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1 6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Much interest is being manifested tn the water fiports to be given Satur day evening at the East bake Country Club. For several seasons large crowd* of club members and their friends have assembled to witness the excit ing swimming and diving races, which are always followed by a dance. The dance on Saturday evening will be of unusual pleasure Mince “turkey trotting” is now allowed at the club Dinner will precede tho dance, and aeveral parties are being arranged. Misses Annie Akers. Mildred Har man, Winter Alfriend and Mr Bay, of New Yqrk. who is visiting Mr. Al friend. will form a congenial party attending the water sports. Eugene Kelly, chairman of the com mittee on arrangements, announces that the races will begin promptly at 4 p. m. Mr. A1 Doonan has offered a (diver vase for the champion lady swimmer and diver and a silver meda! will be awarded the next best lady swimmer and diver. Each girl who qualifies for these trophies must enter both thp swimming and diving con tests. The girl* who will compete in the quarter-mile swimming race are Misses Nora and Alexa Stirling. May O’Brien, Lyda Nash. Ellen O'Keefe and Helen Thorn. The same girls, with the addition of the Misses Pris cilla Patton and Regina Rambo. will compete In the fancy diving contest, while the Misses Duncan will also enter the quarter-mile swimming race. For M»ss Tappan’s Guests. Mr. Arthur Cook entertained Tues day evening at a progressive conver sation party for Miss Bessie Tappin’s I I I Atlantans Among New Members of Southern Society WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—With ltw I membership more than doubled dur ing the past few months, tho South ern Society, the exclusive organiza tion of Southerners at the Capital, >f | which Claude N. Bennett, of Atlanta, Is president, now has more than 500 members and is making preparations for a brilliant winter social season. Last night the applications of mop than 100 new members were approved. These included Congressman and Mrs. Henry D. Clayton, Congressman and Mrs. Joseph J. Russell, Congressman James W. Collier. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Galloway. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Harris, Miss Rosalie Thornton, Congressman and Mrs. Walter A. Watson, Senator and Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Congressman and Mrs. Gordon Lee of Georgia, Con gressman and Mrs. William Schl<tv Howard of Atlanta and Senatjr Claude A. Swanson. PERSONAL Mrs E, C, Thrash is visiting her mother. Mrs. M. T. Crouch, at Gay, Ga. Miss Thelma Wright, of Elberton, visited her aunt, Mrs. Frank Weldon, in Atlanta Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blckerstaff announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday, August 20. Miss Annie Hollinsworth has re turned from Richmond. Washington, Baltimore and New York. Miss Elizabeth Martin will return Thursday evening from a two-months visit In Kentucky and Tennessee. Mr and Mrs. J. W Childress, of No. 4 67 Whitehall street, announce the birth of a son, J. W., Jr., August 18. Mrs. Hurvte Jordan, who was op erated on for appendicitis Wednesday afternoon at St. Joseph’s, is recuper ating. Mrs. Lewis Turner, of LaGrangc, arrived Wednesday to visit her moth er, Mrs. Lyman Hall. Mrs. Turner was Mins Muriel Hall before her mar riage in June. PREDICTS FLIGHT Noted Parisian Talks of Inter planetary Congresses to Be Held in Few Centuries. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Aug. 21.— Ernest Arch deacon, the most prominent patron of aviation in France, declares some thing will soon be discovered infinite ly better than aeroplanes, which are ndt likely ever to exceed 125 miles per hour. Archdeacon states that with 27 kilogrammes of radium a projectile weighing a ton could be shot to the moon In 49 hours, provided all the radium’s energy could be released within that time. With 400 kilogrammes of radium Aboard, a visit could be made to Venus and back to earth again. He is convinced the Inhabitants of all the planets will make each others’ acquaintance within a few centuries and that interplanetary congresses will be held. LONDON Aug. 21.