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'IT! K Ml, AS i.kukgl\n am) m:\vs. 1H TX c * j n J (HRI8TMA8 IN SOCIETY EEATURED BY GAY PARTIES The many parties arranged for 'nristmas Day have given society nuch diversion, and in addition to rhe more formal affairs, there have been dozens of smaller and more 1n- formal parties, which are none the ess delightful. The eggnog party given by Mr, and Mrs. William A. Speer was the largest iffair of the day. Several hundred of their friends were entertained. The Speer resi dence was elaborately decorated, and ne host and hostesR received under ,11 arch of smiiax, starred with tiny electric lights. Smilax formed a mura! decoration throughout the ouse, and above the arch was a ,<rge star, formed of bright red sp ies, outlined with tiny electric lights. Blooming plants, flowers and foliage tdants were grouped about the room, ind the mantel was banked with roinsettia- blossoms and ferns. In the sun parlor the Japanese idea pre- ,iiled. festoons of Japanese lanterns nd Japanese umbrellas being used. Punch was served in the breakfast mom from two bowls wreathed in -milax and garlanded with poinset- :ia blossoms. The table in the dining room had for a centerpiece a large mirror, bordered in pink roses and ■.alley lilies, representing a lake. Prom the center rose a silver epergne filled with pink roses and valley lilies, Marred with tiny electric lights, rep resenting a miniature island in this lake. All decorative details were in rink and white. An orchestra played and there was dancing in the upper hall. Mrs. Speer wore black velvet with mnic of iridescent embroidery. Mrs. John Silver assisted, in gray satin. The eggnog party at which Mrs. John S. Clarke and Mrs. A. D. Adair, Jr„ entertained at Mrs. Clarke’s resi dence was another delightful affair. Throughout the house the walls were draped with bamboo, and there were uuantitles of poinsettia blossoms and narcissi, and ferns, tied with red rib bons. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. Stuart Stringfellow, Miss Douise ‘Law Bros. For Quality’ We thank our patrons for the most luccessful year m the history of our business, and wish for you, one and all, a Merry Xmas Hawkins and the members of the Or der of Old-Fashioned Women, of which Mrs. Adair is a member; Mrs. Bates Block, Mrs. Bee Jordan, Mrs. William H. Glenn, Mrs. Marion Jack- son, Mrs. J. G. Oglesbv, Jr., Mrs. Shepard Bryan, Mrs. H. F. West and Miss Louise Black. Following their annual custom, and one which has given much pleasure to their friends, Dr. and Mrs. McRae were at home informally Christmas morning at an eggnog party. The handsome home was elaborately dec orated in the holiday colors. In %he dining room there were festoons of Christmas bells, and suspended above the table was a shower of these bells. A large crystal basket, filled with poinsettii blossoms, tied with red rib bons and surrounded by red unshaded tapers in silver candlesticks, graced the beautifully appointed table. Red unshaded tapers burned on the man tel, and in the sun parlor there were many blooming azaleas and poinset tia blossoms, with the usual hand some house plants. In the living room a gay Christmas tree was hung with sparkling electric lights, and the happiest spirit of hospitality was ex tended by the host and hostess. Mrs. McRae wore gray chiffon, with tunic of cut steel beads. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raine, Jr., kept open house during the day, and their decorations were also of Christmas bells and the greenery’ and poinsettia blossoms of the holiday season. The Piedmont Driving Club is keeping ope;i house, and all club members and their wives are expect ed to call from 12 o’clock on. The open house of the club is one of the happiest observances of the day. De licious holiday refreshments are served, and the club is elaborately decorated with holiday decorations. The appearance of the Yale Glee Club at the Grand to-night will be a happy occasion, when hundreds of the younger set will be present. At the close of the performance the visitors will he tendered a dance at the Pied mont Driving Club. The Capital City Country Club is keeping open house for those who care to motor out or to spend the day on the golf links, and light refresh ments are being served. There are dinner parties galore ar ranged for to-night, and many in formal dances, etc. Mr. and Mrs. John Kiser will have a dinner party at their home, and Colonel and Mrs. John J. Woodside will entertain at dinner in honor of their guests. Mrs. H. F. Thompson, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. A. \V. Kurkamp, of Louisville. The party will include fifteen. Mrs. Alice Muse Thomas gives a