The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-19
BRILLIANT
SOCIAL EVENT
Wilmington Clubs Reception an
Unqualified Success.
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT
List of Guests Included the Leaders
Of WilmiDgton's Most Select
Social Circles-A Mag
nificent Clubhouse.
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT

Sonie unle III InlS clty was given Dy tne |
Wilmington Club from until 10 o'clock
last evening in its magnificent house,
No. 1103 Market street. About 200 per-
sons were present.
The building occupied by the club is
an imposing brown stone front mansion.
Grounds surrounding it are spacious and
the big old-fashioned entrance extends
cordial welcome to those of the foremost
men of the city who in the future, will
spend their club hours in the building.
But it is on the interior that the true
evidences of hospitality are manifest.
Here and there are cosy rooms which
asst night were thronged
The parlor is handsomely furnished.
It's color scheme is green, the furniture
being Of mahogany, leather upholstered,
! md Il velvet carpet of exquisite design
| is upon the floor. On the first floor aJ,o
| ire a reception room, smoking room,
l''Dutch ROOM" cafe, coat room, etc. The
| reception is on the left of the entrance
| md is furnished in oak with paper and
| haperies to match. In it is to be found
| | photograph of Colonel Christian Fehi-
ger, one of the former presidents of the
| organization.
i The smoking room is an inviting one,
Is might be expected. Its wall covering
| is linen of a bright red shade something
Entirely now in house furnishing here.
It's furniture is in leather. The "Dutch
toom," without which no club is complete
is bower of hospitality. Its open fire
place, high plate shelf ebonized panel
yainscoting comfortable rush-bottom arm
chairs after ancient Dutch designs carry
he occupant to the limit of comfort,
| ,I tn,, nd Ilrtnh
tos seem to smile in appreciation upon
aim from their high positions on the
beautifully covered walls. Passing from
his feature of the house to the second
ioor the visitor is attracted by moose
head suspended above the main arch
way. This head is the gift of John Ban
roft. a well-known member of the club,
md is said to be the finest specimen of
Is kind in the city. The second floor
If the building is taken up by library
I IND committee Po~in; club secretary s
Iuarters, billiard and pool roon reading
| roOm bath rooOm and other small rooms
for the convenience of members. The
billiard room perhaps is the most invit-
ing on this floor 1t is sufficiently large
to accommodate many more of the club
members than can use the three tables;
is well lighted by day and by night
md is tastefully furnished in green paper
md tlraperies to match. The library and
'eading rooms are papered in exquisite
.olorings, and furniture in harmony with
he effect. Here is TO be found all cur
"ent literature for the use of members
IF the club.
The third floor of the building con-
aims five rooms which are to be fitted
up as apartments for the bachelor mem
bers Of the organization. This will be
new feature in the club house.
The Wilmington club is the foremost
social organization for men in the state.
Its membership list contains the names
{ ,f the most distinguished men before
he bar and in the business world, and
its influence rs an organization is felt
throughout large territory. 1t was or,
! sanized in 1877, James. Il. Price. Vic
: tor du pont, Colonel w. A. Lamotte
: Charles III. Gordon, Judge Ignatius c.
S William G. Whitley, Francis n. Buck
: Judge George Gray. and the late Thomas
b +. Bayard having been its incorporators
. During the evening the club rooms wert
crowded with the guests who mnutelS
$ inspected. Some of the costumes of thu
women guests were gorgeous.
OF those who We're present: Mr.. ant
Mrs. !. Frank Ball. Mr.. and Mrs JohI
Bancroft. Mr.. and Mrs. John Biggs
n Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Brown, Mr.
q and Mrs. Charles Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs
4 J. Danforth Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
@ w. Chambers. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Jane
n Dallett. Mr. and Mrs. John II. Dauby
l. DIR. and Mrs. James Draper, Mr.. an,
$ Mrs. Alfred !. du Pont, Mr.. and Mrs
William du Pont. DIR. and Mrs. ]. 4
Ellegood. Mr.. and Mrs. George Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Evans, Mr.. an
II SIN pun 'IIN 'zl!dI n soHeqO 'sII
l.. Fulenwider, Mr.. and Mrs. Spotswoo
Garland, Mr.. ana Mrs. A. II. G. Gal
Il, rett, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace w. Cause
If Mr.. and Mrs. Huxley Harvey. Mr.. an
Mrs. Emlen Hewcs, Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
II liam Il. Hills, Mr.. and Mrs. George II
u Hoffecker, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ
Knox. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Larson, Nj
10 and Mrs. Preston Lea, Mr.. and Mr'
,a William Luke. Mr.. and Mrs. William ]
III Lyman, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. McCau'
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel p. Mitchell
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Mr.. an
4. Mrs. William G. Pennypacker, Mr.. an
~ Mrs. Alfred y. Poole. Mr.. and Mrs. .
Morton Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. Willlar
Hall Porter. Mr.. and Mrs. William
J. | P0rfcr. Alr. ana MIS-. w imam w. luSe.
u. Mr. and Mrs. John NJ. Rogers, Mr.. an
~ Mrs. Andrew Il. Sanborn, Mr.. and Nj
rt' John j. Sattcrthwaite, Mr. and Mr.
es Willard salisbury, Jr. Mr.. and Mr.
ID Henry +. Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. L. Jacks,
he Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Smmol
Ter Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Simmons, NJ
and Mrs. $. Redmond Smith. Mr.. al
re- Mrs. Allen Speakman, Mr.. and MI
.er Willard Thomson. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
ar- Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T. Wane
ra- Mr.. and Mrs. james p. Winchestt
General and Mrs. T. Il. Armstrong, NJ
M. and Mrs. Il. n. Buck, Mr.. and Nj
loo X. Il. Robinson. of Philadelphia; NJ
&C. and Mrs. r. Il. Rogers Bear. the He
coz William III. Boyce and Mrs. Boyce. t
M Hon. John Il. Nicholson and Mrs. Nio
olson, the Hon. james Pennewill a
'Ne Mrs Pennewill. A. s. Barroll, Levi
On Bird, Alexis du Pont, Charles du Po
IN ,ns John III. Evans, Henry G. Fritz. Char
rs Gawthrop. ]. G. Gibson. Andrew
ien Gray, the Hon. Ignatius Grubb. Char
$. Hall, William II. Heald. Joseph
of Hilles. T. Allen Hilles, f. H. Hoffeck
aw Clifford James. Colonel William A.
ad- Motto. II. +. Lofland, William G. \
ex- Clary, John r. Nieds, James e. +
of mer, John G. Pennypacker, James
Ponder, j, Parke Postles. Harlan