—Robert Donald, editor of The London Daily Chron icle, In his opening address as presi dent of the Institute of Journalists at York, prophesied that aeroplanes and airships will eventually deliver newspapers, which will appear al most hourly. News will be collected by wireless telephone and reporters will carry portable phones. At the offices wireless messages will be delivered to the editors printed in column form. At amusement places all the day’s news will be given by cinematograph and grama phone, while for those too lazy to read the news will b** delivered like gas and water, and householders will listen to announcements while resting in their gardens or else have a daily newspaper printed in column form turned out by a printing ma chine in the house. Says Her Husband Is Confessed Slayer Atlanta police are looking for a confessed negro slayer following a story given them Thursday morning by a negress claiming to be the wife of the fugitive. The negro woman gave her name as Mattie Smith and said she had mar ried Charley Smith In Chattanooga two months since. Last night, she avers, she and her husband came to Atlanta, stopping off here on their way to Mobile. They got a room on Piedmont avenye. In the night, the woman asserts, her husband got up and fled, taking $150 from her purse under the pillow. She asked for the arrest of her husband, and told the police that he had confessed to her not a week ago that he was wanted for murdering a white man near Ma con. 'Minute Men’ Guard U.S.Flag to Germany WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Selected as a guard of honor for the American flag that will accompany the mem bers of the German Patriotic Society of America to the fatherland, ten offi cers of the “minute men” of Washing ton, a semi-military organization, have departed with the flag, the gift of the Daughters of the American Revolution. They Joined the society delegates on board a specially chartered liner for the voyage to Bremen. Mrs. Spencer Trask, Ill, in Peril in Fire SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Aug. 21.—Triuna Island, Lake George, the home of Mrs. Spencer Trask, was swept by fire to-day and a loss reach ing nearly $250,000 was entailed. Mrs. Trask, who recently suffered a serious heart attack, was removed from her home with difficulty and taken to the residence of George Fos ter Peabody, nearby. Grant Park To Be Scene of the Annual Outdoor Exercises and Contests. More than 700 children of Atlanta will participate Friday afternoon in the annual rally of playgrounds which will be held at Grant Park. Superin tendent of Parks Dan Carey and In structor Joe Bean will have charge. Exercises will begin at 3:30 o’clock. There w’ill be drills and athletic con tests of every kind for children of all ages. A 50-yard dash for interme diate boys and girls and a 75-yard dash for senior boys and girls are among the features. Running high Jumps for both boys and girls, relay race* for girls with ten on each team, a jumping rope contest, acrobatic work by the boys of the Pine Hill and Joyner Park grounds are also Included. The children will be taken to the park in special cars. They will demonstrate the va rious folk dances. Fancy dances by girls also promise much. The Fifth Regiment Band will play continuous ly and refreshments will be served. in the circle dodge contest the schedule has been arranged as fol lows: Grant Park vs. Joyner Street, English Avenue vs. Pine Street, Mims Park vs. Stewart Avenue. Each play ground has its favorite game origi nated by its frequenters. These gam^s will be played under the name given to them by the originators. The playgrounds ave proven a suc cess. During the past ten weeks no less than 30,000 children of Atlanta have enjoyed recreation under ad mirable conditions. The colored playgrounds will hold their closing exercises Thursday aft ernoon under the direction of Alice Carey. The Gray School will hold its closing exercises Friday morning un der the supervision of Willie Kelley. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend the exercises at Grant Park Friday at 3:30 p. m. guests. Miss Lucy Jacks, of Forsyth, and Miss Julia Gill, of Woodberry. j The house was decorated with old- fashioned flow'ors and Japanese lnn- I terns adorned the porches. Miss Minnie Cook nnd Mrs. Philip If Cook assisted him in entertaining the guests. Presiding at the punch bowl were Misses Helen Lamar, Martha Jones and Roberta Cook. The guests were Misses Marion | Cook, Helen Atkinson. Sadie Bellew. Gladys Rands, Irene Hollis. Jet tie Ma< Herrington. Bertha Bellow. Alice Dor | ough, Ruth Herrington, Mary DeSaus- Bure. Elizabeth Dorough. Ada Hol lingsworth Messrs. Nat Beall. FTed Jones, Clarence Richards, Clifton Wood, Leonard Salne. John DeSous- h. sure. Burke Ponder, Charles Forbes. Hugh Wilson. Louis Rowlett. Flovd Traynham, Fowler Rowlett and Wil liam Strauss. For Mi*s Hull. Miss Sallie Cobh Hull, whose mar riage to Mr. Philip Weltner takos place next month, was tendered an I informal tea Thursday nfternoon at the Piedmont Driving Club by Mrs. Ronald Ransom. The guests tables was laden with garden flowers. Mrs. Ransom was attractive In mustard - [colored sdlk, with girdle of black and ^ touches of*old blue on the corsage, her jl toilet being completed by a big black | bat. Invited to meet Miss Hull were Mieses Cflllle Hull Snrs Ttawsnn. Mrs William Pope of Snnte Fe. N Mex.: Mrs. Marlon Hull, Mrs Frank Arlulr Mrs. Robert Gregr. Mrs Wtlmer 1. Moore, Mrs, Jerome Simmons, Jr , Mrs Hmrhes Spalding Mrs HhnrU’s T Hopkins Jr.. Mrs Marlon Jackson. Mrs Malcolm Flemlmr. Mrs William |. Bchroder and Mrs. Afjullla J Orme. L Dmner Dance at Country Club. The weekly dinner dance at the Capital City Country Club Thursday evening will be one of the lar({c9t sponsored by the club. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K Sclple will entertain a party of ten and Mr and Mrs Russell Bridges will entertain a party of ten. Parties of six will be entertained by Messrs. Joseph Col- I qultt Arthur Clarke. William Dickey and W. B. McBurney Mr W. E. Austin will entertain ciyln puestH and parties of four will be entertained by Messrs. Euerene Haynes, F H Thorn- II well and Hamilton Douglas. Jr. Mr. 1 and Mrs. John Kins Ottlev will at tend the dinner dunce with a small group of friends. * For Mies Beatie. | Miss Leila Ponder entertained JO guests Informally at bridge Thursday afternoon for Miss Josephine Smith and her guest. Miss Eva Beatie. of New York. Ferns and garden flow ers were decorations, and s Ik bos' | and lavender sticks were prises A salad cour. e and ices w. re served. I Miss Ponder wore white linger!. Blasingeme-Barron. t Mr. and Mrs. W W. Blast ngam*. No. 658 Edge wood avenue, announce the marriage of their daughter. Beatrice, to Mr. Victor V Barron of this cltv. Wednesday evening at S o'clock at the residence of the Rev S. W. Reid, No. 36 Washita .! ■ • nur, I Inman Park. For Mrs. Daniel. Mrs. Thomas Patton gave a lunch eon for six. followed by a matinee party at the Forsyth. Wedn. sday aft ernoon for Mrs. Thomas Daniel, wno will leave Atlanta September 1 for residence In Columbia, S. C. Stewart-Aldridge. Miss Sophronia V Stewart anJ Mr. James .A'dr'dge were quietly married ■Wednesday at 3 p. m. at the bride s home on Evans drive, the Rev A. C Ward officiating B. Y. P. U. to Meet in Kirkwood. The City B. Y. P. U. will meet with the Kirkwood union Thursday even ing at 8 o'clock. All members are , u-i '** Attend. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ham and infant son, Marshall Welch Ham, of Jack- son. Ga., arc guests of Mrs. Ham’s father nnd sister, Mr. M. M. Welch, and Mrs. Stewart RobertB, Inman Park. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Ster- rett, of Philadelphia, announce the birth of a daughter, who has been named Irene Richards for her mater nal grandmother. Mrs. Sterrett was Miss Natalie Taylor, of Atlanta. The Rev. Robert Theodore Phillips, rector of Church of Holy Comforter, at Sumter, S. C„ will be in the city the last of the • >nth and will visit his mother, Mrs. Frank l). Allen, and will be Joined la: cr by the Rev. Hen ry D. Phillips and family, who are • t Lake Kunuga. Shreveport Seeks Advice in Vice War That Shreveport Is preparing 10 follow Atlanta's example In closing the segregated district Is Indicated tn a letter received by Police Chief Beavers from Mrs. Handed Hunt, a prominent Shreveport woman and president of the Co-operative Pro tective Society of that dty. Mrs. Hunt asked Chief Beavers to furnish detailed Information as to the closing of the houses here and the results, and to give his opinion on gradual restriction. Chief Beavers replied, advising the closing of the places a» the only real solution. Rancher Buried Alive By Mexican Rebels SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Auk. 21.