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5 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. VISITING SCIENTISTS FIGURE IN ROUND Of SOCIAL AFFAIRS She Portrays Boy Lover in‘Blue Bird' Thfi presence of the noted scientists jnd distinguished men and women of Xters now in Atlanta in attendance ,jpon the convention of the American jation for the Advancement of i . n ce has been the occasion for . , nl „ delightful entertaining. The Executive Mansion was the of a brilliant reception Tuesday i. rnoon. when Governor and Mrs. Marshall Slaton received for the Holiday decorations were ... i throughout the mansion and mas wreaths, red poinsottia . .onis and the Christmas foliage me being used in all apartments. ■ ; .vernor and Mrs. Slaton, with ihe .-c'oneis of Uovfernor Slaton’s staff i aroup of Mrs. Slaton's personal O oils, received In the drawing room. Refreshments were served In the din- ng room, where the table was graced „ith a large basket of flowering pink awslca' The stiver candlesticks were ..pped with crystal shades, and many pre-tv decorative details were in pink and White. Punch was served from decorated bowls placed in the dining room and study. \n orchestra played during the efternoon, and the affair was charac terized by the hospitality and charm which Governor Slaton and his lovely trtfc lend to all their entertainments. Mrs. Slaton was beautiful in an evening gown of parma crepe, fash ioned according to a late model and Miss Louise Dobbs Entertains. Miss Louise Dobbs gave a tea for the college set. Tuesday afternoon which was one of a series of bright holiday parties. Chrlstma-s decora tions prevailed and a prettily ap pointed tea table, covered with a cloth of riuny lace, had for a centerpiece a vase of Liberty roses resting on a mirror. Brass candlesticks held red tapers tied with red tulle. Decora tive details were red and white. The young hostess wore coral bro cade. Assisting In entertaining wore Misses Irene Bennett, Wyckliffe 'Vurm, Marie Dinkins, Dodo White, .Madge Pollock, Marlon Woolley, Ma rie Parks, Katherine Ulmer, Louise Parker, Thornton Clarke and May Crichton. Watch Party. Miss Annie Taylor will entertain a number of friends at a watch party New Tear’s Eve. North Side Embroidery Club. The North Side Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. W. R. Carroll, No. 138 North Jackson street. Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. formal Luncheon. Mrs. Roy Collier was hostess at an formal luncheon Tuesday at her ■ me In Ansley Park, complimenting r cousins. Miss Katherine Howell d Miss Bessie Woodward, brldes- ?ct of January. Covers were laid r six at a beautifully appointed ble having as a centerpiece a large ver basket filled with pink roses. ie stiver candlesticks were shaded -link, and the creamed sweets and ■ ubons were pink and white. Favors combined with rare lace. Her moth er. Mrs. William D. Grant, receiving with her, wore a handsome toilet of black charmeuse embroidered in a design of shaded crimson princess feathers and effectively combined with Irish lace. The reception at the University Club Monday evening for the conven- j tion members was another delightful j event A number of prominent At- i lantans, with Mrs. John K. Ottley as chairman, formed a reception com mittee. The club was decorated throughout in holiday decorations with bamboo as a mural decoration. Liberty- roses and poinsettia blos soms adorned the mantels, and punch was served from decorated tables. The officers of the club, the board of managers and their wives, includ ing Governor and Mrs. Slaton, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Atkinson, Mr, and | Mrs. J. H. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. H. C Peeples, Mr. and Airs. A Ten Eyck Brown, Mr. and Mrs. James S. Floyd. Mr. and Mrs. Alec C. King, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Schoen. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. A. Hobson, Dr. and Mrs. James N. El lis, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lee Crew, Hal Hentz, Thomas Whipple Connally' and Burton Smith, assisted in entertain ing. Mrs. Charles Andrews presided over one punch howl and Mrs. Jesse Perry presided over the other. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS ■ 1 ALAMO NO. 1 “The Fruits of Vengeance,” Two- Reel Vitagraph. A Truly Wonder ful Picture. Sam Suber, in Character and Rags. Joe Elliott, Ballad Singer. ALAMO NO.2 "When the Last Leaves Fall,” Lubin Drama. "By the Two Oak Trees,” Pathe Drama. "Father’s Day," Sellg Drama. Sam Suber, In Character and Rags. VAUDETTE "The Woman,” Two-Reel Bron cho. "The Baby," Majestic. JACK LAMEY and JOE COMBS. THE MONTGOMERY T uesday. "The Ghost of Self," Essanay Drama. "The Mystery of the Dover Ex- Dress." an Edison Drama That Is Filled With Interest. "The Sneak Thief," Pathe. Anna VcnHoffman Trio. SAVOY THEATER To-day. "Mike and Jake as Pugilists." a J^ker Comedy With a Punch. "The Highwayman’s Shoes,” a Two-Reel Eclair Drama That Is Worth Seeing. ALCAZAR THEATER To-day. "Hilda of the Mountains.” Fron- ! Drama. "Slim Proposes. But——,” Fron- t'er Western Drama. for each guest were little pink hya cinths, growing in little pink boxes. A delicious luncheon was served. The guests Included only the bridesmaids at the weddings. Airs. Collier was charming in pink crepe and chiffon. For Miss Nellie Dodd. Miss Nellie Dodd, who is at home from St. Mary’s School for the holi days, was tendered a box party at the Forsyth, followed by afternoon tea at the Piedmont Driving Club, Monday afternoon, when Mrs. For rest Adair, Jr., entertained in her honor. The guests were Miss Julia Murphy, Miss Madeline McCullough, Miss Alice Muse, Miss Katherine Dickey, Miss Georgia Rice and Miss Isabel Amorous. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson’s Dance. Mr. and Mrs. James O. William son entertained several of their friends with a dance at their home on North avenue. The house w'as beautifully decorated with holly and Christmas bells. Punch was served in the breakfast room by Mrs. John E. McKee, who is stopping at the Winecoff Hotel. ■Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John E. McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williamson, Jr., Air. and Mrs. Claude E. Williamson. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Durant, Miss Irene Van Dyke, Mrs. Menie, Miss Ruth Tuggle, of LaGrange; Willie Lynch, Lee Mc Cann, Dr. Van Dy'ke and George Spring. Atlanta Girls in Augusta. Misses Collins and Marian Butt are receiving much attention in Augusta, where they' are visiting. Miss Col lins is the guest of Miss Gladys Teague, who tendered her a beauti ful luncheon, and Mr. and Mrs. John Cranston entertained at dinner at the Country Club Monday evening for Miss Teague and Aliss Collins. Miss Butt is the guest of Mrs. Jacob Pliin- izy. Her home was formerly in Au gusta and she is closely related to the late Major Archie Butt and is a klnsw'oman of Mrs. Louis Gholstin, of Atlanta. A cordial welcome has been given her on this visit and she Is to be honor guest at a number of in formal affairs. For Miss Eloise Robinson. Miss Eloise Robinson, w-ho is at home from school for the holidays, was the honor guest at a bridge party given by Mrs. Albert Howell, Jr., Tuesday morning. Mrs. Howell en tertained at her apartment in the Ponce Del,eon, and the apartment w'as beautiful in Christmas decora- Miss Rose Coyle, pretty actress who enacts a juvenile male role in Maeterlinck’s allegorical play. ttons and growing plants. The prizes included a spangled fan, silk hose and rhinestone slipper buckles. Luncheon was served froVn a table beautifully decorated with Radiance roses, arranged in a silver basket. The guests were Misses Isabel Robin son, Marion Stearns, Louise Cramer, Margaret McCarty, Alice Muse, Nina Hopkins, Janet Kvan.s, Helen McCar ty, Maude Cobb, Dorothy Traylor. Frances Broyles and Isabelle Amor ous. Mrs. Gude to Entertain. Mrs. Valdemar Gude will entertain informally at bridge at her home at East Lake Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Bessie Woodward, a bride-elect of January. There will be only three tables of bridge, the guests to include Miss Woodward’s close friends. On the return of Miss May O’Brien from Maine, where she has spent the past two months, Mrs. Gude will again entertain in her honor. For Mrs. Wimbish's Guests. Miss Aimee Hunnicutt will enter tain eight friends at bridge Tuesday evening at her home on Peachtree road in compliment to Misses Louise DeVergris, of Bainbridge, and Bonnie Christine Barnard, of San Francisco, who are the guests of Mrs. William A. Wimbish. Noted Scientist to Lecture. Father Rigge, distinguished