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i \ COLONEL WILLI8 RAGAN HOST AT DINNER PARTT Colonel Willis Ragan was host at an elaborate entertainment Monday evening, complimenting Miss Eula Jackson, a bride-elect, and Misses Katherine Ellis and Margaret Grant, two debutantes of the season. A theater party at the Atlanta was fol lowed by aupper at Colonel Ragan's home, and the affair was a brilliant beginning to a very gay week for Atlanta's younger society set. The guests were seated at three handsomely appointed tables, olonel Ragan presiding at one, while his sons, James Ragan and Dr. Willis Ragan, each presided at one of the other tow tables. The married guests, including Colonel and Mrs Robert J Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant and Mr and Mrs. Frank Ellis, with Misses Mary Helen Moody, Ada Alex ander. Charles Crankshaw and Don McDougald were at one table, which had for a centerpiece a larg* plateau of Liberty roses and valley lilies, bor dered In fern. Scattered over the table were clusters of fressias and garlands oft asjiaj-agus ferns, w^th red poppers and silver compotes of red and white bonbons. The place cards bore hand pain ted sketches, showing butterflies, flowers, etc The two other table swere similarly decorated, and an elaborate dinner was served. The guests wore the prettiest of evening costumes, Miss Jackson weal ing an Imported toilet of white satin with draperies of tulle.* Miss Grant wore apricot satin with girdle of old blue and a corsage bouqhet "f Liberty roses and valley lilltvs Miss Kills wore a dinner gown of white sntln with tunic of green chiffon heavily encrusted In crystal. Miss Moody’s gown of white satin had a tunic of green chiffon, with tlr roses outlin ing the tunic and adorning th«} cor sage. Miss Anne Akers wore white charmeuse. Miss Jessie McKee s French grrwn of white satin was com bined with blue and green chiffon. Miss Ada Alexander wore pink satin. Miss Marlon Goldsmith’s costume of white satin was combined with tulle, ami Miss Gallic Hoke Smith wore white satin combined with green chif fon Mrs. Lowry wore white brocade satin. Mrs. Ellis wore an imported gown of black charmeuse with cor sage of white tulle, and Mrs Grant wore blue brocade velvet, with cor sage of tulle and garniture of lace The party was completed by Edward Alsop. Jr-, of Washington, D. C., Marsh Adair. Henry NeWman, John Brice and Madison Bell. McCormick - McCord. The marriage of Miss Mollie Royal McGormich. of Memphis, and Claude Manley McCord, of Atlanta, took plu< < recently A large wedding par ty attended the* couple, and elaborate decorations prevailed. The bride- wore brocaded charmeuse. combined with duchess lace, and orange blos soms and carried valley lilies. A color scheme of yellow and white was elaborately carried out In the re freshments and decorations for the reception which followed After December 10 Mr. and Mrs. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS 'v ALAMO No. 1 To-morrow. “The Wreck," a three-reel Vlta- nraph that is a thriller from start to finish, showing a great wreck scene. This great feature will be shown to-day. Tuesday and Wed- ^BROADWAY HARMONY FOUR, a “big time" act that will be In At lanta only three days. 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 Sellg Drama Is Intense In Interest. The Great Auriemla and the Mon arch Harmony Four. 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 ning 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. 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 floor 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. Needier raft 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 officer! 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 ladles 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 Gaps, 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 sllvei tea at her home at Spring and Kimball streets to-morrow aft ernoon, which will be given by the Ladles’ AM Committee of the Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church. Be sides the literary and musical pro gram there will ho an apron sale. Among those taking part In the. pro gram will be Father Rapier, selected reading; vocal solo, Mrs Joseph Hines, accompanied by Mrs. McAl pIn; piano solo, Mrs. John F. Hurley; song, Mrs E. J. Tutman; solo, Mr. J. Edgar McKee. The hours for entertainment will he 3 to 6 o’clock. The public Is cor dially Invited to attend. Mr*. StringfeMow to Entertain. Mrs Stuart Stringfellow will give a bridge-luncheon Wednesday morning for Mrs. Robert Yancey, of New r York. Mrs. Joseph Ralne’s 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 ladles of the Altar Society of Sacred Heart Church, of which Mrs. P. J. McGovern is pres ident. Christmas BazSgr. The ladles of Committee No. 1 of Ponce DeLeon Baptist Church will hold a bazaar for the sale of fancy I articles, cakes and candles at the home of their chairman. Mrs. George .