— AnionK the recent arrivuls from Mex ico is Sydney M. Sutherland, from Mexico City. He said: "Deeds arc daily committed in Mexico which it would be difficult to credit in this country. The so-called revolutionists, who are nothing but outlaws, have done things to their own countrymen nnd to foreigners which Americans can scarcely believe possible in this age.” He told of seeing an ; ged ranch owner buried alive by Zapatista. | $3.50 Recipe Free, For Weak Men 1 i Send Name and Address To-day— j I You Can Have It Free and Be [ Strong and Vigorous. We have in our possession a pre- J •crlption for nervous debility, lack of , vigor, weakened . manhood. falling i memory and lame back, brought on J by exceases, unnatural drains, or the ! follies of youth, that has cured so < many worn and nervous men right in J their own homes without any ad- { ditional help or medicine—that we « $ think every man who wishes to re- < gain hl» manly power and virility, j ( quickly an<j quietly, should have a < S copy. So we have determined to send < ) a copy of the prescription free of J l charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed < ) envelope, to any man who will write < ! us for it. This prescription comes from a < physician who has made a special < study of men. and we are convinced J it is the surest-acting combination J ) for the cure of deficient manhood and < ) vigor failure ever put together. We think we owe it to our fellow- | j men to send them a copy in confl- < > dence »o that any man anywhere t > who la weak and discouraged with < ! repeated failures may stop drugging < > himself with harmful patent tnedi- ( i eines. secure what we believe is the < ! quickest acting restorative, upbuild- J ; lng SPOT-TOUCHINO remedy ever < > devised, and ao cure himself at home < quietly and quickly Just drop us a : line like this: Interstate Remedy Co,. < 4276 Luck building. Detroit. M1ch., \ ' and we will send you a copy of this : J splendid recipe In a plain, ordinary ) > envelope free of charge A gr*at < > many doctors would charge $8 h0 to ‘ • $5 00 for merely writing out a pre- < . soription like this—hut we send It en- < ) tirely free Southern Suit & Skirt Co.—Atlanta, New York—Southern Suit 6r Skirt Co. Now Come the Supreme Values of the Expansion Sale Most Remarkable Reductions of All! Every Summer Garment Must Go==At a PRICE! Reductions so great that they sound unreasonable at first glance—BUT, when such conditions arise as now face this store, wit h remodeling going on and new goods arriving in great quan tities—DRASTIC MEASURES are required. Therefore, to-morrow morning, we will place on sale every summer garment left in stock at the MOST REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS in the history of this business. Here They Are===While They Last $25 to $35 Lingerie Dresses, choice . . . $12.50 $19.50 to $22.50 Lingerie Dresses, choice $9.85 $9.85 to $12 Lingerie Dresses, choice . . . $4.95 $10 to $12 Fancy Voile Dresses, choice . . $4.95 $7.50 to $9.85 Fancy Voile Dresses, choice $3.50 $12.50 to $19.50 Ratine Dresses, choice . $4.95 $12.50 to $19.50 Linen Dresses, choice . $4.95 $10 Ratine and Linen Dresses, choice . . . $2.95 $3.95 to $5 Wash Dresses, choice 98c $12.50 to $19.50 Ratine and Linen Suits . $3.95 $10 to $12.50 Ladies’ Motor Coats now . $4.95 $5 Ladies’ Motor Coats now $1.48 $3.50 White Ratine Skirts now $1.48 $1.50 White P K Skirts 69c $7.50 Wool Skirts now $3.95 $10 to $12.50 Wool Skirts, choice $6.50 $1.50 White Voile and Marquisette Waists 69c Southern Suit & Skirt Co. "Atlanta's Exclusive Women's Apparel Store"-43-45 Whitehall Street Queen Mary Won’t Let George Run Club Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 21.—A committee of the exclusive Marlborough Club de cided recently to have a, ladles* night once a week, on which members might bring ladies to dinner, with a quiet little game of cards afterward. A resolution was submitted to King George, who has absolute authority in all suen matters, as the club was founded by King Edward, and he ap proved it. Last week, however, the King noti fied the club that on second thought he withdrew' his approval. It Ls said Queen Mary caused the King to change his mind. Sulzer and Glynn Mark Time in Fight Cat Slayer Breaks Circumstance Chain MONTCLAIR, N. J., Aug. 21.—Mrs. L. H. Forster's pet cat was murdered, seemingly by a dog, whereupon Mrs. Forester rushed into police head quarters here antj asked that Snap, a dog owned by a neighbor, be charged with the murder and duly executed. Asked if she knew to a certainty that Snap was the culprit, she an swered in the negative, but declared she felt sure Snap killed her cat, “be cause he was sniffing in my. yard afterward.” The police contended that Snap had a right to sniff and re fused to have him haled into court. 