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PERSONAL
Several Infomuil affairs hav<» b**«*ri
|lven this week for Miss Martha
|k>ynton'H prueatH, Missus Atm Grady,
frt Chattanooga, and Husi<» Veach, of
Adairsville. Tuesday Mrs George
Boynton entertained at luncheon fol
lowed by a matinee party at the For
syth for these attractive visitors Her
fuests Included* Misses Susie Veach.
Ann Grady, Laura Colt ami Martha
fcarrlnaton, of Charleston, the guest
of Mrs. Gilham Morrow.
Dr. and Mr9. Charles Boynton gave
i.n informal supper party Tuesday
Tor Miss Boynton's guests. The ta
ble was decorated with a basket of
jrellow sunflowers, and all the details j
Were In yellow The guests Included
Misses Susie Veach, Ann Grady. Mar
tha Carrington, Laura Cole, Martha j
Boynton, Messrs. Perrin Nicolson.
Cary Callaway, Harold Barnwell,
peorge Northen and William McCul
lough.
On Wednesday these girls were
honor guests at a luncheon given by
Mrs. Henry Porter at the East Lake
Country Club Luncheon was served
Dn the veranda and old-fashioned
K irden flowers adorned the table.
rs. Porter had as her guests Miss
Grady, Miss Veach, Miss Martha
Boynton, Mrs. Gilham Morrow and
her guest, Miss Martha Carrington,
and Mrs. It. L. Durrencc. who is
spending this week with Mrs. Porter
kt her country home at East I^ake.
Miss Veach will spend a few days
with Miss Alice Richards on Boule
vard, and Miss Grady will he the
guest of Miss Martha Crane on In
man circle until Friday, when she
goes to Adairsville to visit Miss
veach.
Morning Bridge.
Mrs. Virginius Hitt will entertain a !
Dumber of young girls at bridge Frl- •
Bay morning to meet her guest, Miss
Helen WooJfork, of New York.
Miss MacIntyre Hostess.
Mifs Julia MacIntyre will entertain
kt afternoon tea Thursday at her
bomt* at Brook haven.
Miss McGaughey Entertains.
Miss Ruble McGaughey entertained
M a matinee party at the Forsyth
Wednesday afternoon f«»r Miss Bcssi”
Tappan’s guests. Miss Lucy Jarks, of !
Forsyth, and Miss Julia Gill, of
Woodberry, and for Miss Julia Lokey. j
pf Birmingham, the guest of Mrs
Hugh Lokey. The party was com
pleted by Miss Minnie Purvis.
For Miss Bacon.
In compliment to Miss Farra Bacon,
Df Savannah, who is visiting her, Miss j
Marie Colcord entertained at a mat!- j
nee party at the Forsyth Wednesday |
gfternoon, Inviting six girls to he h. a r
guests. Thursday afternoon there will ;
pe a swimming party at the C. C. <\
C. for Miss Bacon After a swim,
tea will be served on the veranda.
Habersham Chapter Metts.
Joseph Habersham Chapter, D. A.
R.. will hold its monthly meeting Fri
day afternoon at 3:30 at the home
of the regent. Mrs. John A. Perdue,
No. 703 Edgewood avenue.
W. A. R. M. A. Postpone Meeting.
There will be no meeting of the
W. A. R. M. A. thiH month on ac
count of the illness of Mrs. Roy
Wilheit.
Holcombe-Williams.
The marriage of Miss Aline Hol
combe to Mr. Marion Williams took
place at the home of the bride's moth
er Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in
the presence of a few relatives and
friends, Dr. A. R. Holderby officiating.
Miss Holcombe was gowned in a
traveling suit of blue, with hat and
gloves to match.
The bridal party entered ns Men
delssohn's wedding march was played
by Miss Allie Hazel McClalr. Miss
Ethel Rutherford and Mr. G. C. Hol
combe were the attendants.
After the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Williams will be at home to their
friends at No. 41 Orme street.
For Mrs. Ellis.
