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SINCE the recent asphalt agitation, which led to an "unpleasantness" between City Engineer Clayton and Commissioner of Public Works Her, there has been some speculation on what may be the fate of Peachtree street, which is being given a fresh layer of asphalt. Comparisons may be odious, but are "pow'ful oornvanient sometimes," as the old man remarked. Just at the present time a comparison between 'Whitehall street, which was paved with asphalt a few years ago. and Peachtree. which is now being paved, Is being It was believed that because portions of Whitehall street were already showing signs of It Is said, it might well serve as an object lesson, and that a comparison between it and Peachtree might throw some light on Peachtree future.

Commissioner Collier that Whitehall Is proving not to be a. good Job. Engineer Clayton says he can see no breaks on It except near the car tracks In some places. When he took his now famous samples from the asphalt streets of the city. Commissioner Collier selected a few slices from Whitehall street, and the samples he has in his office are too thin to measure up to specifications; but there Is the wear and the tear of the years that have passed since Whitehall was paved.

The Pareruent on Whitehall Street. Whitehall street was paved in four sections, all four being awarded to the Southern Pavement and Construction Company. A ten year guarantee bond was given. On the entire length of the street Trinidad asphalt was used. The concrete was to be 0 Inches thick, the binder course I 1 2 Inches, and the asphalt I 1 2 inches thick The binder course is a layer of gravel between the concrete and the asphalt The section between Windsor and Hood streets was finished on September 27.

I BOO, and has been down six years and eight months. The section between Hood street and ATEAlfriL. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, MOT. Interest compounded allowed In our On and Alter January 1st, THE NEAL BANK BRILLIANT RECEPTION GIVEN GRAND MASTER AHRIIiLIANT and reception was that given last night by Mr. and Mrs.

J. K. Orr In honor of Mr. George May hew Moukon of Chicago, who is here to attend the Masonic ceremonies to take place today. The soacSoua home of Mr.

and Mrs. Orr was elaborately decorated for the occasion, and an orchestra In the upstairs hallway an artistic nrjskal procram. The guests, on ar rivlng, ware received in the library whero royal purple, flhe official insignia of Mr. Moulton, who is grand commander of the Knights Templar was expressed in Back of the receiving party, there was a bank of. palms and ferns at the base of the mantel, and hJgb on each side.

The mirror was veiled with asparagus fern, and In the center was the triple cross, the official Insignia, in purple. At the base were tall vases filled with i. the purple blossoms thrown effectively by the background of ferns. Crystal candlesticks, placed between the vases, had purple tapers in them, and were with bows of the purple satin ribbon. On a talble near the receiving party was a large basket filled with sweet ipeas in the purple shades, and on the ta were banked the always beautiful purple rho Qpenmg off the library the sun parlor In Its decoration suggested all the beauties of a garden of daisies.

Hundreds of them were used on aM sides. They ahowed through the foliage in the hanging baskets, filled Jardiniere, bowls and vases, and were hanked on the stands placed here and there. The punch bowl was as a plateau of the daisies, the table decorated with festoons of caught with clusters of daisies, and the same golden centered flowers studded the aararagus fem festooned about the lights. In the main hallway laifre stemmed American beauty roses combined with ferns and emllax. were used as a decoration; and Itj the drawing with Its hangings of rose brocade and old ivory wood work, stately caJla lilies in vases were on the mantel, and potted lilies were in the base of the windows.

In the dining room the decorations were all in pink, the table from which the sweets were served having its center piece In the Templars the maltese crew in pink rone, bordered with ferns. The cross almost entirety covered the table, leaving space only for a circle of silver candlesticks, with pink silk shades, and crystal compotes holding almonds and bonbons. Punch was served in the elevated alcove at the far end of the room, the bowl in a table festooned in smilax. caught with clustene of pink roses. A basket of these was on.

the buffet in me An elegant supper was served. the dessert courses Introdcuing toes in pink and white and purple and White. The cakes and mints were embossed wHh the triple cross in purple, and the maltese On the front porch the idea of a Japanese pavilion was carried out. the ceiling hmg a huge Japanese parasol In the sticks of which hung fairy lamps with Oriental shades. Lanterns hung between the columns of the porch, and on the trees, and there were Japanese rugs, and bamboo divans and a moat picturesque retreat.

