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CHRISTMAS GIFT
CONTEST ENDED;
JUDGES AT WORK
By MARY LEA DAVIS.
Well, Thuredav mark* the end of
the Christmas gift mggesllon con
test No letters received efter this
day will he considered I hope to an
nounce the successful writers not
later than Saturday
I have received hundreds upon hun
dreds of letters end 1 have read every
one of them with pleasure and Inter
est. Ijick of space prevented the
publication of all received.
Tf the readers of The Georgian have
read the communications that were
printed I am sure they secured a
Stood many teally excellent Ideas con
cerning the vexing problem of pres
ent selection.
The simple question which T pro
pounded at the outset was. What
the best Christmas gift for a husband
to give his wife, and what is the best
for a wife to give her husband'.’
1 was greatly Interested In the wav-
man v of mv readers answered the
question I fear that not a few had
rather bread Ideas concerning the
matter, and 1 am certain that If they
carry out their plana ns outlined to
me In their letters husband (or wife,
ns the case rnav hel will have the
grandest Christmas ever experienced.
Here are some of the letters re
ceived .
FOR REAL COMFORT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
My husband's business requires
him to work very hard and stand
on his feet a great doal. He la
»erv tired at night. I am going
to give him a lounging robe and
a pair of house slippers for his
comfort and Christmas present
MRP C. R
Atlanta, Oft.
WORK BOX OF TOOLS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
My husband has skill and 1s
handy around the house If any
thing from the waterworks to the
sewing machine should by chance
refuse to work, he Is eager to
master the situation, and truly
delights In it. so I shall give him
a large box filled with useful
tool* MRS. J. R. H.
Conyers, fla
FOR A HUSBAND.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I am going to get one dozen
moving
PICTURE
SHOWS
THE MONTGOMERY
Friday.
"1 Hear Them Calling Me," *
Sellg animal drama that will in
terest young and old alike.
The Hawaiian Trio la still pleas
Ing the crowds.
ALAMO NO 1.
F riday.
“The Stigma.” a two reel
•anay drama that Is filled with
heart-throbs. Francis Buckman
appears In the leading roe.
EDDIE CLARKE Is stlli there.
ALAMO NO. 2
Friday.
“Within the Enemy's Lines.” an
Edison drama that wll hold you.
“Banty Tim," a Lubln drama
filled with Interest.
The Monarch Comedy Four.
VAUDETTE
Friday.
"Jack and the Beanstalk." s two-
reel Thanhauser that will delight
the little folks.. It Is a real feature,
and If your child falls to see It
there will be an opportunity
missed.
The Steinway Four.
THE ELITE
Friday.
“The Dread Inheritance.” a
great feature Universal with J.
Warren Kerrigan In the title role
Thle plctqre should be seen by
every person In Atlanta.
ALCAZAR THEATER
To*day.
“An Hour Before Dawn.” This
great play by the Famous Players
Is a female detective story that
has few If any equals. It Is a real
feature.
SAVOY THEATER
To-day.
“The Were Wolf,” a Bison fea
ture of life In the West that will
delight you. You can’t afford to
miss this picture.
THE GEM VACUUM CLEANER
A REAL XMAS GIFT
Eliminate$ the U»e of Broom, Duet-Pan and
All the Drudgery of Houeekeeping
No Cleaner does better work; ©7 r A
none gives longer service «M.9U
Phone call will bring demonstrator.
The Ozias National Selling: Corporation
605-607 Empire Life Building
Phone Ivy 8239
collar*, on** tie nn<! a stickpin and
present th»*rn in a pretty collar
box made from ;• plain collar
box covered in velvet.
MRS H. C T.
Wayeroa*, On.
A 10 POUND BOY.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think the nv -t appreciated
and glorious f’hriHlmas gift to
mv husband would be a fine ten-
pound bouncing baby boy. That
would be acceptable by us both.
MRS. R. A. H
Newnan, Ga.
TOOTH BRUSH AND PASTE.
Mina Mary Lea Davis:
Of all the many useful gifts
from a wife to a husband I would
suggest a nice tooth brush and
a tube of tooth paste. It Is not
only useful as to cleaning and
preserving the teeth, but purifies
the breath and adds to good
health. MRS. W. H. H.
Atlanta, On.
SUIT OF CLOTHES.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I should think that tbo most
useful Christman gift that a wife
rould give to her husband would
be a nice suit of clothes.
MRS. M. M
I*awrencevllle. Or.
A PAIR OF GLOVES.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
A nice pair of gloves will please
husband as a Christmas gift.