Miss Mary Brown entertained a
swimming party ap the Capital City
Country Club Wednesday afternoon
for Mrs. Prampton Ellis, who was «
bride of June. There were fourteen
guests. Tea was served on the ver
anda.
Mrs. Hinton Hostess.
Mrs. Harold Hilton entertained
Wednesday afternoon at a bridge tea.
Inviting the members of her club for
the game and a few other friends in
for tea at 5 o’clock. The honor guests
Were Miss Genevieve Gresham, the
guest of Mrs. Russell Gresham, and
Mrs. Pennel, of Fort Oglethorpe, who
Is visiting Mrs J. C. Peavy.
Pink and white roses adorned the
mantels. The prizes were gold and
White china, while the guests of hon
or were presented with correspond
ence card 8.
Mrs. Hilton received her guests
wearing lavender crepe.
Smathers- Clough.
Miss Ellen Smathers, of Asheville,
and Mr. Addison Clough, of Pennsyl
vania, were married Saturday evening
at the home of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smathers. In
Asheville.
The bride’s sister. Mrs. Bart let*,
and her itttle niece, Daisy Bartlett,
were the only attendants, and only
a few friends witnessed the ceremony.
Mias Eleanor Raoul and Miss Ever-
Ingham Noble are In Quebec, Canada.
Mr Vann Jernlgan has returned
from Birmingham.
Mr A. Lamar Foard has returned
from New York.
Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Rouglin have
returned from a three weeks’ stay at
Ocean View, Va
Miss Louise Alexander, of Augusta,
who ha.< been visiting Mrs. Claude
Shewmake. has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter are
spending this week at their country
home near East Lake.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Med lock, of
West End, leave this week for Detroit
Niagara Falls, Montreal, Boston, New
York and Washington.
Misses Ann and Laura Feather-
stone have returned from Birming
ham, where they were tin guests of
Mrs. U I). Mills
Miss Emmie Willingham Is spend
ing some time with Misses Virginia
and Kathleen Pound at their summer
home on Lookout Mountain.
Miss Marie Norris and guest. Miss
Eva Marie Beatle, of New York, will
spend a wfck with MIsh Beetle's aunt,
Mrs. James H. Taylor In Inman Park.
Mrs Claude Shewmake and children
will leave soon for Nacoochee Valley,
where they will he for the remainder
of the summer.
Mr. Perrin Nicolson will leave
Thursday for New York. Later he
will resume his studies at Columbia
University.
Mrs. W. C. Warfield and daughter,
Theodora Alllne and Dorothy Eleanor,
will sail from Savannah Thursday for
New York and Atlantic City. Mr.
Warfield will Join them later.
Miss Frances Connally will return
home Wednesday evening from Nor
folk, Va., where she has been the
guest of Mr and Mrs. Griffith Dodg-
son for the last month.
Miss Gladys Hill Is in the city as
the guest of friends. Sh* j has been
spending the summer with Mrs. M. L.
Phillips and her aunt, Mrs. C. B. Wil-
mer, at Ogumjuit, Maine.
Miss Margaret Farnsworth had as
her guests at bridge Wednesday after
noon Miss Lucile Daley and her
guests. Misses Louise and Julia War
ren, of Louisville, Oa., and Madeline
Arllne. of Savannah.
LUST PIES FILED
FOR P1D0N OP
Doctors Said to Have Made Af
fidavits That Arsenic Could
Not Have Killed Flanders.
I)r. and Mrs* 1.. C. Rouglin re
turned home Tuesday accompanied
bv Misses Hadle Weinberg and Rose
Lichtenstein, after a three-week stay
at Ocean View, Old Point Comfort
and Virginia Reach, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carr, of New
York, announce the birth of a daugh
ter. Mary Eveline, on August 12. Mr
and Mrs. Carr have many friends
here.
Takes Fine Rather
Than Perilous Trip
On ‘Water Wagon’
Fearful that he might be Jolted off
the water wagon, aged L. A. Cherry,
58 Eraser street, Wednsday declined
to climb on when he learned that the
losing of his seat would mean thirty
days in the stockade.
