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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
White-Yow.

Wednesday evening at o'clock at
the country home of the bride, near
Athens, occurred the marriage of Miss
Sarah Frances White and Mr.. Morris
Vow. Much interest was attached to
the wedding on account of the prom
inence of both the bride and bride
groom. Mrs. Vow, as Miss White
is the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. r. White, and is prominently con-
nected with many Of Athens most
prominent families. Mr.. Vow Is from
Toccoa and is the son OF the late h.
D. Vow.
The entire lower floor Of the home
was decorated with pink and white
flowers and tropical ferns. The large
lawn was brilliantly lighted Haugh-
ey's Orchestra furnished music.
The drawing room, where the cere-
mony was performed by DR.. E. L.
HILL of the First Presbyterian Church,
was decorated with white roses and
carnations, while two little flower
girls and ribbon bearers, Misses Mar
garet and Virginia Morton, strewed
roses before the wedding party.
Mrs. Hugh White, Of Athens, and
Mrs. William Bradshaw, Of Paducah'
KY, were matrons of honor. Mrs
Bradshaw wore a Paris gown OF lace
and charmeuse with a corsage OF tulle
covered with fichu of wide lace
Mrs. Whites gown was Of white
shadow lace over satin. They carried
pink roses. Following were the
bridesmaids, Misses LII Hodgson'
Marguerite Thomas, Lii Payne, Min
ME Thomas. The groomsmen were
Messrs. John Welch, Robert White
PauI ATillar of Atlanta, and Jesse
Draper, of Atlanta.
The bridesmaids were gowned IN
lingerie and carried pink roses.
The bride entered with her father,
by whom she was given in marriage.
She wore q beautiful gown Of white
charmeuse satin, the corsage yelled
with rose point lace and having an
overdrapery with an embroidery IL
seed pearls. She carried bouquet OF
white orchids and lilies Of the val
ley.
After the ceremony there was an
elaborate reception on the beautlrul
lawn
Among the visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones Vow, Mr.. Jesse Draper
and Mr. Paul Miller, or Atlanta: Miss
Rachel Beymer, Of Savannah; MI
and Mrs. William Bradshaw, of Pa
ducah; Miss Rary Wheeler of Padu-
cab: Miss Florence McElmurray, Of
Jonesboro; Miss Free, Of Ohio; MI
James Wheeler, of Paducah; DR.. and
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, of Toccoa; MI
Lewis Gregg, Miss Margaret Blaine
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Graves, Mr.. Pom
eroy Graves, DR.. John w. Fits, OF
Atlanta; Miss Cora Graves and Mr..
Henry Graves, of Decatur.
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For Miss Wilson.

Mrs. Charles Whitner entertained
very informally at bridge luncheon
Thursday for Miss Mary Badger Will
son. of Washington, D. c., who is Wis
iting Mrs. Joseph Halle. Pink sweet
peas decorated the house and the de-
tails of the luncheon table were in
pink. Twelve young girls were guests
of Mrs. Whitner.
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For Miss Dull.

Miss Nell Ballard gave an informal
bridge party Thursday afternoon for
Miss Henrietta Dull, a bride elect,
and Mrs F. r. Kenner, who recently
has come to Atlanta to live.
Guests were Misses Dull, Alberta
Williams. Margaret Doonan, Mar
garet Harrison. Aline Goree. Willie
Wilson, Virginia Lovette, Dorothy
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49, rs p
The marriage of Miss Anne Eliza
beth Lyle to Mr.. Marion S. Harnar
took place at st. Mark Methodist
'hu-ch at $3.50 Wednesday evening
The ceremony was performed bv
Bishop Gambler, assisted by DR.
H. Hughlett. Mrs. Charles bowman
II Birmingham, played the wedding
music at the organ.
Miss Martha Francis was maid If
honor, Mr. Claude Douthit was hest
man and little Misses Margaret Wade
and Mary Sue Prim were the flower
girls. The ushers were Messrs
Mitchell King, Henry Kennedy. VIII
liam Schroeder and julius Jennings
Tall palms, interspersed with vases
Of Ascension lilies and baskets of
white hydrangeas, formed an artistic
background for the wedding party.
The bride, who entered with her
brother, Mr.. E. c. Lyle, was hand
some in her wedding gown of white
charmeuse draped with princess lace,
and embroidered in pearls. Her veil
of princess lace was draped from a
cap Of the same lace wreathed with
orange blossoms, and she carried
shower bouquet of orchids and lilies
Of the valley
The little flower girls preceded the
bride, strewing her path with pink
roses and lilies of the valley from
Marie Antoinette baskets.
Miss Francis wore an exquisite
gown Of pink charmeuse and Chan
lilly lace, and her flowers were pink
roses and valley lilies. Mrs. E. c.
Lyle wore white chiffon and rose
point lace with a sash of lavender
wore yellow crepe meteor, and Mrs.
c, B. Lyle, of Jonesboro, was hand
some in white crepe meteor embroid-
cred in pearls. Mrs. w. ]. Nalley,
the brides sister, wore pink char
meuse and shadow lace.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Lyle, on West Peachtree, an informal
reception followed the wedding, only
the family and a few close friends
being invited Pink sweetpeas and
white roses adorned the mantels,
where ferns and other green plants
we're banked. The chandeliers were
wreathed with smilax, and the brides
table was graced with a plateau Of
pink sweetpeas and feverfew.
Mrs. Julian Prade. Mrs. z. T. Wade,
Mrs. R. K. Rambo, Mrs. George
Westmoreland presided at the punch
bowl
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper left for New
York. where they will sail for Europe |
to spend three months travelling |
abroad. On their return they Will |
make their home at the Georgian Ter
race.
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For Miss Francis.

