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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1914)
HOME EDITION-^-^ VOLUME XIX, No. 298. VON KAMP, VAUGHAN & GERALD Our Great Sale During the Past Week Was a Whirlwind Success It attracted the attention of all Augusta and surrounding country—crowding the store day after day with eager and enthusiastic buyers and flooding the city with the most remark able values in Dry Goods and Women’s Ready-to-Wear Apparel that have been offered in many years. WONDERFUL LOW PRICES FOR TOMORROW’S KEEN SHOPPERS We haven’t spaxe to tell you of the wonderful opportunities this store always contains- opportunities that the wise woman who wishes to dress better than her neighbors at less cost, seizes with avidity. We cannot even tell you of all the chances you will miss tomorrow if you do not take advantage of our special offerings in a.ll departments, which, once seen, no true woman can resist. 7 Spools of Coats Spool Cotton for 25c DRESS GOODS RECORD BROKEN Prices Below Anything in Recent History 75c DRESS GOODS AT 500 —This bargain demands your atten tion. Tomorrow we will sell BO pieces of all-wool French Serge, in all the newest colors, also black; 36 inches tvide. At other times, 75c. Special for this sale, at.. • • 50° All Dress Goods, black and colors, worth SI.OO a yard, cut to 76 c All Dress Goods, black and colors, worth $1.25 a yard, cut to 96*-- All Dress Goods, black and colors, worth $1.35 and $1.39 a yard, reduced to 81 00 All Dress Goods, black and colors, worth $1.50 a yard, reduced to $1 12 French Chiffon Ladiescloth, 52 inches wide, all colors and black, worth $2.50 a yard, cut to 81-78 Bis Reductions on All Cloaks and Suits. IN THIS SALE WE WILL GIVE A DISCOUNT OF 25 PER CENT ON ALL CLOAKS AND SUITS. THESE EVENING WRAPS ARE PARTICULARLY BEAUTIFUL -Our assortment of Evening and Afternoon Wraps includes an exceptional variety of new and exclusive models We have these garments in all colors and popular fabric®, such as plain and brocaded velvet, velours, satin and chiffon broadcloth. If you expect to need one soon we urire an earlv inß™eHnr. as we are giving a 25 per cent reduction on them during this Special Sale. ’ ’ SILKS SACRIFICED Desirable Black and Colored Silks, all the new weaves, at prices far below regular value. 40-inch soft Crepe Poplin, all colors, regular $1.75 quality, reduced to, yard $1 29 36-inch Silk Poplins, a very popular fabric for street dresses, worth $1.39 a garment, cut to 89 c Messaline Silk, extra good $1.50 quality, full 36 inches wide, all colors, reduced to, yard 89 c 27-inch Messaline Silk, all colors, worth $1.25 a yard, cut to.. . 76^ 40-inch Satin Charmeuse and Crepe Meteors, in all the popular colors, also black and white, worth $3.00 a yard, cut to.. .. #1 89 NEWS OF SOCIETY ROMANTIC MARRIAGE OF MISS BLAND AND MR. REYNOLDS Friends of Miss Mary McGowan Bland, of this city and Mr. Robert Wright Reynolds of Asheville, N. C„ v,lll learn with most cordial interest, as well as delighted surprise, of their marriage, which took place September 2«th, in Aiken, S. C., Father Lannigan officiating, and the ceremony being performed at the Catholic parsonage. The marriage of Miss Bland and Mr. Reynolds is the happy culmination of a charming little romance that be gan when Mr. Reynolds was in camp here with the North Carolina soldiers, a genuine old fashioned case of love at first sight, he having first been won by her beauty and grace. Further ac quaintance enhanced these charms and added to them many more which com pletely won him. Miss Bland it ap pears was quite as much attracted as was Mr. Reynolds. A few weeks af ter the encampment Mr. Reynolds made another visit to Augusta and It was on this occasion that he persuad ed her to motor to Aiken with him and become his bride Immediately after the ceremony had been performed the MARRIAGE OF MISS OLIVER AND MR. OSCAR KRAMP Home friends of Miss Laura How ard Oliver will learn with much In terest, as well as surprise, of her marriage to Mr. Oscar Kramp, of New York, which took place Friday even ing at nine o’clock at the home of the bride's sister. Mrs. King Pendleton. Mrs. Kramp Is a very charming and Mr. and Mr*. Isaac Simmons an nounce the engagement of their daugh ter. Ksth»r Marks, to Mr. Maurice Klem of Middletown. Ohio, the mar riage to take place during December. THE AUGUSTA HERALD young