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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
POPULAR WEST END
MATRON ENTERTAINS
Tht marriage of MU® Adeline
Thomas, the only daughter of Mr*.
Alice Muse Thomas, to Mr. James j
Leech Well* look place Wednesday i
afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home <>t
the bride's mother on Peachtree plat e.
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's uncle, the Rev < >. it.
Brown, of Nashville, ptrf »rmod tin*
ceremony, which was witn« b>
members of the immediate family and
a few close friends. The bride wore .
a traveling costume of blue molrv, j
with a black hat adorned with a para
dise. and carried white roses
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple left for Asheville and t j
on their return will be at home with
Mre Thomas until October 1.
Among the out-of-town guest*
present were the bride’s relatives. Mr
and Mrs. Robert Brown, of Albany, j
the Rev. O. E. Brown, of Nashville,
and Mr. A. W. Muse, of Albany.
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Informal at Home.
Mrs. C. N. Clark and her sister.
Mrs. J. M. Spence, of Camilla, will
entertain for a few of their Senola
friends, tv ho are now making their
home in Atlanta, Friday afternoon
from 4 to « o’clock at the residence
of their father. Colonel John F. Meth-
vm. No. 283 Kuclid avenue, Inman
Park
Mrs. Lair Hostess.
Mrs O. S. Lair entertained her bride:'
i l*b Thursday morning at her hom • j
on Peeples street. Carden 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 dub are Mrs
Howard Arnold, Mrs Joseph Ebv. I
Mrs. John Veasly, Mrs. Flemming.
Mrs. J. P. Allen. Mrs. Homer Mc
Afee, Mrs. St. Elmo Massengale. Mrs.
George Stockton and Mrs. Frit* Wag
ner.
Mid-Woek 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
France* Clarke, Penelope Clarke. May
O'Brien, Genevieve Morris, Helen
Morris, Leila Black, Winnie Perry,
Margaret Moore, Marguerite Haverty,
Emma Lowry Freeman. Pearl Wilkin-
non, 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. Fra net* Clarke, Eugene
Haynes, Francis O’Keefe, Prince Web
ster, Dick Henry. John Mecaslin. LIv-
tngston Wright, Dr. Charles Hodge. L
F Montgomery, Winter Alfrbnd.
Hughes Roberts Henry Kuhrt. Ed
Carter. Boyce Worthey, W. E. Har
rington. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MacIn
tyre, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Valdemar Gude
and Mr. and Mrs. J. P Allen.
Fc Miss Irwin.
Mrs. Clarke Frasier 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 Mi.*s Jennie Gavin,
a hose wedding will take place in Sep
tember. The house was decorated
with pink and white rones, and the
details were carried out in pink and
white.
A guessing contest was a feature of
- Hh* afternoon and attractive prises
were given.
Miss Gavin will be the honor guest
ut 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 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 ami clerical,
will speak at that time. Dr. Harding,
Dr. Conkllng and l>r. ReHttio will be
heard 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 ice
cream festival on th«. church lawn
Friday, August 29. from 4:30 till 10
p. m. The proceeds will be added to
th** building fund.
For Miss Sallie Hull.
Miss Sallie Cobb Hull, whose mar
riage to Mr. Philip Weltner takes
place next week, wan the honor guest
at a luncheon given Thursday by Mrs
Aquilla J. Orme.
Guests were Miss Hull, Mr* Wil
liam Pope of Sante Fe, N. Mex Mrs.
Hinton J Hopkins, Mrs. Charles
Whltner, Mrs. Wtlmer L Moore Mrs.
Marion Jackson, Mrs. Shepard Bryan.
^>frs. Marion Hull. Mieses Callie Hull
and Carolyn King
Other parties for Miss Hull include
a dinner party to be given Friday
evening by Mr. and Mrs Shepan
Bryan, a dinner party Saturday even
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jackson.
Mrs. Richard Orme Flinn’s tea Tues
day afternoon and Mrs Wllm* r
Moore's luncheon for out-of-town
guests Wednesday.
Beck - Batterman.
The wedding of Miss Marc ir- t p.
to Mr. Lyle K. Bntterman will t- ..n
Interesting event of Saturday, takina
place at 3: 3^» o’clock at th* hom< of
the bride’s parents. Judge and Mrs.
Marcus Beck, in Columbia av* nue
Miss Rachel Beck will be her sif
ter’s maid of honor and Mr. Cz» rm
Blase] will be the best man. Dr.
