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ii r~ i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. HRS. DRAPER HONOR GUEST AT AFTERNOON RECEPTION v Jesse Draper, who has been p . •-■(] a series of parties since her jv in from her wedding journey, was 1 .nor guest at an afternoon re- given by Mrs LeRov Childs afternoon at the Piedmont ng Club. naln dining room of the club, since its enlargement, affords r a large party, was used for islon and was by means of a palms and greenery converted apartments, the hostess and r guest receiving in one. while served in the other. 'hilds. Mrs. Draper, with Mrs. Adair and Mrs. Clarence s, received before a bank of The mantel was banked in . rns and pink roses. An or- ra played behind a screen of greenery. : rettily appointed tea table had Frit' Driv in* 3 ho TV Kr<* gre* jsnia! chc- for a centerpiece a large Empire bas ket filled to overflowing with pink roses, the handle tied with tulle. The silver candelabra were shaded in pink and all minor details were in pink and white. Mrs. Clarence Haverty, Mrs. Albert Thornton and Mrs. Frank Adair pre sided over the tea table, and others assisting were Miss Mary Helen Moody, Miss Helen Dargan and Miss I.eone Ladson. Punch w’as served from a bowl im bedded in fruits and wreathed with cmilax. Mrs. Childs tvore an afternoon gown of black velvet, with corsage of white chiffon and a bouquet of pink roses and valley lilies. Her close- fitting hat of black velvet was adorn ed with plumes. Mrs. Draper wore blue velvet, with hat to match, and her flow'ers were violets and valley lilies. Mss Mary King Entertains. .fternoon bridge which Miss King gave Friday was a de- <‘ompliment to her sister. Miss *e King, who is at home from in Washington, D. C., for the b..* .1 ys, and to Miss L/OUise de Ver- . ,.f Bainbrldge, the guest of Mrs Wiiiiam A. Wimbish, and Miss Bon- > ,» Christine Barnard, of San Fran- the guest of Mrs. B. M. Boykin. Holiday decorations were used ghout the house, and the prize* dainty piece .of lingerie fof i. of the three honor guests, and a cmilar prize for top score. Following the game, tea was served the dining room, where a tall silver American Beauties formed a -. tv decoration for the tea table. Mrs. Lillian King IveConte. Mrs rge K. King, Mrs: Irving Thomas i.nd Mrs. William Akers assisted in entertaining, and the guests were Misses Mary Hines and her guest, Hnllie Morton, of Tennessee: Lawson Hires, Grace LeCraw, Virginia Hoff man. Jane Walker, Grace Sims, Helen McCullough, Wyckllffe Wurm, Mary Murphey, Helen Stewart, Kate Coop- er. Aline Fielder, Bertha Moore, Jane Cooper, Alice Parks, Anne Patterson, Myra Clarke Scott. Lucy Roberts, Marie Dinkins, Louise Parker, Dolly Walker, Margaret Moore, Estelle Fort, Klise Hansell, Dolly Blalock. Mrs, Ware Holliday, Mrs. Carl Florin New Baltimore, Mrs. Howard Lyon of Baltimore, Mrs. William A. Wimbish and Mrs. B. M. Boykin. Miss Dargan Entertains. Miss Helen Dargan was hostess at a beautiful bridge party Friday after noon, complimenting Miss Margaret Grant and Miss Katherine Ellis, two debutantes. Twenty-four members of lie debutante set were invited, and •he game was played In rooms bright nd fragrant with poinsettia blos soms, Christmas greenery and Christ mas bells. Handsome prizes were awarded for op score at each table, and after the game tea was served in the dining i'M m, where the table was decorated • .’h p**insetlia blossoms, red unshad ed tapers, and all minor details in red and white. Miss Dargan was a charming host ess in a handsome toilet of royal blue brocade, the draped skirt of black harmeuse. having a tunic of cream- colored shadow lace. Mrs Milton Dargan, Jr., assisted in entertaining. She wore a handsome afternoon toilet. At the Driving Club. The “dansant” arranged for Friday mont Driving Club will be ' vent of lb** late after- i «•« n. and will be attended by hun- 'iredy of club members and their friends. The next “dansant" will he