Evening journal., 1901-01-19
CLUB MBN OFFER
WARM HOSPITALITY
Wilmington Club Reception
Was a Social Triumph
Wives and Women Friends Join in
Making The Affair a Delightful
Occasion

Members OF Wnmineton'a most cx-
elusive Social set were numbered
among the guests Of the Wilmington
club at the delightfully."- hospitable
house-warming given in the new club
house last evening Il was social
triumph In every way. the clubmen
having outdone themselves in the mat
ter OF entertainment But not to the
members of the club only Is the sue
cess OF the reception due. for the
wives and women friends. among the
latter being several OF the city's debu-
tantes. were there and contributed
largely TO the pleasure Of the occasion.
The new home was tastefully deco
rated and brilliantly lighted. Victor b.
WoOlley Chester J. Gibson, j. u.
Dandy. Levi c. Bird. h. T. Warner.
Samuel Bancroft. Colonel Benjamin
Nields, II L. Evans. II. G. Scott. n. r..
Lodand, j. II. Hillcs, s. =. Mitchell,
Willard r. Porter and w. A. LaMotte
acted as a Reception Committee.
After the building had been inspect
ed supper was served on the second
floor of the house by Holland. of Phila-
delphia. Cooks Orchestra. of Phila-
delphia, furnished the music
Among those present were: Dr. and
Mrs. James A. Draper, the Misses
Draper. Mrs. George Gray. the Misses
Gray and Miss Hawkins, Mrs. LaMotte
DUPONT and the Misses DUPONT. Miss
Knight, OF Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. y.
TatnaA Warner. Miss King and Miss
Corbit, Mrs. Mcilvaine and Miss Nell
vaine, MIR. and Mrs. Henry p. Scott,
Mr. and Mrs George A. Elliott and the
Misses Evans. Of Elkton; Mr.. and Mrs.
! William NJ Kennard, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Savery. Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Bis
SELL Mr. and Mrs. William NJ Field
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Sisler, job II. jack
son, Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Pyle, Mr
and Mrs. G. w. Taylor. Edward Men
dinhall. W. X. DUPONT, Mr. and Mrs. r.
BayaId Heisel. Mr.. and Mrs. L. Scott
Townsend Mr.. and Mrs h. G.. Carpen.
ter, Eugene Dupont, Eugene DUPONT
Jr.. Mr. and MIS-. IT, G. Jones, Mr.. ant
/ Mrs. A. G.. Wilson. ID. NJ. Bates. Jr.
Leonard e. Wales. Mr.. and Mrs. j. II
Honecker, Dr. and Mrs. p w. Tomlin-
son. Mr.. and Mrs w. G.. Mendln-
! hall. Mr. and Mrs. w. n. Barnard
| Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. J. b. Clarkson, Mr. and Mrs
/ c. NJ. Steward. Mr. and Mrs. Alexi
! Sellers. Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Sellers
Mr. and Mrs. A. SElliott, A. F. Eaves
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Blackford Mr. an,
; Mrs. Willard Pyle. Mr.. and Mrs e. II
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T. Wal
lace w. c.. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. JOhi
G Gray Mr. andAlrs. Gamble latrobe
Mr. and Mrs. II. NJ. Lodge. Mr. an,
Mrs. w. j. McMannls, DR.. j. =. Wales
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Negendank, ]. IIar
vey Whiteman, DR. and Mrs Willard
! Springer, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller
Mr. and Mrs c. p. Macarthur. Or. an,
Mrs. Linton Smith, Charles Jones. Mr.
/ and Mrs G, W. Pusey, Mr.. and Mrs
! A. A. Capelle and Miss Capelle, Nj
and Mrs Fred Kurtz. William Bush
Joseph T. Hilles II. Allen lIilles. Fran
els II. Hoffecker. Charles s. Hail. Nh
and AIRS. Huxley Harvey, William II
/ Head. Clifford James, Mr. and Mrs
Elwnod Jackson. Francis deHavei
janivCr Dr G. =. Jeneris. w. A. La
mottee Mr. and Mrs. Preston Lea, "A
+. Lofand. Mr.. aud Mrs. William Luke
W. Allen Lindsay, w. j. McCleary. MI
and Mrs. A. G.. McCausland. Mr.. All
Mrs. f. e. Mitchell, John w, Matthews
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Ilohdell, Mr. an
Mrs David Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Nields, Mr.. and Mrs Otho New
land. James W. Ponder Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Porter. J. NJ. Poole. a. /
Poole, J. Parke Postles, Mr. and Mr.,
w. G. Pennypacker, Jr., Mr.. ana Mr.
w. w Pusey, Robert Pennington. MI
and Mrs. John NJ Rogers. X. A. Rich
ards, II. G. Scott, r. S. Smith s. Il
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Sanoori