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I THE ATLANTA (tEOR( 1 LAN AND NEWH. M u inuc, y /A n )=d* COLONEL WILLIS RAGAN MOST AT DINNER PARTY red ( , r»npl Willis Ragan was host at ftn , nborate entertainment Monday evening, complimenting Miss Eula j ;i A , n, a bride-elect, and Misses Katherine Ellis and Margaret Grant, {UO debutantes of the season. A theater party at the Atlanta was fol- ]<iwod by supper at Colonel Ragan’s hoT and the affair was a brilliant beginning to a very gay week for Atlanta’s younger society set. The guests were seated at yiree handsomely apointed tables, Colonel Ragan presiding at one, while his . James Ragan and Dr. Willis Ragan, each presided at one of the two tables. The married guests, n uding Colonel and Mrs. Robert J. 1 -i>wr\ Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant an « Mr and Mrs. Frank Ellis, with '■'j sges Mary Helen Moody, Ada Alex ander, Charles Crankshaw and Don M '», igald, were at one table, which for a centerpiece a large plateau A i rt-erty roses and valley lilies, bor- r . In fern. Scattered over the were clusters of freesias and g, .• , n ds o0 asparagus ferns, with r , ,.ppers and silver compotes of and white bonbons. The place , bore handpainted sketches, g butterflies, flowers, etc. ;-;.e two other tables were similarly d, stated, and an elaborate dinner was served. ; he guests wore the prettiest of evening costumes. Miss Jackson wear- ae’an imported toilet of white satin u-o riraperies of tulle. Miss Grant ,pricot satin with girdle of old md a corsage bouquet of Liberty v, s and valley lilies. Miss Ellis u iv a dinner gown of white satin a tunic of green chiffon heavily • . iu.-ted in crystal’. Miss Moody's of white satin had a tunic of iven chiffon, with tie* roses outlin es the tunic and adorning the cor- v f. Miss Anne Akers wore white ! barmeuse. Miss Jessie McKee’s i -, i gown of white satin was com- 1|M ,.i with blue and green chiffon. M■ <- Yda Alexander wore pink satin. M > Marion Goldsmith’s costume of ‘ satin was combined with tulle, - iss t’allie Hoke Smith wore •;. 0 satin combined with green chif- V[rs. Lowiry wore white brofcade .., ’n Mrs. Ellis wore an imported ... n of black chta'meuse with cor- l llt r. ,,f white tulle, and Mrs. Grant , id vie brocade velvet, with cor- , L . • of tulle and garniture of lace. T • party was completed by Edward . , j r . of Washington, D. C.; M .isli Adair, Henry Newman, John Brice and Madison Bell. McCormick-McCord. The marriage of Miss Mollie Royal M ormich, of Memphis, and Claude .ianlev McCord, of Atlanta, took ;.];ve recently. A large wedding par- ttended the couple, and elaborate decorations prevailed. The bride ore brocaded oharmeuse. combined , duchess lace, and orange blos- i'i s and carried valley lilies. A r scheme of yellow and white was elaborately carried out in the re freshments and decorations for the reception which followed. Alter I>ecember 10 Mr. and Mrs. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS McCord will be at home in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. May at Home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin May will be at home Sunday afternoon and even ing at their Washington street home for their sister, Mrs. David May, of New York. Equal Suffrage Association. The Atlanta Equal Suffrage Asso ciation will meet Wednesday at 3 o’clock p. m. at the Hotel Ansley. in parlor E, second lloor. There will be an interesting program. Miss Mamie L. Pitts will talk on universal suffrage in Norway. Mr. C. L. Ash ley, Councilman from the Fourth Ward, will speak on municipal gov ernment. Five-minute talks will be given by several members of the as sociation. All interested are most cordially invited to attend. Needlecraft Circle No. 1. Needlecraft Circle No. 1 will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Walter Dennis on Mayson avenue. Election of of ficers will be held and a full attend ance is requested. Ladies’ Auxiliary, B. of R. T. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will hold an election of officers at their meeting this afternoon in the K. P. Hall, Kiser Building. All mem bers are requested to be present. Church Bazaar and Supper. The ladies of the Church of the In carnation will hold a bazaar in the parish house at the rear of the church Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening. Caps, aprons, bags and household goods homemade, will be on sale. The public is invited to at tend. Silver Tea and Apron Sale. Mrs. W H. McAlpin will be hostess at a silver tea at her home at Spring and Kimball streets to-morrow aft ernoon, which will be given by the Ladies’ Aid Committee of the Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church. Be sides the literary apd musical pro gram there will be an apron sale. Among those taking part in the pro gram will be Father Rapier, selected leading; vocal solo, Mrs. Joseph Hines, accompanied by Mrs. McAl pin; piano solo, Mrs. John P. Hurley; song, Mrs. E. J. Tutman; solo, .Mr. J. Edgar McKee. The hours for entertainment will be 3 to 6 o’clock. The public is cor dially invited to attend. Mrs. Stringfellow to Entertain. Mrs. Stuart Stringfellow will give a bridge-luncheon Wednesday morning for Mrs. Robert Yancey, of New York. Mrs. Joseph Raines guest, and for Miss Bessie Tharin, of Montgomery. Candy Pulling. There will be a candy pulling at the Parochial School of Sacred Heart Church Saturday afternoon, to which all friends of the church are invited. The entertainment will be given un der the auspices of the ladies of the Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church, of which Mrs. P. J. McGovern Is pres ident. 1C G. Dun woody, Mrs. W. kins and others E. Haw-! ing her home here this winter. The party included Mrs. (Maude Douthit, <»f Memphis, who is with her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. Montgomery Francis; Mrs. Mitchell Kin#, Mr® William Schroeder and Miss Louise Dooly. St. Philip’s Dinner-Supper. The dinner and supper the ladies I of St. Philip’s Cathedral wifi serve Thursday is creating' a widespread interest. Many of the ladies of this (hurch are famous cooks, and the menus for dinner and supper include a variety of delicious dishes. Dinner will be served in the Sunday school room, corner Washington and Hunter treets, from 11:30 to 2:10, and will include turkey, cranberry sauce and Plum pudding. Supper, with creamed chicken and oysters, will be served from 5:30 to 8. The patronage of the public is asked. Mrs. VanHarlingen Entertains. Mrs. J. M. VanHarlingen will have as her guests at a bridge Wednesday afternoon for Miss Emily Winshlp, a bride-elect, and her guest. Miss Eliz abeth Brown, of Pittsburg, the fol lowing young women: Misses Mignon McCarty, Helen Dargan, Carolyn King, Lula Dean Jones, Helen Haw kins. Alice May Freeman, Elizabeth Morgan. Jennie D. Harris. Caroline Muse and Mrs. Rucker McCarty. For Miss Mary Gude. The luncheon which Mrs. Alfred announced, there will be the luncheon / alamo’ no. 1 To-morrow. "The Wreck." a three-reel Vita- graph that is a thriller from start to finish, showing a great wreck scene. This great feature will b* shown to-day, Tuesday and Wed nesday. BROADWAY HARMONY FOUR, a “big time" act that will be In At lanta only three days. Christmas Bazaar. The ladies of Committee No. 1 of Ponce DeLeon Baptist Church will hold a bazaar for the sale of fancy articles, cakes and candies at the home of their chairman. Mrs. George M. Brown, No. 684 Peachtree street. Thursday Visitors will be received from 10 in the morning until 10 in the evening, and those wishing to pur- hase gifts suitable for Christmas presents or delicious cakes and can- ies are cordially invited to come, i Among those who will assist Mrs. j Brown will be Mrs. Rutherford Lips comb. Mrs. George Forrester. Mrs. John Moore. Mrs. C. G. Llppold, Mrs. ALAMO No. 2 TO-MORROW. "The Cave Men’s War," a Two- Part Kalem Drama That Is Out of the Usual. "Within the Hour.” This Selig Drama Is intense In Interest. T he Great Auriemia and the Mon arch Harmony Four. r Send fnr free booklet of cooking and candy recipes. St. John's Church Bazaar. The ladies of St. John’s