The Washington times., 1915-11-26
WILL SCATTER WAR
GA!NS0NBROADWAY.
Forty-tWo Excursionists to
Wake Things Up-"No
Limit Is Their Cry.

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WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 26..-In two
chartered Pulmlns II party OF forty
two men and women, wealthy and soci-
ally prominent VIII leave here today
for Now York. Th"y will spend a week
end there IN II ,tSlc that would make
Coal oil johnny Jealous and Dutch
McDovitt focl lk" a piker, II they could
get look in
For SIX months. or ever since tho rise
In du P6nt common and Gcncrsl Motors
stocks turned millions loose in Whining
ton. individuals who prohtcd thereby
have boon itching fer some place big
cRouGh to make II splurgc. Millionaires
were getting nearly as common as cab
drivers ~ Mi,minEton' so they're going
They viii leave here at $40 o'clock
this afternoon. From tho time they
land In Now York tonight until they
dress motor and dance from one end
OF the Great White Way to tho other.
The entire second Moor OF the Hotel
Astor has been reserved for them.
Two To Foot All Bills.
Two mon in the party will foot all tho
bills. They arc John J. Raskob. treas
urer of the +. I. du Pont de Ncmours
company. and Frank J. Lackcy. n stock
broker; They both got rich through
Leave your pockctbook at home. :"
said Raskob and Iackcy in their inv!-
tation.
The forty-two cxcursionls,s are mem
bers of n dancing class. which up to u
year ago mot every week at Miss Nc
Claffcrty's studio in Pythian Castle.
With the coming of the war brides" to
Wilmington Miss McC'la ffcrty's dancing
class. like everything else, started to
dance to the tune of millions.
They left Miss McClafferty's s'udio
and hurried out to the Country club.
TO the Century Club or the Hotel du
Font for their weekly dances. They
and suffixed them with dinners and
other things. They spent $50, week
on these dances. and snapped their fin
gers. just pifflc.
To Be Met BY Motors.
At the end of last season the treasury
of Miss McClaffcrty's dancing class had
something like 1850 on the credit side.
Raskob and l.ackey bought war
brides" with It. Now the $3.50 has lcaped
to SS,00n. That's just n sample Of where
the money Is coming from for the dip
into the Great White Way.
when the cXcurSionists land In New
York tonight they will h" met by au-
tomobilcs not taNis. mind you: but
fun grown cars. They will he driven
Immediately to the Hotel Astor in time
to dress for dinner Dressing for dinner
Is going to be one of tn" luNuries or
the trir.
For several wccNs. ever since the trip
was first planned. Wilmington and
Philadelphia drCSSmak kcrS have been at
work on gowns for tn" occasion. Each
woman in the party will take trunk
full with her.
More and More Dancing.
After dinner tonight they will hop
to the lIppodromo. with a cabaret sup
nj I,to m
there will be dinner at another big ho-
tel with moro Cabarcta and dancing.
SandwiChed in between times on Sat
urdav there will he n dansant. with
luncheon Mt another big hotel. In the
mornings they may do as they please.
breakfast wherever and on whatever
they pleasc-the only restriction being
that they let Raskob and Lackey pay
the bills.
Sunday thcv will take an automobile
trip up the Hudson. stopping at a road
house for tea. Then home gain in the
chartered PullmanS.
Ernest $. Taitc, manager OF the Hotel
dn Pont, Will ho director of the tour.
He was formerly assistant manager OF
tho Hotel Astor Mr.. and Mrs. Taite
are both members of the dancing class.
Members of the Party.
Other members of tho party. inClud-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Raskob and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lackcy. will be: Charles Warner.
of the Charles Warner Company. Ce-
ment dealers, and Mrs. Warner: Robert
Smith, vice pro osidcnt of the Hillcs "
Jones Company. one OF Wimington's
big industries. and Mrs. Smith: James
Stirling. of the sam" firm, and Mrs,
stirling: Alfred B. Moore. II real estate
dealer, and Mrs. Moore; Mr. and Mrs.
William 4. barr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
i. Mode. MIR. and Mrs. +. \. Warden
burg, Mr.. and Mrs. William Corey. Yr.
and Mrs. Walter l.. Butler. Mr. and Mrs.
{. /. B. llcnninE, MIR, ana Mrs. VIM
throp Wood. Mr. and Mrs. |. $. Jenckes,
DR.. and Mrs. Julian Adair. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Murphy. Mr. aud Mrs. Edward NJ.
Philips, Mr.. and Mrs leslie p Ma
honey, and Mr.. and Mrs. william Poole.
Mr. and Mrs. Mahoney will take their
baby and nurse.
Mr.. Raskob's Palace.
Mr.. Raskob is building n new s2OO. .OOI
home at Caympnt suburb. He has
a very attractive home there now, but
II Is being torn ,kwn to make way foI
tn" new on". lie il transforming his
prop"rty, which ext 'nds from the phila
dclphia pix" to ;hc river into elaborate
gardens and lawns. Mr.. Raskob has
hought up every property he could gel
which stood in tn" way. paying what
ever tn" owners asked for them. :,
plot Of ground Win II little shack on it
Mr.. ltnsk"h wanted ii. He sent al
agent I" n"Gotiat" the sale.
"HOW much did YOU pay for thu
plarc?' Mr. Rnsk"h's agent asked.
'fpur hundred dollars said th'
owner.
"What do you want for it,"
"ltv" thousand dollars" was III" re
"Snld," said "a" agent. and he wen
away with tn" Ell Of sale.
Charles Edward Russell,
Lectures Here TOnipht