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) I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. An ovrnt of Wedneiday afternoon Margaret Terry , the ltev. A. f. O Kel ■which intereata society Is the polo ley, Mearrs, T L. Ugmp. John Hale, match to he played on the parady Looney Liveoak. Frank Longtno, John ground at Kort McPherson. Jackson, Bernard Smith and Thomas As this Is the first polo match Camp, played In Atlanta everyone la anti' l- I pattnK great spurt. A team repre- i p 0I . Mll$ Haren s-enting the Atlanta Polo nub will meet that of the Seventeenth lnfan- try, the pme to be refereeed by Colo- Waller and Iin<« W ebntei «ave nel M. E. Carthrw-Yorstoun The j swimming party at Ea*t Lake for Miss Mildred Hazen, of Orange, .N. J., who is I hi guest of Miss Mignon Mc- evening Messrs. Tyler Carthew - Yoraloun Th srrny team has a group of pretty girls a* sponsors: these being Misses Mvrt Hancock, Tommie Hancock. Altne Fielder, Lyda Nash. Louise Bradburv. Mary Carl Hurst, Itebie Wilkins. Elise Brown and Virginia Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wlneooff and Mr. and Mrs. Prank Freeman, of Greenville, Ga.. to chaperone the party of young women Many well-known people nre inter- eeted in the Introduction of polo in Atlanta's social and sporting world. Officially connected with Ihc game of Wednesday afternoon are: Robert Maddox, timer. Wilmer Moore, m-or- *r: Clark Howell and Jamen R. Gray, i rac ^ aml the UihU . ]m(] a8 jt * decora- a tion a rustic basket of say colored Carty. Mias Virgin iu« Hitt £haper onerl the party. Among the gimats were MIhsch Mil dred Hazen, Mlgnori McCarty. Helen Woolfork. guest of Mrs. Hitt; Nancy Prince, Pussie .May Ottley, Nell ! Prince, Km mu Kate Amorous. Messrs. | Tyler Waller. Prince Webster. Moul trie Hitt, Curry Moon. George Mc- Carty, Archie Lee, Gilbert Stout and K. C\ ('. Black. Miss Helen Jones entertained at tea at the Piedmont Club Wednesday aft ernoon in compliment to Miss Mildred Hazen. Ten was served on the ter- thelr daughter, Margaret Ann, to Mr. Morde Jefferson Dabney on Sunday, July 20. Mr. and Mrs Dabney are with Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Fussell in Inman Park. For Mrs. Block. Colonel and Mrs. Robert Lowry en tertained at dinnor at the Piedmont Club Tuesday evening In compliment to Mrs Bates Block, whose birthday It was. It also wae the birthday of Mr. L. H. Beck, one of the guests, and appropriate toasts were proposed to itch. The* table had as Its centerpiece a basket of pink roses, and all the minor details were In pink. Colonel and Mrs. Peel Entertain. Colonel and Mrs. William L. Peel gave a dinner Tuesday evening at their home, “Woodbine.” The guests were seated at a long table on the terrace of the garden un der a pergola hung with lanterns and decorated with growing vines, and the garden itself was fragrant with many (lowering plants. Sixteen guests were invited. For Mrs. Salmon’* Quests. Mrs. Charles Salmon entertained at an Informal luncheon at the Hotel Ansley In honor of her guests. Miss Agnes Vlnlng, of Savannah, and Miss Pearl Vlning, of Covington, Ga. An other affair on Wednesday afternoon wa* a porch party given by Miss An nie Furgeraon in honor of Mrs. Sal mon’s guests. goal judges. Dr. J. A. McLeay been active in arranging for the polo match. W»f* of Governor Trammell Here. Mr*. PHrk Trammell, wife of Gov ernor Trammell of Florida, and her lister. Miss Emma Trammell. arc guests of Mrs Fred Williams for the week A pleasant event of recent date was the box party given at the Forsyth by Mrs. Fred Williams in honor of her guests. Those present were Mrs* W. S. Thompson. Mrs. J. NT. McDonald. Mrs. Park Trammell. Miss Emma Trammell, Mrs. Joe Johnson. Miss Laulie Hyer and Mrs V H Winter. flowers. Miss Jones received Iter guests wearing yellow ciepe with the