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THE ATLlAJVIA til.UKUJAIN AAU NEWS. TECH MEN IN ELABORATE PLAY TO GIVE EMPTY STOCKING FUND BOOST Tech students who take «-irl parts in “The Magistrate.” They are, left to right, Gene Slanlcv. Sidney Gayle, Elliott Duriwody and Walter Trov. Editor of Church Paper Explains His Talk on Belk Change E. C. Merry, editor of The Park Street Messenger, the organ of the Park Street Methodist Church, Fri day gave out an explanation of the editorial comments contained in The Messenger concerning the removal of Hr. S. R. Relk from the pastorate of the church, which were denounced la.er at a meeting of the stewards, "The views expressed in the edito rial are my own personal views," Mr Metry explained, "and the board of stewards is in nowise responsible for them. I was misinformed about the part played by Dr. W. P., Lovejov presiding elder, in the removal of Dr. Relk. It seems he was not re sponsible. I wish to exonorate Dr Relk from any suspicion of complaint at his lot.” It was resolved at the meeting of the board of stewards Thursday night tnat certain quotations from The Messenger as to lack of loyalty on the part of Dr. Ixn'ejoy "do a great injustice to a Christian gentleman, and are erroneous.” ANDERSON & SHROPSHIRE MGRS The ('osmopolltin Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, through James e v\ inn, preaident, has announced the appointment of Anderson & f hropshire as their managers for North and North-Central Georgia. Chi Phi Alumni to Hold Its Largest Banquet Saturday What promises to be the largest and most successful annual banquet in the history of tlie Chi Phi Alumni Association of Atlanta will be held at the Georgian Terrace Saturday even ing. General Peter W. Meldrim, of Sa vannah; Chancellor David Barrow, of the University of Georgia; Judge Ham ilton McWhorter, of Athens, and General Herbert Clay, of Marietta, are among the out-of-town alumni who | will be present. Covers for more than 100 have been planned. Governor Slaton and Bob McWhor- | ter. the star football back of the Uni- * versify of Georgia team, will be guests of honor. Atlanta-Columbus Road Work Starts j COLUMBUS, Dec. 19.—Work on the Magnolia Route, the new highway be- I tween Columbus and Warm Springs, j connecting the road at that plpre with one to Atlanta, has started. I When the road is completed there ! will be a splendid highway the en tire distance between Columbus and Atlanta. \ Gill Neckwear For Particular Men Buy neckwear for men in a ‘Men’s Store.’ We want ladies to know and appreciate this, Atlanta’s typical ‘Men’s Store.’ i ADLER BROS. 12 Whitehall St. USE GEORGIAN WANT ADS FOR RESULTS. Chance for Those Who Have Not Done So to Help Bring Christmas to Poor. Folks who like a clever amateur show are looking forward with great expectation to the performance to be given Friday night at the Grand TheaL-r by the Tech Dramatic Club. It will be a great success. Prepa rations for the farce have been the must elaborate ever attempted by the | club and the boys have responded more readily to the coaching of Miss Carolyn Cobb'than 4ver before. Particular attention has been paid to the female impersonators in the cast. Their gowns were all made by friends of the Tech students, and, according to report, ‘‘fit them like the paper on the wall.” After the performance, most of the crowd will attend a dance at Se- gadlo's Hall. The occasion will af ford an opportunity for good-byes to be said on the eve of the Christmas holidays. Great Chance to Help. Through the generosity of the Tech Dramatic Club, one-quarter of the box receipts of the play will go to- Typewriters rented 4 mos., $5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co. Return Dolls jnow Taken for Dressing S All dolls taken to he dressed for the Empty Stocking Fund should j he returned immediately. \ Only six days remain until \ Christmas. Time is required by l the Christmas Editor in which to ( dispose of the dolls to the hun dreds of poor families, that they ! may be placed in the children’s \ stockings. ( For this reason won’t you who ( have been good enough to dress the dolls return tlw%n now? And thank you very much for \ your kindness. wards The Georgian-Sunday Amer ican Empty Stocking Fund. This, in itself, warrants a good attendance. It will afford an opportunity for those who have not heretofore con tributed to the fund to fill the Christ mas stockings of the poor to do their duty to humanity. The Empty Stocking Fund will also benefit by the dance to follow at Segadlo's. While the crowds qre laughing at the funny antics of the Tech students on the stage of the Grand, or whirling in the evolutions — Your Wife’s Xmas!