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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL UNDER BLOSSOMS OF THE MAY N MARRIAGE VOWS WILL BE SAID THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. FORGED TO GIVE A CHEAPER RATE Sale of Madras 63c We quote one price Give money back if goods not right. to all alike— 15¢ Laces 5¢c Yd §. Mother of Miss Susie Ga | § gooo yards of the 'now Speing Madres fbtics, 3 ; wne Announces Youn g B el . e Special Sale Goods ordered by mail or telephone | 1,000 dozen of the prettiest and most attractive / i rd cloths; dark o i will not be sent C. O. D. LadY s Betrothal to Julius Wetzler Morton and high “"]‘d; fi‘r d. "“‘T "’;"“m'l stripes, checks, | Wit BoL O¢ S = £ new patterns of Imitation Torchon Laces and .I = X > A . etc.; wil becfrered cn ednesday cnly ata pnce re- : : . . Wedding Will Occur During the Coming Month |Old Gas Company Tries | m,;hme even for an Emporum ,.xe, 62c In:emons. to be used in trimming wash drefies - - #| to Offset Rival's |KI .. Whic india LivsmsGoot ;v - - 150 S et S s 2. ot Sl ' y H g e v i 5 worth up to 15¢ the yard; is offered for Wed- x Popularity H by R o | * ® White Damask Waistings—English make; yard . 300 CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST- nesday only at the remarkable sale i » MaumlmedeSou—-Evmng‘hadcs,gmtu.ue,mdwn price 5c § | 5 Japarese Crepe—A very fine we d AMERICA'S GRANDEST STOR Aok S it LG o 7 38 T i |Independent Corporation Is g < = - — 200 o { Fully Confident of Its [ Prr ] P_sition. 1 1500 Yards Tuxedo Veiling pairs ‘ : arads ruxeado vewnings 2,000 pai, PSRBT PR L R ik’ 25¢ o i ev: yand omen s | la Clect v | B ' Lambskin G. Gas and Blectric Company in reducing & at Half Price To-day and Thursday mbskin Gloves :xhv price of gas to 75 cents per 1000 feet | g + | lis probably the result of a desire on the | & all sizes— | [part of that company to offset the fasi | % New 7 | |growing larity of the Independent s 5 x Spring Colors | | Gas ana Power Company. - 3 SC .A P> l fla & b | "San Francisen Gas sna mectsic |8 | SCMIAAMNUA ts worth $1.00 of |z | | Company held control of the gas consum- i Bmken Lots Shoe& any one’s money | {ing population in this city, with but lit- & o.d.‘y cn’y | | tle opposition, until the Independent Gas and Power Company commenced busi- g Tkt Sba Patniebed its b P 25¢ Import=d Fancy Hose—now marked 17¢ pair, 3 pain . . 50 = ia Cattiitia aetel GO dentalnss R The cloth’ng 20¢ Scamlers black and tan Half Hose, now marked . . .. . . ff@ - | lw:\' ixll“:* ,f‘d‘,’,“ G “m]d?d § Many small broken lines of our very best $16.50,817.50 E, & Wa GOIIII’S, 6 for 500,- good staple § | {115 pipes throughout the Mission, the San &] and g20.00 Spring Suits for men, standup and turndown styles; sizes 13, 14, 1434, 17 x Francisco Gas and Blectric Company was & now marked . B - and 1774 only ' '"e’y { forcec reduce its prices to prevent dis- & @ 7/ b - content among its consumers. The com- ' K Many small b’i"‘”’ lots of our beit Slz 50 and $15.00 Men's Japenctte Handkerchich, full sizes, hemstitched . . . . 7@ Now that L 3 { y finally decided that it would be ad- | & \P ”‘E Suits for men, now marked ’0 75 Men’s 75¢c Night Robes . . §7@7 M:n's s0c Suspenders. . . 37@ | * week has x | I visable to cut its price to 75 cents for the a 3 . elapsed since = | {entire city and county, and fight the In- | Boys Golf Shirts— Many brokenl nes 75¢ siyles now . - 476 | the East = ’ ] 00 an CD Cl( now rked . < ’ Witz woip paTRoNAGE. E| v "'¢3.98 A. E. Nettleton Shoes | . " ~. ; Moot oot emag 04 B small ot o bors’ $3.00, 85.50 and 4.0 ( Syracuse, N. Y.) Fresgas A1 s When seen yesterday, stated that the. & ] Nvriollk—Sailorand 2-piece Suits, now marked $'I98 - the Milliey: stock it s | | company at present was ot consldering | & Wash Sailor Suits—in fast color Percales, Madras, White Duck Now $3.95 Pair o Sy o, it 7 3 | ut in its prices and that it had no in- | &4 " 2nd Linen Crash; sizes for 3 o 10 years; £2.00 G0 L . e et v o k] | | tention of cutting. “Our company opened | K1 (10 now marked. : During this sale your choice of any style of our complete stock of th's = | | business with the uniform rate of 75 cents, | g dipis = - 2 ke ob ey hars: ey sl stockrooms waiting their L . gyl b s | B ] Boys® Blouse Waist— Fast color Poteddes and Madias, e ae e 33-95 chance. You can now choose from as com- | 8§ With gas at that figure.” he said. . “Not. @] blouses cut large; regu'ar 35c values, now marked. . 