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• « ATLANTA GEORGIAN NEWS ■TEE VISITING DOCTORS FIGURE IN ROUND OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS rrsnsne# * n Atlanta of the noted >irr ^ wmg md trtivslclans who are here , or t ), 9 convention of the Southern Bnrfleal and Gynecological Associa tion ha# been the occasion for some rery brilliant entertaining. The visiting ladle# were tendered an liberate luncheon Wednesday at the Capital City Club by the receiving jemmlttee, composed of the wives of tbe eight local members of the asso ciation, Mrs. Floyd McRae, Mrs. W. 5 [Akin, Mrs. Willis Westmoreland, George Noble, Mrs. W. S. Gold- ontth, Mrs. J. G. Earnest, Mrs. Ed vard C. Jones and Mrs. W. P. Nicol- sott. yh# luncheon table was adorned vlth a long oval plateau of Ktllarney rnS es with smaller baskets of these rn ses at either end of the table, and plnk-shailed candelabra. The plard cards were hand-painted In pink roees, and every detail was beauti ful. The dinner dance at the Piedmont Driving Club Wednesday afternoon #111 he a brilliant event for the visi tors and In addition there are to be several private affairs. Mrs ' ,iyd McRae will give a lunchr t home Thursday In honor of Mr- harles Mayo, of Rochester, M1nn., iio, with her husband, Is at the Georgian Terrace. The other euests will be Mrs. McCarty and Mrs Mllllsh, of Rochester, M1nn.; Mrs. Mc- Clannon. of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Mlxter, of Boston; Mrs. Vance, of Kentucky; Mrs. Winslow and Miss Winslow, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Hay- gard, of Nashville. Mrs. Charles Remsen was hostess at an in f orma] luncheon at the Capi tal City Club Tuesday, given In honor of a few of the visiting ladles, the luncheon table being prettily deco rated with pink roses. For Miss Wood. The informal bridge at which Miss Margaret Northen entertained Wed nesday afternoon was a delightful ompliment to Miss Rosalind Wood, of Savannah, the guest of Mrs. Lu- her Rosser, Jr. Miss Cooney’s Debut DaMoe. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Cooney entertained the younger set at a 9 o'clock german at the Piedmont Club, the dance having been preceded by the afternoon reception, when all the mar- the family were rled friends of present. A special feature of the evening was the cabaret performance at the dinner aerved at 11 o’clock In the largo din ing: room. A group of Hawaiian man dolin and grultar players furnished music for this unique event and danced about the tables. A corsage bouquet of orchids and narcissi marked the place of each lade guest and the favors for the dance were drums, horns and sleigh bell reins. The ballroom was entered through a forest of pines, the walls of the log gia being completely concealed by these fragrant young trees. The hanging moss mingled with pink roses and asters, suggesting the Louisiana marsh lands. Little rills filled with goldfish, ferns and small palms on the moist banks formed the decoration of the side porch. Red flowers an*i nar cissi added their charm to the won derful gardenlike appearance of the convassed-in portion. Mrs. Cooney’s dancing gown was of gold satin brocaded in silver and eu»- broidered in rhinestones. She wore a corsage of violets and valley lilies. Miss Dorothy Judkins received with Miss Cooney at the afternoon recep tion and Mr. and Mrs. Inman Gray, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sisson were among those entertaining the guests during the evening. About one hundred were present, among them being a number of out- of-town guests. A Successful Entertainment. The entertainment given yesterday afternoon by Chapter No. 7 of the Woman’s Guild of All Saints’ Church was an artistic as well as financial success. The musical program was contributed by Mr. VonSkybinski. the w'ell-known violinist, and Walter Stanley, the singer. Dr. Mcmminger read the Christmas story, “The Mys tery of Christ.” Miss Stewart’s Reception. Miss Nellie Kiser Stewart gave a re ception Wednesday afternoon at her home on Juniper street for three de butantes, Misses Jessie McKee, Anne Akers and Katherine Ellis. American Beauty roses and palms formed