UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                
                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

                 Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report:     May 23, 2005
        (Date of earliest event reported:  May 19, 2005)
                                
                HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         Maryland            1-14445           58-0281900
      (State or other      (Commission           (I.R.S.
      jurisdiction of     File Number)          Employer
     incorporation or                        Identification No.)       
       organization)                         
                                                 
                                                    
                      780 Johnson Ferry Road,
                            Suite 800,
                      Atlanta, Georgia 30342
      (Address of principal executive officers) ( Zip Code)
       Telephone number, including area code:   (404) 443-2900
   

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):

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     Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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     Act (17CFR240.14a-12)
  
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     Exchange Act (17CFR240.14d-2(b))
  
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     the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))
   

   
Item 4.01.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Account

On  May  19,  2005,  Windham Brannon, P.C. was appointed  as  the
independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  ("auditor"  or
"auditors")  for  the  Haverty  Furniture  Companies,  Inc.  (the
"Plan") for the year ended December 31, 2004.  Ernst & Young  LLP
("Ernst  &  Young"),  the  Plan's independent  registered  public
accounting  firm for the two most recent fiscal years,  has  been
dismissed.

The  decision  to  change  auditors was  approved  by  the  Audit
Committee   of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Haverty  Furniture
Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on May 19, 2005.

The audit reports of Ernst & Young on the financial statements of
the Plan for the past two fiscal years did not contain an adverse
opinion  or  disclaimer of opinion, nor were  they  qualified  or
modified   as   to  uncertainty,  audit  scope,   or   accounting
principles.

During the two most recent fiscal years and through May 19, 2005,
there were no disagreements between the Plan and Ernst & Young on
any  matter  of  accounting principles  or  practices,  financial
statement  disclosure  or  auditing  scope  or  procedure,  which
disagreements,  if not resolved to the satisfaction  of  Ernst  &
Young,  would have caused Ernst & Young to make reference to  the
subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its  report
on the Plan's financial statements.

During the two most recent fiscal years and through May 19, 2005,
there  were  no "reportable events" with respect to the  Plan  as
that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

During the two most recent fiscal years and through May 19, 2005,
the  Company  did  not consult with Windham  Brannon,  P.C.  with
respect  to  the Plan regarding any of the matters or events  set
forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

The Plan provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Ernst  &
Young  prior  to  the  date  of the filing  of  this  report  and
requested  that Ernst & Young furnish it with a letter  addressed
to  the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not
it  agrees with the statements in this Item 4.01. A copy  of  the
letter  furnished in response to that request is filed as Exhibit
16.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
            and Exhibits

  (c)  Exhibits

    16.1      Letter addressed to the Securities and
              Exchange Commission from Ernst & Young LLP
              dated May 23, 2005.
   
   
   
                           SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934,  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
                            
                            
May 23, 2005                By:  /s/ Jenny H. Parker
                               ------------------------------
                                    Jenny H. Parker
                            Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer


                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                
                                
    16.1      Letter addressed to the Securities and
              Exchange Commission from Ernst & Young LLP
              dated May 23, 2005.