230 L A plete 2 varisy of this scason’s choicest Millnery | § withstanding the d.:_; r:’n:ll(“.h_\' the ::x: {g Men's $1and $1.50 Golf and Stiff Bosom Shirts, now marked . Z2@ There are v;:i d, P;_um‘ 'deg Box (:; f, wm:_r :m {n: El;um- mnc:}-:: as we offered at the very first, and at | § rancisco Gas and Electric Company anc e'ed Leatkers— 8 cifferent styles of toes— heavy or light weight, hand- | just the prices you want to pay. k3 further reductions it may make, we r S I ¢ ford tie i 0 A sewed oles, and eith:r lace shoes or Oxferd ties. All si ur special Dress Mm at $5.00, $7.50 | % oLt An o 3| Furnishing Bargains : 1nd $10.00, made of fncy wats . 31 | § l‘"ws i i i i 5 { | Mcn’s Neckwear—Bows, Four-in-hands, Imperials; reg- Nien’s $2.00 io $3.00 Hats Lzok shapes, trimmed in r!mre;s and l‘\elm o |g The stockholders of the San Francisco g | ular 5oc and $1.00 styles; we B . s Nrats G vk e e e e L S e T T Now on Sale $1.50 e e i = ular annual meeting vesterday afternoon '& | VAU* at such a ridicu'ous ’ Your choice of many of this season’s styles in both soft and stif hats | values that cannot be duplicated elsewhere at | § in the company’'s building on Post street. g price—nowmarked . . . . ., . ., . . (] —broken lots of soft hats in the wid: brims, with the cord crease | the prices. g Henry E. Bothin was appointed a direc- Men's fancy light blue Merino Underwear, 75 s, now on crown; the Fedoras in either bound or raw edges —colurs back, | Tuscan Hats—Trimmed with wreaths of forget- § 3 BEEE et e L EIR T S S e pie g m“_';;z prarl, nutiia and stecl; and new blocks in Durby Hats; in any height | me-nots, poppics or cherries, finished with | 5 on' the mew board for the fiscal vear, & | A dosen broken lines of Men's Undershirts, all siz-s ® merinos and ) COWR0r wideh of ;nlm dutin the big Semi- s 1 50 e TEESN S SR commencing April 21, are as follows: | ribbed gocds, 50c and 75c valuss, now marked . i _370 Annual Broken Lot Sale . - e shown everywhere for § ;o‘*s,; : Willlam B rn, Albert H. Pa; 53 - § » H hin, Willlam J. Dutton, 3 s T M Biver 5: M $20Dresses $14.95|Library Table $8.75| The Curtain Sale i NT” ORT. A thoue ly pat “ “,“’“M,S “’,fi lh Your chaice of a hundred on sale to-day only i ;,"f;i"li“;{‘fi'fi.f'.l:i“:.."l:.lr"?ii."f inivd o | The only important occurrence at e i P s ealing the reading of President W. stylish dresses worth from 16. 50 ‘This massive, | than regular prices. They are from 3 to 34 yaris lony - | | meeting 5 > — guiar pe 3035y 8, per | | B. Bourn's report, wihch was as follows: 3 to $20.00 cach; made of fancy handsome Li- | fe:t and desirable in every way. e e SR NN e FRANCISCO, April 2L | g mixed or flaked suitings, pretty brary Tab'e, | Regularly 65¢ 75¢ fr.o0 $1.25 $1.g0 re of the T ® . = A g ¥ » g —_— — i .. - - ompan wool crashes, Venetian inei 'd- SO ¥ GIRL OF ALAMEDA AND YOUNG BUSINESS MAN oy mesiin viawe b e Etami S e s and in cither go!d: 5;*6“_11 at 470A580 76c 99¢ $1.23 |y WHOS {ENT WAS RECENTLY AN- e ) fitamines, in solid colors, some en oak, or | Arabian Lace Curtains—10 handsome new styles, 314 yards g ~ BRIDE-TO-BE jecretary should be ,;uwbm\v‘:‘ g unlined, some Iirfed throughout birch finished long, 52 inches wide; beautiful tone of calor, heavy corded = 2 § | and others with full mercerized in mahogany W ot Wi TR 00 & i