little coat effect of eharmeuse with a blouse of shadow lace. Miss Buckner, who is visiting Mias Jones, was gowned in mustard-colored crepe with a wide girdle of purple satin. Twelve girls were guests on this informal occasion. Surprise Party. Mrs. George, Adair gave a surprise I party for her sort. Perry Adair. Tues- i day evening at their home in Druid : Hills In celebration of his fifteenth j birthday. The house was decorated with gar- To Miss McJunkin. A theater party on Monday evening __ w J at thf Forayth «« ll ™" , " f ^ ' M 1 .len flow. ™ ami after a buffet mip Bebeknh McJunkin. of a per dancing was enjoyed, the guest of Mlsaea He en and AnnU , Among the w „,, Spencer. The party included Miss i McJunkin. Misses Spencer. Mr. Harold N. Cooledge, Mr II G Walker and Mr W. Vaughn Crowley. W. C. T. U. Meeting. * The Woman’s Christian Tempcranc. Union will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the Sunday school room of Trinity Church. Mies Ryder Hostess. Miss Martha Ryder entertained the members of her bridge club and sev eral other guests Wednesday morn ing at her home on West Peachtree. The house was decorated in pink Killarney roses and ferns. Those present were Misses Helen Thorn, Mary Lucy Turner. Annie Lou Dag gett, Gladys Dunson, Edith Dunson, Elizabeth Dunson, Dorothy Robbins, of Birmingham, and Margaret Hrans- ford. of Nashville, the guests of Mrs. J. P. B. Allan; Mrs. Ernest Durham «ind Mrs. Julian Prado. Suffragists’ Meeting. The Atlanta Equal Suffrage Asso ciation met Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. in the assembly hull of Carnegie Li- •brary. A program of unusual inter est had been arranged. For Mi** Harrison Mrs. Spencer Atkinson will enter- ! tain at bridge Thursday afternoon for her niece. Miss Mary Virginia Har rison. of Brunswick, who will be her guest several weeks Invited to meet Miss Harrison are Misses Cobble Vaughan. Nancy Prince. Mary Helen Moody, Ruth Akin and Winnie McKinnon, of Brunswick; Sarah Rawson. Mary , Hines. Virginia Lipscomb. Mary Mur ray. of Alabama, the guest of Mrs. Henry Bernard Scott; Ruth Stallings. Margaret Hawkins. Annie Let Mc Kenzie. Emma Kate Amorous. Alrnee Hunnicutt, Edith and Antoinette Kirkpatrick. Katherine Richardson, Ruth Northern Adrienne Battey, Kdith Dunson. Frances Clarke and Penelope Clarke. Miss Dillon Hostess. Miss Dorothy Dillon entertained at an afternoon reception from 5 to 7 o’clock Wednesday for her guest. Miss Dorothy Browne, of New York. The house was artistically deco- i rated with bright garden flowers. About 50 guests were present U. D. C. Scholarship. The Atlanta Chapter, U. D C . an nounces. through the chairman. Mrs. T. T. Stevens, two valuable scholar ships to be given for the coming school year. These include a schol- j nrshlp in Miss Wood berry’s School for Girls, a full four-year collegiate course, including languages; also a ucholarship In Miss Hanna’s School for Girls, this to be either in the pri- ' mary or academic departments. Ap- > pllcants for these scholarships must be descendants of Confederate voter- | ans and in every way worthy. Appll. < ations should be made at once to Mrs. T. T. Stevens, No. 450 Luckie street; phone Ivy 324 Philathea Social. The College Park Baptist Phila- thea Class was delightfully enter- , tained at the home of Mr and Mrs T. L. Camp on Thursday evening. July SI. There also were present several Baraca boys and others. Games were played, refreshments served, and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed b\ ail. Members of the Philathea class present were Misses Ophelia West, Lottie Dewel, Mattie Camp, Daisy Wilheit, Anne Lamar. Pauline Trim- i ble. Hazel Foley. Ethel Martin, NeaJie | Liveoak. Elva Crenshaw. Hettle , Cochran. Mrs Carl Cook and Mrs. T. L. Camp. Others present were Miss i Misses An nie BateH, Madeline