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ft -4 y * S m mmmmm ~ ■ 'i ll K ATLANTA <il\OK<jlAN AM) NEWS at TUpt i my ter ft out- and and ?o to uy. em- svery lutes, you Jnesi Lt In ortu- aJl to ours* upon jolish ig of (Olite- I five til bt iount esson time gone, good really f his <> \ vi\sr \i 'TrWJ vAy CHRISTMAS IN SOCIETY FEATURED BT GAY PARTIES •; ,e many parties arranged for nrletmas Day have given society > uch diversion, and in addition to the more formal affairs, there have been dozens of smaller and more in- 'ormal parties, which are none the iess delightful. The eggnog party given by Mr. and \lrs. William A. Speer was the largest affair of the day. Several hundred of their friends nere entertained. The Speer rest- , nee w as elaborately decorated, and ,e host and hostess received under ■ t arch of smilax, starred with tiny -lectrlc lights. Smilax formed a mural decoration throughout the ouse, and above the arch was a ,(rge star, formed of bright red ap- i !es, outlined with tiny electric lights. Blooming plants, flowers and foliage lants were grouped about the room, mi the mantel was banked with . • settia blossoms and ferns. In the m parlor the Japanese idea pre- niled. festoons of Japanese lanterns , ml Japanese umbrellas being used, "nub was served in the breakfast r ,.m from two bowls wreathed in in i ix and garlanded with poinset- a blossoms. The table in the dining r, ,,m bad for a. centerpiece a large mirror, bordered in pink roses and 11 ley lilies, representing a lake, 'mm the center rose a silver epergne niicd with pink roses and valley lilies, -Birred with tiny eleotrjc lights, rep- * renting a miniature island in this ike. All decorative details were in pink and white. An orchestra played i ml there was dancing in the upper Hal!. Mrs. Sneer wore black velvet with iiinic of iridescent embroidery. Mrs. .John Silver assisted, in gray satin. The eggnog party at which Mrs. John S. Clarke and Mrs. A. D. Adair, .l:-.. entertained at Mrs. Clarke’s resi dence was another delightful affair. Throughout the house the walls were raped with bamboo, and there were quantities of poinsettia blossoms and narcissi, and ferns, tied witli red rib bons. Assisting in entertaining were Mrs. Stuart Stringfellow, Miss Louise ■“ Law Bros. For Quality” We thank our patrons for the most successful year i» the history of our business, and wish for you, one and all, a , Merry Xmas *£cu//'53 / loA'fvo> Havtkins and the members of the Or der of Old-Fashioned Women, of 4 "hich Mrs. Adair is a member; Mrs. Bates Block. Mrs. Lqp Jordan, Mrs. W illiam H. Glenn, Mrs. Marion Jack- son, Mrs. j. g. Oglesby. 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 the 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 poinsetti i 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 open 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- licio is holiday refreshments are served, and the club is elaborately decorated with holiday decorations. The appearance of the Yale Glee Cluo 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 be 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. Woodsi(je will entertain at dinner in honor of their guests, Mrs. H. F. Thompson, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. A. W. Kurkamp, of Louisville. The party will Include fifteen. Mrs. Alice Muse Thomas give? 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 tree? and children’s parties galore, one of the happiest being that DRAMA LEAGUE HEAD TO LIVE IN ATLANTA MISS CAROLYN COBB. MHITtHAU. »1. Wishing Our Friends a Very Merry Xmas The Ozias National Selling Corporation. Empire Life Building. “Vacuum Cleaners.” It’s Over! Thirty of the busiest days one store ever had. We just know by the buying that this will be the biggest Christmas Atlanta has ever known. —And we wish that it will be your merriest Christmas and happiest New Year. McClure Ten-Cent Co. Miss Carolyn Cobb, State organizer. for the Drama League of Georgia, ! one of the most active women’s or ganizations in the State, with a mem bership of more than 400, has deter mined to make her home permanently in Atlanta. This news will be welcomed by a host of Atlanta’s beat-known women who have been greatly interested in Miss Cobb's efforts to promulgate the best teachings of the drama. Miss Cobb comes of a distinguished Georgia family. She is spending the Christmas holidays in Athens at her home but will take up her residence here with the New’ Year. Miss Cobb gave a ('harming interpretation re cently of the Pied Piper. at which Miss Sue Bucknell enter- | reindeer across a field of snow. In tained her little friends. j one corner an old-fashioned fireplace Another very happy event was the filled with dying ember? awaited 'Em eggnog party given by Miss Clifford arrival of .Santa, and the hands u* West, when a number of friends were I the old clock on the mant ’ stood at entertained informally at her home on I Peachtree road. The house was prat- I tily decorated with Ghristmas colors, j A cordial hospitality was dispensed by the young hostess. midnight. In another cm rner a Christ mas tree, beautifully decorated, was laden with handsome souvenirs fo.’ the ladies! A number of electru* bulbs, blue, rod and green, lined I ho archway at the entrance to the hall. Delicious punch was served and a capable orchestra rendered the music. The chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dlsbro. Mrs. \Y. R. Bean and