the decoration in the recep tion rooms, and in the dining room, where tea was served by Misses Car oline Muse, Alice May Freeman, Eliz abeth Morgan ar^l Nell Prince, the red and white idea, was carried out exquisitely with Richmond roses and lilies of the valley. A large mahogany basket of these graceful flowers adorned the center of the tea table, and the bonbons were in red and white. The silver candelabra held red-shaded tapers, while vases of roses and valley lilies were artis- PEG TOP HAT, LATEST FROM PARIS,TOADORN OURSPRIGHTLYGIRLS Special!! T o-morrow u 3 off on all Pictures C&<3 And now It's the "peg-top hat.' The style, di rect from Paris, of course, has Just struck Afucrlca Fashion experts admit that the hat will attract atten tlon. It can not fail to do that, they said, because the hat has a real "punch." It la not fluffy, like the cre ations with ai grettes! and such things on ’em The make-up of It is more like that of, a prizefighter’s fist. The "peg top” has an outward coating of velvet. Its Interior com position is of good steel wire, guar anteed not to break or bend when it comes in contact with a human face. There Is a dis tinct. list to star board In the new style. The “list” Is what makes the hat catchy and ’’fetching.’’ It gives the gen eral design a rak ish appearance, like that of a boat which has jus); struck a coral reef during a heavy storm and doesn’t know where It Is going thereafter. Persons inter ested In styles said to-day that the new headwear for women really is an off-shoot of the Tam o’ Shan- ter. From the Tam o' Shanter there grew the picture hat, then the “cavalier" and finally the “peg.” Youll find them m Art Room. 2nd floor, and on Main floor in the Annex. It’s the great chance forrealChristmas buying, J. M. HIGH CO. tically placed on the buffet and cabi nets. Miss Stewart was assisted in enter taining by her mother, Mrs. Thomas Stewart; Misses Margaret Grant, Marian Vaughan, and Dorothy Har- man^served punch in a little den. An orchestra played during the aft ernoon. The guests included the de butante set, a small number of the young married contingent, and a num ber of young men. Miss Stewart was lovely in powder- blue charmeuse with tunic of net em broidered in gold threads. The high girdle was of copper-colored satin, and she wore a corsage of Parma violets and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Stewart was gowned in black charmeuse draped in brocaded velvet, with touches of Normandy lace about the corsage. Mrs. Draper Entertains. The Dresden luncheon given by Mrs. Jesse Draper Wednesday at the Piedmont Driving Club complimented three debutantes, Miss Katherine El lis, Miss Margaret Grant and Miss Jessie McKee. The table decorations observed minutely the Dresden colors, the en tire service being of Dresden china with many pretty details. A large plateau of maidenhair ferns, bordered with little Dresden urns, filled with pink and lavender sweetpeas and blue forget-me-nots, formed the center piece. A larger Dresden urn filled with these flowers arose from the plateau and at each plate was a little Dresden figure, in whose voluminous- skirts was concealed a tiny pin cush ion. These figures were dressed in Dresden colors with the name of the guests on white satin ribbons. Mrs. Draper wore a gown of black velvet with a close-fitting hat of black velvet trimmed in fur. The three honor guests wore handsome winter costumes. > Lilliputian Wedding. When the Congress of Dolls meets at the home of Mrs. William Lawson Peel Friday and Saturday afternoons there will be a Lilliputian wedding in which little Sarah Tilt will be the bride. The attendants will be Mary Goddard, Helena Calloway, Elizabeth Cole. Murdock Walker. Josephine Scott, Margaret Moore, Adelaide Winston. Berry Grant, T. B. Felder. Jr., Lindsey Hopkins, Jr.. Joe Hu Williams, Henry DeGive Jr., Morn an I Inman Brandon and William Halstead. The little flower girls will be Jacqueline Moore, Marian Bryan and Cornelia Orme. Among the former Atlanta women contributing dolls to the enterpVise are Mrs. Daisy Peck Blodgett, Mrs. Agatha Sheehan Kress, Mrs. Nanna- line Holt Duke. Mrs. Joseph Gatins, Mrs. Sarah Peel