scholar and scientist of International recogni tion, will lecture Tuesday night at Marist College Hall. He will treat, in a style popular enough to be of value to every listener, some great astro nomical truths and discoveries. A small admission will be charged. Open House for New Year’s Day. The Uncle Remus Memorial Asso ciation will entertain with an old- fashioned open house at the Sign of the Wren’s Neat Thursday from 11 to 5 o’clock. All friends of the nsnocia- | tion and of the late Joel Chandler Har- j ris are cordially Invited to call and j partake of the hospitality of the home. Northern visitors and tourists are ■ especially invited to make a New Year cali at the home and have a cup of tea with the ladies of the associa- tion. Those receiving will be Mrs. A. McD Wilson, president; Mrs. E. L* Connolly, first vice president; Mrs. Robert J. Lowry, second vice presi dent; Mrs. H. G. Hastings, recording secretary; Mrs. Fred Stewart, corre sponding secretary; Mrs. T. T. Ste vens. treasurer, and Mrs. F. P. Heif- ner. auditor. The heads of all committees in the association will assist in entertaining the guests. For Miss Thelma Dargan. Miss Thelma Dargan. who came from Washington, D. C. ( where she is in college, to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Martin Dunbar, Is be ing delightfully entertained. Miss Dargan was tendered a box party at the Forsyth Monday afternoon, and later she was honor guest at a Dutch supper party at the Hotel Ansley. She has been a lovely guest at many of the holiday parties, and the dancing party given by Mr. and Mrs. Dunnat was one of the happiest events of last week' Misses Horine Give Masquerade Party I Misses Mai and Laurence Horine gave a masquerade party at Segadlo’s i Monday evening, which was one of < the elaborate affairs of the week. Christmas garlands swung from the ceiling, the mirrors were outlined with bamboo, and holly wreaths were tied with bright red ribbons. The punch bowls were set in masses of red poin settia blossoms. The costumes worn by the guests were very pretty and novel, and the two hostesses wore beautiful costumes. Miss Mai Horlno representing a gold butterfly and Miss Laurence Horlnp representing a “Yama-Yama” girl, in yellow and black. Mrs. Horine wore black lace over white satin. Mrs. Lee Worsham was in accordion-pleated rod chiffon, with tunic of black tulle stenciled 1n gold. Others assisting were Mr. and Mrs. j Henry DeGive and Mr and Mrs. Ju lius DeGive. Slaton Dinner Brilliant. The dinner party which was given in honor of Governor and Mrs. John Marshall Slaton by the members of the Governor's staff Monday evening at the Piedmont Driving Club was a brilliant occasion. assembling 80 guests. *The dinner was served 1n the main dining room from a table shaped like a “T,” and elaborately decorated in the national colors. Tjarge baskets of red and white flowers tied witn red. white and blue tulle alternated with little Christmas trees hung with sparkling trinkets and red-shaded candelabra. At each plate was the Georgia State seal, done in white. and other patriotic colors. Souvenirs were red, white and blue caps for the men, and red. white and blue hats with long streamers for the ladies. The menu cards were beautifully en graved and bore the Georgia coat-of- arms, etc., and names of the entire company of guests. The dining room also had red Christmas bells, poinsettia blossoms and Liberty roses. Many toasts were proposed to the Governor and his charming wife, and after dinner there was dancing in the ballroom, which was also elaborately decorated with flags, bunting, palms and Christmas wreaths and bells. The guests were General and Mrs. R. K. Evans, Colonel and Mrs. C. H. Barth. Judge and Mrs. Newman, Judge and Mrs. Evans, Judge and Mrs. Hart, Judge and Mrs. Arthur Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Keats Speed, General A. J. West, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Mell R. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. John Grant, Professor and Mrs. William Slaton, Mr and Mrs. H. M. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Ark wright, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Brittain, Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Barnett, E. T. Lamb. Brooks Morgan, Colonel and Mrs. Frederic Paxon, Colonel and Mrs. W. L. Peel, Colonel and Mrs. Asa (». Candler. Colonel and Mrs. Shed- den, Major and Mrs. F. L. Palmer. Colonel and Mrs. Jesse G. Perry, Colonel and Mrs. William C. Lyle, Colonel and Mrs. George Hope, Colo nel and Mrs. H. F. West, Lieutenant and Mrs. Oliver F. Snyder, Colonel and Mrs. s. V. Sanford. Mrs. M. H. Meador. Mrs. William Tilt, Miss An nie Sykes Rice. Miss Lula Dean Jones, Miss Bessie Jackson, Miss Lyda Nash. Colonel A S. H. Franklin. Colonel \V. B. Stovall, Major A. O. Seamani Captain Thad <'. Jonltt. Colonel H. P. Miekleham, Colonel Shelby Myrick, Colonel T. c. Erwin, Colonel Benjamin J. Fowler, Colonel Joseph Brown Connally, Colonel George A. Johns. Dr. E. C. Davis, Colonel J. D. Walker. Colonel Charles P. Rowland, Colonel William II Beck, Major Claude C. Smith, Colonel R. E. L. Spence. Children’s Party. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cousins gave a children’s parly to many of their little friends Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Flowers Entertains. The Informal bridge party given by Mrs. Arthur Freston Flowers* Tuesday morning was one of a number of de lightful informal parties tendered Mrs. Eris Powell, of Washington, D. C., the guest of Mrs. John Morris, Jr. Miss Cowles Hostess. Miss Sarah Cowles will entertain informally at 5 o’clock tea Friday afternoon at the Piedmont Club In compliment to Miss Martha Messen ger and Miss Rosepha Chisholm, who are taking prominent parts* in "The Blue Bird" at the Atlanta this week. PERSONAL In compliment to Miss Emma Jor dan, Miss Louise Scarborough, of Co lumbus. gave a delightful dancing party last week, the other honor guests being Miss Elizabeth Massey, of Birmingham, and Miss Sou Schaf er, of Dayton, Ohio. Miss Clyde O’Neal also gave an elaborate recep tion for the visitors. Sanford Rust, of New Orleans, who is spending the holidays with his par ents, Captain and Mrs R. S Rust, will return to New Orleans Sunda> night. He is recovering from a sprlaned ankle, and is able to be with his friends again Professor and Mrs S. V. Sanford, of Athens, arrived in Atlanta Monday to attend the dinner Monday evening at the Piedmont Club tendered Governor and Mrs. John M. Slaton. They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley W. Cowles. Miss Willie Cummings, who has been the guest of Miss Gladys An derson In Birmingham for a month, has returned home. Miss Anderson will arrive Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Cummings until February 1. Miss Bonnie Christine Barnard, of San Fi incisco, will remain \vlthl\ Mrs. William A. Wimbish until Jan uary 1. when she will be with her sister, Mrs. B. M. Boykin. Ringland F. Kilpatrick, of New Y r ork, has returned home, after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby. Mrs. Kil patrick will remain about two weeks longer. Dr. and Mrs. J. Frank Stalnbaek, whose marriage took place last week, are r.ow at home In Wadesboro, N. C.. ) their future home. Mrs. Stainback was Miss Mae Speers, of Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Pattillo re turned home Monday, after spending Christmas with her son, Olin Pattillo, in Dallas, Texas. Harry Hall Is the guest of his sis ter, Mrs. Nash Broyles, for the holi day season. Miss Jane Walker has postponed until February the tea she was to have given Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Habersham King Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Caldwell Porter, in Rome. Miss Rhea King is the guest, of Miss Sarah King in Rome Miss Laura Ripley is visiting Mrs. A. P. Easterling in Aiken, S •' MUSICAL COMEDY SPECIALISTS CAPTURE PATRONS OF BONITA The Aile* and Meyers Musiral Comedy Company, playing at the Hontta Theater this week, is with out question one of the best com-' parties that has been seen in At lanta. While there is a sem blance of a plot in the bill, yet it is different. In that it abounds in specialties that are delightful. Ross A lies and Simon Meyers are the principal comedians—Irish and Jew—and they are real en tertainers. George Rrower. in addition to his splendid interpretation of his parts, makes R decided hit in his song, "The World’s All Wrong Again.” Nell and Flo Drisdall are har mony singers who get real musto out of every song they sing, and thev are as pretty as pictures. Miss Esther Roberts 1n her song. "Malinda’s Wedding Day,” cap tures the house. Dick Topp. at