Mrs. James w. Morrow, Jr., gave
bridge party Thursday afternoon for
Miss Martha Francis, whose wedding
will take place June rs. Roses and
nasturtiums adorned the mantels IN
the rooms where the game was played.
For top score was given a lace under
bodice with blue roses of chiffon. The
guest of honor was presented with
pink underbodice, and the consolation
prize was a spangled net fan Mrs
Morrow wore a cream lingerie gown
The guests were Misses Caroline
Muse, Lula Dean Jones, Emily Win
ship, Isabel Kuhrt. Frances Connally,
Elizabeth High, Lillian Logan Lou
Use Collier, Helen Jones, Margaret
Buckner, Margaret Northen, Passie
May Ottley. Mrs. Charles B. Shelton,
Mrs. Bertram Norris Mrs. William
Schroeder. Mrs. Robert Davis, Mrs
VIII Meador and Mrs. M. D. Francis.
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COUSINS FIGHT GUN DUEL.
LEXINGTON, KY. June 19-Clyde
and Lee Fleming, cousins, Of whites
burg, KY, who fought a duel with
pistols, viii die.
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Thompson Gibson.

The wedding Of Miss Julia Thomp-
sen and Mr.. Count D. Gibson took
place Wednesday morning at II o'clock
At the home Of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Thompson, OF Gov
lngton. The home was artlstically
decorated with pink and white sweet
peaA ferns and smilax During the
ceremony the bride and bridegroom
stood under an arch of sInilax in the
entrance to the open pariors. Inc
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

are invited, to all the church portals
are flung wide on Christmas eve. Cen
trail Union church, the stately cathe.
dral, Kawaiahao, as well as the chap
els at Makiki, Kalihi and Palama
bring them into the charmed circle OF
the Christmas tree.
Little All OF and All Doe, Sahto and
Yokomitso, too, are not forgotten or
treated unfairly. Queues and kimonos
have their trees, their gifts, Christmas
songs writ in their tongues, patrons
to act for them the part of st. Nicho'
las. When we peep in at this church
and at that, see Saxon and Hawaiian
Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, South
Sea Islander, care for, happy, rejoic
ing, we seem to find some real mean
ing in ''the brotherhood of man." we
repeat softly:
"The angels song rings everywhere
And all the earth is holy land"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

Nurse why, what's the matter.
Master Tommy?
Tommy B0o-hoo! Now I've got a
gun al. last, an I'll just bet there amt
no bears around here far me %
shoot
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

