Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

TIME army contingent in Atlanta
| society lends variety and in
| teresr to the social world The
/ officers in the Department Of the Gulf
and at Fort Mcpherson, with their
families. form a delightful coterie.
! Although the personnel of this con-
tingent is constantly changing, be-
cause Of Uncle Sans orders. a num-
Der Of the popular members have been
here for several years and have taken
| their place in local society. Colonel
and Mrs. VanOrsdale, Captain and
Mrs Bankhead. Major and Mrs. Mar
! tin, Major and Mrs. Jones, all resi-
dents OF Fort Mcpherson. have con-
| tributed to local social pleasures for
severaI years
Colonel VanOrsdale and his charm
ing wife gave a beautiful evening re-
| ception Just before Lent, welcoming
| the newcomers at the post. They
| occupied a box at the promenade con-
! cert at the Auditorium with Governor
and Mrs. Brown and GOvernor-elect
| and Mrs Slaton this week. and in
many ways add TO the brilliancy Of
! social life.
During the visit of Mrs. George NJ
| Pullman. of Chicago. to the home OF
] Captain and Mrs. Bankhead last win
! ter a series Of brilliant dinner parties
was given for the distinguished yisi-
| tor by prominent Atlantans, the hand.
| somely appointed dinner which Cap
| tain and Mrs. Bankhead we're hosts at
/ the Piedmont Driving Club being one
of the most interesting Of the series.
| Mrs Bankhead is an intimate friend
| Of Mrs Pullman, and spends her sum
! mers at the New Jersey home of this
famous Chicago woman At the opera
| s'rs. Bankhead is a conspiCuously
! beautiful and wonderfully costumed
| guest in the row of boxes. She has
| been in Florida for the winter. but
| recently returned to the city. and her
| many friends will be delighted to hear
| that she has recovered from an i'll
! ness of some length and has avowed
! her intention to give some parties
| and enjoy life again
| The announcement of the visit Of
! General and Mrs. Albert L. Mills for
| grand opera week brings anticipa
| ton 10 a large circle of friends. Dur
| ing their residence here, while Gen
! eral Mills was the commander Of the
| Department Of the Gulf, their charm
| ing home. filed with beautiful foreign
| furniture, draperies and curios coll
| leCted in their extensive travels in the
| service of the United States, was one
| of the most popular homes of the
| city. When orders came for General
| Mills TO go to Washington a fort
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along the lines of an English Hunt
| club and many of the members are
| the grandchildren Of Southern men
and women who hunted the fox over
| extensive plantations" before the
| Civil War when this pastime was the
most popular Southern sport. Among
| the women members of the Hunt Club
| are Mrs. John Hill Miss Helen Jones
! Miss Josephine Stoney, Miss Marga-
| ret Mckee. Miss Aurelia Speer and
/ Miss Margaret Northen. A feat Of
| Atlanta equestriennes which attracted
most attention last summer was a
| cross country ride made from At
| lanta to TOXaway, when the entire
| trip to and from the North Caro-
! lima resort was made on horseback by
| Mrs. Hill. Miss Helen Jones and Miss
| Aurelia Speer. Miss Eleanor Raoul
| is one Of the fine riders Of the city,
| and she always rides i'm the Ashe-
| vile and other horse shows Miss
! May Atkinson is a splendid rider and
| has a fine horse. As she spends her
| summers in Canada where the At
| kinsons have a home at North Hat
| ley. Miss Atkinson does not take part
| in the equestrienne sports Of the
| summer