Evening journal., 1916-05-27

Many persons left the city today to
remain away over Memorial Day,
while others will entertain guests
over that day.
Colonel and Mrs. Edmund G. Buck
ner left yesterday on their yacht Su
zanne. for a cruise down the Chesa-
peake Bay. stopping at Annapolis en-
route They took with them a party
OF friends from Washington. and will
not return until after Decoration Day.
lexington, the beautiful country
home OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry p. Scott,
near Delaware City. will he gay on
Decoration Day. when Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott will entertain a large number
of their friends al a golf tournament
and supper party. Friends from this
city. Philadelphia and nearby will be-
guests.
Mrs. willard Hall Porter and Miss
Anne Porter closed their town house
this week and are now established for
the summer at their country home.
near Centreville
Miss Alice Bradford entertained
Mrs William ID. Bradford. OF Middle
town and Mrs Daniel o. Short, Mrs
Charles Adams and Mrs. Fooks. of
Laurel over the meeting OF the Wo-
mans Auxiliary Of the Episcopal Dio-
cese. which was held in Emmanuel p
f. Church on Thursday.
About thirty couples we're enter
tanned at a dinner dance at the VIII
mIneton Country Club, on Thursday
evening Il was gotten up by the
members Of the Woman's Golf Conn
mittee OF the club. and prove1 one or
the most delightful social functions
given there this season. Mrs. Robert
Pennington is chairman Of the com
mittee that gave the affair and others
on that committee are Mrs Peter T.
Wright. Mrs. John p Nields, Miss
Barbara vandegrift and Miss Rather
inc Thompson.
Mrs. Henry 3. Bradford entertained
at luncheon at Naamans teahouse on
Thursday.
Mrs. Neil b. Sinclair. who is spend
ing this week in Philadelphia, enter
tanned a number Of her friends at tea
on Tuesday afternoon al the Philo-
mousian Club. in that city The hours
were from 4 until o'clock. Mrs
Sinclair will return home tomorrow
evening
Mss Louise Holmquist of New Yori
g City. was the guest for several days
this week Of Miss Margaret II. Shear
man. She came to speak in the In
terests of the Y. W. C.. A. work, an'
addressed drawingroom meeting
held at the home OF Mrs. job H. Jack
son and Mrs. Russell II. Dunham o
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
Miss Holmquist left yesterday morn
ing for Washington, where she Is
delegate to the meeting OF the leagu
FOR the enforcement OF Peace.
.
Mrs. william e. Hawkins entertain
ed at luncheon at Naamans on Tues
day.
The Wilmington Ambulance whic
left here on Monday for New Yor
from which city IL was shipped &
France today. stopped at Naaman'
tea house en- route TO the metropoli
city. Dr. William c. Speakman an
Morris Whiteside. who accompanie
the car 10 New York, had luncheon a
the tea house.
Rfr and Mrs. Willard A. Speakma
and Miss Suzanne Speakman left yes
tnrday for White Plains. \. /. 90 a
tend the commencement exercises a
Miss Tewksbury's school. from whic
Miss Marjorie Speakman is a grad
uafe Miss Marjorie speakman wi
return home with her parents en-
sister. 20 spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Nields wi
accompany a party Of Philadelph
friends on a motor trip TO Yam
Farms. New York. where they vi
stay until after Decoration Day. on
ers in the party will be Mr.. and Mr.
Edward Burton Robinette. Mr. an
Mrs. Edward Crathorne Dale and NJ
and Mrs. Florenz Rivinus. The pa
~ will 20 by train 10 New York an
motor out 10 the Farms. which al
about 100 miles outside OF New Yor
City. They will return on Tuesda
evening.
Miss Anne T. Hughes has as he
guests over the week end the Misse
Cornelia and Eleanor Pilling an
Miss Edith Spengler. all OF Newarl
She entertained informally at tea 70
them this afternoon. The marriage Z
Miss Hughes and Edward Luff Rice
formerly OF this city but now q
Newhurgh, n. Y. which will be sol
emnized on Saturday evening. Jun
TO. will he a wedding OF much socia
interest, inasmuch as both the brid
and groom-elect are we'll known {
81 this city. Several informal affair
81 wiz be given for Miss Hughes prio
81 10 her marriage.
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II Mrs. John p Nields visited Balt
more this week
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II Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Brand. Mi
Sybil Brand and Miss Hnda Bra,