fine fishing; few indoor dances, but
many picnics at Waikiki, where the
seaside residences are and the beach
which is the great water playground |
for the people of the city.
In Hawaii we are made aware of the
approach of Christmas day all the pre-
ceding night All night the Hawaiian
warblers are abroad, all night the toy
cannons boom, the firecrackers pop.
The newcomer feels the midwinter
holiday has changed places with the
midsummer one, and wonders if per
son can stand two "Fourths" in year.
Where live in Honolulu sleep on the
night before Christmas is impossible.
Fortified, not for resistance but for a
show of truce, with scores of oranges
and innumerable sacks of candy, go
to my room and await, with as good
grace as possible, the coming of my
visitors. About midnight / hear the
sound of many footsteps on the gravel,
stified mirth, the testing of strings,
and then burst forth, "a ruby lip
to kiss, love-" and other songs of that
ilk. The newcomer is surprised and
asks if these be Christmas waits; says
she is reminded rather of a crowd OF
Romeos besieging Juliet. The Ro-
| meos at the particular balcony OF
which l speak, never found Juliet I'M
responsive, and into outstretched
hands always fall rain of goodies.
There are hearty thanks called up to
the windows, and many pleasant
voices raised in Merry ,Kreesmus!
Merry Kreesmus!" The giyer feels
repaid, and philosophers that the loss
of one nights sleep is not so very seri-
GUS
On the islands there is an attempt
made to copy the Christmas of the
/ lands where the white man abounds;
! gift-making, church-going, plum-pud-
ding and green's are used to help it
out. Many/of the gifts are such as
you of cold chimes haye-toys, games,
books, flowers, pictures, dolls, jewelry.
finery; but, as was suggested above,
there is no call for skates, sleds, muf.
f1ers, furs or velvets. The church
going is as it is with you; early mass
for the Catholics, early service for the
Episcopal church folk, church festivi
ties for the little ones and the poor.
The going out into the highways and
hedges is literally followed in Homo
lulu at this season. Brown babies
from novels hid at the foot of Diamond
Head, big-eyed Portuguese girls ant
boys from the slopes of Punch Bowl
children sheltered in huts dotted
among the lantana thickets of Kalih
valley, little aquatics from Waikiki. al
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

Sandwich Islands as an independent
state" Close to Independence Day
comes Thanksgiving, which is cele-
brated by all, the divers races in Ha-
waii uniting to make a holiday of the
New Englander's harvest festival.
And now for the one great holiday
of all the year.
With us islanders, as with you OF
the States, Christmas is the holiday
of all the year, is long looked forward
to. long Kept in recollection. No man
so hoary. SO superstitious, SO clothed
about with the old Hawaiian fears OF
evil. but that has heard of the magi
and the Child; no little one in all the
land but feels some influence OF the
spirit of the giver.
Though there is much OF real Christ
mas in the air in the way of unselfish
giving of pleasure and of renewal OF
youthful feelings. to you the twenty
fifth of December in Ho7olulu prob
ably would not seem very much like
Christmas. The gowns are white. the
hats summery many feet are bare.
and at the beach considerable OF the
body of the native fisherman Is also
hare. The hibiscus hedges are af1ame
with blossoms, while. the odors Of
.rosas. violets. stephanotis, heliotrope,
nl,,raarias and carnations make the
air heavy with fragrance. There are
10 sleigh bells. but many merry morse
back parties; there is no skating DH1
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

filigree bracelets displayed there. AT
last he reused himself with an effort
and opened the door. At his en-
trance. old Scarvin, the dealer, came
smilingly forward rubbing his wrink-
led hands.
What may I do for you this after
noon?" he suavely asked, while his
shrewd, seady eyes noted every detail
of mis- customers tall, well-dressed
figure.
4 should like to look at something
that would be suitable as a Christ
mas present for lady," Lander an
swered briskly, but keen observer
would have noticed that his cheerful
ness was forced, and in his eyes was
a look of utter WEAKNESS.
Certainly, certainly, right ovel
here" said Scarvin, leading the waI
to case where some quaint necklaces
were displayed. This amethyst ont
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

of Hawaii. July Fourth, which now
has double meaning in Hawaii, has al
ways been the American residents
great day.
"One learns to skate in summer and
to swim in winter and one learns pa
triotism in foreign land. At home,
save in stirring times of war, ones
heart is not apt. to quicken its beat
at the sound of THE Star-Spangled
Banner" at home in midsummer one
does not often brave heat and crowd
to listen to the reading of the Declara-
ton of independence; at home one
does not flaunt red, white and blue on
hatband and with badge; but we all
know how the American ia London
and Berlin COMFORTS himself on this
day, which when at home he tries to
run away from In the little land of
Hawaii the citizen born in 1.-The
States" is not behind the American in
London and Berlin. All muster TO
make of the day glorious Fourth, and
no one is in the least blase or indif-
ferent about the celebration. The ma
tional songs rise Justify, way up above
the palm fringes; the clearest/ voice
in the land reads the immortal words
OF when in the course of human
events and reads to reverent listen
ers; the most inflated American glory
ing is accepted as the days due; very
genuine feeling swells the volume and
interprets the meaning of My coun-
try, tbs of thee"
November % is Hawaiian Independ-
ence day, a holiday to commemorate
that on the twenty-eighth of the elev-
enth month of the year 1858 France
and England announced, in joint dec
laration, their consideration of the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

