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PERSONAL
MR5. CORRA HARRIS SPENDING
HOLIDAYS IN COLLEGE PARK
BIRMINGHAM
IS ENTERTAI
MATRON
NEDHERE
Mrs. Corra Harris, the famous
m author, and «. former resi
dent of College Park, is spending the
olidays with her son and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Leech, in College
Park. For some time Mrs. Harris
lived in College Park, and In addition
to the admiration which is accorded
her as one of the South’s leading
writers, she also has the devotion of a
large circle of personal friends. She
will remain with Mr. and Airs. Leech
jntll New Year’s Day, when she
leaves for New York.
Mrs. Harris 1 latest book, ' In Search
of a Husband,” has proved one of the
most popular books of the year. Sh_»
will soon begin a series of essays on
current issues for Harper s Weekly
and The Independent. On account
of the demand for her work in Amer
ica, Mrs. Harris recently refused an
offer from a leading English publica
tion.
Mrs. Harris plans to remain in New
York until March, when she will re
turn to her home in “The Valley,”
near Pine Log, Ga. Mrs. Harris is
devoted to her mountain home, which
bears the impress of her individuali
ty.
A number of social affairs arc al
ways planned for Mrs. Harris during
her visits to her former home, and
she will be tendered several parties
during her visit.
Mrs. T. Lester
Fossick, of
Birmingham,
the guest of
Mrs. Allan
Asher.
Dinner Parties at Driving Club.
Several large parties will be given
.at the dinner-dance at the Piedmont
Driving Club Saturday evening, the
argest to be one which Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Beck will give in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank S. Ellis. Invited to
meet them are Mr. and Mrs. Ellis,
Golonel and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry, Dr.
ind Mrs. Willis Westmoreland. Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Dargan, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Frank Meador, Miss Donna Bain
and Lesier Crane, of New York.
The party which Howell Jackson
will give will be a compliment to Ly
man Cunningham, of New York, who
will arrive Saturday to spend the
holidays with him. The guests will
nclude twelve members of the college
set.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McGehee will
have ten guests. The party which
Judge and Mrs. Spencer Atkinson will
give will compliment their guest, Mrs.
Emily Carter Divine. Judge and Mrs.
Arthur G. Powell will have, four
guests, and Calhoun McDougald will
have one guest. Other parties are
being arranged.
Nine o’Clock Fancy Dress Ball.
The largest social event of Friday
evening will be the fancy dress ball
wTiich the Nine o’Clock German Flub
gives at the Piedmont Driving Club.
Some very original and charming cos
tumes have been planned, and the af
fair will be one of the most brilliant
events of the season.
Mrr. and Mrs. Inman to Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Inman will en
tertain a number of friends at their
home on Peachtree road Saturday
evening, the occasion *o celebrate
their wedding anniversary.
Chanucah Service at Jewish Temple.
At the Jewish Temple, corner South
Pryor and Richardson streets, Dr.
David Marx, rabbi, there will be a
special Chanucah service, composed
mostly of music, on Friday evening
at 8 o’clock.
Chanucah is the feast of dedication.
It commemorates the victories won
by the Maccabees over the Assyrians.
This solemn act was performed on
the twenty-fifth day of the Hebrew
month Kisliv, in the year 165 B. C.
The combined choirs of the Temple
and Trinity Methodist Church will
render, besides the regular ritual f
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MOVING
PICTURE
SHOWS
VAUDETTE
Saturday.
‘•Rose of the San Juan,’
a Strong
American Drama.
“Head Walter,” Thanhauser.
“The Champion,” a
Feature.
Keystone
Steinway Four.
service, the traditional Chanucah mu
sic and Gounod’s setting of the One
Hundred and Thirtieth Psalm, “Out ot
Darkness.” The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
The following singers will take
part: Sopranos. Mrs. T. H. Winglleld,
Mrs. Charles Sheldon; altos, Miss
Sylvia Spritz, Mrs. Arthur Creviston;
tenors, Solon Drukenmiller, Howard
Davis; oasses, John Mullen, Joseph
Hubbard. Charles A. Sheldon, Jr., is
organist and director.
Mace- Hardaway.
Much interest has been manifested
in the announcement of the marriage
of Miss Anna Mace, of Baltimore, and
Captain Benjamin F. Hardaway. |
which took place Wednesday. Miss
Mace has frequently visited at Fort
McPherson as the guest of Captain
and Mrs. Simmons, and, with her sis
ter, Miss Ella Mace, she has been
Mrs. Simmons’ guest for some time.