given Monday. The reservations for the dinner- u ce Saturday evening include sev- er;l l large parties and other parties are still being arranged. Miss Helen Atkinson to Entertain. T N»s Helen Atkinson will give a dancing party Tuesday evening. De- •ember 30, in honor of Miss LaGrange Cochran, of Rome, the guest of Miss K-’dse Couper. Fifty members of the college set will be invited. Miss Jane Walker to Entertain. Miss Jane Walker will entertain rt '••I on Tuesday afternoon, December ::f \ at the home of her parents, Dr. -nd Mrs. Hugh Walker. The young ) iiE who will assist her in the after- 11 “’n •frill be joined by an equal num- !,f ‘ r °f y>ung men for an informal evening party. Miss Mallard to Entertain. Hiss Mary Brock Mallard will give >a Tuesday afternoon. r ^cember r guests to include members of the schoolgirl set. Miss Marion Fielder to Entertain. Marlon Fielder will give a oo’. heon Tuesday for Miss Aline fielder, who is at home from Win ston-Salem for the holidays. Virginia Farr to Entertain. Hiss Virginia Farr will give a da no. tg party New Year Eve for mem ' ers of the college set. Spelling Bee and Bazaar. members of William Hurd Hill - " : ' s Sunday school class of the Sec- Baptist Church will give an old- 1>: ned spelling bee and bazaar oy evening at 8 o’clock at the ;r ‘ h. Some of the city's best spell- Is v.'ill be present. Dr. John E. Girl Overcome by Heavy Perfume of MagnoliaBouquet SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.— Poisoned by the perfume of a large bouquet of fragrant magnolias, Miss Lovell Alice Taylor Narrowly escaped suffocation in her apart ments in the Hotel Oakland. Miss Taylor is under the care of Dr. D. D. Crowley and is slowly recover ing. Missing her at the breakfast ta* ble yesterday morning, Miss Tay lor’s sister entered the room to find her in a stupor from the heavy fumes of the flowers. Dr. Crowley worked an hour before completely restoring her. White will conduct the match. Ad mission, 10 cents. Refreshments will be served by the young women of the class, and the public is Invited. Sponsors for Basket Ball Game. Miss Mary Butler will be sponsor for the Athletic Club and Miss May Belle Hlxon, of Gainesville, who is the guest of Mrs. Russell Bridges, will be the Augusta Y. M. C. A. sponsor at the basket ball game Saturday even ing at the Athletic Club. An infor mal dance will follow' the game. Cake Sale. Circle No. 10 of the Woman's Mis sionary Society of Druid Hills Meth odist Church will have a sale of home made cakes Tuesday at J. P. Allen’s department store on Whitehall street. Mrs. A. J. Paxton, Jr., is chairman of this circle, and has received a num ber of contributions already, besides a great many orders for cakes. Burge- Minor. Miss Annie Marie Burge and E. Welborn Minor were married Thurs day evening at 9 o’clock at the Meth odist parsonage in East Atlanta, the Rev. C. V. Weathers officiating. Thos# present were Miss Lillian Everett Mrs. C. V. Weathers, George Lyle and H. Noble Weathers. The couple will reside at No. 88 Haas avenue. Children of Confederacy Sell Stamps. Miss Mary Butt Griffith will be chairman of the sale of Red Cross Christmas stamps Saturday, with Miss Lillian Mathis, Miss Louise Massey and Mrs. W. C. Warfield as vice chair men. Other members of the Julia Jackson Chapter, Children of the Confederacy, will assist. Miss Louise Dobbs to Entertain. Miss Louise Dobbs will issue cards Saturday to a tea on Tuesday after noon, December 30, from 5 to 7, her guests to include members of the col lege set. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson Entertain. The dinner-dance at which Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson entertained Thursday evening was one of a series of elaborate parties tendered Miss Margaret Grant since her debut in October. Twenty-six guests were in vited to the Richardson residence, and throughout the house there were Christmas decorations of brilliant red poinsettia blossoms, red-shaded tapers, and handsome palms and ferns. Dinner was served at two tables, each having an artistic arrangement of poinsettia blossoms, with a border of ferns and narcissi. An orchestra played during dinner and for the dance that followed. Mrs. Richardson was charming in black charmeuso satin with corsage and tunic of gold-threaded lace over white. Miss Grant wore a dancing gown of pink silk chiffon with cor sage of lace and garniture of rose- colored velvet. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Rich ardson will give a family dinner par ty in honor of the two grandsons of the Grant family, who are at home from school for the holidays. The honor guests are Hugh Inman Rich- AMERICAN SINGER WHO WAS ARRESTED AS SPY Wilsons to Teach Schoolgirls How to Live on $9 a Week WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Girl pupils of the Washington public schools will be taught how to keep a family of father, mother and three children on $9 a week in the new model house just arranged by the Neighborhood House Settle- ment workers. The Misses Margaret and Elea nor Wilson, Miss Genevieve Champ Clark, Mrs. Barney Hemmick, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and Mrs. John Jay White are prominently inter ested in this work. They attended a special reception at Neighbor hood House, when the Model House was opened to the public for the first time. rive Wednesday to spend the holi days with her mother, Mrs. Richard C. Congdon. Mr. and Mrs. lauds B Magld and family left Wednesday to spend sev eral weeks on the gulf coast of Flor ida before returning to their home at Tallulah Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Florin New and Mrs. Howard Lyon, of Baltimore, ac companied by Miss Louise King, who lias been studying in Baltimore, hHVe returned to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs. George E. King. How urd I,yon will come Wednesday. NEW YORK, Deo. 19. Frttai Scheff flashed a laughing denial of the report that she was to become the wife of George Anderson, a former member of her theatrical company “When I really fall In love I shall be delighted to let the public know it*” she said, laughingly. Chamberlin =Johnson=DuBose Co. ATLANTA A Personal Mention Miss Dorothy MacVane, daughter of Prof. Silas MacVane, of Harvard, was put under police surveillance at Taranto, Italy, where she was singing with an opera company, suspected of espi onage. It is expected she will be released to-day and an apology made to her. Ambassador Page took up her case. ardson and William Grant, and the guests will include the two grand mothers, Mrs. Hugh Inman and Mrs William D. Grant; Governor and Mrs Slaton, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Inman, Hugh Inman and his grandmother, Mrs. Emily McDougald. Miss Rutherford to Speak. Miss Mildred Rutherford, State his torian for the U. D. C\, will speak at the Auditorium to-morrow evening at the Helen Keller lecture in place of Mrs. Helen Plane, honorary president of the Atlanta Chapter, who origi nated the idea of crowning Miss Kel ler as “a child of the South.” Mrs. Cawthew Yorston, Mr. Von- Skibinski, DeCortez Wolfungen and Miss Harrison will add to the pro gram with contributions of music. Dr. C. O. Jones, chaplain of the chapter, will make the speech pre senting Mrs. Macey, the teacher of Miss Keller. All Saints’ Kindergarten. The children of All Saints’ Kin dergarten will give a Christmas tree at the chapel Friday afternoon, with Miss Jennie Dargan as lady of cere monies. The tree was decorated with gifts made exclusively for the fathers and mothers of the children In the school by the children. Booklets con taining copies of the famous Christ- child pictures, accompanied by a lit tle story beginning with the annun ciation and concluding with the visit of the Wise Men. were given the mothers of the children, and the fath ers received calendars illuminated with pictures of the givers. After the ceremony of gift-giving, games were played and refreshments served. Suit Case on Fender Reveals Rail Tragedy NEW ALBANY, IND., Dec. 19.