Tilt, Mrs. Kate Rob inson Butler, Jr., and others. Con tributions in money have been sent for the Chapter House fund to which the proceeds of the Dolls’ Congress will be applied, including $50 in gold sent by the regent of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence. A churming program of dancing will follow the wedding when Miss Constance Larue will dance "Pioci- cato,” and Aliss Phillis Wilkins the “Highland Fling.” The public i» invited to attend the congress and take part In the festivi ties. Keller Lecture Tickets. Tickets to tlie Helen Keller lecture, to be given under the auspices of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Auditorium Saturday evening, are on sale at the Cable Company’s store in Broad street at ths inter section of Peachtree. Tho officers of the Daughters of the Confederacy will occupy seats on th« stage. They are Mrs Williams Mc Carthy, president; Mrs. Helen Plane, honorary president; Mrs. J. R. Mob ley, vice president; Mrs. W. T. Wil liams, second vice president; Mrs. W. s < 'olema n, recording eci etafry; M n Laurie S. Weddell, corresponding sec retary; Mrs. Dalton Mitchell, regis trar; Mrs. A. Joseph Derry, auditor; Mrs. Lollie Belle Wylie, historian. The executive board will also sit on the stage, Church Class Meets. The Baraca and Philathea classes of the Woodward Avenue Baptist Church held a meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Martin at Clarkston. After business matters were dis cussed a delightful supper w.* served. “The Dansant” at Driving Club. The second in the series of “The Dansants’ arranged for members of the Piedmont Driving Club, was held Wednesday afternoon, and was large ly attended by club members and their friends. Miss Donna Bain, of New York, and her assistant, Donald Crane, again gave exhibitions of the latest dances and their beautiful in terpretations of the most difficult dancing was greatly enjoyed. ' igenial groups were seated at small tables, ana, as on Monday aft ernoon when the initial “The Dan- sant” was held the ballroom was filled with interested spectators. On Friday afternoon Miss Bain and her assistant will again appear ot “The Dansant.” The exhibitions will continue next w'eek. Executive Board Meeting. A meeting of the executive board of the Atlanta Woman’s Club will be held FYiday mprning at 10 o’clock at the clubhouse on Baker street. For Mrs. Percy Taylor. The Informal bridge party given by Mrs. Howard Muse Wednesday aft ernoon was one of a series of de lightful parties tendered Mrs. Per^y Taylor, w’ho was formerly Miss Lou ise Watts. Silk hose were prizes, and refreshments were served after he game. Only the close friends of the honor guest were entertained. Parent-Teacher Association to Meet The Parent-Teacher Association of the Forrest Avenue School will meet Thursday,. December 18, at 3 p. m. at the school building. W. M. Slaton, Superintendent of Schools, will be the guest of honor. For Miss Mary Gude. A series of parties is being ten dered Miss Mary Gude. whose mar riage to Algernon Coleman, of the University of Chicago, takes place next Tuesday. The informal bridge which Miss l ucy Harrison gave on Wednesday afternoon was a happy occasion and assembled a group of Miss Glide’s intimate friends to meet her. The game was followed by aft ernoon tea end cordial hospitality was extended by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Raine at Home. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Raine, Jr., will observe their annual custom of keeping “open house” on Christmas morning, when their friends will call informally. Miss Stearns to Entertain. Miss Marion Stearns will entertain during the holidays in honor of Miss Eloise Robinson, who returns Satur-' day from Notre Dame. Baltimore, to spend the holidays at home. Parent-Teacher Club Meeting. Those interested in. Child Welfare are invited to attend the meeting of the Parent-Teacher Neighborhood Club of Ira Street School to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the ».* •*.•./. W'yMt • J-. * A- ♦v *. .