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HfiARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA.,
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B RIDES-ELECT of Juno continue
to hold the center of the social
•tuge, nearly all the affairs of
the week having Seen arranged either
in honor of some one of the girls
who will be married next month or
for some visitor. At several of the
week's parties clever suggestions of
tne wedding were Introduced in the
decorations.
The Initial social affair of the week
was the luncheon given by Mrs. Lee
Jordan at the Druid Hills Golf Club
in honor of Miss Louise Black, whose
marriage to John Fitten McDougald
In June is being preceded by a num
ber of beautiful affairs. While the
guests were limited to the members
of a small club, the Junior Order of
Old-Fashioned Women, of which
Miss Black is a member, unusually
pretty decorative details marked the
affair. The table, placed in the palm
room, held a large basket filled with
poppies In shades of red and pink,
with four smaller baskets of the same
flowers at the corners. The bonbons
were in poppy holders and the poppy
was introduced in many pretty de
tails of decoration. The place cards
were decorated with popples, and at
each place there was an envelope
containing some personal question
appropriate to the bride, with the
answer within. These were read
aloud amid much merriment. A
bride’s book marked the place of the
honor guest.
An Augusta visitor, Mrs. George
Whitney, was honor guest at the tea
given by Mrs. Ransom Wright Mon
day afternoon when 30 guests were
present. v Mrs. Whitney read selec
tions from some books she has writ
ten Later tea was served from a
prettily appointed tea table. The
decorations were of red rambler
roses and Dorothy Perkins roses.
Mrs. William Harrison, of Colum
bus. the guest of Mrs. Harrison
Jones, was honor guest when Miss
Mary Murphey entertained at a box
party Monday, and other informal
affairs were given.
The early hour of 5:30 o'clock in
the morning was chosen by Miss
Meta Duke for her marriage to Ralph
Jackson Brown, at the First Chris
tian Church, on Tuesday. There
were several attendants, including
some from a distance. The couple
went on a wedding trip East.
The largest event of Tuesday was
the afternoon reception given by Mrs.
W. W. Thomas at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Richard Johnston, on
Peachtree road. One hundred guests
were present, and the handsome home
was decorated throughout with quan
tities of summer flowers. A group
of friends assisted the hostess in en
tertaining. and several young girls
served punch. A prettily appointed
tea table had its centerpiece of pink
popples and sweetpeas, arranged in
a massive silver centerpiece, and the
same flowers predominated in the
decorations in all apartments.
Miss Annie Lou Pagett, a bride-
elect, was honor guest at the lunch
eon given on Tuesday by Mrs. W. B
Willingham, Jr. Eighteen guests
were present, and there were pretty
decorations. The place cards were
attached to little wedding slippers,
and the approaching wedding was
suggested in many pretty details.
The usual large number of guests
attended the dinner-dance at the
Capital City Club on Tuesday eve
ning. and at the tea-dance at the
Piedmont Driving Club on Wednes-
day afternoon there were a large
number of parties. Many visitors
were present, among these being Mrs.
Thomas Heneage, of Chicago. Miss
Bessie Jones’ guest; Mrs. George
Whitney, of Augusta; Mrs. William
Crawford, of Columbus, Mrs. Harri
son Jones’ guest, and many others.
Mrs. Arthur Clarke, who was Miss
Helen Hawkins before her marriage
last November, shared honors with
Miss Louise Black, a bride-elect of
‘June, at the buffet luncheon given by
Mrs. A. D. Adair. Jr., on Wednesday,
when a large number of guests were
present The Dorothy Perkins rose
formed an effective decoration, both
indoors and outdoors, the piazzas be
ing wreathed in these flowers. The
table held a large silver basket of
these roses, resting on a cloth of pink
satin and lace mats, and the roses
also garnished the silver platters
from which the courses of a deli
cious luncheon were served. Punch
was served on the rose-wreathed
piazza, Mrs. John Clark presiding.
Pretfy summer toilettes were worn
bv the hostess and guests.
Two April brides. Mrs. George M.
Brown. Jr., and Mrs. Beverly DuBose.
shared honors at the matinee party-
given by Mrs. Vassar Woolley Wed
nesday afternoon.
A luncheon in which the daisy
formed the motif for an effective dec
orative scheme and one which was
marked by unusually pretty details
was that given Thursday by Mrs. A.
P Coles in honor of Miss Louise
Black. A large rustic basket of these
flowers, its handle tied with gre^n
and yellow tulle, graced the center of
the table, with smaller baskets of the
same flowers at each end The place
cards represented modish figures of
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young ladies in daisy costumes, with
daisy parasols. The ices were mold
ed In the form of a hunch of daisies,
and the heart-shaped cakes were em
bossed In daisies A shower of little
gifts for the bride-elect, including a
miniature dtnno- bell, toast rack,
chafing dish, ric., afforded much
amusement.