— The crew of a Pennsylvania train found a suit case on the fender of the engine when It pulled into the sta tion early to-day. Going back along the track a short distance, they found the owner of the suit case, Ernest Hays, of Jasper, Ind., mangled and dead beside the track. PERSONAL Miss Marie Dinkins returned Fri day from school to spend the holi days at home. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lewman and lit tle daughter have returned home from New York. Miss Mamie Kirkpatrick returns Friday from Chevy Chase to spend the holidays. Miss Josephine Smith arrives Sat urday from Hollins Institute to spend the holidays at home. Lillian LeConte, the little daughter of Mrs. Lillian King LeConte, who has been quite 111, is better. Mrs. William G. Gredig and Mrs. Aggie Dean Rader, of Athens, are guests at the Ansley for a few days. Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, of St. Louis, a musician of note, is visiting her aunt, Miss Sloan, on Washington street. Mr, and Mrs. J. Calhoun Clarke left Friday to spend the holidays with rel atives in Charlezton, their former home. Miss Mary Thurston, who Is spend ing the winter in New York, will ar- Mails Ton of Sugar Through Parcel Post MARYVILLE, CAL., Dec. 19.—A mer chant here shipped by parcel post a ton of sugar In 20-pound packages con signed to a customer jn Modoc County The ocst of shipment, the merchant said was cheaper than by freight. Previously the merchant had shipped In large quantities to Humboldt /County by the postal department, eliminating the cost of drayage. Master and Miss Van Dusen=DolI, of Amsterdam, Holland Have arrived in Atlanta for the holidays. They are visit ing in Chamberlin-Johnson-DnBose Company’s Bazaar prior to taking up their permanent residence with the lovely Miss Atlanta. Just wliat I want! That’s what the chil dren say, every time they see it. It is tooth some, wholesome, healthful. The very sweet that’s best to eat— It’s the Little Things that tend to give one that well-groomed appearance. Your gloves if kept well cleaned will help you in finitely. The Trio Laundry cleans gloves to get out the dirt and grease. They are returned to you in a spotless condition—the kid being soft and pliable. E. H. WILSON. Phone 1099. W. H. HARRIS. SYRUP Nothing adds more to the enjoyment of waffles and battercakes than ALAGA. It makes wonderful gingercakes, puddings and candies. It is Nature’s best sweet. Sold, in sealed tins by your grocer ALABAMA-GEORGIA SYRUP COMPANY MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Pho Sues Mill for $10,000 For Loss of One Arm COLUMBUS, Deo. 19.—Lawrence Armstead has sued the Eagle and Phenlx Mills for injuries he says he received last August. He says one of his arms was broken and had to be amputated. He asks for $10,000 damages. The above snapshot shows them as they were look ing about at the wonderful toys and the crowds of happy children that fill the Bazaar these days. . . ir ^ Chamberlin=Johnson=DuBose Co. TO-MORROW NIGHT NINE O’CLOCK The Great Xmas Tree Contest Closes Why not all Work to-morrow and get subscriptions and win the first tree for your Sunday School? Each Subscription Counts 2,000 Votes Subscriptions Verified Cooper Street Baptist Church 56,000 Tabernacle Church “Cubs” 52,000 Jefferson Street M. E. Church 52,000 Asbury M. E 50,000 College Park Christian Church 48,000 East Atlanta Baptist Church 48,000 St. Luke’s First M. E. Church 44,000 Ponders Avenue Baptist Church 42,000 Up to Noon Thursday Payne Memorial Church 40,000 English Avenue M. E. Church 38,000 Hapeville Baptist Church 20,000 Mt. Vernon 14,000 East Side M. E 4,000 Moore Memorial Presbyterian 3,000 East Point Baptist Church 1,000 Oakland City Baptist Church 1,000 East Atlanta M. E 1,000 XMAS TREE DEPARTMENT RELL 100 ne atlamasooo 2QEast Alabama St. ---Open Evenings