Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-20
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

Miss Kathryn Miller. who will leave
on Tuesday, September 26. for Mary
land College. at Lutherville. will en-
terrain. informally at dinner party
this evening. and later there will be
a dance. Her guests at dinner will
be Miss Grace Layfield, Miss Ruth
anna Taylor, Miss Dorothy Smith and
Miss Marion Belts.
Miss Grace Layfeld entertained
Miss Dorothy Smith, Miss Marion
Belts and Miss Kathryn Miller at a
house party over the weekend at
Meadowsweot Farm. the country home
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Layhsld-
Mrs. J. Danforth Bush, Miss Flea
nor Bush and Miss Alice Bush. who
left several weeks ago for Deming.
Now Mexico. TO spend three weeks
with Lieutenant J. d. Bush. who is
stationed there with the Delaware
troops. have extended their visit and
will not return to this city until the
last Of this month.
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Miss Edith Robertson entertained
\ at dinner last evening at her home.
No. S11 Van Buren, street, in honor Of
Miss Sara Newman and Harry Bye
whose marriage will take place this
evening in Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Her guests included mem
beers of the bridal party, and IN addi-
tion to the bride and groom-elect,
were Miss Florence Newman, who
will he maid Of honor, and Leroy
Wiley, who will be the groom's best
man.
In honor Of Miss Roberta Simmons.
whose engagement to Homer G. Ewing
has, been announced, Miss Katherine
Miller. OF No. SOC West Twenty third
street. entertained at a unique shower
Tuesday afternoon. Each guest
brought linen tea towel, and pinned
to each towel was either recipe or
little household help hint. Those
present. in addition to Miss Simmons,
we're Miss Helen Bowe. Miss Louise
Murgatroyd, Miss Mary Todd. Miss
Beatrice Fou1k, Miss Katherine Mil
Ter Miss Frances Riley, Miss Anna
Hepdrickson, Mrs. Grace Gooding and
Mrs. Carlton Boston. Miss Helen
Bowe will entertain for Miss Simmons
This afternoon.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles L.
Candee aud family returned on Mon
day from Mt. Kineo. Maine, where
hey spent the summer.
Miss Alice Candee will leave short
" for Pennington, Conn, to take up
her studies at Miss Porter's School.
Many Wilmington girls are students
there. The school opens on Oc-
tober 5.
The Rev and Mrs. William H. Laird
entertained at a surprise party in honor
of their son, William II. Laird, ", VINO
left TODAY for Alexandria, Va. where he
will enter the Episcopal High School.
Their guests. who included young
friends were Edward Bancroft, HalleciS
dupont Eleuthere T. DUPONT, Alfred
dupont De Witt Gunsolus. Frank Fulen-
weider. Laird Stabler Stewart Lee,
Cbristopber L. Ward, IT., Willard
Speakman and Jackson Marvel and the
Misses SOPHIE dupont, Mary Stadelman,
Margaret Laird, Polly Hofecker, Mary
Marvel Jane Marvel. Esther Ward,
Katherine Armstrong and Polly DUPONT.
DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Rumford returned
last week from a six weeks trip TO the
Adrondscks.
Judge and Mrs. Victor r. Wooley re-
turned on Monday from Westport, on
Lake Chsmplain, where they spent six
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Leslie Carpenter have
returned from their camp at Delaware,
Y. j., where they spent the summer.
Mrs. James A. Draper, Jr., and her
children returned on Monday from Chel-
sea. \. J., where they spent the sum-
ner.
Mrs. Francis l. dupont and children
returned home last night from Seal Har
Dor. Maine, where they spent the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Francis Dupont
who have been spending their honey
moon travelling through the West, are
expected TO return to this city the last
If this month They will go 10 Win
terthur. where they will remain for
awhile They will divide their time this
winter between Senator duPont's estate
at Winterthur and Washington. where
both the bride and groom are prominent
in social circles. Previous to her mar
rage last June, Mrs. dupont WAS Mis-
Ruth Wales, of Hyde Park, Y. Y, and