M. K. i •Church will hold a bazaar Friday at the Singer Sewing Machine Company, i •No. 79 Whitehall street. Fancy arti cles suitable for Christmas gifts will be for sale. Missionary Circle No. 7. Missionary Circle No. 7 will meet with Mrs. Wiley Harris. No. 47 drm street, Thursday at 3 p. m. Every member of the circle is requested to attend Visitors welcomed. Musical Program. The choir of Westminster Presby- j terian Church will give a musical pro gram Sunday evening at the church The following members of the choir will take part: Miss Isabel Hilley, organist; Miss Margherita Carter, so prano; .Miss Nell Holliman, contralto; | Clyde Fincher, bass, and James Til- ! son. tenor. Uncle Remus’ Birthday. The ehildrt n who attend the chil dren’s study hour at Carnegie Libri- rv will celebrate the birthday of ITn- cle Remus next Saturday afternmn in the children's room. The program will be made up of stories frofh the pen of Joel Chandler Harris, better | known to the children as Uncle j Remus, and will be one of unusual in- I teres t. Children’s day at the Atlanta Worn- j an’s Club will be celebrated on the I birthday of Mr. Harris, whii# is the 9th of this month. The schools all over the State will give a period cf the study hours to the life and writ ings of Uncle Remus. Annual Parlor Sale. The Ladies’ Aid Society of West- ' minster Presbyterian Church will hold 1 its annual parlor sale at the manse. , No. 380 North Boulevard, on Thurs day. beginning at 10 a. m. A large variety of beautiful as well as useful articles suitable for Christ - mas presents will be for sale at mod erate prices. There also will he an excellent tur key dinner served from 12 to 2:30 for 60 cents. The public is cordially In vited. Christmas Parlor Sale. The bazaar, with music and re freshments. which will be opened Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock .it the residence of Mrs. A. P. Coles, No. 565 West Peachtree, and continue j for one day will prove most attractive. | Bargain counters, fine hats, fan?y ; articles and delicious homemade cakes and candies will be cn sa»e. Drama League. "The Blue B : rd” will be read by | Mrs. William Clare Spiker at the Georgian Terrace when the Drama j League meets for the last time until | after the holidays. There are now i 600 members to the Drama League in ; Atlanta. Mrs. Harry Sternes is chair man of the membership committee, I and has done splendid work in in- j creasing the strength of the league by j its membership of representative peo- j pie. After "The Blue Bird" the next in teresting announcement from the pro gram committee of the Drama League will be the series of lectures by Mon sieur Pepot. which will be given_ in January, from the 12th to the 17th. Monsieur Pepot gave the “Chanti cleer" in Atlanta when that play was produced, and was the honor guest at a brilliant evening's entertainment given by Mrs. Albert Thornton. For Mr. and Mrs. Butler. Captain James W. English will give a dinner at the Piedmont Driving ('lub Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Edtvard Butler. Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y., who are guests ol Mrs. A. M. Rob inson. Norvel Richardson's Appointment. The many Atlanta friends of Norvel I Richardson, of Vickburg, Miss., broth- I er of Hugh Richardson, of Atlanta, | are greatly interested in his appoint- i ment as secretary of the American ! Embassy at Rome. Besides having written several sue- j Vessful books. Norvel Richardson al- i ready has served in the diplomatic ; service, having been appointed by Mr. E. Buck gave Tuesday complimented Roosevelt to Havana and later re- Miss Mary Gude, whose marriage to ceiving an appointment to Copenha- j Algernon Coleman, of the University gen under Mr. Taft. He spent the I of Chicago, takes place December 23. last day or two in Atlanta with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson, and will For Mrs. Graham. sail Saturday for Naples, going from I Among the parties to be tendered there to Rome. Mrs. James Edward Graham, of Cleveland, who arrives Thursday DEAF PUPILS FEATURE AT