— Give Her This Bungalow! E'ectric Lights---City Water ---and on a Corner Lot! "PO live in her OWN house, is a joy to every housewife! Besides, it's a 1 fine investment to BI N Atlanta real estate because values increase as the city grows Then, it's might v comfortable to feel that you OWN your home even should your earning powers decrease as old age creeps on! BUY the beautiful bungalow, in the picture, on our DIVIDED PAY MKNT plan $100 down and $26 a month. No mortgage to assume. BUY this home and give it to your wife as a Xmas gift' This splendid bungalow is on a CORNER LOT. 45x152 ft to alley. It has ELKUTRIU LIGHTS and cit> water. Tile sidewalks in front and on side street. Also tile yard walk. There arc three cheerful bedrooms, a cozy living room, nice dining room with swinging doors to kitchen. China closet in dining room. Large front veranda Concrete block front wall 'and concrete block \ erar.ua columns, latticed back porch. Pretty electric fixtures. Handsome fumed oak mantels. Solid plate glass front door. This is one of ttie* handsomest bungalows in CAPITOL VIEW, (inside < f Atlanta's city limits) it’s only an 18 minute street car ride from the postoffice. Better get in touch with us at once’ Phone us—or call at our office for full information! W. D. BEAT IE, 207 Equitable Building «t>eU Main 3520 > Atlanta Phone 3520 of the tango and turkey trot, down in the poorer districts of Atlanta the little children will he laughing with joy at the prospect of having old Santa Claus with them on Christmas, just six days from now. Don’t Forget Free Concert. Another event which will benefit the EJmpty Stocking Fund will be the FREE concert at the Forsyth Theater next Sunday afternoon. Re- member, there Is absolutely no ad mission charge. The best musical talent of the city will be presented at this affair. The local organization of the American Federation of Musicians, which has charge of the event, has promised that never before has such a splendid program been arranged. Lovers of music of every type will he satisfied. Novelties which will be introduced will lend a variety to the concert, which will make It unlike the ordinary humdrum occasions of this nature. REMEMBER—it is free. The doors will he opened at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. You are Invited to walk in and take the best seat you can find. Ushers will be there to assist you. Come and bring your friend. And the Christmas Editor is wait ing for your subscription to the Empty Stocking Fund. Here are the latest contributors- to the fund: E. M. T. Stocking 10.00 Fraternal Order ot Eagles, Aerie No. 714 10.00 Maier <&. Berkele, Inc 5.00 John Jentzen 5.00 A Helper 3.00 D. D. Summey 3.00 Mrs. Nellie Stewart 1.75 Little Ruth Curtis 1.00 A. C. Briscoe 1.00 Goodfellow 1.00 Alice Longshore .50 Raiford Moncrief 10 Dorothy Moncrief 10 Marguerite Moncrief 10 Carroll Moncrief .10 LaFrance Moncrief .10 Shriners in Battle Over Temple Change CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 19.—A de cisive fight for Shrine control In East Tennessee will take place here to night. when local Shriners will resist the attempt of delegations from Knoxville and other upper East Ten nessee cities to move the Alhambra Temple from Chattanooga to Knox ville Tile 300 upper East Tennesseeans will arrive this afternoon on a special train. Steffansson Party’s Ship in Ice Jam; Men Walk 2,000 Miles SEATTLE, WASH., Dec. 19.—The story of how they walked 2,000 miles from the Arctic Ocean to Circle City, Fairbanks and Valdez was related to day by Captain Louis Lane, Eben Draper, of Boston, son of the former Governor of Massachusetts; Dunbar! Lockwood, of Boston, and William T. I Hudson, a newspaper photographer, | who reached here from Valdez by steamer. The Polar Bear, their ship, they said they left fast in the ice off Flax- mans Island. George Silsby and John Heard, both of Boston, refused to leave the vessel. Captain Lane said there was small hope of the Karluk, one of the Stef- ansson exploring party’s boats, sur viving the ice packs. Essig Bros. Co. u Correct Dress for Men’’ One Dead, 2 Hurt, in Midnight Auto Frolic FORSYTH, Dec. 19.