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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
POPULAR WEST END
MATRON ENTERTAINS
Th* mnrrlagf of M!m Ad*11fi*
Thomas, the only daughter of Mrs
Alice Muse Thomas, to Mr. James
Leech Wells took place Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o’clock at the home of
the bride's mother on Peachtree place.
While very quietly observed on ac
count of the recent death of the
bridegroom’s father, the wedding was
of much social Interest, both young
people being well known and popular.
The bride’** uncle, the Rev O. H.
Drown, of Nashville, performed the
ceremony, which was witnessed by
members of the immediate family and
a few close friends. The bride wore
a traveling costume of blue moire,
with a black hat adorned with a para-
dlae, and carried white roses
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple left for Asheville and (
on their return will he at home with .
Mrs Thomas until October 1.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were the bride’s relatives, Mr.
and Mrs Robert Brown, of Albany,
the Rev O FT Brown, of Nashville,
and Mr. A. W. Muse, of Albany.
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Informal at Home.
Mrs. C. N, (Mark and her alster,
Mrs J M Spence, of Camilla, will
entertain for a few of their Senobi
friends, who are now making their
home In Atlanta, Friday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o’clock at the residence
of their father, Colonel John F. Mfth-
vln. No. 283 Buclld avenue, Inman
Park.
Mrs. Lair Hostess.
Mrs O. S. Lair entertained her bride*
club Thursday morning at her horn *
on Peeples street. Harden flowers
decorated the house and silk stock
ings were given as prizes.
Mrs. William Jenkins and her guest.
Miss Irma Irwin, of Montgomery,
were invited to All the places of
two absent members. Mrs. Sutton
and Mrs. Arthur Merrill.
The members of the club are Mrs
Howard Arnold, Mrs Joseph Ebv.
Mrs. John Veasly, Mrs. Flemming.
Mrs. J. P. Allen. Mrs. Homer Mc
Afee, Mrs St. Elmo Mnssengale, Mrs
George Stockton and Mrs. Fritz Wag
ner.
Mid Week Dance at East Lake.
Quite a small but congenial crowd
attended the Wednesday evening
dance at East Lake Country Club.
Among those present were Misses
Frances Clarke, Penelope Clarke, May
O'firlw, Oenavieve M ofrii, h • lab
Morris, Leila Black, Winnie Perry,
Margaret Moore. Marguerite Hftverty,
Emma Lowry Freeman. Pearl Wilkin
son, Lawson Hines. Priscilla Patton,
Laura Ripley, Nell Prince, Clifford
West. Jeannette Lowndes, Ellen
O’Keefe, Nell Bowers of Nashville,
who Is visiting Mrs. J. P. Allen; Char
ley Moon. Francis Clarke, Eugene
Haynes. Francis O’Keefe, Prince Web
ster. Dick Henry, John Mccaslin, Liv
ingston Wright, Dr Charles Hodge, L.
F. Montgomery, Winter Alfriend.
Hughes Roberts. Henry Kuhrt, Ed
Carter, Boyce Worthey, W. E. Har
rington. Mr. and Mrs Daniel MacIn
tyre, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Valdemar Glide
and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allen.
For Miss Irwin.
Mrs. Clarke Frazier will entertain
at a luncheon Friday for Mrs. William
K. Jenkins’ guest. Miss Irma Irwin, of
Montgomery.
For Miss Gavin.
Mrs. Thomas J. Smith entertained
at a miscellaneous shower Thursday
afternoon at her home on Richardson
street in honor of Miss Jennie Gavin,
whose wedding will take place In Sep
tember. The house was decorated
with pink and white roars, and the
details were carried out in pink and
white.
A guessing contest was a feature of
the afternoon and attractive prizes
were given.
Miss Gavin will be the honor guest
at a bog party at the Forsyth which
Mrs W. E. Jones will give on Tues
day evening.
Suffrage Meeting at the Capitol.
The first meeting of the Georgia
State Suffrage Association since it
received its charter will be held on
Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the
Senate chamber of the Capitol. Many
prominent men, both lay and clerical,
will speak at that time. Dr Harding
Dr. Conkling and Dr. Beattie will be
heard- All Interested are invited. Ad
mission is free.
Kirkwood Women Meet.
The Womans Civic League of
Kirkwood will hold its regular meet
ing at the schoolhouse. Warlick
place, on Tuesday, September 2, at
4 o’clock.