WELFARE EXHIBIT PERSONAL Two younjr visitors testing some of the food so highly recom mended for them at the Child Welfare exhibit. They are Janette McNeil, above and Edwin Allen both of the Cornelia Moon Daj Xurserv. , ■ > s “ % T* CT M ■ m Mrs. Dalton Mitchell is ill at her home on Piedmont avenue Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Thrash and family are at the Winccoff for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ha vert y have returned from a ten days’ stay nr the Waldorf, New York. Mrs. W. E. Adams, of Thomaston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gilreath In the Mendenhall Apartments. Dr. and Mrs. Omar F. Elder are spending some time on the western coast of Florida. Dr Elder, who has APPENDICITIS KILLS LAD. ELBERTON, Dec. 2.--Clifford, the ight- year^old son of Mr. and Mrs. ieorgo H. Smith, who died in Athens allowing an operation for appendicitis. was burled here. .j ich'sEconomyBasem’t | j ~ | Rubbers for ^ Misses, Ladies and Children, t £ 60c and 65c values, al Isizes 3- several weeks, is improv- 49c m been 111 for ing. Bokover Toy left Sunday for Co lumbia. S. C.. where he will make his headquarters in tjte future. He is a popular member of the young society set, and will be missed at the af fairs of the season :» Miss Mary Scott Ferguson, of Roa- «5 noke. Va . will arrive in Atlanta 5 Thursday to viait Miss Lula Dean | Jones, and will be given a series of j parties during her visit. I The matinee party at which Mrs. j$ Hunter Morrlesette entertained Tues- j day afternoon at the Forsyth comp!i-j;2 mented Mrs John Mills, of Griffin, >j Mrs. Frank Holland’s guest M5 I '■ Mr. and Mrs Milton Dargan. Jr., aj whose marriage was a recent event. 5 will return next week from Asheville. ^ where they have spent their honey-IJ moon at the Grove Park Inn 5 ! • Mr. and Mrs. J. L Benton, of Mon- «C ticello. have taken the apartment of I £ Mr and Mrs. L. T. Stallings in the rg Klysee while Mrs. Stallings and Miss) 5 Ruth Stallings are spending tHe win- $ ter in New York. j £ Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell and Governor John Marshall Slaton leave Wednesday for n short visit to New York, where the\ will join Mrs. Sla ton and Mrs. William D. Grant. The party will return home next week. The box party which Mrs James Jackson gave Monday afternoon at the Forsyth cnnmlimented Mrs Her man Sevdel, of New York. Mrs S. W. Foster’s guest. Following the matinee. Mrs. Vassar Woolley enter tained the guests at tea at the Geor- gian Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daniel. Misses Alice May Freeman and Laura Cowles and Ben Daniel have returned home after spending a week in Tifton as the guests of Henry Tift in his bun galow' several miles from ihe city where they enjoyed air informal house party. Telemon Smith Cuyler is at the j Winecoff, having just returned from ' a hunting trip in Jones County. Mrs Frank Hawkins is in New | York for a short stay, having joined ! her husband for Thanksgiving. They ! will return home next week. These Christmas Suggestions Will save you mon ey. Mail orders, given eareful atten tion. Crochet Slippers Wool, with Lamb’s wool insole, and sizes. All colors 76c Values, 49c An inexpensive gift for a woman, miss or child. Felt Slippers for women. Cushion In sole and ribbon-trimmed. A very dainty Xmas Gift that will please the most exacting. All col- tj / r ors. $1.(50 values. ^ 10 /. the manner in W'hich deformed or crippled children are treated in the hospitals of Atlanta. Nurses from Grady Hospital are in attendance. The walls of the building are cov ered with charts, diagrams and pla cards telling graphic stories of the terrible waste of life among the chil dren of the nation and of the best means of prevention. Sanitation at every period of the infant’s life is one of the important watchwords that the exhibit brings to the attention of the mothers*. The best and simplest ways to bathe, clothe and feed the baby are shown by charts and by actual demonstration. The show will continue until the middle of December. 