Mr. and Mrs. M. s. Gat bright, Mr. aril fMrs. Ned McIntosh. Those dancing were Misses Mary Frances Bowden, Luo Hinman, Win nie Wilson, Mary )isbro, Carrie Par ish. Edwin* Harper. Ethel Hudson, Lois Carroll. Lucile Beam, Nell Pa'e. Katherine Darby, Mae Hall, Mildred Sault, Lebie Ewing. Pauline Coulter, Esther Hatchett. .Margaret Wing field, Adelaide Calloway, Margaret Jester, Charlsie McClain, Eddie L e Terrell, Olga freeman. Mamie Mor ris. Mabel Rock. ter Hollermar. Irma Thurmond. Marie Roberson. Marie Oliver, Elizabeth Clayton and Betty Reeves. Messrs. William E. Close, Paul Turner. Lacy Dalhous , Elbert Lively, Howard Parish, Cuy- ler Trussed. John Baldwin. Mercer Lee. L. L. Btroble. W. E. Franklin, Pope Franklin. Lewis Pierson, Alvin Lov ingood, Theo Beam Ed. Pol lari. J. L. Almon. R. L. Ezell, Sopers An drews, J. I. Murdock, G. T. Freeman, Charles G. Cowan, Sam Dull. J. 13. Jackson, Tye Sanders, Stacy Adams, John R. Jordan. L. B. Hardy, Jr., R. A. Garner. Aubrey Lindyn, Gordon Hill. Archibald Freman, A. M. Dim- mock, Jones Ewlr Horrie Andrews. Lealis Law. Ernest Allen, Cliff Brown. O. I. Freeman, Sam Swilling, N. R. Collins, Mr. Resor, Mr. Pasco, M. S. Stephen? and Casey Medlock. Reception at Fort McPherson. The officer? and ladies of the Sev enteenth United Slates Infantry have issued invitations to a dance on Thursday evening. January 1, at nlfie o’clock, to meet Colonel and Mrs. John T. Van Orsdale. The dance will be given at Fort McPherson, and will be one of th* 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 seem? to be either going to parties or giving parties, the city being as gay as possible, the “the dansant*” being giver, for member? of the Piedmo 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 os largely at tended as those previously given. For each 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. Ringland F. Kilpatrick, of New' York, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby, the party being completed by Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby, Jr., and Mrs. A. D. Adair. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swift, of New York, were guests in a small party. Miss Aimee Hunnlcutt, who has just returned from an extended stay in New York, was tendered a small party by 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 Mary 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. C. Dram* League Conference. A special conference on Maurice Maeterlinck and The Blue Bird will be held at the Atlanta Theater De cember 30 at 3:30 p. in. After a brief summary of “The Literary In fluences of Maeterlinck,*’ Mr. Charles Hampden, stage director of “The Blue Bird." will tell of his visit to the great poet last summer, and Miss Al ice Butler, who plays the part of the Fairy Berylune, w ill tell briefly about “The Blue Bird" as seen by an actor behind the scenes. This meeting is open not onl> to members of the Drama League, but to the public generally without fee, and as “The Blue Bird” is tho first play of Maeterlinck to be brought to Atlanta, it i? hoped that the occa sion will be of especial interest to members. 5 Beginning Monday, JaAwry 5, and I continuing every afternoon through Saturday, Monsieur Benedict Pa pot will give to the Drama League a se ries of lecture readings on “Great Contemporary French Dramatist?.” The six dramatist? treated will be Eugene Btieujt. Raul Hervieu. Mau rice Donnay, Henry Bataille, Henry Bernstein, and Henry Kletermaekers, probably in the order named. The lectures will all be given in English, j which Monsieur Papot speaks ido- ! nintlcully and fluently. They w ill be l given at Cable Hall each afternoon at I 3:30 o’clock. A nominal fee of $i for the entire , series must be paid by members. To ! non-members the fee will be S2; sin- I gle tickets. 50 cents each. Mr. and Mr*. Wellhouse at Hor Christman tree parly Wednesday aft ernoon at her home on Peachtree road. The gifts to each guest wore silver picture frames holding Lite pic ture of the order, which include? Mrs. A. D. Adair, Jr., Mrs. Shepherd Bryan, Mrs. William Glenn, Mr?. Leo M. Jor dan. Mr*. Marion Jackson. Mrs. West, Mm Junius '* *" and Mi: H. F G. Oglesby, Jr. Louise Black. New Year’s Party. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raine will en tertain on New Year? Eve at their home on Juniper street. For Mils Robinson. Miss Marion Stearns "ill give an informal dinner party Tuesday even ing in compliment to Alisa Eloise Rob inson, who is home from school in Baltimore for the holidays. There will he 24 guests, follow dinner. Mrs. Albert Howell, Jr., bridge-luncheon for Miss Robinson on Tuesday evening. and dancing will will give a Dancing Party. Miss Jan Robinson will entertain 5* of her friends at an Informal dancing party Friday evening at her home in Analey Paris CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT Cures Croup, Whooping Cough Fifty yearn on the market and sold everywhere for 25c. Host medicine for croup, '-oW* anti sore throat affections. Don't he ke*l away hy new and untried remedies BUck to Cheney's Expectorant. It is sure.—(AdU.) Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wellhouse will be at home Sunday front 4 to 6 in the afternoon, and from S:80 until IOi.IO in the evening, in honor of their daughter, Miss Corrinne Wellhouse. and her fiance, Ely Meyer. ,1r., o r Rochester, N. Y, For Mrs. Blo&ser's Guests. 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