Ice Cream Festival.
Circle No. 1 of the Woodward Ave
nue Baptist Church will hold an ice
cream festival on th e church lawn
Friday, August 29, from 4:30 till 10
p. m. The proceeds will be added to
the building fund.
For Miss Sallie Hull.
Miss Sallie Cobb Hull, whose mar
rtage to Mr. Philip Weltner takes
place next week, was the honor guest
at a luncheon given Thursday by Mrs
Aquilla J. Orme.
Guests were Miss Hull, Mrs. Wil
liam Pope of Sante Fe, N. Mex., Mrs.
Hinton J Hopkins. Mrs. Charles
Whitner, Mrs* Wllmer L Moore. Mrs.
Marion Jackson. Mrs. Shepard Bryan.
Mrs Marlon Hull, Misses Callle Hull
and Carolyn King
Other parties for Miss Hull include
a dinner party to be given Friday
evening by Mr. and Mrs. Shepard
Bryan, a dinner party Saturday even
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Jackson.
Mrs. Richard Orme Flinn’s tea Tues
day afternoon and Mrs Wllmer L
Moore’s luncheon for out-of-town
guests Wednesday.
Beck - Batterman.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Beck
to Mr. Lyle K. Batterm;»n will be an
interesting event of Saturday, taking
place at 3:30 o’clock at the home of
the bride’s parents. Judge and Mrs.
Marcus Beck, in Columbia avenue
Miss Rachel Beck will be her sis
ter’s maid of honor and Mr Czernc*
Blssel will be the best man. Dr.
W. W. Landrum will read the cere
mony. Only the family and close
friends will be present.
After the ceremony Mr Batterman
and his bride will go to South Dakota
to visit his relatives, and on their re
turn they will keep house in Inman
Park.
Mi®* Thelma Harrell Weds Mr. Fincher
The marriage of Miss Thelma Har
rell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. j
Harrell, fo Mr ThOTflton M F1UCh«r1
took place Wednesday afternoon at 4
o’clock in the parlors of the Aragon
Hotel.
No formal announcement had been
made of the engagement, and the
newt* of their marriage was a sur
prise to their friends. The ceremony
was witnessed by the relatives only,
the young couple leaving immediately
after the ceremony for Canada.
The fact that Mr. Fincher would he
away from the city for some time
caused the young couple to decide to
be married at once. The apartments
of Mr. and Mrs. Harrell were appro
priately decorated for the occasion. j
The bride is noted for her athletic
prowess, being a fine horsewoman and j
motorist, and also fond of swimming, |
golfing and tennis. Mr. Fincher has
many friends in the business world
and Is also popular socially. On their
return to Atlanta the couple will be
at home at the Aragon Hotel.
Host® at Dinner Dance.
Several parties will be given at
the regular weekly dinner-dance at
! the Capital City Country Club Thurs
day evening Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank
Meador will have a party of nine, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh McKee will entertain a
party of ten. and parties of four ea< n
j will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs
John DuPree, Mr. ad Mrs. William A.
Speer, and Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Cohen, and Mr. Winter Alfriend. Other
parties have also been arranged.
Reservations are now being made
| for the week-end dinner-dance at the
f Piedmont Club, which will be a bright
vent of Saturday evening.
EXPERT NAMED TO
TEST CREMATORY
Frank Lederle to Determine if
Evaporation Gives Enough
Power for Electric Plant.
(PERSONALS
Mrs. Walter G. Smith, a popular young matron of West
End, who was hostess at a morning bridge on Wednesday, given
for Miss Irma Irwin, of Montgomery, the guest of Mrs. William
K. Jenkins.
second hrlilgo party Thursdny after
noon for her Sliest, Miss Irma Irwin,
of Montgomery.
Friday morning Mrs. Ham Eidson
wilt entertain at bridge for Mias Ir
win.
Thursday evening Mrs. W. A. Mc
Cullough will entertain for Mrs. Jen
kins' guest.
For Miss Bcatie.
Miss Eva Maria nentle, of New
York, who returns homo Saturday
after an extended visit In Atlanta, was
honor guest at a bridge luncheon
Thursday given by Mrs. C.eorge Fauss.
The prizes Included a silver vanity
case and a silver perfume bottle.
The guests were Misses lieatle.
