The sun., 1901-11-30
MRS. GRUNDYS
SOCIAL CHAT
Engagement of Miss Josephine
Harvey and G. s. Capelle.
BACHELORS PRETTY DANCE
Wilmington People Interested in the
Wedding of Arthur A. BIackford
and Miss Jean Osborne
Hickman.
BACHELORS PRETTY DANCE


as well as the stomachs-of almost
everyone during the past week. There
has been great deal going OH in a So
cial way and on Thanksgiving Day there
were family dinners galore. To at least
two young people it was particularly
happy day as they announced to their
many delighted friends their engagement
which did not come altogether as sur
prise. These young people are both very
jpopular--live on Delaware avenue direct
| ~ opposite each other and the young wo
man is a great worker in st. Johns
Church--by this time you must have
guessed that Miss Josephine Harvey.
daughter Of Holstein Harvey, and
George S. Capelle are the ones under dis
,ussion. Miss Harvey left on Friday for
| New York, where she will spend ten
days. Mr.. Capelle will spend Sunday
| there with his finance.
| The Bachelors dance, which was given
ut the New Century Club building on
! "Wednesday evening was one of the larg-
est and most delightful they have ever
had. A great deal of credit for these
delightful affairs is due to George =.
Rissrll, Henry \. Candy, j. Rodney
Cause. Harry G.. Haskell and George
i ~. I1bltthti, WIN nuNt Nhthi III 'h"i ~
The patronesSes were: Mrs. William n
Barnard. Mrs. Alfred |. du Pont, Mrs
james A. Draper, Mrs. George Gray and
Mrs. james l.. Winchester.
A wedding of much interest to vii
lmington people was that OF Arthur A
Blackford, instructor at the Wilmington
Military Academy and Miss Jean Us
horne Hickman of West Chester, where
| Il Nn1t mo- Hn 4
|4vening, Rev. Charles Bratton Dubel
iperformed the ceremony at the residence
l,f WallingfOrd Hickman, grandfather o.
the bride. Miss Adeline Wood, of Phila
Idelphia, was maid Of honor and Majol
Thomas. A. Blackford, brother of tn
groom, was the best man. A reception
followed the ceremony, to which the rela
tiyes and near friends were invited. Mr.
and Mrs. Blackford will be "at home
after December 18th, at 741 Soutl
lSrOome street.
Robert Pennington, the popular youni
attorney here, gave delightful cool
hunt on Wednesday night ut his hom
. | in Seaford. Those in the party We're
Henry G. Fritz, Joseph Bancroft, Joh
Evans, William Jones, Andrew g. Ora
, and John Matthews.
Mrs. David Lindsay and David Lind
say, .Jr., left on Wednesday for Bosto
where they will be gone about week
. rhey spent Thanksgiving with Horac
Lindsay, who is attending school at tn
Andover School.
The Wilmington Military Academ
, will give one of their delightful dance
, Friday evening, December 5th.
] One Of the most ultra affairs this fa
, | was the reception and dance given ut tn
New Century Club last evening by Mr.
I.amot du Pont in honor Of her daugl
, ter. Miss Isabella du Pont The drawini
room was handsomely decorated for tn
+. occasion and Mrs. du Pont was assiste
: in receiving by her daughters. Miss d
q pont, Miss Mary du Pont and Mis-
i Isabella du Pont. Supper was served
!, the upstairs parlors at individual table
3 Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Pusey, Misst
I Elizabeth and Mary Pusey spent Thank
). giving in New York at the Waldorf-A
/ toria.
. Miss Allen is spending few da!
with her sister, Miss Josephine Allen,
9 Easton.
The. Colonial Danes are rchearsiI
2 ..Cranford" to be given the latter pa
v of December.
. w. s. Hagar, formerly of Wilmingtc
hut now resident of San Francisco,
n visiting friends here.
j The Rev. Charles Bratton Dubell, re
q tor of st. Matthew's p. Il. Church, vi
T has accepted the invitation to hecon
|, second assistant at st. James Ghurc
# lTwenty-second and Walnut street
PHILADELPHIA, will assume his duties ID
# cember /, 1901. Mr.. Duhell's place
j this city will be filled until the first
n the wear by the Rev. +. G. Post,
South Amboy.
Miss Rachel Sipple Layton. on
daughter of Secretary of State and MI
Caleb II. Layton. and Representative X
ia bert Reese Layton, of Bridgeville, we
married in the home of the brides pa
tents. in State street, Dover, Tuesd'
d Irycning. The ceremony was perform
10 nv tho Rev. George NJ. Bond, rector
IChrist T.. +. Church. The bride was
le attended. Philip r. Layton, of Geore
i town was hest man.
IS Miss Florence Bayard Kane address
$, the Delaware kindergarten Associate
at Friends School Friday afternoon
l. "Children's Relation to the Library.
Mrs. Job II. Jackson, Miss Franc
Dc Jackson and Job II. Jackson, ,lr., Il
~ for Boston on Wednesday where tn
will spend few days with Miss Eli.
er beth Jackson. who is attending Smi
IS College.
ne NEW LIGHTHOUSE.