moody, Helen Hobbs, Con stance Knowles, Nina Gentry, Emily Cassiri. Gladys LeVin, Mamie Ansley. Jennie D. Harris, Sara Rawson, Charles Owens, Laura Cowles, Caro line Muse, Carolyn King, Katherine Ellis, Mary Hawkins. Helen Hawkins, Marian Goldsmith, Rebokah Divine, Emily Winship, May Atkinson, Mar garet Hawkins. Esther Smith, Mar garet* Northen, Laura Ansley and Cabbie Vaughan. FOUR DIE INBLAST ON WARSHIP. HAMBURG, GERMANY, May 14.— Four men were killed and three mor tally hurt to-day by the explosion of a cylinder aboard the German torpedo boat destroyer S-149, during maneu vers off Heligoland. ing damage estimated at $3,0fto. Sand- gate Is two miles from Folkstone, overlooking the English Channel. Puncturing of motor car tires is another freak of the militants. Fre quented highways are being strewn with pieces of leather tilled with small, sharp nails. ‘Votes for Wom en" is stamped on the leather. Special guards were placed on pas senger trains on the Midland Rail road as the result of threats by mem bers of the Women’s Social and Po litical Union. Precautionary meas ures now taken throughout England, including guarding railway trains Rolf links, cathedrals, government buildings and cabinet ministers, are costing $r»0,ft00 a week. A death threat accompanied by a bomb was delivered at the chambers of Bow Street Court to-day ad dressed to Magistrate Curtis. The death threat was signed •Suffra gette." The bomb, which w&s turned over to the police, consisted of a tube filled with dynamite cartridges. Magistrate Curtis has sentenced a number of militant suffragettes. A dummy bomb was found near Westminster Abbey and confiscated by the police. Attached to it was a card upon which was written: "Votes for women. This is only a warning. Duath to men who oppose us.” Gets Term Commuted To Nurse Dying Wife Jim Henry, one of the Floyd Coun ty "blind tiger” operators sentenced to twelve months in the chaingang and six months in jail, with an alter native fine of $500, was granted a commutation of sentence to a $150 fine by Governor Brow n Wednesday. Henry told the Prison Commission his wife was suffering from cancer and was regarded by the physicians as incurable. He said his imprison ment was hastening her death and asked that he might be allowed to go home and assist in caring for her. Another case of interest was the appeal of,Steve Tompkins to be al lowed to (attend the funeral of his wife, who had just died at Alamo. Wheeler County. The request was granted. finds its legitimate sphere in the home life of onr people. Its ownership bridges the years formerly spent in mechani cal toil. It Unfolds Instantly the Beauty of Music * enabling the performer to devote his attention to the en joyment and interpretation of the master works. Every musical mood is immediately gratified by the possession of Uiis matchless instrument. Ask to Hear Any Music in which you chance to delight, played on the Kimball 88- note Player Piano at the warerooms of .the W. W. Kimball Co. Their library of music rolls comprises every form of music—the popular, classic, operatic, church or dance. You will be charmed with the artistic playing of this Player Piano. Inquire also about special Library Privileges. Should you prefer, however, a new upright—we have a most complete stock; prices ranging from $195 to $440; Grands, $650 to $1,250. We have your choice in woods, such as Oak, Mission, Walnut, Rosewood, Circassian and Mahogany. Special bargains in used instruments at nominal prices. W. W. Kimball Co. Established 1857. At lanta Branch, 94 North Pryor Street, H. R. Calef, Manager. Use Qeoroiam Want Ads . RICH & BROS. CO. Established 1865 EISEMA.N BROS., Inc. /neorporated 1912 REMODELING of Our Store No handicap to the activities of business Our SEVEN SUPERB LINES of MEN’S and YOUNG MEN'S CLOTHING are now on display in magnificent CRYSTAL CABINETS, where vou can see the BEST Clothes in America AT T11#IR BEST. We have just received from HIRSH. WICK- WIRE & CO., of Chicago, THEIR LATEST Mod els in • Genuine Canadian Crash Suits The material is of very fine quality, and the garments exquisitely finished, quarter lined with light, soft, fine quality silk, and all seams silk bound. Colors