Aline Perryman, Margaret Farns
worth, Ijillle Tipton, Marguerite
Oause, Margaret Green, Marie Oliver.
Josephine Hmith, Leila Ponder. Kath
leen Law, Katherine Perry, Winnie
Ison, Irene llennett, May Holland
Roberts, Fdwlna Harper, Mildred
Thomas, Ethel Moss, Marie Dunning,
Julia Norris, and Mildred Harris.
Miss Myrtle Harris and Mrs. Taylor
assisted.
Informal Tea for Miss John.
Miss Mnrgaret John, of Fayette
ville, N. (’., guest of Miss Aline Turks,
was tendered an Informal tea of
twenty guests Wednesday afternoon
by her hostess The tea table was
adorned with a vase of yellow eannas,
resting on a lace rover
Miss Parks wore white embroid
ered crepe, with a blue girdle, and
Miss John wore white lace over blue
silk.
Miss Cameron Entertains.
Miss Annie Cameron entertained at
bridge Wednesday afternoon at her
home on To nr e [lei, e o n avenue. The
prize for top score, a hand-painted
fan, was won by Miss Magara Wal
dron, The guests Included Misses
Mary Gray, Lula Harris, Lillian and
Edna Johnson, Alline Thornton, Ruth
tinman, Cornelia Dunwoody, Eliza
beth Brady, Marian Harlan, Clende-
ntn Baird, Magara Waldron and Ruth
Cameron.
Dance for Visitors.
The Hyperion Club will give a dance
Friday evening at their rooms in
West End. Among the out-of-town
guests present will be Misses Lucy
Hammond, of San Antonio, Texas;
Irene Berry, of Columbus; Annie Mell
Tierce, of Columbus; Sarah Garland,
of Griffin, and Ruth Small, of Macon.
The dance promises to he one of the
most pleasant in the series given by
this club.
Dr and Mrs. H M. DuBose and
family have returned from Virginia.
Miss Katie Shaw Is at home to her
friends at No. 492 Piedmont avenue.
Miss Alline McLean Is spending a
few weeks In the mountains of Nor.th
Georgia.
Mr. Ralph Barnwell is In New York.
He will go to Atlantic City before
returning to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Lair, after a
month’s visit to Linvllle, N. C., have
returned.
Mrs. M. V. Shearer has gone to
Lewe-- Del. for a visit with relatives
and friends’. She will not return to
Atlanta until October.
Mrs V. B. Parks and Miss Mary
Virginia Parks have returned from a ,
trip to New York City and Atlantic 1
City.
Mr. Rob Dixon, of West Point, Ga.,
who was operated on for appendicitis
last Tuesday at the Elkin-Goldsmlth
Sanitarium. Is doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Brown, of
Brunswick are the guests of Mrs.
Carl Falres, No. 27 East Farris street.
Mrs. Ella Mnrlng Chisholm has re
turned from Pablo Beach.
Mr and Mrs. William D. Ellis, Jr.,
have closed their summer cottage at
Tallulah Falls. Mrs. M. A. Lipscomb,
of Athens, returned to Atlanta with
them for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. McKenzie
have returned home after spending
several weeks In the East. Miss An
nie Lee McKenkie will spend a week
at Toxaway before returning home.
Mrs. L. E. Gibson has returned I
from Jacksonville. Early In Septem
ber Mr and Mrs. Gibson, their little
daughter and Mrs. W. S. Yeates will
make a trip to Jacksonville in the
Gibsons’ car.
Misses Mildred and Ethel Noble re
turn to Atlanta Thursday night from
a visit to Mrs. Valetine Taliaferro in
Eatonton, making the trip home wltn
Dr. and Mrs. Noble in Dr. Nobles
touring car.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Logan and chil
dren. who are guests of Mrs. Walter*
Ashley in Washington. D. C.. will re
turn to Atlanta the latter part of the
week.
Misses Mary and Laura *Westcott
left Atlanta Thursday to join their
sister on her houseboat, Lady Maury,
at City Island, N. Y., during Septem
ber. They will spend the winter In
New York.
Mrs. R. L. Cooney will leave Sat
urday for Nashville to be with her
parents until after the wedding of her
sister. Miss Ellen Meeks, in Septem
ber. Miss Laura Lee Cooney, who is
visiting friends in Maryland, will go
to Nashville for the wadding and will
return home immediately afterward.