e "'": week | % : : : ‘zwwfa?, :{wrum‘,‘”‘,,_m:,,‘, ’ § A d_rop skirts; $’4.95 co'or, beauti- 4.76 i has just returned | aitic exist, but the policy of your fully grained H 3 e g deeiiaug b At o L e i ully g Groceries and Liguors |3 o oI Tarpe, he basic conditio b Suelsme! Dresses— Either in fancy o T 2 3 1 iraw ) een completing her stud- such as to Ji ¥ / ot Sereet Dresses—Bitherin fincy | wood, size of top 27 x 46 inches, has large drawer | ), 14, 8ect standard brands of Grocevies and | % r is particularly adept at :al condith g, In gray, & - 5 . ¢ b ¥ prmal conditions, 5 Gcts, with handiome stole: of in Bae and extra size roomy sheif, hzndy for magum:s, Liguors find shelf room in the big store’s model | 8 is the son of Edward Mor- een neglected. 3 : Etamines in shades of gray, blue or tan, | etc., never sold less than 12.50 regularly. | Pure Food Departments. ; He is a promi- f DS Epouie o ek Iy trimmed with Cluny lace; The big store’s price W, edncs- 8 75 Proctor & Gamble's Lennox Soap— Wednesday, 16 bars 500 | 8 d a member of e | 8 both styles have ful | oo L] Macaroni, Vermicelli or Spaghetti— Wednesday, box . . s the ‘Corinthian cpenaent Gas. ani | & French sleeves and under | 98 - - - Imported French Peas—Mi Fins; Weinesday, 2 tins . . 3 nnected with the | F D ) et I drop skirt, a gown that Kena Coffee—None better; Wednesday, b . . . . . , : ¥ construed as a declaration | & mos: high grade stores Archer's High Grade Corn Starch—3 pkgs for . . el i @ | 00 AT I hould e construed as one that | & ak 45.00 for; here for Persian Rug Sale ;.rkm Creamery Bucter— Very choice; B . . . . . - s founded on the hope H ost Laundry Starch—Bulk; Wednesday, slbs . . . FOLIC'?O ngmmmur | FATHER CUMMINS WILL | theegiae on e rhout s $35,00 all this week Pha By, Sopo o Tuplata-o 00 ... 250 5 ND LARGE ESCORT estimate o the frst quarter of the ears | & : e e 3 e i ol L DBl 300 superd pieces at a discount of | S T _Noy dos Vnwiom b - - 200 & o carnings fo e fir uarte Sate - Made of bevs o b g % inz—1-1 5 y ly, o Late Captain George He Is a Good Lawyer and Comes were $174.38% 48, while the gross enrnl E S Imwniaise A ;’:Mb;sm:‘m;:fl;sgk;,;h 30 per cent from regular prices. Hunter or Meadville Rye Whiskey — Wednesday, bot . 98 i to Be Held To-Mor- All the Way From Okla- g Mooy B g b P R T e woraa e i Cabernst Sauvignon— Extra claret; Wednesday, gallon . 830 | gain of over $1 . - lusters with a finished stock collar; one of the prettiest ad- - - ol row Afternoon. homa. o R T H vanced Summer styles for . $1.75 Old Me. Vernon Rye--Regularly $1.50 bottle; W;d'ne;aav 3 lat preliminary examination of the Cord - b - h " . - & | Other new and pretty Wash W = el Cordals in Fancy Decanters— Cream d= Menthe, Cream d i . ins brothere—George, Frederick and YOSEMITE VALLEY. N e e Porto Rico Cigars s i, d;‘ o e 1 | 2 - : e charge of conuterfeiting Tl s B : 5 10 for 25c¢ Imported Apricot Brandy—Excellent; bott'e . . . . $1.00 | : 5. As the Federal Never More Beautiful—Streas & | New Silk Cape—A very dresy lttle garment, linei y2 Jp | Imeerial Ginger Ale—Wednesday, dozen . . .75¢c |s £ T s s¢ « session it is likely ning Full and Falls Magnificent. ¥ throughout with twilled tailor sat'n; is 24 inches long, lm 70 000 0/ //Itsf L/IOI((’ SMOREYS ON SALE | pore or Sherry Wine—6 years old; “,dn,,d,‘ g,“,.,, 85¢ : ect King : soners will be indicted next Should Be Seen Now. 5 a full sweep of 120 inches, satin bow at this week. Duff Gordon lm;‘\lttd Sherry—Regularly $4.00 gallon; g & A. M. v rich procedure will do away with | California’s wonderful valley 1s now X neck; instead of §10.00, our price Wednesday . Wit b t ssity for examination, doubly attractive. The heavy snowfall 5 -4 - Cummins, father of the prfeon-| makes the streams full and the great wa- | g e L - st formerly a United States Court u'rm“ (fl‘lmu'rl»v] numerous and n“‘u:‘;- aqaana” Ta’RAAA 4 ARLARAE WRAR ARRAAXLLAAAR