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inrj i ijj\i> a n AjiJvyxAvjj^xj.A Ain u rsrjvvcs. It sppms that have turned ar they have had But- - There in still For as we ti year's voyagin* strewn stream now the land Nothing " l«and will Me syth Theater next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp. The "land" will be a great free concert for the benefit of The Geor gian-American Empty Stocking Fund, and it will be sighted by some of the jolliest tars in.Atlanta's musical cir- every time Atlan a ns cleg, led by t he favorite * nund ) n the last ear Of lo •aJ mimi »ver«. to pa> for it An 1 YOU an d You a YOU 8 as the re are in to hope vi ted to come an d hear the ear th e close of this cert ever giv en in Atlant t* do vi n the requ the nhsielan M w ill he At of Ilf c we app" ach ucts, which in itself in of ‘Some thing for enou fh, for an Atlanta like •verythi ig else In A sight ed at t he 1 'or- the b A n est therr 1 alt hot gh the con omnriandera many - i*e in- Most of guarantee CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ('an be made easy by sending your friends a good magazine for 1914. CURRENT OPINION a vital, up-to-date review of the events of the month in all parts of the world, will make an excellent gift for ally gen- t tertian. $3.00 a year. $2 5ft If ordered with some other magazine. CURRENT OPINION With American ..$3.65 With Delineator 3.65 With Every body's 3.75 With American Boy .... 3.35 With McClure’s 3.65 With Metropolitan 3.65 With Collier's 4.25 With World’s Work . . 4.35 Each magazine can be sent to different addresses if de sired, and we will announce your gift from this office if requested. Our new catalog is full of attractive clubs. Phone or write for a copy. BEVIL Subscription Agency Equitable Building. Main 2841-J, Atlanta, Georgia. a. he’s Is for the benefit of the Empty Stocking Fund and something may turn up that will add a few dollars to the money that is being raised to bring Santa Claus to the homes of the poor little boys and girls of Atlanta—the main Idea is that it will not cost you a cent to come and hear the good music and mingle with the crowds. Every seat In the house will be free [j There will be nobody at the door to || lake up a ticket, and there will be nobody there to charge you a dime for a reserved seat. Ushers will be there to show you to the host seats in the house and the doors will be open an hour before the performance starts and they will not have anything to sell. Young Leon McConville, 12 years old, who does things with the cor net that stamp him ax one of the coming musicians of the country, will play anything from grand opera to ragtime. And the way that little boy can play those old favorites like "Cornin' Through the Rye" and "Auld Lang Syne" with all the triple trim mings well, you’ll have to hear him to know how he does It. And then there'll be E. (\ Barber and Fred Wedemeyer and Jake Matthiessen, At lanta's most famous band leaders. They'll have musicians with them from the American Federation of La bor. which accepted tin- invitation to play for the poor kiddies of Atlanta so quickly they’ll always have a soft spot In the heart of the Christmas J Editor. And that’s not one-third of the list, but* the others are Just as good. So you can see that it is a dead open and shut proposition that this concert is going to be the best en tertainment that the Christmas Edi tor has yet arranged And a word must be said for the boys who are responding most loy ally to the appeal of tin* "Good Fel low” in Monday’s Georgian, who ask ed that all tiie boys break away from the club stuff for one day and send the money they’ll save to the Christ inas Fund. The "Good Fellow" was talking to the men who make fairly S good and really good salaries, but who are stranded in Atlanta without any ! home tics and with no place to find the congeniality man desires except at tlie clubs and around the hotel lob bies. (J-.hH .No. 2" :ppeared*early *rucs(3ay*fpornlng 'His letterland hi4 dollar \v(-n;jawaiting the Christmas Editor wherUhe got down to work. "Here’s mine," he wrote "Now let the other boys come along with theirs. I'm not going home for Christmas, but I’m going to have a good Christmas because some kid will be playing around with a little red engine or some little girl will be crooning over a doll—and 1 bought it.” It's Fine for That Grouch. Now, there are without doubt hun- ■ reds of men who are developing that grouch the greatest grouch of them all that comes when they learn they can not go home for Christmas They think they're going to have a bad Christmas, with nothing but a. hotel dinner and a show to make up for the laugther and love of the home. And they probably will unless they’re "Good Fellows.” Being a good fellow is the best recipe on the market right now for lhat grouch. Hena your dollar to the Christmas Editor and wake up Christmas Day with Joy in your heart, eat your hotel dinner or- hoarding house dinner In peace and comfort, and go to the