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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS
POPULAR WEST END
MATRON ENTERTAINS
Th#» marriage of Mia* Adeline
Thomna, the only daughter of Mra
Alice Muse Thomas, to Mr. James
I^eech 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'«i 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
dise, and carried white roses
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple left for Asheville and ^
on their return will be at home with
Mrs Thornes until October 1.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were the bride's relatives, Mr.
and Mrs Robert Drown, of Albany;
the Rev O E. Brown, of Nashville,
and Mr. A. W Muse, of Albany.
Informal st Home.
Mrs C. N. Clark and her sister,
Mrs J. M Spence, of Camilla, will
entertain for a few of their Senola
friends, who ere now making their
homo in Atlanta. Friday afternoon
from 4 to 6 o’clock at the residence
of their father. Colonel John F. Meth-
vln. No. 283 Euclid avenue, Inman
Park.
Mrs. Lair Hostess.
Mrs (). S. Bair entertained her bridge
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 dub are Mr*
Howard Arnold. Mrs Joseph Ebv.
Mrs. John Veasly, /Mrs. Hemming.
Mrs. J. P. Allen, Mrs. Homer Mc
Afee. Mrs St. Elmo Maasengale, Mrs.
Oteorge 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
Franres Clarke, Penelope Clartte. May
O’Brien, Genevieve Morris, Helen
Morris, Leila Black, Winnie Perry,
Margaret Moore. Marguerite Haverty,
Emma Lowry Freeman, Pearl Wilkin
son. Lawson Hines, Priscilla Patton,
Laura Ripley, Nell Prince, Clifford
West. Jeannette Lowndes. Ellen
O’Keefe, Nell Rowers of Nashville,
who Is visiting Mrs J. P. Allen; Char
ley Moon. Francis Clarke. Eugene
Havnes. Francis O'Keefe. Prince Web
ster. Dick Henry, John Mecaslln, Liv
ingston Wrigflt, Or oharlns HodgO, L
F. Montgomery, Winter Alfriend,
Hughes Roberts. Henry Kuhrt, Ed
Carter, Boyce Wort hey, W. E. Har
rington. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MacIn
tyre. Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Valdemar Gude
and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allen.
Miss 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 J
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
new« 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 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 j
many friends in the business world
and is also popular socially. On their
return to Atlanta the couple will be
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EXPERT NAMED TO
TEST CREMATORY
Frank Lederle to Determine if
Evaporation Gives Enough
Power for Electric Plant,
Page Rents $12,000
House in London
at home at the Aragon Hotel.
Hosts at Dinner Dane©.
Several parties will he given at
the regular weekly dinner-dance at
. the Capital City Country Club Thure-
; day evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank
Meador will have a party of nine, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh McKee will entertain a
partv 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.
For Miss Irwin.
Mrs. Clarke Frnzler 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
s*treet 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 contest 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.
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 hrlilge party Thursday after
noon for her guest. Miss Irina Irwin,
of Montgomery.
Friday morning Mrs. Ham Gideon
will entertain at bridge for Miss Ir
win.
Thursday evening Mrs. W. A. Me-
Ootlough will entertain for Mrs. Jen
kins’ guest.
For Miss Beatie.
Miss Eva Mnrle Bentle, of New
York, who returns home Saturday
after an extended visit in Atlanta, was
honor guest nt a bridge luncheon
Thursday given by Mrs. George Fauss.
The prizes included a silver vanity
ease and a silver perfume bottle.
The guests were Misses Beatie,
Aline Perryman. Margaret Farns
worth, I-allie Tipton, Marguerite
Gause, Margaret Green, Marie Oliver,
Josephine Smith. I.elia Ponder. Kath
leen l.nw, Katherine Perry, Winnie
Ison. Irene Bennett. May Holland
Boberts, FJdwtna Harper. Mildred
Thomas, Ethel Moss, Marie Dunning,
Julia Norris, and Mildred Harris.
Miss Myrtle Harris and Mrs. Taylor
assisted.
twenty guests Wednesday afternoon
by her hostess The tea table was
adorned with a vase of yellow eannas.
resting on a lace cover.
Miss Parks wore white embroid
ered crepe, with a blue girdle, and
Miss John wore white lace over blue
silk.
informal Tea for Miss John.
Miss Margaret John, of Fayette
ville. N. €., guest of Miss Aline Parks
was tendered an Informal tea of
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
Marv Gray, Lula Harris, IJUian and
Edna Johnson, Alltne Thornton, Ruth
Duncan, Cornelia Dunwoody, Eliza
beth Brady, Marian Harlan, Clende-
nin 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
Pierce, 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 Alllne McLean Is spending a
few 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. S. Lair, after a
month's visit to Llnvtlle, 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
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-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 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 McKenkie will spend a week
at ToxatVay 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
Eatonton, making the trip home witn
Dr. and Mrs. Noble in Dr. Noble’s
touring car.
Mr. and Mrs, F. J. TjOgan 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 Citv 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 p r
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 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 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.