AAAAR LA AXAALRN RALALLALRAL FALRALAAALAARLAAA QAL ALK AAA AR AT S Wawawan w mer in Oklahoma, came from MafBIfCent LR CO0H er perfect, Mak % w this city for the purpose of the most of the valley by going in carl | ican National Bank, all of this cit:, and | l-’l‘ud:tf‘ Cook at 10 o'clock this morwing. ssistant District Attorney Harris was nding his sons. bef He e United States oner ck and 1 twe tior which has been set at $3000 class condith All particulars at Infor- | 2 B, ( ; r( and $2000 each for James and mation Bureau, 613 Market street. ! front The oti as a | 3 | d in £ ): Y;I' m]. hvm.f : sed upon the poor Convicted of Cruelty. | state of health of the prisoners. and Dr. | . 5 ‘i te George is was plac H | Mrs. J. F. Mullin was convicted by rE Davis was placed on the stand Police Judge Conlan yesterday on lhe jed chronic Stat sl te malaria while in He appeared yester- Court Commis- sked for a reduc- that the brothers had con- th Southern Pacific to Raymond and and Turnpike Company. tages to Wawona Hotel, the i the valley. Road in first| Take Yosemite Sta Comfortable Big Trees a BANKERS DEGIDE children and was or- ce this morn- charge of cruelty to he | ered to appear for sente = e Uni army in the Philippines and « : that f onfineme s and | 0™ ghe was found last Saturday night ; parade ir it e Jl would | i Sher home on Bruce place in a drunien the City as Meet- rved passing oo thoo8e Hea- | stupor, her three young children befng | -5 ass! ipo applica- | > 2 . A . 2 e exce Bay B e naked and in a filthy condition. The ton Attormy 1 Order that the Uhited | chigren were sent to the Youths' Di- | ing Place. ney might have an opportu-| i - Thelr father has not yet been | of consulting with Secret Service e @ | @ il @ rs of service in the department will « present at the funeral to mourn at his found by the police. WE DESIRE TO ANNOUNCE Our removal from old store, 738-740 Mar- ket street, where we have been for the past 21 years, to th: new store at 104-110 Geary street, It will be open to the public about May Ist. We ask the indulgence of our customers until then. Any urgent orders we will en- deavor to attend to. We will have one of the handsomest and most modern stores in the city—fitted with every accommodation for our patrons and every convenience conducive to giving satisfactory service. Our goods will be as always—frst-class in every respect. —_— WE WISH TO THANK ALl our friends and patrons for their support and custom during the many years we have been in business and trust that m pleasant relations may continue. ‘We vacate our present store at once. KAST & CO. ' | During the night the wounds bled so free- n Francisco has won the next na- | ticnal convention of the American Bank- recefved last evening which brought the news that the cxecutive council of the | cisco is the proper place for the gathering and that the date will be not later than This will be one of the most important gatherings of the year in this city. The who are engaged in banking in all the Laborer Bleeds to Death | 3. i Teiritorics. . They are clear- | PFrem Two Sui- |ciming t San- Francisco may mean a g great deal in the future, as they will ap- ssed here. The expectation of the local bankers is : | ers’ Association. A press dispatch was association had decided that San Fran- October 15 next. | associaztion has more than 6500 members, headed, shrewd men of business, whose cidal Wounds. eciate 1 Ahe. full ‘fhs advantawas-pow. | that Ganz locked himself in the bunkhouse car at the foot of Yerba Buena avenue, | occupied by the construction gang work- ] ing on the Soutbern Pacific .subway. Fel- low workmen discovered his condition shortly after midnight, but the cuts showed so slightly that temporary treat- ment was given that seemed sufficient. of the First Natlonal Bank; J. K. Wil- son, president of the San Francisco Na- ticnal Bank and vice president of the