show in the afternoon and have a good time for you can do it If you have the knowledge that • i • • ome lltth boj or girl. Incidentally, the Christmas Editor asks all who ar© dressing dolls to return them to The GeorgiSn office, No. 20 East Alabama street, as soon as they can. The dolls must be boxed and prepared for distribution, and there are only a few days left till Christmas And if you haven't dressed a doll yea—there are still a few more that the Christmas Editor will be glad to let you have. ‘Wildcat’ Insurance Hit in $450,000 Suits The 138 policy-holders of the Ameri can Life and Annuity Company are to be sued by Insurance Commissioner VV. A. Wright for the total indebtedness of the defunct concern, which amounts to $450,000. Out of the assets the sum of $276 has been set aside for the cost of service of the suits. Most of the de fendants reside outside of Fulton County. Attorney Rurton Smith is handling the prosecution, and he declares that each policy-holder fs responsible for the entire amount of the indebtedness of ♦ 450.000. "The outcome of these suits will serve to rid Georgia of wildest in surance companies." said Mr. Smith. Firm Under Fire to Extend Indebtedness NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—The Assets Realization Company, whose securities on the Stock Exchange have been under severe pressure, announced to-day it had prepared the necessary legal papers to provide an extension of its indebted ness Practically all holders of obligations again**, the company have agreed to the extension and no difficulty Ts expected. The concern invests In the holdings of defunct corporations. NEW SCHOOL OFFICIAL. DALTON, Dec 16. Dennis H. Barrett has been elected to the city school board to succeed H. L Smith, resigned, also being made secretary and treasurer. GHMSTM&t GIFT LETTERSMUST BE IN BY THURSDAY Iras -a Pulliman to rim of tlrat worl<f=wonder, the Grand Canyon of Arizotra, California offers those who love the sea a winter of delight. A'ou can fish for tuna, and cruise in a motor boat, or try surf-bathing. Superb resort hotels provide luxurious enter tainment. On your way to California see the Grand Can yon of Arizona, a mile deep and painted like a sunset. The California Limited is an all-steel Pullman tram, exclusively for first-class travel. Runs daily between Chicago, Kansas City, Loa An geles, San Diego, Oakland and San Francisco, with Pullman for Grand Canyon Fred Har vey dining-car meals are served Four other Santa Fe trains to California. Three run daily; these carry standard Pullmans, tourist sleepers and chai r cars; all classes of tickets honored. The Santa Fe de-Luxe, between Chicago, Kansas City and Los Ange les runs once a week in winter America’s finest train—' extra fast, extra fine, extra fare.” The only railroad under one management thrbugh to California; double-tracked half way, safety block-signals ‘‘all the way.** Jno. O. Carter. Sou Fats. Agt., 14 N. Pryor St.. Atlanta. (3a. Phone, Main S42. Remember the Panama Expositions at San Francisco and San Diego in 1915 (4) By MARY LEA DAVIS. All letter* to be considered in this contest must be in my hands by Thursday. None will be read after that date. The names of those who wrote "best" letters will be published an soon as possible after Thursday. For several days the men have been writing to tell what they think is the best Christmas present a. husband can give his wife Some of the sugges- tloi I 'I* 8<X)d tOO.* It would seem that many of the married men readers of The Georgian have solved the gift-giving problem to their own satisfaction. Letters received from women read ers in the last few days) show that the writers have been giving the sub ject of present-giving serious thought. They are answering the question splendidly This was the offer I made: To the wife who v:ri1c* the heat short letter telling what in the most useful gift for a husband, one $J0 {/old piece. Three awards of $5 each will be given the wives whose letters arc adjudged the next best. Also, / will award the same prizes to husbands who icrite brief letters outlining the most appro priate gift for a husband to give his wife. For the husband's letter that is adjudged the best the writer will receive a $10 gold piece. Hus bands who write the three next best letters will receive, each, a $5 gold piece for their thoroughness. Send your letters addressed, to MARY LEA DAVIS, Editorial Department, The At lanta Georgian. Here are some of the letters re ceived : A BANK ACCOUNT. Miss Mary Lea Davis: A few years after our marriage my husband was called to New York on special business and could not be with me f<*r the holidays. Christ mas morning I received a special delivery letter from him, contain ing a check for $100 We were in very moderate circumstances and I fully appreciated the sacrifice such a generous gift meant to him. I determined to make it a bidding to both of us. and next day I put it in bank to draw interest. Having; a bank aocount la an incentive to save and