Frank Lederle, consulting engineer,
was appointed by Mayor Woodvyard
Thursday to conduct a test at the
new crematory.
It Is probable Mr Lederle will take
charge of the plant next week to make
a 30-day feet, provided in the con
tract, to determine if the evapora
tion derived from burning garbage
may be Sufficient to furnish power
for an electric plant.
Thursday morning the Sanitary De
partment began delivering all garbage
to the crematory. This Is the sec
ond day In which the entire amount
has been placed there. The first day
brought a protest from the engineers
In charge, according to Mayor Wood
ward, and the garbage was taken out
to various dumping grounds.
AH garbage collected in the cen
tral portion of the city has been dis
posed of at the crematory for the
past two weeks, while the amount has
been increased each day.
The result of Engineer Lederle’s
test Is awaited with Interest. The
City Council is anxious to know
whether electricity ran be generated,
so as to be used for lighting munici
pal buildings and for other needs.
Page Rents $12,000
House in London
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Ambassador
Page announces he had rented No.
8 Grosvenor square, where he will
have as neighbors the Duchess of
Manchester, Anthony Drexel, James
B. Duke, who is occupying the home
of Mrs. James Henry Smith for the
season, and Lord Strathcona. J. P
Morgan also rents a house there
The house is five-storied, contains
23 bed and dressing rooms, 7 recep
tion rooms and an exceedingly large
hall. The rent is »ald to be $12,000
a year.
Queen Mary Pays Town Projected for
Debts of Princess Augusta Tourists
RODDENBERY IS ILL.
THOMASV1LLE, Aug, 28.—Con
gressman 8. A. Roddenbery is spend
ing a short time at home recuperat
ing from a flight Illness which In
capacitated him from taking part in
the work of the House.
Georgia and Alabama
Red Men in Big Meet
COLUMBUS. GA.. Aug 28 — Red Men
throughout East Alabama and West
Georgia will hold a convention of the
Eleventh District of Alabama, In Gir
ard, September 28, when it is expected
that at least 100 delegates will be in
attendance.
It is expected that Great Sachem J.
W. Watts, of Maben; Great Chief of
Records William Smllee Smith, and
Great Junior Sagamore Dr. H. A. Elko-
rie, of Birmingham, will be In attend
ance. Uchee Tribe, of Girard, will ba
the host of the convention.
Around-Britain Flyer
Rewarded for Pluck
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Harry G.
Hawkes, the young British aviator
who had to abandon his flight around
Great Britain for a $25,000 purse when
almost In reach of his goal, will he
rewarded for his pluck and endurance
The London Daily Mall to-day an
nounced it would give Hawkes $5,000.
Hawkes probably will make another
attempt soon to fly around the islands.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Queen Marv
of England, hearing that her sister-
in-law, Princess Alexandra of Teck.
was "broke” and hard pressed by
trades people, is said to have loaned
the princess $15,000 to satisfy the
creditors.
OBITUARY
Maria Manning, Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mm G. W. Manning, died
at the residence. No. *>1 DeKalb
avenue. Thursday morning. She Is
survived by her parents. The body i
will he sent Friday morning to Stone
Mountain for funeral and Interment.
The funeral of Mr®. Mary EUen Aiken,
who died Wednesday, will he held
from Burkert-Simmons Company’s
chapel at 3 o’clock Thursday after
noon. The body will he taken to
Houston. Texas, for Interment.
The funeral of W. T. House, the flve-
month-old son of L. C. House, who
died at the residence, No. 11 Joe
Johnston avenue, was held from the
home Thursday morniug. Interment
at Westvlew.
The body of Fred Moseley, Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moseley, who
died Wednesday, was taken to Dal;
las. Ga.. Thursday for funera’ an(
interment.
The body of Mr*. Etta E. Evan*, who
died Tuesday night, was taken
Thursday to Be*'* .n, Ga., for funeral
and interment.
Miss Georgia A. Maddox, 51 years of
age, died Thursday morning In a
private sanitarium. She is survived
by three brothers and one sister. Fu
neral services will be conducted Fri
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in Bloom
field’s Chapel. The interment will
be In Casey’s Cemetery.