Tall jardJniers were filled with thickly set branches of the mountain laurel In the deep yellow shades, and the table from Which the punch here was served was decorated in rhododendron. Several hundred guests met the distinguished guests so hospitably presented by Mr. and Mrs. Orr, who were assisted In entertaining by Mrs. Edward Brown, Mrs.

Alex Smith, Mrs. W. W. Gray, Mrs. Benick, Mrs.

W. A. Wtm bish, Mrs. John D. Tromer, Mrs.

Lee Jordan, Mrs. Victor Smith. Mrs. Colquitt Carter, Mrs. Samuel Weyman, Mrs.

Charles Oately, Mrs. Marion Hall. Judge Norrls and Capt WfeKeside. Serving punch were Misses Em her Smith, Agnes Gray. Lucy Smith.

CalUe Smith, Flora Benick, Marjorie Brown and Master Harry Benick Mrs. Orr was a most charming hostess and wore an elegant toilet In gray tulle embroidered In a flower design of gray sequlns. There was a deep border of these on the skirt, and sprays of them adding to Trie effect. The corsage was embroidered in the sequins, and finish was given in narrow ruffles of tronlton lace, and the sleeves were of the same. Miss Orr was lovely in a white tulle gown sparkling in crystal beads.

ASPHALT ON WHITEHALL AND PEACHTREE STREETS the Southern railway bridge was finished on February 6. 1801, and has been The section between the viaduct and Windsor street was finished on July 6, 1902, and has been down nearly five The section between the Southern railway bridge and the Central railroad crossing was finished on No vember 7. 1902. and has been down four and one half years. The Peachtree Pnvemnt Peachtree street Is paved Is known as Venezuela Lake of the best that can be fouaj the contract Asphalt Paving Company Under the tust be at leai stated sphalt surface at least two inches thick, making the The company did not ha concrete foundation, as the old was used.

A ten year guarantee bond has lay any The city engineer says that the work of paving Peachtree has been closely watched and that the company has lived up to its contract. Southern laltarlan Conference. Chattanooga, May The southern conference oi xne unitarian churches convenes here tooay in ah Souls' church. Delegates are In attend ance from every in the south. ana prominent prcacners ana lay members from the north.

Dr. Waltei Mason, of Pittsburg, will dellvsi the first public lecture tonight New Choreh for Covlaartoa. Covington. May I The Baptist church here, Bev. Eugene plans for their new house of worship.

The style is the classic, that of the Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist church of Atlanta and the First Baptist church of Augusta. It includes model Sunday school equipment. Bruce Everett, of Atlanta, are the architects and supervisors, and the house win bo be The "Anniversary of the Fork" This year marks the six hundredth anniversary of the invention of the table fork. In Paris, the elegant, banquets are being given to commemorate the event. Tis said that the first fork was invented by King John TV, Due de Bretagne.

England ate witn her fingers until 1608, and Scotland until even later. China and Japan still frown upon forks and cling to their chop sticks. Which is, of course, a matter of taste. Forks of every description, for all the modern uses, and all of elegant beauty are displayed in great variety in our stock. Maier Berkele Dealers In Quality Silverware MASONS OF THE STATE CROWD ATLANTA TODAY FOR ANNUAL CONCLAVE Conclave of Knights Templars and Laying of Masonic LAYING OF CORNERSTONE OCCURS THIS AFTERNOON The Kniarhtl Trmnl.n First Baptist TTTarch and Re oeptlom at Capital City Claris The most imposing Masonic parade and the largest numerically ever seen in the south will be presented In Atlanta today as an incident of the lay ing of the corner stone of Atlanta's magnificent Masonic temple on Peach tree at Cain street.

