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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1914)
HOME EDITION VOLUME XIX, No. 222. OUR GREAT AUGUST CLEARING SALE Rousing, ringing economy news from every section and corner of this great store. Enormous quantities of goods remain unsold; stocks demand immediate, sweeping relief; never before have adverse business conditions contributed so profitably to the public’s advantage. We hazard the assertion-and defy its refutation-that there is more actual money-saving opportunity to the square inch in this announcement than in any advertisement ever printed in an Augusta paper. COME TOMORROW! COME NEXT DAY! Don’t miss the most consequential sale that has happened in years! For lack of space in this paper, only a part of the bargains can be advertised. DOUBLE PURPLE STAMPS GIVEN ON ALL PURCHASES MADE BEFORE 12 O’CLOCK. 32 inch width Japanese Wash Silk, in a large variety of striped effects, for women’s waists and men’s shirts, regular $1.25 quality, at, yard , French Messaline Silks, full 27 inches wide, our regular $1.25 quality, reduced to, fiQp yard .. Greffe’s yard wide Messaline Silks, in all the best colors, also navy and black, with white pin OQp stripes, worth $1.50 a yard, now.;*, „«... OC7v/ 32 inch width Scotch Ginghams, In a large vari ety of neat patterns for children’s dresses lUp and men’s shirts, worth 25c a yard, at .... JL White India Linon, extra fine quality, slightly mussed from handling, worth 25c a yard, IC reduced to .. .. .. .. ... ....... ■White Crepe Waisting, regular 19c quality, 10p at, yard .. —■ —■ m ...... Heavy wide wale White Pique, worth 1 Cn 25c a yard, reduced to .« i». 7N JEWS OF SOCIETY IN HONOR OF MISS RAMSEY. Miss Grace Ramsey, the attractive guest of Mrs. Chas. Salmon In Druid Hills, Atlanta, Is being delightfully en tertained. Mr. Wlnthrop Howard enter tained a swimming party and luncheon at "East Rake" on Monday. Mia John Kelley entertained a motor party and dinner dance at "Warm Springs'* Tues day In honor of Miss Ramsey. Mr. Chas. E. Rose entertained a motor party and chicken dinner at "Stiver Lake" Thurs day evening In honor of Miss Ramsey. Mr. John R Smith entertained a party of twelve at the ■'Capital City Country Club" Saturday evening at a dinner dance In honor of Miss Ramsey. —Congratulations will be extended to Dr. and Mra A. L. Haggerty on the an nouncement of the birth of a lovely ilttle daughter, who will be called Roberta Edttha. —Mrs. Ingalls Thomas* friends win be glad to learn that she Is so muoh better ihat she has been moved from the city hospital to her home. —Friends of Mr. George B, Hammool of Catherwood, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hammond, will regret to Wm that ba Is 111 with typhoid fever at the city hospital. The Improved condition of Mlse Amelia Kreln will be learned of wl'.b pleasure. MRS. JACKSON ENTERTAINS FOR MISS SAVAGE. Mrs. George T. Jackson entertained aery charmingly with bridge FI-Way morning In honor of Mrs. Bu*le Eto-y Savage of Atlanta. After the game a lovely, luncheon was served at which other guests dropped In. MRS. HANKINSON ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. DARLINGTON. Mrs W. T. Hanklnson entertalnad a few friends Friday morning In honor of her eoualn, Mrs. Same Darlington Con nor of Allendale, 8. C. Among those present were Mrs. Hat tie Garrett Smith. Mr*. J, C. C. Black, Mrs. M. A. Rountree, Mrs. J. Willis Smith. Mr*. Fortin, Mra P. M. Whitman, Mrs, Luther Arrington, Mrs. A. T. W*lng fleld, Mrs. Calhoun. MISS HELEN HELBAND CNTSRTAINS. Miss Helen Helsand. of Savannah, who Is the the house guest of Miss Belle htclnberg, was complimented with a de THE AUGUSTA HERALD lightful pond party Thursday evening at Lombard's where after a dip In the wa ter a delicious picnic supper wap served. MR. HENRY STUART BETTER. The countless friends of Mr. Henry Stuart will learn with the most sincere pleasure that he Is though to be out of danger. Mr. Stuart was submitted to