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TTTE ATLANTA OiEOTHTTAN AND NEWS
POPULAR WEST END
MATRON ENTERTAINS
The marflage of Miff* Adeline
Thomas, the only daughter of Mrs
Alice Muse Thomas, to Mr. James
I.*eech Wells took plare 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. M
Brown, 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 moir»\
with a black hat adorned with a para
dise, and carried white roses
Immediately after the ceremony tho | I
young couple left for Asheville and ^
on tholr return will he at home with
Mr* Thomas until October 1.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were the bride's relatives, Mr.
and Mrs Robert Brown, of Albany,
1 he Rev O E. Rrown, of Nashville,
and Mr, A W Muse, of Albany.
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Informal at Home.
Mrs C. N. < ’lark and her sister,
Mrs. .T M Spence, of Camilla, will
entertain for a few of their Renoia
friends, who are now making their
home in Atlanta. Friday fefMmOon
from 4 to 6 o’clock at the residence
of their father. Colonel John F. Mfth-
vln. No. 283 Euclid avenue, Inman
Park.
Mrs. Lair Hostess.
Mrs. O. S Lair entertained her bride-*
club Thursday morning at her horn?
on Peeples street. Garden tlowers
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 fill the places of
two absent members. Mrs. Sutton
and Mrs. Arthur Merrill.
The members of the dub are Mrs
Howard Arnold, Mrs Joseph Ebv.
Mrs John Veasly, Mrs. Hemming.
Mrs. J P. Allen. Mrs. Homer Mc
Afee. Mrs. St. Elmo Massengale, Mrs
George Stockton and Mrs. Fritz Wag
ner.
Mid-Week Dance at Ea*t Lake.
Quite a small but congenial crowd
attended the Wednesday evening
dance at East Hake Country* Club
Among those present were Misses
Frances Clarke, Penelope Clarke, May
O’Brien, Genevieve Morris, Helen
Morris, Leila Black, Winnie Perry,
Margaret Moore, Marguerite !lav«rty.
Emma Lowry Fr» emnn. 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, Lick H* nry, John Meea-slln. Liv
ingston Wright, Dr t’harles Hodge, L.
F. Montgomery. Winter Alfriend,
Hughes Roberts, Henry Kuhrt, Ed
Carter, Boyce Wort her, W. PL Har
rington, Mr. and Mrs Daniel MacIn
tyre. Jr., Mr. and Mrs Valdemar Gude
and Mr. and Mrs. J. P Allen.
For Miss Irwin.
Mrs. Clarke Frazier will entertain
at a luncheon Friday for Mrs. William
K J« nklns’ guest. Miss Irfna Irwin, of
Montgomery.
For Miss Gavin.
Mrs. Thomas J Smith entertained
at a miscellaneous shower Thursday
afternoon at her home on Richardson
rtreet In honor of Miss Jennie Gavin,
whose wedding will take place In Sep
tember. The house was decorated
with pink and white roses, and the
details were carried out In pink and
white.
A guessing contesf was a feature of
the afternoon and attractive prizes
were given.
Miss Gavin will be the honor guest
at a box 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 wince 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
beard. All interested are invited Ad
mission is free.
Kirkwood Women Meet.
The Woman's 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 les
(Team festival on th^ 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
riage 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. WiJmer 1, Moore. Mrs.
Marion Jackson. Mrs. Shepard Bryan.
Mrs. Marion Hull, Misses Callle Hull
and Carolyn King
Other parties for Miss Hull include
a dinner party to be yiven Friday
evening by Mr. and Mrs Shepard
Bryan, a dinner party Saturday even
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jacks.<n.
Mrs. Richard Orme Fllnn’s tea Tues
day afternoon and Mrs Wllmer I.
Moore’s luncheon for out-of-town
guests Wednesday.
Beck - Batterman.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Bet k
to Mr. Lyle K. Batterman will h. . a
interesting event of Saturday, taking-
place at 3:30 o’clock at the home . f |
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. Czern?
Bissel will be the best man. Dr. |
W. W. Landrum will read the cere
mony. Only the family and close
frien is will be present.
After the ceremony Mr. Batterman
and his bride wiil go to South Dakota
to visit his relatives, and on their re
turn the\ will keep house in Inman
Park.
For Miss Irwin.
Mrs. William K~ Jenkins gave the!