"I want to get aboard the water wa
gon and stay there," said Cherry, ask
ing for probation.
Acting Recorder Preston consented,
explaining that a fall would mean
thirty days in the stockade.
"Well, Judge, you know there’s a
chance that I might accidentally get
bumped off. and so I believe I’ll Just
take a fine." said Cherry.
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
That one last desperate effort will
be made to save the life of Dr W. J.
McNaughton. under sentence of death
in the Chatham Cdunty Jail, was in
dicated Wednesday morning, when
Judge F. H. Saffold, of Kwainsboro,
representing McNaughton. filed affi
davits with the State Prison Com
mission setting forth that the death
of Flanders, alleged victim of Mc
Naughton, could not have been caused
by arsenic.
Judge Saffold arrived In Atlanta
Wednesday morning. He filed the af
fldavits with the Prison Commission
shortly thereafter and announced tha*
he would remain in the city until
the decision Is handed down. The
affidavits, it is said, were made out by
physicians who assert that Flanders
could not have died from arsenic.
According to members of the Prison
CommlsMion the new evidence will be
carefully examined, probably Monday
afternoon, preparatory to a final de
cision not later than Thursday.
Dr. McNaughton, It is understood,
has expressed hope of being pardoned
and has already prepared to re-enter
the practice of medicine.
SOCIALIST CHIEF DEAD.
BUK LIN, Atlg IS Ferdinand Au
gust Rebel, Socialist leader In Ger
many. died to-day.
SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 1.
TALBOTTON The Talhotton
High School will open September 1.
Professor Johnson, of Alma, is prin
cipal.
Murray County Court
Held All Over Town
DALTON, Aug. 13.—Lawyers re
turning here from Chatsworth to-day
state that Murray County Superior
Court is being held " all over town."
The change of the county site be
fore the building of a courthouse at
Chatsworth has worked inconven
iences. The court, held In a secret or
der hall there, has no place in the
building for Jury rooms, the result
being the Jurors, when they retire to
deliberate, are conducted by bailiffs
about 300 yards, w’here they are lock
ed up in a church. The grand Jury
Is meeting in a room in a bank near
the courthouse.
G, A, &F, Grocery Co,
Declared Bankrupt
An Involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy against the (3. A. & F. Gro
cery Company, a corporation doing
a wholesale and retail grocery busi
ness at No. 23 Piedmont avenue, was
filed In the United State District
Court Wednesday morning.
The petitioners named tire the At
lanta Paper Company, Gershon Com
pany and A. Weimberg, who state
that the concern owes more than
$1,000. A referee will be appointed
Thursday.
Canton Is Looted by
Chinese Buccaneers
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 13.—Chinese pi
rates still hold Canton at their mer
cy. Fighting is general, and a great
part of the business district has been
looted.
The Canton harbor is full of Junks
containing buccaneers. General Lung,
commander of the garrison at Canton,
is powerless. *
HOTEL 11 FEAST
ON PRIED PULLETS
A delicious fried chicken dinner,
with plenty of hot cornbread butter
milk and vegetables raised on the
premises, was served to the Hotel
Men’s Association after the regular
monthly meeting at Durand’s farm
Tuesday* evening. The association was
the guest of J. T. Williams.
The members of the association and
invited guests left the Piedmont Ho
tel at 4 30 o’clock In automobiles,
after a short business meeting at
which routine matters were disposed
of. A committee was appointed to
look after the delegates to the Georgia
Hotel Men’s Association, which meets
in Atlanta the middle of November.
Lee M. Jordan made an interesting
talk on “Hotel Legislation.”
The members present werj J. Let
Barnes, J. F. Lutton, A. R. Evans, Ed
R. Brown, Wallace Boyd, A. R. Keen,
Lee M. Jordan, R Frank Taylor, Fred
Llmmell, Frank Harrell and Fred
Houser Among the Invited guests
were Edwin F. Johnson and Dr. J. S.
Kennedy.
Mrs. Williams and Master "Biff”
Williams assisted Mr. Williams in en
tertaining the guests.