American Bankers' Asosclation; William B. Wightman, vice president of the Amer- No Dessert More Attractve Why use gelatine and spend hours soaking, sweetening, flavoring and coloring when ° Jell-0 % uces better results in two minutel? ly that by morning the patient was in a serious condition and he ‘was sent to the hospital. Because of reports to the authorities of suspicions that all was not right, Sherift John Bishop and Deputy Sheriff Roach made a thorough investigation in person of the circumstances, finding that it was clearly a case of suicide. Ganz had been working in the con- struction gang until two weeks ago when he drew all of the pay due him, went to San Francisco and squandered it. When he returned last night, Foreman P. Gel- E"fythml‘““’”’“‘k'ge' Simply add hot ston sent him to the bunkhouse, order- | Waterandsettocool. It's perfection. A sur- ing the man to report for work as soon , prise to the housewife. No trouble, less ex- as he was sober. Ganz was forty.six | pense. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla- years old and unmarried. The Coroner | vors: Lemon, Orange, Strawberry, Rasp- took charge of the case. berry. At grocers, 10c. ' National Body Chooses || & 4 there will be a very large attend- Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, | 1180 “FC tiegates will bring their fam. 1118 Broadway, April 2. | jjjec jn many Instances, “The California While despondent from drink and loss | bankers made a hard fight at the last of money in carousal and gambling. S. |convention of the American Bankers' As- Ganz, an Itallan laborer, slashed his |scclation to haxve the convention held throat with a penknife, and died from | here. 4 delecucn Mot ;\nf]w‘)?e:}g:g; hemorrhage this morning at the Recelv~| #0€™e 28 &0 E 0 O N Francisco. as a | ing Hospital where he was taken at 8 | convention city. o'clock. This delegation included S. G. Murphy | path of the runaway horse. J. M. Elliott, president of the First Na-| tivnal Bank of Los Angeles. | The convention matter was referred to | the executive council, of which repre- sentatives of Indiana, New York, Minne- sota, Nebraska, Texas, Louislana, Vir- ginja, Towa. Maryland and Illinois are members. No member was from the Pa- cific Coast and so the cholce may be said | have been decided upon merit purely. vell Hardy of Norfolk, Va., presid. The association has an annual income of $67.600 for its own uses. STOPS RUNAWAY HORSE ON CROWDED STREET John Cobb Clings to Nose of Mad- dened Equine and Brings Ani- mal to Standstill, John Cobb performed a heroic act yes- terday at noon by stopping a runaway horse on Grant avenue, near Geary street. The animal was attached to a grocery delivery wagon and was left standing un- tied on Geary street while eating its mid- day meal. It dashed down Geary street and turned into Grant avenue, where it slipped and fell. Cobb happened along just then and realized the situation. He ran up to the | fallen horse and as it was about to rise | thrust his fingers into the animal's nos- | trils and held on to its nose with all his | might. The horse, maddened with pain, got on its feet again and made a dash down the | street, to the imminent danger of hun- dreds of pedestrians who were on Grant avenue at the time. Cobb pluckily held his grip on the horse’s nose for a dis- tance of half a block. The horse began to lose his wind and came to a stand- still just about the time when Cobb’s strength was giving out. Had Cobb not held on he might have been seriously hurt, and others might have suffered injury had they crossed the Bystanders who witnessed the incident say Cobb's stopping of the runaway was a thrilling affair. —————————— Two Injured in Trenches. Herbert Erskine, a laborer residing at 626 Washington street, while working in a trench on Fifth avenue, Sunnyside, yes- terday received four broken ribs and sev- eral cuts about the face by