Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-29
Summer Changes
Society S Form
Of Amusing
Itself

TIME personnel of social chronicles.
no less than the form of enter
tainment chronicled, has chang
ed decidedly from the regular season,
taking en- the summer aspect, which, as
to personnel; relates to the daughters,
and in some instances, to the grand
daughters. of the seasons hostesses.
AS to form, bridge parties and dinner
parties give way to bowling parties, in
formal dancing parties and swimming
parties.
Swimming parties are the latest, ana
the summer pastime par excellence.
This form OF entertaining consists OF
the swift automobile ride out to East
Lake country club, the delightful swim
in the lake, followed by luncheon orl
supper as the hour demands. Groups
of voting girls and boys, chaperoned by
a few married couples enjoy the SWIM
ming party which is a tad of the MOS
ment In the younger social contin-
gent are number Of really expert
swimmers. and there are many who
can hold their own in any swimming
contest, based on grace or speed. Miss
Jeanne Jonas, a hostess at one Of this
weeks swimming parties" is one OF /
the fine swimmers in her set. Her
"chum.r Miss Van Spaldtng, Is an
other good swimmer. Others are Misses
Helen and Emogene Thorn and Mar
garet Northen.
A number of the young women a few
years older than these girls. are de-
voices of swimming also. Miss Marion
Goldsmith is perhaps the champion in
her class She is spending the summer
abroad, however. and many rivals are
springing into view, with the summer
before them to practice in. At the /
many seashore resorts, Atlanta women
are noted for their fine swimming, /
many of them having learned at East
| Lake.
Mrs. ]. Frank Meador is one Of the
best swimmers in the city, and for a
number of years she has been star"
performer In the aquatic sports of the
resort where she visits This year Mrs.
Meador will spend at Wrightsville. I
where several other women who are
waves of old Ocean. Mrs Rix Stafford
swims and does thrilling dives She
also Is at Wmghtsvile. Mrs. w c. !
Jarnagin, another fine swimmer, IS at
the same place for the season. Miss
Edna McCandless and Miss Emma Kate /
Amorous are notably good swimmers |
among the young women of the city.
An unusually large number OF young
women visitors have occasioned much !
Informal entertaining this week, which
will be continued next week. Among
the visitors for whom the parties are
being given are Miss Doris, of Nash
Vile, the guest OF Miss Helen McCul- |
Tough: Miss Alma Jaeger, Of South
anpton. L. l., visiting Miss Frances
Clarke; Miss Mazda Rountree, of Quit
man, the guest of Miss Laura Les
Cooney; Miss Louise Hill, of Macon.
who is with Miss Laura Wyatt: Miss
Emma Powers, of Macon, the guest of
Mrs julius Deceive; Miss Yeager, OF
Mississippi, the guest of Miss Ferol \
HUMPHREYS; Miss Naomi Neal, of Flor I
ida. Mrs B. M Boykin's house guest; /
Miss Edith Piper. Of 81. Louis, guest
of Mrs. Shirley Brooks; Miss Callie
Hoke Smith, with her sister. Mrs, Ron !
aid Ransom, and Miss Eliza Killians
of Greenville. 8. c.. the guest Of Miss
Foote
Next weeks calendar shows a num-
Der of affairs for the younger set, most /
Of which center around some one or
more OF the visiting girls. Tonight /
Miss Helen McCulloughs dance brings
this weeks series of parties to a close .
This will be a pleasant affair for 80 !
guests at the Driving club. compliment |
ing Miss Doris, of Nashville. This
afternoon Miss Elizabeth Blanc's tea /
was the occasion for about 100 guests z
to gather at her home in the virgdnian 4
apartments. Misses Dorothy Harmon
and Gladys Glover were the honor
guests.
One Of the notable affairs of the week
in the social world was the handsomely
appointed luncheon which Mrs. Phinizy
Calhoun gave at the Driving club yes
terday. The luncheon was a compn-
ment to Mrs. Hughes Spalding and Mrs.
Alex Smith, Jr., two of the past win
ters brides. The affair had been post
poned from the early spring, when first
announced, by a bereavement in the
family of the hostess.
Mrs Ringland F Fitzpatrick. Of New
York has been rendered series Of
parties during her visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Junius G. Oglesby. Hav-
ing closed their apartment in New
York. Mr. and Mrs fitzpatrick spend
the summer at their summer home at
Toms River, n. j.. where Mrs. Kill
patrick will join her husband on the
completion Of her visit
Mrs Robert Thomas Sterrett, Of
Philadelphia, Is former Atlanta girl
at home on a visit. Before her recent
marriage Mrs Sterrett was Miss Nata-
lie Taylor and she has been plea sanity
entertained since her arrival She is
now the guest of her sister, Mrs. How
ard Muse, in Rr apartment In the
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