Another small afTair of Thursday
afternoon was the tea given by Mrs.
William C. Jarnagin In honor of Mrs.
George Whitney, of Augusta.
The largest affair of Friday was
the afternoon reception given by
Mrs. Arthur Montgomery in honor of
Mrs. Lafayette Montgomery, who was
Miss Jeannette Lowndes before her
marriage in April. The hostess and
honor guest received In the loggia,
which had been converted into a
palm garden, with growing plants,
foliage plants, ferns, etc. Swinging
baskets added to the efTect. and In
the ballroom, where tea was served
from small tables, each decorated
with pink sweetpeas. there were
quantise of pink sweetpeas and pot
ted plants. An orchestra played
throughout the Rfternoon and a group
of married friends assisted the host
ess in entertaining.
The week-end afTairs at the clubs
proved unusually pleasant. The
dinner-dance at the Piedmont Driv
ing Club assembled many parties,
several of these being given for vis
itors. these including Miss Sarah
Sheffield, of Americus. Miss Janet
Hatcher's guest; Miss Ellen Wise of
Richmond. Va.. Mrs. John S. Cohen's
guest, and others. Miss Louise Black
and her dance. John Fitter MacDou-
gald. were honor guests in a large
party. At the tea-dance at the Druid
Hills Golf Club and the dinner-dance
at the Fast Lake Athletic Club many
Interesting parties were also given
* * *
T HE closing: exercise** at the North
Avenue School were attended
with many beautiful and inter
esting: innovations Friday afternoon,
when four young ladies were gradu
ated. This is the first graduation held
at the school and the graduates, Isa
belle Guinn, Lo % uise McCutcheon, Eliz
abeth Richardson and Mary Wills,
have been studenfs there since it was
established.
The young women elected to carry
the cordon of Dorothy Perkins roses,
35 feet long, were Dorothy Paine.
Florence Stow, Mildred Foreman, El
sie Trippe, Lillian Jacobs. Lethe Hun
ter, Jane Sams and Margaret Whit
man. Tim rose garland wan made to
form an inclosure for the procession
of students, teachers and graduates
to pass through. The ushers carried
green scarfs, while the students in
the advanced class carried showers of
sweetpeas.
Dr. W. W. Memminger gave the in
vocation and Dr. F. H. Gaines made
the commencement address Two
songs were srung by the school. The
class song completed the program.
The marshal of the occasion was
Miss Ann Carpenter
Another incident of the exercises
was the presentation of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy medal,
which was won by Mary Wills, of the
graduation claas. The medal was the
Clement A Evans medal, given an
nually by Mrs. Robert Stevens and
Miss Sarah I^ee Evans, daughters of
the late General Clement A. Evans.
Honorable mention was made of
Mary Barnett and Elizabeth Kontz,
who were in the IT. D. C. contest.
• • •
S T a large dance of the week given
in honor of the Georgia Mili
tary Academy cadets at the
dancing pavilion of the Military
Academy by G. C. Adams, a prize for
the most graceful dancer went to
Miss Gladys Byrd, of Atlanta.
The gviests included young women
from Cox College and students of the
Georgia Military Academy, smong
those present being Miss Cecille
Jones, Miss Lillie Mae Eaeterlin, Miss
Thelma Easterlin, Miss Thelma Nor
ris. Miss Martha Waller. Miss Idelia
Andrews, Miss Wnnie Couch, Miss
Ruth Thompson. Miss Ruth Reid.
Miss Bessie Smith, Miss Helen Smith.
Miss Graoe Kener, Miss Dorothy Har-
aldson, Miss Frances Gresham. Miss
Willie Cummings. Miss Nell Crock
ett, Miss Mildred Woodward. Miss
Sarah Pearl Martin, Miss Annie Belle
Jones, Miss Emma Jones, Miss Ma
mie Jones. Miss Harriet Bailey, Miss
Lucy Hinman. Miss Annie Ruth
Nichols. Miss Dorothy Trammell,
Miss Gladys Byrd, Mis? Ruth Caver-
ly, Miss Lillie Sitton, Mr. Raymond
Bennett, Mr. J. C. Blocker, Mr Don
ald Babcock. Mr. Joe Brown, Mr. S.
L. Brown. Mr. Burghard Herve, Mr.
Vernon Cogswell. Mr. J. D. Eason.
Mr. W. D. Heaton. Mr. C. L. Har
vey, Mr. Cviarvin Hall. Mr. F. L. Holt,
Mr. W. E. Ivans, Mr. Francis Ly-
nah. Mr W. H. McGinnis, Mr. B. B.
McCall. Mr. W. S. Morrison. Mr. W.
