Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-15
Clubs May
NotAdjournfor
the Summer
Season
THO play bridge or not to play

ID
bridge
That is the question which ag-
itates the minds of the MANY members
OF the many bridge clubs of the city.
with the coming of summer. It has
been the custom to close out the
bridge club year" with the adjourn
ment of the clubs Of more serious pur-
pose. but several of the card clubs
have decided to inaugurate a new rule
this summer.
I'VE had the question up at our la st
meeting" said a member Of the We'd
nesday Morning Bridge club which
numbers seventeen Inman Park devo-
tees of the game. Our decision was
that the club is of more interest in the
summer than in the winter. when we
have diversions of many kinds and a
call on our social activities at every
turn. In the summer we have moth
ing much except bridge and the auto-
mobile parties with little stop-over vic
its to the country clubs. So we decided
to keep up our meetings every Wed
nesday morning through the summer
When member is out of town tbe
hostess can ask another friend or Two
and so we can get up the reouired
number at each meeting" The exam
pie of this club is sure to be followed
by many others, and the porch marty,
followed by an informal al fresco lunch
con- will be a favored diversion for
Atlanta's summer stay-at- homes
This roll of the people who spend
their summers in Atlanta grows larger
every year. OF course. almost ever,,
body goes on for short stavs 70 ~.
mountains. the seashore or springs b,,.
the majority of Atlanta's fashionahIes
practically spend the summer IN the
city or thereabout. and social life
though different from the formal ar
talrs OF the season, is by no means de-
void of interest or pleasure.
Porch parties, lawn parties garden
parties and picnics-anything which
has an outdoor feature-is the favora5
form of summer entertaining Al tho
country clubs the porches are the scana
of most Of the informal dinner and
supper parties At the charming conn
try homes of Atlantans the beautiful
lawns are brought into reouisition FOR
the entertainment of the summer euas+
A delightful affair Of this kind in pros
pect for a number of the younger set.
VIII be Miss Eula Jackson's garden par
ty Tuesday at "Oak Ridge" the conn
try home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Jackson The young daughter
of the house is entertaining a eroun of
her college friends Misses Glenne Dick
ey Of Augusta; Ella Vaughan Patter-
son. of Montgomery, and Corinne Coon
er, Of Memphis Miss Jackson's garden
party viii be one of a series of notably
delightful affairs for these young girls
who viii be bellies in Southern society
upon their debut year or so hence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Murphy's hand
somely appointed dinner party at the
Driving club last night was arranged
in honor OF Miss Jackson and her
house party, and others to entertain
them next week are Miss Margaret
Hawkins and Miss Mignon McCarty.
Another house party which is the
cause Of much gayety among the
younger set is that which Miss Ferol
Humphries is entertaining at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w c.
Humphries The young women are
college friends attending a Virginia in
stitution and include Misses Henrietta
Yeager, Of Jackson, Miss. Margaret
Boswell. Of Chase City, Va; Frances
Dorris Of Nashville, and Louise What
ley. of Alabama.
The afternoon tea which Miss Hum
phries gave yesterday was an ertov-
able event for her house party guests
About S5 young women were invited
for the tea, and the hostess was as
sisted in entertaining by her house
guests. her mother. Mrs. VIC. Hum
phries and a group of her young
friends-Misses Celeste Shadburn. of
Buford Helen Estes, Of Gainesville;
Essie Roberts, of Fairburn; Isolene
Campbell Adgate Ellis, Helen McCul-
Tough, Alice Parks, Rosale Davis and
Estelle Fort.
A number of young girls have been
In the city this week. their presence
adding to the pleasure Of the Tech
dances and so forth. Among these vis-
ltors were Miss Susie Winburn. of Sa-
vannah, who has frequently visited
Miss Corrie Hoyt Brown; Miss Edith
Mckenzie, of Montezuma, the guest Of
Miss Bertha Moore; Miss Fairlie Cub
bage, of Macon Miss India Barnett,
of Athens; Miss Drummond and Miss
Coburn, Of Savannah. Miss Callie
Hoke Smith the younger daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith. spent
yesterday in the city with Miss jamie
Cooper before going to Athens to at
tend the commencement of the Univer-
sity of Georgia. Among the Atlanta
girls who go to the university COM
mencement will be Misses Cora McCord