Evening journal., 1916-03-18

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Joseph Bancroft and Mrs. Henry B.
Thompson were among the guests at
luncheon that was given by Mrs.
Arthur sewal, of No 1906 Spruce
street Philadelphia, yesterday. Mrs.
Sewall's guests included members of
the Pennington Sewing Society.
prominent organization of the Quaker
City.
The Pennington Sewing Society is
branch OF the Philadelphia Branch
OF the Pennington Lodge Society. all
the members of which are graduates of
the Pennington School for Girls The
Wilmington members of the lodge are
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft. Mrs. John B.
Bird Mrs. elisha Lee. Mrs. David
Lindsay, Jr.. Mrs. j. Saunders Taylor,
Miss Bessie Durham. Mrs Henry b.
Thompson. Miss Katherine Thompson,
Miss Mary Thompson and Miss Kath-
crime Wilson.
An effort is being made by a number
Of women interested In Red Cross Re-
lief work and in the establishment OF
Wilmington Dental Automobile Am-
bulance, to be attached to the Amer
lean Ambulance Service in France, 60
get Mrs. Robert Bacon, wife Of the for
mer Ambassador TO France. to speak
in this city. However. nothing definite
concerning her coming can be an
nounced az yet
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! Mrs. James A. Draper. Jr., and Mrs.
David Lindsay, Jr., have been elected
! the presidents of the two first aid
classes that we're recently organized
/ by Mrs. willard Hall Porter. ~The
classes meet twice a week, one on
Tuesday morning and Thursday
afternoon and the other on Tues
/ day afternoon and Thursday morn
ing. They usually meet NJ the
/ Delaware Hospital and great interest
/ is being manifested In their work
! The classes are formed with an idea
OF gaining a practical knowledge of
! first aid and home nursing which is a
/ splendid thing TO know in case of ac-
] cidents, etc, as well as valuable
step toward military preparedness.
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft has a first aid
/ class which is enthusiastic. Her
class meets every Thursday morning
at the Red Cross rooms.
Mrs. c. =. NJ Rumford has as her
guest over the weekend her mother,
Mrs. r. W. Johnson. of Manchester,
/ n. II. Her sister, Mrs. w. r. Bliss, OF
4 Burlington, Vermont, accompanied by
her two children, will arrive the first
of next week to spend some time with
her. Mrs. Rumford entertained az
dinner last evening. Covers were laid
for ten guests.
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Mrs. Otto V. Ort entertained the
members Of the Diamond Club at a
st. Patricks luncheon yesterday at
her home, No. 1912 Delaware avenue.
It was given in honor OF her guest,
Mrs William Churchill. OF Brooklyn,
n. Y. Her guests, in addition to Mrs.
Churchill. were Mrs. George W. Dor
sey, Mrs. Frank c. Sparks, Mrs. James
Melvin Mrs. ElwoOd c. Brown. Dr
Florence NJ. Seward, Miss Pauline Nc
b Corkindale. Mrs. Mary McCarroll, Miss
: Florence buchanan, Mrs. Garrett. J,
Hart and Mrs. Henry c. Primrose.
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Rehearsals for the Pousse Cafe,
which is TO be given in The Playhouse
on May T. and 6, for the benefit OF the
Home OF Merciful Rest are progress
ING nicely The production bids fair
TO excel anything of the sort ever given
in this city before All the choruses
contain a great deal OF snap while the
music throughout is tuneful Mrs. j.
Horace Lindsay, the well-known So
ciety dancer is manager Of the entire
production in which about $50 per-
sons will take part.
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Mr. and Mrs. David Lindsay, Jr., viii
entertain at dinner on Wednesday
evening in honor OF Mr. Lindsay's
birthday anniversary. Their guests
will be Mr. and Mrs Poyntell john
ston. Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman +. John
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Curtis and
Mr., and Mrs. Alfred ID. Warner Jr.
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Miss Grace Weldin returned yester-
day afternoon from New York. where
she spent a week
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Mr. and Mrs. Pierre s. DUPONT are
spending a few days in New York
city
Mrs. II. Rodney Sharp. who spent
the past week in New York, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Knight, OF Balu-
more Is visiting Mrs John J. Black.
OF New Castle
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3 Mrs. William f. Sellers entertained
at cards yesterday afternoon az her
, home az Edge Moor.
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Mrs W. c. Matthews. of the Belve-
dere Apartments, entertained at cards
Thursday afternoon
l Miss Eva Barsfy q member of the
senior class at Goucher College. Bal
l timore, returned home last evening
TO spend her ten days spring vaca-
ton
) Mrs r. Halsey OF Camden. n J.
e is visiting friends al the Cedars.
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