being struck by some planks which were knocked into the trench by a passing troiley car. His injurles were treated by Dr. Weyer af the Park Emergency Hospital. F. Merriman, while employed in a trench on Van Ness avenue, was caught in a slide of OAFELY LODGED IN GITY PRISON Deputy Sheriff Williams Returns With Mrs. Smith. | t | | i | { | Mrs. Adelaide Lloyd Smith, ofl stock manipulator, is again safcly ensconced in the matron’s roem at the City Prison, but her nerves received a severe shock from her thrilling experiences of the .previous night and she almost collapsed through fatigue and nervous exhaustion. She and Deputy Sheriff John Willlams of Seattle arrived on the morning train from Sac- ramento and she was booked at the prison en route to Seattle on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Mrs. Smith felt aggrieved over the way Deputy Willlams had treated her at Sac- | ramento. ‘“He would not,"” she said, “ai- | low me to go to a hotel, as he was afraid, I suppose, that I would lose him, and ade me sleep on a hard bench at the station all night. I never svent such a miserable night. I am glad, however, ! to be back in San Francisco and hope I | will be allowed to remain here.” The argument on the application for a | writ of habeas corpus for her release on the Mrs. A. M. Lutz charge of obtain- ing $4000 by false pretenses at Seattle on October 21 last will take place before | busy yesterday { along | stmilar to that on looking up authorities to submit to the Judge, and an interesting legal battle between him and Attorne Louis P. Boardman for Mrs. Smith may | be expected. 1f the Judge should decide to release Mrs. Smith on the Lutz charge she will be remanded into custody on the R Daughery charge. The probability that the Seattle authorities will have otfler charges against her to keep her at- torneys busy for some time with writs of habeas corpus Should the Seattle authorities fail in securing her there she will be tried here on the charge brought against her by W O. Trelease It's Your Time to Buy. Shoes that are worth $3.50 are now be- ing sold for $1.65 a pair at the selling out sale of “The Lyceum,” 915 Market street_ opposite Mason. . —————————— Damming the Yellow Flood. James R. Dunn, the former -efficient Chinese inspector in charge of the Chi- nese Burcau at this port, is on a tour the northern frontier establishing detention sheds for Chinese immigrants the Mail dock In this city. He will reach this city in about six weeks and will accompany his wife and family to their home in Washington, D c B — The time.from new moon to méw moon is twenty-nine days twelve hours forty- four minutes and two and eighty-seven hundredths seconds. —————————— Mulhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, has a so- clalist town council, which has decided to pay two shillings a day to all the unem- ployed werkmen In the town. suffer, RISING BREAS No woman who uses ‘Mother’s And many other painful and serious ailments from which most mothers can be avoided by the use of "Iflhfl Fiesd" This great remedy is a God-send to women, them through their most mncfi ordeal with safety and no pain. Friend” need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves herin a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is earth and sustained a broken knee. He was attended by Dr. Harvey at the Cen- tral Emergency Hospital. ———————— ‘Wants Damages for Son’s Death. A suit for $19,800 damages was filed yes- terday by Mrs. Sebera Sainz agaist the city and Gray Bros., the contractors, for the death of her son Ysauro Sainz, who wus killed a few weeks ago by a fall down an embankment on Telegraph Hill. also healthy, strong and natured. Our book “Motherhood,” is worth its weight in gold toevery woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing npphenhon to Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta,Ga. MOTHER'S FRIEND