Potash Lye Poison in
Dipper Causes Death
ALPHARETTA, Aug 13.—Mrs. Sal-
lle Cobb, wife of William Cobb, a
farmer living two miles west of Al
pharetta, is dead after drinking wat
er from a dipper with which she
had a few hours before stirred
potash lye.
Mrs. Cobh left the dipper on the
well and went to visit a neigh
bor. On returning home she went to
the well and took a drink of water.
Within a few minutes she was in
agony.
Negro Who Attacked
Phone Girl Captured
ANNISTON. ALA, Aug 13.—Jack
Duncan, the negro who is sakl to have
attacked, gagged, bound and robbed
Miss Belle Kirkpatrick, telephone oper
ator at Piedmont, in her office some
time ago, is under arrest at Rome, Ga.,
having been brought from Miami. Fla.,
according to information given Sheriff
C. T. Brooks here to-day.
Miss Kirkpatrick has gone to Rome to
identify the negro, for whose arrest the
Southern Bell Company had offered a
$200 reward.
OBITUARY
Mrs. J. H. Bate, a former resident of
Atlanta, died Monday night in San
Antonio, Texas She was the widow
of J ■ H. Bate The body will be
brought here for interment
The funeral of Mr*. C. D. Diggs, who
died Tuesday at her home in Fast
Point, will be held at 2 o clock \\ ed-
nesday afternoon from the hast 1 oint
Baptist, Church. She was 6i» years
old. ai^ is survived by two suns, \\-
O. Iiiggs, of Cullman. Ala.; J. H.
Diggs, of East Point; four daughters,
Misses Ella and Alice Diggs, Mrs. J.
\V Aldred and Mrs. W. D. Oliver, all
of East Point. Interment at i oik
Cemetery.
Services for Mrs. Sophia S. Smith, who
died Tuesday afternoon, were held
Wednesday morning at the chapel ot
Patterson & Son. Mrs. Smith Is sur
vived by two sons, Walter K Smith,
of Moultrie, Oa., and W. H. Smith, of
Omaha, Nebr. and two daughters.
Mrs. J. W. Hammond and Mrs. Nan
S Cheve. of Atlanta. Interment at
Atlanta Park.
The funeral of John W. Adair, who
died Tuesday, will be held from Sha
ron Church at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Interment in the church
yard.
The body of Leo B. Justice, who died
at Bessemer. Ala., Tuesday. was
brought to Atlanta Wednesday, and
carried to the residence on Drexel
avenue, whore funeral services will
be held at 4 p. m. He was twenty
years old. and Is survived by his
mother, Mrs, Mattie Justice, three
brothers—Clifford, John and Rowlli,
Justice and two sisters—Mrs. John
Anderson and Miss Louise Justice, all
of Atlanta, interment In Oak Grove
Phyllla Louis* Hunnlcutt, ten-year-old f j
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hun- V ’
nicutt, died at the residence, No. 99
Moreland avenue, at 4 o'clock Wed
nesday morning, after a week's Ill
ness. Funeral announcements later
Mrs. Charles A. Besser, a former resi
dent of Atlanta, died Tuesday at Pen
sacola, Fla. The body was brought to
Atlanta Wednesday, and taken to the
chapel of Barclay & Brandon, where
funeral services will be held Thurs
day She Is survived by her husband,
Diaries A. Besser, who was In busi
ness in Atlanta until his removal to
Florida live years ago.
The funeral of Mrs. E. E. Diggs, aged «9
years was held at the Tabernacle In
East Point, Wednesday afternoon,
the Rev. 1*. M. Mathews officiating
The deceased Is survived by two sons
and four daughters, Oscar Brown, of
Cullman, Ala.; Mrs. James Aldred, of
Pavisboro, and Mrs. Dodge Oliver,
Misses Ella and Alice Diggs and John
11 Diggs, of East Point. Interment
was at Pope Cemetery, near Hape-
vi'.le.
four drown as launch tips.