\i Brown, No B84 Peachtree street, Thursday Visitors will he received from 10 in the morning until 10 in the evening, and those wishing to pur- | chase gifts suitable for Christmas presents or delicious cakes tind can dles are cordially invited to come. Among those who will assist Mrs. Brown will be Mrs. Rutherford Lips comb, Mrs. George Forrester, Mrs. John Moore, Mrs. C. G. Lippold, Mrs. 10c up Send fnr free booklet of cooking and candy recipes. Piping Hot Muffins with Vclva, the greatest syrup that ever happened — that makes a meal that would tempt all creation. 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 1 G Dunw< | kins and others. St. John’s Church Bazaar. The ladles of Bt. John’s M E Church will hold a bazaar Friday at the Winger Sewing Machine Company, No. 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 45 Orm street, Thursday at 3 p. m. Every member of the circle Is requested to attend. Visitors welcomed. Musical Program. The choir of Westminster Presby terian Church will give a musical pro gram Sunday evening at the church. The following members of the choir will take part: Miss Isabel Hllley, organist Miss Margherlta Carter, so prano; Miss Nell Holliman, contralto; Clyde Fincher, bass, and James Til- son, tenor. Unci© Remus’ Birthday. The children who attend the chil dren’s study hour at Carnegie Llbrt- ry will celebrate the birthday of Un cle Remus next Saturday afternoon In the children’s room. The program will he made up of stories from the pen of Joel Chandler Harris, better known to the children as Uncle Remus, and will be one of unusual in terest. Children’s day at the Atlanta Wom an’s club will he celebrated on the birthday of Mr. Harris, which Is the 9th of this month. The schools ill over the State will give a period rf the study hours to the life and writ ings of Uncle Remus. Annual Parlor Sale. The Indies’ Aid Society of West minster Presbyterian Church will hold Its annual parlor sale at the manse, No. 330 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 be an excellent tur key’ dinner served from 12 to 2:30 for 50 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 for one day will prov** most attractive, Bargain counters, fine hats, fan^y articles and delicious homemade cakes and candles will be cn sale. Drama League. “The Blue Bird” will be read by Mrs. William Clare Splker at the Georgian Terrace when the Drama League meets for the last time until after the holidays. There are now- 600 members to the Drama League In Atlanta. Mrs Harry Sternes Is chair- j man of the membership committee, and has done splendid work In in creasing the strength of the league by Its membership of representative peo ple. 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 I given by Mrs. Albert Thornton. For Mr. and Mrs. Butler. Captain James W. English will give a dinner at the Piedmont Driving Club Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Butler, Jr., of Buffalo. N. Y., who are guests of Mrs. A. M. Rob inson. Norvel Richardson’s Appointment. The many Atlanta friends of Norvel Richardson, of Vickburg, Miss., broth er of Hugh Richardson, of Atlanta, are greatly Interested in his appoint ment as secretary of the American Embassy at Rome. Besides having written several suc cessful books, Norvel Richardson al ready has served in the diplomatic* service, having been appointed by Mr. Roosevelt to Havana and later re ceiving an appointment to Copenha- j gen tinder Mr. Taft. He spent the ' last day or two in Atlanta with Mr. I and Mrs. Hugh Richardson, and will | sail Saturday for Naples, going from , there to Rome. Sheehan - Wilmot. The announcement of the engage- j , ment of Miss Margaret Claire Shee- ; ban. of Atlanta, to Aiden Wilmot, a j j British Colonial Magistrate, of