surgical treatment Friday nighL DR. GEHRKEN TO ENTERTAIN. Dr. Henry Gehrken will entertain a party of friends with a motor drive to Thomson today where dinner will be en joyed at the Knox House. MONTE SANO SCHOOL LIBRARY OPEN. The library of the Monte Sano school will be open tomorrow. Monday morning, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock. Pupils will please take notice. MRS. WISE ENTERTAAINS WTTTH LUNCHEON PARTY. Mrs. Charles Wise gave a very lovely and elaborate luncheon party jreeterday complimenting Mrs. Dunbar 1-amar of Beech Island and her guest, Mrs. Nina La Fitts of Sylvanla, S. C. MISS MARY POUNDB DESPERATELY ILL. Friends of Miss Mary Pounds will re gret to learn of her very serious illness. Miss Pounds baa given up her Greene street house and been moved to H4O 81'- cox street. MRS. RHODES ENTERTAINS. Mrs. G. 8. Rhodes entertained two ta bles of bridge playing friends very In formally Friday evening in compUmen' to Miss Fannie Gossett, of Shreveport, La, and Miss RWterta Allen. The prises, one at each table, were beautiful hand painty sofa cushions, and were pre sented to the guests of honor. After rne game delicious refreshments were served. INTERESTING ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. The New York Times says: The engagement of Miss Mary Screven Arnold, daughter of the late Thomas Arnold end Elisabeth Woodbtidge Arnold of Rhode Island and Savannah, fla., to Arthur Cleveland Nash, son of the late Prof. Francis Phillip Nash and Mrs. Nash of %1 Madison avenue, la anoumed Miss Arnold Is s portrait painter and has THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES —THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9. 1914. SECOND WEEK :r: of - Special lot of colored Wash Fabrics, worth 19c a yard, on the bargain counter, 10c Mercerized Bengalines, in tan, navy, Copenha gen, pink, light blue, and old rose, worth 01 p 39c a yard, cut to L±\* Mercerized Boucle Suitings, full 36 inches wide, in all the best colors for street dresses, CQp regular SI.OO quality, reduced to, yard.. UOw Women’s fine Cambric and Mull Night Gowns, slightly rumpled from handling, worth QOp $1.25 to $1.75 each, reduced to 000 Men’s checked Nainsook Undershirts, and Short Drawers, worth 39c a garment, reduced 21c Men’s soft finished Cambric Night Shirts, all sizes, made extra full, worth 75c, reduced 48c divided her time between New York and Europe for several yeara She Is a grand daughter of Col. John Screven of the Georgia family of that name. Her elder sister married the Rev. Frederick Wol cutt Jackson, son of the late F. Wolcott Jackson of Newark, N. J. Mr. Nash Is a grandson of the late Bishop Cleveland Coxe. He Is an archi tect, and was graduated from Harvard University, class of '94, and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He Is a mem ber of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the Beaux Arts Society, University and Squadron A clubs. His elder brother, the late Paul Nash, who was United States consul general at Budapest, mar ried the Baroness Margherlta Maynerl of Venice. No date has been iet for the wed ding. j IN HONOR OF DR. GEHRKEN. One of the most enjoyable affairs that has been given In compliment to Dr. Henry Gehrken of Seattle, Wash., was the barbecue at Whitney's Wednesday at which Mr. and Mra Fred Gehrken entertained about thirty-five friend. EPSILON PHI TO HAVE MID SUMMER DANCE. Quite the most delightful dsnee that has yet been given by the Epsilon Phi Fraternity will be the mid summer dance on Thursday evening of this week at K. of P. Hall. Balk's full orchestra will be In attendance and there will he a large number of guests in attendanca Dancing will begin at ten o'clock. Miss Naomi Davidson leaves today for a visit with Mrs. C. J. Atkinson In Havannah. Miss Geraldine Wilson, Miss Har rydelle Davidson and Mr. James Rav age will spend today on Isle of Palms. Miss Tilly Finley of Charleston, who has been spending several weeks with friend* In Hendersonville, Is now the