255 ALCAZAR THEATER To-day.. The Last Days of Pompeii.’’ one of the greatest productions yet pre sented to the public, and one that Will interest and thrill from begin- ' ' ) to end. SAVOY THEATER To-day. ■Night Shadows of New York,” Great Three-Reel Universal Picture That Will Make the Blood Run faster in Your Veins. THE MONTGOMERY T o-morrow. The Black Countess,” a Three- Pact Pathe Play That Is a Real Sen sation. This Picture Is a Great Fea- ture That You Can Not Afford to Miss. Piping Hot Muffins with Velva, the greatest syrup that ever happened — that makes a meal that would tempt all creation. VeIva is more than good in flavor. You couldn’t shake a word out of a dictionary that would describe its fine, smooth taste. Your grocer sells it in red or green cans. PENICK & FORD.Ltd. New Orleans Sheehan-Wilmot. I visit Mrs. James L. Dickey, Jr., will The announcement of the engage- i he the buffet luncheon which Mrs. ment of Miss Margaret Claire Shee- 1 Henry Miller gives on Tuesday, De- han. of Atlanta, to Aiden Wilmot, a ! cember 9. British Colonial Magistrate, of Deear, I M r - } ' n d Mrs. Morris Brandon will South Africa, will be received with > give a dinner-dance on that same interest by the many Atlanta friends evening for Mrs. Graham, which will of this taiented young woman. Miss j assemble a limited number of friends Sheehan, a singer of note, has stu- j a t their home, died for several years under Madam I Marchesi and has appeared on the; 51 r. and Mrs. Morris Brandon will I entertain at a dinner-dance for Miss Eula Jackson and Edward H. Alsof operatic stage with success. She will arrive in Atlanta this week to visit her sisters. Mrs. Moran, Mrs. Joseph Moody, Mrs. Branch and Mrs. Moore. whose wedding will be an event of December 12, at their home on Thurs day evening, December 4 Lecture for Free K indergarten. Dr. Carolyn Geisel, of Battle Creek, will give a series of lectures at Cable Hal! beginning to-night and contin uing through Friday. The lectures will he a revelation to mothers and will carry with them many valuable . points of enlightenment to those who j entertain on have the care of children. An admission be charged. fee of 50 cents will Tea at Terrace. Miss Marion guests at the i Georgian Terrar a number of friends to m L. Benton, of Monticello, w Harper had as her o’clock tea ut the > Tuesday afternoon t Mrs. J. > is mak- the; elite To-morrow. _ The Life of Dante," a Great Three-Reel Feature That Is Startling • n Effect and Carries the Most In- Interest. This Great Picture Can Be Seen In Atlanta Only at the Elite. VAUDETTE To-morrow. e Buried Past," a Two-Reel bo That Will Interest From n ing to End. Other Great Fea Pictures and the STEINWAY It Is an Article of Faith with the Englishmen to be “carefully careless.” or "carelessly careful,” in dress.' To avoid that over sleek look which hints of posing before a mirror, THE TRIO LAUNDRY will take out the grease spots, press out the wrinkles and put in the proper creases to give you that English “carefully careless” look. BOTH PHONES 1099 E. H. WILSON W. H. HARRIS For Miss Eula Jackson. Miss Eula Jackson will be honor guest at a number of parties before her wedding. Besides those already given on Thursday by Mrs. Robert Alston. Mrs. Clarence Haverty whi Monday, and Miss Ma mie Ansley will give a luncheon it the F’iedmont Club Tuesday for Miss Jackson. For Mrs. Thebaut. Mrs. Maxwell Thebaut is being en tertained as the guest of Mrs. Eugene Holmes in Birmingham. Among the pretty affairs last week in her honor was Mrs. YY r . I?, Hillhouse’s luncheon, when she invited to be her guests Mrs. William Lasseter, Mrs. James Roberts, Mrs. Frank YY'ood, Mrs. S. F Teague, Mrs. K. M. Prince, Mrs. Al bert Finch and Mrs. Gregory John ston. GREAT VAUDEVILLE BILL THIS WEEK AT THE BONITA THEATER The vaudeville bill at the Boni ta this week is another record- maker for this beautiful little theater. There is not a. dull mo ment from the time the curtain rises until the drop, and with the augmented orchestra there music that satisfies everyone, for the show is good, th* music is good, and the