Five hundred Knights Templars and thousand members of the blue lodge will be In the line of march when from the rendezvous point near the Piedmont hotel. Knights prominent in the national or ganisation and high up in the state, ell as members of the blue lodge who have attained distlncUon wher Masonry Is known, will be In the city to take part in the exercises so the hearts of every memoer of the mystic order. Prominent among the visitors with a national acquaintance are General George M. Moulton, of Chicago, most eminent grand master of the grand encampment of Knights Templars of the United States, and Judge W. H.

Norrls, of Manches Iowa grand master of the Ma sonic blue lodge of the Hawkeye state, and who happens to be also very eml nd standard bearer of the grand encampment of the Knights Templars of America. Among the Georgians of prominence out of the city are Captain John J. Seay, of Rome, grand commander of the Georgia Knights Templars, and A. B. Simmons.

of Savannah, grand captain general. During the morning the Knights Templars only will be the feature, the members of the'blue lodge not appearing until afternoon. At 10 o'clock the knights in full uniform will gather at the Piedmont and form on Lurkie street under command of A B. Simmons, grand captain general for the parade and review. The line of march will be out Peachtree from Luckle to Harris streets, where the column will countermarch for the asylum on Mitchell street at Forsyth.

As the line passes the Piedmont, returning, it will be reviewed by the most eminent grand master. General Moulton. It will continue down Peachtree to the viaduct and on to Whitehall, which it will traverse to Mitchell, where It will turn toward the asylum. The line will be lead. by the Wedemeyer band, and each commandery will be handled by its home commander.

The uniform is one of the most attractive of the many orders which have a semi military fea At the asylum there will be a general reception and mingling of the sir knights, and then Governor Terrell will deliver an address of welcome to the visitors and will be followed by John Temple Graves. To the address of welcome General Moulton, grand master, will respond, as will Grand Commander Seay. A business conclave will follow and at I o'clock luncheon will be served Iff the banquet hall. Upon opening the nfternoon session Grand Commander Seay will deliver an annual address, and then the knights will adjourn to make room for the blue lodge Ma La ring sf Comer Stone. 3:30 o'clock the knights and the blue lodge members will convene at the Piedmont and form separate bodies on Luckie street, the knights appearing in line as an escort to grand lodge of Masona The line formed, the march will be to the lot upon which the temple is being erected, where the ceremonies Incident to the laying of the corner stone will take place.

The usual ritual of Masonic orders will be' presented. Grand Master Max Meyer hard of Rome, officiating. Then Judge Norrls, of Iowa, grand master of that state, will be introduced by the grand master of Georgia and will aeiiver ine aaaress or tne occasion. gathering will scatter and the o'clock will convene again at the Piedmont, the knights In full dress without swords, escorting the grand commandery to the First Baptist church, where an address will be delivered by Dr. a R.

Belk. The address concluded, the knights will march to the Ellis street entrance to the Capital City Club, where ranks will be broken. From 10 to 12 o'clock there will be at the club a recaption to General Moulton and the officers of the grand the knights being in uniform. The conclave will be resumed tomorrow morning at o'clock, when routine business will be disposed of. Among the Interesting features of the session will be the election and In stallatlon of officers.

In the afternoon there will be. a barbecue at the Country 'Cue Club for the visiting Masons of sJI degrees. In the line of march when the Knights Templars only are participating there will be seventeen commander! ea, representing as many Georgia cltlea They will be: the Georgia Commandery. of Augusta: 8t Omar Commandery, of Macon; St Aldemar Commandery, of Columbus; Coeur de Lion Commandery, of Atlanta: William Tracer Gould Commandery, of Forsyth: Palestine Commandery. of Savannah; Rome Commandery.

of Rome; Atlanta Commandery. of Atlanta: I van hoe Commandery, of Fort Valley: Tacrsd Com of Newnan: Godfrey de Bouil of Athens; Pilgrim of OalnssvUle: DeMolay of Americas; Plantagenet of Mil led Seville; Crusad er Taomesvllle: Malta Commandery. of Valdosta; Damascus Commandery, of Way cross; Cyrene Commandery, of Cordele. During the session the knlg hts. charters wtll be granted five more Brunswick, Dal ton.