guest of Mrs. James Bailie. Mrs. laujls Hpeth snd ehlldren and Mrs. Gus Hpeth and children havte returned from Havannah and Tybce. Mrs. Gua Hpeth was accompanied by her alster, Mr*. Frank Hloat, who will be her guest for some time. Mr. William F. Goodrich h«* re turned to Greensboro, Ga., after spending n few day* with Augusta relatives, lie was accompanied home by little Miss Elizabeth Matthew*, who will he with him und Mra. Good rich for some time. Women’s white cotton hemstitched Handker chiefs, worth 5c each, reduced to 0 1 Qp Women’s fine white linen hemstitched Handker chiefs, worth 25c, reduced to 1 Op Men’s soft mercerized hemstitched Handker chiefs, worth 90c a dozen, reduced to Cp each Ju Men’s White Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, regular 25c quality, will go in this sale, at 18c Regular $1.39 White Honey Comb Bed OQp Spreads, reduced to 00L Regular $1.65 White Honey Comb Bed QBp Spreads, reduced to jOL Regular $2.25 White Honey Comb Bed (M OQ Spreads, reduced to 4)1. JJ Regular $3.00 fringed and scalloped bordered White Honey Comb Bed Spreads, with (PI ~JC cut corners for brass beds, cut to iJll./O LITTLE MIBB MERRITT CELEBRATEB BIRTHDAY. Little Miss Dorothy Reynolds Mer ritt, the bright and winsome small daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George B. Merritt of North Augusta entertained about forty of her small friends with a beautiful party yesterday afternoon, the occasion being her seventh birth day. The entire house was given over to the entertainment of the young guests who exhausted the pleasure of games in which the first prize, a bot tle of perfume, was awarded to MiBS Hazel Paige and the booby to Miss Frances Toole. Afterwards the merry group were ushered Into the dining room which was adorned with a pro fusion of ferns, and served the most delicious of refreshments at a huge, round table, the gleaming mahogany surface of which was overlaid with Hattenburg mats wreathed In crim son morning glories, the same dainty blossoms being used to festoon the chandelier above. A beautiful cake, holding seven telltale candles which came from the hearts of seven crim son rosebuds adorned one and of the table and waa cut by the young host ess. Little Miss Merrlt received her guests and the many lovely gift* car ried her with childish grace and wore for the occasion a beautiful dress of white net with crimson ribbons. ENTERTAINMENT IN H BPHZI BAH, Misses Elizabeth and Rosa Reynolds entertained vary delightfully Thursday evening In compliment to their house guest Miss Annabel Pace, of Wayneeboro, Georgia. The broad pizza of the handsome old colonial home of the Reynolds’ wee all aglow with the eoft light of Japaueee lanterns which almost paled beneath the bright beam* of the Auguet moon. Rook and others games were enjoyed at tables placed shout the piazza and lßter those were used for serving delicious Ice cream and cake A marry crowd of young people en joyed the evening and made a lovely pic ture In dainty avenlng gowne. Miss Pace U a very pretty and dainty little brunette and la being very cordial ly welcomed by the young people of our town. Those Invited to meet Miss Pace were: Misses Emily and Jsnnle Lee RP-hsrd*. Emmie Murphsy, Marie Ognar, flephla Henderson, Estelle, Minnie and Mihry Carswell, Marls Murphey, Mildred Mur phey, Mary Fannie Harris, Annie Win ter, May Hrldwell, ly»utee Carswell. Eve lyn snd Edith Cox of Hllllmore; Ifsrtha Chrystle snd Messrs Ellet Walker. Har ry Froat. Ferdle Richards. Jr., Leon Kel ly, Thurman Henderson, Howdre Norris Hugh Rhodes and W. E. Usher. WHERE THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW ARE AND HAVE BEEN. Mr. ami Mrs. Arthur Johnson leave Wednesday for New York. Master Hoyt Mason is vistlng In Florence, 8. C. Misses I’aullne and Janie Hankln son will leave this week for Ashe vllle, N. C. Miss Fannie Sewell is spending the weekend with Miss Hortense Hill, at Eagle's Nest, Grovetown. Misses Luclle nnd Hallle Vender leit.li left yesterday