couple returned to Augusta where the bride has been with her mother ever since, and the groom going at once to his North Carolina home. While It has been very gen erally suspected among the bride’s friends that she had been married no one would confirm the rumor and lt was only yesterday on Mr. Reynolds’ arrival In Augusta, that the announce ment was made. Mrs. Reynolds la the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bland, and is one of the loveliest young women In Georgia, a dainty blonde, with a bright, vivaemts manner arid a delic ious charm. She Is sutte as attractive In her personality as she is In her per son and all who know her are won by her sweetness as well as her beauty. Mr. Reynolds is one of the best known and most prominent young lawyers In North Carolina, anl though quite a young man has already established himself very firmly In his profession. He has In the past few weeks moved to Atlanta where he will locate permanent ly and where Jie and his bride will make their home. most lovable young woman and haa hosts of friends here In her old home who offer to Mr. Kramp the moat cor dial of congratulations, and extend to them both sincere felicitations. They will make their home in Elmswood, Long Island, where Mr. Kramp Is con nected with the Packard Automobile Company. SIMMONS-KLEIN Mlsa Simmon* la the only daughter | of Mr. *nd Mrs. Isaac Simmons and la not only an unusually pretty young I woman but one of an exceptional I charm of manner and a sweetness of :THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1914. Standard Calicoes, yard 4c Bed Spreads Reduced 75 extra fine White Satin Damask Marseilles Spreads, worth $5.00 each, cut to.. . 82 89 Scalloped bordered white Honey Comb Bed Spreads with cut corners, for brasH beds; worth $3.00 each, cut to 81 89 T.arge size, heavy weight white Honey Comb Bed Spreads, bought to sell at $2.25 each, will go as a big special in this sale, at 81 48 Many Effective New Blouses Can Be Seen Here Tomorrow The woman who does not inspect our new Blouses is missing a dlstlnot treat, an the styles are unusually attractive and extremely varied, and the entire stock will go at greatly reduced prices. All $1.25 Blouse Waists, reduced to 98 <: All $1.50 Blouse Waists, reduced to $1 12 All $2.00 Blouse Waists, reduced to 81 oO All $3.00 Blouse Waists, reduced to 82-25 All $3.50 Blouse Waists, reduced to.. $9 03 All $4.00 Blouse Waists, reduced to 83 00 WOMEN’S REGULAR 75c HIGH-NECK, LONG-SLEEVE CAMBRIC NIGHTGOWNS, REDUCED TO ..' disposition, which, combined with a bright mentality and an individual charm of person, render her most at tractive. Mr. Klein Is originally from Ohio but Is now located in Greenville, S. C., where he Is interested in one of the large mountain quarries. He has many friends who have been won by his affability and courtesy as well as by his very superior manly qualities. MONTE SANO SCHOOL TO HAVE HALLOWE'EN ENTERTAINMENT The Parent-Teachers Association' of Monte Rano school are arranging for a Hallowe'en entertainment which they will give In the school room Friday, October SOth. and to which they extend a very cordial Invitation to the parents, children, and general public as well to attend. The hours from five-thirty’ till seven will be for the younger children, and from eight till ten for the older ones. All sorts of Hallowe'en festivi ties and games will be participated In, and refreshments sold at a small price. An admission of ten cents will be charged and the money made will be used (ifr the Improvement and beautify ing of the schoolroom. MR. HOWARD'S BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTFULNEBB. It was a beautiful thought of Mr. Turner Howard to give the old ladles of the Mary Warren Home a little Ice cream party after their matinee party at the Grand when they were the guests of Manager Tant. Not only were they refreshed after the play but they carried home with them a huge box of delicious chocolates that Mr Howard had thoughtfully had In readi ness for them. The Bovs' Home, or the boys of the Boys' Home, were also Mr. Howard's guests after the matlness and they also were each given jars of candy. It takes so little to make some peo ple happy that one wonders why It Is that others are not more frequently thought of. BRICK TO BE LAID THIS WEEK FOR MARY WARREN HOME. The first brick of the Mary Warren Home for the Aged will be laid this week by Mrs.c. A. Rowland and Mrs. Mareen Duvall, and the work will then be pushed to a finish. Mrs. Rowland Is president of the Home, and Mrs. Duvall chairman of the building com mittee, ao It Is most appropriate that they should lay the first brick In the foundation of the new Home. There is still needed two or three thousand Hollars to complete th* building fund. Just how this Is to be obtained the di- TOWELS REDUCED Small size Cotton Huck Towels, worth 7H n each, at Extra, large size Union Huck Towels, worth 15c each, at io<? Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, worth 15c each, at.. 10<? l,arge size IrtsbLlnen Huck Towels, hemmed and hemstitched, worth 39c each, cu ‘ to 250 65c to 85c Irish I.lnen Huck and Damask Towels, will go at, each 480 rectors have no Idea Ofcourse they could give a series of entertainments for that purpose, but they have al ready exhausted themselves with en tertainments, and then the community Is not In the mood for entertainment that they have to pay for. Then again they could solicit contributions, but the same thing prevails there, nobody It. seems hcf anything to give. They are sure of one good large contribu tion, however. Manager Tant, of the Acme Plays has promt Ad to give them a little later In the season, a benefit, a genuine true-true benefit, frorni which they will receive every dollar from the sale of tickets and no expense Incident to ith production, everything will he absolutely gratuitous. The play has not yet been selected but It will be something most attractive and a play that would Insure a, good house Irrespective of the cauae for which It will be presented. DINNER-DANCE AT HOTEL PLAZA. In a congenial party that enjoyed dinner and the dance Friday night at the Plaza Hotel were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gehrken, Jr., Miss Clara John son of Atlanta, Miss Lillian Brinson, Miss Alberta Gehrken, Miss Grace •Scott of Texas, Miss Delia Harrison, Mr. arid Mrs. Shaw, Miss Jones. Mr. and Mrs. John Mc.Murrla, Mr. Lom bard Brinson, Mr. Will Templeton, Mr. George Balk. Mr. Fred Newberry, Mr. Arnold Gehrken and Mr. Bextram Hester. It Is understood that the Plaza will make a weekly nffalr of these lit tle dinner-dances, and If so they will, without doubt, prove most popular. PAINT AND POWDER CLUB TO BE GUEBTB AT "ARIZONA." Cyril Bcott will play the leading role In "Arizona," which will bn given at the Grand Monday night and matinee. Cyril Scott when last here played “The Prince Chap," which Is still re membered. At the night performance the Paint and Powder Club will be the guests of Manager Tant and will occupy seats In the middle of the house, three rows having been re served for them This Is a pretty compliment to the Paint and Powder Club and the courtesy of the "Acme" management Is extended to them for the reason that the last time "Ari zona" was played In Augusta they played It. Augustans all recall their finished rendition of the beautiful little Western story which was given March 29th. 1910, as a benefit for the Children's Hospital and how It played to standing room It. Is hoped that when the club sees others taking th* parts which they on one occasion fill ed so delightfully, that thgir enthu siasm will be re-klndled snd they will get together snd give a play this sea son. Should they, they could not do better than to give one for the Mary Warren Home, a. charity, which la so beautiful and to whtrh every Au We have demonstrated to hundreds of women that this is the logical place to buy your Cloak and Suit, no matter what kind of a garment you may require Let it be one for $7.00, SIO.OO, $15.00, $25.00 or even $60.00, and you will find here the best selections and the best values. All $4.80 Blouse Waists, reduced to 83 37 All $5.00 Blouse Waists, reduced to 83 75 All S6.SO Blouse Waists, reduced to ®/J All $7.60 Blouse Waists, reduced to Sd-63 All $9.60 Blouse Waists, reduced to 85 OR All SIO.OO Blouse Waists, reduced to 87 50 gustan would be glad of an opportuni ty of contributing. The cast of “Arizona" as presented by the Pa.lnt and Powder Club was as follows: Bonita Miss Mary Harrison Kstrella Miss Elizabeth Willis Mrs. Canhy Miss Bessie Frey School Teacher ..Miss Terence Battey Lena Miss Marian Fleming Mr. Canhy will Gary Col. Bonham Mr. Talbott Lieut. Denton Ino. Cozart Capt. Hodgman Alfred Battey Tony Will Flythe Keller