SNEAK THIEVES WORRYING ROADS Railroad Officials Say That Roads Are Losing $5,000 a Month. The railroad officials claim that they are losing over S5.000 a month in At lanta by the depredation of sneak thieves, said Assistant Solicitor John A Hynds. and Jurigre Calhoun, in passing sentence upon one of these of fenders yesterday, said he was going to try to stop it if he could, and put a fine of S300 or twelve months upon two negro offenders, both of them charged with stealing whisky while one of them loaded himself up with twenty four pairs of shoes and four quarts of particularly the boose, the latter being swiped from a Louisville ana itssnvme freight car. the culprit being Henry Slnquefleld, wliile the Southern boore grafter was vftro kov Jones. If big tines and limit sentences iTBuia.e me inieves around At lanta.

Judge Calhoun will clear out all of the gang convicted before him, as he determinedly announced from the Read about the last and best special offer inaugurated in The Constitutions $15,000 contest on another page. Full schedule of extra votes to be issued is published today. BEV. WILSON) WILL SPEAK. Prayer Service.

During the absence of Dr. J. W. Lee from the city the Wednesday evening prayer servtaes will be conducted under the direction of the Young Men's Helpers' of Trinity Sunday school. Tonight Rev.

Mr. Wilson, a Methodist preacher from Portarllngton, Ireland, wui conduct tne services. Last Sunday morninr school Mr. Wilson made qnite an in teresting taiK. ano it is expected that large conaregjaflon wHl srreet him ti prayer meeting In the church house of TXDICTED FOR GIVIJfG REBATES.

Three Railroad Comp.nl,, Held to Aaswer ay Federal Grand Jury. bats cases, today inuicted the Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company; Chicago, Milwaukee and 8t Pant Railroad Company; New York; Ontario and Western Railway Company, and ths Western Transit Company on charges of Refining Company. Knights Templars costume mads by the well known Fettmooe Bros, Ohio. In the sfr a wen, "the Daylight Corner, men's and outfitters. No.

1 Whitehall street (on the viaduct), in charge of Len C. Baldwin. Southern Manager. Office. Ms Atlanta age.

Term DENTISTS MEET Nearly 200 Members of Georgia Association Present KEYS OF ATLANTA GIVEN Mayor Joyaer Presents Delegates The Georgia etate Dental Society first day's session was largely attend ed at the Aragon yesterday, nearly hundred members of that profes sion being present, and every section of the state being represented. Crenshaw, president of ths as sociation, was detained at his horns by is, and Dr. H. A. Lowrance.

of Athena was elected president pro and officiated during the day. The session was opened with prayer by Dr. C. T. A.

Pise, after which me the annual roll call. The full mbershlp was within the assembly hall when Mayor Joynsr was by President Lowrance. Mayor Joyner wss at his best, ana ms Introductory remarks caught ths at tention of his laige and cultured audience, which he retained to the end. He declared that Atlanta was always find to entertain men of learning and attainments, and congratulated the dental society upon its record ana renutatlon of its members, in closing, Mayor Joyner brought from a pocket a large key. made of Georgia pine.

and deposited it upon me taoie in front of the president, asserting that he gave it to tho president or tne so ciety as an ssrnest that the key to the city and actually been placed in tne keeping of the members of the society. Dr. E. A. Tlgner, oi juueogevme, re sponded to the address of welcome In pleasant and entertaining manner, as brief as he was entertaining.

Because of the absence of Dr. Cren shaw, the president, his annual address was not delivered, but win be present ed during the session of the society. Dr. Joseph Broughton, of Atlanta, presented a paper on therapeutics which attracted ths attention of the assembly. The paper was full and clear, and wss discussed Interestingly by Dr.

P. E. Callahan, of McRae. During the afternoon session Dr. Cal lahan read a paper on chemistry and metallurgy which provoked a discus sion, many members of the society taking part therein.

