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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. HRS. R. L. COONET HOSTESS AT BRILLIANT RECEPTION Robert L. Cooney wm hostess Mr !.v afiernoon fct the most brtl- *£*£.$£* the week, when she [urert her debutante daughter, ’"'Lf Lee Cooney, to her friends 'mot's the " larrleiJ women of At- 'the affair took place at the Pled- ent Club, Where an elaborate dec- "eatlon prevailed. In the reception tidy Hillington rosea were nated With palms In making a "s^ng settmg for the hoeteas and Tries: of honor to receive the fU The large dining room was made . bower of roses and there the table about which the women Inhered 'to chat, held a graceful L.ket of Man-land roses, the same Jwicat* of pink being carried " tn the details. The candle shades shell pink and the bonbons were dainty little French flowers In pink, blue and green. Killarney and Rich mond roses were used in decorating the punch bowl, and the richness of the darker flower blended well with the lighter pink Killarney. Farnlan- cia ferns completed the decoration. Mrs. Cooney was assisted in enter taining by her sister, Mrs. Inman Gray, Mrs. James R. Gray and Mrs. Charles S. Sisson. Mrs. Cooney was gowned In black charmeuse with a tunic of net embroidered in old blue, and Miss Cooney was handsome in seafoam blue chiffon, the draperies of brocade velvet, with lace to form the bodice. Miss Mary Flinn, of Pittsburg, and Miss Pritchett, of Nashville, came especially for this occasion and are the guests of Mrs. Cooney. Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Cooney will give a 9 o’clock ball, when all the dancing set will be en tertained For Mr*. Percy Taylor. \lrs Howard Muse will give an In formal bridge party of four tables Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Percy Taylor the guests to include only Mrs Tavlor’s close friends, Mrs. Rob ert G. Jones, Mrs. Ernest Duncan, Vfr S William Amaud, Mrs. Frank Cunael’ Mrs. John Gilmore, Mrs. Irv- ine GreSham, Mrs. George Muse, Mrs. Martin Dunbar, Mrs. Edgar Dunlap, Mrs J R- Watts, Mrs. Louis Moeckel, Mrs Alvin Steele. Miss Margaret Hallman. Miss Emma Taylor. Miss Helen Taylor. Miss Leila Neer and Miss Edith Watts. Miss Jons* Entertains. Th* luncheon which Miss Lula Dean Jones gave Monday at the Pied mont Driving Club was one of a num ber of parties tendered her guest, Miss Marv Scott Ferguson, of Roanoke. Va. Luncheon was served in the rose room, where the beautifully appointed table had for a centerpiece a large *<!ver vase of pink roses and narcissi, •mrrounded by smaller vases of the same flowers. The place cards bore hand-painted cupids, and during luncheon telegrams bearing amusing personal messages for each guest were brought in and read aloud, creating much merriment. The hostess and honor guest w ;re beautifully gowned, Miss Ji|ies wear ing brown velvet, with hat of brown velvet adorned with fur, and Miss Ferguson wearing sapphire blue charmeuse. with tunic of black chif fon. Her hat of black velvet was adorned with plumes, and her corsage bouquet, was of pink roses and valley lilies. Mrs. Harrison Jones wore black velvet, with hat of the same wreathed in paradise feathers. The guests in cluded only a few close friends. Mis* Ray Is Honored. Miss Ruby Ray was honored by Mrs. Shepherd W. Foster. State re gent D. A. R., yesterday at the meet ing of the Piedmont Continental Chapter, D. A. R., who presented her with the first copy of the Revolution- It Is Not Too Late to have your order for Engraved Cards or Stationery exe cuted by J. P. Stevens Engraving Co., Atlanta. A magnificent, new five-story plant has greatly increased Air facilities, which enable them to fill orders promptly ' p to the last minute. To Christmas ary Reader issued from the press. The book, a lovely little volume bound in red and gold, was autographed by the compiler, Mrs. Foster, and was given to Miss Ray as a testimonial of the valuable assistance she gave Mrs. Foster in locating the unrecorded sto ries of the Revolution in this and oth er States The work has been com piled by Mrs. Foster with the idea of establishing it in the uchools as a his torical work of value. New Officers for