MRS. W. K. LI.
Atlanta, Ga.
A BABY GIFT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
To one I love—and love him
still—
The b**st and useful gift—su
perb—
No price too great to make his
heart thrill—
Is a real, live, laughing baby
girl. MRS. S. S.
Marietta, Ga
SECRET ORDER PIN.
Miss Mary Leri Davis:
My suggestion for husband's
Christmas gift would be a secret
order pin or ring suitable to the
wearer, of whatever order to
to home. Rut most of all I think
most men love their lodges next
to come. Rut most of all I think
that good old-fashioned dinner,
with turkey and cranberry sauce,
with something to make him feel
younger, with his wife find moth
er, would be better than any oth
er MRS N. B. C.
Southport, Fla.
A SHAVING MIRROR.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Since it has been a long dis
puted question as to which Is the
mightiest, the pen or the sword, I
would suggest that a fountain pen
would be a very useful gift to a
husband, with this admonition
attached: When to write, to
^Avhom and where. and last
of all to be very carefel
about what he signs. Other use
ful gifts are a shaving mirror
and a few shoe strings.
MRS. M.-M.
Atlanta, Ga.
SHAVING OUTFIT.
Miss Mary Lea Pavla:
A nice gift for my husband, and
one that will also be a good be
ginning In economy, would be a
shaving stand with mirror, mug
and brush, also a good razor.
MRS. R. K
Atlanta, Ga.
A SUBSCRIPTION
Miss Mary Lea Pa vis:
I shall give my wife a life
time subscription to The Georgian'
and Sunday American, with a re
newal for posterity. J. I*' B.
Talbot ton. Ga.
A PAIR OF SHOES.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The best present I can give my
husband for Christmas is a pair
of shoes of standard make.
Way cross, Ga. MRS. D. F.
A LOUNGING ROBE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
As a gift from wife to husband
I suggest a nice lounging robe
made by your own hands, and
easy slippers. MRS. D. E.
Cordele, Ga.
GIVE HIM HIS WAY.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Give him bis way.
MRS K. E.
Trwlnton, Ga.
A KITCHEN CABINET.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The most useful present a hus
band can give his wife is a kitch
en cabinet and nice bed linen.
Quitman, Ga. O. M. A.
PAID-UP SUBSCRIPTION.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Every husband wants a paper
each day in the year. It is not
only a pleasure, but essential to
his existence. It is a wife’s pleas
ure for her husband to read ele
vating literature. It follows that
tlie most appropriate gift to a
husband would be a paid-up sub
scription to The Georgian, ac
cording to her ability—for a year,
or, better still, for a lifetime.
Albany, Ga. MRS. E. K., JR.
OVERCOAT AND GLOVES.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think the most useful present
s wife could give her husband is a
nice warm overcoat and a pair
of gloves. MRS. O M. A
Quitman, Ga.
i
ADDRESS DOCTORS III IS TORE BILLS
For the first time nine* the con
vention opened an Atlanta surgeon
will occupy a prominent place on the
program of the Thursday afternoon
session of the Southern Surgical and
Gynecological Association, which
closes a three-day session at tha
Georgian Terrace Thursday.
Dr. William Perrin Nicolaon, one of
the most noted surgeons in the South
and a leader in Atlanta medical cir-
< les, will read a paper on “Catgut as a
Skin Suture,” Illustrating It with the j
detail* of several successful opera
tions which he has performed.
tubers who are on the program f<y
the closing session are Drs. Green
Baughman, of Richmond. Va.; Mack
Rogers, of Birmingham; Raymond C.
rui k, of Jacksonville. V P niair,
of St. Louis, C. B. Caldwell, of Cin
cinnati. R Winslow, of Baltimore,
and K P. Hogan, of Baltimore.
A paper by Dr. R. C. Coffey, of
Portland, Dreg., on “Pancreatic Sur
gery," was one of the features of the
morning session, and precipitated an
interesting discussion.
Other papers read and discussed
Thursda morning were "Congenital
Pyloric Stenosis,” by D. James F.
Mitchell of Washington; "Fxclarton
of the Clavicle and First Rib, With
Report of Case," by Dr. R. E. Fort,
of Nashville, and “Clinical and Ex-
[ rlrnental Work to Determine a Safe,
Effsy and Certain Method of Exclud
ing the Pylorus,"
Most of the surgeons probably will
leave for their homes late Thursday
afternoon, although many will remain
until Friday morning
Men Will Stop Work
While Funeral Is Held
iForN.C.&St.L.Head
At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon
every piece of machinery and every
man on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. T/Ouls Railway will ceaae work
for five minutes, while the funeral of
John W. Thomas. Jr., the late presi
dent of the road, Is held in Nashville.