! Mis* Thelma Harrell Weds Mr. Fincher I
The marriage of Miss Thelma Har
rell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Harrell, to Mr Thornton M Fincher I
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
news of their marriage was a sur
prise to their friends. The ceremony
was witnessed by the relatives only,
the young couple leaving Immediately
1 after the ceremony for Canada.
The fact that Mr. Fincher would be
i away from the city for some time
! caused the young couple to decide to
be married at once The apartments J
of Mr. and Mrs. Harrell were appro
priately decorated for the occasion, j
The bi ide i oted tat h« itl ettc
prowess, being a fine horsewoman and j
motorist, and also fond of swimming, I
golfing and tennis. Mr Fincher has |
many friends in the business worjd i
j and is also popular socially. On their
1 return to Atlanta the couple will be
at home at the Aragon Hotel.
Hosts 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.
;tnd Mrs. Hugh McKee will entertain a
party of ten. and parties of four each
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
Piedmont Club, which will be a bright
event of Saturday evening.
! PERSONALS
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Dr. and Mrs. H. M. DuBosr and
j family have returned from Virginia.
Miss Katie Shaw Is at home to her
friends at Nh. 402 Piedmont avenue.
Miss Alllne McLean Is spending a
frw wee!
EXPERT NAMED TO
TEST CREMATORY
Frank Lederle to Determine if
Evaporation Gives Enough
Power for Electric Plant.
Frank Lederle, consulting engineer,
was appointed by Mayor Woodward
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 test, provided in the con
tract, to determine if the evapora
tion derived from burning garbage
may he 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.
AM garbage collected in the cen
tral portion of the city has been dis
posed of at the crematory for the
past two weeks, whllfe 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 can be generated,
so as to he used for lighting munici
pal buildings and for other needs
Page Rents $12,000
House in London
LONDON, Aug 28.—Ambassador
i Page announces he had rented No.
j 6 Grosvenor square, where he will
| have as neighbors the Duchess of
Manchester, Anthony Drexel, James
R. 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 said to be $12,000
a year.
Queen Mary Pays Town Projected for
Debts of Princess Augusta Tourists
Mrs. AValtor Q. 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.
i Eld son
Miss Ir-
A. Me*
second bridge pnrty Thursday after
noon for her guest. Miss lrrna Irwin,
of Montgomery.
Friday morning Mrs. ll.-n
will entertain at bridge for
win.
Thursday evening Mrs. \\
Collough will entertain for Mrs. Jen
kins' guest.
For Miss Beatie.
Miss Eva Marie Beatie, of New
York, who returns homo Saturday
after an extended visit In Atlanta, was
honor guest at a bridge luncheon
uonor Kut-ai • « "iniF,c
Thursday given by Mrs. George Fans*.
Tho prizes included a silver vanity
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im mu' «v
cr.s<> and a sliver perfume Bottle
The Kuests were Misses Beatie,
Aline Perryman, Margaret Farns
worth, i-aiue Tipton, Marguerite
Gause, Margaret Green. Marie Oliver,
Josephine Smith. Leila Ponder. Kath
leen Daw, Katherine Perry. Winnie
Ison. Irene Rennett. May Holland
Roberts, FMwinu Harper, Mildred
Thomas, Elhel Moss, Marie Dunning.
Julia Norris, and Mildred Harris.
Miss Myrtle Harris and Mrs. Taylor
assisted.
Informal Tea for Miss John.
Miss Margaret John, of Fayette
ville, N. guest of Miss Aline Parks
was tendered an Informal tea of
twenty guests Wednesday afternoon
by her hostess The tea table was
adorned with a vase of yellow cannas,
resting on a laee cover.
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 Ponce DeLeon 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
Rdim Johnson, Alline Thornton, Ruth
Duncan, Cornelia Dunwoody, Eliza
beth Brady, Marian Harlan, Clende-
nln 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 nut-of-town
guests present will be Misses Lucy
Hammond, of Ban Antonio, Texas:
Irene Berry, of Columbus; Annie Mell
Pierce, of Columbus; Sarah Garland,
of GrifTtn, and Ruth Small, of Maeon.
The dance promises to be one of the
most pleasant In the series given by
this club.
fr\Y weeks in the mountains of North
Georgia.
Mr Ralph Barnwell Is in New York.