Captain Hardaway is a popular offi
cer of the Seventeenth Infantry, and
has many friends who will be inter
ested in his marriage.
Captain and Mrs. Hardaway are
spending several wfeks in the East.
On their return they will be at home
at the fort.
Parties for House Party.
Miss Virginia Haugh and her house
party guests, Misse« Mildred Wicks,
of Spokane, Wash., and Mary How
ard. will be tendered a number of
parties during the holidays. Thurs
day evening there will be a dance at
which Miss Leslie Weathers will he
hostess. Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Frank Myers, Jr., will entertain at a
box party at the Forsyth for them.
Miss Editn Hudson will give a mat
inee party Monday, and Tuesday
evening Mrs. W. T. Howard will en
tertain them w r ith a dancing party.
Miss Frances Campbell will give
an informal party for them, and mi
New Year’s Day they will be the
honor guests at another matinee par
ty, which will be given at the Atlanta I
Theater.
Mr. and Mrs. Markel at Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Markel will
keep “open house” Sunday, the first
anniversary of their wedding.
Miss Murphy's Party.
One of the pretty affairs of the hoi- j
idays will be given by Misses Mabel j
Murphy and Essie Lee McDonald in I
the form of a watch party New Year’s I
Eve at Miss'Murphy’s home in West !
End.
Lecture cn Astronomy. % *
“Life in Other Worlds” will be the <
subject of the lecture to be given in
Marist College Hall Tuesday, Decem
ber 30, at 8.*30 p. rn., by the astrono
mer Father William F. Rlgge. of
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr.
Readers of scientific magazines are
familiar with the writings of Father
iL
Many delight
ful entertain
ments are be
ing given by
Mrs. Asher for
Mrs. Fossick
during the lat
ter's visit in
Atlanta.
Rigge and have received with much
interest his observations.
The lecture will be illustrated with
stereopticon views, and will be giver*
under the auspices of the educational
committee of the Ladies’ Altar’ Socie
ty of the Sacred Heart Church.
Miss Brown’s Christmas Party.
Miss Sally Eugenia Brown invited
her family, including the children of.
her brothers and sisters, to a Christ-/
mas tree at her home, “Cherokee,”
on Peachtree road, Wednesday after
noon. The big tree was placed in the
living room and at 3 o’clock the
guests arrived. Over 30 were presen:,
THE! ELITE
Saturday.
“From Rail Splitter to Presi
dent,” a Two-Reel Goid Seal That
Is Worth While. * v
“The Actor's Christmas,” an Imp
Featuring King Baggot.
“The Substitute,” a Crystal Pro
duction Full of Human Interest.
ALAMO NO. 1
“A Snakevllle Courtship,” Essany
Comedy.
“Her Indian Brother,” a Kalem
Drama.
ALAMO NO. 2
“The Club Cure." Biograph Com
edy.
“The Suicide Pact,” Biograph
Comedy.
“The Doctor’s Romance.” Lubin
Drama.
‘ A Good Drug Store”
Serves
December
Strawberries
Whoever heard of a drug store serving strawberries
in December? Luscious, red, ripe, fresh-from-the-field
strawberries, just as you usually get them in April. Hard
to believe, isn’t it? Fortunate we are, truly, to be ABLE
to do this.
And the prices charged for these winter luxuries are not ex
orbitant. They are also a part of the policy of this establish
ment.
ALCAZAR
THEATER
“For Art and
Love,” a Jcker
Comedy of Impressions.
“The Lord of GIAZASH,” a Two- ]
Reel Bison That
s a Real Feature.
SAVOY THEATER
Saturday.
‘’Bloodhounds of the North,” a
Great Two Reel Gold Seal.
“My Brudder Sylvest’’ and “The
Baby Question,” a Great Picture in
Two Parts.
THE MONTGOMERY
Saturday.
“Heart's Ease.” a Great Two-
Reel Vitagraph Feature in Two
Parts.
“Who Will Marry Mary?” an Ed
ison Drama.
The Berman Trio. Juvenile En
tertainers.
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Sundae ....
Strawberries and Cream.
Strawberries smothered with
Ice Cream
Strawberry Parfait . . .
(The Drink Beautiful)
Strawberry Ice Cream
25c
15c
15c
15c
15c
10c
All the above made from FRESH, ripe, berries
right out of the box.
Join us in this Holiday Treat. This service begins to-morrow
morning and will continue through all of next week.
Mil* N « h ate from
• Hollins lu^titutc for the holidays.