I soon found myself mak ing edge cuts to save tdckell and pennies, and added dolars every now and then to my bank account. My husband gave me money on several anniversaries of our marriage and on my birthdays. These were not large amounts, but 1 hurried them to bank. Five years later we moved into our own little home and it was furnished with my bank account. Furnishing our home this way gave us such pleasure that to the. couple in moderate circumstances I ad vise the gift of a bank book to wife from the husband, even if it can only stand for a small amount. "Large trees from little acorns grow " MRS. N. H. Union, S. C. PEN AND PAPER. Miss Mary Lea Davis: I would suggest that a fountain pen and a box of the very best sta tionery would be a very suitable Christmas present for hubby, also one that would be useful and a con stant reminder of the giver. Lancaster, S. C. MRS. L. H. A HAND BAG. Miss Mary Lea Davis. To my mind, one of the best presents a man can give his wife Christmas is a leather hand hag. It will last indefinitely, remind her of him every time she uses it, and be always of service to her. W. T. P., JR. Wade, FT a. FOR A HUSBAND. Miss Mary Lea Davis: A check, large or small, to pay on the home, a card of pearl col lar buttons, a silk tie, tucked shirt, both the wife made, and The Georgian to read on his re turn home from work for a year, all paid for with the wife’s earn ings during the year by doing some light work, with a card thanking him for his love and care during the year. would be a nice surprise Christmas present for her husband, with happy lit tle children, on Christmas morn. MRS. J. L. D. Columbus, Ga. A VACUUM CLEANER. Miss Mary I^ea Davis: It should always be a hus band’s desire to lighten his wife's I heard a young mother talking to her little son about his teeth—tell ing him howimportant it is that the teeth be kept dean. A If you want to be a bip. strong boy,” she said, “and then a big, strong man, you must have good teeth. And to keep your teeth sound you must remember now, while you are a little*boy, to brush them twice every day.” The young mother told me that the youngster liked the taste of Ribbon Dental Cream and that this had helped her in inducing him to form the im portant daily habit. Of course, she talked with him about it now and then to impress on him the great advantage to his health and comfort that comes with this daily care. “Then twice a year,” she added, “I have the dentist look him over." You too > should use COCCATE’S RIBBON DCRTOC CREAM labor, even as she endeavors to make his home cheerful. A vacuum cleaner of a good grade would make the best Christmas present. Nowadays there are vacuum cleaners on the market which are of good construction, yet reasonable in price L. E. A. FOR A WIFE. Miss Mary i^ea Davis According to my notion, the gift for Christmas must convey the Christmas spirit, and while it may he utilitarian, yet I think it sohuld convey that spirit, be some thing that will gratify what the giver knows to he an urgent long ing, and in most cases 1 think that this desire is for something under the head of necessities. So I try to find out what it is that my wife most wants, and come as near to getting that for her as is possible. Atlanta, Ga. L. G. C. SUPPLY OF LITHIA WATER. Miss Mary Lea Davis: One month’s supply of lithia water will be more appreciated by him, as I do expect to be able to procure it for him. MRS? FRED H. Atlanta, Ga. A PAIR OF GLASSES. Miss Mary Lea Davis: I think the oest present a wife could give her husband would he love and best wishes and make a vow’ on that holy day to keep them. I also think a pair of glasses would be nice for those that need them. MRS J. B. S. Barnesville, Ga. A WATCH CHAIN. Miss Mary Lea Davis: We are going to give daddy a * watch chain for his Christmas, made of an old gold chain inter linked with our little girl’s curls, the cost of which will be but a unit to its intrinsic value and use M. AND B. Atlanta, Ga. A READING LAMP. Miss Mary Lea Davis: I have solved my Christmas problem by giving my husband books. One of the most useful and the one he enjoys every night is a reading lamp. I could not give him anything that he would appreciate more. Hoping this will help someone as it has me, I remain, MRS. B. W. Palmetto, Ga. SPIRIT OF THE GIFT. Miss Mary Lea Davis: Christmas giving is both memo rial and practical. Memorial of the Great Gift which made the first Christmas day one of joy and life, and practical because it offers the opportunity to give. Surely of all the graces giving is the greatest. Giving lifts us out of self and places us closer to our fellow. Likewise, it is good to receive a f ’ift and the response reaches out ike ripples on placid w’ater and touches other hearts with its bless- Incs For a wife from a husband give her husband the “amt ‘ Hn.ik It Is not ao much the gilt, however as It is the .ptrit of Ui. gift. Tucker, Ga. gifts of love. Miss Mary Lea Davis: , We are apt to place enttr T too great an