for Henderson ville. Tney well be with Mrs. Wil- Hams, at "Oaklawn." Miss Irene Vonderlelth, who has been visiting in Valdosta, will he with friends in Jacksonville before leturnlng home. Miss Annie K McClain, the bright and attractive litite daughter ot Mr. and Mrs U. A. McClain has returned from Barnwell, H. C., where she lias been visiting Miss Janie WeatherHby. Mrs Arnold Sancken and her love ly little daughter, Carolyn, have re turned home after spending two months In Summerville and on Hulli van’s Island. Mrs Turner with her five children, of Quitman, Ga., arlrved yesterday Tor a visit with her sister, Mrs W. T. Witch. Miss Marguerite Gauge, who is so delightfully known here, will arrive this afternoon for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Cause. Miss Elizabeth Vaughan leaves to day for a visit wfth her sister, Mr*. C 0. Dhvlh, In Richmond, Va. Mrs Olofson and Miss Circe Olof son are In Sharon, Ga. Mr R. B. Smith is in New York. Mrs D. H IJvlngslori, Sr, leaves to day for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Reid. In Washington, Ga. Miss Mae Toole l‘*aves today for Tjliee, where she will spend the next t'VfV Pierce leaves Wedne* day for New York- Misses Celeste and Joule Stark leave today for Appling, where they wili Join a house paiy that will be entertained by Mrs* Marie Wrlgnt. Mr and Mra. George Briggs leave today for a visit with friends at Mc- Cormick. Mr E. VI. McClain la spending a few day* In Atheri* After a pleasant wsit with Mrs. W T. Witch, H O. Houston snd Master liarry Houston leave today lor their home In Miami, Fla. Mr and Mr*. Henry Cohen and Mr, and Mrs Rodney C-ohen are at Cohen ertft. , Mias Anwe Burton. Misses Louisa and Sarah Alexander and Mr. H. H. Alexander are at ''Hill-Billy,' the Mr and Mrs Wm Hchwelgert and Mr. *nd Mrs. Carter Hurdell are On Bath. . Mr and Mrs Henry North and family are On Hath Miss Katherine Tiltt Is with Mrs. Harry Ludlow on l»ng Island Mrs, A. W. Vlgal and Mlsa Gladys I Vlgal are In Hendersonville Mrs W rren Walker and children 1 nnd Mrs Hopper Adams, of Alabama i are among the North Carolina mo in I U»ns. $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY. (jMltfflmjfyk UgaijnEHi^ 60 pieces of white Curtain Swiss, in pretty polka dot effects, regular 15c quality, will go Iflf* Monday at, yard lUC Extra fine bleached Union Table Dnmask, full 72 inches wide, in all the newest patterns, CHo regular 79c quality, reduced to, yard .... OUC Cotton Napkins, hemmed, ready for use, worth 60c a dozen, at, dozen OUC Colored Dress Lawns, worth 7He a yard, Qp Pillow Cases, made of good bleached 1 Ap Muslin, worth 35c a pair, reduced to, each lUC Fruit of the Loom Pillow Cases, worth 1 7 1 0 A 50c a pair, reduced to, each 1/ 1 "L\j White Mottled Crepe Suiting, worth OCp 39c a yard, reduced to 2.JL Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, worth IHp 15c each, at JLUL A great lot of odds and ends from various de partments, worth 25c to SI.OO each, If|p choice lUL Mrs. K. Ferber and Mrs. J. F. Buckley and children have returned from Tybeo. Mr- Frank Barrett is In WasJlng ton City. Miss Daisy King Jackson returns tonight from Savannah, where she huh been so delightfully entertained during her visit with Mrs H. G. Clark, Misses Futlow and Flora Hollings worth and Mlhh Agnes Fuller spent some time on Sullivan's Island. Mrs. Charles Wise and Mrs George Walton have returned from a visit with relatives in Elleuton Miss Mamie Robey who libb been spending a few days with Mrs. Cary Lamar at "bhenandoan” will return to Hie city today. Miss Susie Story Savage, of Atlap ta. Is visiting Mrs. A. H. McDaniel and Mih Charles McKarlane in North Augusta. Mir Sturms n Pollard and Miss S’arsh Pollard, of Kansas City, who have been spending some time with Mrs. George A. Bailie, leave tomor row Tor Sullivans Island, where they will spend two weeks. .Vilas Mabel Newton has returned from Greenville and Asheville- Mrs W T. Ford and Miss Efflo Reynolds have returned from Mt. Airy, Ga. Mr