AU 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 amoulit 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
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, who is occupying the home
of Mrs. James Henry Smith for the
season, and Lord Strathcona. J. P.
Morgan also rents a houae there.
The house is flve-stoirled, contains
2S bed and dressing rooms. 7 recep
tion rooms and an exceedingly large
ball. The rent is said to be 112,000
a year.
Queen Mary Pays Town Projected for
Debts of Princess Augusta Tourists
Georgia and Alabama
Red Men in Big Meet
COLUMBUS, OA., 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 W r ill!am Smllee Smith, and
Oreat Junior Sagamore Dr. H. A. Elko-
rle, of Birmingham, will be In attend
ance. Uohee Tribe, of Girard, will be
the host of the convention.
RODDENBERY IS ILL.
THOMASV1LLE, Aug. 28.--Cdn-
gressman B. 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.
Around-Britain Flyer
Rewarded for Pluck
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 28.—Harry G.
Hawke*, 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 Dally Mail 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,
W'as "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 Mrs. G. W. Manning, died
at the residence. No. 61 DeKalb
avenue. Thursday morning. She i*
survived by her parents. The body
will be sent Friday morning to Stone
Mountain for funeral and 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, oti the Au-
gusta-Aiken interurban 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 be
put in. Home* 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.
The funeral of Mr*. Mary Ellen Aiken,
who died Wednesday, will be held
from Burkert-Simmons Company’s
chapel at 8 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 ion of L. C. House, who
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’ an*
interment.
The body of Mrs. Etta E. Evans, who
died Tuesday night, was taken
Thursday to Re' .n, Ga., for funeral
and Interment.
Miss Georgia A. Mac|dox, 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.
‘Death Valley Scotty’
Brings $50,000 Suit
LOS ANGEI.ES, Aug. 28.—Walter
Scott, better known as "Death Val
ley Sfotty,” has brought suit for $50,-
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.
Southern Suit & Sfyrt Co.---Atlanta---New York-—Southern Suit & Sf^irt Co.
Suffrage Meeting at the Capitol.
The first meeting of the Georgia
State Suffrage Association since It
received Its charter will he held on
Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the
Senate chamber of the Capitol. Many
prominent men, both lay and clerical,
will speak nt that time. Dr. Harding.
Dr. Conkling and Dr. Beattie will he
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 echoolhouse. 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
the building fund.
For Mias 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. Wilmer L Moore, Mrs.
Marion Jackson. Mrs. Shepard Bryan.
Mrs. Marion Hull, Misers Callle Hull
and Carolyn King
Other parties for Miss Hull Include
a dinner party to be given Friday
evening bv Mr. and Mrs. Shepard
Bryan, a dinner party Saturday even
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jackson.
Mrs. Richard Orme Flinn’s tea Tues
day afternoon antf Mrs Wilmer L
Moore’s luncheon for out-of-town
guests Wednesday.
Beck • Batter man.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Beck
to Mr. Lyle K. Batterman 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
ters maid of honor and Mr. Czerna
Bissel 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.
FROHSIN’S
50 Whitehall Street
At Frohsin’s To morrow, Friday
Women sand Children’s Ill#
DRESSESUS
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That Sold up to $10, at
For Miss Irwin.
drs. Wittliam K_ Jenkins gave the
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—Women’s Dresses—
—Children’s and Junior Dresses—
To-morrow (Friday) you can buy
To-morrow (Friday) you ean buy Chil-
Women’s Presses such as Linens,
dren’s and Junior Dresses of washable ma-
Kathies, etc., in white, natural and
terials, such as will make fine School
colors, also striped Voiles
Presses. Many of dark colors,
that sold from $6.00 to
others of white and lighter £ S L” £
$10.00, Fri-
colors. All sold from $2.50 V f' > 1
day
to $6.00. Friday
All Charge Purchases Go on September Bill
No Exchanges
or Returns
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 Linen and Ratine
Dresses that were
$7.50 to $10.00 )
$2.35
All Striped and Figured
Voile Dresses that were
$6.95 to $10.00
Last Call On These Lovel
Only Forty=Five Left
y Dresses
CHOICE
Linen and Ratine, that were $12.50 to $16.50 yfek J
Linen and Ratine, that were $11.75 to $15.00
Fancy Voile Dresses, that were $10.50 to $14.50....
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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
r
35 Wool Skirts
Very latest styles in rt* if
Bedford Cords, TVor- xL 9 \ W
steds and Serges. Ttiej-Mj2«rf • * O
were $5.00 and $6.00...
All Summer Waists
That sold at $1.50 to p p
$2.00, now go at, .J.jC
choice
White Ratine Skirts
$3.50 values, | -j p
while they last, at
150 Summer Parasols f.1 r
that were $1.25 to / V
$1.75, at
Ladies’ Anto Coats QCr»
that were $3.50, at.. S\J\*
Crepe Kimonos to
that were $2.50. at *PI* I’D
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 Womens Apparel Store.”--43-45 Whitehall St.