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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MRS, R. L. COONEY HOSTESS AT BRILLIANT RECEPTION WOMLft Mrs Robert L. Cooney was ho*r*r< Tuesday afternoon at th* most bril liant reception of the week, when she, introduced her debutante daughter, I/aura Lee Cooney, to her friend® among the married women of At lanta. The affair took place at the Pied mont Club, where an elaborate dec oration prevailed In the reception rooms Lady Hlllington ro*f* were mingled with palms In making .« pleasing setting for the hostess and the guest of honor to receive the quests The large dining room was made into a bower of rose* and there the tea table, about which the women gathered to chat, held a graceful basket of Maryland roses, the same delicate shade of pink being carried out In the details. The candle shades were shell pink and the bonbon© were dainty little French flower* In pink. For Mrs. Percy Taylor. Mrs. Howard Muse will give an in formal bridge party of four tables Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Percy Taylor, the guests to include only Mrs. Taylor’s close friend*, Mrs Rob ert G. Jones, Mrs Ernest Duncan, Mrs. William A maud, Mrs. Frank Fundell. Mrs. John Gilmore. Mrs. Irv ing Gresham, Mrs. George Muse, Mrs Martin Dunbar. Mrs. Edgar Dunlap, Mrs. J, R. Watts, Mrs Louis Moeckel. Mrs Alvin Steele, Mi** Margaret Hallman. Miss Emma Taylor. Miss Helen Taylor. Miss Della Neer and Miss Edith Watts Miss Jones Entertains. The luncheon which Miss Lula Dean Jones gave Monday at. the Pied mont Driving Flub waa one of a num ber of parties tendered her guest, Miss Mary Soott Ferguson, of Roanoke. Va. Luncheon was aerved In the rose room, where the beautifully appointed table had for a centerpiece a large adlver vase of pink rose» and narcissi, surrounded by smaller vases of the bint and green Klllarney and Rich mond roaes were used in decorating the punch howl, end the richness <»f the darker flower Mended well with the lighter pink Klllarney. Fnrnlan- cla ferns completed the decoration. Mrs. <;oone\ waa assisted In enter taining by her sister, Mrs. Inman Gray, Mrs. James R. Gray and Mrs Charles K Sisson Mrs. Cooney was gowned In black charmeuae with a tunic of net embroidered in old blue, and Miss Coonej was handsome in stafoam blue chiffon, the draperies of brocade velvet, with lace to form the bodice. Miss Mary Minn. of Pittsburg, and Mias Pritchett, of Nashville, came especially for tills 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 same flowers The place cards bore hand-painted cupida, and during luncheon telegram* hearing amusing personal messages for each guest w < re brought In and read aloud, creating much merriment. The hostess and honor guest w *re beautifully gowned, Miss Jcfies 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 wns 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 guest* in cluded only a few close friends Miss Ray la 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 Continent.il 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 their facilities, which enable them to fill orders promptly up to the last minute. To Christmas Shoppers 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 post and the buyer to whom cost is of secondary consideration. Visit T h i s Store 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. V lsitors A1 ways Welcome Eugene V. Haynes Co. 4 9 W hitehall St. ary Reader from the press. The book, a bn *'n ul© Volume bound in red an- gold. v.as autographed by the comp; • r Mrs. Foster, and was given to M - Kty as a testimonial of the valuabi* ass.stance she gave Mrs. Foster in locating the unrecorded sto ries of the Revolution in thi* and oth- The work baa been com piled by Mrs Pouter with the idea of establishing it in the schools 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 F Cox, recording secretary. Mrs. Car ter, corresponding secretary, Mrs. Clark; registrar. Mrs L. D. Lane; auditor, Mr*. William Yeandle; histo rian. Mrs. Zettlor. Mrs. Richard P Brooks was elect ed chairman of the board, with Mr* Abbott, Mr*. Thornton, Mrs. Hardin, Mrs. Eugene T Boothe and Miss Ruby Ray, Mias Hat tie Smith and Miss Wheelan as members of the board Delegates to the State convention to tie held at Macon in February were Mrs. Eugene T. Boothe; Alternates, Mrs, William Yoa.ndle and Mrs. Mar tin. The National CongT©»s 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 lie given for the debutante set and their friend?! and the college boys and girls at Hegadlo’s fin Friday evening for the benefit of the Empty Htocklrig 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 as they always do at Hegadlo’s after the plays and glee club concerts. The dance will he. 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 50 cents. The guests will Include the young people who attend the Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon dances at Segad- lo’s. Mrs. Cummings to Entertain. Mrs. W. B. Cummings will enter tain the .sisters of Electa Chapter, No. *), O. I'j. S., at an Informal afternoon Wednesday at 3 p. rn. at her resi dence, No. 44 West ^Alabama street. Miss Virginia Haugh to Entertain. Miss Virginia Haugh will give a tea Tuesday afternoon, December 23, In honor 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 parlies 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 cantata which will he given at Trin ity Church at an early date will be held Tuesday evening ,.t 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 tilled silver bowls and vases In the drawing room, while in the sun par- y lor there were quantities of pink ( ‘ flowering begonias. In the hall were * 1 dozens of white carnations, and