Evening journal., 1916-06-07
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

Tbe nrosontation OF the delightful
onern apatience." IN the open air the
aire. at I.ongwood, the beautiful home
of MIR. and Mrs. Pierre :. DUPONT. last
niobf was the biggest social event of
The week A large number of society
folk were attracted there and many
notor parties were given in connection
with IT,
Among some of those who enjoyed
the opera were Mr.. aud Mrs. John Bird,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement W. Miller. Mr..
'and Mrs Horace lhayer, Mr. and Mrs.
Harric r, Price, Mr. aud Mrs. John j.
Raskob. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp,
Mrs Eugene DUPONT. Mrs n. j. Krcbs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T.. Wales. Miss
Emily =. Bissell, Miss Martha Short
lidgc- Miss Gertrude Brinckle, Mr.. and
Mrs Josiah Marvel Miss Anna Young,
Miss Lille Souder, Miss Margaret Coz.
former Governor and Mrs. Preston Lea
Major and Mrs William G.. Ramsay,
Frederick ". Wyatt. +. Allen Hilles
Miss Maudc Alexander, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert ID. Kemp and many others. Pre-
Nious 60 the performance Mr.. and Mrs
Pierre :. DUPONT entertained the mem
bcrs of the committee IN charge and the
members OF the cast and chorus OF the
opera company at supper ON the lawn.
Members of the committee were Mrs
Pierre s. DUPONT, Mrs. Willard Hall
Porter, Mrs Leonard T.. Wales. Mrs.
Frank s. Garrett and Miss Emily =
iissell
MIR. and Mrs Philip D. Laird are
spending their honeymoon at Ashcvillei
y. C. They are staying at the Grove
Park Inn, and will remain away about
fortnight. They will be at home
after August ] at No. llO2 Rverview
avenue.
Master James Wilson Thompson.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b. Thomp-
son. and Jane Richards. pupils Of
Miss Henryetta Stadelmans art class,
were awarded prizes OF a silver low
ing cup and a sketch box. respective
ly, for doing the best work in the
class. Master Wilson's work secured
the prize for being the best outdoor
painting, while Jane Richards con-
stituted the best work done indoors
during the year. Both pictures were
in oil and were OF exceptional merit
Judges for the exhibition we're Gayle
p Hoskins and Miss Nina Ward. of
Philadelphia. both OF whom are well
known artists. They did not know 10
whom the pictures belonged until af-
ter the awarding of the prizes.
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Miss Greta dupont Barksdale, who
hA at...I
Brown. at her home, corner Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Rising sun Lane,
on Tuesday. June 20. will have sew
eral pre-nuptial affairs given for her.
Miss Margaretta Miller, who viii be
one of her bridesmaids, will enter
tain at luncheon for her on Friday
and on Monday, June 10. Miss Claire
Ellegood. another OF her bridesmaids
Will give rose breakfast for her IN
the garden of her home On Monday
night, June 10. preceding the wedding
day Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton NJ Barks
dale will entertain at bridal dinne
for their daughter and he hancee.
.
Miss Henryette Stadelman left on
Monday for Washington. where she
is the guest OF Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. William G. MoAdoo She
Will return home Friday or Saturday
.
Mrs. L. e. Mcclellan. of Santa Cruz
! California. who was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Otto V. Ori OF
No. 1912 Delaware avenue. returned
home yesterday.
Mrs Clement Woodruff Miller will
entertain at a big party tomorrow af-
ternoon In honor OF her sister. Miss
Bessie NJ. Dunham. whose marriage to
Lieutenant Douglas r. Moore. IT, S
~, will take place on Saturday
June n.
Members OF the senior class Of Del
aware college will entertain az dinner
on Friday evening in parlors A anC
b. Of the Hotel DUPONT.
Mrs W. S. Pyle and Miss Marjorie
Pyle left yesterday for Orange. Vir
ginia. where they will visit Mrs
George Vim. for ten days or a fort
night.
Miss Frances Dunham. daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell IL Durham. wa
among those finishing their cours
az Miss Porter's school. az Farming
ton. Conn. the closing exercises O
which were held az the school las
Saturday. A number Of former stu
dents from this city attended the so
cial functions connected with IN
closing exercises. Among them wer
the Misses Alice and Eleanor Bust
Miss Suzanne Speakman and Mis-
Marion Dunham.
MIR. and Mrs. Russell H. Dunhan