W. W. Landrum will read the c *v-
mony. Only the family and close
trie nos will be present
After the ceremony Mr Battermpu
and his bride will go to South Itakout
to visit his relatives, and on their re
turn they will keep house in Inman
Tark.
|^ss Irwin
iViilia.ii. K. Jrnkins ga\<. ;n
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Mis* Thelma Harrell Weds Mr. Fincher
The marriage of Miss Thelma Har
rell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Harrell, to Mr. Thornton M. Fincher
took place Wednesday afternoon at 4
i o’clock in the parlors of the Aragon
1 Hotel.
No formal announcement had been
OMUU ol the • rigagement, and the
| new a of their marriage was a sur
prise to their friends. The ceremony
i was witnessed by the relatives only,
the young couple leaving immediately
after the ceremony for Canada.
The fact that Mr. Fincher would be
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.
The bride is noted for her athletic
prowess, being a fine horsewoman and
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.
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
Mearlor will have h party of nine, Mr.
and 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 Alfrlend. 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.
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 whs hostess at a morning bridge on Wednesday, given
for Miss Irma Irwin, of Montgomery, the guest of Mrs. William
K. Jenkins.
second tirtrtRe party Thursday after
noon for her guest, Mins Irma Irwin,
of Montgomery.
Friday morning Mi*?. Ham Eidson
will entertain ut bridge for Mins Ir
win
• Thurndav evening Mrs. W. A. Mc-
Collough will entertain for Mrs. Jen
kins’ guest.
For Mils Beatie.
Miss Eva Marie Beatie, of New
York, who returns home Saturday
after an extended visit in Atlanta, was
honor guest at a bridge luncheon
Thursday given by Mrs. George Fauss.
The prizes included a silver vanity
ease and u silver perfume bottle.
The guests wen* Misses Beatie,
Aline Perryman, Margaret Farns
worth, Lailie Tipton, Marguerite
Gaus**, Margaret Green. Marie Oliver,
Josephine Smith, Leila Ponder. Kath
leen Law, Katherine Perry, Winnie
Ison. Irene Bennett. May Holland
i Roberts, Edwina Harper, Mildred
Thomas, Ethel Moss, Marie Dunning.
Julia Norris, and Mildred Harris.
Miss Myrtle Harris and Mrs. Taylor
assisted.
i Informal Tea for Miss John.
Miss Margaret John, of Fayette
ville. N. guest of Miss Aline Parks,
was tendered an informal tea of
twenty guest a Wednesday afternoon
by her hostess. The tea table was
adorned with a vase of yellow cannas,
resting on a lace i over.
Miss Parks wore white embroid
ered crepe, with a blue girdle, and
Miss John wore white lace over blue
silk.
Miss Cameron Entertains.
Miss Annin 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
Edna Johnson. Alline Thornton. Ruth
Duncan, Cornelia Dunwoody, Eliza
beth Brady, Marian Harlan, Clende-
nin Baird, Magara Waldron and Ruth
Cameron.
Dance for Visitors.
The Hyperion Club w ill 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
Pierce, of Columbus; Sarah Garland,
of Griffin, and Ruth Small, of Macon.
The dance promises to be one of the
most pleasant in the series given by
this ciub.
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 North
Georgia.
Mr. Ralph Barnwell is In New Ybrk.
He will go to Atlantic City before
returning to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. q. S. Lair, after a
month's* visit to Linvllle, N. C., have
returned.
Mrs. M. V. Shearer has gone to
Lewes, Del. for a visit with relatives
and friends. She will not return to
Allunta until October-
Mrs. V. B. Parks and Mias 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 Klkin-Goldsmith
Sanitarium, is doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Brown, of
Brunswick, are the guests of Mrs.
Carl Falres, No. 27 East Karris street.
Mrs. Ella Moring 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 McKenkle 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, 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
Ealonton, making the trip home witn
Dr. and Mrs. Noble in Dr. Noble's
touring car.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Logan and chil
dren. Who are guests of Mrs. Walter
Ashley in Washington. D. will re
turn to Atlanta the latter part of the
week.
MisBes Mary and Laura Westcott
left Atlanta Thursday to join their
sister on her houseboat, Lady Maury,
at Citv Island. N. Y., during Septem
ber They will spend the winter in
New York.
Mrs. R. L. Qooney 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 wedding and will
return home immediately afterward.
Frank Lederle, consulting engineer,
was appointed by Mayor Woodward
Thursday to conduct a test at the
new crematory.
It is probable Mr. Lederle wilt take
charge of the plant next week to make
a 30-day teat, 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.
All 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 can be generated,
so as to be used for lighting munici
pal buildings and for other needs.