Last night the dentists wi queted at the Aragon, and the evening was most delightfully passed by the large party in attendance. DOES NOT KNOW HER RIGHT NAME Mrs. Htnderson Appeals to Police to Find Htr Husband, The disappearance of a man who known to his wife as John Henderson and otherwise as V. H. Hen so a.

caused the lady, who la Ms recent bride, some quandary as to her right name, and on this account she notified the police department last night to be on the lookout for the person in question. Sergeant Lindsay was called over the telephone at o'clock ny sirs. Henderson or Hendson. She stated she was living at 70 South Boulevard and had been recently marrtea to a man who gave his name at the tins of marriage as John Henderson. Since that time, so she claims, she found in cer tain Insurance papers belonging to her husband that he signed his name Hi Hendson." He disappeared from the home on May 3 end has not been beard of In any way.

Mm Henderson is now verr much worried about her real On the morning of bis departure the man told bis wire tnat ne was going ti the gas plant to work, and never re turned. He was dressed In a checked coat, striped pants, small red cigarette hat. He is years or age. weigns inu pounds, has whits hair and Is 6 feet 10 HALLIWELL STRICKES AT DI1TSBS. New York, May 7.

Charles C. Halll well. vice president of ths American To baeeo Company, ana one oi ine stockholders In ths corporation, died suddenly of apoplexy In the Holland house last mgni. jst. when at dinner with his wife of a few months and a niece, raw matlon of the American Tobacco Company, Mr.

Hallrwell was at tba hsad of He reputed to be worth S30.000.000. Mr. an rears old. married October Mi cjh nurse, who had HARROW WMM DsSATH. and Dragged.

traveling' salesman of Louis ville, was knocked aowa ny a car rapidly la anot 1 dashed Into one moving Protracted SasslSSS at HartwelL nm Vu 7 raoeclal.V Rev. W. P. 'pastor of the Methodist We Laundry in First Class Style COLLARS and CUFFS, am or a THEY both imbibed too freely, tne officer stated, of a husband and yesterday morning, and hated the idea of the other drinking excess. So when the.

husband went sober and. found his wife intoxicated he whipped her when the wife beheld the husband coming home drunk she wbtpped him. As either one or ths other was drinking quite often, there was almost a constant commotion in the nousenoia. This state of affairs led to the arrest of Mr. and Mrs.

John Waters, of 12 Henry street. Complaint was made to the notice by neighbors at the hattllne Neignoors testified that the couple had two small children who were left to take cars of thsmsslves when father and mother were chastising each otner for shortcomings. Mrs. Waters vehemently denied that she drank to excess. "It is my husband that drinks too mucb." she stated.

"What neoote take for fighting Is only me 'trying to mighty poor sort of a wife" who won't hold her husband down when be Is too fun." The police test tied that thev found both man and woman under the Influence of liquor ana one or tne orooers told sdoot how there were alternating whippings Bearing Regular and, Quarter Sizes Collars 1 Cent Each Cuffs 1 Cent Each All Other Brands Two Cents Each, Every time we laundry for you a t4Royal" Collar or Cuff, we save you 150 per cent. 9 laundries of one collar will more than pay for the cost of a new collar. Leave your laundry at the ROYAL LAUNDRY AGENCY, in Whitaker Coursey Drug Store. 29 Marietta corner Broad. SAMPLES FREE "WEARS" LIKE IRON." THE ORIGINAL STAI.V AND VARNISH COMBINED Beginning this morning we will give away 500 sample cans of Jap a lac.

This is a fine time to experiment with this celebrated varnish, if you have not already done so. We are now carrying a very large line of paints in fact, but few paint houses carry a better line than this special department in our big hardware house. King Hardware Co. 33 Peachtree St. THEY WHIP EACH OTHER FOR DRINKING TOO MUCH bouse she would have to pack OP CLUB BAGS All styles, sixes, colon and leathers far your inspection.

Ho finer collection to be found anywhere. Selection Is assy with nek an 70c to $50.00 H. W. Rountree ft Bro. Trunk ft Bag Co.

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