DL’I.l'TH, MINN.. Aug. l^.—At
least four persons were known to
have drowned at noon to-day when
a launch overturned in the Duluth-
Superior Harbor.
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FIRST OPEN BOLL AT DALTON.
DAI,TON.—The first open boll of
cotton, unusually early for this sec
tion of the State, was brought in yes
terday by W. T. Cox, of the Carbon-
dale District. Indications point to the
earliest first bale on record this year.
Smoothest, fQ<f*
Softest V 8L
T alcum Powder\ box
Madew*i;u-v;
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Borated. Delightfully Perfumed. White or
Flesh Tint. Guaranteed pure by
TALCUM PUFF CO., Mwrrs and Manmfoctmren
Bu»h Terminal Bldg., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ralph Herz Bcores Hit.
Ralph Here, the musical comedy star,
in an wet that abounds In pathos, is
the feature of j. splendid bill at the
Forsyth this week.. Hera, although in
a field entirely different from that In
which he has been seen for years, does
an excellent bit of character work in
"Old Blind Job,” and the heartstrings
of the audience pel a good tug. His
othrfi* impersonations are K"od.
Wood and Wyde. in a singing comedy
skit, sc oft* a genuine hit. Their songs
are catchy and their patter is above the
average.
Milo Helden and company have a
sk«itcli which gets many laughs. Other
acts are the Randalls, sharpshooters,
who do some remarkable feats; the
Atlias family, in a first-class acrobatic
turn; Willie Weston anti company, in an
entertaining musical number, and the
l’alhe play.
HAS NAME OPERATED ON.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Miss Marie
C. Schwabenhausen, a kindergarten
teacher, had the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn amputate the eight rear
letters of her name. Now her pupils
can handle it.
Mr. and Mrs. Clough are traveling in
the West.
As Miss Smathers, Mrs. Clough vis
ited In Atlanta last spring as the
guest of Miss Emma Kate Amorous,
and has* many friends here who will
be interested to hear of her wedding.
The Best Food-Brink Lunch at Fountains
Uf Insist Upon
» o^gsi M*M
benuine n
Avoid Imitations—Take No Substituto
Rich milk, mailed gram, in powder form.
For infants, invalids and growing children.
Pure nutrition,upbuilding the whole body.
Invigorates nursing mothers and the aged.
More healthful than tea or coffee.
Agrees with the weakest digestion.
Keep il on your sideboard at home.
A quick lunch prepared in a minute.
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Southern Suit & Skirt Co.—Atlanta, New York—Southern Suit & Skirt Co.
Over 1000 Waists
That Were $1.50 to $2.00
Go On Sale Tomorrow at
We realize the apparent unreasonableness of this EXTRA-
(>R 1) IN ARY R EDUCTIONS—
RUT if you knew the conditions this store is facing, with re
modeling already begun, and new goods arriving daily, you
would understand the absolute necessity for this DRASTIC
PRICE CUT—
These LOVELY WHITE VOILE AND MARQUISETTE
SUMMER WAISTS AND BLOUSES—featuring all the dainty,
charming new color combinations and style ideas—are actual
$1.50 to $2.00 values.
They go on sale to-morrow at, choice, 69c.
No exchanges, no C. O. I), orders, no approvals.
For Final Clearance To-morrow
07 Ratine and Linen
$6.50 to $19 O nr
SuitS were’ j fiC
Dresses, Choice
Our necessity is your gain. We MtlST
Horo out these dresses—and offer them at a
PRICE less than the cost of materials or
making. Lovely figured and striped Voiles,
Ratines and Linens, beautifully made in all
the latest styles—high-grade dresses that
sold at $6.50 to $10.00, go at choice $2.95.
No exchanges, no C. 0. 1). orders, no
approvals.
Conditions necessitate this
sacrifice—so OUT THEY GO
TO-MORROW.
Elegant Suits, latest styles,
ideal for vacation or early fall
wear—at a mere fraction of their
true worth.
This sale is worth any effort to
attend—regular $12.50 to $16.50
■'allies, while thev last, choice
$4.95.
