Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-01
BROAD social Interest centers I'M

"A the marriage of Miss Ruth
Stallings and Preston Wither-
spoon, of New York, which takes place
Wednesday evening at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lu-
Their Tucker Stallings. in the Elysee
Apartments. The list of guests is lin
tied to the relatives and close friends
of the couple. The wedding will be
marked by many pretty details of
decoration.
The bride will be attended by Miss
Mary Helen Moody and Miss Marion
Goldsmith as bridesmaids, the wed.
ding party to be completed by Clifford
Fuller, of New York, as best man.
During the evening Mr.. Witherspoon
and his bride will leave for New York
and will sail a few days later for an
extended tour abroad.
Among the out-of-town guests who
will attend the wedding are Mr.. and
Mrs Clifford Fuller. of New York,
and a group of friends from Macon,
the former home of the bride; MIR. and
Mrs John C. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Hall and Miss Lillian Battle, of
Macon.
THE first snowstorm of the season
in no way interfered with the
enjoyment of the 40 girls who
braved the weather to attend the tea
given by Miss Louise Parker on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Miss Parker's guest, Miss Alma
Lesser, of Birmingham, and Miss Har-
riet Orrs guest, Miss Minnie Hall, of
Columbus, shared the honOrs of the
occasion. In contrast with the win
trv weather without. the decorations
were springlike, and suggested an
early approach of warm weather.
Quantities of jonquils and daffodils,
with palms, ferns and foliage plants,
adorled the apartments. A prettily
appointed tea table in the dining
room had its centerpiece of jonquils,
arranged in a large basket. The sill
Yer candlesticks were shaded in yell
low. and the ices, cakes and bonbons
We're yellow and white.
Miss Faith Johnson and Miss
Gladys Dunson presided over the
Iunch bowl, and Mrs. William A.
Parker, Miss Myra Scott and Miss
Harriet Orr assisted in entertaining.
Miss Parker wore blue brocade satin.
Miss Lesser's gown of white crepe de
chine was embroidered and garnitured
with lace Miss Hall wore white bro
uaded crepe de chine.
The prettiest of midwinter toilets
and furs were worn by the guests,
who included members of the school
girI and debutante set.
THE box party which Miss Mary
Helen Moody gives Monday
evening will be in compliment to
Miss Ruth Stallings and Preston
Witherspoon, of New York, whose
marriage takes place Wednesday
evening The guests, including only
the two honor guests and two or three
other friends. will occupy box at the
Forsyth, and after the performance
they will be entertained at supper In
the Hotel Ansley rathskeller.
ior Tuesday evening an informal
supper party has been arranged by
Miss Marion Goldsmith. The supper
party will follow the rehearsal for the
wedding. and the guests will include
only the members of The wedding
party.
Mrs. Oscar Elsas WAS at home in
formally one afternoon last week at
her apartment in the Ponce DeLeon,
when a limited number of friends
were invited to meet her guests, Mrs.
Mark Andrews and Mrs. Samuel Err
Itch Of Boston A feature of the aft
ernoon was the singing of a group OF
songs by the hostess. MISS Eda bar
tholomew accompanied her on the pi
ano.
" nRFTTY compliment of Miss SUI
"A san Osborne and Lieutenant
Louis FaIligant. whose wedding
was an event of Tuesday, evening. was
the dinner given them by Mr. and
Mrs. stephen Hook at their East
Lake home
The large living room was a'trac-
tive with its many vases of Jorqulls
and yellow tulips. Hanging baskets
Of ferns and potted plants Of almost
every description made winter gar
Den of the room.
The dining table had as its certer-
piece a japanese cherry tree, its
branches covered with pink blossoms
Around this was a miniature CT cry
orchard. with it's fruit-laden trees,
surrounded by circles of crystal can
dlesticks tiel with pink tulle bows,
and holding red tapers. Small Amer
lean flags we're ORA ped from the cen
trail chandelier and rather suggested
the military idea in its colors.
The guests present were Kisses
Osborne Margaret Lewis Marguerite
Lawrence. Louise G. Falligant. of Sa-
vapnah. Mr.. and Mrs. Derry Osborne.
Frank Tidwell. Robert F'alligant, of
Macon and Henry Osborne.
T W-O Of the informal luncheons Of
the past week were arranged
in honor of visitors, and while
small and informal, were greatly en-
joyed by the guests.
The luncheon which Miss Katherine
Hinton Wooten gave at the Winecon
Hotel was compliment to Mrs. Hen
~ D. Whitfield, of New York. who,
with Mr. Whitfield spent several
days at the Georgian Terrace on their
way from Palm Beach. Mr.. Whitfield
is brother of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,
and made number of friends dur
ing an extended stay in the city
few years ago a matiness party at
the Forsyth followed the luncheon.
Miss Lillian Tidwell's luncheon,
given at her home on Washington
street, was a compliment to her guest,
Mrs Albert Tidwell of Quitman. \
crystal vase filled with red carna-
tions and ferns formed the center
piece for the table, and the place
cards were in the form of George