M. Martin. Mr. G. C. Miller. Mr G.
K. Miller. Mr. E Penagos. Mr. J. H.
Powell, Mr. L B Price. Mr F. Pin-
hussohn, Mr. Lewis Smith, Mr. H. L.
Scott, Mr C. C. Sandford, Mr. W. A.
Suttles. Mr William Whitaker. Mr. O.
S. Woollard, Mr. W. DeL. Way, Mr.
C. D. Woodward. Mrs. Joe Kener. Mr.
Douglas Lyle. Mr. E. S. Caverly. Mr.
L. L. Strobble. Mr. Ernest Allen.
Captain O O. Ellis. Mr. Donald Dud
ley, Mr. B. G. Roberts. Mr. Ernest
White, Mr. Edgar Hunnicutt. Mr. B.
Hudson. Mr. Cecil Smith. Mr. Ira
Smith. Jr.. Mr. Rov G. Booker. Mr.
Guy Harper, Mr. E. F. Brewster, Dr.
J. G. Mizell. Mr. F. M. Devane. Mr.
Bob Caldwell. Mr. J. H. Cobb, Mr.
C. A. Callahan. Mr. J. C. Wynn. Jr..
Mr. Carl Smith. Mr. L. R. Smith. Mr.
Children’s Hair Cutting
Relieve your children of the “Prickly Heat”
this summer by keeping the hair trimmed off the
neck, and—best bring the “tiny folks” in the
morning to avoid the “fretful” heat of the day.
EVERYTHING STERILIZED.
CHAS. R. FOSTER
Fourth Floor J. P. Allen & Co.
Cuyler Trussell, Mr Joe Wheeler. Mr.
Paul Turner. Mr. Leaver Richardson,
Mr. P B Brown, Mr. W. E. Sitton.
Mr. F. G. Webb, Mr. J. K. Jones.
Mr. Frank Stevens Mrs. L. P. Dal-
house, Mr. G. C. Adams.
The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs
Chip Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Gresham. Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard
son, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Connally.
Mrs. A. J Jones and Mrs. S. N. Con
nally.
* • *
Dr and Mrs J T. Harwell. W. C.
Harwell and Miss Mattie Harwell will
leave to-day for Virginia to visit rel
atives
* • •
M ISS EMMA COWELL, who will
be a charming bride of June,
was tendered a unique kitchen
shower Friday evening In the nature
of a surprise party by her friends
among young women of the First
Christian Church.
Each kitchen gift was accompanied
by rhymes and a bit of advice appro
priate to the article. Cupid’s cook
book, as a souvenir of the occasion,
w'as compiled Dy the guests. In which
were written recipes as to how to
how to treat a husband, and so forth.
• • •
Mr. and Mr*. Julian Field have re
turned home after a short stay at
their summer home at Rabun Gap,
in the heart of the North Georgia
mountains.
• • •
Mrs J. P. Murray has returned
from a visit to Mrs Allen Lowe, of
Americus
Miss Helen Jones will have as her
r t at her home in Ansley Park
iM’ r Wednesday Miss Madeline
Moreland, of Texas. 8everal parties
will be given in her honor.
• • •
a N enjoyable event of Saturday
evening was the regular meeting
of the Rowle Regulars of St.
Luke’s Sunday School at Hexagon
Hall, the country home of Miss Lethea
and Miss Helen Turman Dancing
and games were enjoyed and refresh
ments were served.
Among those present were Misses
Miriam Middleton,*Jeannette Russe,
Elizabeth Downing. Marjorie Ellis.
Katherine Lambert. Graham Lambert.
Margaret Dennison, Genevieve Denni
son. Irene Hagood. Louise L’Engle.
Ruth Ward. Marjorie Gregory. Mi
riam Justice and Marguerite Down-
man. Messrs. Calvert Winsborough.
Warren Bearden. Charles Bearden.
Robert Morris. Henry Angel. Harry
Courtney, George Finch, Harmon Hu
bert. Chestley Howard. Toulman
Hurt. Eugene Hinton. Everett Ranek-
er. Miller Kollock, Stanley George.
Dudley Homenig. George Johnson.
Thomas Hull. Ralph Ive Craw, Wal
ter Middleton. Alexander King. John
Knox, John Moss and J. Edgar Ham-
lett
During the evening a meeting was
• ailed of the Royal Order of Benevo
lent Hicks, and the following officers
were elected: Toulman W. Hurt,
president; * J. Edgar Hamlett, vice
president; Miss Margaret Dennison,
secretary, and Mias Marguerite Down-
man, treasurer.
The chaperons were Miss John Bow
ie. the Rev. Mr. Gribben and Mr. and
Mrs S. B. Turman.
The next meeting will be held Sat
urday. June 5. at the home of Miss
Cleveland Zahner, on Peachtree road.