—When an au- I tomobile overturned below Smarrs at I midnight, W. T. Amerson was in stantly killed and Bob Barefleld and George Atwood, all of Macon, were injured. The auto wag running at a high rate of speed and Barefleld, the owner, failed to follow' the road. The machine went over an em- | bankment, executing a complete som ersault and landing again on its wheels. The party was planning a hunting trip at Smarrs to-day and had been drinking. 2 More Automobiles Are Reported Stolen Two more automobiles were report ed stolen Friday morning. The Buick machine of W. V. Kriegshaber, No. 72 Austin street, was taken from in fron of the Atlanta Theater Thursday night. James L. Wright, with offices in the Third National Bank building, report ed that his Cadillac touring car had i been stolen from in front of the At- I lanta Athletic Club. Practical Gift Buyers Find Essig Bros. Ready With a Stock Suiting Their Every Desire! No one could hope to select from a finer stock of Men’s Clothing and Haber dashery than one will find here. Christmas Gifts are here in a profusion—gifts of wearables that are different —that answer your question of what to give H-I-M! Coming direct to Essig’s means coming direct to Headquarters. Essig Bros. Co. Overcoats Light, medium and heavy weight Coats, a most complete assortment of the best values in Atlanta. $15, $18.50, $20 and up. Stunning Neckwear £f) _ A O fi Buys stunning Neckwear. Such striking Ol/C L U <p . 1/patterns. So original. Finest gifts. C* 1 n i) Q and dozens °f °ther men’s needfuls. Bath and loung- VJfCIc/ CO ing robes, smoking jackets, mufflers, handkerchiefs, canes, umbrellas and many other sensible, useful gifts. Beautiful assortment to select from. \ Cl J/TC Swagger English Suits, tailored in the very height ■* »-Jof fashion—of materials that are new and stylish. “The Gift Supreme,” say we. Many conservative styles are here also. $15, $18, $18.50. $20 and up to $40. ESSIG BROS. CO. 26 Whitehall St. When the u. s. BANKRUPT COURT says sell, there Is no appeal trom that order SALVAGE SALE-—FOUR BIG BANKRUPT STOCKS! I he Greatest Selling Out Event in the Mercantile History of Atlanta Begins SATURDAY MORNING, Dec. 20, at 8 o’Clock, at 20 WEST MITCHELL Every Item and every article absolutely forced on the market, abso lutely and unconditionally without limit or reserve. No trash. Good staple merchandise, serviceable wea ring apparel for all the family, fur nishings, shoes, furniture—BARGAI NS! BARGAINS!! Thousands of them, literally thrown at the feet of the masses, regardless of cost, at whatever they will bring. WATSON DON’T CARE! IRA A. WATSONS CO.™ SMOKE, WATER BANKRUPT SELLERS Men’s Elegant Suits sold up to $2.50, all go for $9.99 The biggest, best sold in Atlanta. That sold for $26 $ at bargain ever 50 and $35 Men’s Finest Suits $27.50 Suits from the Bullock stock. $12.48 Unde rwear Union Suits— men’s fine $1*50 Unions, 98c Over coats $4.99 MEN’S SUITS that sell for up to $12.50. ail go for $4.98 That's going some. * r \Vat- • son don't care'’ Overcoats IL f a „! $25, $27.50 and $35 at $8.39 and $12.48. r A GREAT BIG LOTOF 25c ARTICLES bunched to go for a 10c piece. A great big galxanized buck et 10c. Graniteware—10c, and 40c to 50c size graniteware, all goes for Bargains for every Man, Woman and Child Snatch-and- grab lot Ladies’, Misses’. Chil dren's Shoes. 49c That's a gift price sure. One lot Ladies’ Shoes; good, s u b s t a ntial, well made shoes 99c Big: lot Men’s very fine brand- new. fine Shoes, that sold up to $5. AH go for $2.99 Millinery Bargains Lad i es’ $2.50 and $3.00 Hats Ladies' 4 $5 Hats 98c $1.98 20 W. Mitchell ""IS*™ $5 Oil Heating Stoves, $1.99 Other lots 'of Shoes, $1.89 & $1.66 You save half. One big lot of very fine ladies’ Shoes; sold up to $4. All go for $1.99 Men’s fine Tans, Patents. Vicis. etc., that sold up to $3.50, go for $1.99 MEN’S HATS Fine “BONAR” and “STETSONS’’ AU $2.50 and $3 \ll St and $5 Hats for Hats 99c SI, 99 Fleisher’s Yarns for knitting and crocheting 10c skein... 5c 25c skein 9c Hosiery Handk’fs Beady- to -wear of all Wtf J u st simply can’t tell y°" all. Come and see.„ WATSON DON’T CARE. FREE! A fine souveni: to the first 100 lady customer Saturday morn ing. -I