No C. O. D. orders, no ap
provals, no exchanges.
Over 1000 Beautiful Skirts Reduced!
$4.95
For $12.50 to $16.50
Linen and Ratine
DRESSES
$4.95
"or $10.00 to $12.50
Ladies’ Motor
*
COATS
$1.98
For $6.00 Novelty
Ratine
CO A TS
This store, now being remodeled, when completed will be the
largest exclusive women’s apparel store in the South.
Southern Suit & Skirt Co.
"Atlanta s Exclusive W omen s Apparel Store —43-45 Whitehall Street
CHAMBERLIN-J0HNS0N=DuB0SE CO.
NEW YORK PARIS
ATLANTA
Bed Linens of Right Quality,
Rightly Priced
Below we list the names and prices of sheets and pillow
cases that we have found to he the most value-ful in the market.
There is nothing special about any price quoted. You may
huv these sheets and pillow cases at these prices one day as well
as another. The one point in this respect, however, is that the new
stocks have just arrived in a quantity and variety that assure
satisfaction.
But—
Compare these regular prices at Chamberlin-Johnson-Du-
Bose Company’s with some special prices that you see advertised,
also compare qualities and do not he misled by special “house”
brands that are often marked at higher prices than the same
qualities sold under the manufacturer’s own brand.
Peppered Sheets
Ready for use. Three-
inch hem.
Size. Price.
72x90 inohes 70c
72x99 inches 75c
81x90 inches .,.750
81x99 inches 80c
90x90 inches 80c
90x99 inches 90c
90x108 inches 95c
Peppered Pillow
Cases
Size. Price.
42x36 inches 17140
42x40% inches 20c
45x36 inches 20o
45x40% inches ... .22%c
50x36 inches 22%c
50x40% inches 25c
Anchor Brand Sheets
Three-inch hem, heavy
round thread, ready for
use.
Size. Price.
72x90 inches 75c
72x99 inches 85c
81x90 inches 85c
81x99 inches 90c
90x90 inches .90c
90x99 inches $1.00
90x108 inches $1.10
Pride of the West
Pillow Cases
Size.
42x36 inches
45x36 inches.
Price.
27 l-2c
.. 30c
Pride of the West
Sheets
Three inch hem, excep
tionally fine, closely wov
en, ready for use.
Size. Price.
72x99 inches $1.25
81x99 inches $1.35
90x99 inches.. .. ..$1.50
Twilight Sheets
Three-inch hem, closely
woven, ready for use.
Size. Price.
72x90 inches 85c
72x99 inches 95c
81x90 inches $1.00
81x99 inches $1.05
90x90 inches $1.05
90x99 inches $1.15
90x108 inches $1,25
Twilight PidowCases
Size. Price.
42x36 inches.. .. 22 l-2c
42x40% inches 25c
50x36 inches 30c
Anchor Brand Pidow
Cases
Size. Price.
42x36 inches 20c
42x40% inches . .. .22%o
45x36 inehes 22%c
45x40% inches 25c
50x36 inches 25c
50x40% inches ....27 1 / 2 c
Conestogo Sheets
Three-inch hem, very
soft, linen finish, ready
for use.
Size. Price.
72x99 inohes $1.00
81x99 inches $1.10
90x99 inohes $1.15
Conestogo Pidow
Cases
42x36 inehes 25c
45x36 inches 27%c
Values worthy of spe
cial mention.
11- 4 White Crochet
Quilts, three-ply. .$1.50
12- 4 White Crochet
Quilts, three-ply. .$2.00
12-4 White Crochet
Quilts, four-ply...$2.50
12-4 White Crochet
Quilts, cut comers,
scalloped $2.50
10- 4 White Satin
Quilts, Marseilles
patterns ... $3.00
11- 4 White Satin
Quilts, Marseilles
patterns $3.50
12- 4 White Satin
Quilts, Marseilles
patterns $3.50
12- 4 White Satin
Quilts, Marseilles
patterns $5.00
13- 4 White Satin
Quilts, Marseilles
patterns ... $5.50
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