has the antique setting that is 50
much in vogue"
Lander gravely touched the silver
links and thought: MY affair with
Marguerite is what Aunt Collins would
call between grass and hay 1t is
past the candy-and-fower stage; but
has hardly arrived at Jewels
Then aloud he said: mo, had in
mind something different book per-
haps."
All, the very thing!" Scarvin dived
into & dusty corner and brought torth
a foreign-looking volume. v,hnse brown
leather binding was curiousiy szns:1S
with pearl
EARLY English poems. after the
old missal style, and hand illuminate
ed,'' the dealer spread open the book
enticingly.
Lander turned over the leaves with
interest. Eyes, believe this is unique
and costly enough to please even the
| fastidious Marguerite his thin lips
curved in a cynical smile. IN take
it, he remarked with the brevity OF
the average masculine shopper when
ne finds something which strikes bis
fancy.
| Ae he threw down a bill he was an
noyed to see how his hands shook
Burning the candle at both ends has
had an effect" he thought, and as he
left the shop, added This mixing Of
business and society is the pace thai
kills. l suppose stimu.ants will be the
next resort
He recalled last Christmas at his
i former boarding place, and OF the
/ friends there especially Alice Glea
son. Whenever he thought of he.
now, it was with a sense of remorse
They had been very warm friends. bu
since his sudden advancement IN bust
ness had necessitated more commodi
Gus surroundings. he had seen little Q
| her. He had really not meant to neg
4 lect the old friends when he began t
| go more into society and make neV
ones, but unconsciousIy he had drifte'
away from the little circle on Flee
street
The shabby old place seemed -
more like home than my new qualxiss
ever will, he muttered, and realiFs
y ton came to him that il was kl1c
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
HOLIDAYSINH HAWAII.
Christmas Ranks First ii the
Minds of the Island People.
An interesting Medley of Little Folks
Of Many Races and From Many
Lands Participate in the Joy
fuI YuIe5Tide Celebrations.
BY KATHERINE POPE.

A in all other Christian lands,
~ Christmas is the greatest of
the many holidays in Hawaii.
To realize the Importance of
the religious festival as compared with
others l will mention few of the
others first.
The birthday of Kamehameha Ill.,,
on the seventeenth of March, is cele-
brated by a display of bunting and the
wearing of gay leis (wreaths) of flow
ers. Decoration day is made much Of
by both the white and the brown folk
Kamehameha day, June eleventh, is a
big day with the natives, a day in
honor of their great king, Kamehame
ha l., sometimes styled the Napoleon
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
What He Wanted to Know.

Millionaire Ito his daughter)-Tell
me, child that young man who wants
to marry you this Christmas, has he
got any money?
Miss Innocence = Money, father?
Why, he has just given me cluster
diamond ring studded with pearls.
millionaire Yes, / know. Has he
any money left?
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Is 80
Curious Christmas Superstition

Curious Christmas Superstition.
On Christmas eve, at midnight, coun.
try people in England believe that the
Christ child revisits the earth. some
times. therefore, if there is a sick
child in the house, the mother viii
take the little one to the door. Just be.
fore midnight, and wait till the hour
strikes. If the child RECEIVERS, It is be
cause the Babe of Bethlehem has
touched it with healing fingers during
the sarthward journey But If the
child sickens and dies, all is well. for
the mother heart is conforted BY tbs
thoaeht that the little one was called
BY the Christ child to b. his play
mate in heaven
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
(Copyright. 1913.)

IL the stores along
Main street were gay
with Christmas decor
alton. Even the win
dow of Scarvin's curfo
shop bravely Haunted
some brilliant holly
wreaths.
Edwin Lander paus.
ed before this window
and stood for a long
time apparently lost in
contamination of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-08
IOWA uNIvERsALIsT coNvEN.
TON TO BE HELD IN WEB
sTER CITY THIS WEEK.
AUXILIARY SOCIETIES
ASSEMBLE At SAME TIME
Will 30 Seventy First Annual Session
Young Peoples Christian Union,
Missionary Association and Sunday
Schools to Be Repressnted-Date
Are Sept. 1912.