RODDENBERY IS ILL.
THOMA8V1LLE, Aug. 28.—Con
gressman 8. 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.
Page Rents $12,000
House in London
LONDON. Aug 28.—Ambassador
Page announces he had rented No.
6 Grosvenor square, where he will
have as neighbors the Duchess of
Manchester, Anthony Drexel, James
B. Duke, wrho is occupying the home
of Mrs. James Henry Smith for the
season, anil Lord Strathcona. J. E
Morgan also rents a house there.
The houf»e is five-storied, contains
23 bed and dressing rooms, 7 recep
tion rooms and an exceedingly large
hall. The rent i« said to be $12,000
a year.
Queen Mary Pays Town Projected for
Debts of Princess Augusta Tourists
Georgia and Alabama
Red Men in Big Meet
COLUMBUS, GA., Aug. 2i.—Red Men
ttxroughout 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.
_ !t *• ©xpacted thal Great Sachem J.
vv Watts, of Maban: Great Chief of
Records WOllam Hmilee Smith, and
Great Junior Sagamore I>r H. A. P31ko-
rio. of Birmingham, will be 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.
Hawkes, the young British aviator
who had to abandon his flight around
Great Britain for a $25,000 purse w hen
almost in reach of his goal, will be
rewarded flor his pluck and endurance.
The London Dally Mall to-day an
nounced it would give Hawke* $5,000.
Hawkes probably will make another
attempt sootn to fly around the islands.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Queen Mary
of England, hearing that her sinter-
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
M arie Manning, Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mm G. \\\ Munning. died
at the residence. No. 61 DeKalb
avenue, Thursday morning She is
survived by her parents. The body
will be sent Friday morning to Stone
Mountain for funeral and interment.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ellen Aiken,
who died Wednesday, will be he'd
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 five-
month-old son of L. C. House, wlw
died at the residence, No. 11 Joe
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 funera’ am
Interment.
The body of Mrs. Etta E. Evans, who
died Tuesday night, was taken
Thursday to P.e " 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 funeral of Fred Moseley, five-
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 $1,000,900, to develop
properties near Belvedere, on the Au-
gusta-Aiken interurt»an car line, in
Aiken County, South Carolina, three
miles from Augusta.
The company hfts secured 4,000
acres, and announces that sewer
age, water, gsis and electricity will be
put in. Homes will be built to cost
$15,000 to $25,000. The development
will be along lines followed at Garden
City, Long Iafland, 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 $60,-
000 damages for defamation of char
acter against the Los Angeles Cham
ber of Mines and Oil.
Scott bases hds action upon a recent
bulletin issued by the chamber in
which reference wajj 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 Tomorrow, Friday
Women's and Children's
DRESSES
That Sold up to $10, at
95
c
—Women’s Dresses—
—Children’s and Junior Dresses—
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy Chil-
Women's Drosses such as Linens,
dreirs and Junior Dresses of washable ma-
Ratines, etc., in white, natural and
terials, such as will make fine School
colors, also striped \ oiles
Drosses. Many of dark colors, _
that sold from $(5.00 to E § jL f.
others of white and lighter fl 1 L”C
$10.00, Fri-
colors. All sold from $2.50 y
X v/
(lav
to $6.00. Friday
AH Charge Purchases Go on September Bill
No Exchanges or Returns
perfect political and ma \
ly to i -i up :ne pre*».n: «-*i\ir^c-n
Southern Suit Sr Sfyrt Co.—Atlanta---New York-—Southern Suit Sr 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. YY ith 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
All Linen and Ratine
Dresses that were
$7.50 to $10.00
Voile Dresses that were
$6.95 to $10.00
Last Call On These Lovel
Only Forty-Five Left
y Dresses
CHOICE
I,inert and Ratine, that were $12.50 to $16.50
Linen and Ratine, that were $11.75 to $15.00
Fancy Voile Dresses, that were $10.50 to $14.50....
$3.75
Lingerie Dresses
Finest grades of the season. Ex-
q u l s 11 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 55.00 and $6.00...
All Summer Waists
55c
That sold at $1.50 to
$2.00, now go at,
choice
White Ratine Skirts
$1.35
$3.50 values,
while thev last, at
150 Summer Parasols fJlr
that were $1.25 to vl / L
$1.75, at
Ladies’ Auto Coats GRp
that were $3.50, at..
Crepe Kimonos dM iO
that were $2.50. at V * • * 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 W hitehall St.
should enter into agreements ann oon-
w hu ii never
i protmnmiy uoue tui hu
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