D. A. R. Chapter. Following are the new officers elect ed at the meeting of the Piedmont Continental Chapter, D. A. R., yes terday afternoon: Regent, Mrs. A. H. Alfriend; vice regent, Mrs. Frank S. Cox; recording secretary. Mrs. Car ter; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Clark; registrar, Mrs. L. D. Lan*»; auditor. Mrs. William Yeandle; histo rian, Mrs. Zettler. Mrs. Richard P. Brooks was elect ed chairman, of the board, with Mrs. Abbott. Mrs. Thornton, MTs. Hardin, Mrs. Eugene T. Boothe and Miss Ruby Ray. Miss Hat Lie Smith and Miss Wheelan as members of the board. Delegates to the State convention to be held at Macon in February were Mrs. Eugene T. Boothe; alternates, Mrs. William Yeandle and Mrs. Mar tin. The National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion will follow' immediately after th** State convention, and Mrs. T. W. Martin was named to represent the chapter at that time. Her alternates are Miss Ruby Ray and Miss Hattie Smith. The congress will be held at Washington, D. C., in March. Miss Moseley to Give Dance. A very beautiful dance will . be given for the debutante set and their friends and the college boys and girls at Segadlo’s on Friday evening for the benefit of the Empty Stocking Fund. The dance will begin at 9 o’clock and continue until 1 o’clock, giving the large crowd of young peo ple who will attend the Tech Dra matic Club’s performance at the Grand an opportunity to dance a*s they always do at Segadlo’s after the plays and glee club concerts. The dance will be an unusually large affair this year, due to the fact that the entire proceeds will go to swell the fund for the stockings of Atlanta’s little poor children. The admission will be 60 cents. The guests will include the young people w'ho attend the Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon dances at Segad lo’s. Mrs. Cummings to Entertain. Mrs. W. B. Cummings will enter- i tain the sisters of Electa Chapter, No. i 6. O. E. S., at an informal afternoon j Wednesday at 3 p. m. at her resi- j dence, No. 44 West Alabama street. Miss Virginia Haugh to Entertain. Miss Virginia Haugh will give a Lea Tuesday afternoon, December 23, In hotfior of Miss Mildred Wick®, of Spo. kane, Wash., and Miss Mary Howard, who will spend the holidays with her. The girls will return Friday from the Mary Baldwin Seminary to spend the holidays in Atlanta. A number of parties are being arranged for them. Sale of Christmas Articles. Christmas shoppers will find a great variety of pretty articles suitable for Christmas gifts at the sale which the members of St. Mary’s Guild of St. Philip’s Cathedral give all day Wed nesday at Jacobs’ Pharmacy, on Ma rietta street. No article will be priced over 75 cents. The patronage of the public is asked. Chorus Rehearsal. The rehearsal for the chorus in the '•antata which will be given at Trin ity Church at an early date will ’De held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the church. The chorus will meet again Thursday evening at 7 o’lock, when Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon will en tertain at supper preceding the re hearsal. Mrs. Westmoreland Entertains. The bridge tea given by Mrs. Willis Westmoreland Tuesday afternoon was one of a series of handsome par ties tendered Miss Katherine Ellis since her debut. Mrs. Westmoreland's residence was elaborately decorated | with red and white carnations, which ; filled silver bowls and vases in the j drawing room, while in the sun par- I lor there were quantities of pink i flowering begonias. In the hall were ! dozens of white carnations, and the i beautifully appointed tea table was ; graced with Richmond roses, with red shaded tapers, red and white bon bons and all decorative details in these colors. Mrs. Lewis Beck assisted in enter taining Mrs. Westmoreland was lovely in gendarme blue charmeuse. with tunic of blue chiffon and cor sage of chiffon and blue embossed velvet. The guests included only members of the debutante set. Equal Suffrage Association. The Atlanta Equal Suffrage As sociation will meet on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, at the Hotel Ansley. Mrs. M. L. McLendon and Leonard Grossman, who