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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
2
Keelys announces a storewide fur sale with reductions of one third below real retail value. The stock includes mink ermine chinchilla sable fox lynx and more with neckpieces and sets and coats priced from ten to four hundred dollars. Every piece guaranteed as represented with no deception. Original prices were low due to early direct purchases from large furriers.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Lumpkin announce the engagement of their daughter Lulle Lumpkin to Edward Strickland Jr. The wedding is set for January 15, 1907, in Cartersville. Strickland is manager of the wholesale grocery firm Strickland Co and a popular local figure.
The wedding of Miss Mary Truitt to Mr. Harry Hudson Mobley took place in the Truitt home at LaGrange before a large gathering. The decor featured white and green, vast floral arrangements, a three-arched improvised altar, and an immense wedding bell of white roses. Relatives and friends from many Southern states attended.
Wedding era decor and gifts feature roses and tulle. attendants receive brooches and pins as pink rose arrangements climb to chandeliers. Mrs Porter hosts egg nog at Peachtree, with Dr and Mrs Baird planning a formal Christmas Day party. Elisabeth Hanna plans a Writers' Club recital on December 27. Little Misses Murphy host a Christmas party at Peachtree Street with a decorated tree, games, and an orchestra program for the children.
Reports from Atlanta and nearby towns detail Mrs. Ellis hosts a tea on Peachtree Street with guests including Miss Knowles and Misses Gray Hawkins and Thomas, while Mrs. Murphy’s party features lace gowns and holiday decor. Other items note Crystal Anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Woodward at College Park, a Decatur musical evening, and weddings in Scottsboro and Bristol with plans for honeymoons in Florida.
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