Newark post., 1915-02-03
SOCIAL. NOTES


afternoon by Mrs. R. A. Whiting
ham. at her home near Newark.
The guests Immediately upon their
arrival were invited to the dining
room, where a large center table
was attractively decorated with
red and white carnations, red can
die shades, and streamers of blue
ribbon. Following the collation.
every four guests were detailed to
defend certain fort. Two of this
"band of four" were always at
the home fort, while two were
abroad, engaged in aggressive war
fare. At the end of every game the
winners returned to the home fort,
ran the captured flag upon their
own flagstaff, and proceeded to
hold the fort, while the second cou-
pie started out to conquer fields
unknown. The forts which the
various tables represented were
Slocum, Smelling, Leavenworth,
Meyer, Washington, and DUPONT.
The ammunition was cleverness
and brains, discharged through the
medium of a deck of cards.
Irridescent glass flower vases,
in unique design, were given as
prizes. Among the guests were {:
Mrs. Hossinger, Mrs. G. B. Evans,
Miss Ann Hossinger, Mrs. Edgar
Dawson, Mrs. Penny, Mrs. E. S.
Cooch, Mrs. Lee Cooch, Mrs. Ed
ward Cooch, Mrs. J. P. Wilson,
Mrs. Hayward, Mrs. Watson, Mrs
Daniel Thompson, Miss Jane Max
well, Miss Lille Wilson, Mrs. J. P.
Cam, Miss Alice Wilson, Mrs.
Pilling, and the Misses Whiting
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Wilson en-
tertained the evening card club and
invited guests, on Monday evening.
The players filled seventeen tables.
Auction Bridge was the rule Of the
evening.
Among the guests were: DR.. and
Mrs. Steel, Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson,
Mr.. John Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whittingham, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Evans, Miss Anne Hossinger, Mrs.
Edgar Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
iel Thompson. Mrs. Neale, Miss
Lindsay, Miss Harter, DR.. and Mrs.
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Wright,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wright, the
Misses Wright, N. N. Wright, Mr..
and Mrs, John Pilling, the Misses
Pilling, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Cam,
Prof. and Mrs. Firman Thompson,
Mrs. Hossinger, Mrs. Houghton,
Professor Tiffany, Professor Dut-
ton, Mr.. Wilbur Wilson, Mr.. and
, Mrs. Edward Cooch, Miss Long,
Miss Mosscrop, Miss Brady, Mr..
Hills, Mr.. Pailthorpe, DR.. Sypherd, |,
Mr.. McAvoy, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Bonham, DR.. and Mrs. Watson,
Miss Maxwell, Prof. and Mrs. Hay
ward, the Misses Davis of Whining
ton, Mr.. Rankin Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Col
merry entertained a party OF
friends at an informal tea, at their
home on Delaware avenue last
Wednesday, from three to six. The
guests included Mrs. VIM. D. Dean
and daughter Elizabeth, Mrs. w.
W. Shelton, Mrs. George Wood,
Mrs. Daniel Stoll, of Newark; Miss
Alice Davis of Pocomoke City, Md.
and Miss Edith White of Whining
ton. Miss White rendered several
beautiful piano selections, and
Miss Davis delighted the listeners
with several vocal solos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colmery also en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday IN
honor Of their guest, Miss Davis.
The Newark Town and Gown
Club has issued invitations for a
dance to be given in the Newark
Opera House on Thursday even
ing, February II.
The Junior Military Promenade
given by the class of 1916, Della
ware College, will be held in the
gymnasium on Friday evening,
February fifth.
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