Deear, , South Africa, will be received with i j interest by the many Atlanta friends ( i of this talented young woman. Miss I Sheehan, a singer of note, has stu- i died for several years under Madam ! Marches! and has appeared on the j operatic stage with success. She will ; j arrive In Atlanta this week to visit i her sisters, Mrs. Moran, Mrs. Joseph j Moody, Mrs. Branch and Mrs. Moore. I Lecture for Free Kindergarten. Dr. Carolyn Geisel, of Battle Creek, will give a series of lectures at Cable ■ | Hall beginning to-night and contln- * ulng through Friday. The lectures will be a revelation to mothers and i will carry with them many valuable points of enlightenment to those who ! I have the care of children. An admission fee of 50 cents will I charged. I Tea at Terrace. Miss Marlon Harper had as her i guests at the 5 o'clock tea at the I Georgian Terrace Tuesday afternoon I a number of friends to meet Mrs. ,T L. Benton, of Monticello, who is mak ing her home here this winter. p;trty Included Mrs. Claude Do’ of Memphis, who is with her parents, j Mr and Mrs. Montgomery Francis: Mr Mitchell King, Mrs. Willia Set roeder and Miss Lo jise Dooly. St. Philip’* Dinner-Supper. T he dinner and supr er t he ladl of St. Philip's Cathedr al v vill sen Th irsday is creating i w ldespre- int -rest. Many of the ladle s of th chc rch are famous co oks, and t! menus for dinner and supper include a variety of delicious dishes. Dinner will be served in the Sunday school room, corner Washington and Hunter streets, from 11:30 to 2:30, 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. Says Kaines Smith Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 2. — The noted painting, "Mona Lisa," is said to be actively evil by Kaines Smith, M. A., who lectured to an audience of wom en on beauty and morality. Holding up a reproduction of the stolen masterpiece, Smith said: “That portrait is the embodiment of all the evil the painter could think of.” DEAF PUPILS FEATURE AT WELFARE EXHIBIT Two younsr visitors testing some of the food so highly recom mended for them fit the Child Welfare exhibit. They are Janette McNeil, above, and Edwin Allen, both of the Cornelia Moon Day Xurserv. PERSONAL ■:**L.y«***' : ‘ J '***' w. Mrs. Dalton Mitchell is ill at her home on Piedmont avenue Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Thrash and family are at the Winecoff for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haverty have returned from a ten days’ stay at 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 been ill for several weeks, is improv ing. Bokover Toy left Sunday for Co lumbia, S. C., where he will make his headquarters in the 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 noke. Va\, will arrive in Atlanta Thursday to visit Miss Lula Dean Jones, and will be given a series of parties during her visit. The matinee party at which Mrs. Hunter Morriesette entertained Tues day afternoon at the Forsyth compli mented Mrs. John Mills, of Grifttn. Mrs. Frank Holland’s guest. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dargan. Jr., whose marriage was a recent event, will return next week from Asheville, where they have spent their honey moon at the Grove Park Inn. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Benton, of Mon ticello, have taken the apartment of Mr and Mrs. L. T. Stallings in the Elvsee while Mrs. Stallings and Miss Ruth Stallings are spending the win ter in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell and Governor John Marshall Slaton leave Wednesday for a short visit to New York, where they 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 complimented Mrs. Her man Seydel, 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 the city, where they enjoyed an informal house party. Telemon Smith Cuvier is at the 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. APPENDICITIS KILLS LAD. KLBERTON, Dec. 2.—Clifford, tht ' Fight-year-old son of Mr. and \t. George H. Smith, who died In Ath ^ following nn operation for appendic,,? was buried here. V„Y,V»MMMWWrtrtrtrt, rWrtll , Vt , mi[ . „ i Rich’sEconomyBasem’t * Rubbers for Misses, Ladies and Children. 