• y- , v. %-M The Ideal CHRISTMAS GIFT For a Boy or Girl is a SAVINGS BANK BOOK from this Bank of Per sonal Service. /4s little as a Pollor will do for the initial deposit. Start the account in your Boy, or Girl’s Name, and put the BOOK in the Christmas Stocking. TRA VELERS BANK & Trust Company Peachtree at Walton :.V; - -» a - •» schoolhouse Dr. Robert E. Stephens, of the Public School Inspecting Board, will lecture on "The Nervoin System, Early Training, Food, Exor cise and Sleep." The executive committee will meet promptly at 3 o’clock. There will bo a story for children at 3:30 by Mrs. G. A. K. Stevens, to which the young folks are cordially invited. “Dansant” Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John .1. Woodside, Jr , have issued cards to “The Dansant” Saturday afternoon, December 27 Ponce DeLeon Study Circle. The next meeting of the Ponce De Leon Study Circle will he held Jan uary 7 at 10:30 a m. with Mrs. E. Marvin Underwood, at No. 301 East North avenue. Women’s Choral Club to Meet. The Women’s Choral Club will meet Friday at 3 p. rn. In the convention hall of the Piedmont Hotel, instead of at Phillips * Crew s. 1911 Embroidery Club. The 1P11 Embroidery Club will meet at the home of Mrs. E F. Paine. No. 133 Myrtle street, Thursday aft ernoon a* 3 o’clock. % All members are urged to be present. Mr. Lowinan to join her before Christ mas. Dr. A. G. DeLoach has returned from South Georgia, where he was railed by the illness and death of IPs mother. Miss Harry Schleoinger returns Sunday from Smith College to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schlesinger. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doremus are spendtng their honeymoon in Ashe ville and other mountain resorts. Mrs. Evelyn Anderson, a talented literary woman of Knoxville, will ar rive for a visit Wednesday. Mrs. An derson has spent the past month in St. Petersburg, Fla., the guest of her father, Col. W. H. Agnew, a weff- known tourist who winters In Florida. SpectrumColorsMen’s Skins, Says Savant PARIS, Dec. 17.—The rays of the solar spectrum give to various races their complexion, announced the leamefl Pro fessor Danlql Berthelot to-day. The odor of the negro is due to the ultra violet rays. Miss Lamar Latham, of Washing ton, D. C., who has been greatly missed during heT illness of two weeks, Is out again. She will re main with her aunt, Mrs. Charles Conklin, until after Christmas. PERSONAL Forward-Looking Folks STODDARDIZE M EN and WOMEN who look Into the future—who live well and look well—yet SAVE money—they have their apparel STODDARDIZED! STODDARDrZED clothes look like NEW clothes. Men’s Suits and Overcoats Dry ( leaned and ipresscd for $1. A WAGON FOR A PHONE CALL \\> pay Charges (one way) on Out-of-Town Orders of $2 or more Dixie’s Greatcsl Dry Cleaner and Dyer Stoddard 126 Peachtree Street Bel) Phont, Ivy 43 Atlanta Phone 43 MIrs Mary Peabody, who has been in Virginia studying this year, will re , turn home for the Christmas holidays j Mrs. Forrotjt Adair, .Tr.. will return home Sunday, after spending four weeks with her aunt, Mrs. H. R. Jackson, In Charleston. Miss Nell Dodd will return from St Mary’s College in Raleigh, N. C’.. : Saturday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus T Dodd. Gift Mrs. T. R. Savvtell and Miss Laur.i T^awteil have gone to New York to j m>et Howard Sawtell, who has been 1 in school at Phillips-Andover. Mr. and Mrs. George Tirrill, of New 1 York, will return home Thursday al t- ! er a short stay at the Georgian Ter- 1 race As Miss Annie Howard Mrs Tirrill was one of Atlanta’s popular girls, and she was warmly welcome during her short visit. Several in formal parties have been tendered her, among them the bridge at which Miss Mildred Cabiness entertained eight guests Tuesday afternoon. Miss Elise Beattie is visiting Mrs. Fred Ingraham at No. 14 East Alex ander street. Dr. and Mrs E. L. Connally, Miss Sally Eugenia Brown, Mrs. Luther Rosser and Elijah A. Brown will re turn home Friday after a delightful trip to Panama. Thomas Whipple Connally sailed from New' York and joined them for a few days. He re turns home with them. Mrs. Harry Lowman leaves Friday to spend the holidays with her mother. Mrs. Joseph Mintree, in Washington. D. C. 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