Cullough, Julia Murphey, Ann Patterson, Irene King, Mildred Dobbs. Elizabeth Millard. Margaret Whitman, Quill Orme, Jr.. Junius Millard. George Eckford, Earle Eckford, Thomas Hull, Lynn Adams und Perry Day. For House Party Guest*. Mrs. Robert Hayes is entertaining a house party at her home in Cle burne avenue. The party includes Misses Gladys Tappan, of White Plains; Mattie ('heaves, of Monte zuma; Zaretta Estes, of Decatur, and Mary Wolcott, of Boston, Ga. Tuesday evening Mrs. Hayes gave | an al fresco party in compliment to j her guests. j Miss Alllne Perryman will enter- j tain at bridge Friday evening for the ! visitors and Miss Willie Belle Mauck will give an Informal evening party for them Thursday. Wheeler- Dabney. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Avery Whee’er announce the marriage of PERSONAL Mr. J. S. Buck left Sunday evening for a six-weeks’ visit to friends and relatives in Jacksonville. Mr. Ben Spearman is at Wrights- ville Beach. He will go to New’ York and Atlantic City before re turning home. Mr. and Mrs. James S. Harrison and little daughter. Frances, have re turned from Franklin Springs. Mr. and Mrs. George Bonney and children have returned from High lands. N. C. Mr. J. S. Buck, of Atlanta, spent Saturday and Sunday in Corinth, Ga., visiting Miss Una Clark. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Howard will leave Atlanta next week for High lands. N. O., to spend several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Austin are visit ing the Misses Adams, at No. 51 West Baker street. Mr and. Mrs. A. D Adair and Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin will leave Atlania Thursday for Scotland for a long visit. Mrs. W. M. Rusha left Monday for Savannah, where she will take the boat for Newt York. Before returning, she will ylslt Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. West, who have been traveling in Canada and Cali fornia. are now at the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. Miss Margaret Bransford. of Nash ville. who is being charmingly enter tained as the guest of Mrs. J. P. B. Allan, will return home Thursday. Mrs. James T. Childs, of Augusta, who has spent the past month with her mother. Mrs. Fannie Wilby, re turned home Monday. Miss India Young, of Quitman, who Murphey, is vlniting Miss Ruth Reed before returning home. Miss Mary Murray, of Huntsville, Ala., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Henry Bernard Scott. Miss Murray will remain in Atlanta until fall. Mrs. Omar Elder has returned to Atlanta, after a visit to her moth er. Mrs. F. J. Hargrove, at Brown- wood. Miss Mattie 1*01! and Willie Rich ardson. Frances and Annie Smith and Mildred Harris are guests of Miss Zadle Stewart’s house party in Zebu- Ion. Mist* Grace Mauck has returned to Atlanta, after spending the week-end with Miss Susie Kollock at her coun try home, Woodlands,’’ near Clarke* - ville, Ga. Miss Irene Bennett entertained at a luncheon Wednesday in honor of Miss Marie Beatie of New York, and 4 Miss Minnie Fambrough. of Boston. gue»t» of Miss Marie Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bentley Harte, whose wedding took place In Waynes- ville, N. C., July 19. are at home with Judge and Mrs. Sibley, at Union Point, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ham and family motored from Greenville, Miss., and are visiting in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Uam are former residents of Atlanta. Mrs J. H. Andrews and Miss Mary Andrews have returned to Atlanta after a camping trip at Pine Moun tain Springs. Miss Sadye Andrews is visiting her sister, Mrs. Virgil Adams, In Knoxville, Tenn. Miss Effle V. Walker is at the Ritz-Carlton, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Brown. Mr. Brown Is president of the Mexican National Railway*. Miss Walker will return the latter part of the week, when Mr. and Mrs. Brown will sail for Eu rope. ATUNTA IS 1GTH CITY IN U. S. IN PlICtL POST Remarkable Increase in Volume of Mail Here Arouses Favorable Comment in Washington. The New Euphoria 300 Factory Women Gamble on Baseball PHILADELPHIA, Aug. a.