were dele gates to the National Suffrage Con vention recently held In Washington, will give an account of the convention and of the audience given the suffra gists by President Wilson. A business session will follow the program. Everyone interested is in vited. Philharmonic Orchestra Concert. The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Atlanta Musical Aossociation will make Its initial evening appearance at the Atlanta Theater Tuesday night, the concerts heretofore having been held in the afternoon. Taking part will be a group of well-known At lanta singers, and the orchestra will include, for the first time, a number of woman performers, thus following the lead of great orchestras the world over, which are everywhere beginning to include women. The program, which is wide in its appeal to lovers of the most severely classical as well as the lighter de scriptions of music, is as follows: Two movements from Symphony No. 1, Beethoven. Norwegian Dances. Nos. 2 and 3, Grieg. I Aria from ‘'Figaro,” Mozart; “Even- . ing Star,” from “Tannhauser,” Wag ner; aria from “Falstaff,” Verdi—Mr. Wilford Watters. t * Sextet from “Lucia di Lammer- j moor,” Donizetti—Mesdames Elsas and Spritz, Messrs. Cundell, Ward- ! well, Watters and Bates. Country Dance and Romance, Wil- I son. Three Dances from “Henry VIII,’" German. Overture to “Oberon,’.’ Weber. Tickets to the concert are on sale all day at the office of the Atlanta Musical Association, No. 80 North Pryor street, and Tuesday night at the box office of the Atlanta Theater. For Miss Mary Gude. Miss Mary Gude, whose marriage to Algernon Coleman, of the Univer sity of Chicago, takes place next Wednesday, was honor guest at the informal party given by Miss Nita Black Tuesday afternoon. Thirty- five guests were delightfully enter tained at Miss Black’s home on Spring street and cerise geraniums and narcissi were decorations in the drawing room, where the guests were received. A prettily appointed tea table had for a centerpiece a crystal vase of sunburst roses, and the crystal can delabra held white tapers. Mrs. Rich ard C. Congdon presided over the sil ver tea service at one end of the ta ble. Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, Miss Louise Black, Mrs. A. V. Gude and her aunt. Miss Boggs, bf Brooklyn, assisted In entertaining. Yale Glee Club. The Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs will atop in Atlanta on their Christmas trip this year, and music lovers will be treated to an unusually good concert, which will be given at the Grand Opera House December 25, at 8:16 p. m. There will be all the dash and swing which characterizes the Yale organi zation, and to this will be added some selections of high musical merit. On account of the popularity of Yale in Atlanta and the South and the prominence of many of its local alum ni. a large and fashionable audienca will witness the concert. After the performance the college men will be guests at a dance at the Piedmont Driving Club. W. C. T. U. “Can Donations.” The Atlanta Frances Willard Woman's Christian Temperance Uni ion will hold no more meetings until the second Thursday in January, since the members will be busy preparing for the holiday season. Mrs. W. H. Preston, superintendent of the flower mission department, No. (>0 East Georgia avenue, suggests a "can do nation” instead of flowers to carry to charitable associations. If each member and well-wisher will send a can of fruit, jell or vegetables, she will see that those who need It most will receive the donations MARY L. M’LENDON. Pres JANE A. ADKINS, Rec. Sec. Mrs. Brooks Retires as Regent. Mrs. Richard P. Brooks, who h*a served the Piedmont Continental Chapter, 1). A. R., as regent for two years, retired from office Monday at the regular meeting of the chapter, her term of office having expired. Mrs. Brooks lias made an efficient and popular regent. She was the recip ient of a beautiful ex-regent’s Din, which is the first pin of its kind to have been given a retiring officer. The pin i9 a gold representation of the coat-of-arms of Georgia, incrust- ed with pearls to represent cotton bolls. This design has been accepted as the regulation pin to be worn by