dancing party Thursday evening for her son, Julian Thomas. Miss Leslie Weathers gives a dancing party for Miss Virginia Haugh and her guests. Misses Mildred Wicks, of Spokane. Wash., and Mary Howard. Of course, there were children's Christmas trees and children’s parties galore, one of the happiest being thal s r Wishing Our Friends a Very Merry Xmas The Ozias National Selling Corporation. Empire Life Building. “Vacuum Cleaners.” DRAMA LEAGUE HEAD TO LIVE IN ATLANTA MISS CAROLYN COBIi. Miss Carolyn Cobb, Slate organizer, who have been greatly interested in for the Drama League of Georgia.; Cobb s efforts to promulgate the .... , , best teachings of the drama, one oi the most active womens or- ! Miss Cobl , ( , omps „ f a distinguished gamzations in the State, with a mem- Georgia family. Site is spending !he her ship of more than -400. lias deter- Christmas holidays in Athens at her mined to make her home permanently J home but will take up her residence in Atlanta. here v .111 ihe .Yew Year. Miss Cobb This news \v: 11 be welcomed by a j gave a charming interpretation re host of Atlanta's best-known women I rentlv. of the Pied Piper. It’s Over! Thirty of the busiest days one store ever had. We just know by the buying that this will be the biggest Christinas Atlanta has ever known. —And we wish that it will be your merriest Christmas and happiest New Year. McClure Ten-Cent Co. I * at which Miss Sue Bucknell enter- | tained iter little friends. Another very happy event was the' eggnog part> given by Miss I’liffdrdl West; when a nuiAbor of friends were entertained informally at her home on Peachtre • road. The bouse was pret- i lily de -irateri v. iih Christmas Colors.! f A c u'dinl hu: pitalitv was dispensed j j by the young hostess. Hyperion Club Dance. The Christmas dance given by r r. Hyperion Club at their elubrooms in j West End ushered in the festivities i of the holiday season. The hull wusi beautifully and artistically deedraly L i Crepe paper of various hues was su - - ! pended from tT.c ceiling In gra< -fit! j festoons, and bunches of mistletoe I I dangled from the chandeliers. Tin'- I electric lights studded the wails and cast a mellow glow upon a back- j I ground of berry-covered oily. At one end of tin* hall a miniature | Kris Kringle. 'seated in his toy-laden sleigh, was shown.driving his dashing ; reindeer across a held of snow. In one corner an old-fashioned fireplace, tilled wiiit dying embers awaited tip* arrival . Santa, and the hands <. J the old clock on the mant-' stood at midnight. In another c« :ncr a Christ mas tree, beautifully decorated, was laden with handsome souvenir* fo.* the ladies. A number of electric bulb#, blue, red and green, lined the archway at the entrance to the hall. Delicious punch was served and a capable orchestra rendered the music. The chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. \Y. H. Disbro. Mrs. W. R. Bean nn.l Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Gathrlght, Mr. an! Mrs. Ned McIntosh. Those darning were; Misses Mary Frances Bowden, Luc.\ Hinman, Win nie Wilson, Mary *_>isbro, Carrie Par ish, Kdwiiui Harper. Ethel Hudson, Lois Carroll. Lucile Beam. Nell Pa-v. Katherine Darin. Mac Hall, Mildred | Saul;. Lebic Ewing. Pauline Coulter. I Esther Hatchett. Margaret Wing field, Adelaide Calloway, Margaret | Jester. Charlsie McClain, Eddie I- e Terrell, Olga Freeman. Mamie Mor ris. Mabel R- . U ter llollerman. Irma Thurmond, Marie Roberson. Marie Oliver, Elizabeth Clayton and Betty Reeves. Messrs. William Close. Paul Turner. Lacy DalhoiV . Elbert Lively, Howard Parish, Cuv ier Trussell. John Baldwin. Mer ■ Lee. L L. Stroble. W. E. Franklin, Pope Franklin, Lewis Pierson. Alvin Lovingood. Theo Beam Ed. Pollard. J. J.. Almon. R. L. Ezell, Supers An drews, J. I. Murdock. G. T. Freeman, Charles CL Cowan. Sam Dull. J. B. Jackson. Tye Sanders, Stacy Adams, John R. Jordan. L. B. Hardy. Jr.. R. A. Garner. Aubrey Lindyn, Gold m Hill. Archibald Fi t man. \. M. Dim- mock. Jones Ewin - Horrie Andrews, Lealis Law, Ernest Allen. Cliff Brown. O. I Freeman. Sam Swilling, X. R. Collins, Mr. Resor, Mr. Pasco, M S. Stephens and Casey Medlock. Reception at Fort McPherson. The officers and ladies of the Sev enteenth United States Infantry ha'e issued invitations to a dance on Thursday evening. January 1. at nine o’clock, to meet Colonel atul Mrs. John T. Van Orsdale. The dance will be given at Fort McPherson, and will be one of xh rt most brilliant affairs of the season, and a pretty compliment to Colonel Van orsdale. the p. ular command ing officer of the Fort, and his charm ing wife. A number of friends from the city will go to the Fort for the occasion. “The Dansant” at Driving Club. Despite the fact that all Atlanta seems to be either going to parties or giving parties, the city being as gay as possible, the “the dan.