the beautifully appointed tea table was grai ed with Richmond roses, with red shaded tapers, red and whit© 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 aet. Equal Suffrage Association. The Atlanta Equal Suffrage As sociation will meet on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, at the Hotel Anaiey. Mrs. M. L. McLenden and I Leonard Grossman, who were dele gates to the National Suffrage Con vention recently held in Washington, II give an account of the convention audience given the suffra gists by President Wilson A business session will follow the program. Everyone Interested 1* in vited. Philharmonic Orohettra Concert. The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Atlanta Musical Aossociatlon 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 moat 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 Aria from “Figaro,” Mozart; “Even- . ing Star,” from “Tannhauser,” Wag ner; aria from “Falstaff,” Verdi—Mr. Wilford Watters. • Sextet from “Lucia dl Laramer- j moor." Donizetti—Mesdames Elsas and Spritz, Messrs. Cundell, Ward- I 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 Mies 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 Bpring street and cerise geraniums and narcissi were decorations in the drawing room, where the guests were received. A prettily appointed tea table had for & 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, of Brooklyn, assisted in entertaining. Yale Glee Club. The Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs will stop 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 26, at 8:15 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 It* local alum ni. a large and fashionable audience 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 Un 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. It Preston, superintendent of the flower LITTLE LOUISE BELLA IS SHINING STAR AT THE BONITA THEATER A specialty bill of four acta—all good, clean and entertaining—Is the offering at the Ronita Theater this week, ami while 4here is not a dull or uninteresting number 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. Let Your Best Gift Be a D lamoad 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 sh ill be gl/id 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. Only one-flfth cash re quired at time of sale. Write for our booklet. Facts About Diamonds, and 160-page illustrated catalogue. M aier & Berkele. Inc. Diamond Merchants Established 1887. 31-33 Whitehall Street. Atlanta, Ga. mission department. No. <V0 East Georgia averiut, miggMtl a "can do nation” instead of flowers to < trry to charitable associations If each member and well-wisher will send a can of fruit, Jell" or vegetables, sha will see that those who need 1t 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 has served the Piedmont Continental Chapter. D. 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 has made an efficient and popular regent. She was the recip ient of a beautiful ex-regent's oin, which Is the first pin of its kind to have been given a retiring officer. The pin Is a gold representation of the coat-of-arme of Georgia, lncrust- ed with pearls to represent cotton bolls This design has been accepted as the regulation pin to be worn by future retiring regenta. In token of the efficient work ac complished by Miss Ida Schane, 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 pTalse was given Mrs. Brooks for the way In which she has carried forward the work of the chapter and her pres entation of the flag on the new court house. PERSONAL Mrs. J. M. Graham will visit her mother, Mrs. Mary K. Graham, In Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzie, Jr., will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Munday in Augusta. Mrs. Henry Leonard and Master Henry' Leonard have returned from Birmingham, where they visited Mrs P. 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 Ferol Humphries for the last few weeks, left for her home in Augusta Sunday. Mrs. E. T. Smith, Jr., with her lit tle daughter, Laura Lsabel, 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. Thomas Felder and her niece. Miss Virginia Jenkins, of Virginia, who has 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 be 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 Naah- vllle, where she has been receiving much attention from her friends. TO FILL EMPTY STOCKINGS. WAYCROS8, Dec. 16.—Waycross Is making plans to All as many Christ mas stockings for the poor as possi ble. The main work Is being planned by the King's Daughters and the Sal vation Army. The Christmas Displays Of High Art Jewelry Featured by give evidence of the *»ms EXACTING STANDARDS in the cutting and in the purity of the GEMS that mark their displays at all other seasons of the year. Here YOU will find exquisite bits of JEW ELRY with values that fit every purse. Not the prosaic 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 i her. 8he set out to make Venetian bead necklaces to be sold for charity. Im mediately she was beset by applicants British and American -who Bent checks and asked necklaces in return. flhe sent back 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. iucup Send for booklet of cooking and candy recipes. PENICK & 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 of fashion. We use the latest approved method of pressing -not ironing—your shirts. This insures the garment against ordinary scorching or tearing and makes it last twice as long. Ivy 1099. E. H. WILSON. W. H. HARRIS. Of All the Gifts Given to Children None will be so pleasing as nice things 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 by Mail. PARKS-CHAMBERS- HARDWICK 37-39 Peachtree COMPANY Atlanta, Ga.