The fune r al of Fred Moseley, flve-
month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Moseley, who died Wednesday in
a private sanitarium, will take place
Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock in
Bloomfield’s Chapel. The body will
be taken to Dallas for interment.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 28.—A petition for *
charter has been applied for here by
the Tourist Investment Company,
capitalized at $1,000,000, to develop
properties near Belvedere, on the Au-
gusta-Aiken lnterurban car line, in
Aiken County, South Carolina, three
miles from Augusta.
The company has secured 4,000
acres, and announces that sewer
age, water, gas and electricity will he
put In. Homes will be built to cost
J 15.000 to $25,000. The development
will be along lines followed at Garden
City. Long Inland, and other places.
‘Death Valley Scotty’
Brings $50,000 Suit
LOB ANGELES, Aug. 28.—Walter
Scott, better known as "Death Val
ley Scotty.” has brought suit for J50,-
000 damages for defamation of char
acter against the Los Angeles Cham
ber of Mines and Oil.
Scott bases his action upon a recent
bulletin Issued by the chamber In
which reference was made to his
property and business and methods.
Mrs. Marshall Leaves
1,600th Calling Card
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. — Mrs.
Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the Vice
President, still holds the lead In the
calling-card handicap being run In
Washington society.
She left the 1600th card she has
distributed personally since March 4.
and has now called on everybody who
called on her since her arrival in
Washington. Mrs. Marshall has de
termined to take a rest from calling.
For M 59|lrwin.
M:. \jp£iam K. Jenkins gave the
FROHSIN’S
50 Whitehall Street
At Frohsin’s Tomorrow, Friday
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Women 1 sand Children 9 s
DRESSESijS
That Sold up to $10, at
-Women’s Dresses— —Children’s and Junior Dresses-
c
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy
Women’s Presses such as Linens.
Ratines, etc., in white, natural and
colors, also striped Voiles
that sold from $6.00 to { | CC
$10.00, Fri
da v
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To-morrow (Friday) you can buy Chil
dren’s and Junior Dresses of washable ma
terials, such as will make fine School
Dresses. Many of dark colors,
others of white and lighter g y
colors. All sold from $2.50’
to.$6.00. Friday
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All Charge Purchases Go on September Bill
No Exchanges or Returns
Southern Suit & SJ^irt Co.---Atlanta--New York-—Southern Suit & Sl^irt Co.
Just 15 Hours More of Greatest
Sale Atlanta Has Ever Known!
Every Summer Garment Must Be Cleared Out By 1 P. M. Saturday
Instead of one floor, when the remodeling now going on is completed, we will occupy
this entire three-story building, making the Southern Suit & Skirt Co. the LARGEST
EXCLUSIVE WOMEN’S APPAREL STORE IN THE SOUTH.
In anticipation of this greatly increased space, our fall orders have been doubled,
and in some cases tripled. With these goods pouring in on us daily, and with the store
in the hands of the carpenters, we are facing conditions unprecedented in the history
of this store. Therefore, we are compelled to sacrifice every summer garment in stock
without regard to cost or value before the store closes Saturday.
On Sale To=morrow At 8 A. M.-==They’ll Go Quickly
AT CHOICE
All Striped and Figured
Voile Dresses that were
$6.95 to $10.00
All Linen and Ratine
Dresses that were
$7.50 to $10.00
Last Call On These Lovel
Only Forty=Five Left
yDresses
CHOICE
d* 'i n r
Linen and Ratine, that were $12.50 to $10.50
Linen and Ratine, that were $11.75 to $15.00
Fancy Voile Dresses, that were $10.50 to $14.50....
$3*7 5
Lingerie Dresses
Finest grades of the season. Ex-
q u i s i t q
creations.
Just 2 1
left. They
sold at $25
to $35....
CHOICE
$9.85
35 Wool Skirts
$2.45
Very latest styles in
Bedford Cords, Wor
steds and Serges. They
were $5.00 and $6.00..
All Summer Waists
55c
That so-ld at $1.50 to
$2.00, now go at,
choice
White Ratine Skirts
$1.35
$3.50 values,
while they last, at
150 Summer Parasols fJl r
that were $1.25 to Ui v
$1.75, at
Ladies’ Auto Coats f
that were $3.50, at..
>8c
Crepe Kimonos iO
that, were $2.50. at ^ ^ ^
We will positively carry nothing over to another season. This is
our unalterable policy. Profit by these remarkable reductions!
Southern Suit and Skirt Co.
“Atlanta's Exclusive Women's Apparel Store."--43-45 \\ hitehall St.