Thomas llryans leaves this week lor a visit with his aunt, Mr*. Harold Johnston, in Asnevllle Mihs Bessie Skinner, of Savannah, Miss Marie Wright, of Abbeville, and Misses Gladys and May Hussfuru leave today for Rousseau Springs. Miss -Margaret Bryan returns from a visit witii relatives in Asheville and Tennessee. Mr*. Uayaid T. Dozier and chit dren are visiting Mrs. W. L>. Kafirs i oi. lower Hroad Street Mrs Edward McCarthy is v siting her daughter, Mrs. Sophie Pearson, j In LaFa.etle, Ala Mr. mid Mrs. J, M. Richard* and Mrs. Eugene Fuller «re among the North Carolina mountains Mr*. lloremiiH arid Mr. Charle* Estes are In .S'aluda. Mr*. Jacob Pblnizy is In Virginia. Mrs. George I-ovett and Miss Ijniise Livingston spent a dellgntful two weeks on Tybee Island. Miss Margaret Hattie Is In the Catsklll Mountains. Miss Caroline Frown spent several weeks with her these. Mr. and Mrs Ferdinand Phlnlzy have rented the Goodrich home, cor nor of Hroad and Elbert Streets. Dr. nnd Mrs Goodrich will build in Woodlawn Mr. and Mr*. J T McKle are re ceiving congratulation* on the birth of a fine little son. Mr and Mrs. A. H. Porter nave rented the Greene Street residence, f',47 Greene Street, at resent occti lde I by Hie Timmerman* Mrs Edward Klnchley and family snd the Misses Dempsey are spend ing the summer In Annarundelle County, Md. Mr and Mrs. W. H. Dim mock have returned from a stay on Sullivan’s Island Mr, and Mr*. James Tobin, who HOME EDITION have boon spending the snmmer at their Grovetown home, are now In New York. Miss Emily Craig spent Home time In North Carolina and also Charles ton. has returned homo. Mrs R. E. L. Parks and family are visiting relatives in Brunswick Ga. Miss Myrtla Eldson, of Jonnaton, H (*., is tue gueat pf her cousin, Mias Nell Riley. Mr. and Mrs Frank Petway left last night for Athens. Mr. Petway to spend a few days in Athen* and Mrs Petway to vl*!t her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilling*, In Nashville, Tenn Mrs T. D. Coleman and Mis* Mar tha Coleman are In North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan are with Mr. nnd Mr*- Herbert Clark, on The Hill. Mrs. Gardiner Weigle and children have returned from Sulllvan'fe Is land. Miss Emily Wetgle Is spending the summer In Silva, N C., with Mr*. Felix Luch and family. Mr and Mrs. Will Banford and Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Sanford and their families are at Silva, N. C. Mr. and Mr*. James A. Anderson nnd Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott spent several week* on Frlpps Island Mr. nnd Mrs Herckman* and Mias Horne were also there for several weeks. Mrs. T. C. Jowltt arid Mrs- Ernest Watkins and children spent a month or more on Sulllvan'B Island. Miss Stella Hollingsworth It tt Clarksville. Mrs- E. 8. Moiling* worth will Join her this week. Mr. and Mrs Allen Cutte ars In Savannah. Mrs. James Oliver and Miss Eliza beth Oliver have returned from Wrlghtsvllle, where they spent »ev eral weeks. Mr and Mr* Jack Cranston and family are still at Bkyland, N. C. Miss Maroln Hood, 1* as she usu ally does, spending the summer sea son at Waynesvllle. Mr*. A. C. Rowland and Ml»s An nie Rowland are In Brevard. Mrs- S P. Weisager I* vistlng the Cleiland Roods In Albany, Ga. Mre. Worth Andrews and children are at Halsom, N. C. Mra. Seymour Sylvester and chil dren are among the North Carolina mountulns, Hendersonville. Mrs. Frank Harrett and children hav« returned from Wrlghtsvllle Mrs. Dessle Miller and son and Mrs, A. T. Davis are at Henderson ville Mr and Mrs, (1. Sherwood Whitney will spend this month among the Great Lakes Mr and.Mr*. Jeff Thoma* ars now In New York. Mr*. James U- Jackson h»» return er! from a visit to b'avannah. Mr* 'Jura v*jden Is still In Brs vard, hut leave* netx week for Rich mond, Va., and New York. Mrs Thomas Harrett, Mrs Hsrrl* D'Antlgnac and son, Mr*. C: P. Press ley and Miss Marguerite Pressley are at Blue Ridge Springs, Va. Mrs. Louis Dugas and Mis* Oraos Dugas are at Blue Ridge, Va.