Special to. Times Republican.
Webster City, Sept. S.-The seventy
first annual session Of the Iowa Uni
versalist convention, with the Young
Peoples Christian Union, the Won
ems Universalist Missionary Associa-
ton and the Sunday schools. will be
held in Webster City this week, We'd
nesduy. Thursday and Friday. The OF
hcers of the convention are:
President-H. 3. Chopper. Waterloo
Vice President-Rev. Laura Bowman
Caller, Mount Pleasant.
Secretary-H. L. Stoughton, Usage
Treasurer-S. I. Oldtield, Mitchell
The program follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 10.
1880 p. m.-Opening Of the conven-
ton.
Greetings from the Webster City
church,. 2. Prince, Webster City.
Greetings from the Universalist gem
eral convention-Rev. William H. Nc
Glauhin. D. D.. general superintend-
ent.
Response-H. B. Cooper president
wa
Waterloo.
Appointment Of committee.
500 D. m.-Address, Rev. Joseph F.
Newton. D. D.. Cedar Rapids.
Informal reception by the Webster
City friends for all visitors
Thursday, Sept. II.
900 a. m-Devotional service, led
by Rev. Effie McCollum Jones, D. D..
Waterloo.
$3.50 a. m.-Convention business.
Report of committees.
1880 a. n.-Occasional sermon, "A
New Mind" Rev. LAURA Bowman Gal
er. Mt. Pleasant.
1890 p. m.-Lunch in church dining
room.
200 D. m-Convention business.
4:30 D. m-Executive board and
committee meetings.
1880 p. m.-Ad5ress, The Christian
Union Ideal" Rev. Stanley Manning
president National Y. P. c. T.. Mime
apolis. MINI.
Collection for Gum ministerial re-
lief fund.
Sermon The Growing Thought
About Cod" Dean Lewis B. Fisher D
D.. Of Ryder Divinity School, Chicago
Reception OF members into the
church-Rev. L. c. Mclaughlin, Web
ster City.
Communion service. conducted by
Rev. l.. c. Mclaughlin. Webster City
and Rev. Laura Bowman Caller, Mt
Pleasant.
Friday, Sept. II.
a. m.-Mcrning conference. led by
Rev Jennie B. Hitchcock Usage.
$50 a m.-Young Peoples Christian
Union session.
Report of national Y. P. &c. U. con-
vention-Mrs. Myrtle S. rhtt, state
secretary, Waterloo.
II a. m.-Address. The New LON
bard DR.. Franklin ]. Drake. field Sec
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-08
Southern Io1ua Items

The flames were discovered about
o'clock and their. origin is unknown.
They burned fercely. in spite of the
efforts which were made to check
them. and the building and most Of
it's contents were soon destroyed. The
elevator was filed almost to its ca :
pacity. Some grain and seeds in
sacks We're removed. but all else was
lost, as well as u considerable guam
tity OF coal. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 and is partially covered by in
surance.
Abba.
George Patterson is the plaintiff in
a case just fled in the office of the
clerk of the district court. in which
the sum Of $4,000 is asked from the
Consolidation Coal Company. Patter-
son is acting in the capacity of admin
! istrator for the estate Of George Pat.
| terson deceased. In the petition Mr..
Patterson was employed by the coal
company as motor trailer in No. IL
mine. On Nov. 8. 1912, ne was at work
| in that mine in one Of the entries
/ There was a steep grade III the pia &C
near where he was working a trip of
cars was not engaged and the cars
ran down the grade, knocking the mo-
tor upon the deceased man. The man
| was killed almost instantly.
Alba.
| DR.. Farmer came near getting his
everlasting at the fair grounds last
Sunday evening. He was riding a
| motorcycle and had the thing going at
speed Of thirtyflve or forty miles an
hour. The speed caused the rear
wheel to Stick and there was such a
| sudden stop that Mr.. Farmer was
! thrown twenty feet in the air. He came
down on his side and an arm and
| ankle was badly sprained. The motor
cycles were being given try-out for
! the races the following day. There was
sufficient force to the machine tina.
when the doctor had been thrown into
! the air the wheel bounded from one
side to the other when it struck the
| ground. Those who saw the accident
are still wondering how Mr.. Farmer
came out Of the melee alive.
Newton.
] Early Wednesday morning a woman
giving the name OF Mrs. Coensgen
appeared before Mayor Beard d: the
| city hail. stating that her husband
Peter Coensgen, had taken her baby
less than year cid. from their home
| and had disappeared with 1t. The
Coensgers live on the VIII Ruelmar
farm about six miles northeast oftown
where the husband is employed by the
| owner. Mrs. Coensgen says that at the
| breakfast table Wednesday morning hel
husband became angry. with her be-
| cause the baby was i'll, berating hel
cruelty for allowing it to get in such
a condition. After breakfast she went
| to one OF the neighbours to get some
medicine and upon returning to thu
house found that the husband and child
had disappeared.