The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-10
MRS. GRUNDY'S
SOCIAL CHAT.

The proverbial "height of the senson'
is here and Vanity Fair is far anu near
sending occasional messages 10 the poor
stay-nt -homers. from Cape May, At
latte City, Asbury Park the Maine Coast
and now in the mountains the social
wave is crested with some Of our at
tractive men and women.
From Bedford Springs come echoes
of gay doings in which-the Samuel Ran-
croft, Jrs. and the John b. Birds take
| prominent parts. Mrs. Samuel Bancroft
gave card party this week at which
Mrs. John Il. Bird won first prize. Coz.
William A. Lamotte was the life of the
party. =,
At Cape May our folks are much in
evidence Levi G. Bird has left there
for Saratoga.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Bisscll have
gone to KangrIey Lakes. Maine, where
they will join Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred :.
Elliott ami Mr. and Mrs. Huxley llar-
vcy. in a trout fishing expedition.
Edward 4. Canby has gone to Halifax
! by sea.
Mrs. Alfred ]. du Pont gave IL dinner
of ten covers ut her Cape May cottage
Ola Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore b. Rogers are
at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Lucas. of Philadelphia, has been
tn. guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry IL.
Duncan, at her home near Bellevue.
Edwin Il. Cochran. Jr.. and Henry
lIoopeS cf this city and Drt T. II. Gi!-
hin of AIddIrtown. sailed from New York
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Balbrrossa for Southampton. They
expect to he gone about a month.
For the far distant Philippines where
she will become the happy bride of on"
of Uncle Sans fighters, Lieutenant "A,
W. Foreman. appointed from Delaware.
| Mis- Rrbccca Millignn. accompanied by
| her father. the Rev, j. r. Mlligan lett
| ON Wednesday.
DR.. Milligan and his daughter will 20
| from here to the pan-Amcrican EXPOSE
ton. From there they will proceed 70
San Francisco and thence to the Philip
pines.
From Rrhohoth comes news of gay ,!o-
ings. Gov. and Mrs. Hum and Miss
IIunn are summcring there. Miss
llunn is very popular and is II much ad-
m'pd figure on the beach.
Among the most attractive young wo-
men enjoying this resort nunr other re
| ccive more admiration than Miss Adeinr
l.. Jones whose engagement to tob"rt
| h. Prnngton. Of Sraford WAS announc-
| ed in The Sun this week.
Mrs. Henry T.. Shrocl,r has bc"n
| visiting her mother Mrs. Henrietta Par
Wis in Mddlctown.
The R,v. Thomas A. McCurly. pastor
! Of Central Presbyterian Church. hnv-
| Ing been granted Il months vacation.
| will leave tomorrow accompanied by Mrs.
| McCurdy. for a western trip. They will
| spend the first two weeks at Peoria, H..
| and next Sunday and Sunday week DIR.
| McClrly will preach lt The church there
| of which he was formerly pastor.
The Rev. +. Rnrgette Short and Mrs.
Short have returned from san Francisco.
| Miss Mabel Winner is visiting at
| Beach Uaycn, New Jersey.
| Mrs. Josephine Allen has returned from
| Rehohoth and Dover to her home on
| Jefferson street.
! Wilmington is truly becoming Grctna
| Green Another secret Of llrmph's has
| Just leaked out and says that on April
| 30 Rev. +. Burgette Short. Of Epworth
| Methodist Episcopal Church. married
| Miss Nellie l.. Wheeler to Dir. John IL.
! GroShanS. both of Baltimore. Al their
request Mr.. Short has kept the fact a
secret but today the affair became
| known.