5 60c and 65c values, al (sizes 49c I These | Christmas | Suggestions | Will save you mon- | ev. Mail orders -§ given careful atten- I tion. j ^ Crochet Slippers Wool, with Lamb’s All colors i 5 13 the manner in which 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. THE MONTGOMERY To - morrow. “The Black Countess," a Three- Part Path© Play That Is a Real Sen sation. This Picture Is a Great Fea ture That You Can Not Afford to Miss. the elite: To-morrow. “The Life of Dante," a Great Three-Reel Feature That Is Startling In Effect and Carries the Most In tense Interest. This Great Picture Can Co Occn in Atlanta Only at the Elite. VAUDETTE To-morrow. B’The Burled Past,” a Two-Reel oncho That Will Interest From Beginning to End Other Great Fea ture Pictures and the STEINWAY FOUR. 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 l(P9 Suffragists Debate Increase in Dues WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Behind locked doors the executive committee of the National American Woman Sul- j frage party to-day took up the prob- | lem of whether the party shall increase its revenue by imposing larger dues on members. The committee also took under con sideration a plan for the formation of a national suffrage publishing company. Maria Montessori To Lecture In U, S. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 2.—Crowds of Ame.’- i leans gathered to bid farewell to j Dr. Maria Montessoori. who sailed j for New York to lecture in the United States on her methods of child teach ing. Kerns to Give Birds Real Xmas Dinner "WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Senator and Mrs. John W. Kern will give a party on Christmas Day for the birds in and around Kern Oliffe, their Yir- j ginia country home. Mrs. Kern has purchased tiny bas kets to fill with goodies for the birds. These will be suspended from tree brances. Children of Ashby School Give Novel Demonstration of Prog ress Despite Handicap. GREAT VAUDEVILLE BILL THIS WEEK AT THE BONITA THEATER 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. 198 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 th.e 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 the wel fare show is the free 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 the 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 the 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 Chappell is a daughter of Mrs. C. V. Chappell, of Creedmoor, a weaithy widow. She was sent to Watts Hos pital for treatment. ML ■ - you sis ".real- /Sr CO! Stops the ache and roots 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 All Druggists, Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Atlanta. wool insole, and sizes. 75c 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 (iift that will please the most exacting. All col- f ■» / C ors; $1.50 values. I‘ Felt Juliets as illustrated, witTi fur top. Best grade of felt. Colors: Black, Wine, Gray and Brown. All sizes. Very pleasant in winter time. $1.25 values 95 c M Men’s Kid Slippers Kid Operas, as illus trated, in Black and Tan. Kid linings. $1.50 values SJ.10 HOW ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR CHILDREN? Are you giving them nourishing food—food that will develop their muscles, bones 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 price 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 cause you don’t know how many dif ferent ways it can be cooked—write for free recipe book to-day and you’ll be surprised at the big variety of dishes you can make from this nutritious food. In 5c and 10c pack ages. MAULL BROS., St. Louis, Mo. 1 R i c 8 | if Economy Basement : II ill, .Mini*" 11 E. H. WILSON W. H. HARRIS \ The vaudeville bill at the Bon:- ) ta this week is another record- s maker for this beautiful little < theater. There is not a dull mo- s ment from the time the curtain \ rises until the drop, and with the < augmented orchestra there is ; music that satisfies everyone, for s the show is good, the music is ) good, and the theater Is conducted ^ on a high plane—courtesy and at- x tention to women and children. If J your wife or children are at the Bonita, they are as safe as they \ are at home. ^^DainJii ^ IConoatam oMali J c' cncti 'J IS A MOST ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM A GENTLEMAN TO A LADY ENGRAVED VISITING CARDS ARE EQUALLY APPROPRIATE SEND FOR OUR SAMPLES NOW J. P. STEVENS ENGRAVING CO. SOCIETY STATIONERY ENGRAVERS ATLANTA. GEORGIA Stop at Atlanta's Newest and Finest Hold IV inecoff m 58 Blaclf/iione of the South Is the Hotel Winecoff