Evening journal., 1914-08-20
SOCIAL SIDE OF
LIFE At THE FORT
Dinners and Dances for
Officers and Friends at
Delaware City
ARTILLERYMEN TO GO
TO FORT MONROE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del. Aug. 20
Several informal little hops have been
given lately at Fort DUPONT Last
week Captain and Mrs. Francis w.
Clark entertained with dance in the
post exchange. their guests later COM
ing TO their quarters for refreshments.
On Friday Mrs. Barbara Keene and
First Lieutenant Marcel s. Keene gave
a similar affair. supper being served
at the Keene quarters. Those pres
ent we're: Major and Mrs. Joseph p.
Tracey. Captain and Mrs Lewis S.
Ryan, Captain and Mrs. Francis W..
Clark, Lieutenant anl Mrs. Pierre ".
Kieffer. First Lieutenant and Mrs.
Robert h. Welshimer, Lieutenant and
Mrs. John n. Reynolds, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Edward r. Barlow, Lieuten-
ant Earl B. Hochwalt, Lieutenant
Howarl r. Mulligan and Mr.. Sour
wine. of Baltimore, guest Of Lieuten-
ane Keene.
Lieutenant and Mrs. John n. Rey-
nOlds recently had dinner for Major
and Mrs. Joseph p. Tracey, First
Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert r. We'll
simmer. Mrs. Keene. Lieutenant Mar
eel S. Keene. Lieutenant Howard r.
Milligin and Mr.. Sourwine, of Balti-
more.
Three automobile loads Of Philadel-
phia and Salem guests visited Fort
Mott recently for a picnic supper.
Among those present were: First
Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur w. Ford,
First Lieutenant and Mrs. Ralph E.
Haines and Miss Baldwin, of Fort
Mott, n. ].
Miss Marion Small, of Charleston,
S. c., has been been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Il. ~ Howard,
and Captain Howard, at Fort Mott, N.
j.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur w. Ford
had as a weekend guest, Ensign How
ard James, u. S. ~, and in his honor
gave a swimming party and supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharon, of Salem, N. j.,
entertained Lieutenant and Mrs. War
rem r. Bell and Miss Marion Bell, with
motor ride and dinner on Sunday.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Pierre V. Kief-
fer gave a porch supper Sunday for
Captain and Mrs. Lewis S. Ryan, Lieu
tenant Bird S. Du Bois, Lieutenant
Earl B. Hochwalt, Lieutenant Howard
r. Milligan, of Fort DUPONT, Lleuten-
ant and Mrs. Ralph 70. Haines, Miss
Baldwin, of Fort Mott, and Mr.. Green
of Philadelphia.
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Haines and Miss Baldwin were week.
end guests at the bachelor building
Saturday evening Lieutenant and Mrs
Pierre V. Kieffer and Mr. Greene were
dinner guests at the mess.
Mrs. Klmball, OF Philadelphia, II
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John n
Reynolds Mrs. Ralph E. Haines in
vitod a number of Lieutenant Haines
! friends on Tuesday for a stag supper
and smoker in honor of his birthday
| Those present we're. First Lieutenant
Warren r. Bell, First Lieutenant Ar
thur W. Ford, of Fort Mott, NJ j., Firs
Lieutenant Pierre V. Kieffer and Sec
cnd Lieutenant Howard r. Milligan
of Fort DUPONT.
The commanding officer of New
York Arsenal, or his commissioned
assistant, will visit Fort DUPONT, Del
aware, and Fort Mott. N. j., on bust
ness pertaining to inspection of the
fire control material.
Harry Nickle has announced hil
candidacy for assessor for Red Lior
hundred. on the Republican ticket.
]. Amos Collins, ex-Mayor. ant
former assessor of Red Lion hundred
has announced his candidacy fol
sheriff of New Castle county, on tn,
Democratic ticket
The troops at Fort DUPONT are bus!
preparing for the target practice, tha
Will be held at Fort Monroe, Va, il
the middle of September. The troop
will leave here on September 10, an,
will stay at Fort Monroe, until Sep
tember %. when they return TO For
DUPONT. While the troops are away
the post will be guarded by detach
ment from each company. the quar-
termaster and hospital corps, and tn
Thirteenth Coast Artillery Band.
The gunners about here are shoot
ing large numbers of blackbirds. tn
gunners sell the birds for about Is
dozen, and find ready marke
Some of the gunners have shot a
many as 25 dozen birds in one day.
Mrs. William p. Stanley, Miss Rev
Hamilton, Miss Mary Jewell and Mis-
Dorothy Stanley were visitors in Wi
mington on Monday Miss Alice 30,
er has returned from an extended tri
down the State.