Evening journal., 1897-11-08
IN A SOCIAL WAY.
Little Happenings of~Interest
to Wilmington Folk.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY

IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
WHERE SOME CITY PEOPLE
SPENT THE FIRST NOVEMBER
sUNDAY-OTHERs WHO REMAIN
ED AT HOME TO ENTERTAIN
FRIENDS.
All communications intended FOR inser
tion In this column should be addressed t.
Society Editor, care OF the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
on one side Of the paper only.
NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.
1t is pretty well known by statlsti-
clans that there are not women enough
"to go around" says an exchange.
That is, summing up The whole pOpu-
latioD and dividing it into two great
groups males and females. phereis found
10 bea shortage of females amounting
to about five for each 100 males. The
case becomes still more distressing
when the comparison is limited to
single men and women. Here the
shortage is considerably greater, ehcw-
ing a lack of about fourteen wcmen to
each 100 men; and this, too, in spite of
the thousands of buxom Irish, German
and English lassies landed on our
shores every year. In the western SEC
ticn, where have already been discover
ed the most healthy states, as well as
the largest ability to read and write
only little over half of the single men
could find mates. Nor is This because
the Mormon elders have captured all
the women, for in Utah the shortage is
only twenty three. while in California
it lis forty in Colorado fOrty-siX and in
Wyoming fifty-eight. The great West
would therefore seem to be the place
for single women tomigrate tO;and since
il has been found to stand so highin lit
eracy, education and health, it need no
longer be considered 50 wild as to be
Objectionable. The fact that there are
any single women ait all would seem to
indicate. that the girls out West must
have rather tall notions about mar
Tiage or that the men care little for
home life.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. George B. Stidham and Miss
Reba L. Blackburn spent yesterday
with their father in Philadelphia.
Dr. S. c. Frederick has returned from
visit to his parents, at Parkton, Md.
Miss Hattie Sammons, OF George
town, is visiting in the city
Miss Laura Minner, Of Harrington, is
is visiting in the city.
Mrs. Nimrod Minner and Miss Violet
Minner, Of Harrington, have been visit
ing friends here.
Miss Mary GIopp and Miss Reba Scha-t
tel, of this city. will sing tomorrow at
Jewish wedding in Philadelphia.
Miss Elsie Finloyson, OF Philadelphia,
is visiting her sister, Miss Jennie Fin
loysOn.
Andrew Lee. proprietor Of the Lin
coin Hotel CT Pittsburg, Pa, is visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Ada Hughes, of Atlantic City
is on a protracted stay with Mrs. y
Sanders, at No. 226 West Seventeenth
street After her visit here Miss
Hughes will spend the Winter at Cape
May.
Mrs. Robert Deverell and children
have returned from a visit to relatives
/ IN Phlladelphla.
Miss Helen Graham has been visiting
friends near Stanton.
Mrs. Mary FRANKIE and granddaugh
ter, of Philadelphia, are visiting he
daughter, Mrs. William T. Blest, anC
expect to spend couple of weeks il
Wilmington.
DR.. e. G. Joyce yesterday entertained
Colonel John O'Byrne, formerly of thi
city, but now a prominent lawyer an'
politician of New York. He is in goo'
health despite his 72 years Of age.
Francis H. Hoffecker will go to Wes
Virginia to-day on Il business trip.
J. H. Hoffecker, Jr, is in Philadelphia
to-day.
Tilghman Johnston has gone Il
Maine on a cunning trip.
Ex-Postmaster Daniel F. Stewart an,
James Green, Of Rockland. will go t
z Newport, ~ j., tomorrow for a week
cunning. They will be the guests @
Captain Charles T. Sheppard.
Ex-Mayor Austin Harrington, Willar
Salisbury, Jr., William S. Hilles an
other Wilmingtonians went to Milto
to-day to attend the funeral of ex-Goy
ernor James Ponder.
: Miss Ida V. Hopes, of West Chester
who has been visiting Wilmingto
friends, returned home to-day.
). Miss Mary ID. Lang. Of Kennel
q Square, was a visitor in the city on Sat
+ urday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hartley, {
d I.enni, Pa, has been visiting in the cit.
b Ralph l-andis, of Cotesville, Pa,
o registered at the Hotel Jennings
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