piano; Percy Lynn, violin; Clint Barber, cor net, and Billy Ritter, drums, gives an orchestra the equal of any in Atlanta From pretty Miss Eva Bailey, cashier, on through the list. Man ager George Campbell has the best manned -and equipped theater in Atlanta, and with the class of shows he is giving is making it one of the most popular XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. $9.75 for Suits Up to $20; and Many Other Attractions for Wednesday in the Downstairs Section the: eilite: Wednesday. "The Accusing Skeleton,” a Thf *ee- Reel Picture That Is the Most Thrilling and Sensational Ev«p Produced. The Price Is Only 5 Cents Think of buying good, new and stylish Suits—values as high as $20, at $9.75. There are many styles to se lect from, all well made—of good materials in the popular color tones. $12.50 Silk Dresses at $4.98 An opportunity equally extraordi nary The Dresses are new, beauti fully made of silk Poplin in these pop ular colors: Copenhagen, navy, taupe, old rose and black: a variety of styles to choose from. Women’s $2.50 Sweaters at $1.19; mainly white, some of them need washing. Children’s $1.50 Sweaters at 89c; gray and white; 6 to 12-year sizes. Children’s fleece lined Union Suits at 25c; 2 to 12-year sizes. Women’s Vests and Pants, three garments for $1.00; regular 50c value. Women’s 25c Hose at 15c pair— they are seconds, but are good value. Boys’ Waists at 25c-they are made of good percale or gingham; 6 to 14 year sizes. Knitted “M" Waists for children - 10c each; they have double row of taped on buttons. $1.50 Blankets at $1.25. SI.50 Comforts at $1.25. 10c Outing Flannels at 7 x / 2 c yard. 10c Ginghams — blue - and white checks and stripes, at 8c yard. 10c Pajama Checks—1 to 6 yard lengths—at 7y 2 c yard. $2.50 Silk Petticoats at $1.98 Prettily marie of soft Messaline. in green, king's blue, American beauty and black. Last Day of 1913 Tomorrow Maybe you have in mind some friend you’d like to give a NEW YEAR’S GIFT —maybe some one who gave you a Christmas re membrance, and you’d like to make a return gift. All right— A Nice Umbrella. A Good Pair of Gloves. Some Pretty Handker chiefs. A Brush and Mirror Set. Some Cut Glass. Some Jewelry or Hand Bags. Some Silverware. A Rug or Piece of Furni ture. The Pre-Inventory Sale will enable you to save con siderable. We Will Pay $-1 A.00 in Gold for a ‘ Word" suitable to brand our Food Products and all articles in our new Sanitary Grocery Department, which will be added to our Big Store in the near future. What would/you suggest? We will receive letters up to and including Wednesday, January 7, until 6 p. m. Address Grocery Department J. M. High Co. Going Up! Our Rug, Carpet and Drapery Department will be moved from main floor annex to the fifth floor, next the Furniture Department, in about a week or ten days, and you can buy at Big Sav ings these goods, as we can handle the money much easier. It will be worth your while to drop into this store often and see the life and improvements which will be going on. All for YOUR interests, you may be sure. To-morrow the Last Chance! All Remnants Dress Goods and Silks 1-4,1-3 and 1-2 off To-morrow All Cut Glass pieces seiling $1.00 or over 20% oil All Pictures going at l /s off All Furniture going at 1-5 off All Furs !4 of! Marked Prices THESE DISCOUNTS ARE ALL GENUINE Jusf Opened From the Express Boxes Davison - Paxon - Stokes Co. 200 Women’s New Coals And they are beauties, too. No use quoting former values or selling prices, for you’d only think them exaggerations. Here’s what we will do to-morrow—Give you choice of a hundred elegant Chinchilla, Boucle and Striped Zibeline Coats—many the very latest Raglan styles—velvet buttons. Some with Sealette collars. Just perfectly dandy Coats. And the price— What? Why, only sesi rvagian $8.75 Choice 100 grand new Coats in chinchilla, in black, blue and fancy mix tures, velvet and button trimmed. Many with buttons on sleeves, just like in Paris books of fashion; Raglan styles. The kinds are noticeable on the streets for real style. Satin lined from top to bottom. Many with big frogs on front, and the biased silk braided effects in backs. They are wonderfully beautiful at Jituui. lTJtany $12.95 Why Not One of These Coats for a New Year Present? Third Floor. Third Floor. =2 J. \l. HIGH CO. r uirn rp — <j . ..... i.Vjrii vV.