Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12
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nLANs already made for the
/ - social side of opera week
show a succession Of brill
liant entertainments, and, with the
affairs which will be planned la
Ger. the city in two weeks will enter
upon period of social brilliancy
which will rival that of any period
/ in its history The list of visitors
| who viii be present for grand opera
! Includes representatives from many
! States and cities, and besides the
| pleasure to be derived from the beau
| tiful operas themselves, society will
/ ind ample diversion in the series of
! elaborate entertainments arranged
! for each day of this gala week.
| The clubs Of the city will contribute
/ their full share to the pleasure of the
! opera guests. and the dinner dances
v hich will be given at the Piedmont
| Driving Club and Capital City Club
will surpass in attendance and brill
| lance any entertainments previous
| ly given at these clubs, which have
already set a record for magnificent
entertaining. The Driving Club will
give its dinner-dance on Tuesday
| evening, April IS. and the Capital
! City Club will entertain at a dinner
dance on Thursday evening, April 80.
These two affairs will be the largest
arranged for opera week, but for each
Gay in the week the calendar will
show many beautiful affairs.
The initial affair Of the week will
[ be supper party which Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Richardson will give on Sun
DAY evening, April 26, in honor of
thair Do -
Baltimore. DR.. Barker is surgeon in
| chief at Johns Hopkins, and with
Mrs. Barker viii be rendered a Sc
ries Of entertainments while here
For Monday, already two beautiful
affairs have been planned in the
breakfast which Mrs. James H. Hick-
e. gives and the luncheon which Mrs
| Frank Imam gives for Mrs Gordon.
of Columbus. who will be Mrs. J.
X Orr's guest. Mrs. Robert W. Hunt
gives a luncheon at home for her
guest, Mrs. Francis Lord. and for
Mrs. Gillian Morrows guest, Mrs,
Waring Darlington. of Charleston, S.
G. There VIII also be innumerable
teas, informal luncheons, etc. and
the initial day Of the great week will
provide plenty Of diversion for vlsi-
tors and their hostesses.
me great event Tor TUESDAY VIII De
the dinner dance at the Driving Club,
and, as there will be a matinee per-
Torrance Of grand opera on that day,
there will be few social affairs. One
of the happiest will be the dinner
party which Colonel Willis Raglan
gives at his home for Mrs Daisy
Peck Blodgett and her daughter
Miss Helen Blodgett, of Washington.
Colonel and Mrs. William Lawson
Peel, who always do so much for
the pleasure of the grand opera stars,
will be hosts at a breakfast for the
opera stars on Wednesday, Other af-
fairs already planned for Wednesday
are the afternoon tea which Mrs
Henry p Nelson, gives for her sis
| ter, Mrs. w. r. Wills. Of Nashville
The regular tea dance at the club
will assemble a large number of par
ties at the Driving Club.
The dinner dance at the Capital
| City Club Thursday evening will as
semble brilliant company Of guests.
and several visitors will be rendered
large parties. Mr.. and Mrs, Kenneth
Murchison, Of New York, who will
be guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank