Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

Colonel and Mrs. Edmund G. Buck
ner will entertain at dinner on Friday
evening. in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre S. dupont
Miss Carolyn Prickett, who came
home from Maryland College at Luth-
erville, to spend the spring vacation
with her parents, returned on Monday
evening. Misses Marion and Edith
Meek. classmates, came home with
her. Miss Dorothy Taylor. of Hutch
inson, Nob.. who is a student at We'll
lesly. and who spent part of the holi-
days with Miss Prickett. returned to
college on Thursday.
Miss Marjorie Aylerford Armstrong,
of Baltimore. is visiting friends in
this city. She will return this week
to ST. Mary's School, Peekskill-on-the
Hudson, where she is student.
Miss Mary Purdy returned home last
week from Germantown. where she
was the guest OF Miss Helen Elizabeth
Belts
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. De Almond
land Mr. and Mrs. Harry G.. Haskell
have exchanged houses. The De Ar
=. lmond house at Pennsylvania avenue
? and Mt. Salem Lane. is now occupied
by the Haskells. while the Haskell
house is now occupied by the DE Ar
monds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell returned on
Sunday from a southern trip which
included Augusta, Ca, and points IN
d Florida.
Miss Virginia Kirkus returned yes
terday to vassar College. after spend
, ing the spring vacation with her par
ents. the Rev and Mrs. Frederick NJ.
{ Kirkus.
Walter J. Laird left last Tuesday for
, Butte. Montana. to superintend the
r building Of the dynamite plant for the
dupont Powder Company there.
! The spring vacation period for the
/ school and college set is about over,
! and this week will mark the return OF
the majority Of those who came home
g. to spend the holidays. Miss Elizabeth
Z Edsall. a Smith College student. and
Z Miss Esther Ward. a student at West
r over School. Mass. returned 10 their
respective schools on Tuesday. Others
= who returned yesterday to resume
q their studies, were Miss Grace Layheld
+ and Miss Katherine Hilles. both Of
r whom are students at the Baldwin
. School. near Bryn Mawr. Miss Lay
- field was accompanied by her room
e mate. Miss Pauline Settle. who spent
G the week with her.
. o
y Miss Katherine Miller. accompanied
: by her weekend guest. Miss Kathleen
s Long. OF Gloster. La, returned TO the
q MARYLAND College for Women at Lu-
+ theryille. Md. after spending the past
s. week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
" II. A. Miller. OF No. s07 Franklin
j. street.
) Miss Elsie Watts, sof Baltimore. has
returned home after a short visit with
n friends in this city.
-
- Mr.. and Mrs Francis S. Whitten
- spent the weekend at Atlantic City.
!, Miss Leila Tall Of Baltimore, who
y spent the weekend with Miss Grace
" Layheld returned home on Sunday.
.
y Robert Turner Marye OF Baltimore
I'll has accepted a position with the du-
Pont Powder Company and has taken
, nm his residence in this city. Mr..
], Marye is a cousin Of George T.
p Marye, ambassador to Russia.
~ q.
ID DIR. and Mrs. Joseph p. Wales re-
p turned home on Monday from Allan
ls !, tic city, where they spent March
o.
i Hugh A. Garland spent the week
y end at Atlantic City.
re That the work Of the late Howard
pyle. noted artist. IS coming more
p and more into general popularity and
m recognition, is attested to by an an
,; nouncement appearing I'm the latest
r., issue of the American Art News that
D. one of his original oils has been pur'
,; chased by Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cliff
ford Brown. Of Portland. Ore, and
:. has been presented to the Art Mu'
l. scum of that place. The painting Is
Drl entitled Chase OF the SLAYER"
-
With the announcement of one OF
his pictures being placed in
museum in the extreme West comes
another announcement that several
n others OF the late Mr.. Pyle's paintings
\ recently have been purchased by well
known art collectors in New York
and other cities in the extreme East.
. %
- Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Conner, OF
,r No. $40 West Eleventh street, have
2. been entertaining Mrs. Mary c. Con-
m ner. OF Bridgeville; Mrs. Hattie
~ Johns. Of Seaford. and the Rev DR..
a George Edward Reed. formerly pastor
/ Of Grace NJ. z. Church. this city.
Miss Stella Cleaver has been visit
y ing Mrs. Harry p. Strasbaugh, OF
= Aberdeen. She was the guest Of honor
\ at an affair given by Mrs. Strasbaugh
4. last week.
re Miss Henrietta Walters, OF Centre
Vile. Md, is visiting friends in this
= city.
4, Frank Mortimer. Of Philadelphia,
c. visited relatives here over the week
Is end.
re Mrs William G. Brady and Miss