inelude a modish range of Mono tone Tans, Grays and the staple favorite, Blue; and the same colors also, enlivened by faint pen- cilings of white. These Suits are the regulation two-piece models, and are tailored to a fine ex actitude in the English and Conservative Models, They are ready-to-t.rv-an and wear, and you will . he glad to get one of these perfect-fitting, splen didly tailored Suits for 1600 yds. Stylish Spring 59c Foulards From the most famous manufacturer in America. Most stores gladly fea ture this identical foulard as a strong 59c value. Rightly, too, for it’s worth every cent of it. There’ll he a stampede to get it here to-morrow at 29c. Choice of some 40 patterns. $ 1.50 Tussah Crepe de Chine $1,00 Taffetas 49c Just about half price for one of the most pop ny /\ ular fabrics of the season. Solid colors, with / Jj/* the soft grace of crepe de chine plus the charm of the rough Tussah weave. Yard wide. Co penhagen, rose, tan, grey, Nell rose, navy, royal, brown, taupe. 2,280 yards of plain and changeable chif fon taffetas. Soft, free-flowing qualities. Delight ful for dresses, petticoats, waists, etc. All colors. No black. 26 inches. ■S $1 & $1.25 Fancy Silks $1.25 to $2 Taffetas Messalines and taffetas in floral and p /\ Dresden patterns, warp prints, Jar- jMf quard designs, Pekin stripes, etc. Stylish silks for eVerv purpose. 24 and 26 inches wide. 1,280 yards in all. Choice 59c. 65c to $1.50 Trimmings at Out-clearing at a next- to-nothing price of re- III/* ally worthy and pretty trimmings. Variously in em broidered bands, chenille and ribbon fringes, appliques, etc. One big lot; choice 10c. (Main Floor, Right.) h irst time we ever heard of yard- f* /v wide taffetas of this quality for 69c. nMr Fine chiffon taffetas, splendid quali- W ties, but in broken lines and colors. Don’t miss ’em. $35 Silk Dress Patterns Just 20 women can share fills snap. We have that Cm /\ P - many silk dress patterns in Faint, satins, Jac- / U*% <juar<l crepes, gold and silver fabrics, embroider- • • a %J od chiffons, etc. Chiefly one of a kind. All now at $7.95, formerly $20 to $45 Also at $3.49, formerly $16 to $20 are thirteen fine silk dress patterns. The only unlucky thing about them will be for the customer who happens to be number fourteen. (SUk Annex—Main Floor, Left.) 1 Wonderful Half-Price Sales The name of the makers of these Clothes is the best recommendation of their style f and QUALITY. We have many other makes, in many other styles and fabrics. - - $45 Eiseman Bros., Just hints of what we shall do to-morrow. 10c Inc. 11-13-15-17 Whitehall Entire Building All 18c to 25c printed dimities, flaxons, etc., at Handkerchiefs at half and less. Royal Society goods at half. 39c to 75c stamped goods at 19c 50c stamped wa ists at :. 25c Sale of Sample Parasols. Save a third to a half. Sale of Neckwear. All kinds. 19c; values to 50c. 49c; worth to $1. $1 and $1.25 black silk stockings, “seconds’’ only Be sure and come 13c Women’s 25c lisle pants, brella, lace trimmed Boys’ 25o mesh shirts, athletic 4 4. styles, at I OC Embroider}’ bands, many kinds, all at half price. $40 Neverbreak wardrobe trunks, now at only $45 to $65 fitted bags and suit cases art.,., Curtains at half price. Cretonnes at half price. $24.75 $24.75 M. RICH & BROS. CO. MM M. RICH & BROS. CO. lance of the guard.*?. Three bomba were found in a crowded carriage of a passenger train. If an explosion had 88-Note Occurred, scores of lives would have been lost. „ Militant women burned The High lands, a mansion at Sandgate, eaus- PLAYER PIANO Opening of Piedmont +•+ +»4* -!-••!• Galyy Decorated Club Driving Club Brilliant Social Event MILITANTS PLOT •!••+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ and Terrace 1 bronged With Guests Scores of Lives Saved When! Explosives Are Discovered. Another Mansion Burned. pedal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. May 14. —Train wreck ing is the latest form of violence at tempted by the militant suffragettes. An attempt to-day was made by women to blow up a train on the London and Southwestern Railway, hut the plot failed owing to the vigi- A Splendid Means of Entertainment Prices: Our own make ,$450 600 700 1 800 THE KIMBALL