Evening journal., 1915-12-29
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

/ George w. sawin. of Richmond.
Va, spent the Christmas holidays
with his parents in this city.
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Miss r. Christie, of No. 725 West
Ninth street, who has beer i'll with
the grip is recovering.
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Members Of the Friday Night Dane
ing Glass will enjoy a New Years
Eve dance on Friday evening at the
Hotel dupont. There will be aeveral
special features
Miss Elizabeth Christian of Man
chester, n. H.. and Miss Isabel Swing
of Ridgely, Nd, ale the holiday guests
of Miss Katherine Miller.
.
The Rev. G. II. Alderson has re-
turned from c visit down State, where
he spent Chi ;stmas with friends
.
An engagement of much social in
teres- that is just announced, is tina.
OF Miss Eleanor Mccall Swift daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Swift. and
Gardner Albert Russell Of New York
City, son Of DR.. and aIrs. Joseph Card
ner Russell OF Salem, n. Y. The en-
gagement is announced by Mr.. end
Mrs. Joseph Swift, parents Of Miss
Swift
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Gawthrop
will entertain tomorrow evening for
their daughter Miss Ley Jackson
Gawthrop. previous 10 the dance TO
be given in the New Century Club bv
Mr. and Mrs. Charles y. I)lladay for
their daughter. Miss El sa6eth Holla-
day. Her guests viii be the Misses
Dorothy Lee, Harriet Curtis. Mabel
Jackson Martin, Julia Elliott and
/ Henry Fem, George A. Elliott, Jr.,
James +. Nields, Jr.. Henry Chambers
and Alfred Bissell.
Mrs. A. d. c. Whitenack has an
nounced the engagement OF her
daughter Miss Hazel Ardis Whitenack
and r. Donald Speakman, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Speakman Of this
city. Miss Whitenack is home from
Walpole, Mass. where she directs play
activities in the public schools. Mr..
Speakman is connected with the
American Vulcanized Fibre Company
of this city. Professor Ralph c.
Whitenack Of the University Of Keio
at Toxic. is a brother of the prospect
i've bride. The wedding will take
place next fall.
One of the charming holiday affairs
on hand for the younger set this week
will be the tea dansant to be given
in the rose room of the Hotel DUPONT
this afternoon by Mrs. Preston Lea. in
honor Of her daughter, Miss Louise
Lea, who is home from school for the
holidays. and for Miss Maria Gross OF
! Philadelphia, a school friend of Miss
/ Lea's. The hours are from $50 until
q G o'clock The hotel orchestra will
furnish music for the dancing.
! Miss Margaret Monaghan Of this
city is spending the holidays with her
cousin. Mrs. Leigh P. Helm Of Lancas-
ter,s Pa She will attend the bal
masque in that city on New Years
Eve.
A delightful dance was given in the
drawing room of the New Century
Club last evening by the S. c. Girls.
About 100 guests were present. The
I S. c. Girls are Mrs. Zion, and the
1 Misses Rebecca Altman, Sylvia Levy
Sadie Topkis Anna Swartz and Jen-
ME Greenstein.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Schoch and
daughter, and Mrs. Schoch's mother,
Mrs. Martha ]. Lang, of City Point,
Va, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Edwin Palmatary, at No. 1919 Monroe
street.
Miss Helen Palmatary. formerly Of
this city, but now engaged in educa-
tional work in Waterbury. Conn, is
spending the Christmas holidays here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ed
win Palmatary.
Miss Edith Frederick, teacher in
the local schools, has been visiting
her brother, Louis T. Frederick, in
Pittsburgh.
Registering at the Hotel McAlpin,
New York. from Wilmington during
the past week have been: Mr.. Russum.
William Frederick, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Jordan. III. r. Jester, f. B. Chambers.
T. W. Bacchus. G. H. Kerr, J. B. Broad.
David 7. Harvel John p. Hyatt. Harry
Emmons, j. M. Lyon, X. Raymond Ty-
bout, Charles V. Johnston, Maurice
Lee DUPONT, Richard Sylvester. q. q.
Lahy' A. e. Houlehan, A. w. Bissell.
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Mrs. d. II. Brand, of Boston. and
Miss Anna Sherr, Of Washington. d.
e., who were the guests over Christ
mas OF Mrs. John II. Brand, at No.
1907 West street. returned home yes
terday.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.
Members of the Helping Hand Class