Miss La Hie Belle Fuller Is the guest
i of Miss RtJT.ii Johnstoue in Savun-
! nail during the holidays.
Mrr. Inman Sunders and little
daughter, of Memphis, are guests of
Captain and Mrs. Edward S. Gay.
i Mrs. William Robinson is too guest
of her aunt, Mrs. J. R. Mobley, on
Juniper street, during the holidays.
Mr. and All’s. Max Wright and sons
are spending too holidays in Rome as
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Seaborn
Wright.
Misses Annie Mae and ~.ubie Win
gate have as their guest during the
holidays, Miss Ol* i McWhorter, jt
Greensboro.
Mr. and Mr-. Claude Douthit, of
Memphis, are spending the holidays
\vit!i Mr. and Mi" Montgomery
Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Winecoff
and little son are guests of Profes
sor and Mrs. Lust rat in Athens for
the holidays.
Mrs. M. E. Oliver Is spending
Christmas with her mother and sis
ters in Oehes, X. V. She will be away
until February.
Mr. and Mrs. Efiward Hussey Al
so P. whose marriage was a recent
brilliant event, are spending Christ
mas in Nice, France.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Evins, of 8r.
Lou ! s. are the guests of their mother.
Mrs. Join Evins, at the Farling r
Court Apartments.
W. E. Austin Jr., is in Atlanta foV
the holidays, with his parents, in tlie
Virginian. He is one of the prominent
young business men of Richmond. I
Mrs. W. E. Austin has returned
from a six weeks’ visit to her daugh
ter in Birmingham, where she was de
lightfully entertained at a number of
elegant parties and luncheons.
Lyman Cunningham, of New York
will 'arrive in Atlanta Saturday to
spend the holidays with Howell Jaek-
son. Me will be tendered a dinner
party at the Piedmont Driving Club
Saturday evening by his host.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phinizy, of
Augusta, have returned home after a
short visit here. They came to at
tend the bal poudre given by mem
bers of the Cotillion Club.
and each brought gifts to Miss Brown
an<f to each other. A dainty salad
course was served in the dining room,
where a decoration of holly and
bright red flowers prevailed.
For Miss Woolley.
Dr. and Mrs. Vassar Woolley will
give an informal party Friday even
ing at their home on Spring road for
their sister, Miss Marlon Woolley.
There will be twenty guests.
Cantata at First Presbyterian.
The Christmas music from Handel’s
“Messiah” will be rendered by t.ha
combined choirs of the St. Mark and
E. H. CONE,
Inc.
Players Will Speak
On ‘BliieBird’ and Its
Author, Maeterlinck
MISS ALICK BVTI.KII.
GETS XMAS GIFTS
German Bishops Call
Fashions Immodest
Special Cable to Tne Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—The German
Catholic bishops In conference at
—. j Fulda passed a resolution censuring
Tl o i ‘a* t . i • <*» 1 the present women’s fashions as “de-
Three Subscriptions Totaling $l,- void of any sense of modesty.”
_ 0 . r i'ld I The bishops urged the Catholic
250 Sent In English Busy j women of Germany to join a crusade
against the impropriety in dress.
term “a disgraceful aber-
After Remainder. i
Three voluntary Christmas gifts
came into the Oglethorpe University
fund Thursday. E. W. Alfriend tele
graphed a subscription of $500 from
New .York; J. Fred Harvey, one of
the lessees of the Piedmont, tele
graphed $250 from Boston, and Jacob
W. Patterson subscribed $500.
The executive committee, headed by
Captain James W. English, Sr., is
quietly at work to complete the $250,-
000 Atlanta total. It Is understood
that a number of subscriptions are
already in the hands of the executive
committee and they will be an
nounced in a lump in due time.
It Is stated that the Atlanta banks
will take up the question of making
generous donations to Oglethorpe at
their annual directors’ meetings.
In the meantime, all persons who
wish to make contributions are re
quested to take up the matter with
Captain English, who has direct
charge of raising the balance.
CANTATA TO BE REPEATED.
Upon urgent requests, the cantata,
“The Christ Child,” which was given
last Sunday at the Fi*'st Methodist
j Church, will be repeated Sunday even
ing at 7:30. Miss Mamie Lee Bear
den will again direct the music.
which thej
ration.”
Flood, Drouth, Law
Cause Egg Shortage
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.—-That the
fear of hostile legislation, combined
with flood and drouth, caused the re
cent shortage in eggs, was the claim
made here to-day by the joint com
mittee representing the cold storage
warehousemen and affiliated indus
tries, who will oppose the McKellar
cold storage bill before the House
Subcommittee on Interstate Com
merce, when Congress returns to
work.