Ralph ..Arrington Qlugley lohn Tobin Book Wirt Frye Lt. Hal lock Kd Walton Doctor Pierre Heard Cowboys—V. Lamhaek, Jack Young and others. Soldiers—Dr. Mose Levy, Dr. Calhoun. Secretary 11m Farrell Stage Manager—James H. Tant. MRS. BELL’S COTTON HATS TO BE SHOWN AT AIBANY CONVENTION. Among the exhibits at the fslr there was nothing that excited more favor able comment than the pretty hats that Mrs. Bell had displayed at ihe Sibley Mill exhibit, hats made entirely of cot ton, and hats so pretty that until close lyexamlnod ona thought them not u like hats fr, white fur or other handsome materiel. Ono especially pretty one was a picture shape In cotton halting rolled high on the left side and wreathed with the empty cotton burs which hud been glided. A cluster of cotton hulls In full fruit with gilt seed was used Just above Ihe left temple. Another was an elongated shape of while halting trim med with a hand of silver lace and a stiek-up of cotton holla In various stakes of fruitage. Still another whs of white hating trimmed with stunning white wings that gave a very decided clean-cut appearance to the hat. The butting was all covered with delicate tulle In one layer which kept the cotton from ruffing up snd becoming untidy. Mrs Frank Fleming will lake some 'd these hats to Albany to exhibit at the convention there this week, and will wear one during the session, Mrs Bell Is fashioning several others to go to New York to he worn at Ihe Cotton Ball which will he given soon by the South ern Society. SOCIAL NEWS OF DUBLIN. Dublin, Qe.—Quite a number of small social affairs have been given In the past few days. Mrs. Abe Baum, the charming gueet of Mrs Adolphe He urn, hae been honoree at several delightful entertainments Istely. Among these were a bridge luncheon given by Mrs. A. W. Meum. * bridge tea given by Mrs If o. Stevens, and a cotton bridge luncheon with which Mrs. Frank Watkins en tertained Mrs Hardeman, of Haddock. Is visit ing Miss Dorothy Hooks. Miss Hooka entertained with two sewing parties for her house - gneat One of these affairs were given an Wednesday and the other on laursdat afternoon. W. Hooks, the popular jam $6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY 25c box Corylopsis Talcum Powder for ..10c COTTOIV AND WOOL UNDERWEAR At Prices Less Than the Merchant Pays Women's heavy ootton rlhhed Vests and Pants, worth 39c a garment. will go at.. 25C Women's Combed Rgyptian Cotton Vests and Pants, fleece lined, worth 75c a garment, at 50*' Women's Wool Vests and Pants, regular $1.95 value, reduced to, garment QSC Children’s extra fine cotton Tinlon Suits, ail sizes, special for this 1,0 sale, at i > ~ # . ( , (i * t 4/vp Men's high-grade Kgyptian Halhrlggan Under Shirts and Drawers worth 75r a garment .special, at ' SAC Men's extra fine white l.smhs’ Wool Under Shirts and lirawors, worth $2.50 a garment, will go at gj-j Special Ribbon Sale About 600 pieces of the prettiest Taffnta an I Messaline Ribbon you ever saw, 6 to 7 Inches wide. In all the newest combinations, worth 36c to 60c a, yard, special for this sale, at 19' ’ Ax minster Rugs Ijfirsre variety of regular $25.00, » by 12 feet nlze Axmfnlater Rugs, in Oriental and floral pntternu, cut to 815 H 9 27 by 60 lnoh size Axmlnater Rugs, worth $2.25 each cut to.. .. 81 69 36 by 72 Inch nlze AxrrviuHter Rut-S, wnrtfi $4.50, cut to 83 39 » by 12 feet *ize Brussels* Rugs, worth $17.50, reduced to 810 98 prletor of Hotel Tinier, Macon, spmt never*! days* of last we*k In the city. Ills* countless friends are always de lighted to see him hers. He Is making a success of his hotel In the Central City. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jackson and lit tle Ml«.i Wilbur Jean Jnckaon left Kun day for Atlanta. They have been with Mrs. If. )\ Hhcwmakc on Olmfch stret. There many friend** regret that, they will not Hpend Ihe winter in Dublin. Mr. H. V. Conyers spent the week end In Randsrsvllie. Mrs. Thomas Olihson has returned from a short visit to Macon. Quite a number of out-of-town peo ple were heV Wednesday to witness Al. Field's Minstrels. VENtRABLE PHILATHEAS TO HAVE RUMMAGE SALE. The Venerable I'hllatiieas of the Wood lawn flab bath school are going to hold a rummage safe In a few days. Any tiling given them by their friends or anyone interested will be gratuitous!v received. MRS. H. WfHFMAN, MRS. C. A. i'KNDkm, MUM. T. F. HARRIHON, Com mil tee. EPSILON PHI GIVE DANCE. The Kps!ion Phi Fraternity gave one of their greatly enjoyed dances last evening at the Nixon home on the Hill. Balk's <A rhestra was In attendance and the congenial group of guests enjoyed the delightful dance music and dancing until midnight. MEETING OF WOODLAWN W. C. T. U. A meeting of the Woodliwn of the Womans Christian Tern planes Union will be held tomorrow. Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Woodlawn Methodist church. AR members are requested lr» attendance promptly as business of importance will be nans acted and also delegates appointed from the branch to attend the nations! con vention in A tin nia November JJ-lHtli. NEEDLEWORK GUILD TO AID RED CROSS. president of Augusts Branch of Needlework Huild lias received an earn est appeal from the national secretary of the American R«d Uross for aid In their present needs, ami the Ouild officer* urge that assistance be given the secre tary of Augusta Ursrich In her effort to raise a fund for Red (Voss work, which will not he drawn from the regular col lection for winter work In Augusta. The secretary has decided to hold a rum mage aale In a few days and any con tribution to same will be deeply ap preciated snd will go towards swelling I Augusta’s Red CVoss donation. Any one wishing to contribute will please cal up 1806-J. Mr. and Mrs John Moore and Miss Katherine Robertson Moore have cosed their home and are with Mr. and Mrs, James R. Robertson on lower Broad street for the winter. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. I>ef<osset Robertson, of Macon will be delighted to learn that (hey have come to Augusta to make their home snd will also be with Mr. and Mrs. Robertson. Augusta, friends will be interested In the following from the Bavannah Press. HOME EDITION Th* vwy Interesting announcement ha* heen mad* of the angagngement of Cap tain Edward Blake I.eeesne. formerly of Houth Carolina, to Mlaa Magda Thyhoe, of Copenhagen, Denmark, now living In' Han Juan, Porto Rico. Copt. laweane la the eon of the late Howard Blake Laa iiHiio, of Charleston, and Beale Halier eham. of Havßnnah atiu Charleeton, end la Connected with many prominent Geor gia and Mouth Carolina famlllea. He now mukea hie home In Porto Rloo. where he Is manager of the ahlpptnc de partment of tha Porto KJco Fruit Ex change. The wedding will probably take piece the first week In December and Capt. Leseene and hla bride will make their home on hie fruit ranch there. Mies Kthel Kalbflelach la spending the week-end with Mr, und Mra. E. <j. Kalbflelach. Mlaa Kalbflelach la superl vigor nl music In tha A. and M. Collage In Htueehoro. Mrs. Sarah Sullivan Ervin, of r.-are no, H. C., la vlaltlng Mlaa Anita Brlttlng bam. Mr. and Mra. Bart Doolittle, of Spar tanburg, apent a few daye laet weak I with Mra. J. H. McCarthy. Mr. and Mra. F. F. Pope have re turned from the Hill and opened their I Greene street home. Congratulations are hfing extended to Mr. and Mra. Charles Koeulgnol on the birth Friday of a baby boy. Mr. and Mra. Charlie Mulhcrln are now located In their apartment on low er Broad street. The uonllnued Improvement In the con dition of Mrs. K. L. Melvin will he learned of with much pleusure by her hosts of friends who have been so anx loiih. Hhe will probably t>e moved this week from tbs City hospital to her home on Carolina Heights. Mr. and Mrs. James Carswell, of Blythe are spending tha week-end with Mr. and Mra. Charlie Htory. Friends of Mr. D. H. tbannon wll Its very glad to learn that he has reach ed Naples safely. Mr. Hcannim nailed Borne tlmu ago from New York having been advleed by his physicians botu here and In New York to return to Ida old home In hopes that the climate there would completely restore him to health. —Mias .Mary l/oretta Hchwccrs la visiting friends in Louisville, Ky, Mias Atninlo Thornton of Abbeville K. C., la the attractive guest of Mias Mubry, on Woodlawn avenue, -Mrs. Grace Beers, of Bprtngflrld Mae*,, who baa been vlaltlng Mr*. Robert Cothran, left yesterday for a visit with friends In Macon Later sh* will Hgaln be with MYs. Cothran. Friends of Mrs. Thomas H. Ack rldge, of Birmingham, will learn with much pleasure th«t«-he Is the guest of her daughter, Mr*. Hugh Elltaon. on Elbert street. —Mr*, e. IV. Coons, of t,outevllle, Ky., Is In the city for s ten days' visit with her sister, MV*. Alice Rtddlehoovar In Woodlawn.
