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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1916
Page
11
Miss Ruth Reid becomes bride of Lieutenant Glen Oglesby Ellis in a graceful wedding of the season. The ceremony united the Ellis family with the Army officer in a modest, dignified event attended by relatives and friends.
Mrs H M Russell of KR F D 5 writes of recovering health after taking Cardui, claiming eight bottles in three months cured chronic inflammation and weakness. The text then details a wedding at the home of the bride's parents in College Park, with Mary Reid as sister of honor, Louise Walker of Monroe as bridesmaid, and Lt E B Garey of Charleston as best man, officiated by Dr D B Gray, with pink and white decor, a reception, and notes a bridal trip to New York. The Phalian club announces a three act play Miss Fearless & Co next Friday.
May 10 at 3 o clock the War sufferers of France and Belgium will be honored at Marist Hall with a modern comedy program. Director Verna Harris has the cast rehearsing daily and promises entertaining skits and witty dialogue. Guests include Miss Amelia Burr of New York and Mrs. Gordon W. Waite hosting a visit, with a school meeting on Wednesday afternoon for Child Welfare and the Parent Teacher Association cooperation.
At the Driving Club a tea-dance gathers a host of society figures including Miss Jennie Inman Cooper of Philadelphia visiting Mrs. Samuel Inman. Guests include Miss Margaret Grant, Miss Dorothy Arkwright, Miss Jennie Harris, Miss Marian Atchison, and many more as hosts entertain prominent attendees from New York, Birmingham, Pittsburg, and local society.
A busy social scene unfolds with Mrs. W. W. Austell hosting an informal luncheon at Juniper street for eight guests. Captain James W. English hosts a birthday luncheon for his granddaughter Emily Robinson, marking her sixteenth birthday with sixteen school friends. Abs. St J. Murphy stages a musical tea on Myrtle street for twenty five friends, featuring a large program of vocal and piano numbers. Mr. and Mrs. H. Whitten host a dancing party on Myrtle street for seventy two guests including Miss Aitelia Burr of New York as guest of honor, with palms and a buffet. A lavish afternoon bridge honors Mrs. W. D. King of Kennebunkport, Maine, with Irish theme and prizes. Also noted are a student piano recital at Atlanta Conservatory and Miss Marie Ridley hosting bridge at Peachtree street in honor of Mrs. D. J. Widulgan of Brooklyn.
Plans are being made for a local convention to entertain the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. The nucleus is the local executive committee coordinating the event.
The annual convention met in Atlanta with sessions yesterday after 1 noon in the chamber of commerce building and in the Piedmont hotel. A tentative entertainment program for visiting delegates was outlined, including a barbecue among the features.
A fragmentary notice describes a dance event at the Piedmont hotel featuring a Ginner-dance engineer and a program with vaudeville acts. The text mentions a lower linen yarn standard and references Elaine, Sper Tinen, and other unclear details.
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