—Three hundred, women gamblers, working in mills and spending their money on baseball pools, have been counted by Detective Charles Lee, head of the vice squad here. Harry Reed has been held in bail by Magistrate Cow ard, having been charged with op erating a pool. Lee says 1,800 persons gambled on ball games in Reed’s place each week, most of whom were women. The chances cost 25 cents each. China Picks Cornell Grad to Replace Wu Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PEKIN, CHINA, Aug 6—The gov ernment, according to latest informa tion, intends to appoint Alfred Sze, a Cornell graduate, as Minister to Wash ington. It planned to make Wu Ting- fang Ambassador, but the American Government did not agree to raise the status of the legation here and this necessitated the nomination of a Ju nior. Mr Sze was nominated Minister to Washington in 1911, but did not go to lias been the guest of Miss Margaret his post on account of the revolution. Postmaster Hugh McKee declared Wednesday that the large increase In the amount of mail handled in the Atlanta postoffice was the subject of favorable comment in Washington among department officials. During the past year more than 50,000,000 letters, not including news papers and periodicals were stamped or canceled in the Atlanta postofflee This is an increase over the pre vious year of about 15,000,000 letters. Showing the progressive spirit of Atlanta merchants In taking advan tage of the new parcel post, Mr. Mc Kee said: “We are handling more than 7,000 parcel post packages per day, which is more than are handled in Louisville, Indianapolis and other cities twice the size of Atlanta. The Atlanta office ranks sixteenth In the number of parcel post packages han dled In the United States. “Here in the postoffice we have a chance to keep close tab on Atlanta's activity and correspondence, and I will say that the growth in mail busi ness since I came into office has been marvelous, and scarcely seems believ able when you compare the books of previous years with the flscal year just ended.” Empire Life Plans 20-Story Building AUGUSTA, Aug. 6.—Meetings of the building committee of The Em pire Life Insurance Company were held here yesterday and to-day to decide on plans and specifications for the now building upon which work will start here on October 1. It is understood the building will be twen ty stories. The members of the committee are W. W. Reid. Atlanta; M. P. Pope, Washington, and H. C. Lorick, H. H. Stafford ajid C. E. Whitney, Au gusta. Voliva in Power at Zion City Bars Rum, Drugs and Tobacco ZION CITY, ILL.. Aug. 6.—A city free from beer, whisky, drugs and tobacco was planned to-day by Wil bur Glenn Voliva, successor of John Alexander Dowi e as the head of Zion City. Voliva’a followers dominate the City Council. Counting the women voters of the city, his forces can re elect its own city officers at the next election. Beer wagons passing through the streets of Zion City will be prohibih- Ited the use of the streets after the passage of an ordinance Voliva was preparing to-day. The ordinance will give city au thorities the right to go into a man’s own home and arrest him for using tobacco. No drug store will be permitted within the city limits after the adop tion of the ordinance. French Want Trading Base North of Canal CHILD DIES IN VINEGAR. PARIS. ILL,. Aug. 6.—Falling head foremost into an 8-gallon jar of vine gar, Lester David, aged 2 years, son of George David, a farmer was drowned before his mother could res cue him. Player= Piano F R F F $ 2500 worth of * Ll/ music rolls, also bench and scarf. Easy Terras if Wanted This new Euphona combin®s two instruments for the price of one—a superb piano for hand playina and the most improved durable Player- Piano known. Easiest of operation. fable Piano f’empanij GEORGE W. WILKINS. President 82-84 N. BROAD ST. EXCURSION A comprehensive sweep of the east- j ern half of the United States and , nearly 1,000 miles of Canada. A r.OOO-mile circle tour visiting Cincin nati. Detroit. Buffalo. Niagara Falls Toronto, Thousand Islands. Montreal, ^Boston, New York. Philadelphia. At- ' |nn< • ' ' ■ W..si. -n ! .ilt;?-! • Tid Savannah. ;if hiding .ill expends 1 tfcndard Pullman, all meals en route. *>est hotels, stateroom and meals on steamers eighteen days for only ‘ 85. The phenomenal rales of fered and the high-class features pro vided art; the realization of ten years of continued success in this line of work. Special trains leave Atlanta. Birmingham. Chattanooga and Knox ville Saturday, August 16. Liberal stopover at any point en route. Four steamer trips on exclusive ships. Par ty nearly filled. Room for 50 more. Send $f» deposit for choice reserva tion. This ad will not appear again. AddiVss J F. McFarland, agent. Box 1624, Atlanta, Ga, Advt. 1 Ren 10 d eli ng Sal le Women’s Summer Dresses an d Suits and Girls’ Dresses SA CRIFICED! W U ARE going to REMODEL our entire READY-TO-WEAR Department—and we must, therefore, QUICKLY reduce the stock, so as to make way for the crews of carpenters, decorators and other workmen! c' For the aforesaid reason, we shall SACRIFICE prices, entirely regardless of cost, on all Women s Summer Dresses and Tailored Suits—on Women's Coats—all Bathing Suits—and all (■iris' Dresses, as scheduled below. Sale starts to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock. Women’s Dresses Every Linen and Ratine Dress in the house, formerly $5 to $10, Every Crepe, Voile and Lingerie Dress in the house, formerly $7.50 to $12, now .... , t Every Voile and Crepe Dress in the house, formerly $18 to $25, now Every Voile and Crepe Dress in the house, formerly $27.50 to $40. $2.95 Dress in the $4.95 i the house, $9.75 the house, $14.75 Women’s Suits Wool f Silk and Linen Every Wool or Silk Suit in the house, formerly $18.00 to $40.00, £Q "71- Every Linen Suit in the house, formerly $7.50 to $12.50, ep QC Women’s Auto Coats Every Linen Auto Coat in the 71" house, formerly >6 to $8.50, now.. w ■ I J Women’s Coats Wool and Silk Every Woman’s Coat in the house, formerly $12.00 to $15.00, 7C now I w Everv Woman’s Coat in the house, formerly $18.00 to $20.00, "71- Every Woman's Coat in the house, formerly $14.75 Girls’ Dresses This assortment includes sizes from 6 to 16 years. Materials of these dresses are Ging hams. Madras, Linens, Percales and Lawns— in WHITE and COLORS. This is a splendid opportunity to lay in a supply of SCHOOL DRESSES! Every Girl's Dress in the house, formerly $1.50 to $2.50, now .... Every Girl's Dress in the house*, formerly $2.75 to $4.50, now Every Girl's Dress in the house, QP formerly $5 and $6, now ^ | 69c $1.19 No Approvals No Returns Atlanta’s Busy Store No Exchanges FROHSIN’S Fifty Whitehall Street Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Aug. 6.