Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-08
F ormalOpening Of
CapiitalCity
RoofGarden
an Event

tn HE formal opening of the root gar
den of the new Capital City club
will be an event of Monday even
ing. and is sure to be a brilliant and
beautiful occasion. The roof garden
occupies the entire top of the club
building. and has walls of white lattice
work, interlaced with green vines. Mag
nif1cent palms and bay trees will give
the illusion of a tropical garden, while
soft lights will illumne the place, which
Is destined to be popular rendezvous
for summer evening dinner and supper
parties. The new club is several sto-
res high, and the roof garden is cool
and secluded with a broad sweep of a
! view through the latticework walls over
the surrounding country.
While the country clubs are the CEN
ter of a pleasant social activity. the
calendar for next week shows few large
affairs except the dances and teas for
the younger set. With the Tech com
mencement dances in prospect, and
plans for entertaining visitors and
houseparties are being formulated it ia
safet prophesy gay time ahead for
the college girls and boys.
With the Tech commencement dances
on next week, and the first of the af-
fairs for the younger set being ar
ranged, the college girls and boys will
occupy the center of the social stage
for some weeks to come.
The Tech calendar of dances includes
the Sophomore german Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. and the Senior hop
Monday evening at 9; the Junior
prom" on Tuesday evening. followed
by asdance, and the Pan Hellenic dance
Wednesday evening.
Miss Eula Jackson. who has recently
returned from Miss Mason's school, the
Castle on the Hudson. will enter
tain a house party, beginning on the
18th, at Oak Ridge, the country place
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson. The
visiting girls will be Misses Glenne
Dickey. OF Augusta Ella Vaughan Pat
terson Of Montgomery, and Corinne
Cooper, of Memphis A lawn party at
Oak Ridge and many other informal
social affairs will be given for these
young girls during the extent of the
house party.
Miss Ferol HUMPHREYS. a popular
member of the college girl contingent.
will have q house party next week,
several interesting parties in their hon
or to contribute to the social activities
of the younger social element Miss
HUMPHREYS will entertain Misses Mar
garget Boswell, of Chase City, Va:
Frances Doris, of Nashville Tenn,
Henrietta Yerger, of Jackson, Miss, and
Louise Whatley. of Admission, Ala.
Among the parties for these visitors
VIII be a large afternoon tea which Mrs
w. c. HUMPHREYS will give on Satur-
day the 18th.
Even with all the gayety for the
younger set, many of the college girls
are busy with plans for out of town
journeys. as are the girls Of the de-
butante realm. Miss Margaret Grant
left today to attend the commencement
exercises of Miss Cations school. at ST.
Timothys, near Baltimore, after spend
ing a week or so at home Miss Grant
will accompany her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Grant on tour abroad
this summer, leaving New York on the
18th. Mr. Grant will send his touring
car across and the stay abroad will in
clude a motoring trip through France
and England.
Miss Helen Mccullough leaves Sum
day to attend Vanderbilt commence
ment and Miss Adgate Ellis goes to
attend the University of Virginia com
mencemeni.
During the lull in things social. many
of the prominent women of the city
are actively interested in plans for the
advancement of artstcl. literary and
musical matters The first of a series
Of home concerts by the Atlanta Must
cal association was a delightful event
of the week taking place at the coun-
try home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mar
shall Slaton representative au-
dience was present for an excellent pro-
gram after which d social half hour
was enjoyed, Mrs. Slaton, who is pres
dent of the association. dispensed her
usual cordial hospitality, which has
placed her in the front ranks Of At
lantas popular hostesses.
Mrs. Samuel Inman. Mrs John w
b Grant Mrs. Richard Johnston. and 9TH
err ladies of the Art association are
deeply interested in the plans for q
magnificent pageant to be given for the
benefit of the building fund toward the