For two days the locomotives in
use on the system will be draped in
black, while the stations and offices
of the company will be in mourning
30 days.
Italy to Apologize to
U. S. Girl Held as Spy
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROM K, Dec. 18.—The Foreign Of
fice to-day took charge of the espion
age case Involving Miss Dorothy Mac-
Vane, an American girl, and an in
vestigation into the activity of the
military authorities at Taranto and
Brindisi was begun.
As a result it is expected that a full
apology will be made to Miss Maj-
Vane.
FVvr th« first thm« In three weeks
the Pulton County Grand Jury held *■
session Thursdey morning and re
turned fifteen true bills. They cov
ered minor charge*, -with the excep
tion of true bill* for robbery aval net
A. F. Akins and Ed Brown, charged
with robbing B. L. Hill of $5 on No
vember 27.
The expectation that Solicitor Dor
sey would take up the locker club sit
uation proved groundless. Mr. Dor
sey said he haxl no intention at this
time of taking up the charges that a
number of clubs are violating the pro
hibition law. It is regarded as likely
that the charges will be laid before
the new Grand Jury which will be or
ganized the first of the year
The present Grand Jury will meet
again Monday in its last session The
session called for Friday by Special
Solicitor John Y. Smith to investigate
the charge of murder against Mrs.
Mary Belle Crawford 1n connection
with the death of her husband. Joshua
B. Crawford, four years ago, has been
postponed at the request of Attorney
j H. James, who represents the 48
heirs In the famous case.
The delay was occasioned by the
illness of two of the star witnesses
for the prosecution. This investiga
tion will be left for the new Grand
Jury to handle.
Express Firms Must
File Rate Directories
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1Express
companies were ordered by the Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day
to file In each one of the State capi
tals and In 101 principal cities In the
United States a full directory of their
rates and charges on all kinds of ex
press matter.
In other cities, towns and express
offices an abridged rate book must
be kept.
Society Vaudeville,
Given for Charity,
Scores Big Success
They »,r* still talking around town
Thursday afternoon about the society
vaudeville, which was presented at
the Atlanta Theater Wednesday night
for the benefit of the Home for the
Blind. The entertainment set a mark
which future amateur show* will find
hard to surpass, every number being
finished and deserving of the enthu
siastic applause It received.
There was perhaps no one number
on the bill that, stood out pre-emi
nent—they were all good and greatly
enjoyed by the large audience Hall
and Dill In "Harmony and Fun,”
opened the bill, with a better opening
act than usually Is seen at profes
~~At L A N t a ’5~ fe U SV
FORSYTH
EDWIN STEPHENS,
Assisted by Tina Mar
shall.
Florenze Tempest.
Car Eugene Troupe.
Nei| McKinley.
Kaufman Bros,
and others.
theater.
Oaily Mat. 2:10
Evenings at 8:30
Make Reser
vations Now
(or Xmas Week
si opal houses. The chorus first ap
peared in Charles i arter Brush's mu
sical sketch, "Camping at Silver
Lake," and was enthusiastically re
ceived. Miss Myrtle Evans had a
splendid dancing and singing act. and
Miss Hazel Massa's singing was one
of the features of the show. The
other acts were two sketches, a tab
loid musical comedy and a quartet.
While the work of all the partici
pants was good, that of Misses Mane
Bradv, Mildred Sault, Bonnie Kate
Maftin and Gerald*ie Yignaux, and
Messrs. Samuel S. Swilling, .T. H.
Nicholson and J. H. Bucknrll was
perhaps the best. The quartet was
composed of S. J. Phillips. Charles
Kinney, Merrill Osborne and Toni
Callahan.
Auto Race Driver's
Son Killed by Wagon
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 18.—Ray
Harroun, aged 10 years, son of the
famous automobile race driver of the
same name, died this morning at St.
THE ELIERV BAND
AUDITORIUM
Grand Farewell Concert
To-night
Coronation March From
“The Prophet”
“Traviata” Selections
Finale from
“La Gioconda”
POPULAR PRICES
^Genera^Admh»t|or^Oc^GaMery^25c.
this a v n R NCXT
WEEK 1— « rv E L WEEK
« Dainty
n EMMA r
Bun tin «
In "THE
girl FROM
OUT YONDER."
The Greatest
Laughing Suc
cess of the Age
“HAPPY
HOOLIGAN.”