—The commission sent by the French Government to study the effect upon French com merce of the opening of the Panama Canal report* unfavorably upon the establishment of a commercial base either on Guadaloupe or Martinique. These French possessions in the West Indies are too far south of the regu lar Panama route, says the commis sion, and shippers will rather coal In Porto Rico or Cuba. Lieutenant Hallier, representing the Minister of Marine, recommends, however, the establishment of a n&va’ station at Fort DeFrance, Martinique. LHIS IS OPPOSES The House Committee on Military Affairs put its members on record Wednesday morning as upholding the present military laws of the State, which give the militia supreme au thority during riots and other dis turbances, when it reported unfavor ably the bills introduced by Mr. Slade of Muscogee. Mr. Slade’s bills re pealed the act of 1912, and re-estab lished the act of 1910, making the militia subservient to the civil au thorities. Mr. Slade, dissatisfied with the ac tion of the committee, served notice that he will ask the unanimous con sent of the House that his bills be placed on the calendar for considera tion. Chairman Spence, of the Military Affairs Committee, stated that he will endeavor to get the members of hi3 committee together Wednesday after noon for a reopening of the Augusta investigation. He stated that both sides of the trouble will be heard. Several witnesses from Augusta have been requested to attend the meeting and Adjutant GneraJ Nash and sev eral militia officers also will be pres ent. Mr. Spence several times has ex pressed his opinion that a legislative investigation of the Augusta trouble is useless. Beware, Poseurs, of ‘Soul Photos' ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.—“With the de velopment of 'soul photography,' " the latest addition to the picture maker's are, says Miss Emma Gerhard, '*the modem photographer will vie with the old masters in producing pictures that will live forever. “It Is wholly a matter of art," aaid Miss Gerhard. “It consist!" of bring ing out in the subject what is really in him or her, not In making an arti ficial reproduction of his features and clothes. “Every human being is constantly posing There are a thousand and one little superficial things about every man and woman which cover up the real self, and these things overshadow all else in photographs." After Shaving AIR FLOAT Talcum re- ■TX moves the shiny redoes* and gives that smooth- natural, wholesome effect that men covet. TALCUM PUFF CO. Miners and Manufacturer* Bush Terminal Bulldin* Brooklyn, N. Y. Bankrupt Town Has To Let 'Skeeters Nip HACKETTSTOWN, N. J., Aug. 6. Invaded by a swarm of mosquitoes, this town is too poor to fight them. The Board of Health asked the Council for $1,000 to fight the pests, and the Council replied that It could not make the appropriation. Are Your Clothes STODDARDIZED A Wagon for a Phone Call. We pay Charges (one way) on Out-of-Town Orders of 22 or more. ^ J J J 126 Peachtree Street Stoddard Bell Phone, Ivy 43 Atlanta Phone 43 Cleaner and Dyer 0 Dixie's Greatest Dry Southern Suit & Skirt Co.—Atlanta, New York.—Southern Suit & Skirt Co. Catch an Early Car Tomorrow Morning and Get First Choice of All $3.95 to $5.00 Tub Dresses at $1.50 While They Last==0nly About 200 Left! We naturally expect a rush for these dresses to morrow. — These are the better grades, for which the mate rials or making alone would cost you more than the Expansion Sale price. - - - - - Think of buying beautiful Ratine, Linen, Striped Voile, .White Lingerie, French Ginghams, Dimity and Pique Dresses, actually worth from $3.95 to $5.00, at such a RIDICULOUSLY LITTLE PRICE. Just enough for a few hours’ brisk selling to morrow. CHOICE All Ratine and Linen Dresses FINAL DISPOSAL of every Ratine and Linen Dress in stock, that sold at $12.50 to $19.50. Sea son’s BRST goods elegant dresses in all the latest styles and shades, in one remarkable group to morrow.- - - - - \ CHOICE 14= Remarkable Redactions ForTo-morrow $25 to $35 Lingerie Dresses, choice . . . $12.50 $19.50 to $22.50 Lingerie Dresses . . . $ 9.85 $12.50 to $19.50 Ratine and Linen Suits $ 6.95 $6 Ratine Novelty Cutaway Coats . ... $ 2.95 $10 to $12.50 Ladies’ Motor Coats . . . $ 5.45 $5 Ladies’ Motor Coats $ 1.48 Southern Suit&SkirtCo< “Atlanta's Exclusive Women's Apparel Store”—43-45 Whitehall Street