theater is conducted on a high plane—courtesy and at tention to women and children. If your wife or children are at th» Bonita, they are as safe as the> are at home. Children of Ashby School Give Novel Demonstration of Prog ress Despite Handicap. Visitors to the Child Welfare and Health Show Tuesday' were repaid for their interest by a novel demonstra tion given by the deaf school chil dren of the Ashby Street School. They arrived at the building. No. V98 Peachtree street, where the exhibits have been placed, soon after the show opened in the forenoon. They were accompanied by their teacher. Under her direction they presented striking illustrations of the progress they have made despite their handi cap. The Child Welfare Show continued to attract large crowds on Tuesday, and the promoters are looking for great benefits to come from its in fluence. It especially is desired to have in attendance all of the mothers of Atlanta whose meager means and limited facilities at home have pre vented them from giving their chil dren the care that the young people need. An important feature of (he wel fare show is the fre» diagnosis that will be given all children brought to the exhibit building by their parents. A number of the most skilled phy sicians in Atlanta have volunteered their services for this purpose. The plan will enable parents who have been unable to afford a careful diag nosis of their little ones’ condition or who have been made (he victim of imperfect diagnosis to have the ad vantage of the opinion of the best men in the profession. Clinics are conducted almost con tinuously at the show to demonstrate College Beauty and Lad May Die of Burns DURHAM. N. C., Dec. 2.—Miss Iris Chappell, said to be llie prettiest girl student at Trinity College, and Travis Hall, son of James Hall, were se riously, if not fatally, burned when their clothing was Ignited from open grates in their rooms. The Hall lad is in a dying condition. Miss Chappell’s beauty, that has won fame in college circles, will be per manently marred if she survives. Miss (’happen is a daughter of Mrs. <’ V. Chappell, of Creedmoor.. a wealthy widow. She was sent to Watts Hos pital for treatment. Hell 1 ypu iti j ‘real-J ./or \ COGNH Felt Juliets as illustrated, with fur top. Best Rrade of felt. Colors: Black, Wine, Gray and B r o w n. All sizes. Very pleasant in winter time. $1.25 values 95c Stops the ache and roof* out the corns and bunions. No soreness or swelling, no gouging, no pain. TANGO is guaranteed to root out the core of the corn painlessly; if it does not, go to the drug store where you bought it and get your money back. 25c at A.11 Druggists. Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Atlanta. Men's Kid Slippers it Kid Operas, as illus- s trated, in Black and S Tan. Kid linings $1.50 ;; values 5; SJ.l 0 HOW ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR CHILDREN? Ar#» you giving them nourishing food-food that will develop their muscles, hones and flesh—food that is easily digested and cheap? Ever thought about Spaghetti— Faust Spaghetti? Do you know that a 10c package of Faust Spaghetti contains as much nutrition as 4 lbs. of beef? Your doctor will tell you it does. And Faust Spaghetti costs one- tenth the pric© of meat. Doesn't that solve a big item in the high cost of living? You probably haven’t served Faust Spaghetti as often as you should be- I'ause you don't know how many dif ferent ways it can he cooked write for free recipe book to-day and you’ll t>e surprised at the big variety ot dishes you can make from this nutritious food. In 5c and 10c pack ages. MAULL BROS., St. Louis, Mo. Rich ’ s | Economy Basement ? Jw MIIHHI1H X A J11 ill ail I 111! —— > J, ’S' > . * L J\iiulij OlCoitecjitiih (^lalionctij IS A MOST ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM A GENTLEMAN TO A LADY ENGRAVED VISITING CAROS ARE EQUALLY APPROPRIATE SEND FOR OUR SAMPLES NOW J. I*. STEVENS ENGRAVING CO. Stop at Atlanta's Newest and Finest Hotel Winccoff i. SOCIETY STATIONERY ENGRAVERS ATLANTA. GEORGIA Blackstone oj the South Is the Hotel Winecoff