• • •
T HE Vesper Club on next Friday
evening will entertain its mem
bers and friends at a dance. This
will b e the first of a series of June
dances. The chaperons will be Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest Adair Mr. and Mrs.
H M Atkinson, M. and Mrs.
Claud Frederick. Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Thrower. Mr. a.nd Mrs. 8. C. Dol>*».
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Abbott, Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Ison, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Shivers. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allen.
Final May Clearance Sale
ALLEN'S
50c Neckwear at 25c
Pretty Embroidered Collars and Fichus;
scalloped hemstitched and lace trim
med ; not soiled or
mussed; all spring
styles; regular 50-cent
value
25c Windsor Ties at 15c
Best quality Silk Ties in staple shades of
red, navy, white, blue, lilac,
American Beauty, light and
dark polka dots and black;
regular 25c values at
apie snaura ui
15c
Handkerchiefs
All the odds and ends of em- )
broidered, initialed, plain.linen : '
in colors and white, ranging i‘
up to 25c each J
and
9c
Ladies’ Shopping Bags
Broken lots of Leather Bags put in one lot
for quick clearance; col- )
ors and black; large, MM ^
small and njedium size ; f
values up to $3.00, at.. J
Silk Gloves
16-button pure Silk Gloves, with double-
tipped fingers, Paris point backs, in all
white and white stitched black; all black
and black stitched white;
complete range of sizes.
The biggest glove value
ever offered, pair p
Children’s Sox
Fancy roll and plain-top Socks; solid white,
tan and blacks; all sizes
up to 9; there will be no
more of these imported
this season
German Silver Vanities
Mesh Bags
Think of buying hags that were sold at $2 to
$4 at this price; guaranteed mesh 3 to
6-inch frames; odd
pieces of vanity cases
up to $2.50; all at,
each
98c
Imported Bands for Panama Hats
These are embroidered in bright colors
on dark grounds, twenty
patterns, that sold up
to $2.50 the yard;
yard
n origin colors
50c
d black; all black
55c
Buttons for Skirts
Large Pearl Buttons for corduroy skirts, in
various grades of fresh
water and Ocean pearls; )
round, oval and square; '
dozen, 20c to
’■
85c
New Kid Belts
black Belts,
White and
in all new combinations
of various widths; choice
of thirty styles at
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dunn Mr. and
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Carroll McGaughey, Mr and Mrs.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dwvidson, Mr.
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Mrs. C. E Tandy, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Farr, Mr. and Mrs. Mason,
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J. P. Allen & Co,
Monday Specials in Our
Shoe Department
500 pairs of Women’s Fine
Shoes of the latest styles,
taken from our reg
ular stock of $5
and $6 Shoes,
at
$2.95
These are lines that w T e have carried, j
hut have become broken in sizes—not all /
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Oxfords, Colonials or Pumps,
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Odds and ends of Women’s Canvas
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At $1.00
Lot of Girls’ Pumps in the different/)
leathers, worth up to $2.50.
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51-53 Whitehall
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J. P. Allen & Co.
Big Clearance Sale
In Millinery Department
$5.00 and $9.95
LEGHORNS—beautifully trimmed with roses, garden flowers, daisies,
ribbons, velvet and lace—every beautiful Leghorn C?Q
Hats formerlv $18.50 and $25.00; now JtJ
Mid-Summer White Hats, Half Price
White Hemp and Satin Hats, trimmed with ribbons, flowers, wings, fan
cy ostrich and owl heads; formerly A A
$10.00 and $12.00; now ,
New Golf Hats, $5.00
The latest thing in Golf and Sport Hats, combinations of straw and
felt and straw and ribbon—combinations in colors, green and white, rose
and white, blue and white, black and white; banded with ribbons; plain,
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New Summer felt Hats
New Panama Sailors, line Quality
$7.50 Values, $3.50
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51-53 Whitehall Street
An Eventful Sale of
Beautiful Summer
Dresses
$6.75
$10, $12.50 &
$15 Values at
To-morrow There Will Be Exciting
Times in Our Dress Department
You will see it for yourself, for you will be there.
Just the dress you want is here now.
Several hundred beautiful Summer Dresses came
in this morning—just the right sort for midsummer
wear—chic styles, clever tailor finish—soft, dressy
sorts—every sort for every woman.
Striped voiles, in every beautiful color, and black
and white—broad stripes, narrow stripes, cluster
stripes—novelty ratines in stripes and checks.
Double and Triple-Tier Skirts—plain and scalloped—beautiful bodices of fifty different styles
—long and short sleeves.
The fine quality is notable in these Dresses.
to choose less than a half dozen.
There are so many pretty styles you’ll find it hard
$10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 Values
$6.75
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