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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. • • * 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 i — ——— 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 — J A — It .... n ..nt’f II * »I /l lull t 1,1 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 . 95 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 t 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.. >8c 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.