Vincent's Hospital from Injuries
talncd by being run down by a
partment store delivery wagon
ATLANTA
It
Ye Fascinating
and Tuneful
11 The Girl" Dreams
Mats. 25c to $1. To-night SOo te
Company
of
60
MON., TUES., WED., Khlne. |
SEATS NOW SELLINC
A Real Musical Comedy,
The Quaker Girl
With VICTOR MORLEY
Nights 25c to $2, Matinee 25c to *i. 5 n
-k-
LOCAL SLEEPING
CAR TO
CHATTANOOGA.
Via Southern Railway, leaving
Atlanta Terminal Station daily
at 8:20 p. m. Can remain ip
car until 7:30 a. m.
Born a Slave, Negress
Now Votes in Oregon
ALBANY. OREO., Dec 18 Bom a
glnve, Amanda Johnson not only has
enjoyed freedom for sixty years, hut on
her eightieth birthday became a duly
qualified voter with all the rights of
citizenship.
The adoption of woman suffrage 1n
Oregon lust fall paved the way. She
registered as a Republican.
Cardinal Gibbons
Appears in New Hat !
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18 Cardinal Gib
bons has attracted much attention the
last few days because when he goes for
bis dally walk he wears a black beaver
Italian Episcopal hat with an outside
band of red ribbon.
Free Lunch Precedes
Sermon of Minister
CINCINNATI, Doc 18.-To make the
church as attractive 1o the needy as
the saloon, the Rev. A. N. Kelly pro
vides a free lunch at his church every
evening from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock.
Soup, coffee, sandwiches and cakes
• re served The sermon follows.
GIFT SPECTACLES
For father and mother. Solid gold.
In a beautiful gift case. A. K.
Hawkes Co., Opticians, 14 Whitehall.
Government
Ownership
of Phone
Lines
is admittedly NOT the
best method of hand
ling the situation in the
United States.
Competition admit
tedly IS the best
method.
The appeal for gov
ernment owner ship
comes from communi
ties which have suffer
ed from the elimination
of competition.
Atlanta, more fortu
nate than other cities,
is enjoying healthy
competition with the
low rates and good
service it brings.
ATLANTA
TELEPHONE
&
TELEGRAPH
COMPANY
SANTA CLAUS KNOWS
that a bicycle gives a boy or girl more pleasure than
all of his other presents COMBINED.
ELCO BICYCLES
are Santa's favorite, because they are the STRONG
EST and EASIEST-RUNNING Boys’ and Girls'
Bicycles made.
ELYEA-AUSTELL CO.
35 North Pryor Street.
2 Days-REM AIN~2 Days
OF
Hearst’s Sunday American
and Atlanta Georgian
Free Xmas Tree Contest
Below Is the Standing of the Enterprising Churches of
Attanta in the Free Christmas Tree Contest
Subscriptions Verified Up to Noon Tuesday
SPECIAL
PRIZES
For Scholars
DOLLS
BOOKS
BIBLES
WATCHES
Roller Skates
Cooper Street Baptist Church ....
. .38,000
Payne Memorial Church .. ..
. .34,000
Oakland City Baptist Church ....
.. 1,000
East Point Baptist Church .. ..
.. 1,000
As bury M E
..46,000
Moore Memorial Presbyterian ..
.. 3,000
East Atlanta M. E. . ..
.. 1,000
Ponders Avenue Baptist Church..
. 32,000
Tabernacle Church “Cubs” .. ..
. 40,000
English Avenue M. E. Church ..
.. 20,000
Jefferson Street M. E. Church .. ..
. 40,000
East Atlanta Baptist Church ..
34,000
College Park Christian Church ..
. .42,000
St. Luke’s First M. E. Church ..
. .40,000
Hapeville Baptist Church
.. 14,000
Mt.. Vernon .. ..
. .14,000
East Side M. E
4,000
THE PRIZES
First tree -.. .$100
With 600 boxes of candy and
600 oranges.
Second tree ...... $75
With 500 boxes of candy and
500 oranges.'
Third tree • NT'-. 1 * ' • $50
With 400 boxes of candy and
400 oranges. **.-
Fourth tree ., $25
With 300 boxes of candy and
300 oranges.
Is Your Church in the Lead?
Why Not?
EACH SUBSCRIPTION COUNTS
2,000 VOTES
See ThatY our Sunday Schoollsin the Lead Saturday Night
Call, Phone or Write Xmas Tree Department
Phone Atlanta 8000 20 East Alabama St.---Open Evenings