future retiring regents In token of the efficient w'ork ac complished by Miss Ida Sohane. who was chairman of the flag committee. Mrs. Brooks presented her with a beautiful barpln. and to each of the retiring officers Mrs. Brooks gave a handsome Wedgwood plate, illumi nated with a reproduction of Conti nental Hall at Washington. Many delightful speeches were made by the retiring officers and members of the chapter, and much praise was given Mrs. Brooks for the wav in which she ha® carried forward the -work of the chapter and her pres entation of the flag on the new’ court house. Sh oppers , LITTLE LOUISE BELLA IS SHINING STAR AT THE BONITA THEATER Economically Inclined This store’s broad range of selections, em bracing everything of the worthiest character in jewelry, gems, watches, silver and gold wares and unusual small wares of usefulness and beau ty, offers freest choice to both the buyer who must think most of cost and the buyer to whom cost is of secondary consideration. A specialty bill of four act®—all good, clean and entertaining—1® the offering at the Bonita Theater this week, and while 4here is not a dull or uninteresting numby on the program. Little Louise Bella, the charming singer, dancer and entertainer, is by far the stellar ^ number. She has a way that goes right to your heart, and she holds her place there, too. She is In her line what Yvette is in hers—vi vacious. daring and entrancing. The bill is a good one, and well worth the while. Visit Tills Sto r e Whatever your Christmas appropriation, the best solution of your gift problem lies in a visit to this store. Whether you come to buy or merely to inspect, whether your purchase is large or small, the Eugene V. Haynes Company assures you always of the most courteous attention. Visitors Always Welcome Eugene V. Haynes Co. 4 9 W kitehall St. Let Your Best Gift Be a DxamoBcl Diamonds are the supreme symbols of value. Their beauty and worth are as enduring as time Itself. They make ideal gift®. If you can not visit the store we shall be glad to send you a selection for examination—all express charges paid. You have the privilege of paying all cash or make settlement in conven ient monthly payments. We charge only 6 per cent simple interest on the amount deferred after deducting your cash pay ment. 0»ly one-fifth cash re quired at time of sale. Write for our booklet, Facts About Diamonds, and 160-page illustrated catalogue. Maier Berlt*le. Inc. Diamond Merchants "N i-Lstablished 1887. ;; 1 -33 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. PERSONAL Mrs. J. M. Graham will visit her mother. Mrs. Mary K. Graham, in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzie, Jr., will spend Christina® with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Munday in Augusta. Mrs. Henry Leonard and Master Henrv Leonard have returned from Birmingham, where they visited Mrs. F. G. Byrd and Mrs. John B. Kelly. Mrs. Edith Dielbrhner of Chicago, who has been visiting Mrs. Jere A. Gumm, at her home in Ponce De Leon avenue, has returned home. Miss Nellie Lamar, who has been the popular guest of Miss Alice Parks and Miss Forol Humphries for the last few weeks, left for her home in Augusta Sunday. Mrs. E. T. Smith, Jr., with her lit tle daughter, Laura Isabel, will come over from Athens the last of the week, to spend the holidays with Mrs. C. P. King. Miss Edith Bryson, of Savannah, who was one of the bridesmaids at the Jackson-Alsop wedding and was a house guest of the Jacksons, re turned home Saturday. Miss Katherine Parrish, who is a student at Washington Seminary this winter, left last week to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, B. Parrish, in Montgomery. Mrs. Thoma-s Felder and her niece, Miss Virginia Jenkins, of Virginia, who ha6 been visiting her for some time, left Sunday evening for St. Au gustine, Fla.., where they will be at the Alcazar for several weeks. Mrs. C. R. Atchison will leave on Thursday for Nashville to he the guest of her sister, Mrs. B. H. Rice, for several days, later going to the home of Major H. W. Grantland, her father, to spend the holidays. Mr. Atchison will join her there. Miss Marion Atchison is already in Nash ville, where she has been receiving much attention from her friends. TO FILL EMPTY STOCKINGS. WAYCROSS, Dec. 16.