Man, Bitten by Dog,
Dies of Hydrophobia
LEXINGTON, KY., Dec. 26.—Price
Hall, aged 50 years of Catlettsburg,
died of hydrophobia as the result of i
dog bite received last August.
At the time Hall was bitten he
thought nothing of the Incident. Later
he* began to have strange attacks,
which increased in violence until his
death.
H
First Presbyterian Churches at the
First Presbyterian Church, on Ma
rietta street. Sunday afternoon, De
cember 28, at 4 o’clock.
Tea for College Visitors.
The members <f the Southern As
sociation of College Women wili give
an informal tea Thursday afternoon,
January 1, at the home of Mrs. War
ren Boyd, the guests to include the
visiting college women who will be
here for ‘he convention of the So
ciety for the Advancement of Science.
Gude-Coleman.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Valentine Glide
have Issued cards announcing the
marriage of tiieir daughter. Mary
Boggs, to Algernon Coleman, on Tues- j
day. December 23, in Atlanta. Cards j
inclosed state that the couple will be j
at home after January 17 at No. 3624 !
Kimbark avenue, Chicago, Ill.
Miss “iice Butler, an Anglo-French
actress of ability, will address the
public conference on Maeterlinck and
“The Blue Bird” at the Atlanta Thea
ter next Tuesday afternoon. < >n her I
mother’s side she is collaterally re- j
lated to the family of General Ogle
thorpe. who came to America early •
in the eighteenth century and found
ed the colony of Georgia. In tin* pa
ternal line Miss Butler is one of the
Augeardes, an aristocratic Norman
family, one of whose squires was
knighted for bravery on the battle
field by King Henry 1 of England.
Adrienne Augearde is her sjster.
Miss Butler came from England
years and years ago to sing the Gil-
beri & Sullivan operettas in one of
the D’Oyley <\arte companies. She
remained 1n this country to become c
dramatic character woman, and
played important roles in the com
panies of Richard Mansfield, Leslie j
Carter and Nat Goodwin. For the.
last three years she has been playing ;
the ugly Fairy Berylurie In “The Blue .
Bird."
Invest Your Xmas
Money in Diamonds
The finest kind of a way to “perpet
uate” that gift of money. And the fact
that we bought heavily before the in
creased Diamond tariff, enabling us to
supply our patrons at former prevailing
prices, makes this store the logical place
to buy Diamonds.
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
49 Whitehall St.
H
60 Whitehall Street
Kimball House Block
ALL FURS,
Sets and
Neck
Pieces
Fancy Goods
of Every Description-
Mo s t All
Toys, Dolls,
etc. You can j
have this
sale
PRE-INVENTORY SALE!
Women's Coats
You know where to come
when you need them—if
you would want a $15.00
Chinchilla Coat, it’s
r $9.75
If a stout, stylish Astra
khan Coat, usually $20,
you know QC
it’s here at -*- ** • ^
If a three-quarter length
$25 Boucle Coat, with the
stylish kimono sleeve, you
know it’s C 1 7 Q C
here at ...
The Suit Question
Is Settled
You want Spring styles.
We have them. No old
stock on hand. The Tube
Skirt and long Jacket has
passed into history—you
don’t want them at any
old price, do you? Come to
High’s Suit Department,
Third Floor, to-morrow,
and see the beautiful new
Spring
Suits at $19.75
We guided you right all
last season. Watch our
ads. We will tell you
what’s what. We sell you
the correct styles.
J. M. HIGH CO.
Buy Blankets Now
Good, Nappy, Cotton
1.00
Still better ones. Pair
$1.35 & $1.5(1
Big Wool Blankets, in
white, gray and
?!£■• $3.98
All Wool, white and
plaid Blan- Qt
kets. Pair
Keep the children
warm. Dr. Den
ton’s Hygienic
Sleeping Garments
will do it,
50cto$1.00
According to ages.
Girls’ Coats
Stylish in make, stylish
in materials, 2 to 5
years old. Were $8 to
$9. Pre - inventory
Sale ©J. QC
price '? « • v .7
Girls’ Coats—$10, $11
and $12 values. All
newest materials; latest
styles. Pre-inventory
£*. $6.98
Juniors’ Coats. No
matter what former
prices were, in just two
lots at
$M5 & $15.1111
(Second Floor)
J. M. HIGH CO.