He will go to Atlantic City before
returning to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. O. ft T.alr, after a
month’s visit to Ltnvtlle, N. C., have
returned. -
Mrs. M. V. Shearer has gone to
Lewes, Dr-1, 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
City.
Mr. Rob Dixon, of West Point, Ga.,
who was operated on for appendicitis
last Tuesday at the Elkin-Goldsmith
Sanitarium, is doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P Brown, of
Brunswick, are the guests of Mrs.
Carl Fat res. No. 27 East Farris street.
Mrs. Ella Moring Chisholm has re
turned from Pablo Beach.
Mr and Mrs. William D. Kills. 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 MrKenzie
have returned home after spending
several' weeks in the East. Miss An
nie Lee MeKenkio will spend a week
at Toxaway before returning home.
Mrs. L. E. Gibson has returned
from Jacksonville. Early in Septem
ber Mr and Mrs. Gibson, thetr little
daughter and Mrs. W. S. Yeates will
make a trip to Jacksonville in the
Gibsons' car. I
Misses Mildred and Ethel Noble re
turn to Atlanta Thursday night from
a visit to Mrs. Valetlne Taliaferro in
Eatnnton, making the trip home with
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, I>ady 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 h'T
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 wedding and Will
return home immediately afterward.
RODDENBERV IS ILL.
THOM A SV1LLE, Aug. 28.—Con
gressman S. A. Roddenbery is spend
ing a short time at home recuperat
ing from a slight 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 F'ast 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 Smilee Smith, and
Great Junior Sagamore Dr. H. A. Elko-
rle, of Birmingham, will he In attend
ance. Uchee Tribe, of Girard, will be
the host of the convention.
Around-Britain Flyer
Rewarded for Pluck
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Harry G.
HawkM, 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 be
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.—Que*»n Mary
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
Marie Manning, in f ant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs*. G. W. Manning, died
at the residence. No. 61 DeKalb
avenue. Thursday morning. She is
survived by her parent a. The body
will be sent' Fridaj r morning to Stone
Mountain for funeral and interment.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ellen Aiken,
who died Wednesday, will be held
from Burkert-Simmons Company’s
chapel at 3 o’clock Thursday after
noon. The body will be 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 Jo?
Johnston avenue, was held from the
home Thursday morning. Interment
at Westview.
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 funern’ an*
interment.
The body of Mrs. 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 -
Acid’s Chapel. The interment will
be In Casey’s Cemetery.
The funeral of Fred Moseley, five-
month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Mospley, 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-Alken lnterurban car line, in
Aiken dounty, 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
$15,000 to $25,000. The development
will be along lines followed at Garden
City, Long Island, and other places.
‘Death Valley Scotty’
Brings $50,000 Suit
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28.—Walter
Scott, better known as “Death Val
ley Scotty," has brought .suit for J5«,-
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.
FROHSIN’S
50 Whitehall Street
At Frohsin's To morrow, Friday
Women's and Children's
DRESSES
95
c
That Sold up to $10, at
—Women’s Dresses— —Children’s and Junior Dresses—
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy
Women’s Dresses such as Linens,
Ratines, etc., in white, natural and
colors, also striped Voiles
that sold from $6.00 to f 1 £^C
$10.00, Fri
day
95
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy Chil
dren’s and Junior Dresses of washable ma
terials, snob as will make fino School
Dresses. Many of dark eolors,
others of white and lighter f |
eolors. 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 & Sl^irt Co.---Atlanta---New York-—Southern Suit & S^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
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All Linen and Ratine
Dresses that were
$7.50 to $10.00
At 8 A. M.= = = They’ll Qo Quickly
AT CHOICE
All Striped and Figured
Voile Dresses that were
$6.95 to $10.00
Last Call On These Lovely Dresses
Only Forty*Five Left choice
Linen and Ratine, that were $12.50 to $16.50 M
Linen and Ratine, that were $11.75 to $15.00 q g
Fancy Voile Dresses, that were $10.50 to $14.50....
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 Fords, Wor
steds and Serges. They
were $5.00 and $6.00. ..
All Summer Waists
That, sold at $1.50 to ^
$2.00, now go at,
choice
White Ratine Skirts
$1.35
$3.50 values,
while they last, at
4
l?0 Summer Parasols r>
that were $1.25 to v/1
$1.75, at
Ladies’ Auto Coals f
that were $3.50, at..
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Crepe Kimonos iO
that were $2.50. at * • ■’O
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 Whitehall St.