—Waycross Is making plans to fill as many Christ mas stocking® for the poor as possi ble. The main work is being planned by the King’s Daughters and the Sal vation Army. J The Christmas Displays Of High Art Jewelry Featured by plan evidenee of the Xante EXAOTTXG STANDARDS in the cutting and in the purity of the OEMS that mark their displays at all other seasons of the year. Hero YOU will find oxquisito bits of JEW ELRY with values that fit every purse. Not the prosaie variety of JEWELRY usual ly found in stores, but something different at prices that are compelling. “ The Shop De Luxe” 91 PEACHTREE ST. Atlanta Clothes, Then Shows, Subject to Censoring CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 16 That the ultra-fashionable sartorial creations for women, including the X-ray, the slit skirt, and other kindred models are far more injurious to public welfare and morals than triangle plays. Is the un official and individual opinion of the City Commissioners of Chattanooga. The attitude of the Commissioners was brought to light when a resolu tion from the Chattanooga Pastors’ As sociation calling for a censorship on theaters and picture shows was unof ficially declared secondary to a censor ship on milady’s present day attire. Princess Mary Mixed In Charity Tangle Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. Dec. 16—The kind heart of Princess Mary has made trouble for her. She set out to make Venetian bead necklaces to be sold for charity. im mediately she was beset by applicants British and American—who sent checks i and .asked necklaces In return She sent hack the checks, but some who got neither necklace nor check made a fuss. Flagler Widow Offers Wife No. 1 $6,000 Yr. NEW YORK. Dec. 16.—Mrs. ida M Flagler, first wife of Henry M Flag ler, the late Standard Oil capitalist of Florida, now in a sanitarium, will re ceive "'about $6,000 a year for the re mainder of her life as dower interest in Flagler's New York real estate, if a proposed settlement by Mrs. Flagler No. 2 is approved by the Supreme Court. Any Little Chap would sit up all night to eat bread and Velva—that great food-sweet for old or young. No, there isn’t anything like VeIva on the table or In the kitchen. Everyone who eats it likes it, because it’s good—and'it's as low in cost as it is good. In red cansorgreen. At « « your grocer's. lucup Send for booklet of cooking and candy recipes. PENICK A FORD, Ltd. New Orleans In the Whole Gamut of men’s dress there is positively nothing that should require such individual atten tion as the shirt. The Trio Laundry launders your shirts—not in a “haphazard” sort ot fashion. Wo use the latest approved method of pressing —not ironing—your shirts. This insures the garment against ordinary so.orohing or tearing and makes it last twioe as long. Ivy 1099. E. II. WILSON. W. H. HARRIS. Of All the Gifts Given to Children None will be so pleasing as nice tilings to wear Of all the stores you may visit in making your selections, none will have a broader range—prettier styles—better values nor more reasonable prices. Suits—double breasted, Norfolk and Russian styles- Middies and Sailors, too—in rich and attractive designs. Suits priced from $5.00 to $15.00. Overcoats from $5.00 to $18.00. Play Suits in all styles, priced from $1.00 to $5.00. Nature Shaped Broadwalk Shoes, $1.75 to $3.50, according to sizes and quality. Scout Shoes, Official, $2.00 to $3.00, according to sizes. Hundreds of articles in Boys’ and Children’s Wear, which are top-notch- ers as gifts for little ones. Boys’ Gloves, Jewelry, Handkerchiefs, Ties, Sweaters, Stockings, Pajamas, Underwear. Blouses, Shirts. Wool Knit Combination Sweater Suits, con sisting of Sweater Coat, Leggins, Gloves and Toque, $5.00. Knitted Leggins, Toque and Gloves, $1.00. Many novel things in Children’s Toys. Don’t overlook our Boys’ Department in your eagerness to make the little fellows happy when they gather around their “At Home Tree.” Goods Sent Parcel Post or Express to Out- of-Town Customers Who Order hy M ail. PARKS-CHAMBERS- HARDWICK 37-39 Peachtree COMPANY Atlanta, Ga. 1 n =■ , -V