emphasis upon what money will do at Chrlstmas Olve vourself, your love, the tenner touch that was hers in -'ourting davs Give love gifts, encourage ment. sympathy. Tell her she Is all the world to you. WTFR Cuthbert, Ga ONLY ONE “Bromo Quinine^Tka** Laxative Rromo Quinine Cures a Cold in 1 Day, Grip in 2 Day* on 33c The Undermuslin Section Overflows With Delectable Gifts for Women Not the staid, prosaic garments which the word undermus- lins suggest. My, no! But the indescribable, "precious,” feminine things that women "just adore.” Prettily fashioned from soft, clinging crepes, and lavishly adorned with laces, rosettes and ribbon bows, and all such as make for delightfully dainty gift creations. So in your round of Christmas shopping to-morrow, or any day, stop off at the Third Floor and see these exquisite garments, just waiting for you to choose them, to be tucked into pretty boxes and go to delight the heart of a friend. Any One of These Is Sure of Welcome: PINK AND BLUE COMBINATIONS of fine, soft, cotton crepe, the yoke is formed of very dainty Van Dyke-point lace, beading run with ribbon; the drawers are prettily trimmed with lace bands and edge; the most fascinating garments, priced at $d.50 Suit. ‘ TEDDY BEAR” COMBINATIONS of soft seco silk- plain or figured; beautifully trimmed and priced at $2.50 each. OTHER TEDDY BEAR” COMBINATIONS, made of soft nainsook, trimmed with pretty laces and ribbons; $1.00 each. DRAWERS—Knickerbocker or straight-leg style, all so charmingly fashioned, and so many to select from. These are particularly “gifty,” and are priced $t $1.00 pair. DAINTY, WHITE LINGERIE PETTICOATS, straight line, with scalloped flounces, some embroidery, others with lace trimming. They are adorably fashioned and are only $1.00 each. PARTICULARLY PRETTY GIFT CORSET COVERS, new styles and a most pleasing assortment to select from, are priced at 50c and $1.00 each. ADORABLE NIGHT GOWNS—ideal for gifts—are made of pink or blue seco silk, some chemise style with nar row embroidery beading, ribbon run; others are empire style with yoke formed of lace bands, finished with pretty lace edge. These are $1.00 each. Lovely $3.50 Gowns Are Priced at $2.98 Exquisitely dainty are these Gowns; some have yoke and kimono sleeves formed entirely of sheer, shadow lace, wide bands of ribbon and artistic bows and rosettes as a charm ing finish. There are at least a dozen styles to select from. Boudoir Caps and Camisoles Perhaps these have not occurred to you. They are dainty, pretty affairs that every woman likes. Boudoir Caps are here in various fascinating styles and at all prices-—50c, 75c, $1.00 to $10. Camisoles (corset covers) prettily fashioned of laces or of crepe de chine and ribbons; $2.00 and up. Did You Get This Offer? For a short time only we are offering a Wizard Triangle Pol ish Mop and a quart can of Wiz ard Polish—all for $1.50. Reg ular combination price $2.50. You save $1 by acting NOW. The Wizard Triangle Pol ish Mop "The Mop That Gets-in-the- Corners” is the mop with the truly scientific principle. Its triangle shape makes the clean ing of corners just as easy and effective as the cleaning of the center of the floor. The Wizard Polish with which MOP is treated adds a luster and richness to your floors with out leaving them oily or slippery. Handle reaches everywhere. No stooping, kneeling or back ache. Wizard Polish is more than a furniture polish. Restores the beauty to finest fin ishes as you dust with it. Cheap enough to use on floors. No shaking. No sediment to mar. Downstairs Section. Comfort for Children Bath Robes Blanket and eiderdown Robes in pretty, rich, warm colors—light and dark shades, plain or figured effects; all fresh and new. At several prices —from $2 to $7.50. A Certain Group of Good Bath Robes at Half Price Cozy garments for little folks to snuggle into at night and morning to keep off the chill. There are Beacon blanket Robes and eiderdown Robes, an assortment of colors. These Robes are soiled—they are thoroughly washable and hence highly desirable when they may be had at half price. QO For Children’s $2.50 and $2. 75 Sweaters All-Wool Coat Sweaters, reds, grays, brown and navy, they have sailor collar of contrasting color; jaunty, pretty garments; 6 to 12-year sizes. Pajamas That Would Make a Small Boy Happy They are made of warm, fleecy outing flannel with nursery designs particularly pleasing to a small boy. Priced at $1.00 suit. $1 Beaded Bags Half Price Every beaded bag in stock to be sold at exactly half price. Bags that were $3.00 to $12.50, now $1.50 to $6.25. Sale of Fitted Sewing Baskets $1.00 Sewing Baskets, 75c. $1.50 Sewing Baskets, $1.00. $2.25 Sewing Baskets, $1.50. $4.00 Sewing Baskets, $2.75. $5.00 Sewing Baskets, $3.50. Sale of Baskets HALF PRICE In the China Department, Downstairs Section. Fruit, Sandwich and Flower Baskets: $1.50 Baskets, 75c. $2.00 Baskets, $1.00. $2.50 Baskets, $1.25. $3.00 Baskets, $1.50. And all higher priced baskets exactly half what they are marked. Ci