50 Carriage Makers To Hold Meet Here More than fifty prominent Southern Negro Boy Held for Drowning White Lad DOUGLASVILLE, Aug. 21.—Wilt Tally, a negro boy, Is In Jail here charged with the murder of FTed HoL llnsgworth, a white boy, at Llthla Springs. It Is alleged that in a struggle be tween the boys on the banks of Sweet water Creek the negro struck Hol lingsworth with a rock and pushed him in the creek, where he was drowned The negro says they were In swimming and when the white boy became strangled he was unable to save him. BALTIMORE AND RE TURN—$20.95. On saJe August 22, 23, 24. Through steel trains. Seaboard. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 21.—William Sulzer and Martin H. Glynn, installed In separate “executive” chambers in the Capitol to-day, marked tlm?. Neither side made any move looking toward a possible settlement of the question of who is the rightful Gov ernor of New York. Glynn, In his new chambers in what was the assembly parlor, handled the Thaw case and received several visi tors. 589 Rifle Experts in Fight for U,S. Trophy CAMP PERRY, OHIO, Aug. 21.— For the military rifle championship of the United States, the most coveted individual honor at the national tournament, 589 contestants are fight ing to-day. The skirmish and surprise contests occupied the morning, and the 600- yard stage was scheduled to be shot this afternoon. The 1,000-yard stage wjll be run off to-morrow afternoon. carriage builders are expected to at tend the convention of the Carriage Builders’ Association at the Hotel Ansley, August 27. In a letter received by the man agement of the hotel Secretary H. A. White, of High Point, N. C., said he expected the forthcoming gathering to be the best convention the associa tion has ever held. VI DALI A GINS RUNNING. VIDALIA.—The cotton Is well un der way and both gins at this place are running, ten or twelve bales per day being ginned. At Higgston. how ever. the gins will not start until after a rain, as there is not water enoug l to run them. EMMANUEL GOES CALLING. Specnal Cable to The Georgian. ROME, Aug. 21.—Announcement was made here to-day that King Vic tor Emmanuel and Queen Elena, of Italy, will visit Montenegro next month. Queen Elena is a daughter of King Nicholas, of Montenegro. SEND YOU h ROLL TO ME and get the best results you ever had in 8 hours. THE COLLEGE “CO-OP.” Shelley Ivey, Manager. I’ve moved to 119 and 121 Peachtree, Candler Bldg. Special. P S.—Free development of any brand of rolls or packs Use My 8-Hour Service. Summer Dresses and Linen Suits Greatly Reduced at ALLEN’S $6.95 to $10.00 Dresses $12.50 to $16.50 Dresses $18.50 to $22.50 Dresses $25.00 to $30.00 Dresses $35.00 to $40.00 Dresses $45.00 to $50.00 Dresses $2.45 $4.45 $6.95 $8.95 $11.95 $15.95 Any Linen Suit in the House $4.45 J. P. Allen & Co. 51-53 Whitehall St. Women’s High-Grade Footwear at $2 a Pair A sale of Allens shoes at $2.00 a pair is a money-saving opportunity, indeed. Not a shoe in the lot that would cost you less than $3.oo or $4.00 a pair, and some of them were formerly $4.50 and $5.00. Several new lots have been added to this group at $2.00. There are black, tan and white; more gun metal and tan than patent leather, satin and suede, but all materials are represented in the lot. There are only about three hundred and fifty pairs of them, so choose quickly. Women’s white canvas and white buckskin Pumps, Oxfords and Colonials at $1.50 a pair. They were formerly $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and some $5.00 a pair. About one hundred pairs of these. We have a small lot of white shoes grouped together, and these will be offered at $1.00 a pair. They are all Allen shoes; some of them are a little soiled, but we will send them out in first-class condition. Boys’ and girls’ barefoot sandals at 50c a pair. There are black, tan and white in the lot, They were formerly $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 a pair. Shop early on these. Every low shoe in the house reduced to either $5.ffo. $4.05. $3.95 or $2.95 a pair. Next week our twice-yearlv shoe sale will end, and you will lose if you don't get some of the exceptional bargains on sale now. J. P. Allen & Co. 51-53 Whitehall St. f t'