-ams” being giver for members of the Piedmont Driving club increase in popularity. The two held this week have been most delightful and have been largely attended, and the one to be held Fri day will doubtless be as largely at tended as those previously given. For eacn dansant a number of par ties are given, this mode of enter taining being particularly delightful. Misses Nita and Louise Black enter tained at “the dansant” in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ringiand V. Kilpatrick, of New York, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Junius CL Oglesby, the party being completed bv Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby. Jr., and Mrs. A. I). Adair. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swift, of New York, were guests in a small party. Miss Aimee Hunnicutt. who has just returned from an extended stay in New York, was tendered a small panv I)' Mrs. L. L. Ferris. Mrs. Hin ton Baker, of Augusta, was the cen tral figure in a small party. Miss Mary Rice entertained in honor of Miss Mar, Brown, who is at home from Vassar for the holidays, and Misses Laura Cole. Marie Dinkins and Mamie Kirkpatrick, who are at home from school in Washington, D. < Drama League Conference. A special conference on Maurice Maeterlinck and 'Pile Blue Bird will be held at the Atlanta Theater De- i ember 30 at 3:30 p. m. After a brief summary of “The Literary In fluences of Maeterlinck,” Mr. Charles Hampden stage director of “The Blue Bird." will tell of ills visit to the groat p »ei last summer, and Miss Al ice Butler, who plays the part of the Fairy Beryiune, will tell briefly about "The Blue Bird" as seen by an actor behind ihe scenes. This meeting is open not only to members of the Drama League, but t< the public generally without fee. and as "The Blue Bird” is the first play of Maeterlinck to be brought to Atlanta, it is hoped that the occa sion will be of especial interest to members. Beginning Monday , January .V and | continuing every afternoon through! Saturday, Monsieur Benedict Pa pot i will give to the Drama League a se ries of lecture readings o n "Great Contemporary French Dramatists." The six dramatists treated will be j Eugene Brieux. Paul Hervieu. Mau rice Donnay, Henry Batallle. Henry Bernstein, and Henry Klstermaekers, probably In the order named. The lectures will all be given in English, which Monsieur Papot speaks ido- matically and fluently. They will be given at Cable H l each afternoon at 3:30 o’cloc k. A nominal fee of $1 for the entire series must be paid by members. To non-members the- fee will be $2; sin gle tickets, 5<> cents each. Mr. and Mis. WeFfhouse at Home. Mr. and Mrs. Loilis VVellhouse wi ! be at home Sunday from 4 to « in tin afternoon, and from 8:30 until 10;.: • in the evening, in honor of their j daughter, Miss Corrlnne Wcllhous-. and her fiance. Ely Meyer, Jr.. n r Rochester. N. Y. For Mrs. Blosser’s Guests. Miss EJoise Walker will entertain a few friends informally at tea Fri day afternoon a: the Georgian Ter- lace, in compliment to the guests of Mrs. Clarence Blosser, who are Misses Mol lie Holland, of A'ew Orleans, and Lillian Best, of Buffalo. Mrs Block’s Ch'nstrr.as Party. Mrs. Bates Block entertained the* Order of Old-Fashioned Women a; a Christmas tree party Wednes^a. aft ernoon at her home on Peachtree road. The gifts to each guest were silver picture frames holding the pic ture of tiie order, which includes Mrs. A. I>. Adair. Jr.. Mrs. Shepherd Bryan, Mrs. William Glenn, Mrs. Lee M. Jor dan, Mrs Marion Jackson. Mrs. H. F. West. Mrs. Junius <L Oglesby, Jr, and Miss Louise* Black. New Year’s Party. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raine will en tertain on New Year’s Eve at then home on Juniper street. For Miss Robinson. Miss Marion Stearns will give an informal dinner party Tuesday e ven ing in c ompliment to Miss Eloise Rob inson, who is home from school in Baltimore for the holidays. There will be 24 guests, and dancing will follow dinner. Mrs. Albert Hove ell, Jr., will give a. bridge-luncheon for Mis.- Robinson on Tuesday evening. Dancing Party. Miss Jan Robinson will entertain of her friends at an informal dancing party Friday evening at her home in Ansley Park, CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT Cures Croup, Whooping Cough Fifty yearn on the market ana *ol>! crerywher*' for 25c. ilrat nmllrlnn for croup, cojflla and «or» throat affection*. Don’t ho l**«l awav bv new and mitrled nruedte* Stick Co Ciieney’a Expectorant. It is aure. —(AUrt.) 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